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Companions of the Holy Prophet Agreed on the death of Jesus

It is said that for 1300 years nobody but we could spot the truth about the death of Jesus. All the doctors and teachers of Islam remained ignorant of it. The suggestion is that the consensus of early Muslims does not favour the view which we teach on the subject. But those, who indulge in this sarcasm, forget that the first exponents of Islam are the Companions of the Holy Prophet. The Companions first expounded the beliefs and practices of Islam to others. Then these others became the teachers of Islam, spreading to parts of the world. Now, as far as the Companions are concerned, they are at one in teaching what we think today about Jesus. And could they have taught anything else? Could they have taught a belief derogatory to the Holy Prophet? Not only are the Companions at one with us; but the first formal affirmation on which the Companions of the Holy Prophet collectively resolved themselves was the truth of the death of Jesus.

The first Ijma of the Companions set its seal on his death. For, in the recorded Traditions we find that when the Holy Prophet died, the Companions became stupefied with grief. They could not move. Nor utter a word. Some were so deeply affected that they died a few days later, unable to bear the pangs of separation. Omar, of all persons, was so afflicted by grief that he made up his mind not to believe the Prophet had died. He unsheathed his sword and declared that whoever said the Prophet was dead would lose his head. He began to say the Holy Prophet had disappeared temporarily from their midst, even as Moses had disappeared on a Call from God. Moses returned to his people after forty days, so would the Holy Prophet. On return, the Holy Prophet would hold to account all those who had said unworthy things about him and had behaved hypocritically towards him. He would even put them to death or order their crucifixion. Omar was solemn and determined. None of the Companions dared to resist and deny what he said. Some were even persuaded by Omar's declaration. They began to think, the Prophet had not died. Because of this, their dejection changed to delight. The signs of it were on their faces. Those, who had their heads bowed with grief, who could also see far into the future, sent out one of them to fetch Abu Bakr. Abu Bakr was not in Medina when the Holy Prophet died. The Holy Prophet had permitted him to go, because his condition seemed to have improved. This Companion had hardly left the town when he saw Abu Bakr coming. On seeing Abu Bakr, the Companion could not contain himself. Tears rolled down. No word was necessary. Abu Bakr understood what had happened. He asked the Companion,

"Has the Prophet died?"

In reply, the Companion not only confirmed the sad news but also told Abu Bakr what Omar had been saying that `whoever should say the Prophet had died would lose his head!' Abu Bakr heard this and at once made for the place where the Holy Prophet's dead body lay. He lifted the mantle from over him and knew at once that he had died. The pain of separation from his beloved friend and leader made his eyes wet. He bent low and kissed the Prophet's forehead and said:

"By God, you will not suffer more than one death. The loss mankind have suffered by your death is greater than the loss they have suffered by the death of any other prophet. You need no praises, and mourning cannot reduce the pangs of separation. If we could but avert your end, we would have done so, with our lives."

Abu Bakr said this, and covered the Prophet's face; then went to the spot where Omar was speaking to the Companions. Omar, of course, was telling them that the Prophet had not died; but had only disappeared temporarily. Abu Bakr asked Omar to stop for a time and let him speak to the assembly. Omar did not stop but went on. Abu Bakr turned to some of the Companions and started telling them, the Holy Prophet had really died. Other Companions turned to Abu Bakr and began to listen to him. Omar also was compelled to listen. Abu Bakr recited from the Holy Quran:

"The Holy Prophet was but a prophet. There had been prophets before him and they had all died. If he also should die or be put to death, would they turn back upon him?" (Al-Imran: 145)
"Thou (O Muhammad) are surely going to die and they surely are going to die." (Al-Zumar: 31)
"O ye men, whoever amongst you worshipped Muhammad, let him know that Muhammad is dead, and whoever amongst you worshipped Allah, let him know that Allah is Living, there is no death for Him." (Bukhari, Volume 2, Chapter Manaqibe Abu Bakr)

When Abu Bakr recited the verses of the Holy Quran and pointed to their meaning, the Companions realised what had happened. The Prophet had died. They began to cry. Omar is reported to have said that when Abu Bakr recited the verses out of the Holy Quran, and when their meaning suddenly dawned upon him, it seemed as though the verses had been revealed on that day, at that moment. His legs could no longer support him. He staggered and fell down in a paroxysm of grief.

This account of what passed between the Companions at the Holy Prophet's death proves three important things:

Firstly, it proves that the first formal and collective expression of opinion upon which the Companions resolved after the death of the Holy Prophet was that all prophets before the Holy Prophet had died. There was no exception. If the Companions present on this solemn occasion thought that some earlier prophets had not died, they would have stood up and pointed to the exceptions. They could have said that at least Jesus had been alive in Heaven for 600 years. It was wrong to say that all the earlier prophets had died. If some could remain alive, why not the Holy Prophet?

Secondly, it proves that the belief of the Companions that the earlier prophets had died was not a matter of opinion with the Companions. It was a truth recorded in the Holy Quran and taught clearly by the Holy Book. When Abu Bakr recited the verses, the Companions received them without demur. If the truth of the death of the earlier prophets was not contained in these verses, they could have said that, although the earlier prophets had really died, the verses recited by Abu Bakr were not relevant. The fact, therefore, that Abu Bakr recited the verse, "And there had been (other) prophets before him," to prove the death of earlier prophets, and the fact that the Companions, who heard this verse and heard Abu Bakr's argument based upon the verse, not only remained silent but began to rejoice over it and went about the town reciting it, proved beyond doubt that the Companions agreed entirely with Abu Bakr's interpretation of the verse.

