ISLAM TRIUMPH
A True Dialogue with a Newly-Converted Christian
In the Name of Allah, the Lord of Mercy, the Giver
of Mercy
All praise is due to Allah, the Almighty, Whose Help, Guidance and
Support we seek; we seek refuge with Him, the Almighty, from the
evils of our souls and our misdeeds. Truly, whomever Allah guides,
none can lead him/her astray and whomever He leads astray,
none can guide him/her. I beat witness that there is no God but
Allah and that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger.
This is a true a dialogue with a newly-converted Christian. For the
purpose of publication and to achieve the maximum benefit,
some modifications and citations have been added. Yet, for the
sake of justice, we did not add any word to the answers of the
woman, except for the linguistic and grammatical rules.
It is noteworthy to mention that the interviewee’s answers have
been written in red, so that they would be easily recognized and
distinguished. Also, some information like the place where she
has converted to Christianity, the Church that was responsible for
her conversion, etc. was kept classified.
This dialogue rings alarm bells and sheds light on the evangelists’
despicable ways and plans of how to lead Muslims astray. It also
offers answers to their big lies. That is to say that the dialogue
has a lot of benefits and useful pieces of information. Yet, you, o
dignified reader, will be astonished by how was this woman
stubborn on her mistakes, as if a devil takes control over her! We
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ask Allah, the Almighty, to make this work fruitful and to guide
people thereby.
Seeking the Help of Allah, let us examine the dialogue carefully.
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Welcome! Please, ask your questions.
I want to know, “Is Muhammad a true Messenger sent by Allah?”
Do you believe that Allah has sent many Prophets before
Muhammad? Do you believe that Moses, Job, Aaron, David, etc.
were all Prophets?
Yes, I do. I am Christian.
Muhammad was not the first Prophet, for many Prophets and
Messengers were sent before him, a fact which is proved by the
Quran “Say: I am not the first of the apostles…” (The Quran,
46:9) So, Muhammad (PBUH) was sent to disseminate
monotheism, to preserve the Sharia and its sources, to spread
virtues and to give succor to the Religion of Allah. Not only that,
but we can also say that Prophet’s Muhammad’s Sharia was the
most perfect one. So, whoever truly believes in the previous
Messengers must have not doubted that Muhammad is a true
Prophet sent by Allah. In other words, whosoever denies his
(PBUH) Prophethood totally rejects all the previous Prophets. In
this regard, Sheikh Al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah says: “Whosoever
denies the Prophethood of Muhammad (PBUH) totally rejects the
way through which we knew about the truthfulness of the
previous Prophets and the veracity of their Prophethood. That is
because the way by means of which we knew about Prophet
Moses and Prophet Jesus is the same way through which we knew
about Prophet Muhammad. Yet, if they claim that the Prophethood
of Moses and Jesus was supported and proved by miracles which
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were consecutively transmitted to us, we respond that
Muhammad’s miracles are greater and their consecutive
transmission is even more truthful. As for his (PBUH) Book, i.e. the
Quran, it the most perfect (among all the heavenly-revealed
Books). In the same vein, contradictory and wrong is whosoever
claims that David, Solomon, Micah, Amos and Daniel were all
Prophets and yet denied the Prophet hood of Muhammad ibn
‘Abdu Allah.”1
In addition, he, may Allah have mercy upon him, says: “All the
proofs that prove the veracity of the Prophethood of Moses and
Jesus also give stronger and more plentiful evidence for the
veracity of the Prophethood of Muhammad (PBUH), that is to say
that believing in Moses and Jesus as true Prophets also
necessitates believing in Muhammad (PBUH) as a true Prophet. In
other words, to deny him Muhammad’s Prophethood is to deny
the Prophethood of both Moses and Jesus.”2
To recap, Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was not sent with a
Message contradictory to those of the Prophets before him; Allah
says: “Nay: he has come with the truth and verified the
apostles.” (The Quran, 37:37)
All the Prophets performed miracles but he did not!
1 See Ibn Taymiyyah, Al-Jawab As-Sahih, vol. 2, pp. 26-29.
2 Ibid., 45.
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First: according to the teachings of Christianity, John the Baptist,
i.e. Prophet John- Allah’s Peace be upon him, performed miracles,
yet you, Christians, believe in his Prophethood, don’t you?
