Prophet Muhammad in the Bible

Prophet Muhammad PBUH in the
Bible by Rachid Mahdi
Biblical Prophecies on the Advent of Muhammad ,the
Prophet of Islam

Say (O Muslims), "We believe in Allâh and that which
has been sent down to us and that which has been
sent down to Ibrâhim (Abraham), Ismâ'il (Ishmael),
Ishâq (Isaac), Ya'qûb (Jacob), and to Al-Asbât [the
offspring twelve sons of Ya'qûb (Jacob)], and that
which has been given to Mûsa (Moses) and Isâ
(Jesus), and that which has been given to the
Prophets from their Lord. We make no distinction
between any of them, and to Him we have submitted
(in Islâm)."
Quran 2:136

 SAY:"O PEOPLE OF THE BOOK! COME TO COMMON
TERMS AS BETWEEN US AND YOU: THAT WE WORSHIP
NONE BUT GOD; THAT WE ASSOCIATE NO PARTNERS
WITH HIM; THAT WE ERECT NOT, FROM AMONG
OURSELVES, LORDS AND PATRONS OTHER THAN
GOD." IF THEN THEY TURN BACK, SAY:"BEAR WITNESS
THAT WE (AT LEAST) ARE MUSLIMS (BOWING TO GOD'S
WILL). ” ( Holy Qur'an 3:64)
Quran 3:64

 “And argue not with the People of the Scripture unless it
be in (a way) that is better, save with such of them as do
wrong; and say: We believe in that which hath been
revealed unto us and revealed unto you; our God and your
God is One, and unto Him we surrender. (46) In like
manner We have revealed unto thee the Scripture, and
those unto whom We gave the Scripture aforetime will
believe therein; and of these (also) there are some who
believe therein. And none deny Our revelations save the
disbelievers. “
Do not argue ( Quran 29:46 )

 In Deuteronomy18:18-19, Moses stated that God
told him :
“ 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.”
Deuteronomy 18:18-19

 From these verses we conclude that the prophet in this
prophecy must have the following three characteristics:
 1)That he will be like Moses.
 2)That he will come from the brothers of the Israelites, i.e.
the Ishmaelite.
 3)That God will put His words into the mouth of this
prophet and that he will declare what God commands him.
 Let us examine these three characteristics in more depth
and shed some light about other prophesies as well .
Deut 18:18-19

 May the light of truth shine in your heart and mind. May it
lead you to peace and certitude in this life and eternal
bliss in hereafter. ( DR. Jamal Badawi )
 Let there be no compulsion in religion, truth stands clear
from falsehood.
 The Quran revealed to Muhammad ( pbuh ) glorifies Jesus:
 “…who shall become known as the Christ Jesus, son of
Mary, of great honor in this world and in the life to come,
and [shall be] of those who are drawn near unto God.”
(Quran 3:45)
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 1) A prophet like Moses: There were hardly any two prophets who
were so much alike as Moses and Muhammad. Both were given a
comprehensive law and code of life. Both encountered their
enemies and were victorious in miraculous ways. Both were
accepted as prophets and statesmen.
 Both migrated following conspiracies to assassinate them.
Analogies between Moses and Jesus overlook not only the above
similarities but other crucial ones as well. These include the natural
birth, the family life, and the death of Moses and Muhammad but
not that of Jesus. Moreover , Jesus was regarded by his followers
as the Son of God and not exclusively as a prophet of God ,as
Moses and Muhammad were and as Muslims believe Jesus was.
 So, this prophecy refers to Muhammad and not to Jesus, because
Muhammad is more like Moses than Jesus.
Prophet like Moses:

 According to the Bible, the coming prophet would come from
Arabia: “And he said, the Lord came from Sinai, and rose up from
Seir unto them; he shined forth from mount Paran, and he came
with ten thousands of saints: from his right hand went a fiery law
for them.” (Deuteronomy 33:2) Mount Paran is the area located
between the mountains of Abu-Qubays, Qi`an, and Hira’ in Makkah.
It is where Abraham took his wife Hagar and their child Ishmael.
 According to Genesis 21:21, the wilderness of Paran was the place
Deuteronomy 33:2

