Secret 14-million Gospel: Discovered in Turkey
- Vatican 'wants to see' 1,500-year-old ancient script
- Has been hidden by Turkish state for 12 years
- Handwritten in gold-lettered Aramaic
The ancient leather-bound text, written on animal hide, was discovered by Turkish police during an anti-smuggling operation in 2000.
It was closely guarded until 2010, when it was finally handed over to the Ankara Ethnography Museum, and will soon be put back on public display following a minor restoration.
The £14million handwritten gold lettered tome, penned in Jesus' native Aramaic language, is said to contain his early teachings and a prophecy of the Prophet's coming.
The Coming of Prophet Muhammad
The Qur'an confirms this message:
"And when Jesus son of Mary said: O children of Israel! surely I am the apostle of Allah to you, verifying that which is before me of the Torah and giving the good news of an Prophet who will come after me, his name being Amad (the one worthy of praise).
(Q 61:6)
The name ahmad in the Gospel refers to Prophet Muhammad because Muhammad is the one who is praised and worthy of it.
In one version of the gospel, he is said to have told a priest: 'How shall the Messiah be called? Muhammad is his blessed name'
A photocopy of a single page from the handwritten ancient manuscript is thought to be worth £1.5million.
They hid the Truth
Turkish culture and tourism minister Ertugrul Gunay said the book could be an authentic version of the Gospel, which was suppressed by the Christian Church for its strong parallels with the Islamic view of Jesus.
He also said the Vatican had made an official request to see the scripture - a controversial text which Muslims claim is an addition to the original gospels of Mark, Matthew, Luke and John.
In line with Islamic belief, the Gospel protrays Jesus as a human being and not a son of God.
It rejects the ideas of the Holy Trinity and the Crucifixion and reveals that Jesus predicted the coming of the Prophet Muhammad.
Allah was the one who revealed the Gospel:
In the Qur'an, Allah says, "Allah - there is no
deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the
Sustainer of existence. He has sent down
upon you, [O Muhammad], the Book in
truth, confirming what was before it. And He
revealed the Torah and the Gospel." (Q2:2-3)
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