Did Mohamed Fabricate the Koran?

What is the proof that Prophet Muhammad (sw) did not fabricate the Quran? Quran says-"Most surely, it is the Word brought by an honored Messenger [Mohammad], and it is not the word of a poet; little do you believe. Nor the word of a soothsayer; little do you remember. [This is] a revelation from the Lord of the worlds. And if he [Mohammad] had fabricated against Us some of the sayings, We would certainly have seized him by the right hand, Then We would certainly have cut off his aorta." (Quran 69:40-46) In this verse, God confirms that Muhammad (sw) didn’t fabricate the Quran.

What is the proof that Prophet Muhammad (sw) did not disobey the Quran? Quran also says-"Whenever Our authoritative revelations are recited to those who do not wish to meet Us in the life hereafter, say, "Bring us another book besides this one or change it." (Muhammad), tell them, "I cannot change it myself. I only follow what is revealed to me. I fear that for disobeying my Lord I shall be punished on the great (Day of Judgment)" (Quran 10:15). In this verse, God confirms that Muhammad (sw) followed the Quran.

Misconception about Hadith

In Islam, there are two misconceptions among Muslims about sunnah of Prophet Mohamed (sw):

Misconception #1: "Following the sunnah is not obligatory but following the Quran is obligatory"--- This is wrong because God orders us to follow Prophet Mohamed in the Quran. In Islam, an obligatory action (fard) is something that God directly orders you to do in the Quran. For example, God says to pray in the Quran. Following Prophet Mohamed is an obligatory action (fard) in Islam.

Misconception #2: "Unlike the Quran, hadiths are word of men & that's why the authenticity of hadiths can't be trusted"--- this is wrong too. Muslims follow only those hadiths that are classified as sahih (authentic). For example, Sahih Bukhari & Sahih Muslim. A hadith must has an unbroken chain of narration & each narrator in that chain has to be credible in terms of his/her biography & scholarship. Islamic hadiths are more authentic than Christian Bible because we even don't even know the name of bible writers, let alone their biographies or information about their scholarships. For example, Christians don't know the last of name of Bible writer Mr. John, let alone is biography. A book's credibility is judged by the author's scholarship. Verbal testimony is considered valid in courts in even today's society. There's no rational logic behind not accepting a hadith that is based on verbal testimonies of credible Islamic scholars who passed down that hadith in writing from generation to generation. The real reason why some so called "Muslims" reject hadiths is not because hadiths are not authentic but they go against their worldview.

Is Muhammad the Savior of mankind?

Uneducated Islamophobes badmouth Mohamed but islamophobes don't realize that bad mouthing Mohamed will not reduce his greatness even by an inch just like the sea level doesn't change if a cup of water is removed from it. Mohamed is the most common & the most popular name in the history of mankind. The names Jesus, Buddha, & Rama are not even close to compete with Mohamed's glorious name. Gospel of Barnabas says: "Jesus answered: 'The name of the Messiah is admirable...Mohammed is his blessed name.' Then the crowd lifted up their voices, saying: 'O God, send us thy messenger: O Mohammed, come quickly for the salvation of the world!" (Ch 97). The God says in the Quran: "[O Muhammad], We have not sent you as a mercy to the worlds".

World renowned scholars praised Mohamed & called him the greatest human being ever. NOT a single world renowned scholar badmouthed Mohamed. I challenge pathetic Islamophobes out there to prove otherwise.

"He (Muhammad) must be called the savior of humanity. I believe that if a man like him were to assume the dictatorship of the modern world he would succeed in solving its problems in a way that would bring it the much needed peace and happiness..."  [Sir George Bernard Shaw, 'The Genuine Islam,' Vol. 1, No. 8, 1936]

"If greatness of purpose, smallness of means, and astonishing results are the three criteria of a human genius, who could dare compare any great man in history with Muhammad?" [Alphonse de Lamartine, French poet and statesman, History of Turkey]

"....I became more than ever convinced that it was not the sword that won a place for  Islam in those days in the scheme of life. It was the rigid simplicity, the utter self-effacement of the prophet, the scrupulous regard for his pledges, his intense devotion to his friends and followers, his intrepidity, his fearlessness, his absolute trust in God and in his own mission."  [Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, Indian thinker, statesman, and nationalist leader, Young India (periodical), 1928, Volume X]

"My choice of Muhammad to lead the list of the world's most influential persons may surprise some readers and may be questioned by others, but he was the only man in history who was supremely successful on both the religious and secular level." [Michael H. Hart, Professor of astronomy, physics and the history of science, The 100: A Ranking of The Most Influential Persons In History, New York, 1978, p. 33]

Muhammad: The Most Loved Man in Human History

Mohamed's companions used to make human shields around him by linking their arms together in the battlefields to protect him from flying arrows & spears. On the other hand, the Gospel of Mark says: “All the disciples of Jesus forsook him in the hands of his enemies and fled” (14:50). And Quran says Jews said to Moses: “Go you and your Lord and fight you two, we are sitting right here” (5:24). 

