The human origin of Muhammad’s legislation and teachings - By Sam Shamoun

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The human origin of Muhammad‟s legislation and teachings –

Responding to the bluster of a Muslim dawagandist Pt. 1

Sam Shamoun

In one of his blog posts, our dear brother and fellow Christian apologist David Wood

provided evidence that Muhammad‘s commands didn‘t come from God but from his own

thought processes and interactions with various groups such as Jews and Christians. Professor

Wood writes that:

The following Hadith gives us a glimpse of Muhammad's method of forbidding and accepting

various practices:

Sunan an-Nasa‟i 3328--It was narrated from Aishah that Judamah bint Wahb told her that

the Messenger of Allah said: ―I was thinking of f orbidding Ghilah until I remembered that it

is done by the Persians and Romans‖--(one of the narrators) Ishaq said: ―(They) do that--and

it does not harm their children.‖

Ghilah refers to having sex with a woman who is breastfeeding. Muhammad says that he was

thinking of forbidding the practice. But then he remembered that the Persians and Romans do

it, so he didn't forbid the practice. Apparently, if he hadn't remembered that the Persians and

Romans practice Ghilah, he would have condemned it, and Muslims today would say that

Allah forbids Ghilah.

Isn't it obvious that this had nothing to do with any divine insight on Muhammad's part, and

that what he rejected and accepted was simply a matter of his all-too-human thoughtprocesses? If so, why are Muslims so obsessed with following Muhammad's regulations

(especially when they include pagan practices, such as bowing to the Ka'ba, etc.)? Here

Muslims will say, ―We follow Muhammad's regulations because he commanded us to follow

his regulations.‖ But that's exactly my point. As this Hadith shows, Muhammad's reasoning

had nothing to do with revelation. Why, then, accept his command to follow his regulations?

( Muhammad's Reason for Not Forbidding Ghilah, Sunday, January 25, 2009)

Not surprisingly, Muslims weren‘t pleased with Wood‘s statements and so one of them in

particular decided to write a ―reply‖ that was roughly 20 pages in length. The article, which is

written by Salafi propagandist Jalal Abualrub, was published on Bassam Zawadi's website

(*).

Both Jalal and his cohorts actually think that he has provided the ―definitive response‖ to

Wood. In light of this we have decided to address his key points in order to see whether Jalal

achieved his goal of ―refuting‖ Wood‘s argument.

Evidence that Islam‟s best propagandists and defenders repeatedly contradict

themselves

In this ―rebuttal‖ Jalal contradicts what he has written both here and in his booklets. He statesthat:

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Prophet Muhammad stated that sometimes he offers his own opinion which can sometimes be

mistaken. When he passed by a people who were grafting date trees by combining the male

with the female trees so that the trees yield more fruit he said that he did not think it is useful

to do so. When he passed by them later on, he found that they had abandoned that practice,

even though he did not tell them to do that , and the produce declined. He said,

" If there is any use of it, they should do it. It was just a personal opinion of mine; do not go

after my personal opinion (if it was mistaken) . However, when I say to you anything on

behalf of Allah, then do accept it, for I do not attribute lie to Allah, the Exalted and

Glorious." ( Muslim)

Muslims firmly follow Prophet Muhammad's regulations when they are a part of the religion.

The Hadeeth about Ghilah was not about legislating in Islam based on what Romans do so as

to claim afterwards it was a revelation from Allah that came to the Prophet through the

Romans. It was about the effect of Ghilah on nursing mother and suckling baby.

However, Jalal went on to say in this same section that even Muhammad‘s human wisdom ishumanly perfect!

Also, Prophet Muhammad, salla-llahu alaihi wa-sallam, did not give any regulation in this

Hadeeth except to affirm that Ghilah is allowed as a practice, since it does not greatly affect

mother and baby. If anything, this Hadeeth proves that the Prophet's human wisdom is

humanly perfect [sic], since he did not outlaw for Muslims what did not prove to carry

substantial health risks. If anything, this makes it even more convincing to Muslims that the

Prophet of Allah, Muhammad, the Final and Last Prophet and Messenger, was rightly guided

and had qualities that did not only touch religion, but also matters of life and health.

The problem that Jalal faces is that if his prophet‘s wisdom were truly perfect then why was

Muhammad so badly mistaken concerning agriculture issues? Why did he give incorrect

advice concerning grafting trees for a more productive yield? If his wisdom were truly

complete and sound then he surely would have been knowledgeable in all areas of life, not

just religion, which as we see wasn‘t the case at all.

But it gets worse for Jalal. Jalal must have forgotten what he had stated in one of the books he

wrote in response to Pope Benedicts‘ comments regarding Islam:

{Wa-ma yantiqu ‘ani -l-huwa, in huwa illa wa’hyum yu’ha (He, Muhammad, does not speak

of his own desire, it is only a revelation revealed)} (53:3-4)

Prophet Muhammad did not only speak, or „Nataqa (in the present tense: Yantiqu)‘ the

Quran, he also spoke the Sunnah. Abdullah Ibn ‗Amr Ibn al-‗Aas used to write everything

the Prophet said, meaning, his Hadeeth or religious statements. Muslims from the tribe of

Quraish – the Prophet‘s tribe – criticized Abdullah for doing this, claiming that sometimes

the Prophet might say things in anger. Abdullah Ibn ‗Amr asked the Prophet about it, and he

said, while pointing to his mouth …

"Rather, write! For by He (Allah) in Whose Hand is my soul, NOTHING SAVE THE

TRUTH COMES OUT OF IT." (A Sahih Hadeeth; Sahih Sunan Abi Dawud [3646])

( Introduction to: Muhammad The Prophet of Mercy – Muhammad‟s Role in Islam, by Jalal



Abualrub, edited by Alaa Mencke [Madinah Publishers and Distributors, First Edition: June

2007], p. 35; capital and underline emphasis ours)

Here is the hadith in question:

Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-'As:I used to write everything which I heard from the Apostle of Allah. I intended (by it) to

memorise it. The Quraysh prohibited me saying: Do you write everything that you hear from

him while the Apostle of Allah is a human being: he speaks in anger and pleasure? So I

stopped writing, and mentioned it to the Apostle of Allah. He signalled with his finger to his

mouth and said: Write, by Him in Whose hand my soul lies, only right comes out from it.

(Sunan Abu Dawud , Book 25, Number 3639)

Pay careful attention to the criticism of the Quraish tribe concerning Abdullah ibn Amr

writing down everything Muhammad said. They warned that he shouldn‘t write down

everything he heard from Muhammad since the latter may speak in anger or in pleasure,

meaning off the cuff. Instead of agreeing with them Muhammad encourages Abdullah tocontinue writing down what he hears since he claimed that nothing but the truth comes out of

his mouth. Note that Muhammad didn‘t limit this to religious matters and therefore suggests

that he believed that he always spoke the truth on any issue. That‘s precisely what Jalal‘s

quote from the Quran implies.

Yet unfortunately for both Muhammad and Jalal, the Quraish tribe was right and Jalal‘s

prophet was wrong since he didn‘t always speak the truth or give sound advice, just as Jalal‘s

own example proves! In fact, not only was Muhammad often mistaken he even got angry to

the point of cursing people!

Chapter 23: HE UPON WHOM ALLAH'S APOSTLE (MAY PEACE BE UPON HIM)

INVOKED CURSE WHEREAS HE IN FACT DID NOT DESERVE IT, IT WOULD

BE A SOURCE OF REWARD AND MERCY FOR HIM

A'isha reported that two persons visited Allah's Messenger and both of them talked about a

thing, of which I am not aware, but that annoyed him and he invoked curse upon both of

them and hurled malediction, and when they went out I said: Allah's Messenger, the good

would reach everyone but it would not reach these two. He said: Why so? I said: Because

you have invoked curse and hurled malediction upon both of them. He said: Don't you

know that I have made condition with my Lord saying thus: O Allah, I am a human being and

that for a Muslim upon whom I invoke curse or hurl malediction make it a source of purityand reward? (Sahih Muslim, Book 032, Number 6285)

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Apostle as saying: O Allah, I make a covenant with Thee

against which Thou wouldst never go. I am a human being and thus for a Muslim whom I

give any harm or whom I scold or upon whom I invoke curse or whom I beat , make this a

source of blessing, purification and nearness to Thee on the Day of Resurrection. (Sahih

Muslim, Book 032, Number 6290)

Thus, the Quraish were right to be concerned since not only was Muhammad wrong in the

advice he gave concerning agriculture but he also cursed people in his anger!

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For more on this issue we suggest reading this article.

Jalal further proves Wood‘s case since he writes:

Ghilah was not discussed as part of divine inspiration, but as a health issue as the Hadeeth clearly indicates. In contrast, here is part of divine inspiration and why it is part of divine

inspiration, " It was revealed to me that you will be tested in the grave" ( Bukhari, and,

Muslim). The topic is: being tested in the grave; why it is a revelation: because the Prophet,

peace be upon him, said so!

Actually, this wasn‘t a ―revelation‖ but something which Muhammad learned and

―borrowed‖ from the Jews!

Narrated Masruq:

‗Aisha said that a Jewess came to her and mentioned the punishment in the grave,

saying to her, “May Allah protect you from the punishment of the grave.‖ ‗Aisha thenasked Allah‘s Apostle about the punishment of the grave. He said, ―Yes, (there is)

punishment in the grave.‖ ‗Aisha added, ―AFTER THAT I never saw Allah‘s Apostle but

seeking refuge with Allah from the punishment in the grave in every prayer he prayed.‖

(Sahih al-Bukhari, Volume 2, Book 23, Number 454)

Narrated 'Amra bint 'AbdurRahman:

A Jewess came to 'Aisha to ask her about something and then she said, “May Allah give

you refuge from the punishment of the grave.‖ So 'Aisha asked Allah's Apostle, ―Would

the people be punished in their graves?‖ Allah's Apostle asked Allah's refuge from the

punishment of the grave (indicating an affirmative reply). Then one day Allah's Apostle rode

(to leave for some place) but the sun eclipsed. He returned on the forenoon and passed

through the rear of the dwellings (of his wives) and stood up and started offering the (eclipse)

prayer and the people stood behind him. He stood for a long period and then performed a

long bowing and then stood straight for a long period which was shorter than that of the first

standing, then he performed a prolonged bowing which was shorter than the first bowing,

then he raised his head and prostrated for a long time and then stood up (for the second Raka)

for a long while, but the standing was shorter than the standing of the first Raka. Then he

performed a prolonged bowing which was shorter than that of the first one. He then stood up

for a long time but shorter than the first, then again performed a long bowing which was

shorter than the first and then prostrated for a shorter while than that of the first prostration.

Then he finished the prayer and delivered the sermon and said what Allah wished; andordered the people to seek refuge with Allah from the punishment of the grave . (Sahih

al-Bukhari, Volume 2, Book 18, Number 164)

How ironic that Jalal chose this specific example when it ends up establishing Wood‘s

contention that Muhammad wasn‘t inspired or receiving any revelations from God. Rather,

Muhammad was simply ―borrowing‖ his stories and instructions from Jews, Christians,

pagans, Romans etc., and passing them off as divinely revealed truths. It seems that the

disbelievers were correct after all when they accused Muhammad of plagiarizing his

information from preexisting earthly sources which he claimed were sent down to him from

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The unbelievers say, ‗This is naught but a calumny he has forged, and other folk have helped

him to it.‘ So they have committed wrong and falsehood. They say, ‗Fairy-tales of the

ancients that he has had written down, so that they are recited to him at the dawn and in the

evening.‘ Say: ‗He sent it down, who knows the secret in the heavens and earth; He is All-

forgiving, All-compassionate.‘ S. 25:4-6

With the foregoing in perspective we move to the next section where we address Jalal‘s

claims concerning the origins of the Kaba.

Al-Kabah – Islam‟s pagan shrine

As a further example of the logically fallacious and desperate nature of Jalal‘s ―rebuttals‖ he

chides Wood for accusing Muslims of worshiping the Kaba, the black cube structure in

Mecca which was originally built by pagans for the worship of their false gods.

I am surprised, though, at David Wood for repeating the sick joke that Muslims bow to the

Ka'bah, insinuating that Muslims worship the Ka'bah. I and other Muslims have repeatedly

refuted this utter lie and in various ways, but these people just can't stop repeating false

claims about Islam…

What Jalal has done here is to erect a straw man by accusing Wood of something he did not

say and then proceeds to refute it in order to give the semblance that he is actually rebutting

Wood‘s point. This is sheer desperation and exposes Jalal‘s inability to both read carefully

and to accurately represent the position of his opponents.

We invite the readers to go back and read Wood‘s statement and see for themselves that

Wood said nothing about Muslims worshiping the Kaba. He simply stated a fact, namely, that

Muslims do bow to the Kaba. It is a gigantic leap to extract from this that Wood was

―insinuating that Muslims worship the Ka‟bah.‖

Is Jalal denying that this is what they do during their five daily prayers? Isn‘t it required of

Muslims to bow in the direction of the Kaba when they pray no matter where they are in the

world?

Jalal mentions that Abraham and Ishmael initially built the Kaba for the worship of the one

true God and that their later descendants perverted the true religion by placing hundreds of gods within it.

For Wood to claim that bowing in the direction of the Ka'bah is a pagan tradition that

Muslims imitate, he needs to bring proof that the pagans bowed to the Ka'bah to begin with,

as well as, they bowed to it whether they saw it or were far away from it. It's possible that

some pagans bowed towards the Ka'bah because their idols were present in them.

However, their intention was to bow down to the idols, not to Ka'bah. For at times they

would bow down to an idol that was not present in the Ka'bah. Just because the pagans

introduced idols to the Ka'bah does not diminish in any way its value as being a house build

on Islamic Monotheism from the first day. Just because the pagans introduced idols to the

Ka'bah, does not mean that Muslims cannot pray in its direction as being the house of



monotheistic worship started by the Prophets of Monotheism, Ibrahim and Isma'eel, peace be

upon them.

The readers should be able to see that Jalal‘s ―reply‖ is nothing more than question begging,

being a clear example of circular reasoning. Jalal is reading back into pre-Islamic history the

Islamic belief that Abraham and Ishmael built the Kaba. The problem he faces is that, apartfrom Muhammad‘s claims in the Quran, he has absolutely no proof that Abraham went to

Mecca or that Ishmael personally settled there. We therefore challenge Jalal to stop begging

the question and invite him to produce his evidence. We want Jalal to provide some pre-

Islamic archeological or textual data to prove the assertion that the Kaba wasn‘t originally a

pagan shrine erected for the worship of false gods.

The fact is that he has none and he knows it. He only believes this because he erroneously

assumes that Muhammad was a prophet who spoke the Quran by revelation. However, all the

data is against this assertion since it shows that this is a myth created by Muhammad or the

author(s) of the Quran.

And this is precisely the point Wood was trying to make. Why should we take anything

Muhammad says when the evidence shows that his information was often mistaken and

didn‘t come from heaven but from the people around him? Muhammad observed and adopted

into his religious system many of the practices of the various religious groups and peoples

that he came into contact with, and then proclaimed that these were God‘s revelations and

ordinances sent down to him.

