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John – Baptist foretold Muhammad (pbtuhem)1811. According to the testimony of Jesus (pbuh) , no man born of woman was ever greater than John the Baptist (pbuh) was. However, the “least” in the Kingdom of Heaven is greater than John. The comparison made by the “Spirit of Allah” (Rūhu ’llāh, i.e. Jesus (pbuh) is between John and all the preceding John Prophets (pbuh) as the officers and administrators of the Kingdom of Heaven. Now in chronological order the last Prophet would be the least of them all, he would be their junior and their youngest. The word “z’īrā” in the Aramaic, like theArabic “saghīr,” signifies “little, small young.” The Pshittha Version uses the word “z’īrā” or “z’eīrā” in apposition to “rabba” for “great, old.” Every Christian will admit that Jesus (pbuh) is not the “last” Prophet, and therefore he cannot be the “least.” Not only were the Apostles themselves endowed with the gift of prophecy, but also many other holy men in the apostolic age were favoured with it (Acts xi. 27, 28;xiii. I; xv. 32; xxi, 9, 10, etc.).Moreover, as we cannot determine which of these numerous Church John Prophets was the “last, we are naturally forced to seek elsewhere a Prophet who is indisputably the Last and the Seal of the Prophetic List. Can we imagine a stronger and more brilliant evidence in favour of Muhammad (pbuh) than the fulfilment, in his holy person, of this wonderful prophecy of Jesus Christ (pbuh) ?In the long list of the prophetic family, certainly the“youngest,” the “least” is Muhammad (pbuh) ; he is the “Benjamin” of the John Prophets; yet he is their Sultan, their “Adon” and their “Glory.” To deny the prophetical and apostolical character and nature of Muhammad’s mission is a fundamental denial of the whole Divine Revelation and all the John Prophets who preached it. For all otherJohn Prophets put together had not accomplished