I have gone to both mosques & churches. I have never seen a Christian to shed a single drop of tear for Jesus. I have gone to mosque and I found all eyes moist around me when the stories of Mohamed were told. I ask all of you - Is there any other person in the history of mankind for whom people cry for like they do for Mohamed? The people who will cry for you right after your death are your family members. And no one will cry for you including your family members a couple of weeks after your death. Mohamed's followers' love for Mohamed is something truly amazing. How can you love someone so much whom you have never seen and never met?

Silly Arguments against Niqab

Anne: It would be people's best interest if face veil is not banned. Look up "burqa bandits". Face veil is used by robbers to hide their identity, it is no different to wearing a ski mask. They get away with it because no one can identify them.

Hu: A face veil hides a Muslim lady’s identity ONLY IF she denies to remove her face veil for identification purposes. Muslim ladies always unveil their faces in places like banks & airports for identification purposes. The “concealment of identity” is an artificial/manufactured issue created by Islamophobes to oppress Muslim ladies. There is absolutely no “concealment of identity” because Muslim ladies always unveil their faces, whenever necessary for identification purposes. Moreover, if security personnel in banks & airports fail to check for guns and the identity of a robber wearing face veil before allowing that robber entry to banks & airports, then it is a fault of security personnel, but not a fault of Muslim ladies.

Furthermore, just because sometimes robbers use face veil doesn’t mean we have to ban face veil. Guns play a way bigger role in robbery than masks or face veils. Robbed people comply with robbers because robbers use guns to threaten the lives of robbed people. Robbed people don’t comply with robbers because of the masks or face veils of robbers. Will any idiot claim that gun should be banned because guns are used in robbery? No idiot will say that because it’s not the mask or gun that is to blame but the action of robbery. Masks and guns are lifeless things you can either use for good or bad purposes. And that’s why it is legal for you to carry a licensed gun with you in public and private places.

Also, you need to understand the difference between rights & privileges. Privileges are conditional and can be taken away, for example, citizenship, driver’s license, etc. Rights are unconditional and cannot be taken away no matter what, for example, the right to life, the right to freedom of speech, etc. Article 18 of the United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights says religious people has the right (NOT: privilege) to manifest their religious beliefs in public and private places. Not allowing Muslim ladies to wear religious face veil is a clear violation of Article 18 of the United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights. If any Western country under influence of right wing Islamophobes wants to violate United Nations’ Charter of Human Rights, then I will invite that Western country to give up their UN membership first.

Anne: You may not know but there are banks and other institutions where you are not allowed to carry guns in. A ski mask wearer and motorcyclists remove their helmets and ski masks before entering banks not just for identification purposes but for some other reasons too. For example, someone may feel uncomfortable or scared seeing a man or woman in a ski mask or motorcycle helmet. The same rules should apply to Muslim women as apply to all other citizens. Muslim women should not be treated differently. They would have to remove their veil before entering banks. I am simply asking for all people to be treated the same, is that ok?

Hu: Firstly, I do know there are some institutions where you cannot carry guns in because of security reasons. Because unlike face veils, guns can be used to physically harm others. Trying to put guns and face veil into same category is simply idiotic because guns and knives are weapons but a face veil is not. Moreover, it is not only some institutions where Islamophobes want to ban face veils in. Islamophobes want to ban face veils everywhere including all public and private places. For example, it is a discrimination against Muslim ladies in France because they are not allowed to wear face veil in public places but all other people are allowed who cover their faces for non-religious purposes. Riot police, doctors, anonymous activities, wrestlers, & ordinary people on special days such as Halloween day & New Year’s Eve are allowed to wear masks but poor Muslim ladies are not. Islamophobes are hypocrites and use double standards to oppress Muslim ladies.

Secondly, if someone’s identification is verified at the entrance of a venue, then there is no point of not letting that person not to wear a face veil in that venue. Because the main reason Islamophobes say they want to ban religious face veil is the “concealment of identity”. Once you provide your identification to security personnel in banks & airports, the issue of “concealment of identity” is resolved.

Thirdly, as for your claim that my religious face veil making others uncomfortable, who gives a damn if people who have different cultures and religions from me are uncomfortable by my culture and religion? Why do I have to change my culture and religion for people suffering from xenophobia? Will those xenophobes change their cultures and religions if I claim I’m uncomfortable by their cultures and religions? No, they won’t. It doesn’t matter if my religion and culture make others uneasy. As long as I don’t harm others, I’m free to practice my religion and culture. If you don’t like freedom we westerners as a whole stand for, then go live in North Korea or Iran or France. No one is forcing you to live in the West. As for your claim that my religious face veil making others scared in a bank, why should a person get scared by my face veil if that person has trust in security personnel of that bank who have already checked me for guns and verified my identification? It’s not my religious face veil that make Islamophobes uncomfortable but their lack of trust in the security personnel of that bank. A person who doesn’t have trust in the security personnel of bank should close his/her bank account with that bank and find another bank.

