Mohammad, the Promise of Enjil (Gospel) - I

In the current New Testament of the Bible, which is a collection of scriptures used by Christians, including four different gospels, there are numerous indications to the Prophet promised by Jesus (PBUT); here we wish to some detail, explore one set of those promises.

Let us read together gospel of John, chapter 14, in which it is said that Jesus stated:

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If ye love me, keep my commandments.

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… and He (God) shall give you another "Comforter", …

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And now I have told you before it come to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye might believe.

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Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the "Prince of this world" cometh, and hath nothing in me.

Now let us look at the same gospel of John, chapter 16:

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Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the "Comforter" will not come unto you; …

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And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment…

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I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now.

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Howbeit when he, "the Spirit of Truth", is come, he will guide you into "All Truth": for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.

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He shall glorify me …

In these statements, it is stated that Jesus (PBUH) was promising some one designated, in some English translations, as "Comforter", who would come after the departure of Jesus, and Jesus was emphasizing on the fact that he had prophesied about him, hoping that his prophecies regarding that Promised person would cause people to believe in him; and the Prophet Jesus stated that the "Comforter" would be the "Spirit of Truth" who would guide people into "All Truth" which people were not yet ready to bear at the time of Jesus, and therefore Jesus told them that he would say no more because the "Prince of the world" would come and he would tell about things in the future; according to this gospel, Jesus clarified that the "Comforter" would guide into "All Truth" because he would not speak of himself, rather he would say that which he would hear.

Now the question is: Who is this "Comforter"? The answer to this question, is that which we wish to explore.

Remember, in many other writings in this site (kindfather.com), we have already mentioned and proven both historically and also from the contents of the Bible, that unfortunately Bible has been distorted ("…Jesus…Mohammad…(PBUT)", "Mohammad, the Promise of Torah-I, II, III", "What the Bible says about Muhammad-I, II, III, IV", …). But in the midst of the dark distortions, by the Will of Allah, certain rays of Divine Light have been shining. Keeping this in mind, we must say that we are only trying to reflect those dim rays in the current Bible, without confirming the entire presented concept.

We should always keep in mind that no original Gospel from Jesus (PBUH) written in the language of Jesus, Hebrew, is available at all; throughout history way over one hundred gospels have been identified, and in the fourth century A.D. four gospels were chosen by the Roman Empire. These gospels were in Greek, and in general no genuine Hebrew original gospel has ever been presented, and most of the Hebrew texts introduced later by the church, were actually translations from Greek into Hebrew! This itself has caused many problems.

Now let us look at the word "Comforter"; "Comforter" is actually a word used only in some English translations of the Bible, but in other Bibles, such as the Syriac Bible translations, the word used is "Paraclete"; this is what the Christians themselves say in this regard:

"The most interesting word is that rendered ''Comforter'' which we find in Palestinian Lectionary, but all other Syriac versions render it ''Paraclete'' … "

(Guillaume, in footnote to "the life of Muhammad")

Let us at this point narrate a portion of a debate between Imam Reza (PBUH) and a Yahood (Jewish) scholar of his time who had also apparently studied the scriptures of Nasaara (Christians) but perhaps had not yet believed in Jesus:

… Imam Reza (PBUH) to Ra's-Ol-Jaaloot:

Will you ask me (questions), or shall I ask?

Ra's-Ol-Jaaloot: I, will ask you; and I will not accept from you any proof, unless from Tawrat (Torah), or Enjil (Gospel), or from Daawood's Zaboor (David's Psalms), or that which is in the Sohof (Scriptures) of Ibrahim (Abraham) and Moosa (Moses).

The Imam: (That is fine,) Do not accept any proof and reason from me unless that which Tawrat has said on the tongue of Moosa (Moses) son of Emraan, and Enjil on the tongue of Eesa son of Maryam (Jesus son of Mary), and Zaboor on the tongue of Daawood (David).

Ra's-Ol-Jaaloot: From where, do you prove the Nabowwat (Prophethood) of Mohammad?

The Imam: Moosa son of Emraan and Eesa son of Maryam and Daawood Caliph of Allah on earth, bore testimony to his Nabowwat.

Ra's-Ol-Jaaloot: Prove the saying of Moosa son of Emraan.

The Imam: O; Yahoodi! Do you know that surely Moosa presented his Will to the Bani (children of) Israel and told them that: surely, a Prophet shall come to you and he will be in your brethren In him, so verify him and hearken him*; and do you know that, if you acknowledge the blood relationship of Israel (Ya'qoob son of Is_haaq son of Ibrahim) to Ismael (son of Ibrahim), due to the side of Ibrahim between them, surely for the Bani-Israel are brethren, none other than the children of Ismael (Ishmael)?

Ra's-Ol-Jaaloot: This is the saying of Moosa, and we do not reject it.

The Imam: has a Prophet other than Mohammad come to you from the brethren of Bani-Israel?

Ra's-Ol-Jaaloot: No.

The Imam: So, is it not that you are surely acknowledging this?

Ra's-Ol-Jaaloot: Yes, but I like you to confirm it for me, from Tawrat... .

To be continued.