Rebuttal to Craig Winn "Prophet of Doom: Chapter 8" article:
This article is a rebuttal to Craig Winn's article that is located at: http://www.prophetofdoom.net/chapter8.html.
Important Note to the Reader:
Craig Winn purposely twisted and modified the English translations that he used! He changes words in translations and uses non-Muslim ones. I've noticed this a lot through his translations of the Noble Verses that he used from the Noble Quran.
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List of Craig Winn's fabricated lies and deliberate alteration of quotes, WITH CLEAR-CUT PROOFS!
Before we get into the detailed rebuttal of this article, let's look at the following from his Bible:
Aisha in Islam: Let's discuss the age of Aisha being 9 when she married our Prophet (CLICK HERE): 1- See proofs, in the "Aisha being 9" article, from the Bible about little girls as young as 9 were married off and even sold off by their fathers as slave girls to men who were even older than their fathers. 2- See also irrefutable proofs that pedophilia and terrorism exist in the Bible. During the Mosaic times in the Bible's Old Testament, 3-year old slave girls were literally forced into sex under Moses' Orders and Command. You sometimes have to read things twice to believe them! See also: Maiming of the enemies' bodies in the Bible. Cutting the hands and feet of the enemies in the Bible, and hanging their live bodies on trees until they DIE. *** Killing of innocent children in the Bible. *** X-Rated Pornography in the Bible. *** Fathers sticking their fingers into their daughters' vaginas before marriage in the Bible.
Marriage for young girls was widely practiced among Arabs back then, and even today in many third-world non-Muslim and Muslim countries. Also visit: Why Muta (temporary) Marriage was allowed and why it was discontinued. |
Having said all of that, let us now proceed:
He wrote:
CHAPTER 8
THE ABUSED ABUSER
Seize him, manacle him, chain him and
cast him into the blazing fire of hell.
It must have been hot in Mecca. Tempers were flying. As the hajj season approached, Muhammad became a menace. The merchants knew that if he started babbling his nonsense to the pilgrims, it would detrimentally impact the Kaaba Inc.s revenue streams and their pocketbooks.
My response:
And what "nonsense" that Muhammad would've "babbled" to the pagan pilgrims? That the believing in the Absolute One and True Living GOD Almighty and associating no partners (gods, idols or humans) with Him is wrong? Of course, what else can we expect from a polytheist trinitarian pagan? Of course you would definitely sympathize with the likes of you from the pagans, especially after knowing that your religion originates from pagan theology. You don't like True Monotheism, because it is a threat to you and your pagan religion.
To the reader, the following links are relevant and give further detailed elaborations to my points:
Answering Trinity. Detailed refutations to every single so-called "trinitarian" verse in the Bible.
The pagan Christianity's Trinity is the same as the Hindu's Trinity.
Ancient paganism and the dangers of compromise.
Pagans influence in the Christians' methods of worship today.
Some Christians do worship Mary!
He wrote:
So at a meeting Muhammad had called to present his claims, Abu Lahab, the
prophets uncle, said: Ishaq:118 Muhammad is trying to bewitch you. With that the
Quraysh got up and left before the Messenger could speak. The following day they gathered
again. This time the Apostle said, Kinsmen, I know of no Arab who has come to his
people with a nobler message than mine. I have brought you the best of this world and the
next.
As Muhammad confessed earlier, the purpose of his religion was to steal
the treasures of the Persians and Romans. The message of Islam, he said, was the best of
both worlds. If you survive, you get booty; if not, you get virgins. Bukhari
V4B52N46 I heard Allahs
Apostle saying, Allah guarantees that He will admit the Muslim fighter into Paradise
if he is killed, otherwise He will return him to his home safely with rewards and
booty. Islam is as simple as it is perverse.
Ishaq:118
So which of you will cooperate with me in this matter, my brother, my
executor, and my successor being among you? The men remained silent. I [Ali], though
the youngest, most rheumy-eyed, fattest in body and thinnest in legs, said, I will
be your helper. Muhammad laid his hand on my back and said, He is my
successor. Listen to him and obey him. The Meccan men got up laughing. They told Abu
Talib, He has ordered you to listen to and obey your ten-year-old son.
Okay, so that didnt go very well.
Then, ever courageous, the wannabe pirates turned tail. Ishaq:118 When the Apostles companions prayed they went to the
glens so that their people could not see them. But one day they were rudely interrupted.
The Muslims protested and then turned to blows. They smote a polytheist with the jawbone
of a camel and wounded him. This was the first blood to be shed in Islam.
Let it be known that the Islamic Hadith attributes first
blood to the Muslims, not the Infidels.
Abu Jahl and other Meccan leaders went to Abu Talib. Ishaq:119 Your nephew has cursed our gods [at this point he had
cursed all of them, including Allah], insulted our religion [more correctly, insulted us
by trying to steal our religion], mocked our way of life and accused our forefathers of
error. That was actually their biggest beef. Muhammad had said that
their fathers and grandfathers were burning in hell.
Either you stop him or let us get to him. For you, like us, are in opposition to
him. He gave them a conciliatory reply. They returned a second time and said, We
have asked you to put a stop to your nephews activities but you have not done so. By
Allah, we cannot endure having our fathers reviled and our customs mocked.
Ishaq:119 Muhammad
thought that his uncle had the idea of abandoning and betraying him, and that he was going
to lose his support. While the Meccans were
disgusted by Muhammad and his message, they held Talib in high esteem. Without uncle
Abus support, the prophet would have been run out of town. The Apostle broke into tears.
Ishaq tells us, The situation
worsened; the quarrel became heated and the Meccans were sharply divided.
Ishaq:120 Every
tribe [actually clan] fell upon the Muslims, seducing them from their religion. But Allah
protected his Prophet from them through his uncle.
Therefore, as the hajj drew nigh, the Quraysh chiefs held a conference
and launched what Muslims called a propaganda campaign against Muhammad. Ishaq:121 If we say contradictory things about Muhammad, we
might lose our credibility [and thus the financial benefits of being heir to Qusayys
religious scam]. Therefore, let us agree upon one criticism, which we can all claim
without dispute. Some say that we should call Muhammad a deranged soothsayer. But is his
the incoherent speech of a madman? [Yes] Some say he is possessed. But there is no
choking, spasmodic movements, or whispering. [Actually, this is how Muhammad said
that he endured revelations.] Others said, Then lets say he is a poet.
No, he is no poet. We know poetry in its forms. [Muhammads Quran poetry was identical to that of the Hanif Zayd
as youll soon discover.] Then they said:
He is a sorcerer. No, we have seen sorcerers and their sorcery. With him
there is no spitting and no blowing. [There are dozens of Hadith depicting Muhammad
spitting and blowing to exorcize illness and evil spells.] Then what are we to say
for by Allah, his speech is sweet, his root is deep and his branches are
fruitful. No revisionist history here. Im sure
Muhammads biggest critics said it just that way.
Muhammads relatives and neighbors, men and women who knew him far
better than any Muslim today, said: The nearest
thing to the truth is that he is a sorcerer who has brought a message by which he
separates a man from his father, his brother, his wife, children and family. They
all agreed. Then, according their scheme, the men of Quraysh spread the word that
this is nothing but ancient sorcery among the pilgrims in the hajj season.
They warned everyone they met that Muhammad was a possessed sorcerer, stirring up
divisions in the families.
While I think Satan is too smart to have inspired the Quran, the
Quraysh were right. Muhammad wanted to destroy the family unit. He, like Communists today,
focused on replacing this societal bond with religious submission to leader and doctrine.
And as we shall see, he prevailedturning brother against brother and son against
father.
In his pro-Islam Quranic commentary, Maududi says: One finds that the Quran was not revealed to preach
religious tolerance as some people seem to think, but it was revealed in order to separate
the Muslims from the disbelievers religion, their rites of worship, and their gods,
and to express their total disgust. Amen.
A poem alleged to be from Talib dominates the next five pages of
Ishaqs Sira. The unbelieving pagan infidel speaks reverently of Islamic rituals.
Highlights include: Ishaq:123
By the Black Stone, when they stroke it going round it morning and evening. By
Abrahams standing place, footprint in the rock still fresh. By the running between
Marwa and Safa. Every pilgrim riding to Allahs House. By the station of
Mina. By the great stone heap, aiming at its top with pebbles.
The poem goes on to speak of fighting, and we're told that Muhammads critics fall in
pools of their own blood. For if we are men we will
take revenge. And you will suffer the full effects of war.
Muslims should be troubled that an unbelieving pagan endorsed their
rituals. And he was more prophetic than their prophet. Yet that pales in comparison to
what Abu Talib said next. Ishaq:126 Tell Qusayy that our cause will be blazed abroad. Give
Qusayy the good news that after us there will be a falling apart among our enemies.
He was correctly crediting Qusayy with being the founder of the cause that will be blazed
abroad by the swordIslam.
The next Ishaq Hadith provides an excellent segue back into the
Quran. Ishaq:130 When
the Quraysh became distressed by the trouble caused by the Apostle they called him a liar,
insulted him, and accused him of being a poet, a sorcerer, a diviner [occult soothsayer],
and of being possessed. However, the Apostle continued to proclaim what Allah had ordered
him to proclaim. He excited their dislike by condemning their religion, forsaking their
idols, and leaving them to their unbelief.
In the surah entitled, The
Unbelievers, Muhammads spirit tells him to: 109.001
Say: O unbelievers! I worship not that which you
worship, nor will you worship that which I worship. And I will not worship that which you
have been wont to worship, nor will you worship that which I worship. To you your Way, and
to me my way. Now there is an honest admission.
My way. Thats all Islam would ever be. It was his
religion, his plunder, his women, his power, his legacy. You shall have your
religion and I shall have mine.
In Mecca, Abu Lahab was a king of sorts. As chief of the Hashim clan,
he was heir to the religious scam. He was also Muhammads next-door neighbor and
uncle. Their mud huts shared a common wall. Sometimes
when Muhammad was performing the prayer [performing, not conversingIslam was a
charade], Abu Lahab would place a goats stomach on him. Sometimes when food was
being cooked in the courtyard, he and his wife would throw filth at the cooking pot. The
Prophet would say: What kind of neighborliness is it? Lahabs wife had
made it a practice to cast thorns at his door at night so that when he came out, they
would stick in his feet.
The 110th surah, called Help,
is the only place in the Quran where one of the prophets foes is condemned by
name. Maududi explains, Muhammads uncle, Abu
Lahab, had character traits that became the basis of this condemnation. To understand this
it is necessary to understand Arabian society of that time. Our
Islamic tutor goes on to claim: In ancient days chaos
and confusion prevailed; bloodshed and plunder reigned throughout Arabia.
Actually that was not true. Chaos, bloodshed, and plunder prevailed after Islam, not
before. When the truth hurts, Muslims lieeven if they have to condemn Arabs.
Caught in his duplicity, Maududi contradicted himself: Ones clansmen protected his own. It was called silah
rehmi: good treatment of the kindred. It was the most highly esteemed moral value of
Arabian society. Breaking off of connections with the kindred was regarded as a great
sin. If that is true, Muhammad became an egregious sinner, for his
doctrine and terrorist raids pitted Arab against Arab. Squabbles over money led directly
to a murderous civil war.
In his enmity of Islam, Abu Lahab, broke
the peace. How Lahabs taunting can be condemned in light of
Muhammads murderous rage is an enigma.
In my opinion, Muhammads real motivation for lashing out against
uncle Lahab was that he had what he coveted. While both men were descendants of Abdul
Muttalib, the inheritance bypassed the prophet and went to Lahab. To add insult to injury,
when Muhammads father died, the orphaned prophet resented the fact that he was
neither adopted nor supported by rich ol uncle Abu. Maududi says, Uncle Lahab was expected to look after the nephew as one of
his own children. But this man in his hostility to Islam and love of kufr trampled all the
Arab traditions under foot. Now, now, Mr. Muslim scholar,
youve got the cart before the horse. And in so doing youve missed the entire
purpose of Islam.
Let me explain. Abu Lahab didnt trample on Arab tradition on
account of Islam as Muhammad and our esteemed scholar would have you believe. There was no
Islam back when the orphan needed help. Further, Muhammad had married money twenty-five
years prior to this altercation. While it wasnt the gravy train of the religious
scam, the wannabe prophet hardly needed to be adopted now. But now is the
operative word. Back when Muhammad was an orphaned boy, nobody wanted himand
nobody included the man who had it all, his uncle. Because Lahab had rejected
and abandoned the boy, Muhammad was carried off into the desert. His words scream out to
us today, telling us that he was abused. Fire and scalding water were the instruments of
torment, along with insufficient food, requiring him to forage in the garbage. The
Quran is our witness to those terrible times. Islam is the result.
When the prophet in training returned to Mecca at six, his mother
dieda mother who had seen neither hide nor hair of him, a mother who had failed to
protect him, a mother who had abandoned him. It is little wonder Muhammad craved female
attention; little wonder that he married a woman his mothers age, a woman who could
take care of him. And it is little wonder Muhammad treated women as half human. The plight
of Muslim women today remains a haunting echo of his tormented past.
Pent up rage can be a powerful force with enduring consequences. And so
it would be. When Muhammad was fifty, he took his best friends six-year-old
daughter. He would later tell her, The things I love
most are fragrant smells and beautiful women. He embraced incest,
stealing his adoptive sons bride. The Quran would claim that his wives were
dispensablethat Allah would simply give him a new batch of virgins if they
didnt behave. Then when Muhammad rebuked his child-wifes criticism for
collecting an ever-increasing number of concubines, there was another handy Quranic
scripture. To which Aisha said, Your Lord surely seems
eager to gratify your desires.
After Muhammads mother died, Abu Lahab rejected the vulnerable
boy a second time. The six-year-old Muhammad was forced into the arms of a slave. Can you
imagine the pain, the envy, the rage? His fathers brother was heir to the religious
scam of the hajj, the Ramadhan fair, and the tax. He was custodian of the Kaaba,
Allahs House. Muhammad had nothing. He cried out to his uncle, begged his uncle to
protect him, shelter him, feed him. But no.
Two more miserable years passed before Muhammads grandfather,
Abdul Muttalib, finally acknowledged the destitute child. But even then, this was
disturbing, for Ishaq said that Abdul Muttalib would
make him sit beside him on his bed and would stroke him with his hand. He was extremely
fond of him and used to constantly pet him.
Grandpa died a couple of years later, and prophet-to-be was handed off
to Abu Talib, another uncle. Like Abu Lahab, he was his fathers brother. Muhammad
was not yet ten years old, and by either death or choice he had been rejected or abandoned
by his mother twice, his father, a Bedouin woman, a slave, uncle Abu Lahab twice, and then
by grandpa Muttalib. Just the suspicion that uncle Talib would reject him brought the
forty-five year old man to tears. Muhammad had a horrible life and a tormented childhood.
Its not hard to see why he was so insecure, why he was filled with rage, why his
Quran reflected his animosity, and why uncle Abu Lahab became the focus of his
painthe one man singled out by name for condemnation. While the con was promoted by
Khadija, much of the motivation for Islam can be laid at uncle Lahab's feet.
In Tabaris Muhammad in Mecca, I found a Hadith that I have
combined with another like it from Ibn Ishaq: Tabari
VI:89 One day the Messenger
mounted al-Safa [his favorite she-camel] and called out: If I were to tell you that
behind the hill there was an enemy host ready to fall upon you this evening, would you
believe me? Certainly, the Meccans replied. He said, I am a warner
in face of terrible doom. Abu Lahab responded, If I were to accept your
religion, what would I get? The Prophet said, You would get what the others
will get [which is submission to me]. Abu Lahab said: Is there no preference
or distinction for me? The Prophet replied: What do you want? Lahab
said: May this religion perish in which I and all other people should be
equal! The Prophet said: Then I warn you that you are heading for a
torment. Then Allah revealed: The power of Abu Lahab will perish,
reciting to the end of the verse. There was no room for a second
king in Islam. Muhammad would not rest until he reigned alone.
Before Muhammads proclamation of prophethood, he married two of
his three daughters to Lahabs sons, Utbah and Utaibah. Its odd that a prophet
would be so shortsighted as to marry his own flesh to such a repugnant man. But Muhammad
was always more profiteer than prophet. There was but one reason why he would give his
daughters to someone he despised. Abu Lahab, like Khadija, had money, power, and
prestigethings that could be usurped through arranged marriages.
After Muhammad began inviting the Meccans to view him as
Allahs Prophet, as the real heir to the hajj, Ramadhan fair, religious tax, and
Kaaba custodianship, Abu Lahab said to both his sons:
I forbid myself seeing and meeting you until you divorce the daughters of
Muhammad. Muhammad was horning in on daddys business. So, both
divorced their wives.
Tabari VI:89
Utaibah became so nasty that he came before the Prophet and said: I
repudiate Islam. Then he spat at him, but his spital did not fall on him. The
Prophet prayed: O Allah, subject him to the power of a dog from among Your
dogs. If the Lord were really the all-forgiving deity Muhammad
claimed him to be, he wouldnt condemn his prophets cousin to be eaten by dogs
for a little miscast spital. But if Allah was who Muhammad knew him to be, the Devil
symbolized by the Black Stone of the Kaaba, he was something to be cast at those who
stood between him and the things he coveted. This Hadith was just part of the act.
According to Abdul Barr: Afterwards, Utaibah accompanied his father [uncle Abu
Lahab] on a journey to Syria. During the trip their caravan halted at a place that,
according to local people, was visited by wild beasts at night. Lahab told his companions,
the Quraysh: Make full arrangements for the protection of my son, for I fear the
curse invoked by Muhammad on him. The people made their camels sit around Utaibah
and went to sleep. That night a tiger came. It crossed the circle of the camels and
devoured Utaibah, tearing him to pieces. This is proof Muslims will
say anything to make Allah look like hes really a god.
Maududi, in his Quran commentary, explains: Abu
Lahabs wickedness can be judged by the fact that after the death of the
Prophets son Hadrat Qasim, and the passing of his second son, Hadrat Abdullah, uncle
Abu Lahab instead of condoning [consoling?] his nephew in his bereavement, hastened to the
Quraysh chiefs to joyfully give them the news that Muhammad had become childless.
What he doesnt see is Muhammads character. More than a decade after they died
he arranged for his daughters to marry the sons of this vile man. Why, if Abu Lahab
didnt have something Muhammad coveted? Wake up, folks.
