How Jesus Christ (p) Described the Glory of the Prophet Muhammad (p)

[abdul Majid]

How Jesus Christ (p) Described the Glory of the Prophet Muhammad (p)
by Dr. Ahmad Shafaat


We present here some traditions attributed to prophet Jesus (may peace be upon him), in which that great prophet talks about the Chief of all Prophets, Hazarat Muhammad (may God bless him ever more). The traditions are naturally in the form of prophecies, since the Prophet Jesus lived before the time of our Prophet Muhammad. But they have value not merely as prophecies: they also provide one of the most beautiful tributes to the glory of the Prophet of Islam ever written. The traditions are from a version of the Gospel of Barnabas compiled by a thirteenth century Italian on the basis of early Christian sources.

Jesus said, "Philip! God is a Good without which there is nothing good: God is a Being without which there is nothing that has existence; God is a Life without which there is nothing that lives. He has no equal. He had no beginning, nor will He have an end, but to everything has He given a beginning and to everything shall He give an end. He has no father nor mother; He has no sons, nor brethren nor companions."

Philip answered:

"Master, what sayest thou? It is surely written in Isaiah that God is our father: how, then, hath He no sons?"

Jesus answered:

"There are written by the prophets many parables, wherefore one ought not attend to the letter, but to the sense. For all the prophets, that are one hundred and forty-four thousand, have spoken ambiguously. But after me shall come the Splendor of all the prophets who shall shed light upon the ambiguities of all that the prophets have said, because he is the Messenger of God.

"Verily, I say unto you that every prophet when he is come has borne the mark of the mercy of God to one nation only. And so their words were not extended save to the people to which they were sent. But the Messenger of God, when he shall come, will be given as it were the seal of the hand of God, insomuch as he shall carry salvation and mercy to all the nations of the world that shall receive his doctrine. He shall come with power upon the ungodly, and shall destroy idolatry for, so promised God to Abraham, saying: 'Behold, in thy seed I will bless all the tribes of the earth; and as thou hast broken in pieces the idols, O Abraham, even so shall thy seed do.'

"I therefore say unto you, that the Messenger of God is a splendor that shall give gladness to nearly all that God has made, for he is adorned with the spirit of understanding and counsel, the spirit of wisdom and might, of fear and love, prudence and temperance; he is adorned with the spirit of charity and mercy, of justice and piety and gentleness and patience, which he has received from God three times more than He has given to all His creatures combined. Blessed will be the time when he shall come to the world! Believe me that I have seen him and have done him reverence, even as every prophet has seen him. And when I saw him my soul was filled with consolation, saying, 'O Admirable One! God be with thee, and may he make me worthy to untie thy shoe-latchet for obtaining this I shall be a great prophet and holy one of God.'

"As for me, I am now come to the world to prepare the way for the Messenger of God, who shall bring salvation to the world. By the living God, in whose presence my soul stands, I am not the Savior whom all the tribes of the earth expect."

Then said the Priest:

"How shall the Savior be called, and what sign shall reveal his coming?"

Jesus answered:

"The name of the Savior shall be the Admirable One, for, God himself gave him the name when he had created his soul, and placed it in celestial splendor. God said, 'Wait O Admirable One (=Muhammad), for thy sake I will create paradise, the world, and a great multitude of creatures, whereas I make thee a present, insomuch that whosoever shall curse the shall be cursed. When I send thee into the world, I shall send thee as My Messenger of Salvation, and thy world shall be true insomuch that heaven and earth shall fail but thy faith shall never fail. Admirable One is his blessed name."

Then the crowd lifted up their voices, saying:

"O God send Thy Messenger. O Admirable One come quickly for the salvation of the world."

 

[Turin Turambar]

abdul Majid,

All these are very late inventions by Muslim apologists. In the six centuries between Jesus and Muhammad you don't find ONE Christian saying that Jesus ever spoke of another prophet that was going to come later. Only after Muhammad, when his followers needed a justification, were all these "traditions" invented. Remember that we have many texts dating from those six centuries.

 

[Pinkie]

abdul Majid,

All these are very late inventions by Muslim apologists. In the six centuries between Jesus and Muhammad you don't find ONE Christian saying that Jesus ever spoke of another prophet that was going to come later. Only after Muhammad, when his followers needed a justification, were all these "traditions" invented. Remember that we have many texts dating from those six centuries.

