prophecy
Defense and exploration of biblical prophecy, its fulfillment, and interpretive challenges.
Prophet Muhammad in Hindu Scriptures? Paid Members Public
Prophet Muhammad in Hindu Scriptures? By M. N. Anderson Copyright © 1999 by M. N. Anderson. The material of this article is taken from chapter 2 of my forthcoming book: "Jesus 2000 years after Jesus". Dr. Z. Haq claimed that the name of Mohammad appears in the Hindu scriptures
Response to Misha'al Al-Kadhi: Seir means Jesus? Paid Members Public
Seir means Jesus? - An exercise in Muslim Geography Al-Kadhi claims in section 6.10 that "Seir is a reference to Jesus." This is not a new suggestion. Yaqut made this association of Seir with Jesus already in the early 13th century when his entry on Faran contains
Tema and Teman Paid Members Public
Tema and Teman For some reason the confusion between Tema and Teman has gotten a strong foothold in various Muslim writings ([1], [2]). Some even go so far as to identify Medinah and Tema which are 400 km apart. Here therefore some reliable information from the "Baker Encyclopedia of
Jewish Influences in the Qur'an Paid Members Public
The Collection and Sources of the Qu'ran B. JEWISH INFLUENCES IN THE QUR'AN. 1. Muhammad's Debt to Judaism. We have already seen that many of the narratives in the Qur'an and Hadith have extra-Islamic origins. In this section we shall briefly examine
Response to Misha'al Al-Kadhi: Daniel's Prophesy Paid Members Public
A response to 6.14 Daniel's Prophesy The argument rests on two main ingredients. First, the identification of Muhammad or "Islam" as the stone based on his discussion of Matthew 21:33-46 in section 6.13 which has already been proven wrong. Second, he claims that
The God who reigns forever Paid Members Public
The God who reigns forever More prophetic hints to the Deity of the Messiah Sam Shamoun In the inspired Hebrew Scriptures there is a particular Psalm which celebrates the wedding of an unnamed King of Israel. The Psalmist composes a song celebrating this Davidic King’s wedding ceremony and lauds
Response to Misha'al Al-Kadhi: The emigration (The Hijra) Paid Members Public
A response to 6.4 The emigration (The Hijra) There are two main problems with Mr. Al-Kadhi's claims in this section. The exegetical objection is taken care of in a separate article. We will consider here the second problem which is geographical. The claims regarding Teman It is
Response to Misha'al Al-Kadhi: Yaqut's entry on "Faran" Paid Members Public
Yaqut's entry on "Faran" In section 6.4 of his polemic, Misha'al Al-Kadhi argues that Paran is Faran is Mecca, and gives as "evidence" a reference to an old geographical dictionary. Even though Al-Kadhi has probably never read it himself (see our