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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.<ref>David Benjamin Keldani. Muhammad in World Scriptures (Volume II): The Bible (Malaysian edition 2006 ed.). Page 238-239: {{quote|We quite admit that Jesus was sent only to the "lost sheep of Israel," to reform and convert them from their sins; and especially to teach them more plainly concerning "the Son of Man" who was to come with power and salvation to restore what was lost and to reconstruct what was ruined.}}{{quote|The Jewish Apocalypses ascribe the title "Messiah" & "the Son of Man" exclusively to "the Last Prophet". Thus, the two titles are synonymous.}}</ref>{{#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 "the long awaited messiah", but can be used to describe David, Saul, Cyrus the Great, and many others.<ref>Munqidh As-Saqqar, هل بشر الكتاب المقدس بمحمد؟ [Did the Bible herald the Coming of Muhammad?] (in Arabic) (1st 2007 ed.). Page 9</ref>|group="note"}}

According to the Qur'an, it is Muhammad, not Jesus, about whom all the [[prophets in islam|prophets & apostles]] bore witness and brought Good News {{Quran-usc|03|81|q=}}.<ref>English Translation of the Holy Quran: With Explanatory Notes. Muhammad Ali‏. Revised 2010 edition. UK. ISBN 978-1-906109-07-3. Page 86</ref> The Qur'an further claims that Jesus himself preached the Advent of Muhammad for the [[Jews]]:
{{quote|<sup>Qur'an 61:6</sup> And [mention] when Jesus, the son of Mary, said, "O children of Israel, indeed I am the messenger of Allah to you confirming what came before me of the Torah and bringing good tidings of a messenger to come after me, whose name is [[Ahmad|more praised]]."…}}

==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===
In Genesis 22:15-18 15, The angel of the Lord calls to [[Abraham]] from heaven and says, {{quote|"I swear by myself, declares the Lord, that because you have done this and have not withheld your son, <u>'''your only son'''</u>, 17 I will surely bless you and make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will take possession of the cities of their enemies, 18 and through your offspring all nations on earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed me."}} This declaration is believed to be a promise to Ishmael, who was according to Genesis '''the only son''' of Abraham (fourteen years before the birth of Isaac), & [[Ishmaelites|his descendants]] that the Messiah is going to rise from among them. Thus, it has been considered as one of the prophecies about Muhammad. The other verses in Genesis 22 which claim that the sacrificed son was Isaac, not Ishmael, are believed by Muslims to be [[Tahrif|corrupted]].<ref name="Abu Talib, Nasrullah. 2009, p 309"/>

===Genesis 49===
In Genesis 49:10, [[Jacob]] tells his sons that the scepter will not depart from [[Judah (biblical person)|Judah]], nor the ruler’s staff (or a lawgiver) from between his feet (or from his descendants), until [[Shiloh (biblical figure)|Shiloh]] (or he that is to be sent) comes and to him shall be the obedience of the people.

Several Muslim writers tried to interpret this mysterious figure "Shiloh" as a reference to Muhammad.{{fact}} A variant of these interpretations is that the word Shiloh is actually a distorted form of the word Shaluh which means "apostle, messenger or he that is to be sent".{{fact}} The [[Latin Vulgate]] also translates the word to "He ... that is to be sent".{{fact}} Thus, the prophecy about the Shiloh becomes in harmony with Qur'an 3:81.<ref>Keldani, Muhammad in World Scriptures, 2006, p 42-45</ref>

===Deuteronomy 18===
[[File:Basmala.svg|thumb|right|250px|The Qur'an begins with [[Basmala]]: "In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful"]]
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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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