Old Testament Prophecies
By: Shahid Bin Waheed
Prophecy # 3 Genesis 49:1-2 & 10-12!
049:001 And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last days. 049:002 Gather yourselves together, and hear, ye sons of Jacob; and hearken unto Israel your father. 049:003 Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power:
049:010 The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a
lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the
gathering of the people be. 049:011 Binding his foal unto the vine, and his
ass's colt unto the choice vine; he washed his garments in wine, and his
clothes in the blood of grapes: 049:012 His eyes shall be red with wine, and
his teeth white with milk.
This prophecy states that
until “Shiloh” (“that Prophet” i.e. Muhammad) is appeared the prophetic
office will remain with Judah. Though Christians like to claim entire Old
Testament to be about Jesus, therefore, this prophecy is not an exception for
Christians claim. But according to the context of this prophecy “Shiloh” must be out of Judah and/or
Judaism, so the “sceptre” (the Prophethood) would be passed on
from Israelites to non-Israelites i.e. Ishmaelites. For Christians, they need
to remember their gospels that Jesus was a Jew especially see Matthew 1:1.
Therefore, “Shiloh” cannot be the Jesus. Conclusively, “Shiloh” can only be
from outside of Judah who will come later.
Genesis 49:1 “that I may
tell you, that which shall befall you in the last days” means to the Prophet Muhammad (SAW) who is outside of Judah and
from the progeny of Ishmael who came at the end of Prophethood of Judah. Whose
arrival ended the Prophethood of Judah and the end of Jewish kingdom with fall
of Banu Nuzair and Khaiyber, according to “and unto him shall the gathering of the people be”(Gene
49:10). Also Qur’aan
says in Surah 7:158:
قُلْ يَا
أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ
إِنِّي رَسُولُ
اللَّهِ إِلَيْكُمْ
جَمِيعًا الَّذِي
لَهُ مُلْكُ السَّمَاوَاتِ
وَالْأَرْضِ لَا
إِلَهَ إِلَّا
هُوَ يُحْيِي وَيُمِيتُ
فَآمِنُوا بِاللَّهِ
وَرَسُولِهِ النَّبِيِّ
الْأُمِّيِّ الَّذِي
يُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ
وَكَلِمَاتِهِ
وَاتَّبِعُوهُ
لَعَلَّكُمْ تَهْتَدُونَ وَمِنْ قَوْمِ
مُوسَى أُمَّةٌ
يَهْدُونَ بِالْحَقِّ
وَبِهِ
Say (O Muhammad صلى الله
عليه وسلم): "O mankind! Verily, I am sent to you all as the
Messenger of Allâh - to Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth.
Lâ ilâha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped
but He). It is He Who gives life and causes death. So believe in Allâh and His
Messenger (Muhammad صلى الله
عليه وسلم), the Prophet who can neither read nor write (i.e. Muhammad صلى الله عليه
وسلم),
who believes in Allâh and His Words ((this Qur’ân), the Taurât (Torah) and the
Injeel (Gospel) and also Allâh’s Word: "Be!" - and he was, i.e. ‘Îsâ
son of Maryam, عليهما
السلام), and follow him so that you may be guided. {1} "
{1} (V.7: 158) See the
footnote (A) of the (V.2: 252).
Glorious Qur’aan 2:252!
These are the Verses of Allâh, We recite them to you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) in truth, and surely, you are one of the
Messengers (of Allâh). {1}
{1} (V.2: 252) A. Narrated Jâbir bin ‘Abdullâh
رضي الله عنهما: The Prophet صلى
الله عليه وسلم said, "I have been given five
(things) which were not given to any one else before me: a) Allâh made me
victorious by awe, (by His frightening my enemies) for a distance of one
month’s journey. b) The earth has been made for me (and for my followers) a
place for praying and a thing to purify (perform Tayammum),
therefore anyone of my followers can pray wherever he is, at the time of
prayer. c) The booty has been made Halâl (lawful)
to me yet it was not lawful to anyone else before me. d) I have been given the
right of intercession (on the Day of Resurrection). e) Every Prophet used to be
sent to his nation only, but I have been sent to all mankind." (Sahih
Al-Bukhâri, Vol. 1, Hadîth No.331).
