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Part 12 - Muhammad PBUH in the Bible (Part 1)
Assalamaleykum Arahmatullahi va Barakatu. Welcome back to the proof that Islam is the Truth. And we are talking about a fascinating subject of the witnessing of the people of the book. And today also we are going to be dealing with Muhammad Sallalahu Alleyhem Va Salam in the Bible. But let's continue where we left off last time in the last episode where we were taking about some stories of those people from the Jewish community who recognosed the Prophethood of Muhammad, may Allah's peace & blessings be upon him. And we talked about Abdullah Ibn Salam. He was very famous. I will tell you a story from my own personal experience. Years ago I used to spend every Sunday afternoon in the place called Speaker's Corner. Speaker's Corner is on the corner of Hide park in London. And there is a place there where you can stand up & you can speak about anything you like. Well I for ten years used to go down there & speak about the religion of Islam. And in my years down there I got to know a Jewish Rabbi. He was a very nice man, he was always very polite & talked about Islam in a very nice way. And one day during one of our conversations after some years I thought that it was about time I should invite him to Islam. So I said to him: "You know, my friend, we have been talking now for many years & even you have admitted to me that Muhammad is a Prophet, so why then do you not embrace Islam?" And he said to me: "We Jews we never change our religion." I said: "But half of the Rabbis of Medina became Muslim." He said: "That is true. But still we Jews never change our religion." I thought "What can I say to him?" So I said to him: "You know my friend, wouldn't you like to go to paradise & to be married to one of the beautiful wide-eyed virgins of Paradise?" now he was a bit of an old man, but when I said that he got a bit of a twinkle in his eyes, I have to say & he looked like he might have been tempted. And then he looked at me & he said: "No." He said: "All we Jews want to do is conquer." I said to him: "Even if that's what you want, is it not true that the victory is only from Allah & by obeying him?" He looked at me & said: "Listen to me, my friend. God sent to us a Prophet Moses. And we didn't even listen to him. Do you think we are going to listen to another Prophet after him from another tribe, from another people?" When he said that - I had nothing left to say. He knew that Muhammad was a Prophet. In fact another Rabbi also came up to me & he said to me: "We know that Muhammad is a Prophet." And he quoted to me a passage from the Bible. And that's something I going to get to right now because want I want to mention & what I want to talk about is some of the verses in the Bible that really seem to show & illustrate that direction that we've been talking about. Because one of the things we are interested in is saying: ok, that is clear that there were Jews & Christians in the time of the Prophet Muhammad & until today. And I have to say including myself that have been influenced by their reading of the Bible to accept Muhammad as a Prophet. Now a person may say: How can that be? If we can accept that the Bible is not the actual word of God. If we accept a more accurate understanding of the Bible that it really is a mixture of things. It's a mixture of history, it's a mixture of some things that are clearly the words of God & it has been corrupted & distorted. And this is something that actually is quite agreed about even by some Christian scholars, may be we can call them secular Christian scholars, but they at least they stand from the Christian civilisation & some of them even do call themselves Christians. So if we accept that & we don't say that the Bible is the word of God absolutely. Then we do have room for looking at some of the statements in the Bible that really do seem to indicate & very clearly point us in the direction that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah that has been foretold in that Scripture. So what we are going to do is we are going to go through a few of those statements in the Bible & lets see what you think about it. Now first of all lets start with Abraham. We are starting with Abraham because Prophet Abraham may God's peace & blessings be upon him is a Prophet that is recognised by both Jews & Muslims & Christians. That’s why some people call him the father of the three Abrahamic faiths. The one Prophet that all Muslims, Jews & Christians have in common is this great Prophet of God Abraham. And Abraham is mentioned many-many times in the Quran & his religion is mentioned as the true religion. And the Quran says: "Who turns away from the religion of Abraham except someone who is foolish & has become foolish? So the religion of Abraham & Abraham himself is pointed to as a very great example of how a person should live their life in obedience to God. Now it's interesting that in the book of Genesis where something of the Abraham's, & the story is mentioned in the 12 chapter in Genesis in verses two to three it mentions: "And I will make thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make your name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: And I will bless them that bless thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed." It's a very interesting passage. Now this is before Abraham has any children God is promising that he is going to bless Abraham & bless the people who bless Abraham & that all the families of the Earth will be blessed through Abraham. First of all look at this great honour that God has bestowed upon his friend, Abraham. And the Quran says that Abraham is the "halil" of Allah like the close friend the intimate of Allah Subhana Wa Ta Allah. And how Allah has honoured Abraham, even though it is said that he was the only person on Earth who truly believed in God when he was alive. He was the only Muslim, the only person who truly believed in Allah for a time. And even though he was all alone & there was no one else & then obviously his wife Sara & his cousin Lot & Hajar & his sons. You know so it didn't end like that for a time, that's how it was. If Allah honoured Abraham & until this day he is a person who is honoured & remembered. I think if we were to mention any actor from Rome or Greece or any singer from those times you would not be able to mention even one name of the Roman, Greek or Babylonian actors or singers, but if we mention the name of Abraham, his name is known almost everywhere. Look how Allah Subhana Wa Ta Allah bestowed honour & dignity upon his followers. Anyway lets go back to that verse in genesis, those couple of verses in genesis 12, two to three. "I will make thee a great nation." First of all when God is talking in the Bible or when God is talking at all about greatness? As I have already indicated greatness & honour does not mean merely in numbers, greatness & honour in the criterion of God means a nation of people who obey God & follow God's commandment. This is what makes someone great with God. This is why Abraham is so honoured because he was so obedient to the Creator. And this is why Allah honoured him & elevated him until this day. So when God says to Abraham: "I will make a great nation" that means he will make him that nation great in respect to their obedience to God & their following the commands of God. It would be an illusion to think that God is only talking only great in terms of numbers. Numbers are not important when it comes to God. What is important is that people obey Him & worship him & follow his commands. That is what is important. And it's interesting that He says, that God says: "I will make you a blessing & I will bless those that bless thee." So let me ask you my dear viewers: What are the people who bless Abraham? Well I don't know how much you know about the Muslims & the five daily prayers of the Muslims. But one of the things that Muslims say in their prayer is "Allah humma sali ala Muhammad wa ala ali Muhammad, kama saleta ala Ibrahima wa ala ali Ibrahima innaka hamidun majeed" - "Oh Allah, bless Muhammad & the family of Muhammad as you blessed Abraham & the family of Abraham, verily You are the praised & the majestic." So it is here in the Muslim prayer five times every day that we are sending blessings upon Abraham & the family of Abraham. And God says that he will bless those who bless Abraham in Genesis 12 verses two to three. And I don't think you find any nation of people blessing Abraham quite as much as the Muslims, in fact every time we hear Abraham's name or we say Abraham's name we say "Allehi Salam" which means "may the peace & the blessings of God be upon him." So this is one of the statements in Genesis & we are going to be going back to some more statements in the Bible that could lead us to understand how it is prophesying the coming of the final Messenger Muhammad may Allah's peace & blessings be upon him. Don't go away. Join us after the break for more proof that Islam is the Truth.
