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But when he, the Spirit of Truth, comes, he will guide you all to the truth, for he will not be presenting his own ideas, but will be passing onto you what he has heard. He will tell you about the future. [^344]

[^344]: Ḥalabī, al-Sīrat al-Ḥalabīya, i, 346; ‘Alī al-Qārī, Sharḥ al-Shifā’, i, 743.

This verse is explicit. Who apart from Muhammad the Arabian (UWBP) has called all men to the truth, whose every statement was based on revelation, has spoken what he had heard from Gabriel, and informed man in detail about the resurrection of the dead and the hereafter? Who other than he could do this?

Also, the Books of other prophets include names in Syriac and Hebrew that correspond to the various names of the Noble Messenger (UWBP), such as Muhammad, Ahmad, Mukhtar. For example, in the scriptures of the Prophet Shu‘ayb, his name is “Mushaffah,” [^345] and means Muhammad. In the Torah, he is mentioned as “Munhamanna,” which again means Muhammad, and as “Himyata,” [^346] which means the Prophet of al-Haram. In the Psalms, he is called “al-Mukhtar.” [^347] Again in the Torah, the name is “al-Hatam al-Khatam.” [^348] Both in the Torah and in the Psalms, it is “Muqim al-Sunna,” [^349] in the scriptures of Abraham and in the Torah, he is mentioned as “Mazmaz,” [^350] and again in the Torah, as “Ahyad.”

[^345]: Ḥalabī, al-Sīrat al-Ḥalabīya, i, 353; Yūsuf Nabhānī, Ḥujjat Allāh ‘alā’l-‘Ālamīn, 112; Qasṭalānī, Mawāhib al-Ladunnīya, vi, 189.

[^346]: Ḥalabī, al-Sīrat al-Ḥalabīya, i, 346, 354; Yūsuf Nabhānī, Ḥujjat Allāh ‘alā’l-‘Ālamīn, 112-3.

[^347]: Ḥalabī, al-Sīrat al-Ḥalabīya, i, 353; Yūsuf Nabhānī, Ḥujjat Allāh ‘alā’l-‘Ālamīn, 112; Qasṭalānī, al-Mawāhib al-Ladunnīya, vi, 189; ‘Alī al-Qārī, Sharḥ al-Shifā’, i, 739.

[^348]: Yūsuf Nabhānī, Ḥujjat Allāh ‘alā’l-‘Ālamīn, 114.

[^349]: Yūsuf Nabhānī, Ḥujjat Allāh ‘alā’l-‘Ālamīn, 115.

[^350]: Yūsuf Nabhānī, Ḥujjat Allāh ‘alā’l-‘Ālamīn, 113; Ḥalabī, al-Sīrat al-Ḥalabīya, i, 353.

God’s Most Noble Messenger (Upon whom be blessings and peace) himself said: “In the Qur’an, my name is Muhammad, in the Bible, Ahmad, and in the Torah, Ahyad.” [^351] In fact, the Bible refers to him as “The one with the sword and the staff.” [^352] Indeed, the greatest of the prophets who wielded the sword, and was charged with fighting in God’s way together with his community, was God’s Messenger (Upon whom be blessings and peace). The Gospels also describe him as “wearing a crown.” [^353] Yes, this

[^351]: Yūsuf Nabhānī, Ḥujjat Allāh ‘alā’l-‘Ālamīn, 108, 112; Ḥalabī, al-Sīrat al-Ḥalabīya, i, 353; al-Anwār al-Muḥammadīya min al-Mawāhib al-Ladunniya, 143, narrated from Ibn ‘Abbas.

[^352]: Yūsuf Nabhānī, Ḥujjat Allāh ‘alā’l-‘Ālamīn, 114; Ḥalabī, al-Sīrat al-Ḥalabīya, i, 346-7; ‘Alī al-Qārī, Sharḥ al-Shifā’, i, 739.

[^353]: Yūsuf Nabhānī, Ḥujjat Allāh ‘alā’l-‘Ālamīn, 113, 114; ‘Alī al-Qārī, Sharḥ al-Shifā’, i, 739.

4–6 October 2026 · Istanbul

13th International Bediuzzaman Symposium

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