Is Mohammed Mentioned in Song of Songs?
"He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a G-d of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he."
Deuteronomy 32:4 (KJV)
Claim: Mohammed Is Mentioned In Song of Songs
Another claim is made that in the book Song of Songs (Also called Song
of Solomon), the coming of Mohammed is prophesied.
The verse in question (translation is the author's) is as follows:
Song of Songs 5:16 His mouth is most sweet; and he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.
The assertion is that chapter 5 is a prophecy of a prophet yet to come. But, if we take a look at a transliteration of the Hebrew
text we will see what the real principle of the matter is:
Chiku mamtakim v'khulo machamadim zeh dodi v'zeh re'i b'not
yerushalayim.
If you look at the word "machamadim" we can start to see the issue. Mohammed is a name that comes from the Hebrew root of "lovely" or "cute" or "desirable" and as such, Muslims try to use the word "lovely" in each instance to refer to Mohammed. These Muslims are making it so we can't use our own language without it somehow being a prophecy.
But That's Not The Word!
The word used is machamadim, the plural form of machamad.
If we follow the Muslim way of translating this sentence, we would
produce the following:
His mouth is most sweet; and he is altogether Mohammeds. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.
It doesn't make any sense.
Conclusion
One who asserts that Mohammed is mentioned in the Song of Songs ignores the most simple reading of the text and has probably never even
looked at the Hebrew of the text.
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