The Prophet's names

Q: Your Eminence, I have a question related to the `Aqidah (creed) of Muslims. A debate took place between a Muslim and a Christian on their `Aqidah. One of the suspicions, which the Christian attached to Islam is that the Qur'an mentions that `Isa (Jesus peace be upon him) ibn Maryam (Mary) gave the glad tidings of the coming of a Messenger after him whose name is Ahmad, while the Muslims' Prophet is called Muhammad; hence this entails contradiction in the Muslims' Book. Your Eminence, how can you refute this argument to defend our lenient `Aqidah? May Allah protect you.


A: Ahmad is one of the names of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). He had many names.May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions.


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