The one thing we do know regarding the Kaba, which even Muslim authorities themselves

admit, is that the pagans were already observing most, if not all of, the rites associated with

this pagan shrine such as running around it seven times, and that it was a place contaminated

by idols.

What makes this more troubling is that Muhammad would run around this pagan structure

when all of the idols were still contained inside it!

And when the apostle of God had finished his period of seclusion and returned (to Mecca), in

the first place he performed the circumambulation of the Ka'ba, as was his wont. While

he was doing it, Waraqa met him and said, ‗O son of my brother, tell me what thou hast seen

and heard.‘ (The Life of Muhammad: A Translation of Ibn Ishaq‟s Sirat Rasul Allah , with

introduction and notes by Alfred Guillaume [Oxford University Press, Karachi, Tenth

impression 1995], p. 107; bold emphasis ours)

Notice that right after Gabriel supposedly first appeared to Muhammad the latter went to

perform circumambulation around the Kaba, something which he would often do. It must be

kept in mind that at this period in Muhammad‘s life he hadn‘t received any ―revelations‖

alleging that Abraham and Ishmael originally built the Kaba. That came later in his

―prophetic‖ career. As far as the people in Mecca were concerned, the Kaba was nothing

more than a pagan shrine erected in honor of their deities. Yet in performing the rites

associated with the Kaba during the period when there were still 360 idols inside it

Muhammad did considerable damage to his prophetic claims.

In fact, there were several Kabas which the pagans venerated, one of which Muhammad haddestroyed:



CLI: Burning houses and palm-trees

2857. It is related that Qays ibn Abi Hazim said, "Jarir said to me, 'The Messenger of Allah

said to me, "Will you not relieve me of Dhu'l-Khalasa?"' which was a house of Khath'am

which was called the Yamani Ka'ba. 'I set out with one hundred and fifty horsemen from

Ahmas. They are good horsemen. I could not sit firm on a horse and he (the Prophet) struck me in my chest so that I saw the marks of his fingers on my chest. He said, "O Allah, make

him firm and make him a guided guide."' He went to it, broke it up and burnt it. Then he sent

the news to the Messenger of Allah. Jarir's messenger said, 'By the One who sent you with

the truth, I did not come to you until I left it as if it was an emaciated - or scabby - camel.' He

said, 'May Allah bless the horses and riders of Ahmas' five times."

And:

CLXXXVIII: Good news of victories

2911. It is related that Qays said, "Jarir ibn 'Abdullah said to me, 'The Messenger of Allahsaid to me, "Will you not relieve me from Dhu'l-Khalasa?"' which was a house where

Khath'am stayed which was called the Yamani Ka'ba I set out with one hundred and fifty

horsemen from Ahmas. They are good horsemen. I told the Prophet that I could not sit firm

on a horse and he (the Prophet) struck me in my chest so that I saw the marks of his fingers

on my chest and said, "O Allah, make him firm and make him a guided guide."' He went to it,

smashed it and burnt it down. Then he sent the good news to the Messenger of Allah. Jarir's

messenger said, 'By the One who sent you with the truth, I did not come to you until I left it

as if it was a scabby camel.' He said, 'May Allah bless the horses and riders of Ahmas' five

times." (Aisha Bewley, The Sahih Collection of Al-Bukhari, Chapter 61. Book of Jihad and

Military Expeditions; underline emphasis ours)

To read a different translation of these same reports please go here: 1, 2

Jalal may source certain Islamic reference works to prove that the people before

Muhammad‘s birth knew that Abraham and Ishmael built the Kaba. Here are three major

objections which Jalal will have to contend with just in case he decides to appeal to such

sources. The first problem that Jalal will have to address is that, as we mentioned earlier,

there is no credible evidence which conclusively proves that Muhammad was a descendant of

Ishmael or that Ishmael ever settled in Mecca. As one author put it:

―… Ishmael is considered the progenitor of the Arabs. Dagon (1981) has shown that this ideais an Islamic construction AND THAT NO CONNECTION BETWEEN ISHMAEL AND

THE ARABS HAD EVER BEEN MADE IN THE PRE-ISLAMIC PERIOD. Already in

the first Islamic century, however, Ishmael came to symbolize the Islamic Umma, and

biblical passages about Ishmael were taken to refer to Muhammad, the Arabs, or the Muslim

community.‖ (Camilla Adang, Muslim Writers on Judaism and the Hebrew Bible from Ibn

Rabban to Ibn Hazm [E.J. Brill Academic Publishers; August 1997 ISBN: 9004100342], p.

147, fn. 37; bold and capital emphasis ours)

Noted Islamicist Alfred Guillaume agrees,

―… there is no historical evidence for the assertion that Abraham or Ishmael was ever inMecca, and if there had been such a tradition it would have to be explained how all memory

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of the Old Semitic name Ishmael (which was not in its true Arabian form in Arabian

inscriptions and written correctly with an initial consonant Y) came to be lost. The form in

the Quran is taken either from Greek or Syriac sources.‖ (Alfred Guillaume, Islam [Penguin

Books Inc., Baltimore, 1956], pp. 61-62)

Ibn Warraq, a former Muslim turned atheist, quotes specific authorities who also deny thatAbraham or Ishmael were ever in Mecca,

We are told that [Abraham] was born in Chaldea, and that he was the son of a poor potter

who earned his living by making little clay idols. It is scarcely credible that the son of this

potter went to Mecca, 300 leagues away in the tropics, by way of impassable deserts. If he

was a conqueror he no doubt aimed at the fine country of Assyria; and if he was only a poor

man, as he is depicted, he founded no kingdoms in foreign parts. — Voltaire

For the historian, the Arabs are no more the descendents of Ishmael, son of Abraham, than

the French are of Francus, son of Hector. — Maxime Rodinson

It is virtually certain that Abraham never reached Mecca. — Montgomery Watt

The essential point ... is that, where objective fact has been established by sound historical

methods, it must be accepted. — Montgomery Watt

According to Muslim tradition, Abraham and Ishmael built the Kaaba, the cube-like structure

in the Sacred Mosque in Mecca. But outside these traditions there is absolutely no

evidence for this claim – whether epigraphic, archaeological, or documentary. Indeed

Snouck Hurgronje has shown that Muhammad invented the story to give his religion an

Arabian origin and setting; with this brilliant improvisation Muhammad established the

independence of his religion, at the same time incorporating into Islam the Kaaba with all its

historical and religious associations for the Arabs. (Ibn Warraq, Why I Am Not A Muslim

[Prometheus Books, Amherst NY 1995], p. 131; bold emphasis ours)

Besides, Muslim scholars themselves admit that they could only trace Muhammad‘s

genealogy back to a person named Adnan, and that anything beyond that is pure conjecture

and fabrication:

… on the authority of Ibn ‗Abbas; he said: Verily the Prophet, WHENEVER he related his

genealogy, DID NOT GO BEYOND MA‗ADD IBN ‗ADNAN IBN UDAD, then he kept

quiet and said: The narrators of genealogy ARE LIARS, since Allah says: ―There passedmany generations between them.‖

Ibn ‗Abbas says: The Prophet would have been informed of the genealogy (prior to Adnan by

Allah) if he (Prophet) had so wished.

… on the authority of ‗Abd Allah. Verily he recited ―(The tribes of) ‗Ad and Thamud and

those after them; NONE SAVETH ALLAH KNOWETH THEM.‖ The genealogists ARE

LIARS.

… between Ma‗add and Isma‗il there were more than THIIRTY GENERATIONS; but he did

not give their names, nor described their genealogy, probably he did not mention it becausehe might have heard the Hadith of Abu Salih on the authority of Ibn ‗Abbas who narrated



about the Prophet (may Allah bless them) THAT HE KEPT QUIET AFTER MENTIONING

MA‗ADD IBN ‗ADNAN.

Hisham said: A narrator informed me on the authority of my father, but I had not heard it

from him, that he related the genealogy thus, Ma‗add Ibn ‗Adnan Ibn Udad Ibn al -Hamaysa‘

Ibn Salaman Ibn ‗Aws Ibn Yuz Ibn Qamwal Ibn Ubayyi Ibn al-‗Awwam, Ibn Nashid IbnHaza Ibn Buldas Ibn Tudlaf Ibn Tabikh Ibn Jahim Ibn Nahish Ibn Makha Ibn ‗Ayfa Ibn

‗Abqar Ibn ‗Ubayd Ibn al-Du‗a Ibn Hamdan Ibn Sanbar Ibn Yathriba Ibn Nahzan Ibn Yalhan

Ibn Ir‗awa Ibn ‗Ayfa Ibn Dayshan Ibn ‗Isar Ibn Iqnad Ibn Ibham Ibn Muqsi Ibn Nahith Ibn

Zarih Ibn Shumayyi Ibn Mazzi Ibn ‗Aws Ibn ‗Arram IBN QAYDHAR Ibn Isma‗il Ibn

Ibrahim (my Allah bless them both).

... There was a Tadmurite whose patronymic was Abu Ya‗qub; he was one ... of the Israelite

Muslims, and had read Israelite literature and acquired proficiency in it; he mentioned that

Burakh Ibn Nariyya the scribe of Irmiya (Jeremiah) drew the genealogy of Ma‗add Ibn

‗Adnan and wrote it in his books. This is known to the Israelite scholars and learned men.

The names (mentioned here) resemble them, and if there is any difference it is because of thelanguage since they have been translated from Hebrew.

… I heard a person saying: Ma‗add was contemporary with ‗Isa Ibn Maryam (Jesus son of

Mary) and his genealogy is this: Ma‗add Ibn ‗Adnan Ibn Udad Ibn Zayd Ibn Yaqdur Ibn

Yaqdum Ibn Amin Ibn Manhar Ibn Sabuh Ibn al-Hamaysa‗ Ibn Yashjub Ibn Ya‗rub, Ibn al-

‗Awwam Ibn Nabit Ibn Salman Ibn Haml Ibn QAYDHAR Ibn Isma‗il Ibn Ibrahim.

He (Ibn Sa‗d) said: Some one has named al-‗Awwal BEFORE al-Hamaysa‗ thus showing (al-

‗Awwam) as his son.

... Verily the genealogy of Ma‗add Ibn ‗Adnan HAS BEEN TRACED DIFFERENTLY. In

some narrations it is Ma‗add Ibn ‗Adnan Ibn Muqawwam, Ibn Nahur Ibn Tirah Ibn Ya‗rub

Ibn Yashjub IBN NABIT Ibn Isma ‗il.

He (Ibn Sa‗d) said: And some say: Ma‗add Ibn ‗Adnan Ibn Udad ‘Itahab Ibn Ayyub IBN

QAYDHAR Ibn Isma‗il Ibrahim.

Muhammad Ibn Ishaq said: Qusayyi Ibn Kilab traced his genealogy to Qaydhar Ibn Isma‗il in

some of his verses. Muhammad Ibn al-Sa‗ib al-Kalbi recited this couplet on the authority of

his father ascribing it to Qusayyi:

―I have nothing to do with nursing if the children of Qaydhar and Nabit did not establish

relationship with the same.‖

Abu ‗Abd Allah Muhammad Ibn Sa‗d said: I do not find much dif ference between them.

Verily, Ma‗add was descended from Qaydhar Ibn Isma‗il; and this DIFFERENCE in his

genealogy shows that the same WAS NOT CORRECTLY REMEMBERED and it was

borrowed from the people of the scriptures (ahl al-Kitab) and translated, so they made

differences. If it had been correct the Apostle of Allah must have known it. The best course

with us is to trace the genealogy to Ma‗add Ibn ‗Adnan THEN TO KEEP QUIET UP TO

ISMA‗IL IBN IBRAHIM.



... he on the authority of ‗Urwah; he said: WE DID NOT FIND ANY ONE TRACING THE

GENEALOGY ABOVE MA‗ADD IBN ‗ADNAN.

... I heard Abu Bakr Ibn Sulayman Ibn Abu Hathamah saying… WE DID NOT FIND

CERTAINTY IN THE KNOWLEDGE OF A SCHOLAR NOR IN THE VERSES OF A

POET (ABOUT GENERATIONS) ABOVE MA‗ADD IBN ‗ADNAN …

He (Ibn Sa‗d) said: Hisham Ibn Muhammad Ibn al-Sa‗ib informed us on the authority of his

father that Ma‗add was with Bukht Nassar (Banu Ched Nader) when he fought in the forts of

Yaman. (Ibn Sa'ad's Kitab Al-Tabaqat Al-Kabir, Volume I, parts I & II, English translation

by S. Moinul Haq, M.A., PH.D assisted by H.K. Ghazanfar M.A. [Kitab Bhavan Exporters &

Importers, 1784 Kalan Mahal, Daryaganj, New Delhi - 110 002 India], pp. 50-53; capital and

underline emphasis ours)

Not only were the Muslim scholars uncertain of Muhammad‘s genealogy beyond Adnan they

didn‘t even know whether he was a descendant of Ishmael through his son Nebaioth (Nabit)

or Kedar (Qaydhar)!

The second obstacle Jalal faces is that the Islamic quotes which he may provide to establish

the Abrahamic origins of the Kaba will all come from sources written long after

Muhammad‘s demise and therefore do not qualify as evidence. It is to be expected that

Muslims after the death of Muhammad would start fabricating stories of people living both

before and during the birth of Muhammad who recognized or believed that Abraham and

Ishmael built the Kaba in order to support the unsubstantiated claims of the Quran.

The third difficulty for Jalal is that even if we take for granted that the Islamic sources are

accurately recounting history in the case of the origins of the Kaba their witness would

incriminate what Muhammad did. For example, according to one of the earliest biographies

on Muhammad's life, there was a specific episode that supposedly took place before

Muhammad's birth where certain Jewish rabbis allegedly told a king that the Kaba was built

by Abraham. However, this story shows that Muhammad is guilty for worshiping at the Kaba

when there were still 360 idols within it:

... They [the rabbis] told that the sole object of the tribe was to destroy him and his army. ‗We

know of no other temple in the land which God has chosen for Himself‘, said they, ‗and if

you do what they suggest you and all your men will perish.‘ The king asked them what he

should do when he got there, and they told him to do what the people of Mecca did:

circumambulate the temple, to venerate and honour it, to shave his head, and to behave withall humility until he had left its precincts. The king asked why they too should not do

likewise. They replied that it was indeed the temple of their father Abraham, but the idols

which the inhabitants had set up round it, and the blood which they shed there, presented an

insuperable obstacle. They are unclean polytheists, said they – or words to that effect.

(Guillaume, pp. 8-9; underline emphasis ours)

Apart from the fact that the Muslim author has obviously put into the mouth of these specific

Jews the assertion that Abraham built the Kaba, it is interesting to read how these imaginary

Jews refused to perform a pilgrimage to the pagan shrine because of all the idols contained

therein that defiled it. And yet Muhammad, who is supposed to be God‘s final prophet, has

no hesitation in running around a structure littered with abominable objects detested by thetrue God!



