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Biblical Prophecy on Muhammad (pbuh) # 15
Servant
by Maulana Muhammad Idris Kandhlavi
Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth ; I have put spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgement to the Gentiles (Isaiah 42 : 1)
1. This verse is also clearly a declaration of the prophethood of Muhammad (pbuh). Because the word "My servant" is a literal translation of the word "Abd-Allah" which is also one of the chief appellations of the Prophet in the Muslim article of faith, as we read in the Qur'an: " And when the servant of Allah (Abd-Allah) stood up in prayer to Him........" (Holy Qur'an 22:19); and the Prophet has been innumerably called in the Qur'an as Abd-Allah' -'the servant of God'. " Glorified be He who carried His servant " (Holy Qur'an 17:1) and "What We revealed to Our servant". (Holy Qur'an 11:23).Christians say that this prophecy applies to Jesus (pbuh). But according to Christian faith Jesus is not the servant of the Lord. but, God himself and His Son. Therefore, it does not apply to him. Again , the word "Elect" is a translation of the Arabic word Mustafa , which is one the popular names of the Prophet: and in whom my soul delighteth, is again a rendering of the Arabic word Murtaza, which is yet another name of the Prophet.
2. The words "in whom my soul deilghteth" cannot apply to Jesus (pbuh), because of his crucifixion. According to Christian doctrine Jesus cried and lamented on the cross, for having been forsaken by God. Surely not compatible with "delight of the soul", on the part of the Almighty; again , the one who is hanged, according to Galatians ii : 13, "Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, by being made a curse for us: for it is written, cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree", and this shows as Christians tell us, that God was not delighted in him, otherwise he should have suffered him to be hanged.
3. On the other hand, Muhammad (pbuh) is the "servant" of the Lord, the elect one, and in whom His soul delighteth". In the biographies of Muhammad (pbuh) he frequently called Murtaza in whom the Lord delight-as well as Razi, importing the same meaning. The latter epithet is now universally applied after the names of his companions: "Allah was pleased with the believers when they swore allegiance unto thee beneath the tree" (Holy Qur'an 48: 18) , "Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. And those with him are hard against the disbelievers and merciful among themselves. Thou (O Muhammad) seest them bowing and falling prostrate (in worship), seeking bounty from Allah and His good pleasure, The mark of them is on their foreheads from the traces of prostration. Such is their likeness in the Torah and their likeness in the Gospel" (Holy Qur'an 46 :29).
4. And "spirit" means revelation from the Lord, on which rest the survival of the spiritual being: "And thus have We inspired in thee (Muhammad) a spirit of our command" (Holy Qur'an 42:52).Glory be to God Who sent the Qur'an-the "Spirit" that revived the dead hearts and gave them a life everlasting, and healed the sick minds: "And We reveal of the Qur'an that which is healing and mercy for believers....." (Holy Qur'an 17 :82).
5. Muhammad (pbuh) established equity and
justice after his advent as a prophet; "Unto this, then, summon (O
Muhammad). And be thou upright as thou art commanded and follow not their lust,
but say: I believe in whatever Scripture Allah hath sent down, and I am
commanded to be just among you" (Holy Qur'an 42:15).
Since "uprightness" is the
first requisite of justice, this quality, too, cannot be attributed to Jesus,
who, according to Christians could not save himself from being killed or
crucified, as the hands of the unjust, (i.e., from dying on the gallows), what
to speak of majesty.
6. The verse , following immediately says : "He shall not cry, no lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street" (Isaiah 42: 2). This verse applies more appropriately to Muhammad (pbuh) than to Jesus (pbuh). in the Sahih Bukhary ,Chapter "Social Hygiene in Street", there is a narrative from 'Ata bin Yaser that he once enquired of Abdallah bin Amr bin-As about the character of the Prophet as mentioned in the Torah, and he replied : "That Prophet will not be ill-tempered, nor tyrant, nor a crier in the streets". Here , again, the verse 2, of Isaiah quoted above, does not and cannot apply to Jesus***........(Translator).
7. The third verse reads: "he shall bring forth judgement unto truth:. i.e., the prophet shall both be king and a judge, while Jesus had none of such qualities. He neither warred against the infidels nor sat in judgement of the guilty. It plainly refers to Muhammad (pbuh), whose law will endure to all eternity, as it is today, so it would survive till the end of the time. No nation can claim equity with the Muslim community in this matter. No nation has so far, preserved the words and deeds of the prophet, as meticulously as did the Muslim. The eternity of the law, puts as seal on the finality of the prophethood. The perpetuity in the enforcement of law can only be feasible when no more prophet is to follow the former. In case anther prophet appears, the previous law would automatically become annulled by the succeeding law and would be remain in perpetuity.
8. The fourth verse reads: "He shall not fail nor be discouraged till he have set the judgement in the earth"And thus he established judgement in the earth in his own lifetime and the glad tidings about the perfection of the faith came from God. "This day have I perfected your religion for you and completed My favour unto you, and have chosen for you as religion Islam" (Holy Qur'an 5 :3): and "Lo! We have given thee (O Muhammad) a signal victory" (Holy Qur'an 47:1), "When Allah's succour and triumph cometh "(Holy Qur'an cx :1); and promise was fulfilled. It seems probable that the word "Judgement" (in the Biblical verse quoted above) implies the Caliphate of Abu Bakr (God please with him) who filled the world with justice and equity. And it was why the Prophet on his successor for the congregational prayers so that the prophecy be fulfilled.
