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My rebuttal to Silas' "The Death of Muhammad" article:
This article is a rebuttal to Silas article, which is located at: http://www.answering-islam.org/Silas/mo-death.htm
He wrote:
THE
DEATH OF MUHAMMAD
by Silas
INTRODUCTION
Muhammad died in 632 A.D. He died as a result of being poisoned following his attack upon and conquest of the Jewish settlement of Khaibar.
My response:
You don't know that. I will prove below that your sources are doubtful. Also, whether or not Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him died from a poison, this still would not prove your theory, because the Jews in general are responsible for killing Prophets:
"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not! (From the KJV Bible, Matthew 23:37)"
Jesus himself recognized that the Jews kill the Prophets. So even if we were to assume that Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him was killed through poisoning by the Jews, this still would not nullify Islam, nor prove it to be a false religion from Silas' Christian point of view.
As shown below, the Prophet's death three years after the poisoning incident while his companion died immediately after he ate from the poisoned lamb, clearly proves that Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him (1) Died a natural death and not a poisoned one from eating from the poisoned lamb; (2) Allah Almighty protected the Prophet's life at that time; and (3) Islam is the Divine Truth.
He wrote:
About
2 month before his attack on Khaibar Muhammad failed in an attempt to go to Mecca. This failure resulted in the Treaty of Hudaybiyya
with the Meccans. He returned humiliated in
the eyes of the Meccans and in the minds of his people.
To lift their defeated spirit, Muhammad told his followers that the events at
Hudaybiyya were really a victory. In fact,
another convenient "revelation" was given to Muhammad as proof that it really
was a victory (Sura 48:1). However, Allah was
not able to deliver the Meccan's goods as booty, so Muhammad told his followers that they
were going to attack and plunder the weaker Jewish settlement of Khaibar.
My response:
Care to provide proofs for your nonsense? Any moron can bark a bunch of nonsense similar to yours about our beloved Prophet. Care to be more objective?
Let us look at the Noble Verse that you mentioned:
"Verily We have granted thee a manifest Victory: That God may forgive thee thy faults of the past and those to follow; fulfil His favour to thee; and guide thee on the Straight Way; And that God may help thee with powerful help. It is He Who sent down tranquillity into the hearts of the Believers, that they may add faith to their faith;- for to God belong the Forces of the heavens and the earth; and God is Full of Knowledge and Wisdom;- That He may admit the men and women who believe, to Gardens beneath which rivers flow, to dwell therein for aye, and remove their ills from them;- and that is, in the sight of God, the highest achievement (for man),- (The Noble Quran, 48:1-5)"
Indeed, Allah Almighty did grant victory to Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him and to the Muslims. Tell us Silas, what happened after 2 years from the Hudaybiyya treaty? Didn't the Muslims liberate Mecca with an army of 10,000 men after the pagans annulled the treaty with their betraying attack on a Muslim village?
So, was the Noble Quran Truthful or not?
He wrote:
About 6 weeks later Muhammad led his army and attacked the Jews while they were on
their way to work on their date palms. Khaibar
was a settlement defended by a number of forts spread apart from each other. One by one Muhammad's army took the forts. Finally, the last few surrendered to him. Muhammad had several of the leaders of the Jewish
settlement beheaded, one leader (Kinana) was tortured to reveal where buried treasure was
hidden. Then when Kinana was near death,
Muhammad commanded that he be beheaded. Many
of the women and children were enslaved. Muhammad
even took the most beautiful woman for himself and married her (Safiyah).
My response:
The reason why the Jews were cleansed out from the Holy land of Medina is because they betrayed the Muslims during the battle of Trench, where there were 24,000 pagans Vs. 3,000 Muslims. The Muslims made treaty with the Jews in Medina, to protect the northern part of the city, while the Muslims defend the sourthern part. But what can you say, Jews are Jews no matter how much you try to improve them, "except for a few of them (The Noble Quran, 5:13)". Nor Moses or Jesus ever liked them. In fact, Jesus told them that GOD Almighty will remove His Kingdom from them and give it to the Muslims. And later Prophet Muhammad suffered the same thing from them. They betrayed the Muslims and a group of pagans to attack from the north.
