The question now is “Whom other than Prophet Muhammad


(PBUH) who migrated from Dedanim (Mecca) did Allah order the


people of Tema (Medina) to give hand to?!” If you carefully


examine the last statements of the text, you will be certain about


the veracity of the prophecy. At the end of the text, the Lord tells


the people of Tema, saying: “For thus hath the Lord said unto


me, Within a year, according to the years of a hireling, and


all the glory of Kedar shall fail.” (Mathew, 21:16) Here is a


very important point, which is that the People of the Book


unanimously agree that Kedar is the descendants of Ishmael, an


undeniable fact which is recorded in (Genesis, 25:13)


It is historically recorded that the descendants of Ishmael,


including Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) lived in Arabia, yet his


(PBUH) people, i.e. the tribe of Quraysh fought against him and


drove him out of Mecca, which is why he (PBUH) migrated to


Medina. No longer did one year after his (PBUH) Hijra passed than


the Great Battle of Badr took place between believes and


disbelievers. Noteworthy to mention that this Battle is also called


the Furqan (the Criterion), for it separates the good from the


wrong. In addition, it was the first step that led to the collapse of


Quraysh. That is to say that the glory of Kedar (Quraysh) declined


one year after the Hijra of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).


Now I ask you please to read the entire passage in the Book of


Isaiah; it reads, “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


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Tema brought water to him that was thirsty, they


prevented with their bread him that fled. For they fled


form the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the


bent bow, and from the grievous war. For thus hath the


Lord said unto me, Within a year, according to the years of


a hireling, and all the glory of Kedar shall fail: and the


residue of the number of archers, the mighty men of the


children of Kedar, shall be diminished, for the Lord God of


Israel hath spoken it.” (Isaiah, 21: 13-17)


I strongly believe that this is a text that drove the priest in


Amorium to tell Salman Al-Farisi that the Seal of all the Prophets


and Messenger, i.e. Muhammad would come from the Arabia.


The Book of Isaiah further speaks about a Prophet whom Allah,


the Almighty, will support and to whom people from the Mount


Sela سالع will sing. This Mount is one of the Prophet’s Medina’s


most famous mountains. It is beside this Mount that the Battle of


the Trench took place. As well, its top served as the Muslim forces


headquarter in this battle.12


Back to the Book of Isaiah, we read, “Behold my servant,


whom I uphold, mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I


have put my Spirit upon him: he shall bring forth


judgment to the Gentiles.” (Isaiah, 42:1)


But, from where would this Prophet in question be sent? Answer


to this question is given in the same Book of Isaiah in which it is


12 See Mu‘jam Al-Bildan


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stated, “Join in the chorus, you desert towns; let the


villages of Kedar rejoice! Let the people of Sela sing for


joy; shout praises from the mountaintops!" (Isaiah, 42:11)


These two biblical verses clearly indicate that the Prophet in


question will be one of the descendants of Kedar and to whom the


inhabitants of the Mount Sela will sing. This is actually what really


took place; Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) migrated from Mecca to


Medina whose inhabitants cheerfully song to him. As for Kedar, it


refers to the descendants of Ishmael. As for Sela, it is a Mount in


Medina.


Do you still need any more proofs?! All these texts are cited from


the Holy Bible know to all the Christians and Jews today. For this


reason, Allah, the Almighty, addresses those who defy the


Prophethood of Muhammad (PBUH), saying: “Say, "Believe in it


or do not believe. Indeed, those who were given


knowledge before it - when it is recited to them, they fall


upon their faces in prostration, (107) And they say,


"Exalted is our Lord! Indeed, the promise of our Lord has


been fulfilled." (108) And they fall upon their faces


weeping, and the Qur'an increases them in humble


submission.” (The Quran, 17:107) It is thus clear that the People


of the Book knew his (PBUH) name, signs and descriptions very


well, which is why those true believers from among them firmly


believed in him (PBUH) upon seeing him, a fact which is crystal


clear in the Saying of Allah, the Almighty, “And has it not been


a sign to them that it is recognized by the scholars of the


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Children of Israel?” (The Quran, 26:197) Some them yet, out of


arrogance, resisted and fought against him (PBUH). In this regard,


Lady Safiyya bint Huyayy ibn Akhtab,13 Allah be pleased with her,


reported a very impressive account in which she said, “I was my


father's favorite and also a favorite with my uncle Yasir. They


could never see me with one of their children without picking me


up. When the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be


upon him, came to Medina, my father and my uncle went to see


him. It was very early in the morning and between dawn and


sunrise. They did not return until the sun was setting. They came


back worn out and depressed, walking with slow, heavy steps. I


smiled to them as I always did, but neither of them took any


notice of me because they were so miserable. I heard Yasir ask


my father, “Is it him?” He replied: “Yes, it is.” Yasir asked: “Can


you recognize him? Can you verify it?” He answered: “Yes, I can


recognize him too well.” Yasir asked: “What do you feel towards


him?” He replied: “Enmity, enmity as long as I live.”14


This above-mentioned account tells us about the hostile position


adopted by so many Jews and Christians against him (PBUH),


even though they, before mission, used to get close to Allah by


him (PBUH), asking Him, the Almighty, to grant them victory over


the disbelievers and the polytheists on grounds that they would


believe in and follow the forthcoming Prophet. The Noble Quran


13 It is noteworthy to know that her father was the leader of his tribe of Jews.


14 See Sirat ibn Hisham, vol. 2, p. 92.


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recorded this incontrovertible fact, “And when there came to


