11-11-2004, 04:43 PM
Quote:We won’t be able to find this name in the Torah. But we can figure it out using a special key. For example, we can understand what god this or that particular person in history worships. The formula describing the last Prophet (let Allah bless and greet him) is that he would worship One God, the Sole Creator of the world.
<b>THIS</b> is his formula??? If this supposed "former Rabbi" is saying that these "keys" are in the Torah and that this is part of the criteria, (which is very simplistic), then that would fit David, Solomon, Jesus, Ezekiel, and all the other prophets who came after the Torah was given.
Quote:The Prophet Muhammad (let Allah bless him!) matches this description exactly.
As I said, this is a very simplistic description and would match "exactly" many other people besides Muhammad.
Quote:Then I decided to look deeper into the matter and see whether there were any miracles and signs connected with the name of the Prophet (let Allah bless him!). The Bible tells us that the Lord sends miracles to the prophets to confirm their special mission in people’s eyes. I asked the alims about this, and they said: “Here’s a collection of true hadiths which describe the miracles connected with the Prophet (let Allah bless him!)”.
Did the Rabbi not do any further investigation to find out that there are many Muslims who deny these miracles? I've read that some scholars and teachers reject these miracle stories as fabrications. Apparently, some of the early Muslims began to feel bad because Jews and Christians were saying that their prophets had miracles, but Muhammad did not. So, then, people started making up these stories to defend themselves and Muhammad.
Frankly, if this is all it took to convince this person, then they must not have been a very good Rabbi or very learned. He doesn't even appear to have done any real research or study. He was probably the same way as a Rabbi.