THE LAST
PROPHET AND THE QUR'AN
IN PREVIOUSLY REVEALED SCRIPTURES
Dr. Z. HAQ
Qur’an 2:146
Those unto whom We
(Allah) gave the Scripture
recognize (this revelation) as they recognize their
sons.
But lo! a party of them knowingly conceal the truth.
Qur’an 5:15-16
O people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians)!
Now hath Our messenger come unto you, expounding unto
you much of that which ye used to hide in the
Scripture, and forgiving much.
Now hath come unto you light from Allah and a plain
Scripture,
Whereby Allah guideth him who seeketh His good
pleasure unto paths of peace.
He bringeth them out of darkness unto light by His
decree, and guideth them unto a straight path.
There are many prophecies about Prophet
Muhammad (s) in the revealed scriptures of old (Old and
New Testaments, including those of the Zoroastrians
and Hindus).
The verses presented below give a small sample of
references to Prophet Muhammad, Qur'anic revelations,
Makkah (Bakkah), and Medinah. Because of the translations
from original Hebrew to Greek to Latin to English, some of
the words in the Bible refering to Prophet Muhammad (s) by
name were translated. Prophet
Jesus (pbuh) spoke Aramaic, a dialect of Hebrew.
Therefore, it is recommended that any one with serious
study in mind should make an effort to locate certain
words and their meaning from Hebrew text. The
references listed at the end discuss many more verses on
this subject. Reference 3 includes Hebrew text for most
verses cited therein.
Muhammad
Muhammad (pbuh) is mentioned by name in
the Song of Solomon 5:16. The Hebrew word used in this
verse is Mahamaddim. The ending letters ‘im’ is
a plural of respect, majesty and grandeur, just as in
Elohim (the God). Without ‘im’ the name becomes
Mahamadd which was translated as "altogether
lovely" in the Authorized Version of the Bible or
'The Praised One', 'the one worthy of Praise.' In Arabic,
Muhammad means the one who is most praised.
* Song of
Solomon 5:16
His mouth is most sweet: yea, he is altogether lovely.
This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters
of Jerusalem.
The phrase "he is altogether
lovely" reads in the Hebrew as "he is
Mahamaddim."
Haggai 2:7-9
And I will shake all nations, and the Himada of
all the nations will come; and I will fill this house
with glory, says the Lord of hosts. Mine is the silver,
mine is the gold, says the Lord of hosts, the glory of
my last house shall be greater than that of the first
one, says the Lord of hosts; and in this place I will
give Shalom, says the Lord of Hosts. (Quoted from
Reference 4).
The Hebrew words Mahmad, Mahamod,
Himdah, and Hemed appearing in the Old Testament and the
Arabic words Muhammad and Ahmad are all derived from the
same root "H, M and D," and refer to the same
general meaning. These Hebrew words convey qualities as
well as the person depending on the phrase used in the Old
Testament. The Hebrew word Shalom and the Arabic word
Salam have the same meaning - peace. They are derived from
the root alphabets "S, L and M." Islam is also
derived from the same root alphabets and means the path of
peace.
Bhavishya
Puran, Prati Sarg Parv III: 3, 3, Mantra 5
A malechha
(belonging to a foreign country and speaking foreign
language) spiritual teacher will appear with his
companions. His name will be Mahamad...
Sama Veda II:
6, Mantra 8
"Ahmad acquired religious law (Shariah) from
his Lord. This religious law is full of wisdom. I
receive light from him just as from the sun."
Prophet Muhammad's other name was Ahmad
(both are from root letters h, m and d), both words have
the meaning the "praised one" except the latter
emphasizes a higher degree to it. The Holy Qur'an states
that Prophet 'Isa (Jesus, pbuh) mentioned the last
prophet's name as Ahmad.
Epistle of
Sasan I, Dasatir
When the Persians will do such deeds, a man from
among the Arabs will be born whose followers shall
overthrow and dissolve the kingdom and religion of the
Persians
...Instead of the temple of fire and the house of idols
they will see the House of Abraham without any idols
as their Qibla.
...And they (Muslims) will be a mercy to the worlds.
...And their leader (Prophet Muhammad) will be an
eloquent man whose words and message will be clear and
far-reaching.
Kedar
Genesis
25:12-16
12 Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's
son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's handmaid, bare
unto Abraham:
13 And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael,
by their names, according to their generations: the
firstborn of Ishmael, Nebajoth; and Kedar,
and Adbeel, and Mibsam,
14 And Mishma, and Dumah, and Massa,
15 Hadar, and Tema, Jetur,
Naphish, and Kedemah:
16 These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their
names, by their towns, and by their castles;
twelve princes according to their nations.
Kedar
and Ancient Arabs
Makkah,
Bakka, Baca And Paran
Psalms 84:5-6
5 Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; in whose
heart are the ways of them.
6 Who passing through the valley of Baca make it
a well; the rain also filleth the pools.
