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Messenger of Allâh #, one of the Rabbis of the Jews
came and said: "Peace be upon you, O
Muhammad. " I pushed him back so strongly, that he
was about fall. Upon this he said: "Why are you
pushing me?" I said: "Why don't you say O
Messenger of Allâh?" The Jew said: "We call him by
the name by, which he was named by his family.
The Messenger of Allah # said: "My name is
Muhammad with which I was named by my
family." The Jew said: "I have come to ask you
(something). " The Messenger of Allâh said:
"Should that thing be of any benefit to you, if I tell
you?" He (the Jew) said: "I will lend my ears to it."
The Messenger of Allâh # drew a line with the help
of the stick that he had with him and then said: “Ask
(whatever you like)." Thereupon, the Jew said:
"Where would the human beings be on the Day when
the earth would change into another earth and the
heavens too (would change into other heavens)?"
The Messenger of Allah # said: "They would be in
darkness beside the Bridge." He (the Jew) again
said: "Who amongst people would be the first to
cross (this bridge)? He said #: "They would be the
poor amongst the immigrants." The Jew said:
"What would constitute their breakfast when they
would enter Paradise?" He (the Holy Prophet # )
replied: "The extra lobe of the fish-liver." He (the
Jew) said: "What would be their food after this?"
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The Messenger of Allâh # said: "A bullock, which
was fed in the different quarters of Paradise would
be slaughtered for them. " He (the Jew) said: "What
would be their drink?" The Holy Prophet # said:
"They would be given drink from the fountain,
which is named Salsabîl." He (the Jew) said: "I
have come to ask you about a thing, which no one
amongst the people on the earth knows except a
Prophet or one or two men besides him." The
Messenger of Allah # then said: "Would it benefit
you if I tell you?" He (the Jew) said: "I would lend
my ears to that." He then said: "I have come to ask
you about the child." The Messenger of Allâh
said: "The discharge of the man is white and that
of the woman is yellow, and when they have sexual
intercourse and the male's substance (his sperm)
prevails upon the female's substance it is the male
child that is created by Allah's Decree, and when
the substance of the female prevails upon the
substance contributed by the male, a female child is
formed by the Decree of Allâh." The Jew said:
"What you have said is true; verily you are a
Prophet." He then returned and went away. The
Messenger of Allah # said: "He asked me about
such and such things of which I have had no
knowledge till Allâh gave me that. " 77
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Narrated by Muslim in the Book of "Menses".
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C. The Story of the Jew who defied him
Imam Ahmad narrated on the authority of
Safwân bin 'Assâl who said: "Once a Jew said to his
companion, let's go to the Prophet and ask him
about this verse:
﴿وَلَقَدْ أَيْنَا مُوسَى تِسْعَ آيَاتٍ بَيِّئَاتٍ فَاسْأَلْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ إِذْ
جَاءَهُمْ فَقَالَ لَهُ فِرْعَوْنُ إِلَّى ◌َأَظْتُكَ يَامُوسَى مَسْخُورًا (١٠١)﴾
(الإسراء: ١٠١)
"And indeed We gave to Mûsâ (Moses)
nine clear signs. " (17:101).
They went and asked the Prophet #, who replied
saying: "Do no associate anything in worship with
Allâh, do not steal, do not commit adultery, kill not
anyone whom Allâh has forbidden, except for a just
cause, do not practice magic, do not eat Ribâ
(usury), do not take an innocent man to someone in
authority to kill him, and do not accuse chaste
women" or he said (as the narrator was uncertain):
"Do not run away from the battle field". He then
added # :"And specially, you, -the Jews-
Transgress not (by doing worldly works on) the
Sabbath (Saturday)." Safwan added: "They both
kissed his hands and feet # and said: "We bear
witness that you are a Prophet." The Messenger of
Allâh # then said to them: "What stops you from
following me?" They said: "Dawud - may the peace
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of Allâh be upon him- invoked Allâh that there will
always be a Prophet from his offspring, and we fear
that if we embrace Islâm that the Jews may kill us."
