THE LAST MESSENGER OF ALLAH
Preface
The translations of the Old and New Testaments found today in English
and in various other languages are all based on the best Greek and Hebrew
manuscripts(1) but not on the original scriptures of
revelation.
The Torah and The Engeel (Gospels), however, were revealed originally in
the mother tongue of Moses and Jesus, in Hebrew and Aramaic respectively and
not in classical Greek or Latin.
The
ancient manuscripts in Greek or Latin are themselves translated versions and
can in no way replace the original scriptures.
This
business of translating into Greek and Latin dates back to earlier times in
a.d. and renewing of past translations are repetead over the ages thus
rendering new versions continiously as Today’s English version for example, and
it seems this process will never end.
Since
the original scriptures have disappeared in time, the Biblical translators have
to rely on those ancient Greek or Latin manuscripts whose reliability is so
questionable.
There
can be found, however, some traces of truth especially about the coming of the
Last Prophet; Ahmad Muhammad Mustapha, in those versions. By a meticulous
research as if scratching off the dusty surface of an archeological piece of
art, some of the outstanding signs can be exposed to the wisdom of minds
sincerely searching for the truth. We struggle in the just cause and expect
success form the Lord of the Worlds.
“Glory to (Allah) Who did take His servant for a Journey by night from the Sacred Mosque to the Farthest Mosque, whose precincts we did bless, in order that We might show him some of Our Signs: for He is the One Who hears and sees (all things).”Qur’an, chpt. Al Isra, verse 1
The darker dome is Masjeed ''al Aqsa'' ;the farthest Mosque. The golden dome is KubbetusSahra; the Dome of the Rock.
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He led the prayer in Masjed al Aqsa for all the prophets sent by Allah, who were ranked behind him, including Abraham, Ishmael, Isac, Jacob, Joseph, David, Solomon, Moses, Jesus (peace be upon them all).
A sign from The Bible;
“I will send my messenger to
prepare the way for me. Then the Lord you are looking for will suddenly come to his Temple
The messenger whom people have
been longing to see, the one who proclaimed the covenant of Allah and explained
His revelation was Muhammad (peace be upon him); the Last Prophet of Allah (The Almighty). And he came suddenly to visit
the masjed in that time (617 A .D.)
which had been the temple long before. By his arrival, Jerusalem
O
People of the Book! (Bible readers) For how long you will be unaware of
his arrival? For how many ages more you will keep waiting the arrival of the
one who has already come?
O
people of Qur’an! For how long will you keep away from the place where the
Messenger of Allah whom you respect so much, has stepped in to lead the prayer for
all the prophets of Allah? And when will you remember again that it has been
Darussalam (Land
of Peace
The
Muslim way of prayer is to stand before Allah. All the prophets of Allah
have stood in ranks before Allah behind the visiting Messenger in Masjeed al
Aqsa and followed him in prayer. You O people of the Book! You claim to be
the followers of Abraham, Jacob, Joseph, David, Solomon, Moses and Jesus, when
will you begin to follow the Messenger of Allah like those prophets of yours
above have done before.
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The rock on
which, The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) stepped up in order to get on the heavenly ladder to
ascend to the Heavens, could not hold itself and rose up as if to follow him.
O
people of Muhammad (peace
be upon him)! Whom do you follow? Even a rock, on which the
Messenger of Allah(peace
be upon him) put his blessed feet, got so excited and rose up as if to follow him. When
are you going to rise for the sake of Justice and Truth? You care so much to
preserve the footsteps of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), printed on the Stone and
exposed as holy relics in Topkapı
Palace
O Children of Israel Temple
of Solomon Jerusalem
Here is another
sign from The Bible;
“But a prophet who predicts peace can only be recognized
as a prophet whom the LORD has truly sent when that prophet’s predictions come
true.” Jeremiah XXVIII, 9.
In Hebrew peace means Shalom, in Arabic it is Salaam.
Jews and Muslims use this word commonly. Muslims, they greet each other
whenever they meet or leave each other by saying Salaam. This is a good wish for peace to each other. Esselamu aleykum;
Peace be upon you they say to each other. In fact they have many
things in common not just the language but their concepts are different. When
Muslims say salaam they mean peace but when
Jews say peace what they really mean is a queation mark.
Now let us rephrase the first
line of the sign above;
But a prophet who tells salaam (shalom, peace)…
The prophet of Islam has
always told Salaam
to whomsoever he met. He encouraged Muslims
to Spread out the word of Salaam among themselves
to whomsoever whether they know or not. In
fact Salaam means Islam and he is the prophet of Salaam i.e. Islam. And he always told Islam to the
mankind and Jinn, for which he was sent.
