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Muhammad (PBUH) In The Bible. by udatso: 9:41am On Mar 22, 2013
Am sure so many of you have been asked by christians that if muhammad(PBUH) was such a great prophet, why is he not mentioned in the bible. Well my brothers and sisters in islam, here are some good replies for them.
The idea that the Bible contains prophecies
about the coming of Muhammad (peace be
upon him), may surprise many people. It isn’t difficult to understand why, since the general perception people have of the Muhammad (pbuh) is that of a man with no connection to Biblical Prophets or prophecies.
However, taking a closer look at
Muhammad’s (pbuh) life, it becomes clear
that he upheld the basic tenets that the
Biblical Prophets came with, and led millions to do the same. Indeed it was because of the
teachings of Muhammad (pbuh) that billions
of Muslims since his time up until today have revered the persons of Jesus, Moses and Abraham (peace be upon them all).

Let us now consider the Ol and New Testament contain numerous
verses which describe the coming of a new
Prophet. Additionally, verses from the Bible
itself will clearly show us tha Muhammad
(pbuh) is that Prophet.
1.John and the Priests
In the Chapter of John, some Jewish priests
quizzed John the Baptist about three people
who they were informed about in their
scriptures. They asked him:
“Who are you?”
John confessed (he didn’t deny but
confessed), “I’m not the Christ.”
They asked him, “Then who are you? Are you
Elijah?”
John said, “I’m not.”
“Are you the Prophet?”
John answered, “No.” [John 1:19-21]
So they then asked him, “Why do you
baptize if you aren’t the Christ, nor Elijah,
nor the Prophet?” [John 1:25]
The priests were expecting three people as
prophesied by their books, so they asked
about Christ, Elijah and ‘the Prophet’. So who
is ‘the Prophet’ they are referring to here?
This cannot be a reference to Jesus as he is
the Christ.
Looking at a copy of the Bible with cross-
referencing, we find that the words ‘the
Prophet’ which occur in John 1:25 refer to the
prophecy of Deuteronomy 18:18 in the Old
Testament, which also mentions a
forthcoming Prophet.
According to Deuteronomy 18:18 God speaks
to the Prophet Moses and tells him that he
will raise up a new Prophet who has certain
clearly identifiable characteristics: I will raise
up for them a Prophet like you from among
their brethren, and will put My words in His
mouth, and He shall speak to them all that I
command Him. And it shall be that whoever
will not hear My words, which He speaks in
My name, I will require it of him.
[Deuteronomy 18:18-19]
In this prophecy God is telling Moses that he
will raise a Prophet like him, who will be from
‘among their brethren’. Since these verses
are directed to Moses and the Jewish People,
the ‘brethren’ mentioned here are the
brethren of the Jewish people.
Now Abraham, the forefather of the Jewish
nation had two sons, Ishmael and Isaac
(Genesis 21). The children of Isaac are the
cousins of the children of the Ishmael. The
children of Isaac are the Jews and the
children of Ishmael are the Arabs.
‘Brethren’ in the language of the Old
Testament can refer to the Jews themselves
(Numbers 32:6), or to the ancestral cousins
of the Jews such as the Arabs, Edomites and
others (see Deuteronomy 2:4,8 for usage of
the word ‘brethren’). So the Arabs are
considered the brethren of the Jews.
2.Muhammad and Moses
Some people may claim that Jesus is the new
Prophet being referred to in Deuteronomy
18:18. However ‘the Prophet’ mentioned in
John 1:25 can’t be Jesus because he is
described as a separate person to ‘the
Christ’. In addition to this, the verse informs
us that the Prophet will have the
characteristic of being someone who is ‘like’
Moses. Jesus was very different to Moses, but what about Muhammad (pbuh)?
The table below compares the lives of
the three men (peace be upon them all):
Description
Moses
Mohammed
Jesus
Natural Birth


