Common Questions about Islam Zakir Naik

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mother; the mother in law against her daughter in law, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.” (See also Matt 10:34-36) 171 UNTIL SHILOH COMES Genesis 49:1: “And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, ‘Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last days.”

This corresponds with Qur’aan Surah 2:v133: “Were you witnesses when death came to Jacob? When he said to his sons, “What will you worship after me?” They said, “We shall worship thy God (Allah), the God of thy fathers, Abraham, Ishmael and Isaac; One God, and to Him we have surrendered (in Islam). “The Sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.” There are two very important words mentioned here. The first is “Shiloh” and the second “Sceptre”. ‘Shiloh’ is also the name of a town but its real meaning is peace, tranquility, and rest, i.e., Islam. It could never refer to a town here. If it referred to a person, it could be a corruption of ‘Shaluah’ (Elohim), i.e., Messenger (of Allah). Genesis 49:10:

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So the ‘Sceptre’, meaning the Israelite Prophethood in the lineage of Isaac would stop as soon as Shiloh comes. The shift of Prophethood to another nation was foretold in Jeremiah “If those ordinances depart from before me, saith the Lord, then the seed of Israel also shall cease from being a nation before me for ever.”

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And also foretold by Jesus (pbuh) in Matt 21:43: “Therefore say I unto you, the kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof.” And without doubt that nation is the Arabs, as it is stated in Isaiah 21-13- “The Burden Upon Arabia”. This corresponds to the following

171 Interesting fact: In Arabic the word ‘sword’ has twelve different words to describe it. However, not once is sword mentioned in the Glorious Qur’aan. Surprise for Christians: the word ‘sword’ appears 448 times in 404 verses in the Bible. Check it out! 172 Prophet Muhammed was given the Qur’aan which contains the Shariah (Law) of Islam as foretold in Genesis 49:1. Jesus said time and again that he came with no new Law, and he followed the Law of Moses. So this prophecy cannot apply to Jesus.

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