then or today.1 Some of the disbelieving Arabs who were enemies of Muhammad tried to meet this challenge to prove that Muhammad was not a true prophet, but they failed to do so.2 This failure was despite the fact that the Qur’an was revealed in their own language and dialect and that the Arabs at the time of Muhammad were a very eloquent people who used to compose beautiful and excellent poetry, still read and appreciated today. (3) Biblical Prophecies on the Advent of Muhammad , the Prophet of Islam The Biblical prophecies on the advent of the Prophet Muhammad are evidence of the truth of Islam for people who believe in the Bible. In Deuteronomy 18, Moses stated that God told him: “I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their brothers; I will put my words in his mouth, and he will tell them everything I command him. If anyone does not listen to my words that the prophet speaks in my name, I myself will call him to account.” (Deuteronomy 18:18-19)3 From these verses we conclude that the prophet in this prophecy must have the following three characteristics: 1) That he will be like Moses. 2) That he will come from the brothers of the Israelites, i.e. the Ishmaelites. 3) That God will put His words into the mouth of this prophet and that he will declare what God commands him. Let us examine these three characteristics in more depth. Chapter 1 Some Evidence for the Truth of Islam (3) Biblical Prophecies on the Advent of Muhammad , the Prophet of Islam A Brief Illustrated Guide To Understanding Islam 33 (1) See Al-Borhan fee Oloom Al-Qur’an, Al-Zarkashy, vol. 2, p. 224. (2) See Al-Borhan fee Oloom Al-Qur’an, Al-Zarkashy, vol. 2, p. 226. (3) The verses of the Bible in this book have been taken fromThe NIV Study Bible, New International Version.
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