Hence, if Jalal wants us to believe this story then he is going to have to face the fact that the

Jews were more pious and god-fearing than Muhammad since, unlike him, they refused to

worship at a place that was defiled by idols.

For more on this issue of Abraham allegedly building the Kaba and Muhammad‘s alleged

descent from Ishmael we recommend the following articles:

http://answering-islam.org/authors/toler/abraham_kaaba.html

http://answering-islam.org/Shamoun/ishmael.htm

http://answering-islam.org/Shamoun/ishmael2.htm

This leads us to our next point.

The Black Stone – A case of Islam‟s blatant idolatry

This isn‘t the only example of Muhammad endorsing or engaging in idolatry. Muhammad

used to kiss the black stone which was part of the pagan shrine. Muhammad further enjoined

Muslims to also kiss this idol as part of the rites that are performed during the pilgrimage to

Mecca,

Narrated 'Abis bin Rabia: 'Umar came near the Black Stone and kissed it and said ― No doubt,

I know that you are a stone and can neither benefit anyone nor harm anyone. Had I not

seen Allah's Apostle kissing you I would not have kissed you .‖ (Sahih al-Bukhari, Volume

2, Book 26, Number 667)

Narrated Salim that his father said: I saw Allah's Apostle arriving at Mecca; he kissed the

Black Stone Corner first while doing Tawaf and did ramal in the first three rounds of the

seven rounds (of Tawaf). (Sahih al-Bukhari, Volume 2, Book 26, Number 673; see also 675,

676, 679, 680)

This practice is clearly condemned by the Holy Bible, as we shall see shortly.

What makes this rather amazing is that even though Jalal knows this he still has the audacity

to say that Muslims do not imitate pagan traditions and that Muhammad destroyed all the

idols!

To truly dissipate the lie that claims that Muslims imitate pagan traditions, we remind the

readers of what happened when the Prophet of Allah finally was able to retake the Ka'bah

from the pagans:

he destroyed all of the idols that were in or around the Ka'bah ( Bukhari and Muslim).

How then can Wood make such a false claim?

Jalal must have forgotten what the Holy Bible, which he copiously references throughout this

―rebuttal‖, says concerning kissing objects such as a black stone. In his ―response‖ here Jalal

appeals to the Holy Scriptures to demonstrate that the prophets also had a prayer direction,specifically the Temple located in Jerusalem. He then claims that the Muslims are simply

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obeying the prophets, particularly in following their example of praying towards a specific

direction!

Muslims are not obsessed with anything. They do what the Quran and even the Bible says to

do: obey the Prophets. Allah said in the Quran,

{ He who obeys the Messenger, has indeed obeyed Allâh} (4:80).

Both the Old Testament and the New Testament agree,

" Believe in the Lord your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye

prosper " (2 Chronicles 20:20);

" And it shall come to pass, that every soul, which will not hear that Prophet, shall be

destroyed from among the people" ( Acts 3:22).

Otherwise, why were the prophets sent, to be disobeyed? Muslims can never follow theChristian method of believing in the prophets by disobeying them. If Muslims follow this

wicked path, they will never prosper .

And:

Surely, David Wood knows that Jesus frequently entered the Temple in Jerusalem to worship

Allah in it; Jesus never knew the word God nor ever used it to describe the Creator . When

he, peace be upon him, entered the Temple to worship Allah, he must have bowed to the

direction of prayer inside it,

" And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the

temple. And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer "

( Matthew 21:12-13).

Surely, David knows that the Temple that Jesus prayed in was the direction of prayer for the

Children of Israel (1 Kings 8:44). Surely, Wood and his likes must have heard about the

Mizrah and must have seen the Jews of the current era and also the Christians who visit

Jerusalem nod their heads repeatedly and cry while praying towards the wall of the al-Masjid

al-Aqsa.

Jalal also quoted the Holy Bible to prove that Muhammad was a true prophet in his ―reply‖ tothe Pope:

Eradicating Shirk: When he entered the Ka‘bah, the Prophet of Islamic Monotheism

ordered that all the idols in and around the Ka‘bah be destroyed, the idols that were being

worshipped instead of Allah. He had these idols destroyed just as Allah ordered His ancient

Prophets to do, "But thus shall ye deal with them; ye shall destroy their altars, and break

down their images, and cut down their groves, and burn their graven images with fire"

( Deuteronomy 7:5).

What does the Pope know about Muhammad? Can the Pope appear in front of his

congregation and declare that Muhammad did evil when he destroyed the idols and called tothe Oneness of the Creator of everything? (Jalal Abualrub, Muhammad: The Prophet of



Mercy – 50 New & Humane Concepts Brought by Muhammad , edited by Alaa Mencke

[Madinah Publishers and Distributors, June 2007], p. 136; underline emphasis ours)

He also cited God‘s inspired Scriptures in the material which he prepared for his debate

against David Wood,

I will also prove Muhammad‘s Prophethood through what he sent with and also through the

standards for prophets set in the Bible to prove Muhammad‘s superiority to any prophet

mentioned in the Two Testaments. A Christian author once wrote: "Bible gives us a test to

determine a true prophet." Therefore, we will use the Bible as a test. ( Is Muhammad a

Prophet?, p. 1)

Unfortunately for Jalal his repeated appeal to the Holy Bible comes to backfire against him

since it conclusively proves that Muhammad was a false prophet who exhorted his followers

to engage in idolatry.

According to the Holy Bible God forbids his true followers from fashioning images which arethen taken as objects of worship:

―You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the

earth beneath or in the waters below. You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I,

the LORD your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the fathers to the

third and fourth generation of those who hate me,‖ Exodus 20:4-5

―Yet I reserve seven thousand in Israel— all whose knees have not bowed down to Baal and

all whose mouths have not kissed him.‖ 1 Kings 19:18

Notice that bowing to and kissing an idol is considered an act of worship. The next reference

shows what happens when an object commissioned by a prophet of God is venerated through

religious gestures such as kissing, bowing or by burning incense to it:

―In the third year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, Hezekiah son of Ahaz king of Judah

began to reign. He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in

Jerusalem twenty-nine years. His mother's name was Abijah daughter of Zechariah. He did

what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father David had done. He removed the

high places, smashed the sacred stones and cut down the Asherah poles. He broke into pieces

the bronze snake Moses had made, for up to that time the Israelites had been burning

incense to it. (It was called Nehushtan).‖ 2 Kings 18:1-4

The bronze serpent that the righteous king Hezekiah destroyed was one that God commanded

Moses to fashion:

―From Mount Hor they set out by the way to the Red Sea, to go around the land of Edom; and

the people became impatient on the way. And the people spoke against God and against

Moses, ‗Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no

food and no water, and we loathe this worthless food.‘ Then the LORD sent fiery serpents

among the people, and they bit the people, so that many people of Israel died. And the people

came to Moses, and said, ‗We have sinned, for we have spoken against the LORD and

against you; pray to the LORD, that he take away the serpents from us.‘ So Moses prayed for the people. And the LORD said to Moses, ‘Make a fiery serpent, and set it on a pole; and

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every one who is bitten, when he sees it, shall live.‘ So Moses made a bronze serpent, and set

it on a pole; and if a serpent bit any man, he would look at the bronze serpent and live.‖

Numbers 21:4-9

Here is an image that Moses was commanded to make which was subsequently destroyed

once the people started venerating it. If this is what God did to an image fashioned by one of his greatest prophets why would he then change his mind and command Muhammad and his

followers to start kissing a stone that can neither harm nor benefit anyone?

In light of this doesn‘t the above example prove beyond any reasonable doubt that

Muhammad did not eradicate idolatry completely but retained much of the pagan andidolatrous practices of the Arabs? Doesn‘t this also conclusively demonstrate that, according

to the very inspired source that Jalal appealed to in defense of his prophet, Muhammad was

guilty of idolatry for kissing a black stone? Moreover, isn‘t it clear that Abraham could not

have commissioned the kissing of a black stone in light of the Bible‘s express prohibition of

venerating idols?

There is more to Islam‘s idolatry. We now turn our attention to another case of Muhammad

going against the inspired teachings of the Holy Bible, as well as violating his own

commands.

Muhammad swears by someone other than Allah – More shirk from the so-called

prophet of monotheism

The sacred prophetic writings expressly command true worshipers to take their oaths and

swear only by the true living God,

―Therefore, be very strong to keep and to do all that is written in the Book of the Law of

Moses, turning aside from it neither to the right hand nor to the left, that you may not mix

with these nations remaining among you or make mention of the names of their gods or

swear by them or serve them or bow down to them,‖ Joshua 23:7

―By myself I have sworn, my mouth has uttered in all integrity a word that will not be

revoked: Before me every knee will bow; by me every tongue will swear.‖ Isaiah 45:23

―‗If you will return, O Israel, return to me,‘ declares the LORD. ‗If you put your detestableidols out of my sight and no longer go astray, and if in a truthful, just and righteous way you

swear, “As surely as the LORD lives,‖ then the nations will be blessed by him and in him

they will glory.‘‖ Jeremiah 4:1-2; cf. 12:16

Muhammad himself is reported to have commanded his followers to swear by Allah alone.

He is even said to have warned against swearing by idols or by their fathers, which was an

Arab custom at that time:

Narrated 'Umar:

The Prophet said, ―If anybody has to take an oath, he should swear ONLY by Allah.‖ The

people of Quraish used to swear by their fathers, but the Prophet said, ―Do not swear by yourfathers.‖ (Sahih al-Bukhari, Volume 5, Book 58, Number 177)







And:

Narrated Ibn 'Umar:

Allah's Apostle met 'Umar bin Al-Khattab while the latter was going with a group of camel-

riders, and he was swearing by his father. The Prophet said, ―Lo! Allah forbids you to swear

by your fathers, so whoever has to take an oath, he should swear by Allah or keep quiet.‖(Sahih al-Bukhari, Volume 8, Book 78, Number 641)

Again:

… An exclusive right for Allah, such as vowing, for example, should not be given to anyone

or thing, except Allah alone. The Messenger of Allah… said… ― He who intends to swear, let

him swear by Allah or keep silent .‖ He, ... also said, … ― He who swears by other than Allah,

will have committed Shirk .‖ (Ibn Qayyim al-Jauziyyah, Zad-ul Ma'ad fi Hadyi Khairi-l 'Ibad

[Provisions for the Hereafter Taken From the Guidance of Allah's Best Worshipper],

translated by Jalal Abualrub, edited by Alaa Mencke & Shaheed M. Ali [Madinah Publishers

& Distributors, Orlando Florida; First edition, October 2001], Volume 4, p. 320; underlineemphasis ours)

Finally, the following narrations are taken from a book written by a Muslim whom Jalal

views as one of the greatest scholars that ever lived, and whom many Muslim scholars deem

an innovator and corrupter of true Islam (*; *; *) namely the late Muhammad ibn Abdul-

Wahhab. He is the man who is mainly responsible for the resurgence and revival of Ibn

Taymiyyah‘s Islamic views, such as Allah literally having specific bodyparts such as eyes

and hands, beliefs that are held by the Salafi cult which Jalal belongs to:

The Messenger of Allah said: “Whoever swears by other than Allah has committed an act

of kufr or Shirk.” (Tirmidhee, Al-Hakim, declared saheeh by Albaanee in Irwaa #2561)

Ibn Mas‘ood said: “That I should swear by Allah upon a lie is more preferable to me than

that I should swear by another upon the truth” (Abdur Razzaq and Tabaranee, declared

saheeh by Albaanee in Irwaa #2562) (Takhreej of Kitaab at Tawheed , posted by

SalafiManhaj.com 2004, Chapter 41: Allah‟s Words: “And Do Not Ascribe Partners to

Allah when you know [the Truth]”, p. 21; See also Kitab At-Tawheed , by Sheikh ul-Islam

Muhammad ibn Abdul-Wahhab, translated by the Compilation and Research Department

Dar-us-Salam [Dar-us-Salam Publications Riyadh-Saudi Arabia, 1996], Chapter No: 42.

(“Do not set up rivals unto Allah…”))

And:

The Messenger of Allah said: “Do not swear by your fathers: Whoever swears by Allah,

let him speak the truth and the one for whom the oath is taken in the Name of Allah

should be satisfied with it and whoever is not satisfied with it is not (one of the slaves) of

Allah” (Ibn Maajah, declared saheeh by Albaanee in Irwaa #2698 and declared hasan by Ibn

Hajr in Al Fath 11/536) (Ibid., Chapter 42: What has been said concerning one who is not

satisfied with an Oath Sworn in Allah‘s name?; Also see Kitab At-Tawheed by Dar-us-Salam,

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Amazingly, Muhammad not only violated the teachings of the Holy Bible he even went

against his very own instructions by swearing by another man‘s father, thereby committing

shirk!

Chapter 4: The Prohibition Of Withholding While Alive, Only To Squander Upon

One‟s Death

2706. It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said: ―A man came to the Prophet and said: ‗O

Messenger of Allah, tell me, which of the people has most right to my companionship?‘ He

said: ‗Yes, BY YOUR FATHER, you will certainly be told.‘ He said: ‗Your mother.‘ He

said, ‗Then who?‘ He said: ‗Then your mother.‘ He said: ‗Then who?‘ He said: ‗Then your

mother.‘ He said: ‗Then who?‘ He said: ‗Then your father.‘ He said: ‗Tell me, O Messenger

of Allah, about my wealth – how should I give in charity?‘ He said: ‗Yes, BY ALLAH, you

will certainly be told…‘‖ (Sahih)

Comments:

… c. An oath can only be taken by the Name of Allah. It is not legal to take an oath over

other than Allah‘s Name, as in authentic Ahadith it has been made clear. The Prophet said:

―Verily! Allah forbids you to swear by your fathers. If one has to take an oath he should

swear by Allah or keep quite [sic].‖ (Sahih Al-Bukhari: 6108.) In this Hadith the oath taken

by the father is either before the time when it was prohibited, or just part of Arabian culture,

as a habitual custom. It was common in Arabia that during conversation some additional

words or phrases without any particular intention were added. ( English Translation of Sunan

Ibn Majah - Compiled by Imam Muhammad Bin Yazeed Ibn Majah Al-Qazwini, From Hadith

No. 1783 to 2718, Ahadith edited and referenced by Hafiz Abu Tahir Zubair ‗Ali Za‘i,

translated by Nasiruddin al-Khattab (Canada), final review by Abu Khaliyl (USA)

[Darussalam Publications and Distributors, First Edition: June 2007], Volume 3, pp. 553-554;

capital and underline emphasis ours)

The comments by the translator that Muhammad‘s swearing may have occurred before a time

when such oath making was prohibited are problematic for at least three reasons. First,

Muslims such as Jalal believe that the Meccans are descendants of Ishmael and that both he

and his father Abraham built the Kaba and instituted the rites of pilgrimage, a point which he

himself makes here in his "reply" to Wood. This means that the people would have known

and been informed that such swearing was forbidden by the God of Abraham. At the very

least, Muhammad should have known this in light of his association and contact with both

Jews and Christians.

