Tabligh Guide — Page 41
(American Edition) 41 ii. Holy Prophet Mu ḥ amma d (may peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him) is the prophet who was to appear with 10,000 saints fulfilling the prophecy of Moses : And he [Moses] said, The Lord came from Si-nai, and rose up from Seir unto them; he shined forth from mount Paran, and he came with ten thousand of saints; from his right hand went a fiery law for them. (Deuteronomy, 33:2) In this verse, Moses (may peace be on him) is promised three Manifestations of the glory of God. The first is stated to have appeared from Sinai. A reference to Moses (may peace be on him). The second manifestation was to take place from Seir, a reference to the advent of Jesus (may peace be on him). The final manifestation of divine glory was to rise from Paran. Paran is from the Arabic word F ā r ā n which is the name of some hills that lie between Mecca and Medina. This manifestation, therefore, can only mean the advent of the Holy Prophet(may peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him) who marched into Mecca with ‘ten thousand’ followers. The ‘fiery law’ refer s to the Holy Qur’ān. iii. Ḥ a ḍ rat Mu ḥ ammad (may peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him) is ‘that Prophet’ prophesied in the Bible. And he (John the Baptist) confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ. And they asked him, what then? Art thou E-li-as? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that Prophet? And he answered, No. Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself? He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the Prophet E-sai-as And they which were sent were of the Pharisees. And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not Christ, nor E-li-as, niether that Prophet? (John 1:20-25) iv. Ḥ a ḍ rat Mu ḥ ammad (may peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him) is ‘the Comforter ‘and ‘the Spirit of truth’ prophesied in the Bible (Jesus said) Nevertheless, I tell you the truth; it is expedient for you that I go away; for if I got not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you. And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment. Of sin because they believe not on me; Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more; Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged. I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now. Howbeit when he, the spirit of truth is come, he will guide you unto all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak; and he will shew you things to