Have not Allah Almighty brought victory to the Muslims by sending winds that blinded the infidels and effected not the Muslims, and caused for the Muslims to defeat the pagans a sound defeat, and have them run away back to where they came from, then the Muslims wouldn't been literally whipped out:
"Behold! they came on you from above you and from below you, and behold, the eyes became dim and the hearts gaped up to the throats, and ye imagined various (vain) thoughts about God! In that situation were the Believers tried: they were shaken as by a tremendous shaking. And behold! The Hypocrites and those in whose hearts is a disease (even) say: "God and His Apostle promised us nothing but delusion!" Behold! A party among them said: "Ye men of Yathrib! ye cannot stand (the attack)! therefore go back!" And a band of them ask for leave of the Prophet, saying, "Truly our houses are bare and exposed," though they were not exposed they intended nothing but to run away. And if an entry had been effected to them from the sides of the (city), and they had been incited to sedition, they would certainly have brought it to pass, with none but a brief delay! And yet they had already covenanted with God not to turn their backs, and a covenant with God must (surely) be answered for. Say: "Running away will not profit you if ye are running away from death or slaughter; and even if (ye do escape), no more than a brief (respite) will ye be allowed to enjoy!" Say: "Who is it that can screen you from God if it be His wish to give you punishment or to give you Mercy?" Nor will they find for themselves, besides God, any protector or helper. Verily God knows those among you who keep back (men) and those who say to their brethren, "Come along to us", but come not to the fight except for just a little while. Covetous over you. Then when fear comes, thou wilt see them looking to thee, their eyes revolving, like (those of) one over whom hovers death: but when the fear is past, they will smite you with sharp tongues, covetous of goods. Such men have no faith, and so God has made their deeds of none effect: and that is easy for God. They think that the Confederates have not withdrawn; and if the Confederates should come (again), they would wish they were in the deserts (wandering) among the Bedouins, and seeking news about you (from a safe distance); and if they were in your midst, (The Noble Quran, 33:10-20)"
He wrote:
Some of Khaibar's residents made a deal with Muhammad. Instead of enslaving them, which would leave the rich orchards of Khaibar to
go untended and unproductive, the Jews would
give Muhammad and the Muslims 1/2 of all of what they produced. Muhammad accepted the deal, with the stipulation
that they could be expelled at his slightest whim. Years
later, Umar expelled the last remaining Jews from Khaibar.
My response:
Where is the proof for this?
He wrote:
Immediately following the conquest of Khaibar, a Jewish woman prepared a dinner for
Muhammad and some of his men. Unknown to the
Muslims was that she had put a poison into the lamb (some say goat) that was served at
dinner. Muhammad ate some of the poisoned
lamb and died as a result three years later.
My response:
Died as a result three years later?! Are you really that stupid Silas? Or do you think of your readers as such?! What kind of a poison that would kill after THREE long years??!! We all know that poinsons are meant to kill a person immediately; within couple minutes, or an hour maximum. But three years? Come on!
He wrote:
PRESENTATION OF ISLAMIC SOURCES
PART
A - THE POISONING OF MUHAMMAD
PART
B - PREMONITIONS OF HIS DEATH
PART
C - MUHAMMAD AND GABRIEL PRAY FOR HEALING
PART
D - THE ADVENT OF MUHAMMAD'S DEATH
I will use quotes from 4 highly respected Islamic writings:
1) "Sahih
Bukhari”. This Hadith is considered to
be the most important Islamic book, after the Quran.
2) Ibn
Ishaq's biography, the "Sirat Rasul Allah", (THE LIFE OF THE PROPHET),
translated by A. Guillaume as "The Life of Muhammad", is the most authentic
Sirat (biographical) literature recognized in Islam.
3) Ibn Sa'd
biography, the "Kitab al-Tabaqat al-Kabir" (Book of the Major Classes), Volume
2. Of the three, Ibn Sa'd's Sirat contains
the most information relative to Muhammad's death. I
will not attempt to cover the spectrum of subjects Ibn Sa'd addresses in his. However, I will cover and present his relevant
material.
4) Tabari's
"History". Tabari is one of the
most highly respected authors in Islamic writings. His
"History" is 39 volumes.
5) “Sahih
Muslim”. This collection of Hadith is
considered to be equal to, or slightly below Bukhari’s collection of Hadith.
NOTE: I have quoted quite a bit of material. Some of it is redundant, but I feel that each
quote I present provides an important detail concerning Muhammad's poisoning and death. Please forgive the tedious nature of the quotes;
it is essential that I present the source material as accurately as possible.
My response:
No kidding.
He wrote:
NOTE: My comments appear in [ ] type brackets.
Frequently the authors themselves enclose comments in ( ) type brackets. I will copy them as they appear in the text.
NOTE: In some cases I will leave out the chain of
narrators because they are quite long, and not necessary for the context of the story.
Also, I will present quotes from the sources in as much of a chronological sequence as possible.
PART A - THE POISONING OF MUHAMMAD
A1
From
Bukhari's Hadith 3.786:
Narrated
Anas bin Malik: A Jewess brought a poisoned
(cooked) sheep for the Prophet who ate from it. She was brought to the Prophet and he was
asked, "Shall we kill her?" He said, "No." I continued to see the effect of the poison on the
palate of the mouth of Allah's Apostle.
