Kwanza kabisa, sifa zote na shukrani zote ni za Mwenyezi Mungu – Allah. Ni kwa heshima kubwa ninawasilisha kazi hii ndogo kwa msomaji wangu, nikitumaini kwamba Mwenyezi Mungu atamsaidia kunufaika nayo, na atanifanya mimi na yeye kuwa miongoni mwa wale wanaojua haki na miongoni mwa walioongozwa.

First, all praise and thanks to God Almighty – Allah. It is with great honor that I present this humble work to my reader, hoping that God Almighty will help him to benefit from it, and makes him and me among those who know the truth and among those who are guided.

Kufuatia mwenendo wa Nabii Muhammad ﷺ wa kuwashukuru watu waliotutendea wema, ningependa kuwashukuru watu wengi ambao nilinufaika nao katika kukamilisha kazi hii, na huenda mafanikio yangu katika kazi hii yametokana na dua zao kwa Mwenyezi Mungu Mtukufu za kunisaidia kuifanya.

Following the tradition of prophet Mohammad (PBUH) in thanking people who did us a favor, I would like to thank many people who I benefited from in completing this work, and possibly my success in this work was a result of their prayers to God Almighty to help me to do so.

Ninapenda kuonyesha shukrani na kuthamini kwangu kwa wazazi wangu wema, ambao wamenifanyia wema mkubwa zaidi kwa kunilea na kunithamini daima. Pia nawashukuru mke wangu mwaminifu, kwa msaada wake wa kila wakati, kwa kunisaidia, na kwa kusimama nami wakati wa kukamilisha kazi hii.

I wish to express my appreciation and gratitude to my noble parents, who have done the greatest favor for me, in continuously fostering and cherishing me. I also extend my appreciation to my faithful wife, for her continuous support, help, and for her standing beside me during the completion of this work.

Ningependa pia kutoa shukrani zangu za dhati na kuthamini sana timu ya tafsiri, ambayo ilicheza jukumu kubwa katika kuwezesha kitabu hiki kuwafikia wasomaji wanaozungumza Kiingereza: Bwana WALEED FADHL ALLAH, mtafsiri, na Bwana ALI QASSEM, msahihishaji.

I would also wholeheartedly like to express my thanks and gratitude to the translation team, who played a major role in enabling this book to reach the English speaking reader, Mr. WALEED FADHL ALLAH, the translator, and Mr. ALI QASSEM, the proofreader.

Hatimaye, ninatoa shukrani na kuthamini sana Dkt. JOHN EALES, ambaye amenifanyia upendeleo mkubwa kwa kufanya usahihishaji wa mwisho, ingawa yeye ni wa dini tofauti, aliweza kufanya hivyo, kwa kuwa anajali kutafuta ukweli, na kufuata mbinu za kisayansi katika utafiti na majadiliano.

Finally, I express my thanks and appreciation to Dr. JOHN EALES, who has done me a great favor by doing the final proofreading, even though he is of a different faith, he managed to do so, for he concerned about searching for the truth, and following scientific methods in study and discussion.

Shukrani na thamani zangu pia nazitoa kwa ndugu zangu wote, marafiki zangu na wenzangu, ambao walicheza nafasi yoyote katika kukamilika kwa kitabu hiki.

My thanks and appreciations I also extend to all my brothers, friends and colleagues, who played any role in the completion of this book.

Munqidh Bin Mahmoud Assaqqar, PhD Sifa zote ni za Allah, Mlezi na Mdhibiti wa walimwengu, na amani na baraka ziwe juu ya Mitume wake wote, na baraka bora kabisa na amani ziwe juu ya Mtume wetu Muhammad ﷺ.

Munqidh Bin Mahmoud Assaqqar, PhD Praise to Allah the cherisher and sustainer of the worlds, and may peace and blessings be upon all of His messengers and may the best of blessings and peace be upon our prophet Muhammad.

Hakuna shaka kwamba unabii wa Nabii wetu Muhammad ﷺ ni mojawapo ya majukumu mawili muhimu ambayo Muislamu anayabeba kwa ajili ya ubinadamu.