Second: working miracles is not the only requirement for proving
the veracity of a Prophet.
Third: Prophet Muhammad performed more than one thousand
miracles which were transmitted to us by the most righteous and
virtuous people. It is noteworthy to mention that those
transmitters never allowed telling lie, so how could you imagine
that they would tell lie about him (PBUH), especially if we take
into account that they were fully aware of his (PBUH) warning that
‘whoever tells lie about me deliberately, let him take his place in
Hell.”3 It is thus clear that his (PBUH) miracles are definitively
proven; thousands of his Companions were eyewitnesses to these
miracles; tens of them also narrated to us these miracles, so how
could they tell lie about him (PBUH) in this regard?
Let us offer a number of examples of his (PBUH) miracles to
further clarify this point; Anas ibn Malik, Jabir ibn ‘Abdu Allah,
‘Abdu Allah ibn ‘Abbas, ‘Abdu Allah ibn ‘Umar, Ubayy ibn Ka‘ab,,
Ubayy ibn Sa‘id, Sahl ibn Sa‘ad, ‘Aishah bint Abi Bakr and Umm
Salama narrated a very famous Hadith in which it is stated that
“Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) used to deliver the Friday Sermon
next to a trunk of date palm; yet when he (PBUH) began using the
3 Al-Bukhari and Muslim narrated that Messenger Muhammad (PBUH) said:
“Whoever tells lie about me deliberately, let him take his place in Hell”.
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Minbar, the trunk cried out for him until he came to it and held it,
so it became quiet.”
The question here is, “Did all these Companions agree on telling
lie about him (PBUH)?” In actuality, this narration is more truthful
than the entire Bible. In addition, its transmitters are more just
then and greater in number than all the narrators of the Bible.
Let us carefully examine another miracle performed by him
(PBUH). In his Musnad, Imam Ahmad narrated that Messenger
Muhammad (PBUH) said about the creation of the fetus, “It is
created from both man’s and woman’s sperm,”4 a fact which is
proved by the Saying of Allah, the Almighty, “Surely We have
created man from a small life-germ uniting (itself): We
mean to try him, so We have made him hearing, seeing.”
(The Quran, 76:2) Exegetes of the Quran unanimously agree that
An-Nuttfat Al-Amshaj (a small life-germ uniting itself) is a mixture
of both the man’s and the woman’s sperm. Muhammad (PBUH)
clearly told us about this, even though the most famous doctors
of his time, who had leant medicine from the books of Aristotle
and Galen, mistakenly thought that when man’s sperm gets into
the womb of the woman, the fetus would grow and feed on the
menstrual blood. In other words, they thought that when the
woman got pregnant, the menstrual blood would cease coming
down, so that the fetus would feed on it. They never knew about
the fact that woman, exactly like man, is able to discharge a liquid
4 See Ahmad, Musnad, Hadith no. 4424.
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by which she takes part in the process of fertilization and
production. Here, it is of great important to know that the
important role of the woman’s discharged liquid in the formation
of the fetus is only discovered in 1775 by Spallanzani and Wolff.
All of this definitively proves that Muhammad is a true Prophet to
whom Allah sent Divine Revelation.
The Quran mentions a great number of these miracles, including
but not limited to:
- During that period of time in which Islam was in distress,
Allah states clearly that it, i.e. Islam will remain till the end of
time; He, the Almighty, says: “…Certainly you tarried
according to the ordinance of Allah till the Day of
Resurrection…” (The Quran, 30:56)
- The Quran also states clearly that Messenger Muhammad
(PBUH) will go back to Mecca after being driven out from it.
Allah, Glorified is he, says: “…Most surely He who has
made the Quran binding on you will bring you back to
the destination…” (The Quran, 28:85) This refers to Mecca,
Prophet Muhammad’s homeland.
- It also states plainly that Allah, the Almighty, out of His
Grace, will enrich the people of Quraysh. Allah says: “…
Allah will enrich you out of His Grace…” (The Quran,
9:28), a matter that really happened.
