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Technical Inquiry – Will Prophet Jesus Return?
With utmost respect for Ghamidi Sahab (Ustaad).
Assalamu Alaikum. I have been a keen student of Ustaad’s research regarding the return of Prophet Jesus (peace be upon him). His rationale, specifically the “silence of the Quran” on such a monumental event and the absence of these narratives in the earliest recorded compendium (Muwatta Imam Malik) presents a compelling case for a re-evaluation of the traditional position.
Regarding the historical transition of this narrative from the era of Imam Malik to the era of the later Sahihayn (Bukhari, Muslim or even earlier Imam’s), I find myself reflecting on the historical record and would value Ustaad’s insight on the following:
1. My first area of research is that if the residents of Medina (under the tutelage of Imam Malik) held an understanding of religion that did not include the ‘physical return of Prophet Jesus’, is there any record in earlier texts of a “clash of narratives” when these Ahadith began to gain prominence in later collections? Specifically, did the scholars of Medina (or the students of Imam Malik) record any protest against what would have been “new news” to them?
2. My next related area of research is on Imam Malik’s Awareness of contemporary narrations. In Ustaad’s extensive study of the Meezan and the history of Hadith, did he find any evidence suggesting that Imam Malik was aware of these specific riwayat (narrated by contemporaries or predecessors) but decided to intentionally reject them due to a lack of authenticity or because they contradicted the Amal (practice) of Medina? Hypothetically, if he was aware, is there any record of him contesting these narratives, or on contrary did he choose to remain silent?
3. My third related area of research pertains to the stance of residents of Medina. It is often argued that the Muwatta represents the collective memory of the people of Medina. If the later Muhadditheen brought forth narrations from Hazrat Abu Huraira that were absent from Malik’s record, one would expect a historical trace of debate or skepticism from the Medinese academic circles. Does the historical record show such a vacuum, or was there a gradual, unchallenged assimilation of these stories into the mainstream discourse?
Overall, my objective is to understand whether these riwayat truly emerged as a later development or if they existed during Imam Malik’s time but were dismissed by him for specific methodological reasons (objective here is not to prove or disregard the remarkable efforts put in by all the early Imams in arranging all information prevelant in that era to benefit us today. May Allah grant them his blessings on all their truthful efforts, Ameen)
I would be most grateful for Ustaad’s guidance on this technical historical nuance.
With deep respect and prayers for the Ustaad.
JazakAllah Khair
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Technical Inquiry – Will Prophet Jesus Return?
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It seems not possible to find an evidence whether Imam Malik knew this naration or not, but Maamer bin Rashid his contemporary reported it thefore it is quite probable that he knew it but didn’t record it because it was not good enough to him to record it.
It seems that these narrations did exist with the companions but they were not prevalant among them.
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