A Response to Three Questions of a Christian — Page 26
26 The prophecy concerning that Prophet was written in the Torah as follows: I will raise [them] up a Prophet [from among their breth- ren,] like unto thee [Moses], and will put my words in his mouth[; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall com- mand him]. (Deuteronomy 18:18) Thus, necessarily, no such book shall descend for that Prophet from heaven which should be all written down already because the Torah states: ‘I will put My words in his mouth. ’ Thus, in reply to this question it was stated: S u rah an-Nis a ’, 4:154— ْدَقَف اْوُلَاَس ىٰۤسْوُم َرَبْكَا ْنِم َكِلٰذ اْۤوُلاَقَف اَنِرَا َهّٰللا ًةَرْهَج [They asked Moses a greater thing than this: they said, Show us Allah openly. ] The remaining five Queries are the ones, in reply to which the Holy Prophet, peace be upon him, said: ‘My Lord knows. ’ First: S u rah al-A‘r a f, 7:188— َكَنْوُلَٔـْسَي ِنَع ِةَعاَّسلا َناَّيَا اَهىٰسْرُم They ask you, when will the Hour of Judgment come to pass? The reply given was: S u rah al-A‘r a f, 7:188— ْلُق اَمَّنِا اَهُمْلِع َدْنِع ْيِّبَر Say to them: The knowledge thereof is only with my Lord.