Fourthly, comparing motorcycle helmet and ski mask with religious face veil is idiotic. People’s religious beliefs, such as wearing face veil as an essential part of their lives. People are sensitive to their religious right to wear face veil in a bank but not the privilege to wear a motorcycle helmet in a bank. It is considered a “right” by UN’s Charter of Rights to be able to wear religious clothing in public and private places. On the other hand, it is considered a “privilege” to be able to wear helmets & ski mask in public and private places. As I mentioned earlier, a “right” can’t be taken away but a “privilege” can be.

Anne: Shiks came to the UK in the 70s and rode motorbikes with a turban on they're heads and said, I DON'T NEED TO WEAR A HELMET, ITS AGAINST MY RELIGION. They now all abide by our laws. Don't you see how ridiculous your argument is? The law is the law and you need to accept it Hu.


Hu: The law NEVER ordered Sikhs to take off their turbans. The law ordered a helmet to be worn (over a turban). That’s all. Sikhs wear turbans in military instead of designated military hats because the law is not supposed to violate the fundamental freedoms our western civilization is built upon.The purpose of wearing a turban in Sikhism is to protect hair from dust as Sikhism considers hair a holy thing. There are 4 major types of Sikh turbans. You CAN wear a helmet over Patka & Keski turbans. The law didn’t take away the religious freedom of Sikhs. Neither did it diminish the purpose of wearing a turban by obligating a helmet to be worn over a turban. 

Anne: These women are forced to wear these second class uniforms either directly (by husbands/fathers/uncles) or indirectly (religious/social pressure) or their own perceived chastity/piety. This is a suppression of woman rights.

Hu: As for your claim that Muslim ladies being indirectly forced to wear face veil by their own perceived chastity, let me ask you something- What is wrong with forcing yourself to do good deeds and preventing yourself from falling into the temptation to commit evil deeds? Will anyone disagree that Muslim ladies dress more modesty and decently than Non-Muslim ladies? No one will disagree with that. But let me tell you how Western cultural ladies are indirectly being forced to wear indecent and dangerous outfits and footwear by their own perceived beauty. We all know how indecent tight pants are that Western cultural ladies wear. Each and every guy in the street can see the shape and size of their buttocks in their tight pants. Moreover, the high heel Western cultural ladies wear are very dangerous for them. Have you ever seen a Western cultural lady walking on high heels? They literally torture themselves to look tall and often accident happens when they lose control or balance of their body.

As for your claim that Muslim ladies being directly forced to wear face veil by their household males, let me ensure you that they are not forced to wear face veil in Europe. They are forced in countries like Saudi Arabia and Iran. But let’s say they are forced to wear veil in Europe for the sake of argument since your tiny brain with limited capacity thinks so. Both a government forcing them not to wear veil & household males forcing them to wear it result in violation of women's right to choose. Women should not be forced by anyone on what to wear or not to wear. Because women are not less than men as the greatest western scholars Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle thought. I stand by people's right & freedom especially for the minority living under a government that desperately tries to take away rights & freedom of the minority to please the majority. Why don't you go live in Saudi Arabia or Iran if you don't like human rights and love seeing people being stripped away from their human rights? I bet you would love living in Saudi Arabia or Iran because you have no respect for human rights. Our founding fathers built our Western civilization upon four fundamental principles: (i) freedom of speech (ii) freedom of religion (iii) freedom of assembly (iv) freedom of association. The left (Liberals) want to defend these freedoms but the right (Fascists) want to attack them.

References:

“Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance”(Article 18 of the United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights)

Are Ibn Ishaq & Ibn Kathir Reliable?

Islamophobic Christians are fond of quoting stories from books written by historians like Ibn Ishaq & Ibn Kathir without realizing that Muslims don't consideer these stories sahih (=authentic). In both Islam & Christianity, the religious sources of information are divided into two categories: (i) Sahih or Canonical sources (ii) Apocryphal or Non-canonical sources. Will Christians accept any claim made by a source that they consider apocryphal? For example, Would Christians accept a claim about Jesus made by Jewish Talmud? No, Christians will not.

Once an Islamophobic Christian on YouTube quoted a fabricated story about Prophet Mohamed taken from one of the books of historian Ibn Ishaq. Do you know what my reply was to that Islamophobic Christian? I told him that I would consider accepting the fabricated story about Prophet Mohamed IF he accepts the claim of Talmud about Jesus that "Jesus is in hell, being boiled in hot excrement." (Gittin 57a). Do you know how that Christian responded to my proposed mutual agreement? That Christian got mad at me and started swearing at me and my Prophet like a teen. Who knows maybe he was indeed a teen.

