when you were fully grown (kahlaan)…”(Qur’an, 5:110)
He will speak to people in the cradle, and also when fully grown (kahlaan), and will be one of the righteous. (Qur’an, 3:46)
Kahlaan, which is used only in these two verses, only in reference to Jesus, and to express Jesus’ adulthood means “someone between the age of 30 and 50, someone who is no longer young, someone who has reached the perfect age.” Islamic scholars agree that it denotes the age of 35 or above. They base their views on a hadith reported by Ibn ‘Abbas that Jesus was raised up to God’s presence in his early 30s, and that he will live for 40 years when he comes again. Therefore, they suggest that this verse is evidence for Jesus’ return, since his old age will occur following his second coming. (Muhammed Khalil Herras, Fasl al-Maqal fi raf`i `Isa hayyan wa nuzulihi wa qatlihi ad-Dajjal (Cairo: Maktabat as-Sunnah, 1990), 20.)
In short, the miracle of the second coming of Jesus, revealed in a great many hadiths, is also mentioned in the Qur’an.
Jesus did not die, and will return to Earth again.
THE CHRISTIAN ERROR OF THE TRINITY
The Qur’an specifically points to the positive beliefs and moral characteristics of Christians. God has revealed that for Muslims, Christians are “the people most affectionate to those who believe” and “not arrogant.” (Qur’an, 5:82) According to Islam, Christians are not deniers, but are a People of the Book, together with the Jews. In other words, they are faithful people who believe in God’s earlier revelations.
However, the Qur’an does point to one major error by Christians. That is the error of the Trinity, the ascribing of
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