Prophet Muhammad (p) Prophesied in the Bible By: Ismaa'eel Abu Adam

(This is the Transcript of my lecture "Prophet Muhammad Prophesied in the Bible")

Before I begin I would like clarify that Muslims believe the Quran is the 100% literal Word of God, it is the only authoritative, authentic and preserved Divine scripture free from all human and philosophical ideas. The Holy Quran is the last and final scriptural revelation given to mankind by God. It was revealed to the last Prophet, Muhammad (p) more than 1,400 years ago. Thus a Muslim does not need any other scripture to base his or her faith on, either in full or in part. However there is nothing unusual or objectionable if a Muslim believes that the Bible contains apparent prophecies about Prophet Muhammad, this is because the Quran itself confirms this fact. In the Quran we find a verse which claims that Prophet Muhammad was prophesied in the previous revelations given to the previous prophets. When the Quran mentions these previous revelations from God it means the original scriptures or revelations that the old prophets received. However due to the fact that today Bible Scholars all around the world tell us that these original scriptures no longer exist we must therefore turn to the Bible which we possess today to see if we can still find references to Prophet Muhammad therein. Despite this fact pointed out by Bible scholars there are still many prophecies in the Bible which indicate his coming with the message of God (Islam). I will share them with you, starting with the Old Testament before getting to the New Testament. I hope that by the end of this lecture you will be better informed and able to make your own judgment about this topic. In reference to Prophet Muhammad the Quran says [SLIDE 2]: Those who follow the Messenger the unlettered prophet they find described in the Torah that is with them and in the Gospel (Quran 7:157). We can see from this verse that despite the fact that the original Bible scriptures no longer exist there still remains statements of truth in the Biblical scriptures. The verse is telling us that the description of Prophet Muhammad was found in the Torah and Gospel of his time therefore we should expect to find the

same descriptions today. Well lets see what we find in the Old Testament. I will begin with the Torah of Moses before looking at the writings of other Old Testament prophets. I should also mention that the word Tawrah which means Torah in the Arabic language refers to the books of Moses, but can be used in reference to the complete Old Testament and all Jewish scriptures as well. This includes the Zaboor or the Psalms within the Old Testament. This is how the term has been understood by the Jewish nation historically and this is how it was understood by the Arabs and early Muslims. Alfred J. Kolatch says in his book called This is the Torah: In Jewish tradition the word Torah, which literally means teaching, is often used to describe the entire gamut of Jewish religious learning. When so used, Torah refers not only to the five books of Moses, but also to the prophets, Holy Writings, Talmud, and Midrash In fact all religious writings from earliest times to the present.

OLD TESTAMENT (1) God said to Prophet Moses [SLIDE 3]:And the Lord said to me: What
they have spoken is good. I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their brethren, and I will put My words in His mouth, and He shall speak to them all that I command Him. (Deuteronomy 18:17-18) Before commenting on this verse let me give you some historical information. Among Prophet Abrahams descendants there are two famous genealogical branches, the Ishmaelites and the Israelites. The Arabs are Ishmaelites, they descend from Ishmael, Abrahams first born son. The Jews and Israelites in general descend from Isaac, Abrahams second born son. God blessed Abrahams sons Ishmael and Isaac with individual special blessings in Genesis 17 and He promised that Abrahams descendants would occupy all the territories extending from the Euphrates River in modern day Iraq all the way to the Nile River in modern day Egypt in Genesis 15:18. In fulfillment of this prophecy these lands are today occupied by the descendants of Abraham, the Ishmaelites, the Arabs. It is not true that the faith of Abraham was preserved by the people of Israel alone. Abraham himself offered tithes to the Canaanite priest Melchizedek and was blessed by him (Genesis 14:18). Jethro, the father-in-law of Moses was also a prophet of God, as well as Job, Balaam, Ad, Hud, Loqman and many other prophets, none of them were Jews.

When the words of Deuteronomy 18 were spoken, they were addressed to the Israelites. The most notable brethren of the Israelites (descendants of Abraham through his second son Isaac) are the Ishmaelites (descendants of Abraham through his first son Ishmael). According to the Hebrew Dictionary of the Bible [SLIDE 4], the definition of the word Brethren is the: Personification of a group of tribes who were regarded as near kinsmen of the Israelites. Indeed the proof that the Bible refers to the Ishmaelites as the brethren of the Israelites is found in Genesis 16:12 and Genesis 25:18 where it says that the Ishmaelites where in opposition to their brothers or brethren. Generally speaking tribal systems, especially in those days had to work together in unity for their success and survival, so it would make no sense for the Bible to say that the Ishmaelites where in opposition to the Ishmaelites. The word brethren in these verses must be in reference the Israelites, a different tribe in opposition to the Ishmaelites. Another example of the Biblical use of the word brethren is found in Deuteronomy 2:4, 8 which calls the Edomites the brethren of the Israelites. The Edomites were not Israelites as is proven in Numbers 20:14-21, despite this fact they are called the brethren of the Israelites. So the Biblical term brethren is not always used in a literal sense to refer to people of the same tribe. Therefore the term brethren in Deuteronomy 18:18 can and does refer to the Ishmaelites as the brethren of their near relatives, the Israelites. Also, notice that the prophecy states that the coming prophet will be like Moses. Many contend that this prophecy is fulfilled in the person of Prophet Jesus but this is an incorrect contention. Jesus was not an Ishmaelite; therefore he was not from the brethren of the Israelites, him being an Israelite himself. This fact alone proves the prophecy is not about Jesus but about another prophet. That prophet could be none other than Prophet Muhammad as we will see. Deuteronomy 18:18 says that the Prophet will be like Moses so lets do a comparison of the lives of Moses, Muhammad and Jesus to determine which prophet is most like Moses. [SLIDE 5] BIRTH Moses Usual Muhammad Usual Jesus Unusual

