[Song of Solomon 5:16] “His mouth is most sweet, and he is altogether desirable. This is my beloved and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem”.
The Hebrew word in question is “maḥămaddîm” (מַחֲמַדִּים), pronounced approximately as mahamadim, which means “desirable things,” “delights,” or “lovely things,” depending on the context.
Linguistic Breakdown:
The Root: The word comes from the Hebrew root verb ḥāmad (חָמַד), which means “to desire,” “to take pleasure in,” or “to covet”.
The Singular Form: The base noun is maḥmad, meaning “delight” or “object of desire/beauty.”
The Suffix: The ending -im (-ִּים) makes the noun plural. In poetic or intensive usage, it translates to an absolute quality, such as “altogether lovely” or “entirely desirable”.
In contrast, the Arabic name “Muhammad” means “the praised one.” So, how can these two words (maḥămaddîm and Muhammad) be considered the same? They are different words, have different pronunciations, and have different meanings.
Likewise, the traits attributed to Muhammad do not fit the description of something “altogether lovely” or “desirable.” According to Islamic sources Muhammad had sex with a child, raped slaves and war captives, beheaded innocent Jews, tortured people to extract their wealth, seized people for ransom, beat women including Aisa his wife, and engaged in banditry by raiding caravans. His atitude was disgusting, how can this be called “altogether lovely”? Therefore, Muhammad fails to satisfy the meaning of the Hebrew word maḥămaddîm.
Islamic arguments sometimes insist that Muhammad is mentioned or predicted in the Bible. However, if Islam continually appeals to the Bible to establish Muhammad’s identity, this raises an important question: why appeal to the Bible while simultaneously claiming that the Bible has been corrupted or altered?
The more Islam attempts to establish a connection between Muhammad and the Bible, the more it necessarily acknowledges the Bible as an important source of authority. If the Bible is truly corrupted, then using it as evidence for Muhammad’s prophethood would appear to undermine the argument itself.
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