FULFILLMENT OF PROPHECIES WHICH HE FORETOLD
Proof 21: One may ask the following question: What criterion should be used to distinguish between a genuine prophet and false prophets, who may also presume to speak in the name of Allah?
The answer to this question is clearly given in the concluding verses of chapter 18 of the Book of Deuteronomy: And if thou say in thine heart, how shall we know the word which the Lord hath not spoken? When a prophet speaketh in the name of the Lord, if the thing follow not nor come to pass, that is the thing which the Lord hath not spoken, but the prophet hath spoken it pre-sumptuously; thou shall not be afraid of him. (Deuteronomy 18:21-22)
In John 14:16, Jesus (peace be upon him) is reported to have said, describing his successor, “He will declare to you the things that are to come.”
It is a fact that not a single prophecy made by the Qur’an or Prophet Muhammad (blessings and peace be upon him) has proved to be inaccurate in the least. Every prophecy made about the near future during his time did come to pass. Examples of these are:
The prophecy that Muslims would conquer the two ‘superpowers’ of their time; the Persian and Byzantine empires: This prophecy was made when Muslims were few and weak, when to prophesize their mere physical survival would have sounded too hopeful!
Another prophecy was that Surâqah, a man who was about to kill Prophet Muhammad (blessings and peace be upon him), would become a Muslim. Not only was it prophesied that he would become Muslim, but that he would help the Muslim
army conquer the Persian Empire, and have access to the Emperor’s crown, which would be placed on his head! Not only {(New International Version (NIV) and the King James Version (KJV). In the chapter titled “The Romans” (Qur’an 30: 2-5)}.did this prophecy appear to be a virtual impossibility when it was made, but it was as if the Prophet (blessings and peace be upon him) was looking distinctly at the scene which took place years after his death. The fact that Surâqah did become a Muslim, lived long enough to participate in the conquest of Persia, the Muslims came out victorious, Surâqah had access to the Emperor’s crown and actually wore it, can hardly be regarded as a coincidence or a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Surely, it is no mere coincidence that all the prophecies that were described by the Prophet (blessings and peace be upon him) actually happened, down to the last detail. Nor can such accuracy in each and every prophecy emanate from any other individual than a true and genuine prophet using the criterion stipulated in Deuteronomy (18:21-22)
Proof 22: Test of prophethood
Jesus (peace be upon him) himself provided a sort of “test”, if you will, for the one claiming prophethood: …by the fruits ye shall know them. Do men gather grapes from the thorns, or figs from the thistles? Every good tree will bear good fruit and every evil tree will bear evil fruit…by their fruits ye shall know them. (Matthew 7:16-20)
Anyone who applies this test to the teachings of Muhammad (blessings and peace be upon him) will find in the Last Testament of Allah – the Noble Qur’an – the teachings which will bring to the world much-needed peace and happiness. (See chapter 12: “The Moral System in Islam.”)
“The ultimate criterion of a true prophet is the moral character of his teaching.”21 George Bernard Shaw said of Muhammad (blessings and peace be upon him):
I believe that if a man like him were to assume the dictatorship of the modern world, he would succeed in solving its problems, and that would bring it the much needed peace and happiness.
Source: (Majed S. Al-Rassi)
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