42.The angels said, “O Mary, God has chosen you, and has purified you. He has chosen you over all the women of the world.
Note:If Muhammad it the author of quran why did he claimed that the jewish woman (Mary) is the best woman in the world.. while he’s arab and why he did’nt claimed that his own wife (who always beside him ), mother (aminah) or daughter (Fatimah) to exalted himself and his own family (to get personal credit)?? there is no other reason but this is not the word of Muhammad idea but what he heard from God. Yet Mary is the only women that mentioned in the Quran.
The Birth of Mary
“Indeed God chose Adam, Noah, the family of Abraham and the family of Imran over the worlds. An offspring, like one another (in righteousness). And God is All-Hearing, All-Knowing. (And mention) when the wife of Imran said, ‘O my Lord, I have vowed to You what is in my womb, to be dedicated (to Your service), so accept this from me. Indeed, You are All-Hearing, All-Knowing.’ Then when she delivered her (Mary), she said, ‘O my Lord, I have delivered a female,’ and God knew best what she delivered, ‘And the male is not like the female, and I have named her Mary, and I seek refuge with You for her and for her children from Satan, the expelled (from the mercy of God).’” (Quran 3:33-36)
The Childhood of Mary
“So her Lord fully accepted her, and gave her a good upbringing, and put her under the care of Zechariah. Every time Zechariah entered upon her in the prayer room, he found her supplied with food. He said, ‘O Mary, where do you get this from?’ She said, ‘This is from God. Indeed, God provides for whom He wills, without limit.’” (Quran 3:37)
Mary, the Devout
“And (mention) when the angels said, ‘O Mary, indeed God has chosen you, purified you, and chosen you above the women of the worlds.’ ‘O Mary, be devoutly obedient to your Lord and prostrate and bow down along those who bow down (in prayer).’ This is a part of the news of the unseen, which We reveal to you (O Muhammad). You were not with them when they cast lots with their pens to (decide) which of them should take care of Mary, nor were you with them when they disputed.” (Quran 3:42-44)
The Excellence of Mary
“And God gives as an example for those who believe, the wife of Pharaoh, when she said, ‘My Lord, build for me a home near You in paradise, and save me from Pharaoh and his deeds, and save me from the wrongdoing people.’ And (the example of) Mary, the daughter of Imran, who guarded her chastity, so We blew (the spirit of Jesus) into her through Our angel (Gabriel). And she believed in the words of her Lord, and His scriptures, and she was of the devout ones.” (Quran 66:11-12)
Question: If Jesus was God and he was born from his mother Mary so did Mary believe or worshipped her own son as God?? Acts 1:14 New International Version (NIV) They all joined together constantly in prayer, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.
Exodus 21:23-25 "But if there is any further injury, then you shall appoint as a penalty life for life,eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, burn for burn, wound for wound, bruise for bruise."
But why do they come to you for judgment, when they have the Torah, in which is God’s Law? Yet they turn away after that. These are not believers.
We have revealed the Torah, wherein is guidance and light. The submissive prophets ruled the Jews according to it, so did the rabbis and the scholars, as they were required to protect God’s Book, and were witnesses to it. So do not fear people, but fear Me. And do not sell My revelations for a cheap price. Those who do not rule according to what God revealed are the unbelievers.
And We wrote for them in it: a life for a life, an eye for an eye, a nose for a nose, an ear for an ear, a tooth for a tooth, and an equal wound for a wound; but whoever forgoes it in charity, it will serve as atonement for him. Those who do not rule according to what God revealed are the evildoers.
In their footsteps, We sent Jesus son of Mary, fulfilling the Torah that preceded him; and We gave him the Gospel, wherein is guidance and light, and confirming the Torah that preceded him, and guidance and counsel for the righteous.So let the people of the Gospel rule according to what God revealed in it. Those who do not rule according to what God revealed are the sinners. (QURAN: 5 -The Table/al-Ma'idah: 46-47)
Luke 1:32 King James Version (KJV) He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David (earthly/wordly throne)
Luke 1:33 New International Version (NIV) and he will reign over Jacob’s descendants forever; his kingdom will never end.” but...... John 18:36 New International Version (NIV) Jesus said, “My kingdom is not of this world. If it were, my servants would fight to prevent my arrest by the Jewish leaders. But now my kingdom is from another place.”(Heavenly kingdom or spiritual kingdom)
The word that you hear are not mine but the Father sent me, he had me given a commandment what should I say and what I should speak, even as the Father that says to me, so I speak
(John 12:49) John 5:30 King James Version (KJV) I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me. Revelation 19:10 Revised Standard Version (RSV)
Then I fell down at his feet to worship him, but he said to me, “You must not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brethren who hold the testimony of Jesus. Worship God.” For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.
