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Section: A Fifth Glad Tidings from David, peace be upon him
David said in one of his Psalms:
“His dominion shall stretch from sea to sea, and from the rivers to the very ends of the earth. The inhabitants of the islands will fall prostrate before him; his enemies shall lick the dust. The kings of Persia will bow to him, and the nations will submit in obedience and surrender. He will deliver the destitute who are oppressed by one stronger than they, rescue the helpless who have no supporter, and show mercy to the poor and the weak. Prayers and blessings will be invoked upon him at all times.”
These qualities apply to Muhammad and his community, not to the Messiah, for he
[فَصْلٌ: بِشَارَةٌ خَامِسَةٌ مِنْ دَاوُدَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ]
قَالَ دَاوُدُ فِي مَزْمُورٍ لَهُ:
" وَيَحُوزُ مِنَ الْبَحْرِ إِلَى الْبَحْرِ وَمِنْ لَدُنِ الْأَنْهَارِ إِلَى مُنْقَطَعِ الْأَرْضِ، وَيَخِرُّ أَهْلُ الْجَزَائِرِ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ، وَيَلْحَسُ أَعْدَاؤُهُ التُّرَابَ وَيَسْجُدُ لَهُ مُلُوكُ الْفُرْسِ، وَتَدِينُ لَهُ الْأُمَمُ بِالطَّاعَةِ وَالِانْقِيَادِ، وَيُخَلِّصُ الْبَائِسَ الْمُضْطَهَدَ مِمَّنْ هُوَ أَقْوَى مِنْهُ، وَيُنْقِذُ الضَّعِيفَ الَّذِي لَا نَاصِرَ لَهُ، وَيَرْأَفُ بِالْمَسَاكِينِ وَالضُّعَفَاءِ، وَيُصَلَّى عَلَيْهِ، وَيُبَارَكُ فِي كُلِّ حِينٍ "
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وَهَذِهِ الصِّفَاتُ مُنْطَبِقَةٌ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَأُمَّتِهِ، لَا عَلَى الْمَسِيحِ فَإِنَّهُ