Assalamaleykum Arahmatullahi va Barakatu. Welcome back to the proof that Islam is the Truth. And we are talking about Muhammad Sallalahu Alleyhem Va Salam, the Prophet Muhammad in the Bible, some prophecies, some foretellings, some statements in the Bible that we think could have been those statements that lead Jewish Rabbis & Christian Priests & scholars to recognize that Muhammad until today, that Muhammad is what he claimed to be - the last & final Messenger of Allah. And we were talking about Genesis, chapter 12 verses two to three where God was saying how He will make a great nation out of the progeny & the offspring of Abraham, He will make them a great nation, & bless them, & bless the people who bless Abraham & I was telling how the Muslims regularly send blessings upon Abraham. In fact no one I don't think sends as many blessing upon Abraham as the Muslims do. Now it's very important to understand something in the story of Abraham & that is the birth of his two sons. Abraham had two sons. One was Ishmael & the other was Isaac. Now the very first son of Abraham was Ishmael, & Ishmael was born to his wife Hajar. And I emphasize his wife because in fact Abraham was married to Hajar as is confirmed in the Quran & the teachings of the Prophet, & also in the Bible. The Bible also tells us that Abraham did marry Hajar, so Ishmael is in fact the very first son of Abraham. And in Genesis 17 in the forth verse it says: "my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations." And in Genesis 21 - 13 God promises that "of the son of the bondwoman will I make a great nation, because he is thy seed." Lets do that again. Genesis 21 - 13. "the son of the bondwoman" meaning this is Hajar, this the bondwoman is Hajar. She was originally a slave to Sara, Sara gave Hajar to Abraham, to Mary as his wife & from that marriage came Ishmael & God says in Genesis 21 - 13 if indeed it is from God "of the son of the bondwoman will I make a great nation" And if you remember we were talking about what is a great nation in God's terms. It doesn't just mean numbers. It must mean a pious nation, a nation of people who believe in God, because "he is thy seed". And again in Genesis 21 verse 18 "Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand; for I will make him a great nation." And it is known that the Arabs are the descendants of Ishmael in fact the Bible calls the Arabs Ishmaelites, the Ishmaelites are the Arabs. So the Arabs are in fact cousins of the Beni Israel or the children of Israel - they are cousins & according to the Quranic tradition of course that we believe that Ishmael was a Prophet of God & Abraham & Ishmael together built the Kaaba as a place to worship the one God alone. So it seems that Jesus here is foretelling that the sceptre will pass from the children of Israel the stone that is rejected meaning Ishmael will in fact become the cornerstone, the very corner, the very thing that holds monotheism together. Since the Jews have rejected him as the Messiah therefore the covenant will end with them & it will be passed onto the descendants of Ishmael. Now at the time of Jesus it seems very clear, at least according to the Gospels anyway that the Jews very expecting three particular personalities & they show this in their questioning of John the Baptist. And this is mentioned in the Gospel of John in the first chapter in the 21st verse. It's, they ask "Are you the Christ?" they are asking John: "Are you the Christ? Are you Elias, are you that Prophet?" So it's very clear that these three distinct individuals that they are asking about: The Messiah, Elias who was supposed to come again & that Prophet. Now Jesus who was of course the Messiah, he says that John the Baptist was in fact Elias, he of course the Messiah, that only leaves "that Prophet". Who is that Prophet? It means they were expecting a particular Prophet. And it is very-very clear that they were talking about who is not the Messiah & who is not Alias, he is a different personality is the Prophet referred to in the Prophesy of Deuteronomy chapter 18 verse 18: "And the Lord said to me, They have spoken that which they have spoken. I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them & he shall command them". So here God is telling Moses: "I'm going to raise up a Prophet who is like you, Moses, this Prophet will be like unto you & he, & "I will raise him up from amongst their brethren" & " I will put my words in his mouth; and he will speak to them what I shall command them" & the prophesy continues with a very stark & severe warning: "And it shall come to pass, that whosoever does not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will take vengeance on him." So God is warning severely that He is going to send a Prophet, he will be like Moses, he will speak in God's name, he will say what he is commanded & the people that do not follow him then God will requite them & God will take vengeance on those people if they don't follow him." This is Deuteronomy 18. So this is very clearly that prophet, this is the Prophet that they were expecting. So the Messiah had come, Elias had come but there's one Prophet still left to come. That Prophet, the one prophesied in Deuteronomy 18. Who is that Prophet? Who is that Prophet that had been prophesied in the 18-18? Let's ask a question. It says "from amongst their brethren". Who are the brethren of Beni Israel? We get a clue to this in Genesis, chapter 16 verse 12, & also Genesis 25 verse 18, both of these reverses refer to the Israelites as brethren of the Ishmaelites. So in the Bible itself the Ishmaelites are referred to as the brethren of the Israelites. And the Hebrew dictionary of the Bible, it defines brethren as personification of a group who were regarded as near kinsmen of the Israelites. So it is very clear that "from amongst your brethren" means that God is going to raise a Prophet who will be like Moses from the Ishmaelites & "he shall speak in my name & whatever he says he does what he is commanded". Let's just read a very interesting extract from a Collins Dictionary of the Bible. And it says here, & this is a very nice interesting book "What the Bible says about Muhammad". You can see it on internet & you can get it from many different places. And lets read what it says here. "As a statesman and lawgiver Moses is the creator of the Jewish people. He found a loose conglomeration of Semitic peoples, none of whom had been anything but a slave, and whose ideas of religion were a complete confusion. He led them out and he hammered them into a nation with a law and a national pride, and a compelling sense of being chosen by a particular God who was supreme." Wait for it. "The only man in history who can be compared even remotely to him is Muhammad." There it is. Dictionary of the Bible. The only person who can be remotely compared to Moses is Muhammad. From the brethren of the Israelites God is going to raise up a Prophet. Every time the Quran starts with a new chapter it begins "Bismillyahi Rahmani Raheem". And what does Deuteronomy 18-18 say? "He shall speak in my name." The words that I will say - he will speak them." The Quran says the Prophet Muhammad does not speak from his own desire. It is nothing except a revelation that is revealed. When the Prophet spoke about Allah, when he spoke about God, he didn't not speak from his mind, he didn't invent things for himself, he spoke what God had commanded him, just as it had been prophesised in Deuteronomy 18-18. Certainly Jesus is not like Moses. Jesus was born miraculously without a father. Muhammad & Moses both had natural fathers. Jesus was cared for by his mother. Both Moses & Muhammad were orphans from the young age. Jesus was actually a follower of the Mosaic law, whereas Moses brought a new law. And also Muhammad Sallalahu Alleyhem Va Salam may God's peace & blessings be upon his, both of these Prophets all of these Prophets him, they also, he also brought a new law. Moses was expelled, Muhammad was expelled. Moses was both a leader of his people & a one who was receiving revelation - a Prophet. Similarly Muhammad was also a leader of his people & also a Prophet. And so we, I'm just giving a few examples, but when we compare Moses & Muhammad we can see that both these Prophets are so similar. Who else fits that description? From the brethren, from the Ishmaelites, like unto Moses. And of course both of them preach that there is only One God, you should only worship the one God, God is not like anything in His creation & you should submit yourselves to God's divinely revealed law. This is what Moses taught, this is what Muhammad taught & as we believe of course this is what Jesus taught. Here are some amazing statements to show you indeed that Muhammad is the one foretold in the Bible. So don't forget to join us for our next episode of the "Proof that Islam is the Truth" Until then Assalamaleykum Arahmatullahi va Barakatu, may the peace & blessings of Allah be upon all of you & may he guide all of us closer to the Truth.
