Noah Eldest of the Prophets is Proof Jesus is Deceased

 بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

اللهم صلى على محمد وعلى آل محمد

Allahعز وجل says regarding his great messenger Noah:

وَلَقَدۡ اَرۡسَلۡنَا نُوۡحًا اِلٰی قَوۡمِہٖ فَلَبِثَ فِیۡہِمۡ اَلۡفَ سَنَۃٍ اِلَّا خَمۡسِیۡنَ عَامًا

And We certainly sent Noah to his people, and he dwelt among them a thousand years save fifty years

(Surah 29:14)

The Bible confirms that Noah lived for a total of 950 years (Genesis 9:29).

Sayyidina Anas bin Malik رضى الله عنه narrates that the holy Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم said:

يُؤْتَى آدَمُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةَ فَيُقَالُ لَهُ اشْفَعْ فَيَقُولُ لَسْتُ بِصَاحِبِ ذَلِكَ عَلَيْكُمْ بِنُوحٍ ‌فَإِنَّهُ ‌أَوَّلُ ‌الأَنْبِيَاءِ ‌وَأَكْبَرُهُمْ

Adam shall be brought forth on the Day of Resurrection and it will be said to him, “Intercede” but he will say, “I am not worthy of that, but upon you is Noah, for indeed he is the first of the Prophets and the eldest of them” (Musnad al-Bazar, v.12, pp.341-342, #6223; at-Tawhid li-Ibni Khuzaymah, p.719, #459):

This Hadith confirms the fact that Noah is the eldest of the Prophets of God, having lived at least 950 years. This incidentally negates the popular but erroneous belief among Muslims that Jesus is alive in Heaven with his earthly body though some 2000 years have transpired since he came into this world. And if it is argued that after having physically ascended into Heaven the aging process for Jesus has been suspended then that would imply he did not ascend in his earthly body, which is a body that not only requires food for sustenance (Surah 21:8) but experiences the natural process of aging too (Surah 36:68).

Apparently this Hadith states that Noah and not Adam was the first Prophet. However, other narrations clarify that what is intended is that Noah was the first Prophet and Messenger of God sent to the people of Earth:

فَيَقُولُونَ يَا نُوحُ ‌أَنْتَ ‌أَوَّلُ ‌الرُّسُلِ ‌إِلَى ‌أَهْلِ ‌الأَرْضِ

They will say, “O Noah, you are the first of the Apostles to the people of Earth” (Sahih al-Bukhari)