Quran and Semen Production

Deltassippi: Quran 86:7 says semen comes from the ribs and backbone. Medical science tells us semen comes from prostate gland. Therefore, Quran is wrong & cannot be God’s word.

Hu Wen: Let’s do a word for word translation of Quran 86:7 to see if it really says semen comes from the ribs and backbone. Below is a word for word translation of 86:7-

يَخْرُجُ مِن بَيْنِ الصُّلْبِ وَالتَّرَائِبِ

يَخْرُجُ = come out/go out

مِن = from

بَيْنِ = between

الصُّلْبِ = steel/loin

وَ = and

التَّرَائِبِ = ribs

Correct translation: “[Ejected fluid] go out [of the body] from between [the area of] ribs and loin” – Quran 86:7

Some translators mistranslated the Arabic word “الصُّلْبِ” as backbone. But the word “الصُّلْبِ” doesn’t mean backbone in Arabic. It can either mean “steel” or “loin”. The reason “loin” is appropriate in this verse instead of “steel” is that the verse is talking about human body and organs. Loin is a noun and it means “the region of the sexual organs” which is from the lowest ribs to hipbones. We know that male genital (penis) ejects semen at the time of orgasm. And male genital (penis) is literally located in the area of human body that is in between loin & ribs. Therefore, Quran is right.

References:

86:5- So let man observe what he was created from.

86:6- He was created from an ejected fluid

86:7- which comes out from between the loin and ribs.

Why Doesn't God Save Muslims?

Recently a brother by the name of Abdullah asked me a question on one of my blog titled "Revive Deen Islam". That brother asked: "Why God doesn't save the good people or the Muslims from the crime?" I have decided to share the answer to this question with all of you because many of you may have this question. Finding no answers or finding unsatisfactory answers to the questions you have about Islam may lead you to disbelief. This is why it is important to have your questions answered by the people of knowledge. I am not a religious scholar but I have studied religions to a limited extent to be able to answer some common questions many people have about Islam.

God promises victory to Muslim Ummah IF they bite the Quran & Sunnah with their molar teeth. Do you remember the Battle of Badr? Didn't God give victory to Muslim Ummah? God did but 13 companions of Prophet (sw) were martyred in this battle. You may ask why God didn't save those 13 companions of Prophet (sw) who were martyred. You may ask why God didn't save the lives of many Israelite Prophets murdered by Jews as both Quran & Bible state. The answer is simple. God doesn't promise to save lives of individual Muslims in battles. God only promises to give victory to Muslims as a whole known as "Muslim Ummah". But that doesn't mean God has no compassion for the lives of individual Muslims who die in the way of God. God promises them paradise. As Muslims, we believe our lives & deaths are pre-destined. When a martyr is shown his/her place in paradise at the time of his/her death, the martyr has no regret to for giving up his/her life. We don't deserve paradise because of our good deeds. Because our good deeds are limited but rewards in paradise are unlimited. We don't deserve eternal life in paradise even if we give up our life in the way of God a million times, let alone just once. It is the absolute mercy of God upon us for giving us paradise for giving up our lives just for once. Hope that helps, brother Abdullah. 

Looking at the Opposite Sex is Haram

A Saudi Islamic scholar named Haitham al-Haddad was invited to a TV show and he accepted the invitation on the conditions that no female panelist will be present at the discussion table. However, during the panel discussion, the host accused Mr. Haitham for treating women as inferior to men by denying their rights to sit together with male panelists and talk to them face to face. Note that, in Islam, men and women are not supposed to sit together and exchange glances (The Quran 24:30-31). If there is a female-only panel discussion, men panelists are not allowed to sit together with female panelists and talk to them face to face. This works both ways for both men and women. And it is not a discrimination against one gender or treating one gender as superior or inferior to the other. 

Moreover, the host of the show breached the condition of Mr. Haitham al-Haddad and put a female panelist at the desk selected from the audience to debate Mr. Haitham al-Haddad. That female panelist claimed Islamic Sharia is wrong about treating men and women “differently”. That female panelist and one Islamophobic male panelist claimed men and women should have the same rights and should be treated in the same way, NOT in different ways. Note that Islam gives men and women “different rights” in “different areas” of their lives based on the physical and psychological differences they have. In one area of life, women may have greater rights than men but lesser rights than men in another area.

Let me ask a question to those who believe men and women should be treated in the same way despite of the physical and psychological differences they have. Let’s say there is a fire in a high-rise building and an immediate evacuation is absolutely necessary to save the lives of occupants of the building. And let’s say fire fighters leaned a ladder against the building and asked the occupants of the building to climb the ladder down to the ground. How many of you think children and women will be the first ones to be selected to climb down the ladder to the ground? And why do you think the reason why children and ladies are the first ones to climb down the ladder? Because children and women are both physically and psychologically more vulnerable than men.

