Introduction Very often Christians reject the prophetic mission of the prophet Muhammad (pbuh) under the delusion that he made no prophecies. This claim was recently exemplified by a member of the answering-islam.org team called Andrew Vargo, who claimed that:- “Muhammad fancied himself a Prophet like Jesus and the Prophets of the Old Testament. The problem with Muhammad's claim is that a Prophet must give prophecies (detailed predictions of future events which must come true) in order to be called a Prophet. One does not bestow the title on himself as Muhammad did. Muhammad failed the Bible's test and, therefore, cannot be considered a Prophet†(Andrew Vargo, http://www.answering-islam.org/responses/badawi/radio/RA200K63.htm) However, this shows a serious lack of understanding. Muhammad (pbuh) was the seal of the Prophets and he probably made more prophecies than any other prophet. In this article we will discuss the Prophecies made by Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), under three separate sections: Prophecies from the Qur’an; Prophecies from the Hadeeths; Prophecies concerning the last days. This article will (insh’allah) not only refute the ideas of those evangelists who try to deny the mission of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) but also provide further evidence that Muhammad (pbuh) was a genuine prophet who was sent to call humanity back to true monotheism as practiced by all previous prophets and the worship of the one and true God. Prophecies from the Qur’an The triumph of the Byzantines over the Persians 1. The Byzantine and Persian Empires were the super-powers of the time. It was during the years when the few believers were severely persecuted in Makka that the Persians utterly defeated the Byzantines. They had sweeping victories, and conquered Aleppo, Antioch, and the chief Syrian provinces, including Damascus. Jerusalem fell to their arms in 614-615. The Christians were massacred and their churches burnt. The Persian flood of conquest went on to Egypt, and reached as far as Tripoli in North Africa. Another Persian army ravaged Asia Minor and reached right up to the gates of Constantinople. The Makkan pagans rejoiced greatly, and redoubled their taunts and persecution against the Prophet, upon him be peace and blessings, whose Message was a renewal of the Message of Jesus preached in Palestine. The following Qur’anic verses, which were revealed just at that time, gave certain tidings of a very near victory of the Romans over the Perisans: The Romans have been defeated in a land close by, but they, after their defeat, will be victorious, within nine years. God’s is the command in the former case and in the latter, and on that day believers will rejoice, with the help of God. He helps to victory whom He wills. He is the All-Mighty, the All-Compassionate. (al-Rum, 30.1-5) No one at that time could make such a prediction. But the Prophet, upon him be peace and blessings, conveyed these Divine Revelations to his followers. They confirmed him without hesitation and Abu Bakr bet the Makkan polytheists that the Romans would be victorious in nine years. Heraclius, the Roman Emperor attacked the Persians initially by sea in 622 (the year of the Hijra), and after decisive battles and three successive campaigns, put them to rout in a few years. His victories happened at the same time as the believers won the victory of Badr over the Makkan polytheists. Thus the verses above contained two predictions, both of which came true in nine years. The Qur’an gave the news of the conquest of Makka two years before 2. It was only six years after the Prophet, upon him be peace and blessings, had emigrated to Madina that he left for Makka for a minor pilgrimage. However, the Makkans stopped him at Hudaybiya and a peaceful treaty was concluded after negotiations. Some articles of the Treaty were objected to by the believers but the Qur’anic verses which were revealed following the conclusion of the Treaty described it as a manifest victory and gave the believers the decisive glad tiding, which is as follows: In truth, God fulfilled the vision of His Messenger: You will surely enter the Sacred Mosque, if God wills, in full security; you will have your heads shaved, your hair shortened, and you will have nothing to fear. He knew what you knew not, and He granted, besides this, a near victory. He it is Who has sent His Messenger with guidance and the religion of truth, that He may cause it to prevail over all religion. God is enough for a witness. (al-Fath, 48.27–8) One year later the Muslims performed the minor pilgrimage and the year after they conquered Makka. Also, Islam has been prevalent over all other religions for centuries and, if God wills, it will have a world-wide superiority in a near future. The Qur’an gave the news that the dead body of Pharaoh would one day be discovered 3. In ancient