[SLIDE 6] FAMILY LIFE Moses - Married/Children married, no children [SLIDE 7] DEATH Moses Usual [SLIDE 8] CAREER Moses Prophet/Statesman Prophet Muhammad Prophet/Statesman Jesus Muhammad - Usual Jesus - Unusual Muhammad Married/Children Jesus - Not

[SLIDE 9] FORCED EMMIGRATION (in adulthood) Moses - To Median Muhammad - To Madinah Jesus - None

[SLIDE 10] ENCOUNTERS WITH ENEMIES Moses Hot pursuit Muhammad Hot pursuit/Battles Jesus - Nothing similar [SLIDE 11] RESULTS OF ENCOUNTERS Moses Moral/Physical Victory Muhammad Moral/Physical Victory Jesus Moral [SLIDE 12] BEING SENT FROM A MOUNTAIN Moses God sent him from Mount Sinai Mount An-Nour Jesus - NA Muhammad God sent him from

[SLIDE 13] WRITING DOWN OF REVELATION Moses In his lifetime (Torah) Muhammad In his lifetime (Quran) Jesus Gospels written after him [SLIDE 14] NATURE OF TEACHINGS Moses Spiritual/Legal Muhammad Spiritual/Legal Jesus Mainly spiritual [SLIDE 15] ACCEPTANCE OF LEADERSHIP (by his people) Moses Rejected then accepted Muhammad Rejected then accepted Jesus Rejected by most Israelites (John 1:11). We can also add more similarities, for example both Moses and Muhammad started their prophetic missions at the age of 40 while Jesus started his at age 30 and only Jesus is claimed by Christians to be God incarnate while nobody claims Moses or Muhammad were God. And only Jesus is claimed to be raised from the dead but not Moses and Muhammad. And both Moses and Muhammad were given a Divine Law from God, the Torah and the Shariah, but Jesus did not come with a new law but followed the law of Moses. So far we know that Muhammad was an Ishmaelite-Arab, therefore a relative of the Israelites and now after comparing these prophets it should be clear that Muhammad is the prophet that is most like Moses. Notice that in the last part of the verse God says: I will put My words in His mouth, and He shall speak to them all that I command Him. Well this is precisely what happened to Prophet Muhammad, God gave him revelation and Muhammad passed the message on to others exactly as he received it. There is not a single word or comment in the text of the Quran that originated with Muhammad or of his companions. In fact the Quran states about Muhammad [SLIDE 16]: He does not speak of his own desire, it is no less than a revelation sent down to him. (Quran 53:3-4)

So Prophet Muhammad was the Prophet who was most like Moses and he is the one that God said would speak in His name. But right now you might be thinking, wait a minute you can find lots of similarities between the prophets and they all spoke in Gods Name so this doesnt prove anything. Well in reply to that I would bring your attention to Deuteronomy 34:10 which will leave no doubt in your mind that Muhammad is indeed the coming Prophet prophesied in Deuteronomy 18:18. Deuteronomy 34:10 says [SLIDE 17]: Since then no prophet has arisen in Israel like Moses, whom the Lord knew face to face. When you read this verse what do you notice straight away? Well Deuteronomy 34:10 is telling us that the prophet who is like Moses will not arise from Israel. Indeed this is what happened; within the Israelite Nation there has never been a Prophet like Moses who fits the descriptions of the prophecy. This is a fact, since the prophecy was made; no Prophet has arisen in Israel like Moses whom God knew face to face. Therefore this prophet cannot be an Israelite or Jewish! He can not be Jesus because he arose in Israel. That prophet can only be Muhammad because not only was he an Ishmaelite (or from the brethren of the Israelites) he arose in Arabia not in Israel. So all the evidence we have points to Muhammad as the fulfillment of the Prophecy given to Moses in Deuteronomy 18:18. Also, in agreement with the description of that prophet, Muhammad did in fact know or speak with God face to face as the Bible puts it when he ascended to heaven in the miraculous Night Journey called Al Isra wal Miraj, when God spoke directly to Muhammad without any angels or intermediaries, it was here in heaven that Muhammad heard the voice of God and God gave him the 5 daily prayers before returning him back to Mecca after visiting Jerusalem. Please be aware that even though the Biblical evidence for Muhammad seems very strong there are still many people who will deny it. Those who deny it say that Deuteronomy 34 was not written by Moses but by someone else, it is assumed Joshua or perhaps some other follower of his and that at the time when the unknown author wrote chapter 34 no prophet had yet arisen in Israel like Moses. Therefore they will say that the prophecy could be fulfilled after that point, by someone else other than Muhammad. Christians for example will say Jesus is the fulfillment of the prophecy. But I find this response problematic for 2 reasons: #1. Joshua never said he wrote it and it forces you to admit that Deuteronomy 34 has an anonymous author; nobody even knows who wrote this chapter. I believe that no intelligent Jew or Christian will claim that a text which was written by an unknown individual thousands of years ago is the Unchanged, Unadulterated, Perfectly Preserved

