Ibn hisham biography of the prophet obadiah

Chapter Three – They Set Down To Speak

Neu-Sokol, Gerda and Caspi, Mishael M.. "Chapter Three – They Set Down To Speak". By the Soft Lyres: The Search for the Prophet Elijah, Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter, 2020, pp. 173-291. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783112208533-006

Neu-Sokol, G. & Caspi, M. (2020). Chapter Three – They Set Down To Speak. In By the Soft Lyres: The Search for the Prophet Elijah (pp. 173-291). Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783112208533-006

Neu-Sokol, G. and Caspi, M. 2020. Chapter Three – They Set Down To Speak. By the Soft Lyres: The Search for the Prophet Elijah. Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter, pp. 173-291. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783112208533-006

Neu-Sokol, Gerda and Caspi, Mishael M.. "Chapter Three – They Set Down To Speak" In By the Soft Lyres: The Search for the Prophet Elijah, 173-291. Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783112208533-006

Neu-Sokol G, Caspi M. Chapter Three – They Set Down To Speak. In: By the Soft Lyres: The Search for the Prophet Elijah. Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter; 2020. p.173-291. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783112208533-006

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    • CHAPTER II

    DOES THE BIBLE CONTAIN PROPHECIES CONCERNING MUHAMMAD?

    THERE can be no question that Christ's coming was foretold in the Old Testament in many different places. If, therefore, God Most High had intended to send into the world a Prophet far greater than He was, we should naturally expect to find predictions concerning this future Prophet in the Old Testament, and still more in the New. It is natural therefore for Muslims to seek for such prophecies regarding the Founder of their religion. For, if Muhammad was the Seal of the Prophets, the person on whose account God created the universe, it would be very strange had God concealed from men the fact that they should look for and obey the coming Prophet. Hence those who believe in Muhammad tell us that clear and unmistakeable predictions regarding him are to be found in the Bible: though they often add that others were once there, but were struck out by Jews and Christians.

    We need not concern ourselves with this latter assertion, since in Part I we have proved that the Old Testament and the New remain in our hands in their original languages and in the same form in which they existed in Muhammad's time and for many centuries previously. They have not been corrupted either before or after Muhammad's time. It follows from this that we have nothing to do with mere assertions, but that, if in the text of the Bible as we now have it there do exist true and genuine predictions of Muhammad's coming, we Christians must admit it to be so. We cannot get rid of the force of this argument by saying that such passages are interpolations. On the other hand, should it become clear that the passages which Muslims quote do not refer to Muhammad, it will not be allowable for Muslims to say, “Well, the Bible did once contain such prophecies, but you People of the Book have expunged them.”

    The appeal to the Bible in this matter implies that those who refer to it and adduce from it passages which they think to refer to Mu

  • Hazrat Abu Obadiah is

    • Treaty of al-Hudaybiya

    Treaty between Muhammad, representing the state of Medina, and the Quraysh tribe of Mecca

    The Treaty of al-Hudaybiya (Arabic: صُلح الْحُدَيْبِيَة, romanized: Ṣulḥ al-Ḥudaybiya) was an event that took place during the lifetime of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. It was a pivotal treaty between Muhammad, representing the state of Medina, and the tribe of the Quraysh in Mecca in March 628 (corresponding to Dhu al-Qi'dah, AH 6). The treaty helped to decrease tension between the two cities, affirmed peace for a period of 10 years, and authorised Muhammad's followers to return the following year in a peaceful pilgrimage, which was later known as the First Pilgrimage.

    Background

    As a result of the rejection of his message and the persecution of his followers, the Islamic prophet Muhammad left his hometown of Mecca in 622 and migrated with his followers to the oasis town of Medina. There, he had more followers and founded a local power base. On three occasions, his forces battled with his Meccan opponents, led by his own tribe, the Quraysh. Mecca was thus a no-go area for the Muslims, with its old sanctuary of the Ka'ba. Although it had been a pilgrimage center from the pre-Islamic times, it seems that the Muslims were enjoined to perform pilgrimage to the Ka'ba only in the Medinan period. The Muslims had so far prayed by facing toward Jerusalem, but at some point in Medina, Muhammad reportedly received a divine revelation ordering him to face Mecca instead.

    Traditional account

    See also: Pledge of the Tree

    In March 628, following a dream that he was circumambulating the Ka'ba, Muhammad decided to set out for pilgrimage. Anticipating violent Meccan response, he invited his Bedouin and tribal allies in the outskirts of Medina to join him, but the majority declined, probably because they saw no prospect of booty or anticipating hostilities. Muhammad with a group of some 1,500 Muslims of Medina, as well as some tribal allies, marc

    Introduction

    The Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him (sa), was the founder of Islam. On these pages, we will briefly outline his life story, drawing upon the sources listed below. By tracing the life story of the Holy Prophet, one can separate myth from reality, and perceive the radiant character of the Prophetshining through.

    To begin with, we will present some excerpts from the writings of his greatest lover, Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, the Promised Messiah and Mahdi:

    “That light of high degree that was bestowed on perfect man was not in angels, was not in stars, was not in the moon, was not in the sun, was not in the oceans and the rivers, was not in rubies, emeralds, sapphires, or pearls; in short, it was not in any earthly or heavenly object. It was only in perfect man whose highest and loftiest and most perfect example was our lord and master, the Chief of the Prophets, the Chief of all living ones, Muhammad, the chosen one (sa). That light was bestowed on this man and, according to their ranks, upon all those who bore the same colour to some degree…. This dignity was found in its highest and most perfect form in our lord and master and our guide, the immaculate Prophet, the righteous one, testified to by the righteous, Muhammad, the chosen one (sa).”

    “O all ye who dwell upon the earth, and O all human souls that are in the east or in the west, I announce to you emphatically that the true reality in the earth is Islam alone,and the True God is the God Who is described in the Qur’an, and the Prophet who has everlasting spiritual life and who is seated on the throne of glory and holiness, is Muhammad, the chosen one (sa). The proof of his spiritual life and holy majesty is that by following him and loving him we become recipients of the Holy Spirit and are favoured with the bounty of converse with God and witness heavenly signs.”

    “When we estimate justly, then out of the whole series of Prophets, we find one of high courag