Egypt, Pharaoh used to torture the Children of Israel. God sent Moses to him with the mission of inviting him to believe in One God and allow the Israelites to leave Egypt with Moses. Pharaoh refused and the struggle between them continued for a long time. However, one night Moses succeeded in marching towards the frontier with his people but Pharaoh, becoming aware of his attempt, set out to follow him. When Moses reached the Red Sea, he touched it with his staff, and a furrow opened across the sea. Pharaoh attempted to follow him, but was engulfed with his legions. While narrating this event, The Qur’an makes a very interesting prediction: Today We shall preserve your body that you may be a sign to those after you: although most men give no heed to Our signs. (Yunus, 10.92) The dead body of Pharaoh was later found floating on the Western shores of the Sinai peninsula. The native residents can still show you to this land, which is now known as Jabal Firawn (Hill of Pharaoh). A few miles from this hill is a hot spring called Hammam Firawn (the Bath of Pharaoh). Read the entire article here
Examples of the Prophet’s predictions which exist in books of Tradition (hadeeths) 1 ‘Umar reports in a narration recorded in Sahih al-Muslim: ‘Before the Battle of Badr started, God’s Messenger, upon him be peace and blessings, walked around the battlefield and pointed to some locations, saying, Abu Jahl will be killed here, ‘Utba here, Shayba here, Walid here, and so on. By God, we found, after the battle, the dead bodies of all those men in the exact places that God’s Messenger had pointed out.’ While in Makka under great tortures, the Prophet predicted the future victories of Islam 2. Bukhari and Abu Dawud quote Habbab ibn Arat, who said: Once, during the days of trouble and torture in Makka, I went to God’s Messenger, who was sitting in the shade of the Ka‘ba. I was still a slave in the hands of the Makkans then. They inflicted on me severe tortures. Unable to endure those tortures any more, I requested God’s Messenger to pray to God for help and salvation. But he turned towards me and said: By God, previous communities had to endure more pitiless tortures. Some of them were made to lie in ditches and cut in two with saws but this did not make them forsake their faith. They were skinned alive but they never became weak against the enemy. Surely God will perfect this religion, but you display undue haste. A day will come when a woman will travel alone by herself from San’a to Hadramawt fearing nothing but wild beasts. However, you show impatience. Habbab concluded: By God, what God’s Messenger predicted that day, have all come true. I have personally witnessed it all. The Messenger predicted ‘Ammar’s martyrdom in a civil war 3. Bukhari, Muslim and Ahmad ibn Hanbal record: During the construction of the Prophet’s Mosque in Madina, God’s Messenger, upon him be peace and blessings, told ‘Ammar: What a pity O ‘Ammar, a rebellious group will kill you. ‘Ammar was killed in the Battle of Siffin by the supporters of Mu‘awiya, who rebelled against Caliph ‘Ali. The Prophet foretold that Fatima would join him first of all after his death 4. Before his death, the Messenger called his daughter Fatima to his bedside and informed her that she would be the first among his family to join him after his death. Fatima joined her father, the pride of mankind, six months later. The Prophet predicted the Mongol invasion 5. The Prophet, upon him be peace and blessings, predicted the Mongol invasion, saying: The Hour will not come before you fight against a people with red faces, small, slant eyes and flat noses. They wear hairy leather boots. The Messenger predicted the caliphate of Abu Bakr and ‘Umar 6. As related by Hakim, Tirmidhi, Ibn Hanbal and Ibn Maja, by repeatedly declaring, You should, after my death, follow the way of Abu Bakr and ‘Umar, the Prophet, upon him be peace and blessings, meant that Abu Bakr and ‘Umar would succeed him as caliphs. He also predicted that Abu Bakr’s reign would be short, whereas ‘Umar would remain longer to be able to make many conquests. The Prophet predicted the conquest of many important cities 7. According to authentic narrations, the Prophet, upon him be peace and blessings, gave his community the glad tidings that they would conquer Damascus, Jerusalem, Iraq, Persia, Istanbul (Constantinople) and Cyprus, and that the religion of Islam would reach as far as the remotest corners of the world in the east and west. The Prophet predicted the forms of government after him 8. The Prophet declared: This affair began with Prophethood and as a mercy; then it will be mercy and Caliphate; afterwards it will change into a cruel monarchy, and finally into an iniquity and tyranny. He also prophesied: Surely, the Caliphate after me will last thirty years; afterwards it will a cruel monarchy. Whatever the noble Prophet predicted came true.