- In addition, it foretold that the Persians would be defeated by
the Romans within a number of years; Allah, the Almighty,
says: “Alif Lam Mim. (1) The Romans are vanquished,
(2) In a near land, and they, after being vanquished,
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shall overcome, (3) Within a few years. Allah's is the
command before and after; and on that day the
believers shall rejoice, (4) With the help of Allah; He
helps whom He pleases; and He is the Mighty, the
Merciful; (5)” (The Quran, 3:1-5) The Quran stated this
clearly even though the Romans’ Empire during that period
of time was about to collapse; it was so weak that the
Persian attacks under the leadership of Khusraw Parvēz
dashed any hope of victory for them. It is enough here to
know that Parvēz, attempting to humiliate the Romans, had
taken the True Cross (upon which Jesus was crucified as
mistakenly thought by the Christians). In spite all of this, the
prediction made by the Quran actually fulfilled and the
Romans under the leadership of Hercules got victory over
the Persians in a decisive battle.”5 Not only that, but the
Quran also foretold that the Muslims would win victory over
the disbelievers in the same day the Romans would defeat
the Persians, a prediction that actually took place, for news
on the Romans’ victory came in the same day of the Great
Battle of Badr during which Muslims defeated the
disbelievers of Quraysh.6
- The Quran further challenged the Jews to wish for death, yet
they did not. Allah, the Almighty, says: “Say, "O you who
5 For more information on this great event, please visit
http://www.angelfire.com/nt/Gilgamesh/sasanian.html; and https://goo.gl/GWGDyr.
6 See Al-Baghawy’s commentary on the verses in question.
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are Jews, if you claim that you are allies of Allah,
excluding the [other] people, then wish for death, if
you should be truthful." (6) But they will not wish for
it, ever, because of what their hands have put forth.
And Allah is All Knowing of the wrongdoers.” (The
Quran, 62: 6-7) In spite of this challenge to them, they did
not respond, for if they had done, they would have died
immediately. Commenting on this challenge, some scholars
say: “In spite of the fact that death would relieve all their
sufferings if they were truly truthful in their claims, they, i.e.
the Jews did not wish for it. Also, even though Prophet
Muhammad (PBUH) was fully aware of the fact that they
were determined to tell lie about him, he (PBUH) did not
attribute the challenge to himself, but rather said that this
challenge is from my Lord and yours, the One Who knows
your secrets and open words. In actuality, this challenge was
more severe on the Jews than challenging the Arabs to
produce something similar to the Quran. As well, had not
Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) been absolutely certain that
they would not be able to meet the challenge; he would not
have presented it for them. Atheists and the opponents of
Messenger Muhammad wondered, “Why did not the Jews at
his (PBUH) time wish for death, thus proved him (PBUH) a
liar and thereby felt comfortable and helped people felt
relieved?!”
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These are striking examples which definitively prove that
Muhammad (PBUH) has performed so many miracles that cannot
be counted in this regard.
How did you say that John the Baptist did not perform miracles
even though he foretold the coming of Jesus?
First: This is not a miracle; it is a prediction.
Second: When John the Baptist was asked by the Jewish Rabbis
whether or not he was the forthcoming Prophet, he replied that he
was not him; that is to say that he predicted the coming of the
seal of all the Prophets, i.e. Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
No, he, i.e. John did not predict that.
Do you have a copy of the Bible with you right now?
Yes.
Would you mind please opening the Gospel of John, Book 1, “Now
this was John’s testimony when the Jewish leaders sent
priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are
you?” 20 He confessed- he did not deny but confessed- “I
am not the Christ!” 21 So they asked him, “Then who are
you? Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not!” “Are you the
Prophet?” He answered, No!” (John, 1: 19-21)
According to this aforementioned text, the Jews waited for Jesus
and for the forthcoming Prophet, i.e. Muhammad. Now as long as
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Jesus had already been sent, Muhammad was thus the one to be
sent after him!
Here is a very important subtle observation. The aforementioned
biblical text tells us that the Jewish Levites asked the John- Allah’s
Peace be upon him- “Are you Elijah?” whereupon he said, “I am
not!”
So, who is Elijah whom the Jews waited for?