Qur'an
3:96-97
96 The first House (of worship) appointed for men
was that at Bakka full of blessing and of
guidance for all kinds of beings:
97 In it are signs manifest; (for example) the Station
of Abraham; whoever enters it attains security; pilgrimage
thereto is a duty men owe to Allah those who can afford
the journey; but if any deny faith Allah stands not in
need of any of his creatures.
Genesis
21:17-21
17 And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of
God called Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What
aileth thee, Hagar? fear not; for God hath heard
the voice of the lad where he is.
18 Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand;
for I will make him a great nation.
19 And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of
water; and she went, and filled the bottle with
water, and gave the lad drink.
20 And God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt in
the wilderness, and became an archer.
21 And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran:
and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.
Atharva Veda
X, 2, Mantra 33
Brahma
(Abraham) stayed in this abode which is
illumined by heavenly light and covered with Divine
blessings. It is the place that gives (spiritual) life
to the people and is unconquerable.
Ka'bah
And Makkah
Isaiah 60
Verses 6 to 18:
6 The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the
dromedaries of Midian and Ephah; all they from Sheba
shall come: they shall bring gold and incense; and they
shall shew forth the praises of the LORD.
7 All the flocks of Kedar
shall be gathered together unto thee, the rams of
Nebaioth shall minister unto thee: they shall come up
with acceptance on mine altar, and I will glorify the
house of my glory.
10 And the sons of strangers shall build up thy walls,
and their kings shall minister unto thee: for in my
wrath I smote thee, but in my favour have I had mercy on
thee.
11 Therefore thy gates shall be open continually;
they shall not be shut day nor night; that men may bring
unto thee the forces of the Gentiles, and that their
kings may be brought.
12 For the nation and kingdom that will not serve thee
shall perish; yea, those nations shall be utterly
wasted.
18 Violence shall no more be heard in thy land,
wasting nor destruction within thy borders; but thou
shalt call thy walls Salvation, and thy gates Praise.
Atharva Veda
X, 2, Mantras 28 and 31
28. Whether it is built high, its walls are in a
straight line or not, but God is seen in every
corner of it. He who knows the House of God, knows
it because God is remembered there.
31. This abode of the angels has eight circuits
and nine gates. It is unconquerable, there is
eternal life in it and it is resplendent with Divine
light.
The Ka'bah
is not exactly cubical and its sides are not of the same
length. The Holy Sanctuary (Haram) of which Ka'abah is at
the center remains open day and night throughout the year
and it is always filled with people praying and
supplicating to Allah (the One True God). Muslims face
toward it during prayer forming circle in the Haram (Holy
House) and the circle extends out in this manner
throughout the planet Earth.
The holy sanctuary (Haram) has remained
unconquerable. Abraha al-Ashram, the Abbysinian viceroy of
Yemen, tried to demolish it in 570 CE with a strong army
and hordes of elephants but was prevented from entering
the city (Holy precinct). The people of Makkah had decided
not to defend the Ka'bah, fled the city and took refuge in
nearby hills overlooking Ka'bah. By Allah's Command, the
'Abaabeel' (flying creatures, birds) pelted stones at
Abraha's army and decimated it, leaving them like green
crops devoured by cattle. This incident is described in
the Surah (chapter) 105 of the Qur'an. The year 570 CE is
popularly known by the Arabs as 'The year of the
Elephant,' and Prophet Muhammad was born in that year.
I
Cannot Read
Isaiah 29:12
(read verses 11 through 18 for full context)
And the book is delivered to him that is not learned,
saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I am not
learned.
Revelation
Piece By Piece
Isaiah
28:10-13 (read verses 10 through 16 for full
context)
10 For precept must be upon precept, precept upon
precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little,
and there a little:
11 For with stammering lips and another tongue
will he speak to this people.
12 To whom he said, This is the rest wherewith ye may
cause the weary to rest; and this is the refreshing: yet
they would not hear.
13 But the word of the LORD was unto them precept upon
precept, precept upon precept; line upon line,
line upon line; here a little, and there a little;
that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken,
and snared, and taken.
Kuntap Sukt
4, Atharva Veda
Disseminate the truth, O ye who glorifies [Ahmad],
disseminate the truth, just as a bird sings on a ripe
fruited tree. Thy lips and tongue move swiftly
like the sharp blade of a pair of shears.
It refers to the Prophet Muhammad's
condition when he received revelation through Archangel
Jibril (Gabriel).
Mine
Elect
Isaiah
42:1-13
1 Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect,
in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon
him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.
2 He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice
to be heard in the street.
3 A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking
flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment
unto truth.
4 He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have
set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for
his law.
5 Thus saith God the LORD, he that created the heavens,
and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth,
and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath
unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk
therein:
6 I the LORD have called thee in righteousness, and will
hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a
covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles;
7 To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners
from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of
the prison house.
8 I am the LORD: that is my name: and my glory will I
not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.
9 Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new
things do I declare: before they spring forth I tell you
of them.
10 Sing unto the LORD a new song, and his praise
from the end of the earth, ye that go down to the sea,
and all that is therein; the isles, and the inhabitants
thereof.
11 Let the wilderness and the cities thereof lift up
their voice, the villages that Kedar
doth inhabit: let the inhabitants of the rock sing,
let them shout from the top of the mountains.
