We pray that you will come to know Jesus Christ so that you may know God your Father. May the blessings of the Almighty God be upon you through Jesus Christ.
IS MUHAMMAD IN THE BIBLE?
Some ask whether Muhammad, the Prophet of Islam, is ever mentioned in the Bible. The billions of Christians who have lived their lives based on the Bible for thousands of years must answer, “We have never seen him in the Bible.” We study the Bible and we live by it to the best of our ability, yet we do not see Muhammad in the Bible. Some people say that we have changed the Bible to hide Muhammad. However, there are thousands of historical copies of the Bible books that were made hundreds of years before Muhammad was born. These show that what we have as the Bible today is what was written originally. There is no change in the Bible.
Also, the verses in the Holy Bible that our Muslim friends say are speaking of Muhammad do not make sense if people think about them this way. For example, some claim that Jesus’ promises about the Holy Spirit in John chapters 14-16 are actually prophecies of the coming of Muhammad. Let us briefly look at what Jesus said there and see if it might be talking about Muhammad. In these verses, Jesus said that the One coming after him, the Holy Spirit, or the “Comforter,” would do these things: “He will be with you forever;” “the world cannot receive Him;” “the world cannot see Him or know Him;” “He abides in the disciples of Jesus, and they know Him;” “He will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I said to you;” “He will convict the world of sin, righteousness and judgment;” “He will guide you into all truth;” “He will not speak on His own initiative;” “He will glorify Me [Jesus], for He will take from Me and share with you.” If you only briefly look at these things, you will see that they are not a description of Muhammad, the prophet of Islam. Muhammad is not with us forever, does not glorify Jesus, is not in us, and did not work in Jesus’ name. They tell of the work of the Holy Spirit given to believers in Jesus and finished many years before Muhammad lived.
Other verses in the Bible that some Muslims claim speak about Muhammad are only talking about the coming of a great prophet. Deuteronomy 18.18 is one such verse: “I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their brothers; I will put my words in his mouth, and he will tell them everything I command him.” It is a prophecy made by Moses and completed by Jesus. We know this because the prophet was to come from the people of Israel. Muhammad did not come from the Jewish people. Please read the Holy Bible for yourself and see if there is anything about Muhammad.
It is interesting that many Muslims claim the Holy Bible is corrupted, yet they want to quote certain verses that they think are important. Why do they quote from something they believe to be false? The Holy Bible is understood by those who walk in the light of Jesus Christ. We understand its teachings. To our Muslim friends we say, “Ask us, and we will explain the Gospel to you.”