Part 13 - Muhammad PBUH in the Bible (Part 2)
Assalamaleykum Arahmatullahi va Barakatu. May the peace & blessings of Almighty God be upon all of you. Welcome back to the proof that Islam is the Truth. And we are talking today about Muhammad in the Bible. We've been going through some of those verses in the Bible that indicate, that show, that might show us that Muhammad is the Prophet of Allah foretold in those scriptures. Certainly there are people of the book, Rabbis, Christian Priests, Emperors who recognised Muhammad for what he was, may Allah's peace & blessings be upon him, the last & final Messenger. Let’s have a look at Isaac, the book of Isaac in the Bible. And in the 29th chapter in the 12th verse there's something remarkable here & it says: "And the book is delivered to him that is not learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee; and he saith, I am not learned" This passage is remarkable. First of all Prophet Muhammad is referred to as the "unlettered prophet", the "unlearned Prophet". The Prophet Muhammad may Allah's peace & blessings be upon him couldn't read & he couldn't write. He did not study scripture, not like Jesus who was brought up amongst the rabbis & even at the young age he amazed people with his learning of the law. So Jesus may God's peace & blessings be upon him was learned in the law. But Muhammad lived in Arabia, a pagan land. People did not know about the scripture, except for a few people amongst the children of Israel, some Jewish tribes who lived there. Otherwise they were ignorant of that & the Prophet himself was not learned in the scripture & he is called "ummi". Ummi means not learned. And so it's exactly as the Bible is saying, the book, & one of the names of the Quran is "Al Kitab", the Book, is delivered to him who is not learned who is "ummi" saying read this. "Read this" in Arabic "ikkara", read this "ikkara" the very first verses that God revealed to the Prophet Muhammad may Allah's peace & blessings be upon him as every Muslim knows. What was it? "Ikkara" - read. The angel Gabriel comes to the Prophet Muhammad while the Prophet Sallalahu Alleyhem Va Salam he is meditating on the mountain the Jabal-al-noor the mountain of light overlooking Mecca. He is sitting there meditating, he has escaped the troubles of Mecca, the polytheism, he goes there to think about God, about Creation, about humanity. And it is there that he receives on the night of Ramadan in his 40th birthday he receives, the angel Gabriel comes to him, says to him: "ikkara" & the Prophet says "I can't read." Again the angel Gabriel says: "ikkara" but this time he takes the Prophet & squeezes him & again the Prophet says "I cannot read." Now the angel Gabriel squeezes him even more tightly & says: "ikkara" - read! The Prophet says: "What shall I read?" So this is exactly what happens. The Prophet says: "I'm not learned, I cannot read. How can I read? I'm not of those who can read." This is exactly how it is mentioned in Isaac 29-12. Check it out for yourself & I must admit that when I first was reading the life history of Prophet Muhammad may Allah's peace & blessings be upon him as a Christian who used to be familiar with the Bible, I remember that passage from the Bible & how exactly it fitted the passage I was reading about the life of Prophet Muhammad & what happened in this event that I have just described- it was truly remarkable. Also Isaac in the 42nd chapter, verses 1 to 13, I'm not going to read the whole of it but it refers & speaks about someone who is beloved to God. And he is mentioned as being from the descendant of Kedar. Now who is Kedar? Kedar is in fact the second son of Ishmael, a direct ancestor of the Prophet Muhammad may Allah's peace & blessings be upon him. It seems very clear from these statements in the Old Testament that the Jews were expecting a Prophet to arise amongst the children of Israel, descending from Kedar, that he will bring a law, he will be like unto Moses & that obviously many Christians who had studied the old testament or what they had or whatever scriptures they had, recognised these attributes as well. How about the Gospels, do we have any hints as to the coming of Prophet Muhammad in the Gospels? Well, there is a passage; it is quite a controversial passage even to tell you the truth amongst Christians. But let's read it. It's in John, in the book of John, the Gospel of John, in the 14th chapter & it is the 16th verse & it goes: "And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you forever". So the word as we find it in English is "comforter". There's a lot of controversy about what is the actual Greek "paraclitos", what does this word actually mean? But some scholars have said that the word actually in Aramaic means Ahmed. Ahmed is indeed the very name that is mentioned in the Quran of the Prophet Muhammad may Allah's peace & blessings be upon him, that's one of the names of the Prophet Muhammad, "Ahmed". And this is the name that he is referred to in the Quran & the Quran says that Gospels refer to him as Ahmed. And actually the word Ahmed in Aramaic means "the comforter" or it is similar to the word, Greek word "Paraclitos" that is used there. And it's interesting that he will abide with you forever, the final comforter, after this there will not be another. Let's look again. Let's look in John 15 in the verse 26: "But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me". Another fact of course that Prophet Muhammad testified to Jesus. The Quran mentions about Jesus & the Prophet Muhammad made it, & Allah has made it a part of our religion that we cannot be a Muslim unless we believe in Jesus. Of course we believe in Jesus as we believe he truly was a Prophet of God & the Messiah to the children of Israel. Not as it is falsely claimed "heart of God" & the "son of God" which we believe is a blasphemy against God. So John 14:26 tells us "But the Comforter, the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you." And John 16 in 7 to 14 verses says: "Nevertheless I tell you the truth. It is expedient for you that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you. And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and righteousness, and of judgment." An important thing I want to mention here. Some Christians claim that comforter is the holy spirit, the holy spirit that inspires them & helps them to speak in tongues, & so on, & this is the holy spirit, they claim that, you know, fills them & guides them. However there is a problem with this. Because Jesus says "if I do not go away, the holy spirit will not be able to come". Yet the holy spirit is with the disciples while Jesus is there as well. So to say that this comforter is exactly the holy spirit in the sense that Christians understand it doesn't seem to fit the verses. In fact if we understand the holy spirit to be the angel Gabriel, that's what Muslims believe "Ruh Al Kuddus" is the holy spirit, "ruh" - spirit, "kuddus" - holy. "Ruh Al Kuddus" is in fact the same, one & the same Angel Gabriel who brings down the revelation. So the new revelation will not come, the holy spirit will not come with a new revelation untill Jesus has left, so Jesus has to go for the Comforter, the Ahmed, for Muhammad Sallalahu Alleyhem Va Salam to come. And it says "and he will reprove the world of sin, and of judgement & of righteousness "And sin "because they don't believe in me" meaning they don't believe in Jesus truly, as the Messiah. Not as God & the son of God. No. This is a false believe about Jesus. They don't believe in Jesus as the Messiah that was foretold in their scriptures. "Of righteousness because I go to my Father & you will see me no more", in other words if there's no Prophet with the people then it is so much harder for them follow God's guidance & to be righteous, & "of judgement because the price of this world is, the prince of this world is judged. And I have yet many things to say unto you but you cannot bear them now. Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you unto all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, he shall speak." Do you remember that? What we read from Isaac? What we read from Deuteronomy 18-18? It is the same words repeating themselves. "He does not speak of himself" - he does not speak by his own desires, he speaks what is revealed to him. Jesus is repeating those words, & "he will show you things to come" (16:13). And one of the things we are going to be showing you in a forthcoming episode, are the prophesies of the Prophet Muhammad, how the Prophet foretold about the things that are going to come to pass & we can see those things happening right in front of us these days. "And he shall glorify me" meaning he shall glorify Jesus. How? By telling the truth about Jesus & keeping people away from the lies that have been told about Jesus "for he shall receive of mine, and shall show it unto you" (16:14). We are going to be talking about more about this passage & discuss a little bit more after the break. Don't go away. Stay with us for the prophesies of Prophet Muhammad in the Bible, the proof that Islam is the Truth.
