Moja ya majina ambayo Biblia Takatifu hutumia kumrejelea Nabii Muhammad ﷺ ni "Elia", na kwa mujibu wa Gematria ni sawa na 53.

One of the names that the Holy Bible uses referring to the prophet Muhammad (PBUH) is "Elijah", and according to Gematria is equal to 53. 2

Pia ni jina la nabii mkuu aliyetumwa na Mungu kwa Wana wa Israeli katika karne ya tisa (KK), ambaye jina lake katika Qur'ani ni Elias.

It is also a name of a great prophet sent by God to the Children of Israel in the ninth century (BC), whose name in the Quran is Elias.

Nabii Malaki katika kitabu chake kifupi anazungumzia kutotii kwa Wana wa Israeli na kuhusu Eliya, au Eliya mpya atakayekuja, ambaye ni tofauti na Elia aliyekufa karne saba kabla.

The prophet Malachi in his short book talks about the disobedience of the Children of Israel and about Elijah or the new coming Elijah, who is different from Elias who died seven centuries before.

Malaki alisema kwamba Mungu alisema, "Tazama, namtuma mjumbe wangu, naye atatayarisha njia mbele yangu; na Bwana, mnayemtafuta, atakuja ghafla hekaluni mwake, na mjumbe wa agano, ambaye mnafurahia, tazama, anakuja, asema BWANA wa majeshi. Lakini ni nani atakayeweza kuvumilia siku ya kuja kwake? Na ni nani atakayesimama atakapotokea? Kwa maana yeye ni kama moto wa mfua fedha, na kama sabuni ya wanaofua nguo:" (Malaki 3:1-2).

Malachi said that God said, "Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom you seek, will suddenly come to his temple, and the messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight: behold, he is coming, says the LORD of hosts. But who can endure the day of his coming? and who can stand when he appears? For he is like a refiner's fire, and like fullers' soap:" (Malachi: 3/1-2).

Kitabu cha nabii Malaki kinazungumzia manabii wawili.

The text in the prophet Malachi's scripture talks about two prophets.

Mmoja wao ndiye anayetengeneza njia kwa yule anayekuja kutoka kwa Mungu. Wa pili ndiye atakayekuja ghafla hekaluni, na anamwita bwana na malaika wa agano, na huyo ndiye ambaye Wana wa Israeli wanamtafuta na kumngojea.

One of them is the one who paves the road for the one that is coming from God. The second one is the one who will suddenly come to the temple, and he names him the master and the angel of the covenant, and that is the one that the Children of Israel are seeking and waiting for.

Malaki, alipokuwa bado anazungumzia nabii aliyetarajiwa na mabadiliko na ukanushaji wa Wana wa Israeli, anasema mwishoni mwa kitabu chake: "Kumbukeni sheria ya mtumishi wangu Musa, amri na kanuni nilizomwamuru huko Horebu kwa Israeli yote.

Malachi, while he still talking about the expected prophet and about the Children of Israel's alteration and denial, says at the end of his book,: "Remember the law of my servant Moses, the statutes and rules that I commanded him at Horeb for all Israel.

Tazama, nitawapelekea Eliya nabii kabla ya siku kuu na ya kutisha ya BWANA:" (Malaki: 4/4-5).

Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and awesome day of the LORD:" (Malachi: 4/4-5).

Malaki alimwita nabii anayefuata Eliya baada ya kuwakumbusha amri ya Musa juu ya mlima Horebu, mlima ambao Musa (PBUH) alitaja kuja kwa nabii kama yeye miongoni mwa ndugu wa Wana wa Israeli. Mfasiri aliyeandika "Kazi bora ya kizazi" anasema: "Mjumbe Eliya, aliyetajwa mwishoni mwa Kitabu cha Malaki, ni fumbo, naye ndiye rabi wa dunia atakayekuja mwishoni mwa zama." Note: The name "Musa" is followed by "(PBUH)" in the source, which I kept as written in the original, since the rules say to write ﷺ only after the Prophet Muhammad.

Malachi called the next prophet Elijah after he reminded them about Moses’ commandment on the mountain of Horeb, the mountain on which Moses (PBUH) mentioned the coming of a prophet like him among the brothers of Children of Israel. The interpreter who wrote "The masterpiece of the generation" says:- "The messenger Elijah, who was mentioned at the end of Malachi's Book, is a puzzle, and he is the rabbi of the world who will come at the end of time". 1

Wakristo wanafikiri kwamba nabii aliyeitengeneza njia ni Yohana Mbatizaji ambaye jina lake lilikuwa Eliya; katika Marko imeandikwa: "Kama ilivyoandikwa katika kitabu cha nabii Isaya, Tazama, ninamtuma mjumbe wangu mbele ya uso wako, atakayeitengeneza njia yako."

