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This is Q&A Islamic sessions that provide an opportunity for individuals to ask questions and receive answers from experts or knowledgeable individuals in to solve the problem. In this time we receive a question from individual that asking “Who Is “Muhammadim” In The Song of Solomon?” and the question responded by the Imam below 14 March, 2018 Question Salam, I have a question regarding our prophet Muhammad PBUH in the Bible. In the Song of Solomon, chapter 5 verse 16, we read in Hebrew “Hikko Mamittakim we kullo Muhammadim Zehdoodeh wa Zehraee Bayna Jerusalem.” It means “His mouth is most sweet yea, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.” Islamic scholars claim “Muhammadim” is one of the places where Prophet PBUH is mentioned in the Bible. However, Christians claim that it does not refer to Muhammad because the whole chapter is about man-woman love story. So, is it Prophet Muhammad PBUH who is meant by “Muhammadim” in the Song of Solomon? Answer Thank you for contacting About Islam with your scholars have noted clear and undeniable prophecies found in the Bible both in the Old and New Testaments about the coming of the final these verses are quoted, the usual response of many Jews and Christians is a staunch denial of any such possibility. And among those who have cared to examine the Islamic evidences were unbiased persons who were eventually convinced of the truth of Islam and have subsequently become Muslims. Understanding the Background As you have said, one of these prophetic verses is from the Song of Solomon. Before we explain the context and meaning of the quoted verse, we need to understand the subject of the Song of Solomon and why it is considered a holy book inspired by God Almighty. Here, I quote the learned view of a Christian Bible scholar on the Song of Solomon This book has received more varied interpretations than perhaps any other book in the Bible. Some writers believe it presents the reader with the “greatest hermeneutical challenge in the Old Testament”. One excellent exegete called it “the most obscure book in the Old Testament” Franz Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Song of Songs and Ecclesiastes, quoted by Dr. Thomas L. Constable in his Notes on Song of Solomon There is no doubt that the Song of Solomon has a unique place among the books of the Bible because it is a love poem. Naturally, no one expects a love poem to be part of the Book revealed by God Almighty. The Christian Point of View Let us consider this question from the Christian point of view The Christian scholars quote the following verse from Paul’s Second Epistle to Timothy as giving clear criteria for judging inspired scripture [All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness.] 2 Timothy 316, KJV Therefore, whatever is believed to have been revealed or inspired by God must serve one of the four purposes Either 1 it must teach us doctrine; 2 it must reprove us for our error; 3 it offers us correction; or 4 it guides us into righteousness. On examination, we can find the Song of Solomon failing to pass any of the above criteria. From a religious point of view 1 it does not teach any doctrine; nor does it even mention God; 2 it does not reprove us for any error on our part; 3 it does not offer us any sort of correction; and 4 it does not guide us into righteousness; rather it gives sensuous descriptions of physical intimacy in a frank language in a Book of God. Indeed, the difficulty of providing it a meaningful interpretation has caused some Christian readers to doubt its status as a part of scripture. An Allegory? The Song is apparently sung by Solomon in admiration of one woman, and it depicts faithful love to that woman; but Solomon had 700 wives and 300 concubines 1 Kings 113. This fact alone should be enough to cast doubts on the claim that Solomon wrote the Song in admiration of his sweetheart — a single person — glorifying fidelity and sincerity in love. The only possible apology for the inclusion of the Song in the Bible can come from the view that it is an allegory. The majority of interpreters favor this view. To them, what the writer said was only a symbolic husk for a deeper spiritual meaning that the reader must discover. Greg W. Parsons “Guidelines for Understanding and Utilizing the Song of Songs,” Bibliotheca Sacra 156624 October-December 1999399-422; quoted by Dr. Thomas L. Constable in his Notes on Song of Solomon Viewed from this angle, it would be wrong to take the Song of Solomon literally. Chiefly, because a love story for the sake of a love story does not have any place in scripture. This means that the Christians have to