them a Book from Allah confirming that which was with


them - although before they used to pray for victory


against those who disbelieved - but [then] when there


came to them that which they recognized, they


disbelieved in it; so the curse of Allah will be upon the


disbelievers.” (The Quran, 2:89)


Glory be to Allah!


I want to know, “Is Muhammad a true Messenger of Allah?”


Would you mind please telling me whether you believe that


Prophets Moses and Abraham called for worshipping Allah, the


Almighty, Alone or not?


Yes, I do believe in that.


That is great; no could you tell whether Christianity is a


monotheistic religion or not?


I am sorry; your answer has nothing to with my question; I am


asking you about Muhammad, not Jesus Christ.


Believe me, by this question, I am paving the way to tell you


about the Prophethood of Muhammad (PBUH). So, please answer


my question, ‘Is Christianity a monotheistic religion or not?”


Answer please with “Yes or No”.


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Ok, as long as you do not want to answer this question, let me


answer it instead. As a matter of fact, any Christian is supposed to


offer his/her worship to Allah, the Almighty, Alone, because all the


Prophets of the Old Testament believe in and called for that. Yet,


today’s Christian theology and creed has nothing at all to do with


monotheism. Sarcastically, they believe in God the Father, God


the Son and God the Holy Ghost; even though they are three


persons, they sarcastically claim that they are all one god! This


actually was the attempt made by Thomas the Aquinas to avoid


being accused of worshiping three distinct gods.


If we ask any Christian, “Do you believe in Jesus Christ as the


Father?” The answer will be “No.”


If we also ask him/her, “Do you believe in the Holy Ghost as the


Father?” The answer will be “No.”


It is thus clear that we are talking about three distinct persons,


not just one, which is nothing but disbelief and polytheism against


which all the Prophets and Messengers fought. Not one single


Prophet ever called for Trinity, nor was the word Uqnum (person)


ever recorded in the Holy Bible, nor did the Christ ever say that he


is fully human and fully divine, nor did he ever claim that his


divine aspect separated from his human form, nor did any Prophet


ever call for any of these creeds that are against monotheism.


As for the second pillar of the Christianity, which is Crucifixion and


Redemption, it also has nothing to do with the Holy Bible. Jesus


Christ never said that he was sent to expiate the sin of Adam. In


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actuality, all these creeds are man-made; they are not from the


teachings of Prophets. That is why Muhammad (PBUH) was sent to


bring people back to monotheism, a fact which is crystal clear in


Deuteronomy, “…The Lord our God is one Lord.”


(Deuteronomy, 6:4) In fact, this statement “The Lord our God is


one Lord.” has also mentioned in the (Mark, 12:32).


Your speech is still irrelevant to my question. Please, tell me about


the miracles of Muhammad.


That is good; I will tell you about some of his (PBUH) miracles.


Go ahead, please.


Ok, here you are a number of his (PBUH) miracles: -


1- Al-Bukhari and Muslim reported that Anas, Allah be pleased


with him, narrated that water gushed forth from between his


(PBUH) fingers. This is an authentic Hadith. It is


consecutively transmitted and witnessed by a great number


of the Companions.15 From this water, one thousand and five


hundred Companions performed ablution. Not only that, but


also some of them even said that had we been one hundred


thousand, this water would have been sufficient to us.


2- Restoring the eye of after being removed from its place, to


the extent that he used to see with it better than the other


one. Also, treating the broken leg of one of his Companions


15 See Al-‘Asqlani, Fath Al-Bari, 1/540.


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by moving his (PBUIH) hand on it. All of these Hadith are


mentioned in the two books of Sahih.


