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| Confirmation by Waraqa Bin Noufal | An Important Question | Statesman and Diplomats | ||
God informs us in His Final Book-Holy Qur'an that He foretold His previous Prophets about the advent of Muhammad-the Final Prophet (Leader of all Prophets of God and all mankind-from beginning to the last).
God says :<And when God made a covenant through the Prophets: Certainly what I have given you of Book and Wisdom then an Apostle comes to you verifying that which is with you, you must believe in him and you must aid him. He said : Do you affirm and accept My compact in this (matter)? They said : "We do affirm." He said : "Then bear witness and I am with you among the Witnesses. If any turn back after this, they are perverted transgressors"> (Chapter 3:Verse 81, 82). Now, we can easily understand that all prophets of God had confirmed the advent and Leadership of Prophet Muhammad for all mankind; including Adam, Abraham, Ismael, Ishaaq, Jacob, Moses and Jesus (peace be upon them all).
God Himself declared that Muhammad (peace be upon him) is the Final Prophet and the Leader of all Prophets- Adam to Jesus. God sent Him to declare and confirm the basic truth spoken by them, correct the wrong attributed to them (example : Adam, Abraham, David, Solomon, Moses, Yusuf, Jesus and others) and the spread the basic message of all Prophets who were sent to different communities (nations), at different parts of the world, at different times, numbering about 124,000.
The source and (basic) message of all Prophets is the same. God named the Religion of all His Prophets as <Islam> or surrendering to and accepting God Almighty Allah's Will (Decision) without any objections and reservations. God dictates His terms to us and we can't do the same thing to Him. So, we can not reject or change His commands and Words (Holy Books), Guidance (Islam) and be selective with respect to His Prophets. If you obey any one else's command against God Almighty Allah's command and guidance, then you replaced your True God Allah by such a person whom you have elevated to God's Position which can never be justified. This defiance against Almighty God is not acceptable to Him and is punishable very severely for ever.
On this site, you will come across a number of good examples of real life so that people are fully convinced about the Truth which they must affirm and adopt as the way of life for success. Look at one such example : Suppose a person is caught up by some dacoits. Then he surrenders to them for fear of being harmed by them and to save his life (even if they loot his property, is not a problem then). He would obey them immediately, what ever they would dictate him to do, without murmuring. Because now, his life is at stake. He would calculate now, every option for his safe liberation, very quickly and come to the conclusion that if he obeys them and in return is released without any harm, and gets a chance to live further, he could earn and save the money to compensate the looted amount of money. Because he needs now mercy from dacoits, he will do anything that does not irritate them and keep them happy at any cost so that he is saved from this miserable situation once and for ever. If one asked a victim of such a dangerous situation, would you ever want to be in it again, he would not dare say 'yes'. Then it's unwise and totally unacceptable for any thinking person, that man should confront Almighty God Allah and deny His words, and thus refuse to accept His Religion - Al Islam and His Final Prophet Muhammad -peace be upon him. It should make one shiver, if one imagines about the punishment of God Almighty Allah for His rebels.
Now, people who have surrendered to others, are in fact, following their religion. But if you want to follow God's Religion, you must listen, believe and obey Allah's Words or Holy Qur'an. You must liberate yourself from the disastrous yoke of others' slavery who did not create you nor feed you. Don't you see the truth from the example of the person mentioned above? We are afraid of human beings and evil consequences if we defy some powerful persons, but we don't care for Our Only Creator and God Almighty Allah. What kind of a Judgment is this?
Suppose if you are a judge, will you punish the victims and release the aggressors and criminals? How Judge ye? People leave Allah and take up others as gods who were themselves created by Allah and the Decree of death from Allah was effective on them as well and shall be on all who are living beings. Those who are themselves subjected to Allah's laws, can not save any one among us nor themselves from Allah's punishment if they are a party to criminal acts against God (Allah) and His Religion!
Know that Allah is Oft-Forgiving
and Most Gracious. He just wants good of us. Then is it not good and
profit making to believe and obey His words and discard all that is opposite to
Him (His Commands and Guidance - Al Islam)? Don't leave this great job for
tomorrow, it should be before Allah catches some one with His Dire Punishment
and he or she will not be released, what ever ransom they are ready to
pay. Allah does not want our money. So let us believe in Him,
His Final Book-Al Qur'an and His Final Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and
follow them. Don't disbelieve them because some people tell you to do
so. Give them the example of the person who is caught-up by the
dacoits and would be begging for mercy from them and ready to do any thing to
save his life and live a little bit longer with his family! Tell them on their
face, boldly and warn them of the Dire and ever lasting Punishment
of Allah - the Only God, for denying Him and His Guidance Book-Al
Qur'an.