Wherever the Prophet went to preach his
message of Islam, Abu Lahab followed him and forbade people to listen. I was a boy
when I accompanied my father to the face of Dhul-Majaz. I saw the Messenger exhorting,
saying: O people, say: there is no deity but Allah, (say that and) you will attain
success. Following behind him I saw a man, who was telling the people; This
fellow is a liar. He has gone astray from his ancestral faith.
Hadrat Rabiah tells us, The Prophet
went to the halting place of each tribe and said: O children of so and so, I have
been appointed Allahs Messenger to you. I exhort you to worship only Allah. So,
affirm faith in me and join me so that I may fulfill my mission. Following close
behind was a man saying: Children of so and so, he is leading you astray from Lat
and Uzza and inviting you to the religion of error, the religion he has invented. Do not
listen to what he says and do not follow him. Abu Lahab cast stones until his heels
bled. He said, Do not listen to him, he is a liar. He
was indeed leading [Muslims] astray
inviting [them] to the religion of
error. However, the reference to Allah is evidence this Tradition originated in
Yathrib, not Mecca. Allah was years away from making his Quranic début.
If those who were closest to Muhammad, his next-door neighbor and
uncle, for example, were not convincing enough, the prophet condemned himself. I have been appointed Allahs Messenger to you. I
exhort you to worship only Allah. So, affirm faith in me and join me so that I may fulfill
my mission. As a religious creed, this is sorely wanting. Yet seen
through the eyes of an abused boy seeking revenge, coveting power, it makes perfect sense.
As a religious scam, everything is cause and effect.
Eventually, the clans of the Quraysh boycotted Muhammads lean and
lowly group of followers socially and economically.
Abu Lahab, we are told by Ibn Hisham,
was the only person who sided with the disbelieving Quraysh against his own clan.
This boycott continued for three years. The poorest of Muhammads followers began to
starve. This, however, did not move Abu Lahab. Ishaq:161 Lahab and his wife Umm mocked and laughed at him so the
Quran came down on their wickedness. Umm carried thorns and cast them in the
Apostles way. According to Maududi:
When his uncle was condemned by name, the people learned that the Messenger could
treat a relative harshly in the matter of religion. When his own uncle was taken to task
publicly the people understood that there was no place for the ties of blood in this
religion. Which is to say that Muhammad was in fact guilty of
undermining the family unit.
The Palm Fiber
revelation is so indicative of Muhammad, such a window into his soul, I have provided five
translations: 111.001
Yusuf Ali: Perish the hands of the Father of Flame! Perish
he!
Noble: Perish the two hands of Abu Lahab (the Prophets
uncle), and perish he!
Pickthal: The power of Abu Lahab will perish, and he will
perish.
Shakir: Perdition overtake both hands of Abu Lahab, and he
will perish.
Ahmed Ali: Destroyed
will be the hands of Abu Lahab, and he himself will perish.
111.002
Yusuf Ali: No profit to him from all his wealth, and all his
gains!
Noble: His wealth and his children will not benefit him!
Pickthal: His wealth and gains will not exempt him.
Shakir: His wealth and what he earns will not avail him.
Ahmed Ali: Of no avail shall be his wealth, nor what he has
acquired.
111.003
Yusuf Ali: Burnt soon will he be in a Fire of Blazing Flame!
Noble: He will be burnt in a Fire of blazing flames!
Pickthal: He will be plunged in flaming Fire,
Shakir: He shall soon burn in fire that flames,
Ahmed Ali: He will be roasted in the fire,
111.004
Yusuf Ali: His wife shall carry the (crackling) woodAs
fuel!
Noble: And his wife, too, who carries wood (thorns which she
put in the Prophets way).
Pickthal: And his wife, the wood-carrier,
Shakir: And his wife, the bearer of fuel,
Ahmed Ali: And his wife, the portress of fire wood,
111.005
Yusuf Ali: A twisted rope of palm-leaf fibre round her (own)
neck!
Noble: In her neck is a twisted rope of Masad (palm fiber).
Pickthal: Will have upon her neck a halter of palm-fibre.
Shakir: Upon her neck a halter of strongly twisted rope.
Ahmed Ali: Will have a strap of coir rope around her neck.
Abu Lahab mouths off and tosses stones, so Muhammad sics his god on his
uncle and curses his cousin. Then, by way of confession, the prophet makes a point of
telling us that neither inherited wealth, nor monies earned will exempt his uncle from
torment. The reason for the differentiation between old and new money was that Muhammad
coveted the things that Lahab inheritedQusayys religious scam. The prophet
wanted us to know that the custodianship of the Kaaba wouldnt save Lahab
because he had laid his claim. The Kaaba Inc. belonged to Muhammad. Allah told him
so.
Sometimes the smallest details tell us the most. Why do you suppose god
would contradict himself to tell us that Abus wife would be porting the firewood for
hell when elsewhere mens bodies are said to be the hells fuel. Heres a
clue: Arab fires were often fueled by the sadan shrubs that bore the thorns
Abus wife spread at Muhammads door. Yes, Muhammads mind was as twisted
as the rope around Umms neck. Bukhari:V6N356 Lodged in her neck is a twisted rope of palm fiber, the
chain of which is in the Fire of Hell.
But as bad as all of this looks, were just getting warmed up. A
family schooled in religious hoaxes was starting another. Maududi explains: In the earliest phase of Prophethood, Muhammad passed
through the most trying conditions. The whole nation turned hostile; there was resistance
on every side. The Prophet and a handful of his Companions did not see the remotest chance
of success. So Allah, in order to console him, sent down several verses. Allah said [the
primary reason for inventing Islam is]: Soon your Lord shall give you so much that
you shall be well pleased. And Allah said [the secondary reason for inventing Islam
is]: We shall exalt your renown for you. Even though Our enemies are trying to defame you
throughout the country, We, on the contrary, have arranged to exalt your name and
fame.
Actually, Muhammad didnt have an enemy outside the burg of
Meccawhich is to say that Allahs worldview was alarmingly stunted. And even
the term enemy was grossly overstated. Muhammads tribe scoffed at his
revelations, they chided him, and laughed at his expense. Unlike a real enemy, they
hadnt attacked him, imprisoned him, or destroyed his homethe kind of things
Muhammad would do in Medina, and his followers do today.
Maududi says: Such were the
disturbing conditions under which the 108th surah [aptly named: Preeminence] was sent
down. The Quraysh were angry with the Prophet. His Companions became helpless, poor people
who were being persecuted and tyrannized. There is something about
Islam that corrodes the mind. The behavior Maududi is railing against is the very legacy
of Islam. Every Islamic nation is a tyranny, their people are poor, and non-Muslims are
persecuted. For good measure, they even persecute their own, especially women. It is
astonishing that an Islamic scholar can write these words without seeing himself in the
mirror.
Furthermore,
Maududi continues, he was bereaved by the death of two
sons, one after the other, whereat his nearest relatives, clan, and neighbors were
rejoicing and uttering such words as were disheartening and disturbing for a noble person
who had treated even his enemies most kindly. Kindly? Never in the
course of human events has a "religious" man treated his own clan, his
detractors, his kin, so hatefully. Muhammads spirit tongue-lashed the Meccans in the
Quran and condemned them to hell. And he would beat the hell out of them by raiding
their means of sustenance and conquering their town. Further, Ishaq lists three sons, not
two, all of whom died in infancy twenty years earlier.
In his concluding line, Maududi confirms Islams demonic nature: At this Allah just in one sentence of this brief surah gave
Muhammad the good news, better news than ever given to any man: his opponents will be cut
off from their root and not he. The good news is that the
prophets family and neighbors will be cut
off. The Gospel of Islam isnt about salvation;
its about damnation.
In this verse, Muhammad claimed his prizethe fountain of
perpetual wealthKausar. Unfortunately, it flowed from the fountain of
deceitAllahs Kaaba. 108.001 To you have We granted Kausar, the fountain of abundance.
Therefore to your Lord turn in Prayer and Sacrifice. Before we leave
the Bank of Kausar I want to bring your attention to the word
therefore. A bargain has been struck. Prayer and sacrifice are
services for payments rendered. Muhammad is telling us something we should already know:
Im doing it for the money.
The following Tradition is yet another confession from the worlds
best known religious profiteer: Tabari VI:95 Abu Talib said to Muhammad, Nephew, how is it that
your tribe is complaining about you and claiming that you are reviling their gods and
saying this, that, and the other? The Allahs Apostle said, Uncle, I want
them to utter one saying. [There is no ilah but Allah and Muhammad is his Prophet.] If
they say it, the Arabs will submit to them and the non-Arabs will pay the jizyah
tax. The jizyah is an exorbitant tax collected by
Muslims from Christians and Jews to this very day. Its called the protection
tax and it works just like the one imposed by the mafia. If you pay it, they let you
live. If you dont, you die.
Just in case you think this Hadith is too incriminating to be part of
the Islamic lore, too money grubbing to be prophetic, consider these words from
Islams god. After telling Muslims that Allah
will enrich you out of His bounty, Quran 9:29 says: Fight against those People of the Book [Christians and
Jews] who do not follow what Allah and His Messenger (Muhammad) acknowledge as the true
religion (Islam), nor accept Our law, until they pay the Jizyah tribute tax in submission,
and feel themselves subdued, being brought low. A second translation
reads: pay the tax in acknowledgment of our
superiority and their state of subjection. Islam was a money-making
schemea Profitable Prophet Plan.
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For he who insults you (Muhammad) will be cut off. Compare
these words with those of Christ. Unjustly rather than justifiably criticized, physically
tortured rather than verbally teased, Christ prayed: Forgive them, for they know not
what they do. But the dark spirit of Islam cuts the insulters downsending them
off to burn in hell.
My response:
Your nonsense above is only concerned about the following two points:
1- Muhammad loved blood shed through the name of "Jihad".
2- Muhammad was forgiving nor merciful.
Before I respond to the two points, it is important for the reader to fully
understand the following:
Before I start with answering your points, it is important for the reader to know that all of your speculations above are all nonsensical and only come from a biased point of view, which is irrelevant to us Muslims. Also, all of the quotes above that you mentioned come from books that were written 100s of years after the death of Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him. Not everything you read is accurate and was necessarily told by the Prophet word for word, or even if at all! It is important, if you wish to be objective and honest, to put the Noble Quran as the center for any Islamic argument. If the Noble Quran makes a claim, then it is definitely agreed upon by all Muslims, and it is perfectly authentic. Otherwise, GOD Almighty only Knows about what is true and what is false regarding the narrations that you use in Hadiths and Sunnah books.
In fact, the Al-Tabari volume is not very authentic and very doubtful when compared to the Hadiths' volumes and collections. But even the Hadiths contain much corruptions in them, because they were documented 100s of years after the Prophet's death. The "Sahih Bukhari" or "Authentic Bukhari" in English was the first volume to be compiled. Bukhari is not an Arabic name! Bukhari is derived from the word "Bukhara", which is a city in Afghanistan:
"We now come to the Iron Gate which corresponds exactly to the Quranic description, and has the best claim to be connected with Alexander's story. It is near another Derbend in Central Asia, Hissar District, about 150 miles southeast of Bukhara......." (www.answering-christianity.com/iron_gates.htm)
For anyone who knows the Islamic history, this means that the Muslims spread Islam to the pagan Arabs, established the Islamic State in Arabia, then fought the Persians (Iranians) and the Romans; invaded the Persians and crushed the Romans, then fought the Hindus in Hindustan, invaded much of their lands such as "Pakistan", "Afghanistan", and much of the Indian territories, convert people there to Islam, and then Brother Bukhari appeared from his home town, Bukhara and decided to compile the Hadiths of "Sahih Bukhari".
Are these narrations all 100% perfect and reliable? Any person with the least atom of a brain would say no. I am not saying that all of the Hadiths must be rejected. But for us to day to have close to 2,000,000 of them is quite ridiculous, because they can't all have been written down during our Prophet's times in Arabia. Most of the Hadiths' chains of narrations today have 10s of narrators in them. In the Hadith books, you would see something like the following:
"About such and such, that he heard his father say that such and such said, that he heard such and such say, that he heard such and such say, etc...." Most of the narrations' links have tons of narrators in them, many times more than 10, and these people would be generations after each others! In other words, they're not people at the same age or the same group. And the worst dilemma of all, is that many of these chain of narrations have broken links in them, meaning, that two or three generations are missing in the chain!
Most of the hadiths are corrupt and are not recognized as authentic. Most certainly the books of Al-Tabari and Ishaq are among the weakest and most doubtful sources, because they are more like history books that were written 300 years after the Prophet's death. Their narrations were orally transmitted by others. Many people took hadiths out of context, and many others added or took from them, and many others even fabricated lies, as Allah Almighty Warned us in the Noble Quran:
"A section of the People of the Book (Jews and Christians) say: Believe in the morning what is revealed to the believers (Muslims), but reject it at the end of the day; perchance they may (themselves) turn back (from Islam). (The Noble Quran, 3:72)"
Also, it is almost impossible to narrate a narration/saying accurately after 300 years in Arabic, because the language is very complex, poetical and artistic:
From www.answering-christianity.com/warning.htm:
Problems with the proper Arabic language and the large quantity of narrations:
In Arabic, only original Arabs and those who speak proper (not slang) Arabic fluently, understand and appreciate the fact that the words are very minimum and their meanings are very maximum. It is true and not a deception or innovation by translators to English that a single Arabic word can and would be translated to 3-5 English words! The reason for this is because in Arabic (and this is part of the complexity in grammar, art and poetry of the Arabic language) meanings and not necessarily actual words can be all put together in one word. In Arabic, a word is not original. There are of course "root" words, but in most proper Arabic words, the actual word is not original; meaning that depending on the grammar, letters (of meaning) can be added to or taken from it to add or take from its meaning and intention. This can change the entire meaning of the whole word and sentence.
That is why Arabic poetry is historically known to be a very complex and advanced one.
Having said all of this, in the case of the hadiths, given the fact that there exists "weak/doubtful ones", and what is considered as "strong and reliable ones", it is difficult to know for sure if a single hadith was told as is 100% unchanged (intentionally or not intentionally) by the Prophet peace be upon him. One word taken off from the hadith and the whole meaning can and would be changed to something else.
For those "reliable or strong" hadiths, their sources are doubtful. I have no doubt that the companions of the Prophet may Allah Almighty bless their souls did not intentionally commit forgery or lies. But for one such as Abu Huraira to narrate thousands upon thousands of hadiths is preposterous! Given the complexity and sensitivity of the Arabic language, it is extremely vital that every word be included in the narration. I find it impossible to believe that Abu Huraira and many others like him were able to narrate everything perfectly in its original text.
That is why I accept the hadiths that are linked to the Noble Quran as the
Truth and reject the others.
Also, there is no proof what so ever that all of the accepted hadiths of today were all
written during the Prophet's time. Some or even many of them were probably written
down from individuals for personal use, but the thousands of hadiths (I
was told close to 2 million hadiths!!) that exist today were not possibly
all written during the Prophet's time.
I only accept the hadiths that have a direct relationship to the Noble Quran, such as explaining how to Pray, fast, etc....
Example about my own name to simplify things:
Take "Osama" for example. First of all, Osama in Arabic is written as "Osamat" with the "t" silent. The "t" however is not always silent, and it can be used to give meanings and intentions to the name "Osama". Osama can be written as "Osamatun", "Osamatan", "Osamatin", "Osamata", "Osamati", "Osamato". The punctuations added to the "t" cause for any of these names to be pronounced.
When writing positively about "Osama", such as "Osama bin Zaid", the leader who defeated the Romans in one of the battles, these punctuations are added to his name for praising. Unfortunately, I am not an expert in Arabic, nor can I explain in deep details about proper Arabic, but I know that use of punctuations IMPROPERLY can result in insulting the individual. I can write negatively about a name using punctuations in their proper places.
THE REASON WHY THE NOBLE QURAN IS SO PERFECT IS BECAUSE its grammar was constructed in a very complex way, and the Arabic words were not only original words, but were put together uniquely in an excellent artistic fashion that no Arabic poet could match up to back then when Allah Almighty challenged the Arabs to come up with a "SURAH LIKE IT".
To the reader, please visit: What parts of the Bible and Hadiths do Muslims believe are closest
to the Truth, and Why?
Having said all of that, let me respond to your two points above:
1- Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him did not thrive on shedding blood and fighting wars. His main concern was to spread Islam, Allah Almighty's Holy and Divine Religion, to the pagans so he can save them and their salvations. The Muslims had to deal with many wars that were imposed upon them. Islam prohibits Muslims from starting any fight:
"But if the enemy incline towards peace, do thou (also) incline towards peace, and trust in God: for He is One that heareth and knoweth (all things). (The Noble Quran, 8:61)"
"Fight in the cause of God those who fight you, but do not transgress limits; for God loveth not transgressors. (The Noble Quran, 2:190)"
And if a treaty of peace was made, then we must honor that treaty to the end:
"Except those who join a group between whom and you there is a treaty (of peace), or those who approach you with hearts restraining them from fighting you as well as fighting their own people. If God had pleased, He could have given them power over you, and they would have fought you: Therefore if they withdraw from you but fight you not, and (instead) send you (Guarantees of) peace, then God Hath opened no way for you (to war against them). (The Noble Quran, 4:90)"
"How can there be a league, before God and His Apostle, with the Pagans, except those with whom ye made a treaty near the sacred Mosque? As long as these stand true to you, stand ye true to them: for God doth love the righteous. (The Noble Quran, 9:7)"
Allah Almighty also Commanded UNCOMPROMISED Justice:
"O ye who believe! Stand out firmly For justice, as witnesses To Allah, even as against Yourselves, or your parents, Or your kin, and whether It be (against) rich or poor: For Allah can best protect both. Follow not the lusts (Of your hearts), lest ye Swerve, and if ye Distort (justice) or decline To do justice, verily Allah is well-acquainted With all that ye do.