3- Umm Haram bint Mulhan narrated that Messenger


Muhammad (PBUH) once visited her; he slept in her house,


then got up smiling; Umm Haram then asked him about the


reason for his smile, whereupon he (PBUH) told her, “He


said: "Some of my followers who (in a dream) were


presented before me as fighters in Allah's Cause (on board a


ship) amidst this sea caused me to smile; they were as kings


on the thrones (or like kings on the thrones)." Umm Haram


said, "O Allah's Messenger (PBUH)! Invoke Allah that He


makes me one of them. Allah's Messenger (PBUH) invoked


Allah for her and slept again and woke up smiling. Once


again Umm Haram asked, "What makes you smile, O Allah's


Messenger (PBUH)?" He replied, "Some of my followers were


presented to me as fighters in Allah's Cause," repeating the


same dream. Umm Haram said, "O Allah's Messenger


(PBUH)! Invoke Allah that He makes me one of them." He


said, "You are amongst the first ones." It happened that she


sailed on the sea during the Caliphate of Mu'awiya ibn Abi


Sufyan, and after she disembarked, she fell down from her


riding animal and died. There is a very famous Mosque


bearing her name in Cyprus today.16


4- It is also narrated that there was a man who turned apostate


during the lifetime of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH),


16 See Al-Bukhari, Hadith no. 2636; see also Muslim, Hadith no. 1912; and ‘Umar


Reda Kahalah, ‘Alam An-Nisaa’, Umm Haram bint Mulhan.


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whereupon he told the Companions that the land would not


accept this person to be buried within it, which really took


place.


5- Increasing the little amount of food, to the extent that the


entire Muslim army at that time ate to the full and some part


of it remained. Accounts on this miracle have been narrated


in the two books of Sahih. Al-Bukhari has recorded this


miracle five times in his Sahih.17


6- The camel that went to him (PBUH) complaining that his


owner commissioned it to do work beyond its capacity. This


Hadith is narrated by a group of the Companions.18


7- As for telling about the unseen by the Permission of Allah,


the Almighty, he (PBUH) has told about a great number of


events, including but not limited to:


- Telling about the death of the Negus; Al-Bukhari narrated


that Abu Hurayra, Allah be pleased with him, said:


“Messenger of Allah announced the death of the Negus to


the people, and he led them out and arranged them in rows,


and said the Takbir four times.”19


- Telling the people of Quraysh about the exact time of the


arrival of their caravan when they challenged him to prove


the veracity of the Night Journey and Ascension.


- Foretelling about the murder of Umayyah ibn Khalaf.


17 See Al-Bukhari, Hadith no. 1217, 2618, 4101 and 6452.


18 See Muslim, Sahih, Hadith no. 342; see also Abu Dawud, Sunan, Hadith no. 2549;


Ahmed, Musnad, Hadith no. 1745; and Al-Hakim, Al-Mustadrak, 2/109.


19 See Al-Bukhari, Hadith no. 1254.


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- Telling the Companions about the secret massive sent from


the Companion Hatib ibn Abi Balta‘ah to Quraysh.


- Telling the Companions in Medina about the martyrdom of


the Muslim army’s three leaders in the Battle of Mu’ta.


- Foretelling that Al-Hassan ibn Ali will reconcile between two


great groups of Muslims; all of which are authentic narrations


and accounts.


8- As for answering his supplication to Allah at once, we have


many Hadiths in this regard. For instance, Al-Bukhari and


Muslim narrated that Anas ibn Malik, Allah be pleased with


him, said: “Once in the lifetime of the Prophet (PBUH) the


people were afflicted with drought (famine). While the


Prophet (PBUH) was delivering the Khutba on a Friday, a


Bedouin stood up and said, "O, Allah's Messenger (PBUH)!


Our possessions are being destroyed and the children are


hungry; invoke Allah (for rain)". So the Prophet (PBUH) raised


his hands. At that time there was not a trace of cloud in the


sky. By Him in Whose Hands my soul is as soon as he


lowered his hands, clouds gathered like mountains, and


before he got down from the pulpit, I saw the rain falling on


the beard of the Prophet. It rained that day, the next day, the


third day, the fourth day till the next Friday. The same


Bedouin or another man stood up and said, "O Allah's


Messenger (PBUH)! The houses have collapsed, our


possessions and livestock have been drowned; Please invoke


Allah (to protect us)". So the Prophet (PBUH) raised both his


hands and said, "O Allah! Round about us and not on us". So,


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in whatever direction he pointed with his hands, the clouds


dispersed and cleared away, and Medina's (sky) became


clear as a hole in between the clouds. The valley of Qanat


remained flooded, for one month, none came from outside


but talked about the abundant rain.”20


Let me now tell you about some of his miracles which have been


recently approved by the findings of modern science. There are as


follows: -


a- Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) is reported to have said: “Every


year draws the same amount of rain.”21 This Hadith clearly


indicates that the amount of rain falling every year is fixed.


This is a wondrous scientific fact which astonished scientists.


It tells plainly that everything in the universe runs with a due


measure. So, how could this unlettered Prophet, i.e.