Elijah was one of the greatest Jewish Prophets whom the Jews
knew very well. They were fully aware of his strong character and
biography. Considerable details about him were recorded in the
Second Book of Kings. It was this Prophet who chased the
worshippers of Baal- one of the false gods that people used to
worship in Ash-Sham in ancient times- and valiantly fought
against them until managed to slay four hundred and fifty from
their leaders. The story in full was recorded in the First Book of
Kings, chapter 18, verse 40 “And Elijah said unto them, Take
the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape. And they
took them: and Elijah brought them down to the brook
Kishon, and slew them there.”
Noteworthy to mention that he- Allah’s Peace be upon him, did
not slay them until he proved that they worshipped false gods. In
this regard, it is recoded that they, i.e. the prophets of Baal
offered sacrifices, yet fire from the sky did not come down to
burn, which was the sigh of the Divine Consent and Acceptance
with them. On the other hand, when Elijah offered his sacrifice,
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the fire burnt it. As such, people realized the falsehood of the
worship of the prophets of the Baal and the righteousness of the
worship of Elijah who offered his acts of worship to the Lord of all
worlds. Depending on evidence and sword, Elijah called people to
believe in the Oneness of Allah and to refrain from paganism.
These events took place in the 9th century B.C.
Centuries later, Prophet Malachi was sent. It is noteworthy to
know that this Prophet wrote the last Book in the Torah, which is
the Book of Malachi. At the end of this Book, Allah, the Almighty,
tells that He will send Prophet Elijah once again at the end of
time!
Glory be to Allah! The final words of the Torah in hand state
clearly that Allah will send Prophet Elijah before the Day of
Judgment: “Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before
the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord: and
he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and
the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and
smite the earth with a curse.” (Malachi, 4:5)
By these words, the Torah comes to its end and Prophethood is no
longer mentioned. It is thus clear that a great Prophet was about
to be sent! It is Prophet Elijah … The Jews thus were required to
diligently search for him. That is why when Prophet John was sent,
the Jewish Levites, as mentioned before, hurried to him and
asked, “Are you Elijah?” whereupon he said, “No!” According to
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these aforementioned words of the Book of Malachi, we knew that
Elijah would be sent to once again to call people for monotheism.
Someone may yet say: “In the Gospel of Mathew, chapter 17,
Jesus Christ told that Elijah had been sent yet they did not know
him? So, who was this Elijah who was sent?!” Early Christian
theologians, such as Origen, opine that Elijah’s coming would be
of two times; the first coming and the second one that would take
place before the Day of Resurrection. As for this biblical text in
question, Jesus Christ speaks about the first coming; that is to say
that the second coming was not fulfilled during that time.
Now we can conclude that the Jews wait for Prophet Elijah who,
according to the last words in the Torah, will be sent before the
Day of Resurrection.
Amazingly enough, the Christians also wait for Elijah the prophet
whose mention was recorded in the last Books of the Gospel,
which is the Book of Revelation in which it is plainly stated that a
great Prophet with definite signs will be sent. Here, we should
take into account that the Book of Revelation was written down
about 40 years after Jesus was ascended to the heaven, that is,
after the destruction of the city of Jerusalem at the hands of the
Romans in the year 70 A.C. Quoting Pope Origen who is one of the
greatest Popes throughout the history of the Church, “this text of
the Book of Revelation tells about the coming of Prophet Elijah
from the Levant.”7
7 See Tawadros Ya‘qub’s commentary on the Book of Malachi, chapter 4, p. 166.
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Let us know quote the (Book of Revelation, 7:2), “And I saw
another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of
the living God … saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the
sea, nor the tress, till we have sealed the servants of our
God in their foreheads.”
Based on all of the aforementioned texts, we have in hand a
number of points: -
- A great Prophet, such as Elijah, will be sent before the Day of
Judgment;
- The Jews and the Christians wait for this Prophet;
- The distinctive feature of Elijah is that he will bring people
back to monotheism, away from the polytheists’ paganism;
and
- He will establish justice by evidence and sword.
Once again, both the Jews and the Christians agree on these
points. In this respect, Victorinus, the bishop of Pettau comments
on (Malachi, 4:5), “At the end of time, a great Prophet will
be sent to turn people to Allah; he will be given power to
perform miracles.”8
Also, according to the Book of Revelation, this forthcoming
Prophet will have the Seal of Prophethood referred to as “the
living seal of God”.
