Abraham Fulfilled: A Biblical Study of God's Plan for Ishmael and Arabia

Preface i
Introduction 1
Chapter 1 – The Family of Abraham 3
Ishmael and Isaac in the Qur’an 3
Ishmael and Isaac in the Bible 5
Evidence of Tampering in the Biblical Accounts 8
Common Misconceptions About Ishmael 33
Reflecting on the Qur’anic and Biblical Accounts 38
Chapter 2 – A Prophet like Moses 41
Assessing Jewish and Christian Candidates 52
Common Objections to Deuteronomy 18 63
Chapter 3 – the Arabian Prophecies 81
The Prophecy in Deuteronomy 33 81
Revisiting the Prophet Like Moses 90
Common Objections to Deuteronomy 33 100
The Prophecy in Isaiah 42 118
The Name of the Servant 133
The Identity of the Servant in Jewish Tradition 139
Common Objections to Isaiah 42 151
The Prophecy in Psalm 84 157
Common Objections to Psalm 84 168
Chapter 4 – Jewish Tribes Awaiting the Prophet of Arabia 177
The Jewish Tribes of Medina 177
A Timeline for the Coming Servant of God 180
Muhammad the Saviour of the Jewish People 192
The Banū Qurayẓah Incident 204
A Davidic Messiah: Prophecy or Propaganda? 209
Chapter 5 – Daniel Dreams About the Arabian Prophet 225
Analysing Daniel 2 225
Analysing Daniel 7 234
Common Objections to Daniel 2 and 7 244
Chapter 6 – The Greatest of Songs and the Arabian Prophet 255
Erotica or Prophecy? 255
Connecting the Arabian Prophecies 262
The Beloved’s Physical Appearance 270
The Name of the Beloved 273
Common Objections to Song of Solomon 281
Chapter 7 – Jesus and the Arabian Prophet 299
The Paraclete 299
Common Objections to the Paraclete 306
Chapter 8 – Unequal Weights and Measures 323
Assessing Prophecies about Jesus 323
Ambiguous Prophecies in the Bible 328
The Standard of Rabbis and Christian Theologians 331
Chapter 9 – Islam and the Abrogation of the Mosaic Law 343
The Qur’an and the Covenant 343
Biblical, Historical, and Rabbinical Perspectives 346
Chapter 10 – The Status of the Bible in Light of Islam 363
Sources of Authority in Islam 363
The Dual Nature of the Bible 364
Islam Identifies Specific Biblical Prophecies 371
Knowledge of the Unseen Proves Inspiration 383
Kinship of Muhammad and Jesus 393
Views of Classical Scholars 403
Accounts from the Sīrah 405
Some Final Thoughts 409
Endnotes 413