Intro
As we all know, in 1891, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad presented a reference to Imam Malik wherein the imam wrote that Eisa (As) had died. However, MGA left out the most important detail, that is, Imam Malik believed that Eisa (as) died the death of sleep and was physically lifted (RAFFA) towards Allah (See the Bro Haji video for a detailed analysis) and will physically return and kill the Dajjal. Imam Suhaib Webb has quoted Imam Malik on this too, see herein.

MGA did this with Ibn Abbas also and every single source, this ended up becoming the Qadiani-Ahmadi method of argumentation, that is to leave out details and to argue in a competitive manner.

Furthermore, it should be noted that some islamic scholars wrote that Eisa (As) died for a few hours and was then revived by Allah (this is a case of Israʼiliyyat). Obviously, Ahmadi sources will never mention this.

Watch Bro Haji’s video on this, he explained everything perfectly and with scans. You can also check out this twitter thread for additional data on Imam Malik, Eisa (as) and the death of sleep. MGA quoted Imam Malik in Nurul-Haqq, part 2, Ruhani Khaza’in, vol. 8, p. 294 and admitted that Imam Malik believed that Eisa (as) died at age 33.

In July 2025, we (Arise and Warn) observed that the website whiteminaret.org, managed by Zaryab Farooq and associates, attempted to argue that the quotes attributed to Imam Malik regarding the death of Prophet Essa (AS) are authentic. Notably, these reports lack any isnad (chain of narration) to substantiate their claims.

In an effort to deceive, the proponents provided a chain of narration connecting Ibn Rushd to Imam Malik. However, they deliberately mis referenced the source of this chain. They cited “Al-Bayan wa-al-Tahsil wa-al-Tawjih” (page 221) without specifying the relevant volume of this 20-volume work. Upon thorough investigation, we located the chain in volume 18, page 421 of the same book. Crucially, this chain pertains to a completely different report that is unrelated to the life or death of Prophet Essa (AS).

This deliberate misattribution of the chain to Imam Malik’s statement regarding Prophet Essa (AS) and the intentional mis reference of the book appear to have been employed to obfuscate the matter and lend unwarranted credibility to their claims._____________________________________________________________________________________________Nurul-Haqq, part 2, Ruhani Khaza’in, vol. 8, p. 294

MGA says that Imam Malik believed that Eisa (as) died (margaya) at age 33.

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Al bayanul tasee by Ibn Rushd
At the 1:13:59 mark, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwltAp7qP2A

Commentary
Ibn Rushd mentions that this is disputed. In this ref, Imam Malik says that Eisa (as) died at age 33. Ibn Rushd commentates on this and says that it means that Eisa (as) left this dunya and was physically raised to Allah. Ibn Rushd goes to explain that Imam Malik means that Eisa (as) was lifted alive. He goes on to quote Imam Malik and agree that Eisa (as) will make Hajj or Umrah or both per Imam Malik. Furthermore, in terms of the physical descent of Eisa (as), people will hear a cloud and it will be Eisa (As) and Eisa (As) was not killed, Allah raised him to himself and he will physically descend at the end of times.

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Tafsir ibn Jawzi

In this tafsir, he explains innee mutawafeeka means that Eisa (as) might have died for a few hours and Allah would revive him and he would subsequently physically return. And he was raised while he was still alive and he will die when he returns to Earth and kills the Dajjal. He also says that Eisa (as) was physically raised to the heavens.

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Tabari and the death of sleep and Eisa (As)

Tabari explains how some Muslims mean that Eisa (as) died the death of sleep. The wafat of grasping. See the video of Bro Haji.

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Tafsir al-baghwi

In this Tafsir, Ibn Abbas and the mumeetuka situation is quoted, some say that he died for 7 hours and he would die (mumeetuka) after he returns physically from the heavens.

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 Ikmal-i-Ikmal (Sharh Sahih Muslim), vol 1, page 266]

Imam Malik said: During the time when the people would be forming the rows for prayer, suddenly a cloud will cover them and then Isa(as) will descend.

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Links and Related Essay’s

MGA lied about the context of the Ibn Abbas hadith on Esa (as) from Bukhari

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanwir_al-Miqbas

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