Proof #15: Aging—a fact of life

It is Allah Who created you in a state of weakness, and after weakness gave strength; then after strength, caused weakness and old age. He creates what He pleases. He is the All-knowing, the All-Powerful. (30:55)

It's hard to believe anyone would wish for Jesus to be alive and cursed with aging for millennia. A typical lifespan becomes painful once old age approaches; 2000 years would be an unbearable existence. The Holy Quran defines aging as an undeniable principle applicable to all life forms, including Jesus. Aging inevitably leads to a loss of physical and mental abilities. It's relentless and irreversible. If something is alive, it ages. Born weak, humans gain strength until they reach a peak, then decline sets in, progressively diminishing faculties. In extreme old age, existence can become a sort of living death, with dignity entirely compromised. Thankfully, most people pass away before reaching this terminal stage.

Jesus is a man, and being a prophet doesn't exempt him from life's realities. The Quran supports the idea that if he were still alive, his existence would be reduced to a state of mental death. Aging for 2000 years is the worst fate imaginable, and it's unlikely a revered prophet of God would be made to suffer this. There's no precedent for what existence at such an age would be like, but we can speculate that such a person would be incapable of rational, coherent thought. His brain would be physically damaged, and muscles atrophied to complete uselessness. Instead of pinning the entire Ummah's rescue hopes on such a person, wouldn't it be better to let him rest in peace?

Also see:
Proof #6: Indignities of old age
Proof #11: Unstoppable Ageing

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