Naturally, no one expects a love poem to be part of the Book revealed by God Almighty. There is no doubt that the Song of Solomon has a unique place among the books of the Bible because it is a love poem. Constable in his Notes on Song of Solomon) One excellent exegete called it “the most obscure book in the Old Testament” (Franz Delitzsch: Biblical Commentary on the Song of Songs and Ecclesiastes, quoted by Dr. Some writers believe it presents the reader with the “greatest hermeneutical challenge in the Old Testament”. This book has received more varied interpretations than perhaps any other book in the Bible. Here, we quote the learned view of a Christian Bible scholar on the Song of Solomon: When these verses are quoted, the usual response of many Jews and Christians is a staunch denial of any such possibility.Īnd among those who have cared to examine the Islamic evidence were unbiased persons who were eventually convinced of the truth of Islam and have subsequently become Muslims.Īs you have said, one of these prophetic verses is from the Song of Solomon.īefore we explain the context and meaning of the quoted verse, we need to understand the subject of the Song of Solomon and why it is considered a holy book inspired by God Almighty. Muslim scholars have noted clear and undeniable prophecies found in the Bible (both in the Old and New Testaments) about the coming of the final prophet. So, is it Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) who is meant by “Muhammadim” in the Song of Solomon? However, Christians claim that it does not refer to Prophet Muhammad because the whole chapter is about manwoman love story. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.” Islamic scholars claim “Muhammadim” is one of the places where the Prophet (PBUH) is mentioned in the Bible. We read in Hebrew: “Hikko Mamittakim we kullo Muhammadim Zehdoodeh wa Zehraee Bayna Jerusalem.” It means “His mouth is most sweet: yea, he is altogether lovely. especially in the Song of Solomon, chapter 5 verse 16?

Hikko mamittakim we kullo muhammadim