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Islam.”
(
Surah 3:85):
“
And whoever desires a religion other
than Islam, it will never be accepted of him, and in the
Hereafter he will be one of the losers.”
MY SERVANT, MESSENGER AND ELECT
A further fulfillment of the prophecy of Muhammed is found in
Isaiah 42.
1. “Behold My servant, whom I uphold; Mine elect, in whom
My soul delighteth; I have put My spirit upon him: he shall
bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.” Also called “My
messenger” in
verse 19
. No doubt all Prophets were indeed
servants, messengers and elect of Allah. Yet no Prophet is
universally called by these specific titles as Muhammed
(pbuh). In Arabic: “Abduhu wa Rasuluhul Mustapha,”
i.e.
His
slave servant and His elected messenger.
The testimony of a
person accepting Islam is: “I bear witness that there is no
deity except Allah, Who has no partner and I bear witness
that Muhammed is His servant and messenger
.” This same
formula is repeated five times a day through the minarets of
the mosques as a call for prayers, another five times daily,
immediately before the beginning of
each prayer
,
nine times
a day in the “Tashahhud” during the five obligatory prayers,
and several more times if a Muslim performs additional
recommended prayers. In other words, this formula is
repeated dozens of time a day by each Muslim throughout the
world. The most common title of Prophet Muhammed (pbuh)
is Rasulullah
,
i.e
.
the messenger of Allah
.
2. “He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard
in the street.” This describes the high moral character and
decency of Prophet Muhammed (pbuh).