Second Coming of Jesus (PBUH)

That Day when Mahdi shall come, and Jesus too;

The Light of Allah shall shine through.

Through the diamonds of tears;

The tears of all Anticipators.

Then, a colorful heavenly rainbow will appear;

In the blue sky of dreams, so near.

A rainbow with peaceful colors of Monotheism, Justice and Equity;

Purity, sincerity, honesty, chastity, prosperity, humanity,… .

Qur'an and Islamic Hadith clearly indicate that there are five major and Olol-Azm Prophets (PBUT); Noah, Ibrahim, Moses, Jesus and Mohammad (PBUT). As for the reason that they are called Olol-Azm (“possessors of determination”), Islamic Narrations clarify different aspects for it; Allah-willing, we will discuss those elsewhere.

The Divine status and level of chosen-ones, are Divinely bestowed, and it is for Allah to decide -based on His Wisdom and Knowledge and …-, upon whom, He bestows how much of His Knowledge, Power and …; surely Allah does as He wishes and “Yashaa’” (Qur’an, Surah Aale-Emraan, verse 40,… ). And, Allah's wish has been that the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH&HP), to be His most exalted and perfect creation, and no one -absolutely no one- has higher position in creation, than Mohammad (PBUH&HP) and his progeny (PBUT); Allah Himself, has said:

…If it was not for you, I (Allah) would have never Created the Universe (Aflaak), … .

(Behaar-Ol-Anwaar; …)

There are many Hadithes in Islamic documents which verify this profound and celestial comprehension regarding Mohammad and his progeny (PBUT); as a sample, the Angel Jabra’el (Gabriel) brought a heavenly message from Allah to Mohammad and his Ahl-Ol-Bait (PBUT) :

… Surely, I (Allah) have not Created no elevated heavens, spread earth, luminous moon, shining sun, turning universe, flowing water and floating vessel, except for you and your love… .

(Behaar-Ol-Anwaar; Al-Ghadir;… )

Certain less distorted Christian documents, such as the Gospel of Barnabas (for more information regarding this gospel, please refer to the article: “How did the Gospel of Barnabas survive?” in this site) also verify the fact that God Created everything for Mohammad (PBUH&HP), and more; following are samples:

“Gospel of Barnabas, chapter 43:

Jesus went down to the eight disciples who were awaiting him below. And the four narrated to the eight all that they had seen: and so there departed that day from their heart all doubt of Jesus, save [from] Judas Iscariot, who believed naught. Jesus seated himself at the foot of the mountain, and they ate of the wild fruits, because they had not bread.

Then said Andrew: 'Thou hast told us many things of the Messiah, therefore of thy kindness tell us clearly all.' And in like manner the other disciples besought him.

Accordingly Jesus said: 'Everyone that worketh worketh for an end in which he findeth satisfaction. Wherefore I say unto you that God, verily because he is perfect, hath not need of satisfaction, seeing that he hath satisfaction himself. And so, willing to work, he created before all things the soul of his messenger, for whom he determined to create the whole, in order that the creatures should find joy and blessedness in God, whence his messenger should take delight in all his creatures, which he hath appointed to be his slaves. And wherefore is this, so save because thus he hath willed?

'Verily I say unto you, that every prophet when he is come hath borne to one nation only the mark of the mercy of God. And so their words were not extended save to that people to which they were sent. But the messenger of God, when he shall come, God shall give to him as it were the seal of his hand, in so much that he shall carry salvation and mercy to all the nations of the world that shall receive his doctrine. He shall come with power upon the ungodly, and shall destroy idolatry, in so much that he shall make Satan confounded; for so promised God to Abraham, saying: "Behold, in thy seed I will bless all the tribes of the earth; and as thou hast broken in pieces the idols, O Abraham, even so shall thy seed do."'

James answered: 'O master, tell us in whom this promise as made; for the Jews say "in Isaac," and the Ishmaelites say 'in Ishmael." '

Jesus answered: 'David, whose son was he, and of what lineage?'

James answered: 'Of Isaac; for Isaac was father of Jacob, and Jacob was father of Judah, of whose lineage is David.'

Then said Jesus: 'And the messenger of God when he shall come, of what lineage will he be?'

The disciples answered: 'Of David.'

Whereupon Jesus said: 'Ye deceive yourselves; for David in spirit calleth him lord, saying thus: "God said to my lord, sit thou on my right hand until I make thine enemies thy footstool. God shall send forth thy rod which shall have lordship in the midst of thine enemies." If the messenger of God whom ye call Messiah were son of David, how should David call him lord? Believe me, for verily I say to you, that the promise was made in Ishmael, not in Isaac.'”

“Gospel of Barnabas, chapter 97:

‘Unworthy though I am to untie his hosen, I have received grace and mercy from God to see him.'

Then answered the priest, with the governor and the king, saying: ‘Distress not thyself, O Jesus, holy one of God, because in our time shall not this sedition be any more, seeing that we will write to the sacred Roman senate in such wise that by imperial decree none shall any more call thee God or son of God.'