However it seems that the narrator of the
Hadîth, has mixed up the ten commandments (which
are actually mentioned in the Hadîth and the nine
signs mentioned in the verse, which are : the stick of
Mûsâ (Moses) , his hand that turned white, the
flood, the locusts, the lice, the frogs, the blood, the
draught, and the shortage of fruits (and crops .. ),
(most of them are mentioned in Surah al-A'râf
"7:130-133".
D. A Jewish boy who used to serve the Prophet #,
believes in his Message, but his father belies him:
Imam al-Baihqâî narrated on the authority of Anas
that: "A Jewish boy who used to serve the Prophet ,
fell ill one day, so the Messenger of Allâh # came to
visit him. When the Prophet # got there, he found the
boy's father reading the Torah at his head, thereupon
he said to his father: "O you Jewish man! I beseech
you by Allâh Who revealed the Torah to Mûsâ
(Moses)! Do you find my description, qualities and
my location (from where the Message would emerge)
in the Torah?" The father said: "No". The boy then
replied: "By Allâh! Yes we do O Messenger of Allâh.
We find in the Torah, your description, your qualities
and your location, and I bear witness to the fact that
there is no god but Allâh and that you are His
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Messenger. " The Prophet
# then said to his
companions: "Take away this man (the boy's father)
from beside his head, and take care of your brother."
Third: The Previous books give Glad Tidings
Prophecies) about him ;
It is clearly mentioned in the Qur'ân and the
Sunnah that the previous Prophets of the Messenger
of Allâh # told of the Good news of his coming,
and that their followers knew it, but most of them
hid it and concealed all the facts, which are
mentioned in their books about him # . Allâh the
Almighty says in the Qur'ân:
﴿الَّذِينَ يَتَبِعُونَ الرَّسُولَ النَّبِيَّ الأُمِّيَّ الَّذِي يَجِدُونَهُ مَكْتُوبًا عِنْدَهُمْ
فِي التَّوْرَاةِ وَالْإِيلِ يَأْمُرُهُمْ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَيَنْهَاهُمْ عَنْ الْمُنكَرِ وَيُحِلِّ
لَهُمْ الطَّيِّبَاتِ وَيُحَرِّمُ عَلَيْهِمْ الْخَبَائِثَ وَيَضَعُ عَنْهُمْ إِصْرَهُمْ
وَالْأَغْلَالَ الْتِي كَانَتْ عَلَيْهِمْ فَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا بِهِ وَعَزَّرُوهُ وَنَصَرُوهُ
وَأَّبَعُوا النُّورَ الَّذِي أُنزِلَ مَعَهُ أُوْلَئِكَ هُمْ الْمُفْلِحُونَ (١٥٧) قُلْ
يَاأَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنِّي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ إِلَيْكُمْ جَمِيعًا الَّذِي لَهُ مُلْكُ
السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ يُحْيِ وَيُمِيتُ فَآمِنُوا بِاللَّه
وَرَسُولِهِ النَّبِيِّ الْأُمِّيِّ الَّذِي يُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ وَكَلِمَاتِهِ وَأَبِعُوهُ لَعَلَّكُمْ
تَهْتَدُونَ (١٥٨)) (الأعراف:١٥٧-١٥٨)
"Those who follow the Messenger, the
Prophet who can neither read nor write
(i.e. Muhammad
whom they find
written with them in the Torah and the
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Injîl (the Gospel). He commands them to
do what is right and forbids them from
doing that which is evil. He allows them
as lawful all that is good, and prohibits
them as unlawful all that is evil. He
releases them from their heavy burdens
(of Allâh's Covenant) and from the
fetters that were upon them. So those
who believe in him, honor him, help
him, and follow the light (the Qur'an)
which has been sent down with him, it is
they who will be successful. Say (O
Muhammad $) "O mankind! Verily, I
am sent to you al as the Messenger of
Allâh to Whom belongs the dominion of
the heavens and the earth. None has the
right to be worshipped but He; it is He
Who gives life and causes death. So
believe in Allâh and His Messenger
(Muhammad #), the Prophet who can
neither read nor write, who believes in
Allâh and His words and follow him so
that you may be guided." (7:157-158).