There is no doubt that the prophet-hood of our prophet Muhammad (PBUH) is one of two important tasks that the Muslim is carrying to humanity.

Waislamu wanaamini kwamba kuthibitisha utume wa Muhammad ﷺ ni miongoni mwa majukumu muhimu katika dini yao; kwa hiyo, ni wajibu wa lazima kwa Waislamu kuwasilisha ushahidi na hoja hizi.

Muslims believe that to prove the prophet-hood of Muhammad (PBUH) is one of many essential tasks in their religion; therefore, it is a compulsory duty for Muslims to present this evidence and proof.

Kuna njia nyingi na mbalimbali za kuthibitisha hilo, lakini muhimu zaidi ni kuelewa unabii uliotolewa na manabii waliotangulia, ambao unatabiri na kuthibitisha kuja na mamlaka ya nabii wa mwisho kwa wanadamu, ili kuanzisha upya dini ambayo Mwenyezi Mungu Mtukufu anaikubali hadi Siku ya Kiyama.

There are many and various ways to prove that, but the most important way is by understanding the prophecies given by the previous prophets that prophesize and confirms the arrival and the authority of a final prophet to humanity, in order to re-establish the religion that God Almighty accepts until the Day of Judgment.

Sababu ya unabii huu kuwa muhimu zaidi, na kwa nini Waislamu wanauzingatia, ni kwamba unapatikana katika maandiko matakatifu ya Wayahudi na Wakristo, na kwamba ulionyesha kuja kwa Muhammad ﷺ karne nyingi zilizopita na katika zama mbalimbali.

The reason that these prophecies are most important, and why Muslims are concerned, is that they exist in the Jewish and Christian sacred writings, and that they indicated the coming of Muhammad (PBUH) centuries ago and in various eras.

Wayahudi na Wakristo wanakubali kuwepo kwa unabii huu, na wanakiri kwamba unaashiria kuja kwa "nabii wa mwisho" au "nabii mkuu"; hata hivyo, bado wanasisitiza kwamba yeye ni mwanadamu aliyetokana na wana wa Israeli. Wakristo wanadai kwamba yeye ni Yesu, mwana wa Mariamu, huku Wayahudi bado wakimsubiri.

Jews and Christians acknowledge the existence of these prophecies and affirm that they indicate the coming of "the final prophet" or "the great prophet"; however, they still insist that he is a man who is a descendant from the children of Israel. The Christians claim that he is Jesus (PBUH) son of Mary, while the Jews are still expecting him.

Tunalenga hapa kuthibitisha kwamba yeye, Nabii anayetarajiwa, ni Muhammad ﷺ, na si yeyote kati ya manabii waliotangulia, amani ziwe juu yao wote.

We aim here to prove that he, the expected prophet, is Muhammad (PBUH) and not any of the previous prophets peace be upon them all.

Kuhusu vitabu vilivyo na unabii huu, tumeeleza masharti yake na uaminifu wake katika vitabu vingine vya mfululizo huu. Tunavitumia vitabu hivi kama marejeo, si kwa lengo la kuvikamilisha, bali ni jaribio tu la kutafuta kati ya mistari baadhi ya athari za manabii waliotangulia. Sisi kama Waislamu tunaamini athari hizo na hatuzikatai, kwa sababu zinakubaliana na yale tunayoyaamini.

Regarding the books that contain these prophecies, we have explained their conditions and credibility in other books of this series, by using these books as a reference, it is not to complement them; however, it is merely an attempt to search between the lines for some traces from the previous prophets. We as Muslims believe in those traces and we do not deny them, because they meet an agreement with what we believe.

Mtume Muhammad ﷺ ametuelekeza kwamba vitabu hivi vina ukweli fulani. Alisema:

Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) brought to our attention that these books contain some truth, He said:

{Mnapowauliza chochote, wakikwambia ukweli usiite uongo, na wakikwambia uongo usiamini} 1

{When you ask them about anything if they tell you the truth do not call it a lie, and when they tell you lies do not believe in it}. 1

Kwa maneno mengine, ikiwa vitabu vilivyotangulia vina taarifa zinazolingana na aya za Qur'ani Tukufu, na Sunnah ya Muhammad ﷺ, basi hii ni ushahidi kwamba ni kweli na kwamba havijabadilishwa. "Wale waliokufuru husema: "Wewe si Mtume." Sema: "Inatosha Allah kuwa shahidi kati yangu na nyinyi, na wale wenye elimu ya Kitabu."" (Ar-Ra'd: 43).