(The Noble Quran, 4:135)""Allah commands justice, the doing Of good, and liberality to kith And kin, and He forbids All shameful deeds, and injustice And rebellion: He instructs you, That ye may receive admonition. (The Noble Quran, 16:90)"
"...Help ye one another In righteousness and piety, But help ye not one another In sin and rancour: Fear Allah: for Allah Is strict in punishment. (The Noble Quran, 5:2)"
It is important for you and the reader to know that Islam came among 360 pagan Arab tribes. Mecca was the center (capital) of all of these tribes, and it contained the main gods, plus a god for each tribe representing it. So one can imagine how busy and crowded Mecca was with pagan pilgrims and idol gods. The Meccans, who were the leaders of all Arabs, felt very threatened by Islam, because Islam came to challenge their biggest money generator, the idols, and their way of life. Islam came to crush the idols and end paganism in Arabia and the world. Many wars and battles were imposed upon the Muslims by the pagans! Islam came in a hostile environment. It is only natural and normal for ignorants like you to find Noble Verses and Hadiths (Sayings of Prophet Muhammad) that deal with blood shed and wars. But unlike Jesus who was killed by his enemies, Muhammad succeeded and accomplished his mission in ending idol worship, slavery, women degradation, and much more evil things that were practiced by the pagan Arabs.
I'd like to mention three main points here:
(A) By the way, Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him was foretold in the Bible. There are many places that he was explicitly mentioned in, especially in the Old Testament. Please visit the following links:
From www.answering-christianity.com/predict.htm:
Muhammad (peace be upon him) was foretold in the Bible:
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In the Gospel of John: Muhammad is mentioned by the name and was foretold in the Gospel of John. This is a must read article! It proves that Jesus peace be upon him predicted for the Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him to come after him.
The Aramaic Bible predicts the coming of Muhammad by the exact word.
Further proofs from the Aramaic Bible Society. A very good proof from the Aramaic Bible Society web site regarding Muhammad's name mentioned in the Greek Bible. This is a must visit link!!.
Jesus told the Jews that GOD Almighty will take His Kingdom from them and give it to the Muslims.
My detailed rebuttal to a Christian rebuttal about Muhammad was foretold by Jesus. I addressed all of their rebuttal points and refuted them. The article also talks about the 24,000 books that the current Bible's 66 books came from, and how that makes the current 66 chosen books extremely unreliable and doubtful.
In the Book of Isaiah:
In the Book of Isaiah: Isaiah in the Bible foretold the story of "Al-alak" that is in the Noble Quran about Muhammad. Isaiah in the Bible foretold the story of "Al-alak" in the Noble Quran which happened to Muhammad and never happened to any other Prophet. It is the story where the Angel Gabriel repeatedly commands the Prophet to read, and the Prophet (i.e. Muhammad) repeatedly replies "I can't read".
Prophet Muhammad was foretold in Isaiah 42.
Muhammad in the Bible, (Isaiah 60), Pilgrimage to Mecca..!
Islamic Fasting was predicted by Isaiah in the Bible.
In other Books in the Bible, and other Biblical Prophets proving Islam:
Deuteronomy 18:18's Prophet is non other than Prophet Muhammad.
The "great nation" of Ishmael and its definition in the Bible.
The story of King Heraclius of the Byzantine and the foretold Prophet (Muhammad) in the Bible. See how he was convinced that Prophet Muhammad of Arabia was indeed the foretold Prophet that Jesus predicted to come.
The emigration of the Muslims to Madina was foretold in the Bible.
The story of the 10,000 Muslims who liberated Mecca (Paran) in the Bible.
Pilgrimage of Ezekiel to Mecca.
See the Proof that "Paran" in the Bible is "Mecca". Paran in the Bible is Mecca today - See the Archeological discoveries that prove Mount Sinai is in Saudi Arabia.
Muhammad in the Bible; Standing upon Mount Arafat.
A great site that also shows Muhammad being foretold in the Bible.
Prophecy about Muhammad in Song of Songs 5:16. Exposes the deliberate mistranslation of the Verse to disprove the coming of Muhammad peace be upon him.
Muhammad in the Old and New Testaments.
Muhammad in the Bible, by Sheikh (Minister) Ahmed Deedat.
Jesus' Sacred place among Muslims. By the Christian Scholar Michael Wolfe.
Prophecies from Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him.
Also please visit Muhammad's (peace be upon him) life, prophecies and responses to all of the false charges against him.
(B) Also from www.answering-christianity.com/human.htm:
"O mankind! We created you from a single (pair) of a male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes, that ye may know each other. Verily the most honoured of you in the sight of Allah is the most righteous of you. And Allah has full knowledge and is well-acquainted. (The Noble Quran, 49:13)"
Narrated Abu Musa Al-Ash'ari: "The Prophet said, "Give food to the hungry, pay a visit to the sick and release (set free) the one in captivity (by paying his ransom)." (Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Food, Meals, Volume 7, Book 65, Number 286)"
Human equality in Islam V.S. Christianity:
See how Islam came to liberate slaves and end the Judeo-Christian and Pagan slavery, and how the Bible in both the Old and New Testaments promotes slavery.
In Islam:
Are Muslims the "Chosen People" of GOD? If not, then who are? No race, color or gender is better than the other.
The liberation of slaves in Islam. The ending of the Judeo-Christian and pagan slavery.
Why did slavery exist during Islam? And how did Islam deal with it?
"Your Slaves are your brothers" in Islam
The Prophet divided the food between the slaves and the free.
Treatment of Slaves in Islam. If you beat your slave, then you will go to hell.
Can a slave request his freedom from his Muslim Master and be granted his freedom in Islam? Yes. The Muslim Master must pay him/her money too to get a nice jump start in life too according to the Noble Quran.
YES, freedom of Religion is allowed in Islam! Islam totally disagree with Afghanistan's Taliban or any Muslim State that execute any Muslim for deserting Islam! Islam also totally disagrees with killing any non-Muslim Missionaries trying to spread their religion in Muslim States. See the proof for yourself from the Noble Quran.
The woman can not be forced into marriage in Islam.
Is there equality between men and women in Islam?
What does Allah Almighty say about Justice for all in an Islamic State?
Does Islam really allow the killing of innocent unbelievers?
Women have the right and are commanded by Allah Almighty to seek education in Islam.
Prophet Muhammad taking revenges for himself and committing murders is a lie! Does Islam really encourage Muslims to take revenge? Absolutely Not!
Forgiveness and revenge in Islam. There is a difference between being a peaceful person, and a coward hypocrite in Islam.
Why did Muhammad take up arms and Christ didn't? Why did Islam spread by the sword if it were indeed a Religion of Truth, and Christianity didn't? See my response to this misunderstanding. Did you know that even Jesus killed his enemies in the Bible?
Is Ethnic cleansing allowed in Islam?
Human equality in Christianity?
Introduction: When it comes to human affairs and relations, slavery is one of the back bones of the spine of Christianity and its principles: "All who are under the yoke of slavery should consider their masters worthy of full respect, so that God's name and our teaching may not be slandered. (From the NIV Bible, 1 Timothy 6:1)"
"Let all who are under the yoke of slavery regard their masters as worthy of all honor, so that the name of God and the teaching may not be defamed. (From the RSV Bible, 1 Timothy 6:1)"
In either translation, we clearly see that the Bible is not a book for freeing slaves. Slavery was practiced very badly during the times of Judaism and Christianity, and was fought against and ended during the times of Islam. It is part of the Bible's "teaching" to practice and promote slavery! And fighting it would "slander" or "defame" the teachings of the Bible.
My Challenge: I invite any Jew or Christian to bring me one Bible verse that orders its followers to free slaves!
Slavery and racism in the Bible. (Some of my rebuttals are included).
Instant death to those who desert Christianity in the Bible.
The sinless and perfect men in the Bible who are above all.
Being passive in the Bible- The New Testament according to (Romans 13:1-5) orders us to follow the laws of dictators and murderers and not the laws of GOD. Being Coward, Passive and Pathetic in the Bible.
Bad things said about Jesus peace be upon him in the New Testament.
The Bible literally allows for the strong to eat the weak. See how injustice is done in the Bible. When the influential individual sleeps with his neighbor's wife, then no harm is done to them. But when the the ordinary individual does it, then they get put to death according to the Bible's teachings and commands.
Can a slave request his freedom from his Jewish or Christian Master and be granted his freedom in the Bible? No. Slaves are to be inherited forever in the Bible.
Why did Muhammad take up arms and Christ didn't? Why did Islam spread by the sword if it were indeed a Religion of Truth, and Christianity didn't? See my response to this misunderstanding. Did you know that even Jesus killed his enemies in the Bible?
(C)
"Terrorism" in your own Bible:
Let us look at Numbers 31:17 "Now kill all the boys [innocent kids]. And kill every woman who has slept with a man, but save for yourselves every girl who has never slept with a man."
Also, let us look at Numbers 31:35-40 "[From the captives of war] 32,000 women who had never slept with a man.......of which the tribute for the LORD was 32 [virgin women]."
Why kill the innocent children? Why kill all of the non-virgin women? Back then, it was only men who fought men in wars. Women rarely fought in battle fields. So what crime did the innocent children and the non-virgin women do?
This verse was sent to me by Yusif 65; may Allah Almighty always be pleased with him: "But after they had moved it, the LORD's hand was against that city, throwing it into a great panic. He afflicted the people of the city, both young and old, with an outbreak of tumors. (From the NIV Bible, 1 Samuel 5:9)"
"tumors" was defined as "with tumors in the groin." This is verified at this link.
Why torture the enemies by destroying their groins?
Will Craig Winn now call his horny and pornful bible; the book of women's vaginas and breasts taste like "wine", a book of terrorism?
To the reader, please visit: What parts of the Bible and Hadiths do Muslims believe are closest to the
Truth, and why?
2- As to Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him not being merciful and forgiving, again, the narrations above come from doubtful books as I explained and proved above. And even if the quotes you mentioned above were all true, it still doesn't give the entire picture, because it is easy for narrations to be narrated out of context, and thus, give the false picture. I've written an article about Prophet Muhammad's forgiveness to his enemies from more authentic resources in the hadiths (which still are doubtful, BUT NONETHELESS, THEY ARE FAR MORE AUTHENTIC THAN THE ONES YOU USED):
From www.answering-christianity.com/no_personal_revenge.htm:
Prophet Muhammad taking revenges for himself and
committing murders is a lie!
The sections of this article are:
- Muhammad never took revenge for his own sake, but for the sake
of Allah Almighty and Islam.
- Allah Almighty revenged for our Prophet and Islam.
- Repelling evil with good in Islam.
- No fighting is allowed in Mecca.
- What about the Bible's cruelty?
- What about the incident with the people of Bani Uraina?
- What about the incident with Abdullah bin Sarh?
- Responses to all of the false charges against our beloved Prophet.
- Other articles to read regarding Humanity in Islam.
- Human equality Christianity?!
- X-Rated Pornography in the Bible.
- Contradictions and proofs of Historical Corruptions in the Bible.
- Their rebuttals (the Christians of
debate.org.uk) and my responses.
This article will shed some light upon my beloved brothers and sisters in Islam who
brought to my attention before some of the Christian "Answering Islam" team's
articles that contain nothing but lies about our Prophet peace be upon him. The
hypocrites claim that our Prophet peace be upon him was a murderer and didn't tolerate
anyone who opposed to him and he immediately would kill him.
They brought some narrations about some Jewish and Pagan hypocrites and mass murderers whom our Prophet peace be upon him had ordered for them to be executed. The hypocrites of the Christian "Answering Islam" team made such a great deal out of the few pigs whom our Prophet peace be upon him had executed, and intentionally IGNORED the fact about our beloved Prophet forgave thousands of Pagans who committed atrocities against the Muslims and their families such as killings and rappings.
This article is directly replying to the Christian hypocrites at http://www.debate.org.uk/topics/coolcalm/fruit.html.
My other responses: Please be advised that toward the end of this article you will find links to other rebuttals that expose the lies of the Christian "Answering Islam" team in the "Responses to all of the false charges against our beloved Prophet" section below. Below, we will also discuss the Bible's cruelty and how the hypocrites of the Christian "Answering Islam" team are in double standard by ignoring their pornful bible that literally allows for fathers to insert their fingers into their daughters' vaginas in the "What about the Bible's Cruelty?" section.
Muhammad never took revenge for his own sake, but for
the sake of Allah Almighty and Islam:
We must first of all know that when Islam came, it came among 365 Arab Pagan Tribes, and
they were all idol worshipers, women abusers and enslavers. Islam came and fought
idol worshiping, oppressing women and racism and slavery (which is by the way clearly promoted in the Bible's Old and New Testaments)
in many bloody battles that were imposed upon the Muslims without any choice for the
Muslims. So, if we hear about few pigs from the Pagans getting killed for the sake
of Allah Almighty, it should not raise any red flags in our minds about the validity of
Islam and it's tolerance to non-Muslims.
Narrated 'Aisha: "Whenever Allah's Apostle was given the choice of one of two matters, he would choose the easier of the two, as long as it was not sinful to do so, but if it was sinful to do so, he would not approach it. Allah's Apostle never took revenge (over anybody) for his own sake but (he did) only when Allah's Legal Bindings were outraged in which case he would take revenge for Allah's Sake. (Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Virtues and Merits of the Prophet (peace be upon him) and his Companions, Volume 4, Book 56, Number 760)"
Narrated 'Aisha: "Whenever Allah's Apostle was given the choice of one of two matters he would choose the easier of the two as long as it was not sinful to do so, but if it was sinful, he would not approach it. Allah's Apostle never took revenge over anybody for his own sake but (he did) only when Allah's legal bindings were outraged, in which case he would take revenge for Allah's sake. (Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Good Manners and Form (Al-Adab), Volume 8, Book 73, Number 147)"
Narrated Aisha: "Whenever the Prophet was given an option between two things, he used to select the easier of the tow as long as it was not sinful; but if it was sinful, he would remain far from it. By Allah, he never took revenge for himself concerning any matter that was presented to him, but when Allah's Limits were transgressed, he would take revenge for Allah's Sake. (Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Limits and Punishments set by Allah (Hudood), Volume 8, Book 81, Number 777)"
Personal Revenge Helps the Devil:
Narrated Sa'id ibn al-Musayyab: "While the Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) was sitting with some of his companions, a man reviled AbuBakr and insulted him. But AbuBakr remained silent. He insulted him twice, but AbuBakr controlled himself. He insulted him thrice and AbuBakr took revenge on him. Then the Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) got up when AbuBakr took revenge.
AbuBakr said: Were you angry with me, Apostle of Allah?
The Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) replied: An angel came down from Heaven and he was rejecting what he had said to you. When you took revenge, a devil came down. I was not going to sit when the devil came down. (Translation of Sunan Abu-Dawud, General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab), Book 41, Number 4878)"
In the above narrations about our Prophet peace be upon him, we clearly without any doubt that he never seeked any personal revenge for his own sake. Prophet Muhammad was Allah Almighty's Messenger, and the leader of the Muslims. He never took things personal. He always seeked the higher level and bigger picture of things. If he executed some pigs, then it is crystal clear from the above narrations about him that he didn't do it for his own personal sake or revenge, but the sake of Allah Almighty, Islam and the Muslims.
Allah Almighty revenged for our Prophet and Islam:
In the following narration, we see a list of names of some Pagans whom the hypocrites of
the Christian "Answering Islam" team seem to love and adore very much that they
made such a big deal out of them, and decided to invent fabricated cheap lies against our
beloved Prophet. In the following narration, we see how Allah Almighty revenged for
our beloved Prophet and killed some of the pigs who caused a lot of sufferings for the
Muslims 1400 years ago, whom the Christian "Answering Islam" hypocrites love and
adore so much, that insha'Allah (may Allah Almighty Will it) will end up with them in Hell
Fire!
Narrated 'Amr bin Maimuin: "Abdullah bin Mas'ud said, "While Allah's Apostle was praying beside the Ka'ba, there were some Quraish people sitting in a gathering. One of them said, 'Don't you see this (who does deeds just to show off)? Who amongst you can go and bring the dung, blood and the abdominal contents (intestines, etc). of the slaughtered camels of the family of so and so and then wait till he prostrates and put that in between his shoulders?' The most unfortunate amongst them ('Uqba bin Abi Mu'ait) went (and brought them) and when Allah's Apostle prostrated, he put them between his shoulders. The Prophet remained in prostration and they laughed so much so that they fell on each other. A passerby went to Fatima, who was a young girl in those days. She came running and the Prophet was still in prostration. She removed them and cursed upon the Quraish on their faces. When Allah's Apostle completed his prayer, he said, 'O Allah! Take revenge on Quraish.' He said so thrice and added, 'O Allah! take revenge on 'Amr bin Hisham, 'Utba bin Rabia, Shaiba bin Rabi'a, Al-Walid bin'Utba, Umaiya bin Khalaf, 'Uqba bin Abi Mu'ait and 'Umar a bin Al-Walid." Abdullah added, "By Allah! I saw all of them dead in the battle field on the day of Badr and they were dragged and thrown in the Qalib (a well) at Badr: Allah's Apostle then said, 'Allah's curse has descended upon the people of the Qalib (well). (Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Virtues of the Prayer Hall (Sutra of the Musalla), Volume 1, Book 9, Number 499)"
This narration doesn't in anyway prove the false lies that our Prophet is full of hatred that he wished the death and torture of non-Muslims. This lie's statement is too general and too vast. It's easy for some hater of Islam to say such a statement. But as we've seen in the above narrations, our beloved Prophet peace be upon him is full of forgiveness and love toward others.
Repelling evil with good in Islam:
Allah Almighty in the Noble Quran commands us to return the evil that is done to us by others to not only with good, but with best!.
Let us look at Noble Verse 13:22 "Those who patiently persevere, seeking the countenance of their Lord; establish regular prayers; spend out of (the gifts) We have bestowed for their sustenance, secretly and openly; and turn off evil with good: for such there is the final attainment of the (Eternal) Home."
Let us look at Noble Verse 23:96 "Repel evil with that which is best: We are Well-acquainted with the things they say."
Let us look at Noble Verse 41:34 "Nor can goodness and evil be equal. Repel (evil) with that is better: Then will he between whom and thee was hatred become as it were thy friend and intimate!."
Let us look at Noble Verse 28:54 "Twice will they be given their reward, for that they have persevered, that they avert evil with good, and that they spend (in charity) out of what We have given them."
Let us look at Noble Verse 42:40 "The recompense for an injury is an injury equal thereto (in degree): but if a person forgives and makes reconciliation, his reward is due from Allah: for (Allah) Loveth not those who do wrong."
