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Does the noble verse, "Peace be upon this Prophet (the day I was born and the day I die)," indicate that the Prophet is not dead by using the past tense verb "I was born" and the present tense verb "I die"?

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The verse: "And peace is on me the day I was born, and the day I die, and the day I am raised alive" {Maryam:33}, is part of the speech of Jesus, peace be upon him, in the cradle. The use of the past tense verb "was born" (ولدت) is appropriate because his birth had already occurred. Whereas the use of the present tense verbs "I die" (أموت) and "I am raised" (أبعث) is suitable for two events that will come later, as he had not yet died at the time of his speaking. The fact that Jesus is alive and will descend at the end of time and will do what has been mentioned is established by other proofs.

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