When
that prophet’s predictions come true…
Whatever the Prophet of Islam
said was about to happen in future has actually happened or is happening in the
course of time. None of his predictions about future or past has been found
false. All his predictions came true. All these show that he is the true prophet sent by Allah.
For how long will the Bible
readers be neglecting those signs? For how long will they close their ears to
the voices of Esselamu aleykum rising from behind the thick walls of peace!!! built in Israel
In Aramaic shlama, in Hebrew shalom, in Arabic Islam, whichever way you
say in Middle Eastern languages, it means to surrender to the will of
Allah. It also means making peace, being
secure and safe, sacrificing one’s self for someone else’s sake.
Whoever surrenders himself to
the will of Allah (The
Almighty) is at peace within himself and with others and becomes thus secure,
safe and peaceful. The one who sacrifices his own soul for the sake of Allah (The Almighty) will only become
free of all bonds and find peace. The human soul which is driven towards the evil
urges easily if left on it’s own, can never find peace unless it surrenders to
Allah’s will.
The kingdom
of Allah
The kingdom of Supreme God
“The power and greatness of all the kingdoms
on earth will be given to the people of the Supreme God. Their royal power will
never end and all rulers on earth will serve and obey them.” Daniel VII, 27.
Islam does not just pertain to
the Hereafter but also to this world. Islam claims also to restore the kingdom of Allah
The Prophet of Islam had
established the kingdom
of Allah
The kingdom of Allah (The Almighty) on earth is Islam
and it spread widely all around the world from the Middle East extending to the
far east, subcontinent Asia, India, North
Africa, Anatolia, Balkans, Caucasia e.t.c. The Ottomans were the latest representatives
of Islam on earth and its rule based on justice and mercy cannot be denied even
by its enemies. Even in the wars of The Dardanelles
at Gallipoli, when the Ottomans were defending their own land and faith against
the fighters coming to attack from many western Christian countries, a great
number of events are mentioned in history books, of their merciful treatment
towards the wounded enemies they found in the war zones. It is simply enough
for the western mind to check the memories of their own veterans who have been
once captured by the Ottomans then released.
As for today, Islam which is the
kingdom of Allah (The
Almighty) on earth keeps spreading out in
hearts day by day, more and more, no matter how much the hostile efforts have
been put in order to destroy it and its followers. Islam will always prevail in spite of its enemies
since no worldly power can be enough to put out its brightest light and no one
can go against the will power of Allah (The Almighty) who wishes for His rule to be
established by the hands of truly practising Muslims.
are those who
sincerely believe in all the prophets of Allah(The Almighty) including Muhammad
(peace be
upon him) without any discrimination in prophecy between them.
The friends of Allah (The
Almighty) have faith in all His Books revealed in their original form
without rejecting any of them including the Qur’an. However, only the Qur’an
has been preserved to be read from its original scripture which is in Arabic. The
friends of Allah have full faith in Allah and in all His messengers
including His Last Messenger, Muhammad (peace be upon him), the
prophet of Islam and the Book, the Qur’an which was revealed to him, without
any compromise or discrepancy. The friends of Allah (The Almighty) are those who fulfill
meticulously what Allah has commanded in His Last Book, the Qur’an and His
orders and prohibitions by His Last Messenger. Those are the people with whom
Allah (The Almighty) is satisfied and who
will dispose His kingdom on earth. The kingdom of Islam kingdom of Islam
“And you do see the people enter Allah’s
religion in crowds.”
From the West to the East,
people are flowing in increasing numbers to the creed which rose from the heart
of the Middle East where had been the cradle of
Islam as well as the other previous revelations. Men and women are coming to
embrace the true faith in Allah (The Almighty) through Islam. In spite of the non Muslims’ ceaseless
endeavors to put out the shining light of Islam, Allah (The Almighty) will accomplish the spiritual
enlightenment as He promised. He is the One who is the Compeller, the
Omnipotent. He alone is the One who is the most powerful to do all things.
Interesting evidence of His omnipotence
is being shown every day to the minds of wisdom at the British
Museum in England
This exactly matches with the
description of the pharaoh who waged war against the prophet Moses (peace be upon him) in his time and
got drowned with his army in the waters of the Red Sea
when chasing him out. But his body has
been preserved by Allah as He promised to do so in the Qur’an, as a lesson to
those who will come in future times.
