Deobandi Denies Jesus (A.S) is a Prophet During Second Advent

Deobandi mulla Muhammad Idris Kandhlawi (1899-1974) asserted that the promised Messiah Jesus son of Mary (peace be upon him) is alive in Heaven, but shall descend only in the capacity of a Mujaddid (reformer) and not as a Prophet. This is tantamount to saying that a Prophet of Allah is being demoted to the status of a mere Mujaddid! معاذ الله

*Note: The question arises that if Messiah (peace be upon him) will come only in the capacity of a reformer, will it be a necessary element of Faith to believe in him? That is because the Ulama are agreed that it is not a necessity of faith to believe in any Mujaddid – and acceptance of any reformer is not at all an article of Faith in Islam!

The Deobandi mulla wrote:

حضرت عیسی ٰعلیہ السلام زندہ آسمان پر اٹھائے گئے اور ابھی زندہ ہیں۔ اخیر زمانہ میں امّت محمّدیہ کا ایک مجدّد ہونے کی حیثیت سے نازل ہوں گے نبی ہونے کی حیثیت سے نازل نہ ہوگا۔ نزول کے بعد اپنی نبوّت ورسالت اور اپنی کتاب یعنی انجیل اور اپنی شریعت کی طرف سے کسی کودعوت نہیں دیں گے

Translation: “Jesus peace be upon him was raised up to Heaven alive, and is still alive. Toward the end of time he shall come down among the Muhammadi Ummah as a Mujaddid (Reformer), but shall not come down in the capacity of a Prophet. After descending he shall not invite anyone toward belief in his Prophethood and Messengership, nor toward his book, that is the Gospel, or his Shari'ah.”

Reference: Khatam-i-Nabuwwat; p.36