take one of the two reasonable positions Either they should consider the Song of Songs as non-canonical and reject it as possessing any scriptural value, or they should be prepared to accept it as an allegory, where language is used symbolically. And then the love story suddenly takes on new meanings which it did not possess before. Muhammadim The Praised One Now, let us take a closer look at the verse quoted [His mouth is most sweet yea, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.] Song of Solomon 516 The original Hebrew Bible has “Muhammadim” in the place of “altogether lovely”, but the translators rendered it “altogether lovely”. It should have been “the Praised One” — that is the correct meaning of “Muhammadim”. At the same time, “Muhammadim” happens to contain the name of the final prophet peace be upon him. This is what Muslims are quick to point out. They with very few exceptions do not study the context of the expression as found in the present Bible. The Christian contention is that the context does not warrant any one to claim that there is a clear reference here to the final prophet peace be upon him. Now, after considering the whole of the Song of Solomon and the context of the verse, we can say that if we take the Song as an allegory, and the epithet, “Muhammadim” as a description of “the beloved”, it is possible that the beloved is someone for whom a nation — or the world — was waiting for instance. And as has been argued above, there is a strong case for that. I want to underscore this point again. The Christian claim about the Song of Solomon, that it just tells a good love story, seems to contradict their defense of the Song as divinely inspired as the rest of the Bible. It follows logically that either the Song of Solomon is not divinely inspired, or there is a possibility of “Muhammadim” being a reference to the Last Prophet, Muhammad peace be upon him. I hope this answers your questions. Please keep in touch. Walaikum Asalam. 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ProphetMuhammad (pbuh) is mentioned by name in the Song of Solomon chapter 5 verse 16:prophet Muhammad (pbuh) mentioned by name in the old testament: Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) is mentioned by name in the Song of Solomon chapter 5 verse 16:"Hikko Mamittakim we kullo Muhammadim Zehdoodeh wa Zehraee Bayna Jerusalem.Trying to validate the presence of Muhammad in the bible, Muslims utilize the apparently scriptural confirmation of such idea. Apparently, as nothing expressed the term “muhammadim” in certain note. Muslims say its “muhammadim”. The Hebrew used the term “machmadim”. So there is nothing certain. Granting that its “muhammadim”, does it denotes the idea of a proper noun? Or was it simply, an adjective? Now for the sake of factual evaluation, is there certainty to the concept that muhammadim is a proper name or was it simply an adjective? For example, JOYFUL is both noun and adjective. JOYFUL as a proper noun would obviously be understood as a name. Example My name is joyful. JOYFUL as an adjective would be understood as a descriptive term. Its not a name. Example The joyful crowd praised Jesus. Comparatively speaking, is muhammadim a proper noun or simply an adjective? That is something to be certified first bec if not, we have no way to ascertain muhammad’s presence in the songs of solomon. So is it a noun–or an adjective? Muslims has no answer. The hebrew term used though was “machmadim”. It is either a noun or adjective. Machmadim as adjective can be found in these verses Hosea 96,16; 1 Kings 206; Lamentations 110,11; 24; Isaiah 6410; 2 Chronicles 3619. Machmadim as noun can be found in these verses Ezekiel 2416,21,25. So is this also Muhammad? Nothing certified though that Muhammadim/machmadim in song of Solomon certifies a proper noun. It could simply be an adjective therefore nothing verifies any presence of Muhammad in it–on certain note! I looked it up on the interlinear hebrew bible and it say that Mahammadim or Machmad is a masculine noun. Still, it doesnt affirm if its a proper noun or a common noun bec if its a common noun then, it cannot be a proper name for a person, right? So what is it, is it a proper noun or common noun? Still, nothing verifies Muhammad in it on certain note. And fact is, masculine noun is a common noun if you try on google research–so it cannot be a personal and proper name. Thank you.Truthwill Prevail :: MUHAMMAD = מַחֲמַדִּ In the Hebrew Torah though, it exactly reads like this: Hikko Mamittakim we kullo MUHAMMADIM Zehdoodeh wa Zehraee Bayna Jerusalem. If you want to listen