B. Narrated Abu Hurairah رضي الله
عنه: Allâh’s
Messenger صلى الله عليه
وسلم
said, "My similitude in comparison with the other Prophets before me is
that of a man who has built a house nicely and beautifully, except for a place
of one brick in a corner. The people go round about it and wonder at its
beauty, but say: ‘Would that this brick be put in its place!’ So I am that
brick, and I am the last (end) of the Prophets." (Sahih
Al-Bukhâri, Vol. 4, Hadîth No.735).
C. Narrated Ibn Mas‘űd رضي الله
عنه: As if I
saw the Prophet صلى الله
عليه وسلم talking about one of the Prophets whose nation had beaten him
and caused him to bleed, while he was cleaning the blood off his face and
saying, "O Allâh! Forgive my nation, for they have no knowledge."
(Sahih Al-Bukhâri, Vol. 4, Hadîth No.683).
D. Narrated ‘Âishah رضي الله
عنها
and Ibn ‘Abbâs رضي الله
عنهما:
On his death-bed, Allâh’s Messenger صلى الله
عليه وسلم put a sheet over his face and when he felt
hot, he would remove it from his face. When in that state (of putting and
removing the sheet) he said, "May Allâh’s Curse be on the Jews and t he
Christians for they built places of worship at the graves of their
Prophets." (By that) he intended to warn (the Muslims) from what they
(i.e., Jews and Christians) had done. (Sahih Al-Bukhâri,
Vol. 4, Hadîth No.660). E. Narrated Abu
Hurairah رضي الله
عنه: The
Prophet صلى الله
عليه وسلم said, "The Isrâelis used to be ruled
and guided by Prophets. Whenever a Prophet died, another would take over his
place. There will be no Prophet after me, but there will be caliphs who will
increase in number." The people asked, "O Allâh’s Messenger! What do
you order us (to do)?" He said, "Obey the one who will be given the Bai‘a -
pledge first. * Fulfill their (i.e. the caliphs’) rights, for Allâh will ask
them about (any shortcomings in) ruling those whom Allâh has put under their
guardianship." (Sahih Al-Bukhâri,
Vol. 4, Hadîth No. 661). * If the Bai‘a (pledge)
is given to a caliph and after a while another caliph is given the Bai‘a (pledge)
by some members of the society, the common Muslims should abide by the Bai‘a (pledge)
given to the first caliph, for the election of the second is invalid.
Jesus, who was sent to Israelites
alone as the gospels tells us, the Glorious Qur’aan 3:49 declares the
following:
وَرَسُولًا
إِلَى بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ
أَنِّي قَدْ جِئْتُكُمْ
بِآيَةٍ مِنْ رَبِّكُمْ
أَنِّي أَخْلُقُ
لَكُمْ مِنَ الطِّينِ
كَهَيْئَةِ الطَّيْرِ
فَأَنْفُخُ فِيهِ
فَيَكُونُ طَيْرًا
بِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ
وَأُبْرِئُ الْأَكْمَهَ
وَالْأَبْرَصَ
وَأُحْيِي الْمَوْتَى
بِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ
وَأُنَبِّئُكُمْ
بِمَا تَأْكُلُونَ
وَمَا تَدَّخِرُونَ
فِي بُيُوتِكُمْ
إِنَّ فِي ذَلِكَ
لَآيَةً لَكُمْ
إِنْ كُنْتُمْ
مُؤْمِنِينَ
And will make him (‘Îsâ) a Messenger to the Children of Israel (saying): “I have come to you with a sign from your Lord, that I design for you out of clay, a figure like that of a bird, and breathe into it, and it becomes a bird by Allâh’s Leave; and I heal him who was born blind, and the leper, and I bring the dead to life by Allâh’s Leave. And I inform you of what you eat, and what you store in your houses. Surely, therein is a sign for you, if you believe.