“This day shall We save you in your body,
that you may be a Sign to those who come after you’ But verily many among
mankind are heedless of Our Signs!” Qur’an, Chpt. Jonah, Verse 92.
There is a big challenge here
to the unbelievers until the end of the world. They are free to destroy if they
can do so this evidence sent by Allah, to deny the verity of the verse above.
But they will never succeed in that. The fact that this evidence is actually
exposed to the whole world by the hands of the unbelievers themselves is
showing by itself that Allah who is Omnipotent may engage even the unbelievers
at the service of Islam but they are unaware of this.
O people of the
Book! Willingly or unwillingly you are at the service of Allah if He wills so. Isn’t
it better then to have faith in Him and serve Him willingly so that you may be
rewarded in the Heavens in return?
He
did not worship Allah in his life but now his dead body bowing down before
Him is at His service for ever for a cause which he did not believe in.
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The first thing which
came into existence from Allah (The
Almighty) was the light of
Allah (The Almighty) was like a hidden treasure. And He wished to be known. And He first
created the very much blessed soul of his beloved one.
He created all the universes
and other souls out of this love and He appointed him as the lord of the
worlds. He is the Prophet of Islam. All other things have come into existence
for his sake.
In the mouths of Allah’s
friends there is a nice phrase to express Allah’s love for His beloved one;
were you not, I would not have created the whole universe...
Without having faith in the
Prophet Muhammad (peace
be upon him), no one has the true faith in Allah (the Almighty) since Allah (the Almighty) has combined the
faith in Himself by having faith in him too.
This phrase is an integral
expression and can in no way be broken into two pieces or should never be split
up in two parts. Accepting the first part and rejecting the second after the
comma makes the faith invalid. All the messengers have come to declare this
same message to mankind. But since the Prophet of Islam had not arrived in
their time yet, Allah has informed them about the arrival of the Last Messenger
in their Books and thus they preached to their own people about this news which
was incumbent upon them believing in it.
He has been sent to this world
to perfect good character; the Qur’an says he was a mercy (rahmah) to mankind. He was also sent to eradicate the mischief by
the evil doers and to restore the Law of Allah on earth. He was lenient in most
cases but when necessary he also fighted with the enemies of Allah (the Almighty). He was the
greatest Commander of all ages when taking into account the scarcity of the
means he was provided with. He trained famous commanders such as Amr bin As, Khalid
bin Walid in his time to spread the message of Islam all around the Middle East . Famous conquerors have followed in his
footsteps such as the conqueror of Jerusalem , Salahadden
Ayyub and the conqueror of Istanbul
42 “For David himself says in the book of
Psalms,
‘The Lord said to my lord:
Sit here on my right until I put your enemies
as a footstool under your feet’ ” Luke XX, 42
44 ‘The Lord said to my lord:
Sit here on my right until I put your enemies
under your feet’ ”
Matthew XXII, 44.
36 “The Holy Spirit inspired David to say:
The Lord said to my lord:
Sit here on my right until I put your enemies
under your feet” Mark XII, 36
In Hebrew manuscripts the
first line is as follows:
Yahweh said to my lord:
Yahweh in Hebrew is the proper
name of the Lord. And the second lord refers to Adon which can also be
translated as commander, master in Hebrew.
In fact it is a big mistake to
translate the proper names into another language. But this is exactly what has
been done since earlier times in the translations of the manuscripts. Translation
is a very important task which demands high responsibility. One should be
careful especially where the proper names of people and places are concerned. Unfortunately in the Bible, sometimes the proper
names have been changed into their Greek equivalents. Thus the manuscripts have
lost a great deal of their originality as well as reliability during
translation.
Would my name, Bilge for example have been mentioned in
any original manuscript, the Greek translation of it, would be Sophie which renders the same meaning i.e.
the wise person but I wouldn’t like to be called so, for my name in Turkish is
Bilge and not Sophie as in Greek. I would like to be respected in my personal
identity including my name.
In the Qur’an Allah (The Almighty) calls Himself Allah and no Muslim can dare to change it. Even in the
translations of the meanings of the Qur’an, the name of Allah (The Almighty has been preserved as it is. The Qur’an is the original Scripture of Revelation which has
been conserved throughout ages since it has been sent. No changes have been
made in it. But no one can claim the same for the scriptures previous to the Qur’an
since they do not exist anymore as original scriptures which were certainly not
in Greek or Latin. In the translations which have been made so far not only a
great deal of serious mistakes can be found but also disrespectful expressions
disgracing the dignity of prophets.