Second, Muslims assert that Allah protected Muhammad from all idolatrous practices even

before he allegedly became a prophet. If this were correct then wouldn‘t Allah have protected

his messenger from committing idolatry by swearing by someone‘s father?

Third, Muhammad‘s slip occurred after his alleged prophetic ministry began, during the time

when Muslims believe that their prophet was receiving inspiration. In fact, earlier we read

certain reports where Muhammad stated that he always spoke the truth and by inspiration.

Again, if this were so wouldn‘t Muhammad‘s lord have gone out of his way to guard his

prophet from committing such a sin after the ―revelation‖ began to descend, dur ing the time

where Muhammad always supposedly spoke by revelation? Or does this mean that it was



Allah who inspired Muhammad to make this idolatrous oath in the name of somebody‘s

father since the latter never spoke except by way of inspiration?

With that said it is rather obvious that this is another time where Muhammad failed to

practice what he preached and was guilty of idolatry.

For more on this subject we suggest the following articles:

http://answering-islam.org/Muhammad/Inconsistent/oath_making.htm

http://answering-islam.org/Shamoun/allahs_oaths.htm

As if the above examples weren‘t enough to prove that Islam promotes idolatry and that

Muhammad himself engaged in idolatrous practices, his followers went so far as to transform

their prophet into another idol. That is the focus of our next section.

Islam‟s other ilah (god) – The idolatrous veneration of Muhammad

Jalal continues to distort the facts. He quotes the following specific Quranic text to prove that

Muslims pray to Allah,

{ And the Masajid are for Allâh (Alone) , so invoke not anyone along with Allâh } (72:18).

The Masajid , (plural for Masjid ), is the name of the Islamic places of worship.

He then later references the following passage,

… {"and accept our repentance; Truly, You are the One Who accepts repentance, the

Most Merciful"}, they prayed to Allah, Alone, just as Muslims after them pray to Allah,

Alone,

And issues a specific challenge to Wood,

I challenge David Wood to bring evidence that when Muslims take the Ka'bah as the

direction of prayer they in fact bow to the Ka'bah itself rather than pray to Allah in the

Ka'bah's direction. This evidence can be in the form of what Muslims says in their

prayer, such as, if they invoke the Ka'bah, or admire how high and beautiful it is, or sayanything in the prayer that indicates they are bowing or praying to the Ka'bah.

In his haste to write a lengthy article in order to give the appearance that he is actually

addressing and refuting Wood‘s points Jalal failed to realize that he actually produced his

own refutation. Far from praying to Allah alone the Muslims managed to turn their prophet

into an object of worship (with Muhammad‘s help of course!). For example, in the Quran

Muhammad made it obligatory for his followers to come to him so as to receive forgiveness

of sins:

We sent no Messenger, but to be obeyed by Allah's Leave. If they (hypocrites), when they

had been unjust to themselves, HAD COME TO YOU (Muhammad) and begged Allah's Forgiveness, and the Messenger had begged forgiveness for them: indeed, they would have









found Allah All-Forgiving (One Who accepts repentance), Most Merciful. S. 4:64 Hilali-

Khan

The question that naturally comes to mind is how can Muslims continue to observe this

directive now that Muhammad is dead? The scholars came up with the answer:

Although, this verse (64) was revealed in the background of a particular incident relating to

hypocrites, yet its words yield a general ruling which stipulates that anyone who presents

himself before the Holy Prophet and he prays for his forgiveness, he will be definitely

forgiven. And ‗the presence before the Prophet,‘ as it would have been during his blessed life

in this mortal world, HOLDS THE SAME EFFECT EVEN TODAY as the visit to the sacred precincts of the Mosque of the Prophet and the act of ‗presenting‘ oneself BEFORE THE

BLESSED RESIDENT OF THE SANCTIFIED MAUSOLEUM FALLS WITHIN THE

JURISDICATION OF THIS RULE.

Sayyidna ‗Ali has said: ―Three days after we all had finished with the burial of the Messenger

of Allah a villager came and fell down close to the blessed grave. Weeping bitterly, hereferred to this particular verse of the Qur‘an AND ADDRESSING HIMSELF TO THE

BLESSED GRAVE, he said: ‗Allah Almighty has promised in this verse that a sinner, if he

presented himself before the Rasul of Allah, and the Rasul elects to pray for his forgiveness,

then he will forgive him. Therefore, here I am, presenting myself BEFORE YOU so that I

may be blessed with YOUR prayer for my forgiveness.‘ People personally present there at

that time say that, in response to the pleading of the villager, a voice coming out from the

sanctified mausoleum rang around with the words… You have been forgiven.‖ (al-Bahr al-

Muhit) (Mufti Shafi Usmani, Maariful Quran, Volume 2, p. 486; capital emphasis ours)

In other words, Muslims can continue to come to Muhammad by visiting his grave and pray

to him! And according to the following narrative this is exactly what some Muslims did:

―Allah is instructing the sinners when they commit a sin to come to the messenger of Allah

and ask forgiveness in his presence and then they ask him to request forgiveness. And

certainly if they did that, Allah would relent towards them and have mercy on them, and for

that reason He said "they would have found Allah Oft-Returning, Merciful.‖

And Shaykh Mansur as-Sabbagh recollected in his book ―The Perfections‖ (ash-Shama‘il) the

well-known (famous) transmission from ‗Utbi:

―I was sitting by the grave of the Prophet and a Bedouin came and said: ‗Peace be upon youO Prophet of Allah. I heard Allah say: ―And if they had come to thee when they had wronged

their souls, and asked forgiveness of Allah, and if the Messenger had also asked forgiveness

for them, they would have surely found Allah Oft-Returning with compassion and Merciful.‖

And I came to you asking forgiveness for my sin, taking you as intercessor to my Lord.‘

―Then he started reciting verses: ‗O You best of those whose bones are buried in al-Qa‘a

from the sweet scents of those bones the whole area of al-Qa‘a and Akamu became perfumed.

My self I sacrifice to the grave that you live in it is purity and in it is incredible generosity.‘

―Then the Bedouin departed and sleep overcame me. And I saw the Prophet in my sleep and

he said: ‗Ya ‗Utbi, follow the Bedouin and give him the glad tidings that Allah has forgiven

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him.‘‖ (Ibn Kathir, Tafsir of Qur’an al -Adheem [Dar al-Fikr, Beirut, 1992/1412], volume I,

p. 643)

Muhammad further taught his followers to invoke peace on him by addressing him directly in

their daily prayers:

Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Urwa ibn az-Zubayr from Abd ar-

Rahman ibn Abd al-Qari that he heard Umar ibn al-Khattab say, while he was teaching

people the tashahhud from the mimbar, ―Say, Greetings belong to Allah. Pure actions belong

to Allah. Good words and prayers belong to Allah. Peace on YOU, Prophet, and the mercy

of Allah and His blessings. Peace be upon us and on the slaves of Allah who are salihun. I

testify that there is no god except Allah. And I testify that Muhammad is His slave and His

messenger.‖

'At-tahiyatu lillah, az-zakiyatu lillah, at-tayibatu wa's-salawatu lillah. As-salamu ALAYKA

ayyuha'nnabiyyu wa rahmatu'llahi wa barakatuhu. As-salamu alayna wa ala ibadi'llahi s-

salihin. Ash-hadu an la ilaha illa 'llah wa ash-hadu anna Muhammadan abduhu wa rasuluh."(Malik‟s Muwatta, Book 3, Number 3.14.56)

This means that Muslims are speaking to and directly addressing a dead person in their daily

acts of worship!

In fact, specific reports claim that Adam himself asked Allah to forgive him for the sake of

Muhammad whose name he found written on Allah‘s throne!

Al-Bayhaqi cited the following hadith in his book " Dala'il an-Nubuwwah" (Signs of

Prophethood): Narrated 'Umar Ibn al-Khattab: the Prophet said: "When Adam committed the

sin, he said to Allah, 'O My Lord, I ask You with reference to Muhammad to forgive me'.

Allah said: 'O Adam! How did you know about Muhammad, for I have not yet created him?'

Adam replied, 'O My Lord, when You created me, I looked up and saw inscribed on the legs

of the Throne the words: There is no God worthy of worship except Allah and Muhammad is

His Messenger. I knew that you do not attach to Your name but the name of the dearest of

Your Creation.' Allah said to Adam, ‗You have spoken rightly, Adam. Muhammad is the

dearest of My Creation. I have forgiven you because you asked by Muhammad. AND HAD

IT NOT BEEN FOR HIM, I WOULD NOT HAVE CREATED YOU .‘‖ This hadith was

narrated by al-Hakim who also classified it as sahih (authentic). Among the transmitters of

this hadith is 'Abd ar-Rahman Ibn Zayd Ibn Aslam. Al-Haythami said: ―This hadith was

reported by at-Dabarani and in its chain of transmitters are people I do not know. Al-Hakimwas therefore mistaken in classifying this hadith as sahih because he himself criticised 'Abd

ar-rahman Ibn Zayd Ibn Aslam in his book ad-Du'afa, so how can he state the authenticity of

the hadith after he had criticised him?!!‖ (Tafsir Ibn Kathir, Part 1, Surah Al-Fatiah Surah

Al-Baqarah, ayat 1 to 141, Abridged by Sheikh Nasib Ar-Rafa'i [Al-Firdous Ltd., London:

Second Edition 1998], p. 107, fn 10; underline and capital emphasis ours)

Talk about blasphemy! How could the name of a creature be inscribed on the throne of the

creator without this being blatant idolatry?

Here are some other examples of Muslims praying to Muhammad after his death, beseeching

his favors:

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It is just as necessary to have esteem and respect for the Prophet after his death as it were

when he was alive. This means to show it whenever the Prophet, his hadith or sunna are

mentioned, when anyone hears his name or anything about his life or how his family and

relatives behaved. It includes respect for the People of his House (ahl al-bayt ) and his

Companions...

Abu Humayd said, ―Abu Ja'far, the Amir al-Mu'minin, had a dispute with Malik in the

Prophet's mosque. Malik said to him, ' Amir al-Mu'minin, do not raise your voice in this

mosque. Allah taught the people how to behave by saying, ―Do not raise your voices above

the Prophet‖ (49:2) He praises people with the words, ―Those who lower their voices in

the presence of the Messenger of Allah.‖ (49:3) He censures people, saying, ―Those who

call you...‖ Respect for him when he is dead is the same as respect for him when he was

alive.‖

―Abu Ja'far was humbled by this. He asked Malik, 'Abu Abdullah, do you face qibla when

you supplicate or do you face the Messenger of Allah?' He replied, 'Why would you turn your

face from him when he is YOUR MEANS and the means of your father, Adam, to Allah onthe Day of Rising? I face him and ASK HIM to intercede and Allah will grant his

intercession. Allah says, ―If, when you wronged yourselves, they had come to you.‖‘‖

(4:64) (Qadi Iyad, Kitab Ash-shifa bi ta'rif huquq al-Mustafa ( Healing by the recognition of

the Rights of the Chosen One), translated by Aisha Abdarrahman Bewley [Madinah Press,

Inverness, Scotland, U.K., third reprint 1991, paperback], Part Two. Concerning the rights

which the people owe the Prophet, Chapter Three: Exalting him and the necessity to respect

and honour him, Section 3. Respect and esteem for the Prophet after his death, pp. 237-238;


And:

Tirmidhi relates, through his chain of narrators from 'Uthman ibn Hunayf, that a blind mancame to the Prophet and said, ―I've been afflicted in my eyesight, so please pray to Allah for

me.‖ The Prophet said: ―Go make ablution (wudu), perform two rak'as of prayer, and then

say:

Oh Allah, I ask You and turn to You through my Prophet Muhammad, the Prophet of mercy;

O MUHAMMAD (YA MUHAMMAD), I SEEK YOUR INTERCESSION with my Lord

for the return of my eyesight [and in another version: for my need, that it may be fulfilled.

O Allah, grant him intercession for me"].‖

The Prophet added, ―And if there is some need, do the same.‖ (Ahmad ibn Naqib al -Misri,

Reliance of the Traveller: The Classic Manual of Islamic Sacred Law (Umdat Al-Salik) in

Arabic with facing English text, Commentary and Appendices, edited and translated by Nuh

Hah Mim Keller [Amana Corporation; Revised edition, July 1, 1997], w40.3, p. 935; bold

and capital emphasis ours)

Finally:

Moreover, Tabarani, in his ―al-Mu'jam al saghir, reports a hadith from 'Uthman ibn Hunayf

that a man repeatedly visited Uthman ibn Affan concerning something he needed, but

Uthman paid no attention to him or his need. The man met Ibn Hunayf and complained tohim about the matter - this being after the death (wisal) of the Prophet and after the caliphates

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of Abu Bakr and Umar - so Uthman ibn Hunayf, who was one of the Companions who

collected hadiths and was learned in the religion of Allah, said: ―Go to the place of ablution

and perform ablution (wudu), then come to the mosque, perform two rak'as of prayer therein,

and say:

‗O Allah, I ask You and turn to You through our Prophet Muhammad, the Prophet of mercy;O MUHAMMAD (YA MUHAMMAD), I TURN THROUGH YOU to my Lord, that Hemay fulfill my need,‘ and mention your need. Then come so that I can go with you [to the

caliph Uthman].‖ So the man left and did as he had been told, then went to the door of

Uthman ibn Affan, and the doorman came, took him by the hand, brought him to Uthman ibn

Affan, and seated him next to him on a cushion. 'Uthman asked, ―What do you need?‖ and

the man mentioned what he wanted, and Uthman accomplished it for him, then he said, ―I

hadn't remembered your need until just now,‖ adding, ―Whenever you need something, just

mention it.‖ Then, the man departed, met Uthman ibn Hunayf, and said to him, ―May Allah

reward you! He didn't see to my need or pay any attention to me until you spoke with him.‖

Uthman ibn Hunayf replied, "By Allah, I didn't speak to him, but I have seen a blind man

come to the Messenger of Allah and complain to him of the loss of his eyesight. The Prophetsaid, ―Can you not bear it?' and the man replied, ‗O Messenger of Allah, I do not have anyone

to lead me around, and it is a great hardship for me.‘ The Prophet told him, 'Go to the place of

ablution and perform ablution (wudu), then pray two rak'as of prayer and make the

supplications.‘‖ Ibn Hunayf went on, ―By Allah, we didn't part company or speak long before

the man returned to us as if nothing had ever been wrong with him.‖

This is an explicit, unequivocal text from a prophetic Companion proving the legal

validity of tawassul through the dead. The account has been classified AS

RIGOROUSLY AUTHENTICATED (SAHIH) by Baihaqi, Mundhiri, and Haythami.

(Ibid., w40.4, pp. 936-937; bold and capital emphasis ours)]

To say that these practices and traditions are problematic would be a wild understatement!

