Intro
In 2026 (Jul), I was sent Mohamed Osman Salih’s 1976 University of Edinburgh doctoral dissertation which seems to discuss Tawaffa and Raf’a, in this document, this person alleged that Ka’b al-Ahbar was the Muslim who fabricated the idea that Eisa (as) never died and “taken” to Allah (naozobillah)(Mohamed Osman Salih’s is a total deviant, denies miracles and is not scholar and was always against classical Islam)(this was also confirmed by Brother Omar from Jeddah). However, if you look at the document, there is no reference and it says “perhaps” (see page 380). Furthermore, this person didn’t even try look this up in Al-Tabari and see how was quoted, which is the required homework.
Nevertheless, as of 7-11-26, I only found Ka’b al-Ahbar relating that Eisa (as) will be at the end of the ummah, which has noting controversial in it (See page 381). Again, most people don’t do complete research, only half, whatever suits their preconceived notions. In fact, MGA and Ahmadiyya literature has never quoted Ka’b al-Ahbar as the culprit who poisoned Abu Hurrarya (ra) and Ibn Abbas (ra) and made them fabricate stories about Eisa’s (as)(naozobillah) physical “taking” and physical return”.
It is important to note that on page 382, this document says that “sources other than Tabari” on Raf’a. That is hilarious! Page 382 also mentions the lies of Wahb ibn Munabbih, and I agree, everything that he said is Isra’iliyat, his view matches MGA’s view in 1891, i.e., that Eisa (as) died for a few hours and was revived, this was also erroneously supported by Imam Malik, Ibn Hazm and others like Sheikh Imran Hosein, Sheikh Asrar Rashid explained all of this recently too.
In 2000, in this thesis (See “Ibadi Tafsir with Special Reference to the Tafsirs of Hud al-Huwwarl and Sa”d ibn Ahmad al-Kindi” thesis by Sulaiman Ali Amer al-Shuaily, 2000), Ka’b Al-Ahbar was mentioned over 10 times, however, he never related any Israʼiliyyat about Eisa (as) and the cross and nothing about 4:158, 3:55 and all the common verses.
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