Streams Of Truth

A sincere investigation about The Torah and the Gospel according to the records in the Sahih Hadith lead me to notice this. The stories there recorded present a thesis not used very much today by the defenders of the muslim faith:  At the time of the revelation of the Qur'an, the copies of the Torah and the Gospel had a significant value for Islam.  It is said that the people who held these copies had in these manuscripts reliable tools to judge the advent of a promised prophet. In fact, the Hadith tells us about several people among the people of the Book who came to believe in the message of Prophet Muhammad after reviewing the writings in The Torah and/or The Gospel. Among them, Abdullah Ibn Salam is perhaps the most renowned. He was once a Jewish Rabbi who then became a faithful follower of the Prophet Mohammed. It is mentioned in the Muslim tradition (Hadith):  Narrated 'Abdullah bin Salam:  "The description of Muhammad is written in the Tawrah, [and the descrip...

This is the 6th article written in this blog about the claim about Muhammad being described in The Bible. We have reviewed the descriptions which do not Match with Muhammad's  in Deuteronomy, Isaiah, Habbakuk, Song of Solomon and the Gospel according to John.  Several other verses in the Bible have been claimed to match the description of Muhammad. In honor to the truth, all claims may seem to have reasonable justifications. Examples are Gen 49:10, psalm 45, Daniel 7. The list may go on and on.  However, in the same way some people may find reasons to attribute some of these verses to descriptions about someone else. For example, Let us look at Genesis 49:10. This verse reads: The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, Nor the ruler's staff from between his feet, Until Shiloh come: And unto him shall the obedience of the peoples be . (1) Those who assign this verse as description of Muhammad use arguments as follows: This prophecy is often read in the light of Qur'an 3:81 a...

The most used book to claim the description of Mohammad within the New Testament is the gospel of John. Surah 61:6 claims that Jesus foretold the advent of a Prophet named Ahmad. Since Ahmad and Muhammad share the same root and are interrelated, people claim that both names are virtually the same. John 14:16 foretells the advent of a person, a Counselor which would come after Jesus. This is who is claimed to be Ahmad.  Paraclete  ( Gr . παράκλητος,  Lat .  paracletus ) means advocate or helper. Many Muslim writers have argued that “another Paraclete” (John 14:16)—the first being Jesus—refers to  Muhammad . The earliest scholar is probably  Ibn Ishaq  (died 767), who Islamic tradition states was the grandson of a Christian. Others who interpreted the paraclete as a reference to Muhammad include  Ibn Taymiyyah ,  Ibn Kathir ,  Al-Qurtubi ,  Rahmatullah Kairanawi  (1818-1891), and contemporary Muslim scholars such as  Ma...

Enthusiastic debates are fired up by the claim that the prophet of Islam is clearly pictured within The Song of Solomon. Some apologists become even more enthusiastic when discovering that one of the Hebrew words in The Song of Solomon is phonetically similar to the name of the prophet of Islam. The following are the verses in question: [Sng 5:10-16 HCSB] 10 My love is fit and strong, notable among ten thousand.  11 His head is purest gold. His hair is wavy and black as a raven.  12 His eyes are like doves beside streams of water, washed in milk and set like jewels.  13 His cheeks are like beds of spice, towers of perfume. His lips are lilies, dripping with flowing myrrh.  14 His arms are rods of gold set with topaz. His body is an ivory panel covered with sapphires.  15 His legs are alabaster pillars set on pedestals of pure gold. His presence is like Lebanon, as majestic as the cedars.  16 His mouth is sweetness. He is absolutely desirable . This is...

Almost since the time of the prophet, Muslims have claimed that Muhammad is described in verses found on the Book of Isaiah. Though the Qur'an only makes allegations that prophecies describing Muhammad were in the Torah and the Gospel, it's interesting to see that they would use the book of Isaiah. You see, though the Book of Isaiah is regarded as canonical by Christians and Jews, it's not strictly regarded as part of the Torah. Perhaps, Muslims from the time of Muhammad understood that the Tanakh (also known as Old Testament) was indistinctly called as well Torah, because it contained the Torah within it. Any way, the reason why I highlight this is because if a Christian makes a reference to a New Testament books (e.g. Revelation or Acts), arguing is part of The Gospel (the good News), Muslims disregard it.  Having said that, let's look if the prophet of Islam was prophesied within the Book of Isaiah. Here are some of the Muslim's claims: Isaiah 42 is amon...