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Biblical Prophecy on Muhammad (pbuh) # 6
Promised ones Characters
by Maulana Muhammad Idris Kandhlavi
My heart is indicating a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the king. My tongue is the pen of a ready writer: Thou art fairer than the children of men: grace is poured into thy lips: Therefore God has blessed thee for ever, Gird thy sword upon thy thing, O most mighty with thy glory and thy majesty. And in thy majesty ride prosperously because of truth and meekness and righteousness : and thy right hand shall teach the terrible things: Thine arrows are sharp in the heart of the king's enemies :whereby the people fall under thee. Thy throne O God, is for ever and ever. The sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre - Thou lovest righteousness and hatest wickedness : Therefore God, ,thy God , hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows. All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made thee glad . kings' daughters were among the honourable women: Upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir (Psalms 1-9).
And the daughter of the Tyre shall be there with a gift; even the rich among the people shall intreat thy favour (Psalms12)
.........Instead of thy fathers shall be thy children whom thou mayest make princes in all the earth. I will make thy name remembered in all generations : Therefore shall the people praise thee for ever and ever (Psalms16-17)
All learned men of the Book (Jews and Christians) are agreed that in these Psalms , David (pbuh) is prophesying the advent of a grand and mighty Prophet. These Psalms depict but one thing, and that is unbounded love for the promised 'Shiloh'-a mighty prophet. Swayed away by the intense love of him, tells (the shiloh's) characteristics, that the promised one will have the following character :
1. He would be
a king, Supreme,
2. Fairer than the children of
men,
3. Grace poured into his lips
,i.e., soft speaking and eloquent,
4. Blessed for ever,
5. Most mighty,
6. Wearer of sword on the girdle,
7. Truthful, humble and righteous,
8. Majestic,
9. Strong and mighty things will
happen at his right hand,
10. A keen archer,
11. Obeyed by the power,
12 Owner of an everlasting
throne, i.e., the perpetuation of his law
13. Righteous of the sceptre of
his kingdom,
14. Lover of righteousness and
hater of wickedness,
15. Fragrance smelling from his
clothes ,
16. King's daughters coming into
his family,
17. Arriving of gifts and
presents,
18. His children will act more as
chieftains and rulers than fathers,
19. Remembrance of his name
through generations,
20. Perpetual glorification by
men.
According to Islamic interpretation the real referent of this prophecy is none other than Muhammad (pbuh), the Apostle of the Lord the Jews admit that there had been no prophet with such characteristics since the days of David (pbuh) , and the Christians say that it refers to Jesus (pbuh). But the Muslims claim of more valid , because the characteristics enumerated therein are of Muhammad (pbuh) and not of Jesus (pbuh), for the following reasons :
1.
Muhammad's kingship is more glaring than the noontide sun. God bestowed
upon him the kingdom of the world and the religion-secular and theoretic ; he
issued Divine decrees like an emperor, and was not overcome like Jesus, by the
Jews, as the Christians contend; contrary to that he (the Prophet of Islam)
drove out the Jews from their strongholds.
In Short, the
Prophet of Islam was a king both of the world and he religion, he was much above
the other prophets and apostles; no prophet received a book in itself a marvell,
as the Qur'an , nor a perfect law, as his, guiding towards the betterment and
salvation of people, a book that warned against the errors of faith and deed;
smoothed the way to the Lord by removing all obstacles. The law of Muhammad (pbuh)
is still more astoundingly perfect from the political , social, civic and
cultural aspects. In short , it is Islam alone that combines all such qualities,
a religion that Muhammad (pbuh) brought from God. He is the Prophet on whose
advent all other religions faded away, what doubt remains about spiritual supremacy
and temporal suzerainty of a prophet over others whose book stands lofty above
the formerly revealed ones; whose law is perfect and superior to the laws of
other religions; whose miracles far exceed those of others intrinsically and
whose community is much advanced in knowledge and deeds, faith and morals, civilization
and culture, politics and social order ?
