Lecture Sialkot — Page 16
16 L ECTURE S IALKOT of these similarities was with regard to the first era— the era of the Holy Prophet sa himself; and the other similarity was to appear in the latter days. The first similarity is that just as Moses as was granted a final victory against Pharaoh and his hordes, so was the Holy Prophet sa granted a decisive victory against Ab u Jahl—the Pharaoh of his age—and his hordes. God destroyed them all and established Islam in the Ara- bian peninsula, and by the help of God this prophecy came true: 12 The similarity relating to the latter days is that God Almighty sent a Prophet in the last days of the Mosaic dispensation, who was against Jihad, had nothing to do with religious warfare, and preached forgiveness and mercy. And Jesus as had appeared at a time when the moral condition of Israelites had badly deteriorated and their character and conduct were thoroughly corrupted. They had also lost their kingdom and lived under the dominion of the Roman Empire. Jesus as had appeared at the turn of the fourteenth century after Moses as , and since the chain of Israelite Prophets came to an end with 12 Verily, We have sent to you a Messenger, who is a witness over you, even as We sent a Messenger to Pharaoh. —Al-Muzzammil, 73:16 [Publishers]