Supplements:

Gospel: ·  Prophet Jesus says: You have heard that it was said, 'Do not commit adultery.' Matthew 5:27 ·  But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. Matthew 5:28 ·  If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. Matthew 5:29 ·  And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to depart into hell. Matthew 5:30

The Quran: قُل لِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَ يَغُضُّوا مِنْ أَبْصَارِهِمْ  Say to believing men to turn a blind eye of their sight of the opposite sex. (The Quran 24:30) Word for word meaning: قُل = say لِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَ = to the (male) believers يَغُضُّوا = turn away their eyes مِنْ = of/from أَبْصَارِهِمْ = sight وَقُل لِّلْمُؤْمِنَاتِ يَغْضُضْنَ مِنْ أَبْصَارِهِنَّ Say to believing women to turn a blind eye of their sight of the opposite sex. (The Quran 24:31) Word for word meaning: وَقُل = and say لِّلْمُؤْمِنَاتِ = to the (female) believers يَغْضُضْنَ = turn away their eyes مِنْ = of/from أَبْصَارِهِنَّ = sight

Sunnah: The Messenger of Allaah (Peace be upon Him) said: "O Ali, do not follow a glance with another, for you will be forgiven for the first, but not for the second." (Al-Tirmidhi, 2701) Narrated 'Abdullah bin Abbas --"Al-Fadl was riding behind Allah's Apostle and a woman from the tribe of Khath'am came and Al-Fadl started looking at her and she started looking at him. The Prophet turned Al-Fadl's face to the other side.” (Bukhari, Book 3, Volume 29, Hadith 79) I asked Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) about the sudden glance (that is cast) on the face (of a non-Mahram). He commanded me that I should turn away my eyes (Sunan of Abu Dawood, #4007)

Mortgage & Music are Haram

Why is Shiaism Wrong?

Shia believe Allah & Mohamed have failed.

Beard & Niqab are Obligatory

Muhammad: Man of Faith or Doubt?

Allegations: Quran 10:94 tells Prophet Mohamed that he must check with the People of the Book (Jews & Christians) if he doubts God’s words in the Quran. This proves: (i) Prophet Mohamed doubted God’s words in the Quran and (ii) Quran instructs Prophet Mohamed to listen to the People of the Book.

Reference:

“If you are in doubt as to what we have revealed to you, ask those who read the Book before you; certainly the truth has come to you from your Lord, so never be among the doubters. And never be of those who deny the signs of God and [thus] be among the losers.” (Quran 10:94-95)

Answer to the allegation that Prophet Mohamed doubted God’s words in the Quran:

Quran 10:94 does NOT say Prophet Mohamed doubted God’s words in the Quran. It says “IF are you in doubt about what I have revealed to you, then ask the People of the Book.” The conditional particle IF indicates that Prophet Mohamed should ask the People of the Book if he is in doubt. BUT if Prophet Mohamed is not in doubt, then he does not need to ask the People of the Book.

Now the question is: Was Prophet Mohamed in doubt about what God has revealed to him in Quran? There are many Quran verses that make it clear that Prophet Mohamed was not a doubter in God’s revelation. I will just touch upon a few verses to prove the case.

Example One:

In the Battle of Badr, 313 Muslims fought against 1,000 pagans. The night before the before the Battle of Badr, Prophet Mohamed begged God for help realizing it was impossible for 313 outnumbered Muslims to defeat 1,000 pagans without the help from God. God heard the prayer of Prophet Mohamed and sent down revelation saying he would help Muslims. Prophet Mohamed believed in God’s revelation and gave glad tidings of God’s help to his companions before the Battle of Badr took place. The two verses summarize the incident:

·         “[Remember] when you asked help of your Lord, and He answered you, "Indeed, I will reinforce you with a thousand from the angels, following one another." (Quran 8:9).

·         “[Remember] when you said to the believers, ‘Is it not sufficient for you that your Lord should reinforce you with three thousand angels sent down?’ ” (Quran 3:124)

To sum up, if Prophet Mohamed was a doubter in God’s revelation, he would not believe God’s promise to send down angles to reinforce Muslims in the Battle of Badr.

Example Two:

The Quran says Prophet Mohamed used to grieve for disbelievers realizing that disbelievers would extremely suffer hereafter for doubting the Quran. If Prophet Mohamed himself was a doubter in the Quran, then Prophet Mohamed wouldn’t grieve for disbelievers for their doubts in the Quran. Prophet Mohamed’s action proves he didn’t doubt the Quran. The following verses shows Prophet Mohamed felt sorry for doubters in the Quran.