Assalamaleykum. Welcome back to the proof that Islam is the Truth. And we are discussing some of the statements in the Gospel of John about the Comforter, the Paraclete. These controversy we admit about these passages even amongst Christians it is very controversial but it is interesting that Rudolf Bultmann in the Gospel of John, a commentary he says: "The Paraclete is a parallel figure to Jesus himself; and this conclusion is confirmed in the fact that the title is suitable for both." Meaning both Jesus & the Comforter. So he must be like Jesus, he must be similar to Jesus & it is similar to Jesus. And "It is clear from 14:16 that the source thought there were sendings of two Paracletes, Jesus and his successor, the one following the other". So what we see as I have described how this description of the Comforter is so suitable for the Prophet Muhammad may Allah's peace & blessings be upon him. And it is perhaps these verses in the chapter in the, sorry the Gospel of John that those Christians understood as to be referring to the coming of the Prophet Muhammad. Certainly when you combine those things with the other prophesies & the Old Testament that we have been talking about in Deuteronomy & how "God will make a great nation out of Ishmael". Who on Earth could that great nation from Ismail be if it is not the Prophet Muhammad & his companions, & a great civilisation founded upon the belief in the One God, the worship of the One God, the creator of the Heavens & the Earth. The Quran that calls us to respect & love Moses, Abraham, Jesus, Noah, the Prophets sent to the children of Israel, they are mentioned in the Quran. Who else could it be? Who else is this great nation if it is not the Ummah, the nation of Muhammad may Allah's peace & blessings be upon him. So I hope if you are a Christian or if you are perhaps a Jew watching this, this is giving you something to think about. Certainly the Muslims I'm sure, their faith will only be enhanced & increased because of these amazing things. Now I'm going to read a really a fantastic, it's a long story, it's an amazing story & it's well worth reading. And it's the story of a man called Anselm Tormeeda. And he was a priest & a Christian Scholar. And he was a person who wrote a book. He converted to Islam & he wrote a book "the gift to the intelligent or refuting the arguments of the Christians" & in the introduction to his book he writes the story of how he became Muslim. It's really fascinating & especially in respect to the Paraclete, & who is the Paraclete. So let's go through it. It's a long story, a fantastic story, I'll do my best to get through it, make it interesting. first of all this Anselm was born in a city of Majorka & as he mentions he describes Mayorka, & that big merchant ships used to come there, to the harbour with different goods. And he is mentioning that the city is a city & an island both at the same time. Now he says that his father was a well-respected man in the city & that he was his only son. And when he was six he was sent to a priest who taught him the Gospel & logic. That's obviously common in those times that the priests in fact were the only people who were really learned, & they could read & write. And there were also many of them well-instructed in philosophy. So he learned the Gospel & logic & which he finished in six years. So this is by the time that he was twelve. "I lived in the church with an aged priest. He was greatly respected by the people because of his knowledge and religiousness and asceticism, which distinguished him from the other Christian priests. Questions and requests for advice came from everywhere, from Kings and rulers, along with presents and gifts. They hoped that he would accept their presents and grant them his blessings. This priest taught me the principles of Christianity and its rulings. I became very close to him by serving and assisting him with his duties until I became one of his most trusted assistants, so that he trusted me with the keys of his room in the church and of the food and the drink stores. He kept for himself only the key of a small room where he used to sleep. I think, and Allah knows best, that he kept his treasure chest in there. I was a student and a servant for a period of ten years, then he fell ill and failed to attend the meetings of his fellow priests.
During his absence, the priests discussed some religious matters, until they came to what was said by the Almighty Allah through his prophet Jesus in the Gospel: “After him will come a Prophet called Paraclete.” " - It's interesting that he says: " “After him will come a Prophet called Paraclete.” They argued a great deal about this Prophet and as to who he was among the Prophets. Everyone gave his opinion according to his knowledge and understanding; and they ended without achieving any benefit in that issue. I went to my priest, and as usual he asked about what was discussed in the meeting that day. I mentioned to him the different opinions of the priests about the name Paraclete, and how they finished the meeting without clarifying the matter. He asked me: “What was your answer?” I gave my opinion which was taken from interpretation of a well known exegesis. He said that I was nearly correct like some priests, and the other priests were wrong. “But the truth is different from all of that. This is because the interpretation of that noble name is only known to a small number of very well versed scholars. And we posses only a little knowledge.” I fell down and kissed his feet, saying: “Sir, you know that I travelled and came to you from a far distant country, I have served you now for more than ten years; and have attained knowledge beyond estimation, so please favour me and tell me the truth about this name.” The priest then wept and said: “My son, by God, you are very much dear to me for serving me and devoting yourself to my care. Know the truth about this name, and there is a great benefit, but there is also a great danger. And I fear that when you know this truth, and the Christians discover that, you will be killed immediately.” I said: “By God, by the Gospel and He who was sent with it, I shall never speak any word about what you will tell me, I shall keep it in my heart.” He said: “My son, when you came here from your country, I asked you if it is near to the Muslims, and whether they made raids against you and if you made raids against them. This was to test your hatred for Islam. Know, my son, that Paraclete is the name of their Prophet Muhammad, to whom was revealed the fourth book as mentioned by Daniel. His way is the clear way which is mentioned in the Gospel.” I said: “Then sir, what do you say about the religion of these Christians?” He said: “My son, if these Christians remained on the original religion of Jesus, then they would have been on God’s religion, because the religion of Jesus and all the other Prophets is the true religion of God. But they changed it and became unbelievers.” I asked him: “Then, sir, what is the salvation from this?” He said “Oh my son, embracing Islam.” I asked him: “Will the one who embraces Islam be saved?” He answered: “Yes, in this world and the next.” I said: “The prudent chooses for himself; if you know, sir the merit of Islam, then what keeps you from it?” He answered: “My son, the Almighty Allah did not expose me to the truth of Islam and the Prophet of Islam until after I have become old and my body weakened. Yes, there is no excuse for us in this; on the contrary, the proof of Allah has been established against us. If God had guided me to this when I was your age, I would have left everything and adopted the religion of truth. Love of this world is the essence of every sin, and look how I am esteemed, glorified and honoured by the Christians, and how I am living in affluence and comfort! In my case, if I show a slight inclination towards Islam they would kill me immediately. Suppose that I was saved from them and succeeded in escaping to the Muslims, they would say, do not count your Islam as a favour upon us, rather you have benefited yourself only by entering the religion of truth, the religion that will save you from the punishment of Allah! So I would live among them as a poor old man of more than ninety years, without knowing their language, and would die among them starving. I am, and all praise is due to Allah, on the religion of Christ and on that which he came with, and Allah knows that from me.” So I asked him: “Do you advise me to go to the country of the Muslims and adopt their religion?” He said to me: “If you are wise and hope to save yourself, then race to that which will achieve benefit for you in this life and the next. But my son, none is present with us concerning this matter; it is between you and me only. Exert yourself and keep it a secret. If it is disclosed and the people know about it they will kill you immediately. I will be of no benefit to you against them. Neither will it be of any use to you if you tell them what you heard from me concerning Islam, or that I encouraged you to be a Muslim, for I shall deny it. They trust my testimony against yours. So do not tell a word, whatever happens.” I promised him not to do so.
He was satisfied and content with my promise. And I began to prepare for my journey and bid him farewell. He gave me fifty golden dinars & then I took a ship to the city of Majorca where I stayed with my parents for six months. Then I travelled to Sicily and remained there for five months, waiting for a ship bound for the land of the Muslims. Finally a ship arrived bound for Tunis." Anyway he goes on to mention how he went to Tunis & he got off the ship & the Christian scholars who heard of his arrival came to greet him, because he was famous, he had become famous by this time for his knowledge. And so the Christians scholars came to greet him. But instead indeed he went to embrace Islam. So this is the story of Anselm Tormeeda & of course how he recognised, how his teacher had recognised that Paraclete was in fact Prophet Muhammad as had been mentioned in the Injil. Join us next time for another episode of the "Proof that Islam is the Truth". And until then Assalamaleykum Arahmatullahi va Barakatu, may the peace & blessings of Allah be with you always & may Allah guide us all closer to the Truth.
