Iam from India,My dobut is on bible verse i.e,song of solomon 5:16
In Hebrew Bible here muhammadim word is there.But my freind who knows hebrew he says that this muhammad
is not a complete word.It is a combination of two hebrew words i.e,Ma+Amad,
Here Ma is a Quetion Tag,
Amad is a root word,
Ma means How much,more(Altogether),what
Amad means Lovely.
It is a Question Verb,Nobody can put as a name this Qestion Verb(How much Love),Question verbs (Eg:How much,what,why,when,how)are not put as a names.If anybody asks your name are you say my name is howmuch love?,no In any where in the world Nouns only put as a names.And the 2nd reason is Song of solomon was written in BC900,But Muhammad came in 600C.E.
Perhaps,muhammad copied this name from song of solomon.
So he says that this song of solomon5:16 is not talking about Prophet Muhammad.
So please give me a elaborate explanation and Mention Do you know Hebrew.
Praise
be to Allah
The Hebrew text referred to is Song of Solomon 5:16, which is
as follows:
חִכּוֹ מַמְתַקִּים
וְכֻלּוֹ מַחֲמַדִּים זֶה דוֹדִי וְזֶה רֵעִי בְּנוֹת יְרוּשָׁלִָם׃
The transliteration of this text is as follows:
Hik.ko ma m.taq.qim we.kul.low ma.ha.mad.dim zeh do.w.di
we.zeh re.‘i be.no.wt ye.ru.sha.lim
[English transliteration based on the Interlineal Bible]
The English translation of this text is as follows:
“His mouth is most sweet:
yea, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this
is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem”
[King James Version].
We have referred to a number of translations of the Old
Testament, and we have not come across any translation which renders the
word מַחֲמַדִּים
(ma.ha.mad.dim) as Muhammad.
1.
The King James Version (first published in 1611 CE and still
used today) renders it as follows:
“His mouth is most sweet:
yea, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this
is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.”
2.
The Douay-Rheims Bible (a Roman Catholic translation of the
Bible) renders it as follows:
“His throat
most sweet, and he is all lovely: such is my beloved, and he is my friend, O
ye daughters of Jerusalem.”
3.
The American Standard Version (completed in 1901) renders it
as follows:
“His mouth is most sweet; Yea,
he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O
daughters of Jerusalem.”
4.
The New International Version (NIV – a modern translation
first published in the 1970s) renders it as follows:
“His mouth is sweetness itself;
he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, this is my friend, daughters of
Jerusalem”
5.
The Jewish Publication Society (JPS) translation (1917 CE)
renders it as follows:
“His mouth is most sweet; Yea,
he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O
daughters of Jerusalem.”
We also referred to some experts in the Hebrew language, who
confirmed the soundness of these translations, and confirmed that the word
mahammadim is not a proper noun or name; rather it signifies beauty and
desire, and it is mentioned in many places in the Old Testament with such
meanings.
Furthermore, the context here rules out any interpretation of
the word as referring to Muhammad. The entire book of the Song of Solomon is
a love poem between a man and a woman, with erotic phrases. The context is
far removed from referring to the Prophet who would come at the end of time,
namely Muhammad (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him).
As for the English translation of this word (mahammadim),
they mentioned words such as loveliness, charm, desire and delight, which do
not even come close to the meaning of names such as Ahmad or Muhammad.
Nevertheless, the fact that there is the foretelling of
Muhammad (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) in the earlier books is
something that is proven and established, as Allah, may He be glorified and
exalted, says (interpretation of the meaning):
“Those who follow the Messenger,
the Prophet who can neither read nor write (i.e. Muhammad (blessings and
peace of Allah be upon him)) whom they find written with them in the Taurat
(Torah) (Deut, xviii, 15) and the Injeel (Gospel) (John xiv, 16)”
[al-A ‘raaf 7:157].
Proving that does not require twisting the meaning of some
words in a manner contrary to their meaning in Hebrew and contrary to the
context in which they appear. The scholars have written books dealing with
this topic, compiling the prophecies mentioned in the Old Testament and the
New Testament, and even in the books of other religions, which you may see
in the following books:
1.
Al-Bashaarah bi Nabi al-Islam fi’t-Tawraat wa’l-Injeel
by Dr Ahmad Hijaazi as-Saqa
2.
Diraasaat fi’l-Yahoodiyyah wa’l-Maseehiyyah wa Adyaan al-Hind
by Dr Muhammad Diya’ ar-Rahmaan al-A‘zami
And Allah knows best.