·         “Perhaps you are going to grief to death if they do not believe in this narration” (18:6)

·         God does not guide the disbelieving people. Do not grieve over the disbelieving people (5:67- 68)

·         “And whenever a chapter is revealed, they turn away. God has turned away their hearts because they are a people who do not understand. A Messenger from your own people has come to you. Your destruction and suffering is extremely grievous to him. He really cares about you and is very compassionate and merciful to the believers. (9:127-128)

One may ask why God tells Prophet Mohamed “If you are in doubt...” if Prophet Mohamed was not a doubter. First, we have already seen that Quran verses prove Prophet Mohamed was a believer, NOT a doubter. Therefore, the statement “If you are in doubt...” is a rhetorical statement. We have seen that often God uses rhetorical questions and statements in the Quran. For example:

·         "Can there be doubt about God, the creator of the heavens and earth?” (Quran 14:10)

·         “So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?” (Quran 55:38)

·         Call upon your helpers beside God, if you are truthful. (2:23)

·         O Jinn and mankind, if you can penetrate the diameters of the heavens and the earth, do so, but you cannot do so without power and authority. (55:33)

A rhetorical question is asked in order to make a point rather than to elicit an answer. And a rhetorical statement is used to make an argument more meaningful or persuasive. God knows Prophet Mohamed does not doubt the revelation. The reason God uses rhetorical statement “If you are in doubt...” is to emphasize the truthfulness of his revelation.

One may further ask: Why God would tell Prophet Mohamed not to be a doubter and denier (10:95), if he wasn’t a doubter and denier? Note that we have already proven that Prophet Mohamed was not a doubter or denier. Why does God tell Prophet Mohamed not to be a doubter and denier then? God wants to give Prophet Mohamed advices. That’s all. An advice is guidance or recommendations concerning careful future action, typically given by someone regarded as knowledgeable or authoritative. Note that you do not tell an alcoholic person not to be an alcoholic. You tell him/her to quit alcohol. On the other hand, you advice a non-alcoholic person never to be an alcoholic. Prophet Mohamed was neither a doubter nor a denier.

Answer to the allegation that Quran instructs Prophet Mohamed to listen to the People of the Book:

As mentioned earlier, Prophet Mohamed was not a doubter in Quran. Therefore, asking People of the Book (Jews & Christians) to check if Quran speaks the truth is completely irrelevant. The relevancy of asking People of the Book only comes up IF Prophet Mohamed was not a doubter in Quran which he was not. Doubters in the Quran are losers will go to hell hereafter.

Why Islam?

Below are the reasons why atheists should believe in God & choose Islam over other religions:

1) Becoming a theist is the first step toward choosing a religion. The Quran says neither the universe created itself nor did it come from nothing. God says-“Were they created by nothing, or were they themselves the creators? Or did they create the Heavens and the earth? Nay, but they are not sure that their belief is true” (Quran 52:35-36). It’s really interesting that the modern theory of a self-created universe that supposedly came into existence from nothing didn’t exist when the Quran was revealed. But the author of the Quran sensed that people would come up with such an absurd theory in future. But what I find more interesting is that the part where God says “...they (atheists) are not sure that their belief is true”. Modern atheists admit that they don’t know for sure how the universe came into existence. What atheists claim is that there is no need to bring a God into the scenario to explain how the universe came into existence. The author of the Quran was right about atheists 1,400 years ago and the author of the Quran is right about atheists today. Atheists are not sure that their belief is true. This statement made by the author of the Quran applies to both ancient and modern atheists.

2) Islam is the only monotheistic religion on earth. Polytheism doesn't make sense. God says-"Had there been within the heavens and earth gods besides God, they both would have been ruined (because they would fight each other). So exalted is God, Lord of the Throne, above what they describe" (Quran21:22). If we look into the polytheistic religions such as Hinduism & Greek Paganism, we see that their scriptures claim Gods are in constant battles with each other over the control of the universe. But we cannot see Gods fighting each other in real life. This proves there are not multiple Gods as polytheistic religions claim or we would have seen Gods fighting each other. This also proves the Quran that God must be one, NOT multiple.

3) A falsification test appears in the Quran. The author of the Quran challenges the disbelievers to prove their belief that the Quran is not from God. No other religious scripture on earth can stand the challenge of a falsification test except the Quran. God says-"Then do they not reflect upon the Quran? If it had been from [any] other than God, they would have found within it much contradiction" (Quran 4:82). God says-"And if you are in doubt about what We have sent down upon Our Servant [Muhammad], then produce a chapter the like thereof and call upon your witnesses other than God, if you should be truthful" (Quran 2:23). Disbelievers failed to meet the challenge of the author of the Quran till today.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWFIS0LCKy0

4) All religions say God is all-knowledgeable. If God is all-knowledgeable, then he can't give us misinformation. Modern science confirms the accurateness of many things described in the Quran. Quran is a 1400 year old book. Science was not well developed when the Quran was revealed. If the Quran was from human but not from God, then we would find countless errors in it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HONF5YsqdUs

The Quran Copied from Greek Scientists

Pagan Origins of Islam

Once I had a conversation with a Christian on YouTube about the Kaba and the black stone next to Kaba. Below is the transcription of our conversation:

Jerry: Muslims are pagans because they worship the black stone next to Kaba. That black stone is an idol because Muslims kiss that stone. Muslims believe that black stone takes away the sin of whoever kisses it and becomes darker as a consequence of absorbing people’s sin.

