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172A. The foretold Prophet was not Jesus Christ(pbuh)andB. The foretold Prophet was Muhammad (pbuh) .Everybody knows that the Christian Churches have always regarded John the Baptist (pbuh) as a subordinate of Jesus (pbuh) , and his herald. All the Christian commentators showJesus(pbuh) asthe object ofJohn’switness and prophecy.Although the language of the Evangelists has been distorted by interpolators to that direction, yet the fraud or error cannot forever escape the searching eye of a critic and an impartial examiner. Jesus (pbuh) could not be the object of John’s witness because:(1) The very preposition “after” clearly excludes Jesus (pbuh) from being the foretold Prophet. They were both contemporaries and were born in the same year. “He that is coming after me” Says John, “is stronger than I.” this “after,” indicates the future to be at some indefinite distance; and in the prophetical language, it expresses one or more cycles of time. It is well known to the Sufees and those who lead a spiritual life and one of contemplation that at every cycle, which is considered to be equivalent of fiveorsixcenturies,thereappearsonegreatLuminarySoul surrounded by several satellites who appear in different parts of the world, and introduce great religious and social movements which last for several generations until another shining Prophet, accompanied by many disciples and companions, appears with prodigious reforms and enlightenment. The history of the true religion, from Abraham to Muhammad (pbtuhem) , is thus decorated with such epochmaking events under Abraham, Moses, David, Zorobabel, Jesus, and Muhammad (pbtuhem) . Each ofthese epochsismarkedwithspecial characteristic features.Each one makes a progress and then begins to fade away and decay until another luminary appears on the scene, and so on down to the advent of John, Jesus (pbtuhem) , and the satellite Apostles.