Assalamaleykum Arahmatullahi va Barakatu. Welcome back to the proof that Islam is the Truth. And we are talking about a fascinating subject of the witnessing of the people of the book. And today also we are going to be dealing with Muhammad Sallalahu Alleyhem Va Salam in the Bible. But let's continue where we left off last time in the last episode where we were taking about some stories of those people from the Jewish community who recognosed the Prophethood of Muhammad, may Allah's peace & blessings be upon him. And we talked about Abdullah Ibn Salam. He was very famous. I will tell you a story from my own personal experience. Years ago I used to spend every Sunday afternoon in the place called Speaker's Corner. Speaker's Corner is on the corner of Hide park in London. And there is a place there where you can stand up & you can speak about anything you like. Well I for ten years used to go down there & speak about the religion of Islam. And in my years down there I got to know a Jewish Rabbi. He was a very nice man, he was always very polite & talked about Islam in a very nice way. And one day during one of our conversations after some years I thought that it was about time I should invite him to Islam. So I said to him: "You know, my friend, we have been talking now for many years & even you have admitted to me that Muhammad is a Prophet, so why then do you not embrace Islam?" And he said to me: "We Jews we never change our religion." I said: "But half of the Rabbis of Medina became Muslim." He said: "That is true. But still we Jews never change our religion." I thought "What can I say to him?" So I said to him: "You know my friend, wouldn't you like to go to paradise & to be married to one of the beautiful wide-eyed virgins of Paradise?" now he was a bit of an old man, but when I said that he got a bit of a twinkle in his eyes, I have to say & he looked like he might have been tempted. And then he looked at me & he said: "No." He said: "All we Jews want to do is conquer." I said to him: "Even if that's what you want, is it not true that the victory is only from Allah & by obeying him?" He looked at me & said: "Listen to me, my friend. God sent to us a Prophet Moses. And we didn't even listen to him. Do you think we are going to listen to another Prophet after him from another tribe, from another people?" When he said that - I had nothing left to say. He knew that Muhammad was a Prophet. In fact another Rabbi also came up to me & he said to me: "We know that Muhammad is a Prophet." And he quoted to me a passage from the Bible. And that's something I going to get to right now because want I want to mention & what I want to talk about is some of the verses in the Bible that really seem to show & illustrate that direction that we've been talking about. Because one of the things we are interested in is saying: ok, that is clear that there were Jews & Christians in the time of the Prophet Muhammad & until today. And I have to say including myself that have been influenced by their reading of the Bible to accept Muhammad as a Prophet. Now a person may say: How can that be? If we can accept that the Bible is not the actual word of God. If we accept a more accurate understanding of the Bible that it really is a mixture of things. It's a mixture of history, it's a mixture of some things that are clearly the words of God & it has been corrupted & distorted. And this is something that actually is quite agreed about even by some Christian scholars, may be we can call them secular Christian scholars, but they at least they stand from the Christian civilisation & some of them even do call themselves Christians. So if we accept that & we don't say that the Bible is the word of God absolutely. Then we do have room for looking at some of the statements in the Bible that really do seem to indicate & very clearly point us in the direction that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah that has been foretold in that Scripture. So what we are going to do is we are going to go through a few of those statements in the Bible & lets see what you think about it. Now first of all lets start with Abraham. We are starting with Abraham because Prophet Abraham may God's peace & blessings be upon him is a Prophet that is recognised by both Jews & Muslims & Christians. That’s why some people call him the father of the three Abrahamic faiths. The one Prophet that all Muslims, Jews & Christians have in common is this great Prophet of God Abraham. And Abraham is mentioned many-many times in the Quran & his religion is mentioned as the true religion. And the Quran says: "Who turns away from the religion of Abraham except someone who is foolish & has become foolish? So the religion of Abraham & Abraham himself is pointed to as a very great example of how a person should live their life in obedience to God. Now it's interesting that in the book of Genesis where something of the Abraham's, & the story is mentioned in the 12 chapter in Genesis in verses two to three it mentions: "And I will make thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make your name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: And I will bless them that bless thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed." It's a very interesting passage. Now this is before Abraham has any children God is promising that he is going to bless Abraham & bless the people who bless Abraham & that all the families of the Earth will be blessed through Abraham. First of all look at this great honour that God has bestowed upon his friend, Abraham. And the Quran says that Abraham is the "halil" of Allah like the close friend the intimate of Allah Subhana Wa Ta Allah. And how Allah has honoured Abraham, even though it is said that he was the only person on Earth who truly believed in God when he was alive. He was the only Muslim, the only person who truly believed in Allah for a time. And even though he was all alone & there was no one else & then obviously his wife Sara & his cousin Lot & Hajar & his sons. You know so it didn't end like that for a time, that's how it was. If Allah honoured Abraham & until this day he is a person who is honoured & remembered. I think if we were to mention any actor from Rome or Greece or any singer from those times you would not be able to mention even one name of the Roman, Greek or Babylonian actors or singers, but if we mention the name of Abraham, his name is known almost everywhere. Look how Allah Subhana Wa Ta Allah bestowed honour & dignity upon his followers. Anyway lets go back to that verse in genesis, those couple of verses in genesis 12, two to three. "I will make thee a great nation." First of all when God is talking in the Bible or when God is talking at all about greatness? As I have already indicated greatness & honour does not mean merely in numbers, greatness & honour in the criterion of God means a nation of people who obey God & follow God's commandment. This is what makes someone great with God. This is why Abraham is so honoured because he was so obedient to the Creator. And this is why Allah honoured him & elevated him until this day. So when God says to Abraham: "I will make a great nation" that means he will make him that nation great in respect to their obedience to God & their following the commands of God. It would be an illusion to think that God is only talking only great in terms of numbers. Numbers are not important when it comes to God. What is important is that people obey Him & worship him & follow his commands. That is what is important. And it's interesting that He says, that God says: "I will make you a blessing & I will bless those that bless thee." So let me ask you my dear viewers: What are the people who bless Abraham? Well I don't know how much you know about the Muslims & the five daily prayers of the Muslims. But one of the things that Muslims say in their prayer is "Allah humma sali ala Muhammad wa ala ali Muhammad, kama saleta ala Ibrahima wa ala ali Ibrahima innaka hamidun majeed" - "Oh Allah, bless Muhammad & the family of Muhammad as you blessed Abraham & the family of Abraham, verily You are the praised & the majestic." So it is here in the Muslim prayer five times every day that we are sending blessings upon Abraham & the family of Abraham. And God says that he will bless those who bless Abraham in Genesis 12 verses two to three. And I don't think you find any nation of people blessing Abraham quite as much as the Muslims, in fact every time we hear Abraham's name or we say Abraham's name we say "Allehi Salam" which means "may the peace & the blessings of God be upon him." So this is one of the statements in Genesis & we are going to be going back to some more statements in the Bible that could lead us to understand how it is prophesying the coming of the final Messenger Muhammad may Allah's peace & blessings be upon him. Don't go away. Join us after the break for more proof that Islam is the Truth.
