The Prophet of Mercy Website

By Yusuf Estes, Former Christian Preacher

Chapter 4-2 “What MUHAMMAD r Said About . .”

Prophet Muhammad r claimed every person who is born, is born in a state of ISLAM (submission to God on His Terms in Peace), as a Muslim (MU-Islam means; "one who does ISLAM" i.e.; submits to God's Will and obeys His Commandments).

He r further stated that, God has created each person in the image that is according to His plan, and their spirit is His. Then as they grow older they begin to distort their faith according to the influence of the prevailing society and their own prejudices.

Muhammad r taught his followers to believe in the God of Adam, Noah, Abraham, Jacob, Moses, David, Solomon and Jesus, peace be upon them all, and to believe in them as true Prophets, messengers and servants of Almighty Allah. He insisted on ranking all the Prophets up at the highest level without any distinction between them, and ordered his followers to say the words, "Peace be upon him" (u) after mentioning their names.

He also taught that the Torah (first five books of the Old Testament), Zabur (Psalms) and Injil (Gospel) were originally from the very same source as the Qur'an, from Almighty Allah.

He r asked the Jews to judge according to their own Book, and they tried to cover up some of it to hide the correct judgment, knowing that the Prophet r could not read.

He r prophesied, predicted and foretold of events to come and they happened just as he had said they would. He mentioned so many things that people of his time could not have known, yet we have seen the evidences manifest over and over throughout the centuries in science, medicine, biology, embryology, psychology, metrology, geology and many other disciplines and even space travel and wireless communications, all of which we take for granted today.

The Qur'an states Pharaoh was drowned in the Red Sea while chasing after Moses u and Allah said He would preserve Pharaoh as a sign for the future. Dr. Maurice Bucaille in his book, "Bible, Qur'an and Science" makes it clear that this has happened and the very person of Pharaoh has been discovered in Egypt and is now on display for all to see.

This event took place thousands of years before Muhammad r and it came true in the last few decades, many centuries after his death.

Muhammad r or his followers never at any time claimed that he was the son of God or the God-incarnate or a man with divinity – but he always was and is even today considered as only a Messenger chosen by God. He insisted people praise Almighty God, alone and not to celebrate him or his companions in any way. While most people do not hesitate to raise themselves to the rank of divinity and even make 'gods' out of other individuals whose lives and missions have been lost in legend. Historically speaking, none of these legends achieved even a fraction of what Muhammad r accomplished.

Uniting, for the purpose of worshipping the One God of Adam and all the other Prophets, was his main motivating cause and his striving was for the sole purpose of having everyone understand and follow the codes of moral excellence set forth by Allah in His Revelations.

Today after a lapse of fourteen centuries, the life and teachings of Muhammad r have survived without the slightest loss, alteration or interpolation. They offer the same undying hope for treating mankind's many ills, which they did when he was alive. This is not a claim of Muhammad’s followers, but the inescapable conclusion forced upon by a critical and unbiased study of history.

Muhammad r claimed to be a servant, messenger and Prophet of the Almighty God; the same God of Adam, Abraham, Moses, David, Solomon and of Jesus, the Christ, son of Mary (peace be upon them all). He claimed he was receiving revelation from Almighty God (Allah) through the Arch-Angel Gabriel, calling it the Recitation (Qur'an).

He ordered people to believe in God as One, without partners, and to follow the Commandments of Almighty God to the best of their abilities.

He forbade himself and his followers from evil practices and filthy habits, showing them the proper ways to eat, drink, use the toilet and proper behaviour in all relationships. This he claimed was all from Allah.

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