CRUCIFIED OR CRUCIPLAYED

1. Moses Killed an Egyptian, who being close to Pharaoh was antagonistic to the preaching of Moses. The significance of this is that Moses thought it fit to subdue anyone who created problems in his religious mission. On the other hand Jesus never subdued any of his religious adversaries. On the contrary, he himself was sent to the cross by those who opposed his mission.

2. The people of Moses were Idol worshippers when he became a Prophet and a Messenger. But the people of Jesus were not Idol worshippers when he became a Prophet.

3. Moses defeated his enemies and became victorious over them during his life-time. Jesus failed to do so. He was defeated by his enemies and was crucified.

4. Moses was not betrayed by his followers. But one of the disciples of Jesus betrayed him and brought him grief

5. Moses was born of a father and a mother and had a wife and children. Jesus was born without a father and had no wife and no children.

6. Moses delivered his people from the tyranny of Pharaoh and migrated from Egypt to another land. Jesus on the other hand could not deliver his people from the domination of the Romans and did not emigrate to another land.

7. Moses commanded his followers to recapture Palestine, which they did. Jesus never asked his followers to get engaged in a fight.

8. Moses received a new law from God. His law is known as Leviticus. Jesus did not prescribe any new law. He has said it clearly, as recorded in Matthew (5:17): �Think not that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets; I am not come to abolish them, but to fulfil them�

9. The entire nation of the children of Israel had accepted Moses as their leader and a Messenger of God. Jesus, on the other hand, was rejected by most of his people. Only a handful of 12 people accepted him. And even out of this small number, one eventually betrayed him and got him arrested by the enemy. This proves that even his followers did not pay him enough respect.

10. Moses lived a long life and had a natural death. Jesus lived a short life and died unnaturally on the cross.

11. After Moses demise, his nominated successor extended his rule over Palestine and Syria. No such event took place in the life of Jesus.

The above arguments clearly prove that the Prophet who is foretold by Moses had no resemblance with Jesus. In reality, Jesus was just the opposite of every case.

Now, the thing to consider is whether Muhammad resembled Moses in any manner, that is, how much of the above arguments apply to Muhammad.

1. Like Moses, Muhammad did fight to subdue the forces who were opposed to his mission.

2. Before their birth, the people of both Moses and Muhammad had fallen into worshipping idols.

3. Like Moses, Muhammad also defeated his enemies and became victorious over them.

4. Like Moses, no disciple of Muhammad was successful in betraying him.

5. Like Moses, Muhammad was born of a father and a mother and had wives and children

6. Moses delivered his people from the tyranny of Pharaoh and the Egyptians. Muhammad also emancipated his followers from the persecution of the Quraysh.

7. With the instructions of Moses, his successors sent forces to capture Palestine and Syria. Muhammad also left instructions to his successors, and during the rule of Umar, forces were sent to capture Palestine and Syria

8. Both Moses and Muhammad received a new set of laws from God

9. Both Moses and Muhammad were accepted as leaders by their people.

10. Both Moses and Muhammad had a family life and completed their earthly life with a natural death.

11. Moses along with his followers had to leave his place of birth and migrate to another land. Muhammad too had to leave his birth-place Makka and migrate to Madina with his disciples.

12. Both Moses and Muhammad commanded their disciples to fight their enemies and joined the fights themselves.

These arguments prove beyond any doubt that Muhammad was like Moses. On the other hand, no description from the life of Jesus Christ matches that of Moses. Therefore, Jesus was not like Moses.

Who was from among �their� brethren?

According to the prophecy contained in the scripture revealed to Moses, the Final Prophet will be from among the brethren of Moses and his people i.e Israel. It implies that the Final Prophet will not come in the progeny of Moses and his people i.e Israel. He will be in the progeny of those who are regarded as the brethren of Israel. This assertion if further strengthened by Deuteronomy (34:10): �And there arose not a prophet since in Israel like unto Moses, whom the Lord knew face to face�. The meaning of this statement is that in future there will be no Prophet among the people of Israel who will be like Moses i.e. who will speak to God.

