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course of the conversation, he asked their opinion of Ben Shalom. Without hesitation
they spoke highly of him telling the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) that he was
their chief rabbi, in fact he was the son of their former chief rabbi and without a doubt the
most knowledgeable among them. Upon hearing their witnessing, Abdullah Ben Shalom
stepped forward and said, "O Jews, fear Allah and accept what He has sent you, indeed
you know that this man is the Messenger of Allah (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam)." Then,
before his peers, he declared his acceptance of Islam. Immediately, the rabbis and
leaders no longer had a good word to say about him, rather they began to rebuke and
spurn him, which was a complete reversal of their attestation just a few moments before.
Later Abdullah was heard to say, "I recognized him as soon as I saw him, in the same
way that I know my son, rather my knowledge of him is even greater."
Allah endorses the fact that the rabbis were able to recognize Prophet Muhammad (salla
Allahu alihi wa sallam) from his description in their Holy Books by saying:
"Those to whom We have given the Book,
know him (Prophet Muhammad)
they spoke highly of him telling the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) that he was
their chief rabbi, in fact he was the son of their former chief rabbi and without a doubt the
most knowledgeable among them. Upon hearing their witnessing, Abdullah Ben Shalom
stepped forward and said, "O Jews, fear Allah and accept what He has sent you, indeed
you know that this man is the Messenger of Allah (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam)." Then,
before his peers, he declared his acceptance of Islam. Immediately, the rabbis and
leaders no longer had a good word to say about him, rather they began to rebuke and
spurn him, which was a complete reversal of their attestation just a few moments before.
Later Abdullah was heard to say, "I recognized him as soon as I saw him, in the same
way that I know my son, rather my knowledge of him is even greater."
Allah endorses the fact that the rabbis were able to recognize Prophet Muhammad (salla
Allahu alihi wa sallam) from his description in their Holy Books by saying:
"Those to whom We have given the Book,
know him (Prophet Muhammad)