The Prophet Like Unto Moses

The Prophet Like Unto Moses

God addressed Moses (Deuteronomy 18:18): "I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee [Moses], and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him."

1. Brethren of Israelites (descendants of Abraham through Isaac) are Ishmaelites (descendants of Abraham through Ishmael). Jesus is here excluded as he is an Israelite; otherwise it should be written "a Prophet from among yourselves."

2. Is Muhammad not like unto Moses? If not accepted, this promise has yet to be fulfilled. The table below, taken from Al-Ittihad, January-March 1982, page 41, is self-explanatory:
Following is a comparison between a few crucial characteristics of Moses, Muhammad and Jesus which may clarify the identity of "that prophet" who was to come after Moses:

Area of Comparison	Moses	Muhammad	Jesus
Birth	Usual	Usual	Unusual
Family life	Married, children	Married, children	No marriage or children
Death	Usual	Usual	Unusual
Career	Prophet/Statesman	Prophet/Statesman	Prophet
Forced Emigration	To Median	To Madinah	None (in adulthood)
Encounter with enemies	Hot pursuit	Hot pursuit/Battles	No-similar encounter
Results of encounter	Moral/Physical Victory	Moral/Physical Victory	Moral Victory
Writing down of revelation	In his lifetime (Torah)	In his lifetime (Al-Qur'an)	After him
Nature of teachings	Spiritual/legal	Spiritual/legal	Mainly spiritual
Acceptance of leader ship (by his people)	Rejected, then accepted	Rejected, then accepted	Rejected (by most Israelites)

3. "put my words in his mouth." So God's revelation came through Gabriel, and Prophet Muhammad's own thinking was not involved. But this applied to all Divine revelation. Perhaps here mentioned specifically because compared with the revelation to Moses, which came in "written tablets" as believed.

Deuteronomy 18:19: "And it shall come to pass that whosoever will not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him."

In the Qur'an 113 of the 114 chapters (Surah) start with "In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful." Also, in their daily work the Muslims start with this saying. Not in the name of God, but "in my name,"

His Personal name which is "Allah." As it is a personal name, it is not subject to gender like God or Goddess, or to plurality like God or Gods. Christians start with "In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit."

It Is to be noted that those who will not hear him, or who deny him, will be punished. This corresponds with passages in the Holy Qur'an: (Surah 3:19): "Truly the religion in the sight of Allah is Islam." (Surah 3:85): "And whoever desires a religion other than Islam, It will never be accepted of him, and in the Hereafter he will be one of the losers."