2. He,
the Prophet, was so handsome and comely that Abu Hureirah (May Allah please with
him) says that he hadn't seen anyone more handsome than the Messenger of
Allah. It seems as if the sun revolves around his face, and when he smiles his
radiant teeth cast a glow on the wall. The mother of the Believers, Aisha
Siddiqua (May Allah please with her) says, that the women of Egypt cut their
fingers on seeing Joseph, had they seen Muhammad (pbuh) they would have
lacerated their hearts.
In Short, his handsome charms were a
well-known fact, and along with that the regal gait added further Majesty that
no one could dare look into his face.
3 His engaging address and an eloquent expression, is admitted at all hands, and all his holy words and fragrant sayings, supported by authority, are preserved even to this day, from which one can know his eloquence and refinement of thought.
4. He is eternally blessed as is provided in verse 17 above, "I will make thy name remembered in all generation: therefore, shall the people praise thee for ever and ever". Million of Muslims, since the advent of Islam, extol his name, all the hours of the day and night, all over the world-East and West , North and South- in their five daily prayers, and at other times: "O Lord, send peace upon Muhammad and upon the seed of Muhammad as thou sent peace on Abraham and the seed of Abraham. O Lord! bless Muhammad and the seed of Muhammad as Thou blessed Abraham and the seed of Abraham. Verily Thou art Ever-praised, The Possessor of all Glory and Dignity". What more proof of his being "eternally blessed" is needed when in every part of the world Muslims bless him in their prayers, as ordained in the Qur'an. "God and His angels send blessings on the Prophet: O ! ye that believe! send ye blessings on him, and salute him with all respect" (Holy Qur'an 33 :56)
5. He was the mightiest of the mighty. It is reported that, once Rukana, the mightiest of the Arab wrestlers, met the Prophet in the desert, and said , "if you defeat me, I will accept you as the true Prophet". The Prophet defeated him and asked for the second time, and the Prophet defeated him again, and Rukana looked amazingly at the Prophet , who said: "Wonderest thou on this ? If thou follow my creed, I can show thee things still greater than this". Rukana asked: "Is there still something stranger than this ?". The Prophet summoned a tree, it moved and came to them, and when told to go back, the tree went back to its place".
6. He was a warrior and a man of the field, which Jesus was not. The latter, according to Christians, had not the strength to save himself form the hands of the Jews.
7. And he is righteous and truthful as the Qur'an says: "He is who hath sent His messenger with the guidance and the religion of truth the he may cause it to prevail over all religions, however much the idolaters may be averse" (Holy Qur'an 9 :33) ; "Nay , but he brought the truth, and he confirmed those sent (before him)" (Holy Qur'an 32 :37) ; "And whoso bringeth truth and believeth therein -such are the dutiful" ( Holy Qur'an 39 ;33)
Once Nadhar Bin-al-Harith, addressed the Querishites and said : "When Muhammad (pbuh) was a youth among you, he was of the most liked, most truthful and most trustworthy. And when his hair gave grown gray, and he brought you this religion you call him a wizard. By God he is not a wizard". When the Byzantinian Heraclius asked Abu Sufyan : if ye people ever accused the Prophet of lying? Abu Sufyan replied : "We have never found untruthfulness in him".
8. His magnanimity is already well-known . Nobody else has ever been so magnanimous nor in future one would be ever.
9. The "terrible things" that his right hand wrought, refers to the splitting of the moon in to two; and blinding his enemies, by casting a handful of dust. in the battle of Badr and Hunein, were also the "terrible" deeds of the right hand.
10. Archery was the most favourite art of the Ishmaelites. There is a tradition of the Holy Prophet exhorting the Ishmaelites to learn archery because is was their father's signal sign. Elsewhere the Holy Prophet is reported to have said :" The one who after learning archery, gives it up is not of us"
11. The fulfillment of "whereby the people fall under thee", i.e., became his disciples, is clear as sunshine , because ,in a few days, thousands and thousands embraced Islam as God said in the Qur'an: "When Allah's succor and the triumph cometh and thou seest mankind entering the religion of Allah in troops, then hymn the praise of thy Lord, and seek forgiveness of Him" (Chapter 110). It is an eloquent testimony of this Biblical prophecy in question . Jesus (pbuh) never had such success in his life time".