Hu: First, nowhere in the Quran or in the hadith does it say the stone absorbs/takes away the sin whoever kisses it. But for the sake of the argument, let’s say the stone absorbs/takes away sins from the people who kiss it. Does it make that stone a god? No, it doesn't. The stone absorbs/takes away sin from people like Jesus did according to Christianity. But it doesn't forgive the sin. Only god can forgive the sin. Both black stone & Jesus take away other people's sin & place other people's sin on their own shoulder. The stone is turned black by God for taking away people's sin & placing people's sin on its own shoulder. Jesus was sentenced to death by God for taking away people's sin & placing people's sin on his own shoulder.

If I ask the judge to let you go free & punish me for your crime, do I become the judge? The answer is “No”. If the judge sentences me for your crime since I volunteered to place your crime on my shoulder, do I become the judge? The answer is “No”. This is basic common sense.

Prophet's companion Umar makes it clear that neither the stone is a partner of God nor it can benefit or harm Muslims (e.g., taking away sin/giving out sins). (Sahih Bukhari 2:667)

Secondly, Muslims don’t associate that stone with God as his partner by kissing it. Kissing something is not synonymous with associating that thing with God as his partner. Muslims kiss that stone because Prophet Muhummud kissed it. Muslims love it because Prophet Muhummud loved it. Muslims love what Prophet Muhummud loves. Muslims hate what Prophet Muhummud hates. Muslims follow the footsteps of Prophet Muhummud. We kiss the things we love. For example, our holy books, parents, wives, children, wedding ring, trophy, gold medal, and I can go on and on. Do we associate these things with God as his partners by kissing them? The answer is “No”.

Thirdly, you don't understand the definition of an idol in religious terminology. An idol is an image or statue of God that represents God. For example, Christians, Greeks, Hindus, & Buddhists are idol worshipers because they draw images and make statues of their Man God Jesus, Zeus, Rama, and Buddha. Islamic God Allah is an intangible being who is unlike all things in the creation (Quran 42:11 & 112:4). Therefore, we can't point our finger at anything in the creation (e.g., trees, stones, animals, humans) and say that thing looks like Allah or represents Allah.

Jerry: Kaba was built by pagans.

Hu: Kaba was renovated/rebuilt many times after it collapsed due to wars and natural disasters. It was renovated multiple times before prophet's birth, one time at the time of prophet & one time after prophet's death. But the Kaba was first built by Abraham & Ishmael as Quran confirms it.  The Kaba that we see today is not the same Kaba that was constructed by Abraham & Ishmael. But we still have one of the stones reserved that was used by Abraham & Ishmael to build the Kaba. That stone is called "black stone" today. Muslim holy site Kaba was built about 4000 years ago by Abraham & Ishmael. Judaeo-Christian holy site temple Mount was built by Moses about 3000 years ago. Subtract 3000 from 4000. Its 1000. Islam is at least 1000 years older than Judaeo-Christian religion.

Jerry: Who placed that black stone in the east side of Kaba? Why Mohamed destroyed all other 360 idols and left the black stone? Are you aware that Kaba was an idol worshiping place in the past? Before Islam, idol worshippers used to circle 7 times around the Kaba and then they kiss the stone. Islam made Kaba a holy place when idol worshipers were there before Islam.

Hu: You asked who placed that black stone in the east side of Kaba. God ordered Prophet Abraham to build a house of God (mosque) in Mecca. Prophet Abraham asked God which location he should build it at. In response, God sent a stone down from the heaven and ordered Prophet Abraham to build the house of God where the stone landed. Prophet Abraham and his son Prophet Ishmael built a house of God (mosque) where the stone landed. The mosque is called Kaba. That stone is the “foundation stone” of Kaba. This stone helps Muslims to count the number of times they circle around the Kaba. Muslims start circumambulating Kaba from the point where the stone is located. Each time Muslims pass that stone during their circumambulation, they add one to their count on their fingers. Thus, Muslims circumambulate Kaba for seven times.

You asked why Prophet (sw) destroyed all 360 idols but left the stone. People of Mecca stored 360 statues of their pagan Gods in Kaba. Prophet (sw) destroyed all 360 statues because they were idols. Prophet (sw) didn’t destroy that stone because that stone was not an idol (neither an image nor a statue of a pagan God).

