“I baptize you with water for repentance, but the one coming after me is more powerful than I am – I am not worthy to carry his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.” [Mathew 3:7-11]

John the Baptist did his best to make the Jews repent and commanded them, frankly, to turn to Allâh in repentance. But since he knew well their disobedience and despaired of their repentance, he told them that they would be replaced with other people and that ax were laid at the root of the tree that refused to produce its fruits to be cut down. This highlights the fact that Allâh’s anger and punishment would inevitably come. He referred to the Prophet to come after him as one of the alternative tree from among the descendants of Abraham [peace be upon him], stating that he would be stronger than him and would baptize the people with spirit and light instead of water. Both spirit and light are characteristics given to the Qur’an.

The prophecy here has another dimension in designating the alternative nation. It is true that John [peace be upon him] did not reject the idea the Jews had, that the Prophethood and dominion should remain among the offspring of Abraham [peace be upon him]. But, at the same time, he reminded them that Abraham  had other offspring (i.e. the descendants of Ishmael), and this means that the Jews should not be deluded about the promise given by Allâh to Abraham [peace be upon him] that Prophethood and dominion should remain among his offspring. We can clearly understand that the alternative nation would come from another branch of Abraham’s offspring. It is indicated by the words of John [peace be upon him] that Allâh would produce, for Abraham, offspring other than the Jews. This prophecy was realized at the hands of Ishmael’s descendants, from whom the Prophet Muhammad [peace be upon him] came.[1]

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