12. 13. The law that he brought will abide everlastingly and the Qur'an that he brought received a Divine promise against its corruptibility throughout the ages to come: "Lo! We, reveal the Reminder, and Lo! We verily are its Guardian "(Holy Qur'an 15:9). It is in accord with this guarantee against all corruption and interpolation that the Qur'an stands just as pure and pristine, even against a dot, through fourteen centuries after its revelation, but none of the former revelations received such a guarantee of providential protection. And what happened to the Jewish Torah and the Christian Gospel is fully known and needs no mention. And the sceptre of his government rests on truth and equity, which establishes the right (Truth), and eradicates evil (Lie).
14. He was the greatest champion of Truth and an enemy of wickedness, as the Qur'an says: "There hath come unto you a messenger, (one) of yourselves, unto whom aught that ye are overburdened is grievous, full of concern for you, for the believers full of pity "(Holy Qur'an 9 :128). Against the wicked :"O Prophet, strive against the disbelievers and the hypocrites! Be harsh with them" (Holy Qur'an 4:73). "..........And his followers are described as "hard against the disbelievers and merciful among themselves" (Holy Qur'an 48 :29). "............... humble towards believers, stern towards disbeliveers, striving in the way of Allah, and fearing not the blame of the blamer......." (Holy Qur'an 5 :57). It is probable that the word "wicked" refers to Abu Jahl, who was wicked incarnate, and Truth (righteousness) refers to Abu Bakr, who was Truth incarnate, it was undoubtedly, Abu Bakr-The Truthful-who deserved the friendship.
15. "All thy garments smell myrrh", can be proved from the fact that a certain woman among his followers collected his sweat to anoint the dresses of his son's bride.
16. Many a princess, in the early victories of Islam, became the servitors of Muslims, Shehr Bano, daughter of Yazd Jard, the king of the Persian, became an "honourable woman" in the house of Hussain, a grandson of the Holy Prophet , for instance.
17. Negus, the King of Nubia, Manzar bin Save, King of Bahrein: The king of Oman and other chieftains believed in him; and many princess presented their gifts and Maquqas, the King of the Copts sent three slave girls, and a Nubian slave, a white mule, a white ass and a horse, along with other precious gifts of garments.
18. After his demise the power was transferred to the Qureishites, then to grandson Hasan of whose seed there arose, many rulers of mighty empires in Hijaz, Yeman, Egypt and Syria etc.. And by the end of time when Mehdi will appear , he would be of the seed of Hasan and rule the entire world.
19. 20. His praise will continue to be sung eternally, all confirmed loudly in every call to prayer. "I testify that there is no God but Allah, I (further) testify that Muhammad is His servant and his Messenger" by Millions of Muslims five times a day. There is no preaching and sermon in which his name is not blessed.
But the Christian insist that the above quoted prophecy-Psalms 14-relates to Jesus, but when one reads Isaiah 53, who hath believed our report? And to whom is the arm of he Lord revealed ?.... He hath no form or comeliness ; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him. He is despised and rejected of man, a man of sorrow and acquainted with grief : and we hid as it were, our faces from him, he was despised and we esteemed him not" (1-3) and the verse 5 says : "But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities, the chastisement of our peace was upon him ; with his stripes w are healed". If Jesus , God forbid, was really what the above verses show, how could he qualify himself for the attributes given in the Psalms, above? We, as Muslims, frankly declare that Isaiah 53, is an open interpolation and a flagrant corruption of the original text. Jesus (pbuh) had, God forbid, never been what he has been depicted. He was of the chosen and hounoured before the Lord. Inspite of all this Jesus (pbuh) does not fulfill such prophecy, because he neither "girded" a sword, nor was an archer, nor he went to war, nor his law was for eternity, nor his ministry general: no princess entered his home to become his wife or maid, because he did not marry, and above all he had no paternal grandfather; he was born without a father.
(ICRA)