Thus Isaiah foretold all of this in his prophecy, and what he reported is in perfect agreement (1) with the sound hadith in which the Prophet ﷺ spoke of the Antichrist’s appearance, the Messiah son of Mary killing him, the emergence of Gog and Magog thereafter and their eradication from the earth, and the sending down of blessing and security upon the land—so much so that the sheep will graze alongside the wolf and even serpents and beasts of prey will no longer harm people (2).

So may Allah’s blessings and peace be upon the one who came with guidance and light, detailing and clarifying everything. The People of the Book possess much truth from their prophets, yet they neither recognize it nor know how to place it where it belongs.

Indeed, through Muhammad—may Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him—Allah, exalted is He, completed the truth He had revealed to the former prophets, clarified it, made it manifest for his community, elaborated through his tongue what they had left concise, and explained what they had only hinted at. He came with the truth, confirmed the messengers, and by him Allah’s favor was perfected for His believing servants.

Thus Muslims, Jews, and Christians all await a Messiah who will come at the end of time. The Messiah of the Jews is the Antichrist; the Messiah of the Christians is without foundation, for in their creed he is God, the son of God, Creator, Giver of death and life. The Messiah they await is the crucified, nailed to the cross (3), crowned with thorns between two thieves (4), the one who was slapped