Prophet Muhammad pbuh is mentioned by name in the Song of Solomon chapter 5 verse 16 “Hikko Mamittakim we kullo Muhammadim Zehdoodeh wa Zehraee Bayna Jerusalem.” “His mouth is most sweet yea, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem. Muhammadim in the symmetric languages, when you give respect. you add “im” to it , like “ila” is for God, “Ilohim” respect for God. So same thing to the name Muhammad PBUH they add “im” and it means. It says Muhammadim. So if you read the original text, The name of Muhammad PBUH is even mention in the bible. The name of Muhammad PBUH in scripture of most of the world religions including bible as i mentioned earlier that not only Prophet Muhammad is mentioned by name, Prophet Muhammad is prophecies in various different parts of the bible. Prophet Muhammad is prophecies book of deuteronomy Ch 18 Verse 18 and 19 and in the book of Isaiah Ch 29 verse 12 and in Song of Solomon Ch 5 verse 16. Prophet Muhammad is also prophecies in new testament Gospel of John Ch 14 verse 16 and Ch 15 verse 26 and again in Gospel og John Ch 16 verse 7 and Gospel of John Ch 165 verse 12-14 and in several places in the bible. So that’s what i asked my christian brother and sister that if its clearly mention about the last and final messenger Prophet Muhammad PBUH then why don;t they believe in them. Those Christian brother and sister who really study and analyse and do research, they are accepting Islam. The other who do not want to accept the truth even quoting from bible. I have come a cross some christian brothers saying, that I have been a christian since for 40 years and now you want me to change my religion, so it seems they are afraid, many times the ego comes in between and many times the society comes in between and many times sayings, many times what will my friends tell me and many times what would my customer tell me, so these things prevent our Christian brother and sister in accepting Islam,. What our christian brothers and sister failed to realize, they wouldn’t mind offending their creator just to please the family and friends. Pleasing of creator is more important than pleasing family and friends. So those who realize the Importance of creator almighty God, they accept Islam. Report
Hikko Mamittakim we kullo Muhammadim Zehdoodeh wa Zehraee Bayna Jerusalem" what the heck? right? Muhammed's PBUH name is there! english translation would be, "His mouth is most sweet: yea, he is "altogether lovely". This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem."
10 August, 2021Q Salam, I have a question regarding our prophet Muhammad PBUH in the Bible. In the Song of Solomon, chapter 5 verse 16, we read in Hebrew "Hikko Mamittakim we kullo Muhammadim Zehdoodeh wa Zehraee Bayna Jerusalem." It means "His mouth is most sweet yea, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem." Islamic scholars claim "Muhammadim" is one of the places where Prophet PBUH is mentioned in the Bible. However, Christians claim that it does not refer to Muhammad because the whole chapter is about man-woman love story. So, is it Prophet Muhammad PBUH who is meant by "Muhammadim" in the Song of Solomon?AnswerAsalamu Alikaum Khazrin,Thank you for contacting About Islam with your question. Muslim scholars have noted clear and undeniable prophecies found in the Bible both in the Old and New Testaments about the coming of the final these verses are quoted, the usual response of many Jews and Christians is a staunch denial of any such among those who have cared to examine the Islamic evidences were unbiased persons who were eventually convinced of the truth of Islam and have subsequently become Muslims. Understanding the BackgroundAs you have said, one of these prophetic verses is from the Song of Solomon. Before we explain the context and meaning of the quoted verse, we need to understand the subject of the Song of Solomon and why it is considered a holy book inspired by God I quote the learned view of a Christian Bible scholar on the Song of SolomonThis book has received more varied interpretations than perhaps any other book in the Bible. Some writers believe it presents the reader with the “greatest hermeneutical challenge in the Old Testament”. One excellent exegete called it “the most obscure book in the Old Testament” Franz Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Song of Songs and Ecclesiastes, quoted by Dr. Thomas L. Constable in his Notes on Song of SolomonThere is no doubt that the Song of Solomon has a unique place among the books of the Bible because it is a love no one expects a love poem to be part of the Book revealed by God Almighty. The Christian Point of ViewLet us consider this question from the Christian point of viewThe Christian scholars quote the following verse from Paul’s Second