Every Time Muhammad is in the Bible
Old Testament
- Genesis 15:13–18 — Promise to Abraham about his descendants and the land; interpreted as foretelling Ishmael’s lineage.
- Genesis 17:20–21 — God’s covenant blessing Ishmael with a “great nation.”
- Deuteronomy 18:15–19 — “A prophet like unto Moses” → interpreted as Muhammad ﷺ.
- Deuteronomy 33:2 — “The Lord came from Sinai… Seir… and shone forth from Paran” → Paran = Mecca.
- Song of Solomon 5:16 — “Machmadim” (“altogether lovely”) → claimed phonetic link to Muḥammad.
- Isaiah 9:6–7 — A “mighty messenger” bringing peace → interpreted metaphorically.
- Psalm 22 & Isaiah 45:14–16 — Submission of nations and Gentiles → Islamic expansion imagery.
- Psalm 45:3–8 — “Gird your sword upon your thigh, O mighty one” → seen as a warrior-prophet.
- Psalm 72:1–17 — King who brings justice, peace, and whose name endures forever → linked to Muhammad.
- Psalm 84:5–10 — “Valley of Baca” → interpreted as Bakkah = Mecca.
- Isaiah 2:2–4 — All nations flow to the “mountain of the Lord’s house” → Kaʿbah.
- Zephaniah 3:9–10 — Pure language and worship from beyond rivers of Ethiopia → early Islam.
- Isaiah 28:9–12 — “God will speak to this people with another tongue” → Arabic revelation.
- Isaiah 29:12 — “The book is delivered to one who is unlearned…” → Prophet’s illiteracy (Ummī).
- Isaiah 41:1–13 — A servant from the east bringing justice → interpreted as Muhammad.
- Isaiah 42:1–13 — The Servant Prophecy: “sing to the Lord a new song… from the desert, Kedar” → strongly cited for Muhammad.
- Isaiah 21:13–17 — “Oracle concerning Arabia… Tema and Kedar” → linked to Hijaz region.
- Habakkuk 3:3–7 — “God came from Teman, the Holy One from Paran” → interpreted as Meccan revelation.
- Psalm 74:9–10 — “No prophet and no signs” → interlude before Muhammad’s arrival.
- Haggai 2:7–9 — “The desire of all nations shall come” → read as Maḥmād = Muhammad.
- Isaiah 24:14–16 — “Glory to the Righteous One from the sea, from the ends of the earth” → seen as global Islam.
- Malachi 3:1 — “Behold, I send My messenger, and he shall prepare the way before Me” → linked to Ahmad.
New Testament
- John 14:16–17, 26 & 16:7–14 — “Paraclete / Comforter / Spirit of Truth” → interpreted as Ahmad not the Holy Spirit.
- Matthew 21:42–44 & 22:1–10 — “Stone rejected by builders / kingdom given to another nation” → transfer of prophethood.
- Daniel 2:31–45 & 7:13–14 — Vision of a final kingdom crushing previous empires → interpreted as rise of Islam.