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Muhammad in the Bible, Torah, and Qur’an
The clash between Muslims, Christians, and Jews resembles the feud that exists between siblings. They all come from the same father (Abraham) and follow the same prophets of the same God, yet ironically the true enemies of God have succeeded in dividing us by forcing us to focus on our differences rather than our staggering similarities.
بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
Say ye: We believe in Allah, and the revelation given to us, and to Abraham, Isma’il, Isaac, Jacob, and the Tribes, and that given to Moses and Jesus, and that given to (all) prophets from their Lord: We make no difference between one and another of them: And we bow to Allah. [Qur'an 2:136]
For more than fourteen centuries, scholars from Judaism, Christianity and Islam have been discussing whether or not the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) could have indeed been a true prophet from the One True God. Was he the long awaited “Messiah” the Jews have been waiting for so many centuries? Was he the unlettered Prophet prophesied in the Old Testament?
Let us examine the passage describing the roots of the next prophet:
We read ‘And the Gentiles shall come to thy light’, and that means this Holy Prophet would arise among the Gentiles and his Light would fill his place where the nations would come and visit. [Isaiah 60:3]
The Children of Israel have always believed the prophethood must stay within the bloodline of the Twelve Children of Israel (starting from the children of Jacob, who is the son of Isaac). Anyone who is not of the Children of Israel is known to the Jews as a “Gentile.” The verse above says there will be an exception of the coming Prophet who will not be from the Children of Israel, but rather a Gentile.
Muhammad was a gentile because he came from the lineage of Ismael, making him an extraordinary gentile of high stature:
And as for Ishmael (son of Abraham), I have heard you. Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly. He shall beget twelve princes, I will make him a great nation. [Genesis 17:20]
Ishmael was the ancestor of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) through Kedar, the second son of Ismael. The lineage of Muhammad (pbuh) is even further illustrated by the Bible:
Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s handmaid, bare unto Abraham: And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebajoth; and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam, And Mishma, and Dumah, and Massa, Hadar, and Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah: These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their towns, and by their castles; twelve princes according to their nations. [Genesis 25:12-16]
Next thing is that the Bible paints the scenario in which the Divine Revelations decends on the prophesized prophet:
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]
What is remarkable is that the very first word of the Qur’an revealed to Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) was READ! He told Angel Gabriel that he cannot read. The angel again told him to READ! He says again to the angel that he cannot read. And a third time the angel told him:
READ! In the name of thy Lord Who createth. [Qur'an 96:1]
The Bible describes the coming prophet so that he can be recognized:
I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him. [Deuteronomy 18:18]
The claim of Islam is that the Qur’an is the literal, unchanged word of God. So as the Bible foretold, God had literally put His words (the Qur’an) on the tongue of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh).
It’s common knowledge that chapters of the Qur’an starts with “Bism Allah Al Rahman Al Raheem”, which means “In the Name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Compassionate.” The Bible foretold of this prophecy:
And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him. [Deuteronomy 18:20]
When the Bible says the phophet will “speak in my name,” this is what Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) has done by saying “Bism Allah Al Rahman Al Raheem” before reciting the words of God (the Qur’an). It was required of him and still is today when Muslims recite any part of the Qur’an.
The above proofs are very explicit without the need for further translations. However, there is a wealth of truth that exists in the original languages of the Bible and Torah that were intentionally or ignorantly lost in translation:
His mouth is most sweet: yea, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem. [Songs of Solomon 5:16]
In the Hebrew Torah though, it exactly reads like this:
Hikko Mamittakim we kullo Muhammadim Zehdoodeh wa Zehraee Bayna Jerusalem.
Here is the exact Hewbrew text in case you can read Hebrew:
In the English translation, the conquistadors have even translated the name of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) as “altogether lovely”, which is the true translation of the name “Muhammad”. Was it out of malice or ignorance that a person’s name was translated from Hebrew to English. Never would you translate a name to another language because that is someone’s name. In the Old Testament in Hebrew, the name of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) still exists today! Don’t take my word for it, go to your library and pick up a transliteration of the Hebrew Torah. It is worth noting that in the Hebrew language “im” is added for respect. Similarely im is added after the name of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh).