And said:
﴿أَفَغَيْرَ اللَّهِ أَبْتَغِي حَكَمَا وَهُوَ الَّذِي أَنزَلَ إِلَيْكُمْ الْكِتَابَ مُفَصَّلًا
وَالَّذِينَ آتَيْنَاهُمْ الْكِتَابَ يَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّهُ مُنَزَّلٌ مِنْ رَبِّكَ بِالْحَقِّ فَلَا
تَكُونَنَّ مِنْ الْمُمْتَرِينَ (١١٤)﴾ (الأنعام: ١١٤)
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"Those unto whom We gave the
Scripture know that it is revealed from
your Lord in truth. " (6:114).
And said:
﴿الَّذِينَ آتَيْنَاهُمْ الْكِتَابَ يَعْرِفُونَهُ كَمَا يَعْرِفُونَ أَبْنَاءَهُمْ وَإِنْ فَرِيقًا
مِنْهُمْ لَيَكْتُمُونَ الْحَقَّ وَهُمْ يَعْلَمُونَ (١٤٦)﴾ (البقرة: ١٤٦)
"Those to whom We gave the Scripture,
recognize him (Muhammad
as they
recognize their sons. But verily, a party
of them conceal the truth while they
know it." (2:146).
And said:
﴿ ... وَقُلْ لِلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ وَالْأُمَّيِّينَ أَأَسْلَمْتُمْ فَإِنْ أَسْلَمُوا فَقَدْ
اهْتَدَوا وَإِنْ تَوَلَّوْا فَإِنَّمَا عَلَيْكَ الْبَلَاغُ وَاللَّهُ بَصِيرٌ بِالْعِبَادِ (٢٠)﴾
(آل عمران: ٢٠)
"And say to those who were given the
Scripture and to those who are illiterates
(Pagan Arab): "Do you submit yourselves
(to Allâh in Islâm)?" If they do, they are
rightly guided; but if they turn away,
your duty is only to convey the Message;
and Allâh is All-Seer of (His ) slaves."
(3:20).
And said:
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﴿هَذَا بَاغٌ لِلنَّاسِ وَلِيُنذَرُوا بِهِ وَلِيَعْلَمُوا أَنَّمَا هُوَ إِلَهْ وَاحِدٌ وَلِيَذْكَّرَ
أُوْلُوا الْأَلْبَابِ (٥٢)﴾ (إبراهيم: ٥٢)
"This (Qur'ân) is a Message for mankind
in order that they may be warned
thereby, and that they may know that He
is the only God (Allâh) and that men of
understanding may take heed. " (14:52).
And said:
(الأنعام: ١٩)
لأُنذِرَكُمْ بِهِ وَمَنْ بَلَغَ
"That I may therewith warn you and
whomsoever is in my reach. " (6:19).
And said:
﴿ ...... وَمَنْ يَكْفُرْ بِهِ مِنْ الْأَحْزَابِ فَالنَّارُ مَوْعِدُهُ فَلَا تَكُنْ فِي مِرْيَةٍ
مِنْهُ إِنَّهُ الْحَقُّ مِنْ رَبِّكَ وَلَكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ (١٧)﴾
(هود: ١٧)
"but those of the sects (Jews, Christians
and all the other non-Muslim nations)
that reject it (the Qur'ân), the Fire will
be
their
promised
meeting-place."
(11:17).