It is thus clear that none but Prophet Muhammad was sent with
the seal of Prophethood after the ascension of Jesus Christ. In
8 Ibid, 167.
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addition, the members of his (PBUH) Ummah are the ones who
are sealed in their foreheads, a fact which is crystal clear in the
Saying of Allah, the Almighty, “Muhammad is the Apostle of
Allah, and those with him are firm of heart against the
unbelievers, compassionate among themselves; you will
see them bowing down, prostrating themselves, seeking
grace from Allah and pleasure; their marks are in their
faces because of the effect of prostration; that is their
description in the Torah …” (The Quran, 48:29) That is to say
that the Jews and the Christians know the members of the
Ummah of Prophet Muhammad by the marks of prostration on
their faces.
As for “the living seal of God” which was sent with Prophet
Muhammad, many reports form the Companions prove this
matter. In the two books of Sahih, Al-Bukhari and Muslim
narrated on the authority of As-Sa’ib ibn Yazid, Allah be pleased
with him, who said: “My aunt took me to Allah's Messenger
(PBUH) and said, "O Allah's Messenger (PBUH)! My nephew is- ill."
The Prophet (PBUH) touched my head with his hand and invoked
Allah to bless me. He then performed ablution and I drank of the
remaining water of his ablution and then stood behind his back
and saw "Khatam An- Nubuwwa" (The Seal of Prophethood)
between his shoulders like a button of a tent.”
According to this aforementioned Hadith, Prophet Muhammad had
the Seal of Prophethood. Many narrations have been transmitted
in support of the existence of this Seal of Prophethood (on Prophet
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Muhammad’s back). In his Lata’if Al-Ma‘arif, Ibn Rajab says: “The
Seal of Prophethood is one of the (various) signs by means of
which the People of the Book used to recognize him (PBUH) with.
It is also narrated that Hercules once sent someone to him (PBUH)
in Tabuk to check this Seal of Prophethood.”
In his famous dialogue with Abu Talib, Prophet Muhammad’s
uncle, Bahira the monk says: “I recognize him with the Seal of
Prophethood that looks like the apple and that exists on the
bottom of the bones of his shoulder.”9 ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib, Allah be
pleased with him, on his part, described him (PBUH), saying:
“Between his shoulders is the Seal of Prophethood; he is the Seal
of all the Prophets.”
This Seal of Prophethood is further mentioned in the story of the
great Companion, Salman Al-Farisi, Allah be pleased with him,
who painstakingly searched for the true Prophet whose
descriptions and signs were conveyed to him by a priest in
Amorium; the priest told Salam: “The time of a Prophet who will
be sent with the religion of Abraham from the land of Arabs is
imminent. He will migrate to a city of many palm trees. He has
distinct signs (by means of which people can easily identify him);
he accepts the presents but not the alms, and the Seal of
Prophethood exists between his shoulders. So if you can go that
land to follow him, you must do.” Salman, Allah be pleased him,
has easily identified these three signs in Prophet Muhammad
9 Mishkat Al-Masabih, Hadith no. 5861; Al-Albani graded it authentic.
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(PBUH). Telling about the story of his conversion to Islam, he said:
“I came to Messenger Muhammad (PBUH) while he was attending
a funeral of one of his Companions in Baqi‘ Al-Gharqad. He was
wearing two garments. I then came close to him and said Salam.
After that I went behind his back and looked carefully at him
(PBUH), so that I could see the Seal described to me by the priest
in Amorium. When he (PBUH) noticed that I went behind his back,
he realized that I want to check something, which is why he
removed this part of the garment on his back and I saw the Seal. I
thus began to copiously weep and kiss him (PBUH). Then, he
asked about my story and I told him about it.”10
To recap, the Seal of Prophethood is one of the distinctive features
of Prophet Muhammad, which is mentioned in the Book of
Revelation and which the Jewish Levites and priests knew very
well.
Also, the Book of Revelation mentions another distinctive feature
of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), that is, he will be called the
Honest and the Truthful, and that his religion will be granted
succor by means of evidence, proof, sword and arrows.