However Allah (The Almighty) sent His Last Messenger (peace
be upon him) to correct all these mistakes and to render back the dignity of His
previous prophets including Jesus Christ (peace
be upon him) who was named mistakenly as the son of God. The Qur’an insists in so
many verses that he was the son of Mary (peace
be upon her). His mother has also been disgraced by names but the Qur’an exonerates
her saying that she gave a virgin birth by the will of Allah (The Almighty). The translated names have
been reset to their original forms such as the prophets’ names for example.
In this way, the badly damaged
honour of the prophets has been restored by the Messenger of Allah (peace
be upon him). The people of the Book owe him a great deal of thanks at least for
restoring the reputation of their prophets if nothing else. And they should
respect him instead of caricaturizing him in papers in order to attack his personality
in the name of freedom of speech.
Adam, Idris, Noah, Hud, Salih,
Abraham, Lot , Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph,
Job, Shuaib (Jethro), Moses, Aaron, David, Solomon, Elias, Elisha, Ezekiel, Uzair,
Loqman, Zulkarnain, Jonah, Zachariah, John, Jesus, Muhammad, peace be upon them all
The
prophets’ names mentioned in the Qur’an in Arabic scripture can be expressed maybe
phonetically by an approximate pronounciation in modern lettres as follows:
Aadom,
Edreess, Nooh, Hood, Saaleeh, Ebraaheem, Loot, Essmaaeel, Esshaaq, Yaaqoob,
Yoossooph, Ayyoob, Shooib, Moossaa, Haaroon, Daavood, Suelaiman, Elyaass,
Elyassa, Zulkeefl, Oozair, Loqman, Zulcarnain, Younooss, Zachariah, Yahhyaa,
Eessaa, Muhammad (peace be upon them all)
Yahweh said to my lord…
Well then, who is this my lord, the lord of David (peace
be upon him) mentioned in the Psalms? He cannot be Jesus (peace
be upon him) since he
is the last one of David’s descendants in his lineage of prophecy and it is
not appropriate for an ancestor to call his own descendant as my lord especially
in serious manuscripts as pointed out even in the Bible;
37 David himself
called him ‘lord’: so how can the Messiah be David’s descendant? Mark XII, 37
Besides in the Middle Eastern cultures this would
be very disrespectful. Therefore it can be concluded that this personage called
my lord cannot be from David’s lineage.
On the other hand for David (peace
be upon him) to call him as my lord this personage has to be a widely known famous one who is more
excellent than himself. And this excellence should have in both worldly and
heavenly aspects such as to rule in both ways.
And also in the following vision from the Bible some
of the characteristics of that lord have been mentioned;
13“During this vision in the night, I saw what looked like
a human being. He was approaching me, surrounded
by clouds and he went to the one who had been living for ever and was
presented to him. 14 He was given the authority, honor, and royal power,
so that the people of all nations, races, and languages would serve him. His
authority and his kingdom would never end.” Danie7, 13-14.
A human being,
According to
the Bible, Jesus(peace be upon him) is considered as the son of God
but in the expression above the kingdom (sultana in Aramaic) has been accorded
to a human being (barnasha
= son of a man in Aramaic). Jesus (peace
be upon him) was certainly of mankind
(he was son of man) but not specifically the son of a man. The virgin birth is
confirmed in the Qur’an where the name of Jesus (peace
be upon him) is mentioned many times along
with his mother’s name Mary; as Jesus, son of Mary. This is to emphasize
the fact that he was the son of a woman not a man let alone God.
He was given the authority, honor, and royal power,
On the other hand none of the prophets descending from
the sons of Israel including Jesus (peace be upon him) has ever been able to rule both worldly and
heavenly over the people of all kind of nations, races and languages but just
their race and nation i.e. their own tribes. This power has only been given to
the Prophet of Islam who descended from the Prophet Abraham’s eldest son Ishmael
(peace be upon him).
The kingdoms of Rome
and Persia
The kingdom
of Allah
Yes he was a human being:
“I am but a man like yourselves”
But he received Revelations:
“(but) the inspiration has come to me.”
The
Qur’an, Chpt.
‘Al-Kahf’, Verse 110.