And also said:
﴿لِيُنْذِرَ مَنْ كَانَ حَيَّ وَيَحِقَّ الْقَوْلُ عَلَى الْكَافِرِينَ (٧٠)﴾
(يس: ٧٠)
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"That he or it (Muhammad # or the
Qur'ân) may give warning to him who is
living and the Word may be justified
against the disbelievers. " (36:70).
Allâh the Almighty, then mentioned in the
Qur'ân that He sent His Messenger # to the illiterate
(Arab Pagans) to the people of the Scripture, and to
all mankind, Arabs and non-Arabs. Therefore,
anyone who received the Message of the Qur'ân is
considered to be a warning for him.
Imâm Muslim narrated on the authority of Abû
Hurairah that The Messenger of Allah # said: "By
Him in Whose hand is the life of Muhammad, he
who amongst the community of Jews or Christians
hears about me, but does not affirm his belief in
that which I have been sent with and dies in this
state (of disbelief) he shall be in the Hell -Fire. "78
Imam al-Bukhârî narrated on the authority of
Jâbir bin 'Abdullah that the Prophet « said: "I have
been given five things, which were not given to any
one else before me:
1. Allâh made me victorious by awe, (by His
frightening my enemies) for a distance of one
month's journey.
78
Narrated by Muslim in the Book of : "Faith".
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2. The earth has been made for me (and for my
followers) a place for praying and a thing to
perform Tayammum, therefore anyone of my
followers can pray whenever the time of a prayer is
due.
3. Booty has been made Halal (lawful) for me yet
it was not lawful for anyone else before me.
4. I have been given the right of intercession (on
the Day of Resurrection).
5. Every Prophet used to be sent to his nation only
but I have been sent to all mankind. "79
In another narration, the Prophet
said: "I
have been sent to the black and the red (people)".
It was also narrated that he said # that he has been
sent to the Arabs and the non-Arabs, and it was also
narrated that he has been sent to mankind and the
Jinn, but what is actually meant is more general than
that. What is meant in the Hadîth of the Prophet
is that Glad tidings have been given about him in the
previous Scriptures revealed by Allâh the Almighty,
to the previous Prophets. The Prophecy before
Muhammad # ended with 'Îsâ Ibn Mariam (Jesus),
who is the last Prophet to be sent to Banî Isrâ'il (the
children of Isrâ'il). 'Îsâ (May the Blessings of Allâh
be upon him) told them about the coming of
79 Narrated by al-Bukharî in the Book of "at-Tayammum."
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Muhammad # as was stated in the Qur'ân:
﴿وَإِذْ قَالَ عِيسَى ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ يَابَنِي إِسْوَائِيلَ إِنِّي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ إِلَيْكُمْ
مُصَدِّقًا لِمَا بَيْنَ يَدَيَّ مِنَ الثَّوْرَاةِ وَمُبَشِّرًا بِرَسُولٍ يَأْتِي مِنْ بَعْدِي
اسْمُهُ أَحْمَدُ فَلَمَّا جَاءَهُمْ بِالْبَيَِّاتِ قَالُوا هَذَا سِخْرٌ مُبِينٌ (٦)﴾
(الصف: ٦)
"And (remember) when 'Îsâ (Jesus), son
of Mariam said: "O Children of Isrâ'il! I
am the Messenger of Allâh unto you
confirming the Torah which (came)
before me and giving glad tidings of a
Messenger to come after me, whose name
shall be Ahmad (i.e. Muhammad) "
(61:6).
Adding to that, the Prophet # told us that he was
mentioned in the previous Scriptures, as evidenced
by many verses from the Qur'an and the Sunnah,
which proves this issue.
