Farid Responds STUNS Christians with THIS argument for Islam
Вставка
- Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
- Farid of "Farid Responds" has recently given his "strongest argument" for the truth of Islam. I will watch it for the first time live and react honestly. Who knows, maybe I'll "revert" on the spot. Mary Harb will join me as we take a look at this short video of Farrid along with one or two others he has offered on the subject.
Video we'll be responding to: • What is the Strongest ...
Mary Harb can be found on UA-cam here: @toomanymarys7355
Read my vision/mission statement at ReasonedAnswers...
Support me on Patreon: / reasonedanswers
SubscribeStar: www.subscribes...
or PayPal: www.paypal.com...
Follow on Twitter: / reasonedanswers
Like on Facebook: / reasonedanswers
Feel free to email with any questions: thaddeus@reasonedanswers.com
#FarridResponds #ProofOfIslam #IslamProven
----
This video is licensed under the Create Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0) license. You may freely share and modify this video however you see fit provided you 1) give credit by linking back to the original and 2) release any modifications under the same license. Full legal details can be found at: creativecommon...
![Does God Exist? William Lane Craig vs. Christopher Hitchens - Full Debate [HD]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/0tYm41hb48o/mqdefault.jpg)
![Does God Exist? William Lane Craig vs. Christopher Hitchens - Full Debate [HD]](/img/tr.png)
Article, Senior Cleric Claims Religion In Iran Weak, 50,000 Mosques Closed
A senior Iranian cleric says around 50,000 of Iran's 75,000 mosques are closed, showing the declining numbers of Iranians attending.
Expressing regret over the low numbers engaged in worship, Mohammad Abolghassem Doulabi, who serves as the liaison between Ebrahim Raisi’s administration and the country’s seminaries, said on Thursday that the numbers are a "worrying admission” for a state built around the principles of Islam.
Doulabi, who is also a member of the Assembly of Experts - a deliberative body empowered to appoint the Supreme Leader - said the outcome of religion in Iran has led to people leaving religion.
Emphasizing the weakening of religiosity among society and in turn, a weakening legitimacy of a government ruling by religious diktat, he said: “When people look at the output of the religion, they decide to enter the religion or leave the religion," with reasons including “the humiliation of people in the name of religion," “falsification of religious concepts and teachings,” and “depriving people of a decent life and creating poverty in the name of religion.”
He made the remarks as growing numbers of Iranians of all ages are becoming weary of the regime's justification of Islam as the base of its brutal dictatorship, reflected by months of violent protest since September in the wake of the death in morality policy custody of Mahsa Amini, arrested for the inappropriate use of her hijab.
Where was this article?
@@swadams2 Simply search the title.
"Then Allah said to him - while His Two Hands were closed - ‘Choose which of them you wish.’ He said: ‘I chose the right My Lord and both of the Hands of my Lord are right, blessed.’" Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3367
As usual, the link to this specific verse in their own website points to a totally different Hadith!!
Abduls simply CANNOT stop lying to protect Islam!!!
😂😂😂😂😂
From, Niddah 34a
The Gemara suggests: Let us say that the following mishna (Mikvaot 8:4) supports Rava’s opinion: In the case of a gentile woman who discharged semen that came from a Jew who engaged in intercourse with her, the semen is impure, as it came from a Jew. And in the case of a Jewish woman who discharged semen that came from a gentile, the semen is pure. What, is it not correct to say that the mishna means the semen of the gentile is entirely pure, in accordance with the opinion of Rava? The Gemara refutes this suggestion: No, perhaps the mishna means that the semen of a gentile is pure by Torah law but impure by rabbinic law, whereas according to Rava, the semen of a gentile is pure even by rabbinic law.
Allah calls to die for him, Christ calls to live for him !
Allah wants submission from all, Christ offers his love to all !
Allah says he is the best deceiver, Christ proclaims he is the Truth.
Allah curses those who do not believe him, Christ is patient with all.
