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The Psalms1 Mentions the
Characteristics of the Last Prophet
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alwan64
Date:
2009-03-13
Time: 12:15:47
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The proofs are many that Prophet Muhammad
(SAWS)2 is the last Prophet and the one
mentioned in both the Old Testament and the
New Testament.3
Psalms are another evidence in this regard.
One psalm reads as follows:
“1 My heart overflows with a goodly theme; I
address my verses to the king; my tongue is
like the pen of a ready scribe. 2 You are the
most handsome of men; grace is poured upon
your lips; therefore God has blessed you
forever. 3 Gird your sword on your thigh, O
mighty one, in your glory and majesty. 4 In
your majesty ride on victoriously for the
cause of truth and to defend the right; let
your right hand teach you dread deeds. 5 Your
arrows are sharp in the heart of the king’s
enemies; the peoples fall under you. 6 Your
throne, O God, endures forever and ever. Your
royal scepter is a scepter of equity; 7 you
love righteousness and hate wickedness.
Therefore God, your God, has anointed you
with the oil of gladness beyond your
companions; … 9 daughters of kings are among
your ladies of honor; at your right hand
stands the queen in gold of Ophir. 10 Hear, O
daughter, consider and incline your ear;
forget your people and your father's house,
11 and the king will desire your beauty.
Since he is your lord, bow to him; … 16 In
the place of ancestors you, O king, shall
have sons; you will make them princes in all
the earth.17 I will cause your name to be
celebrated in all generations; therefore the
peoples will praise you forever and ever.”4
(Psalm 45: 1-17)
Christians believe that the above text was a
prophecy of the prophet to come, that is, Isa
(AS)5 (Jesus) in their belief. As far as
Muslims are concerned, they believe that the
above descriptions fit Prophet Muhammad
(SAWS) more than they fit prophet Isa (AS).
The above text mentions nine characteristics
of the prophet to come:
First: he would have more beauty than any
human being “You are the most handsome of
men.” This cannot be a description of Isa
(AS) because Christians believe that the
prophecy of Isaiah was realized in Isa (AS),
that is, “He has no stately form or majesty
That we should look upon Him, Nor appearance
that we should be attracted to Him.”6 (Isaiah
53:2)
Although we disagree with this meaning their
scholars asserted more than once. Cleamndous
the Alexandrian said, “his beauty was in his
soul and deeds, but his look was ugly” while
Tartilian mentioned that “he had no physical
beauty; in fact, he was far removed from any
bodily glory.” If this is their opinion of
Isa (AS) how can it be said that he was “the
most handsome of men.”7
On the other hand, many proofs are there on
the handsomeness of our Prophet (SAWS).
Al-Baraa bin Malik, one of his Companions,
describes him as follows: “I did not see
anybody … looking more handsome than the
Prophet. He was not excessively tall or short
and had wide shoulders. His hair used to hang
down to the earlobes. He was the most
handsome man I ever saw.”8
Second: the words of prophethood are
delivered verbally by him “grace is poured
upon your lips.” This means he is illiterate
and his revelation is not written. Isa (AS)
was not illiterate: “When he came to
Nazareth, where he had been brought up, he
went to the synagogue on the sabbath day, as
was his custom. He stood up to read” (Luke
4:16)
In Deuteronomy, the prophet to come would be
illiterate: “I will raise up for them a
prophet like you (that is Moses) from among
their own people; I will put my words in the
mouth of the prophet, who shall speak to them
everything that I command.” (Deuteronomy
18:18)
In Isaiah it is written that “The vision of
all this has become for you like the words of
a sealed document. If it is given to those
who can read, with the command, ‘Read this,’
they say, ‘We cannot, for it is sealed. And
if it is given to those who cannot read,
saying, ‘Read this, ‘they say, ‘We cannot
read.’” (Isaiah 29: 11-12) In many versions,
the plural pronoun ‘we’ is ‘I’. This is the
same expression Prophet Muhammad (SAWS) says
to Angel Jibril (AS) (Gabriel) at the Cave of
Hira’, that is “I cannot read”.
