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Who Is the Prophet Muhammad?

Muhammad was born in Makkah in the year 570. Since his father died before his
birth and his mother died shortly thereafter, he was raised by his uncle who was
from the respected tribe of Quraysh. He was raised illiterate, unable to read or
write, and remained so till his death. His people, before his mission as a
prophet, were ignorant of science and most of them were illiterate. As he grew
up, he became known to be truthful, honest, trustworthy, generous, and sincere.
He was so trustworthy that they called him the Trustworthy. Muhammad was very
religious, and he had long detested the decadence and idolatry of his society.
At the age of forty, Muhammad received his first revelation from God through the
Angel Gabriel. The revelations continued for twenty-three years, and they are
collectively known as the Quran.
As soon as he began to recite the Quran and to preach the truth which God had
revealed to him, he and his small group of followers suffered persecution from
unbelievers. The persecution grew so fierce that in the year 622 God gave them
the command to emigrate. This emigration from Makkah to the city of Madinah,
some 260 miles to the north, marks the beginning of the Muslim calendar.
After several years, Muhammad and his followers were able to return to Makkah,
where they forgave their enemies. Before Muhammad died, at the age of
sixty-three, the greater part of the Arabian Peninsula had become Muslim, and
within a century of his death, Islam had spread to Spain in the West and as far
East as China. Among the reasons for the rapid and peaceful spread of Islam was
the truth and clarity of its doctrine. Islam calls for faith in only one God,
Who is the only one worthy of worship.
The Prophet Muhammad was a perfect example of an honest, just, merciful,
compassionate, truthful, and brave human being. Though he was a man, he was far
removed from all evil characteristics and strove solely for the sake of God and
His reward in the Hereafter. Moreover, in all his actions and dealings, he was
ever mindful and fearful of God

The prophet Mohammed in the Bible

According to the Bible, God said to Moses, on whom be peace: " I will raise
upfor them a prophet like you from among their brothers, I will put my words
inhis mouth, and he will tell them 'everything I command him" (The Holy Bible,
NewInternational Version, Deuteronomy chapter 18, verse 18).

The prophet described in the above verse must have the following
threecharacteristics:
1. He will be like Moses.
2. He will come from the brothers of theIsraelites, i.e. the Ishmaelites.
3. God will put his words in the mouth ofthe prophet and he will declare what
God commanded him.
Let ussee which prophet God was speaking of.

1. The prophet like Moses
Some people feel that thisprophecy refers to the prophet Jesus, on whom be
peace. But, although Jesus(peace be upon him and all of God's prophets and
messengers) was truly a prophetof God, he is not the prophet spoken of here. He
was born miraculously, andfinally God raised him up miraculously. On the other
hand, Muhammad is more likeMoses; both were born in a natural way and both died
natural deaths.

2.From among the Ishmaelite
Abraham had two sons, Ishmael andIsaac (Genesis, chapter 21). Ishmael became the
grandfather of the Arab nation.And Isaac became the grandfather of Jewish
nation. The prophet spoken of was tocome not from among the Jews themselves, but
from among their brothers, theIshmaelite. Muhammad a descendant of Ishmael, is
indeed that prophet.

3.God will put his words in his mouth
" Neither the content of therevelation, nor its form, were of Muhammad's
devising. Both were given by theangel, and Muhammad's task was only to repeat
what he heard" (Word Religionsfrom Ancient history to the Present, by Geoffrey
Parrinder, p.472).

God sent the angel Gabriel to teach Muhammad the exact wordsthat he should
repeat to the people. The words are therefore not his own; theydid not come from
his own thoughts, but were put into his mouth by the angel.These are written
down in the Qur'an word for word, exactly as they came fromGod.

Now that we know that prophet we must listen to him,for, according to the Bible,
God says: 'I will punish anyone who refuses to obeyhim' (Good News Bible, Deut.
18:19).



Examples of the Prophet Muhammad’s Sayings
{ mercy, andnThe believers, in their love, kindness to one another are like a
body: if any part of it is ill, the whole body shares its sleeplessness and
fever.}

of then{The most perfect believers in faith are the best of them in morals. And
the best among them are those who are best to their wives.}

(completely)n{None of you believes until he loves for his
brother what he loves for himself.}

{The on earth, andnmerciful are shown mercy by the All-Merciful. Show mercy to
those God will show mercy to you.}

charity...}n{Smiling at your brother is

n{A good word is charity.}

God and then{Whoever believes in Last Day (the Day of Judgment) should do good
to his neighbor.}

{God but He looksndoes not judge you according to your appearance and your
wealth, at your hearts and looks into your deeds.}

worker his wagen{Pay the before his sweat dries.}

felt very thirsty.n{A man walking along a path Reaching a well, he descended
into it, drank his fill, and came up. Then he saw a dog with its tongue hanging
out, trying to lick up mud to quench its thirst. The man said, “This dog is
feeling the same thirst that I felt.” So he went down into the well again,
filled his shoe with water, and gave the dog a drink. So, God thanked him and
forgave his sins.} The Prophet was asked, “Messenger of God, are we rewarded for
kindness towards animals?” He said: {There is a reward for kindness to every
living animal or human




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