Muhammad (PBUH) tell about this recently-discovered fact


1400 years ago?!


b- The moon’s splitting into two halves; Anas ibn Malik, Allah be


pleased with him, narrated, “The people of Mecca asked the


Messenger of Allah to show them a sign, whereupon he


(PBUH) invoked Allah, the Almighty, show them a miracle,


thus the moon was split into two parts; one on this mountain


and one on that mountain.” In another narration, “The moon


was cleft asunder during his (PBUH) lifetime until it became


20 See Muslim, Sahih, Hadith no. 897; and Al-Bukhari, Sahih, Hadith no. 1033.


21 See Al-Albani, As-Silsila As-Sahiha, Hadith no. 2461.


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into two halves. The he, (PBUH) said to Abu Bakr, “Bear


witness to this!” Yet, the polytheists of Mecca said:


“Muhammad has cast a spell on the moon until it is split.”


This Hadith is a consecutively transmitted one. Prophet


Muhammad (PBUH), on his part, used to recite the Chapter


of Al-Qamar in the great religious occasion, like Fridays and


Eids, so as to make people know about the miracles


mentioned therein. He (PBUH) even used to quote it to prove


that he is a true Prophet sent by Allah, the Almighty.


Commenting on this miracle, Al-Hafiz ibn Kathir said:


“Muslims unanimously agree that this miracle (of the split of


the moon) has occurred during his (PBUH) lifetime. It is


consecutively narrated through various ways of


transmission, which leave no doubt in the heart of whoever


wants to carefully examine the matter.”22


Amazingly enough, this miracle has been witnessed by the


Indians when it took place, a fact which is recorded in the


Manuscript of the Indian Center kept in the British Museum


under the no. 152/137-2807. This Manuscript tells clearly


that the Indians had observed the split of the moon into two


parts; one of those who watched this miracle is King


Chakarwati Farmas. It is noteworthy to know that this miracle


was the main reason behind the conversion of the people of


22 See Ibn Kathir, Ail-Bidaya wa An-Nihaya, 3/118.


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Malabar to Islam, when they knew about the incident in


detail from the Muslim travellers.23


c- The sunrises and the sunsets of the sun; Ibn ‘Abbas, Allah be


pleased with them, narrated that Messenger Muhammad


(PBUH) was asked the place where does the sun set in and


the place from which it rises? He (PBUH) then replied, “It


runs in the course assigned to it by Allah, the Almighty. It


rises over some people and sets over others; and sets over


some and rises over others, thus some say that it rises while


others say that it sets.”24 In actuality, none can tell about


such a miracle but a true Prophet sent by Allah, Glorified is


He, for how is it for any ordinary human being during that


period of time to know that the sun has several sunrises and


sunsets?!


d- Adam is the last of creature to be created by Allah, the


Almighty; this is a scientific fact which has been proved


recently by scientists. They were so astonished that they


used to mention it hither and thither. Yet, Islam told us about


this well-established fact 1400 years ago. It clearly states


that Adam, Allah’s Peace be upon him, was created in the


last hour of Friday between the afternoon and the night.


Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said, “… Allah created Adam in


the afternoon on Friday, and it was the last hour of Friday


23 http://www.cyberistan.org/islamic/farmas.html


24 See Abu Ishaq Al-Hamadani, Musnad; Ibn Al-Athir narrated it through an


interrupted chain of transmission.


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between the afternoon and the night."25 So, Adam, according


to this Hadith, is the last of all creatures. Commenting on the


Saying of Allah, the Almighty, “Has there [not] come upon


man a period of time when he was not a thing [even]


mentioned?!” (The Quran, 76:1), Ibn Jarir At-Tabari said,


“Ma‘mar narrated that Qatadat was of the opinion that Adam


was the last being ever created,” a fact which is proven by


the findings of today’s modern science.


Is not this a conclusive and convincing proof that


Muhammad (PBUH) is a true Prophet sent by Allah, the


Almighty?


e- The fetus is not created from all the semen; Prophet


Muhammad (PBUH) is reported to have said: “The child does


not come from all the semen.”26 This fact has been recently


discovered by the findings of modern science which states


that the fetus is created from just one spermatozoon.


f- Forbidding soothsaying, sorcery, spell and pessimism, all are


proved by modern sciences as superstitions. Prophet


Muhammad (PBUH) said; “Spells, charms and love-potions


are polytheism.”27 That is to say that all of these things are


worthless superstitions, which is proven by today’s modern


science.


g- Man’s tailbone; Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said: “The whole


of the son of Adam is consumed by the earth except the


25 See Al-Albani, Sahih Al-Jame‘, Hadith no. 20499.


26 See Muslim, Sahih, Hadith no. 3438.


27 See Al-Albani, Sahih Al-Jame‘, Hadith no. 1632.


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tailbone, from which he was created and from which he will


be created anew.”28


The recent findings of modern science definitively prove that


the fetus’s formation starts from the primitive streak (the


tailbone) which gradually shrinks until resides in the last


vertebrae of the sacrum (coccyx). In other words, this


primitive streak is formed in the early weeks of pregnancy,


and from which the whole fetus is formed. It also helps in


forming the specialized cells and the embryo’s body parts,


which is why it is called the primary organizer. It gradually


shrinks until resides in the bottom of the coccyx.29


h- The land of Tabuk will change into gardens; Prophet


Muhammad (PBUH) said: “Mua‘dh, you will soon see this


place filled with gardens.”30 This Hadith speaks about the


land of Tabuk, which are now pretty gardens.


