Padri Fender alitoa hoja kadhaa, ambazo anadhani zinaweza kuvunja hoja ya Waislamu kwamba Parakletos ni Nabii Muhammad ﷺ.

Priest Fender raised some issues, which he thinks they could refute the Muslims’ saying that the Parakletos is prophet Muhammad (PBUH).

Kwanza: Ilitajwa mara tatu kwamba Parakletos ni "roho ya kweli", na mara ya nne kwamba yeye ni "Roho Mtakatifu" 1, na kama vile padre Fender alivyosema, maneno haya ni sawa na yanaashiria Roho Mtakatifu.

First: It was mentioned three times that the Parakletos is “the spirit of the truth”, and in a fourth time that he is “the Holy Spirit” 1 and, as the priest Fender said, these words are a like and indicate the Holy Spirit.

Katika kitabu chake kikubwa "The Truth Revealed" (Ukweli Ulidhihirishwa), msomi mashuhuri wa Kiislamu Rahmatu Allah Al Hindi anakubaliana na mfanano wa maneno haya. Anathibitisha kwamba msemo "(roho ya Mungu)" ni dalili kwa manabii pia, kama ilivyokuja katika waraka wa kwanza wa Yohana: "Wapenzi, msiamini kila roho, bali zijaribuni roho ili kuona kama zinatoka kwa Mungu; kwa maana manabii wengi wa uongo wametoka duniani. Hivyo mnaijua Roho ya Mungu: Kila roho inayokiri kwamba Yesu Kristo amekuja katika mwili, hiyo imetoka kwa Mungu." (Yohana 1: 4/1-2). Manabii waaminifu wa kweli ndio roho ya Mungu, ilhali manabii wa uongo ndio roho ya shetani.

In his great book “the Truth Revealed”, the learned Muslim scholar Rahmatu Allah Al Hindi agrees with the likeness of these words. He confirms that, the phrase (the spirit of God) is an indication to the prophets too, as in what came in John's first epistle: "Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God: for many false prophets have gone out into the world. But this you know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God." (John 1: 4/1-2), the true honest prophets are the spirit of God, while the false prophets are the spirit of devil.

Yohana alieleza jinsi ya kutofautisha roho ya ukweli na roho ya upotevu; kwa maneno mengine, jinsi ya kuwatambua manabii wa kweli waaminifu na kuwatofautisha na manabii wa uongo. Alisema, "Kwa hili mnaijua Roho ya Mungu: Kila roho inayokiri kwamba Yesu Kristo amekuja katika mwili, hiyo imetoka kwa Mungu. Na kila roho isiyomkiri Yesu, haitoki kwa Mungu. Hii ndiyo roho ya mpinga Kristo, ambayo mliisikia kwamba inakuja; na sasa imekwisha kuwa duniani. Enyi watoto wadogo, ninyi mmetoka kwa Mungu, nanyi mmewashinda hao; kwa sababu yeye aliye ndani yenu ni mkuu kuliko yeye aliye katika ulimwengu. Hao wametoka katika ulimwengu; kwa hiyo wanasema kama mambo ya ulimwengu, nao ulimwengu unawasikiliza. Sisi tumetoka kwa Mungu; yeye amjuaye Mungu hutusikiliza sisi; kwa hili twajua roho ya kweli na roho ya upotevu." (1 Yohana 4:2-6).

John explained how to differentiate the spirit of truth from the spirit of misguidance. in other words, to know the true honest prophets and differentiate them from the false prophets. He said, " But this you know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God .And every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you heard was coming; and now is in the world already. Little children, you are from God and have overcome them: for he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world. They are from the world, therefore they speak from the world, and the world listens to them. We are from God: whoever knows God listens to us; by this we know the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error." (John1: 4/2-6).

Nabii wetu Muhammad ﷺ ndiye roho ya kweli kama alivyosema Yohana.

Our prophet Muhammad (PBUH) is the spirit of truth as John said.

