Praise be to Allah.
Prophet Muhammad (peace
and blessings of Allaah be upon him) mentioned in the
Bible:
Allaah says in His Book
(interpretation of the meaning):
“And
(remember) when ‘Eesa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary), said: ‘O Children of
[al-Saff 61:6]
“Those who follow the
Messenger, the Prophet who can neither read nor write (i.e. Muhammad) whom they
find written with them in the Tawraat (Torah) and the
Injeel (Gospel)— he commands them for Al-Ma‘roof (i.e. Islamic Monotheism and all that Islam has
ordained); and forbids them from Al-Munkar (i.e.
disbelief, polytheism of all kinds, and all that Islam has forbidden); he
allows them as lawful At‑Tayyibaat (i.e. all
good and lawful as regards things, deeds, beliefs, persons and foods), and
prohibits them as unlawful Al‑Khabaa’ith (i.e.
all evil and unlawful as regards things, deeds, beliefs, persons and foods), he
releases them from their heavy burdens (of Allaah’s
Covenant with the children of Israel), and from the fetters (bindings) that
were upon them. So those who believe in him (Muhammad), honour
him, help him, and follow the light (the Qur’aan)
which has been sent down with him, it is they who will be successful”
[al-A’raaf 7:157]
These two verses indicate
that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) is mentioned in the Torah and the
Gospel (the Bible), no matter how much the Jews and Christians claim that he is
not, for the word of Allaah is the best and most
truthful of words.
Some of the things
mentioned in the previous Books are as follows:
1 – In the Torah, in the
Book of Deuteronomy 18:18-19 it says:
“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.”
(New International
Version)
This text is still
extant among them. With regard to the phrase “from among their brothers” – if
that prophet were to be from among the Children of Israel, it would have said,
“I will raise up for them a prophet from among them.” But it says “from among
their brothers” – i.e., from among the sons of Ismaa’eel
(Ishamel).
Secondly, it says in the
Gospel of John 16:6-8, 12-13:
“It is for your good that
I am going away. Unless I go away, the Counselor [Paraclete]
will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you. 8When he
comes, he will convict the world of guilt in regard to sin…
I have much more to say
to you, more than you can now bear. 13But when he,
the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will
not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you
what is yet to come.”
(New International
Version)
This cannot apply to
anyone except the Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him).
Secondly: Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allaah have mercy on
him) said: It says in the Torah, in the fifth book [Deuteronomy 33:2]:
“The LORD came from Sinai
and dawned over them from Seir; he shone forth from
(New International
Version; alternative version of last phrase – the meaning of which is unclear
in the original Hebrew texts – is from the King James Version)
This refers to the three Prophethoods: the Prophethood of Moosa (Moses), the Prophethood of
‘Eesa (Jesus) and the Prophethood
of Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). “Coming from Sinai” refers to the
mountain where Allaah spoke to Moosa
and called him and told him he was a Prophet. “Dawning over them from Seir” refers to the appearance of the Messiah from Bayt al-Maqdis (
“Paran”
refers to Makkah. Allaah
likens the Prophethood of Moosa
to the coming of the dawn, and the Prophethood of the
Messiah after him to the rising of the sun, and the Prophethood
of the Seal of the Prophets to the sun rising high in the sky and its light
reaching all over the earth. And it came to pass exactly as foretold, for Allaah dispelled the night of kufr
with the Prophethood of Moosa,
and the light increased with the Prophethood of the
Messiah, and was completed and reached everywhere on earth with the Prophethood of Muhammad (peace
and blessings of Allaah be upon him). These three
Prophets who were mentioned in this foretelling were also mentioned in the
beginning of Soorat al-Teen (interpretation of the
meaning):
“By the fig, and the olive.
2. By
3. By this city of
security (Makkah)”
[al-Teen
95:1-3]
End quote. See Hidaayat al-Hayaara,
p. 110; and Ibn al-Qayyim’s comments on the Old
Testament, Deuteronomy 33:1.
Fourthly: Shaykh ‘Abd al-Majeed al-Zandaani said in his
book al-Bishaaraat bi Muhammad (peace
and blessings of Allaah be upon him) fi’l-Kutub al-Samawiyyah al-Saabiqah that in the 22nd chapter of the
Gospel of Barnabas it says:
“And this will continue
until there comes Muhammad the Messenger of God who,
when he comes, will expose this deceit to those who believe in the laws of
God.”
And it says in the
Book of Isaiah:
“I have made your name
Muhammad O Muhammad, O beloved of the Lord, your name
will abide forever.”
And it says in the Book
of Isaiah:
“What I have given to
him I will not give to anyone else: Ahmad, because he praises God and this
praise comes from the best part of the earth, and this will bring joy to
mankind and they will recite the word of divine unity on every hill and glorify
God in every high place.”
Many scholars have
mentioned the places in the Bible where the name of the Prophet (peace
and blessings of Allaah be upon him) is mentioned.
Sometimes his name is mentioned clearly, and sometimes he is described in ways
that can only apply to him (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him).
You should note that the
books of the Bible as they exist today have been altered and changed. This fact
has been stated by non-Muslim historians, but despite all that we still find in
the Bible the foretelling of the coming of the Messenger of Allaah
(peace and blessings of Allaah
be upon him). Shaykh Rahmat-Allaah
al-Hindi stated that every time the Christians were able to change something
they did so, hence you will find that some of the
ancient scholars quote passages from the Bible that no longer exist. But there
are still other passages that foretell the Prophethood
of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and his coming.
It should be noted that
we have to arm ourselves with adequate sound knowledge in order to debate with
the Christians, because even if they have no proof, they will still try to sow
the seeds of doubt in people’s hearts so that they will give in to these wrong
ideas and so that the truth will be concealed. “But Allaah
will bring His Light to perfection even though the disbelievers hate (it)” [al-Saff 61:8 – interpretation of the meaning].
Some of the most useful
books on this topic are: Izhaar al-Haqq by Shaykh Rahmat-Allaah al-Hindi; Kitaab
Hidaayat al-Hayaara by
Ibn Al-Qayyim; and al-Jawaab
al-Saheeh by Ibn Taymiyyah. And Allaah knows best.
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