The Book of Revelation says: “And I saw heaven opened, and
behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called
Faithful and true, and in righteousness he doth judge and
make war.” (Revelation, 19:11) Here, we should know that
‘seeing the heaven opened’ means that this is a vision which will
10 See Ahmed, Musnad.
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be fulfilled. So, the question here is “Who is that Faithful and True
whom was sent by Allah, who will righteously judge and make war
and who has the Seal of Prophethood?” It goes without saying
that this person is none but Prophet Muhammad (PBUIH).
Let us now go back to the topic of Prophet Elijah whose name is
pronounced Elias in both the Arabic and the Roman languages.
Prophet Elijah was sent to call people to worship Allah, the
Almighty, Alone and to refrain from polytheism. He, Allah’s Peace
be upon him, fought against the prophets of Baal. We got all of
this information from the Torah, the First Book of Kings, chapter
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If we carefully examine the verses of the Quran, we find that
Allah, the Almighty, tells us about the story of Prophet Elijah
(Elias) in the Chapter of As-Saffat; He, Glorified is He, says: “And
Elias was most surely of the apostles. (123) when he said
to his people: Do you not guard (against evil)? (124) What!
Do you call upon Baal and forsake the best of the creators,
(125) Allah, your Lord and the Lord of your fathers of
yore? (126) But, they called him a liar; therefore they shall
most surely be brought up; (127) but not the servants of
Allah, the purified ones. (128) And We perpetuated to him
(praise) among the later generations. (129) Peace be on El
Yasin. (130)” (The Quran, 37:123-130)
So the question to be asked here is “How did Prophet Muhammad
know about Prophet Elijah’s conflict with the prophets of the Baal,
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even though most people knew nothing about it?!” Once again, if
we carefully examine the last of the aforementioned verses, we
will find that Allah, the Almighty, has called him, i.e. Prophet Elijah
or Elias as ‘El Yasin. So, who is ‘El Yasin? As for this name in
question, we will find that it is suffixed with the Arabic letter “in”,
exactly as the Arabic word Sinin is used in the Saying of Allah, the
Almighty, “And mount Sinin.” (The Quran, 95:2), to refer to
Sinai. This is a well-known grammatical maxim.
Amazingly enough, many exegetes of the Quran opine that the
name ‘El Yasin refers mainly to Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). For
example, At-Tabari narrated that Sa‘id ibn Jubayr held the position
that the name Yasin is one of Prophet Muhammad’s names; he
quoted in support of his opinion the Saying of Allah, Glorified is
He, “Yasin, By the wise Qur'an, Most surely you are one of
the apostles.” (The Quran, 36:1-3) Noteworthy to mention that
Yasin is the name with which the Qur’anic Chapter preceding the
Chapter of As-Sffat begins. In actuality, this is the opinion of Al-
Hassan AL-Basry, Sa‘id ibn Jubayr, among many others.
It is thus clear that Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was named Yasin
by way of telling about a glad tiding about his coming, and that
the Jews and the Christians wait for this Last Prophet whose
descriptions and signs are absolutely identical to what is
mentioned in their Books.
Now let me cite a striking example of the Torah in which the name
of Prophet Muhammad is explicitly and clearly mentioned. In the
Hebrew translation of the Song of Songs, it is stated:
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Give the translation of the text in Arabic, first of all.
It is wrongly translated into "
beloved and comrades-in-arms, the daughters of Jerusalem.” Yet,
the sound translation reads “My beloved and comrades-in-arms is
Muhammad (PBUH). To prove this, let us quote this word,
from the Hebrew text and consult the dictionary.
You see? It gives the name of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
No, this cannot be; this contradicts the context of the passage, for
this Song mainly depicts the story of Solomon’s love to a woman,
so it has nothing at all to do with Muhammad!
You should offer this question to Allah, because He is the One Who
revealed this Chapter in the Torah. Also, you should be fully aware
11 http://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt3005.htm
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of the fact that the Song of Songs, according to the consensus of
the Christians, contains some prophecies.
No, this wrong. Names cannot be translated; this is a general
maxim. So, if Muhammad was the truly intended person, his name
would be mentioned explicitly, exactly as the names of Abraham
and Isaac have been mentioned.
Well done!