Allah Almighty loves those who restrain anger: "Those who spend (freely), whether in prosperity, or in adversity; who restrain anger, and pardon (all) men; for Allah loves those who do good. (The Noble Quran, 3:134)"
Whether people speak evil of you, in your presence or behind your back, or they do evil to you in either of those ways, all is known to Allah Almighty. It is not for you to punish. Your best course is not to do evil in your turn, but to do what will best repel the evil. Two evils do not make a good.
You do not return good for evil, for there is no equality or comparison between the two. You repel or destroy evil with something which is far better, just as an antidote is better than poison. You foil hatred with love. You repel ignorance with knowledge, folly and wickedness with the friendly message of Revelation. The man who was in bondage of sin, you not only liberate from sin, but make him your greatest friend and helper in the cause of Allah Almighty!. Such is the alchemy of the Word of Allah Almighty!. Your credit for returning evil with good and paying for charity is double. Also if you forgive and return the evil with good, then Allah Almighty will love you and reward you.
No fighting is allowed in Mecca:
Narrated Abu Huraira: "In the year of the Conquest of Mecca,
the tribe of Khuza'a killed a man from the tribe of Bani Laith in revenge for a killed
person, belonging to them. They informed the Prophet about it. So he rode his Rahila
(she-camel for riding) and addressed the people saying, "Allah held back the killing
from Mecca. (The sub-narrator is in doubt whether the Prophet said "elephant or
killing," as the Arabic words standing for these words have great similarity in
shape), but He (Allah) let His Apostle and the believers over power the infidels of Mecca.
Beware! (Mecca is a sanctuary) Verily! Fighting in Mecca was not permitted for
anyone before me nor will it be permitted for anyone after me. It (war) in it was made
legal for me for few hours or so on that day. No doubt it is at this moment a
sanctuary, it is not allowed to uproot its thorny shrubs or to uproot its trees or to pick
up its Luqatt (fallen things) except by a person who will look for its owner (announce it
publicly). And if somebody is killed, then his closest relative has the right to choose
one of the two-- the blood money (Diyya) or retaliation having the killer killed. In the
meantime a man from Yemen came and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Get that written for
me." The Prophet ordered his companions to write that for him. Then a man from
Quraish said, "Except Al-Iqhkhir (a type of grass that has good smell) O Allah's
Apostle, as we use it in our houses and graves." The Prophet said, "Except
Al-Idhkhiri.e. Al-Idhkhir is allowed to be plucked." (Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Knowledge, Volume 1, Book 3, Number 112)"
Some of the infidels that were killed whom the Christian "Answering Islam" team made a great deal out of were killed during the few hours that fighting was permitted in Mecca. When Muslims conquered Mecca, Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him ordered them to enter the city with their swords covered in their cases. Some of the infidels resisted the Muslims for few hours and this is where some blood shed took place.
The story of the 10,000 Muslim believers conquering Mecca was foretold in the Bible.
The point, however, is that Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him didn't seek personal revenges against people, and certainly he was not a murderer. He was Allah Almighty's Messenger who Spread Islam to Mankind by peace, except when wars were imposed upon him and his followers.
What about the Bible's cruelty?
Introduction: We must first of all know that the entire Bible is corrupted and unreliable and is mostly filled with man-made laws and corruption! GOD Almighty Said: "`How can you say, "We [the Jews] are wise, for we have the law of the LORD," when actually the lying pen of the scribes has handled it falsely?' (From the NIV Bible, Jeremiah 8:8)"
The Revised Standard Version makes it even clearer: "How can you say, 'We are wise, and the law of the LORD is with us'? But, behold, the false pen of the scribes has made it into a lie. (From the RSV Bible, Jeremiah 8:8)"
In either translation, we clearly see that the Jews had so much corrupted the Bible with their man-made cultural laws, that they had turned the Bible into a lie!
See Also Deuteronomy 31:25-29 where Moses peace be upon him predicted the corruption/tampering of the Law (Bible) after his death.
The Book of Moses predicted that the Law (Bible) will get corrupted. The Book of Jeremiah which came approximately 826 years after did indeed confirm this corruption.
There are several Verses in the Bible that seem to be very cruel. Let us look at few of them:
Let us look at Numbers 31:17 "Now kill all the boys [innocent kids]. And kill every woman who has slept with a man, but save for yourselves every girl who has never slept with a man."
Also, let us look at Numbers 31:35-40 "[From the captives of war] 32,000 women who had never slept with a man.......of which the tribute for the LORD was 32 [virgin women]."
Why kill the innocent children? Why kill all of the non-virgin women? Back then, it was only men who fought men in wars. Women rarely fought in battle fields. So what crime did the innocent children and the non-virgin women do?
This verse was sent to me by Yusif 65; may Allah Almighty always be pleased with him: "But after they had moved it, the LORD's hand was against that city, throwing it into a great panic. He afflicted the people of the city, both young and old, with an outbreak of tumors. (From the NIV Bible, 1 Samuel 5:9)"
"tumors" was defined as "with tumors in the groin." This is verified at this link.
Why torture the enemies by destroying their groins?
I wonder how the hypocrites of the Christian "Answering Islam" team would reply to these verses from their x-rated pornographic Bible.
My Question: My question to those hypocrites is, using your own standards, does this also make your porn-full bible an "invalid" book?
We are not even sure that the books of "Numbers" and "1 Samuel" are GOD's Divine Words. Let us look at what the NIV Bible's Theologians had to say about them:
The Book of Numbers:
"It is not necessary, however, to claim that Numbers came from Moses' hand complete and in final form. Portions of the book were probably added by scribes or editors from later periods of Israel's history. For example, the protestation of the humility of Moses (12:3) would hardly be convincing if it came from his own mouth. (From the NIV Bible Commentary, page 183)"
So in reality, we don't know who were all the authors who wrote the book of Numbers. How is it possible then to call the book of Numbers the True Living Revelations of GOD Almighty if the book had been tampered with by the man-made laws of the scribes?
As you clearly saw in Jeremiah 8:8 in the introduction above, GOD Almighty condemned the laws of the scribes and accused them for turning the Bible into a lie.
The books of 1 and 2 Samuel:
"Many questions have arisen pertaining to the literary character, authorship and date of 1,2 Samuel."
"Who the author was cannot be known with certainty since the book itself gives no indication of his identity."
(From the NIV Bible Commentary, page 368).
Again, unknown books with unknown authors had been inserted into the Bible and are now considered GOD's Revelations. What a joke! Since when do we consider man-made stories and narrations as GOD's Revelations?
(www.answering-christianity.com/authors_gospels.htm) Please visit the link to see the NIV Bible Book's Bibliography in case you wish to order it.
Please visit Why did Muhammad take up arms and Christ didn't? Why did Islam spread by the sword if it were indeed a Religion of Truth, and Christianity didn't? See my response to this misunderstanding. Jesus killed his enemies in the Bible?
What about the incident with the people of Bani Uraina?
Please read their story at Did Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him prescribe camel urine as medicine?
What about the incident with Abdullah bin Sarh?
Please visit http://www.islamic-awareness.org/Quran/Sources/Sarh/
Responses to all of the false charges against our beloved Prophet:
A picture and news paper article about a 9-year old girl from Thailand gave birth.
Muhammad married his daughter in law?
Muhammad prescribed camel urine as medicine.
The death of Abdullah bin Sarh.
If Muhammad peace be upon him was fake?
My response to "Muhammad didn't have witnesses to prove that he was truthful"
Other articles to read regarding Humanity in Islam:
The liberation of slaves in Islam.
Why did slavery exist during Islam? And how did Islam deal with it?
"Your Slaves are your brothers" in Islam
The Prophet divided the food between the slaves and the free.
Treatment of Slaves in Islam. If you beat your slave, then you will go to hell.
Can a slave request his freedom from his Muslim Master and be granted his freedom in Islam? Yes. The Muslim Master must pay him/her money too to get a nice jump start in life too according to the Noble Quran.
Freedom of religion and choice in Islam. How does Islam deal with apostates?
The woman can not be forced into marriage in Islam.
Is there equality between men and women in Islam?
Does Islam really allow the killing of innocent unbelievers?
Women have the right and are commanded by Allah Almighty to seek education in Islam.
Human equality Christianity?!
Introduction: When it comes to human affairs and relations, slavery is one of the back bones of the spine of Christianity and its principles: "All who are under the yoke of slavery should consider their masters worthy of full respect, so that God's name and our teaching may not be slandered. (From the NIV Bible, 1 Timothy 6:1)"
"Let all who are under the yoke of slavery regard their masters as worthy of all honor, so that the name of God and the teaching may not be defamed. (From the RSV Bible, 1 Timothy 6:1)"
In either translation, we clearly see that the Bible is not a book for freeing slaves. Slavery was practiced very badly during the times of Judaism and Christianity, and was fought against and ended during the times of Islam. It is part of the Bible's "teaching" to practice and promote slavery! And fighting it would "slander" or "defame" the teachings of the Bible.
My Challenge: I invite any Jew or Christian to bring me one Bible verse that orders its followers to free slaves!
Slavery and racism in the Bible. (Some of my rebuttals are included).
Instant death to those who desert Christianity in the Bible.
Being judgmental to others in the Bible.
Bad things said about Jesus peace be upon him in the New Testament.
The Bible literally allows for the strong to eat the weak. See how injustice is done in the Bible. When the influential individual sleeps with his neighbor's wife, then no harm is done to them. But when the the ordinary individual does it, then they get put to death according to the Bible's teachings and commands.
Can a slave request his freedom from his Jewish or Christian Master and be granted his freedom in the Bible? No. Slaves are to be inherited forever in the Bible.
X-Rated Pornography in the Bible:
X-Rated Pornography in the Bible.
Raping girls at the age of 3 is allowed in the Jewish Holiest Book, the Thalmud.
What is the punishment for rape in Christianity and Islam? See how the Bible tolerates it and even indirectly promotes it to happen to single women.
Contradicting errors even in Porn in the Bible.
History of man's corruption in the Bible. The Bible was not even written by the Prophets of GOD and the Disciples of Jesus.
Christianity is the cause of our social corruptions today.
Church Priests/Ministers who changed their sex and still preach in their Churches.
Contradictions and proofs of Historical Corruptions in the Bible:
Introduction: We must first of all know that the entire Bible is corrupted and unreliable and is mostly filled with man-made laws and corruption! GOD Almighty Said: "`How can you say, "We [the Jews] are wise, for we have the law of the LORD," when actually the lying pen of the scribes has handled it falsely?' (From the NIV Bible, Jeremiah 8:8)"
The Revised Standard Version makes it even clearer: "How can you say, 'We are wise, and the law of the LORD is with us'? But, behold, the false pen of the scribes has made it into a lie. (From the RSV Bible, Jeremiah 8:8)"
In either translation, we clearly see that the Jews had so much corrupted the Bible with their man-made cultural laws, that they had turned the Bible into a lie!
See Also Deuteronomy 31:25-29 where Moses peace be upon him predicted the corruption/tampering of the Law (Bible) after his death.
The Book of Moses predicted that the Law (Bible) will get corrupted. The Book of Jeremiah which came approximately 826 years after did indeed confirm this corruption.
Just who were the real authors of the Bible? Today's Books and Gospels' authors of the Bible are UNKNOWN. See the comments from the NIV Bible itself! Just why in the world should I believe in today's Bible?
Their Rebuttals and my Responses:
My responses start with "Osama-".
Here is their first rebuttal:
Subj: Re: Osama Abdallah is openly challenging you!
Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2001 5:15:14 AM Eastern Daylight Time
From: Shimoun <shimoun63@yahoo.com>
To: ISLM4EVR1@aol.com
Osama,
+++
them to be executed. The hypocrites of the Christian
"Answering Islam" team made such a great deal out of
the few pigs
+++
Is this the sort of language you use for human murder?
++++
Muhammad never took revenge for his own sake, but for
the sake of Allah Almighty and Islam:
++++
So your quaranic myth Allah is so weak that he has to
use a mere human to kill someone?
Can you prove to me how you know Allah and if he
exists?
Simon
My response to their first rebuttal:
Osama- Here is my rebuttal to your small one:
> Osama,
>
> +++
> them to be executed. The hypocrites of the Christian
> "Answering Islam" team made such a great deal out of
> the few pigs
> +++
>
> Is this the sort of language you use for human murder?
Osama- Cheap remark that is based on no facts. I provided the facts
with
references that prove our beloved Prophet peace be upon him was not a
murderer.
>
> ++++
> Muhammad never took revenge for his own sake, but for
> the sake of Allah Almighty and Islam:
> ++++
>
> So your quaranic myth Allah is so weak that he has to
> use a mere human to kill someone?
Osama- The same stupid argument can be said about your bible. Read
the "What
about the Bible's cruelty?" section above. This
proves that you and your team
are hypocrites.
>
> Can you prove to me how you know Allah and if he
> exists?
Osama- visit The name of
GOD Almighty is the same in the Aramaic, Hebrew and Arabic to see that the
name of GOD Almighty in
Aramaic and Hebrew was indeed "Allah". I provided ample proofs.
>
> Simon
Osama- Best wishes.
Their second rebuttal:
Subj: Re: Osama Abdallah is openly challenging you!
Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2001 6:34:14 PM Eastern Daylight Time
From: Shimoun <shimoun63@yahoo.com>
To: ISLM4EVR1@aol.com
Osama,
++++
> > Osama,
> >
> > +++
> > them to be executed. The hypocrites of the
> Christian
> > "Answering Islam" team made such a great deal out
> of
> > the few pigs
> > +++
> >
> > Is this the sort of language you use for human
> murder?
>
> Osama- Cheap remark that is based on no facts. I
> provided the facts with references that prove our
> beloved Prophet peace be upon him was not a
> murderer.
> >
> > ++++
I have seen these facts which are hypothesis and not
facts!
++++
> > Muhammad never took revenge for his own sake, but
> for
> > the sake of Allah Almighty and Islam:
> > ++++
> >
> > So your quaranic myth Allah is so weak that he has
> to
> > use a mere human to kill someone?
>
> Osama- The same stupid argument can be said about
> your bible. Read the "What about the Bible's
> cruelty?" section.
+++
First of all you have to prove that your god exists
and if something does not exist then all you have is
your wild imagination and words with no substance!
> >
> > Can you prove to me how you know Allah and if he
> > exists?
>
> Osama- visit www.answering-christianity.com/allah.htm
to see that the
> name of GOD Almighty in Aramaic and Hebrew was
> indeed "Allah". I provided ample proofs.
> >
> > Simon
That argument I have read before but it does not prove
your god exists!
Bring forth some concrete proof not words like Allah
as that proves nothing...
Hope you see the truth
Simon
My response to their second rebuttal:
Osama,
++++
> > Osama,
> >
> > +++
> > them to be executed. The hypocrites of the
> Christian
> > "Answering Islam" team made such a great deal out
> of
> > the few pigs
> > +++
> >
> > Is this the sort of language you use for human
> murder?
>
> Osama- Cheap remark that is based on no facts. I
> provided the facts with references that prove our
> beloved Prophet peace be upon him was not a
> murderer.
> >
> > ++++
I have seen these facts which are hypothesis and not
facts!
Osama- Well, perhaps you need to quite being biased and
closed minded and read my hypothesis that (1) Debunks your
hypothesis; and (2) Proves that our beloved Prophet peace
be upon him was not a murderer. Read the article above.
++++
> > Muhammad never took revenge for his own sake, but
> for
> > the sake of Allah Almighty and Islam:
> > ++++
> >
> > So your quaranic myth Allah is so weak that he has
> to
> > use a mere human to kill someone?
>
> Osama- The same stupid argument can be said about
> your bible. Read the "What about the Bible's
> cruelty?" section.
+++
First of all you have to prove that your god exists
and if something does not exist then all you have is
your wild imagination and words with no substance!
Osama- Again, you repeat the same useless and foolish
argument. To prove to you that my and your GOD
Almighty exists is impossible. But you have to know
in case you didn't know that we Muslims believe in
One True Living Undivided GOD Almighty:
"Say: He is God, the One and Only; God, the Eternal,
Absolute; He begetteth not, nor is He begotten; And
there is none like unto Him.
> >
> > Can you prove to me how you know Allah and if he
> > exists?
>
> Osama- visit www.answering-christianity.com/allah.htm
to see that the
> name of GOD Almighty in Aramaic and Hebrew was
> indeed "Allah". I provided ample proofs.
> >
> > Simon
That argument I have read before but it does not prove
your god exists!
Bring forth some concrete proof not words like Allah
as that proves nothing...
Hope you see the truth
Osama- So now you are cowarding away from your pornful
bible and dubious pagan trinitarian religion and converting into
an Atheist? I proved to you from your very own resources
that the original name of GOD Almighty in the bible
was indeed "Allah". Again, visit The name of GOD
Almighty is the same in the Aramaic, Hebrew and Arabic.
Simon
Osama- Best wishes.
Waiting for their response......
He wrote:
At this point, its a guess as to what surah came next. The 75th is as likely as any. The self-reproaching spirit says: 075.001 I swear by the Day of Resurrection; and I call to witness the self-reproaching spirit, the accusing soul. Does man think that We cannot assemble his bones? The accusing soul is Satan although it could also be Muhammad, for he incriminates himself with every word. As for assembling bones, Islam preaches bodily resurrection, not spiritual salvation. The drunken orgy in the Garden of Bliss requires a body, not a soul, heart, or brain.
My response:
To the reader, here is what Noble Verses 75:1-10 say:
" "I do call to witness the Resurrection Day; And I do call to witness the self-reproaching spirit: (Eschew Evil). Does man think that We cannot assemble his bones? Nay, We are able to put together in perfect order the very tips of his fingers. But man wishes to do wrong (even) in the time in front of him. He questions: "When is the Day of Resurrection?" At length, when the sight is dazed, And the moon is buried in darkness. And the sun and moon are joined together,- That Day will Man say: "Where is the refuge?" (The Noble Quran, 75:1-10)"
Allah Almighty is not a "self-reproaching" spirit. What else beside baseless and nonsensical speculations and childish name callings do we get from you? Here is the interpretation of the Noble Verses:
"Our doctors postulate three states or stages of the development of the human soul; (1) Ammarah (12:53), which is prone to evil, and, if not checked and controlled, will lead to perdition; (2) Lawwamah, as here, which feels conscious of evil, and resists it, asks for Allah's grace and pardon after repentance and tries to amend; it hopes to reach salvation; (3) Mutma'innah (89:27), the highest stage of all, which it achieves full rest and satisfaction. Our second stage may be compared to Conscience, except that in English usage Conscience is a faculty and not a stage in spiritual development." (The Meaning of the Holy Quran, Abdullah Yusuf Ali, Noble Verse 75:2, Foot Note 5810, Page 1565)
Allah Almighty in many places in the Noble Quran swears by some of His creation for special Divine Purposes, Wisdoms and Reasons. He can't swear by a higher authority over Him, because He is the Highest. So instead, He uses some of His Creation as Parables. So the "self-reproaching" spirit is not Allah Almighty as you falsely claim.