Third: he is eternally blessed: “God has
blessed you forever.”
Fourth: he would have sword by which he would
conquer his enemies, “Gird your sword on your
thigh, O mighty one, in your glory and
majesty. In your majesty ride on victoriously
for the cause of truth and to defend the
right; let your right hand teach you dread
deeds. Your arrows are sharp in the heart of
the king’s enemies; the peoples fall under
you.” Isa (AS) did not hold a sword or fight
any enemy. He did not have the status of a
king among his people. On the contrary,
Prophet Muhammad (SAWS) fought for Allah9 ’s
Cause “In your majesty ride on victoriously
for the cause of truth and to defend the
right” and he was the leader of his people.
Fifth: he would love good deeds just like all
other prophets, but Allah (SWT)10 prefers
him, “your God, has anointed you with the oil
of gladness beyond your companions.”
Sixth: presents would be presented to this
prophet and the king’s daughters would serve
him and be among his wives, “daughters of
kings are among your ladies of honor; at your
right hand stands the queen in gold of
Ophir.” Prophet Isa (AS) did not marry while
Prophet Muhammad (SAWS) married Lady Safiyah
Bint-Huiayy Ibn-Akhtab who was the king among
his people and Lady Maria Bint-Sham’oun was
gifted to him. The daughter of Khosrau was
the wife of his grandson al-Hussein.
Seventh: peoples would follow him and embrace
his religion, “13The princess is decked in
her chamber with gold-woven robes; 14 in
many-colored robes she is led to the king;
behind her the virgins, her companions,
follow.15 With joy and gladness they are led
along as they enter the palace of the king.”
Eighth: he would give his people dignity and
high status after debasement, “In the place
of ancestors you, O king, shall have sons;
you will make them princes in all the earth.”
Ninth: He would be praised forever, “I will
cause your name to be celebrated in all
generations; therefore the peoples will
praise you forever and ever.” The meaning of
Muhammad is the ever-praised, is this a
matter of coincidence?!
In brief, twisting facts in order to suit
one’s purpose and bias does not succeed. Both
the Old and New Testaments are full of
references to the coming of Prophet Muhammad
(SAWS) and the fair reader of both would
discover this for himself. There are many
books written about the translations of the
Bible that indicate the bias and illogical
turns. One of the best books you can read is
Truth in Translation: Accuracies and Bias in
the English Translations of the New Testament
by Jason David BeDuhn (University Press of
America 2003). At the beginning of this
book, the author mentions that there “are
many English translations of the Bible, and
no two read alike. If you have noticed this,
you may have been alarmed. Since Christians
believe that their salvation to some degree
depends upon understanding the truths in the
Bible, the idea that Bibles differ in what
they say can be very disturbing.” (vii)
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- Psalms (Hebrew: Tehilim,
תהילים,
or “praises”) is a book of the Hebrew Bible
(the Christian Old Testament), included in
the collected works known as the "Writings"
or Ketuvim. The Book of Psalms consists of
150 psalms, each of which constitutes a
religious song, though one or two are
atypically long and may constitute a set of
related chants. When the Bible was divided
into chapters, each Psalm was assigned its
own chapter. Psalms are sometimes referenced
as chapters, despite chapter assignments
postdating the initial composition of the
“canonical” Psalms by at least 1,500 years.
2- Salla Allah alayhe Wa Salam [All Prayers
and Peace of Allah be upon him].
3- These mean what we have now of these
documents that have been tampered with so
that to delete any reference to Muhammad
(SAWS) but evidences are still many to prove
that he is the last prophet. It is also
noteworthy that we have many New Testaments
and many Old Testaments but we do not have an
authenticated origin.
4- Source:
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5- Alayhe as-Salam [All Peace of Allah be
upon him].