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Prophecies in the Old Testament: Deut : xviii : 15-18 speaks very clearly of the rising of a prophet (who shall be the like of Moses) from among the brethren of Israelites, i.e. the Ishmaelites- the Arabs (through Ismael, the first son of Prophet Ibrahim or Abraham-peace be upon them).
Deut XVIII, 15-18: (English Translation)
"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. 16. According to all that thou desirest of the Lord thy God in Horeb in the day of assembly, saying. Let me not hear again the voice of the Lord my God, neither let me see this great fire any more, that I die not. 17. And the Lord said unto me. They have well said that which they have spoken. 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 to them all that I shall command him."
The meaning from the above is clear and if you want to believe, then there is no problem. Let us note that the "brethren of Israel" are Arabs and none else. This does not apply to Jesus for the following reasons: 1. He was not an Arab and he was born to the Jewish family. So, he becomes one among them; Just like an Arab does not belong to Jewish community or vice versa. Therefore it is easy to pinpoint the truth of the above prophecy and the clue leads all the way to the Final Prophet Muhammad-peace be upon him, who was from among the Arab brethren of Jews. Jews were the descendants of Prophet Ishaaq -second son of Prophet Ibrahim, who built the Kaba (The First House of Almighty Allah on the Earth for His worship) in Makkah along with his son, Ismael. Prophet Ishaaq's (Isaq) son Prophet Yaqub or Jacob is the father of Jewish people.
2. Yet again, the above prophecy relates to Muhammad and not Jesus, as Jesus could not complete his mission. He was forced to abandon his mission as there was an attempt to crucify him but God saved Him. His second coming is awaited when he will carryout the rest of his mission, being the follower of the Final Prophet Muhammad, before the end of the world, establishing Qur'an based (Islamic) Government on the whole World. At that time, all people will become Muslims, otherwise he will punish them. Now observe carefully these words: "a prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and I will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak to them all that I shall command him."
Here please note that Muslims do not make any distinction between any Prophets of God, be it Adam, Moses, Jesus or Mohammad (peace be upon them). But he has given the leadership of all Prophets and mankind, genies and the universe to the Final Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). We can't dispute the decision of God and be left out from His Blessings, by jealousy or craziness! When all Prophets accepted him as their leader, who are we to deny him? Such people follow only Satan who is the enemy of God, Prophets, Angels and all truth loving people!
Like unto Moses, applies only to Prophet Muhammad, who fought against the forces of untruth and enemies of God's Religion and established the Laws of God (given in the Holy Qur'an). Moses did the same. He fought against Egyptian King and was victorious by God's Help and Grace. He established The Laws of Torah, the Book of Allah given to Him. He punished those who broke these laws. He destroyed the idols, as in the case of the golden calf, which was the handiwork of a man called as As-Samiri. Samiri taught Jews the worship of the cow. But timely intervention of Moses saved them from disbelief and going astray from the True Religion (Islam) of God which he had been teaching to them all along.
Prophet Muhammad destroyed the idols like Moses did. And in the case of both of them, the enemies could not harm them. But if you believe Christians, Jesus was put to Death on the Cross (which is denied by God in the Holy Qur'an and He has told us that He saved him by lifting him up on to the skies). So the mission of Jesus seem to be incomplete. His mission was for about three years only. Then he would not be like unto Moses and Muhammad surely is. So one more evidence for Jews and Christians to believe in the Final Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him).
3. What God means by saying : "And I will put my words in him mouth' and he shall speak to them all that I shall command him"? It is admitted by both the Jews and Christians that revelations to the Israelite Prophets were not made in the very words as given in the scriptures, but only their purport, which they afterwards delivered to the people in their own language. But the Holy Qur'an, on the contrary was revealed to Prophet Muhammad, word by word. The Angel Gibreel or Gabriel (peace be upon him) made Prophet Muhammad to recite what exactly he brought with him from God Almighty Allah. The revealed verses of the Holy Qur'an were immediately imprinted in the memory of Holy Prophet Muhammad by God's Grace. He need not memorize like others do. This feature is not recorded against any other prophet of God except Muhammad (peace be upon him).
4. In promising to raise up a prophet, God tells Moses that "I will raise up a Prophet from among their brethren." But we find in Deut, 34:10 that there arose not a prophet since, in Israel, like unto Moses. There can not remain a single doubt that Muhammad was that promised Prophet of God unto all mankind from among the brethren of Jewish people. Now you can see, they are fighting their brethren (arabs) in the Holy Land (Palestine) which again confirms that these brethren are none but Arabs themselves and Christians are their (Jewish peoples') partners in this fight against Arabs. Don't be horrified by this fact. (This example is given so that who is not ready to accept the proper meaning of brethren, in the above prophecy could easily find out the truth and be rest assured).