and Complete Word of God, the scripture that one should base their faith on, a faith that one will take to their grave (I dont know about you but I would not gamble my soul away by putting my faith in such an anonymous scripture), and #2. It forces you to admit there is corruption in the text, the whole book of Deuteronomy has been traditionally attributed to Moses yet now it is being claimed that the last chapter of Deuteronomy was not written by Moses at all. It makes me wonder what other parts of the Bible they will discover as inauthentic, unreliable and interpolated by someone other than the original author. So this response and any similar ones, force you to attack the credibility and dignity of the Bible. It seems that those who deny Muhammad his place in this Biblical prophecy would rather be forced to admit to textual corruption than to admit that God sent Muhammad and foretold his coming in the book of Deuteronomy. For some 3500 years, the Hebrews and later the Christians have attributed the book of Deuteronomy to Moses. That is because Deuteronomy 1:1 and 31:2426 say that these are the words God spoke to Moses but that doesnt stop Bible scholars claiming that the last chapter of Deuteronomy was not written by Moses. I say that those Jews and Christians who wish to remain faithful to the traditional 5 books of Moses and who believe them to be the Eternal inspired Word of God will have no choice but to accept the evidence for Muhammad which Im presenting here today. Denying Muhammad this prophecy can only be done by bringing shame to the text of the Bible by admitting that you have a corrupted, inauthentic, unreliable, interpolated and anonymous text instead of the actual words of Moses and I know that Jews and Christians would not want to admit that about their holy books. But even if we disregard the whole debate about the authorship of Deuteronomy 34, Jews and Christians should at least believe that God is giving the author a unique futuristic view, a prophecy viewed from the future perspective looking back through human history to the time of Moses. In other words, the text is not viewing the past from present but viewing the past from the future, a future prophecy which stretches from the time of Moses (or the author of Deuteronomy 34) until the end of the line of Israelite Prophets and the advent of Muhammad. Despite the evidence I am presenting there are also many people who claim that the prophet like Moses mentioned in Deuteronomy 18:18 is not Muhammad but Jesus. Lets examine this further to see if it could in fact be Jesus. The Jews at Jesus time were waiting for God to send them 3 individual men. According to John 1:25 they are [SLIDE 18] 1#) the return of Elijah, 2#) the Promised Awaited Messiah and 3#) The Prophet like Moses. Now we must find out who these 3 men are. According to Matthew

11:14 and 17:12-13 John the Baptist is the return of Elijah. As for the second individual, the Awaited Messiah, it is Jesus according to John 4:25-26. As for the third individual, the Prophet like Moses, this has to be Prophet Muhammad for the following reasons. 1) We have already seen the great similarities between Moses and Muhammad, 2) Muhammad was an Ishmaelite-Arab, from the brethren of the Israelites, 3) The Prophet will speak in Gods name, which is what Muhammad did (Quran 53:3-4), 4) Deuteronomy 18:21-22 says that what the prophet prophesies must come true if he is a true prophet, and Muhammads prophecies did come true. Just to give you one example: he prophesied that the Muslims would defeat the two superpowers of his time, the Byzantine and Persian empires. This was fulfilled just after his death. Can you imagine that, the 7th century desert Arabs who were still too few and too weak at the time could defeat not just one superpower but two? To prophesy their mere survival would have sounded too hopeful! Well it did happen and these are historical facts. 5) We saw in Deuteronomy 34:10 that the prophet could not come from Israel (or the Israelite nation) but he must come from outside it. Muhammad came from the Ishmaelites, from Arabia, which is outside Israel. 6) We saw that the prophet like Moses could not be Jesus or John the Baptist, John the Baptist was the return of Elijah, and Jesus was the Awaited Messiah. This leaves us only with Muhammad as the fulfillment of Deuteronomy 18:18. 7) Jesus prophesied the coming of Muhammad as we will see later when I give evidence from the New Testament. So I conclude this point by reminding myself and you all that God tells us that we must accept and follow this prophet like Moses. In fact, in the Bible God orders us to follow that prophet and gives us a stern warning not to reject him, thats how important this prophecy is. Continuing on with Deuteronomy 18, the warning is found in the very next verse: [SLIDE 19] If any man will not listen to my words which he speaks in my name, I myself will make him answer for it (Deuteronomy 18:19). Notice the words: speaks in my name, this description again matches exactly with the revelation given to Muhammad because out of the 114 chapters of the Quran 113 of them begin with Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem (In the Name of God The Most Merciful, The Most Gracious).