Narrated `Imran:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "I looked at Paradise and saw that the majority of its residents were the poor; and I looked at the (Hell) Fire and saw that the majority of its residents were women." Sahih al-Bukhari 5198
The nonsense spouted by Zaida shows that she has no clue about her religion, was embarrassed by the facts with which she was presented and followed the Islamic default of deflection and change of topic. Granting that English is not her first language, nevertheless she appears to have enough understanding to argue against her better judgement. One has to wonder which dawahghandists taught her all the lies she believes. Ibbn Fibbn Ketchup Footnote Uthman Farooq is a good guess.
Love how blunt Thaddeus and Mary are. Offending to some but it's the truth about Islam.
Women defending Islam = chicken defending KFC
Zaida Nike .. 😂😂😂
My post, Gog and Magog
S 18:92-99 Then he followed a cable Until when he reached between the two bars he found a people instead of them not almost comprehending speech. They said: Dhul Qarnayn, Ya’juj and Ma’juj are corrupting in the land. So do we make an expenditure for you that you may make a bar between us and them? He said: What my lord has enabled me in is better but help me with strength, I shall make between you and them a barrier. Give me ingots of iron, until when he had equalised between the two tops he said: Blow, until when he had made it fire, he said: Give me, I shall empty copper over it. So they were not able to climb it nor able to dig into it. He said: This is a mercy from my lord. But when my lord’s promise came he made it flat. And my lord’s promise was true. And we left some of them on that day to surge over others and it was blown on the trumpet then we gathered them as a crowd.
S 21:96 Until when it had been opened for Ya’juj and Ma’juj. And they slip from every bend.
Narrated Zainab bint Jahsh:
The Prophet (ﷺ) got up from his sleep with a flushed red face and said, "None has the right to be worshipped but Allah. Woe to the Arabs, from the Great evil that is nearly approaching them. Today a gap has been made in the wall of Gog and Magog like this." (Sufyan illustrated by this forming the number 90 or 100 with his fingers.) It was asked, "Shall we be destroyed though there are righteous people among us?" The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Yes, if evil increased."
[bukhari:7059]
It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
"Gog and Magog people dig every day until, when they can almost see the rays of the sun, the one in charge of them says: "Go back and we will dig it tomorrow." Then Allah puts it back, stronger than it was before. (This will continue) until, when their time has come, and Allah wants to send them against the people, they will dig until they can almost see the rays of the sun, then the one who is in charge of them will say: "Go back, and we will dig it tomorrow if Allah wills.' So they will say: "If Allah wills." Then they will come back to it and it will be as they left it. So they will dig and will come out to the people, and they will drink all the water. The people will fortify themselves against them in their fortresses. They will shoot their arrows towards the sky and they will come back with blood on them, and they will say: "We have defeated the people of earth and dominated the people of heaven." Then Allah will send a worm in the napes of their necks and will kill them thereby.'" The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "By the One in Whose Hand is my soul, the beasts of the earth will grow fat on their flesh."
[ibnmajah:4080]
"And then Allah will send Ya'juj and Ma'juj (Gog and Magog people) and they will sworn down from every slope. The first of them will pass the Lake Tabariyah (near the Dead Sea in Palestine) and drink all its water. And when the last of them will pass, he will say: `There was once water there.' Prophet `Isa (ﷺ) and his companions will then be so much hard-pressed that the head of an ox will be dearer to them than one hundred dinar, and `Isa along with his companions, will make supplication to Allah, Who will send insects which will attack their (Ya'juj and Ma'juj people) neck until they all will perish like a single person. Prophet, `¦sa and his companions will then come down and they will not find in the earth as much space as a single span which would not be filled with their corpses and their stench."
[riyadussalihin:1808]
My post, Did Jibril come as Dihyah Al-Kalbi?