He wrote:
As the surah
continues, we learn that the Day of Resurrection and Doom are one in the same. We are also
confronted with the darkening of the moon, an overt Satanic reference. 075.003
Nay, We are able to put together the tips of his
fingers. But man wishes to do wrong and fain denial. He questions: When is the Day
of Doom? So when the sight becomes dazed, and the moon becomes dark, and the sun and
the moon are brought together, man will say: Where is the refuge? By no means!
There will be no place of safety
. Nay, man will be evidence against himself,
although he tenders his excuses. Move not your tongue concerning the Quran to make
haste. [Dont you just love the transition?] It is for Us to collect it, put it
together, and promulgate it. When We have read it, follow its recital as promulgated. It
is for Us to explain it.
Muslim clerics claim that the point of friction between Muhammad and
this tribe was over resurrection. But thats not true. As evidence that Arabs
believed in the afterlife, they had their relatives tie their favorite camel to their
grave so that it would follow them to paradise. Heaven might be big, and there was no
sense in walking when one could ride. Thus, a belief in an afterlife wasnt the point
of contention. The real problem was that Muhammad said his peoples ancestors were
burning in hell because they died during the Period of
Ignorancepre-Islam. In that the Meccans loved their parents and grandparents,
this upset them and naturally caused many to assail Muhammads parochial and
intolerant view. They may also have chafed at his lewd depictions of heaven and his
sadistic portrayal of hell.
The moon becoming dark and being brought together with the sun is
troublesome. In the Bible, the moon is the illusory, false, and counterfeit source of
illumination, therefore symbolic of Satan. Darkness is equated with evil and deception.
The Bible says: Men loved darkness rather than light because their deeds were
evil.
The abrupt transition in this surah is like most of the Quran. Move not your tongue to make haste
comes completely out of the blue. There is no segue or context. And it makes no sense. God
is eternal. Furthermore, the suggestion that god has to explain his Quran for it to
make sense is embarrassing. It brings to mind one of the books final and most
troubling verses. 005.101 Believers,
ask not questions about things which if made plain to you may cause you trouble when the
Quran is revealed. Some people before you asked questions, and on that account lost
their faith. Maududi, in his commentary, The Meaning of the
Quran, explains: The Prophet forbade people to
ask questions or to pry into such things. The Hadith confirms this
prophetic warning. Bukhari:V2B24N555 I heard the Prophet say, Allah has hated you for
asking too many questions.
The reason questions are prohibited is that there is no cogent
explanation for Islam. It epitomizes and relies upon ignorance. The deeper one digs, the
more obvious the deception becomes. And this is precisely why Muslims protect their
doctrine by attacking those who quote from their scriptures. They know that surest way to
save Muslims from Islam is to expose them to it.
My response:
You mentioned two nonsensical points:
1- Some Signs or events mentioned about the Day of Judgement that don't make sense.
2- In Islam, questions are not allowed.
Here is my response to your nonsense and lie (regarding point #2) above:
1- As to the Day of Judgement, Allah Almighty Made several accurate claims about the "Big Bang" and "Cosmic Crunch" theories. Since the following links are too lengthy to post here, I'd like to ask the reader to read them:
From www.answering-christianity.com/sci_quran.htm:
The Universe, Astronomy, UFOs and Space Shuttles:
The Noble Quran and Astronomers both claim that the Universe is 18 billion years old.
The Big Bang Theory and the Cosmic Crunch in the Noble Quran. Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him predicted around the time when the Cosmic Crunch occurs, the Sun would rise from the West.
The Noble Quran on the Origin of the Universe. This article has pictures and quotes from Western scientific books that accurately confirm the astronomical claims of the Noble Quran. The Noble Quran was the only book that claimed that the universe originated from Hot Gas or Smoke. Science proved that this claim is true.
Comparison between Allah Almighty's claims about His Creation, and the scientific discoveries that 100% agree with Him. Claims such as: The universe is expanding, the existence of the sun's orbit, the protective atmosphere to the earth, Embryology and many more.
Allah Almighty said in the Noble Quran that He is "Expanding" the Universe. Scientists already proved this claim to be true.The "Clot" and the Creation of the Universe in the Noble Quran.
Is there mention of U.F.Os or other Human Planets in the Noble Quran?
Einstein's time relativity in the Noble Quran.
UFOs and Space Shuttles were explicitly mentioned in the Noble Quran! Even the communication with UFOs was prophesied in the Noble Quran.
Aliens and UFOs in the Noble Quran.
2- As to asking questions in Islam, I have refuted this lie before with another anti-Islamic christian:
From www.answering-christianity.com/islam-questions_rebuttal.htm:
Since I am only defending Islam here, then I will respond only to your comments about Islam above. We right off the bat see a misquote of Noble Verses 5:101-102. Here is how they read:
"O ye who believe! Ask not questions about things which, if made plain to you, may cause you trouble. But if ye ask about things when the Quran is being revealed, they will be made plain to you, God will forgive those: for God is Oft-Forgiving, Most Forbearing. Some people before you did ask such questions, and on that account lost their faith. (The Noble Quran, 5:101-102)"
The Noble Verses do not prohibit Muslims from asking questions, or many questions in general, but rather warn Muslims from questioning their faith too much by asking thorny questions, because this will open up the door for satan's temptations.
This is further verified in the following Hadith:
Narrated Mu'awiyah: "The Holy Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) forbade the discussion of thorny questions. (Translation of Sunan Abu-Dawud, Knowledge (Kitab Al-Ilm), Book 25, Number 3648)"
Andrew is a Liar! Here is the Proof!
Even though I hate to use these kind of titles and words in my comments and
conversations, but Andrew's ridiculous and outrageous lies are irresistible!!
Notice how Andrew cut off from the Hadiths that he provided above. He did that on purpose to prove his lie, because the parts he took out would've clearly refuted him. Let us see the proof:
Narrated Abu Musa: "The Prophet was asked about things which he did not like, but when the questioners insisted, the Prophet got angry. He then said to the people, "Ask me anything you like." A man asked, "Who is my father?" The Prophet replied, "Your father is Hudhafa." Then another man got up and said, "Who is my father, O Allah's Apostle ?" He replied, "Your father is Salim, Maula (the freed slave) of Shaiba." So when 'Umar saw that (the anger) on the face of the Prophet he said, "O Allah's Apostle! We repent to Allah (Our offending you)." (Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Knowledge, Volume 1, Book 3, Number 92)"
Here we see Mr. liar that the Prophet peace be upon him kept the questions open by saying "Ask me anything you like." He only go offended at one person who asked inappropriate questions.
More proofs from the Hadith:
Narrated Yazid: "(the Maula of Munba'ith) The Prophet was asked regarding the case of a lost sheep. He said, "You should take it, because it is for you, or for your brother, or for the wolf." Then he was asked about a lost camel. He got angry and his face became red and he said (to the questioner), "You have nothing to do with it; it has its feet and its water container with it; it can go on drinking water and eating trees till its owner meets it." And then the Prophet was asked about a Luqata (money found by somebody). He said, "Remember and recognize its tying material and its container, and make public announcement about it for one year. If somebody comes and identifies it (then give it to him), otherwise add it to your property." (Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Divorce, Volume 7, Book 63, Number 214)"
Again, here we see the Prophet getting frustrated at ridiculous questions and not about questions that deal with the faith. So, asking questions and researching is not prohibited in Islam as the liar Andrew claimed.
It's funny how the liar calls himself "Brother
Andrew" when he is a misquoter and a deceiver!
He wrote:
The Resurrection surah continues: 075.020 But men love the present life, and neglect
the hereafter. Some faces that Day will beam, looking toward their Lord; and some faces
will be gloomy knowing that some great back-breaking calamity is about to be inflicted on
them. Yes, when their soul comes up their throat and reaches their collarbone they will
cry, Is there a magician or wizard who can save us? But they will know that it
is the hour of parting and one leg will be joined with another, agony heaped on agony,
affliction combined with affliction. Its hard to imagine how a
religion this full of satanic overtones and this fixated on anguish has survived, much
less grown. If it werent for the sword, Islam would have been stillborn.
Yes, I know that the Bible also speaks of hell and punishment, so why
attack Islam so vehemently? The answer is: appropriateness, proportion, personal
involvement, and vividness. First, the Bible speaks of hell as a place for those who have
received ample and rational divine revelation, but have chosen to reject it. It provides
standards for living via scripture in advance of judgment. The Bible even provides real
proof that its revelations are godly through countless miracles and predictive prophecies.
Those who end up in hell have to ignore all of this and choose not to be with God.
Further, the Biblical hell wasnt created for man. It was designed for Lucifer and
his fallen angels, todays demons, as a result of their disobedience. Its
little wonder Islams dark spirit spends so much time there.
The Quran never proves its divine authority and has yet to
provide either ample revelation or standards for living. And there is no example to
follow. Muhammad was the lone prophet and his life was the antithesis of godly. In other
words, its inappropriate for god to threaten hell before he has explained what
people must do to avoid it.
Second, the frequency of the Qurans references to hell and
its tortures are alarmingly out of proportion. I have not taken the passages describing
retribution out of context. Every early surah is being presented in its entirety. Bad
overwhelms good in the Quran; hell is featured, not heaven. Rebuffing
Muhammads tormentors is far more prevalent than instructing the faithful. Torment is
the Qurans most prominent theme.
Third, hell in the Bible is separation from God. In the Quran
Allah is the driving force of hell, its creator and manager. Allah wants to be left alone
with man so that he can oversee his tortures. This is a fundamental difference between
Yahweh and Allah, between Judeo-Christianity and Islam. In the Bible, the reward of heaven
is being with God. In the Quran, by contrast, the reward is being with virgins;
communion with Allah isnt mentioned.
Fourth, the Bibles descriptions of hell are many magnitudes
milder. There is gnashing of teeth, and were told its hot, but little more.
The vividness in which Allah describes the specifics of hells torments is deeply
disturbing, even demented.
Fifth, in Judeo-Christianity, hell is a place one chooses. No one is
sent there against their will. We are all given a choice: love God and form a personal
relationship, or reject him and spend eternity separated from him. In Islam, most Muslims
and all non-Muslims are predestined to hell. In other words, their god chooses to condemn
them.
Muhammads dark spirit had a one-track mind. The Meccans were
tormenting his prophet, calling him a lying wizard, a lousy plagiarizer, a possessed poet.
He was bent on making them pay. But to put teeth in his bite, Muhammad had to
prove that his spirit was God. 075.032 So he did not accept the truth, nor did he
pray. He called the truth a lie and turned his back. Then he gleefully went to his clan.
Woe to you, yes, woe! Destruction is near. Again, woe to you, yes, woe! Again your doom is
near. Does man think that he will be left to wander aimlessly? Was he not a drop of sperm
emitted in lowly form? Then did he become a leech-like clot; then did the Lord make and
fashion him in due proportion.
To understand Muhammads motivations, his gods nature, and
Islams purpose we must thoughtfully consider every early revelation. Each provides
something we can use to free Muslims from Islam and in turn free ourselves from Islamic
terror. In that light, lets review Maududis writings on the 67th surah: It is characteristic of early revelations in that it
presents the entire teachings of Islam and the object of the Prophets mission so
that they could be assimilated easily. During this time, most Meccans cursed the Prophet
and prayed for his and the believers destruction. A few surahs
ago we were told that the unbelievers were in hell because they didnt pray. But that
aside, were about to discover the entire
teaching of Islam and the object of the Prophets mission.
067.001 Blessed
is He who holds the reins of Kingship. Why is this written in third
person if its supposed to be the Lord is speaking? And why is god blessing Himself?
Perhaps this is another confessionevidence of Muhammads ambition. An insecure
man saw himself as king.
According to the Quran, death precedes life and both are a test.
This is followed by Islams greatest omission. The test isnt explainedthe
Quran doesnt give the rules by which we are to be judged. Who has created death and life that He may test
youwhich of you is best in deeds; He is the Mighty, the Forgiving.
Muhammads worldview was upside down. Unable to give followers a
reason to live, he gave Muslims a reason to dietesting their will to sacrifice their
lives as martyrs. Islam was more about pain than paradise. Unable to convince men to
choose his religion based upon its merits, Muhammad threatened them with damnation. And
his religion was more about puffery than proof. Unable to produce a sign, a miracle, a
prophecy, Muhammad pushed out his chest and simply proclaimed himself Messenger. Ishaq:116 I heard the Apostle say, I have never invited anyone
to accept Islam who hasnt shown signs of reluctance, suspicion and
hesitation.
Now that we know the motivation for Islam was power, it's time to meet
its god and witness his teaching 067.003 We created seven heavens, one above the other. Muhammad, can
you see any fault in Ar-Rahmans creation? Look again: Can you see any rifts or
fissures? Then look again and yet again. Your gaze turns back dazed and tired. We have
adorned the lowest skies with lamps, and We have made them missiles to drive away the
devils and against the stone Satans, and for them We have prepared the doom of Hell and
the penalty of torment in the most intense Blazing Fire. For those who reject their Lord
is the punishment of Hell: Evil, it is such a wretched destination. When they are flung
therein, they will hear the terrible drawing in of their breath and loud moaning even as
the flame blazes forth, roaring with rage as it boils up, bursting with fury. Every time a
fresh crowd is cast in, Hells wardens will ask, Did no Warner come to
you? They will say: Yes indeed; a Warner did come to us, but we rejected him
and said, The Lord never sent down any Message: you are nothing more than an egregious
delusion!
Muhammads spirit has a name: Ar-Rahmanthe deity of the
Yemeni Hanifs. The first pillar of Islam has been pulverized. There is a god besides
Allah. The Quran says so. But monotheism and religious foundations torn asunder,
this idol is no less delusional or demented than Muhammads Lord.
Calling stars lamps that will be turned into missiles to drive away
devils is dimwitted, but when it comes to gods, Ill take feeble-minded to demented,
any day. Ar-Rahman says that he personally prepared the torment in the Blazing Fire. And
as before, he seems to relish the details. The fire is intense, it is a wretched place,
the victims are flung in, their breath is choked out, they moan, roaring with rage as the
flames boil up around thembursting in fury. Crowds of new victims are callously
called fresh. Then to add indignity to insult, the unbelievers are
interrogated by hells wardens.
While creation and astronomy are obviously weaknesses on
Ar-Rahmans resume, when it comes to pain and suffering he is an expert. In that
its beneath God to ramble on in such a nasty tone, the Quran leaves us in a
quandary. If God didnt inspire these wordswho did?
Id like to propose a source of inspiration. We have ample
evidence to suspect Khadijas involvement in the conception of the Profitable Prophet
Plan, and selling Muhammad on it. After two years of silence we have a series of
revelations that speak of making money (Khadija) and empowering and enriching destitute
orphans (Muhammad). We even have sworn testimony, confessions that purport to be
scripture.
This takes us to vengeance. Its the motivation for the onslaught
of hellish pain so graphically and vociferously presented in these initial surahs. They
strongly suggest personal knowledge. The terrible drawing in of breath, the loud moaning
that follows, flames boiling up, bursting forth with rage, combined with god shackling,
choking, and pouring boiling water on men is beyond normal imagination.
Fortunately, we are given a clue as to the root cause that underlies
this inhuman rage. Each time a fresh wound is inflicted the tormentor tells his victims
that its their fault. They deserve their fate. If they werent so bad, so
unworthy, so undesirable, if they had only listened, they wouldnt be punished. Such
is the modus operandi of a typical child abuser. There is a considerable body of evidence
in the Hadith and Quran that screams to us today: Muhammad was molested. Nobody
wanted him. He was abandoned by his father and rejected by his mother. Those with
substance, his uncle Lahab and grandfather Muttalib, saw him as an inconvenience. The
Bedouin woman into whose custody he was placed viewed him as unworthy, as she knew she
wouldnt be paid for her services. The scene was ripe for abuse.
In the low-tech world of the Arabian Desert, campfires, scalding water,
pitch, thorns, and shackles may well have been the implements of torture. And I suspect
that the would-be prophet was told that he deserved the punishment. Then, as so often
happens, the victim came full circle. Muhammad went from prey to perpetratorfrom
abused to abuser.
With this in mind, lets jump back into the 67th surahone of
the first revealed to MuhammadOne that contains the
entire teaching of Islam and the object of the Prophets mission. 067.010
They will say, Had we but listened and
learned, we wouldnt be in the burning flames! So they shall acknowledge their
guilt, but there will be no joy for the inmates of the blazing fire. Muhammad
is imagining his critics accepting blame for their hellish predicament just as the victims
of child abuse internalize their guilt. The perpetrators of such heinous crimes assuage
their consciences by telling the abused that they are being punished because they
didnt listen. They do it so often and so vehemently, victims begin to see themselves
as somehow responsible for the torment they are enduring. Yet whether they falsely confess
to their complicity or keep it inside, the torture never endsthey remain prisoners
to the pain.
All too often, the tormentor manages to twist reality, to somehow show
their ultimate restraint as a form of mercy. The abuser views himself as merciful, even
gracious and forgiving, for suspending the torture he is inflicting. And this strategy
enables the perpetrator to control their prey. Authority and power satiate their cravings;
they hide their inadequacies. The final ingredient in this demented recipe is the threat
of future calamity. The abused are told that they are being watched by the all-powerful
predator. If they squeal, hell make them pay; hell make the consequence
grievous.
067.012
For those who fear the Lord in secret there is a reward. Whether you say a
thing secretly or openly, He knows your innermost thoughts. Let me
translate this for you. If you keep quiet out of fear, you will be rewarded with a
reprieve from punishment. But be careful of what you think and say, because I am watching
you.