Christians think that the prophet who paved the road is John the Baptist whose name was Elijah, in the text in Mark says: "As it is written in Isaiah the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way.

Sauti ya mtu aliyelia jangwani: “Itengenezeni njia ya Bwana, nyoosheni mapito yake,” Yohana alitokea akibatiza jangwani na kuhubiri ubatizo wa toba kwa ajili ya msamaha wa dhambi. Na nchi yote ya Yudea na watu wote wa Yerusalemu walikuwa wakitoka kwenda kwake, nao walikuwa wakibatizwa naye katika mto Yordani, wakiungama dhambi zao. Basi Yohana alivaa nguo ya manyoya ya ngamia, na alikuwa na mkanda wa ngozi kiunoni mwake, akala nzige na asali ya porini. Naye alihubiri akisema, Baada yangu anakuja yule aliye mwenye nguvu kuliko mimi, ambaye sistahili kuinama na kufungua kamba za viatu vyake. Mimi nimewabatiza kwa maji, lakini yeye atawabatiza kwa Roho Mtakatifu. Siku zile Yesu alikuja kutoka Nazareti ya Galilaya, akabatizwa na Yohana katika Yordani. (Marko 1:2-9), ambayo ndiyo Luka aliyoisimulia akimnukuu Yesu (SAW).

The voice of one crying in the wilderness: “prepare they way of the lord, make his paths straight,” John appeared baptizing in the wilderness and proclaiming a baptism of repentance for forgiveness of sins. And all the country of Judaea and all Jerusalem were going out to him and were being baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. Now John was clothed with camel's hair, and wore a leather belt around his waist and ate locusts and wild honey. And he preached, saying, after me comes he who is mightier than I, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie. I have baptized you with water: but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit. In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized by John in the Jordan." (Mark: 1/2-9), which is what Luke told quoting Jesus (PBUH):

"Basi mlitoka kwenda kuona nini? Nabii? Naam, nawaambia, na zaidi ya nabii. Huyu ndiye aliyeandikwa: Tazama, namtuma mjumbe wangu mbele ya uso wako, ambaye atatayarisha njia yako mbele yako. Nawaambia: miongoni mwa waliozaliwa na wanawake, hakuna aliye mkuu kuliko Yohana; lakini aliye mdogo zaidi katika ufalme wa Mungu ni mkuu kuliko yeye." (Luka 7:26-28).

“What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet. This is he of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you. I tell you; among those born of women, none is greater than John: yet the one who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he. “(Luke: 7/26- 28).

Kwa hiyo, kwa mujibu wa Wakristo, yule atakayeandaa njia ni Yohana Mbatizaji, na yule ambaye njia imeandaliwa kwa ajili yake ni Yesu.

Therefore, according to Christians, the one who will prepare the road is John the Baptist, and the one whom the road is prepared for is Jesus (PBUH).

Wao wanafikiri kwamba wa kwanza ni Eliya kutokana na yale aliyosema Mathayo akimnukuu Yesu (AS) katika mazungumzo yake kuhusu Yohana Mbatizaji: "Basi mlitoka kwenda kuona nini? Nabii? Naam, nawaambia, na zaidi ya nabii. Huyu ndiye aliyeandikwa, Tazama, namtuma mjumbe wangu mbele ya uso wako, atakayeitengeneza njia yako mbele yako. Kweli nawaambia, miongoni mwa wale waliozaliwa na wanawake, hakuna aliye mkuu kuliko Yohana; lakini aliye mdogo katika ufalme wa Mungu ni mkuu kuliko yeye. Tangu siku za Yohana Mbatizaji hata sasa, ufalme wa mbinguni unateswa, na wenye nguvu wanautwaa kwa nguvu. Kwa maana manabii wote na sheria walitabiri hata Yohana. Na kama mtakubali kuipokea, yeye ndiye Eliya, aliyepaswa kuja. Mwenye masikio na asikie." (Mathayo: 11/9-15).

They consider the first one to be Elijah due to what Matthew said quoting Jesus (PBUH) in the course of his talk about John the Baptist: "what then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet. This is he of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you. Truly, I say to you, among those born of women, none is greater than John: yet the one who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he. From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven has suffered violence, and the violent take it by force. For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John. And if you are willing to accept it, he is Elijah, who is to come. He who has ears to hear, let him hear." (Matthew: 11/9-15).