""The Messenger of Allah [SAW] would sit among his Companions and if a stranger came, he would not know which of them was he (the Prophet [SAW]) until he asked. So we suggested to the Messenger of Allah [SAW] that we should make a dais for him so that any stranger would know him if he came to him. So we built for him a bench made of clay on which he used to sit. (One day) we were sitting and the Messenger of Allah [SAW] was sitting in his spot, when a man came along who was the most handsome and good-smelling of all people, and it was as if no dirt had ever touched his garments. He came near the edge of the rug and greeted him, saying: 'Peace be upon you, O Muhammad!' He returned the greeting, and he said: 'Shall I come closer, O Muhammad?' He came a little closer, and he kept telling him to come closer, until he put his hands on the knees of the Messenger of Allah [SAW]. ...That was Jibril, peace be upon you, who came down in the form of Dihyah Al-Kalbi.'""
[nasai/47/7]
Narrated Abu `Uthman:
I got the news that Gabriel came to the Prophet (ﷺ) while Um Salama was present. Gabriel started talking (to the Prophet (ﷺ) and then left. The Prophet (ﷺ) said to Um Salama, "(Do you know) who it was?" (or a similar question). She said, "It was Dihya (a handsome person amongst the companions of the Prophet (ﷺ) )." Later on Um Salama said, "By Allah! I thought he was none but Dihya, till I heard the Prophet (ﷺ) talking about Gabriel in his sermon." (The Sub-narrator asked Abu `Uthman, "From where have you heard this narration?" He replied, "From Usama bin Zaid.")
[bukhari:3634]
S 14:4 And we have not sent any messenger except with the tongue of his people to clarify for them. And Allah misguides whom he wills and guides whom he wills. And he is the mighty, the wise.
From one of Sam Shamoun's articles:
Every Prophet was sent with the Language of His People; Guidance or Misguidance follows the Explanation
Allah is Kind and Compassionate with His creation, sending Messengers to them from among them and speaking their language, so that they are able to understand the Message that the Messengers were sent with. Allah said next…
after the proof and evidence have been established for the people, Allah misguides whom He wills from the path of guidance and guides whom He wills to the truth…
whatever He wills occurs and whatever He does not will never occurs…
in His decisions, misleading those who deserve to be misled and guiding those who deserve guidance. This is from Allah's wisdom with His creation, every Prophet He sent to a people spoke their language and everyone of these Prophets WERE ONLY SENT TO THEIR PEOPLE. Muhammad bin `Abdullah, Allah's Messenger, peace and blessings be upon him, was sent to all people. It is recorded in the Two Sahihs that Jabir said that the Messenger of Allah said…
Allah's boss, the 'Sabian': "They requested her to accompany them. She asked, "Where?" They said, "To Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) ." She said, "Do you mean the man who is called the Sabi, (with a new religion)?" They replied, "Yes, the same person. So come along." ... She said, "A strange thing! Two men met me and took me to the man who is called the Sabi' and he did such and such a thing." Sahih al-Bukhari 344
From Ibn Kathir 18.1-5
Reason why this Surah was revealed
Muhammad bin Ishaq mentioned the reason why this Surah was revealed. He said that an old man from among the people of Egypt who came to them some forty-odd years ago told him, from `Ikrimah that Ibn `Abbas said: "The Quraysh sent An-Nadr bin Al-Harith and `Uqbah bin Abi Mu`it to the Jewish rabbis in Al-Madinah, and told them: `Ask them (the rabbis) about Muhammad, and describe him to them, and tell them what he is saying. They are the people of the first Book, and they have more knowledge of the Prophets than we do.' So they set out and when they reached Al-Madinah, they asked the Jewish rabbis about the Messenger of Allah. They described him to them and told them some of what he had said. They said, `You are the people of the Tawrah and we have come to you so that you can tell us about this companion of ours.' They (the rabbis) said, `Ask him about three things which we will tell you to ask, and if he answers them then he is a Prophet who has been sent (by Allah); if he does not, then he is saying things that are not true, in which case how you will deal with him will be up to you. Ask him about some young men in ancient times, what was their story For theirs is a strange and wondrous tale. Ask him about a man who travelled a great deal and reached the east and the west of the earth. What was his story And ask him about the Ruh (soul or spirit) -- what is it If he tells you about these things, then he is a Prophet, so follow him, but if he does not tell you, then he is a man who is making things up, so deal with him as you see fit.' So An-Nadr and `Uqbah left and came back to the Quraysh, and said: `O people of Quraysh, we have come to you with a decisive solution which will put an end to the problem between you and Muhammad. The Jewish rabbis told us to ask him about some matters,' and they told the Quraysh what they were. Then they came to the Messenger of Allah and said, `O Muhammad, tell us,' and they asked him about the things they had been told to ask. The Messenger of Allah said,