Surrounded by clouds, and he went to the one who
had been living for ever…
The master of the worlds ascended to meet Allah (The Almighty), the One who had been living for ever. On a
night journey he went first to Jerusalem
‘The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor a
lawgiver from between his feet, untilk Shiloh come; and unto him shall the
gathering of the people be’ Authorised King James Genesis Ch.49 V.10
Until Shiloh
comes …;
It has been quoted in (2) that the Hebrew name Shiloh which appears
in the old manuscripts means; the one who hold both the Sultanate (kingdom) and
the Law, the one who has a great authority of combining Divine Law and worldly
rule, the one who rules over nations. It is derived from the word shalah meaning peace, quiet, reliable.
Another meaning
for Shiloh is the
person whom could be fully trusted i.e. the
trustworthy (Al amen in Arabic). This is amazing to
see here how the attribute given to the Prophet of Islam (peace
be upon him) was exactly the same; Al amen, the trustworthy.
Even before he started his prophecy, he was named like that, the trustworthy among people. Those who did not
accept his prophecy were still calling him by this name and never denied him to
be so. When they were setting out for trade to far countries in caravans they left
their precious belongings, their money even their wives to his safe keeping.
This is a very high pious virtue which could only exist in prophets to that
extent.
Derived from the modification
of the word shaluah in Hebrew, Shiloh may also mean a messenger, someone who brings
news, perhaps glad tidings. There from shaluah
elohim means the Messenger of Allah (peace
be upon him) which is the Prophet of Islam from among your brothers.
O people of the
Book! Do not look for another shaluah elohim anymore since He
has already come.
According to the Gospel of
Barnabas (3) the following paragraph is given about the glad tidings of his
coming;
Then Moses said:
15. “The Lord thy God will raise up unto thee a prophet from the midst of
thee, of thy brethren, like
unto me; unto him ye shall hearken.”
God said:
18. “I will raise them up a
prophet from among their
brethren, like unto thee, and I will put my words in his mouth;
and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him.”
Deuteronomy XVIII, 15-18.
What the prophet Moses (peace be upon him) might have meant
by saying a
prophet like me; whilst we already know that not a prophet like him had
come before.
“There has never been a prophet in Israel
Moses (peace be upon him) was given the Law by Allah (The Almighty) whereas Jesus (peace be upon him) had followed the
Law given to Moses (peace
be upon him), he was not given himself a new Law. On the other hand Jesus (peace be upon him) is from the Children
of Israel and not from their brethren
since his mother was from the tribe of Judah
In the above paragraph we have
been informed that the Last Prophet has to come not from the Children of Israel
but from their brethren. It is a fact
that the brethren of the Children of
Israel are the Arabs. Thus the Last prophet has descended from the Children of
Ishmael who was the eldest son of Abraham (peace be upon him) from his wife Haageer. Prophet Abraham (peace be upon him) had two wives; Sarah was his
first wife, from her the prophets Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, David, Solomon, Moses,
and finally Jesus (peace
be upon them) have descended. His second wife was Haageer but she was the one who first
gave birth. Thus her son Ishmael (peace be upon him) has became the eldest son of Abraham (peace be upon him) and the eldest
brother to Isaac (peace
be upon him). From Ishmael (peace
be upon him) there has come no other prophet except Muhammad (peace be upon him) in the end of the
lineage. These two lineages, the Ishmaelite and Israelites are brethren to each
other but unfortunately they are still fighting each other in the holy lands.
From the Israelites Jesus (peace be upon him) has come the last
but he was not given a new Law, he only followed the Law given before to Moses (peace be upon him). From the Ishmaelite
there has come only one prophet with a new Law that is the Prophet of Islam.
Unfortunately in the Good News
Bible, the word brethren do not appear anymore! due
to the continuous changes being made before, instead the expression among
their own people is used.
In the Good News Bible;
“Then Moses said, instead, he will send
you a prophet like me from among your own people, and
you are to obey him.” Deuteronomy XVIII, 15
“I will send them a prophet like you
from among their own people” Deuteronomy XVIII, 18.
No matter how much they keep
changing their book, Allah (The Almighty) has placed the Last Prophet of Islam (peace be upon him) right in the Middle
of the East and his influence will stay there for ever spreading the Message of
Islam all around the world.
Another sign;
In the original Hebrew text JESAIA
CAP 21, 22 which is translated as follows;
“He saw two riders one of them was a rider
upon an ass and the other a rider upon a camel, he hearkened diligently with
much heed” Isaiah XXI, 7
Isaiah saw in a vision two
riders, one of them was a rider upon an ass and the other rider upon a camel. There
can be no doubt that of the two riders represented by prophet Isaiah, as being
the restorers of the true worship of the Godhead, the rider upon the ass is
Jesus Christ, because he so made his entry into Jerusalem, and that by the
rider of a camel is meant the Prophet of Islam from Arabia, of which country
the camel is the characteristic conveyance.