Mathayo pia alitaja kwamba Yesu (PBUH) alisema: "Wanafunzi wake wakamwuliza, Basi kwa nini waandishi husema ya kuwa Eliya lazima aje kwanza? Akajibu, Naam, Eliya huja, naye atarejesha mambo yote. Lakini nawaambia, Eliya amekwisha kuja, wala hawakumtambua, bali walimtendea kama walivyotaka. Vivyo hivyo Mwana wa Adamu naye atateswa mikononi mwao. Ndipo wanafunzi wakatambua kwamba alikuwa akiwaambia habari ya Yohana Mbatizaji." (Mathayo 17:10-13).

Matthew also mentioned that Jesus (PBUH) said: "And the disciples asked him, “then why do the scribes say that first Elijah must come? He answered, Elijah does come, and he will restore all things. But I tell you, That Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but did to him whatever they pleased. So also the Son of man will certainly suffer at their hands. Then the disciples understood that he was speaking to them of John the Baptist." (Matthew: 17/10-13).

Kwa hiyo, Wakristo wanaamini kwamba yule mtabiri, yule atakayeandaa njia, ni Yohana Mbatizaji, na yule aliyetabiriwa, yule ambaye njia imeandaliwa kwake, ni Yesu. Ukweli ni kwamba Eliya alikuwa ishara ya nabii aliyekuwa anatarajiwa, na si nabii aliyeandaa njia kwake.

Therefore, Christians believe that the prophesier, the one who will prepare the road, is John the Baptist, and the prophesized, the one whom the road is prepared for is Jesus (PBUH). The fact is that Elijah was a symbol for the expected prophet and not to the prophet who prepared the road for him.

Kabla ya kufunua ukweli wa unabii huu, ni lazima tuwatahadharishe wasomaji kuhusu mabadiliko yaliyofanyika katika baadhi ya maandishi haya. Katika kitabu cha Malaki anasema "malaika wa agano", ambalo katika tafsiri za zamani lilikuwa: "mjumbe wa Tohara"; pia katika tafsiri ya kisasa anasema:

Before we unveil the truth of this prophecy, we must alert readers to the alterations that have happened in some of these texts. In Malachi he says "the covenant angel", which is in the old translations: "the messenger of Circumcision", also in the modern translation he says:

"Nitamtuma malaika wangu" lakini katika tafsiri ya zamani "Nitamtuma mjumbe wangu", na katika baadhi ya matoleo "bwana atakuja", lakini katika mengine "Mlinzi", na katika jingine "Eliya".

"I will send my angel" but in the old translation "I will send my messenger", and in some editions "the master will come", but in some others "the Guardian", and in another "Elijah".

Katika Injili, kuna mabadiliko yaliyofanywa katika nukuu kutoka kwa Malaki, ambaye alitumia kiwakilishi cha nafsi ya kwanza "Mimi" alipoandika "atatengeneza njia mbele yangu", lakini katika Injili kiwakilishi hicho kikabadilika kuwa kiwakilishi cha nafsi ya pili "wewe", kikimrejelea Yesu: "atatengeneza njia mbele yako".

In the Gospel’s text, there is an alteration made to the quotes from Malachi who used the first person object pronoun “Me” “he shall prepare the way before me ", but in the Gospels the pronoun became the third person object pronoun “You” referring to Jesus " he shall prepare the way before thee”.

Tunaona pia wazi kwamba mabadiliko yamefika hadi kwenye maneno ya Yesu (PBUH) na ya Yohana Mbatizaji, pale Wainjilisti wanapodai kwamba Yesu alimwona Yohana Mbatizaji kuwa ndiye aliyetayarisha njia kwa ujumbe wake. "Tazama, mimi namtuma mjumbe wangu mbele ya uso wako, atakayeitengeneza njia yako mbele yako." (Luka: 7/26), na kwamba alimwita Eliya aliyetarajiwa. "Lakini nawaambia, kwamba Eliya amekwisha kuja, nao hawakumtambua, bali walimtendea apendavyo. Vivyo hivyo na Mwana wa Adamu atateswa nao. Ndipo wanafunzi wakafahamu kwamba aliwaambia habari za Yohana Mbatizaji." (Mathayo: 17/12-13).

