A Response to Three Questions of a Christian — Page 44
44 The inhabitants of the land of Tema brought water to him that was thirsty, they prevented with their bread him that fled. (Isaiah 21:14) And then it is stated: Within a year, according to the years of an hireling, and all the glory of Kedar shall fail: And the residue of the num- ber of archers, the mighty men of the children of Kedar, shall be diminished. From these verses, it seems apparent that fountains shall spring forth in the wilderness and deserts and streams shall begin to flow, but it is written in it that they would be for the holy ones to drink. Look up Isaiah 21:16–17. Such gardens of the Children of Israel would certainly come into the hands of the Arabs in which streams would be flowing, but the Children of Israel are not settled in Makkah. That would happen after the H ijrah [Migration] at which time this glad tiding was fulfilled. The disbelievers deceive upon being incited by the People of the Book, but observe and see how powerful the prophetic mira- cles and marvels of Muhammad are! Streams began to flow for the holy ones of Allah the Exalted in this wilderness and desert, but not for the disbelievers. Observe and see that Zubaida Canal in Makkah and the canal of Ban i Zarq a in the holy city of Madinah are present for the holy people to drink therefrom. The dwellings of Ban u Qurai z ah and Ban u Na di r came into the possession of the holy people, and gardens of dates and grapes,