The Bible’s confirmation of the advent of the Prophet Of Islam Muhammad (the Peace and Blessing be upon him) Every person who studies the Bible, (he or she) would realize that the Bible contains many prophesies about the coming of a great Prophet of Allah. The coming of this Prophet is mentioned by Abraham, Jesus and many other Prophets (the Peace and Blessings be upon them all) in the Bible. Only few of those verses that are very clear, and supported by history have been selected here. .- Muhammad {P.B.u.h.} in The Old Testament. 1-The Song of Solomon 5:16. Muhammad {P.B.u.h.} is mentioned by name in the Song of Solomon 5:16 The Hebrew word used there is Muhammudim. The end letters IM is plural of respect majesty and grandeur. Minus im the name would be Muhamud translated as altogether lovely in the Authorised Version of the Bible or The Praised Onethe one worthy of Praise i.e. MUHUMMAD!({P.B.u.h.} ) . Hikko Mamittakim we kullo Muhammadim Zehdoodeh wa Zehraee Bayna Jerusalem. It means His mouth is most sweet: yea, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem. Note: a Christian Bible scholar (Dr Thomas L. Constable) says on the Song of Solomon: This book has received more varied interpretations than perhaps any other book in the Bible. Some writers believe it presents the reader with the greatest hermeneutical challenge in the Old Testament. One excellent exegete called it the most obscure book in the Old Testament (Franz Delitzsch: Biblical Commentary on the Song of Songs and Ecclesiastes, quoted by Dr Thomas L. Constable in his Notes on Song of Solomon) There is no doubt that the Song of Solomon has a unique place among the books of the Bible because it is a love poem. Naturally, no one expects a love poem to be part of the Book revealed by God Almighty. Let us consider this question from the Christian point of view: The Christian scholars quote the following verse from Pauls Second Epistle to Timothy as giving clear criteria for judging inspired scripture: All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness. (2 Timothy 3:16, KJV) There need not be any controversy about the idea expressed above: Whatever is believed to have been revealed or inspired by God must serve one of the four purposes: Either (1) it must teach us doctrine; or (2) it must reprove us for our error; or (3) it offers us correction; or (4) it guides us into righteousness. On examination, we can find the Song of Solomon failing to pass any of the above criteria. Because, from a religious point of view: (1) it does not teach any doctrine; nor does it mention even God; (2) it does not reprove us for any error on our part; (3) it does not offer us any sort of correction; and (4) it does not guide us into righteousness; rather it gives sensuous descriptions of physical intimacy in a frank language in a Book of God. Indeed the difficulty of providing it a meaningful interpretation has caused some Christian readers to doubt its status as a part of scripture. The Song is apparently sung by Solomon in admiration of one woman, and it depicts faithful love to that woman; but Solomon had 700 wives and 300 concubines (1 Kings 11:3). This fact alone should be enough to cast doubts on the claim that Solomon wrote the Song in admiration of his sweetheart — i.e. a single person — glorifying fidelity and sincerity in love. The only possible apology for the inclusion of the Song in the Bible can come from the view that it is an allegory. A majority of interpreters favor this view. To them, what the writer said was only a symbolic husk for a deeper spiritual meaning that the reader must discover. (Greg W. Parsons: Guidelines for Understanding and Utilizing the Song of Songs, Bibliotheca Sacra 156:624 (October-December 1999):399-422; quoted by Dr Thomas L. Constable in his Notes on Song of Solomon) Viewed from this angle, it would be wrong to take the Song of Solomon literally. Chiefly, because a love story for the sake of a love story does not have any place in scripture. This means that the Christians have to take one of the two reasonable positions: Either they should consider the Song of Songs as non-canonical and reject it as possessing any scriptural value, or they should be prepared to accept it as an allegory, where language is used symbolically. And then the love story suddenly takes on new meanings which it did not possess before. And remember, a symbol is something used for or regarded as representing something else (Dictionary). Now, let us take a closer look at the verse quoted: His mouth is most sweet: yea, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem. (Song of Solomon 5:16) The original Hebrew Bible has Muhammadim in the place of altogether lovely, but the translators rendered it altogether lovely. It should have been the Praised One — that is the correct meaning of Muhammadim. At the same time, Muhammadim happens to contain the name of the final prophet in Arabic too. This is what Muslims are quick to point out. They (with very few exceptions) do not study the context of the expression as found in the present Bible. The Christian contention is that the context does not warrant any one to claim that there is a clear reference here to the final prophet. Now, after considering the whole of the Song of Solomon and the context of the verse, we can say that if we take the Song as an allegory, and the epithet, Muhammadim as a description of the beloved, it is possible that the beloved is someone for whom a nation — or the world — was waiting (for instance). And as has been argued above, there is a strong case for that. I want to underscore this point again. The Christian claim about the Song of Solomon, that it just tells a good love story, seems to contradict their defense of the Song as divinely inspired as the rest of the Bible. It follows logically that either the Song of Solomon is not divinely inspired, or there is a possibility of Muhammadim being a reference to the Last Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) 2-Deuteronomy 18:18 I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their brothers; I will put my words in his mouth, and he will tell them everything I command him. If anyone does not listen to my words that the prophet speaks in my name, I myself will call him, to account.” Note: From these verses, we conclude that the Prophet to be sent by Allah is: 1-From among the Israelite`s brother, a reference to their Ishmaelite cousins. Ishmael, the other son of Abraham, (Peace be upon them all), is an ancestor of the Prophet Muhammad {P.B.u.h.