We can also see clearly, that the alterations have reached the words of Jesus (PBUH) and the Baptist when the Evangelists claim that Jesus considered the Baptist to be the one who prepared for his message. "Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way. " (Luke: 7/26), and that he called him the expected Elijah "But I tell you, that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but did to him whatever they pleased. So also, the Son of man will certainly suffer at their hands. Then the disciples understood that he was speaking to them of John the Baptist."(Matthew: 17/12-13).

Ni mabadiliko pale walipodai kwamba Mbatizaji aliambia kwamba yule mwenye nguvu aliyetabiri kuja kwake ni Yesu (PBUH). "Yohana aliwajibu, Mimi nawabatiza kwa maji; lakini kati yenu amesimama mmoja msiyemjua; yeye ndiye anayekuja baada yangu, ambaye mimi sistahili kuifungua kamba ya viatu vyake. Mambo haya yalitokea Bethania ng'ambo ya Yordani, mahali ambapo Yohana alikuwa akibatiza. Siku iliyofuata akamwona Yesu akimjia, akasema, Tazama, Mwana-kondoo wa Mungu, anayeondoa dhambi ya ulimwengu. Huyu ndiye niliyesema habari zake, Baada yangu anakuja mtu aliye mbele yangu, kwa sababu alikuwako kabla yangu. Mimi mwenyewe sikumjua, lakini kwa kusudi hili nalikuja nikibatiza kwa maji, ili adhihirishwe kwa Israeli.

It is an alteration when they said that the Baptist told that the strong one that he prophesized of his coming, is Jesus (PBUH). "John answered them, I baptize with water: but among you stands one you do not know; even he who comes after me, the strap of whose sandal I am not worthy to untie. These things took place in Bethany across the Jordan, where John was baptizing. The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world. This is he of whom I said, After me comes a man who ranks before me, because he was before me. I myself did not knew him , but for this purpose I came baptizing with water, that he might be revealed to Israel.

Na Yohana akashuhudia, "Nimemwona Roho akishuka kutoka mbinguni kama njiwa, naye akakaa juu yake. Mimi mwenyewe sikumjua, lakini yule aliyenituma kubatiza kwa maji alininambia, 'Yule utakayemwona Roho akishuka na kukaa juu yake, ndiye anayebatiza kwa Roho Mtakatifu.' Nami nimeona na kushuhudia kwamba huyu ndiye Mwana wa Mungu." Siku iliyofuata tena Yohana alikuwa amesimama pamoja na wanafunzi wake wawili. Alipomwona Yesu akipita, akasema, "Tazama, Mwana-kondoo wa Mungu!" Wale wanafunzi wawili walimsikia akisema hivyo, wakamfuata Yesu. Yesu akageuka, akawaona wakimfuata, akawaambia, "Mnatafuta nini?" Nao wakamwambia, "Rabi" (maana yake ni Mwalimu), "unakaa wapi?" Akawaambia, "Njoni mkaone." Basi wakaenda wakaona alikokaa, wakakaa naye siku hiyo.

And John bore witness, “I saw the Spirit descend from heaven like a dove, and it remained of him. I myself did not knew him, but he who sent me to baptize with water, said to me, he on whom you see the Spirit descend, and remain, this is he who baptizes with the Holy spirit. And I have seen and borne witness that this is the Son of God. the next day again John was standing with two of his disciples; And he looked at Jesus he walked by and said, “Behold the Lamb of God! the two disciples heard him say this, and they followed Jesus. Jesus turned and saw them following, and said to them, “What are you seeking? And they said to him, Rabbi, (which means teacher) where are you staying? He said to them, Come and you will see. So they came and saw where he was staying, and they stayed with him that day:

kwa kuwa ilikuwa karibu saa ya kumi. Mmoja wa wawili waliomsikia Yohana akisema na kumfuata Yesu alikuwa Andrea, nduguye Simoni Petro. (Yohana: 1/26-40).

for it was about the tenth hour. One of the two who heard John speak and followed Jesus, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother." (John: 1/26-40).