Can we please create one thread called "Islamic rantings" where all of the copied messages can go? This doesn't benefit anyone.
The poster above requested me to show where the Prophet (pbuh) made prophesies and how they came true. You are not reading every post in this thread, did you miss those requests? I gave links to this material, but was requested to state the prophesies instead.... it's all in front of you. Dude, ponder on the contents of those two posts.
"Pointing out spelling errors will not help you on Jugement day." Neither will Islam or Mr M. Those prophecies are very weak. "The Prophet foretold that Fatima would join him first of all after his death" That's not a prophecy. Fatima did what her father told her to do. "The Prophet predicted the Mongol invasion" When you're trying to conquer the world it's a pretty safe bet. "The Messenger predicted the caliphate of Abu Bakr and ‘Umar" Again, they just followed orders. Let's try again with prophecies that people had no control over. What did Mr M prophecy would happen long after he was gone that came to pass? Oh, and that wasn't prophesied by Christ. I noticed on the page you're plagerizing there are a number of prophecies attributed to Mr M that were first made by Christ.
I did not realize it was a spelling error, that is why I asked... Of course being a sarcastic arse is not going to help come judgment day either
If the two long posts I made above did not contain what was requested, I surely would not have posted them. The posts containing the requested information have been made, and people will read them. That's all that was intended.
The bulk of these prophecies were made at a time when muslims were being persecuted... You missed the one about the Romans defeating the Persiens... and of course he even gave a description of how the Mongols looked.
Those posts are stories, not proof of anything. A book from the Brothers Grimm won't proof that snowhite and the seven dwarfs existed.
"You missed the one about the Romans defeating the Persiens... and of course he even gave a description of how the Mongols looked." The devil knows what Mongols look like. The Romans were a top of the line fighting force so them getting the upper hand was bound to happen. And as you point out, they were Christian. The Romans were never Islamic. My question to you is, why did you include those non-prophecies? It makes it look like you're just padding because you really have no examples to give. I asked you to be honest earlier.
Yes, a lot of the predictions were of war, at a time when muslims were in no position to wage war. They all happened to the letter. Here is an interesting hadith half of which has come true in the form of cell phones.. and the other I personally do not know what it is referring to.... before cell phones came, the meaning of the other half was also unknown. Before I quote, a bit about Arabic rhetoric... Sometimes the place is mentioned, and what rests on the place is intended... like his "head became white" is a valid expression, for saying someone's hair has become white. Signs of the Hour; beast will speak with man; the tip of his whip and the thong of his shoes will speak with him; his thigh will inform him what his family committed in his absence (Tirmizi) MM4-48-81
"Since the Roman Empire ceased to exist as a real empire, how many world empires have existed? Can you think of any? Not really. There have been some serious attempts. Charlemagne, Napoleon, and Hitler, tried to conquer their world. None of them succeeded. The Bible says there are only four of these world empires, and then a final form of the fourth one-- feet made partly of iron and partly of clay. What would the iron and clay mean? It is a Revived Roman Empire -- partly of the old iron of the ancient Roman empire, and partly of clay, something weaker and brittle, It would include some of the old areas, but it would not be as strong and monolithic as the old Roman Empire. When the stone comes out of Heaven and lands on these feet they will break. The stone from Heaven represents the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ as King of Kings to destroy Antichrist's empire and to set up the Millennial Kingdom. " http://www.bible-prophecy.com/empires.htm Looks like the Bible beat Mr M on that one. Mr M just realized that the Romans would not fall to the Persians.