Aws and Khazraj Race to Believe

And they used to tell the Arabs of Madīnah — whenever they had a dispute among themselves — that one day a prophet was going to be sent among them, and when that happened, they would kill them the way the people of ʿĀd were killed. And subḥānallāh, that was a preparation for al-Aws and al-Khazraj, because al-Aws and al-Khazraj used to hear this from the Jews. They were aware — unlike the other Arabs — that a prophet was coming. So when they met Muhammad (peace be upon him) in Makkah, they immediately believed, because they knew that this was the person the Jews had been talking about. In fact, what they said in that meeting, when they met with Rasūlullāh (peace be upon him) on the first day, was that they went back to their tents and said, "This is the man the Jews have been threatening us with — let us follow him first. Let us be the first to follow him. Let us not let the Jews beat us to him." So they were in fact in a hurry to believe, because they wanted to be first. But then the Jews refused to follow Muhammad (peace be upon him).

Some of the glad tidings of Muhammad (peace be upon him) appear in the present-day Bible. Obviously, the Bible has gone through a series of developments and changes, so not all of the glad tidings that were once there still exist — but there is still a sufficient number in the Bible that should be an indication to the People of the Book today, to follow the message of Muhammad (peace be upon him).

There is a verse in Deuteronomy — it is verse 18:18. This verse states: "I, God, will raise them up a prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, Moses, and will put my words in his mouth, and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him." Now this prophecy fits Muhammad (peace be upon him) like a glove, exactly, and it fits no one else. The verse starts by saying, "I, God, will raise them up a prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, Moses." So it is saying that Allah will send a prophet who is like Moses. Now, who was the prophet who resembled Moses the most? The Christians claim that this is talking about Jesus. So let us see who resembles Mūsā more: Muhammad (peace be upon him), or ʿĪsā?