Madai yetu ya mabadiliko hayamaanishi kwamba maandiko hayakubaliani na jambo tunalojaribu kuthibitisha. Madai yetu ni kwamba Yohana Mbatizaji alikataa kwamba yeye ni nabii Eliya. Eliya, ambaye alitarajiwa kuandaa njia kwa ajili ya Bwana anayekuja, Mbatizaji alikataa hilo wakati makuhani na Walawi, wajumbe wa Kiyahudi, walipokuja kwake: "Na huu ndio ushuhuda wa Yohana, wakati Wayahudi walipotuma makuhani na Walawi kutoka Yerusalemu kumwuliza, wewe ni nani? Akakiri, wala hakukana; bali alikiri, Mimi si Kristo. Wakamwuliza, Basi, je! wewe ni Eliya? Akasema, Mimi sI. Je! wewe ndiye nabii? Akajibu, La." (Yohana 1:19-21). Hiki ni kiri wazi ambapo Yohana anakataa kwamba yeye ni Eliya atakayeandaa njia, na kwamba yeye si Masihi anayetarajiwa wala nabii anayetarajiwa.

Our claim of the alterations is not to say that the texts did not agree with the issue that we are trying to prove. It is that John the Baptist denied that he is the prophet Elijah. Elijah, who was supposed to prepare the way for the coming master, The Baptist denied it when the priests and the Levites Jewish messengers came to him "And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, who are you? He confessed, and did not deny; but confessed, I am not the Christ. And they asked him, What then? Are you Elijah? He said, I am not. Are you the prophet? And he answered, no." (John: 1/19-21), this is a clear confession where John denies that he is Elijah who will prepare the road, and that he is neither the expected messiah nor the expected prophet.

Ungamo hili linatuacha na chaguo tatu. Either Yesu alisema uongo alipo sema kwamba Eliya alikuwa amekuja, au Mbatizaji alisema uongo alipo kana kwamba yeye ni Eliya, au tunapaswa kusema kwamba wanafunzi hawakuelewa maneno ya Yesu (PBUH). Uchambuzi wa mwisho ndio unaowezekana zaidi, kwa kuwa Mathayo alikosea alipo sema, "Ndipo wanafunzi wakafahamu kwamba alikuwa akiwaambia habari ya Yohana Mbatizaji". Walidhani kwamba wameelewa, lakini kwa kweli hawakuelewa. Yeye alikuwa akiwaambia habari yake mwenyewe: "Tazama, namtuma mjumbe wangu, naye ataitengeneza njia mbele zangu; na Bwana, mnayemtafuta, atakuja ghafula hekaluni mwake, na mjumbe wa agano, mnayemfurahia:"

This confession leaves us with three choices. Either Jesus lied when he said that Elijah had come, that the Baptist lied when he denied that he was Elijah or we should say that the disciples did not understand the words of Jesus (PBUH). The last analysis is more likely, as Matthew made a mistake when he said, "Then the disciples understood that he was speaking to them of John the Baptist ". They thought that they understood, but in fact, they did not. He was talking to them about himself " Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom you seek, will suddenly come to his temple, and the messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight:

"tazama, anakuja, asema Bwana wa majeshi.” Zaidi ya hayo, maelezo kuhusu Eliya hayalingani na yale ya Mbatizaji, kwa sababu huja baada ya Yesu, kama Yesu alivyosema kumhusu: "Eliya alitarajiwa kuja" lakini Yesu na Mbatizaji walikuwa wa wakati mmoja.

behold, he is coming, says the LORD of hosts.” In addition, the description of Elijah does not match that of the Baptist, because he comes after Jesus, as Jesus said about him: "Elijah expected to be come" but Jesus and the Baptist were contemporaries.

Eliya atakapokuja, ataweza "kurejesha kila kitu", na "Naye atawageuza mioyo ya baba kuwaelekea watoto, na mioyo ya watoto kuwaelekea baba zao". Hakuna habari yoyote kuhusu Mbatizaji kama mtu huyo. Yule ambaye, kwa mujibu wa Mathayo, aliishi jangwani, akila nzige na asali mwitu, na mavazi yake yalitengenezwa kwa ngozi ya ngamia, na jambo bora alilofanya lilikuwa ni kubatiza kila mtu aliyemjia akitubu. (Angalia Mathayo: 3/1-5).

When Elijah comes, he "will return everything", and "And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers". There is no report about the Baptist as such. The one who, according to Matthew, lived in the desert, feeding on Locusts and honey, and his clothing was made of camel skin, and the best thing he did was to baptize whoever came to him repenting. (See Matthew: 3/1-5).

Haiwezekani kukubali kwamba Yahya Mbatizaji alikuwa utangulizi wa Isa. Kulingana na Injili, Yahya Mbatizaji kabla ya kifo chake hakujua ukweli kuhusu Isa, na alituma wanafunzi wake kumuuliza Isa (ﷺ)

It is impossible to accept that the Baptist was a prelude to Jesus. The Baptist, according to the Gospels, before his death did not know the truth about Jesus, and he sent his disciples to ask Jesus (PBUH)

"Akamwuliza, Je, wewe ndiwe yule atakayekuja, au tumtazamie mwingine?" (Mathayo 11:3).