His Da'wah is widespread # and this is one of his
miracles:
Moreover, the widespread Message of the
Prophet #, which has reached the East and West of
the earth, is something which has never happened to
any nation before his #. If Muhammad # was not a
Messenger of Allâh, his harm would have been more
than anybody and the previous Prophets would have
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warned humanity of his danger, as they all warned
their followers of the advocates of false beliefs. All
the previous Messengers, including Nûh, - who was
the first of Allâh's Messengers-warned their
followers of the Dajjal (the liar or the false Christ),
and it has never been stated that they warned them of
Muhammad # or told them anything about him
except for praising him and giving glad tidings of his
coming, and commanding their followers to follow
him and warning them of disobeying him. Allâh the
Almighty says in the Qur'ân:
﴿وَإِذْ أَخَذَ اللَّهُ مِيثَاقَ النَِّّينَ لَمَا آتَيْتُكُمْ مِنْ كِتَابٍ وَحِكْمَةٍ ثُمَّ
جَاءَكُمْ رَسُولٌ مُصَدِّقٌ لِمَا مَعَكُمْ لَتُؤْمِنُنَّ بِهِ وَلَتَنْصُرْنَّهُ قَالَ أَقْوَرْتُمْ
وَأَخَذُمْ عَلَى ذَلِكُمْ إِصْرِي قَالُوا أَقْرَرْنَا قَالَ فَاشْهَدُوا وَأَنَا مَعَكُمْ مِنْ
الشَّاهِدينَ (٨١) فَمَنْ تَوَلَّى بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ فَأُوْلَئِكَ هُمْ الْفَاسِقُونَ (٨٢)﴾
(آل عمران: ٨١ -٨٢)
"And (remember) when Allâh took the
Covenant of the Prophets, saying: "Take
whatever I gave you from the Book and
wisdom and afterwards there will come to
you a Messenger (Muhammad
( )
confirming what is with you; you must,
then, believe in him and help him. Allâh
said: "Do you agree (to it) and will you
take up My Covenant (which I conclude
with you)?" They said: "We agree." He
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said: 'Then bear witness, and I am with
you among the witnesses (for this). Then
whoever turns away after this, they are the
immoral and the disobedient." (3:81-82).
Some of the news given in the previous Scriptures
about Muhammad
1. In the story of Ibrahim:
In the Book of Genesis, during the course of the
story of Ibrâhîm (May Allâh's blessings be upon
him), it is said that Allâh inspired Ibrâhîm, after he
was saved from the fire to go and travel to the East
and the West for the sake of his son. When he told
Sarah about this, she hoped that the son would be
hers, and she was very much concerned to drive
away Hâjar and her son Ismâ'îl. Thereupon, Ibrâhîm
took them both to Arabia and the wilderness
(mountains) of Parn. Ibrâhîm thought that this
prophecy was for his son Ishâq until Allâh inspired
him that his son Ishâq would be given a blessed
offspring but as for Ismâ'îl I have blessed thee and
have given him a great nation, and from his
offspring will come Muhammad, who will have a
great nation
"The
Lord said to Abram, "Leave your
country, your relatives, and your father's home, and
go to a land that I am going to show you. I will give
you many descendants, and they will become a great
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nation. I will bless you and make your name famous,
so that you will be a blessing" (Genesis: 12:1-2),
"You are going to have a son, and you will name
him Ishmael, because the Lord has heard your cry
of distress" (Genesis: 16:11).
Also when Hâjar was placed by the Ka'bah by
her husband Ibrâhîm, and she became very thirsty,
she became very worried about her son. Then came
the angel, who brought forth the spring of Zamzam
and ordered her to keep this boy, as a great person
would be born from his offspring.
It is well known that there are none of the
offspring of Ismâ 'îl, rather of Adam who is greater
or more honored than Muhammad #, and it was his
nation which dominated the eastern and the western
part of the land.
2. The story of Ismâ'îl:
Also in the course of the story of Isma'îl in the
Book of Genesis, it says that the child Ismâ 'îl would
lead all the nations, and would live by his brothers.
This was not fulfilled by anyone except for the
nation of Muhammad .