Other signs from
the Good News Bible
“I will ask the Father, and he will give you another
Helper who will stay
with you for ever.” John XIV, 16
“He is the Spirit who reveals the
truth about God…” John XIV, 17.
“The Helper will come- the Spirit, who
reveals the truth about God …. He will speak
the truth about me.” John XV, 26
“…if I don’t go the Helper
will not come to you…” John XVI, 7.
“And when he comes he will prove
to the people of the world that they are wrong about sin and about what is
right and about God’s judgment …because the ruler of this world has already been
judged”
John XVI, 8-11.
“When, however, the Spirit comes
who reveals the truth about God he will lead you into all the
truth. He will not speak on his own authority
but he will speak of what he hears and he will tell you of things to come.” John XVI, 13
“He will give me glory…” John XVI, 14
Who is this Helper which has translated the Greek name Paraclytos
mentioned in the Greek translation manuscripts?
He will show people what is
right and wrong. He will tell people the judgment of Allah (John XVI, 8–9). He will not speak
out of his own self but he will say what he has been revealed (John XVI, 13). He will reveal the
truth about Allah (The
Almighty) (John XV, 26;
John XIV, 17). He is a blessed soul sent by Allah (The Almighty); The Spirit sent by God (I Corinthians 2, 12) but in a body; your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit (I Corinthians 6, 19).
The spirit in him and the
spirit in Jesus (peace
be upon him) or in other prophets is nothing less than the spirit of Allah (The Almighty); in fact God’s
Spirit lives in you (RomansVIII, 9). This is a gift from Allah (The Almighty) to mankind (Luke X11, 13)
An interesting linguistic
analysis on the ethymology of the proper names mentioned in old manuscripts is presented
in (2) of which we quoted here some important ones pointing out to the truth we
are seeking for.
The
name, Paraclytos for example is an outstanding one to justify our attempt. It
is quite interesting to see from which original name in the Hebrew or Aramaic
languages it has been translated into classical Greek. In fact this word
is not familiar in classical Greek which also implies a distortion might have occurred.
The original language of the
Torah (Old Testament) which was revealed to Moses (peace be upon him) was Hebrew whilst the Gospels
(New Testament) were revealed to Jesus (peace be upon him) in Aramaic. They have been
first translated into classical Greek and then to Latin from Greek. Since the
original scriptures have been lost now, the new translations into English, French,
German or other languages of the world are based on the Greek or Latin
translation manuscripts.
In The Good News Bible (1),
the name Paraclytos does not appear at all. It is obvious that in a book which was subject
to continuous translations from one language to the other errors might appear. The
meanings of this name are given as ‘the one called for help’, a comforter, ‘the
one who comes to defend’ or the one who intercedes on one’s behalf. The Church insists
in that it should be understood as the Holy Spirit or Archangel Gabriel (2).
This is very unlikely since
the Holy Spirit was always with Jesus (peace be upon him). He was always helping him in
his life. But the Helper whom Jesus (peace be upon him) points out in the following verse is supposed to come
after he goes.
“…if I don’t go the Helper
will not come to you…” John XVI, 7.
On the other hand there exists
already a word in Greek meaning to comfort and that is; Parakalon or Parygorytys
(2). As for defender there is this Greek word sunegorus which is snighara
in Aramaic. As for interceder in Greek it is used the word meditea and
in Aramaic it is the word misaaya (how close it sounds to messiah).
Well, where has this word Paraclytos
come from then and been replaced in the Gospels translations. In old Greek this
word is actually periqlytos and means the most famous,
the glorious, and the praised one. ( “Le Dictionnaire Grec Français R.C.Alexandre
1846 periqlytos= tres célébre, illustre glorieux, renommée”)(2)
The equivalent of this word in
Aramaic would be Mhamada or Hamida, and in Hebrew it would be Hamad or Himda! (2)
Notice how close the pronunciation
is to the names in Arabic Muhammad and Ahmad which also
have the same meanings as cited above. In Arabic these two names have close
meanings such as the most famous one
and the most praised one.
“Glory to God in the highest heaven, and peace on earth to those
with whom he is pleased!” Luke II, 14
In the Greek translation of
the rhymes above which angels were chanting in Aramaic, the Greek words Theos
Eiriny and edoxia exist (2).