i- Erasing the sign of the night; Allah, the Almighty, says: “And


We have made the night and the day two signs, then


We have made the sign of the night to pass away and


We have made the sign of the day manifest …” (The


Quran, 17:12) Passing away of the sign of the moon


indicates that it was luminous before its light being vanished.


This is actually how the Companions understood this verse.


Commenting on this verse in question, Ibn Kathir quoted


28 See Muslim, Sahih, Hadith no. 2955.


29 See http://nicheoftruth.org/pages/the_coccyx_bone.asp


30 See Muslim, Sahih, Hadith no. 706.


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‘And Allah ibn ‘Abbas who said: “The moon, the sign of the


night, was luminous, exactly as the sun is. Then its light was


vanished.” The recent findings of the modern science


definitively prove this fact. In this regard, NASA, on its official


YouTube channel, broadcast a video on the early epoch of


the moon in which it shows that it was luminous.31


j- The creation of the heavens and the earth within six days,


two days of which were dedicated for the creation of the


earth; Allah, the Almighty, says: “Say: What! Do you


indeed disbelieve in Him Who created the earth in two


days, and do you set up equals with Him? That is the


Lord of the Worlds.” (The Quran, 41:9) According to the


information obtained from this aforementioned verse, the


lifespan of the earth represents a percentage of 2 to 6 from


the lifespan of the entire universe, that is, 1/3 of the entire


lifespan of the universe.


If we consult modern science, we will find that it states that


the universe’s lifespan is about 13.8 billion years, whereas


that of the earth is estimated by about 4.6 billion years; that


is to say that it represents 1/3 of the entire lifespan of the


universe.


This is a clear and concrete proof that Allah, the Creator of


the heavens and the earth, is the One Who revealed the


Quran to Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).


Please, tell me about miracles that are mentioned in the Quran.


31 http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/LRO/news/vid-tour.html


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- The Noble Quran gave a glad tiding to Prophet Muhammad’s


Companions that they would enter the Scared House after


being kept away from it by the polytheists of Quraysh. Allah,


the Almighty, says: “Certainly Allah had shown to His


Apostle the vision with truth: you shall most certainly


enter the Sacred Mosque, if Allah pleases, in security,


(some) having their heads shaved and (others) having


their hair cut, you shall not fear, but He knows what


you do not know, so He brought about a near victory


before that.” (The Quran, 48:27) Commenting on this


wondrous incident, Dr. ‘Abd Allah Deraz says: “Muslims were


prevented from entering Mecca in the year of Hudaybiyah,


and the polytheists of Quraysh conditioned that they, i.e.


Muslims must go back to Medina and come then next year


without any weapons but swords. But, do you think that


Muslims were to believe that those disbelievers would keep


and fulfill their promise, in spite of the fact that they


themselves prevented them, i.e. Muslims from entering the


Scared House this year, and used to transgress the Limits of


Allah, the Almighty, and break off ties of kinship?! They are


today preventing the Muslims’ sacrificial animals from


reaching their destination! So, what do you think they are


going to do next?! Had they already kept and fulfilled their


promise, Muslims would not have been secured in Mecca


while having no weapons but swords, for those disbelievers


might have set a trap for them; otherwise why did they ask


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them to leave all their weapons except swords. Having their


swords with them, Muslims might have the impression that


they would be secure that the disbelievers would not be able


to fight against them face to face, yet the disbelievers were


still able to harm them with their arrows. Glory be to Allah.


Amidst these harsh conditions, Allah, the Almighty, gave


them glad tidings of three things: entering Mecca, feeling


secure and offering the minor pilgrimage. In this regard, He,


Glorified is He, says: “Certainly Allah had shown to His


Apostle the vision with truth: you shall most certainly


enter the Sacred Mosque, if Allah pleases, in security,


(some) having their heads shaved and (others) having


their hair cut, you shall not fear, but He knows what


you do not know, so He brought about a near victory


before that.” (The Quran, 48:27) Allah, the Almighty,


always fulfills His Promise; Muslims entered Mecca the next


year and stayed in it three days during which they


performed their rituals.”32


- Allah, Glorified is He, tells Muslims in the Quran that the


hypocrites will deceive the Jews of Banu An-Nadir,


maintaining meanwhile that they would not support them.


