Bible Prophecies of Muhammad Witnesses of Scholars
Islam the Religion of Ease
The Bible is the sacred scripture of Judaism and Christianity. The
Christian Bible consists of the Old Testament and the New Testament,
with the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox versions of the Old
Testament being slightly larger because of their acceptance of certain
books not accepted as scripture by Protestants. The Jewish Bible
includes only the books known to Christians as the Old Testament.
Furthermore, the arrangements of the Jewish and Christian canons
differ considerably.[1] Prophet Muhammad has been prophesized in both
the Old Testament and the New Testament.
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Jesus and the Apostles are believed to have spoken Aramaic. Aramaic
continued in wide use until about AD 650, when it was supplanted by
Arabic.[2] The present day Bible is not, however, based on the
Aramaic manuscripts, but on Greek and Latin versions.
Quoting the Bible prophecies does not entail that Muslims accept the
present day Bible in its entirety as God’s revelation. For the
Islamic belief on previous scriptures, please click here.
It is not a pre-condition of acceptance that a prophet be foretold by
an earlier prophet. Moses was a prophet to Pharaoh even though he was
not prophesized by anyone before him. Abraham was God’s prophet to
Nimrod, yet no one prophesized his coming. Noah, Lot, and others were
true prophets of God, yet they were not foretold. The evidence of a
prophet’s truth is not limited to old prophecies, but it includes the
actual message brought by him, miracles and more.
Discussing prophecies is a delicate matter. It requires sifting
through Bible versions and translations, recently discovered
manuscripts and searching out Hebrew, Greek, and Aramaic words and
investigating them. The task becomes especially difficult when:
“prior to the printing press (15th century), all copies of Bibles show
textual variations.”[3] This is not an easy subject for lay people.
For this reason, the best testimony comes from ancient and modern
experts in the area who acknowledged the prophecies.
We have records of early Jews and Christians, both monks and rabbis,
who witnessed that Muhammad was the fulfillment of specific Bible
prophecies. The following are some examples of these people.
The Awaited Prophet
Pre-Islam Jews and Christians of Arabia were awaiting a prophet.
Before the appearance of Muhammad, Arabia was home to Jews,
Christians, and pagan Arabs who, on occasion, went to war with each
other. The Jews and Christians would say: “The time has come for the
unlettered prophet to appear who will revive the religion of Abraham.
We will join his ranks and wage fierce war against you.” When
Muhammad actually appeared, some of them believed in him, and some
refused. This is why God revealed:
“And when there came to them a Book [Quran] from God 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
God will be upon the disbelievers.” (Quran 2:89)
The first witness was Buhaira, the Christian monk, who recognized
Muhammad’s prophethood when he was still young and told his uncle:
“…a great fortune lies before your nephew, so take him home
quickly.”[4]
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The second witness was Waraqah bin Nawfal, a Christian scholar who
died soon after a solitary meeting with Muhammad. Waraqah attested
Muhammad was the Prophet of his time and received revelation exactly
like Moses and Jesus.[5]
The Jews of Medina were anxiously awaiting the arrival of a prophet.
The third and fourth witnesses were their two famous Jewish rabbis,
Abdullah bin Salam and Mukhayriq.[6]
The sixth and seventh witnesses were also Yemeni Jewish rabbis, Wahb
ibn Munabbih, and Ka’b al-Ahbar (d. 656 CE). Ka’b found long passages
of praise and the description of the Prophet prophesized by Moses in
the Bible.[7]
The Quran states:
“Is it not a sign to them that the learned men of the Children of
Israel knew it (as true)?” (Quran 26:197)
MrWonderful
<goodacti...@windowslive.com> wrote:
> Preliminary Issues
> The Bible is the sacred scripture of Judaism and Christianity. The
> Christian Bible consists of the Old Testament and the New Testament,
> with the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox versions of the Old
> Testament being slightly larger because of their acceptance of certain
> books not accepted as scripture by Protestants. The Jewish Bible
> includes only the books known to Christians as the Old Testament.
> Furthermore, the arrangements of the Jewish and Christian canons
> differ considerably.[1] Prophet Muhammad has been prophesized in both
>
> The second witness was Waraqah bin Nawfal, a Christian scholar who
> died soon after a solitary meeting with Muhammad. Waraqah attested
> Muhammad was the Prophet of his time and received revelation exactly
> like Moses and Jesus.[5]
>
> The Jews of Medina were anxiously awaiting the arrival of a prophet.
> The third and fourth witnesses were their two famous Jewish rabbis,
> Abdullah bin Salam and Mukhayriq.[6]
>
> The sixth and seventh witnesses were also Yemeni Jewish rabbis, Wahb
> ibn Munabbih, and Ka’b al-Ahbar (d. 656 CE). Ka’b found long passages
> of praise and the description of the Prophet prophesized by Moses in
> the Bible.[7]
>
> The Quran states:
>
> “Is it not a sign to them that the learned men of the Children of
> Israel knew it (as true)?” (Quran 26:197)
I guess it's "easy" enough to strap on a vest full of TNT and push a
button, but for the "blood and guts detail" it's not so "easy."