How do you interpret Deuteronomy 18 18-20 and John 14 26-27? As for the verses in John:

The Helper will come-the Spirit, who reveals the truth about God and who comes from the Father. I will send him to you from the Father, and he will speak about me. And you, too, will speak about me, because you have been with me from the very beginning.

Some people have told me that it's about the Holy Spirit:?.

"Muslim apologist" changing the words of Isa (alayhis salam)? Muslims are taught to give great respect to Isa (alayhis salam), they would never change his words around nor would they change the words of any of the great prophets.

 

[Turin Turambar]

Pinkie,

Are you by any chance Spanish-speaking?

 

[anis_z24]

abdul Majid,

All these are very late inventions by Muslim apologists. In the six centuries between Jesus and Muhammad you don't find ONE Christian saying that Jesus ever spoke of another prophet that was going to come later. Only after Muhammad, when his followers needed a justification, were all these "traditions" invented. Remember that we have many texts dating from those six centuries.

Salam
in the Quran it quotes Jesus(PBUH) saying "that there will be a prophet after me" and even the jews were wait for that prophet.

 

[Turin Turambar]

anis_z24,

That is what the Quran says because Muhammad wanted to establish his link with Jesus. That is why he invented that "prophecy". He wanted to be as respected by his followers as Jesus was by the Christians.

But remember that at the time of Muhammad there were MILLIONS of Christians already in the world, and many of them left their writings for us. NONE of them says anything about "waiting for another prophet". On the contrary, for all of them Jesus was the end and the culmination of all prophecies.

 

[Pinkie]

Pinkie,

Are you by any chance Spanish-speaking?

My Spanish is so so, the grammar kills me, speaking it is no problem.
To get a teacher is no problem, my mother is Puerto Rican .

Ontopic: Can someone please list the Suras and ayats where Isa (a.s) describes Muhammed (s.a.w)? Thanks in advance.

 

[Turin Turambar]

Pinkie,

Please remember that all those quotes that supposedly refer to Jesus describing Muhammad are only believed by Muslims. Christians don't believe that Jesus was "announcing" anybody, because he was the end of all prophecies. You can check the Bible and all the Christian writings ever written, both before and after Muhammad.

If Jesus had been so clear in announcing Muhammad as Muslims pretend, how is it that no Christian ever thought of that BEFORE the time of Muhammad? Remember that Muhammad lived six hundred years after Jesus.
Please keep your mind open, and check both books and the conduct of their followers.

By the way, I was born in Latin America, so I also speak Spanish!

 

[abdul Majid]

Pinkie,

Please remember that all those quotes that supposedly refer to Jesus describing Muhammad are only believed by Muslims. Christians don't believe that Jesus was "announcing" anybody, because he was the end of all prophecies. You can check the Bible and all the Christian writings ever written, both before and after Muhammad.

If Jesus had been so clear in announcing Muhammad as Muslims pretend, how is it that no Christian ever thought of that BEFORE the time of Muhammad? Remember that Muhammad lived six hundred years after Jesus.
Please keep your mind open, and check both books and the conduct of their followers.

There not only beleived by muslims, There are PREISTS that converted to ISLAM, and they know alot more than you my friend....

you want us to check the bible you siad, ok!! wich one???

there are many, and the bible its self is not original!!!
no need to pretend my friend Jesus did mention this, and you see!!
There no need to make it up, Mohamed(pbh) was a true prophet indeed !!

 

[cool_jannah]

i think you should look for the real injeel..must be somewhere hiding in the vatican. there are clear signs of the coming of the last prophet of Allah - Muhammad, pbuh in your holy books.
it is there in the books of christians and it is there in the books of the jews.
why do you think the learned true believers of the judaic faith came to yathrib(medina) and setteled down there? bcos they were waiting for the last prophet. hindu scriptures also talk about the Last prophet of Allah - Prophet Muhammad Saallalahu alayhi wa sallam. clear signs.Subhanallah its amazing how the kuffar still reject the truth!

Muslims love 'Isa ibn Maryam more than the christians do. definitely its a fact. its because they dont really care about the great prophet Jesus, pbuh,that they slander and talk lies about him.