He, the Almighty, says: “Have you not seen those who


have become hypocrites? They say to those of their


brethren who disbelieve from among the followers of


the Book: If you are driven forth, we shall certainly go


32 See Muhammad ‘Abd Allah Deraz, An-Naba’ Al-‘Adhim, pp. 48-49.

forth with you, and we will never obey any one


concerning you, and if you are fought against, we will


certainly help you, and Allah bears witness that they


are most surely liars. (11) Certainly if these are


driven forth, they will not go forth with them, and if


they are fought against, they will not help them, and


even if they help-them, they will certainly turn (their)


backs, then they shall not be helped.” (The Quran,


59:11) It actually happened that the Jews of Banu An-Nadir


were driven out from Medina, yet the hypocrites did not


support them, nor did they fight with them against Muslims.


That is to say that they did not receive any support from the


hypocrites, which definitively proves the veracity and


truthfulness of the Quran. As for the above-mentioned two


verses, Ibn Kathir believes that they serve as an independent


glad tiding for Muslims.


- The Quran foretells that some of the leaders of Quraysh will


perish on their disbelief, a prediction which relay took place;


none of those people had converted to Islam. Had they done


so, Islam would have been proven false! The list of those


disbelievers includes Abu Lahab about whom Allah, the


Almighty, says: “He shall soon burn in fire that flames,”


(The Quran, 111:3); and Al-Walid ibn Al-Mughira about whom


Allah says: “I will cast him into hell.” (The Quran, 74:26)


Allah, the Almighty, also tells that even though He granted


this man, i.e. Al-Walid with many sons and vast riches, he


desired that He, Glorified is He, would give him more, yet He,

the Almighty, told that He would not give him anything else.


Allah says: “And give him vast riches, (12) And sons


dwelling in his presence, (13) And I adjusted affairs


for him adjustably; (14) And yet he desires that I


should add more! (15) By no means!” (The Quran,


74:12) Commenting on these verses, Al-Baghawy said: “After


the sending down of these verses, Al-Walid lost both his


wealth and sons, and then he perished. Not only that, but


the Quran tells also that he will be branded on the nose, a


promise which really fulfilled. Allah, the Almighty, says:


“Forbidder of good, outstepping the limits, sinful, (12)


Ignoble, besides all that, base-born; (13) Because he


possesses wealth and sons. (14) When Our


Communications are recited to him, he says: Stories


of those of yore. (15) We will brand him on the nose.”


(The Quran, 68:12-16)”33


- Since the very beginning of Islam, the Quran tells that there


will be a fierce war between Muhammad and the polytheists


of Mecca. This is actually a long-tern, definite prediction that


Quraysh will not easily surrender to Prophet Muhammad, as


the other remote peoples and cities, such as Yathrib, Oman,


the Yemen and Al-Bahrin, will. Amazingly enough, the Quran


tells clearly about this since the very beginning of Islam.


Here, we should take into account that none can foretell


what will happen several hours later, not long years and


33 See Al-Baghawy, Tafsir.


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decades! In this regard, the Quran, even before the


migration of Prophet Muhammad, tells that the disbelievers


of Quraysh will be defeated; Allah says: “Soon shall the


hosts be routed, and they shall turn (their) backs.”


(The Quran, 54:45) It is noteworthy to know that most of the


Qur’anic Chapters revealed at the beginning of the Islamic


Call include threats of that kind. For example, Allah says: “…


until they see what they were threatened with, either


the punishment or the hour; then they shall know who


is in more evil plight and weaker in forces.” (The


Quran, 19:75) This aforementioned verse of the Chapter of


Maryam tells clearly that the disbelievers will for sure be


defeated in their wars against Muslims; as for those who will


die before being engaged in these wars, Allah will punish him


severely on the Day of Judgment. Who other than Allah, the


Almighty, can tell that the stubbornness of those disbelievers


will be so long that it will turn into war?! Who can jeopardize


making such a prediction which might have rendered Islam


false if those disbelievers of Mecca had converted to it


during this particular period of time?! In this respect, it is


historically narrated that many of the Arabs tribes and


villages had peacefully embraced Islam, that is, without


being involved in wars against Muslims, so what then if these


disbelievers of Mecca declared that they had converted to


Islam?!


You can imagine hoe the situation of the Prophet would be if


this was truly the case! Have not you ever known about how


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the disbelievers of Quraysh stubbornly and persistently


resisted the Call of Islam and fought against Muslims? They


amassed great, mighty armies, severed their bonds and ties


with other tribes and sacrificed their wealth and sons for the


sake of preventing Muhammad from disseminating his


Message. Strangely enough, why had not they declared their


Islam, even falsely?! If they had done so, they would have


relieved themselves and saved their properties and sons.


Could you now tell me if the Quran had not been the Book of


Allah, the Almighty, revealed to Prophet Muhammad, would


this prophecy have been fulfilled?!