 The Awaited Prophet will be from the Brethren of the
Jews .The verse in discussion is explicit in saying that the
prophet will come amongst the Brethren of the
Jews. Abraham had two sons: Ishmael and Isaac. The Jews
are the descendants of Isaac’s son, Jacob. The Arabs are
the children of Ishmael. Thus, the Arabs are the brethren of
the Jewish nation.
 [3] The Bible affirms:‘And he (Ishmael) shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.’
(Genesis 16:12)‘And he (Ishmael) died in the presence of all his brethren.’ (Genesis
25:18)The children of Isaac are the brethren of the Ishmaelites. Likewise, Muhammad is
from among the brethren of the Israelites, because he was a descendant of Ishmael the
son of Abraham.
From their brethren:

 The coming prophet would be illiterate, as was Muhammad (peace be upon him): “And the book
is delivered to him that is not learned, saying, ‘Read this, I pray thee’ and he saith, ‘I am not
learned.’” (Isaiah 29:12) This amazingly coincides with how Muhammad (peace be upon him)
received the first revelation: “…till Truth came upon him while he was in the cave of Hira'. There
came to him the angel and said, ‘Read,’ to which he replied, ‘I do not know how to read.’ He took
hold of me (the Messenger said) and pressed me, till I was hard pressed; thereafter he let me off
and said, ‘Read.’ I said, ‘I do not know how to read.’ He then again took hold of me and pressed me
for the second time till I was hard pressed and then let me off and said, ‘Read,’ to which I replied, ‘I
do not know how to read.’ He took hold of me and pressed me for the third time, till I was hard
pressed and then let me go and said: *{Read in the name of your Lord Who created, created man
from a clot of blood. Recite. And your Most Bountiful Lord is He Who taught the use of pen, taught
man what he knew not}* Then the Prophet returned therewith, his heart was trembling…”
(Narrated by Al-Bukhari.)
Isaiah 29:12

 And when Jesus said; "O Children of Israel! I am the
apostle of God (sent) to you, confirming the Law
(which came) before me, and giving glad tidings of an
apostle to come after me, whose name shall be
Ahmad.”[ Holy Quran 61:6
 Please take notice of the name mentioned, 'Ahmad'.
This is one of the most common of several names given
to the prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be
upon him, by his own people.
Quran 61:6

 "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." (John 16:7)"I have yet many things to say
unto you, but ye cannot bear them now. Howbeit when
he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all
truth; for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever
he shall hear, that shall he speak; and he will show you
things to come. He shall glorify me." (John 16:12-14)
The comforter ?

 THOSE WHO SHOW MERCY WILL BE DEALT WITH
MERCIFULLY .
“ The Merciful One shows mercy to the merciful,” said
the Prophet. “Be merciful with those on earth. The
One in Heaven will be merciful with you.” (AHMAD,
ABU DAWUD, AL TIRMIDHI)
Prophet of mercy

 Abraham is widely regarded as the Patriarch of monotheism
and the common father of the Jews, Christians and Muslims.
 Through His second son, Isaac, came all Israelite prophets
including such towering figures as Jacob, Joseph, Moses, David,
Solomon and Jesus. May peace and blessings be upon them all.
The advent of these great prophets was in partial fulfillment of
God's promises to bless the nations of earth through the
descendents of Abraham (Genesis12:2-3).
 Such fulfillment is wholeheartedly accepted by Muslims. whose
faith considers the belief in and respect of all prophets, an
article of faith.
Genesis12:2-3