A2
From
Bukhari's Hadith 4.394: Narrated Abu Huraira: When Khaibar was conquered, a roasted poisoned
sheep was presented to the Prophet as a gift (by the Jews).
The Prophet ordered, "Let all the Jews who have been here, be assembled before
me." The Jews were collected and the
Prophet said (to them), "I am going to ask you a question. Will you tell the truth?" They said, "Yes." The Prophet asked,
"Who is your father?" They replied,
"So-and-so." He said, "You
have told a lie; your father is so-and-so." They
said, "You are right." He said,
"Will you now tell me the truth, if I ask you about something?" They replied, "Yes, O Abu Al-Qasim; and if we
should tell a lie, you can realize our lie as you have done regarding our father." On that he asked, "Who are the people of the
(Hell) Fire?" They said, "We shall
remain in the (Hell) Fire for a short period, and after that you will replace us." The Prophet said, "You may be cursed and
humiliated in it! By Allah, we shall never
replace you in it." Then he asked,
"Will you now tell me the truth if I ask you a question?" They said, "Yes, O Abu Al-Qasim." He asked, "Have you poisoned this
sheep?" They said, "Yes." He asked, "What made you do so?" They said, "We wanted to know if you were a
liar in which case we would get rid of you, and if you are a prophet then the poison would
not harm you."
A3
From
Ibn Sa'd page 249:
Verily a Jewish woman presented poisoned (meat of) a she goat to the apostle of
Allah. He took a piece form it, put it into
his mouth, chewed it and threw it away. Then
he said to the Companions: "Halt! Verily, its leg tells me that it is
poisoned." Then he sent for the Jewish
woman and asked her; "What induced you
to do what you have done?" She replied,
"I wanted to know if you are true; in that case Allah will surely inform you, and if
you are a liar I shall relieve the people of you."
A4
From
Ibn Sa'd page 249: [different narrator]
The apostle of Allah and his companions ate from it.
It (goat) said: "I am
poisoned." He [Muhammad] said to his
Companions, "Hold you hands! because it
has informed me that it is poisoned!" They
withdrew their hands, but Bishr Ibn al-Bara expired.
The apostle of Allah sent for her (Jewess) and asked her, "What induced you to
do what you have done?" She replied,
"I wanted to know if you are a prophet, in that case it will not harm you and if you
are a king, I shall relieve the people of you. He
gave orders and she was put to death. [SEE
NOTE 1]
A5
From
Ibn Sa'd page 250: [different narrator]
Verily a woman of the Jews of Khaibar presented poisoned (meat of) goat to the
apostle of Allah. The he recognized that it
was poisoned, so he sent for her and asked her, "What induced you to do what you have
done?" She replied, "I thought if
you are a prophet, Allah will inform you, and if you are a pretender, I shall relieve
people of you. When the apostle of Allah felt
sick, he got himself "cupped". [SEE
NOTE 2]
My response:
Let's assume for a second that the Prophet peace be upon him died 3 long years later from the poison, and didn't die immediately like his companion, Bishr, did. This still does not nullify nor disprove Islam, because even Jesus peace be upon him in the New Testament of the Bible recognized the Jews as evil people who kill the Prophets:
"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not! (From the KJV Bible, Matthew 23:37)"
So according to Silas' logic, Jesus and the Prophets are all liars too, because the Prophets who died from the Jews were liars because they were killed, and Jesus was the biggest liar of all for claiming that all of these liars (the Prophets) were Truthful Prophets when they were all liars. Using Silas logic, Jesus and the Biblical Prophets who got killed from the Jews were all liars too.
Of course, I as a Muslim believe that Jesus peace be upon him was a Truthful Messenger of GOD Almighty to the Jews.
He wrote:
A6
From
Ibn Sa'd pages 251, 252: [different narrator]
....When the apostle of Allah conquered Khaibar and he had peace of mind, Zaynab
Bint al-Harith, the brother of Marhab, who was the spouse of Sallam Ibn Mishkam, inquired,
"Which part of the goat is liked by Muhammad?"
They said, "The foreleg." Then
she slaughtered one from her goats and roasted it (the meat). Then she wanted a poison which could not fail.
.... The apostle of Allah took the foreleg, a
piece of which he put into his mouth. Bishr
took another bone and put it into his mouth. When
the apostle of Allah ate one morsel of it Bishr ate his and other people also ate from it. Then the apostle of Allah said, "Hold back
your hands! because this foreleg; ...informed me that it is poisoned. Thereupon Bishr said, "By Him who has made
you great! I discovered it from the morsel I
took. Nothing prevented me from emitting it
out, but the idea that I did not like to make your food unrelishing. When you had eaten what was in your mouth I did
not like to save my life after yours, and I also thought you would not have eaten it if
there was something wrong.