Eiriny means Islam in Greek,
in Aramaic it is Shlama, and in Hebrew it is Shalom, in Arabic
it is salaam (peace). Eudoxia has been derived from the word doxia
which means fame and glory. The word Doxia corresponds exactly to the Hebrew
names Hamad, Himda which are very
frequently mentioned in the Torah (2). It is the same name as Ahmad in Arabic.
Unfortunately the word Doxia
has been wrongly translated as good wishes (Bona voluntas, Bons voeux) in fact
there are other words for that meaning in Greek such as; evelpistia, euthelyma..(2)
On the other hand the word Paraclytos which is pronounced as Farakleet (f for
ph) in Arabic implies to the name Farooq
which in turn means the one who discriminates between the Right and wrong by
the Furqaan (the Criterion) he is sent
with. And that is exactly what Ahmad; the Last
Messenger of Allah (peace
be upon him) has come for.
Let us now have a look at some
verses from the Qur’an (ref.4) about the prophecy of al Farooq:
He was sent with a criterion to
show people what is right what is wrong to judge among them by Allah’s judgment.
“We have sent down to you the Book in truth, which you might judge
between men, as guided by Allah...” The Qur’an, Chpt. ‘An-Nisa’, Verse 105.
Hear glad
tidings from him;
“Verily, We have sent you in truth as a bearer of glad tidings and a
warner”
The Qur’an, Chpt. ‘Al- Baqarah’, Verse
119.
He does not speak out of his own
self.
“Nor does he say (aught) of (his own) Desire.”
The Qur’an, Chpt. ‘An-Najm’,
Verse 3
He never follows his own
desire.
“…I follow but that which is revealed to me by inspiration…”
The Qur’an, Chpt. ‘Al-Ahkaf’, Verse
9.
Allah sent him as a Messenger
to us.
“..verily you are one of the messengers.”
The Qur’an, Chpt. ‘Al-Baqarah’, Verse
252.
He is a mercy for us.
“We
sent you not, but as a mercy for all creatures.”
The Qur’an, Chpt. ‘Al-Anbiya’, Verse
107.
He is the best example for us.
You have indeed in the Messenger of Allah a beautiful pattern (of
conduct) for anyone…” The Qur’an, Chpt. ‘Al-Ahzab’,
Verse 21.
He is not son of god but a man
like us receiving inspirations from Allah, the only One;
“Say: ‘I am but a man like yourselves, (but) the inspiration has come to
me that your Allah is one Allah.” The Qur’an, Chpt. ‘Al-Kahf’, Verse
110.
He is like lamp spreading
light.
“We have sent you as a Lamp spreading Light.”
The Qur’an, Chpt. ‘Al-Ahzab’, Verse 46.
He has given to us the right
information about Allah;
“And exalted is the Majesty of our Lord: He has taken neither a wife nor
a son...” The Qur’an, Chpt. ‘Al-Jinn’, Verse 3.
He is the Last Prophet;
“Muhammad is not the father of any
of your men, but (he is) the Messenger of Allah, and the Seal of the Prophets…” The Qur’an, Chpt. ‘Al-Ahzab’,
Verse 40.
He preached the unity of Allah
by rejecting the trinity or any other forms of associating partners with Allah.
“Say: He is Allah, the One and Only.” The Qur’an, Chpt. ‘Al-Ikhlas’,Verse 1
His name was mentioned by
Jesus who gave Glad tidings about his coming.
“And remember, Jesus, the son of Mary, said: ‘O Children of Israel
Those who are in sincere
search of the Truth Allah will definitely guide them.
Here is the guidance book;
This is the book ther is no doubt in it the guidance for those who fear (Day of Judgement) The Qur’an, Chpt. Bakara, Verse 2.
This is the book ther is no doubt in it the guidance for those who fear (Day of Judgement) The Qur’an, Chpt. Bakara, Verse 2.
O
people of the Book! Has not the time to read the truest Book of Allah (The
Almighty) come yet for you? Read this Qur’an and find mercy.
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O Muslims ! The Qur'an has still to much to say for you Read carefully and ponder upon it.
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The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) says:
Whoever says shahada
that
is: La ilahe illallah Muhammad rasulullah
and whoever then believes that Jesus (peace be upon him) is the slave,
the word and the Messenger of Allah, and moreover believes that
Hell and Heaven exist, then, whatever his or her deeds are he or she will
enter
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Which is the word?
Jesus (peace be upon him) was created through the ordering
word
KUN
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by Allah (The Almighty); meaning to
–
Be – (In Arabic)
And he came into existance.