Assalamaleykum Arahmatullahi va Barakatu. Welcome back to the proof that Islam is the Truth. And we are talking about Muhammad Sallalahu Alleyhem Va Salam, the Prophet Muhammad in the Bible, some prophecies, some foretellings, some statements in the Bible that we think could have been those statements that lead Jewish Rabbis & Christian Priests & scholars to recognize that Muhammad until today, that Muhammad is what he claimed to be - the last & final Messenger of Allah. And we were talking about Genesis, chapter 12 verses two to three where God was saying how He will make a great nation out of the progeny & the offspring of Abraham, He will make them a great nation, & bless them, & bless the people who bless Abraham & I was telling how the Muslims regularly send blessings upon Abraham. In fact no one I don't think sends as many blessing upon Abraham as the Muslims do. Now it's very important to understand something in the story of Abraham & that is the birth of his two sons. Abraham had two sons. One was Ishmael & the other was Isaac. Now the very first son of Abraham was Ishmael, & Ishmael was born to his wife Hajar. And I emphasize his wife because in fact Abraham was married to Hajar as is confirmed in the Quran & the teachings of the Prophet, & also in the Bible. The Bible also tells us that Abraham did marry Hajar, so Ishmael is in fact the very first son of Abraham. And in Genesis 17 in the forth verse it says: "my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations." And in Genesis 21 - 13 God promises that "of the son of the bondwoman will I make a great nation, because he is thy seed." Lets do that again. Genesis 21 - 13. "the son of the bondwoman" meaning this is Hajar, this the bondwoman is Hajar. She was originally a slave to Sara, Sara gave Hajar to Abraham, to Mary as his wife & from that marriage came Ishmael & God says in Genesis 21 - 13 if indeed it is from God "of the son of the bondwoman will I make a great nation" And if you remember we were talking about what is a great nation in God's terms. It doesn't just mean numbers. It must mean a pious nation, a nation of people who believe in God, because "he is thy seed". And again in Genesis 21 verse 18 "Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand; for I will make him a great nation." And it is known that the Arabs are the descendants of Ishmael in fact the Bible calls the Arabs Ishmaelites, the Ishmaelites are the Arabs. So the Arabs are in fact cousins of the Beni Israel or the children of Israel - they are cousins & according to the Quranic tradition of course that we believe that Ishmael was a Prophet of God & Abraham & Ishmael together built the Kaaba as a place to worship the one God alone. So it seems that Jesus here is foretelling that the sceptre will pass from the children of Israel the stone that is rejected meaning Ishmael will in fact become the cornerstone, the very corner, the very thing that holds monotheism together. Since the Jews have rejected him as the Messiah therefore the covenant will end with them & it will be passed onto the descendants of Ishmael. Now at the time of Jesus it seems very clear, at least according to the Gospels anyway that the Jews very expecting three particular personalities & they show this in their questioning of John the Baptist. And this is mentioned in the Gospel of John in the first chapter in the 21st verse. It's, they ask "Are you the Christ?" they are asking John: "Are you the Christ? Are you Elias, are you that Prophet?" So it's very clear that these three distinct individuals that they are asking about: The Messiah, Elias who was supposed to come again & that Prophet. Now Jesus who was of course the Messiah, he says that John the Baptist was in fact Elias, he of course the Messiah, that only leaves "that Prophet". Who is that Prophet? It means they were expecting a particular Prophet. And it is very-very clear that they were talking about who is not the Messiah & who is not Alias, he is a different personality is the Prophet referred to in the Prophesy of Deuteronomy chapter 18 verse 18: "And the Lord said to me, They have spoken that which they have spoken. I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them & he shall command them". So here God is telling Moses: "I'm going to raise up a Prophet who is like you, Moses, this Prophet will be like unto you & he, & "I will raise him up from amongst their brethren" & " I will put my words in his mouth; and he will speak to them what I shall command them" & the prophesy continues with a very stark & severe warning: "And it shall come to pass, that whosoever does not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will take vengeance on him." So God is warning severely that He is going to send a Prophet, he will be like Moses, he will speak in God's name, he will say what he is commanded & the people that do not follow him then God will requite them & God will take vengeance on those people if they don't follow him." This is Deuteronomy 18. So this is very clearly that prophet, this is the Prophet that they were expecting. So the Messiah had come, Elias had come but there's one Prophet still left to come. That Prophet, the one prophesied in Deuteronomy 18. Who is that Prophet? Who is that Prophet that had been prophesied in the 18-18? Let's ask a question. It says "from amongst their brethren". Who are the brethren of Beni Israel? We get a clue to this in Genesis, chapter 16 verse 12, & also Genesis 25 verse 18, both of these reverses refer to the Israelites as brethren of the Ishmaelites. So in the Bible itself the Ishmaelites are referred to as the brethren of the Israelites. And the Hebrew dictionary of the Bible, it defines brethren as personification of a group who were regarded as near kinsmen of the Israelites. So it is very clear that "from amongst your brethren" means that God is going to raise a Prophet who will be like Moses from the Ishmaelites & "he shall speak in my name & whatever he says he does what he is commanded". Let's just read a very interesting extract from a Collins Dictionary of the Bible. And it says here, & this is a very nice interesting book "What the Bible says about Muhammad". You can see it on internet & you can get it from many different places. And lets read what it says here. "As a statesman and lawgiver Moses is the creator of the Jewish people. He found a loose conglomeration of Semitic peoples, none of whom had been anything but a slave, and whose ideas of religion were a complete confusion. He led them out and he hammered them into a nation with a law and a national pride, and a compelling sense of being chosen by a particular God who was supreme." Wait for it. "The only man in history who can be compared even remotely to him is Muhammad." There it is. Dictionary of the Bible. The only person who can be remotely compared to Moses is Muhammad. From the brethren of the Israelites God is going to raise up a Prophet. Every time the Quran starts with a new chapter it begins "Bismillyahi Rahmani Raheem". And what does Deuteronomy 18-18 say? "He shall speak in my name." The words that I will say - he will speak them." The Quran says the Prophet Muhammad does not speak from his own desire. It is nothing except a revelation that is revealed. When the Prophet spoke about Allah, when he spoke about God, he didn't not speak from his mind, he didn't invent things for himself, he spoke what God had commanded him, just as it had been prophesised in Deuteronomy 18-18. Certainly Jesus is not like Moses. Jesus was born miraculously without a father. Muhammad & Moses both had natural fathers. Jesus was cared for by his mother. Both Moses & Muhammad were orphans from the young age. Jesus was actually a follower of the Mosaic law, whereas Moses brought a new law. And also Muhammad Sallalahu Alleyhem Va Salam may God's peace & blessings be upon his, both of these Prophets all of these Prophets him, they also, he also brought a new law. Moses was expelled, Muhammad was expelled. Moses was both a leader of his people & a one who was receiving revelation - a Prophet. Similarly Muhammad was also a leader of his people & also a Prophet. And so we, I'm just giving a few examples, but when we compare Moses & Muhammad we can see that both these Prophets are so similar. Who else fits that description? From the brethren, from the Ishmaelites, like unto Moses. And of course both of them preach that there is only One God, you should only worship the one God, God is not like anything in His creation & you should submit yourselves to God's divinely revealed law. This is what Moses taught, this is what Muhammad taught & as we believe of course this is what Jesus taught. Here are some amazing statements to show you indeed that Muhammad is the one foretold in the Bible. So don't forget to join us for our next episode of the "Proof that Islam is the Truth" Until then Assalamaleykum Arahmatullahi va Barakatu, may the peace & blessings of Allah be upon all of you & may he guide all of us closer to the Truth.