"And said to him, Are you the one who is to come, or shall we look for another?" (Matthew: 11/3).

Je, inawezekanaje vipi yeye kutumwa wakati huu, ilhali hakuwa anajua ukweli kumhusu? Yahya alifanya nini kabla ya kuja kwa Isa?

How could it be that he was sent at this time, when he did not know the truth about him? What did John do before the coming of Jesus?

Je, alifanya jambo lolote linalohusiana na utume wa Yesu ambalo Injili zinalidai?

Did he do something related to Jesus’ mission that the Gospels are claiming?

Hakuna ripoti kuhusu Yahya Mbatizaji isipokuwa kwamba alitoa unabii wa ufalme, kama alivyofanya Isa (AS) baada yake. (Angalia Mathayo: 3/1). Alikuwa akiwabatiza wale waliokuja kwake wakikiri dhambi zao. (Angalia Mathayo: 3/6), na ndivyo Isa alivyofanya. Hilo linathibitisha kwamba walikuwa na ujumbe uleule, wa kutabiri na kuelezea kuhusu Nabii Muhammad ﷺ, nabii wa ufalme. Kama alivyosema: "Lakini akawaambia, Imenipasa kuhubiri habari njema ya ufalme wa Mungu katika miji mingine pia; kwa maana kwa kusudi hili nilitumwa." (Luka: 4/34), alitumwa kutoa habari njema ya ufalme ujao.

There is no report on The Baptist other than giving the prophecy of the kingdom, the same as what Jesus (PBUH) did after him. (See Matthew: 3/1). He used to baptize those who came to him confessing about their sins. (See Matthew: 3/6), and that is what Jesus did. That confirms that they had the same message that was to prophesize and tell about the prophet Muhammad (PBUH) the prophet of the kingdom. As he said: "but he said to them, I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to other towns as well: for I was sent for this purpose. " (Luke: 4/34), he was sent to give good news of the next kingdom.

Ukweli ni kwamba Wabaptisti na Yesu (PBUH) walikuja na ujumbe uleule. Wote wawili walitumwa kuhubiri juu ya Nabii wa mwisho.

The fact is that the Baptists and Jesus (PBUH) came with the same message. Both of them were sent to preach about the final prophet.

Walikuwa wahubiri wa Nabii wa mwisho, ambaye Mathayo aliita Ufalme wa Mbinguni, kama vile Nabii Yohana Mbatizaji alivyohubiri kuhusu ukaribu wa wakati wa nabii aliyetarajiwa, "Katika siku hizo Yohana Mbatizaji alikuja, akihubiri jangwani mwa Yudea, Tubuni, kwa maana Ufalme wa Mbinguni umekaribia." (Mathayo 3:1-2).

they were preachers of the final prophet, which Matthew called the Heavens Kingdom, as the prophet John the Baptist preached about the closeness of expected prophet’s time, "In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. " (Matthew: 3/1- 2).

Baada ya kifo cha Yohana Mbatizaji, Yesu alifufua upya Habari Njema ya ufalme, "tangu wakati huo Yesu alianza kuhubiri, akisema, tubuni, kwa maana ufalme wa mbinguni umekaribia." (Mathayo 4:17), "Akazunguka Galilaya yote, akifundisha katika masinagogi yao, akihubiri Injili ya ufalme." (Mathayo 4:23).

After the death of John the Baptist Jesus renewed the good news of the kingdom, "and from that time Jesus began to preach, saying, repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” (Matthew: 4/17), "And he went throughout all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom." (Matthew: 4/23).

Zaidi, aliwaamuru wanafunzi wake kutoa habari njema ya kukaribia kwa wakati wa ufalme, kwa hiyo akasema, "Nanyi mnapoenda, hubirini, mkisema, Ufalme wa mbinguni umekaribia." (Mathayo:

Moreover, he ordered his disciples to give the good news of the closeness of the kingdom’s time, so he said, "And proclaim as you go, saying, the kingdom of heaven is at hand." (Matthew:

10/7), walikuwa na ujumbe uleule, nao ni kuhubiri na kuandaa njia kwa Nabii aliyetarajiwa.

10/7), they had the same message, and that is to preach and prepare the road to the expected prophet.

Maelezo haya hayakulingana na Yahya Mbatizaji tu, bali pia hayakulingana na Isa.