 

[abdul Majid]

Islam honors all the prophets who were sent to mankind. Muslims respect all prophets in general, but Jesus in particular, because he was one of the prophets who foretold the coming of Muhammad. Muslims, too, await the second coming of Jesus. They consider him one of the greatest of Allah's prophets to mankind. A Muslim does not refer to him simply as "Jesus," but normally adds the phrase "peace be upon him" as a sign of respect.

No other religion in the world respects and dignifies Jesus as Islam does. The Qur'an confirms his virgin birth (a chapter of the Qur'an is entitled "Mary"), and Mary is considered to have been one of the purest women in all creation. The Qur'an describes Jesus' birth as follows:

"Behold!' the Angel said, God has chosen you, and purified you, and chosen you above the women of all nations. Mary, God gives you good news of a word from Him, whose name shall be the Messiah, Jesus son of Mary, honored in this world and in the Hereafter, and one of those brought near to God. He shall speak to the people from his cradle and in maturity, and he shall be of the righteous. She said: "My Lord! How shall I have a son when no man has touched me?'
He said: "Even so; God creates what He will. When He decrees a thing,
He says to it, 'Be!' and it is." [3:42-47]

 

[Pinkie]

Pinkie,

Please remember that all those quotes that supposedly refer to Jesus describing Muhammad are only believed by Muslims. Christians don't believe that Jesus was "announcing" anybody, because he was the end of all prophecies. You can check the Bible and all the Christian writings ever written, both before and after Muhammad.

If Jesus had been so clear in announcing Muhammad as Muslims pretend, how is it that no Christian ever thought of that BEFORE the time of Muhammad? Remember that Muhammad lived six hundred years after Jesus.
Please keep your mind open, and check both books and the conduct of their followers.

By the way, I was born in Latin America, so I also speak Spanish!

Isa (alayhis salam-peace be upon him) lived many years after Ibrahm (a.s) too. What makes a difference if Muhammed (s.a.w) lived 600 years after Isa (a.s)?

how is it that no Christian ever thought of that BEFORE the time of Muhammad?

To me the before time of Muhammed is the time of Isa (a.s). The time before Isa (a.s) is the time of Solomon (a.s) and Musa (a.s). Before the time of Musa (a.s), the time of Nuh (a.s). I'm sorry, I don't understand your question:?

 

[Turin Turambar]

Pinkie,

Please forget for a moment about the prophets. I am talking about normal people. In the six hundred years between Jesus and Muhammad many normal Christians lived and died. Many of them left their writings and you can check them on the Internet. NONE of them says anything about "waiting for another prophet". NONE of them thought of anything like that, and that is a proof that Jesus NEVER spoke of "another prophet". The whole idea of Jesus announcing Muhammad is a later invention.

That is what I mean

 

[Nicola]

The Helper will come-the Spirit, who reveals the truth about God and who comes from the Father. I will send him to you from the Father, and he will speak about me. And you, too, will speak about me, because you have been with me from the very beginning.

Some people have told me that it's about the Holy Spirit

.

indeed Jesus was talking about the Holy Spirit...which was given to everyone on earth, who ever will except.. 40 days after Jesus' death..on the day of pentecost to this very day.

It truly is a wonderful experience and completely changes your life when you are blessed with the Holy Spirit.

Praise God

 

[azim]

It truly is a wonderful experience and completely changes your life when you are blessed with the Holy Spirit.

Oh... to bad Muslims don't drink.

(I apologise, bad joke).

In the six centuries between Jesus and Muhammad you don't find ONE Christian saying that Jesus ever spoke of another prophet that was going to come later.

Turin, are there any references to Muhammad in the Bible? As in, was Islam prophesised by Jesus or by those who have received the Holy Sprit? I ask this not as an attack, but a genuine question.

I've had one Christian tell me Muhammad (pbuh) was the anti-Christ, although the no Prophecy I have read/been shown regarding the anti-Christ fits Prophet Muhammad (pbuh).

 

[Pinkie]

Pinkie,

Please forget for a moment about the prophets. I am talking about normal people. In the six hundred years between Jesus and Muhammad many normal Christians lived and died. Many of them left their writings and you can check them on the Internet. NONE of them says anything about "waiting for another prophet". NONE of them thought of anything like that, and that is a proof that Jesus NEVER spoke of "another prophet". The whole idea of Jesus announcing Muhammad is a later invention.