You asked if I am aware that Kaba was an idol worshiping place before Islam. Kaba was the first house of God (mosque) on earth built by Prophet Abraham and his son Prophet Ismael (The Quran 22:26, 22:26-27). Prophet Abraham was a Muslim, not a pagan (The Quran 3:67). The people of Mecca were the direct descendants of Prophet Abraham and Prophet Ismael. Prophet Abraham and Prophet Ismael taught their children the monotheistic religion Islam. But over centuries, their descendants (people of Mecca) adopted pagan beliefs and became pagans. They turned the Kaba from a mosque into a pagan temple. They built statues of Allah and pagan Gods they associated Allah with. They drew images of their forefathers Prophet Abraham and his son Prophet Ismael. They stored these statues and images in the Kaba (Sahih Bukhari, Volume 4, Book 55, Number 571). Prophet re-occupied the Kaba from pagans, emptied the Kaba by kicking out all statues and images pagans stored in it, and turned it back into a mosque again.

You asked if I am aware that Idol worshippers used to circle around the Kaba and kiss the stone before Islam. Circumambulating Kaba was introduced by Prophet Abraham because God ordered him to do so (The Quran 2:125). Pagans didn’t invent circumambulation of Kaba. Kissing the stone was introduced by Prophet Muhummud. In pre-Islamic Arabia, pagans took good care of that stone since it was the foundation stone of Kaba but they never used to kiss it. No hadiths or historians ever mentioned that pagans used to kiss it. As I mentioned before, we kiss things we love. Prophet Muhummud loved that stone because that stone was sent from heaven by God. Muslims love what Prophet Muhummud loves. Muslims follow the footsteps of Prophet Muhummud. This is why Muslims kiss that stone. As I mentioned earlier, taking good care of something or kissing something out of love is not synonymous with associating that thing with God as his partner. Instead, making statues of something or drawing something believing that thing represents God and asking those statues for help is synonymous with associating partners with God.

Jerry: You bow down to Kaba and pray. Kaba is your idol.

Hu: We bow down to Kaba and pray to God, NOT to Kaba. Kaba is a house of God (Mosque). Muslims are allowed to pray inside the Kaba too. Kaba is a small mosque with two doors – one for entrance and the other for exit. Bible allows praying to God bowing down towards God’s house (Psalm 138:2).

Jerry: I like the part that the Arabs, the descendants of Ismael became pagans over centuries. Lol.

Hu: A century is a pretty long time. They didn’t become pagans when Prophet Ismael was with them alive. After he passes away, his descendants forgot his teachings and adopted pagan beliefs. Jews, the descendants of Isaac made higher score in becoming pagans than Arabs, the descendants of Ismael. Jews became pagans even when Prophet Moses was alive among them. When Prophet Moses departed Jews and ascended Mount Sinai only for forty days, Jews became pagans. They built the statue of a golden calf and preached that golden calf was Allah (Exodus 32:7-8).

References:

·         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 2:667)

·         “…There is nothing like unto Him (God)…” (The Quran 42:11).

·         “And there is none like unto Him” (The Quran 112:4).

·         "And when we assigned to Abraham the place of the House: ‘Do not associate with Me anything, and purify My House for those who circumambulate it, who stand in prayer, and who bow, and prostrate themselves (all in prayer).’  And proclaim the Pilgrimage (Hajj) among people, and they shall come to you on foot, and on every lean camel.  They shall come to you from every deep and distant mountain highways." (Quran 22:26)

·         "Indeed the first House (of worship) appointed for humanity is that at Bakka: Full of blessing and of guidance for all the worlds.  In it are Signs Manifest; (such as), the Station of Abraham; whoever enters it attains security; Pilgrimage thereto is a duty men owe to God,- those who have the ability." (Quran 22:26-27)

·         “And [mention] when We made the House a place of return for the people and [a place of] security. And take, [O believers], from the standing place of Abraham a place of prayer. And We charged Abraham and Ishmael, [saying], "Purify My House for those who circumambulate around my house and those who are staying [there] for worship and those who bow and prostrate [in prayer]." (Quran 2:125)

·         Abraham was neither a Jew nor a Christian, but he was a Muslim. (Quran 3:67)

·         Narrated Ibn Abbas:  "When the Prophet saw pictures in the Ka'ba, he did not enter it till he ordered them to be erased. When he saw the pictures of Abraham and Ishmael carrying the arrows of divination, he said, "May Allah curse them (i.e. the Quraish)! By Allah, neither Abraham nor Ishmael practiced divination by arrows."  (Sahih Bukhari, Volume 4, Book 55, Number 571)

·         "I will bow down toward your holy temple and will praise your name for your love and your faithfulness, for you have exalted above all things your name and your word" (Psalm 138:2).

·         ‘Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go down (the mountain), because your people, whom you brought up out of Egypt, have become corrupt. They have been quick to turn away from what I commanded them and have made themselves an idol cast in the shape of a calf. They have bowed down to it and sacrificed to it and have said, ‘These are your gods, Israel, who brought you up out of Egypt.’ (Exodus 32:7-8)