By: Maulana Muhammad A. K. Azad [ Abu Arif Al Alawi ]
[‘Jesus predicted coming of Prophet Mohammed’ in Bible
found in Turkey.The text, reportedly worth $22 million, is said to contain
Jesus’ prediction of the Prophet’s coming but was suppressed by the
Christian Church for years. (Al Arabiya)]
THE
ALMIGHTY Allah took pledge from each Prophet that if Rasulullah (
PBUH ) were sent in his lifetime, he would bring iman on him and would support him. He also commanded each
Prophet to take a pledge from his Nation that if Rasulullah (PBUH) were
sent in their lifetime, they would bring Iman on him (PBUH). So, Each
Prophet took pledge from his Ummah in this regard and Hazrat Isa (A) is not
exception. But,his followers took a voltaface and in order to deny
Rasulullah (PBUH) they even changed their Holy book. But they failed to
suppress truth. Truth prevailed in the form of THE GOSPEL OF BARNABAS. Muslim
Scholars have done exhaustive research and silenced the Christian Missionaries
. As a consequence, many a Christian desrted Christianity and embraced Islaam. The
following research work is based on “ ISLAM AND CHRISTIANITY” by Great Turkey
Scholar M SIDDIK GUMUS.
A book entitled the Injil was
revealed to Hadrat Îsâ. But the
Jews eradicated the book
within eighty years. TheHoly Bible which appeared later and
is now considered the Christians’ holy book sent by Allâhu
ta’âlâ consists of two parts. The “OldTestament” contains the dispensations of Prophets that had appeared before Hadrat Îsâ, particularly the Mosaic dispensation. The“New Testament” includes the four books written by his followers Matthew, Mark,
Luke and his apostle Johnthat contain information
about the life of Jesus, his deeds and admonitions. The
great stringency observed in the
recording of the Qur’ân al-kerîm was not
observed in the
preparation of the
Bible. Many wrong thoughts, fables, and sillytales were added to the truth.
There is detailed information about the Bible in the Arabic books
Risâla-i
Samsâmiyya by professor hâji Abdullah Abdi Bey from Manastır (d. 1303/1885)and
in the Turkish book
Izâh-ul-Meram, both of which are printed works. Nevertheless,
gospels in close proximity to the real Bibles are known to
exist today.
The most important of these isThe
Gospel of Barnabas. Barnabas was a Jew born in Cyprus. His real name was Joseph.
He was one of the leading followers of Jesus and possessed an important post
among the apostles. His nickname, Barnabas, means “a person who gives advice
and encourages good deeds.” The Christian world knows Barnabas as a great saint
who together with Saint Paul was a man who set out to propagate Christianity.
The Christians celebrate June 11th as Saint Paul’s day. Barnabas wrote down
exactly what he had heard and learned from Hadrat Îsâ. Barnabas’ book and
other Bibles were
popular and were read during the first three hundred years of Christianity. In
the year 325, when the first Nicene (Iznik) Council decided
to abolish all the Bibles written in the Hebrew language, Barnabas’ Bible was
destroyed too.
This was accomplished by officially
threatening to kill anyonewho kept or read the Bibles other than the four
booksauthorized. The other Bibles were translated into Latin, butBarnabas’
Bible suddenly disappeared. Pope Damasus got acopy of Barnabas’ Bible by chance
in the year 383 and kept it inhis papal library. Until the year 993 (1585),
Barnabas’ Bible remained in that library. In that year Fra Marino, a friend of Pope
Sixtus, saw the book there and developed a deep interest in it. (Fra means
brother and monk in Italian.) This was because Fra Marino knew that around the
year 160 Iraneus (130-200), one of the leading exponents of Christianity, had
put forward
the belief that “there
is only one God, and Jesus is not the son of God.” Iraneus had also said:
“Saint Paul wanted to introduce the wrong idea of the Trinity into the
Christian creed because he had been influenced by the Roman custom of
worshipping many gods.”