This prophecy becomes more
clear when we read and understand “…and unto him shall the gathering of the
people be (Genesis 49:10) the fact pointed out in this prophecy about the
conversion of different races to the fold of Islaam including Jews and
Christians who flocked around Muhammad (SAW) from different parts of the world.
Jesus didn’t enjoy this, which is obvious from the gospels as well.
“Binding his foal unto
the vine, and his ass's colt unto the choice vine; (Genesis 49:11) this is
referring to the event that came to pass at the time Khaiyber was conquered by
Muslims. It is mentioned in “Madarij-an-Nabuvaat” that Prophet Muhammad (SAW)
saw a black ass and he had a conversation with him who gave his name as “Yazid
bin Shahab” adding “that God almighty
raised sixty asses from the progeny of my grandmother, on which none but the
prophets rode. I am hoping that you will ride on me, since there exist none of
the progeny of my grandmother, save me; and of the prophets, there is none save
you.”
The Prophet Muhammad (SAW) rode on him,
later after the demise of Muhammad (SAW) died of the shock by falling in a
well.
A mistranslation is obviously
noted in Genesis 49:11 from the Hebrew, which reads “he washed his garments
in wine, and his clothes in the blood of grapes.” Originally it read,
“He washed his garments off wine, and his clothes from the blood of grapes.”
This seems more accurate as the Law of Allaah that Muhammad (SAW)
brought, forbids drinking wine. However, there is another explanation that can
be defined as that “Muhammad (SAW) was intoxicated with divine love.
Genesis 49:12 (“049:012 His
eyes shall be red with wine, and his teeth white with milk.”) describes the features of “Shiloh”, “that Prophet” who is no
other than Muhammad (SAW):
It is reported in
Sharh-I-Movahib by Zarqani that once Prophet Muhammad (SAW) visited Busra-Borza
on a trade tip. He happened to take rest under a tree by the monastery of the
Nestorian Monk named Boheira. Who after seeing Prophet Muhammad (SAW) inquired
from Meisarah (a slave who accompanied the Prophet) that if Prophet Muhammad’s
eyes were red? Meisarah responded by saying that they were always such and
never recede i.e., his eyeballs have reddish tinge. Learning this the monk said
that he was the last of prophets, and wished if he could be alive till the
time of his Prophethood.
Jalauddin Siyuti, in History
of Egypt states that when Hatib an ambassador of the Prophet Muhammad, appeared
before the king Maqawqis of Egypt, with a letter from Prophet, the first thing
which the king “Muqawqis” inquired while describing the signs of the foretold
Last Prophet (“that Prophet”) that “if the redness of his eyes ever
disappeared?” Thus about his
attributes there is an Arabic phrase “Ash-ka-lul Aainain”_ One with the eyes in
which run the red threads. And in other traditions it is “Ad’a’jo” referring to
the shade of his pupils, which means one with black eyes.” (Prophet Muhammad’s
letter to Muqawqis and his response is as follows):
LETTER TO THE VICEGERENT OF EGYPT
In the name of Allaah, the Compassionate,
the Merciful.
From Muhammad Servant of Allaah and His
Prophet
To Muqawqis, Vicegerent of Egypt
Peace be on him who has taken the right course.
Thereafter, I invite you to accept Islaam. Therefore, if you want security,
accept Islam. If you accept Islaam, Allah, the Sublime, shall reward you
doubly. But if you refuse to do so, responsibility for the transgression of the
entire nation shall be yours.
0 people of the Book! leaving aside all matters of
difference and dispute, agree on a matter which is equally consistent between you
and us and it is that we should not worship anyone except Allah and that we
should neither associate anyone with Him, nor make anyone else as our god.
If you refuse it, you must know that we,
in all circumstances, believe in Oneness of Allaah.
Seal: Allaah's Prophet Muhammad
Note: Muqawqis who was appointed as vicegerent of
Egypt by the Roman Empire. He was a great scholar of his religion. Egypt had
always been a great center of civilization and made great advances in various
branches of art and astrology. It was also a commercial link between East and
West. But like Iran, Egypt had also become morally depraved.