12 Let them give glory unto the LORD, and declare his
praise in the islands.
13 The LORD shall go forth as a mighty man, he shall
stir up jealousy like a man of war: he shall cry, yea,
roar; he shall prevail against his enemies.
Him
That Fled
Isaiah
21:13-17
13 The burden upon Arabia. In the forest in Arabia
shall ye lodge, O ye traveling companies of Dedanim.
14 The inhabitants of the land of Tema
brought water to him that was thirsty, they prevented
with their bread him that fled.
15 For they fled from the swords, from the drawn
sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grievousness
of war.
16 For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Within a year,
according to the years of an hireling, and all the glory
of Kedar shall fail:
17 And the residue of the number of archers, the mighty
men of the children of Kedar, shall be diminished: for
the LORD God of Israel hath spoken it.
Ten
Thousands Saints
Deuteronomy
33:1-3
1 And this is the blessing, wherewith Moses the
man of God blessed the children of Israel before his
death.
2 And he said, The LORD came from Sinai, and rose up
from Seir unto them; he shined forth from mount Paran,
and he came with ten thousands of saints: from
his right hand went a fiery law for them.
3 Yea, he loved the people; all his saints are in thy
hand: and they sat down at thy feet; every one shall
receive of thy words.
Rig Veda V,
27, Mantra 1
The wagon-possessor, the truthful and truth-loving,
extremely wise, powerful and generous, Mamah
[Mohammad] has favored me with his words. The son of
the All-powerful, possessing all good attributes, the mercy
for the worlds has become famous with ten
thousand [companions].
Kuntap Sukt,
Atharva Veda, Mantra 3
He gave the Mamah Rishi a hundred gold coins, ten
chaplets, three hundred steeds and ten thousand cows.
It refers to one hundred early
companions of the Prophet, eighty of them migrated to
Abyssinia; ten elect companions who were given the good
news of paradise by the Prophet; three hundred thirteen
companions of the battle of Badr; and ten thousand
companions who accompanied the Prophet in the triumphant
entry of Makkah and cleansing of Ka'bah
of Idols. A cow or an ox as described in the Vedas
represents both as a symbol of war and peace. The
companions of the Prophet had both these qualities. They
were saintly men, pious and compassionate like a cow, and
they were fierce and strong in establishing peace and
justice.
A
Prophet From Among Their Brethren
Deutronomy
18:18-19
18 I will raise them up a Prophet from among their
brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words
in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that
I shall command him.
19 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not
hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name,
I will require it of him.
And he (Ishmael) shall dwell in
the presence of all his brethren. (Genesis
16:12).
And he (Ishmael) died in the
presence of all his brethren. (Genesis 25:18).
One of numerous examples of '...and I
will put my words into his mouth...' is given below from
the Qur'an; the verses begin with the word 'Say':
"Say (O Muhammad): He Is
Allah the One and Only;
Allah, the Eternal Absolute;
He Begetteth Not, Nor Is He Begotten:
And There Is None like unto Him.
(Qur'an 112:1-4)
The evidence for 'he shall speak in my
name':
Every Surah (Chapter) of the Qur'an,
except the ninth, begins with the words:
"In The Name of God, Most
Gracious, Most Merciful."
There
Never Was A People Without A Warner
Qur'an 35:24
Verily We have sent thee (Muhammad) in truth as a
bearer of glad tidings and as a warner: and there
never was a people without a warner having lived among
them (in the past).
Qur'an 16:36
For We assuredly sent amongst every People an
apostle (with the Command) "Serve Allah
and eshew Evil": of the people were some whom
Allah guided and some on whom Error became inevitably
(established). So travel through the earth and see
what was the end of those who denied (the Truth).
Allah's
Covenant With Prophets
Qur'an 3:81-82
Behold! Allah took the covenant of the Prophets
saying: "I give you a Book and Wisdom; then comes
to you an Apostle confirming what is with you; do ye
believe him and render him help." Allah said:
"Do ye agree and take this My Covenant as binding
on you?" They said: "We agree." He
said: "Then bear witness and I am with you among
the witnesses." If any turn back after this they
are perverted transgressors.
No
Distinction Between Prophets
Qur'an 3:84-85
Say (O Muhammad): "We believe in Allah and in
what has been revealed to us and what was revealed to
Abraham, Isma'il, Isaac, Jacob and the Tribes, and in
(Books) given to Moses, Jesus and the Prophets from
their Lord; we make no distinction between one and
another among them and to Allah do we bow our will (in
Islam)." If anyone desires a religion other than
Islam (submission to Allah) never will it be accepted
of him; and in the Hereafter he will be in the ranks
of those who have lost (all spiritual good).
A
Mercy To The Worlds
Qur'an 21:107
And We did not send you (O Muhammad) except as
a Mercy to the worlds.
No
Compulsion In Religion
Qur'an 2:256
There is no compulsion in religion.
The right direction is henceforth distinct from error.
And he who rejecteth false deities and believeth in
Allah hath grasped a firm handhold which will never
break.
Allah is Hearer, Knower.
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