The first problem that Jalal and his fellow propagandists face is that the Quran expressly says

that those who are dead in their graves cannot hear:

Neither are the living and the dead alike. Surely Allah makes whom He pleases hear , and you

cannot make those hear WHO ARE IN THE GRAVES. S. 35:22 Shakir

The second problem is that the Muslim scriptures emphasizes the point that all prayers and

invocations are offered only to Allah, and not to those who can neither profit nor harm

someone, which includes Muhammad who is dead in the grave and cannot hear:

Say (O Muhammad): ―Verily, my Salat (prayer), my sacrifice, my living, and my dying are

for God , the Lord of the ' Alamin (mankind, jinns and all that exists).‖ S. 6:162 Hilali-Khan

And invoke not besides God, any that will neither profit you, nor hurt you , but if (in case)

you did so, you shall certainly be one of the Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers). S.

10:106 Hilali-Khan

And who is more astray than one who calls (invokes) besides God, such as will not answer

him till the Day of Resurrection, and who are (even) unaware of their calls (invocations) to

them? … Say: ‗I am not an innovation among the Messengers, and I know not what shall be



done with me or with you. I only follow what is revealed to me; I am only a clear warner.‘ S.

46:5, 9 Hilali-Khan

And the mosques are for Allah (Alone), so invoke not anyone along with Allah. S. 72:18

Even the so-called sound narrations agree with these specific Islamic texts that the deadcannot hear and that invocations and prayers must be offered only to Allah since these are all

acts of worship:

Narrated Hisham's father:

It was mentioned before 'Aisha that Ibn 'Umar attributed the following statement to the

Prophet ―The dead person is punished in the grave because of the crying and lamentation Of

his family.‖ On that, 'Aisha said, ―But Allah's Apostle said, 'The dead person is punished for

his crimes and sins while his family cry over him then.‖ She added, ―And this is similar to the

statement of Allah's Apostle when he stood by the (edge of the) well which contained the

corpses of the pagans killed at Badr, 'They hear what I say.' She added, ―But he said now

they know very well what I used to tell them was the truth .‖ 'Aisha then recited: ‗Youcannot make the dead hear .‘ (30.52) and ‗You cannot make those who are in their Graves,

hear you.‘ (35.22) that is, when they had taken their places in the (Hell) Fire. (Sahih al-

Bukhari, Volume 5, Book 59, Number 316)

And:

Narrated An-Nu'man ibn Bashir:

The Prophet said: Supplication (du'a') is itself the worship.

(He then recited:) ―And your Lord said: Call on Me, I will answer you‖ (xI.60). (Sunan Abu

Dawud , Book 8, Number 1474)

Again:

Abu al-‗Abbas ‗Abdullah bin ‗Abbas reported: One day I was behind the Prophet and he said

to me:

―O young man, I shall teach you some words [of advice]: Be mindful of Allah, and Allah will

protect you. Be mindful of Allah, and you will find Him in front of you. If you (have need to)

ask, ask of Allah; and if you seek help, seek help from Allah. Know that even if the Nation

(or the whole community) were to gather together to benefit you with something, they would

not benefit you with anything except that which Allah has already recorded for you, and thatif they gather together to harm you with something, they would not be able to harm you with

anything except that which Allah has already recorded against you. The pens have been lifted

and the pages have dried.‖

[Al-Tirmidhi relates this and says: It is a good, genuine Hadith] ( Al-Nawawi's Forty Hadith,

Hadith No. 19; *; bold and italic emphasis ours)

Finally:

6- 931 - On the authority of Abu Tameemah al-Hajmeemee, on the authority a man from

Blahjeem who said, ‗I asked: ‗O Messenger of Allaah! Who should I make Dua‘ to?‘







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He said: ‗Call to Allaah Alone. If you were afflicted with harm and you supplicated to Him,

He would relieve you of it. If you became lost in a desolate land and you supplicated to Him,

He would return you to your place. If you were afflicted with drought and you supplicated to

Him, He would produce vegetation.‘

No. 420 ( Ahadeeth Pertaining to Eemaan, Tawheed, Deen and Qadr , taken from Silsilah

Ahadeeth As-Saheehah of Shaykh Al-Albaani, translated by Abbas Abu Yahya; bold andunderline emphasis ours)

The hadith literature even records Muhammad informing his next of kin and companions that

he could not benefit them before Allah:

Narrated 'Um al-'Ala:

An Ansari woman who gave the pledge of allegiance to the Prophet that the Ansar drew lots

concerning the dwelling of the Emigrants. 'Uthman bin Maz'un was decided to dwell with

them (i.e. Um al-'Ala's family), 'Uthman fell ill and I nursed him till he died, and we covered

him with his clothes. Then the Prophet came to us and I (addressing the dead body) said, ―O

Abu As-Sa'ib, may Allah's Mercy be on you! I bear witness that Allah has honored you.‖ Onthat the Prophet said, ―How do you know that Allah has honored him?‖ I replied, ―I do not

know. May my father and my mother be sacrificed for you, O Allah's Apostle! But who else

is worthy of it (if not 'Uthman)?‖ He said, ―As to him, by Allah, death has overtaken him, and

I hope the best for him. By Allah, though I am the Apostle of Allah, yet I do not know what

Allah will do to me ,‖ By Allah, I will never assert the piety of anyone after him. That made

me sad, and when I slept I saw in a dream a flowing stream for 'Uthman bin Maz'un. I went to

Allah's Apostle and told him of it. He remarked, ―That symbolizes his (good) deeds.‖ (Sahih


And:

Narrated Abu Huraira:When Allah revealed the Verse: ―Warn your nearest kinsmen,‖ Allah's Apostle got up and

said, ―O people of Quraish (or said similar words)! Buy (i.e. save) yourselves (from the

Hellfire) as I cannot save you from Allah's Punishment; O Bani Abd Manaf! I cannot

save you from Allah's Punishment, O Safiya, the Aunt of Allah's Apostle! I cannot save

you from Allah's Punishment; O Fatima bint Muhammad! Ask me anything from my

wealth, but I cannot save you from Allah's Punishment.‖ (Sahih al-Bukhari, Volume 4,

Book 51, Number 16)

This perhaps explains why Muhammad‘s followers were afraid of death since they knew thatthey would end up in hell but weren‘t certain whether they would ever come out of it:

Muhammad b. Ja'far b. al-Zubayr from 'Urwa b. al-Zubayr said: The apostle sent his

expedition to Mu'ta in Jumada'l-Ula in the year 8 and put Zayd b. Haritha in command; if

Zayd were slain then Ja'far b. Abu 'Talib was to take command, and if he were killed then

'Abdullah b. Rawaha. The expedition got ready to the number of 3,000, and prepared to start.

When they were about to set off they bade farewell to the apostle's chiefs and saluted them.

When 'Abdullah b. Rawaha took his leave of the chiefs he wept and when they asked him the

reason he said, 'By God, it is not that I love the world and am inordinately attached to you,

but I heard the apostle read a verse from God's book in which he mentioned hell: ―There is

not one of you but shall come to it; that is a determined decree of your Lord,‖ and I do not know how I can return after I have been to it.' The Muslims said, ‗God be with you and

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protect you and bring you back to us safe and sound.‘ … (Guillaume, The Life of Muhammad ,

p. 532; bold and italic emphasis ours)

And:

455w. Abu Nazrah reported about a man called Abu Abdullah from the companions of theHoly Prophet. His companions went to him to visit him in illness and he was weeping. They

asked him: What makes you weep? Has not the Apostle of Allah said to you: Clip your

moustache and stay firm on it till you meet me? He said: Yes, but I heard the Messenger of

Allah say: The Almighty and Glorious Allah caught one handful with His right hand and

another with another hand and said: This is for this, and this is for this, and I don‘t care. I

don‟t know in which of the two handfuls I am. - Ahmad

1563. Here hold means party. Allah took one party of men in His right hand and another in

His left and said that those who were in His right hand would go to Paradise and those in His

left hand would go to Hell. The narrator feared in which of the hands of Allah he fell as that

would decide his fate. (Maulana Fazlul Karim, Al-Hadis – An English Translation &Commentary With Arabic Text of Mishkat-Ul-Masabih [Islamic Education Center, Publishers

and Booksellers, Improved Edition 1988], Book III, Chapter XXXII. Section 1. Pre-

destination, p. 114; italic and underline emphasis ours)

This narrative can also be found in the translation of Mishkat Al Masabih by Dr. James

Robson, Volume I, Book I. – Faith, Chapter IV. Belief in the Divine Decree, p. 32, published

by Sh. Muhammad Ashraf Publishers, Booksellers & Exporters, Lahore-Pakistan, reprinted

1990.

In order to avoid having to address these facts and admit that Muslims worship Muhammad –

even though they vehemently deny that they do – Jalal may attack the veracity of all of these

specific reports that mention Muslims praying directly to Muhammad in their daily salah and

at his grave. He may question the hadiths which refer to people invoking Muhammad after

his death to intercede for them.

Yet this approach will not work since these reports have been deemed to be completely

sound, thoroughly authentic, by many of Islam‘s renowned scholars. To therefore brush aside

their veracity only exposes the sheer desperation of Muslim propagandists such as Jalal and

further demonstrates the utterly chaotic and contradictory state of Islamic scholarship. After

all, one often finds scholars of hadith contradicting one other concerning the grading of

specific narratives such as in this case, i.e. Salafi polemicists such as al-Albani and his ilk who are against praying to Muhammad, especially at his grave, do everything they can to

negate the authenticity of reports such as the blind man praying to Muhammad, whereas other

scholars rigorously defend their veracity since their theology allows Muslims to pray to Allah

through the mediation of others (known as Tawassul). This leaves the average Muslim – as

well as non-Muslim – baffled as to what to believe and accept concerning such a vitally

important topic, and Jalal‘s denials or weakening of such narratives will do absolutely

nothing to help clarify the issue or resolve these major problems.

We come to the end of part one, but we have more to say concerning the apotheosis or

divination of Muhammad in the second part of our rebuttal.

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The human origin of Muhammad‟s legislation and teachings –

Responding to the bluster of a Muslim dawagandist Pt. 2

Sam Shamoun

We resume with our refutation to Jalal‘s tirade against Christian apologist David Wood.

Here we will provide further documentation for the blasphemous and idolatrous nature of

Islam.

Islam‟s Idolatrous Creed

It is not surprising that Islam mandates faith in Muhammad as Allah‘s messenger in order to

be saved seeing that he is presented as the last of the prophets (Q. 33:40). As the late Quranic

translator and commentator Abdullah Yusuf Ali noted,

―… The verse does not purport to lay down an exhaustive list of articles of faith. Nor does it

seek to spell out the essentials of a genuine belief in Allah, which has no meaning unless it is

accompanied by belief in His Prophets for it is through their agency alone that we know

Allah‘s will and can abide by it in our practical lives. This is especially true of His final

Prophet, Muhammad whose message is universal, and not confined to any particular group or

section of humanity. Belief in the Prophethood of Muhammad is thus an integral part and a

logical corollary of belief in Allah. Moreover, it is also an essential test of genuineness of

such belief. This becomes clear when the verse is read in conjunction with other relevant

verses of the Qur-an. See, for instance, iv. 170, v. 15, 19, vii. 157, 158, xxi. 107, xxv. I,

xxxiii, 40, lxi. 6. See also ii. 40, iii. 31-32, iv. 150-151.‖ (Ali, Commentary on Q. 5:69, fn.

779 – ALIM CD-Rom Version; underline emphasis ours)

However, what is surprising and rather shocking is that traditional, orthodox Islam requires

its adherents to verbally profess faith in both Allah and Muhammad together in order to be

saved. This is known as the shahadah (testimony, testification, witness) or kalima (creed,

statement).

A person must recite the following Arabic words if s/he is to be considered and accepted as a

Muslim(ah):

Ash-shadu anna la ilaha illallah. Ash-shadu anna Muhammadar Rasoolulah (―I bear witness

that there is no god except Allah. And I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant andmessenger‖).

A Muslim(ah) may also express his/her faith with the following words:

Ash-shadu anna la ilaha illallahu wahdahu la Sharika Lahu wa ash-shadu anna

Muhammadan abduhu wa rasuluhu (―I bear witness that there is no god except, the One,

without any partner. And I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and His Messenger‖).

If this weren‘t problematic enough, what many non-Muslims (as well as many Muslims!) do

not realize is that certain Muslim sources attest that Allah deliberately conjoined his name

with Muhammad‘s through the use of the Arabic conjunction wa (―and‖). And according to










Islamic scholars this is the conjunction of equality and partnership, which therefore places

Muhammad on the same divine level with his god!

For instance, a renowned Muslim jurist and scholar named Qadi Iyad Ibn Musa al-Yahsubi

refers to Muslims who discouraged others from using the conjunction when speaking of

Allah and anything else. He, however, makes an exception in the case of the Islamic creed of faith, the very confession which elevates Muhammad to divine status and parity with Allah!

Qatada said, ―Allah exalted his fame in this world and the Next. There is no speaker, witness

nor anyone doing the prayer who fails to say, ‗There is no god but Allah and Muhammad is

the Messenger of Allah.‘‖

Abu Sa'id al-Khudri related that the Prophet said, ―Jibril came to me and said, ‗My Lord and

your Lord says, ―Do you know how I have exalted your fame?‖‘ I said, ‗Allah and His

Messenger know best.‘ He said, ‗When I am mentioned you are mentioned with Me.‘‖

Ibn ‗Ata quoted a hadith qudsi saying, ―I completed belief with your being mentioned withMe.‖ And another one which says, ―I have made your mention part of My mention so

whoever mentions Me, mentions you.‖

Ja'far ibn Muhammad as-Sadiq, ―No one mentions you as the Messenger but that he mentions

Me as the Lord.‖

The fact that mention of the Prophet is directly connected to mention of Allah also shows that

obedience to the Prophet is connected to obedience to Allah and his name to Allah's name.

Allah says, ―Obey Allah and His Messenger‖ (2:32) and ―Believe in Allah and His

Messenger.‖ (4:136) Allah joins them together using the conjunction wa WHICH IS THE

CONJUNCTION OF PARTNERSHIP. IT IS NOT PERMITTED TO USE THIS

CONJUNCTION IN CONNECTION WITH ALLAH IN THE CASE OF ANYONE

EXCEPT THE PROPHET.

Hudhayfa said that the Prophet said, ―None of you should say, ‗What Allah wills and (wa) so-

and-so wills.‘ Rather say, ‗What Allah wills.‘ Then stop and say, ‗So-and-so wills.‘‖

Al-Khattabi said, ―The Prophet has guided you to correct behaviour in putting the will of

Allah before the will of others. He chose ‗then‘ ( thumma) which implies sequence and

deference as opposed to ‗and‘ (wa) WHICH IMPLIES PARTNERSHIP.‖

Something similar is mentioned in another hadith. Someone was speaking in the presence of

the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and said, ―Whoever obeys Allah and

His Messenger has been rightly guided, and whoever rebels against them both (joining them

together by using the dual form) …‖ The Prophet said to him, ―What a bad speaker you are!

Get up! [Or he said: Get out!]‖

Abu Sulayman said, ―He disliked the two names being joined together in that way

BECAUSE IT IMPLIES EQUALITY.‖ … (Qadi Iyad, Kitab Ash-shifa bi ta'rif huquq al-

Mustafa, Part One. Allah‘s great estimation of the worth of His Prophet expressed both in

word and action, Chapter One: Allah‘s praise of him and his great esteem for him, Section 1.

