The Muslims believe and respect Jesus PBUH because our religion and Muhammad PBUH and ALLAH ALMIGHTY have told us to do so. The BIble, according to Christian scholars contains thousands of verses which state that Jesus PBUH is Messiah. But NOT even a single one mentions or states his name. MESSIAH is a TITLE. Prophecies are word-pictures of what is going in future. SO when it happens, one knows. I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and I will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him.(Deuteronomy chapter 18, verse 18) LIKE UNTO THEE as in Like Moses. Christians have some reasons to support their understanding. I am hereby going to critically give a test to both Muhammad PBUH and to Jesus PBUH in relation to this verse. According to Christians Jesus PBUH is God and Moses PBUH is not God therefore Jesus PBUH is not like Moses PBUH. Jesus PBUH died for the sins of the world but Moses PBUH did not die for the sins of the world therefore Jesus PBUH is not like Moses PBUH. Jesus PBUH (according to Christians) went to hell for 3 days but Moses PBUH did not so Jesus PBUH is not like Moses PBUH. Let us now resort to some very simple knowledge so that everyone can benefit. Moses PBUH had a father and a mother, so did Muhammad PBUH but Jesus PBUH had only a mother. Therefore Jesus PBUH is not like Moses PBUH but Muhammad PBUH is like Moses PBUH. Moses PBUH and Muhammad PBUH were born by natural courses. Jesus PBUHs birth was very different. Gospel of St. Matthew 1:18. . . . . . . before they came together, (Joseph the Carpenter and Mary) she was found with child by the holy ghost. And St. Luke tells us that when the good news of the birth of a holy son was announced to her, Mary reasoned: . . . . . how shall this be, seeing I know not a man? AND The angel answered and said unto her, the Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the highest shall overshadow thee: . . . . . (Luke 1:35). The Holy Quran confirms the miraculous birth of Jesus, in nobler and sublimer terms. In answer to her question: O my Lord! How shall I have a son when no man hath touched me? The angel says in reply: Even so: Allah createth what He willeth: when He hath decreed a plan, He but saith to it Be, and it is! (Holy Quran, 3:47) It is not necessary for God to plant a seed in man or animal. He merely wills it and it comes into being. This is the Muslim conception of the birth of Jesus. Once again Jesus PBUH is not like Moses PBUH but Muhammad PBUH is like Moses PBUH. Moses PBUH and Muhammad PBUH married and begat children, but Jesus PBUH remained a bachelor all his life. Thus Jesus PBUH is not like Moses PBUH but Muhammad PBUH is like Moses PBUH. Moses PBUH and Muhammad PBUH were accepted as prophets by their people in their very lifetime. Undoubtedly the Jews gave great amount of trouble to Moses PBUH but they acknowledged him as a prophet as a nation. The Arabs were very troublesome. Muhammad PBUH migrated to Medina from Mecca after 13 years of preaching. But the Arabs accepted him as a prophet in his lifetime. He (Jesus) came unto his own, but his own received him not. (John 1:11). And even today, after two thousand years, his people - the Jews, as a whole, have rejected him. Once again I prove that Jesus PBUH is not like Moses PBUH but Muhammad PBUH is like Moses PBUH. Moses PBUH and Muhammad PBUH were both rulers as well as prophets. They acted within the laws of God. As prophets I mean that they passed Gods commands to others without any alteration or addition whatsoever. By ruler I mean they had the prerogative of capital punishment. Do you remember the Israelite who was found picking up firewood on Sabbath Day, and Moses had him stoned to death? (Numbers 15:36). There are instances in Bible with men who were given gift of prophecy only and not to implement their directives. For example Lot, Jonah, Daniel etc. Jesus PBUH belonged to this group. The Christian Gospel confirms this: when Jesus was dragged before the Roman Governor, Pontius Pilate, charged for sedition, Jesus made a convincing point in his defense to refute the false charges: Jesus PBUH answered, My kingdom is not of this world: If my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews; but