Names of Mohammad and ‘Ali (SBUT) in the Bible

Part 11

It is noteworthy to mention that in the so called book of Malachi there are statements reproving the priests who despised God’s name thru disobedience, and thus God cursed them:

1:6 … a servant honoureth his master: … if I be a master, where is my fear? saith the LORD of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my name …

1:10 … I have no pleasure in you …

2:1 And now, O ye priests, this commandment is for you.

2:2 If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith the LORD of hosts, I will even send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings: yea, I have cursed them already, because ye do not lay it to heart.

2:3 Behold, I will corrupt your seed …

2:8 But ye are departed out of the way; ye have caused many to stumble at the law …

2:17 Ye have wearied the LORD with your words …

And in the midst of all this reproving, glad tidings are given that even the people other than the children of Israel- who are being called “gentiles” in some bible English translations, and “nations” in other English translations- will glorify the Name of God:

King James Version

1:11 For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name shall be great among the Gentiles …

Darby's English Translation

1:11 For from the rising of the sun even unto its setting my name shall be great among the nations …

Then in 3:1 it was stated that God would send His Messenger, he who was desired … and 3:2-3 clarify that this Messenger would judge and enforce Divine laws:

3:2 But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner's fire, and like fullers' soap:

3:3 And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver …

Let us remember- as also mentioned and analyzed in articles such as “Mohammad, the Promise of Torah”- in the book of Deuteronomy of the old testament of bible, chapter 33 statements 1 to 3, glad tidings to Hadrat Mohammad (SAWA) were given … in which he was introduced as the one who would appear from the area of mount Paran- which is the area being called Mecca today-; he who would love the people; he who would bring a fiery law … i.e. a fiery law by which he- the last Prophet and Messenger of Allah-  would refine and purify …

In addition let us pay attention that in the glad tidings mentioned in the book of Malachi (1:11 …) was the fact that some day the Name of God is going to be glorified all over. In this regard it is important to keep in mind that in the distorted christianity the Name of God has never been glorified because through following the blasphemous doctrine of trinity, christians have actually considered three gods and these three gods they have addressed them by titles such as Father, Son, Holy Spirit, Lord and … [SOBHAANALLAH] … never with a Name! Then they themselves say that Jesus (SBUH) said:

Matthew 23:39 For I [Jesus] say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.

Yes … Mohammad (SAWA) came in the Name of the Lord … every Surah of Qur’an starts with the verse ”In the Name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful”, and indeed christians will not see Jesus (SBUH) again … until after his second coming when they shall all acknowledge the Prophethood of Hadrat Mohammad (SAWA) and will recite “Salawat” and confess that Allah is the One and only God and that Mohammad (SAWA) was the blessed one who came in the Name of God … and on that beautiful day when with the return of Hadrat Mahdi (SBUH) Jesus (SBUH) shall return too and christians will see and follow him, who shall stand behind Hadrat Mahdi of Mohammad …, and the Name of God will be glorified all over …: Malachi 1:11 For from the rising of the sun even unto its setting My name shall be great among the nations …

We also cordially invite our friends to refer to articles “Imam Mahdi’s (PBUH) Birth, Ascension and Rise, and the Revelation of John”, “Is Selah in the Bible same as Salawat?!” and “What the Bible says about Muhammad” Part V, in this site: kindfather.com

Additionally, As the seventh possibility for the name of Hadrat ‘Ali (SBUH) in bible, let us pay a more careful attention to the statement, Milachi 3:3 And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver … In this statement it is clearly mentioned that this Messenger to come was going to confront the jews; in the Hadiths regarding the Battle of Khaybar, when the Prophet Mohammad (SAWA)- after the jews broke their pact with the Prophet  (SAWA)- confronted the jews living in the oasis of Khaybar, both the Shi’ah and sunni documents confirm that the unorganized jews- after Muslims had captured all their forts but one- barricaded themselves in that one strong fortress and then organized themselves …

While Hadrat ‘Ali (SBUH) was suffering from pain in his eyes, The Muslims attempted to attack the strong fort … the first attempt was made by AbuBakr who took the banner, but was unable to succeed … then ‘Umar took the banner but failed too. That night the Prophet Muhammad (SAWA) proclaimed, "By Allah, tomorrow I shall give the banner to a man who loves Allah and His Messenger, whom Allah and His Messenger love. Allah will bestow victory upon him." (from the sunni Sahih Bukhari)

That morning, every one was wondering who should have the honor to carry the banner, but Muhammad called out for ‘Ali son of Abi-Talib (SBUT). (the sunni al-Tabari (1997). The History of al-Tabari: The Victory of Islam. Albany : State University Of New York. pp. 119–121.) ‘Ali (SBUH) came to Muhammad (SAWA), who cured him by applying his saliva in his eyes … (ibid, p. 120.)