- The Quran itself is the greatest miracle granted to Prophet


Muhammad. It challenged the polytheists of Mecca who were


masters of eloquence and rhetoric to produce something


similar to the Quran, yet they were unable to do so, which is


why it rebuked them for offering their worship to such false


gods that can neither benefit nor ham them anyway.


The Quran does not suffice with this, but rather Allah, the


Almighty, tells clearly and decisively that those disbelievers


would not ever be able to produce something similar to that


Quran; He, the Almighty, says: “But if you do (it) not and


never shall you do (it) …” (The Quran, 2:24), a matter


that has been really fulfilled; for they did not do, nor were


they able to do so. As for those who tried their utmost to


bring something like the Quran, such as Musaylama the liar,


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they, by so doing, had proven their inability and deception to


their followers.34


Here arises a very good question, which is “How could this


unlettered Prophet challenge those people who were masters


of eloquence and rhetoric and leave them in their disgrace


and humiliation all this long period of time (unless he was a


true Prophet supported by Allah)?!” Offering answer to this


question, Dr. Deraz says: “Was not the Messenger of Allah


(PBUH) afraid that he, by presenting this difficult challenge,


would stimulate them to demonstrate their creative, literary


abilities, and thus all of them would exert their utmost to


meet this challenge?! And what if a group of them decided to


take the responsibility of putting a particular opposition


formula, while another would edit it in the same way they


used to do with poetry, thus almost would perfect their work


in a manner that would enable them to produce something


similar to the style of the Quran if not totally identical to it?!


Also, had he presented this challenge to the people of his


time, how could have he posed it to the following


generations of mankind and jinn to the Day of Judgment?! In


actuality, this clearly tells that Muhammad (PBUIH) would


not do this unless absolutely sure that he is a divinelysupported


Prophet whom Allah will never leave alone.”35


34 See Al-Qadi ‘Iyad Al-Yahsubi, Ash-Shifa bi At-Ta‘rif bi Huquq Al-Mustafa, 1/365.


35 See Deraz, An-Naba’ Al-‘Adhim, pp. 44-45.


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It is thus clear that even though the Quran challenged the


Arabs to produce something similar to it or even to bring just


one of its Chapters, they were unable to do so; the Arabs,


the masters of the Arabic Language did not do so, nor did


any other nation meet the challenge!


In this vein, Al-Alusi, may Allah have mercy upon him, says:


“None of them ever spoke a word; they were totally unable


to meet the challenge, and they will for sure be wholly


unable to do so till Allah inherits the land and all what is on


it, and He is the best of inheritors. By posing this challenge,


it is as though Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) says that he is


alive in all times, which means that the Divine Revelation did


not cease. That is because the poof of his (PBUH)


Prophethood, i.e. the Quran reminds people all over the


world with his truthfulness day and night.”36


Having totally failed to meet the challenge in question, those


disbelievers of Quraysh gathered different tribes and peoples


to fight against the Messenger of Allah (PBUH). They thought


that this way is easier than producing something similar to


the Quran. All what they managed to do with the Quran was,


as recorded in the Quran itself, to ask one another to not


listen to the Quran; Allah, the Almighty, says: “And those


who disbelieve say: Do not listen to this Quran and


make noise therein, perhaps you may overcome.” (The


Quran, 41:26)


36 See Al-Alusi, Ad-Dala’il Al-A’qliyyah, a manuscript.


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But Muhammad was poisoned!


This is wrong. Scientifically, poison cannot exert any impact four


years after taking it. By the way, if you believe in the authenticity


of this incident, this means that you believe in Muhammad as a


Prophet, for the goat, as authentically recorded, told him (PBUH)


that it was poisonous, whereupon he (PBUH) told his Companions,


“Take your hands away; this goat told me that it is poisonous.”37


The question to be asked now is “How could he (PBUH)


understand the language of this inmate objects?!” By this, Allah,


the Almighty, kept him (PBUH) from this poison put in the goat by


a Jewish woman. Do not you agree with me that this mat also


serve as a clear proof of the veracity of his (PBUH) Prophethood?


Let me read to you the full text of the Hadith. Anas ibn Malik,


Allah be pleased with him, narrated that a Jewish woman brought


a poisonous goat to the Messenger of Allah (PBUH), and he ate


from it. Then she was brought before him (PBUH) and he asked


her, “Why did you do so?” She replied, “I want to kill you,”


whereupon he (PBUH) said: “Allah will not allow you to do so.” The


Companions then asked him (PBUH), “Let us kill her,” but he


(PBUH) said, “No.”38 There is another impressive narration in


which this Jewish woman said: “If you were a Prophet, no harm


37 See Al-Bukhari, Sahih, Hadith no. 2933.


38 See Muslim, Sahih, Hadith no. 8704.


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would afflict you; but if you were a king, I would rid the people of


you.”39


But he ate from it a few minutes before his death!