(2) Moving on now to my next point from the Torah. We will look at
Deuteronomy 33:2, it says [SLIDE 20]: And he said: The Lord came from Sinai, and downed on them from Seir; He shone forth from Mount Paran,

and He came with ten thousands of saints; from His right hand came a fiery law for them. At first glance this verse appears to be in the past tense, not a future prophecy however when we understand the philosophical concept that God is outside of time, as time is a created concept but God is the creator who is outside His creation. We can then understand the fact that God is not constrained by the laws of this world, and from His perfect perspective everything can be considered in the past. Also, this verse mentions the word Lord, in the Hebrew text its written as 4 letters without vowels, transliterated into English as Y H W H. The proper pronunciation for this Tetragrammaton is Ya Huwa which means O He or O He is the implied meaning being O, He is God and as I said, God is not bound by time. So even though this verse appears to be referring to something in the past it is actually a future prophecy. In any case this verse would have been understood by the Israelites as being a future prophecy as will be made clear to you when I show you which future prophets are prophesied in Deuteronomy 33:2. So lets dissect this verse to make it easier to understand. Firstly, when this verse says: The Lord came from Sinai who do you think this is referring to? What great Prophet of God is most famous for being in the Sinai desert? I think we can all answer this one, it is obviously a reference to Moses because he received his revelation on Mount Sinai in Exodus 19:20. In other words God came to us through the inspired teachings of Prophet Moses and it was God who led the believers through Moses in the Sinai. So this part of the verse is an explicit reference to Prophet Moses and how God came (or guided people) through him. Secondly, the verse says: and downed on them from Seir, where is Seir and which prophet of God is this alluding to? Seir is usually associated with the chain of mountains West and South of the Dead Sea extending through Jerusalem and Bethlehem, the birth place of Jesus. It was later extended to include the mountains on the East side as well, according to the Dictionary of the Bible, by John L. McKenzie, p. 783. This could not be a reference to Moses because he never entered Palestine. So we should conclude that Seir refers to Jesus. Now, to the rest of the verse which says: He shone forth from Mount Paran, and He came with ten thousands of saints; from His right hand came a fiery law for them. What prophet was passionate about using his right hand, who was also given a Law from God and who shone forth from Paran or Mount Paran? First we need to find out where Mount Paran is. According to Genesis 21:21 Paran is a desert wilderness; the place where Abrahams wife

Hagar and his oldest son Ishmael, the father of the Arabs settled. It is common knowledge that Ishmael is the father of the Arabs, just like Isaac and Jacob are the fathers of the Jews. These facts are generally not disputed by anyone so I dont need to prove that, but where is Paran the place where Ishmael, the father of the Arabs settled? The answer is; Arabia, the land of the Arabs. History tells us that Abraham took Hagar and Ishmael to Arabia, in particular to a mountainous area known as Baca as its called in Psalms 84:7, and in the Quran 3:96, today we call it Mecca. So Paran must be in Arabia, and in particular Mount Paran is the chain of mountains in that same region which the Arabs now call the Sarawat Mountains. It is interesting to note that Prophet Muhammad received his first revelation in the Cave of Hirah located in these mountains. Is there any other Biblical evidence which will help us locate Paran? Yes, if we turn to Habakkuk, one of the last books of the Old Testament we read in chapter 3 verse 3 [SLIDE 21]: God came from Teman, The Holy One from Mount Paran. His glory covered the heavens, and the earth was full of His praise. So again we find Mount Paran which is where Hagar and Ishmael settled (Genesis 21:21) that is Arabia, but here it is linked with a place called Teman. Just to give you the context of this verse, it is a prayer of Habakkuk, as he is praying God inspires him to make this prophecy in verse 3. Again, this verse appears to be in the past tense but for the same reason that Deuteronomy 33:2 is a future prophecy so is Habakkuk 3:3. It appears that God is giving Habakkuk a glance at a future event and Habakkuk is telling it as he sees it in the past tense. In fact in verse 2 Habakkuk is asking God for present and future blessings and this leads to his inspired prophecy in verse 3. And one more quick note about this, according to my Bible, The New American version, verse 3 says: God comes from Teman.. so its not in the past tense here. In other words God is coming from this place in the sense that He is sending us His guidance through His prophets. Now, in order to better understand where Mount Paran is we have to find out where Teman is. According to J. Hastings Dictionary of the Bible, Teman is an Oasis just north of Madinah. For those of you who dont know, Madinah is in Arabia, the city of the Prophet Muhammad, the place where Islam started to develop into a mighty empire of faith. With this information we are now sure that Paran must be Arabia and in particular Mecca. Read Habakkuk 3:3 again, it all makes perfect sense. Muhammad did indeed come from Paran, in 622 CE he and his followers were forced to migrate from Mecca (Paran) to Madinah (Teman) where he spent the rest of his prophetic life teaching its people the guidance from God (The Quran). These two cities, Mecca and

Madinah or Paran and Teman are very important to Muslims, in fact every chapter of the Quran is classified as revealed either in the Meccan period or the Madinan period. Now that we know where Paran is, lets get back to our verse in discussion, Deuteronomy 33:2. It says: He shone forth from Mount Paran, and He came with ten thousands of saints; from His right hand came a fiery law for them. This prophecy can be none else but the Prophet Muhammad. Anyone who studies his biography knows that he conquered Mecca with Ten Thousand men and that God revealed to him the Islamic Law called The Shariah. Deuteronomy 33:2 does not provide us with the exact number of men that accompany this prophet but it was a large number, and such was the case with Prophet Muhammads men. The historical reports say they numbered 10,000 and it is interesting to note that the actual Hebrew word used in Deuteronomy 33:2 is Rebabah which is translated in some Bibles as Ten Thousands. However, according to Strongs Hebrew Dictionary the word is defined as: multitude, myriad, ten thousand which is the exact number of men that marched to Mecca with Prophet Muhammad. Not only that but the Prophet Muhammad was passionate about using his right hand for any wholesome righteous act and he would use his left hand for other things. In this way he was reminding us all to be righteous, keeping in mind that the righteous people on the Day of Judgment will be those on the right side of the Throne of God.