Part 13 - Muhammad PBUH in the Bible (Part 2)
Assalamaleykum Arahmatullahi va Barakatu. May the peace & blessings of Almighty God be upon all of you. Welcome back to the proof that Islam is the Truth. And we are talking today about Muhammad in the Bible. We've been going through some of those verses in the Bible that indicate, that show, that might show us that Muhammad is the Prophet of Allah foretold in those scriptures. Certainly there are people of the book, Rabbis, Christian Priests, Emperors who recognised Muhammad for what he was, may Allah's peace & blessings be upon him, the last & final Messenger. Let’s have a look at Isaac, the book of Isaac in the Bible. And in the 29th chapter in the 12th verse there's something remarkable here & it says: "And the book is delivered to him that is not learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee; and he saith, I am not learned" This passage is remarkable. First of all Prophet Muhammad is referred to as the "unlettered prophet", the "unlearned Prophet". The Prophet Muhammad may Allah's peace & blessings be upon him couldn't read & he couldn't write. He did not study scripture, not like Jesus who was brought up amongst the rabbis & even at the young age he amazed people with his learning of the law. So Jesus may God's peace & blessings be upon him was learned in the law. But Muhammad lived in Arabia, a pagan land. People did not know about the scripture, except for a few people amongst the children of Israel, some Jewish tribes who lived there. Otherwise they were ignorant of that & the Prophet himself was not learned in the scripture & he is called "ummi". Ummi means not learned. And so it's exactly as the Bible is saying, the book, & one of the names of the Quran is "Al Kitab", the Book, is delivered to him who is not learned who is "ummi" saying read this. "Read this" in Arabic "ikkara", read this "ikkara" the very first verses that God revealed to the Prophet Muhammad may Allah's peace & blessings be upon him as every Muslim knows. What was it? "Ikkara" - read. The angel Gabriel comes to the Prophet Muhammad while the Prophet Sallalahu Alleyhem Va Salam he is meditating on the mountain the Jabal-al-noor the mountain of light overlooking Mecca. He is sitting there meditating, he has escaped the troubles of Mecca, the polytheism, he goes there to think about God, about Creation, about humanity. And it is there that he receives on the night of Ramadan in his 40th birthday he receives, the angel Gabriel comes to him, says to him: "ikkara" & the Prophet says "I can't read." Again the angel Gabriel says: "ikkara" but this time he takes the Prophet & squeezes him & again the Prophet says "I cannot read." Now the angel Gabriel squeezes him even more tightly & says: "ikkara" - read! The Prophet says: "What shall I read?" So this is exactly what happens. The Prophet says: "I'm not learned, I cannot read. How can I read? I'm not of those who can read." This is exactly how it is mentioned in Isaac 29-12. Check it out for yourself & I must admit that when I first was reading the life history of Prophet Muhammad may Allah's peace & blessings be upon him as a Christian who used to be familiar with the Bible, I remember that passage from the Bible & how exactly it fitted the passage I was reading about the life of Prophet Muhammad & what happened in this event that I have just described- it was truly remarkable. Also Isaac in the 42nd chapter, verses 1 to 13, I'm not going to read the whole of it but it refers & speaks about someone who is beloved to God. And he is mentioned as being from the descendant of Kedar. Now who is Kedar? Kedar is in fact the second son of Ishmael, a direct ancestor of the Prophet Muhammad may Allah's peace & blessings be upon him. It seems very clear from these statements in the Old Testament that the Jews were expecting a Prophet to arise amongst the children of Israel, descending from Kedar, that he will bring a law, he will be like unto Moses & that obviously many Christians who had studied the old testament or what they had or whatever scriptures they had, recognised these attributes as well. How about the Gospels, do we have any hints as to the coming of Prophet Muhammad in the Gospels? Well, there is a passage; it is quite a controversial passage even to tell you the truth amongst Christians. But let's read it. It's in John, in the book of John, the Gospel of John, in the 14th chapter & it is the 16th verse & it goes: "And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you forever". So the word as we find it in English is "comforter". There's a lot of controversy about what is the actual Greek "paraclitos", what does this word actually mean? But some scholars have said that the word actually in Aramaic means Ahmed. Ahmed is indeed the very name that is mentioned in the Quran of the Prophet Muhammad may Allah's peace & blessings be upon him, that's one of the names of the Prophet Muhammad, "Ahmed". And this is the name that he is referred to in the Quran & the Quran says that Gospels refer to him as Ahmed. And actually the word Ahmed in Aramaic means "the comforter" or it is similar to the word, Greek word "Paraclitos" that is used there. And it's interesting that he will abide with you forever, the final comforter, after this there will not be another. Let's look again. Let's look in John 15 in the verse 26: "But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me". Another fact of course that Prophet Muhammad testified to Jesus. The Quran mentions about Jesus & the Prophet Muhammad made it, & Allah has made it a part of our religion that we cannot be a Muslim unless we believe in Jesus. Of course we believe in Jesus as we believe he truly was a Prophet of God & the Messiah to the children of Israel. Not as it is falsely claimed "heart of God" & the "son of God" which we believe is a blasphemy against God. So John 14:26 tells us "But the Comforter, the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you." And John 16 in 7 to 14 verses says: "Nevertheless I tell you the truth. It is expedient for you that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you. And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and righteousness, and of judgment." An important thing I want to mention here. Some Christians claim that comforter is the holy spirit, the holy spirit that inspires them & helps them to speak in tongues, & so on, & this is the holy spirit, they claim that, you know, fills them & guides them. However there is a problem with this. Because Jesus says "if I do not go away, the holy spirit will not be able to come". Yet the holy spirit is with the disciples while Jesus is there as well. So to say that this comforter is exactly the holy spirit in the sense that Christians understand it doesn't seem to fit the verses. In fact if we understand the holy spirit to be the angel Gabriel, that's what Muslims believe "Ruh Al Kuddus" is the holy spirit, "ruh" - spirit, "kuddus" - holy. "Ruh Al Kuddus" is in fact the same, one & the same Angel Gabriel who brings down the revelation. So the new revelation will not come, the holy spirit will not come with a new revelation untill Jesus has left, so Jesus has to go for the Comforter, the Ahmed, for Muhammad Sallalahu Alleyhem Va Salam to come. And it says "and he will reprove the world of sin, and of judgement & of righteousness "And sin "because they don't believe in me" meaning they don't believe in Jesus truly, as the Messiah. Not as God & the son of God. No. This is a false believe about Jesus. They don't believe in Jesus as the Messiah that was foretold in their scriptures. "Of righteousness because I go to my Father & you will see me no more", in other words if there's no Prophet with the people then it is so much harder for them follow God's guidance & to be righteous, & "of judgement because the price of this world is, the prince of this world is judged. And I have yet many things to say unto you but you cannot bear them now. Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you unto all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, he shall speak." Do you remember that? What we read from Isaac? What we read from Deuteronomy 18-18? It is the same words repeating themselves. "He does not speak of himself" - he does not speak by his own desires, he speaks what is revealed to him. Jesus is repeating those words, & "he will show you things to come" (16:13). And one of the things we are going to be showing you in a forthcoming episode, are the prophesies of the Prophet Muhammad, how the Prophet foretold about the things that are going to come to pass & we can see those things happening right in front of us these days. "And he shall glorify me" meaning he shall glorify Jesus. How? By telling the truth about Jesus & keeping people away from the lies that have been told about Jesus "for he shall receive of mine, and shall show it unto you" (16:14). We are going to be talking about more about this passage & discuss a little bit more after the break. Don't go away. Stay with us for the prophesies of Prophet Muhammad in the Bible, the proof that Islam is the Truth.