2 In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world.2 (This was the first census that took place while[a] Quirinius was governor of Syria.)3 And everyone went to their own town to register.
4 So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David.5 He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child.6 While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born,7 and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them.
8 And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night.9 An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified.10 But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people.11 Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord.12 This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.”
13 Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,
14 “Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.”
15 When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.”
16 So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger.17 When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child,18 and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them.19 But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart.20 The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.
Quran
(3:59) The similitude of Jesus before Allah is as that of Adam; He created him from dust, then said to him: "Be". And he was. (21:91) And (remember) her who guarded her chastity (Mary): We breathed into her of Our spirit, and We made her and her son a sign for all peoples. (66:12) And Mary the daughter of 'Imran, who guarded her chastity; and We breathed into (her body) of Our spirit; and she testified to the truth of the words of her Lord and of His Revelations, and was one of the devout (servants).
Chapter 19 Mary/Maryam
Mary go to another place
22. So she carried him, and secluded herself with him in a remote place.
23. The labor-pains came upon her, by the trunk of a palm-tree. She said, “I wish I had died before this, and been completely forgotten.”
24. Whereupon he called her from beneath her: “Do not worry; your Lord has placed a stream beneath you.
25. And shake the trunk of the palm-tree towards you, and it will drop ripe dates by you.”
26. “So eat, and drink, and be consoled. And if you see any human, say, ‘I have vowed a fast to the Most Gracious, so I will not speak to any human today.'“
Mary return back and miracle of Jesus Christ (be able to talk even still a baby)
27. Then she came to her people, carrying him. They said, “O Mary, you have done something terrible.
28. O sister of Aaron, your father was not an evil man, and your mother was not a whore.”
29. So she pointed to him. They said, “How can we speak to an infant in the crib?”
30. He said, “I am the servant of God. He has given me the Scripture, and made me a prophet.
31. And has made me blessed wherever I may be; and has enjoined on me prayer and charity, so long as I live.
32. And kind to my mother, and He did not make me a disobedient rebel.
33. So Peace is upon me the day I was born, and the day I die, and the Day I get resurrected alive.”
34. That is Jesus son of Mary—the Word of truth about which they doubt.
35. It is not for God to have a child—glory be to Him. To have anything done, He says to it, “Be,” and it becomes.
36. “God is my Lord and your Lord, so worship Him. That is a straight path.”
THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
“And she who guarded her chastity, so We breathed (a spirit) into her through Our angel, and We made her and her son (Jesus) a sign for the worlds.”[3](Quran 21:91)
THE BIRTH OF JESUS
“So she conceived him, and she withdrew with him to a remote place. And the pains of childbirth drove her to the trunk of a palm tree. She said, ‘I wish I had died before this, and had been long forgotten. [Mary was worried that people would think badly of her as she was not married.] Then (baby Jesus) called her from below her, saying, ‘Don’t be sad. Your Lord has provided a stream under you.’ Shake the trunk of the palm tree towards you, and it will drop on you fresh ripe dates. So eat and drink and be happy. And if you see any human, then say, ‘Indeed I have vowed a fast to the Most Merciful so I will not speak to any human today.’ Then she carried him and brought him to her people. They said, ‘O Mary, indeed you have done a great evil.’ ‘O sister of Aaron, your father was not an evil man, and your mother was not a fornicator.’ So she pointed to him. They said, ‘How can we speak to a child in the cradle?’ (Jesus) said, ‘Indeed, I am a slave of God. He has given me the Scripture and made me a prophet.[4] And He has made me blessed wherever I may be, and He has enjoined on me prayer and charity as long as I remain alive. And (has made) me kind to my mother, and did not make me arrogant or miserable. And peace be upon me the day I was born, and the day I will die, and the day I will be raised alive.’” (Quran 19:22-33)
“Indeed, Jesus is like Adam in front of God. He created him from dust, then said to him, ‘Be,’ and he was.”[5](Quran 3:59)
“And We made the son of Mary and his mother a sign, And We gave them refuge and rest on a high ground with flowing water.”[6](Quran 23:50)
26- In the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to a town in Galilee called Nazareth,
27- to a virgin pledged in marriage to a man named Joseph, who was of the house of David. And the virgin’s name was Mary.