Anamtambua Isa (AS) kuwa ni binadamu na mtume wa Mungu, kwamba ni mwili na damu, na kwamba yeye anatoka kwa Mungu kama ilivyo kwa binadamu wengine wote wanavyotoka kwa Mungu, yaani, Mungu aliwaumba. Paulo alikuwa roho ya upotofu, ambaye alimwona Isa kuwa Mungu, na ndiye aliyekuwepo duniani wakati huo.

He recognizes Jesus (PBUH) as a human and a messenger from God, that he is flesh and blood, and that he is from God just as the rest of humanity is from God, meaning that God created them. Paul was the spirit of misguidance, who considered Jesus God, and he who was in the world at that time.

Pili: Katika Kitabu cha Yohana, hotuba ilielekezwa kwa mitume, kama katika kauli yake "kuwafundisha ninyi" na "nitamtuma kwenu", kwa hiyo Parakletos lazima alikuwa katika zama zao.

Second: In the Book of John the addressing was towards the apostles as in his saying "to teach you" and "I will send him to you", so the Parakletos must have been in their time.

Rahmatu Allah Al Hindi hakukubaliana na uelewa huu, alisema kuwa Yesu alimaanisha Wakristo kwa ujumla. Mtindo huu wa kujieleza ni wa kawaida katika Agano Jipya, kama ilivyokuja katika Mathayo kuhusu usemi wa Yesu kwa kuhani mkuu, wazee na baraza. "Yesu akamwambia, Umesema wewe. Lakini nawaambia, tangu sasa mtamwona Mwana wa Adamu ameketi kuume kwa Nguvu, na kuja juu ya mawingu ya mbinguni." (Mathayo 26:64), na wale waliokuwa wakisemwa walikwisha kufa na kuangamia, wala hawakumwona akija juu ya mawingu ya mbinguni.

Rahmatu Allah Al Hindi did not agree with this understanding, He said that Jesus meant Christians in general. This way of expression is common in the New Testament, as what came in Matthew regarding the Jesus’ speech to the high persists, the elders and the council. "Jesus said to him, you have said so. But I tell you, from now on you will see the Son of man seated at the right hand of power, and coming on the clouds of heaven." (Matthew: 26/64), and the addressees have died and perished, and they did not see him coming on the clouds of the heaven.

Vivyo hivyo, ndivyo alivyosema Yesu (SAW): "Naye akamwambia, kweli kweli nawaambia, mtaiona mbingu zimefunguliwa, na malaika wa Mungu wakipanda na kushuka juu ya Mwana wa Adamu." (Yohana: 1/51)

Similarly, is what Jesus (PBUH) said: "And he said to him, truly, truly, I say to you, you will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of man." (John: 1/51)

Tatu: Kwamba watu hawataweza kuona wala kumjua Mwombezi (Parakletos), kama katika mstari usemao, "ulimwengu hauwezi kumpokea, kwa sababu hauwezi kumwona wala kumjua; lakini ninyi mnamjua, kwa maana anakaa pamoja nanyi, na atakuwa ndani yenu." Muhammad ﷺ alijulikana na kuonekana na watu.

Third: That people will not see or know the Parakletos, as in the verse, "the world cannot accept him, because they cannot see him or know him, but you will know him because he is staying with you, and he will be among you" while Muhammad (PBUH) was known and seen by people.

Jibu la Rahmatu Allah Al Hindi kwa hili ni kwamba hili si jambo la kitu chochote, kwa sababu kulingana na wao Roho Mtakatifu ni Mungu au roho ya Mungu, na ulimwengu unamjua Mungu wao zaidi kuliko wanavyomjua Muhammad ﷺ, kwa hiyo haliwezi kutumika kwa tafsiri yao kwa namna yoyote.

Rahmatu Allah Al Hindi’s response to this, that this is nothing, because according to them the Holy Spirit is God or the spirit of God, and the world knows their God more than they know Muhammad (PBUH), so it is not applicable to their interpretation in anyway.