}. 2-A Prophet like Moses {P.B.u.h}. There were hardly any two Prophets who were so much alike as Moses and Muhammad (Peace be upon them all): A: Both were given a comprehensive law and code of life. B: Both encountered their enemies and were victorious in miraculous ways. C: Both were accepted as Prophets and Statesmen. D: Both migrated following conspiracies to assassinate them. 3-Deuteronomy 33:2 “The Lord came from Si-nai, and rose up from Se-ir unto them; he shined forth from mount Par-an, and he came with ten thousands of saints: from his right hand went a fiery law of them. In this verse: Allah describes how He gave us His holy words like the sun rising and shining on the people. At first Allah gave His word to Prophet Moses {P.B.u.h.} in Sinai, which is depicted as the first light of the dawn. Then He sent Prophet Jesus {P.B.u.h.} from Seir, to further spread the word of Allah as the light from rising sun. Finally Allah gave His holy words to Prophet Muhammad {P.B.u.h, who came from Mount Paran and ((shining forth)) like the sun at its highest point in the sky to give light throughout the entire world through ISLAM. This last Prophet {P.B.u.h.}, rose from Becca (Mecca) which is inside the larger area called Paran. Ten thousands of saints means when Prophet Muhammad {P.B.u.h.} entered Mecca with 10,000 followers. Now read what Allah said in The Holy Quran : إِنَّا أَنزَلْنَا التَّوْرَاةَ فِيهَا هُدًى وَنُورٌ يَحْكُمُ بِهَا النَّبِيُّونَ الَّذِينَ أَسْلَمُواْ لِلَّذِينَ هَادُواْ وَالرَّبَّانِيُّونَ وَالأَحْبَارُ بِمَا اسْتُحْفِظُواْ مِن كِتَابِ اللّهِ وَكَانُواْ عَلَيْهِ شُهَدَاء. سورة المائدة:44 Indeed, We sent down the Torah, ,in which was guidance and light. The prophets who submitted [to Allah], judged by it for the Jews, as did the rabbis and scholars by that with which they were entrusted of the Scripture of Allah, and they were witnesses thereto. (The Quran, 5:44) وَقَفَّيْنَا عَلَى آثَارِهِم بِعَيسَى ابْنِ مَرْيَمَ مُصَدِّقاً لِّمَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ مِنَ التَّوْرَاةِ وَآتَيْنَاهُ الإِنجِيلَ فِيهِ هُدًى وَنُورٌ وَمُصَدِّقاً لِّمَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ مِنَ التَّوْرَاةِ وَهُدًى وَمَوْعِظَةً لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ المائدة: 46 And We sent, following in their footsteps, Jesus, the son of Mary, confirming that which came before him in the Torah; and We gave him the Gospel, in which was guidance and light and confirming that which preceded it of the Torah as guidance and instruction for the righteous.” (The Quran, 5:46) وَأَنزَلْنَا إِلَيْكَ الْكِتَابَ بِالْحَقِّ مُصَدِّقاً لِّمَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ مِنَ الْكِتَابِ وَمُهَيْمِناً عَلَيْهِ سورة المائدة: 48 And We have revealed to you,[O Muhammad], the Book [i.e. the Qur’an] in truth, confirming that which preceded it of the Scripture and as a criterion over it.” (The Quran, 5:48) 4-Isaiah 29: 12 saying, And the book is delivered to him that is not learned Read this , I pray thee: and he saith , I am not learned In this verse: Allah said that His words will be brought to a prophet that cannot read. The angel will tell him to read.The prophet will answer the angel by saying he does not know how read. Now read what Allah said in The Holy Quran قْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ (1) خَلَقَ الْإِنسَانَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ (2) اقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ الْأَكْرَمُ سورة العلق: 1-3 Recite in the Name of your Lord who created. Created man from a clinging substance. Recite, and your Lord is the Most Generous. (The Quran, 96:1-3) Aisha (m.b.w.h.) said:The angel came to him and said, (Recite) I cannot recite, he {P.B.u.h.} said: The Prophet {P.B.u.h.} described (as Aisha added): (Then he took me and embraced me tightly and then let me go and repeated the order, (Recite) (I cannot recite) said I; and once again he squeezed me until I was exhausted. Then he said, (Recite), I said, (I cannot recite) .He squeezed me for the third time and then let me go and said: Recite in the Name of your Lord who created. Created man from a clinging substance. Recite, and your Lord is the Most Generous. (The Quran, 96:1-3) Therefore, this illiterate Prophet was none But The Prophet Muhammad {P.B.u.h.} And this event between Prophet Muhammad {P.B.u.h.} and the Angel Gabriel {P.B.u.h.} took place on Monday, 21st. Ramadan at night, i.e. August, 10, 610 A.D. In the cave of Hira`, in the city of Mecca. 5-Isaiah 28:10-11: For percept must be upon percept, percept upon percept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little. For with stammering lips and another tongue will he speak to his people. These verses are talking about the Holy Quran. The order of the revelations is not as the order it is seen in the Quran. In other words, the first part revealed is not in the first page, and the last part revealed is not in the last page. These revelations came in installments and inserted in certain order in the Noble Quran as ordained by Allah. Another tongue means here another language, not Hebrew or Aramaic but Arabic. 6- Zephaniah 3:9 For then will I turn to the people in a pure language, that they may all call upon the name of the Lord, to serve him with one consent. Note: Muslims all over the world are using one language, which is Arabic, in calling Allah, in their prayer, pilgrimage and in their greetings to each other. Also this unity of language had been prophesied as mentioned in Zephaniah 3:9
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