Who is the promised Prophet? Muhammad in the Bible

ebook Collection What is Islam?

By Dar al-Medina (English)

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There is no doubt that the Scriptures announced the advent of this prophet who changed the course of history, either to warn men against him, if he was a false prophet, or to celebrate him and command them to follow him, if he was truly sent by the Lord. If the biblical prophets had warned against his coming, these texts would have been used by his numerous detractors among the Jews and especially the Christians.

Since this was not the case, then there are necessarily biblical texts that celebrate the Prophet Muhammad and command believers to follow him. According to some Muslims who have studied the Scriptures in their original language, Hebrew, Prophet Muhammad is announced by name, but his names Muhammad or Ahmad, meaning "highly praised" and "highly praised," have been translated, intentionally or not. He is also announced through his nation, the Arabs, descendants of Ishmael, the firstborn of Abraham for whom the angel promised the patriarch an immense posterity, and his country, Arabia, as we will show in this study.

And he is, according to many Muslims, the "Prophet" announced by Moses, the "to whom all things must return" (Chiloh) announced by Jacob, the "servant of God" prophesied by Isaiah, the "son of man" of Daniel's vision, and the "intercessor" (the Paraclete) announced by Jesus to his disciples. For if Jesus was sent to the Jews to set them on the right path, he was also and above all raised up to prepare them for the coming of the kingdom of God that the last of the prophets was to establish.

Who is the promised Prophet? Muhammad in the Bible