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{{Muhammad}}

The [[Qur'an]] ascribes to [[Muhammad]] rather than to [[Jesus]] the position of the long awaited [[messiah]], since it puts Jesus in the position of no more than an apostle sent by [[God in Islam|God]] to the children of Israel, and puts Muhammad in the position of the mercy sent by God to all the creation.{{#tag:ref|That the Qur'an calls Jesus "messiah" doesn't mean that he is "the long awaited messiah", since the title "messiah" is not limited to(contracted; show full)

==Tanakh==

===Genesis 21===
In Genesis 21:17, God hears the infant [[Ishmael]] crying, and the [[angel]] of God calls to [[Hagar]] from heaven and says to her, {{quote|"What is the matter, Hagar? Do not be afraid; God has heard the boy crying as he lies there. 18 Lift the boy up and take him by the hand, for I will make him into a great nation."}} The Muslim nation (the [[Ummah]]) is believed to be this great nation promised to Ishmael.
<ref name="Abu Talib, Nasrullah. 2009, p 309">Abu Talib, Nasrullah. 2009, p 309</ref>

In Genesis 21:19, it says that God opened the eyes of Hagar and she saw a well of water. So she went and filled the skin with water and gave the boy a drink. This well of water is believed to be the well of [[Zamzam]] in [[Mecca]].

===Genesis 22===
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* [http://www.jesus-is-muslim.net/prophet-muhammad-in-the-bible/ Jesus is Muslim]
* [http://www.missionislam.com/comprel/muhbib.htm Mission-Islam]
* [http://rasoulallah.net/index.php/en/articles/category/2 Prophet Muhammad in the Bible]
* [http://www.resulullah.org/en/prophet-muhammed-bible-torah-and-psalms Prophet Muhammad in the Bible: Torah and Psalms]

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