28- The angel appeared to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.”
29- Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be.
30- So the angel told her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.
31- Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and you shall give Him the name Jesus.
32- He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David,
33- and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!”
34- How can this be, Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?”
35- The angel replied, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the Holy One to be born will be called the Son of God.
36- Look, even Elizabeth your relative has conceived a son in her old age, and she who was called barren is in her sixth month.
37- For nothing will be impossible with God.”
38“I am the Lord’s servant, Mary answered. “May it happen to me according to your word.” Then the angel left her.
Quran
Mary, who had been living a particularly pious life, was one day visited by Gabriel, the Holy Spirit:
She put a veil between herself and them (her family). Then We sent to her Our spirit, and he assumed for her the likeness of a human being in all respects. (19.17)
This mysterious being must have appeared in the shape of a man, because Mary addressed him in the masculine. Seeing a man appear suddenly in her secluded place, Mary was scared:
She said: “I seek refuge in God from you, if you are dutiful [to God].” (19.18)
Gabriel reassured Mary that he was in fact a messenger from God:
He said: “I am only a messenger of your Lord, that I may bestow on you a pure son.” (19.19)
Behold! the angels said: "O Mary! Allah giveth thee glad tidings of a Word from Him: his name will be Christ Jesus, the son of Mary, held in honour in this world and the Hereafter and of (the company of) those nearest to Allah;(3:45)
"He shall speak to the people in childhood and in maturity. And he shall be (of the company) of the righteous." (3:46)
"And Allah will teach him the Book and Wisdom, the Law and the Gospel,(3:48)
After receiving the amazing news and regaining her composure, Mary asked how she could bear a son when she was never married or involved in an illicit sexual relationship:
She said: “How can I have a son when no man has touched me, neither have I been unchaste?” (19.20)
She said: "O my Lord! How shall I have a son when no man hath touched me?" He said: "Even so: Allah createth what He willeth: When He hath decreed a plan, He but saith to it, 'Be,' and it is! (3:47)
Gabriel replied that this miracle was easy for God to do, and that it had already been ordained to happen, confirming that her conception was not going to involve a man:
He said: “Thus Your Lord has said: ‘It is easy for Me. And so that We may make of him a sign for people and a mercy from Us, and it is a matter that has been ordained.’” (19.21)
THE GOOD NEWS OF A NEW-BORN CHILD
“(And mention) when the angels said, ‘O Mary, indeed God gives you the good news of a word from Him, whose name will be the Messiah Jesus, the son of Mary, held in honor in this world and in the Hereafter, and of those who are near to God.’ ‘He will speak to the people in the cradle, and in old age, and he will be of the righteous.’ She said, ‘My Lord, how can I have a son when no man has touched me.’ He said, ‘So (it will be,) for God creates what He wants. When He decides something, He only says to it, ‘Be,’ and it is. And He will teach him the Book and wisdom and the Torah and the Gospel. And (will make him) a messenger to the Children of Israel (saying), ‘Indeed I have come to you with a sign from your Lord. I make for you out of clay the likeness of a bird, then breathe into it, and it becomes a bird by the permission of God. And I heal the blind and the leper, and I bring the dead to life by the permission of God. And I inform you of what you eat and what you store in your houses. Surely, there is a sign for you in that, if you are believers. And (I have come) confirming the Torah that was (revealed) before me, and to allow you some of what was forbidden to you. And I have come to you with a proof from your Lord, so fear God and obey me. Indeed, God is my Lord and your Lord, so worship Him. This is the straight path.” (Quran 3:45-51)
“And mention in the Book (the story of) Mary, when she withdrew from her family to an eastern place. And she placed a screen to seclude herself from them. Then We sent to her Our angel (Gabriel), and he took the form of a well-created man before her. She said, “Indeed I seek refuge with the Most Merciful from you, if you do fear God.”[1] (The angel) said, ‘I am only the messenger of your Lord to give to you (the news of) a pure boy.’ She said, ‘How can I have a son, when no man has touched me (in marriage), and I am not a prostitute?’ He said, So your Lord said, ‘It is easy for Me. And We will make him a sign to people and a mercy from Us. And it is a matter (already) decided.’”[2](Quran 19:16-21)
Song of Songs 5:16 prophesied Prophet Muhammad (p) by Name
When dealing with the fact that Bible passage in the Song of Songs or Shir haShirim 5:16 שיר השירים ה:טז in Hebrew where the word “Machamadim”מַחֲמַדִּים is clearly shown, christian apologists like James White in his debate with Br. Zakir Hussain titled “Is Muhammed Prophesied in the Bible?” typically respond that it can not refer to Prophet Muhammad (p) based on the following arguments:
1. The context of the whole Song of Solomon is about human love or humansexual desire.
2. The word is in adjective form and can be found in other places in the Bible.
3. The word is in plural form
White even boldly claim that this is the weakest argument the muslims have on finding prophet Muhammad in the Bible.
Let us have a closer look if this argument is valid.
Human sexual desire or God’s beloved man?
To address his first argument, nowhere in Jewish and Christian tradition reads this particular passage solely to its literal meaning of a romantic sexual poetry between man and woman.
In Judaism, the Song was taken not to be sexual desire but God’s love for Israel.
The Rabbis at Yabneh accepted the Song into the canon — to believe Rabbi Aqiba, without much hesitation — because they read it both pseudepigraphically, as stemming from King Solomon himself, and allegorically, as a depiction of God’s love for Israel rather than man’s love of sexual partnership.
(Anselm C. Hagedom (editor); Perspectives on the Song of Songs, page 107)
Christians also followed suit after Jewish exegetes began to read the Song allegorically, as having to do with God’s love for his people. Christian exegetes treat the love that it celebrates as an analogy for the love between God and the Church.
The surface or “literal”subject matter of the Song was the love that joins a bride and her betrothed, asexual longing that the Song celebrates cheerfully. Understood in that way, how– ever, the Song had little to say directly about the relation between God and “us”;and that relation of course defines the basic interest — the agenda — that Jewsand Christians alike brought, and bring, to their reading of the Scriptures. Hencethe traditional resort to allegory in interpretation of the Song: the love that it celebrates is treated as a figure or analogy for the love between God and the peopleof God, the Church.
(Richard A. Norris Jr ; The Song of Songs: Interpreted by Early Christian and Medieval Commentators, page 1)
Therefore it is clear that intellectual tradition in Judeo-christiandom understood the context of Song of Songs, not about human love or human sexual desirebut rather as an allegory of the relationship between God and His special person or people.
Bear in mind centuries of Judeo Christian interpretation battle, why can not the muslims allow their own understanding of the text? Why can’t muslims read the Song of Songs befitting an allegory of God’s love for someone really special, someone really who will glorify and exalt God in a manner like anyone has ever seen before which to Muslims this can only refer to Prophet Muhammad (p), the last messenger of God who has proclaimed and spread the genuine truth about God: the One and Only all-powerful God, guarding the false belief of polytheism of multiple gods or god in three persons.
Just an ordinary hebrew adjective ?
It is obvious that James White has little or no familiarity in Hebrew or in any other Semitic languages. Anyone with has proficency in Semitic language must recognize that etymologically , there is no so called adjective in Arabic or in Hebrew. In semitic thinking the quality of a noun is described by another noun — either conrete or abstract. The main idea of an expression is stated first and it is then qualified by what immediately follows. For example “A big house” is, in the Semitic parts of speech, “a house (the main idea), a big (one)” (qualifying it) – בַּיִת גָּדוֹל (bayiṯ gāḏôl) in Hebrew or بيت كبير (bayt kabîr) in Arabic.
In particular when we analyse the Song of Songs 5:16
So it is clear from the passage above the word Machamadמַחֲמַדִּ֑ function as a masculine noun, not an adjective and it refer to a person, a man. The word itself comes from the stem חמד (hamad) which occurs all over the Semitic spectrum but with slightly differing meanings; in Arabic it means praiseworthy but in Hebrew it means something precious or desirable.
Some interesting point to note:
· Most strikingly this particular form could not refer to a figure whom christians refer to Jesus because he was mentioned in Isaiah as a man whom would not be desired לֹֽא נֶחְמְדֵֽהוּloneḥmaḏê-hū (Isaiah 53:2).
