My Servant, Messenger and Elect
A clearer fulfillment of the prophecy of Muhammad [PBUH] is found is
Isaiah 42:
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"Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth;
I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles."
Also called "my messenger" in verse 19. No doubt all Prophets were
indeed servants, messengers and elect of Allah.
Yet no Prophet is universally called by these specific titles as Muhammad
[PBUH] in Arabic "Abduhu wa Rasuluhul Mustapha:' i.e. His slave servant
and His elected messenger. The testimony of a person accepting Islam
Is: "I bear witness that there is no deity but Allah Who has no partner
and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and messenger." This same
formula is repeated five times a day through the minarets as a call for
prayers, another five times daily, immediately before the beginning of
each prayer, nine times a day in the Tashahhud during the minimum obligatory
prayers, several more times, if a Muslim performs additional recommended
prayers. The most common title of Prophet Muhammad [PBUH] is Rasoolullah,
i.e. the messenger of Allah.
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"He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the
street." This describes the decency of Prophet Muhammad [PBUH]
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"… he shall bring forth judgment unto truth."
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"He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the
earth: and the isles shall wait for his law." This is to be compared with
Jesus, who did not prevail over his enemies and was disappointed because
of the rejection by the Israelites.
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"I the Lord have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand,
and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light
of the Gentiles." "and will keep thee," i.e. no other Prophet will come
after him. In a short time many, Gentiles were guided into Islam.
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"To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and
them that sit in darkness out of the prison house." "Blind eyes, life of
darkness" denotes here the pagan life. "Bring out the prisoners from
the prison" denotes the abolishment of slavery for the first time in the
history of mankind.
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"I am the Lord: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another,
neither my praise to graven images." Prophet Muhammad [PBUH] is unique
among all Prophets as he is the "Seal of all Prophets" and his teachings
remain undistorted until today, compared with Christianity and Judaism.
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"Sing unto the Lord a new song, and his praise from the end of the earth,…"
A new song as it is not in Hebrew or Aramaic, but in Arabic. The
praise of God and His messenger Muhammad [PBUH] is chanted five times daily
from the minarets of millions of mosques all over the world.
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"Let the wilderness and the cities thereof lift up their voice, the villages
that Kedar doth inhabit: let the inhabitants of the rock sing, let them
shout from the top of the mountains." From Mount Arafat near Mecca the
Pilgrims chant every year the following: "Here I come [for Your service]
O, Allah. Here I come. Here I come. There is no partner
with you. Here I come. Verily Yours is the praise, the blessings
and sovereignty. There is no partner besides You." Isaiah 42 can
never be applied to an Israelite Prophet as Kedar is the second son of
Ishmael. See Genesis 25:13.
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"Let them give glory unto the Lord, and declare his praise in the islands."
And really Islam spread to the small islands as far as Indonesia and the
Caribbean Sea.
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"… he shall prevail against his enemies." In a short period the Kingdom
of God on earth was established with the advent of Muhammad [PBUH], This
42nd chapter of Isaiah fits exactly to the character. of Prophet Muhammad
[PBUH].
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