The following verses vainly try to establish a sense of legitimate
authority for the Wrathful Tormentor, painting the perpetrator as Gracious. 067.014
It is He who has made the earth subservient to
you that you may travel and eat the things He provided. [Be nice and you wont be
chained, burned, or have to eat trash. But if you squeal
] To Him you shall return.
Are you so unafraid that He will not open the earth to swallow you, pelt you with showers
of stones, or let loose on you a violent wind so that you shall know how terrible is My
warning [threat]? But indeed men before them rejected My warning. They denied, so then how
terrible will be My punishment of them and My wrath. Its an
old and perverted story: victimization is the victims fault because he or she
ignored the obvious signs of the tormentors authority and justification.
You may think that Im making too much of a single surah, but this
surah does not stand alone. Pain and punishment for those who do not acquiesce to the
authority of the perpetrator is the Qurans single most dominant theme with one
thousand iterations. Being burnt alive is the most common form of torment. We are even
told that mens bodies, their flesh, fuel the fire.
We also have another poignant clue in this passage, a Freudian slip.
Muhammad begins by referring to god as He, establishing his lords power,
control, and justification. Then he transitions to My as he says My warning they denied, so then how terrible will be My
rejection of them and My wrath. And all of this, unlike most of the
Quran, is in singular (He and My) not the usual plural (We and Our). Thats
because this is personal with Muhammad. We are looking directly into the heart of
Islams founder.
Roasting men alive is not the only method of punishment deployed in the
Quran. Yet each and every variation is consistent with what the would-be prophet
might have endured around a Bedouin campfire. The other ghoulish treatments include being
forced to drink scalding water, being made to eat thorns, and choking down boiling pitch.
Clothes are set on fire. Men are shackled with twine and turned on a spit. And while I
cannot prove that our orphan was abused as a child, all the evidence points in that
direction.
It explains why the Quran is so filled with threats of pain and
punishment. It explains the nature of the torments. It explains the underlying reason for
them. And it explains why the prophet was so angry at uncle Abu. By not adopting him,
Lahab was ultimately responsible for the anguish Muhammad endured. It even explains the
motivation for Islam. Lahab controlled the religious scam Muhammad coveted. He had what
his nephew cravedpower and wealth. They would have provided relief.
Since the Quran was too poorly written, too foolish, too
contradictory, and too twisted to be divinely inspired, there must have been an ulterior
motivation behind such haunting words. If not abuse, then what?
Thus far, Islam has been as transparent as a cloudless desert sky.
Lets take a quick inventory. At Khadijas urging, Muhammad usurped the
authority of an unnamed lord to stake his claim to the wealth that flowed from his
familys religious scam. A hellish childhood created a hellish religion that looks
suspiciously similar to what the prophet may have personally endured. Heaven was created
in his image as well, depicted as the lustful realm an abandoned boy would have
desireda realm where the women who rejected him were used to bring him pleasure.
Gods character and words came to reflect the prophets wishes.
The remainder of the 67th surah simply wallows in puddles of delusion
and despair. 067.019
Do they not observe the birds above them, spreading their wings and folding them in?
Nothing holds them aloft except Ar-Rahman: Truly Ar-Rahman watches over all things. Flight
happens because Ar-Rahman holds birds aloft. Its clear Muhammad never went to
physics class. Bernoullis principal, the law that explains aerodynamic lift, was way
too complex. And make no mistake, this is offered as a proof of Ar-Rahmans
existence, not as a metaphor.
Yet for a god so into holding birds aloft, he sure wasnt much
help on the morning of 9/11/2001. Perhaps Ar-Rahman was distracted burning infidels. No,
thats not right. Knowing Muhammads lord as we do, his spirit let go of the
United and American birds so that he could watch thousands of infidels burn.
Allahu Akbar!
With the Lords divine authority firmly established, we return to The Kingdom surah. 067.020 Who is he that will send an army to assist you besides
Ar-Rahman? The unbelievers are lost in delusion. Another motivation,
another teaching is revealed. Ar-Rahman is a militaristic god with an army. Jihad would
soon become Islams most recognizable attribute, the means the messenger would use to
abuse his adversaries.
As we discovered earlier, Ar-Rahman was a pagan rock idol with a House
like Allahs. The two gods vied for attention. And its clear that Allah was
slighted in the early going. Not only hasnt he been mentioned thus far, he
wouldnt find his way into Islam for quite some time. Its not a very nice way
to treat the Lord of the House. So why choose this name?
Muslim scholars have no viable explanation as to why Muhammad called
his Lord Ar-Rahman. The best they can do is say that god has many names and that Ar-Rahman
became one of their gods attributes. But thats nonsense. Ar-Rahman was the
name of a pagan deity, one much better knownat least outside the tiny village of
Meccathan Allah. He was an idolnot an attribute. Further, all of the initial
religiosity contained in the early revelations mirrors the religion of the Hanifsthe
followers of Ar-Rahman.
There are serious problems associated with the prophet choosing to name
his spirit Ar-Rahman. When Muhammad ultimately migrated from the shallow doctrinal pool of
the Hanifs to the unimaginably deep reservoir of the Jews, he was forced to claim that his
Lord was their Lordthe Biblical God, Yahweh. Otherwise, why were all the characters
and stories so similar? But that was problematic. Although Muhammad didnt know it,
the God of the Bible had a nameYahweh. He didnt know because the Jews were
afraid to say it for fear of blasphemy. And since he was illiterate, Muhammad
couldnt read any of the 6,868 times YHWH, or Yahweh, was written in their
Scriptures. Just like our Bible translations today, when the Hebrew word says
Yahweh, Gods personal name, we read and say the Lord. But
Joe is not Jim. Moses is not Muhammad. And Yahweh is neither Ar-Rahman nor Allah.
As with politicians, a blunder becomes a crisis when it is covered up
and then exposed. The Islamic clerics, following their prophets lead, have tried to
sweep the name of the Qurans first god under the rug. So we must ask: if there
is nothing to hidewhy try so hard to hide it? Of the many Quran translations,
all but two errantly replace Ar-Rahmans name with an attribute like
Merciful, the title Lord, the generic God, or with the
name Allah. But unlike the Jews, who misinterpreted the Third Commandment,
there is no excuse for changing Ar-Rahman to Lord, God, or Allah.
This problem is exacerbated by the invocation that was later added
before each surah. In their desire to make Ar-Rahman into Allah and to make both appear
good in spite of their scriptures, this line is repeated 113 times: In the name of Allah, the Benevolent (Ar-Rahim), the
Merciful (Ar-Rahman). So desperate are Islamic scholars to present
their hateful, punitive, and warlike spirit in a favorable light, one even wrote a book
proclaiming, Merciful and Benevolent are the
Qurans most repeated attributes for Allah. Holy hogwash.
The salutation wasnt part of the Quranic revelation. Its an
invocationone as lame as it is contradictory.
For those who may be curious, Ill digress a moment. The Third
Commandment does not say: Thou shall not take the name of the Lord thy God in
vain. Not only is it beneath Yahweh to write such a trivial thing in stone, his name
isnt the Lord. A name cant be taken, and
vain means either egotistical as it relates to a person, or failed as it
relates to an endeavor. In that the line was meaningless, Jews, and later Christians,
falsely assumed that our Creator was telling us that they shouldnt swear or say,
Yahweh.
The Commandment as it was actually written in Hebrew says something
that is vital to our very survival: You shall not accept or advance in the name or
character of Yahweh, your deity, anything that is deceptive or destructive. Our
failure to understand this Commandment and live by it is the reason Holy Wars are fought.
Our tolerance of things that purport to be godly, but are instead false and destructive,
is why Islam exists. It is why Muslim militants kill us. It is why the world is, and has
been, in such a horrible mess.
So why didnt Muhammad initially name his dark spirit? Why did he
begin by calling him by the Hebrew, hence Hanif title Lord? Why then did he
finally name him after a rival to the Meccan Allah? Good questions all. And since the
Muslim sages dont provide a viable answer, Ill propose onespeculative as
it might be. Khadija converted Muhammad by telling him that her aged cousin said that he
was a prophet in the line of Moses. This man knew that the Jews called their God
Lord. But the Meccans were not satisfied with a title. All gods had names.
Even pagan stone idols had nameswhy not Muhammads god? If he was so important,
he must have a name.
That put the wannabe prophet in a pickle. If he called his god by any
of the most familiar pagan namesHubal, Allah, Al-Lat (the female form of Al-Lah),
Manat, or Al-Uzzasomething would be expected of them. After all, if they could give
such marvelous Quran recitals, why not a miracle? Since these idols were close at
hand it would have been hard to explain away their lack of participation in the
prophets mission.
With the Meccan pantheon too close for comfort, Muhammad did what he
did best. He stole someone elses material. The Hanifs had a religion, and they had a
godone who lived a comfortable distance away. He simply appropriated
their material and their deity. Ar-Rahman was perfect, in a twisted sort of way. His name
meant merciful. As such it became a way to disguise the Qurans
demented edge. Its like calling the Communist dictatorship in China a republic.
Each of the initial Quranic surahs reflected Hanif beliefs and
religiosity, not Jewish. The convoluted Bible stories we covered during creation and
patriarch chapters were revealed much laterafter the prophet had exhausted the
rather anemic belief structure of the Hanifs and needed something more. And that too is
interesting. The Qurans reliance on the Bible varies inversely with access to
the Kaaba, Allahs House, and directly with access to Jews. If Allah or
Ar-Rahman were God, why would that be?
While youre pondering that conundrum, consider this: the moment
Muhammad migrated to Medina, he capitalized upon the opportunity distance from his god
provided. In the 2nd surah, the first revealed after fleeing Mecca, Ar-Rahman became
Allah. You see, Allah and his house were now a safe distance south. God changes his name
so Muhammad can lay claim to that which he has been chased away fromthe religious
scam surrounding the Kaaba. Ar-Rahman is never to be heard from again. He simply
fades into the amorphous world of attributes.
As we return to the Quran, we find Muhammad embroiled in an
argumentone that fits nicely into the abused theory. 067.021 Who is
there that can provide you with food in case He was to withhold His provision? Nay, they
obstinately persist in rebellion and aversion. Is then one who walks headlong groping,
groveling on his face, better guided, or one who walks evenly on a Straight Path?
The quality of this writing is so pathetic it almost makes you feel sorry for
Muhammadalmost.
067.025 They
say: When shall this threat be executed if you are truthful? Say: As to the
knowledge of the time, it is with the Lord alone: I am sent only to warn you
clearly. The Meccans were looking for a little proof but our
hero couldnt provide any. The best he could do was say, You just wait. One day
when you least expect it, my god will get you.
But when they see the threat, the sorry faces of those who disbelieve will be
distraught, and it will be said to them: This is what you asked for. Say
(Muhammad): See? Whether God destroys me, and those with me, or not, no one can
deliver the unbelievers from their grievous doom. Say: He is Ar-Rahman; in Him
we believed, and in Him we have placed our trust: Soon will you know which one of us is in
manifest error. Yes indeed we will. But it saddens me that two
billion precious souls have already been lost to the egregious lie that became Islam.
Rant over, Muhammad tried to prove that Ar-Rahman was real. 067.030 Say, Just think: if your water were to dry
up, who would bring you water? The Meccans
were dependent upon the meager and nearly bitter well of Zamzam. Muhammad was telling his
clan that its feeble flow was a miracle from Ar-Rahmana clear sign he was god. He
was threatening: Mess with me and my god will cause you to die of thirst.
According to Muhammad, if it trickled forth, it was a miracle. If it dried up, that too
was miraculous. In actuality, the only miracle was that anyone believed him. Im
surprised he didnt claim that as a sign.
Therefore, the entire teaching of Islam and the object of the
Prophets mission is: the prophet craves power and will threaten anyone to get
it. His gods name is Ar-Rahman and he is sadistically abusive. Stars are missiles
used to drive away devils. Muhammads kin claim he was deluded. For that they will
endure flames, roaring with rage. All the while they will be interrogated. The Lord must
be feared, not loved, for he will swallow his creation, pelting them with showers of
stones. His punishment is as terrible as his wrath. Ar-Rahman has armies ready to march.
He threatens to besiege communities, withholding food and water from those who grovel on
their faces. Whats more, the Islamic gods grievous doom cannot be avoided.
My response:
In regards to the Bible and its "Miracles" and "Prophecies", the Bible contains no miracles in it. The only miracles that exist on it are the ones mentioned to have been performed by some Prophets (which we Muslims also believe in). But as far as the Bible itself, it contain no miracles in it what so ever.
On the contrary, the Bible contains overwhelming CONTRADICTIONS AND ERRORS in it's historical accounts. I have already mentioned the details of this several times before in my rebuttals. For the reader, please visit: Contradictions and History of man's Corruptions in the Bible.
As to Islam, the Noble Quran contains many Prophecies in it:
Please visit The Noble Quran section, and read the "Prophecies" sub section to see the great Prophecies that were fulfilled only in the Noble Quran. The Noble Quran also made mention and promised the discovery of lost ancient cities and people's bodies, and these promises were all fulfilled today.
Also, your speculations and points above about Hell in Islam Vs the pornful bible; the book of women's vaginas and breasts taste like "wine", are all utter nonsense.
Before I shred your trash above into pieces, I'd like to introduce the reader to the following links:
The Mercy of Allah Almighty on Mankind, and our age of 40 wisdom in Islam. See why Allah Almighty is more forgiving to those who are under the age of 40, and how Science and Psychology proved that people under 40 are less mature and tend to make more irresponsible decisions (i.e., mistakes and sins).
How can a Muslim connect with GOD Almighty in life? Six important points backed with Noble Verses that every Muslim must always keep in mind.
Did GOD create some Men and Jinns to be destined to hell?
How does a Muslim get to Heaven, saved, reach a state of perfect harmony with God?
Who is your Messiah in Islam? Who is your Savior?
Where do Martyrs go after death? And will they be judged for their good and bad deeds?
Everything from good and bad that happens to us is determined by Allah Almighty.
Paradise: Who are the People of Paradise? And who are the "Muminoon (Believers)" in Islam?
Paradise: Ways that lead to Paradise.
Would you describe Heaven and Hell according to the Islamic doctrine?
Does Paradise in Islam really have Homosexuality in it?
Response to the so called "Pornography" in the Noble Quran.
What is the best way to convert a Christian to Islam?
GOD Almighty in the Noble Quran did not create us to condemn us to Hell as you falsely
claim. To be a Muslim, one must believe in the Absolute One and True Living GOD
Almighty and King, and associate no partners (idols, gods or humans) with Him, and work
Righteousness:
"Say: He is God, the One and Only; God, the Eternal, Absolute; He begetteth not, nor is He begotten; And there is none like unto Him. (The Noble Quran, 112:1-4)"
"It is not righteousness that ye turn your faces Towards east or West; but it is righteousness- to believe in God and the Last Day, and the Angels, and the Book, and the Messengers; to spend of your substance, out of love for Him, for your kin, for orphans, for the needy, for the wayfarer, for those who ask, and for the ransom of slaves; to be steadfast in prayer, and practice regular charity; to fulfil the contracts which ye have made; and to be firm and patient, in pain (or suffering) and a dversity, and throughout all periods of panic. Such are the people of truth, the God-fearing. (The Noble Quran, 2:177)"
"Then Praise be to Allah, Lord of the heavens and Lord of the earth- Lord and Cherisher of all the worlds! To Him be Glory throughout the heavens and the earth: and He is Exalted in Power, Full of Wisdom! (The Noble Quran, 45:36-37)"
"Say: 'O People of the Book (i.e., Jews and Christians)! Come to common terms as between us and you: That we worship none but Allah; that we associate no partners with Him; that we erect not, from among ourselves, Lords and patrons other than Allah.' If then they turn back, say ye: 'Bear witness that we (at least) are Muslims (bowing to Allah's Will).' (The Noble Quran, 3:64)"
"But give glad tidings to those who believe and work righteousness, that their portion is Gardens, beneath which rivers flow. Every time they are fed with fruits therefrom, they say: "Why, this is what we were fed with before,"for they are given things in similitude; and they have therein companions pure (and holy); and they abide therein (for ever). (The Noble Quran, 2:25)"
"But those who have faith and work righteousness, they are companions of the Garden: Therein shall they abide (For ever). (The Noble Quran, 2:82)"
So it is those who end up in Hell are the ones who truly had serious moral problems with
GOD Almighty according to Islam.
Now let's turn our attention on your pornful bible:
Your pornful bible, the book of women's vaginas and breasts taste like "wine", gives ridiculous and corrupted methods to winning Paradise. It is very inconsistent, and is full of hypocrisy. Salavation in your polytheist trinitarian pagan theology is in contradiction in your pornful bible:
1- Most Christians say that salvation would not be accomplished, until you believe in Jesus died on the cross for your sins. Otherwise, you would be doomed to Hell.
2- Yet, Jesus contradicted this by confirming TWICE the Golden Rule by saying that it will get you everlasting life. To the reader, please visit: Jesus in the Bible guaranteed Paradise to non-Trinitarians and even non-Christians who are Monotheists.
3- Most christians believe that Jesus is the Creator of the Universe, i.e., GOD Almighty. Yet, Jesus so hypocritically bowed down to his GOD Almighty BEGGING HIM to save him from crucifixion. Not only that, but Jesus also compromised his own teaching about not doing repetitive Prayers to GOD Almighty by praying the same BORING prayer over and over and over ALL NIGHT LONG. To the reader, please visit: Jesus is a hypocrite for bowing down to GOD only during his desperate times.
As to Hell and Heaven, I've written a detailed article describing
how Heaven and Hell will be like according to Islam:
To the reader, please visit:
Would you describe Heaven and Hell according to the Islamic doctrine?
Will Hell eventually be empty? For how long will Allah Almighty punish some of His creation?
Almost every single Christian is going to hell according to the Bible.
Sheol in the Bible: Hell and Death.
