Egyptian Islamic Scholar Muhammad Abduh: Jesus (A.S) has Died

 The Egyptian Islamic reformer and scholar of the Salafi movement, Muhammad Abduh (1849-1905), commented on the following Ayah of the Holy Qur'an:

۞اِذۡ قَالَ اللّٰہُ یٰعِیۡسٰۤی اِنِّیۡ مُتَوَفِّیۡکَ وَ رَافِعُکَ اِلَیَّ وَ مُطَہِّرُکَ مِنَ الَّذِیۡنَ کَفَرُوۡا

When Allah said: “O Jesus! I shall take you [by death] and raise you up to Me [by spirit] and purify you from those who disbelieve...” (3:55)

Muhammad Abduh gave the meaning of this verse as follows:

إنى مميتك وجاعلك بعد الموت فى مكان رفيع عندى

Translation: “I shall cause you to die and take you, after your death, to an exalted station in My sight.”

Reference: Tafsir al-Manar; v.3 p.316