53 - Bride for Isaac Part 3

God planned to bring the Messiah through Abraham to Isaac, Jacob then through the tribe of Judah. The Qur'an does not explicitly state which son of Abraham was supposed to be sacrificed in the Akedah of Abraham sacrificing his son. Today most Muslims, whether Sunnis or Shi`ites, believe that it was Ishmael, in contrast to the Biblical record that it was Isaac. However, many early Muslim commentators believed and stated clearly that the child of sacrifice is Isaac. They base their conclusions on many hadith (additions to the Qur’ran) from the companions of Muhammad themselves. This hadith is obviously incorrect, since none of the Jewish sources - Bible, Talmud or Targums - mention any other sacrifice except Isaac, which is evidenced by the Dead Sea Scrolls as well. The Koran was written Cir. 600 A.D. The Dead Sea scrolls were from about 100 B.C.