Belief in Divinely-revealed Books
44018: Is the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings
of Allaah be upon him) mentioned in the Bible?
Question:
What sort of references can I use to confirm that
what GOD intended as regards His will, and that His will
has been changed by christian scribes/translators? Also, if
you could tell me where in the Bible it speaks of the
Prophet Muhammad, does it mention his name or it is symbolic?.
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
Allaah says in His Book (interpretation of the meaning):
"And (remember) when `Eesa (Jesus), son of
Maryam (Mary), said: `O Children of Israel! I am the
Messenger of Allaah unto you, confirming the Tawraat
[(Torah) which came] before me, and giving glad tidings of
a Messenger to come after me, whose name shall be
Ahmad.' But when he (Ahmad, i.e. Muhammad) came to them
with clear proofs, they said: `This is plain magic'"
[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 AtTayyibaat (i.e. all good and lawful as
regards things, deeds, beliefs, persons and foods), and
prohibits them as unlawful AlKhabaa'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 Mount Paran. He came
with myriads of holy ones from the south, from his
mountain slopes [or: from his right hand went a fiery law for them]."
(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 (Jerusalem). Seir is a village that is still
known there to this day. So this was a foretelling of
the Prophethood of the Messiah.
"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 Mount Sinai.
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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