Zaidi ya hayo, Al Hindi anaona kwamba kilichokusudiwa katika aya hiyo ni kwamba ulimwengu haumjui nabii huyu kwa ujuzi wa kweli (yaani utume wake), lakini Wakristo na Mayahudi walimjua, kwa sababu Yesu (amani iwe juu yake) na manabii walikujulisha kumhusu.

In addition, Al Hindi sees that what was meant with the verse is that, the world does not know this prophet the true knowledge (meaning his prophecy), but the Christians and the Jews knew him, because Jesus (PBUH) and the prophets informed you about him.

Watu wengine, wao ni kama alivyosema Isa: "Ndiyo maana ninasema nao kwa mifano, kwa sababu wakiona hawaoni, na wakisikia hawasikii, wala hawafahamu." (Mathayo: 13/13). 1

The rest of the people, they are as Jesus said: "This is why I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand." (Matthew: 13/13). 1

Wakati Yesu aliposema, "ulimwengu hauwezi kumpokea, kwa sababu hauwezi kumwona wala kumjua; lakini ninyi mtamjua kwa sababu anakaa pamoja nanyi, na atakuwa ndani yenu," hakumaanisha kuona kwa macho wala kujua kwa ukweli, bali kujua kwa moyo. Alisema jambo hilo hilo kuhusu nafsi yake alipoyasema, "Basi wakamwuliza, Baba yako yuko wapi? Yesu akajibu, Hamnijui mimi wala Baba yangu; kama mngalinijua mimi, mngalimjua na Baba yangu pia." (Yohana 8:19). Katika Injili kuna mistari mingi ya namna hii. Katika tafsiri yake ya Kitabu cha Yohana, Mathew Henry alisema kwamba neno (kuona) katika maandishi ya Kigiriki halimaanishi uoni wa macho, bali ufahamu wa ndani. Zaidi ya hayo, huenda hawamjui nabii anayetarajiwa kuja kwa sababu alikuwa mgeni na si Myahudi, "lakini sisi tunajua mtu huyu anatoka wapi; lakini Kristo atakapokuja, hakuna atakayejua anatoka wapi." (Yohana 7:27).

When Jesus said, "the world cannot accept him, because they cannot see him or know him, but you will know him because he is staying with you, and he will be among you". He did not mean the sight seeing or the actual knowledge, but the heart knowledge. He mentioned the same about himself when he said, "They said to him therefore, where is your Father? Jesus answered, you know neither me, nor my Father: if you know me, you would know my Father also." (John: 8/19). There are many of similar verses in the Gospels. In his interpretation to the Book of John, Mathew Henry said, that “the word (to see) in the Greek text does not mean the eye sight, but the insight.” Moreover, perhaps they do not know the expected coming prophet because he was a stranger and not Jewish "but we know where this man comes from: and when the Christ appears, no one will know whence he comes from." (John: 7/27).

Nne: Ilitajwa kwamba Parakletos "anakaa kwenu na yuko miongoni mwenu", jambo ambalo lilionyesha (kwa mujibu wa maoni ya kasisi Fender) kwamba alikuwa pamoja na mitume, na hilo halimhusu Muhammad ﷺ.

Fourth: It was mentioned that the Parakletos "resides by you and that he is among you", that indicated (according to priest Fender's opinion) that he was with the apostles, and that does not apply to Muhammad (PBUH).

Rahmatu Allah Al Hindi anaona kwamba katika tafsiri na matoleo mengine maneno haya yameandikwa kama, "atakaa nanyi na atakuwa miongoni mwenu", na katika mengine, "anakaa nanyi na yuko pamoja nanyi". Kwa vyovyote vile hilo linamaanisha wakati ujao na si wakati huo; yaani, atakaa kwenu au atabaki pamoja nanyi.

Rahmatu Allah Al Hindi sees that the text in other translations and editions stated as, "stable with you and he will be among you", and in others, "staying with you and he is with you". That in any case means the future and not that time; in other words, he will reside by you or stay with you.