now is my kingdom not from hence (John 18:36). This convinced Pilate (a Pagan) thought that though Jesus might not be in full possession of his mental faculty, he did not strike him as being a danger to his rule. Jesus claimed a spiritual kingdom only; in other words he only claimed to be a prophet. Once again we see that Jesus PBUH is not like Moses PBUH but Muhammad PBUH is like Moses PBUH. Moses PBUH and Muhammad PBUH brought new laws and rules for their people. Such was not the case with Jesus PBUH. I quote his own words: Think not that I am come to destroy the law, Or the Prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfill. For verily I say unto you, till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. (Matthew 5:17-18). In other words he had not come with any new laws or regulations; he came only to fulfill the old law. Thus Jesus PBUH is not like Moses PBUH but Muhammad PBUH is like Moses PBUH. Like · 9 hours ago Saad Abid Both Moses PBUH and Muhammad PBUH died natural deaths, but according to Christianity, Jesus was violently killed on the cross. So Jesus PBUH is not like Moses PBUH but Muhammad PBUH is like Moses PBUH. Moses PBUH and Muhammad PBUH both lie buried on earth, but according to you, Jesus rests in heaven. Once again Jesus PBUH is not like Moses PBUH but Muhammad PBUH is like Moses PBUH. I have only worked on the part like unto thee. Like Moses PBUH. Now I will discuss what is being said in the following phrase. . The prophecy is much more than this single phrase which reads as follows: I WILL RAISE THEM UP A PROPHET FROM AMONG THEIR BRETHREN LIKE UNTO THEE . . . . . . The emphasis is on the words - From among their brethren. Moses PBUH and the Jews are being addressed as a racial entity and as such their brethren would be the Arabs. Holy Bible speaks of Abraham as the Friend of God. Abraham had two wives - Sarah and Hagar. Hagar bore Abraham a son - His first-born - . . . . . . And Abraham called His sons name, which Hagar bore, Ishmael. (Genesis16:15). And Abraham took Ishmael HIS SON . . . . . . (Genesis 17:23). And Ishmael HIS SON was thirteen years old, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin. (Genesis 17:25). Up to the age of THIRTEEN Ishmael was the ONLY son and seed of Abraham, when the covenant was ratified between God and Abraham. God grants Abraham another son through Sarah, named Isaac, who was very much the junior to his brother Ishmael. If Ishmael and Isaac are the sons of the same father Abraham, then they are brothers. And so the children of the one are the BRETHREN of the children of the other. The children of Isaac are the Jews and the children of Ishmael are the Arabs - so they are BRETHREN to one another. The Bible affirms, And he (Ishmael) shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren. (Genesis 16:12). and he (Ishmael) died in the presence of all his brethren. (Genesis 25:18). The children of Isaac are the brethren of the Ishmaelites. In like manner Muhammad PBUH is from among the brethren of the Israelites because he was a descendant of Ishmael the son of Abraham. This is exactly as the prophecy has it - FROM AMONG THEIR BRETHREN. (Deut. 18:18). The prophecy distinctly mentions that the coming prophet who would be like Moses, must arise NOT from the children of Israel or from among themselves, but from among their brethren. MUHUMMED THEREFORE WAS FROM AMONG THEIR BRETHREN! The prophecy then says: And I will put my words in his mouth. If I were to ask you to read this passage since it is a language you understand I would not be putting words into your mouth but if I would ask you to repeat before me words of a language you didnt know you would be having the words being put into your mouth. History tells us that Muhammad PBUH was 40 years of age. He was in a cave called Hira. And Gabriel the archangel arrived. He said to Muhammad PBUH IQRA which means to read or proclaim. Muhammad PBUH replied I am not learned. The angels asks the same thing again and the third time repeats again. Muhammad PBUH understands that he asking him to repeat. To let the words be put in his mouth. 1. READ! IN THE NAME OF THY LORD AND CHERISHER, WHO, CREATED. 2. CREATED MAN, FROM A (MERE) CLOT OF CONGEALED BLOOD. 