Muhammad is referred to as Amad in the Koran:
And [mention] when Jesus, the son of Mary, said, “O Children of Israel, indeed I am the messenger of Allāh to you confirming what came before me of the Torah and bringing good tidings of a messenger to come after me, whose name is Aḥmad.”
But when he came to them with clear evidences, they said, “This is obvious magic.”
Koran 61:6
This is apparently the only time “Ahmad” is mentioned in the Koran, in what is supposedly the speech of “Jesus”. Notice especially the reaction of the audience to Muhammad speaking this:
But when he came to them with clear evidences, they said, “This is obvious magic.”
Excerpt, Koran 61:6
In other words, his audience knew it was Muhammad pretending to be Jesus and talking about himself.
The name “Ahmad” isn’t in the Bible at all.
So where did Muhammad get this idea about Ahmad? Perhaps from this:
Ahmed is my chosen servant.
Poem by Kaab al-Ahbar (Ibn Saad, Tabaqat Volume 1, page 422 in Haq’s translation)
He is neither rough nor harsh;
he is neither noisy in the markets
nor returns evil for evil;
but he forgives and pardons.
His birthplace is Mecca,
and his place of migration is Medina,
and his sovereignty is over Syria.
And this seems to be a rewrite of the poem in Isaiah 42:1-4, which is about Jesus:
42 “Here is my servant, whom I uphold,
NIV Isaiah 42:1-4
my chosen one in whom I delight;
I will put my Spirit on him,
and he will bring justice to the nations.
2 He will not shout or cry out,
or raise his voice in the streets.
3 A bruised reed he will not break,
and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out.
In faithfulness he will bring forth justice;
4 he will not falter or be discouraged
till he establishes justice on earth.
In his teaching the islands will put their hope.”
There are several hadiths where Muhammad claims to be “Ahmad”. Here’s just one hadith:
I am Muhammad and I am Ahmad, and I am al-Mahi (the obliterator) by whom unbelief would be obliterated, and I am Hashir (the gatherer) at whose feet mankind will be gathered, and I am ‘Aqib (the last to come) after whom there will be no Prophet.
Sahih Muslim 2354a
Was Muhammad influenced by this poet? Perhaps. Or it could be a later corruption of the Koran and a forged addition to the hadith.
Of course, the Bible says that there are no more prophets, in Luke 16:16, Jesus says:
The Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John. Since that time, the good news of the kingdom of God is being preached, and everyone is forcing their way into it.
NIV Luke 16:16
And in Matthew 11:13, Jesus says:
For all the Prophets and the Law prophesied until John.
NIV Matthew 11:13
Of course, Muhammad was a failed prophet.
A big thank you to my friend Indah who provided me with the sources for this.
Koran Contradiction 