In other words, according to authentic narrations and in part through consensus, recorded and accepted in historical, siyer, and hadith books, and based on the detailed explanation of the strongest and most certain part of those thousands of announcements in the treatise "Mu'jizat-ı Ahmediye," the prophets, sages, and seers of the past, especially the prophets, unanimously foretold the prophethood and future of Muhammad (peace be upon him) in a very clear and repeated manner. We refer to this and briefly state:
The prophets mentioned in the sacred and heavenly books, such as the Torah, Gospel, and Psalms, wrote about the prophethood of Muhammad (peace be upon him) in about a hundred verses, of which twenty are clearly stated in the Nineteenth Letter. Despite many alterations by Christians and Jews, another hundred verses that foretell the prophethood of Muhammad (peace be upon him) are written in the book of al-Husayn al-Cisri.
The seers, especially the famous Shik and Satih, through spiritual or jinn means—what is now called mediums—gave clear and repeated news of the Prophet's (peace be upon him) coming and the fall of the Persian Empire in an unmistakable way. Likewise, from the category of the God-knowing, many sages such as Ka'b ibn Lu'ayy from the Prophet's (peace be upon him) ancestors, and kings of Yemen and Abyssinia like Sayf ibn Dhi Yazan and Tubba', who were saints of that time, clearly announced the prophethood of Muhammad (peace be upon him) and proclaimed it in poetry. An important and certain part of this is written in the Nineteenth Letter. Indeed, one of those kings said: "I would prefer to serve Muhammad (peace be upon him) over this throne." Another said: "Oh, if only I had caught up with him, I would have been his cousin."
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Thus, a king named Tubba' from the kings of Yemen, having seen the description of the Noble Messenger of God (peace and blessings be upon him) in ancient books, believed. He declared the following poem:
I bear witness to Ahmad that he is a prophet from Allah, the creator of the soul.
If my life were extended to his time, I would be his vizier and cousin.
Secondly: The famous Kuss ibn Sa'id, a prominent and important orator and monotheist of the Arab tribes, also declared the prophethood of Ahmad before the advent of the Prophet with the following poem:
Allah has sent Ahmad, the best of prophets, who was sent. May Allah bless him; no caravan was delayed for him.
Thirdly: Ka'b ibn Lu'ayy, from the ancestors of the Noble Messenger of God (peace and blessings be upon him), declared the prophethood of Ahmad (peace be upon him) as a divine inspiration in the following words:
The Prophet Muhammad will come unexpectedly, and he will inform about truthful and knowledgeable news.
That is, "Indeed, the Prophet Muhammad will come and tell the true news."
Fourthly: Another king of Yemen, Saf ibn Dziyezen, having seen the description of the Noble Messenger of God (peace and blessings be upon him) in ancient books, believed and was eager. When Abdulmuttalib, the grandfather of the Noble Messenger of God (peace and blessings be upon him), went to Yemen with the caravan of Quraysh, Saf ibn Dziyezen called them and said:
If a child is born in Hijaz with a mark between his shoulders like a hātam, he will be the leader of people. And indeed, you, O Abdulmuttalib, are his grandfather.
He called Abdulmuttalib secretly and miraculously foretold that he was the grandfather of that child before the event.
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Also, the Egyptian ruler Mukavkıs, the famous scholar of the Jews named Ibn Suria and Ibn Ahtab, and his brother Kab ibn Asad, and Zubayr ibn Batiya, and other renowned scholars and leaders, although they were not Muslims, admitted, "Yes, his description is in our books; they mention him."
Also, among the famous scholars of the Jews and the notable clergymen of the Christians, there were those who abandoned their stubbornness and embraced faith after seeing the description of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) in the ancient scriptures. They showed his description in the Torah and the Gospel and held the other Jewish and Christian scholars accountable for it. Among them were the famous Abdullah ibn Salam, Wahb ibn Munabbih, Abu Yasar, and Shamil, who lived in the time of the Yemeni king Tubba. Just as Tubba had accepted faith before the revelation, so did Shamil. Also, there were Esed and Sa'leb, the two sons of Sayy, who had been visited by Ibn Hayban, a man of knowledge of God, before the revelation, who had stayed as a guest with the Banu Nadir tribe. He had said, "A prophet is about to appear; this is the place of his migration," and died there. Later, when that tribe went to war with the Noble Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), Esed and Sa'leb came out to the battlefield and shouted to their tribe:
"By God, he is the one about whom Ibn Hayban made a covenant with you."
That is, "This is the one who was foretold by Ibn Hayban; do not fight with him." But they did not listen to them and found their doom.
Also, many Jewish scholars, such as Ibn Benjamin, Muhayrik, and Ka'b al-Ahbar, from the scholars of the Jews, came to faith after seeing the Prophetic description in their books and held the others who had not accepted faith accountable.
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