In other words, if the previous books contain information, that match verses of the Holy Quran, and the tradition of Muhammad (PBUH), then this is proof that, it is true and has not been altered. “The Unbelievers say: "No apostle art thou." Say: "Enough for a witness between me and you is Allah, and such as have knowledge of the Book.” (Al-Ra'd: 43).

Licha ya mabadiliko yaliyofanywa katika Biblia Takatifu, bado ina unabii mwingi unaotabiri kuja kwa "Nabii wa Mwisho". Imepita karibu miaka 2000 tangu Yesu (amani iwe juu yake) ashuke duniani; lakini unabii huu haujatimia; kwa hiyo, tunauliza: itakuwa lini? Kudai kwamba unabii huu bado utakuja, miaka inavyozidi kupita, ni kupunguza uaminifu wa Biblia Takatifu kwa wasomaji wake.

In spite of the alterations made to the Holy Bible, it still contains many prophecies that foretell the arrival of the "Final prophet". It has been almost 2000 years since Jesus (PBUH) came to this earth; yet, these prophecies have not been fulfilled; therefore, we ask when will it be? To claim that these prophecies are still to come, as the years go by, is to reduce the credibility of the Holy Bible to its readers.

Kwa hiyo, tunatoa mwaliko wa kweli na wa dhati wa kuchunguza unabii uliomo katika Biblia Takatifu, na kuisoma tena kwa makini ukizingatia kuja kwa Uislamu na Nabii Muhammad ﷺ, na tuna uhakika kwamba hili litaufichua ukweli wa imani ya unabii wa Muhammad ﷺ. Hatusemi hivyo tu kwa maneno matupu, bali ni ukweli wa kihistoria unaokubaliwa na wote waliosoma maisha ya nabii huyu ﷺ.

Therefore, we send an honest true invitation to examine the prophecies in the Holy Bible, and to read it again carefully considering the appearance of Islam and the prophet Muhammad (PBUH), and we are confident that this will uncover the truth of the belief of the prophet-hood of Muhammad (PBUH). We do not just simply say that, but it is a historical fact admitted by all those who have studied the life of this prophet.

Hercules, mfalme wa Roma, alikuwa amekiri utume wa Nabii Muhammad ﷺ. Alipopokea barua kutoka kwa Nabii Muhammad ﷺ, akimwalika kuingia Uislamu, basi alimtuma mjumbe hadi Roma kuuliza kuhusu "Nabii wa Mwisho". Hercules alipopokea jibu la swali lake, aliwaambia watu wake:

Hercules, the Roman king, had acknowledged the prophet-hood of prophet Muhammad (PBUH). When he received a letter from prophet Muhammad (PBUH), inviting him to embrace Islam, then he sent a messenger to Rome inquiring about the "Final Prophet". When Hercules received the response to his inquiry, he said to his people:

"Enyi Warumi, nimewaomba mkusanyike kwa habari njema. Nilipokea barua kutoka kwa mtu huyu, akinialika nijiunge na imani yake, na kwa Mungu nashuhudia kwamba yeye ndiye nabii tuliyekuwa tukimngojea, na ndiye aliyetajwa katika vitabu vyetu vitakatifu. Basi na tumfuate na kuamini ujumbe wake ili tuokoke maishani mwetu na akhera."

"O' Romans, I have requested you to gather for good news. I received a letter from this man, inviting me to join his faith, and by God I testify that he is the prophet we've been waiting for, and he is the one mentioned in our holy books, so let us follow him and believe in his message to be saved in our life and the hereafter" .