Fra Marino also knew that Iraneus had referred
to Barnabas’ Bible as a proof in his criticism against Saint Paul. For this
reason, Fra Marino read Barnabas’ Bible with the utmost attention and
translated it into Italian between the years 1585-1590. After changing many
hands, this Italian manuscript came into the possession of Cramer, one of the
counsellors to the King of Prussia. In 1120 (1713), Cramer presented this valuable
manuscript to Prince Eugene de Savoie (1663-1736), who had established a great
reputation in Europe for having
defeated the Turks at
Zanta and for having taken back Hungary and the fortress of Belgrade. After
Prince Eugene’s death, Barnabas’ Bible, together with the rest of his private
library, was transferred to the Royal Library (Hofbibliothek) in Vienna in 1738.
Two Britons, Mr. and Mrs.
Ragg, who first found the Italian translation of Barnabas’ Bible in the Royal
library, translated it into English and that translation was printed in Oxford
in 1325 (1907). Strange to say, this translation mysteriously disappeared from
the market. Only one copy of the translation exists in the British Museum and another
one is in the Library of the U.S. Congress in Washington. With great effort,
theQur’anic Council of Pakistan managed to
reproduce theEnglish version in 1973. The following passages have been taken
from that book:
From the seventieth chapter of
Barnabas’ book: “Jesus answered: ‘And ye; what
say ye that I am?’ Peter answered: ‘Thou art Christ, son of
God.’ Then was Jesus angry, and with anger rebuked him,
saying: ‘Begone and depart from me,because thou art the devil and seekest to
cause me offence!’And he threatened the eleven, saying: ‘Woe to you if ye
believe this, for I have won from God a great curse
against those who
believe this.’ ”
The seventy-first chapter states: “Then said Jesus: ‘A God liveth, I am not able to forgive sin, nor
is any man, but God alone forgiveth.’ ”
The seventy-second chapter says:“As for me, I am now come to the world to prepare the way for the
messenger of God, who shall bring salvation to the world. But
beware that ye be not deceived, for many false prophets shall come,
who shall take my words and contaminate my gospel.’ Then said
Andrew: ‘Master, tell us some sign, that we may know
him.’ Jesus answered: ‘He will not come in your time, but
will come some years after you, when my gospel shall be
annulled, insomuch
that there shall be
scarcely thirty faithful. At that time God will have mercy on the world, and so
He will send his real
messenger, over whose
head will rest a white cloud. He shall come with great power against the
ungodly, and shall destroy idolatry upon the earth, and punish the idolaters.
And it rejoicethme because that through him our God shall be known andglorified,
and I shall be known to be true; and he will execute vengeance against those who
shall say that I am more than man...’ ”
In the ninety-sixth chapter it
writes:“Jesus answered: ‘Iam
not the Messiah, whom all the tribes of the earth expect,even as God promised
to our father Abraham. But when God shall take me away from
the world, Satan will raise again this accursed sedition, by
making the impious believe that I am God and son of God. Whence
my words and my doctrine shall be contaminated, insomuch
that scarcely shall there remain thirty faithful ones; whereupon
God will have mercy upon the world,
and will send His messenger for whom He hath
made all things; who shall come from the south with power, and shall destroy the
idols with the idolaters; who shall take away the dominion from Satan which he
hath over men. He shall bring with him the mercy of God for the salvation of them
that shall believe in him, and blessed is he who shall believe his words.’ ”
From the ninety-seventh chapter : “Then said the priest:‘How shall the Messiah be
called and what sign shall reveal his coming?’ Jesus answered:
‘The name of the Messiah is
admirable, for God
himself gave him the name when He had created his soul, and
placed it in a celestial splendour. God said: “Wait Mohammed;
for thy sake I will to create paradise,the world, and a great multitude of
creatures, whereof I make thee a present, insomuch that whoso shall bless
thee shall be blessed, and whososhall curse thee shall be
accursed. When I
shall send thee into the
world I shall send thee as my
messenger of salvation,
and thy word shall be true, insomuch that heaven and earth shall fail, but thy
faith shall never fail.”Ahmad is his blessed name.’ Then the crowd lifted up
their voices, saying: ‘O God, send us thy messenger; O Ahmad come quickly for
the salvation of the world!”