Bishr did not rise form his seat but his color changed to that of
"taylsan" (a green cloth)..........The apostle of Allah sent for Zaynab and said
to her, "What induced you to do what you have done?" She replied, "You have done to my people what
you have done. You have killed my father, my
uncle and my husband, so I said to myself, "If you are a prophet, the foreleg will
inform you; and others have said, "If you are a king we will get rid of
you.""......
The apostle of Allah lived after this three years till in consequence of his pain
he passed away. During his illness he used to
say, "I did not cease to find the effect of the (poisoned) morsel, I took at Khaibar
and I suffered several times (from its effect) but now I feel the hour has come of the
cutting of my jugular vein."
A7
From
Tabari Volume 8, page 123, 124:
When the messenger of God rested from his labor, Zaynab bt. al-Harith, the wife of
Sallam b. Mishkam, served him a roast sheep. She
had asked what part of the sheep the messenger of God liked best and was told that it was
the foreleg. So she loaded that part with
poison, and she poisoned the rest of the sheep too.
Then she brought it. When she set it
before the messenger of God, he took the foreleg and chewed a bit of it, but he did not
swallow it. With him was Bishr b. al-Bara b.
Marur, who, like the messenger of God, took some of it; Bishr, however, swallowed it,
while the messenger of God spat it out saying, "This bone informs me that it has been
poisoned." He asked, "What led you
to do this?" She said: "How you have afflicted my people is not
hidden from you. So I said, "If he is a
prophet, he will be informed; but if he is a king, I shall be rid of him"". The prophet forgave her. Bishr died of the food he had eaten.
A8
From
Tabari Volume 8, page 124: [different
narrator]
The messenger of God said during the illness from which he died - the mother of
Bishr had come in to visit him - "Umm Bishr, at this very moment I feel my aorta
being severed because of the food I ate with your son at Khaybar." [See NOTE 3]
NOTE
1: There is disagreement over whether of not Muhammad had the women who poisoned him put
to death. In short, he had her put to death for the death of the other Muslim - Bishr, who
quickly died from the poisoning. See the reports by Ibn Sa'd, p. 250.
NOTE
2: Cupping is essentially drawing a small
amount of blood from your body. Muhammad
believed that bleeding oneself was "the best of medicines".
NOTE
3: The note on quote A8 states that the expression, "it severed his aorta" need
not be taken literally; it is used metaphorically for extreme pain.
My response:
Non of the narrators was a doctor, nor does anyone know that the poison did take effect in our Prophet's body. The size of the goat or lamb was obviously big (as any full grown lamb or goat is), and it would require a heck of a lot of poison to inject in order for it to be effective.
Also, the purpose of the poison was to "get rid of" our Prophet peace be upon him:
"....They
said, "We wanted to know if you were a liar in which case we would get rid of you,
and if you are a prophet then the poison would not harm you."
This is what the Jews said in the narration that you provided above. Obviously Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him was proven to be Truthful, because the poison did not "get rid of him" immediately. Three years is certainly a lot of time for a poisoned person to live! It is obvious that it wasn't the poison that killed our Prophet peace be upon him, but rather Allah Almighty's Will.
Your quote above says:
"NOTE
1: There is disagreement over whether of not Muhammad had the women who poisoned him put
to death. In short, he had her put to death for the death of the other Muslim - Bishr, who
quickly died from the poisoning. See the reports by Ibn Sa'd, p. 250.
Tell us Silas, why didn't Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him "quickly" die with Bishr; may Allah Almighty rest his soul? If Muhammad wasn't Truthful, wouldn't you think that he should've died quickly with Bishr, since they both took the poison?
When Islam was complete, and Allah Almighty was finally satisfied that Islam is a complete and acceptable Divine Religion for us, it was time to end Prophet Muhammad's life:
"Forbidden to you (for food) are: dead meat, blood, the flesh of swine, and that on which hath been invoked the name of other than God; that which hath been killed by strangling, or by a violent blow, or by a headlong fall, or by being gored to death; that which hath been (partly) eaten by a wild animal; unless ye are able to slaughter it (in due form); that which is sacrificed on stone (altars); (forbidden) also is the division (of meat) by raffling with arrows: that is impiety. This day have those who reject faith given up all hope of your religion: yet fear them not but fear Me. This day have I perfected your religion for you, completed My favour upon you, and have chosen for you Islam as your religion. But if any is forced by hunger, with no inclination to transgression, God is indeed Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (The Noble Quran, 5:3)"
The Jews had certainly failed to disrupt Islam by ending the life of our Prophet peace be upon him quickly without the completion of Islam and its Laws.