Next I would like to examine the scriptures written in the original Aramaic language of Jesus. The word “Christianity” did not exist in the time of Prophet Jesus. So what religion did he call himself? You will be surprised to know that the word Muslim is not a new word found only in the Qur’an. Notice the Aramaic words in red, pronounded “Shalam”, keeping in mind its Arabic equivilant is “Salaam”, the root word of Muslim (one who submits):
Jesus further demonstrates that he has completed his work as commanded by Allah leaving nothing undone which also shows that he was a true Muslim (one who submits), a characteristic which only fits the character of a prophet.
Finally, before Jesus departs from this Earth, he leaves behind something which can only be understood if read in his native tongue of Aramaic. In John 14:27, we read:
As you can see above, Jesus departed with the same phrase Muslims today depart and greet with: Assalaam Alaikum.
To conclude in building the bridge between Muslims, Christians, and Jews, I would like to quell instigations created by war elites and the media to divide us. Contrary to common belief, Muslims greatly revere the prophets and books of Christians and Jews. As a matter of fact, Moses and Jesus are more referred to in the Qur’an than Muhammad (pbuh)! Allah repeatedly points out the bond between the People of the Scriptures:
Allah hath revealed unto thee (Muhammad) the Scripture with truth, confirming that which was (revealed) before it, as Allah revealed the Torah and the Gospel. [Qur'an 3:3]
That which We have revealed to you of the Book is the Truth confirming what was (revealed) before it: for Allah is assuredly with respect to his servants well acquainted and fully-Observant. [Qur'an 35:31]
This Qur’an is not such as can be produced by other than Allah; on the contrary it is a confirmation of (revelations) that went before it and a fuller explanation of the Book wherein there is no doubt from the Lord of the Worlds. [Qur'an 10:37]
And the Jews say the Christians follow nothing true, and the Christians say the Jews follow nothing true; yet both are readers of the Scripture. Even thus speak those who know not. Allah will judge between them on the Day of Resurrection concerning that wherein they differ. [Qur'an 2:113]
Say O People of the Scripture! Ye have naught (of guidance) till ye observe the Torah and the Gospel and that which was revealed unto you from your Lord. That which is revealed unto thee (Muhammad) from thy Lord is certain to increase the contumacy and disbelief of many of them. But grieve not for the disbelieving folk. [Qur'an 5:68]
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. [Qur'an 29:46]
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Actually- it is really sad to see people think they have a monopoly on God. At least I have inspired a discussion from you, Midian. Whether you realize this or not, we (muslims) are the best friends you got.. the only ones that truly understand you.
WAKE UP and realize that we are on the same side. What other religion revere’s your prophets and share in your history (pains, tribulations, etc)?
It is also sad that Jews (usually Zionists one – NOT THE SAME THING), are always caught up with race and genealogy. Nationality and monarchy have no place in religion, so you are going to have to come up with better arguments. How about a philosophical discussion instead of ones based on an ever-changing book like the Bible and Torah. Who changed it and why? Maybe someone trying to promote nationality and monarchy…
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#3 written by midian 1 year ago
Monopoly of God? The qu’ran is the only book that tries to have the monopoly of God. My best friends do not impose me their truth, don’t lie about my beliefs, don’t torture and kill innocent people.
Revere OUR prophets? The thing is so confusing when it comes to prophets of Islam that they raise the number to 124 thousand prophets from Adam. But they only know the names of 25 of them. The prophets Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel and Daniel are not mentioned in the qur’an. The qur’an also elevates the position of a prophet who was not a prophet, like Adam, the nephew of Abraham Lo, Ismael, Zachariah Aaron and the father of John the Baptist. The qur’an also mentions the names of three prophets who nobody knows who they are, Salih, Hud and Shuaib.