He wrote:
The Concrete Reality surah was one of the earliest revealed, although its an odd choice of names: concrete didnt exist in Mecca. The 69th surah was sent down at the time when opposition to Muhammad had started, but had yet to come to a boil. Maududi shares a Tradition from Musnad Ahmad, explaining: Before embracing Islam I came out of my house with the idea of causing trouble for the Prophet, but he had entered the mosque of the Kaaba before me. When I arrived I found that he was reciting surah Al-Haaqqah [69]. I stood behind him and listened. I wondered at its literary charm and beauty. Then suddenly an idea came to my mind that he must be a poet as the Quraysh alleged. At that moment he recited the words: This is the Word of an honorable Messenger. [Another confession: Muhammad just said that the Quran was the word of a messengernot god.] It is not the word of a poet. I said to myself: Then, he must be a soothsayer, if not a poet. Thereupon be recited the words: Nor is it the word of a soothsayer.
Experience for yourself the literary charm and beauty of the Concrete Reality surah: 069.001 The sure calamity! What is the sure calamity! And what would make you realize what the sure calamity is! The Thamud and the Ad people branded as false the Stunning Calamity! Samood and Ad called the striking calamity a lie. But the Thamudthey were destroyed by a terrible storm of thunder and lightning! And the Ad, they were destroyed by a furious roaring wind, exceedingly violent. He made it rage against them seven long nights and eight days in succession: so that you might see the people lying prostrate in its path, as if they were hollow palm trees tumbled down! Muhammad, do you see any remnant of them?
Were right back to god pummeling his creation. This time the Ad and Thamud are his victims. One of these tribes, the Ad, is mythological while the Thamud is alleged to have been a smallish village that might have existed somewhere north of Meccaone long since buried in shifting sands. But buried was not forgotten. It provided Muhammad with fodder for his favorite depiction of the almighty: God hates men, especially when they tease his prophet. The Ad and Thamud mocked and denied so the Big Guy creamed them. It doesnt get more charming and beautiful than that.
On a roll, Muhammad used the same trick to twist some Bible stories to suit his situation. 069.009 Pharaoh, and those before him, and the Cities Overthrown [He wants to say Sodom and Gomorrah, but he doesnt yet know their names.], committed habitual sin. They disobeyed, disbelieving the messenger of their Lord. [Again, he has yet to learn Lots name. It took access to Jewish rabbis and lots of practice before Team Islam became good at plagiarizing the Bible. The first attempts were jerky and incomplete.] So He punished them with an overwhelming penalty, a vehement punishment. Allah gripped them with a tightening grip. [This is vague also because Muhammad wasnt aware of the ten plagues.] We, when the water overflowed beyond its limits, carried mankind in the floating boat that We might make it a Message unto you. [He doesnt know Noahs name at this point.] That ears might be retentive and preserve it, retain its memory and bear its lessons, a memorial for you. Even this is wild. Ears, not eyes, were used to retain its memory. Not a single word of the Quran had been written down, Muhammad couldnt bring himself to acknowledge that the Bible already had a two thousand year written history.
The only guy in Mecca who seemed to know anything about the Bible, Waraqa, was long since dead. So all the Khadija/Muhammad combo knew was what they had gleaned from the Hanifsjust the bits and pieces of the most popular stories. Yet in Muhammads twisted mind he somehow saw the Jewish exodus from Egypt as analogous to his torment in Mecca. He says, in essence, Their people were bad. My people are bad. Their people ignored their prophet. My people are ignoring me. Their god wiped the unbelievers out just as my god will wipe the Meccans out. Having read the Bible, I can assure you that the only correlation between the Moses' and Muhammads critics existed between the Islamic prophets ears.
Lets return to The Concrete Reality to find the promised literary charm and beauty. After telling us that the mountains will be crushed to powder and the sky will cleave asunder and fall to pieces while eight angels bear the Lords throne aloft, were told that the right-handers will read the ledger and have a grand time eating and drinking, but not the lefties. They (as in Muhammads Meccan tormentors) will say: 069.027 I wish death had put an end to me. Of no use is my wealth, vanished is my power. [And thats because Muhammad will steal both.] The stern command will say: Seize him, manacle him, chain him and cast him into the Blazing Fire of Hell. String him to a chain the length of which is seventy cubits. This is the fate of those who do not believe in the Lord Most Supreme or feed the poor. They have no friend today. They will have no food save filthy refuse which the hellish eat.
The dark spirit of Islam still sounds more like Satan than God. What other demented soul would say: Seize him, manacle him, chain him, burn him, make him eat filthy refuse? Surely, such a vile rant is beneath even Ar-Rahman, the Merciful and Ar-Rahim, the Benevolent. As such, it must not have been beneath Muhammad, the Abused.
Just when you thought that there was no way more charm and beauty could get packed into a surah: 069.038 But nay! I swear that this is truly the word of an honored, illustrious, and noble Messenger; it is not the word of a poet, nor is it the word of a soothsayer. There it is againthe confession. These words, this message, the Quran itself, is from a man, not god. This filthy refuse stinks because it isnt godly. Muhammad swears to it. Then in true megalomaniac fashion, the prophet who is unable to find anyone willing to slather him with praise, pats himself on the backIm an honored, illustrious, and noble Messenger, not a poet or soothsayer. Sure you are, pal.
Every great con leaves clues. Its their signature. And while Muhammad was a lousy prophet he was a great con artist. Charlatans become so enamored with their ability to manipulate, they dangle clues thinking theyre too clever to get caught. You can almost hear Muhammad laughing as he denies being a soothsayer.
The Meccans, knowing this charlatan better than we do today, said that they wanted proof he wasnt just making this stuff up as he went along. So he told them: 069.043 This is a Message sent down from the Lord of men and jinn. And if the Messenger were to attribute any false words to Us, We would seize him and cut his aorta. None of you would be able to stop Us. So truly this is a Message for those who fear. Yet We know that there are those who deny and belie (this Quran). But truly this (Quran) revelation is a cause of sorrow and anguish; the nemesis of unbelievers. Verily, it (this Quran) is an absolute truth. Thank the Lord the surah of literary charm and beauty is over. It was beautiful how it climaxed with aorta cutting. And what could be more charming than a blend of fear, sorrow, and anguish for those who challenge the veracity of this drivel? But alas, methinks he doth protest too much.
Yet we learned something new. Muhammad is the source of the Quran, and he can prove that his god is real. Proof of that, however, isnt his ability to do miracles, or say things that are intelligible. No. The proof is that his imaginary god hasnt sliced his aorta. Imagine that. Since the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy, and Santa Claus havent slit my throat, do you suppose theyre gods, too?
We also know more about the chains and food of hell. And thats important to Muhammad because at some point in his youth, I believe he was tied up and forced to eat trash. Just speculation on my behalf, but it makes more sense than the Lord of men and jinn telling us that he is going to seize his creation, manacle us in hundred-foot chains, and feed us garbage while we burn in his blazing fire.
Moving on, the subject matter of the 70th surah bears evidence that it was sent down in conditions closely resembling those that caused us to endure the refuse of the 69th. It goes something like this: My god is so nasty, and my critics are so scummy, the former cant wait to punish the latter for denying my illustriousness and nobility. Okay, that was a paraphrase. Here is the real thing: 070.001 A questioner questioned concerning the doom about to fall upon the infidels, which none can avert or repel, a Penalty from the Lord of the Ascending Stairways. To whom the angels and the soul take a day to ascend, whose length is fifty thousand years. The Lord of the Housea dilapidated one-story pile of rocksnow says he has a 50,000 year-long stairway (that takes a day to ascend). Impressive.
But while were asking questions, I have a few. If infidels (which would be everyone on earth other than Khadija, Muhammad, and Ali) cannot avert the punishment from the Lord why threaten them? Why preach to them? Why create them? Is not the definition of a sadist one who tortures those who cannot escape? Is the Islamic god therefore, by definition, a sadist?
This is the eighteenth surah we have reviewed in its entirety. Each has plunged headfirst into the depths of hell. But in this passage, the dark spirit of Islam needed help. Fifteen words have been added within parenthesis by the translators so that we might understand Gods word. 070.005 So be patient with good patience. They surely think it (the torment) to be far off, but We see (the Day of Doom) (quite) near. On that Day the sky will be like the boiling filth of oil, the mountains will be like tufts of wool. And friends will not ask a friend, though they will be made to see each other. (All will see his father, children and relatives.) The Mujrim (disbeliever) desire will be to free himself from the Punishment by sacrificing his children as a ransom to save himself from the torment. Muhammad must think that everyone is as depraved as he. And like so many who have been tormented before and since, he was unable to break the cycle. The abused became the abuser.
070.012 He would sacrifice his wife and his brother, and his kin who sheltered him, and all that is on earth to deliver himself from the Doom. By no means! For them it is the Fire of Hell! Plucking apart his body right to the skull! Taking away the head skin. Eager to roast; dragged by the head, hell shall claim all who flee. The Islamic doom cannot be averted or repelled. It is a penalty directly from god, a deity so perverse he personally created a place where men are plucked apart and dragged by their skulls. He is even depicted as eager to roast his creation. Its hard to imagine somebody demented enough to think such thoughts, much less call them scripture.
Now that Muhammad and his Lord have scared the excrement out of us, its time for some good old-fashioned religion. This is the new prophets first attempt at establishing Islam. 070.019 Truly man was created impatient; greedy by nature, irritable and perturbed when evil touches him; and niggardly when good touches him. As usual, he begins with a condemnation. 070.022 Not so those who follow (the Book). [This parenthetical was inserted by a translator. Another said, Not those who worship. I suppose saying Not so those who follow and worship Muhammad would have been too accurate and thus incriminating.] Or who are devoted to Salat (prayers).
070.023 Those who persevere in devotion [to whom?]; and those in whose wealth is a recognized right [Muhammads claim to the Kaaba Inc.], for the needy beggar who asks and the unlucky who has lost his property and wealth [Muhammad again]; and those who hold to the Day of Recompense; and those who fear the torment of their Lord, for their Lords torment is such none can feel secure; and those who preserve their chastity (those who guard their private parts) except with their wives and the slave girls they possessfor which there is no blame, [Sex with slaves is okay with Islam's god. Since slavery is involuntary servitude and rape is involuntary sex, the Quran just condoned rape.] and those who respect their trusts; and those who stand firm in their testimonies; and those who guard their worship [How can one guard worship when the Quran has yet to explain it?]; such will be the honored ones in the Gardens of Bliss.
Muhammads initial plunge into Islamic doctrine wasnt very good. The Straight Path to Paradise leaves much to be desired. But I suppose there is some good news here if youre a Muslim. Everything in this list is linked with and those who which means if you do any one of these things youre in the Garden. So any of the following will work: saying some prayers, getting it on with a sex slave, recognizing your wealth, or begging for money.
No wonder there are so many Muslims. How can you miss with a religion like this? But knowing Muhammad as we do, Im sure its not all sweetness and light. Hes dished out as much positive stuff as he can endure. 070.036 What is the matter with the disbelievers that they rush madly to listen to you (Muhammad in order to belie you and mock you and Allahs Book)? Doesnt every man long to enter the Garden of Delight? No. Im not looking for a drunken orgy, multiple virgins, low-hanging fruit, or any of the other things Muhammads spirit claimed are in store for his pals. However, for those who are, I wouldnt trust this guy to deliver.
070.039 By no means! For We have created them out of the base matter they know not! [I think god just said, We dont know Shinola because he made us out of Shinola.] I am called to witness (swear by) the Lord of the (365) points of sunrise and sunset in the east and west that We can certainly replace them, substituting better men than they. [Holy Rock-of-the-Kaabathe Islamic god said humans are expendable. So much for the benevolent and merciful theory.] And We are not to be defeated in Our Plan. And we are not to be outrun. 070.042 So let them chat vainly and play about, with their idle disputes until they encounter that Day of Doom which they have been threatened! They will rise from their sepulchers in sudden haste as if they were rushing to a goal, their eyes lowered in dejection and disgrace, aghast, abasement stupefying themignominy shall overtake them! Such is the Day that they are threatened with! The Merciful Ar-Rahman sounds like such a friendly god, doesnt he? If hes this charming, I can hardly wait to meet Allah.
My response:
First of all, Noble Chapter 69, Al-Haqqah, doesn't mean "concrete reality". It means "The Sure Reality" or "The Sure Truth". Anyway, and again, all of your speculations above are nonsensical. You covered with ridiculous general remarks several topics such as:
1- GOD Almighty's Punishment, and His Mercy.
2- Conflicts with Noble Quranic and Biblical accounts and stories.
3- Women.
4- Slavery.
Since answering them in the proper details would be too lengthy here, I'd like to ask the
reader to read the following detailed links that expose your lies above:
Note: The following links don't address point number 2. The point is addressed after the links.
The Mercy of Allah Almighty on Mankind, and our age of 40 wisdom in Islam. See why Allah Almighty is more forgiving to those who are under the age of 40, and how Science and Psychology proved that people under 40 are less mature and tend to make more irresponsible decisions (i.e., mistakes and sins).
Would you describe Heaven and Hell according to the Islamic doctrine?
Women in Islam Vs Women in the pornful bible; the book that considers them as sex objects.
Human Equality in Islam Vs. the Bible.
The liberation of slaves in Islam. The ending of the Judeo-Christian and pagan slavery.
Why did slavery exist during Islam? And how did Islam deal with it?
"Your Slaves are your brothers" in Islam
The Prophet divided the food between the slaves and the free.
Treatment of Slaves in Islam. If you beat your slave, then you will go to hell.
Can a slave request his freedom from his Muslim Master and be granted his freedom in Islam? Yes. The Muslim Master must pay him/her money too to get a nice jump start in life too according to the Noble Quran.
As to the conflicts between the Noble Quran and the Bible:
The authors of the books and gospels of your pornful bible; the book of women's vaginas and breasts taste like "wine", were not even known! Let alone them being anointed by GOD Almighty. Let's see the crystal clear proof from your own resources:
From www.answering-christianity.com/sake.htm:
Who were the authors of the Bible? Were they really the original Prophets and Disciples?
So, who then are the authors of the books of the Bible? Obviously the Church must know them very well since they are popularly believed to have received divine inspiration from God Himself. Right? Actually, they don't. For example, we will note that every Gospel begins with the introduction "According to....." such as "The Gospel according to Saint Matthew," "The Gospel according to Saint Luke," "The Gospel according to Saint Mark," "The Gospel according to Saint John." The obvious conclusion for the average man on the street is that these people are known to be the authors of the books attributed to them. This, however is not the case. Why? Because not one of the vaunted four thousand copies existent carries its author's signature. It has just been assumed that certain people were the authors. Recent discoveries, however, refute this belief. Even the internal evidence suggests that, for instance, Matthew did not write the Gospel attributed to him:
"...And as Jesus passed forth thence, HE (Jesus) saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and HE (Jesus) saith unto HIM (Matthew), follow ME (Jesus) and HE (Matthew) arose, and followed HIM (Jesus). (Matthew 9:9)"
Did "Matthew" write this about himself? Why then didn't Matthew write for example: "he (Jesus) saw ME, and my name is Matthew. I was sitting at the receipt of custom " etc.
Such evidence can be found in many places throughout the New Testament. Granted, it may be possible that an author sometimes may write in the third person, still, in light of the rest of the evidence that we shall see throughout this book, there is simply too much evidence against this hypothesis.
This observation is by no means limited to the New Testament. There is even similar evidence that at least parts of Deuteronomy were not written by their claimed author, prophet Moses . This can be seen in Deuteronomy 34:5-10 where we read
"So Moses....DIED... and he (God Almighty) BURIED HIM (Moses)... He was 120 years old WHEN HE DIED... and there arose not a prophet SINCE in Israel like unto Moses....(Deuteronomy 34:5-10)"
Did Moses write his own obituary? Similarly, Joshua too speaks in detail about his own death in Joshua 24:29-33.
"And it came to pass after these things, that Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the Lord, DIED, And they BURIED HIM And Israel served the Lord all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that overlived Joshua, and which had known all the works of the Lord, that he had done for Israel .(Joshua 24:29-33)"
Such evidence is part of the large cache which has driven the Biblical scholars to come to the current recognition that most of the books of the Bible were not written by their supposed authors. For example, the authors of the Revised Standard Version of the Bible by Collins honestly say that the author of "Kings" is "Unknown." But if the author is unknown then why attribute it to God? How can it then be claimed to have been "inspired"? Continuing, we read that the book of Isaiah is "Mainly credited to Isaiah. Parts may have been written by others." Ecclesiastics: "Author. Doubtful, but commonly assigned to Solomon." Ruth: "Author. Not definitely known, perhaps Samuel." and on and on.
Let us have a slightly more detailed look at only one book of the New Testament, that of 'Hebrews':
"The author of the Book of Hebrews is unknown. Martin Luther suggested that Apollos was the author...Tertullian said that Hebrews was a letter of Barnabas...Adolf Harnack and J. Rendel Harris speculated that it was written by Priscilla (or Prisca). William Ramsey suggested that it was done by Philip. However, the traditional position is that the Apostle Paul wrote Hebrews...Eusebius believed that Paul wrote it, but Origen was not positive of Pauline authorship."
From the introduction to the King James Bible, New revised and updated sixth edition, the Hebrew/Greek Key Study, Red Letter Edition
and one book of the Old Testament:
"In tradition, [David] is credited with writing 73 of the Psalms; most scholars, however, consider this claim questionable."
Encarta Encyclopedia, under "David"
Is this how we define "inspired by God"?
I asked a reverand of the local church in my neighboorhod, on what gospel most often quoted and used, he quickly answered, the Gospel of St. John!
Let us examine the Contextual Problems of the Gospel of John - Highly Recommended!
End of article.
Also, consider the following few examples that consist of historical
contradictions in the Bible:
II Samuel 10:18 talks about David slew the men of 700
chariots of the Syrians and 40,000 horsemen and Shobach the commander.
I Chronicles 1:18 says that David slew the men of 7000 chariots and 40,000 footmen
I Chronicles 9:25 says that Solomon had 4000 stalls for
horses and chariots.
I Kings 4:26 says that he had 40,000 stalls for horses
Ezra 2:5 talks about an exile Arah having 775 sons.
Nehemiah 7:10 talks about the same exile Arah having 652 sons.
II Samuel 24:13 So God came to David, and told him, and said unto
him, shall SEVEN YEARS OF FAMINE come unto thee in thy land? or will thou flee three
months before thine enemies, while they pursue. thee?
I Chronicles 21:11 SO God came to David, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Choose
thee. Either THREE YEARS OF FAMINE or three months to be destryed before thy foes, while
that the sword of thine enemies overtaketh thee;
How did Judas die?