Assalamaleykum. Welcome back to the proof that Islam is the Truth. And we are discussing some of the statements in the Gospel of John about the Comforter, the Paraclete. These controversy we admit about these passages even amongst Christians it is very controversial but it is interesting that Rudolf Bultmann in the Gospel of John, a commentary he says: "The Paraclete is a parallel figure to Jesus himself; and this conclusion is confirmed in the fact that the title is suitable for both." Meaning both Jesus & the Comforter. So he must be like Jesus, he must be similar to Jesus & it is similar to Jesus. And "It is clear from 14:16 that the source thought there were sendings of two Paracletes, Jesus and his successor, the one following the other". So what we see as I have described how this description of the Comforter is so suitable for the Prophet Muhammad may Allah's peace & blessings be upon him. And it is perhaps these verses in the chapter in the, sorry the Gospel of John that those Christians understood as to be referring to the coming of the Prophet Muhammad. Certainly when you combine those things with the other prophesies & the Old Testament that we have been talking about in Deuteronomy & how "God will make a great nation out of Ishmael". Who on Earth could that great nation from Ismail be if it is not the Prophet Muhammad & his companions, & a great civilisation founded upon the belief in the One God, the worship of the One God, the creator of the Heavens & the Earth. The Quran that calls us to respect & love Moses, Abraham, Jesus, Noah, the Prophets sent to the children of Israel, they are mentioned in the Quran. Who else could it be? Who else is this great nation if it is not the Ummah, the nation of Muhammad may Allah's peace & blessings be upon him. So I hope if you are a Christian or if you are perhaps a Jew watching this, this is giving you something to think about. Certainly the Muslims I'm sure, their faith will only be enhanced & increased because of these amazing things. Now I'm going to read a really a fantastic, it's a long story, it's an amazing story & it's well worth reading. And it's the story of a man called Anselm Tormeeda. And he was a priest & a Christian Scholar. And he was a person who wrote a book. He converted to Islam & he wrote a book "the gift to the intelligent or refuting the arguments of the Christians" & in the introduction to his book he writes the story of how he became Muslim. It's really fascinating & especially in respect to the Paraclete, & who is the Paraclete. So let's go through it. It's a long story, a fantastic story, I'll do my best to get through it, make it interesting. first of all this Anselm was born in a city of Majorka & as he mentions he describes Mayorka, & that big merchant ships used to come there, to the harbour with different goods. And he is mentioning that the city is a city & an island both at the same time. Now he says that his father was a well-respected man in the city & that he was his only son. And when he was six he was sent to a priest who taught him the Gospel & logic. That's obviously common in those times that the priests in fact were the only people who were really learned, & they could read & write. And there were also many of them well-instructed in philosophy. So he learned the Gospel & logic & which he finished in six years. So this is by the time that he was twelve. "I lived in the church with an aged priest. He was greatly respected by the people because of his knowledge and religiousness and asceticism, which distinguished him from the other Christian priests. Questions and requests for advice came from everywhere, from Kings and rulers, along with presents and gifts. They hoped that he would accept their presents and grant them his blessings. This priest taught me the principles of Christianity and its rulings. I became very close to him by serving and assisting him with his duties until I became one of his most trusted assistants, so that he trusted me with the keys of his room in the church and of the food and the drink stores. He kept for himself only the key of a small room where he used to sleep. I think, and Allah knows best, that he kept his treasure chest in there. I was a student and a servant for a period of ten years, then he fell ill and failed to attend the meetings of his fellow priests.
During his absence, the priests discussed some religious matters, until they came to what was said by the Almighty Allah through his prophet Jesus in the Gospel: “After him will come a Prophet called Paraclete.” " - It's interesting that he says: " “After him will come a Prophet called Paraclete.” They argued a great deal about this Prophet and as to who he was among the Prophets. Everyone gave his opinion according to his knowledge and understanding; and they ended without achieving any benefit in that issue. I went to my priest, and as usual he asked about what was discussed in the meeting that day. I mentioned to him the different opinions of the priests about the name Paraclete, and how they finished the meeting without clarifying the matter. He asked me: “What was your answer?” I gave my opinion which was taken from interpretation of a well known exegesis. He said that I was nearly correct like some priests, and the other priests were wrong. “But the truth is different from all of that. This is because the interpretation of that noble name is only known to a small number of very well versed scholars. And we posses only a little knowledge.” I fell down and kissed his feet, saying: “Sir, you know that I travelled and came to you from a far distant country, I have served you now for more than ten years; and have attained knowledge beyond estimation, so please favour me and tell me the truth about this name.” The priest then wept and said: “My son, by God, you are very much dear to me for serving me and devoting yourself to my care. Know the truth about this name, and there is a great benefit, but there is also a great danger. And I fear that when you know this truth, and the Christians discover that, you will be killed immediately.” I said: “By God, by the Gospel and He who was sent with it, I shall never speak any word about what you will tell me, I shall keep it in my heart.” He said: “My son, when you came here from your country, I asked you if it is near to the Muslims, and whether they made raids against you and if you made raids against them. This was to test your hatred for Islam. Know, my son, that Paraclete is the name of their Prophet Muhammad, to whom was revealed the fourth book as mentioned by Daniel. His way is the clear way which is mentioned in the Gospel.” I said: “Then sir, what do you say about the religion of these Christians?” He said: “My son, if these Christians remained on the original religion of Jesus, then they would have been on God’s religion, because the religion of Jesus and all the other Prophets is the true religion of God. But they changed it and became unbelievers.” I asked him: “Then, sir, what is the salvation from this?” He said “Oh my son, embracing Islam.” I asked him: “Will the one who embraces Islam be saved?” He answered: “Yes, in this world and the next.” I said: “The prudent chooses for himself; if you know, sir the merit of Islam, then what keeps you from it?” He answered: “My son, the Almighty Allah did not expose me to the truth of Islam and the Prophet of Islam until after I have become old and my body weakened. Yes, there is no excuse for us in this; on the contrary, the proof of Allah has been established against us. If God had guided me to this when I was your age, I would have left everything and adopted the religion of truth. Love of this world is the essence of every sin, and look how I am esteemed, glorified and honoured by the Christians, and how I am living in affluence and comfort! In my case, if I show a slight inclination towards Islam they would kill me immediately. Suppose that I was saved from them and succeeded in escaping to the Muslims, they would say, do not count your Islam as a favour upon us, rather you have benefited yourself only by entering the religion of truth, the religion that will save you from the punishment of Allah! So I would live among them as a poor old man of more than ninety years, without knowing their language, and would die among them starving. I am, and all praise is due to Allah, on the religion of Christ and on that which he came with, and Allah knows that from me.” So I asked him: “Do you advise me to go to the country of the Muslims and adopt their religion?” He said to me: “If you are wise and hope to save yourself, then race to that which will achieve benefit for you in this life and the next. But my son, none is present with us concerning this matter; it is between you and me only. Exert yourself and keep it a secret. If it is disclosed and the people know about it they will kill you immediately. I will be of no benefit to you against them. Neither will it be of any use to you if you tell them what you heard from me concerning Islam, or that I encouraged you to be a Muslim, for I shall deny it. They trust my testimony against yours. So do not tell a word, whatever happens.” I promised him not to do so.
He was satisfied and content with my promise. And I began to prepare for my journey and bid him farewell. He gave me fifty golden dinars & then I took a ship to the city of Majorca where I stayed with my parents for six months. Then I travelled to Sicily and remained there for five months, waiting for a ship bound for the land of the Muslims. Finally a ship arrived bound for Tunis." Anyway he goes on to mention how he went to Tunis & he got off the ship & the Christian scholars who heard of his arrival came to greet him, because he was famous, he had become famous by this time for his knowledge. And so the Christians scholars came to greet him. But instead indeed he went to embrace Islam. So this is the story of Anselm Tormeeda & of course how he recognised, how his teacher had recognised that Paraclete was in fact Prophet Muhammad as had been mentioned in the Injil. Join us next time for another episode of the "Proof that Islam is the Truth". And until then Assalamaleykum Arahmatullahi va Barakatu, may the peace & blessings of Allah be with you always & may Allah guide us all closer to the Truth.
