The Quran claims
that the Jews and Christians have used every endeavor to hide or suppress many
data. Some of these are related to the tidings of the arrival of Muhammad. In
this section of our book we shall dwell on passages that have likely been
suppressed. The three monotheistic religions have addressed mankind, bringing
almost the same message, with a few reservations that are particularly related
to rituals. That God is one and man should adore only one God, the Omnipotent
and Omniscient, are common to all the three religions. The Day of Judgment is
another common feature. Protection of human life and of the right of
possession, sharing one’s riches with the poor, seeking peace and justice,
praise of God on every occasion, giving thanks to God and praying are some
other points shared by these three religions. As time went by, the clergy and
their ignorant followers corrupted the original tenets of the creed. The Quran
makes allusions to these men who corrupted the originality of the religion in
the garb of religious devotees (See: 2-The Cow, 75; 5- The Feast, 13; 9-
Repentance, 31-34). This issue is outside the scope of the present work and
will be the subject matter of another publication. To misconstrue meanings, to
idolize and deify prophets or religious men, and to make interpolations in the
scriptures have been the salient points of this trend. Once the bigots of all
the three religions are disposed of, mankind will understand better that the
messages of all of them are the same. This is, however, beyond the scope of the
present book.
The Torah, the first Book of the three monotheistic religions, predicts the advent of Jesus and Muhammad. The gospels bear witness to Moses and make allusions to Muhammad, while the Quran, being the last Book sent, confirms both Books that preceded it. The miraculous predictions in the Quran are valid evidence that confirm the other Books. (However, we must take due note of the fact that the Old Testament and the New Testament may have been affected by interpolations in the course of time, although many of their fundamental messages remain the same.) I intend to examine the indication related to the advent of Muhammad. What many Christians are apprehensive about is the discrediting of the concept of the Trinity and the belief that Jesus is merely a Prophet. If one accedes to the fact that the gospels predicted the advent of Muhammad, the extolment of Jesus to the point of deification will automatically cease. The signs in the gospels heralding the advent of Muhammad have been hushed up. The church will continue to stick to its age-old creeds in order to be able to wield its ongoing authority and maintain its very existence. We must remember that Jesus spoke Aramaic. The oldest versions of the gospels are in ancient Greek and Latin. Some interpolations may have taken place during the translation into those languages.
The Torah, the first Book of the three monotheistic religions, predicts the advent of Jesus and Muhammad. The gospels bear witness to Moses and make allusions to Muhammad, while the Quran, being the last Book sent, confirms both Books that preceded it. The miraculous predictions in the Quran are valid evidence that confirm the other Books. (However, we must take due note of the fact that the Old Testament and the New Testament may have been affected by interpolations in the course of time, although many of their fundamental messages remain the same.) I intend to examine the indication related to the advent of Muhammad. What many Christians are apprehensive about is the discrediting of the concept of the Trinity and the belief that Jesus is merely a Prophet. If one accedes to the fact that the gospels predicted the advent of Muhammad, the extolment of Jesus to the point of deification will automatically cease. The signs in the gospels heralding the advent of Muhammad have been hushed up. The church will continue to stick to its age-old creeds in order to be able to wield its ongoing authority and maintain its very existence. We must remember that Jesus spoke Aramaic. The oldest versions of the gospels are in ancient Greek and Latin. Some interpolations may have taken place during the translation into those languages.
PARACLETE
61- And when Jesus of Mary said, “O children of Israel! I am God’s messenger to you, confirming the Torah before me and giving glad tidings of a messenger to come after me whose name is praised (ahmad).”61-The Column, 6
The Quran says that Christ gave glad tidings of the advent of Muhammad. Those who failed to directly recognize such an expression in the Gospels - based on the Quran’s statement that the believers in the Bible had concealed their religion - thought that the Christians had obliterated the relevant verses in the gospels. This may have been true for some of the verses. Some researchers have concluded that some of the meanings have been misconstrued and that the said tidings in the Quran still existed in the Gospels.
The Quran mentions the adjective “ahmad” (meaning being more praised). As a matter of fact the names Ahmad and Muhammad stem from the same root. Some are of the idea that “Ahmad” was a proper noun. In our opinion, its literal sense should prevail here. For the name Muhammad is mentioned in four different places in the Quran: (See, 3- The Family of Imran, 144; 33-The Parties, 40; 47-Muhammad, 2; 48- Victory, 29). This is our opinion. However, nothing would change if “Ahmad” were to be taken for a proper name. Both have some meaning and are derived from t
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