Epistle to Timothy as giving clear criteria for judging inspired scripture[All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness.] 2 Timothy 316, KJVTherefore, whatever is believed to have been revealed or inspired by God must serve one of the four purposes Either 1 it must teach us doctrine; 2 it must reprove us for our error; 3 it offers us correction; or 4 it guides us into righteousness. On examination, we can find the Song of Solomon failing to pass any of the above a religious point of view 1 it does not teach any doctrine; nor does it even mention God; 2 it does not reprove us for any error on our part; 3 it does not offer us any sort of correction; and 4 it does not guide us into righteousness; rather it gives sensuous descriptions of physical intimacy in a frank language in a Book of the difficulty of providing it a meaningful interpretation has caused some Christian readers to doubt its status as a part of Allegory? The Song is apparently sung by Solomon in admiration of one woman, and it depicts faithful love to that woman; but Solomon had 700 wives and 300 concubines 1 Kings 113.This fact alone should be enough to cast doubts on the claim that Solomon wrote the Song in admiration of his sweetheart — a single person — glorifying fidelity and sincerity in only possible apology for the inclusion of the Song in the Bible can come from the view that it is an allegory. The majority of interpreters favor this them, what the writer said was only a symbolic husk for a deeper spiritual meaning that the reader must discover. Greg W. Parsons “Guidelines for Understanding and Utilizing the Song of Songs,” Bibliotheca Sacra 156624 October-December 1999399-422; quoted by Dr. Thomas L. Constable in his Notes on Song of SolomonViewed from this angle, it would be wrong to take the Song of Solomon literally. Chiefly, because a love story for the sake of a love story does not have any place in means that the Christians have to take one of the two reasonable positions Either they should consider the Song of Songs as non-canonical and reject it as possessing any scriptural value, or they should be prepared to accept it as an allegory, where language is used then the love story suddenly takes on new meanings which it did not possess The Praised OneNow, let us take a closer look at the verse quoted[His mouth is most sweet yea, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.] Song of Solomon 516The original Hebrew Bible has “Muhammadim” in the place of “altogether lovely”, but the translators rendered it “altogether lovely”. It should have been “the Praised One” — that is the correct meaning of “Muhammadim”. At the same time, “Muhammadim” happens to contain the name of the final prophet peace be upon him. This is what Muslims are quick to point with very few exceptions do not study the context of the expression as found in the present Bible. The Christian contention is that the context does not warrant any one to claim that there is a clear reference here to the final prophet peace be upon him.Now, after considering the whole of the Song of Solomon and the context of the verse, we can say that if we take the Song as an allegory, and the epithet, “Muhammadim” as a description of “the beloved”, it is possible that the beloved is someone for whom a nation — or the world — was waiting for instance. And as has been argued above, there is a strong case for want to underscore this point again. The Christian claim about the Song of Solomon, that it just tells a good love story, seems to contradict their defense of the Song as divinely inspired as the rest of the follows logically that either the Song of Solomon is not divinely inspired, or there is a possibility of “Muhammadim” being a reference to the Last Prophet, Muhammad peace be upon him.I hope this answers your questions. Please keep in Asalam.From Ask About Islam archivesPlease continue feeding your curiosity, and find more info in the following linksHowever we must be careful before we accept something as a miracle. An article in `The Times of India', Mumbai, in 1993 reported that 'a saint' by the name 'Baba Pilot' claimed to have stayed continuously submerged under water in a tank for three consecutive days and nights. However, when reporters wanted to examine the base of the tank of waterHereis a quote of a similar claim: Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) is mentioned by name in the Song of Solomon chapter 5 verse 16: "Hikko Mamittakim we kullo Muhammadim Zehdoodeh WA Zehraee Bayna Jerusalem." Translation:"His mouth is most sweet: yea, he is Mohammad. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem."
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