> Muhammad: The Prophet Like Unto Moses (Part 2)

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MUHAMMAD:
The Prophet Like Unto Moses

http://www.islamicboard.com/8348-post2.html


Long time after Abraham, God's promise to send the long-awaited Messenger was repeated this time in Moses' words.


In Deuteronomy 18:18, Moses spoke of the prophet to be sent by God who is:

"I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him."

[Deuteronomy 18:18]

1) From among the Israelite's "brethren", a reference to their Ishmaelite cousins as Ishmael was the other son of Abraham who was explicitly promised to become a "great nation". [Genesis 21:13, 18.]



2) A prophet like unto Moses. There were hardly any two prophets ,who were so much alike as Moses and Muhammad. Both were given comprehensive law code of life, both encountered their enemies and were victors in miraculous ways, both were accepted as prophets/statesmen and both migrated following conspiracies to assassinate them. Analogies between Moses and Jesus overlooks not only the above similarities but other crucial ones as well (e.g. the natural birth, family life and death of Moses and Muhammad but not of Jesus, who was regarded by His followers as the Son of God and not exclusively a messenger of God, as Moses and Muhammad were and as Muslim belief Jesus was).





THE AWAITED PROPHET WAS TO COME FROM ARABIA


Deuteronomy 33:1-2 combines references to Moses, Jesus and Muhammad. It speaks of God (i.e. God's revelation) coming from Sinai, rising from Seir (probably the village of Sa'ir near Jerusalem) and shining forth from Paran. According to Genesis 21:21, the wilderness of Paran was the place where Ishmael settled (i.e. Arabia, specifically Mecca).

Where is paran?

Genesis 21:21 21. And he dwelt in the desert of Paran, and his mother took for him a wife from the land of Egypt.

This is talking about Prophet Ishmael whom we know was sent to Mecca with his mother. Therefore, the wilderness of Pran is Arabia, and specifically Mecca.



Indeed the King James version of the Bible mentions the pilgrims passing through the valley of Ba'ca (another name of Mecca) in Psalms 84:4-6.


Isaiah 42:1-13 speaks of the beloved of God. His elect and messenger who will bring down a law to be awaited in the isles and who "shall not fail nor be discouraged till he have set judgement on earth." Verse 11, connects that awaited one with the descendants of Ke'dar. Who is Ke'dar? According to Genesis 25:13, Ke'dar was the second son of Ishmael, the ancestor of prophet Muhammad.

[Genesis 25:13] New American Standard Bible (©1995) and these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, in the order of their birth: Nebaioth, the firstborn of Ishmael, and Kedar and Adbeel and Mibsam




MUHAMMAD'S MIGRATION FROM MECCA TO MEDINA:
PROPHECISED IN THE BIBLE?


Habakkuk 3:3 speaks of God (God's help) coming from Te'man (an Oasis North of Medina according to J. Hasting's Dictionary of the Bible), and the holy one (coming) from Paran. That holy one who under persecution migrated from Paran (Mecca) to be received enthusiastically in Medina was none but prophet Muhammad.

Indeed the incident of the migration of the prophet and his persecuted followers is vividly described in Isaiah 21:13-17. That section foretold as well about the battle of Badr in which the few ill-armed faithful miraculously defeated the "mighty" men of Ke'dar, who sought to destroy Islam and intimidate their own folks who turned -to Islam.

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There will be some people who will attempt to argue that this Prophecy can also refer to Yusha ibn Nun (Joshua).

But this is the response to that;

Isaiah 42:1-13 speaks of the beloved of God. His elect and messenger who will bring down a law to be awaited in the isles and who "shall not fail nor be discouraged till he have set judgement on earth." Verse 11, connects that awaited one with the descendants of Ke'dar. Who is Ke'dar?

According to Genesis 25:13, Ke'dar was the second son of Ishmael, the ancestor of prophet Muhammad.



So if we analyze this, it makes it more clearr that Yusha (Joshua) could not be the expected Prophet.


What's more, if we compare Moses and Muhammad we find more simmilarities. We've already seen the charts which match the similarities of Moses & Muhammad (peace be upon them), but we can examine Yusha bin Nun and see if he fits the Prophecy.


Devarim shows us that this Prophet whom God will bring will speak God's words and give commands in God's name. We have no evidence that Yusha (Joshua) brought any new revelation or laws. He only followed the laws of Prophet Moses. Judaism holds Yusha several degrees below Prophet Moses in significance and status. Prophet Muhammad is the only one who made such a revolution like Prophet Moses.


And finally, Muhammad (peace be upon him) is prophecised in the book of Isaiah:


It is mentioned in the book of Isaiah chapter 29 verse 12:

"And the book is delivered to him that is not learned saying, ‘Read this, I pray thee’; and he saith, ‘I am not learned’.

"When Archangel Gabriel commanded Muhammad (pbuh) by saying ‘Iqra’, he replied "I am not learned". (Sahih Al Bukhari Volume 1, Book 1 [Kitab Al Wahy - Book of Revelation], hadith Number 3)

Then you can say;

Based on the above, I find it very hard to believe that this prophecy referred to Moses supporter and follower, Yusha bin Nun (Joshua.) I find it much more believable that it refers to Prophet Muhammad.

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The issue of Yusha ibn Nun, and other Prophets after Moses is continued here:


http://www.idawah.com/forum/showthre...?p=183#post183


It explains with proofs from Jewish sources (to Christians and Jews) how the Jews were still waiting for the chosen Prophet, even during the life of Jesus and after him.