5. Moses was about to be killed
in Egypt and the plot was being hatched by the Lords of the City, then he was
informed by some well-wisher and he migrates from there to Madyan. Later,
He was chosen by God as His prophet, and instructed by Him to return to Egypt
from where had fled before to Madyan for safety of his life and call Pharaoh-The
Tyrant King of Egypt, to the path of Allah-The God of All. He does this, while
facing the problems and fearful conditions, but God protects him and his
followers. Final result was that Pharaoh is destroyed with his army,
wealth etc. and Moosa (Moses) and his followers are saved by believing in Allah
and following His commands.
(Note:
They could have enjoyed success and
safety from Pharaoh had they followed his commands and worshipped him and
followed the customs of the Coptic people. But that kind of safety and
security is only artificial. That is why people are required to follow
God's commands and customs of Islam where ever they live, whether in America or
Japan or China, because real safety is from God alone and that is available only
to those who establish Islam in their daily lives as well as in the community
level and declare this truth boldly to the
world).
Prophet Muhammad migrated when God instructed him to do so. His life was at danger and the Makkan Lords of Pagan Culture had hatched a vicious plot to finish him off. He leaves for Madina along with his father-in-law as well as bosom friend, Syedina Abu Bakr by the inspiration from Allah. There he establishes an Islamic City State. The pagans of Makkah, the Jewish Tribes and the Hypocrites created a lot of problems for about 23 years. Finally on Jan.1, 630 (C.E) he starts a march along with his 10,000 Muslim men against the pagan Makkans and is victorious, by the help of God Almighty Allah, as per His Promise made to the Prophet in the Holy Qur'an. In this regard also, Moses and Muhammad have faced almost similar situations. So the words "Like unto thee" or like unto Moses is fully confirmed by these events and then it needs no further mentioning that the Prophecy regarding Prophet Muhammad does exist in the Old Testament.
Prophecy of the Prophet Isaiah :
"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 say in a vision two riders, one of them was a rider upon an ass and the other a rider upon camel. In the English Bible it is translated as : "He saw a chariot of asses and a chariot of camels, etc." This means the rider of the ass was Prophet Isa or Jesus (peace be upon him) and the rider on the camel was the Final Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) who was born about 570 years after the birth of Jesus.
Prophecies in the New Testament:
Translation:
John 14:15-"If ye love me ye will keep my commandments, v.16: And I will pray the Father and He shall give you another Parakletos (Comforter) that he may be with you for ever. v.25. These things have I spoken unto you while yet abiding with you. v.26. But the Comforter (Parakletos) which is the spirit of truth whom the Father will send in my name he shall teach you all things and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I said unto you."
John 16-17: -"Nevertheless I tell you the Truth. It is expedient for you that I go away, for if I go not away, the Comforter (Parakletos) will not come unto you, but if I go, I will send him unto you. v 8. And he, when he is come, will convict the world in respect of sin and righteousness and of Judgment. v.12. I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye can not bear them now. v.13. Howbeit when, he, the Spirit of Truth is come, he shall guide you into all the truth for he shall not speak from himself, but what so ever he shall hear, these shall he speak and he shall declare unto you the things that are to come."
Compare the words : "when he is come, will convict the world in respect of sin and righteousness and of Judgement" and analyze the Islamic laws, and you will notice that the laws of Islam are very strict and sinners are punished in a just manner befitting to their sins.
Therefore it's no wonder, after when Prophet Muhammad was first visited by Arch Angel Gibreel (Gabriel) peace be upon him, and brought him the first five verses of the Holy Qur'an and declared him as the Prophet of Allah, his Noble wife, Khadija took him to her cousin 'Waraqa Bin Noufal' who knew the Scriptures of Jews and Christians (who is stated to have translated them into Arabic). When Khadija visited him after this first revelation of God's Message (about 610 A.D) and informed him about this great incidence, Waraqa bin Noufal cried out :"Holy! Holy! This is the Namus (The Holy Spirit) who came to Moses. He will be the Prophet of his people. Tell him this and bid him be brave of heart." Some time later, when he met the Holy Prophet he again confirmed the truth declared by Torah and Gospel : "I swear by Him (Means Allah) is whose hand Waraqa's life is, Allah has chosen you to be the Prophet of this people. They will call you a liar, they will persecute you, they will banish you, they will fight against you. Oh, that I could live to those days. I would fight for these."