Concerning praise of him and his numerous excellent qualities, pp. 7-8; capital and underlineemphasis ours)



And:

―… He coupled his name with His own name, and his pleasure with His pleasure. He made

him one of the two pillars of tawhid .‖ (Ibid., Chapter One: Allah‘s praise of his Prophet,

Section 9. Concerning the marks of honour given to the Prophet in Sura al-Fath, p. 27;

underline emphasis ours)

And not only did Allah join Muhammad‘s name to his own by the use of the conjunction wa

he also placed his name on the very door of the heavenly garden itself!

Ibn ‗Abbas said, ―Written on the door of the Garden is: I am Allah. There is no god but Me.

Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. I will not punish anyone who says that.‖ (Ibid.,

Chapter Three: On the sound and well-known traditions related about the immense value

placed on him by his Lord, his exalted position and his nobility in this world and the next,

Section 1. What has come concerning his place with his Lord, the Mighty and Majestic, his

being chosen, his high renown, his being preferred, his mastery over the children of Adam,

the prerogative of the ranks he was given in this world and the blessing of his excellent name,p. 90; underline emphasis ours)

Interestingly, even the late Muhammad ibn Abdul-Wahhab agreed that it is vitally important

for a Muslim to avoid using wa when referring to Allah together with someone or something

else. According to him, a Muslim should rather use the conjunction thumma (―then‖), or

some other formulation which will avoid associating Allah with anything. He writes in his

book on Islamic monotheism that,

A Jewish man came to the Prophet and said: ―Verily, you (Muslims) commit Shirk, for you

say: ‗As Allah wills AND as you will;‘ and you say: ‗By the Ka‘bah!‘‖ And so the Prophet

ordered whoever wanted to swear, to say: ―By the Lord of the Ka‟bah” and to say: ―As

Allah wills, THEN as you will.” (An- Nasaa‘ee, it was declared saheeh by Albanee in as

Saheehah # 137 and declared saheeh by Adh-Dhahabee in his checking of Al Mustadrak and

declared saheeh by Ibn Hajar in Al Isaabah 4/389)

A man came to the Prophet and he said: ―As Allah AND you will,‖ at which the Prophet said:

―Would you set me up as a partner besides Allah? As Allah Alone Wills‖ (An-Nasaa‘ee,

declared authentic (hasan) by Albanee in as Saheehah # 139)

On the authority of At-Tufail the half brother of Aishah it is reported that he said: "I saw in a

dream that I came upon a number of Jews and I said to them: ‗You are indeed a good peoplewere it not that you claim ‗Uzair is the son of Allah.‘ They replied: ‗You too are good, were

it not that you say: As Allah wills AND as Muhammad wills.‘ Then, I came upon a number of

Christians and I said to them: ‗You are indeed a good people were it not that you claim the

Messiah (Jesus) is the son of Allah.‘ They replied: ‗You are also good, were it not that you

say: As Allah wills AND as Muhammad wills.‘ When I awoke I told someone about this then

I went to the Prophet and repeated it to him. He asked me: ‗Have you told anyone about

this?‘ I said: ‗Yes.‘ Then he went to the pulpit and, after praising Allah, he said: „At-Tufail

had a dream which he has already communicated to some of you. You used to say

something which I was prevented from forbidding to you until now. Henceforth do not

say: As Allah wills AND as Muhammad wills, but say: What Allah Alone Wills.‟” (Ibn

Maajah, Albanee mentioned it in as Saheehah # 138, Al Haythamee said in Majma Az-Zawaaid: the men in its chain are reliable according to the conditions of Imam Muslim)



(Takhreej of Kitaab at Tawheed , posted by SalafiManhaj.com 2004, Chapter 43: Saying:

“As Allah Wills and You Will”, pp. 21-22; See also Kitab At-Tawheed , translated by the

Compilation and Research Department Dar-us-Salam, Chapter No: 44. How it is to say

“What Allah may will and you may will”; capital, italic and underline emphasis ours)

And:

The Prophet said: “Do not say: „As Allah wills AND so and so wills,‟ but (instead) say:

„As Allah wills and THEN as so and so wills.‟” (Abu Dawood, declared saheeh by

Albaanee in as Saheehah #137 and Shaykh Al Islam Muhammad Ibn Abdul Wahhab in

Kitaab At Tawheed)

Ibraheem An- Nakha‘i hated for anyone to say: ―I seek refuge in Allah AND you,‖ but he

considered it permissible to say: ―I seek refuge in Allah and THEN in you.‖ Then he added:

―A person should say: If not for Allah then so-and-so…‖ and he should not say: ―If not for

Allah AND so-and-so.‖ (Abdur Razzaq) (Ibid., Chapter 41: Allah‟s Words: “And Do Not

Ascribe Partners to Allah when you know [the Truth]”, p. 21; See also Kitab At-Tawheed ,by Dar-us-Salam, Chapter No: 42. (“Do not set up rivals unto Allah…”); capital emphasis

ours)

Some of these reports are also found in the writings of the late Shaykh al-Albany, another

Salafi whom many Muslim scholars consider an innovator and distorter of Islamic teachings

(*; *),

2- 923 - On the authority of Qutaylah bint Seefee al-Juhaneeyah who said: A learned man

from amongst the people of the Book came to the Messenger of Allaah and said: ‗O

Muhammad, you would be a blessed people if only you did not commit Shirk!‘

He said: ‗SubhanAllaah, how is that?‘

He said: ‗You say, when you take a vow, ‗I swear by the Ka‘ba.‘‘

Qutaylah said: The Messenger of Allaah waited for a while then said: ‗Indeed he has said so,

so for the one who makes a vow then let him make a vow by saying: (wa Rabb al-Ka‘ba) I

swear by The Lord of the Ka‘ba.‘

The learned man then said: ‗O Muhammad you would be blessed people if it were not that

you set up a partner with Allaah!‘

The Messenger said: ‗SubhanAllaah and how is that?‘

He answered: ‗You say, ‗Whatever Allaah wills AND whatever you will.‘‘

Qutaylah said: The Messenger of Allaah waited for a while then said: ‗Indeed he has said so,

so whoever says: ‗Whatever Allaah wills,‘ then he should say along with it: ‗THEN whatever

you will.‘‘ No. 1166 ( Ahadeeth Pertaining to Eemaan, Tawheed, Deen and Qadr , taken from

Silsilah Ahadeeth As-Saheehah of Shaykh Al-Albaani, translated by Abbas Abu Yahya;
















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It is evident from the preceding sources that the Islamic confession elevates Muhammad to

divine status, making him coequal with Allah. Traditional Islam is therefore guilty of idolatry

since it requires its adherents to conjoin a mere fallible, imperfect creature with their creator,

making him a necessary component of salvation.

In order to see just how blasphemous and idolatrous the Muslim kalima truly is all a personhas to do is to compare the OT confession of faith with the Islamic one:

―Hear O Israel, the LORD our God, the LORD is one (Shema Yisrael Yahweh Eloheinu

Yahweh Echad ).‖ Deuteronomy 6:4

Notice that the Shema makes no mention of Moses (or any other prophet for that matter).

This OT creedal statement is unlike the shahadah of the Muslims since it demonstrates that

there is no place for confessing a mere creature (not even an angel!) alongside the one true

God in one‘s testimony of belief. Jalal will be hard pressed to find any mere mortal prophet

or messenger conjoining their name with Yahweh‘s in the way that Muhammad did.

For Muhammad to then come along after the inscripturation and codification of God‘s

inspired revelations, which he spoke through his blessed prophets and apostles, and exalt

himself to parity of status with God – something that no true mortal prophet or apostle ever

did – is simply further evidence that he is a false prophet.

Jalal needs to therefore explain how could and why would Allah make Muhammad an

integral part of Islamic monotheism by including him as one of the two pillars of Tawhid,

when this is supposed to be the very essence of Allah‘s unity. Jalal has to further disprove

that this inclusion of Muhammad within the Islamic creed doesn‘t make his prophet, who is

nothing more than a finite creature, into a god and a coequal partner with the Islamic deity.

Now Jalal may say that this is what the NT has done with the Lord Jesus Christ, particularly,

conjoin his Person with God the Father in confessional statements such as in the following

examples:

―because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that

God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For man believes with his heart and so is

justified, and he confesses with his lips and so is saved. The scripture says, "No one who

believes in him will be put to shame.‘‖ Romans 10:9-10

―Hence, as to the eating of food offered to idols, we know that ‗an idol has no real existence,‘and that ‗there is no God but one.‘ For although there may be so-called gods in heaven or on

earth -- as indeed there are many ‗gods‘ and many ‗lords‘ -- yet for us there is one God, the

Father, from whom are all things and for whom we exist, and one Lord, Jesus Christ,

through whom are all things and through whom we exist.‖ 1 Corinthians 8:4-6

The problem with appealing to such texts to justify what Muhammad did in the shahadah is

that these passages presuppose the Deity of Christ and his essential coequality with the

Father. The inspired NT writers are not joining a creature with the Creator in statements of

belief, but are exhorting true believers to profess saving faith in the Divine Father and his

Divine Son. In other words, the NT authors believed that both the Father and Son are fully

God in essence and the joint Source of salvation, which explains why confessing faith in bothof them is necessary for salvation:



―For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should

not perish but have eternal life. For God sent the Son into the world , not to condemn the

world, but that the world might be saved through him. He who believes in him is not

condemned; he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in

the name of the only Son of God.‖ John 3:16-18

―If any one hears my sayings and does not keep them, I do not judge him; f or I did not come

to judge the world but to save the world .‖ John 12:47

―Let not your hearts be troubled; believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father's house are

many rooms; if it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And

when I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that

where I am you may be also.‖ John 14:1-3

―After Jesus said this, he looked toward heaven and prayed: ‗ Father, the time has come.

Glorify your Son, that your Son may glorify you. For you granted him authority over all

people that he might give eternal life to all those you have given him. Now this is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, AND Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.‘‖

John 17:1-3

―For it was fitting that he, for whom and by whom all things exist, in bringing many sons to

glory, should make the Author of their salvation perfect through suffering.‖ Hebrews 2:10

―Although he was a Son, he learned obedience through what he suffered; and being made

perfect he became the Source of eternal salvation to all who obey him,‖ Hebrews 5:8-9

"In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the

world, so that we might live through him. In this is love, not that we loved God but that he

loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins… And we have seen and testify

that the Father has sent his Son as the Savior of the world . Whoever confesses that Jesus is

the Son of God , God abides in him, and he in God.‖ 1 John 4:9-10, 14-15

―If we receive the testimony of men, the testimony of God is greater; for this is the

testimony of God that he has borne witness to his Son. He who believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself . He who does not believe God has made him a liar, because he

has not believed in the testimony that God has borne to his Son. And this is the testimony, that God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son . He who has the Son has life; he who

has not the Son of God has not life. I write this to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life.‖ 1 John 5:9-13

―And they sang a new song: ‗You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because

you were slain, and with your blood you purchased men for God from every tribe and

language and people and nation. You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve

our God, and they will reign on the earth.‘ Then I looked and heard the voice of many angels,

numbering thousands upon thousands, and ten thousand times ten thousand. They encircled

the throne and the living creatures and the elders. In a loud voice they sang: ‗Worthy is the

Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honor and

glory and praise!‘ Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and

on the sea, and all that is in them, singing: ‗To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb



be praise and honor and glory and power, for ever and ever!‘ The four living creatures said,

‗Amen,‘ and the elders fell down and worshiped.‖ Revelation 5:9-14

―After this I looked and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from

every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and in front of the Lamb.

They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands. And theycried out in a loud voice: 'Salvation belongs to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the

Lamb.'‖ Revelation 7:9-10

To, therefore, cite NT texts to justify what Muhammad did only further proves that the

Islamic confession has taken a creature and made him equal with the creator.

For more on the idolatrous implications of Islam‘s shahadah we suggest the following

articles and rebuttals:

http://answering-islam.org/Shamoun/real_shahada.htm

http://answering-islam.org/Responses/Osama/zawadi_shahadah.htm http://answering-islam.org/authors/rogers/shema.html

http://www.submission.org/shahada.html

http://www.submission.org/muhammed/shahada.html

Muhammad – The co-occupant of Allah‟s throne

To make matters worse, there are certain Islamic expositors which claim that the following

passage,

And as for the night, keep vigil a part of it, as a work of supererogation for thee; it MAY BE

that thy Lord will raise thee up to a laudable station. S. 17:79

Refers to the last day when Allah will actually seat Muhammad on his very own throne! The

renowned Muslim historian and commentator al-Tabari wrote that:

―Even though the traditions we have mentioned on the authority of the Prophet and his

Companions and the Followers indicate the correct interpretation of maqaman mahmudan in

Qur. 17:79 (as referring to Muhammad‘s role as intercessor on the Day of Resurrection),

Mujahid‘s statement that God will seat Muhammad on His Throne remains one whosesoundness CANNOT BE REJECTED either on the basis of traditions (khabar ) or on the basis

of speculation (nazar ). This is so because there is n tradition from the Messenger of God or

anyone of his Companions or the Followers that declares it to be impossible… From what we

have said, it has become clear that, it is not impossible for an adherent of Islam to say what

Mujahid had said, namely, that God will seat Muhammad on His Throne. If someone says:

We do not disapprove of God‘s seating Muhammad on His Throne (in view of the following

tradition transmitted by) ‗Abbas b. ‗Abd al-‗Azim – Yahya b. Kathir – al-Jurayri – Sayf al-

Sadusi – ‗Abdallah b. Salam: ‗On the Day of Resurrection, Muhammad will be on the Lord‘s

footstool (kursi),‘ but we disapprove of God‘s seating him together with Him, it should be

said: Is it then permissible in your opinion that He seat him on it but not together with him? If

he permits this, he is led to affirming that either he is together with Him, or God seats him(on the Throne) while being Himself either separate from it or neither contiguous with nor



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separate from it. Whatever alternative he chooses, he thereby enters into something that he

disapproves. If he says that it is not permissible, he deviates from the statements of all the

groups we have reported. This means diverging from the views of all adherents of Islam,

since there is no other possible statement than those three, according to each of which

Mujahid‘s statement in this sense is not impossible.‖ (The History of Al-Tabari – General

Introduction and From Creation to the Flood , translated by Franz Rosenthal [StateUniversity of New York Press (SUNY), Albany 1989], Volume I, Appendix A. A Partial

Translation of Tafsir on Qur. 17:79 (Above, pp. 75 f.), pp. 149. 151; capital and underline

emphasis ours)

See also al-Tabari‘s explanation of Q. 17:79.