· This passage also mention about “his mouth” which was full of sweetness.How can an “adjective” has mouth? So this passage must be talking about a person, a man.
· The passage tells us that this maḥămad is beloved (man), how can an adjective can be a beloved of anyone?
· The masculine noun take form of what in Hebrew called Maqtal . Herehebrew root-verb חמד (hammed) is given with the pre-fixמ (mem) מחמד (mahmad) literally denoting a place or agent of preciousness. This correspond with Arabic construct اسم المشتق Ism al-Mushtaq, in which the word محمد Muhammad takes its form.
Far from a mere sounds similarity or wrong part of speech, Muslims have strong case to relate the name of prophet Muhammad to its hebrew root-verb חמד (hammed) in Song of Songs 5:16 to a prophecy about an individual to come, a mystery man, not about an adjective whom God loves and desires.
The same way the word Islam relates its root-verb שלם (shalem), meaning to be whole or complete — hence the familiar words שלום, shalom, meaning peace, and Islam, meaning to be at peace or to be complete
But the word Machamad-dîm is in plural..
This can not refer to a single person Muhammad or can it?
If we look at the passage and the overall structure in the Song of Songs, it consistently retains singular in meaning for the actors involved in the plot.
Jewish and Christian translation all give singular meaning:
His mouth is sweetness itself; he is altogether lovely (Machamad). This is my beloved, this is my friend, daughters of Jerusalem. (New International Version)
His mouth is sweetness itself; he is desirable (Machamad) in every way. Such, O women of Jerusalem, is my lover, my friend. (New Living Translation)
His mouth is most sweet: yea, he is altogether lovely (Machamad). This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem. (King James Bible)
His mouth is most sweet; Yea, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem. (JPS 1917)
The style the Biblical Hebrew use for this particular passage is called the ‘majestic plural’. It is a plural word to refer honorifically to a single person or entity such plural forms are most commonly used when referring to the God also it can also be used when referring to a human.
So the servant put his hand under the thigh of his master Abraham and swore an oath to him concerning this matter. (NIV)
Here although all the translations render this passage to… “his master”… the hebrew word used is in plural adonawאֲדֹנָ֑יו which literally means “his masters” not in singular form אֲדֹנוֹadonó which means “his master”
Having said that the word מַחֲמַדִּ֑יםMachamad-dîm must denotes something not just an ordinary noun, it must refer something of godly and holy qualities.What more interesting is out of 12 variations from the hebrew root-verb חמד (hammed) taking this majestic plural form, exists only one occurrence throughout the Bible. This boost prophetic significance for holy prophet Muhammad in this particular passage.
Also for those with familiarity with the rule of Tajweed will notice that Muslims pronounce the word Muhammad as Muḥammadin in the genitive case or Majrur when reciting the Qur’an and it sounds almost exactly when a rabbi recite מַחֲמַדִּ֑יםMachamaddîm in original Hebrew.
Furthermore Song of Songs 5:10 says:
דּוֹדִי צַח וְאָדוֹם, דָּגוּל מֵרְבָבָה
10 ‘My beloved is white and ruddy, pre-eminent above ten thousand.
This is a very strong case to a prophecy of Prophet Muhammad as he conquered Mecca. It is a well known historically documented fact that in the year 630 CE Muhammad entered Mecca as the leader of an army of 10,000 “ten thousand men”.
Those to whom We gave the Scripture know him (Muhammad) as they know their own sons. But indeed, a party of them conceal the truth while they know [it]. (Q 6:20)
Sadaqa Allaahu al-‘Azeem ≡ Almighty God has spoken the truth
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QURAN
“Indeed God chose Adam, Noah, the family of Abraham and the family of Imran over the worlds. An offspring, like one another (in righteousness). And God is All-Hearing, All-Knowing. (And mention) when the wife of Imran said, ‘O my Lord, I have vowed to You what is in my womb, to be dedicated (to Your service), so accept this from me. Indeed, You are All-Hearing, All-Knowing.’ Then when she delivered her (Mary), she said, ‘O my Lord, I have delivered a female,’ and God knew best what she delivered, ‘And the male is not like the female, and I have named her Mary, and I seek refuge with You for her and for her children from Satan, the expelled (from the mercy of God).’” (Quran 3:33-36)
The Excellence of Mary
