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In our previous episode Mel intimated that there was a chain of Muhammads in the 6th - 7th centuries, all of whom predated the Muhammad chosen by the Muslims as their prophet, suggesting that the later Muslims simply borrowed that name; but why, and for what reason?
To answer that, Mel, using A.J. Deus's research, takes a look at the chain of Jewish 'MHMDS', in fact specifically 5 of them; all of whom were Jewish Exilarchs (Jewish leaders for the Jews living in the diaspora at this time). They were all referred to as the MHMD (which in Hebrew meant the Messiah), including:
1) MARA ZUTRA II (d.520 AD) was known as the 30th Exilarch, who was crucified because he had rebelled against the Persians.
In 523 AD a rock inscription was created (see the picture in the video), written in Sabaic Arabic, by Yosef Dhu Nuwar. The inscription praises Mar Zutra II as the 'MHMD' (i.e. the Messiah) 3 years after his crucifixion, in recognition of his heroism due to his rebellion and subsequent death.
2) NEHEMIAH II (d.614 AD), was also known as 'Ben Hushiel', the 36th Exilarch, who was also referred to as the MHMD.
3) SALMAN AL-FARSI (d.640 AD), the brother of Nehemiah II was the 37th Exilarch.
4) YAKUB OF SYRIA (d.643 AD), whom some believe is the original Abu Bakr, the name then appropriated by the later Islamic Traditions for the first caliph after Muhammad.
5) HEMAN I (d.660 AD) was the 38th Exilarch, who was also referred to as 'Etheman', which, according to Mel, could have been the name the Abbasids borrowed for their 3rd caliph, Uthman.
All of these 5 Exilarchs were referred to in their time as 'MHMDs' (which was used to delineate the Messiah by the Jews).
This term was then borrowed by the Abbasids and, according to the Islamic Traditions (i.e. SINs), became their prophet Muhammad...Why?
The reason is that you would choose that which everyone already knows and is waiting for. Both the Jews and the Christians were waiting for the Messiah to return. His Arabic title in that place and at that time was MHMD.
By the mid 8th century the Abbasids are the new superpower of their time and place, and they needed a prophetic line to create an identity for themselves. So, they took the title everyone else knew, MHMD, and applied it to their own prophet, claiming the MHMD as their own, and as a fulfillment of both Judaism and Christianity.
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