They, i.e. the Jews and the Christians should have left names as
they were, that is, without translation. Yet, they did not do so,
because they used to translate the names of countries and people
with the aim of distorting and corrupting the prophecies
mentioned therein, which is a big problem. These are the bad
consequences of translation; it leads to distortion and corruption
about which Allah, the Almighty, says: “And when Allah made a
covenant with those who were given the Book: You shall
certainly make it known to men and you shall not hide it;
but they cast it behind their backs and took a small price
for it; so evil is that which they buy.” (The Quran, 3:187)
I’d like to drive your attention here to the fact that the prophecies
mentioned in the Song of Songs have been subject to distortion
and tampering with.
Let us offer some examples to further illustrate this point; they
mistakenly translated the word “Baca” to be the “The Valley of
Weeping” in Arabic translated bible, even though this is
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contradictory to the English and French translations of the original
text. The English version, for example, reads, “Who passing
through the valley of Baca make it a well; the rain also
filleth the pools.” (Psalms, 84:6) The same thing applies to the
French version reading: “Lorsqu`ils traversent la vallée de
Baca, Ils la transforment en un lieu plein de sources, Et la
pluie la couvre aussi de benedictions.” (Psaume, 84:6) As a
matter of fact, if you carefully examine the word “Baca”, you will
find it beginning with a capital letter, which definitively proves
that it is a name of a place, not the Valley of Weeping. In the
Islamic tradition, Muslims know for certain that “Baca” is one of
the various names of Holy Mecca. It is the place wherein the first
House of worship for mankind has ever been established; Allah,
the Almighty, says: “Indeed, the first House [of worship]
established for mankind was that at Baca - blessed and
guidance for the worlds.” (The Quran, 3:96)
It is thus clear that had the intended meaning of this word in
question, i.e. “Baca” been “weeping or crying”, the English and
the French versions would have approved it, which clearly
indicates that they, i.e. the People of the Book deliberately
distorted the exact meaning of this word, in order to hide and
conceal this prophecy. Reading the text plainly tells that it speaks
about the Valley of Baca (Mecca) that will turn into a well (The
Well of Zamzam). It is an established fact that before the
existence of Zamzam, Mecca was without vegetation.
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Here is another vivid example to further clarify this point; the
People of the Book were told in their Scriptures that Muslims’
Qibla would be changed from Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem to the
Scared House in Mecca. This is an established fact which is
mentioned in the Bible. Gospel of John reads: “Jesus saith to
her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall
neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the
Father.” (John, 4:21) This biblical text undoubtedly indicates that
the Children of Israel and the Christians knew for certain that the
Qibla would be changed. In other words, they knew that the
Divine Message would be granted to another Ummah, a fact
which is crystal clear in the Gospel of Matthew which reads,
“Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be
taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the
fruits thereof.” (Mathew, 21:43)
The Quran, on the other hand, tells that the Jews and Christians
knew Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) as they knew their children, yet
they concealed the truth; He, Glorified is He, says: “Those to
whom We gave the Scripture know him as they know their
own sons. But indeed, a party of them conceals the truth
while they know [it].” (The Quran, 2:146)
Let us now cast light once again on the deliberate and intentional
distortion of the texts of prophecies. In this regard, I’d like to drive
your attention to a very important point, which is that one tries
hard to reach and discover these prophecies, because many of
their texts had been removed.
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What if I tell you that there is a text in the Book of Isaiah which
makes a prophecy about the land of Arabs, yet the commentators
of the Bible interpreted “the land of Arabs” to be “the night”!
No, this is not right.
Ok, would you mind please reading the Book of Isaiah in which it
is clearly stated, “This is the divine revelation about Arabia.
In the forest of Arabia shall ye lodge, O ye travelling
companies of Dedanim. The inhabitants of the land of
Tema brought water to him that was thirsty, they
prevented with their bread him that fled.” (Isaiah, 21:13-14)
If you consult the map at the beginning of the Holy Bible in Arabic
version, you will find that Dedanim ديششدان occupies the same
location of today’s Mecca, and that Tema تيماء occupies the same
position of the Medina of Prophet Muhammad. Not only that, but
also one of the Medina’s districts is even called Taimaa’.