          What needs to be considered now is how Muhammad was from among the brethren of Israel. The Prophet Abram (Abraham, Ibrahim in Quran) had 2 sons. His first wife was Sarah. At a time when Sarah had no children of her own, she appealed to Abraham to marry an Egyptian lady called Hagar (Hajira). A son was thus born and was named Ishmael (Ismail). Some years later Sarah also bore Abraham a son called Isaac (Ishaq). The Arabs are the children of Ishmael. The Jews or Israelites are the children of Isaac, the younger son of Abraham and step-brother of Ismael. The descendants of Ishamel are: Kidar, son of Ishmael; Adnan, a few generations from Kidar; Quraysh, a few generations from Adnan; Abd Manaf, a few generations from Quraysh; Hashim, son of Abd Manaf; Abdul Muttalib, son of Hashim; Abdullah, son of Abdul Muttalib; and MUHAMMAD, son of Abdullah.

On the other hand, the descendants of Isaac, the second son of Abraham are: Jacob (later named as Israel), son of Isaac; Judah, son of Jacob; and MOSES, a few generations from Judah.

          So, it becomes clear that Muhammad was a descendant of Ishamel, the elder son of Abraham; and Moses was a descendant of Isaac, the younger son of Abraham. Thus there is a brotherly relationship between the two lines of descendants. And therefore, the revelation �from among their brethren� applies to Muhammad in every sense of the word.

A basic study suggests that Pentecost incident is a means of Anti-Islamic forces to divert the attention away from Muhammad (PBUH) who is pointed towards in Bible by Jesus (PBUH). This incident was given undue importance to suggest that the promise of another comforter is fulfilled with this incident itself. To justify this, its told that Peter said:

�Jesus was lifted up to heaven. Now he is with God, at God�s right side. The Father has given the Holy Spirit to him, as he promised. So Jesus has now poured out that Spirit. This is what you see and hear.� [Acts 2:33]

But what they fail to see is this:

Then Peter stood up with the other eleven apostles. He spoke loudly so that all the people could hear. He said, �My Jewish brothers and all of you who live in Jerusalem, listen to me. I will tell you something you need to know. Listen carefully. These men are not drunk as you think; it�s only nine o�clock in the morning. But Joel the prophet wrote about what you see happening here today. This is what he wrote:

 �God says: In the last days I will pour out my Spirit on all people.

Your sons and daughters will prophesy.

Your young men will see visions. Your old men will have special dreams.

In those days I will pour out my Spirit on my servants, men and women, and they will prophesy.

I will work wonders in the sky above. I will cause miraculous signs on the earth below.

There will be blood, fire, and thick smoke.

The sun will be changed into darkness, and the moon will be as red as blood.

Then the great and glorious day of the Lord will come. And everyone who trusts in the Lord will be saved.�

[Acts 2:14-22]

So is Pentecost a fulfilment of Jesus�s Prophecy or Joel�s Prophecy? Contradiction! and this is ascribed to Peter! There is more �

-        During the Pentecost incident, when all were in a trance and shaking, how could Peter alone was un-effected and mentioned the above words? Did holy-spirit not envelop him correctly or completely?

Clearly this incident is used to divert away attention about Another Comforter. What I can see in this incident are not any wonders of holy-spirit but clear manifestation of contradictions. Even if you take it as Joel�s prophecy, notice the below points �

-        If you read Joel�s prophecy, you can easily make out that it�s talking about the last day or apocalypse. On the day of Pentecost however, just a strong wind came and the room where apostles were sitting was enveloped with a sound.

-        Then divided tongues of fire appeared .. What happened to holy-spirit my dear? The holy-spirit that appeared like a dove with Jesus (PBUH) changed to a fiery fire?

-        As per Joel�s prophecy � the spirit has to be poured on to all people.. but here its effecting only a few people.

-        What about the visions of young men and dreams of old men? No such things seem to have happened

-        What about signs on the sky and blood? No such thing happened.

-        �sun will be changed into darkness, and the moon will be as red as blood� .. where did it all happen on the day of Pentecost?

What you need to understand from the prophecy of Comforter from Jesus (PBUH)�s words is that the comforter is coming for fulfilling a wider mission than this:

-        To teach everything and remind everything that Jesus(PBUH)�s has taught [John 14:26]

-        To Lead us in to All Truth [John 16:13]

-        To  prove about sin, righteousness and judgement [John 16:8-12]

-        To speak not his own words but speak what he hears and tell us what is to come [John 16:13]

The above tasks are something a Prophet only can deliver who lives among the people. These are not something that can be done with an incident like Pentecost. Do you see any link between that incident of tongues of fire and above tasks? Can you still justify Pentecost as something equal to pilgrimage?