Judaism, Christianity and Islam have common roots; Everyone has a divine book that plays a central role in their religion from a historical and ideological point of view; They also have key figures who played a role as founders, reformers, or intermediaries in the transmission of traditions and divine commands.
From this point of view, we read in the Qur’an: “Of the [laws of] religion, He legislated for you what He commanded Noah about it, and what We revealed to you, and what We commanded Abraham, Moses, and Jesus about it. : “Establish the religion and do not create division in it.””[note] (1) Shuri, verse 13. [/note] As stated in the interpretation of this verse, from the Islamic point of view, the religion of God is one, regardless of the fact that It was revealed to Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus or Muhammad. What makes a difference is the time and circumstances in which the revelation took place.
According to what has been narrated, Moses and Jesus, as the founders of the Abrahamic religions of Judaism and Christianity, had publicly introduced their successors. The story of the appointment of Joshua as the successor of Moses is mentioned in a number of verses of Deuteronomy of the Old Testament:
And God said to Moses: “Now the days of your death are near, call for Joshua and come to the tent of meeting so that I will make him a will.” So Moses and Joshua went and appeared in the tent of meeting, and God appeared in the tent in a pillar of cloud, and the pillar of cloud stood at the door of the tent.
And Moses called Joshua and said to him in the sight of all Israel: “Be strong and courageous, because you will enter with this people into the land that God swore to their fathers to give them, and you will divide it for them. you will And God himself will go before you, he will be with you and will not leave you and will not leave you, so do not be afraid.
These verses clearly show the transfer of power from Moses to Joshua. Regarding the issue of the succession of Moses, there are two important points related to the perception of this issue in the Middle Ages: one is that the Jewish rabbis always cited this incident to defend their claim to lead the Jews and choose a successor for themselves. Another thing is that the Jews usually used this incident in the debate with the Muslims regarding the superiority of their prophet over their prophet, in such a way that if the issue of providing the next generations of people who believe in a religion is discussed, Moses has succeeded while Muhammad have failed.
According to the Gospel of John, after his resurrection, Jesus appeared before all the apostles and had the following conversation with Peter:
After breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter: “Simon son of Jonah! Do you love me more than these?” Peter answered, “Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.” Jesus said, “Then feed my lambs.” He asked a second time: “O Shimon, son of Jonah! Do you love me?” Peter answered, “Lord, you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Then tend my sheep.” The third time Jesus asked him: “Simon son of Jonah! Do you love me?” Peter was offended when he asked him the third time if he loved me, he said, “Lord! You know everything, you know that we love you.” Jesus said, “Feed my sheep.”
Examining this quote independently is also a clear reason that Jesus asked Peter to be his successor. But if this passage is examined in the context of this story (which is the denial of Jesus by Peter), it will be a stronger confirmation of the issue of succession.
The historical narrative that Muslims have about their religion places them in a framework whose history can be found in Judaism and Christianity. If, according to what will follow, the holy books of Judaism and Christianity have recorded that Moses and Jesus, as the founders of their religions, appointed successors, then based on the evidence of internal consistency, it is logical that Muhammad also appointed a successor for himself; In other words, in line with what is mentioned in the holy books about Moses and Jesus, reason and Sharia dictate that Muhammad also appointed a successor for himself. Also, evidence of this designation should be found in the Islamic holy texts and a sign should be found through which the successor person can be found.
(Retrieved from:
Campbell, R. A. (2008). Leadership succession in early Islam: Exploring the nature and role of historical precedents. The leadership quarterly, 19(4), 426-438.)
Ghadir Eid
Eid al-Akbar
Congratulations to the righteous and righteous.
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