(3) Moving on to our next Bible verse, Isaiah 21:13-17 says [SLIDE 22]:
Oracle on Arabia: In the thicket in the nomad country spend the night, O caravans of Dedanites. Meet the thirsty, bring them water; you who dwell in the land of Tema, greet the fugitives with bread. They flee from the sword, from the whetted sword; From the taut bow, from the fury of battle. For thus says the Lord to me: In another year, like those of a hireling, all the glory of Kedar shall come to an end. Few of Kedars stalwart archers shall remain, for the Lord, the God of Israel, has spoken. The first question we should ask about this verse is: What is an Oracle? According to the Scofield Study Bible New King James Version, note 1, on p. 792, says: an oracle is a word sometimes used in the prophetical writings to indicate a divine message of judgment. So in other words the people of Arabia would be assigned the burden of Gods message. The next verse talks about those who dwell in the land of Tema and greet the fugitives, so we need to know where Tema is (this should not be confused

with Teman which we previously spoke about). According to Genesis 25:1315 Tema is one of the sons of Ishmael (the father of the Arabs). Strongs concordance of the Bible tells us that this name was applied to the land settled by Tema. It also states that this word is probably of foreign derivation. Indeed, the word Tema is an Arabic word which means Barren desert. According to John McKenzies Dictionary of the Bible Tema is [SLIDE 23] a place name and tribal name of Arabia, a son of Ishmael So it should be clear to us now that Tema refers to Arabia. Also, I would caution you to not confuse the modern town of Tema in Saudi Arabia with the Tema that we are speaking of. The Bible is using Tema as a reference to Arabia in general. Continuing on, verse 15 talks about the fugitives fleeing from persecutions or from the sword and then in verses 16 and 17 it prophesies that in another year the glory of Kedar will come to and end. Once again we are forced to ask another question: Who is this Kedar? The answer is; Kedar is the second son of Ishmael (the father of the Arabs) according to Genesis 25:13. According to the Bible, Kedar is also synonymous with all of Arabia in general as we see in Ezekiel 27:21 which says [SLIDE 24]: The trade of Arabia and all the sheikhs (or princes) of Kedar Now what do we make of this prophecy? This Bible verse vividly describes a vitally important turning point in Islamic history. Although no individual is singled out for mentioning its still a clear reference to the fleeing of persecuted Muslims from Mecca who came to Madinah for safety. The pagan Arabs of Mecca had been fighting, killing and torturing the minority Muslim population. The citizens of Madinah who had already accepted Islam helped the Muslim immigrants by providing them with water, food and shelter. From this city the Muslims developed into the first Islamic state which became a world super power. About a year after the immigration the Muslims found themselves in a situation where they had to fight for their survival and in this battle called the Battle of Badr they defeated the pagan Arab tribe of Quraish and put an end to the glory of Kedar. The Quraish were the tribe who ruled Mecca at that time. So it happened just like Isaiah 21 said, in another year all the glory of Kedar will come to an end. This battle described in Isaiah 21, the battle of Badr marked a huge turning point, Arabia saw a power shift. This Muslim victory was the beginning of the end for the reign of idolatry and paganism in Arabia. The Muslim Nation would then go on to expand to

many other nations until it spread from Spain to China, fulfilling more prophecies in the Bible including Daniel 2:44, and Genesis 15:18-21. These are documented historical facts that appear in books written by Western, non-Muslim and Muslim writers. For those of you who might be asking yourself why didnt God just mention Madinah in this prophecy, the city of Muhammad, why mention Tema instead? I think the answer is for the same reason why God prophesied the coming of Jesus in the Old Testament yet didnt specifically mention him by name. Jesus is not mentioned by name in the Old Testament yet countless millions of people believe he is mentioned therein. I think there is a similar reason why Tema is mentioned instead of Madinah, if every article of faith can be proven, in back and white as they say, than what would be the purpose or function of faith? If everything could be proven than we would no longer need faith. I also think that sometimes God gives us enough evidence to believe in something yet the evidence does not amount to absolute proof, this is done in order to test us in our faith. To me faith and evidence go together, better than faith and proof do. Also, the city was not called Madinah at the time of Isaiah so it would have been meaningless to mention its name at that time. However, I think the evidence is sufficient; Tema is in North West Arabia, the same general region as Madinah, the city of Muhammad. The events described in Isaiah 21:13-17 which occurred in Arabia or Tema where fulfilled by none other than Prophet Muhammad and the Muslims.

