I met Abdullah bin Amr bin As and said, "Tell me about the description of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in the Torah."He replied, "Certainly. By Allah, he is described in the Torah with some of the same qualities by which he is described in the Quran. 'O Prophet, indeed We have sent you as a witness, a bringer of good tidings, and a warner' [Ahzab 33:45], and as a protector for the unlettered. You are My servant and My Messenger. I have named you the One who Trusts. He is not harsh, nor coarse, nor one who clamors in the marketplaces. He does not repay evil with evil, but pardons and forgives. Allah will not take his soul until He straightens through him the crooked creed, so that they say, 'There is no god but Allah,' and through it He opens blind eyes, deaf ears, and sealed hearts."
لقيت عبد الله بن عمرو بن العاص قلت: أخبرني عن صفة رسول الله ﷺ في التوراة. قال: أجل، والله إنه لموصوف في التوراة ببعض صفته في القرآن {يأيها النبي إنا أرسلناك شهدا ومبشرا ونذيرا} وحرزا للأميين، أنت عبدي ورسولي، سميتك المتوكل، ليس بفظ، ولا غليظ، ولا سخاب في الأسواق، ولايدفع بالسيئة السيئة، ولكن يعفو، ويغفر، ولن يقبضه الله حتى يقيم به الملة العوجاء بأن يقولوا: لا إله إلا الله، ويفتح بها أعينا عميا، وآذانا صما، وقلوبا غلفا.
Bukhari narrated it in the Book of Sales (2125), from Muhammad bin Sinan, who said, Fulayh narrated to us, who said, Hilal narrated to us, from Ata bin Yasar, who said, and then he mentioned it.Bukhari said, Abdul-Aziz bin Abu Salama followed him, from Hilal. End.Bukhari mentioned the corroboration of Abdul-Aziz bin Abu Salama in the Book of Tafsir (4838) because of the weakness of Fulayh, who is Ibn Sulayman bin Abu Mughira Khuzai.The statement of Abdullah bin Amr, "He is indeed described in the Torah with some of his description in the Quran," shows that Abdullah bin Amr had knowledge of the book of the Jews, namely the "Old Testament," which is also called the Torah by extension, because the first five books, namely Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy, are attributed to Musa . The rest of the Old Testament includes several types of writings, among them the books of the prophets. What Abdullah bin Amr mentioned, something similar to it is still found in the Book of Isaiah, chapter forty-two.The verses of this chapter are as follows.1. Behold my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen one in whom my soul delights.2. I have put my spirit upon him, and he will bring forth truth to the nations.3. He will not cry out, nor raise his voice, nor let it be heard in the street.4. He will not grow weary nor be broken until he establishes truth in the earth, and the islands will wait for his law.5. I am the Lord, I have called you in righteousness, I will hold your hand and keep you, and I will make you a covenant for the people, a light for the nations, to open the eyes of the blind, to bring the prisoners out of confinement, those who sit in darkness out of the prison house.6. I am the Lord, this is my name and my glory, I will not give it to another.7. Sing to the Lord a new song, a hymn of praise from the ends of the earth.8. You who go down to the sea and all that fills it, the islands and their inhabitants, let the wilderness raise its voice with its cities, the dwellings inhabited by Qaidar.9. And let the inhabitants of Sala sing out from the mountaintops, let them shout aloud.These descriptions mentioned for the Prophet ﷺ have their counterparts in the Noble Quran, with their details found in the hadiths. And by "the islands and their inhabitants" is meant the Arabian Peninsula.Qaidar is the name of a son of Ismail, and his descendants are called the Ismailis, who are among the inhabitants of the peninsula.In these verses there is a clear glad tiding of the mission of the Prophet ﷺ in the Arabian Peninsula from among the sons of Ismail, that his religion would reach the ends of the earth, and that he would not die until he established truth in the earth. Its counterpart is His saying, "This day I have perfected for you your religion and completed my favor upon you and have approved for you Islam as religion" [Maidah 5:3]This statement of Abdullah bin Amr shows that referring to the books of the People of the Book is important for demonstrating that the Quran confirms the scriptures that came before it, and for establishing the argument against them.