Companions agreed on death of all prophets Umar’s contention that the Holy Prophet had only gone to visit the Lord, and would be returning, was refuted by Abu Bakr, proving thatallprevious prophets had died — and consequently also the Holy Prophet. Had Umar or any other companion believed that Jesus was alive in heaven, he would certainly have spoken out against Abu Bakr’s deduction from the verse thatallprevious prophets were dead. This shows that none of the companions even imagined that Jesus, or any other prophet, was still alive and had not died. This incident establishes the companions’ consensus — the firstIjma ‘after the Holy Prophet — thatall prophets are dead. It also disproves any isolated reports ascribed to certain companions that Jesus is alive in heaven, for such odd reports contradict the Quran, the Hadith, and theIjma‘of the companions, and must therefore be rejected
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