User:Striver/Islam in the Bible

The Islam in the Bible is an important subject for Muslims, because according to them the Qur'an claims the word of God was included in the original texts of some bible scripts. The Injil is one of the four holy books the Qur'an records as revealed by God - the others being the Zabur, Tawrat, and Qur'an. Jews and Christians reject those claims.

[edit] Among the points claimed:

Proof that Muhammad is a Prophet and Messenger
Prediction of Islam and/or references to Islam
Proof for the Islamic concept of God
Events during Muhammad's life foretold
Proof for other Islamic beliefs, such as Day of Judgment and Angels.

[edit] References in the Old Testament

[edit] Deuteronomy

[edit] Deu 18:18

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[edit] Deu 33:2

Muslims believe this to be predicted in Deuteronomy 33:2 of the Bible.

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. (KJV) [1] In the Muslim view, it was from Sinai that "God came from", the place Moses had his most glorious moment by revealing [[the ten commandments]]. Seir, from where "God dawned" is where Jesus had had his moment of glory, the place where he held The Sermon on the Mount. And it was in Paran that Ishmael came to live,^{[http://www.blueletterbible.org/kjv/Gen/Gen021.html#21 Gen 21:21]}, and it was Kedars people (the sons of Ishmael ^{[http://www.blueletterbible.org/kjv/Gen/Gen025.html#13 Gen 25:13]}) that would sing in glory due ^{[http://www.blueletterbible.org/kjv/Isa/Isa042.html#11 Isa 42:11]} to Gods chosen ^{[http://www.blueletterbible.org/kjv/Isa/Isa042.html#1 Isa 42:1]}that would bring the new song ^{[http://www.blueletterbible.org/kjv/Isa/Isa042.html#9 Isa 42:9]} and counquer the idol worshipers ^{[http://www.blueletterbible.org/kjv/Isa/Isa042.html#8 Isa 42:8], [http://www.blueletterbible.org/kjv/Isa/Isa042.html#17 Isa 42:17]}. Muhammad was from Ishmaels progeny and it was he that with "ten thousand saints" conquered Mecca, and Muhammad had a "fiery law for them". The Hebraic word that is translated to "ten thousands" is "rababah", and it means multitude, myriad or just ten thousand. [2] The Hebraic word that is translated to "fiery law for them" is "Aish Dat", and means fiery law, fire of a law, but is spelled out as one word. It is belived to come from a Persian word and could mean "something set" or "right", "Justice" or "to give" [3]. Muslims belive that Muhamamd gave the Right and Just law, that would "be set" and never be changed. "He shined forth" is interpreted as implying the zenith, or height and perfection of revelation.

[edit] Isaiah

[edit] Isaiah 42

Muslims believe that in Isaiah 42

[http://www.answering-christianity.org/isaiah.htm Muhammad was described]. Christians believe that these servant songs referred to the coming Christ.

[edit] Isaiah 60

Isaiah 60, [http://www.answering-christianity.com/isaiah_mecca.htm Pilgrimage to Mecca] It should be noted that many people believe that the reference of Muhammad and Jesus are in the words of Deuteronomy, 28:64 which warn that the children of Israel will have to work for gods of others, which you did not know, the gods "of wood and of stone"; wood being a reference to Jesus, who was crucified on wood, and stone, being a reference to Islam, because of the Kaaba, and especially the "al-Hajar-ul-Aswad", or black stone, which serves as the cornerstone of the Kaaba.

[edit] References in the New Testament

[edit] Gospel of Matthew

[edit] Mat 21:43

Jesus sayin the Jews will lose "The kingdom of God", and it being given to another nation.

Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from

you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof. [4]

[edit] Gospel of John

In the last sermon of Jesus, book of John, was Muhammad

foretold. Christians usually believe that Jesus was referring to the Holy Spirit.

[edit] Book of Revelation

[edit] Rev 12

In Shi'a twelver view, Verse one refers to the Ahl al-Bayt, Muhammad (moon under her feet), Fatimah (woman in heaven), Ali (clothed with the sun) and their twelve children (crown of twelve stars):

And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with

the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars Verse five is about Mahdi in particular:

And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with

a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and [to] his throne. The rest of the chapter addresing the occultation, return together with Jesus, "the Lamb", and the end time battles.

[edit] Critique

[edit] Proof that Muhammad is a Prophet and Messenger

The Hilali-Khan translation of Qu'ran, an English translation used by Orthodox Muslims, reads in verse 7:157:

Those who follow the Messenger, the Prophet who can neither read

nor write (i.e.Muhammad SAW) whom they find written with them in the Taurat (Torah) (Deut, xviii, 15) and the Injeel (Gospel) (John xiv, 16)' So the proof of Muhammed being a Prophet and Messenger must be found in Deuteronomy 18:15 and Gospel of John 16:16

[edit] Deuteronomy 18:15 A prophet from among "their brethren"

Deuteronomy 18:15 reads: 15 The LORD thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken (King James Version) Muslims state that the expression "thy brethren" in 18:15 means the brethren of the Israelites, hence the Ishmaelites. However, many people argue that this is not a correct interpretation when the verse is viewed in its context. Part of the verse reads "I will raise up unto thee a Prophet from among thy brethren." The first two verses of Deuteronomy 18 can be viewed as a clarification of the words "the" and "thy": "The priests the Levites, and all the tribe of Levi, shall have no part nor inheritance with Israel: they shall eat the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and his inheritance. Therefore shall they have no inheritance among their brethren: the LORD is their inheritance, as he hath said unto them. ". (Deuteronomy 18:1-2) Some people believe that in these two verses that "they" refers to the tribe of Levi and that "their brethren" refers to the remaining eleven tribes of Israel. In addition, Deuteronomy 18:1-2 reads: "The tribe of Levi shall have no inheritance with ISRAEL. They shall have no inheritance among THEIR BRETHREN". (emphasis added) Therefore some people believe that the only logical interpretation of Deuteronomy 18.15 can be: "I will raise up for them (that is, the tribe of Levi) a prophet like you from among their brethren (that is, one of the other tribes of Israel)". Supporting this argument, throughout the Old Testament there often appears the expression "their brethren" seeming to mean the remaining tribes of Israel as distinct from the tribe specifically referred to. For example: But the children of Benjamin would not listen to the voice of their brethren, the children of Israel Judges 20:13 Here "their brethren" can be understood to mean the other tribes of Israel as distinct from the tribe of Benjamin. Also, in Numbers 8:26 the tribe of Levi is commanded to minister to "their brethren", that is, the remaining tribes of Israel. In 2 Kings 24:12 the tribe of Judah is distinguished from "their brethren", once again the remaining tribes of Israel. More references supporting this inerpretation of the phrase "their brethren" can be found in Judges 21:22, 2 Samuel 2:26, 2 Kings 23:9, 1 Chronicles 12:32, 2 Chronicles 28:15, Nehemiah 5.1 and others). Deuteronomy 17:15 reads that Moses said on one occasion said to the Israelites "One from among your brethren you shall set as king over you; you may not put a foreigner over you, who is not your brother". Some people argue that this means only an Israelite could be appointed king of Israel — "one from among your brethren", meaning that no foreigner, including Mohamed, could be made King of Israel because he was not one of "their brethren", that is, a member of one of the tribes of Israel. Therefore, because he as an Ishmaelite and not a member of the tribes of Israel, many people object to the idea that Muhammad is foretold in Deuteronomy 18:15. In addition, many people point out that this verse may refer to Jesus, because the Bible says that he was descended from the tribe of Judah (Matthew 1:2, Hebrews 7:14), and is raised up from among the brethren of the Levites.