3. READ! AND THY LORD IS MOST BOUNTIFUL. 4. HE WHO TAUGHT (THE USE OF) THE PEN. 5. TAUGHT MAN THAT WHICH HE KNEW NOT. Immediately the angel had departed, Muhammad PBUH rushed to his home. Terrified and sweating all over he asked his beloved wife Khadija to cover him up. When he regained his composure he explained what had happened. Would imposters confess that when an angel of the Lord confronts them with a Message from on High, they get fear-stricken, terrified, and sweating all over, run home to their wives? His reactions and confessions are that of an honest, sincere man, the man of Truth - AL-AMIN - the Honest, the Upright, the Truthful. During the next twenty-three years of his prophetic life, words were put into his mouth, and he uttered them. They made an indelible impression on his heart and mind: and as the volume of the Sacred Scripture (Holy Quran) grew, they were recorded on palm-leaf fibre, on skins and on the shoulder-blades of animals, and in the hearts of his devoted disciples. Before his demise these words were arranged in the order in which we find them to- day in the Holy Quran. The words (revelation) were actually put into his mouth, exactly as foretold in the prophecy under discussion: AND I WILL PUT MY WORDS IN HIS MOUTH. (Deut. 18:18) Muhammad PBUHs response to the first revelation is fulfillment of another Biblical prophecy. And the Book (al-Kitaab, al-Quran - the Reading, the Recitation) Is delivered to him that is not learned, the unlettered Prophet, Holy Quran 7:158) saying, read this, I pray thee: (the words I pray thee, are not in the Hebrew manuscripts; compare with the Roman Catholics Douay Version and also with the Revised Standard Versions) And he saith , I am not learned. (I am not learned is the exact translation of the words which words Muhammad PBUH uttered twice to the Holy Ghost - the Archangel Gabriel, when he was commanded READ!). Let me quote the verse in full without a break as found in the King James Version, or the Authorised Version as it is more popularly known: And the book is delivered to him that is not learned, saying, read this, I pray thee: And he saith, I am not learned. (Isaiah 29:12). Like · 9 hours ago Saad Abid It may be noted that there were no Arabic Bibles in existence in the 6th Century of the Christian Era when Muhammad PBUH lived and preached! Besides, he was absolutely unlettered and unlearned. No human had ever taught him a word. His teacher was his Creator. Deuteronomy verse 18 is followed up by a direct warning from God. And it shall come to pass, (it is going to happen) That whosoever will not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him. (in the Catholic Bible the ending words are - I will be the revenger, - I will take vengeance from him - I will take revenge!) May God give us the strength to accepting the truth. Amen. Miracle of miracles! in the verse 19 of Deuteronomy chapter 18, we have a further fulfillment of the prophecy in Muhammad PBUH! Note the words - . . . . . MY WORDS WHICH HE SHALL SPEAK IN MY NAME. In whose name is Muhammad PBUH speaking? Every chapter of the Holy Quran except the 9th begin with the formula: In the name of ALLAH(God), most gracious, most merciful. The Muslim begins his every lawful act with the Holy formula. But the Christian begins: In the name of the Father, son and the holy ghost. And what did the prophecy demand? . . . . . . WHICH HE SHALL SPEAK IN MY NAME, and in whose name does Muhammad PBUH speak? IN THE NAME OF GOD, MOST GRACIOUS, MOST MERCIFUL. The Prophecy is being fulfilled in Muhammad PBUH to the letter! Like · 9 hours ago Saad Abid In New Testament times, we find that the Jews were still expecting the fulfillment of the prophecy of ONE LIKE MOSES; refer John 1:19-25. When Jesus claimed to be the Messiah of the Jews, the Jews began to enquire as to where was Elias? The Jews had a parallel prophecy that before coming of Jesus PBUH Elias must come in his second coming. Jesus PBUH confirms this Jewish belief: . . . . . . ELIAS TRULY SHALL FIRST COME, AND RESTORE ALL THINGS. BUT I SAY UNTO YOU, THAT ELIAS IS COME ALREADY, AND THEY KNEW HIM NOT, . . . . . . THEN THE DISCIPLES UNDERSTOOD THAT HE SPAKE UNTO THEM OF JOHN THE BAPTIST. (Matthew 