"And he cast down the pieces of silver into the temple and departed, and went out and
hanged himself." (Matthew 27:5)
"And falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all of his bowels gushed
out." (Acts 1:18)
2 Samuel 6:23 Therefore MICHAL the daughter of Saul had no child
unto the day of her death.
2 Samuel 21:8 But the king took the two sons of Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, whom she bare
unto Saul, Armoni and Mephibosheth; and the five sons of MICHAL the daughter of Saul, whom
she brought up for Adriel the son of Barzillai the Meholathite.
2 Kings 24:8 Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he began to
reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. And his mother's name was Nehushta, the
daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem.
2 Chronicles 36:9 Jehoiachin was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned
three months and ten days in Jerusalem: and he did that which was evil in the sight of the
LORD.
26th year of the reign of Asa I Kings 16:6-8
36th year of the reign of Asa I 2 Chronicles 16:1
How old was Ahaziah when he began to reign?
22 in 2 Kings 8:26
42 in 2 Chronicle 22:2
Who was Josiah's successor?
Jehoahaz - 2 Chronicle 36:1
Shallum - Jeremiah 22:11
Also, your original scriptures are all doubtful according to the Bible's own theologians and historians. It's quite hilarious that even the Bible itself admits that it has been tampered with and corrupted by man's garbage:
"`How can you say, "We [the Jews] are wise, for we have the law of the LORD," when actually the lying pen of the scribes has handled it falsely?' (From the NIV Bible, Jeremiah 8:8)"
The Revised Standard Version makes it even clearer: "How can you say, 'We are wise, and the law of the LORD is with us'?
But, behold, the false pen of the scribes has made it into a lie.
(From the RSV Bible, Jeremiah 8:8)"
And regarding who wrote the books and gospels of the Bible, well here is a sample of what the NIV Bible's theologians and historians wrote:
"Serious doubts exists as to whether these verses belong to the Gospel of Mark. They are absent from important early manuscripts and display certain peculiarities of vocabulary, style and theological content that are unlike the rest of Mark. His Gospel probably ended at 16:8, or its original ending has been lost. (From the NIV Bible Foot Notes, page 1528)"
"Although the author does not name himself, evidence outside the Scriptures and inferences from the book itself lead to the conclusion that the author was Luke. (From the NIV Bible Commentary, page 1643)"
"The writer of this letter does not identify himself, but he was obviously well known to the original recipients. (From the NIV Bible Commentary, page 1856)"
"The letter is difficult to date with precision....(From the NIV Bible Commentary, page 1905)"
"It seems safe to conclude that the book, at least in its early form, dates from the beginning of the monarchy. Some think that Samuel may have had a hand in shaping or compiling the materials of the book, but in fact we are unsure who the final author or editor was. (From the NIV Bible Commentary, page 286)"
"Although, according to tradition, Samuel wrote the book, authorship is actually uncertain. (From the NIV Bible Commentary, page 322)"
"The date of the composition is also unknown, but it was undoubtedly during the monarchy. (From the NIV Bible Commentary, page 322)"
"The author is unknown. Jewish tradition points to Samuel, but it is unlikely that he is the author because the mention of David (4:17,22) implies a later date. (From the NIV Bible Commentary, page 360)"
"Who the author was cannot be known with certainty since the book itself gives no indication of his identity. (From the NIV Bible Commentary, page 368)"
"There is little conclusive evidence as to the identity of the author of 1,2 Kings. (From the NIV Bible Commentary, page 459)"
"Whoever the author was, it is clear that he was familiar with the book of Deuteronomy. (From the NIV Bible Commentary, page 459)"
"According to ancient Jewish tradition, Ezra wrote Chronicles, Ezra and Nehemiah (see Introduction to Ezra: Literary Form and Authorship), but this cannot be established with certainty. (From the NIV Bible Commentary, page 569)"
"Although we do not know who wrote the book of Esther, from internal evidence it is possible to make some inferences about the author and the date of composition. (From the NIV Bible Commentary, page 707)"
"The unknown author probably had access to oral and/or written sources....(From the NIV Bible commentary, page 722)"
"Regarding authorship, opinions are even more divided....(From the NIV Bible Commentary, page 773)"
etc...
How do you respond to this?
Please visit: Just who were the original authors of the Bible?
to see the book's bibliography to the above quotes.
Also, why don't you visit: Contradictions and proofs of Historical Corruptions in the Bible, and see exactly what I mean, instead of acting like a total fool and saying things that even the Bible refutes in it!
It is quite obvious that Christians today believe in third party authors' words as the words of GOD. This is a very serious corruption in the Bible that must be taken into deep consideration by the Bible's followers. Please visit "Is the Bible the true word of GOD?" to see a full and complete paper about the logical corruptions in the Bible, along with many Christian famous priests and ministers opinions that agree with the Bible's corruption. I have their personal quotes in that site.
Also, as to the parts of the Bible that Muslims believe are closest to the Truth, please
visit: www.answering-christianity.com/warning.htm
After that, please visit: Prophet Muhammad was foretold in many places in the Bible in both the Old and New Testaments.
He wrote:
I want to share a Hanif poem. In so doing youll see where the prophet got his early material, his style, and his supply of Bible characters. Zayd ibn Amr was the most famous Meccan Hanifa religious poet and holy man. He had a direct relationship with Muhammad. All of Zayds insights were incorporated into the Qurans initial surahs, many verbatim. Muhammad stole his stories, concepts, and styleright down to the Qurans odd use of Say. So, needless to say, the Hanif resisted Islam and rejected the notion that Muhammad was a prophet.
Guillaumes translation of Ishaqs Life of Muhammad includes several excellent examples of Zayds poetry. All Muhammad had to do was to write himself in as prophet and add a hefty dose of hellish torment to Zayds poems and he had himself a religion. I have added a Q for Quran after each line in which Zayd, not Allah, inspired Islamic scripture.
His first poem was preceded by this Hadith: Ishaq:100 O Ilah, if I only knew how you wished to be worshipped I would do so; but I do not know. Then Zyad prostrated himself [in Islamic fashion] on the palms of his hands while facing the Kaaba.
I worship one Lord. I renounce Al-Lat and Al-Uzza. - Q
I will not worship Hubal, though he was our lord. - Q
Ilah has annihilated many men whose deeds were evil. - Q
I serve my Lord Ar-Rahman so that the forgiving Lord may pardon my sin. - Q
So keep fearing Ilah, your Lord, and you will see the Gardens. - Q
While for the infidels, hell fire is burning. - Q
Shamed in life, when they die their breasts contract in anguish. - Q
The second poem is equally indicting, revealing the source from which the Qurans first surahs were plagiarized. It also reveals that Zayd was a better linguist and poet than Allah. God only knows why Ishaq included this incriminating evidence in his Sira.
To the heavenly Kingthere is no Ilah but Him. - Q
Beware, O men, of what follows death! - Q
You can hide nothing from Ilah. - Q
Beware of associating another with Ilah, - Q
For the straight path has become clear. - Q
Mercy I implore, others trust in the jinn. - Q
I am satisfied with you, O Ilah, as a Lord. - Q
I will not worship another Ilah beside You. - Q
Your mercy sent an angel to Moses as a herald. - Q
You said to him, Go, you and Aaron - Q
And summon Pharaoh the tyrant to turn to Ilah - Q
And say to him, Did you spread out this earth without a support? - Q
Say to him, Did you set the moon in the middle thereof, - Q
As a light to guide when night covered it? - Q
Say to him, Who sent forth the sun by day? - Q
Say to him, Who planted seeds in the dust - Q
That herbage might grow and wax great, - Q
Therein are Signs for the understanding. - Q
You in your kindness did deliver Jonah - Q
Who spent nights in the belly of the fish. - Q
Though I glorify your name, I often repeat: - Q
O Lord, forgive my sins. - Q
O Lord of creatures, bestow Your gifts and mercy on me. - Q
An accompanying Hadith claims: Zayd was determined to leave Mecca to travel about in search of the Hanif religion, the religion of Abraham. Two poems follow. They include concepts that also made their way into the Quran: submission, the name of the religion; fear, the implement of submission; humiliation, the motivation for Islam; and severing ties, the result. Then after authoring the Quran, the unbelieving Infidel detailed the rites and rituals Muhammad would follow. Ishaq:102 Zayd faced the Kaaba inside the mosque and said, I am a sincere worshipper in truth. Here I am at your service. I take refuge in what Abraham took refuge when he stood and faced the Qiblah. I am a humble slave. I put my face in the dust. Whatever I am commanded, I must do.
The term Muslim means one who submits. After naming the religion Islam/Submission, Zayd, a man who rejected Muhammads claims, said that he was a Muslim. Ishaq:102 I submit myself.
A Hadith from Ibn Sad claims Zayd said: The Kaaba is the Qiblah of Abraham and Ishmael. I do not worship stones and do not pray toward them. I do not sacrifice to them, nor do I eat that which is sacrificed to them, and do not draw lots with arrows. I will not pray toward anything but this House till I die. With only a momentary change in qiblah to lure the Jews of Yathrib to Islam, Muhammad followed Zayds teachings verbatim. Too bad he strayed from copying his words verbatim. At least Zayd was lucid.
Earlier we discovered that Qusayy, not Abraham, was Islams patriarch. Now we learn that Zayd, not Muhammad, was Islams original prophetthe actual author of the Qurans first surahs. For added proof, lets turn to page 270 of M. J. Kisters Study of Early Hadiths. He presents the following Islamic Tradition: Muhammad slaughtered a ewe for one of the idols. [So much for the I never did anything pagan claim.] He roasted it and carried it with him. Then Zayd ibn Amr met us in the upper part of the valley. It was one of the hot days of Mecca. When we met we greeted each other. Muhammad said: Why do I see you, son of Amr, hated by your people? He said, This happened without my being the cause of their hatred. I found them associating alihah (gods) with Ilah and I was reluctant to do the same. I wanted to worship Ilah according to the religion of Abraham. The [soon-to-be] Prophet said, Would you like some food? Zayd said, Yes. Then Muhammad put before him the meat of the ewe. Zayd said, What did you sacrifice to, Muhammad? He answered, To one of the idols. Zayd said, I am not one to eat anything slaughtered for a divinity other than Ilah.
Zayd practiced Islam, wrote what would become Quranic scripture, and was a monotheist while Muhammad was still a pagan. This serves as proof that Muhammad got his initial inspiration from a man, not god. Muhammad stole Zayds religion, right down to the nuances of poetic style.
Now you know the truth: Qusayy was Islams patriarch; Zayd was its prophet; the scheme was Qusayys; the style was Zayds. Muhammad simply took the credit.
My response:
Very easy for you to say this. Since it is impossible for you to see the Arabic Miracle in style and language in the Noble Quran, I will instead post the Scientific Miracles that exist in our Holy Book, where Allah Almighty so beautifully and accurately describes some of His creation that only science today had confirmed:
From www.answering-christianity.com/sci_quran.htm:
Very Important Discovery:
A new star forming out of a cloud of gas and dust (nebula), which is one of the remnants
of the "smoke" that was the origin of the
whole universe. (The Space Atlas, Heather and Henbest, page 50)
Allah Almighty said: "Then He turned to the heaven when it was smoke...(The Noble Quran, 41:11)"
The Noble Quran on
the Origin of the Universe
Only Islam claims that the universe was originated from Dust
and Hot Gas, or Smoke.
Science in Islam:
The sub sections here are:
1- Life originated from water in the Noble Quran.
2- The Earth's rotation, formation, and Oceanology.
3- The Universe, Astronomy, UFOs and Space Shuttles.
4- Embryology, Human Anatomy, Formation, and Creation from the time of sexual
intercourse to
the time of birth.
5- The number 19 code in the Noble Quran.
6- Medicine, Insects and Animals.
7- Psychology.
8- Great Web Sites.
9- Rebuttals.
10- Prophecies.
Life originated from water in the Noble Quran:
Life originated from water in the Noble Quran.
The Earth's rotation, formation and Oceanology:
The Noble Quran confirms that the earth is rotating around its axle.
Allah Almighty said that the earth is "egg-shaped".
The Earth is round according to Islam.
The amazing creation of earth and iron in the Noble Quran. Iron came from space, and the Noble Quran mentioned it.
The amazing creation of earth and mountains in the Noble Quran. Science confirms that mountains prevent the earth from shaking while it is revolving around itself. The Noble Quran made a similar claim.
Geology in the Noble Quran - See the Scientific confirmation.
Oceanology in the Noble Quran - See the Scientific confirmation. The barriers between waters in both science and the Noble Quran.
The Universe, Astronomy, UFOs and Space Shuttles:
The Noble Quran and Astronomers both claim that the Universe is 18 billion years old.
The Big Bang Theory and the Cosmic Crunch in the Noble Quran. Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him predicted around the time when the Cosmic Crunch occurs, the Sun would rise from the West.
The Noble Quran on the Origin of the Universe. This article has pictures and quotes from Western scientific books that accurately confirm the astronomical claims of the Noble Quran. The Noble Quran was the only book that claimed that the universe originated from Hot Gas or Smoke. Science proved that this claim is true.
Comparison between Allah Almighty's claims about His Creation, and the scientific discoveries that 100% agree with Him. Claims such as: The universe is expanding, the existence of the sun's orbit, the protective atmosphere to the earth, Embryology and many more.
Allah Almighty said in the Noble Quran that He is "Expanding" the Universe. Scientists already proved this claim to be true.The "Clot" and the Creation of the Universe in the Noble Quran.
Is there mention of U.F.Os or other Human Planets in the Noble Quran?
Einstein's time relativity in the Noble Quran.
UFOs and Space Shuttles were explicitly mentioned in the Noble Quran! Even the communication with UFOs was prophesied in the Noble Quran.
Aliens and UFOs in the Noble Quran.
Embryology, Human Anatomy, Formation and Creation from the time of sexual intercourse to the time of birth:
The Noble Quran on Human Embryonic Development.
Embryology in the Noble Quran. The three stages of the foetus formation in the Noble Quran and Science.
Abortion in Islam is a crime! The foetus is a human child in Islam.
The Noble Quran on the Cerebrum: Lying is generated from the person's forehead.
The region in the brain that controls our movements - In Noble Quran and confirmed by Science.
Sex determination and human creation in Islam. Allah Almighty and Prophet Muhammad both claimed that the human gender is determined by the male's ejaculated semen.
Were human cloning and gender alteration prophesied in Islam?
Why does the Noble Quran, while speaking about determination of the identity of the individual, speak specifically about finger tips? The Noble Quran recognized that finger tips (finger prints) are unique!
The blood circulation and the production of milk in the Breast: In the Noble Quran and Science.
Thinking with the heart besides the brain in the Noble Quran was proven by Science.
The number 19 code in the Noble Quran:
The Miracle of the number 19 in the Noble Quran. Yes, the number 19 is miraculous in the Noble Quran and was proven to be essential in many of the Scientific Theories and Discoveries. But it doesn't at all support Rashad Khalifa's removal of two Noble Verses from the Noble Quran, and his claim to be GOD Almighty's Messenger.
Medicine, Insects and Animals:
Animals' urine and it's relationship to medicine in Islam.
Camels could help cure humans.
Honey was proven to be healing for humans as was mentioned in the Noble Quran.
The fly insect and its cure: Mentioned in Islam and confirmed by Science (Bacteriophages).
Psychology:
The psychological Wisdom of Prayers in Islam was proven in Science and Psychology.
The Wisdom of the age of 40 in the Noble Quran, which had been Scientifically and Psychologically proven to be True. See why Allah Almighty is more forgiving to those who are under the age of 40, and how Science and Psychology proved that people under 40 are less mature and tend to make more irresponsible decisions (i.e., mistakes and sins).
Great Web Sites:
http://www.it-is-truth.org/ This is an awesome web site that has Western scientific information that accurately confirms the Noble Quran's claims about astronomy, biology, geology and other sciences.
The Bible, the Quran and Science. Written by Dr Maurice Bucaille. In his work, Dr. Baucille proves that the Quran correctly stated scientific facts unknown at the time of the Prophet - showing its divine origin!
Miracles of the Noble Quran. Video files.
A web site for the number 19 miracle in the Noble Quran.
Evaluating Islam as a Religion based on Divine Revelation.
Rebuttals:
Does the Noble Quran support "The Earth moves around the Sun" theory? Rebuttal to Mr. Avijit Roy's challenge.
My rebuttal to Avijit Roy's "Does the Quran support the Earth moves around the Sun theory" response.
My rebuttal to Avijit Roy's "Does Quran have any Scientific miracles?" article.
A Muslim response to criticism of Embryology in the Noble Quran. By Nadeem Arif Najmi.
Allah Almighty said that the earth is "egg-shaped". Rebuttal to the Christian "Answering Islam" team about "dahaha" in the Noble Quran.
Prophecies:
Please visit The Noble Quran section, and read the "Prophecies" sub section to see the great Prophecies that were fulfilled only in the Noble Quran. The Noble Quran also made mention and promised the discovery of lost ancient cities and people's bodies, and these promises were all fulfilled today.
Back to My Rebuttals, and exposing the lies of the Answering Islam team section.
Rebuttals to Craig Winn - "The Prophet of Doom" book.
Contradictions and History of Corruption in the Bible.
Questions about Jesus that trinitarian Christians don't have logical answers for.
What parts of the Bible do Muslims believe are closest to the Truth? and Why?
"Allah" was GOD Almighty's original Name in the Bible according to the Hebrew and Aramaic sources.
Scientific Miracles in Islam and the Noble Quran.
Most of the Bible's books and gospels were written by mysterious people!
Jesus mentioned Muhammad by the name in the Bible.
Did Isaiah 53 really prophesies about the crucifixion of Jesus? It supports Islam's claims about Jesus peace be upon him never died on the cross. I also addressed John 19:36-37 from the Bible and proved that Jesus never got crucified, since GOD Almighty promised that he will protect Jesus' body and not let even a single bone be broken. My question to all Christians is: How in the world is it possible for the feet to get nailed on the cross without any penetration to the bones by the nails, hence breaking part of the feet's bones?! I also added refutations to Exodus 12:46, Numbers 9:12, Zechariah 12:10 and Psalm 34:20, which supposedly prove the Christians' belief about Jesus crucifixion. I proved that this dogma has no truth what so ever and exposed the wrong Trinitarian English translation of Zechariah 12:10.