(4) The next passage I want to talk about is Isaiah 42:10-11, it says [SLIDE
25]: Sing to the Lord a new song, his praise from the end of the earth: Let the sea and what fills it resound, the coastlands, and those who dwell in them. Let the steppe and its cities cry out, the villages where Kedar dwells; Let the inhabitants of Sela exult, and shout from the top of the mountains. Now lets discuss this, when verse ten says sing to the Lord a new song it is a reference to a new revelation, a new scripture because the Quran is a scripture that is recited in the daily prayers of millions of Muslims all over the world or from the end of the earth as Isaiah writes it. This also seems to tie in with the prophecy in Isaiah 28:11 which speaks of a foreign language. And commenting on verse eleven, we already know Kedar is an Ishmaelite-Arab and hes an ancestor of Prophet Muhammad. In fact, the Hebrew-Chaldee Lexicon to the Old Testament by H.W.F. Gesenius says about Kedar on page 724 [SLIDE 26]; The Rabbins call all Arabians

universally by this name. We also already know that the land in which Kedar dwelt was in fact Arabia. In think it is clear that Isaiah 42:10-11 is a prophecy about Islam and Prophet Muhammad. No other descendants of Ishmael and Kedar fit this description except Prophet Muhammad; he is the only single figure in history who led the desert Arabs to spread across the majority of the known world within the span of 50-70 years. Sing to the Lord a new song is exactly what Muhammad did, not in Hebrew, as the revelation of the Quran was in the Arabic language (the language were Kedar dwells). Prophethood among the Israelites had ceased. God elected Prophet Muhammad from the Gentiles to bring justice to the world (Isaiah 42:1). This prophecy could not have been fulfilled by Prophet Jesus because he said he was sent only to the Israelites (Matthew 10:5-6, 15:24 and Quran 61:6) yet the context of Isaiah 42 especially verses 1 and 6 is telling us that the Prophet will be a Gentile, a Kedarite-Arab sent to the nations of the world. Prophet Muhammad was sent for all mankind (including the Israelites) as is stated in the Quran 34:28 but the Gentiles are specifically mentioned here in Isaiah 42 because up until Muhammads time Prophethood was found primarily among the Israelites. Now if we turn to chapter 29 of Isaiah, concerning revelation from God it says in verse 12 [SLIDE 27]: When it is handed to one who cannot read, with the request, Read this, he replies, I cannot read. Anyone who has ever read the biography of Prophet Muhammad will remember what he said when the first revelations of the Quran came to him from God. When he was told to read he replied in these exact words, I cannot read because he was illiterate as the Quran states in chapter 7:157 [SLIDE 28]. In fact the exact Arabic words of that revelation were [SLIDE 29]. Here is the translation [SLIDE 30]. As you can see in the next slide, the Arabic word [SLIDE 31] Iqra means to read or recite and its fascinating to know that the same word was used in the Hebrew text of Isaiah 29. The Arabic word that angel Gabriel used to address Muhammad was "Iqra". It is derived from the Arabic root word "qara". However, if we were to go back to the original Hebrew form of Isaiah 29:12, we would find that the actual word which is translated into English as "Read this" is the Hebrew word qara', {kaw-raw'}. So I think its amazing that the Hebrew text of Isaiah not only used a word with the same meaning, but practically the same word itself!

(5) Now Id like to show you where in the Old Testament the Prophet
Muhammad is mentioned by name. We turn to the 5th chapter of the Shir haShirim ( ,) which is one of the five megilot or Sacred Scrolls that are part of the Hebrew Bible or for short the "Song of Solomon" (also called "Song of Songs"). That chapter is giving a prophecy about an individual to come, a mystery man. Song of Songs 5:15 compares this prophetic mystery man to the land of "Lebanon" which ofcourse is the land of the Arabs. This implies that the mystery man would be an Arab. Verse 15 of the NIV Bible says: His appearance is like Lebanon", so this is an Arabic gentleman (or Arab looking). Verse 11 says: "his head is as the most fine gold, his locks are wavy, and black as a raven". Verse 10 describes this man as being "radiant and ruddy" which means he was slightly light-skinned with a rosy color. This physical description matches exactly with the authentic Islamic sources. Sahih Al Bukhari, Volume 4, Book 56, Number 747, says Muhammad was slightly light skinned, with a rosy color (and has the same hair as is mentioned in verse 11). Also, verse 14 describes this man as having a stomach like ivory. I take it this means the parts of his body that were usually covered from the sun by his garment, were very white (like ivory). This also can be attributed to Muhammad who although having a rosy, golden color, had white armpits. Sahih Al Bukhari, Volume 2, Book 17, Number 141 says you could see the whites of his armpits when he raised his hand. I will agree that discussing skin color, and hair color is fruitless, this could be describing ANY Semitic man. Yet in reading the English translation of Song of Songs 5:16 it finishes the description by saying: "He is altogether lovely" but what most people don't know is that the name of that man was given in the original megilot. Here is the name [SLIDE 32] written in ancient Hebrew as it appears in verse 16: ( ). It is read as : "Mahammad". There is a plural used together with this Hebrew word, with the plural its pronounced Mahamaddim. The ending letters 'im' is a plural of respect, majesty and grandeur for Gods prophet, just as in the word Elohim (is used for God). Without this plural of respect the name becomes Mahamad. However there are people who dispute this fact and claim the words "altogether lovely" are translated from mahmad ( ). They are able to make this claim because in the writing of ancient Hebrew there was no difference between the word mahmad ( ) and Muhammad ( ), they are spelled exactly the same. The only difference is in the vowels used when pronouncing the word. Hebrew is an ancient language and there were no vowels, it is made up of 22 consonants. In ancient times, the reader had to

decide which vowels to add to the skeleton of the words. It was not until the 8th century that vowels were introduced, in the form of dots and lines however this has nothing to do with original ancient Hebrew. The word which some people claim was pronounced as mahmad, in ancient times it was actually pronounced "mahamad". We'll take a closer look at this four letter word and prove its talking about Prophet Muhammad. Firstly, the way this word is written happens to be the EXACT same way Muhammad's name is written in Hebrew. Let's look at the spelling of this word. [SLIDE 33] It has four characters. Going from right to left they are...