6- This translation is taken from New
American Standard Bible (1995). In God’s Word
Translation it is “He grew up in his presence
like a young tree, like a root out of dry
ground. He had no form or majesty that would
make us look at him. He had nothing in his
appearance that would make us desire him.” In
King James Bible it is “For he shall grow up
before him as a tender plant, and as a root
out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor
comeliness; and when we shall see him, there
is no beauty that we should desire him.” In
American Standard Version it is “For he grew
up before him as a tender plant, and as a
root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor
comeliness; and when we see him, there is no
beauty that we should desire him.” In Bible
in Basic English it is “For his growth was
like that of a delicate plant before him, and
like a root out of a dry place: he had no
grace of form, to give us pleasure.” In
Douay-Rhemis Bible: “And he shall grow up as
a tender plant before him, and as a root out
of a thirsty ground: there is no beauty in
him, nor comeliness: and we have seen him,
and there was no sightliness, that we should
be desirous of him.” In Darby Bible
Translation:“ For he shall grow up before him
as a tender sapling, and as a root out of dry
ground: he hath no form nor lordliness, and
when we see him, there is no beauty that we
should desire him.”
7- Our Prophet (SAWS) describes prophet Isa
(AS) as being “a man of medium height and
moderate complexion inclined to the red and
white colors and of lank hair.” This means he
was handsome and this is logical because how
can Allah (SWT) send an ugly prophet to call
people to his path. Ugliness is a repelling
characteristic that would undermine the call
in its cradle.
8- At-Tirmithi, Muhammdan Attributes (3).
Sahih as per Al-Albani in Compendium of
Muhammdan Attributes (p. 14). Al-Baraa bin
‘Azib was asked, “Was the face of the Prophet
(as bright) as a sword?" He said, "No, but
(as bright) as a moon.” (Sahih al-Bukhari
Volume 4, Book 56, Number 752).
9- The word Allah is the Arabic term for
God. Although the use of the word ‘Allah’is
most often associated with Islam, it is not
used exclusively by Muslims; Arab Christians
and Arabic-speaking Jews also use it to refer
to the One God. The Arabic word expresses the
unique characteristics of the One God more
precisely than the English term. Whereas the
word "Allah" has no plural form in Arabic,
the English form does. Allah is the God
worshipped by all Prophets, from Adam to
Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus and Muhammad.
10- Suhanahu wa Ta'ala [Glorified and
Exalted Be He].
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freddo1939
Date:
2009-03-13
Time: 12:24:00
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I notice early on in these psalms-- all the
crap about swords, and sharpened arrows ----
--- right away from the start all these
religious freaks want to do is kill.....I`m
really glad I`m not sucked into all this
religious- murdering sh 1t.......
p.s did you send your cheque.....? |
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Characteristics of the Last Prophet
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freddo1939
Date:
2009-03-13
Time: 12:45:59
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Streuth angel - you`ve sure given that alwan,
something to chew on.... it was him who has
to send the cheque, to the British Army
Benevolent fund -- like the true brit he
is...... |
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suze
Date:
2009-03-13
Time: 12:52:58
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alwan whats that building on your profile?
it looks like that brothel in mecca that
becomes so popular for the naughty guys on a
haj
but perhaps you could confirm it
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Re: The Psalms1 Mentions the
Characteristics of the Last Prophet
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freddo1939
Date:
2009-03-13
Time: 12:59:35
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alwan did you say that mohammed was the last
prophet..?.... if thats right, excellent,
means we haven`t got to put up with anymore
of `em.... by the way alwan, the one before
him was a pain in the ar*e.
Don`t you think the poor downtrodden Brits
had enough to put up with with their own
blo*dy christian prophet,-- now you want us
to put up with yours---- NO CHANCE.... |
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Characteristics of the Last Prophet
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socrates
Date:
2009-03-13
Time: 13:18:23
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Alwan - are you so stupid or niave to believe
by posting that garbage people will actually
think about it? You people are the biggest
advert for Atheism there has ever been. Your
mind is like an overloaded sewage latrine -
it inevitabely has to overflow - can't you
take it elswhere? |
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Re: The Psalms1 Mentions the
Characteristics of the Last Prophet
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socrates
Date:
2009-03-13
Time: 13:26:19
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My guess is that Alwan has just come back
from Friday Prayers, all fired up by some
foriegn Imam - then he spews it out on these
threads - it really wouldn't take much to
brainwash someone like him. |
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