A Prophet's Struggle: Challenges and Triumphs
The initial opposition and resistance from the Quraysh tribe ·
The Hijra: The migration to Medina and its importance
It is known that the name Ahmad is a
superlative form of the word “al-hamd” (praise), which means that which is
praised more than others. The name Muhammad is an exaggerated form of the word
“tahmid” (praise), which means that which others praise a lot. The name Mahmood
is a passive form of the word “al-hamd” (praise). All three are names of the
Prophet, may God bless him and
grant him peace. He is the most virtuous of God’s creation, and he is the one
whom God praised more than any of His messengers. Likewise, everyone who knows
his virtue has praised and will praise him with right — may the best prayers
and peace be upon him.
On page 86 of the
same book it says: “John (16:29) says: ‘Until the last night Christ spoke to
his disciples in parables, and promised that the Paraclete sent by God and who
would come after him would interpret and explain his words and his true
Gospel.’” The word Paraclete or Paraclete is ancient Greek and means helper,
defender, supporter, and comforter.
The appearance of this word was of note when the Gospel of Barnabas was published, which was printed in Cairo twenty years ago. It was said that it contained clear good news of the appearance of the Arab prophet; therefore, the monks hid it for many generations!1That is why God Almighty spoke the truth when He revealed the sixth verse of Surat Al-Saff: And when Jesus, the son of Mary, said, “O Children of Israel, indeed I am the Messenger of God to you, confirming what came before me of the Torah and bringing good tidings of a Messenger to come after me, whose name
will be Ahmad.” But when he came to them with clear proofs, they said, “This is
obvious magic .”
It is clear from the text of this noble
and explicit verse that our Master Jesus, peace be upon him, was sent to the
Children of Israel and no one else, and that he came confirming what came
before him, which is the prophecy of Moses and the law of the Torah, and
bringing good tidings of the message of Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon
him, and his Qur’an. He is a link between the Children of Israel and Muhammad,
the Seal of the Prophets, who was sent as a mercy to the worlds.
It is self-evident
that Christ did not utter these words literally because they are Arabic, and he
spoke in Hebrew. In addition to this, the words that Christ uttered have been
lost, and all our reliance is on a Greek translation of the Gospel. The word
Paraclete and Evadokia were mentioned, which means the name Ahmad, while the
literal translation of the word Paraclete is - as we mentioned - the helper or
the comforter, and the second indicates explicitly the meaning of praise
through both the truth and the metaphor, and because the helper and the
comforter deserve praise and commendation.
However, what supports
the interpretation and indicates that the Paraclete is Muhammad, the Messenger
of God, is the extrapolation of the attributes mentioned in the Gospel of John
(14:6 and 16:7); they apply to the attributes of the Arab Prophet, and this
opinion is supported by the fact that Christ addressed his disciples with
symbols and parables; the description of the Paraclete stated that he would
remain forever, and this is what is seen in Muhammad’s message and law, for he
is certainly the Seal of the Prophets and no Messenger came and will come after
him with a universal law, and he is described as teaching his nation
everything, and Muhammad came with a complete religion and a perfect law, and
clearer than this are the words of John (16:12-14) on the tongue of our Master
Jesus himself: “I have yet many things to say to you, but you do not bear them
or cannot endure them. When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you to the
truth and show you to it; for he will not speak about himself, but he will
glorify me.”
It is clear that the Spirit of Truth
and the Paraclete are one person, and it is certain that this description does
not apply to Christ or to him, because Christ did not guide to the whole truth,
because his message was limited to reforming the Children of Israel. He was
sent to them and no one else, and his actions and words were summarized in
rebuking them, correcting their crookedness, and criticizing their faults.
However, the message of the Comforter (the Paraclete) will lead to guiding the
worlds to the truth, and it is a complete message, and the Qur’an is the only
revealed book that contains a complete law, and the Comforter or the Paraclete
will not speak by himself or about himself, but he will say what he hears and
receives; that is, what is revealed to him. This is what is stated in the Torah
(18:18) on the tongue of God - Glory be to Him - the Most High: “And I will put
My words in his mouth.” This is the characteristic that was unique to Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon
him, and that he would glorify Jesus, son of Mary. The Arab Prophet carried out
this message in the best possible way, glorifying him, honoring him, and
denying all the faults that his opponents attached to him and to his mother,
the Lady Mary, the Truthful Virgin.
But Christians do not
accept this interpretation and object to it by saying that the Comforter or
Paraclete is described as “the Spirit of Truth,” and this description does not
apply to a human person. However, this objection is refuted by the fact that
Christ called him “the other Comforter,” as stated in John (14:16), foretelling
that the Comforter will come in the form of a human being, just as Christ
himself came. Moreover, all guides and leaders to the truth were human, and we
cannot imagine a spirit that does not speak what is revealed to it or what it
receives! This is supported by what is stated in the Torah that the coming
guide will be like Moses, except that he speaks the words of God that He puts
in his mouth. The Qur’an described Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon
him, as the Truth, as stated in Surat Bani Israel (verse 81): “ And say, ‘The
Truth has come, and falsehood has perished. Falsehood is bound to perish . ’”
The truth is one of the names that Judge Iyad mentioned for the Messenger, and what is good to point out is the statement of Ibn Ishaq: God sent Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, to the worlds and all people together (sic). God had taken a covenant from every prophet before him to believe in him and confirm him and support those who opposed him and to deliver that to
everyone who believed in them and confirmed
them. Ibn Ishaq relied on Al-Subki in that.
I want to say that the belief of Muslims that the Paraclete is the Arab prophet is not as recent as comes to mind, especially after the publication of the Gospel of Barnabas twenty years ago in Egypt, but rather it is old. Al-Jalal al-Suyuti narrated that a Christian scholar from the Franks came to Egypt and said to the scholars: I have a doubt that if you remove it, I will convert to Islam. A council was held for him at Dar al-Hadith al-Kamiliyah (College of Hadith Sciences), and the head of the scholars at that time was Sheikh Izz al-Din bin Abd al-Salam. The Christian scholar said to him while the people were listening to the debate and had gathered for him from every corner: Which is better for you, that which is agreed upon or that which is disputed?! The Sheikh of Scholars said: That which is agreed upon, of course
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