That is what I mean

I, as a Muslima, accept some verses in the Bible as discriptions of Muhammed (s.a.w) especially about the Holy Spirit. I know the explanation I have been given, and grown up with is that the Holy Spirit is all around us and will bless us. In my point of view, the way Isa (a.s) describes the Holy Spirit is like if he is describing a person, especially when he says "he will speak about me". I will never doubt or question the words of Hazrat Isa (a.s) nor the words of any of the prophets. If these early Christian writings were so authentic as you specified, why did the early Christians come to accept Islam? Why are they still accepting Islam? Regardless of your views about Muhammed (s.a.w), he was a man of nobility. There is a book I am reading now called Muhammad by Martin Lings. If you get the chance, read it. It gives you a great detail about the life of Muhammed (s.a.w) and about the society he lived in.

Nicola: When I was Catholic, I always viewed the concept of the Holy Spirit as something you have within you. I never called it a Holy Spirit, I don't know what else to call it. It's something you have to achieve spiritual enlightenment-something you have to learn about the oneness of God.

 

[Nicola]

Nicola: When I was Catholic, I always viewed the concept of the Holy Spirit as something you have within you. I never called it a Holy Spirit, I don't know what else to call it. It's something you have to achieve spiritual enlightenment-something you have to learn about the oneness of God

Pinkie..I expect we view the Holy Spirit differently...for me the Holy Spirit is a kind of person but in spirit..another character of God like Jesus is...but for me he will not lead us, unless we ask God through Jesus Christ...The Holy Spirit will never intrude on a person...same as Jesus tells us.."Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him, and he with me." If we open our heart to Jesus first.

The Holy Spirit has been we God since the very beginning of time just like Jesus has, who was 'The Word' and the word became flesh..In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made" (John 1:1-3).

....when we look at Gen 1 v2
Darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the 'Spirit of God' moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light: and there was light."
In the Old Testement...the Holy Spirit was sent from God to all prophets throughout but not all mankind recieved the Holy Spirit..but Jesus after he died he promised this gift to all mankind if they asked at the day of pentecost it began and from that day on all men could recieve the Holy Spirit.

For me it wasn't something I learnt it, I never could... was a pure gift from God.
Praise God

 

[Maimunah]

salaam
sorry but what do u mean by this "for me the Holy Spirit is a kind of person but in spirit"
who is the 'holy spirit' ?
please asnwer!!
salaam

 

[Pinkie]

Pinkie..I expect we view the Holy Spirit differently...for me the Holy Spirit is a kind of person but in spirit..another character of God like Jesus is...but for me he will not lead us, unless we ask God through Jesus Christ...The Holy Spirit will never intrude on a person...same as Jesus tells us.."Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him, and he with me." If we open our heart to Jesus first.

The Holy Spirit has been we God since the very beginning of time just like Jesus has, who was 'The Word' and the word became flesh..In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made" (John 1:1-3).

....when we look at Gen 1 v2
Darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the 'Spirit of God' moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light: and there was light."
In the Old Testement...the Holy Spirit was sent from God to all prophets throughout but not all mankind recieved the Holy Spirit..but Jesus after he died he promised this gift to all mankind if they asked at the day of pentecost it began and from that day on all men could recieve the Holy Spirit.

For me it wasn't something I learnt it, I never could... was a pure gift from God.
Praise God

I was also taught it's a gift from God. But, I noticed people like to take advantage of gifts too. When you give a gift to someone you expect them to say "thank you" in return, not to throw your gift away or not say anything at all. I'm not trying to say your beliefs about the Holy Spirit are wrong or anything, just giving my two cents .

To me, the greatest gift of is the Mercy of God (and all of His attributes). When you pray and feel a tear roll down your cheek because you are sincerely sorry for disobeying the King of All Kings. Before Muslims read a Sura in the Qu'ran we read:

"Bismilla-hir-Rahman-nir-Raheem"
In the Name of Allah, The Most Gracious, The Most Merciful.

 

[Nicola]

salaam
sorry but what do u mean by this "for me the Holy Spirit is a kind of person but in spirit"
who is the 'holy spirit' ?
please asnwer!!
salaam

The Holy Spirit...is a part of God ..Gods' spirit.