He wrote:
PART B - PREMONITIONS OF HIS DEATH
B1
From
Bukhari's Hadith 5.713:
Narrated
Ibn Abbas:
'Umar
bin Al-Khattab used to let Ibn Abbas sit beside him, so 'AbdurRahman bin 'Auf said to
'Umar, "We have sons similar to him." 'Umar replied, "(I respect him)
because of his status that you know." 'Umar
then asked Ibn 'Abbas about the meaning of this Holy Verse:-- "When comes the help of
Allah and the conquest of Mecca . . ." (110.1)
Ibn
'Abbas replied, "That indicated the death of Allah's Apostle which Allah informed him
of." 'Umar said, "I do not
understand of it except what you understand."
Narrated
'Aisha: The Prophet in his ailment in which he died, used to say, "O
'Aisha!
I still feel the pain caused by the food I ate at Khaibar, and at this
time,
I feel as if my aorta is being cut from that poison."
B2
From
Ibn Sa'd page 244:
... and there has been no prophet but he has lived half the life of the prophet
preceding him. Jesus the son of Mary lived
for one hundred and twenty five years, and this is the sixty second year of my life. He (prophet) died half the year after this.
B3
From
Ibn Sa'd page 239:
The appointed hour (of death) of the apostle of Allah came near and he was ordered
to recite repeatedly "tasbih" (lit. glorification) and ask for His forgiveness.
B4
From
Ibn Sa'd page 240:
When (the Surah) Allah's succor and the triumph comes; was revealed he (prophet)
said: (It signifies) call from Allah and
departure from the world.
B5
From
Tabari Volume 9 page 108:
When the prophet returned to Medina after performing the Pilgrimage of Completion,
he began to have a complaint of illness. As
travel was allowed (after the pilgrimage), the news of the prophet's illness
spread......Then in Muharram the prophet complained of the pain from which he died.
My response:
This proves that Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him had a natural death, and died after Allah Almighty completed Islam and its Laws:
"Forbidden to you (for food) are: dead meat, blood, the flesh of swine, and that on which hath been invoked the name of other than God; that which hath been killed by strangling, or by a violent blow, or by a headlong fall, or by being gored to death; that which hath been (partly) eaten by a wild animal; unless ye are able to slaughter it (in due form); that which is sacrificed on stone (altars); (forbidden) also is the division (of meat) by raffling with arrows: that is impiety. This day have those who reject faith given up all hope of your religion: yet fear them not but fear Me. This day have I perfected your religion for you, completed My favour upon you, and have chosen for you Islam as your religion. But if any is forced by hunger, with no inclination to transgression, God is indeed Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (The Noble Quran, 5:3)"
The Jews had certainly failed to disrupt Islam by ending the life of our Prophet peace be upon him quickly without the completion of Islam and its Laws.
He wrote:
PART C - MUHAMMAD AND GABRIEL PRAY FOR HEALING
NOTE: It was already quoted from Ibn Sa'd above (page
250 that Muhammad tried to get himself healed of the poisoning.
My response:
Yes he did, but he did not die from the poison, because unlike his companion Bishr, who died immediately after he ate from the poisoned lamb, our Prophet peace be upon him died a NATURAL DEATH 3 years after the incident.
He wrote:
C1
From
Ibn Sa'd page 263
Verily during his illness the prophet recited "al-Mu'awwadhatayn" [Sura
113, and 114], and blow his breath upon his body while rubbing his face. [This was done in an effort to be healed].
C2
From
Sahih Muslim volume 3, # 5440
Aisha reported that when Allah’s Messenger fell ill, he recited over his body
Mu’awwidhatan and blew over him and when his sickness was aggravated I used to recite
over him and rub him with his hand with the hope that it was more blessed. Also ref. Hadith # 5441.
C2
From
Ibn Sa'd page 265
The apostle of Allah fell ill and he i.e. Gabriel, chanted on him, saying, "In
the name of Allah I chant on to ward off from you every thing that harms you and (to ward
off you) against every envier and from every evil eye and Allah will heal you."
C3
From
Ibn Sa'd page 265 [Different narrator]
Aisha, the wife of the prophet used to say, "When the apostle of Allah fell
ill, Gabriel chanted on him saying, "In the name of Allah Who will cure you and Who
will heal you from every malady (and will ward off) the evil of envier who envies and from
smite of the evil eye.""
C4
From
Ibn Sa'd page 322
Verily, whenever the apostle of Allah fell ill, he asked for recovery, from Allah. But in the illness as a result of which he died,
he did not pray for recovery; he used to say, "O soul!
What has happened to thee that thou are seeking refuge in every place of
refuge?"
My response:
Angel Gabriel peace be upon him can not heal anyone. He can certainly pray as he did, but it is ultimately Allah Almighty that decides what takes place and what not. And like I mentioned above, Yes, the Prophet tried to heal himself from the sickness that came to him (which we don't know if it came from the poison or not), but he did not die from the poison, because unlike his companion Bishr, who died immediately after he ate from the poisoned lamb, our Prophet peace be upon him died a NATURAL DEATH 3 years after the incident.