About the torah and bible, is a very good question. Your prophet started this ridiculous accusation. But you cannot explain after 1400 years who changed the bible and when. It was before or after islam? For starting, I want to say that (ironically) the qur’an is the only religious book in the world who ORDERED his followers to read another book (The Bible) that destroys the qur’an itself. As Muhammad could not read or write, so it was difficult for him to know the contents of the Bible. He “shot himself in the foot.” Didn’t you EVER read Sura 6 verse 34: “No one changes the words of Allah”? Does Sura 10:64 is also wrong? No changes can be made of the Words of Allah. ” Or Sura 50:29 says that “the words that comes from Me can not be changed.” How can it be that the Koran states that the words of Allah can not be changed, and that the Torah and the Injil came from Allah, but were changed by humans? Don’t you see the contradiction of this verse? To further complicate the situation, the qur’an is full of orders for muslims observe the holy Scriptures, the Psalms, the Torah and the Gospels, but you disobey the qur’an itself and start attacking the Word of God revealed to the prophets of the past . How much stupidity!
The qur’an also says that he supposedly sent to CONFIRM the Holy Scriptures, there are NO verse that says that the Quran came to replace the Holy Scriptures.
There is NO verse in the qur’an that says that the Scriptures have been changed or corrupted. All the verses he used prove nothing to change the text, but only say that some Jews have changed their meaning with LANGUAGES.by the way, take a look: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64V09tTIjR4
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The Vatican had A LOT to do with changing the Bible, but that’s another topic.
Islam promoted the concept that there is one religion of God passed down from Adam and beyond (Judiasm, Chritianity, Islam.. it’s all the same religion). Some scholars believe their were hundreds of thousands of Prophets (based on Hadiths). The Qur’an never said the prophets mentioned are the only ones that exist. On the contrary, the Qur’an says no land, people or period was neglected; prophets were sent to all:
“There never was a people without a Warner having lived among them” (35:24)
“We would never punish until We had sent a Messenger to give warning” (17:15)
So to say that we have a monopoly on God is totally baseless. And for you to say Islam tortures and kills innocent people is also ridiculous and shows you speak out of hate and emotions. You need to open up a book instead of getting your information from any uneducated bozo that shows up on Fox news.
Judge the religion, not the people. People around the world, from all walks of life, from all faiths, race, and backgrounds still do not hold true to their own principles. So it is quite foolish to get your info from rumors and the media.
You are right that the Qur’an was not intended to replace past Holy Scriptures, but indeed to CONFIRM past Holy Scriptures. However, this time Allah says that His word will be protected and unchanged (referring to the Qur’an which the promise/miracle remains true to this day). The Qur’an says the origin of the past Scriptures are CONFIRMED, but warns some have been changed by corrupt men:
“And verily, among them is a party who distort the Book with their tongues (as they read), so that you may think it is from the Book, but it is not from the Book, and they say: “This is from Allah,” but it is not from Allah; and they speak a lie against Allâh while they know it.” (Surah 3, Al-Imran, verse 78)
“So because of their breach of their covenant, We cursed them, and made their hearts grow hard. They change the words from their (right) places and have abandoned a good part of the Message that was sent to them. And you will not cease to discover deceit in them, except a few of them. But forgive them, and overlook (their misdeeds). Verily, Allah loves Al-Muhsinun (good-doers).” (Surah 5, Al Ma’idah, verse 13)
Your posts are FULL of misinformation. Thank God that He has protected the words of the Qur’an!! What a blessing in a time of deceit, illusions, and propaganda. This was intended to be a mercy on Jews and Christians as well who have fought hard against the colonialization of their beliefs and way of life. Islam is a gift to you and you do not have to deny your history or beliefs.. IT IS A CONFIRMATION NOT A REPLACEMENT! Pick up the book instead of tuning into the propaganda machine. You will realize everything the media and govt has told you was a lie. Would that really surprise you??
