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When we behold the number of the family of Jacob (pbuh)
when he went to Egypt, which hardly exceeded seventy
heads, and when he was met by Esau with an escort of
four hundred armed horsemen, and the mighty Arab tribes
submitted to the twelve Emirs belonging to the family
of Ishmael (pbuh) , and then when the Last Messenger of
Allah proclaims the religion of Islam, all the Arab tribes
unitedly acclaim him and accept his religion, and subdue
all the lands promised to the children of Abraham (pbuh) ,
we must indeed be blind not to see that the Covenant was
made with Ishmael (pbuh) and the promise accomplished in
the person of Muhammad (pbuh) .

Before concluding this article I wish to draw the
attention of the students of the Bible, especially that of
the Higher Biblical Criticism, to the fact that the so-
called Messianic Prophecies and Passages belong to a
propaganda in favour of the Davidic Dynasty after the
death of King Solomon (pbuh) when his kingdom was split
into two. The two great Prophets Elias (pbuh) and Elisha,
who flourished in the Kingdom of Samariah or Israel, do
not even mention the name of David or Solomon (pbuh) .

Jerusalem was no longer the centre of religion for the
Ten Tribes, and the Davidic claims to a perpetual reign
was rejected.

But Prophets like Ishaia and others who were attached
to the Temple of Jerusalem and the House of David (pbuh)
have foretold the coming of a great Prophet and Sovereign.

As it was said in the first article, there are certain
manifest marks with which the coming Last Prophet will
be known. And it is these marks that we shall attempt to
study in the future articles.