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cleansed of idols by Prophet Muhammed (pbuh) 1,400 years
ago. Rulers as well as subjects came for Pilgrimage. From the
foregoing, one can conclude that all of the above prophecies
fit Prophet Muhammed (pbuh) perfectly. One does not have
to stretch one’s imagination to see the truth of all the
prophecies mentioned. Let us read on.
CHARIOT OF ASSES AND CHARIOT OF CAMELS
The vision of Isaiah of the two riders in
Isaiah 21:7
: “
And he saw
a chariot with a couple of horsemen, a chariot of asses, and a
chariot of camels.”
Who was the rider upon an ass? Every Sunday school student
will know him. That was Jesus (
John 12:14)
“And Jesus, when he
had found a young ass, sat thereon as it is written.”
Who then is the promised rider on a camel?
Bible readers have
overlooked this powerful Prophet. This is Prophet Muhammed
(pbuh)
. If this is not applied to him, then the prophecy has yet to
be fulfilled. That is why
Isaiah
mentioned further in the same
chapter (
21:13
): “
The burden upon Arabia . . .” which means the
responsibility of the Arab Muslims, and of course now of all
Muslims, to spread the message of Islam.
Isaiah 21:14
: “
The inhabitants of the land of Tema brought
water to him that was thirsty; they prevented with their bread
him that fled.”
Tema is probably Madina where Prophet
Muhammed (pbuh) and his companions fled to, when the
Quraish of Makkah wanted to kill them. The people of Madina
gave them food and shelter as is recorded in the hadiths of the