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#5 written by Abdulrehman 1 year ago
you are right median Mohammad was not literate but he know the fact of history each and every fact,nobody but only by Allah.
there are three sources to gain knowledge about history 1st is that you would present at that situation mean eye witness,and you know Mohammad (PBUH) is the last prophet.2nd is that you read it from any book or resource.so he was not literate.3rd is that you would listen to any one but at that time nobody knew the fact in his real image.
now this is a miracle of Allah that he told every thing to his prophet.this is hints for you people that there is no God but Allah nd Mohammad (PBUH) is the last messanger og Allah. -
#8 written by Mohammad ibn Abdullah 1 year ago
Assalamu alaikum,
Jazakmullah khairan for a wonderful article.
I just wanted to add that no other Prophet before Muhammad sallAllahu alaihi wasallam (peace&blessings of God be upon him) has claimed that they were the seal of the Prophets. Neither Moses (peace be upon him) nor Jesus (peace be upon him) or any Prophet before Muhammad sallAllahu alaihi wasallam claimed such a thing. And we are all certain that no Prophet did come after him.
This means that Allah ajjawazal (God, Most Exalted) did send Muhammad sallAllahu alaihi wasallam as a Prophet, him being the last of all the Prophets (peace be upon them all).
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#9 written by Sound Of Truth 1 year ago
machmudim ? you are the 1 who should learn hebrew
that’s not machmudim
it’s Muhammadim
go this link and hear it with your USELESS Ears
http://www.mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt3005.htmRabbi reads it you know what a Rabbi is ?
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#10 written by Sound Of Truth 1 year ago
Midian GoReadthe sexualstories in bibleto believe thatit was changed
don’t come shout here without knowing anything about anything
GO READ THE STORYOF 2 PROSTITUTES WHO HAD THEIR BOOBS & ****** SD IN EGYPT
OR GO READ THE STORYOF THEPRINCE THAT RAPED HIS SISTER
OR READ THE STORYOF SHAMSHON WHO WAS ENTERING A CITY AND FOUND A WOMAN AND DCIDED TO SLEEP WITH HER
ALL THESE BULLSHITS AND YOU TELL US BIBLE WASN’T CHANGED ?
GIVE ME A BREAK DUDE
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#12 written by Discussionist 1 year ago
This is a great discussion, I really hope we all respect each others’ views without hurting eachothers feelings. Look at the scriptures of the religions instead of listening to lecturers that are mostly biased from Jewish, Christian and Muslem backgrounds. I was so happy to read the first couple of comments that were civilized to a great extent. Can anyone post some links to civilized arguments like the ones between Dedat and Shorrosh and others? Video would be always better.
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#13 written by ibrahim 9 months ago
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it’s really sad to see people trying to trick themselves.
מחמדים
“machmudim” – where did you take “muhammadim”? you should learn hebrew first, not copy and past what islamic theologians say. “machmudim” means beautiful, handsome. this letter is called “chai” ח. and the massoretic sign under the mêm – מ means “ma”, not “mu”. there isn’t double m in the word. everything to try to comprove the biggest dirty lie, the islam!
1- The prophet would come to the gentiles, but he wouldn’t be a gentile!
“We read ‘And the Gentiles shall come to thy light’, and that means this Holy Prophet would arise among the Gentiles and his Light would fill his place where the nations would come and visit.” [Isaiah 60:3]
yes, muhammad was a gentile. like you and me. being son of ismail or not, he was a gentile. non-jews at that time were gentiles. it doesn’t proove muhammad was the expected prophet.
muslims love to recite this verse:
“I will give them A PROPHET FROM AMONG THEMSELVES, LIKE YOU (moshe), and I will put my words in his mouth, and he will say to them whatever I give him orders to say.” [Deuteronomy 18:18]
sorry, you felt in a ridiculous contradiction. if the prophet was from the children of Israel, and muhammad was a gentile, how could be him the last prophet?
2 – muhammad wasn’t a descendent of ismail and God did his agreement with isaac.
