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Quran 21:34 (we gave no human before you eternal life)

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Cited in 3 segments across 3 recordings · 2019 to 2021 · quran/quran:21:34

Citing segments

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14 Mar 2021video Which Quranic verses count against Jesus returning? Mufti Abu Layth reads 43:61 as the Quran being knowledge of the Hour, as Hasan and others said, and cites 5:75, 21:34 and 43:59 against a return: Jesus ate food and was subject to natural laws, no human before the Prophet was given eternal life, and Jesus is called an example for the children of Israel alone. Lessonposition checkedQuran 43:61 (he is a sign, or knowledge, of the Hour)Quran 5:75 (the Messiah was only a messenger; they both ate food)Quran 21:34 (we gave no human before you eternal life)Quran 43:59 (he is only a slave whom we favoured and made an example for the children of Israel) machine5 min 14 s1:25:27on YouTube
2 Mar 2021Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth Which verses of the Quran count against Jesus coming back? 43:61 refers to the Quran as knowledge of the Hour, not to Jesus; 5:75, 21:34 and 43:59, which Qadhi does not mention, count against a return. Lessonposition checkedYasir QadhiIsa (Jesus)Quran 43:61Quran 5:75 machine5 min 50 s2:28:09on YouTube
14 Jan 2019Ponderings on the Holy Quran Is al-Khidr a prophet, and is he still alive? Classical scholars disagreed on whether al-Khidr was a prophet or a saint, and many held he is still alive while others denied it. Mufti Abu Layth likens the stories of his appearances to saint legends in other religions. Lessonquoted view, not his positional-KhidrIbn al-JawziIbn Ishaqal-Baghawi [?] machine8 min 46 s14:02on YouTube