Then said Jesus: ‘With your words I am not consoled, because where ye hope for light darkness shall come; but my consolation is in the coming of the messenger, who shall destroy every false opinion of me, and his faith shall spread and shall take hold of the whole world, for so hath God promised to Abraham our father. And that which giveth me consolation is that his faith shall have no end, but shall be kept inviolate by God.'

The priest answered: ‘After the coming of the messenger of God shall other prophets come?'

Jesus answered: ‘There shall not come after him true prophets sent by God, but there shall come a great number of false prophets, whereat I sorrow. For Satan shall raise them up by the just judgement of God, and they shall hide themselves under the pretext of my gospel.'

Herod answered: ‘How is it a just judgement of God that such impious men should come?'

Jesus answered: ‘It is just that he who will not believe in the truth to his salvation should believe in a lie to his damnation. Wherefore I say unto you, that the world hath ever despised the true prophets and loved the false, as can be seen in the time of Michaiah and Jeremiah. For every like loveth his like.'

Then said the priest: ‘How shall the Messiah be called, and what sign shall reveal his coming?'

Jesus answered: ‘The name of the Messiah is “ Admirable, Praised”, for God himself gave him the name when he had created his soul, and placed it in a celestial splendor. God said: "Wait Mohammed; for thy sake I will to create paradise, the world, and a great multitude of creatures, whereof I make thee a present, in so much that who so bless thee shall be blessed, and who so shall curse thee shall be accursed. When I shall send thee into the world I shall send thee as my messenger of salvation, and thy word shall be true, in so much that heaven and earth shall fail, but thy faith shall never fail." Mohammed is his blessed name.'

Then the crowd lifted up their voices, saying: ‘O God, send us thy messenger: O Mohammed, come quickly for the salvation of the world!'”

It is noteworthy to mention that the current “New Testament” -even with all the distortions and concealments-verify the character and personality of Barnabas in many occasions, such as in the “book of acts”:

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Then tidings of these things came unto the ears of the church which was in Jerusalem: and they sent forth Barnabas, that he should go as far as Antioch.

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Who, when he came, and had seen the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord.

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For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Ghost and of faith: and much people was added unto the Lord.

From the beginning, every Divine Prophet (PBUT) had given the wonderful news regarding the coming of the final Prophet -Mohammad (PBUH&HP)- and the establishment of Divine law all over the earth, based on the perfect and complete teachings of Mohammad (PBUH&HP), at the hand of the Savior, the final Successor of the final Prophet. In the article: "And Mohammad (PBUH&HP) came… " in this site, we have briefly narrated some of these good News, given by the Prophet Jesus (PBUH). The very important and significant point -which we sincerely pray that all of us, as the followers of all Divine Prophets, from Adam to Mohammad (PBUT), may comprehend deeply- is the fact that not only the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH&HP) has a higher Divinely bestowed status than the other Divine Prophets (PBUT), including the Olol-Azm prophets (PBUT), but also the twelve Allah-chosen infallible Successors of the Prophet Mohammad (PBUT) -the 12 Imams- have higher Divinely bestowed status than all Divine Prophets (PBUT), including the Olol-Azm Prophets (PBUT), except the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH&HP); i.e. only the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH&HP) has a higher Divinely bestowed position than the twelve infallible Imams (PBUT). The fact that a chosen representative of Allah may hold a higher Divinely bestowed position or possess more Divinely bestowed Knowledge or Power or …, is not against any of Allah's traditions; with the exception that absolutely no one could be higher than Mohammad and his progeny (PBUT). In the Surah Kahf of Qur'an, we read the story of Khezr (PBUH) -who is a chosen Abd and servant of Allah and definitely not an Olol-Azm Prophet- and the Olol-Azm Prophet Moses (PBUH); Qur'an clearly indicates that Khezr (PBUH) had certain Divinely bestowed Knowledge (Elm) and Mercy (Rahmat) which the Olol-Azm Prophet Moses (PBUH) apparently did not possess at that time (Qur’an, Surah Kahf, verse 65), and in addition, Moses was commanded to learn from and obey Khezr -PBUT- (Qur’an, Surah Kahf, verses 60 to 82). Allah bestows His Knowledge, … upon whomever He pleases (Qur’an, Surah Jom’ah, verse4,…).