3. Tthe story of Mûsâ (Moses) &# :
In the Book of Deuteronomy it is mentioned that
Allah inspired Mûsâ (Moses) to say to the
children of Isrâ'îl : "And the Lord said unto me,
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they have well spoken that which they have spoken, I
will raise them up a prophet from among their
brethren, like unto thee and will put my words in his
mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall
command him. " (Deuteronomy 18:17-18).
And also said: "The Lord your God will raise up
for you (Children of Isrâ'îl) a Prophet like me from
among you, from your brethren - him you shall
heed ... " (Deuteronomy 18:15).
4. In the Book of Deuteronomy:
It is mentioned here that Mûsâ (Moses)
talked to the children of Isra'îl towards the end of
his life - in the 39th year of the Tech (wondering
through the land) and reminded them of Allah's
bounties and Graces, which He had provided them
with, and said to them: "And remember that the Lord
will send you a Prophet from among your own
selves, as He sent me to you. He will command you
to do the right and forbid you from doing evil. He
will make lawful for you all that is good and make
unlawful all that is evil. Whoever disobeys him will
be disgraced in this life, and subject to torment in
the Hereafter."
5. At the end of the Book of Deuteronomy:
In the fifth (and the last) book of the Torah it
says: "The Lord came from Mount Sinai and rose
like the sun over Sa'îr, and he shone on his people
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from Mount Paran. To his right there is a light, and
to his left there is a fire. All nations gather around
him" (Deuteronomy: 33:2). This means that the
Sharî'ah of Allâh came from Sinai, which is the
mountain at which Mûsâ (Moses) talked to Allâh
the Almighty. Sa'îr stands for the hills in Jerusalem
where Isa (Jesus) preached. "He shined" i.e.
His Message was finally complete, dominant and
clear, from the side of the Mount of Paran, which
are - without dispute- the mountains of Arabia (or
the heights of Makkah). This only took place when
Muhammad
proclaimed his Message. Allâh,
Glorified be He, mentioned the three places in the
order in which the events took place. Therefore, he
mentioned the place where Mûsâ (Moses) # started
the Message, then 'Îsa (Jesus) > and finally the
land where Muhammad completed the Message.
When Allah the Almighty swore by these three
places -in the Qur'an- , he mentioned them in the
order which ends with the best of the three. In Sûrah
at-Tîn Allâh says:
"By the fig and the olive" (95:1) (which is the
location of Jerusalem, where 'Îsa (Jesus) was.
And then He said: "By the Mount Sinai" (95:2),
which is the mountain by which Allâh talked to His
Prophet Mûsâ (Moses) . And finally He said:
"And by this city of security (Makkah)" (95:3),
which is the city, where Muhammad proclaimed his
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mission. (This is according to the opinion of many
interpreters of the Qur'ân).
6. In the Psalms (Zabur) of Dawud (David)
In the Psalms of Dawud
there is
a
description of this nation that they are a nation of
Jihâd and worship. It also gives an example, which
was related by the Prophet # that he is the final
brick in the built dome, as was mentioned in the
Hadith that is narrated by Imams al-Bukhari and
Muslim on the authority of Abû Hurairah who said:
"The Messenger of Allâh & said: "My similitude in
comparison with the other Prophets before me, is
that of a man who has built a house nicely and
beautifully, except for a place of one brick in a
corner. The people go about it and wonder at its
beauty, but say: "Would that this brick be put in its
place! So, I am that brick, and I am the last of the
Prophets. "80 The same meaning is also expressed in
the Qur'ân in the verse:
﴿مَا كَانَ مُحَمَّدٌ أَبَا أَحَدٍ مِنْ رِجَالِكُمْ وَلَكِنْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَخَاتَمَ
النَّبِيِّينَ وَكَانَ اللَّهُ بِكُلّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيمًا (٤٠)) (الأحزاب: ٤٠)
"Muhammad # is not the father of any
man among you, but he is the Messenger
80
Narrated by al-Bukharî in the Book of "The merits of the Prophet
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of Allâh and the last of the Prophets"
(33:40).
