What is
Muhammad in World Scriptures?
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Muhammad in World Scriptures is a research work written
to establish the claim of the Holy Quran that the prophets who arose
in various nations and lands before the Holy Prophet Muhammad had
prophesied his coming and instructed their own followers to accept
and support the Promised Prophet when he would make his appearance.
Since the Quran teaches that prophets before the Prophet Muhammad
appeared in every nation, these prophecies are to be found in all
world scriptures, not only in the Jewish and Christian scriptures,
but also in the sacred books of the Hindu, Buddhist and Zoroastrian
religions.
The author, Maulana Abdul Haq Vidyarthi, carried out this research
by learning the ancient, original languages of these scriptures,
in particular Sanskrit, Hebrew and Greek, and studying the sacred
books directly in those languages. In his extensive study, he has
made use of commentaries, dictionaries and encyclopaedias compiled
by the followers of those scriptures themselves as well as by independent
scholars. These sources are referred to throughout the book. To
collect material for his work, he visited libraries in many countries
of the world, including India, England and the United States.
The prophecies unearthed by the Maulana not only speak of the coming
of the Prophet Muhammad but also mention his qualities, achievements,
and significant events of his life, and indicate that he would bring
perfect, everlasting religious teachings, and the eternal "kingdom
of God". The author discusses that the given signs are met
with in no other person than the Holy Prophet Muhammad.
First published as a slim book in 1940 in Lahore, Muhammad in
World Scriptures was greatly expanded by the author for the
second edition which was published in 3 volumes during the years
1966 to 1975. The first U.S.A. edition of this work has been under
preparation for some time, and is being published in stages. The
new publication is being entirely re-typeset and re-designed in
a considerably improved style. The text of the book is being thoroughly
checked with the original sources, and corrected and reorganised
wherever necessary.
Volume 1 of the new edition is now being published
(December 1998), dealing with prophecies about the Holy Prophet
Muhammad in the Bible. (ISBN: 0-913321-59-1)
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