The Divinely bestowed lordship and superiority of the twelve Successors of the final holy Prophet (PBUT) was presented to all Divine Prophets (PBUT) by Allah, and they were commanded to delivered this celestial News to their followers; the true followers of all Divine Prophets -who had received the undistorted teachings of the Prophets- were Anticipating the coming of Mohammad and his progeny (PBUT) and finally, the unification of humankind under the flag of Allah, at the hand of the final Successor of the final holy Prophet. The Prophets themselves -who are the most obedient servants of Allah- have always been humble before Allah’s Commands and the Divinely bestowed position and lordship (walaayat) of Mohammad and his progeny (PBUT); many Hadithes verify this, here we narrate a sample:

The Prophet Mohammad (PBUH&HP) has said that Allah told Eisa -Jesus, PBUH-:

Endeavor! in My Command, and from it, depart not! Surely I Created you from no father, a Sign for the people of the worlds; so, inform them that they should believe in Me and in My Messenger (Rasool, Mohammad) the “Ommi” Prophet, whose descendants shall be from “Mobaarakah” (Fatima), and she is with your mother in heavens; “Tooba” shall be for he who hears his words and comprehends his time and witnesses his Ayyaam; Jesus said: What is Tooba? Allah said: a Tree in Heaven with a Fountain under it, any one who drinks from it, will never ever be thirsty after that; Jesus asked: my Lord! Give me a drink from it! Allah responded: Nay! O’ Jesus! Surely that Fountain is not allowed, for any Prophet, until that Prophet drinks from it and that Heaven is not allowed, for no nation, until the nation of that Prophet enters it… .

(Qesas-Ol-Anbia;… )

The Prophet Jesus (PBUH) was not crucified and by Allah's command, he ascended to heavens (we also invite you to read the article: "Ascension of Jesus (PBUH)" in this site) and he is alive and waiting for Mahdi's Appearance, so that he will descend and return; after the second coming of Jesus (PBUH), all the Jews who had previously denied his Prophethood, will believe in him:

There is no one from the adherents to the Book (Jews, Christians,… ), except that he shall surely and certainly believe in him (Jesus), before his death and he will be a witness against them on the Resurrection Day.

(Qur’an, Surah NESA, verse 159)

An oppressor once told a companion of Imam Baaqer (PBUH) that he had beheaded many Jews and Christians, and he never heard them confess their faith; that oppressor was asking about the meaning of the aforementioned Qur’anic verse, and perhaps he wanted to mock at it! The companion of Imam Baaqer (PBUH) clarified -from that which thee Imam had taught him- that the verse was about the time of Mahdi’s Appearance when Jesus (PBUT) would descend and Pray behind Mahdi (PBUH), and there would remain no Jew or Christian, except that he would believe in Jesus (Tafsir Qommi,… ).

Allah shall permit the second coming of Jesus (PBUH) after the Appearance of Imam Mahdi (May Allah hasten his Emergence) and the Prophet Jesus will humbly assist and follow the beloved reminder of the most beloved progeny of existence, in their Divine goal of uniting humankind under the most benevolent law, under the flag of Allah. After Imam Mahdi's Appearance, on an unforgettable Friday morning when Mahdi (PBUH) will be getting ready to lead the congregational morning prayer in Jerusalem, Jesus (PBUH) shall be given permission by Allah, to descend and he will do so magnificently and shall stand behind Mahdi (PBUH) and follow his lead, in a glorious and unforgettable morning prayer based on the specifications of Islam.

Both the Shi’ah and Sunni documents verify that Jesus (PBUH) shall descend in Jerusalem, after the Appearance of Mahdi (PBUH), and Mahdi will politely offer him to lead thee congregational prayer, but Jesus will confess that, Mahdi is the chosen-one from Mohammad’s progeny to lead the Prayer and the world (Shi’ah documents: Elzaam-O-Nnaaseb,… ; Sunni documents: Sahih Moslem, Yanaabi’-O-Mmawaddat,… ).

In the gospel of Barnabas, chapters 97, 217 and… it is mentioned that Jesus (PBUH) had repeatedly said that he would be taken up from the world and would not die until near the end of the world; and that the final Messenger would come and his faith would never fail and end and it would spread and take hold of the whole world,… .

The second coming of Jesus (PBUH) is also mentioned repeatedly, in the current distorted Bible; the Light of Allah always shines through, even in the midst of concealments and distortions!

In the “Book of Luke” statements 24 to 27, it is written that Jesus (PBUH) will descend to Jerusalem riding a cloud:

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And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.

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And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;

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Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
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And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.

Also, in the “Book of Revelations”, a crowned person -obviously other than Jesus who, according to Bible, will descend to Jerusalem in a cloud- is mentioned who shall ride on a white horse:

REV 6:2

I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.

It is noteworthy to mention that some Christian scholars themselves confess that, there are many places in the Old and New Testaments in which the Second Coming is mentioned, but another person other than Jesus is presented!

O' our beloved Jesus! You are one of the most faithful and obedient servants of Allah; we pray for the nearness of the beautiful and glorious Day when all your true adherents who love you so much, will follow your lead and humbleness before Imam Mahdi (PBUH) and along with you, they shall obey Allah and stand behind and believe in the Promised and Ever-Anticipated Mahdi of Mohammad's Ahl-Ol-Bait (PBUT), and the everlasting religion of Islam -“Submission”, the original and propagated religion by all Divine Prophets, before being distorted by certain malevolent followers- at its peak of perfection, as promised by all Prophets (PBUT), will finally encompass the entire Existence… .