by Dr. Ali Shehata
Prophet or Liar? Looking Into the Matter of Prophecy
The last point to be mentioned about the authenticity of the Prophet Muhammad pbuh using the Bible involves the proof of prophethood discussed in Deuteronomy, where it states in verses 21-22:
You may say to yourselves, "How can we know when a message has not been spoken by the Lord?" If what a prophet proclaims in the name of the Lord does not take place or come true, that is a message the Lord has not spoken. That prophet has spoken presumptuously. Do not be afraid of him.
So here we are presented with a litmus test for prophecy—if someone who claims to be a prophet says something that doesn’t come to pass or come true, then he is a liar. But if he prophecies, and that matter comes true consistently and without fail, then this means he has spoken the word of God. So, the next major question would be to see if the Prophet Muhammad pbuh ever made any predictions, and then see if these came true or not.
First, we shall take some examples from the Quran of prophecies found in its text, and then we will look into the Hadith literature to review instances of prophecy there.
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