The ‘M-H-M-D’ of Song of Songs 5:16

Naik claims a prophecy of Muhammad in the Bible’s Song of Solomon 5:16:

“His mouth is sweetness itself; he is altogether lovely;

This is my lover, this my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.” (Songs 5:16)

Carefully omitting the context given above, he argues that since the Hebrew for “lovely” is מחמד (MHMD, Arabic محمد), this is a prophecy of Muhammad.…

Have the Prophecies of Muhammad been Removed?

Since the alleged ‘prophecies’ of Muhammad seem so far-fetched, some critics go so far as to claim that Christians or Jews have maliciously removed prophecies of Muhammad. There are three reasons that this is impossible:

  1. Judaism does not accept Jesus as a prophet or as the Messiah, which has caused centuries of conflict between Jews and Christians.

The Comparatively Clear Prophecies of the Messiah

Let us move now to comparing these alleged prophecies with those of the Messiah (Al-Masih) in the Hebrew scriptures. We will start with the most famous prophecy, found in `Īsāiah 53. For those familiar with the details of Jesus’ life, it is truly remarkable that this passage, written hundreds of years earlier, is so abundantly clear:

Who has believed our message

and to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed?

The ‘Parakletos’ of John 14:16

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“If you love me, you will obey what I command. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever—the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him.

An “Illiterate Prophet” in Isaiah 29:11-13?

Zakir Naik likes to quote, in his words, “the book of Isaiah, chapter number 12, verse number 29”1 (actually, it is chapter 29, verse 12! ) as a prophecy of Muhammad in the Bible. As Dr Naik quotes it, it seems an impressive prophecy:

“the book is given to a prophet who is not learned”2

However if we actually open any Bible and look at this verse ourselves, we see first of all that Naik has deceptively inserted the word “prophet” which doesn’t appear in the original Hebrew text:

“…give the book to one who cannot read, saying, “Read this,” he says, ‘I cannot read'” (Isaiah 29:12)

Now if we look at the wider context, this verse is speaking of how the Israelites make lame excuses for ignoring Isaiah’s revelation.…

Dt 18 – A Prophet like Moses

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Polemicists such as Naik and Deedat have argued that Deuteronomy 18 refers not to Jesus but Muhammad:

15The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your own brothers. You must listen to him.

Does the Bible teach Slavery?

“Does the Bible support the practice of human slavery?”

The short answer is no, the Bible does not support slavery, it undermines it. In fact, it was mainly committed followers of Jesus (such as William Wilberforce, Clarkson and Charles Finney) who ended the slave trade and abolished slavery.…

Links and Additional Resources

There are many books and websites with far more detailed information and tafseer than this book. We would encourage readers to study more at these sources:

Books

The Bible & The Qur’ān : A Question of Integrity by Dr. Masood (Authentic, 2001)

Steven Masood, who grew up an Ahmadi Muslim in Pakistan, compares the textual integrity of the Bible and the Qur’ān with extensive documentation.…

What is the Kitabul Muqaddas?

Al-Kitabul Muqaddas (الكتاب المقدس) means simply “The Holy Book” in Arabic, just as “Holy Bible” comes from the Latin for “Holy Book.” It is comprised of:

  1. The Tawrah (Hebrew: תורה, Arabic: التوراة) or Torah of the Prophet Moses
  2. The Zabur (Hebrew: תהילים, Arabic: الزبور) or Psalms of the Prophet David
  3. The Prophetic Writings (Hebrew: נביאים, Arabic: الأنبياء) or Imbiya’t of various other prophets
  4. The Injīl (Greek: Καινὴ Διαθήκη, Arabic: الإنجيل)

 

The Tawrah (Hebrew: תורה, Arabic: التوراة)

In the Taurah or Torah revealed to the Prophet Moses three and a half thousand years ago, we find the account of creation and the history of all the prophets up until the time of Moses, including Adam (p), Noah (p), Abraham (p), `Īsāac (p) and Jacob (p).…

Did Jesus Have Bad Character?


Common Objections to the Bible

Did Jesus have Bad Character?

rebutting http://godisimaginary.com/i39.htm

Does Jesus Lie?

Mark 11:24 – “Jesus says you’ll get whatever you pray for, but we know that doesn’t happen”

False stories?

Matthew 4:8 – Temptation view of all the world impossible?