Up to the time of Jesus (peace be upon him), the Israelites were still awaiting for that prophet like unto
Moses prophesied in Deuteronomy 18:18. When John the Baptist came, they asked him if he was
Christ and he said "no". They asked him if he was Elias and he said "no". Then, in apparent reference
to Deuteronomy 18:18, they asked him "Art thou that Prophet" and he answered, "no". (John 1: 1 9-2
1).In the Gospel according to John (Chapters 14, 15, 16) Jesus spoke of the "Paraclete" or comforter
who will come after him, who will be sent by Father as another Paraclete, who will teach new things
which the contemporaries of Jesus could not bear. While the Paraclete is described as the spirit of
truth, (whose meaning resemble Muhammad's famous title Al-Amin, the trustworthy), he is
identified in one verse as the Holy Ghost (John 14:26). Such a designation is however inconsistent
with the profile of that Paraclete.
In the words of the Dictionary of the Bible, (Ed. J. Mackenzie) "These items, it must be admitted do not
give an entirely coherent picture. ” Indeed history tells us that many early Christians understood the
Paraclete to be a man and not a spirit. This might explain the followings who responded to some
who claimed, without meeting the criteria stipulated by Jesus, to be the awaited "Paraciete".
It was Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) who was the Paraclete, Comforter, helper, admonisher
sent by God after Jesus. He testified of Jesus, taught new things which could not be borne at Jesus'
time, he spoke what he heard (revelation), he dwells with the believers (through his well-preserved
teachings). Such teachings will remain forever because he was the last messenger of God, the only
Universal Messenger to unite the whole of humanity under God and on the path of PRESERVED truth.
He told of many things to come which "came to pass" in the minutest detail meeting, the criterion
given by Moses to distinguish between the true prophet and the false prophets (Deuteronomy 18:22).
He did reprove the world of sin, of righteousness and of judgment (John 16:8-11)
THAT PROPHET- PARACLETE-
Muhammad

 MUHAMMAD'S MIGRATION FROM MECCA TO
MEDINA: PROPHECIED IN THE BIBLE?
 Habakkuk 3:3 speaks of God (God's help) coming from Te'man (an
Oasis North of Medina according to J. Hasting's Dictionary of the
Bible), and the holy one (coming) from Paran. That holy one who
under persecution migrated from Paran (Mecca) to be received
enthusiastically in Medina was none but prophet Muhammad.
 Indeed the incident of the migration of the prophet and his
persecuted followers is vividly described in Isaiah 21:13-17. That
section foretold as well about the battle of Badr in which the few
ill-armed faithful miraculously defeated the "mighty" men of
Ke'dar, who sought to destroy Islam and intimidate their own folks
who turned -to Islam.
Isaiah 21:13-17

 2) From the brothers of the Israelites: Abraham had
two sons, Ishmael and Isaac (Genesis 21). Ishmael
became the grandfather of the Arab nation, and
Isaac became the grandfather of the Jewish nation.
The prophet spoken of was not to come from among
the Jews themselves, but from among their
brothers, i.e. the Ishmaelite.
 Muhammad, descendant of Ishmael ,is indeed this
prophet.
Genesis 21

 3) God will put His words in the mouth of this prophet: The words
of God (the Holy Qur’an) were truly put into Muhammad’s mouth.
God sent the Angel Gabriel to teach Muhammad the exact words of
God (the Holy Qur’an) and asked him to dictate them to the people
as he heard them. The words are therefore not his own. They did
not come from his own thoughts, but were put into his mouth by
the Angel Gabriel. During the life time of Muhammad, and under
his supervision, these words were then memorized and written by
his companions.
 Note that God has said in the prophecy of Deuteronomy :“ If
anyone does not listen to my words that the prophet speaks in my
name, I myself will call him into account. ”( Deuteronomy, 18:19).
This means that whoever believes in the Bible must believe in what
this prophet says, and this prophet is Muhammad.
Deuteronomy, 18:19

 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.
Song of Solomon 5:16

 Al-Qur'an Chapter 61 Verse 6:"And remember, Jesus,
the son of Mary, said, 'O Children of Israel! I am the
messenger of Allah (sent) to you, confirming the Law
(which came) before me and giving glad tidings of a
messenger to come after me, whose name shall be
Ahmed.' But when he came to them with clear signs,
they said, 'This is evident sorcery!’
 "All the prophecies mentioned in the Old Testament
regarding Muhammad (pbuh) besides applying to the
Jews also hold good for the Christians.
Quran 61:6

 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."

Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) in the New Testament:

 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.
John 14:16,15:26, and 16:7

 Some Christians say that the Comforter mentioned in these
prophecies refers to the Holy Sprit. They fail to realize
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 baptized, etc.
Hence this prophecy refers to none other than
Prophet Muhammad (pbuh).
 Please note pbuh means peace be upon him.
The Comforter ?

 . Gospel of John chapter 16 verse 12-14:
 "I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye
cannot bear them now. Howbeit when he, the Spirit
of truth is come, he will guide you unto all truth: for
he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall
hear, that shall he speak: and he will show you
things to come. He shall glorify me".
 The Sprit of Truth, spoken about in this prophecy
refers to none other than Prophet Muhammad (
pbuh)
John 16:12-14.

 Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) glorifies Jesus:
 “Whoever testifies that none deserves worship
except God, who has no partner, and that
Muhammad is His servant and Messenger, and that
Jesus is the servant of God, His Messenger, and His
Word which He bestowed in Mary, and a spirit
created from Him, and that Paradise is true, and that
Hell is true, God will admit him into Paradise,
according to his deeds.” (Saheeh Al-Bukhari, Saheeh
Muslim)
John 16:14 “He will glorify Me.”

 John 16:8 “he will convince the world of its sin, and
of God’s righteousness, and of the coming judgment.
” The Quran announces : “ Indeed, they have
disbelieved who say, ‘God is the Christ, son of Mary’ -
seeing that the Christ [himself] said, ‘O Children of
Israel! Worship God [alone], who is my Lord as well
as your Lord.’ ‘Indeed, whoever ascribes divinity to
any being beside God, unto him will God deny
paradise, and his goal shall be the fire: and there are
not for the wrongdoers any helpers!’” (Quran 5:72)
John 16:8

 John 16:13 “he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever
he shall hear, [that] shall he speak .”
 The Quran says of Muhammad: “Neither does he speak
out of his own desire: that [which he conveys to you] is
but [a divine] inspiration with which he is being inspired.”
(Quran 53:3-4)
 John 14:26 “and bring all things to your remembrance,
whatsoever I have said unto you. ”
 The words of the Quran:“…while the Messiah had said,
‘O Children of Israel, worship God, my Lord and your
Lord.’” (Quran 5:72)
John 16:13

 James A. Michener, "ISLAM: THE MISUNDERSTOOD
RELIGION," in READER'S DIGEST (American edition), May
1955, pp. 68-70.
 "My choice of Muhammad to lead the list of the world's
most influential persons may surprise some readers and may
be questioned by others, but he was the only man in history
who was supremely successful on both the religious and
secular level."
 Michael H. Hart, THE 100: A RANKING OF THE MOST
INFLUENTIAL PERSONS IN HISTORY, New York: Hart
Publishing Company, Inc., 1978, page. 33.
If greatness of purpose, smallness of means, and astounding results are the three criteria of human genius, who could dare to compare any
great man in modern history with Muhammad?

 http://rachidm.blogspot.com/ Rachid Mahdi
 http://www.islamicity.com/Mosque/Muhammad_Bible.
HTM by Dr.Jamal Badawi
 http://www.quranexplorer.com/quran/
 http://www.cair.com/MUHAMMAD/ Cair
 http://www.peacetv.tv/sp-dr_zakir.php Dr. Zakir Naik
Informative websites:

 (1) Muhammad is not the father of any of your men,
but (he is) the Messenger of Allah, and the Seal of
the Prophets: and Allah has full knowledge of all
things. Surat Alahzab 40
Quran Alahzab :40

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