The hundred and twenty-eighth chapter
states:
“Accordingly, brethren,
I, a man, dust and clay, that walk upon the earth, say unto you:
Do penance and know your sins. I say,brethern, that Satan, by means of the
Roman soldiery, deceived you when ye said that I was God. Wherefore,
beware that ye believe them not, seeing they are under the
curse of God.”
From the hundred and thirty-sixth
chapter:
“This chapter after
giving information about Hell, tells how Hadrat Muhammad (’alaihi ’s-salâm) will save his followers from Hell.”
From the hundred and sixty-third
chapter: “The disciples answered: ‘O master, who
shall that man be of whom thou
speakest, who shall come
into the world? Jesus answered with joy of heart. ‘He is Ahmad,
messenger of God, and when he
cometh into the world,
even as the rain maketh the earth to bear fruit when for a long
time it hath not rained, even so shall he be an occasion for good
works among men, through the abundant mercy which he shall bring.
For he is a white cloud full of the mercy of God, which
mercy of God shall sprinkle upon the faithful like rain.’ ”
The Gospel of Barnabas gives the
following informationabout the last days of Hadrat Îsâ (’alaihi ’s-salâm),
chapters 215-222: “When the Roman soldiers came into the house to arrest Hadrat
Îsâ, he was taken out through the window by Kerûbiyyun (four great angels:
Gabriel, Michael, Rafael, and Uriel), and they took him up into heaven since
they were ordered by Allâhu ta’âlâ to do that. The Roman soldiers arrested
Yahûd (Judas), who was leading them, saying, “You are Îsâ.” In
spite of all his denials, pleadings and entreaties, they took him by force to a
cross which had been prepared, and crucified him. Then, Hadrat Îsâ came into
the sight of his mother, Mary (Maryam) and his apostles (hawârîs). He said toMary:
‘Mother! You see I have not been crucified. Instead of
me, the treacherous
Judas (Yahûda) has been crucified anddied. Stay away from Satan! He will make
every effort to deceive humanity. I will call you as my witnesses for all thethings
that you have heard and seen.’ Then, he prayed to Allâhu ta’âlâ for the
salvation of the faithful, and for the
conversion of sinners.
He turned to his disciples and said: ‘May God’s grace and mercy be with you.’
Then before their eyes the four angels carried him up into heaven.”
As it is seen, Barnabas’ Bible informs
us about the advent of the last Prophet (’alaihi ’s-salâm), six hundred or a
thousand years before his coming, and mentions only one God. It rejectsTrinity.
European encyclopedias give the following information about Barnabas’ Bible: “A
manuscript, introduced as Barnabas’ Bible,but a false book written by an
Italian who was converted to Islam in the fifteenth century.”
This explanation is totally wrong,
in the light of the following information: Barnabas’ Bible was excommunicated
and annihilated in the third century, i.e., three hundred or seven hundred
years before Hadrat Muhammad’s (’alaihi ’s-salâm) coming. This means to say
that even in those times there were discourses on the advent of another
Prophet, which contradicted the concept of three gods and which did not suit the
bigotry of fanatical Christians. Moreover, for it to have been written by a
person who had been converted to Islam before its beginning is out of the
question. On the other hand, the Italian translator Fra Marino was a Catholic
monk, and we have no proofs at hand to claim that he had been converted to
Islam.