All this was an ingenious maneuver that Muslims have created many centuries ago to qualify for the “biblical promises.” The thing is so confusing when it comes to prophets of Islam that they raise the number to 124 thousand prophets from Adam. But they only know the names of 25 of them. The prophets Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel and Daniel are not mentioned in the Quran. The Quran also elevates the position of a prophet who was not a prophet, like Adam, the nephew of Abraham Lo, Ismael, Zachariah Aaron and the father of John the Baptist. The Quran also mentions the names of three prophets who nobody knows who they are, Salih, Hud and Shuaib.
No need to tell the whole story of Ishmael here, but it is worth saying that his mother was Egyptian and that Ishmael married an Egyptian woman (Genesis 21:9, 21). That is, if Ishmael has much more connection with the Egyptians and with no Arabs. Ishmael lived in the wilderness of Paran which straddles the border with Egypt, not Saudi Arabia as the Arab suggest.
In one of the most renowned collections of traditions that has Sunni Muslims, the collection of Bukhari in Volume 4, Book 55, Number 583 find the following story: “… The child (Ishmael) grew up and learned ARAB them (the Jurhum Arab tribe), they learned to love and admire the virtues of Ishmael as he grew, and when he reached puberty, they did marry one of their women …”.
Clearly this contradicts Islamic tradition the notion that Ishmael is the father of the Arabs. Arabic was spoken long before him. If he had to learn Arabic, so he is not the father of the Arabs.
In the biography of Muhammad (written by Ibn Ishaq, however plagiarized and edited by Ibn Hisham, he confessed that he edited and omitted certain parts of the biography that he considered offensive to Muslims), we found the following genealogy of Ishmael:
“Ishmael is the son of Abraham who is the son of Tarih (Azar) Nahur son of the son of Sarugh son of Rauu son of Falikh son of Aybar, the son of Shalikh son of Arfakhshadh son of Sem, Noe Fiho “.
Soon after a few lines, read the following explanation:
Ad son of Aus, son of Iram, son of Shem, son of Noe … are ALL ARABS ”
Did not they get tired of guessing? Then they invented the lie that it was Ishmael who was “sacrificed by Abraham and it was he who built the Kaaba in Mecca. Islam is built upon LEGENDS no archaeological or historical foundation.
As I have just to prove their own Islamic traditions DENY that Ishmael is the father of the Arabs, but the mess gets even bigger when we add another tradition in this maze of confusion. In the tradition next you will notice that EVEN MOHAMED not know what his offspring. He needed the help of “as Gabriel” to tell him what tribe he was a member.
In the book of Ibn Sa’d, Kitab al-Tabaqat al-Kabir, Volume I, page 4 we find the following story:
“Maan al-Isa Ibn al-Qazzaz Ashjai informed us that: Muawiyah Ibn Salih informed us that the authority of Yahya Ibn Jabir who had seen some Companions of the Prophet said:” People of the (tribe) of Banu Fuhayrah came up to the Prophet and said him: YOU BELONGS TO OUR TRIBE. He replied: Verily, (the archangel) Gabriel informed me that I belongs to the tribe of CHANGE. ”
What we learned from this episode? That the genealogy of Muhammad was not known for himself. He had to receive a revelation to know where he came from. The Fuhayrah own tribe, did not know that Muhammad belonged to the tribe of Change. To further complicate the genealogy of Muhammad, according to a biography written by Ibn Ishaq, traces the descendecia him through Nabaioth while Mohamed said it was Kedar. Since Ishmael never lived in Mecca, never married an Arab woman and never was the father of the Arabs, we conclude that Is not nothin ‘INVENTIONS AND LIES that the Arabs created to accept Muhammad as a prophet in the lineage of Abraham.
about the agreement, read this (i know you won’t believe it and say the bible was changed):
And as for Ishmael (son of Abraham), I have heard you. Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly. He shall beget twelve princes, I will make him a great nation. [Genesis 17:20]
but you forgot the next verse:
“But my agreement will be with Isaac, to whom Sarah will give birth a year from this time.” [Genesis 17:21]