Sunday, October 22, 2006

Proof #5: Prophets need to eat to live

And We did not give them bodies that ate no food, nor were they to live for ever. (21:9) more translations

This verse makes the following statements about prophets:

  • They cannot survive without food.
  • They do not live forever.
In 5:76, it is mentioned that Jesus "used to" eat food. If he no longer eats, according to this verse, his physical existence must have ended, implying he has died.

The verse also asserts that prophets don't have eternal life. The phrase "live forever" shouldn't be taken too literally, as the idea of eternity is abstract and hard to grasp. An argument solely denying eternity lacks depth.  Do we wait for an eternity to see if this verse bears true? This can be understood by questioning if a lifespan of a million or a thousand years would conflict with this verse. Evidently, both would. This verse disallows any lifespan that could be seen as unnaturally long or deviating from the norm. If Jesus were still alive, his age would be approximately 2000 years, a lifespan that is extraordinary for both a common person and a prophet.

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1 comment:

royalravian said...

All prophets live and they are not dead as shaheed remains always alive in the same sense prophets are all alive but we cannot imagine their lives. They will be alive forever hereafter.
Holy Prophet(S.A.W.W) said, I listen your darood which you have sent upon me.
How can we say that Naozbillah prophet is dead.
Please don't think that prophet is dead, just quiet from such thinking...!!