X
Married


X
Children


X
Given Prophethood at the age of 40


X
Forced migration by enemies


X
Initially rejected by his people (Jews or
Arabs), but then accepted


X
Statesman


X
New Legal Laws bought


X
Military Leader


X
United various tribes under one cause


X
Victory over enemies


X
Natural cause of death


X
Worshipped as God/Son of God (After
departure)
X
X

Of the Jewish Race

X

Called people to worship God alone



There is no doubt that Moses and
Muhammad (pbuh) are very similar. Many
historians who have studied the lives of
Moses and Muhammad (pbuh) have
remarked upon the many similarities
between them. The late Reverend James L.
Dow (1908-1977) who authored the Collins
Gem Dictionary of the Bible wrote under the
entry of ‘Moses’:
‘’The only man in history who can be
compared even remotely to him is
Mohammed.’’[1]
All of the evidence so far shows conclusively
that Muhammad (pbuh) is the Prophet
mentioned in John 1:25.
There are still many people who reject
Muhammad (pbuh) purely because he was
not Jewish (i.e not from the Children of Isaac)
But we know that Prophets such as Noah,
who are also mentioned in the Bible, weren’t
Jewish either.

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Re: Muhammad (PBUH) In The Bible. by udatso: 9:45am On Mar 22, 2013
3.The Children of Abraham
According to the Bible, God made a promise
to Abraham about his descendants: I will
establish my covenant as an everlasting
covenant between me and you and your
descendants after you for the generations to
come, to be your God and the God of your
descendants after you.[Genesis 17:7]
In this verse we see God promising Abraham
that He will have a covenant with his
descendants. This covenant was fulfilled by
God by sending Prophets from the
descendants of Isaac to the Jews (e.g Daniel,
Jacob, Jesus etc.). But the promise that was
made to Abraham by God was to all of his
descendants, so it makes sense that Prophets
would also be sent from the descendants of
Abraham’s other son Ishmael.
In the Old Testament, God singled out the
descendants of Ishmael (the Arabs) for a
particular blessing: And as for Ishmael, I
have heard you: I will surely bless him; I will
make him fruitful and will greatly increase
his numbers. He will be the father of twelve
rulers, and I will make him into a great
nation. [Genesis 17:20]
According to the verse above, God tells
Abraham about a ‘Great Nation’ to come from
Ishmael. This is another reason why God
would send Prophets amongst the Arabs, how
could God call a nation great if they were to
be unbelievers? Their greatness is defined by
their belief and obedience to God. We see
that Muhammad (pbuh) fits the description
of a Prophet from the descendants of
Ishmael, who called people back to the
religion of Abraham.
Muhammad (pbuh) did indeed come from
that nation of rulers mentioned in Genesis
17:20. The book of Genesis tells us that
Abraham left his wife (Hagar) and Ishmael to
settle in ‘Paran’ (Genesis 21:21), which
according to historians is in Arabia. Ishmael
grew up and settled in Arabia and had twelve
sons one of whom was called
‘Kedar’ (Genesis 25:13). Isaiah 21:13-17
confirms that the descendants of Kedar were
in Arabia. It is well known that Muhammad
(pbuh) was a direct descendant of Kedar.
In the Davis Dictionary of the Bible it is
stated that Kedar is ‘…A tribe descended
from Ishmael … The people of Kedar were
Pliny’s Cedrai, and from their tribe
Mohammed ultimately arose’[2]. There were
Jewish tribes in Medina (the city that the
Muhammad (pbuh) migrated to) who had
settled there because they were awaiting the
arrival of a Prophet. In fact, Ben Shalom the
Chief Rabbi of Medina embraced Muhammad
(pbuh) as the Prophet whose arrival was
foretold in their scriptures.
Now let’s look at some interesting verses
from Isaiah 42 about a messenger from
Arabia.
The Messenger from Arabia
The Old Testament prophesises the coming
of a Prophet from Arabia who would be from
the descendants of Kedar. The verses of
Isaiah 42 describe the coming of a Prophet
who God refers to as ‘my Messenger’ (Isaiah