Al-Qurtubi, who is also viewed as an outstanding Muslim exegete, commented on this same

Quranic reference in his al- Jami„ li Ahkam al -Qur‟an:

The third explanation of this verse is what al-Tabari reported from a party of scholars –

among them Mujahid – whereby ―the Exalted Station is the seating by Allah of the Prophetwith Him on His Throne (kursiyyih).‖ They narrated a hadith to that effect, and al-Tabari

backed up the possibility (jawâz) of such a thing with some extravagant statements (shatatin

min al-qawl). However, what he said cannot be inferred [from the verse] except with over-

subtlety as to meaning (al-talattuf bi al-ma„nâ), and it is far-fetched (fîhi bu„d). This is not to

say that there is no such narration; only that [one endowed with] knowledge interprets it

figuratively (al-„ilmu yata‟awwaluhu)… On that basis it is the same, with respect to

possibility, whether Allah seats the Prophet on the Throne or on the ground. For His elevation

over the Throne is not in the sense of displacement (intiqâl), removal (zawâl), nor change of

position from standing to sitting, nor any state or condition to which the Throne itself is

subject. Rather, He is elevated over the Throne in the way He has stated concerning Himself,

without saying how. Nor does His seating of the Prophet on the Throne impose upon the

Prophet (s) the attribute of Lordship [sic] or move him out of that of servanthood [sic].

Rather, it consists in an elevation because of his status, and an honor bestowed upon him

because of his sublime character. (Source; underline emphasis ours)

Another Muslim authority named Ibn Batta stated in his book al-Sharh wa al- Ibana „ala Usul

al-Sunna wa al-Diyana (―Elaboration of the Principles of Sunni Doctrine‖), p. 61, that:

The Prophet shall be seated on the Throne with his Lord (yujlas ma„a rabbihi „alâ al -„arsh),and this privilege belongs to no one else. Thus did Nafi‗ narrate it from Ibn ‗Umar from the

Prophet concerning the verse: ―It may be that thy Lord will raise you to an Exalted Station‖ – he said that He shall seat him with Him on the Throne. Thus also did Mujahid explain it, as

narrated by Muhammad ibn Fudayl, from al-Layth, from Mujahid. (Underline emphasis ours)

For those interested to know who this Mujahid is, he is Mujahid ibn Jabr, Abu al-Hajjaj al-

Makhzumi (d. 102), one of the major commentators of the Qur‘an among the tabi‟in or

followers of Muhammad‘s companions (sahabah), and viewed as holding the highest rank in

reliability among hadith narrators (thiqa). It is related by a Muslim scholar named Ibn Sa‗d,

in al-Tabaqat al-Kubra (6:9), that Mujahid went over the explanation of the Islamic scripture

together with Ibn ‗Abbas, Muhammad‘s first cousin and one of the most knowledgeable

Muslims that ever lived, approximately thirty times.

And here is a modern Muslim writer who affirms this interpretation:

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Do they know any other Prophet or angel whom Allah addressed directly and by whose life

He swore? ―By thy life (O Muhammad)!‖ (15:72); ―And who is better in his discourse than

he who calls unto Allah and does good and says: I am one of the Muslims?‖ (41:33) i.e. who

is better in speech than the Prophet? ―Lo! those who believe and do good works are the best

of created beings‖ (98:7) i.e. the Prophet is the best of created beings; ―Lo! the noblest of

you, in the sight of Allah, is the best in conduct‖ (49:13) i.e. the Prophet is the noblest of those to whom the Qur'an is addressed in the sight of Allah; ―And lo! thou (Muhammad) art

[I swear] of a tremendous nature‖ (68:4). The reality of this compliment - khuluqin `azim -

can be fathomed only by the Speaker Himself and whoever He wills; "Of those messengers,

some of whom We have caused to excel others, and of whom there are some unto whom

Allah spake, while _some of them He exalted (above others) in degree_" (2:253) i.e. the

Prophet. ― And we preferred some of the Prophets above others‖ (17:55) then He said: ― It may

be that thy Lord will raise thee to a praised estate‖ (17:79), a Station which the Prophet said

none but he would receive and this is the Station of Intercession at the right of the Glorious

Throne as we described at length in the posting ―The Seating of the Prophet on the Throne.‖

(G.F. Haddad, The Prophetic Title "Best of

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This is another obvious case of Muslims ―borrowing‖ the theology of the inspired holy

Writings, particularly the Biblical depiction of the Lord Jesus, and applying it to Muhammad

in order to make the latter more comparable to the glorious and risen Son of God. According

to God‘s truly inspired writings after his resurrection Jesus ascended into heaven to sit on and

rule from his Father‘s glorious throne as the exalted and immortal Lord of all creation whom

every creature shall eventually worship:

―… Again the high priest asked him, ‗Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?‘ ‗I

am,‘ said Jesus. ‗And you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty

One and coming on the clouds of heaven.‘‖ Mark 14:61b-62

―But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked up to heaven and saw the glory of God, and

Jesus standing at the right hand of God . ‗Look,‘ he said, ‗I see heaven open and the Son of

Man standing at the right hand of God .‘‖ Acts 7:55-56

―and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is like the working of his

mighty strength, which he exerted in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated

him at his right hand in the heavenly realms, far above all rule and authority, power and

dominion, and every title that can be given, not only in the present age but also in the one

to come. And God placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head overeverything for the church, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills everything in every

way.‖ Ephesians 1:19-23

―For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure or greedy person— such a man is an

idolater — has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God .‖ Ephesians 5:5

―Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every

name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the

earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.‖

Philippians 2:9-11

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―For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form, and you have been given

fullness in Christ, who is the head over every power and authority… Since, then, you have

been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is seated at the right

hand of God .‖ Colossians 2:9-10, 3:1

―The point of what we are saying is this: We do have such a high priest, who sat down at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven, and who serves in the sanctuary, the true

tabernacle set up by the Lord, not by man.‖ Hebrews 8:1-2

―… It saves you by the resurrection of Jesus Christ, who has gone into heaven and is at

God's right hand —with angels, authorities and powers in submission to him.‖ 1 Peter 3:21b-

22

―To him who overcomes, I will give the right to sit with me on my throne, just as I overcame

and sat down with my Father on his throne.‖ Revelation 3:21

―Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne (singular) of God and of the Lamb down the middle of the great street of the city. On

each side of the river stood the tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit

every month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations. No longer will there

be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and his servants will

serve him.‖ Revelation 22:1-3

Interestingly, there were certain Muslims such as the commentator Al-Kawthari who could

clearly see that these Islamic narratives were influenced by Christian claims concerning the

exaltation of the risen Christ. He wrote in his Maqalat , p. 358, that:

―Whoever imagines that our Lord sits on the Throne and leaves space at His side for His

Prophet to sit, has followed the Christians who hold that ‗Isa was raised to heaven and sat

next to his Father – Allah is clear of the partnership they ascribe to Him!‖ (G. F. Haddad, The

Prophet’s Seating on the Throne; underline emphasis ours)

Even during Muhammad‘s own lifetime there were individuals who could see that the former

was passing himself off as the Islamic version of Jesus by making certain claims and

demands that were quite a similar to what the NT teaches concerning Christ:

It is related that 'Umar said to the Prophet, ―Part of your excellence with Allah is that He has

made obedience to you obedience to Him. Allah says, ‗Whoever obeys the Messenger hasobeyed Allah‟ (4:80) and ‗If you love Allah, then follow me and Allah will love you.‟‖

(3:31) it is related that when this ayat was sent down, people said, ―Muhammad wants us to

take him as a mercy IN THE WAY CHRISTIANS DID WITH ‗ISA, so Allah revealed, „Say:

Obey Allah, and the Messenger.‟‖ (3:32) (Qadi Iyad, p. 9; capital and underline emphasis

ours)

And:

(And he commanded you) O people of the Quraysh, Jews and Christians (not that ye should

take the angels) as daughters of Allah (and the Prophets for lords. Would he command you to

disbelieve) how could Abraham command you to follow disbelief (after ye had surrendered(to Allah) after he commanded you to follow Islam (completely Surrendering to Allah),

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saying to you: (Lo! Allah hath chosen for you the (true) Religion; therefore die not save as

men who have surrendered [2:132]). Allah says here: Allah has not sent a Messenger except

that He commanded him to follow Islam and not Judaism, Christianity or the worship of

idols, as these unbelievers claim. It is also said that this verse was revealed about the

claims of the Jews that Muhammad commanded them to love him and worship him as

the Christians worshipped Jesus. The Christians and idolaters also made the sameclaim. (Tanwîr al- Miqbâs min Tafsîr Ibn ‘Abbâs; bold and underline emphasis ours)

For more on Muhammad occupying Allah‘s throne please consult the following articles:

http://www.sunnah.org/history/Scholars/Al-Tabari.htm

http://www.sunnah.org/aqida/ProphetsSeatingontheThrone.htm


Islam – The religion of submitting to Muhammad

In light of the foregoing it should not come as surprise to discover that the Quran teaches that

Islam is actually the religion of fully surrendering or submitting to Allah and Muhammad:

But nay, by thy Lord, they will not believe (in truth) until they make thee judge of what is in

dispute between them and find within themselves no dislike of that which thou decidest, and

submit with full submission. S. 4:65 Pickthall

As one source puts it:

(But nay, by your lord) Allah swore by Himself and by the age of Muhammad, (they will not

believe) in secret nor deserve to be called believers when alone (until they make thee judge of

what is in dispute between them and find within themselves) in their hearts (no dislike) no

doubt (of that which thou decidest) between them, (and submit with full submission)

totally submit to you. (Tanwîr al- Miqbâs min Tafsîr Ibn ‘Abbâs; bold and underline

emphasis ours)

In fact here is what happened to a companion of Muhammad who refused to fully submit toMuhammad‘s orders:

One Does not Become a Believer Unless He Refers to the Messenger for Judgment ANDSUBMITS TO HIS DECISIONS

Allah said…

<But no, by your Lord, they can have no faith, until they make you judge in all disputes

between them,> Allah swears by His Glorious, Most Honorable Self, that no one shall attain

faith until he refers to the Messenger for judgment IN ALL MATTERS. Thereafter, whatever

the Messenger commands, is the plain truth that must be submitted to inwardly and

outwardly. Allah said…

<and find in themselves no resistance against your decisions, and accept (them) with fullsubmission.> meaning: they adhere to your judgment, and thus do not feel any hesitation

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over your decision, and they submit to it inwardly and outwardly. They submit to the

Prophet's decision with total submission without any rejection, denial or dispute. Al-Bukhari

recorded that Ùrwah said, "Az-Zubayr quarreled with a man about a stream which both of

them used for irrigation. Allah's Messenger said to Az-Zubayr…

<<O Zubayr! Irrigate (your garden) first, and then let the water flow to your neighbor.>> The Ansari became angry and said, Ò Allah's Messenger! Is it because he is your cousin?'

On that, the face of Allah's Messenger changed color (because of anger) and said…

<<Irrigate (your garden), O Zubayr, and then withhold the water until it reaches the walls

(surrounding the palms). Then, release the water to your neighbor.>> So, Allah's Messenger

gave Az-Zubayr his full right when the Ansari made him angry. Before that, Allah's

Messenger had given a generous judgment, beneficial for Az-Zubayr and the Ansari. Az-

Zubayr said, Ì think the following verse was revealed concerning that case…

<But no, by your Lord, they can have no faith, until they make you (O Muhammad) judge in

all disputes between them.>‘‖ Another reason in his Tafsir, Al-Hafiz Abu Ishaq Ibrahim binÀbdur-Rahman bin Ibrahim bin Duhaym recorded that Damrah narrated that two men took

their dispute to the Prophet, and he gave a judgment to the benefit of whoever among them

had the right. The person who lost the dispute said, ―I do not agree.‖ The other person asked

him, ―What do you want then?‖ He said, ―Let us go to Abu Bakr As-Siddiq.‖ They went to

Abu Bakr and the person who won the dispute said, ―We went to the Prophet with our dispute

and he issued a decision in my favor.‖ Abu Bakr said, ―Then the decision is that which the

Messenger of Allah issued.‖ The person who lost the dispute still rejected the decision and

said, ―Let us go to Ùmar bin Al-Khattab.‖ When they went to Ùmar, the person who won

the dispute said, "We took our dispute to the Prophet and he decided in my favor, but thisman refused to submit to the decision.‖ Ùmar bin Al-Khattab asked the second man and he

concurred. Ùmar went to his house and emerged from it holding aloft his sword. He struck

the head of the man who rejected the Prophet's decision with the sword and killed him.

Consequently, Allah revealed…

<But no, by your Lord, they can have no faith>. (Tafsir Ibn Kathir; capital and underline

emphasis ours)

A companion of Muhammad is struck down in cold blood for simply refusing to fully accept

his prophet‘s decision! Doesn‘t this clearly prove that a Muslim must submit to Muhammad

in the same way and to the same degree that s/he submits to Allah? Doesn‘t this further show

that Islam is not a monotheistic religion and that Muslims do worship Muhammad since theyare required to completely submit their will to his every decision and command and confess

him alongside their god in order to be saved? And doesn‘t all of this make them

Muhammadans, the very title that Muslims despise and reject, when Muhammad stands at the

very center of their religion?

For those interested in reading more on the topic of Muhammad‘s apotheosis or deification

we suggest the following articles and rebuttals:

The Deification of Muhammad

Do Muslims Worship Muhammad?

Revisiting the Issue of Islam's Second God

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In the next section we will examine Jalal‘s appeal to the NT concerning the Lord Jesus‘

prayer life in order to see how this backfires against him.

Examining Jesus‟ eating habits – Evidence from the Holy Bible that Muhammad is afalse prophet

Jalal chides Wood for eating what Jesus never ate or permitted:

However, I do not really find it strange that David Wood would criticize Muslims for obeying

their Prophet. He belongs to a flock that would eat what Jesus never ate and never allowed

them to eat. This is how they show their obedience and loyalty to their claimed lord, by

disobeying him and contradicting his practices. Then they have the courage to criticize

Muslims for obeying their Prophet.

Jalal forgot to mention that Jesus didn‘t eat camel eat since this was expressly prohibited bythe Law which God gave through Moses:

―The LORD said to Moses and Aaron, ‗Say to the Israelites: ―Of all the animals that live on

land, these are the ones you may eat: You may eat any animal that has a split hoof completely

divided and that chews the cud. There are some that only chew the cud or only have a split

hoof, but you must not eat them. The camel, though it chews the cud, does not have a split

hoof; it is ceremonially unclean for you.‖‘‖ Leviticus 11:1-4

―Do not eat any detestable thing. These are the animals you may eat: the ox, the sheep, the

goat, the deer, the gazelle, the roe deer, the wild goat, the ibex, the antelope and the mountain

sheep. You may eat any animal that has a split hoof divided in two and that chews the cud.

However, of those that chew the cud or that have a split hoof completely divided you may

not eat the camel, the rabbit or the coney. Although they chew the cud, they do not have a

split hoof; they are ceremonially unclean for you.‖ Deuteronomy 14:3-7

And yet his false prophet permitted the eating of camel meat!