Secondly, according to Ben Yehuda's Hebrew-English Dictionary, the word is correctly pronounced "mahamad" (not mahmad). Ben Yehuda's Hebrew-English Dictionary defines the word " " as "lovely, coveted one, precious one, and praised one". The name Muhammad in Arabic also means "praiseworthy or praised one, so this is the same word! As was stated before, the name Muhammad ( ) and the Hebrew word which some claim is pronounced as mahmad ( ) are spelled exactly the same way in Hebrew, and both have the same meaning. The only reason they are pronounced differently is because of vowels (dots and lines) which were only introduced in the eight century. Thirdly, if you don't believe me, you can go to these professional translator websites, paste the Hebrew name and then translate it into English. You will see that its translated as "Muhammad". Here are the links [SLIDE 34] : www.freetranslation.com/ www.worldlingo.com/en/products_services/worldlingo_translator.html Forthly, if youre still in doubt, you can also listen to a Rabbi recite the Song of Songs in its original language, in Hebrew where Muhammad is mentioned

by name. You will hear the word in question is pronounced as Mahamad. Here is the website address [SLIDE 35]. www.mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt3005.htm In fact here is the audio recording of the Rabbi reading Song of Songs 5:16, Ill repeat it to make sure you catch the name Mahammad. PLAY! Fifthly, Song of Songs 5:10 says: "My beloved is white and ruddy, preeminent above ten thousand." This is a prophecy of Prophet Muhammad as he conquered Mecca. As I mentioned before it is a well known historically documented fact that in the year 630 CE Muhammad entered Mecca as the leader of an army of "ten thousand men". This verse and the preceeding verse (v. 11) also match Muhammad's physical discription as found in Muslim sources (having light skin and black hair). And the sixth reason to believe this is a prophecy about Muhammad is because the Arabic name Muhammad as well as the Hebrew form Mahamod are derived from the same verb or root, they come the verb Hamad. This verb consists of three essential consonants, HMD is how we can write them in English. They signify to covet, fall in love, long for, take pleasure and delight in, and to desire ardently. However, regarding the Hebrew word or name Mahamod as it appears in Song of Songs 5:16, the former Christian Theologian and Catholic Priest, Reverend David Benjamin Keldani, says in his book Muhammad in the Bible, on page 150: But the intrinsical or spiritual sense of Himdah and Mahamod is: praise and praiseworthy, celebrity and celebrated, glory and glorious. For among the created beings and things, what can be more glorious, honourable, illustrious, and praised that that which is most coveted and desired. Thats interesting, the meaning of the Arabic name Muhammad as I said before means praised, praiseworthy, so again we have a match in meaning. Now, basically youve got about half a dozen reasons to believe that Song of Songs 5:10-16 is prophesying the coming of Prophet Muhammad. 1) It matches his physical features as an Arab. 2) The Hebrew word translated as altogether lovely is written exacly the way the name Muhammad appears in original ancient Hebrew. 3) Ben Yehuda's Hebrew-English Dictionary says the word is pronounced as Mahammad. 4) The passage also matches the historical events of the life of Prophet Muhammad and in

particular his conquering Mecca with Ten Thousand men. These accurate evidences cannot be mere coincidence. 5) The website link I have provided has a Rabbi reciting the original Hebrew and he pronounces it as Mahammad. 6) In Song of Songs 5:16 the word Mahammad is used as a personal pronoun not as an adjective or common noun as it appears in other contexts that I have seen. To me personally the evidence here for Muhammad is strong and I have no choice but to conclude that Song of Songs 5:16, instead of saying "He is altogether lovely" should say He is Muhammad because a persons name should not be translated.

New Testament (1) According to the gospel of John Jesus told his followers to expect
another messenger from God called The Comforter or The Advocate depending on which translation you read. John 14:16 has Jesus say [SLIDE 36]: And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate to be with you always. A little later in verse 26 of the same chapter Jesus says [SLIDE 37]: The Advocate, the Holy Spirit that the Father will send in my name he will teach you everything and remind you of all that I told you. Whatever the explanation of the word Advocate is, we conclude that Jesus had some kind of unfinished work and that someone else was coming to complete that work. In the Quran we also read this prophecy of Jesus, but here he actually gives us the name of that person to come. [SLIDE 38] And when Jesus Son of Mary said: O, children of Israel! Lo! I am the messenger of Allah unto you confirming that which was (revealed) before me in the Torah, and bringing good tidings of a messenger who cometh after me, whose name is the Praised One (Ahmad) (Quran 61:6). The Arabic name Ahmad literally means Highly Praised, one who praises God more than others and this is another name of Prophet Muhammad (Muhammad as was mentioned means praised). Now lets take a closer look at these Bible verses: Jesus said the Advocate will be with you always. This is true for Prophet Muhammad because he is the last of the Prophets and he is with us always through his teachings, his

