Saheeh Seerah Al Albaanee English

Chapter 13: The commissioning of the Prophethood and some of the
predictive signs thereof (Part 1)
Muḥammad Ibn Is-ḥaaq رمحهُاهلل said: The Jewish rabbis and the Christians monks and the
Arab soothsayers used to speak about the advent of Prophet Muḥammad ‏,ﷺ even
before he was sent (as a Prophet), and when the time drew near.
The Jews and Christian:
As for the Jewish rabbis and the Christian monks, they spoke about the things which
were mentioned in their books regarding his ﷺ description (and attributes), as well
as the description of the time (and the place) of his arrival. Allaah تعاىل said regarding
this:
‏﴿الَّذِينَُيَتَّبِع ونَُالرَّس ولَ‏ ‏ُالنَِّبِ‏ ‏َُّاِّل مِّيَُُّالَّذِيُيَِد ونَه ‏ُمَك ت وب اُعِندَه م ‏ُفِ‏ ‏ُالتَّو رَاةُِوَاْل ‏ِجنِيلِ‏ ‏ُيَأ م ر ه مُبِال مَع ر وفِ‏ ُ
وَيَن هَاه م ‏ُعَنُِال م نكَرُِوَُيِلَُُّلَ‏ م ‏ُالطَّيِّبَاتِ‏ ‏ُوَُي ‏َرِّم ‏ُعَلَي هِم ‏ُاْل ‏َبَائِثَ‏ ‏ُوَيَضَع ‏ُعَن ه م ‏ُإِص رَه م ‏ُُوَاِّل ‏َغ الَ‏ لَ‏ ‏ُالَّتِ‏ ‏ُكَانَت ُُ
عَلَي هِم ‏ُُۖفَالَّذِينَُآمَن واُبِهُِوَعَزَّر وه ‏ُوَنَصَر وه ‏ُوَاتَّبَع واُالنُّورَُالَّذِيُأ نزِلَ‏ ‏ُمَعَه ‏ُُۖأ ولَىئِكَ‏ ‏ُه م ‏ُال م ف لِح ونَ﴾‏
{Those who follow the Messenger, the Prophet who can neither read nor write (i.e.
Muḥammad) whom they find written with them in the Taurah and the Injeel; who
enjoins upon them al-Ma`roof (i.e. Islaamic Monotheism and all that Islaam has
ordained); and forbids them al-Munkar (i.e. disbelief, polytheism of all kinds, and all
that Islaam has forbidden); and makes lawful for them al-Ṭayyibaat (the good things)
and prohibits for them al-Khabaa’ith (the evil and the unlawful), he releases them
from their heavy burdens (of Allaah’s Covenant), and from the shackles which were
upon them. So those who believe in him (Muḥammad), honor him, help him, and
follow the light (the Qur’aan) which has been sent down with him, it is they who will
be successful.} [Surah al-A`raaf (7): 157]
And Allaah تعاىل said:
‏﴿ْمَُّمَّد ‏ُُرَّس ول ‏ُُاللَّهُُُِۖوَالَّذِينَُُمَعَهُُأَشِ‏ دَّاءُُعَلَىُال ك فَّارُُِر محََاءُُبَي نَه م ‏ُُُۖتَرَاه م ‏ُُركَّع اُس جَّد اُيَب تَغ ونَُُفَض ال ُُ
مِّنَُُاللَّهُُِوَرِض وَان اُُۖسِ‏ يمَاه م ‏ُُفِ‏ ‏ُُو ج وهِهِمُمِّن ‏ُُأَثَرُُِالسُّج ودُُُِۖذَىلِكَُُمَثَل ه م ‏ُُفِ‏ ‏ُُالتَّو رَاةُُُِۖوَمَثَل ه م ‏ُُفِ‏ ُُ
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