I will shake the nations, and the desired of all nations will come, and I will fill this house with glory,' says the LORD Almighty. (Haggai 2:7)
Many Muslims claim that Haggai 2:7 is a prophecy about the Prophet Muhammad. They claim that where it says "and the desired of all nations will come" should really read "and the Himada of all nations will come". They say that 'Himada', Mahmad, Mahamod, Himdah, and Hemed all come from the same root--H, M, D. (In case you haven't noticed yet, they are trying to link these words to Ahmad (Muhammad); they say that the root of 'Ahmad' is also 'H, M, and D'.) They then give some ayat's from the Qur'an that say Muhammad was for all of the nations:
Blessed is He Who sent down the Furqan upon His servant that he may be a warner to the nations;
(Al-Furqan 25:1)
And We have not sent you but as a mercy to the worlds. (Al-Anbiya 21:107)
And We have not sent you but to all the men as a bearer of good news and as a warner, but most men do not know. (Saba' 34:28)
Lets examine the verse from Haggai a little closer. This is the transliteration from Hebrew:
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ve.hir.ash.ti et-kol-ha.go.yim u.va.u khem.dat kol-ha.go.yim u.mi.le.ti et-ha.ba.yit ha.ze ka.yod a.mar a.do.nai tse.va.ot:
I will shake the nations, and the desired of all nations will come, and I will fill this house with glory,' says the LORD Almighty. (Haggai 2:7)
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As you can see from the translitration, there is no 'Himada' to be found anywhere. Where then is the word? 'Himada' is an incorrect reading of 'khem.dat'. 'Khem.dat' in Hebrew means desire; that which is desireable; pleasant; or precious. It seems that whoever thought that "himada" was in the Hebrew reading mistook the letter 'ch�yth' ('kh') to be a 'h�' ('h') and didn't notice that there was a 'th�v' ('t') at the end of the word. They didn't pay very good attention to the vowels either. There was a '�eg�wl' ('e', as in men), a 'sh'v�' (silent, as 'e' in made), and a 'pattach' ('a', as in man). So you can see, "the desire of" in Hebrew is not "himada," but "khem.dat". In the NIV Self-Study Bible's footnote of Haggai 2:7, we read the following:
"2:7 desired...will come. "Desired" can refer to individuals, as in 1 Sa 9:20; Da 9:23 (where the same
Hebrew verb is translated "highly esteemed"); 11:37. Thus it may have Messianic significance
(cf. Mal 3:1). The same Hebrew word can also refer to articles of value, however (see 2 Ch 20:25;
32:27)--such as the contribution of King Darius to the temple (Ezr 6:8). If that is the intent here, the
bringing of the "riches of the nations" to Zion in Isa 60:5 is a close parallel. fill...with glory. "Glory"
can refer to material splendor (see Isa 60:7,13) or to the presence of God (Ex 40:34-35; 1 Ki 8:10-11).
The latter references connect the glory of the Lord with the cloud that filled the sanctuary. When
Christ came to the earthly temple, God's presence was evident as never before (see Lk 2:27, 32).
So now you can see that we have three choices as to who or what the 'khem.dat' of Haggai 2:7 is: Muhammad, Messiah, or material wealth. If we look at the entire context of Haggai, though, it appears to be speaking of the Messiah. We read:
"'On that day, declares the LORD Almighty, 'I will shake you, my servant Zerubabbel son of Shealtiel,' declares the LORD, 'and I will make you like my signet ring, for I have chosen you,' declares the LORD Almighty." (Haggai 2:23)
This verse is very important. It (A) reverses the curse placed on King Jehoiachin in Jeremiah 22:24 (the Messiah's lineage) and (B) God says that the Messiah would come from the lineage of Zerubabbel (the signet ring) (Matthew 1:13). With this context, Muhammad does not fit into the picture. Also, when we read Haggai 2:7, we see that God is speaking of a house.
"This is what the LORD Almighty says: 'In a little while I will once more shake the heavens and the earth, the sea and the dry land. I will shake all nations, and the desired of all nations will come, and I will fill this house with glory,' says the LORD Almighty. 'The silver is mine and the gold is mine,' declares the LORD Almighty. 'The glory of this present house will be greater than the glory of the former house,' says the LORD Almighty. 'And in this place I will grant peace,' declares the LORD Almighty." (Haggai 2:6-9)
What is the house that God is speaking of? It is the Temple in Jerusalem. And when "the desired of all nations" came, God said that he would fill the house (Temple) with glory. When Muhammad came, was glory brought to the Temple in Jerusalem? No! The Temple in Jerusalem had been destroyed and demolished a few hundred years earlier. Clearly, Muhammad was not "the desired of all nations" to come.
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Further Discussion:
Muhammad Prophecied in Haggai? (This is from the Answering Islam website)