Hiyo ni kwa sababu maandishi yenyewe yalionyesha hivyo. Yanasema kwamba Parakleti hakuwa miongoni mwao wakati huo. "Nimewaambia kabla ya kwamba yeye atakuja, ili atakapokuja mpate kuamini", na "nisipoondoka, Parakleti hatakuja kwenu", na hiyo ndiyo inayosemwa na Wakristo, kwa kuwa wanaamini kwamba kuja kwake na kufika kwake kulikuwa siku ya hamsini.

That is because the text indicated that. It tells that the Parakletos was not among them at that time. "I said to you before he will be, so when he comes you will believe", and "if I do not go the Parakletos will not come to you", and that is what the Christians say, as they believe that his coming and his arrival was in the fiftieth day.

Vilevile, Ezekieli alieleza kuhusu kuonekana kwa watu wa Gogu na Magogu kwa wakati uliopo, ilhali bado hawakuwa wameonekana. Alisema, "Tazama, linakuja, nalo litatimia, asema Bwana MUNGU; hii ndiyo siku niliyoinena." (Ezekieli 39:8), na vivyo hivyo katika (Yohana 5:25). Tano: Katika Matendo: "Naye alipokuwa pamoja nao, aliwaamuru wasiondoke Yerusalemu, bali wangoje ahadi ya Baba, ambayo, alisema, mliisikia kutoka kwangu. Kwa maana Yohana alibatiza kwa maji; lakini ninyi mtabatizwa kwa Roho Mtakatifu baada ya siku si nyingi kutoka sasa." (Matendo 1:4-5) Fender anaona kwamba hii "inaonyesha kwamba Parakletos ni roho aliyeshuka siku ya hamsini, kwa sababu Parakletos ndiye aliyekusudiwa kuwa ahadi ya baba".

Similarly, Ezekiel told about the appearance of the Gog and the Magog people in the present tense, while they did not appear yet. He said, "Behold, it is coming, and it will be brought about, declares the Lord GOD; this is the day of which I have spoken." (Ezekiel: 39/8), and the same in (John: 5/25). Fifth: In Acts: "And while staying with them he ordered them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, he said, you heard from me. For John baptized with water; but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now." (Acts: 1/4-5) Fender sees that this "indicates that the Parakletos is the spirit that came down on the fiftieth day, because the Parakletos is what was meant by the father's promise".

Akijibu hili, Rahamtu Allah Al Hindi anaeleza kwamba kilichotajwa katika Kitabu cha Matendo ni ahadi nyingine tofauti, isiyohusiana na Paraklito aliyetajwa na Yohana, kwa kuwa waliahidiwa kuja kwa Roho Mtakatifu katika tukio jingine, na ahadi hiyo ilitimizwa kwa yale aliyoyataja Luka katika Kitabu cha Matendo. Kile alichotaja Yohana kuhusu kuja kwa Paraklito hakina uhusiano wowote na suala hili.

Responding to this, Rahamtu Allah Al Hindi explains that what came in the Book of Acts is a different promise that is not related to the Parakletos that John mentioned, as they were promised with the coming of the Holy Spirit in another occasion, and the promise was fulfilled with what Luke mentioned in the Book of Acts. What John mentioned about the coming of the Parakletos has nothing to do with this issue.

Baadhi ya Wakristo wengine wanapinga kwamba unabii huu unaweza kutumika kwa Nabii Muhammad ﷺ, kwa sababu Yesu ndiye anayetuma Paracleto. "Lakini nikiondoka nitamtuma kwenu," na vivyo hivyo, alipo sema, "Mfariji nitakayewatumia kutoka kwa Baba," wakati Muhammad ni Mjumbe wa Mungu na si Yesu.

Some other Christians object that this prophecy is applicable to prophet Muhammad (PBUH), because Jesus (PBUH) is the one who will send the Parakletos. "But if I left I will send him to you", similarly, when he said, "The comforter that I will send to you from the father", while Muhammad is the messenger of God and not Jesus.