Hadithi hiyo hiyo iliyotajwa katika riwaya ya Bukhari ni kama ifuatavyo:

The same story mentioned in Bukhari’s narration is as follows:

Hercules alisema, "Enyi Warumi, ikiwa mnatafuta mafanikio na mwongozo, na himaya yenu isimame imara, basi mnapaswa kumwamini nabii huyu." Mara moja wakakimbilia kwenye malango, lakini wakakuta malango yamefungwa. Hercules alipoona hayo, aliamuru watu warudi. Kisha akasema, "Nilisema nilichosema ili tu nijaribu imani yenu, nami nimeona mliyoyafanya." Ndipo wakamsujudia kwa furaha. 1

Hercules said, "O' Romans, if you are seeking success and guidance and for your empire to hold strong, then you should believe in this prophet, so immediately they rushed to the gates but to find the gates locked. When Hercules saw that he commanded the people to return, and then he said, I said what I said only to test your faith, and I saw what you did. Then they prostrated to him with satisfaction". 1

Hercules hakushikamana na ushahidi wake, wala hakusilimu, kama ilivyo kwa wengi wanaojua ukweli lakini wanaukataa na wasiofuata njia yake kamwe. Mfalme Najashi wa Abyssinia alimwamini Nabii ﷺ.

Hercules did not adhere to his testimony and did not embrace Islam, just like many who know the truth but deny it and never follow its path. The Negus king of Abyssinia believed in the prophet (PBUH).

Alisema kwa mapadri wa ufalme wake:- "Enyi mapadri na watawa, wanachosema (Waislamu) kuhusu mwana wa Mariamu si zaidi ya kile mnachosema ninyi. Wajumbe wa Muhammad ﷺ mnakaribishwa hapa, na ndivyo alivyo yeye. Ninashuhudia kwamba yeye (Muhammad ﷺ) ni Mjumbe wa Mungu, na kwamba ndiye ambaye Yesu alimpa habari njema ya kuja kwake. Na kama nisingekuwa nimeshughulishwa na ufalme huu, ningeenda kwa Nabii ﷺ na kumbeba viatu vyake mwenyewe".

He said to the priests of his Kingdom:- "O' you priests and monks, what they say (the Muslims) about the son of Mary is not more than what you say, you messengers of Muhammad are welcomed here and so he is. I bear witness that he (Muhammad) is the messenger of God, and that he is the one Jesus gave glad tidings of his coming. And if I wasn't occupied with this kingdom I would go to the prophet and personally carry his shoes". 2

Kugeuzwa kwa dini ya Uislamu kwa makumi ya Wakristo na Mayahudi maarufu, kama vile Al-Hassan Bin Ayoub, Zyadah Alnasb Alrasy, padri Abdul Ahaad Dawood, Ibrahim Khalil, Moris Bokay na wengine wengi, kumethibitisha ukweli dhahiri kuhusu kuwepo kwa unabii huu katika Biblia Takatifu.

The reversion of tens of well-known Christians and Jews to Islam such as; Al-Hassan Bin Ayoub, Zyadah Alnasb Alrasy, priest/ Abdul Ahaad Dawood, Ibrahim Khalil, Moris Bokay and many more, assured the glaring fact about the existence of these prophecies in the Holy Bible.

Katika utafiti huu, tutamwita nabii atakayekuja "nabii aliyetarajiwa", au "masihi aliyetarajiwa", kufuatia tafiti maarufu za Dkt. Ahmad Hejazy Al-Saqqa, ambaye ametafiti somo hili kwa ustadi wa ajabu, na kwa sababu ndilo neno linalotumiwa na Wayahudi kuashiria nabii aliyeahidiwa.

In this research, we will name the coming prophet as "the expected prophet", or "the expected messiah", following the celebrated studies of Dr. Ahmad Hejazy Al-Saqqa, who has amazingly researched this subject, and because it is the term used by the Jews to indicate the promised prophet.

Namwomba Mwenyezi Mungu Mtukufu afungue nyoyo zetu ili tumjue Mtume huyu (Muhammad ﷺ), atujaalie neema ya kumwamini, na atujaalie kuwa miongoni mwa wale watakaomwamini Siku ya Kiyama. Mungu ndiye Mwenye nguvu, na anaweza kufanya hayo.

I ask God Almighty to open our hearts to get to know this prophet (Muhammad, PBUH), and to bless us with the gift of believing in him, and to be among the people who believe in him on the Day of Judgment, God is Almighty and is capable of making it happen.