The Foretelling, in Geneses,
by Prophet Jacob of Prophet
Mohammeds Mission
In Geneses, Chapter 49 of
the Arabic version of the Torah, printed in Paris in 1645 C.E.
And the one printed in London in 1657 C.E., the following verses are
mentioned:
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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.
49:2
Gather yourselves together, and hear, ye sons of Jacob; and
hearken unto Israel your father.
49:10
The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, or a lawgiver from
between his feet, until he to whom it belongs comes; and unto
him shall the gathering of the people be.
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It is evident that the text,
especially verse 10 speaks of the appearance of a divinely sent
figure towards the end of
time. There seems to be a consensus among all Torah commentators on
such an interpretation, even though they disagree on pinpointing the
circumstances verse 10 describes.
What
is meant by "sceptre" is the mace, symbol of power, although, in some
Arabic translations, the word "sceptre" was substituted by "mace".
The
phrase "or a lawgiver from between his feet" refers to the interpreter
of the Law, i.e. the Torah scholar who is governed by and in harmony
with it.
In
the phrase "until he to whom it belongs comes, there may
be a reference to the would be divinely sent person.
In
the following pages an effort has been made to discuss the attempt, by
both Jewish and Christian scholars who embraced Islam, to study this
prophecy and apply it to Prophet Mohammad.
10 49
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THE MASSOREIC TEXT
THE SAMRIIANA
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THE VULGATE
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THE SEPTUAGINT |
THE SYRICA
THE SYRICA
THE ARABICA
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