9. In verse 6, "will hold thine hand, and will keep thee", was fulfilled more in Muhammad (pbuh) than in Jesus (pbuh), because God promised him : "Allah will protect thee from mankind" (Holy Qur'an 5 :67). Thus this promise was fulfilled in Muhammad (pbuh) and not in Jesus, who according to Christian contention could not be saved.
10. The same verse 6, reads further "and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles". "The light of guidance" and the "light of the law", have been profusely mentioned in the Qur'an, " O mankind! Now hath a proof from your Lord come unto you and We have sent down unto you a clear light" (Holy Qur'an 4:175 ); "Then those who believe in him, and honour him, and help him, and follow, the light which is sent down with him they are the successful" (Holy Qur'an 7 :157); " O Prophet! Lo! We havae sent thee as a witness and a bringer of good tidings and a Warner. And as a summoner unto Allah by His permission, and as lamp that giveth light" (Holy Qur'an 23: 45-46); " Fain would they put out the light of Allah with their mouths, but Allah will perfect His light however much the disbelievers are avers" (Holy Qur'an IxI : 8)
11. In verse 8, the Lord says: "and my glory
will I not give to another". This verse, too, applies to Muhammad (pbuh)
alone. The Holy Prophet's (pbuh) claim: "The Lord has bestowed upon me
gifts that he did not give to any prophets before me", stands inviolable
when when we see it in the light of historical events. For instance, finality of
prophethood, universal invitation, the "Muqm-e-Mahmood"- exalted
position, "Shafaa-at" -mediation, "Meraj -Ascension to heavens,
etc, are the exclusive preferences, which no other prophet received. No other
prophet reached such an exalted position.
Likewise, God
bestowed upon him such signs, as purity of morals, knowledge and wisdom, on him
that no former prophet or apostle was favoured with them. Particularly, the
miracles of the Qur'an is so exclusively prominent at which both friends and the
foe have to bow. "That is the bounty of Allah; which he giveth unto whom He
willeth. Allah is of infinite bounty" (Holy Qur'an 62 :4).
12. Verse 11 of the same chapter says: "Let the wilderness and the cities thereof lift up their voice, the villages that Kedar doth inhabit: let the inhabitants of the rock sings, let them shout from the top of mountains. Let them give glory to the Lord, and declare his praise in the Islands". Kedar is the son of Ishmael and among the ancestors of Muhammad (pbuh) . The "wilderness" is that of Paran, where Abraham left Hagar his wife and their son Ishmael, as it appears from Genesis 21:21, and it is the same place where (even today) Mecca is situated, and the villages that Kear doth inhabit clearly speaks of Mecca and it is here where the children of Ishmael settled. This refers to the birth place of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), birth place of the Holy prophet Muhammad (pbuh), birth place of such distinguished, illustrious destiny and qualities, a cause of jubilation for the place of his maturity, according the people there would feel jubilant and thank God on this blessing. So, this exhortation, i.e., that he would be born in this town, and his followers will sing hymns and glorify the Lord. "There is not God but Allah": "God is Great" (Superb, mighty); "Here we are, O Lord! here we are in thy presence". The continuous glorification of the Lord is a peculiar characteristic of Muslim community; the Muslims offer their prayers by a call and glorification of the Lord. The Christians, blow horns, ring bells. Instead of Greatness and Unity of the Lord, they talk about His personification and Trinity-that God took flesh in the womb of Mary and died to atone men's sin.
This prophecy further tells us that the promised one shall be of the house of Kedar, so the mention of their jubilation, therefore it cannot apply to any of Israelite prophets, because all of them are of the seed of Israel and not of Kedar. And "Selah" is the name of a mountain in Media. By this word (Selah) reference is made to the place of migration of "that prophet". And God, the Gracious and High honours it!
Gists
This narrative in Isaiah 42 -from the start to the end,
proclaims that the promised one would be the elect and favourite of the Lord,
endowed with a universal leadership and guidance, governance of the world; and the
promised one would be of the seed of Kedar, son of Ishmael, and not of Israel,
because, indisputably, was the son of Ishmael. Lived in Faran (Paran) in Arabia
and called an Arabian for that reason in the Bible and even in Isaiah. Thus the
object of this prophecy are the children of Kedar, son of Ishmael and not Jesus
(pbuh), because hews of the Israelites. Nor was he appointed as a teacher for
the whole world, because his ministry as confined to the lost sheep of the
house of Israel, nor he established any empire nor sat he in judgement over
nations. So, how can this prophecy be applied to Jesus (pbuh) ; all attributes
mentioned in it testify and agglutinate to Muhammad (pbuh).
note
*** We read of him as yelling at the priests in the temple, turning a down the tables of money-changers and driving them out of the premises with a scourge in hand committing other deeds of rowdyism. He called the Scribes and the Pharisees as "whited sepulchers full of dead men's bones" and promised them greatest damnation.
(ICRA)