The first five verses of the
Qur'an brought from God by the Angel Gibreel to Prophet Muhammad, are
translated in English as follows : <<Read! In the Name of Your Lord, Who
has created (all that exists), has created man from a clot (a piece of thick
coagulated blood). Read! And your Lord is the Most Gracious, Who has
taught (the writing) by the pen, has taught man that which he knew
not>>
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Prophecies in Hindu Scriptures:
There are several places in the Hindu Scriptures wherein the Prophecies related to Syedina Muhammad (peace be upon him) are recorded. A few of these are in 'Puranas'. The one in the Bhavishya Purana is the clearest of all. It gives even the name of the country of our Holy Prophet as "Marusthalnivasinan" or denizen of the desert (Arabia)". According to the Sanatanist Pandits and the vast bulk of Hindus, nevertheless, it is considered very authentic. However, it is another thing, if they don't believe and practice what is in their own Holy Scriptures.
The Translation in English:
"A Mlecha (belonging to a foreign country and speaking foreign language) spiritual teacher will appear with his companions. His name will be Mohammad. Raja (Bhoj) after giving this Maha Dev Arab (of Angelic Disposition) a bath in the 'Panchagavya' and the Ganges water, offered him the presents of his sincere devotion and showing him all reverence, said : "I make obeisance to thee. O Ye! The pride of mankind, the dweller in Arabia. You have collected a great force to kill the devil and you yourself have been protected from the Mleccha opponents. O Ye! the image of the Most Pious God, the Biggest Lord, I am a slave to thee, take me as one lying on thy feet." (Bhavishya Purana Parv 3, Khand 3, Adhyay 3, Schlock 5-8).
Atharva Veda, Kand 20, Sukta 127, Mantra 1-3.
English Translation :
"O people, listen this
emphatically! The man of Praise (Muhammad) will be raised among the
people. We take the emigrant, in our shelter from sixty thousand and
ninety enemies whose conveyances are twenty camels and she camels, whose
loftiness of position touches the heaven and lowers it. He gave Mamah
Rishi hundred Gold Coins, Ten Circle, Three Hundred Arab Horses and Ten Thousand
Cows."
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Prophecy in the Parsi
Scripture:
The Parsi Scripture
too does not lag behind in declaring this great news. Parsi Religion has
two collections of Scriptures - The Dasatir and Zand Avasta, which may be called
the Old and the New Testaments of Parsi Religion. In Dasatir, No. 14,
which is associated with the name of Sasanil, there is not only a corroboration
of the Doctrines and the Teachings of Islam, but a clear prophecy as to the
Advent of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). The Prophecy is made
in the clearest terms, and is preceded by a vision of a state of extreme
disorder and demoralization in Persia. It runs thus in Original Pahlavi
:
"When the Persians should sink low in morality, a man will be born in Arabia whose followers will upset their throne, religion and everything. The mighty still-necked ones of Persia will be overpowered. The house which was built (referring to Abraham building the Ka'ba) and in which many idols have been placed will be purged of idols and people will say their prayers facing it. His followers will capture the towns of the Parsis Tus and Balkh and other big places round about. People will embroll with one another. The wise men of Persia and others will join his followers." All this happened before and after the death of Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him).
After all of the above truth coming to the notice of any one of you and still one does not believe, for any reasons, it's the most dangerous option.
God Himself has made our
job easy by bringing Truth directly to our homes through His Book 'Al Qur-an',
then there is no meaning in putting ourselves in trouble and difficulties.
Who wants to be called as a
foolish or an idiot by lighting-up a candle to search for some thing or to read
a book during a clear day time when the sun is shining gloriously over his
head? When there is Holy
Qur'an from God, The
Best Light for Guidance
amidst the jungle of darkness created by conflicting-man made isms and
ideologies, there needs nothing
else to refer to, as far as the Truth of the Mission of Jesus, The True Religion
of God for all mankind, and the Truthfulness of Prophet Muhammad, etc are
concerned. Come to Holy Qur'an before it is too late. It guides us all to
the safest way by giving us True Knowledge of this World and The Next
World.
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Some of the Prominent Persons
of 20th century, who believed in Muhammad as the Prophet of God and God's only
approved Religion -
Al Islam:
Statesman and
Diplomats:
1. Al-Hajj Lord
Headley Al Farooq - (England)- Peer, Author and Statesman.
