John 16:13 “He will guide you into all the truth.”<\/strong><\/p>\n God says in the Quran of Muhammad:<\/p>\n “O mankind! \u00a0The Messenger has now come unto you with the truth from your Lord: believe, then, for your own good!…” (Quran 4:170)<\/strong><\/p>\n John 16:14 “He will glorify Me.”<\/strong><\/p>\n The Quran brought by Muhammad glorifies Jesus:<\/p>\n “\u2026who shall become known as the Christ Jesus, son of Mary, of great honor in this world and in the life to come, and [shall be] of those who are drawn near unto God.” (Quran 3:45)<\/strong><\/p>\n Muhammad also glorified Jesus:<\/p>\n “Whoever testifies that none deserves worship except God, who has no partner, and that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger, and that Jesus is the servant of God, His Messenger, and His Word which He bestowed in Mary, and a spirit created from Him, and that Paradise is true, and that Hell is true, God will admit him into Paradise, according to his deeds.” (Saheeh Al-Bukhari, Saheeh Muslim<\/i>)<\/strong><\/p>\n John 16:8 “he will convince the world of its sin, and of God\u2019s righteousness, and of the coming judgment.”<\/strong><\/p>\n The Quran announces:<\/p>\n “Indeed, they have disbelieved who say, \u2018God is the Christ, son of Mary\u2019 – seeing that the Christ [himself] said, \u2018O Children of Israel! \u00a0Worship God [alone], who is my Lord as well as your Lord.\u2019 \u2018Indeed, whoever ascribes divinity to any being beside God, unto him will God deny paradise, and his goal shall be the fire: and there are not for the wrongdoers any helpers!\u2019” (Quran 5:72)<\/strong><\/p>\n John 16:13 “he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, [that] shall he speak.”<\/strong><\/p>\n The Quran says of Muhammad:<\/p>\n “Neither does he speak out of his own desire: that [which he conveys to you] is but [a divine] inspiration with which he is being inspired.” (Quran 53:3-4)<\/strong><\/p>\n John 14:26 “and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.”<\/strong><\/p>\n The words of the Quran:<\/p>\n “\u2026while the Messiah had said, \u2018O Children of Israel, worship God, my Lord and your Lord.\u2019” (Quran 5:72)<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2026reminds people of the first and greatest command of Jesus they have forgotten:<\/p>\n “The first of all the commandments is, \u2018Hear, O Israel; the Lord our God is one Lord.\u2019” (Mark 12:29)<\/strong><\/p>\n John 16:13 “and He will disclose to you what is to come.”<\/strong><\/p>\n The Quran states:<\/p>\n “That is from the news of the unseen which We reveal, [O Muhammad], to you\u2026” (Quran 12:102)<\/strong><\/p>\n Hudhaifa, a disciple of Prophet Muhammad, tells us:<\/p>\n “The Prophet once delivered a speech in front of us wherein he left nothing but mentioned everything that would happen till the Hour (of Judgment).” (Saheeh Al-Bukhari<\/i>)<\/strong><\/p>\n John 14:16 “that he may abide with you for ever.”<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2026meaning his original teachings will remain forever.\u00a0 Muhammad was God\u2019s last prophet to humanity.[1]<\/span><\/a>\u00a0 His teachings are perfectly preserved.\u00a0 He lives in the hearts and minds of his adoring followers who worship God in his exact imitation.\u00a0 No man, including Jesus or Muhammad, has an eternal life on earth.\u00a0 Parakletos<\/i> is not an exception either.\u00a0 This cannot be an allusion to the Holy Ghost, for present day creed of the Holy Ghost did not exist until the Council of Chalcedon, in 451 CE, four and half centuries after Jesus.<\/p>\n John 14:17 “he will be the spirit of truth”<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2026meaning he will be true prophet, see 1 John 4: 1-3.<\/p>\n John 14:17 “the world neither sees him…”<\/strong><\/p>\n Many people in the world today do not know Muhammad.<\/p>\n John 14:17 “…nor knows him”<\/strong><\/p>\n Fewer people recognize the real Muhammad, God\u2019s Prophet of Mercy.<\/p>\n John 14:26 “the Advocate (parakletos)”<\/strong><\/p>\n Muhammad will be the advocate of humanity at large and of sinful believers on Judgment Day:<\/p>\n People will look for those who can intercede on their behalf to God to reduce the distress and suffering on Day of Judgment.\u00a0 Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, and Jesus will excuse themselves.<\/p>\n Then they will come to our Prophet and he will say, “I am the one who is able.” \u00a0So he will intercede for the people in the Great Plain of Gathering, so judgment may be passed.\u00a0 This is the \u2018Station of Praise\u2019 God promises Him in the Quran:<\/p>\n “\u2026It may be that your Lord will raise you to Station of Praise (the honor of intercession on the Day of Resurrection)” (Quran 17:79)<\/strong>[2]<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Prophet Muhammad said:<\/p>\n “My intercession will be for those of my nation who committed major sins.” (Al-Tirmidhi<\/i>)<\/strong><\/p>\n “I shall be the first intercessor in Paradise.” (Saheeh Muslim<\/i>)<\/strong><\/p>\n Some Muslim scholars suggest what Jesus actually said in Aramaic represents more closely the Greek word periklytos<\/i> which means the \u2018admired one.\u2019 In Arabic the word \u2018Muhammad\u2019 means the \u2018praiseworthy, admired one.\u2019 In other words, periklytos<\/i> is “Muhammad” in Greek.\u00a0 We have two strong reasons in its support.\u00a0 First, due to several documented cases of similar word substitution in the Bible, it is quite possible that both words were contained in the original text but were dropped by a copyist because of the ancient custom of writing words closely packed, with no spaces in between.\u00a0 In such a case the original reading would have been, “and He will give you another comforter (parakletos<\/i>), the admirable one (periklytos<\/i>).” \u00a0Second, we have the reliable testimony of at least four Muslim authorities from different eras who ascribed \u2018admired, praised one\u2019 as a possible meaning of the Greek or Syriac word to Christians scholars.[3]<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n The following are some who attest that the Paraclete is indeed an allusion to Muhammad, may the mercy and blessings of God be upon him:<\/p>\n Anselm Turmeda (1352\/55-1425 CE), a priest and Christian scholar, was a witness to the prophecy.\u00a0 After accepting Islam he wrote a book, “Tuhfat al-arib fi al-radd \u2018ala Ahl al-Salib.”<\/i><\/p>\nThe First Witness<\/strong><\/h2>\n
The Second Witness<\/strong><\/h2>\n