That is totally wrong. This incident took place before the 8th A.H.,


and Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) died in 11 A.H.


Jesus Christ does not die yet, which means that he is better than


Muhammad. Also, I believe in a living person, not a dead one!


Jesus Christ is still alive because he will send down at the end to


time to kill the Pseudo Christ. We, Muslims, believe in both the


living and the dead people. Prophet Abraham is now dead, yet we


firmly believe in him. We further believe that all the Prophets and


Messengers are living in their graves.


But a dead person will not avail me anything!


We get benefit from the legacy of monotheism, the teachings of


the Sharia and the glorification of Allah, the Almighty, which he


left behind. As a matter of fact, we avail nothing from any person


but the aforementioned topics.


If Muhammad is alive, why does not he get out of his grave?


He (PBUH) lives in the Isthmian Life. Also, you believe that Jesus is


still alive and that he is in the heaven, so why does he descend


from it?! In actuality, Jesus cannot descend from the heaven, nor


39 See Abu Dawud, Sunan, Hadith no. 4512.


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is Muhammad (PBUH) able to get out of his grave, except by the


Permission of Allah, the Almighty.


But Jesus will come down in the suitable time.


Muhammad (PBUH) also will come out in the suitable time. On the


Day of Judgment, Jesus, like Muhammad and all the previous


Prophets, will declare that he is a servant to Allah, Glorified is He.


This is a fact which is recorded in the Gospel, “And when all


things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also


himself be subject unto him that put all things under him,


that God may be all in all.” (Corinthians 1, 15: 28) That is to


say that Jesus, the son, will subdue to Allah on the Day of


Resurrection that Allah will be all in all. In fact, this is a vivid proof


that Jesus is a mere servant and slave to Allah, and that he will


not disdain to declare such slavery to Allah, the Almighty.


The Quran states that ‘everything in the universe is created from


male and female’, even though science proved that there are


some microbes which are genderless.


I swear to Allah that your statement is not found in the Quran, but


Allah says: “And of everything We have created pairs that


you may be mindful.” (The Quran, 51:49) Here, you should be


fully aware that the word Zawjayn does not mean male and


female, but rather means a pair of a thing. In other words, the


Quran does not say that pair-hood necessitates the existence of a


male and a female. This statement is never mentioned in the


Quran. The DNA of the microbe you read about is divided into two


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parts (pairs) during the Mitosis division. This also what happens in


the anthers and ovules of the flowers. It is thus clear that


everything in the universe functions in pairs, which clearly


indicates that there is an All Wise Creator, Who created


everything in the universe with a due measure; it also negates the


possibility of the random creation of the universe, or that it was


created out of chance. Amazingly enough, today’s findings of


Physics acknowledge that all the creatures in the universe


function in pairs, to the extent that Physicists laid down a very


well-known principle known as the supersymmetry, which was


first introduced by the famous Physicist Paul Dirac who proved


that all the particles in the universe function in pairs, because


each particle has a counterpart of the same mass and energy but


with different electronic charge.


Truthful is the Saying of Allah Who says: “And of everything We


have created pairs that you may be mindful.” (The Quran,


51:49)


This is a miracle! Please, accept my advice, “Do not believe those


who promulgate these misconceptions; for they, out of their


ignorance of the Arabic Language, the Quran and science, telling


you lies!


You told me that Allah is the One Who guided people, yet the


Quran states that this God does not guide the disbelievers; I am a


disbeliever, so why should I repent as long as He will not forgive


my sins?!


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Allah, the Almighty, guides whoever wants to be guided. This is


evidenced by the fact that He, Glorified is He, had guided large


numbers of the disbelievers to Islam. As for those disbelievers


who are stubborn on their disbelief, He, the Almighty, will not


guide them to the Right Path, an established principle which is


crystal clear in the Saying of Allah, the Almighty, “…but when


they turned aside, Allah made their hearts turn aside, and


Allah does not guide the transgressing people.” (The Quran,


61:5) This verse shows clearly that Allah, the Almighty, will not


guide those people whose hearts incline to turning away from the


Right Path after being told about it.


As for those who want to be prosperous in this worldly life and the


Hereafter, He, Glorified is He, will guide them to the Right Path;


He, the Almighty, says: “…then if they remain true to Allah it


would certainly be better for them.” (The Quran, 47:21) and “And


(as for) those who follow the right direction, He increases


them in guidance and gives them their guarding (against


evil).” (The Quran, 47:17)


You should also be aware that all those who converted to Islam


during the lifetime of Prophet Muhammad were disbelievers.


Oh! I want to be a Muslim, but Allah does not guide me; I want to


repent, but Allah will not accept my repentance!


Allah, the Almighty, says: “Say to those who disbelieve, if


they desist, that which is past shall be forgiven to them;


and if they return, then what happened to the ancients