What do Muslims believe that the Bible says about Muhammad?

Mohammed in the Bible

Christians believe that the Bible does not saying anything about Mohammed. For example, some argue that because Christianity predates Islam by about 500 years all theories about Mohammed in the Christian Bible are mere conjectures.

Muslims believe differently. The following is an explanation from an Islamic perspective.

According to the Bible God said to Moses: "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." (The Holy Bible, New International Version, Deuteronomy chapter 18, verse 18).

The prophet described in the above verse must have the following three characteristics: 1.) He will be like Moses. 2.) He will come from the brothers of the Israelites, i.e. the Ishmaelites. 3.) God will put His words in the mouth of that prophet and he will declare what God commanded him.

Here is the Islamic explanation of why this verse describes Mohammed:

1. The prophet like Moses

Christians feel that this prophecy refers to the Jesus. Muslims believe that although Jesus was truly a prophet of God, he is not the prophet spoken of here. He was born miraculously, and, finally, God raised him up miraculously. On the other hand, Muhammad is more like Moses; both were born in a natural way and both died natural deaths.

2. From among the Ishmaelites

Abraham had two sons, Ishmael and Isaac (Genesis, chapter 21). Ishmael became the grandfather of the Arab nation, and Isaac became the grandfather of the Jewish nation. The prophet spoken of was to come not from among the Jews themselves, but from among their brothers, the Ishmaelites. Muhammad is believed to be a descendant of Ishmael.

3. God will put His words in his mouth

"Neither the content of the revelation, nor its form, were of Mohammed's devising. Both were given by the angel, and Mohammed's task was only to repeat what he heard." (World Religions from Ancient History to the Present, by Geoffrey Parrinder, p. 472)

Muslims believe that God sent the angel Gabriel to teach Muhammad the exact words that he should repeat to the people. The words are therefore not his own; they did not come from his own thoughts, but were put into his mouth by the angel. Muslims believe these are written down in the Qur�an word for word exactly as they came from God.

Muhammed in Solomon

Song of Songs 5

16

"His mouth is most sweet: yea, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem."

The underlined word was translated from the original Hebrew Bible that was in the Hebrew language, it is mentioned/pronounced Makhmaddim. This word is not a reference to Muhammad for two reasons,

1. The word Makhmad (singular of Makhmaddim) is not Muhammad.
   
2. The word Makhmad is an adjective meaning lovely in Hebrew. This does not correlate to Muhammad's name.

Therefore, it is illogical to assume that Muhammad is mentioned in this verse.

Islamic Opinion:

Deuteronomy 18:18 is linked to Deuteronomy 34:10.

Let's see what both verses say about Mohammed pbuh.

"I will raise them up a Prophet from among the Israelites, like unto thee(Moses), and I will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him."

ok, now let's see the other verse.

Deuteronomy chapter 34 is going about the dead of Moses as.

Since then(dead of Moses), no prophet has risen in Israel like Moses, whom the LORD knew face to face.

So it must be a prophet from among the Israelites. Muhammad was NOT an Israelite, so this is not referring to him.

Proof that Muhammed pbuh was not the prophet of deuteronomy 18:18?

God sent the angel Gabriel the exact words that he should repeat to the people. This fact contradicts Deuteronomy 18:18 as Muhammad received his revelation through the angel Gabriel (Jibreel) and not directly from God as the prophecy tells.

Paraclete -NB: This word is not mentioned in the Bible - more Islamic fiction

There is a lot of argument over the meaning of this word 'Paraclete'. For now we can leave that aside. What is a 'Paraclete'? It does not matter. The first letter of John shows that Jesus was a 'Paraclete'. He is called a 'Paraclete' and we have Jesus promising another 'Paraclete' is going to be sent. We lose a lot by this word 'another' in English because it is ambiguous. If someone's car breaks down, and it is a Toyota, and I say, '" I'll go get you another car," maybe I mean, "I'll go and get you another Toyota because this one you have is broken," or maybe I mean, "Forget Toyota, they're no good; I'll go and get you a Datsun." It is an ambiguous word. But the Greeks had a word for it. When they meant 'another' of the same kind, they said aloes. When they meant another of a different kind, they said heteroes. The important thing there is that when Jesus, who was himself a Paraclete, said "God will send you another Paraclete" he used the word aloes, not heteroes.

Christians want to say that this other 'Paraclete' that has been sent was different from Jesus. It was not a man, it was a spirit. What Jesus said was: God will send you another one like me, another man." Muslims believe that Muhammad is the fulfilment of this prophecy by Jesus. The Qur'an says that this man is mentioned in the scriptures of the Jews and the Christians (7: 157).

Christians came to expect that the return of Jesus because of a Jewish misunderstanding. 'Messiah' and 'Son of Man' have been given special significance by the Jews, even though may people were called by this same name as in the Bible. The Jews came to expect a victorious leader. When Jesus did not turn out to be quite what many expected, they hatched the idea that he would return some day and fulfill all these prophecies.

Other References:

Gospel of John (chapter 14):

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" (Verse 7)

Those wishing to apply this verse to Muhammad fail to see that in John 14:26 the Comforter is identified as the Holy Spirit. Therefore, it cannot be Muhammad.

Something to ponder about!

Suppose that someone observed Jesus two-thousand years ago, and he left this planet, or he went to sleep for two-thousand years an returned today to look for the followers of Jesus, who would he find? Who would he recognize? Christians? I conclude with just this food for thought: the Bible says very clearly that Jesus used to fast. Do Christians fast? Yes, Christians fast. The Bible says that Jesus prayed by looking up towards God. Do Christians pray in this manner? Yes. Muslims don't.

According to Jesus, he told his disciples to greet one another with the expression, "Peace be with you." Just kidding, Jesus never said to greet people in this manner.

The brother of Jesus in the Book of James, stated that no man should suggest what he is about to do of highlight his plans for the next few days in anyway without adding the phrase "if God wills." Do not say "I will go here and there do this and that" without adding the phrase "if God wills." Do Christians do that? Yes, many Christians do it constantly.

May Allah guide us always closer to the truth.

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