7. The description of Muhammad # in the Psalms:
It is also mentioned in the Psalms that the
Message of Muhammad # will spread and be
established from sea to sea, and all the kings will
come to him from all countries willingly, carrying
presents to him. It also says that he # helps the
needy, supports the weak, that prayers are said on
him at all times, Allâh will bless him everyday and
he will be mentioned forever. This description only
applies to Muhammad ₺ .
8. In the Scriptures of Isaiah:
There is a long speech in the scriptures of Isaiah
that reprimands the Children of Isra'îl, and tells
them that Allâh is sending them an illiterate Prophet,
who is not harsh hearted or severe, he does not raise
his voice in the markets. Allah the Almighty also
said about him, I shall endow him with every noble
manner, with serenity, piety, wisdom, sincerity,
justice, truth, and guidance of others to the right
path. Islâm will be his religion (Dîn) and the Qur'ân
will be his book. His name will be Ahmad, through
him I will save humanity from being led astray,
gather them together after being separated, unite the
hearts (of the believers), and make his nation, the
best ever raised up for mankind. The sacrifice they
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offer (to Allâh) is their blood, and their gospel is
(preserved) in their hearts. They are monks at night
and daring lions during the day,
ذَلِكَ فَضْلُ اللَّهِ يُؤْتِيهِ مَنْ يَشَاءُ وَاللَّهُ ذُو الْفَضْلِ
الْعَظيم (٢١)) (الحديد: ٢١)
"That is the Grace of Allâh, which He
bestows on whom He pleases. And Allâh
is the Owner of Great Bounty " (57:21).
In another chapter of Isaiah he says: "He gains
victory over all nations and defeats the polytheists in
Arabia".
9. His description in the Scriptures of Iliâs (Elias):
It is said in the Scriptures of Ilias that he
went on a trip with a group of his companions, and
when they reached the land of Arabia, Iliâs said to
them: "Look at those (the people of Arabia), they are
the owners of your great forts." His companions
asked him: "O Prophet of Allâh! Whom do they
worship?" He then replied: "They glorify Allâh on
top of each hill."
10. His description in the Scriptures of Ezekiel:
It is said in the Scriptures of Ezekiel : "My
chosen slave, I descend my revelation upon him. He
makes my justice prevail among the nations. I have
chosen him for Myself, and sent him to the nations
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with truthful judgments. "
11. In the Book of Prophecies:
It is said in the Book of Prophecies that : "One
of the Prophets passed by al-Madinah, and the tribes
of Banû Quraizah and Banû an-Nadîr (Jewish tribes)
received him as their guest. When he saw them, he
cried, so they said to him: "What is making you cry,
O Prophet of Allâh!" He said to them: "A Prophet
will be sent by Allâh from the side of that mountain
(al-hirrah, which is on one side of Madînah). He will
(this coming Prophet) destroy your homes and take
your women as war captives. " The Jews then wanted
to kill that Prophet, so he ran away."
12. His description # in the Bible:
In the Gospel of John, Jesus says: "I am going
(i.e. Jesus) to Paradise, and will send you the
Paraclete (the comforter), the spirit of truth, who
shall teach you everything." And: "But when the
Paraclete (the comforter) is come whom I will send
unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth,
which proceedeth from the Father, he shall bear
witness of me" (John: 14:16, 15:26, 16:17). The
Paraclete, refers to the Prophet *, as it is also in
agreement with what is mentioned in the Qur'ân:
﴿ ..... وَمُبَشِّرًا بِرَسُولٍ يَأْتِي مِنْ بَعْدِي اسْمُهُ أَحْمَدُ فَلَمَّا جَاءَهُمْ
بِالْبَيِّنَاتِ قَالُوا هَذَا سِحْرٌ مُبِينٌ(٦)﴾ (الصف: ٦)
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