Wakristo wamesahau maneno ya Mungu, "Mfariji, Roho Mtakatifu, ambaye atatumwa na Baba", kwa hiyo yeye ni mjumbe wa Baba, na kusema kwamba Yesu ndiye atakayemtuma ni kauli ya kiistiari wala si ya kweli.

Christians forgot the words of God, "The comforter, the Holy Spirit, who will be sent by the father", so he is a messenger of the father, and saying that Jesus will send him is metaphoric and not real.

Vivyo hivyo, yale yaliyokuja katika Mwanzo, "Malaika wa BWANA akamwambia pia, Nitauzidisha sana uzao wako hata usiweze kuhesabiwa kwa wingi." (Mwanzo: 16/10) ingawa, anayezidisha na anayebariki uzao wa Hajiri na wengine ni Mungu na si malaika wake. Hata hivyo, kwa kuwa malaika ndiye aliyetoa habari, basi tendo linahusishwa naye.

Similarly, what came in Genesis, "The angel of the LORD also said to her, I will surely multiply your offspring so that they cannot be numbered for multitude." (Genesis: 16/10) even though, the multiplier and the one who blesses the offspring of Hagar and others God is and not his angel. However, since the angel was the informer, then the act attributed to him.

Zaidi, katika Kitabu cha Wafalme kilichotajwa, Nabii Eliya alijihusisha mwenyewe na adhabu ya Mungu aliyokusudia kumwadhibu mfalme Ahabu. "Ahabu akamwambia Eliya, Je! Umenipata, ee adui yangu? Akajibu, Nimekupata, kwa sababu umejiuza ili kufanya yaliyo maovu machoni pa BWANA. Tazama, nitaleta maafa juu yako, nitakuteketeza kabisa, na kumkatilia mbali Ahabu kila mwanamume, mtumwa au huru, katika Israeli," (Wafalme 1: 21/20-21) Nabii Eliya alijihusisha mwenyewe na kile ambacho kwa kweli ni tendo la Mungu, kwa hiyo kujihusisha huku hakukuwa halisi, lakini alistahili hilo kwa kuwa mtoa habari wa Mungu wa adhabu hii. Vivyo hivyo ndivyo alivyosema Isa (amani iwe juu yake) katika unabii wake kuhusu Parakleti.

In addition, what came in the Book of Kings, when Prophet Elijah attributed the divine punishment to himself, the punishment that God meant for the king Ahab. "Ahab said to Elijah, Have you found me, O my enemy? He answered; I have found you, because you have sold yourself to do what is evil in the sight of the LORD. Behold, I will bring disaster upon you, I will utterly burn you up, and will cut off from Ahab every male, bond or free, in Israel," (Kings 1: 21/20-21) Prophet Elijah attributed to himself what is in reality the act of God, so this attribution was not real, but he deserved it by being God's informer of this punishment. Similarly is what Jesus (PBUH) said in his prophecy about the Parakletos.

Kwa hiyo, tunaona katika Parakletos unabii ulioelezwa katika Qur'ani Tukufu {Na (kumbukeni) pale Isa mwana wa Maryam alipowaambia: "Enyi Wana wa Israili! Hakika mimi ni Mtume wa Allah kwenu, nikithibitisha Taurati iliyokuja kabla yangu, na nikibashiria habari njema ya Mtume atakayekuja baada yangu, jina lake ni Ahmad." Lakini alipowajia na hoja zilizo wazi, walisema: "Huu ni uchawi ulio wazi."} (Al-Saff: 6).ﷺ

Consequently, we find in the Parakletos the prophecy that is mentioned in the Holy Quran {And (remember) when 'Iesa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary), said: "O Children of Israel! I am the Messenger of Allâh unto you confirming the Taurât [(Torah) which came] before me, and giving glad tidings of a Messenger to come after me, whose name shall be Ahmed . But when he (Ahmed i.e. Muhammad) came to them with clear proofs, they said: "This is plain magic."} (Al-Saf: 6).