Hadrat ‘Ali (SBUH) was, as confirmed by the Prophet (SAWA), the “man who loves Allah and His Messenger, whom Allah and His Messenger love”; the Prophet (SAWA) gave the banner to ‘Ali (SBUH) and he bravely and miraculously conquered the fort … This Hadith is known as the Raayat (Banner) Hadith … Shaykh Mofid narrates that the Prophet (SAWA) gave the white Raayat to Hadrat ‘Ali (SBUH) and prayed for him and addressing ‘Ali said: “Take this Raayat and go, Jebra’el [Gabriel] is with you and will assist you in your advancing; fear from you has been placed in the hearts of the enemies. O ‘Ali! Know that they have seen in their book that their destroyer is some one whose name is Elia …” (From the Shi’ah Ershaad of Shaykh Mofid, vol. 1, p. 111; the sunni Maghaazi Waaqedi, vol. 2, p. 497; the sunni Mosnad Ahmad Hanbal, vol. 9, p. p. 28; the sunni Taarikh Tabari, vol. 3, p. 13; …)

Now … firstly if the so called book of Malachi is to be considered as glad tidings to the Messenger of Allah, Hadrat Mohammad (SAWA), and secondly, if the fact is acknowledged that such writings are distorted thus exact and literal wordings are not to be considered, and thirdly if it is realized that the concept of prophet and messenger in distorted judaism and christianity is different from the Islamic concept; i.e. in the distorted biblical view any person making any prophecy may be called a prophet while in Islamic doctrine Prophets and human Messengers are “Allah Chosen Infallible humans with Allah-bestowed Knowledge”, and some angels are also Messengers of Allah …, then- as the sixth possibility for the name of Hadrat ‘Ali (SBUH) in the bible- it is quite logical to assume that the promised Elijah in the end of this book- which as mentioned before, many christian scholars interpret it as some one other than John the Baptist and also other than the biblical Prophet Elijah- refers to Hadrat ‘Ali (SBUH) who was with Hadrat Mohammad (SAWA) at all times even when confronting the jews- as previously mentioned in the seventh possibility-, and shall also return at time of Hadrat Mahdi (SBUH) to help restore the Truth and the Religion of Allah …:

Milachi 4:2 But unto you that fear my name shall “the Sun of righteousness” arise with healing in his wings …

Milachi 4:5 Behold, I will send you Elijah …

Furthermore … in order to consider an eighth possibility for the name of Hadrat ‘Ali (SBUH) in bible, let us look at the following statements:

“Jewish legends about Elijah abound in the aggadah, which is found throughout various collections of rabbinic literature, including the Babylonian Talmud” “Elijah the precursor of the Messiah, Elijah zealous in the cause of God, Elijah the helper in distress: these are the three leading notes struck by the Aggadah” “reverence and love, expectation and hope, were always connected in the Jewish consciousness with Elijah.” (English Wikipedia)

As we see here at least three different characteristics have been associated with Elijah in jewish traditions … and also since we have previously established the strong possibility that- both knowingly and malevolently by so called biblical scholars, and unknowingly by regular people- the concepts of different Elijahs have been combined in order to avoid submission before the final Prophet (as it has also been done in cases of biblical terms such as Paraclete, Messiah and …) it is quite logical to assume that these three characteristics may have also been associated with another Elijah other than the biblical Prophet.

Throughout the ages followers of bible have always associated the name Elijah (the Anglicized form of Elia, Eli, Eliya, Eliea, …) as an anticipated loving and reverent helper who has some times appeared to help throughout the ages. Of course in the distorted judaism and christianity all the hope, love and expectation are being directed to the biblical prophet Elijah, but as previously analyzed, it is quite possible that in the original undistorted teachings, in addition to the biblical prophet Elijah, Hadrat ‘Ali (SBUH) was clearly introduced as the loving helper at time of distress, and also he who shall come in the future … Thus since the jews and christians at time of Hadrat ‘Ali (SBUH) had this hope and prophecy in mind, Hadrat ‘Ali (SBUH)- as directed by Hadrat Mohammad (SAWA)- introduced himself with the name Elia who was helping the Prophet Mohammad (SBUT) to help re-establish the Truth delivered by all previous Prophets and distorted by their followers, and to help to pave the way for the coming of the final Successor of the Last Prophet and Messenger of Allah (SBUT)- Hadrat Mahdi (SBUH) who is some times referred to in biblical terminology as the second Messiah and is going to establish the Truth all over the world- …

To be continued …