Some Qur’anic verses that prove the Prophethood of Muhammad
Allah,
the Almighty mentions in the verses of the Qur’an, that the people of
the Book used to invoke Allah for the coming of Muhammad (Peace be upon
him) in order to gain victory over the pagan Arabs, before his mission.
They used to fight against the Arabs and the Arabs used to defeat them,
whereupon they would say, “Verily, Allah will send an illiterate Prophet
from amongst the offspring of Isma'il (Ishmael, Peace be upon
him) whom we will follow. Under his leadership we will defeat and
destroy you with utter destruction.” Then, they would proceed to tell
the features and the description of the promised Prophet. This is
well-known from the continuous narrations descending from one century to
the next illustrating that meaning. Allah, the Exalted, says:
“And
when there came to them (the Jews), a Book (this Qur’an) from Allah
confirming what is with them (the Tawrah (Torah) and the InjiI
(Gospel)), although aforetime they had invoked Allah (for the coming of
Muhammad Peace be upon him) in order to gain victory over those who
disbelieved, then when there came to them that which they recognized,
they disbelieved in it. So let the Curse of Allah be on the
disbelievers.” (Surah Al-Baqarah, 2: 89)
The signs and miracles,
which prove the prophethood of the Prophet (Peace be upon him) exceeded
one thousand. Examples of these miracles are: the splitting of the
moon, the miraculous Qur’an, information about the people of the
Scripture before him, the glad tidings conveyed by the Prophets
concerning him, the story of the elephant which Allah made as a sign
before his birth, and the adornment of the sky and making it throw
shooting stars upon the devils. In addition, one of the most significant
of his miracles was providing information concerning unknown matters
about which none had knowledge, except through receiving revelation from
Allah, the Exalted and Ever-Majestic. Without being taught by any
human, he related what had happened in the past concerning the tales of Nuh (Noah), Hud, Shu'aib, Salih and
many others (Peace be upon them all). His people knew very well that he
was neither taught by the people of the Book nor by anyone else. In
fact, he was illiterate.
We
intend here to clarify that the prophet (Peace be upon him) used to
tell people about the events of the past with detailed information,
which nobody could know but a Prophet or a person informed by a Prophet.
His people knew very well that no human being told him about such
information and that very matter represented an argument against them.
In spite of their strong enmity toward him and their keen desire to seek
even the tiniest defect so that they may take it against him, they were
unable to find or raise an acceptable argument against him. It was easy
for his people to claim that the Prophet (Peace be upon him) was taught
by some people, but since his people could not accuse him of that, no
one else has the right to accuse him of something which his own people
were unable to do. The Exalted says,
“This
is of the news of the unseen which We reveal unto you (O Muhammad),
neither you nor your people knew them before this. So be patient.
Surely, the (good) end is for the Muttaqun (pious).” (Surah Hud, 11: 49)
Here
it is stated that neither Muhammad nor his people had knowledge of
these tales before the revelation of the Qur'an, and his people
testified to this truth. So, whoever claims that Muhammad (peace be upon
him) was taught by any one is telling a manifest lie.
It
is also a fact that anyone who dared to claim prophethood falsely,
Allah severed his lineage, humiliated him and exposed his lying and
immorality in front of all the people. But those who claimed prophethood
and were supported by Allah were proven to be truthful. That was what
happened when Allah, the Almighty supported Nuh, Ibrahim (Abraham), Musa (Moses), Isa (Jesus), Dawud (David), Sulaiman (Solomon), Shu'aib, Hud and Salih
(Peace be upon them all). This is the way of Allah, which is to bestow
victory upon His Messengers and the believers who follow them in this
life as well as on the Day when the witnesses will stand forth (i.e., on
the day of Resurrection), and that is the truth. Thus, whoever fails to
acknowledge that this is the way of Allah regarding His prophets, and
instead choose to follow those who falsely claim prophethood, have
indeed gone astray. Those whose wisdom and sound judgment lead them to
know this fact, find it easy to realize that it is impossible for a liar
who falsely claims prophethood to achieve his purposes, for Allah will
never let his purposes and goals to be accomplished; for He would never
help him or grant him victory. On the contrary, He would strike him with
a mighty and severe punishment and afflict him with failure in both
this life and the next.
Some people of the Scripture and others mention about Allah granted victory to the Pharoh, Namrud,
Genghis Khan, and other disbelieving kings. To these people we say that
such people did not claim prophethood. Allah commanded leaders to
follow His orders and to call to His Worship and Obedience. Those who
obey Him shall enter Paradise, and those who disobey Him shall enter the
Hellfire.
This
is in contrast to anyone who claims prophethood, in which case he is
either truthful, and so he and his followers will be supported by Allah,
or he is lying, and so Allah will punish him.
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