And even if we were to assume for a second that the Prophet did die from the poison after 3 long years of eating it, this still would not nullify Islam nor prove it to be wrong from Silas' Christian point of view, because Jesus himself said:
"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not! (From the KJV Bible, Matthew 23:37)"
Jesus himself recognized that the Jews kill the Prophets. So even if we were to assume that Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him was killed through poisoning by the Jews, this still, like I said, would not nullify Islam, nor prove it to be a false religion.
The Prophet's death three years after the poisoning incident while his companion died immediately after he ate from the poisoned lamb, clearly proves that Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him (1) Died a natural death and not a poisoned one from eating from the poisoned lamb; (2) Allah Almighty protected the Prophet's life at that time; and (3) Islam is the Divine Truth.
He wrote:
PART D - THE ADVENT OF MUHAMMAD'S DEATH
D1
[again quoting from Bukhari's Hadith 5.713:]
Narrated
'Aisha:
The Prophet in his ailment in which he died, used to say, "O 'Aisha! I still
feel the pain caused by the food I ate at Khaibar, and at this time, I feel as if my aorta
is being cut from that poison."
D2
From
Ibn Hisham page 678:
While matters were thus the apostle began to suffer from the illness by which God
took him to what honor and compassion He intended for him shortly before the end of Safar
or in the beginning of Rabi'ul-awwal. It
began, so I have been told, when he went to Baqi'u'l-Gharqad in the middle of the night
and prayed for the dead. Then he returned to
his family and in the morning his sufferings began.
D3
From
Ibn Hisham page 679:
Then the apostle's illness worsened and he suffered much pain. He said, "Pour seven skins of water from
different wells over me so that I may go out to the men and instruct them." We made him sit down in a tub belonging to Hafsa
d. Umar and we poured water over him until he cried, "Enough, enough!"
....then he [Muhammad] said, "God has given one of his servants the choice
between this world and that which is with God and he has chosen the latter."
D4
From
Ibn Hisham page 680:
Then some of his wives gathered to him.... while his uncle Abbas was with him, and
they agreed to force him to take medicine. Abbas
said, "Let me force him," but they did it.
When he recovered he asked who had treated him thus. When they told him it was his uncle he said,
"This is a medicine which women have brought from that country," and he pointed
in the direction of Abyssinia [Ethiopia]. When
he asked why they had done that his uncle said, "We were afraid that you would get
pleurisy;" he replied, "That is a disease which God would not afflict me with. Let no one stop in the house until they have been
forced to take this medicine, except my uncle."
Maymuna [one of Muhammad's wives] was forced to take it although she was fasting
because of the apostle's oath, as a punishment for what they had done to him.
D5
From
Ibn Sa'd page 294
Umm Bishr [the mother of the Muslim man who also died eating poison], came to the
prophet during his illness and said, "O apostle of Allah! I never saw fever like it in any one." The prophet said to her, "Our trial is double
and so our reward [in heaven], is double. What
do the people say about it [his illness]?" She
said, "They say it is pleurisy." Thereupon
the apostle said, "Allah will not like to make His apostle suffer from it (pleurisy)
because it indicates the possession of Satan, but (my disease is the result of) the morsel
that I had taken along your son. It has cut
my jugular vein."
SEE
NOTE 3
D6
From
Ibn Hisham page 682:
....that he heard Aisha [one of Muhammad's wives] say: "The apostle died in my bosom during my turn:
[the night Muhammad was to spend sleeping with her] I
had wronged none in regard to him. It was due
to my ignorance and extreme youth that the apostle died in my arms."
D7
From
Ibn Sa'd page 322:
When the last moment of the prophet was near, he used to draw a sheet over his
face; but when he felt uneasy, he removed it from his face and said: "Allah's damnation be on the Jews and the
Christians who made the graves of their prophets objects of worship."
NOTE
3: Pleurisy is an infection of a lung
membrane. It is painful. I don't know why Muhammad considered this
infection to be from Satan, but poisoning would not be from Satan.
My response:
If anything all of the narrations you provided prove, they prove that Allah Almighty protected the Prophet peace be upon him from dying immediately after taking the poison. Prophet Muhammad lived all the way until his due time, and completed Islam as Allah Almighty Willed despite the fact that he took a poison.
If Allah Almighty Willed, He would've made Muhammad live for 10 years after he took the poison; not three! Once Muhammad completed Islam to the Muslims through Allah Almighty's Holy and Divine Revelations, Allah Almighty decided to take his life:
"....This day have those who reject faith given up all hope of your religion: yet fear them not but fear Me. This day have I perfected your religion for you, completed My favour upon you, and have chosen for you Islam as your religion....(The Noble Quran, 5:3)"
He wrote:
SUMMARY OF THE SOURCES
Muhammad attacked Khaibar. He destroyed, tortured, murdered, plundered, and
enslaved many people (ref Kitab al-Tabaqat al-Kabir, volume 2, page 134, 136, 137). They
were not preparing to attack him. A Jewish woman, whose family had been wiped out by
Muhammad, put poison into a lamb and fed it to Muhammad and the other Muslims. Muhammad
ingested some of the poisoned lamb and began to feel it's effects. He died three years
later as a result of the poisoning.