Therefore, a motive cannot be found
for him to have translated the Bible differently from its original. It should
not be forgotten that long ago, that is, between the Christian years 300 and
325,many significant Christian men of religion denied that Hadrat’Îsâ was the
son of Allah and referred to Barnabas’ Bible to prove that ’Îsâ was a man like
us. Of them, the most preeminent was Luchian, the Bishop of Antioch. And
Luchian’sdisciple, Arius (270-336), was even more famous. Arius was excommunicated
by Alexander, (d. 328), the Bishop of Alexandria, who later became the
Patriarch of Istanbul. Uponthis, Arius went to his friend Eusabios, the Bishop
of Nicene İznik). Arius had so many adherents around him that even Constantine,
the Emperor of Byzantium, and his sister joinedthe Arian sect. Also, Honorius,
who was the pope during the time of Hadrat Muhammad (’alaihi ’s-salâm),
conceded that
Hadrat Îsâ was only a
human being and that it was wrong to believe in three gods. (Pope Honorius, who
died in 630, was officially cursed [anathematized] by the Spiritual Council
that assembled in Istanbul in 678, 48 years after his death.) In 1547, L.F.M.
Sozzini, influenced by Camillo, a Sicilian priest, appealed to the Frenchman
Jean Calvin (1509-1564), who was one of the most outstanding religious authorities
of Christendom and the founder of Calvinism, and challenged him, saying: “I do
not believe in Trinity.” He also said that he preferred the Arian doctrine and
rejected the theory of the “Original Sin.” (This sin is said to be the Prophet
Adam’s major sin, and the reason why Hadrat Îsâ had been sent to this world as
an atonement for that sin). This is a principle doctrine of Christianity. His
cousin, F.P.Sozzini, published a book in 1562, and therein he categorically rejected
the deity of Jesus. In 1577, Sozzini moved to the city of Klausenburg,
Transylvania, because Sigismund, the leader of that country, was against the
doctrine of Trinity.
Also, Bishop Francis Davis (1510-1579) of the
same country was utterly against Trinity and had established a sect denying
Trinity.Because this sect was established in the city of Rocow, Poland, its
adherents were called
Racovians. They all believed Arius. We add these historical facts into this small book of ours for the purpose of providing its readers with an awareness that the existing Gospels have lost their credibility in the eyes of many
Christian clergy, who acknowledge that the
Gospel of Barnabas is the only true Bible. This insurrection seems to have
goaded the Popes and their associates into an assiduous activity to liquidate
the Gospel of Barnabas.
However, despite all the efforts
towards falsification, it is still written in various Bibles, which the
Christians have today, that another Prophet will come after Jesus (’Îsâ
[’alaihi ’s-salâm]). For example, it is written in the 12th and 13th verses of
the 16th chapter of John’s Gospel:
“I
have yet many things to say unto you, but you cannot bear them now.” “Howbeit
when he, the
Spirit of truth, is
come, he will guide you into all truth: ...” (John: 16-12, 13) This message in
John’s Gospel is similarly repeated in a slightly different manner on the 885th
page of the Turkish translation from its Hebrew origin of the Holy
Bible, published in Istanbul and printed in Boyajiyan Agop’s printing
house in 1303 (1886) by American and English Companies that publish the Bible.
It says on that page as follows: “My departure from the world is more
beneficial for you, because, he, who will be consoling you, will not come before
I go. When he comes he will purge the world of sins, and establish salvation
and order. I still have many things to tell you. But you cannot endure them
now.
However, when he, the Spirit of
Truth comes, he will guide you to the truth. He will not utter his own words,
but will tell what is revealed, and he will inform you about the things to
happen in the future. He will confirm my way and communicate the same.”The word
“he” in the passage above is interpreted in the translations of the Bible as
“Ghost” or “Holy Ghost,” whereas its Latin origin writes it as “Paraclet” which
means “consoler” in Latin. This means to say that despite all their efforts,
they have not been able to erase the statement “after me a consoling person
will come” from the Bible. Moreover, it is stated in verses 8 to13 of the 13th
chapter of The First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians, which is
one of the letters written by Paul and accepted as a part of the Holy Bible by
Christians:
“Charity never faileth: but whether there
be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease [e.g.
Latin and old Greek]; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away [like
that of the Middle ages].” “For we know in part, and we prophesy in part.” “But
when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done
away.” (1 Cor: 13-8 to 10) This exact excerpt exists on the 944th page of the
Turkish book.