17:11-13). According to the New Testament the Jews were not the ones to swallow the words of any would-be Messiah. In their investigations they underwent intense difficulties in order to find their true Messiah. And this the Gospel of John confirms: AND THIS IS THE RECORD OF JOHN, (the Baptist) WHEN THE JEWS SENT PRIESTS AND LEVITES FROM JERUSALEM TO ASK HIM, WHO ART THOU? AND HE CONFESSED AND DENIED NOT; BUT CONFESSED, I AM NOT THE CHRIST. (This was only natural because there cant be two Messiahs at the same time. If Jesus was the Christ then John couldnt be the Christ!) AND THEY ASKED HIM, WHAT THEN? ART THOU ELIAS? AND HE SAITH, I AM NOT. (Here John the Baptist contradicts Jesus! Jesus says that John is Elias and John denies that he is what Jesus ascribes him to be). One of the TWO (Jesus or John), God forbid! is definitely not speaking the TRUTH! On the testimony of Jesus himself, John the Baptist was the greatest of the Israelite prophets: VERILY I SAY UNTO YOU, AMONG THEM THAT ARE BORN OF WOMEN THERE HAS NOT RISEN A GREATER THAN JOHN THE BAPTIST: . . . . . . (Matthew 11:11). We Muslims know John the Baptist as Hazrut YAHYAA Alai-his-salaam (peace be upon him). We revere him as a true prophet of Allah. The Holy Prophet Jesus known to us as Hazrut ISAA Alai-his-salaam (peace be upon him), is also esteemed as one of the mightiest messenger of Allah. How can we impute lies to them? We Muslims, leave this problem between Jesus and John for the Christians to solve, for their sacred scriptures abound in discrepancies which they have been glossing over as the dark sayings of Jesus. We Muslims are really interested in the last question posed to John the Baptist by the Jewish elite - ART THOU THAT PROPHET? AND HE ANSWERED, NO. (John 1:21). Please note that three different and distinct questions were posed to John the Baptist and to which he gave three emphatic NOs as answers. To recapitulate:- (1) Art thou the Christ? (2) Art thou Elias? (3) Art thou that prophet? But the learned men of Christendom somehow only see two questions implied here. To make doubly clear that the Jews definitely had T-H-R-E-E separate prophecies in their minds when they were interrogating John the Baptist, let us read the remonstrance of the Jews in the verses following - AND THEY ASKED HIM, AND SAID UNTO HIM, WHY BAPTIZEST THOU THEN, IF THOU BE (a) NOT THE CHRIST, (b) NOR ELIAS, (c) NEITHER THAT PROPHET? (John 1:25) The Jews were waiting for the fulfilment of THREE distinct prophecies: One, the coming of CHRIST. Two, the coming of ELIAS, and Three, the coming of THAT PROPHET. If we look up any Bible which has a concordance or cross-references, then we will find in the marginal note where the words the prophet, or that prophet occur in John 1:25, that these words refer to the prophecy of Deuteronomy 18:15 and 18. And that that prophet - the prophet like Moses - LIKE UNTO THEE, we have proved through overwhelming evidence that he was MUHUMMED and not Jesus! We Muslims are not denying that Jesus was the Messiah, which word is translated as Christ . We are not contesting the thousand and one prophecies which the Christians claim abound in the Old Testament foretelling the coming of the Messiah. What we say is that Deuteronomy 18:18 does NOT refer to Jesus Christ but it is an explicit prophecy about the Holy Prophet MUHUMMED. Why not apply that acid test which the Master himself wanted you to apply to any would be claimant to prophet hood? He had said: BY THEIR FRUITS YE SHALL KNOW THEM. DO MEN GATHER GRAPES FROM THE THORNS, OR FIGS FROM THE THISTLES? EVERY GOOD TREE WILL BEAR GOOD FRUIT AND EVERY EVIL TREE WILL BEAR EVIL FRUIT . . . . . . BY THEIR FRUITS YE SHALL KNOW THEM. (Matthew 7:16-20) Why are you afraid to apply this test to the teachings of Muhammad? You will find in the Last Testament of God - the Holy Quran - the true fulfillment of the teachings of Moses and Jesus which will bring to the world the much-needed peace and happiness. IF A MAN LIKE MOHAMED WERE TO ASSUME THE DICTATORSHIP OF THE MODERN WORLD, HE WOULD SUCCEED IN SOLVING ITS PROBLEMS THAT WOULD BRING IT THE MUCH NEEDED PEACE AND HAPPINESS. (George Bernard Shaw)
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