Muqawqis was highly affected by the sincerity of the
letter and he remarked that it was the time that the awaited Prophet appeared,
but that he was under the impression that he would be born in Syria. He further
observed that from Torah and Bible, he had come to know that the Prophet would
not eat of charity, but would accept presents and that the poor and indigent
would be his companions. He ordered that the Holy letter should be placed in an
ivory casket, which should be preserved safely in the government treasury. He
sent the following reply to the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.).
TO MUHAMMAD SON OF ABDULLAH
From Muqawqis
"I read your letter and understood what you have
written. I know that the coming of a Prophet is still due. But I thought, he
would be born in Syria -- I have treated your messenger with respect and honor.
I am sending two maids for you as presents. These maids belong to a very respectable
family amongst us. In addition I send for you clothes and a duldul (steed) for
riding. May Allah bestow security on you.'"
Note: Just as Caesar could not benefit
from the light of Islaam as power and lust pulled him back from availing
himself of the blessings of Islaam. The Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) accepted the
gifts sent by Muqawqis.
The letter, which was placed in an ivory
casket by Muqawqis,
The letter which was placed in an ivory casket by
Muqawqis, found its way into the Christian monastery of Akheem in Egypt. There
a recluse pasted it on his Bible. The letter was written on a parchment. From
there a French orientalist obtained it and sold it to Sultan Abdul Majeed Khan
of Turkey, for a consideration of 300 Pounds. The Sultan had the Holy letter
fixed in a golden frame and had it preserved in the treasury of the royal
palace, along with other sacred relics.
High Muslim scholars have affirmed that
the Holy letter was written by as high and sacred a personality as Abu Bakr
Siddiq (R.A.A.).
Muqawqis, like Caesar, too had a dialogue with
Mugheera bin Sh'oba, an exalted companion of the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.).
Mugheera (R.A.A.) said: "Once I went to the court of Muqawqis, who
enquired of me, about the family of the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.). I informed him
that he belonged to a high and noble family. Muqawqis remarked that Prophets
always belong to noble families. Then he asked if I had an experience of the
truthfulness of the Prophet (S.A.W.). I told that he always spoke the truth.
Therefore, in spite of our opposition to him, we call him Ameen (truth worthy).
Muqawqis observed that a man who did not speak lies to men, how could he speak
a lie about Allah? Then he enquired what sort of people were his followers and
what did the Jews think of him. I replied that his followers were mostly poor,
but the Jews were his bitter enemies. Muqawqis stated that the followers of the
Prophets in the beginning are usually poor, and that he must be a, Prophet of
Allah. He further stated that the Jews opposed him out of envy and jealousy,
otherwise they must have been certain of his, truthfulness and that they too
awaited a Prophet. The Messiah (A.S.) also preached that following and
submitting to the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) was essential and that whatever
qualities of his had been mentioned, the same were the qualities of the earlier
Prophets.
Mugheera (R.A.A.) was highly impressed by the
dialogue. On his return from Egypt, he happened to meet a great Christian scholar,
from whom he enquired if he awaited a Prophet, and if so, what qualities of his
were mentioned in Torah and Bible? The Christian scholar informed him in detail
that indeed they awaited a Prophet, and he would be the last Prophet. Messiah
(A.S.) preached to them that when that Prophet appeared, they would follow him.
He further preached that the Prophet would be illiterate and an Arab and his
name would be Ahmad and his features and characteristics would be as follows:
"Middling
height; big eyes with red capillaries showing in them, his complexion would be
red and white. He would
use coarse clothes and eat ordinary food. He would not be afraid of the
greatest power; whoever would fight against him, he would face him. His
companions would be prepared to sacrifice their lives at his slightest
indication, and would regard him dearer than their own offsprings, mothers,
fathers and brothers. From one harem he would stay in another Harem whose land
would be rocky and where date palms would be growing in abundance. His faith
would be that of Ibrahim (A.S.)! He shall not adopt the way of the arrogant.
His Prophethood shall be for all. The entire earth shall be his prayer
Carpet".
Mugheera was so moved by talks that he
went to the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) and accepted Islaam.