Kitâb-ı Mukaddes (Holy Bible). Therefore, Christians
have to believe that
there are reports about the advent of a final Prophet in today’s
Bibles, which they believe to be true books. An English translation
of the Gospel of Barnabas is available at the following ten
places.
The Bible was formerly
in the Hebrew language. In the
Middle Ages, it was
translated into Latin and entitled “Itala.”
When Christianity began to
spread, pagans and Jews stood against it. So much so that the Christians had to
keep their faith a secret. They worshipped in temples which were built under ground,
in caves, in mountains, and in other secret places. The Jews, in spite of all
their treachery and oppression, could not prevent Christianity from spreading.
Saul, a preeminent Jew and one of the greatest enemies of Christianity,
pretented to be a Christian assigned by Hadrat Jesus with the task of inviting
all nations, except the Jews, to become Christians. [See chapter 9 of “The Acts
of the Apostles” in the Bible.] He changed his name to Paul. He pretended to be
a pious Christian so that he could corrupt Christianity from within. The
concept of “Oneness” was replaced by “Trinity.” Îsâism (“Jesusism”) became Christianity.
He falsified the Bible. He preached that Jesus Christ was the son of God. He
made it permissible for Christians to drink wine and to eat pork. He changed
the direction of their qibla towards the east so that it faced the rising sun.
He also introducted many other falsities which were not previously communicated
by Christ (’alaihi ’s-salâm). Eventually
his corrupt ideas began
to spread among the Christians.
Consequently, they
divided into various sects. They deviated from the teaching of Îsâ (alaihi’s-salam),
and in their place they made up silly fables. They made imaginary pictures and
statues of Hadrat ’Îsâ (Jesus [’alaihi ’s-salâm]). They accepted and adopted
the cross as their religious emblem (symbol). They began to worship these
statues and the cross. In other words, they reverted to paganism. They
considered Hadrat Îsâ (Jesus [’alaihi ’s-salâm]) to be the son of God. However,
the Prophet
Jesus had never said such a thing to them; he
had only
mentioned the Rûh
al-Quds, i.e., the supernatural power
endowed upon him by
Allâhu ta’âlâ. Believing in the divinity of Jesus, who was believed to be the
son of God, and in the Rûh al-Quds (Holy Ghost) along with the belief in God,
caused themto stray from the belief in the one, unchanging Creator, whichhas
been the basis of all the true religions, and to lapse into the ridiculous
state of worshipping three deities, called “Trinity.”
After Christianity had become
the official religion of various major states, there began the chaotic period
of the Middle Ages. The principles of benevolence, compassion, and affection were
completely forgotten. In place of them, Christians adopted bigotry, resentment,
hatred, enmity and cruelty. They practiced unimaginable cruelty in the name of
Christianity. They tried to destroy all the works of the ancient Greek and
Roman civilisations. They became hostile to knowledge and science.They
accused Jeanne d’arc (Joan of Arc), who had been struggling for
the freedom of her country, of being a magician; consequently, they burned her
alive. It is written in Kâmus-ala’lâm and Larousse that with
the encouragement of Calvin, one of the founders of Protestanism, they burned
alive Michel Serve in 1553, who was a Spanish doctor and theologist and had
written a book disapproving Trinity and the divinity of Hadrat Îsâ (Jesus Christ [’alaihi ’s-salâm]).
By establishing the hair-raising tribunal called the Inquisition, they
killed by various means of torture hundreds of thousands of people unjustly, claiming
these people to be “irreligious” in order to obtain their wealth. They ascribed
to the clergy the power of“redemption,” which belongs to Allâhu ta’âlâ
only. Consequently, the clergy redeemed people from their sins in return for
money.
Furthermore, they sold parcels
from Paradise. As for the popes, who occupied the highest religious rank, they
almost dominated the entire world. By excommunicating even kings under various pretexts,
they forced kings to come to them and beg for forgiveness. In the year 1077
A.D., the German King HenryIV, who came to Canossa seeking forgiveness
from Pope Gregory, who had excommunicated him, waited barefooted in front of
the Pope’s palace day after day in the winter, as the season was. The most
vicious criminals were among the popes themselves. One of them Borgia, poisoned
his opponents and their adherents with various poisons and usurped their
property. He committed all sorts of abominations. He cohabited with his sister
as husband and wife. But, he was still deemed a sacredand innocent pope.