teachings have remained with us just as they were more than 1,400 years ago. This way of thinking is correct and in conformity with the teachings of the Bible because Luke 16:31 says we can listen to Moses and the prophets. How can we listen to Moses and the prophets if they died thousands of years ago? Obviously it is through their teachings that we listen to them and in that way they remain with us. Muhammads teachings are to be with always because both the Quran and Hadeeth literature inform us that Muhammad is the last messenger and prophet from God (For example: Quran 33:40). Not only is the Quran persevered for us today but so are the teachings of the prophet. John 16:8 says that the Advocate will convict the world in regard to sin and righteousness and condemnation. All prophets convicted their peoples of sin but not to the world like Muhammad did. Muhammad not only rooted out idolatry in Arabia but he sent international envoys to the leaders of Rome, Persia, Ethiopia and Egypt. John 16:13 calls the Advocate the Spirit of Truth. Since childhood Muhammad was called Al Ameen which means the Honest or Truthful One. This same verse says the Spirit of Truth will not speak but whatever he hears from God is what he will speak. As I said before when commenting on Deuteronomy 18, this is exactly what the Quran says Muhammad did, he was given revelation from God and he didnt speak from his own desires (according to Quran 53:3-4). No matter what aspects of this prophecy you look at, whether its the fact that the Spirit of Truth will give reverence to Jesus, or whether he will show future things to come, they all perfectly describe Prophet Muhammad. Now lets look at the context of John 16:12-15, as I read these verses ask yourself does this description sound like a Holy Ghost (claimed by many to be part of the Christian Divine Trinity) or does it sound like an actual person, a prophet to come. READ! Its clear from this context Jesus foretold the coming of a real and distinct person not an intangible spirit or ghost. I think these verses are a clear reference to the coming of Prophet Muhammad even though it does not mention him by name as the Old Testament does. However, to make it even clearer the Bible equates spirits with prophets, and in that sense the Holy Spirit is synonymous with the Holy Prophet. For example 1 John 4:1-2 says [SLIDE 39]: Beloved, do not trust every spirit but test the spirits to see whether they belong to God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. This is how you can know the Spirit of God; every spirit that acknowledges Jesus Christ come in the flesh belongs to God. This verse not only draws an equation between true

spirits and true prophets but it also says that any prophet who acknowledges that Jesus Christ came from God is a true prophet. Muhammad made this acknowledgement of Jesus so according to the standards of John Muhammad is a true prophet. Surely this Spirit of Truth who was to come after Jesus cannot be the third divine person of the Christian Trinity because according to the Bible this Holy Spirit had already been sent into the lives of people before Jesus was even born. For example: Luke 1:15 says John the Baptist was filled with the Holy Ghost even while in his mothers womb, also read what verses 41 and 67 say. That was before Jesus was born, but even after Jesus birth this kind of Holy Spirit was already active in peoples lives. For example: read Luke 2:26, and 3:22. So this kind of Holy Spirit had already come. However Jesus said: And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate to be with you always. (John 14:16). Another Advocate or Comforter, meaning an additional one different from the first one. Muhammad or The Spirit is called Holy only to distinguish him from the Evil One or the Evil Spirit called the Devil. The Greek used in Johns Gospel to mean comforter or advocate is "Paraclete". But in reality this Greek word does not mean comforter or advocate, in fact its not a Classical word at all. According to the former Christian Theologian and Catholic Priest, Reverend David Benjamin Keldani, in his book Muhammad in the Bible, he says on page 214, [SLIDE 40] the word "Paraclete" is actually a corrupted form of the word "Periklytos". The literal etymological meaning of "Periklytos" is the most illustrious, renowned and praiseworthy. This compound noun is composed of the prefix peri and kleotis derived from the verb to glorify, to praise. Now then we should ask, what do the names "Muhammad" and Ahmad mean in Arabic? Again, as we learned before, Muhammad means The praised and praiseworthy one and Ahmad means Highly Praised and The one who praises God most. Here is wikipedias definition of Ahmad [SLIDE 41] and here is another western reference for the Name Muhammad [SLIDE 42]. Now we see that the Greek word "Periklytos" as well as the Arabic names Muhammad and Ahmad all share the meaning of "Praised" or "Celebrated". This is further proof that the "Periklytos", the praise worthy spirit that Jesus prophesied to come after him was no other than Prophet Muhammad. Muslims believe in Jesus as a true Prophet and we therefore

must accept his prophecy and believe in Prophet Muhammad as the Last Prophet sent by God to guide mankind. It is quite remarkable to know that Prophet Muhammads parents were pagans who knew nothing of the prophecies in the Hebrew or Christian scriptures concerning a great prophet to come to restore and establish the religion of Islam. The fact that they choose to call their son Muhammad, the first time in human history a man was called by that name, the prophet mentioned in the Old Testament and Gospel, could not be explained as a coincidence or accident, I believe it was providential and inspired by God. In closing, theres a lot more evidence I could share from the Bible but I hope at this point you are all better informed about this subject. I hope you understand the reasons why Muslims believe the Prophet Muhammad was prophesied in the previous scriptures before God sent the Quran. I hope that you will leave here this evening and make your own judgements of whether you too should accept Muhammad as your prophet just as millions of other people are doing right now all around the world. Islam is the fastest growing religion on earth, people are learning every day that the revelation given to Muhammad was indeed a genuine one and that he is Gods Final Prophet for all mankind until the last day. Thank you all.