Of the cattle are some for burden and some for meat: eat what Allah hath provided for

you, and follow not the footsteps of Satan: for he is to you and avowed enemy. (Take) eight

(head of cattle) in (four) pairs: of sheep a pair, and of goats a pair; say, hath He forbidden the

two males, or the two females, or (the young) which the wombs of the two females enclose?Tell me with knowledge if ye are truthful: Of camels a pair, and of oxen a pair; say, hath He

forbidden the two males, or the two females, or (the young) which the wombs of the two

females enclose? - Were ye present when Allah ordered you such a thing? But who doth more

wrong than one who invents a lie against Allah, to lead astray men without knowledge? For

Allah guideth not people who do wrong. Say: 'I find not in the Message received by me by

inspiration any (meat) forbidden to be eaten by one who wishes to eat it, unless it be dead

meat, or blood poured forth, or the flesh of swine,- for it is an abomination - or, what is

impious, (meat) on which a name has been invoked, other than Allah's'. But (even so), if a

person is forced by necessity, without willful disobedience, nor transgressing due limits,- thy

Lord is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful. For those who followed the Jewish Law, We forbade

every (animal) with undivided hoof, and We forbade them that fat of the ox and thesheep, except what adheres to their backs or their entrails, or is mixed up with a bone :



this in recompense for their willful disobedience: for We are True (in Our ordinances). If they

accuse thee of falsehood, say: ―Your Lord is full of mercy all -embracing; but from people in

guilt never will His wrath be turned back.‖ S. 6:142-147

The sacrificial camels we have made for you as among the signs from Allah: in them is

(much) good for you: then pronounce the name of Allah over them as they line up (forsacrifice): when they are down on their sides (after slaughter), eat ye thereof, and feed such as

(beg not but) live in contentment, and such as beg with due humility: thus have We made

animals subject to you, that ye may be grateful. S. 22:36

The ahadith state:

Narrated Anas bin Malik:

Allah's Apostle offered four Rakat of Zuhr prayer at Medina and we were in his company,

and two Rakat of the Asr prayer at Dhul-Hulaifa and then passed the night there till it was

dawn; then he rode, and when he reached Al-Baida', he praised and glorified Allah and said

Takbir (i.e. Alhamdu-lillah and Subhanallah(1) and Allahu-Akbar). Then he and the peoplealong with him recited Talbiya with the intention of performing Hajj and Umra. When we

reached (Mecca) he ordered us to finish the lhram (after performing the Umra) (only those

who had no Hadi (animal for sacrifice) with them were asked to do so) till the day of Tarwiya

that is 8th Dhul-Hijja when they assumed Ihram for Hajj. The Prophet sacrificed many

camels (slaughtering them) with his own hands while standing. While Allah's Apostle was in

Medina he sacrificed two horned rams black and white in color in the Name of Allah." (Sahih


Narrated 'Ali:

The Prophet sent me to supervise the (slaughtering of) Budn (Hadi camels) and ordered me

to distribute their meat, and then he ordered me to distribute their covering sheets and

skins. 'Ali added, "The Prophet ordered me to supervise the slaughtering (of the Budn) and

not to give anything (of their bodies) to the butcher as wages for slaughtering." (Sahih al-

Bukhari, Volume 2, Book 26, Number 774)

Therefore, Muhammad stands condemned by both Moses and the Lord Jesus for eating and

allowing others to eat an animal expressly forbidden by the true God of Abraham.

Jalal further forgot what his own false book says concerning Jesus being sent to make lawful

some of the things which were forbidden to the children of Israel:

―And I have come confirming the Taurat that is between my hands (wa musaddiqan lima

bayna yadayya mina al-tawrati), and to make lawful to you part of what was forbidden to

you, and I have come to you with a proof from your Lord. So fear Allah and obey me.‖ S.

3:50

According to Jalal‘s own scholars this included making lawful the consumption of certain

foods:

(And (I come) confirming) and I have come confirming Allah's divine Oneness in the

Religion (that which was before me of the Torah) and all other Scriptures, (and to make

lawful) to give you legal dispensation regarding (some of that which was forbidden untoyou) such as the meat of camels, the fat of bovines and sheep, the Sabbath, and other











things. (I come unto you with a sign) with a token (from your Lord, so keep your duty to

Allah) so fear Allah in that which He has commanded you with and repent to Him (and obey

me) and follow my command and Religion; (Tanwîr al- Miqbâs min Tafsîr Ibn ‘Abbâs; bold

and underline emphasis ours)

And:

Likewise, I have come to you, confirming that which was before me of the Torah, and to

make lawful for you some of that which was forbidden to you, in it. Thus he made lawful

for them fish and birds which had no spikes; it is also said that he made it all lawful for

them, so that ba'd, 'some', means, kull, 'all'). I have come to you with a sign from your

Lord, He has repeated it for emphasis and to expand upon it: so fear God, and obey me, in

what I command you of affirming God's Oneness and being obedient to Him. (Tafsir al-

Jalalayn; bold and underline emphasis ours)

For more on this specific issue please consult the following rebuttals:

http://answering-islam.org/Responses/Abualrub/one_law.htm

http://answering-islam.org/Shamoun/mosaic_law.htm

Examining Jesus‟ prayer life – Some more proof from the inspired Scriptures that

Muhammad was not God's prophet

Jalal also distorts what the Holy Bible, God‘s truly inspired revelation, says concerning the

Lord Jesus‘ prayer life:

Clearly, the method of prayer practiced by Jesus himself to his Creator was the very Islamic

Sujud prostration [sic]. Why then do Christians dance, sing and jump in churches instead of

prostrating as their falsely claimed lord and savior did when he prayed? In contrast, Muslims

pray as Jesus used to pray, taking a direction for the prayer as Jesus did, and, during the early

era of Islam, prayed to the same Qiblah direction of prayer as Jesus did. Who is practicing

paganism then?

Did Jesus really pray like Muslims do? Well, let us see:

―Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and brokethe loaves. Then he gave them to his disciples to set before the people. He also divided the

two fish among them all.‖ Mark 6:41

―Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, ‗ My Father, if it is

possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will.‘ Then he returned

to his disciples and found them sleeping. ‗Could you men not keep watch with me for one

hour?‘ he asked Peter. ‗Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is

willing, but the body is weak.‘ He went away a second time and prayed, ‗ My Father, if it is

not possible for this cup to be taken away unless I drink it, may your will be done.‘‖ Matthew

26:39-42

http://www.altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=0&tTafsirNo=73&tSoraNo=3&tAyahNo=50&tDisplay=yes&UserProfile=0



















―When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went out to meet him, but Mary stayed at

home. ‗Lord,‘ Martha said to Jesus, ‗if you had been here, my brother would not have died.

But I know that even now God will give you whatever you ask.‘ Jesus said to her, ‗Your

brother will rise again.‘ Martha answered, ‗I know he will rise again in the resurrection at the

last day.‘ Jesus said to her, ‗ I am the Resurrection and the Life. He who believes in me will

live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?‘ ‗Yes, Lord,‘ she told him, ‗ I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God ,

who was to come into the world .‘ … Jesus, once more deeply moved, came to the tomb. It

was a cave with a stone laid across the entrance. ‗Take away the stone,‘ he said. ‗But, Lord,‘

said Martha, the sister of the dead man, ‗by this time there is a bad odor, for he has been there

four days.‘ Then Jesus said, ‗Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory

of God?‘ So they took away the stone. Then Jesus looked up and said, ‗ Father, I thank you

that you have heard me. I knew that you always hear me, but I said this for the benefit of the

people standing here, that they may believe that you sent me.‘ When he had said this, Jesus

called in a loud voice, ‗Lazarus, come out!‘ The dead man came out, his hands and feet

wrapped with strips of linen, and a cloth around his face.‖ John 11:20-27, 38-44

―After Jesus said this, he looked toward heaven and prayed: ‗ Father, the time has come.

Glorify your Son, that your Son may glorify you. For you granted him authority over all

people that he might give eternal life to all those you have given him. Now this is eternal

life: that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent. I

have brought you glory on earth by completing the work you gave me to do. And now,

Father, glorify me in your presence with the glory I had with you before the world began.‘‖

John 17:1-5

There are three main points to glean from all of these texts. First, Jesus prayed looking

towards heaven, something which is expressly forbidden in Islam:

Jabir b. Samura reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: The people

who lift their eyes towards the sky in Prayer should avoid it or they would lose their

eyesight. (Sahih Muslim, Book 004, Number 0862)

Abu Huraira reported: People should avoid lifting their eyes towards the sky while

supplicating in prayer, otherwise their eyes would be snatched away. (Sahih Muslim, Book

004, Number 0863)

Second, Jesus addressed God as his Father. Muhammad, however, denied that his god was a

father to anyone, especially to Christ:

And the Jews say: Uzair is the son of Allah; and the Christians say: The Messiah is the son of

Allah; these are the words of their mouths; they imitate the saying of those who disbelieved

before; may Allah destroy them; how they are turned away! S. 9:30

And they say, 'The All-merciful has taken unto Himself a son. You have indeed advanced

something hideous! The heavens are wellnigh rent of it and the earth split asunder, and the

mountains wellnigh fall down crashing for that they have attributed to the All-merciful a son;

and it behoves not the All-merciful to take a son. None is there in the heavens and earth but

he comes to the All-merciful as a servant; S. 19:88-93











Third, Jesus affirms his preexistence and his absolute Deity by claiming to be able to give

eternal life and to have existed with his Father in the same Divine glory before the creation of

the world. Again, this is something which Muslim scholars deny since they do not believe in

the Deity of the Lord Jesus.

Thus, all of these examples provide further proof against Muhammad, exposing him as a falseprophet who preached a false Jesus and a false Gospel. He therefore comes under the wrath

and condemnation of the true God of the Holy Bible:

―For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him

shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn

the world, but to save the world through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but

whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the

name of God's one and only Son.‖ John 3:16-18

―Who is the liar? It is the man who denies that Jesus is the Christ. Such a man is the

antichrist — he denies the Father and the Son. No one who denies the Son has the Father;whoever acknowledges the Son has the Father also.‖ 1 John 2:22-23

Jalal must have further forgotten or failed to take notice that the Lord Jesus expressly said

that a time would come when true followers would no longer have to go to Jerusalem, or even

face it, to worship God:

―‗Sir, the woman said, ‗I can see that you are a prophet. Our fathers worshiped on this

mountain, but you Jews claim that the place where we must worship is in Jerusalem.‘ Jesus

declared, ‗Believe me, woman, a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither

on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. You Samaritans worship what you do not know; we

worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews. Yet a time is coming and has now

come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for they are the

kind of worshipers the Father seeks. God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in spirit

and in truth.‘‖ John 4:19-24

Since Jesus says that it is God the Father who must be worshiped in union with the Holy

Spirit and in accord with his revealed truth, and since Muhammad denied that his god is a

father, this means that Muslims are not worshiping the true God and their prayers are an

abomination to him since they do not have the Holy Spirit indwelling them.

Jalal must have also forgotten the testimony of his own false prophet who stated that Godgave prophets like David the Psalms,

And if they deny thee, even so did they deny messengers who were before thee, who came

with miracles and with the Psalms and with the Scripture giving light. S. 3:184

We have sent thee inspiration, as We sent it to Noah and the Apostles after him: we sent

inspiration to Abraham, Isma'il, Isaac, Jacob and the Tribes, to Jesus, Job, Jonah, Aaron, and

Solomon, and to David We gave the Psalms. S. 4:163

And that these very Psalms exhort true believers to sing and dance to the Lord:



―Praise the LORD. Sing to the LORD a new song, his praise in the assembly of the saints. Let

Israel rejoice in their Maker; let the people of Zion be glad in their King. Let them praise his

name with dancing and make music to him with tambourine and harp. For the LORD takes

delight in his people; he crowns the humble with salvation. Let the saints rejoice in this honor

and sing for joy on their beds. May the praise of God be in their mouths and a double-edged

sword in their hands, to inflict vengeance on the nations and punishment on the peoples, tobind their kings with fetters, their nobles with shackles of iron, to carry out the sentence

written against them. This is the glory of all his saints. Praise the LORD.‖ Psalm 149:1-9

―Praise the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens. Praise him

for his acts of power; praise him for his surpassing greatness. Praise him with the sounding of

the trumpet, praise him with the harp and lyre , praise him with tambourine and dancing,

praise him with the strings and flute, praise him with the clash of cymbals, praise him with

resounding cymbals. Let everything that has breath praise the LORD. Praise the LORD.‖

Psalm 150:1-6

David himself is said to have danced before the Lord:

―Now King David was told, ‗The LORD has blessed the household of Obed -Edom and

everything he has, because of the ark of God.‘ So David went down and brought up the ark of

God from the house of Obed-Edom to the City of David with rejoicing. When those who

were carrying the ark of the LORD had taken six steps, he sacrificed a bull and a fattened

calf. David, wearing a linen ephod, danced before the LORD with all his might, while he

and the entire house of Israel brought up the ark of the LORD with shouts and the sound of

trumpets. As the ark of the LORD was entering the City of David, Michal daughter of Saul

watched from a window. And when she saw King David leaping and dancing before the

LORD, she despised him in her heart… When David returned home to bless his household,

Michal daughter of Saul came out to meet him and said, ‗How the king of Israel has

distinguished himself today, disrobing in the sight of the slave girls of his servants as any

vulgar fellow would!‘ David said to Michal, ‗ It was before the LORD, who chose me rather

than your father or anyone from his house when he appointed me ruler over the LORD's

people Israel — I will celebrate before the LORD. I will become even more undignified than

this, and I will be humiliated in my own eyes. But by these slave girls you spoke of, I will be

held in honor.‘ And Michal daughter of Saul had no children to the day of her death.‖ 2

Samuel 6:12-16, 20-23

So much for Jalal‘s appeal to the Holy Bible and Jesus‘ prayer life!

Conclusion

Our examination of Jalal‘s arguments has once again shown that his recent ―reply‖ is simply

another example of his incoherent babble. With each new article and ―rebuttal‖ Jalal simply

provides further evidence that he is a master of logical fallacies who can only produce replies

that distort the arguments of his opponents, as well as perverting what the Holy Bible, God‘s

true Word, and his own religious sources actually teach. It seems that Jalal counts on the

readers not seeing through all his bluster and hopes that they will be duped into thinking that

he is actually addressing his opponents‘ points.



What made Jalal‘s ―rebuttal‖ rather amusing is that in certain instances he ended up proving

Wood‘s point, despite the fact that he actually thought he was writing a thorough refutation!

The sad thing about this is that Jalal doesn‘t see how his ―responses‖ help to establish his

opponents‘ arguments and highlight his rather incoherent and logically fallacious style of

writing. It is truly unfortunate that he doesn‘t see this since it would save his o pponents a lot

of time responding to such shoddy and unscholarly polemics if he did.

As it stands Wood‘s short blog post remains untouched and the evidence shows that the true

God of Abraham did not inspire Muhammad. Rather, the data indicates that Muhammad was

influenced by a lying and deceiving spirit as well as by the various religious groups that he

came into constant contact with. Moreover, the Islamic source material conclusively proves

that Islam is an idolatrous and pagan system masquerading itself as a monotheistic religion.

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