My response:
Three years later! He didn't die immediately as his companion Bishr did. Also, the Jews got what they deserved for betraying the Muslims during the battle. Anyway, this is not something new to the Jews. The Prophet punished them for what they did by Allah Almighty's Will and Wisdom.
He wrote:
DISCUSSION
What needs to be investigated here are the circumstances of Muhammad's death. The Jews were planning to murder him. The Jews believed that a real prophet would be
forewarned of their deed but an impostor wouldn't be warned by God. The Muslims also believed this; the other Muslim
who died said that he didn't think Muhammad would eat of something that was poisoned (see
quote in A6).
My response:
Muhammad did survive the poison by the Will of Allah Almighty. Muhammad did not die immediately from the poison. Also, like I mentioned above, this logic of yours also proves Jesus and the Biblical Prophets to be liars:
"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not! (From the KJV Bible, Matthew 23:37)"
Jesus himself recognized that the Jews kill the Prophets. So even if we were to assume that Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him was killed through poisoning by the Jews, this still, like I said, would not nullify Islam, nor prove it to be a false religion.
The Prophet's death three years after the poisoning incident while his companion died immediately after he ate from the poisoned lamb, clearly proves that Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him (1) Died a natural death and not a poisoned one from eating from the poisoned lamb; (2) Allah Almighty protected the Prophet's life at that time; and (3) Islam is the Divine Truth.
He wrote:
The Jews were right, Muhammad did eat of the poison, and did die from it. They proved, according to their test, that
Muhammad was not a prophet. As they said
(quote A2):
"We wanted to know if you were a liar in which case we would get rid of you,
and if you are a prophet then the poison would not harm you."
These Jews were convinced that a real prophet would know what was going on. In this case Muhammad didn't know. Only after Muhammad ate from the lamb did the lamb
"talk to him". I don't think that
that was anything miraculous in itself; even the other Muslim knew it was bad before
Muhammad ate from it. Most adults know when
they are eating something that is bad. So for
Muhammad to say the sheep "talked" to him is not prophetic at all. Even a child spits out bad tasting food.
Many times previously, Muhammad claimed to have had "revelations" that
warned him of danger. He even used one of
these convenient "revelations" as grounds to attack the Jewish settlement of
Banu Nadhir. Yet at Khaibar the revelation
came too late: too late to save his own life,
too late to save Bishr's life.
As his illness wore on, Muhammad began to pray for healing – he even rubbed
his “healing” hand upon himself. Gabriel
also got into the act and prayed for his healing (see
quotes C2 & C3). Muhammad even got
himself "cupped" (the best of all medicines!), (quote A5). Obviously, at this point in time, Muhammad wanted
to be healed.
But it didn't help. As it
progressively got worse, Muhammad realized that he was dying, ceased praying for healing
(quote C4), and claimed that Allah had given him a choice to going to Paradise, or living
on earth. Muhammad said he then wanted to go
to Paradise. Knowing the game was up, he made
the best out of a failed situation.
Muhammad's earlier premonitions of his deaths read more like the cosmic words of a
mystic. Nothing definite is ever said about
them until after his approaching death. Perhaps
he had seen this type of death before and knew the outcome.
It doesn't take a prophet or a "revelation" to know that death is near.
My basic point is this: the Jews
proved that Muhammad was not a real prophet. He
ingested the poison, so did at least one of his followers.
He attempted to be healed, he tried his medicine, and his form of “laying on of hands”, his prayer,
Aisha’s prayer, and even Gabriel’s prayer, but in the end, he died from the
poison.
My response:
Silas is obviously a complete joke when it comes to knowing about the Bible. Like I said above, Muhammad did survive the poison by the Will of Allah Almighty. Muhammad did not die immediately from the poison. Also, like I mentioned above, this logic of yours also proves Jesus and the Biblical Prophets to be liars:
"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not! (From the KJV Bible, Matthew 23:37)"
Jesus himself recognized that the Jews kill the Prophets. So even if we were to assume that Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him was killed through poisoning by the Jews, this still, like I said, would not nullify Islam, nor prove it to be a false religion.
The Prophet's death three years after the poisoning incident while his companion died immediately after he ate from the poisoned lamb, clearly proves that Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him (1) Died a natural death and not a poisoned one from eating from the poisoned lamb; (2) Allah Almighty protected the Prophet's life at that time; and (3) Islam is the Divine Truth.