42:19). This Messenger would be from ‘the
villages that Kedar inhabits’ (Isaiah 42:11),
which means that the Messenger would
emerge from Arabia since that’s where the
villages of the descendants of Kedar lived
according to Isaiah 21:13-17. This Messenger
would give ‘judgment’, ‘light’ and ‘Law’ to
the ‘Gentiles’ (Isaiah 42:1-4). Gentiles is a
term referring to the non-Jews. This
Messenger would be a ‘man of war’ who will
first be persecuted and then will fight and
defeat idol worshippers (Isaiah 42:13-17).
This description fits Muhammad (pbuh)
exactly. Muhammad (pbuh) emerged from
Arabia and was a direct descendant of Kedar,
he was persecuted by and then fought and
defeated the idol worshippers [3]. He bought
about ‘judgment’ and ‘law’ to a lawless Arab
people (Arabs would be classed as ‘Gentiles’)
when he became the ruler of the Arabian
Peninsula.
Re: Muhammad (PBUH) In The Bible. by udatso: 9:52am On Mar 22, 2013
4.4. prophet Muhammad (pbuh) mentioned by name in the old testament:
Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) is mentioned by
name in the Song of Solomon chapter 5
verse 16:
"Hikko Mamittakim we kullo Muhammadim
Zehdoodeh wa Zehraee Bayna Jerusalem."
"His mouth is most sweet: yea, he is
altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and
this is my friend, O daughters
of Jerusalem."
In the Hebrew language im is added for
respect. Similarely im is added after the
name of Prophet Muhammad
(pbuh) to make it Muhammadim. In English
translation they have even translated the
name of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) as
"altogether lovely", but in the Old Testament
in Hebrew, the name of Prophet Muhammad
(pbuh) is yet present.
Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) in the New
Testament:
All the prophecies mentioned in the Old
Testament regarding Muhammad (pbuh)
besides applying to the Jews also hold good
for the Christians.
1. John chapter 14 verse 16:
"And I will pray the Father, and he shall give
you another Comforter, that he may abide
with you forever."
2. Gospel of John chapter 15 verse 26:
"But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the
Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me."
3. Gospel of John chapter 16 verse 7: "Nevertheless I tell you the truth; it is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go
not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you".
"Ahmed" or "Muhammad" meaning "the one
who praises" or "the praised one" is almost
the translation of the
Greek word Periclytos. In the Gospel of John
14:16, 15:26, and 16:7. The word 'Comforter'
is used in the English translation for the
Greek word Paracletos which means
advocate or a kind friend rather than a
comforter.
Paracletos is the warped reading for
Periclytos. Jesus (pbuh) actually prophesised
Ahmed by name. Even the
Greek word Paraclete refers to the Prophet
(pbuh) who is a mercy for all creatures.
Some Christians say that the Comforter
mentioned in these prophecies refers to the
Holy Sprit. They fail to realise
that the prophecy clearly says that only if
Jesus (pbuh) departs will the Comforter
come. The Bible states that the
Holy Spirit was already present on earth
before and during the time of Jesus (pbuh),
in the womb of Elizabeth, and again when
Jesus (pbuh) was being baptised, etc. Hence
this prophecy refers to none other than
Prophet
Muhammad (pbuh).
Re: Muhammad (PBUH) In The Bible. by rezzy: 10:26am On Mar 22, 2013
Ahh, the story is too long. I will continue later.
I have not seen muhammed stated clearly in my bible. But i have seen Jesus, (born by the Holyspirit) stated clearly in your quaran.
Re: Muhammad (PBUH) In The Bible. by OmniSparrow: 10:58am On Mar 24, 2013
Please summarise it in arabic. Although it doesn't really matter. He's not in our Holy bible. Pls don't force him to enter.
Re: Muhammad (PBUH) In The Bible. by udatso: 3:22pm On Mar 24, 2013
Not every one that has eyes can actually see nor think evn wt d presence of the brain. I rest my case

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