Angel Gabriel (peace be
upon him) came to Mary (peace
be upon her) in the form of a young man.
Angels
have no gender. They are neither male nor female, but they can take on any
form.
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Mary got frightened when she
saw this young man and asked Allah (The Almighty) to protect her from him. Angel Gabriel (peace be upon him); comforts her and
tells her that he had been sent by His Lord to give her a son. Mary (peace be upon her) could not believe
it was possible for her to have a baby since no man had ever touched her and
she was not a bad woman. Angel Gabriel (peace be upon him) said it was very easy for her
Lord. Her son would be a sign of mercy for mankind. Then Angel Gabrial (peace be upon him) blew through into
her collar from the Spirit of Allah
(The Almighty) and she became
pregnant. When Jesus (peace
be upon him) was born she took him to her people. They started to interrogate her.
She kept silent, but it was her son who spoke from the cradle to answer them
and defend her. The baby boy said:
Mary got frightened when she
saw this young man and asked Allah (The Almighty) to protect her from him. Angel Gabriel (peace be upon him); comforts her and
tells her that he had been sent by His Lord to give her a son. Mary (peace be upon her) could not believe
it was possible for her to have a baby since no man had ever touched her and
she was not a bad woman. Angel Gabriel (peace be upon him) said it was very easy for her
Lord. Her son would be a sign of mercy for mankind. Then Angel Gabrial (peace be upon him) blew through into
her collar from the Spirit of Allah
(The Almighty) and she became
pregnant. When Jesus (peace
be upon him) was born she took him to her people. They started to interrogate her.
She kept silent, but it was her son who spoke from the cradle to answer them
and defend her. The baby boy said:
“I
am indeed a servant of Allah. He has given me the Scripture and has appointed
me a prophet. And He has made me blessed wheresoever I may be and has commanded
me to pray and to give alms to the poor as long as I live. And has made me
dutiful to my mother and has not made me oppressive, wicked. So peace be upon
me the day I was born and the day that I die and the day that I shall be raised
up to life (again).”
“It
is not befitting to (the majesty of) Allah that He should beget a son. Glory be
to Him! When He detremines a matter, He only says to it –Be! – and it is. (And
Jesus had declared): ‘Assuredly Allah is my Lord and your Lord. Therefore serve
Him. That is the straight path.’
The Qur’an Chpt.19 ‘Maryam- Mary’ V.30-36
Jesus was created by the word
–BE– of Allah, and he became. He was given a Book called ‘Engeel’
(The Gospel). He mentioned this book when he was just a baby in his cradle.
This was a real book with the commandments of Allah (The Almighty) written down in it. We don’t
know how it was written down or what happened to it. All we know it was a real
book which Jesus (peace
be upon him) mentioned when he was a baby. When he reached maturity and his
prophethood started formally he had this Book with him and preached from it. It
was a complete book, not just a few pages. But this Book is lost now. And the
so called The Gospels the Christians now have has not much to do with the
original Engeel.
The Holy Qur’an mentioned in
reference (4); I was given it as a gift by my uncle who lived in the United States of America when I was studying at
university in England
Jacob (peace be upon him) said to his sons:
“What will you
worship after me? They said: “We shall worship your God and the God of your
fathers,-of Abraham, Ismail and Isaac, - the one (True) God: to Him we bow (in Islam).”
The Qur’an, Chpt. ‘Al-Baqarah’,
Verse 133.
I seek refuge in Truth Himself, let’s
go
Let’s go to Allah at once, let’s go
Let’s humble our faces down at His door
My dear,
let’s say we
have no one we’re poor
Forsaking our existence for the Truth
alone
My dear, let’s go to Allah, let’s go along
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1. The Good News Bible, Today’s English Version,
Imitation leather red The Bible Societies, TEV 044RP RD ISBN 0 564 00741 2 Collins,
Code GNB 37R ISBN 0 00 512671 1
2. Tevrat ve İncil’e göre Hz. Muhammed (a.s.)
(Muhammad (peace be
upon him) in Torah and Gospels) written by Abdulahad Davud
translated into
Turkish by y.doç.Dr. Nusret Çam, Nil yayınları, İzmir 1992 ISBN 975 7455-52-0
3. The Gospel of Barnabas, edited and translated
from the Italian MS. In the imperial Library at Vienna
4. The Holy Qur’an, Text
Translation and Commentary by Abdullah Yusuf Ali, Publication of Tahrike
Tarsile Qur’an Inc. New York
