Intro
Ibn Ashur was another modernist and tried to change Islam for the colonist, the case of Muḥammad aṭ-Ṭāhir ibn ‘Ashūr al-Mālikī. We also found his comments on 4:158 and interestingly, even though he is thoroughly confused in general, he admits that 4:158 is a physical lifting towards Allah, not rank.
I was following up with some arguments made by Mufti Abu Layth (36:15 time stamp) about Shaykh al-Islām Muḥammad aṭ-Ṭāhir ibn ‘Ashūr al-Mālikī (1879–1973), who was a towering Tunisian scholar who famously served as the Rector of Zaytuna University. While primarily rooted in Zaytuna, he was deeply connected to Egypt’s al-Azhar. His pioneering work revolutionized the Maqāṣid (higher objectives) of Islamic law.
I found out that Muḥammad aṭ-Ṭāhir ibn ‘Ashūr al-Mālikī (1879–1973) wrote some (See Tafsīr at-Taḥrīr wat-Tanwīr. Dār Saḥnūn v3. pg. 259, Tafsīr of Āyah 157 of Surat an-Nisā) strange opinions about Eisa (as) and his physical return, like:
1–And it is possible that his descent—if understood literally—will be a resurrection for him before the general Resurrection, as a special exception.
2–Indeed, his descent has been expressed in the wording: “Allah will raise (yabʿathu) Jesus, and he will kill the Dajjāl.” This was narrated by Muslim from ʿAbdullāh ibn ʿUmar.
3–After that, he will not die again.
4–Rather, from there he will proceed directly to the Hereafter.
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