Not only did these descriptions not match the Baptist, but also did not match Jesus (PBUH) the Baptist said:

"Mimi nawabatiza kwa maji kwa ajili ya toba, lakini yule anayekuja baada yangu ana nguvu kuliko mimi. Sistahili hata kubeba viatu vyake. Yeye atawabatiza kwa Roho Mtakatifu na kwa moto. Uma wake wa kupepetea nafaka uko mkononi mwake, naye atasafisha sakafu yake ya kupuria na kukusanya ngano yake ghalani; lakini makapi atayateketeza kwa moto usiozimika."

"I baptize you with water for repentance, but he, who is coming after me is mightier than I. Whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit, and with fire: his winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor, and gather his wheat into the barn; but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.

Kisha Yesu akaja kutoka Galilaya hadi Yordani kwa Yohana, ili abatizwe naye." (Mathayo: 3/11-13).

Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him." (Matthew: 3/11-13).

Nabii aliyetarajiwa, ambaye alileta habari njema, angebatiza kwa Roho Mtakatifu na moto. Ingawa Yesu (ASW) hakuwahi kumbatiza mtu yeyote wakati wa uhai wake, ijapokuwa hili lilienea miongoni mwa watu, kwa kweli hakufanya hivyo. Wanafunzi wake ndio waliofanya hivyo kwa jina lake. "Basi, Yesu alipopata habari kwamba Mafarisayo wamesikia kwamba Yesu anafanya wanafunzi wengi na kubatiza kuliko Yohana, (ingawa Yesu mwenyewe hakubatiza, bali wanafunzi wake,)" (Yohana:

The expected prophet that had the good news would baptize with the Holy Spirit and fire. While Jesus (PBUH) never baptized anyone during his life, even though this was spread among the people, but in reality, he did not. His disciples did it in his name "now when Jesus learned that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than John, (although Jesus himself did not baptize, but only his disciples,)" (John:

4/1-2).

4/1-2).

Mbatizaji pia alitaja kwamba nabii anayetarajiwa atambatiza kwa roho na moto. Maana yake ni kwamba atakuwa na mamlaka juu ya dini na maisha, ili kubadilisha yaliyo mabaya na kuhimiza toba.

The Baptist also mentioned that the expected prophet would baptize with spirit and fire. Meaning that he will have the control over religion and life, in order to change the wrong and encourage repentance.

Hakuishia kwenye usafi wa nje wa kuosha mwili kwa maji, bali alikuwa akizingatia usafi wa ndani, na chombo chake cha kufanya hivyo ni kile ambacho Roho Mtakatifu (Gabriel) alikuja nacho: wahyi, habari na ufafanuzi, kama alivyotakasa kwa moto sehemu nyingi duniani kutoka ushirikina.

He would not stop at the external cleansing of washing the body with water, but he pays attention to internal cleansing, and his tool to do this is what the Holy Spirit (Gabriel) comes with, revelation, information and explanation, as he cleansed with fire many places on earth from paganism.

Ubatizo wa namna hiyo haukufanywa na Yesu (SAW), ambaye wanafunzi wake walimbatiza kwa maji, na mahubiri yake yalikuwa mwendelezo wa ubatizo wa Yahya Mbatizaji. Huo ulikuwa ni kutangaza habari njema ya toba na msamaha wa dhambi, kwani Yesu, baada ya kusulubiwa na kufufuka, aliwaambia wanafunzi wake wote: "Na toba na msamaha wa dhambi vihubiriwe kwa jina lake kwa mataifa yote, kuanzia Yerusalemu." (Luka 24:47), kwa hiyo ubatizo wake (SAW) haukuwa tofauti na ubatizo wa Yahya Mbatizaji. (Ona Yohana 3:22-23).

Such baptism was not performed by Jesus (PBUH), whom his disciples baptized with water, and where his preaching was a continuation of the baptism of the Baptist. That is to give the good news about repentance and forgiveness of sins, for Jesus, after the crucifixion and resurrection, asked everyone of his disciples "And that the repentance and forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem." (Luke: 24/47), so his baptism (PBUH) was not different from the baptism of the Baptist. (See John: 3/22-23).

