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But Jews began to change their view over time, although it too never involved imagining a heaven or hell. About two hundred years before Jesus, Jewish thinkers began to believe that there had to be something beyond death—a kind of justice to come.}} | But Jews began to change their view over time, although it too never involved imagining a heaven or hell. About two hundred years before Jesus, Jewish thinkers began to believe that there had to be something beyond death—a kind of justice to come.}} | ||
There is also no known scripture given to Abraham. | There is also no known scripture given to Abraham. | ||
=== Muhammad predicted by Jesus === | |||
The Qur'an claims [[Isa al-Masih (Jesus Christ)|Jesus]] predicted a future messenger named Ahmad, which Islamic tradition unanimously agrees is another name for the Islamic prophet Muhammad.<ref>E.g. see Tafsirs on [https://quranx.com/tafsirs/61.6 Surah 61 Verse 6] </ref> | |||
{{Quote|{{Quran|61|6}}|And when said Jesus, son (of) Maryam, "O Children (of) Israel! Indeed, I am (the) Messenger (of) Allah to you, confirming that which (was) between my hands of the Torah <b> and bringing glad tidings (of) a Messenger to come from after me, whose name (will be) Ahmad."</b> But when he came to them with clear proofs, they said, "This (is) a magic clear."}} | |||
There is no contemporary evidence for this claim which actively contradicts Christian teachings and writings. | |||
{{Quote|Nickel, Gordon D.. The Quran with Christian Commentary: A Guide to Understanding the Scripture of Islam (p. 566). Zondervan Academic. Kindle Edition.|The Quran asserts that ‘Īsā speaks of “a messenger who will come after me.” The name of this messenger would be aḥmad, a word that literally means “more praised.” Muslims have interpreted aḥmad to be another name for Muhammad, and many have cited this verse to claim that the coming of Islam’s messenger was prophesied. In the Gospel accounts, Jesus spoke not of a messenger but of a “Counselor” (Gk. paraklētos) to come, whom Jesus clearly identified as the “Holy Spirit” and the “Spirit of truth” (John 14:17, 26; 15:26; 16:15). Jesus further specified that this Counselor would be sent by the Father in Jesus’ name (John 14:26), would testify about Jesus (John 15:26), would remind believers of everything that Jesus said (John 14:26), and would bring glory to Jesus by taking what belongs to Jesus and making it known (John 16:14). Neither Quran nor hadith fulfill these prophecies about the “Counselor” found in the New Testament, and it is fair to question whether the tasks of the Holy Spirit as described by Jesus in John 14–16 are within the capabilities of any human. The New Testament documents the fulfillment of Jesus’ words in the coming of the Holy Spirit in Acts 2.}} | |||
== Regarding general history == | == Regarding general history == | ||