http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/51633/29010347/Mohammad_=_the_MessiahHello again!Do you consider Mohammad to be the Messiah prophetized by the Hebrew scriptures?I'm asking because Jesus sure seems to fit the description of the prophecies.I would like your thoughts on this.Thank you for your help...Dudettehttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/51633/29010347/Mohammad_=_the_Messiah?post_id=518814313#518814313They are dependent upon one's cerebral and spiritual maturity. Interpretation of Divine words in scriptures transcends thru your cerebral thoughts reasoning, into the spiritual/mind preception and the soul's feelings and consciousness. The idea oThu, 19 Apr 2012 20:02:38 -0500http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/51633/29010347/Mohammad_=_the_Messiah?post_id=518794817#518794817Hi visio!Thank you for the info!You write:When I say overgrow Scriptures, it means we develop our own understanding beyond the apparent and work into the hidden (abstract meanings) of those revealed words in the Scriptures.My experience has taught meThu, 19 Apr 2012 10:57:25 -0500http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/51633/29010347/Mohammad_=_the_Messiah?post_id=518774699#518774699Scriptures generally and basically represents divine messages that define our relatioship with Almighty God/ALLAHswt as the root cause of all creations including Man. Man being the centre focus of all creation has the dual function as the tool of GoWed, 18 Apr 2012 20:48:26 -0500http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/51633/29010347/Mohammad_=_the_Messiah?post_id=518751887#518751887Hi visio!I find the information given from the GoN very interesting...thank you!I'm having a bit of a hard time understanding "to overgrow Scriptures". Can you help me better understand?Wed, 18 Apr 2012 10:48:16 -0500http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/51633/29010347/Mohammad_=_the_Messiah?post_id=518735073#518735073I fully agree with you. In the context of Islam and the Al-Quran the true followers of Isasaw (Jesus) are what is being referred to as the kitabis, i.e. People of the Book. The same applies to the true followers of Musasaw (Moses) and Dawoodsw (DTue, 17 Apr 2012 21:08:33 -0500http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/51633/29010347/Mohammad_=_the_Messiah?post_id=518712641#518712641Hi visio!You write:If you notice in the Al-Quran there is no such word as Christian being used to refer to the followers of Jesus. The term used is Nasarani, inspite of the fact that Christianity had been canonised a few hundred years before MuhammaTue, 17 Apr 2012 10:24:18 -0500http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/51633/29010347/Mohammad_=_the_Messiah?post_id=518685845#518685845I was referred to it by one poster in the Christianity board. When I googled it I found it online and I found it very interesting in term of details. There was a commentary which said that it was an ancient Hebrew text of the Gospel which researcMon, 16 Apr 2012 14:49:29 -0500http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/51633/29010347/Mohammad_=_the_Messiah?post_id=518684113#518684113Yes. I should have noted that. In some English translation of Islamic writings Muhammadsaw has always been referred to as Prophet, Messenger, Apostle, Nabi/Navii.Mon, 16 Apr 2012 14:06:35 -0500http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/51633/29010347/Mohammad_=_the_Messiah?post_id=518675515#518675515Hello again visio!Is the apostle referred to in this statement Muhammad?Allah's Apostle said, "Adam and Moses argued with each other.Mon, 16 Apr 2012 10:01:40 -0500http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/51633/29010347/Mohammad_=_the_Messiah?post_id=518675009#518675009Hi visio!I really appreciate you taking the time...thank you!What is the Gospel of Nazarene?I haven't read the whole Koran (nor have I the Tanakh or New Tetament).So you say that about 25 prophets are mentioned in the Koran? Can I ask why none of thMon, 16 Apr 2012 09:49:49 -0500