Thirdly, it proves that whether or not the Companions believed in the death of other prophets, they had no idea at all that Jesus was alive in Heaven. All accounts of this important incident and the important speeches made on the occasion show that even Omar, in the height of excitement, threatening to kill those who should say that Prophet had died, could cite the analogy only of Moses who disappeared for forty days from amongst his people. Even Omar did not cite the analogy of Jesus. If the Companions had any idea whatever that Jesus was alive in heaven, could not Omar, or the Companions who thought like him, have cited the analogy of Jesus? The fact that they cited only the analogy of Moses proves that they had not the slightest idea that Jesus had not died, or that he had even had an experience similar to that of Moses.

Source: http://www.alislam.org/library/articles/death1.htm

No, I'm not wrong. The Promised Messiah (as) has recieved many revelations that have come true......if you want I can provide a list........there are hundreds.

This story proves everything.
Are you saying that 1) The verse that Hadhrat Abu Bakr (ra) spoke from the Holy Qur'an is made up? Go check you're Qur'an if you like.

OR 2) That the companions of the Holy Prophet (saw) are lying



We do not believe that. We beleive that the Holy Prophet (saw) was the last and most perfect law-bearing Prophet. No new law or religion will be brought after him.



I invite you to debate with me.



Prove that they are untrue. Seriously, you contradict yourself a lot. In some forums you say to me "good job, thats what I belie too!" and in others (especially when I am rejecting Sunni and Shi'ite belie) you say "no you are lying". It should be......."either I am lying in all of them, or not at all"



Agreed, because you won't be able to win.



Really? That is full of arrogance in itself.

yeah...

Well, before I talk, I just want to remind you the I am a Christian, thus we beleive that Jesus died, but was resurected three days later. And then, over the course of 40 days Jesus appeared to the Disciples and various others others that he had been ressurected. (Including Paul, who was the largest Christian persecuter at his time, wanting to snuff out Christianity.)

Thus, I ask you. When Muhammad (pbuh) was alive, was the Bible (Especially the New Testament) corrupted? Wait, you do beleive the NT was corrupted don't you? And if so, was it corrupter during Muhammad's (pbuh) time? Because there are manuscripts, etc. that date back to the 1st century of the New Testament being how it is today...~

It doesn't really matter that you're a Christian.....you are still welcome to this Guild! blaugh

I know that is your belief.....but what if I told you that even throughout the old and new testament there is evidence that Jesus (as) did not die on the cross, but lived through that experience, and later he left the tomb he was in with the help of some of his disciples and went to find the lost sheep of Isreal. He died later in India and was buried in Kashmir, where his grave is still located. This is not only the belief of my denomination of Islam, but also MANY historians have concluded this without getting any evidence from Holy Scriptures. Historians have concluded that a man could not die after only 3 hours on the cross (which is how long Jesus (as) was hung).

If you want the quotes from the testament's I will happily provide them to you.



When Hadhrat Muhammed (saw) was alive the whole of Arabia (that wasn't Muslim) could not read or write. So, the question of them knowing if it was corrupted or not cannot be answered. I don't think Muslims at the time knew of all the teachings of the bible, unless they were preached to by the Christians priests when they took their caravans through Christian cities. At the time Muslims only payed extra attention to the Holy Qur'an, which was not even in the form of a book (the verses were recorded on many leaflets).
But, one of the pillars of Islam is to believe in all the Holy books that the Prophets brought down. So we do believe that the Bible is a religious book. But, I think the only one we really think is authentic is the Dead Sea Scrolls which is still in its original language, Hebrew.



What we do believe is (I don't think using the word corrupted is legitimate) while translating the new testament many verses could have been translated incorrectly or been changed because of possible wrong motives of the people who were translating them.

I don't know when the NT was translated so I cannot say if it was changed in the time of Hadhrat Muhammed (saw), or before that, or after.

some how i still dont beleive it as this fact contradicting about hundred years of Islamic teaching

Hey all. I will just add some points.

A roman king or was it Greek king had a meeting with Bishops and such.They agreed when the king said that Jesus cannot just be a human sacrifice, so he said that it is better to label him as son of Allah.They all agreed.The birthday of Jesus were claimed to be the same as their God they worshiped.The Sun God. This happened later after 200 years after Jesus death.

Phoenexia, it is actually like this, when Jesus descend down, he did not kill anyone. Instead, he prays and everyone else follows him. And then the world ends with Jesus still on Earth. Imam Mahadi you mean. XD
All Muslims were already dead by then because I am not sure where did I hear this, it was when I was 6 or so. When all Hishams are dead, the words fo Quran will ascend up into the sky to protect them from destruction. As Allah promised to protect this scripture. All Muslims would then die in great numbers for no reason. This is on Friday. I don'tknow if it's Arabia friday or our friday.

Vy the way, I am scared of Allah's wrath. But the thing is, even if I do convert into being an Ahmadhi, I would still doubt my faith. And I am not really a pure sunni. My father search hadith. And whenever we find something that Muhammad did but we didn't because we are following mashab Shafeei, we would change our ways. So, I am not really into Sunni.

well tell me about ahmadiyyat community in Malaysia I want to know