2. Muhammad Asad (Austria-Europe) - Statesman, Journalist and Author.
3. Sir Abdullah Archibald Hamilton - (England) - Statesman and Baronet.
4. Muhammad Alexander Russel Webb - (USA) - Diplomat, Author and Journalist.
5. Sir Jalaluddin Lauder Brunton - (England) - Statesman and Baronet.
6. Muhammad Aman Hobohn - (Germany) - Diplomat, Missionary and Social Worker.
Scientists, Scholars and Writers:
1. Professor Haroon Mustapha Leon - (England) - Etymologist, Geologist and Author.
It is worthwhile to inform about such a great personality as the Late Professor Haroon. He had such a high academic achievement which is evident from his degrees like : M.A., PhD, L.L.D. and F.S.P. He was a fellow and honorary member of many learned Societies in Europe and America. He was a geologist as well. He occupied the important position of Secretair-General of "La Societe International de Philologie, Sciences et Beaux-Arts" (founded in 1875). He was the Editor of "The Philomathe" a Scientific magazine, published from London. Dr. Leon accepted Islam in 1882. He received many decorations from Sultan Abdul Hamid Khan, the Late Shah, and the Emperor of Austria (in Europe).
7. Dr. Ali Selman Benoist - (France) - Doctor of Medicine.
8. Dr. Umar Rolf Caron Ehrenfels- (Austria) - Professor of Anthropology.
9. Dr. Hamid Marcus- (Germany) - Scientist, Author and Journalist.
10.Thomas Irving - (Canada) - Professor and Islamic Scholar.
11.Col. Donald S. Rockwell - (USA) - Poet, Critic and Author.
12.Mr. R. L. Mellema - (Holland) - Anthropologist, Writer and Scholar.
This is out of thousands of prominent persons who have embraced Islam in
the past 20th century, from around the world. If you know about any such
prominent personality, please do send us the details.
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Salman Farsi goes in search of the Prophet from Persia (Iran through Syria to Madina) 1,400 years before.
Salman Farsi was living in Iran or Old Persia. When he was a young boy, one day while going to work, he saw a person worshipping in a peculiar way. He approached him and asked what was he doing? The man replied that he was a Christian monk and that was the way they prayed. He gathered more information from him about his religion and since that day onwards, he did not have any interest to work in the fields with his father. He informed this to him and his intention to be like the monk. But his father reluctantly allowed him to go with him. After staying a few years with him, he leaves for Syria to live with other Christian monks. He lives with them for some time. The monk informs him about the prophecies related to the advent of the final Prophet Muhammad. Upon learning this fact, he could not wait any more over there and starts his journey towards the land of Palm (Date) trees as informed by the Monk, where the Prophet will arrive. While on the way, some people catch hold of him and sell him to a Jew as a slave.
Now let us know how the plan of God Almighty is at work in Salman Farsi's case!
The Jew belongs exactly to that place where the
Prophet Muhammad was going to come. But none of these people are aware
what is going to happen in future. When he reached the place of the Jew, Salman
Farsi was amazed by the scene of palm (date) gardens surrounding about the
place. Salman Farsi realized that he had actually come to the very place,
which he had all along been dreaming of. Now he starts his journey of new a life
of slavery of the Jewish Master. After some years have passed, one day
some one brought the Great News to the Jew while Salman was working under his
supervision in his date garden, that the Prophet has arrived in Madina from
Makkah. Same evening, after finishing his work, Salman Farsi hastens to pay
visit and his respect to the Prophet, introduces himself and offers him
the gift of some fresh date fruit. Finally, after some time has passed,
Prophet Muhammad arranges for the his liberty from the Slavery of the Jew by
paying a hefty ransom. Salman now becomes a noble Companion of Prophet Muhammad
and the noble dream is come true. Thus the journey of thousands of
kilometers from Iran through Syria to Madina and the sincere waiting and
patience of years bear glorious fruit for him. Salman thus became a legend in
the history of Islam by his great sacrifices on the path of
Truth.
Then what is the difficulty for Christians, Hindus,
Buddhists and Jews who have now easy access to Islam, and can accept it without
any difficulties? Whom are they waiting for now? Don't they have a lesson in the
Story of Salman Farsi?
If you are a seeker of Truth, do give yourself a chance to be a follower of God's Final Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him).
God asks you a question : "Do they seek for other than the Religion of Allah?- While all creatures in the Heavens and on earth have, willing or unwilling, bowed to His Will (accepted Islam). And to Him shall they all be brought back> 3: 83.
Muslims believe in this God (Almighty Allah), whom the Angels believe and upon whose command and direction, the whole creation is running its course! Do you still seek excuses and way to escape from Islam? Then wait for God's decision against those who deny Allah and His Religion!
Note: Translations of the Prophecies are selected from the Book-'Islam -The Religion of All Prophets' published by Begum Aisha Bawany Waqf, Karachi, Pakistan. (may Allah reward them and his true servants who are involved in publishing the truth for the benefit of humanity, immensely)
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