My response:
QUESTIONS
1) If
Muhammad were a real prophet of God, why didn't he catch the poison before he ate it?
My response:
Muhammad did not die from the poison. So the question is irrelevant.
He wrote:
2) If you
believe that it was God's will for Muhammad to have eaten the poison, along with Bishr,
why then did Muhammad try to get well? Even Gabriel prayed for Muhammad to get better, but
Allah didn't answer that prayer either.
My response:
Because Prophet Muhammad got ill and needed treatment. But this still did not stop Islam from spreading; did not stop Allah Almighty's Holy and Divine Revelations from coming; and it did not kill our Prophet, becasue he did 3 long years after the incident took place. He didn't die immediately after eating the poison like his companion Bishr did.
He wrote:
3) Why did
Gabriel not know the will of Allah? Why would Gabriel pray if Allah had decided death?
My response:
Who on this earth, including Jesus, knows the Will of GOD Almighty?! Name him for us. Even Jesus said "....Yet not as I will, but as you will. (From the NIV Bible, Matthew 16:39)"
He wrote:
4) Why did
Muhammad force the other Muslims to drink the medicine he was given? One of them was one
of his wives, and she was fasting. He forced her to break her fast and drink the medicine
as well. Doesn't this sound vindictive and petty?
My response:
To a brainless moron like you who doesn't even know what Jesus said in the Bible, it could sound like anything.
He wrote:
5) Why, when
just before his death, did Muhammad have to utter a curse upon the Christians and the
Jews? Wouldn't it have been better for Muhammad to pray for guidance for them? This also
sounds like a jealous, bitter prayer to Allah. Muhammad prayed for and uttered curses
instead of asking Allah to guide people.
My response:
Because the polytheist trinitarian pagans from the Christians, along with the satanic and betraying Jews, along with the pagan Arabs all allied themselves against the Muslims. GOD Almighty's Curse will be upon the disbelievers in the Day of Judgement, and He will burn them in Hell; whether you like it or not. It's Allah Almighty's Will, and this is how it goes.
He wrote:
6) Why would
pleurisy, which is a normal infection of the lung membrane, be considered to be from
Satan, but being poisoned would not be from Satan?
My response:
Thoughts are satanic and from satan. Evil actions are a result of a human's wickedness.
He wrote:
CONCLUSION
Muhammad was not a real prophet, he was a false prophet. He died as a result of eating poison that he
didn't know about. The poisoned lamb
"spoke" to him too late. Only when
he realized he was dying did Muhammad "spiritualize" his suffering and coming death. Prior
to that he tried to get well.
Moses knew about his coming death (Deut 34:1-5).
Jesus also knew of His future death (Mark 8:32, 32).
Yet Muhammad was in the dark until he himself realized he was going to die.
Paul the apostle was bitten by a poisonous snake (Acts 28:1-6), but Paul suffered
no ill effects from the bite. God had his
hand of protection on Paul, to finish the work laid out for him. Muhammad died so suddenly that there was confusion
as to would be the next ruler of the Islamic state. To
this day, part of that confusion remains. The Islamic world is divided in part because of
this issue (Shia vs. Sunni). Wouldn't Allah,
who abhors division within the Ummah have protected Muhammad long enough to insure that
his state remain unified, and a clearly defined successor be named?
Jesus predicted false prophets would come into the world and mislead many (Matthew
24:24). Muhammad was such a false prophet. Both Jesus and Moses knew God face to face,
Muhammad only had a spirit or angel he called "Gabriel" speaking to him. In the end, even this angel's prayers were not
answered by Allah. Could it be that this
"Gabriel" was preaching a false religion (Galatians 1:8) to Muhammad? Could Gabriel have been a deceptive demon or Satan
himself?
My response:
Your conclusion only proves that Jesus in the New Testament is a liar, along with all of the Biblical Prophets who were killed by the Jews. That if we were to assume that Muhammad peace be upon him died from the poison 3 years later after taking it, while his companion died immediately after taking it.
Again, let us look at what Jesus said in the New Testament:
"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not! (From the KJV Bible, Matthew 23:37)"
Jesus himself recognized that the Jews kill the Prophets. So even if we were to assume that Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him was killed through poisoning by the Jews, this still, like I said, would not nullify Islam, nor prove it to be a false religion.
The Prophet's death three years after the poisoning incident while his companion died immediately after he ate from the poisoned lamb, clearly proves that Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him (1) Died a natural death and not a poisoned one from eating from the poisoned lamb; (2) Allah Almighty protected the Prophet's life at that time; and (3) Islam is the Divine Truth.
As to Islam and its Truth, read the Internal and Everlasting Miracles of the Noble Quran that exist within it to see the Divine Truth of Islam:
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 Silas' Articles section.
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.