THE PROPHECY OF (MEHMAD), THE NATION’S DESIRE To reduce their sadness, after they returned from captivity, the prophet Haggai told the Children of Israel a prophecy from God. It reads as follows: “For thus says the LORD of hosts; yet once more, it a little while, I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land. And I will shake all nations, so that the treasure of all nations shall come in, and I will fill this house with glory, says the LORD of hosts. The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, declares the LORD of hosts. The latter glory of this house shall be greater than the former, says the LORD of hosts: and in this place will I give peace, declares the LORD of hosts.” (Haggai: 2/6-9). This prophecy, in no doubt, is talking about the expected prophet whom Abraham had promised. Jacob, Moses and David (PBUT) had also prophesized about him. The previous priest Abdul Ahad Dawoud, who is an expert with ancient languages, quoted the text in Hebrew and translated it as follows: “I will shake all the whole earth, and (Mehmad) will come to all the nations… and in this place I will give peace”. The word “Mehmad” or “Hamdet” comes in the Hebrew language as it comes in another new reading. It is usually used in Hebrew to mean “the great wish” or “the desired”, and the text according to the common Hebrew translation: (fabaaou Hamdat kol hagoyeem). However if we leave the name as it is without translation (which is what is supposed to be done with names), then we will find the word “Mehmad” is the Hebrew pronunciation of the Arabic name Ahmad, which was lost by translators when they also translated names.
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