Preposterous rules were inserted into Christianity, such as no marriage for
clergymen, no divorce for
married couples, confession, and redemption.
In fact, it was deemed a sin to live on earth.
The religion of Islam, whose advent had
taken place in theseventh century, began to shine like a halo in that darkness.
As we will see in the following discourse on Islam, this exalted religion,
which is totally based on the most normal, most logical, and most humane
principles, easily and immediately gained recognition against reprobated
Christianity. It was welcomed with enthusiasm by the wise. Muslims who were deeply
and reverently interested in knowledge and science, studied very
hard, as a result of following the orders of
Allâhu ta’âlâ and His Messenger (sall-Allâhu ’alaihi wa sallam). They added
many new findings to every branch of science and educated many geniuses in
every field. Today, the words CHEMISTRY andALGEBRA (Kimyâ and Jebr) are Arabic
in origin. And this itself with many other examples clearly indicates how Arab
Muslims served scientific knowledge.
. Hirschfeld, a thinker
of world-wide fame said, “No other nation has become so civilized so rapidly as
the Arabs did by accepting Islam.”
While the Christian world represented the
pitch darkness of a dungeon and made life a bitter torment for people during
the Middle Ages, Islam presented facilities for living in comfort, joy and
peace to the human race. Consequently, in order to obtain wealth by usurping
the property and money in Muslim countries, Christians attacked Muslims and
organized crusade expeditions with a pretext to recover Jerusalem, which they
deemed sacred (1096-1270).
In those crusade expeditions,
they shed much Muslim blood unjustly. When they invaded Jerusalem, the stream
of blood from the Muslims they massacred in mosques, as they themselves
confess, reached the abdomens of their horses. On the other hand, Salâhaddîn
(Saladin) Eyyûbî showed great magnanimity towards the Christians, when he recaptured Jerusalem from them. His largeheartedness was so great that he set free the King of England, Richard the Lion-Hearted (Richard, Coeur de Lion), whom he had taken
captive. Also, the expeditions carried out against the Ottoman
Empire were considered crusades against the Muslims by some
furious, fanatical Christians. A French historian was so
insolent as to describe the Balkan War, 1912-1913, as “the
greatest crusade expedition.”
Indian Rahmatullah Effendi
(rahima-hullâhu ta’âlâ)
silenced the British Protestant priests in
various debates held in Delhi in 1270 (1854) and again in Istanbul. He wrote a
book containing this great victory, which he won against the priests, and his
answers to them in Istanbul. It was published in two Arabic volumes under the
name
Izhâr-ul-haq in 1280 (1864). It has recently been reproduced
in Egypt. The Turkish translation of its first volume was
published with the same title in Istanbul,
and the Turkish translation of its second
volume, under the name Ibrâz-ul-haq, was published in Bosna in 1293
(1877). English, French, Gujratî, Urdu and Persian translations of it were also
published. The Arabic book Tuhfat-ul-arîb by Abdullah-i
Tarjumân, the Persian book Mîzân-ul-mevâzîn written by Najaf Alî in
Istanbul in 1288 (1871), the book Arradd- ul-jamîl by
Imâm-ı Ghazâlî (rahmatullâhi ’alaih), and the book As-sirât-ul mustakîm by
Ibrâhîm Fasîh Haydarî, are valuable Islamic books which refute the
slanders and lies in the so-called
Torah and Bible with many proofs.
These books have
been published by offset
process by HAKÎKAT K İTÂBEVİ,Istanbul, Turkey.
MAY ALLAH GUIDE THEM TO BRING IMAN ON OUR
BELOVED PROPHET (PBUH) AND AVOID ETERNAL HELLFIRE.