Baada yake, wanafunzi wake waliendelea kubatiza kwa maji kama Yohana Mbatizaji. Paulo alipofika Efeso, "akakuta wanafunzi fulani, akawaambia, je, mlipokwisha kuamini, mlipokea Roho Mtakatifu? Nao wakamwambia, hata hatujasikia kwamba kuna Roho Mtakatifu. Akasema, basi mlibatizwa kwa ubatizo gani? Wakasema, kwa ubatizo wa Yohana. Paulo akasema, Yohana alibatiza kwa ubatizo wa toba, akiwaambia watu waamini yule atakayekuja baada yake, yaani, Yesu. Walipoisikia hayo, wakabatizwa kwa jina la Bwana Yesu." (Matendo 19:1-5). Kama Yesu alikuwa na ubatizo tofauti na ule wa Mbatizaji, basi ungepaswa kuwa unajulikana vizuri na kuenea miongoni mwa wanafunzi.

His disciples continued after him to baptize with water like John the Baptist, and when Paul went to Ephesus, “and there he found some disciples, and he said to them, did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed? And they said, no, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit. And he said, into what then were you baptized? They said, into John's baptism. And Paul said, John baptized with the baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe in the one who was to come after him, that is, Jesus. On hearing this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus." (Acts: 19/1-5). If Jesus (PBUH) had a baptism different from the Baptist’s, then it should have been well known and spread among the disciples.

Yahya Mbatizaji pia alimweleza nabii aliyetarajiwa kuwa mwenye nguvu kuliko yeye. Hakuna chochote katika ujumbe wala katika maisha ya Isa kilichoonyesha nguvu kama hiyo. Yahya Mbatizaji na Isa hawakuja na Sheria mpya, wala hawakuwa wafalme juu ya watu wao, na wote wawili hawakuwahi kuwa na ushawishi wala mamlaka. Sio tu kwamba hawakuwa na nguvu yoyote, bali pia Wakristo wanadai kwa uongo kwamba wote wawili waliuawa! Iko wapi nguvu ambayo Mbatizaji alisema?

The Baptist also described the expected prophet as stronger than him. There was nothing about the message or the life of Jesus that indicated such strength. Both John the Baptist and Jesus did not come with a new Law, nor were they kings over their people, and both of them never had any influence or authority. Not only had they no power, but also Christians, falsely, claim that they were both killed! Where is the strength that the Baptist mentioned?

Zaidi ya hayo, Yesu (PBUH) hakulingana na kauli ya Yohana Mbatizaji kuhusu nabii aliyetarajiwa. "Ambaye kipepeo chake kiko mkononi mwake, naye atasafisha kabisa sakafu yake ya kupuria, na kukusanya ngano yake ghalani; bali atateketeza makapi kwa moto usiozimika." Hiyo ni tamathali ya kiistiara, ambayo Dkt. William Edie aliieleza kama:

Moreover, Jesus (PBUH) did not match the Baptist’s statement about the expected prophet. “Whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.". That is a metaphor, which Dr. William Edie explained as:

ni sitiari inayoashiria mwisho wa utume wote, na inawezekana kwamba sitiari hii ilikuwa ni ishara ya nidhamu ya Mungu kwa watu wake na kisasi chake juu yao katika maisha haya. Kwa kweli, inaenda mbali zaidi ya hapo, kwani inaeleza nguvu ya kutakasa ya utoaji wa Sheria na Mungu kwa manabii wake, pamoja na kila kitu kilichohusishwa nayo.

"it is a metaphor indicating the end of the whole mission, and it is possible that this metaphor was an indication of God's discipline of the people and his revenge on them in this life". In fact, it goes further than that, as it explains the power that purifies God’s giving of the Law to his prophets, and whatever was associated with it.

Kulingana na hilo, nabii anayetarajiwa ni Muhammad ﷺ, naye ndiye pekee aliyefika ghafla katika Ardhi Takatifu na Hekaluni, alipopaa katika Safari yake ya Usiku kuelekea Nyumba Takatifu, wakati Yesu na Yahya walikulia katika eneo la Hekalu.

Based on that, the expected prophet is Muhammad (PBUH), and he is the only one that came to the Holy Land and the temple suddenly, when he flew on his Night Journey to the Holy House, While Jesus and John grew up in the area of the temple.

Yeye pia ni nabii ambaye, katika baadhi ya tafsiri, anaitwa "mjumbe wa tohara", kwa sababu alihimiza na kuwaonya Waislamu kwamba ni miongoni mwa mila za uongofu, na Waislamu waliendelea kushikamana na mila hii baada yake.

He is also the prophet that, is named by some translations "the messenger of Circumcision", as he did call for, and alerted the Muslims that it is one of the guidance traditions, and the Muslims kept this tradition after him.