«أُخْبِرُكُمْ غَدًا عَمَّا سَأَلْتُمْ عَنْه»
(I will tell you tomorrow about what you have asked me.) but he did not say `If Allah wills.' So they went away, and the Messenger of Allah stayed for fifteen days without any revelation from Allah concerning that, and Jibril, peace be upon him, did not come to him either. The people of Makkah started to doubt him, and said, `Muhammad promised to tell us the next day, and now fifteen days have gone by and he has not told us anything in response to the questions we asked.' The Messenger of Allah felt sad because of the delay in revelation, and was grieved by what the people of Makkah were saying about him. Then Jibril came to him from Allah with the Surah about the companions of Al-Kahf, which also contained a rebuke for feeling sad about the idolators. The Surah also told him about the things they had asked him about, the young men and the traveler. The question about the Ruh was answered in the Ayah;
وَيَسْـَلُونَكَ عَنِ الرُّوحِ قُلِ الرُّوحُ
(And they ask you concerning the Ruh (the spirit); say: "The Ruh...'') 17:85.
Narrated Anas:
When the news of the arrival of the Prophet (ﷺ) at Medina reached `Abdullah bin Salam, he went to him to ask him about certain things, He said, "I am going to ask you about three things which only a Prophet can answer: What is the first sign of The Hour? What is the first food which the people of Paradise will eat? Why does a child attract the similarity to his father or to his mother?" The Prophet (ﷺ) replied, "Gabriel has just now informed me of that." Ibn Salam said, "He (i.e. Gabriel) is the enemy of the Jews amongst the angels. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "As for the first sign of The Hour, it will be a fire that will collect the people from the East to the West. As for the first meal which the people of Paradise will eat, it will be the caudate (extra) lobe of the fish-liver. As for the child, if the man's discharge proceeds the woman's discharge, the child attracts the similarity to the man, and if the woman's discharge proceeds the man's, then the child attracts the similarity to the woman." On this, `Abdullah bin Salam said, "I testify that None has the right to be worshipped except Allah, and that you are the Messenger of Allah." and added, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Jews invent such lies as make one astonished, so please ask them about me before they know about my conversion to I slam . " The Jews came, and the Prophet (ﷺ) said, "What kind of man is `Abdullah bin Salam among you?" They replied, "The best of us and the son of the best of us and the most superior among us, and the son of the most superior among us. "The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "What would you think if `Abdullah bin Salam should embrace Islam?" They said, "May Allah protect him from that." The Prophet (ﷺ) repeated his question and they gave the same answer. Then `Abdullah came out to them and said, "I testify that None has the right to be worshipped except Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah!" On this, the Jews said, "He is the most wicked among us and the son of the most wicked among us." So they degraded him. On this, he (i.e. `Abdullah bin Salam) said, "It is this that I was afraid of, O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ). Sahih al-Bukhari 3938
My post, Moley Molly
We are told that the founder of Islam had a protuberance on his back.
Abdullah b. Sarjis reported:
I saw Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) and ate with him bread and meat, or he said Tharid (bread soaked in soup). I said to him: Did Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) seek forgiveness for you? He said: Yes, and for you, and he then recited this verse:" Ask forgiveness for thy sin and for the believing men and believing women" (xlvii. 19). I then went after him and saw the Seal of Prophethood between his shoulders on the left side of his shoulder having spots on it like moles.
[muslim:2346]
'Abdullah ibn Sarjis [al-MuzanI] said:
"I came to Allah’s Messenger (Allah bless him and give him peace), while he was among a group of his Companions, so I circled like this behind him. He understood what I wanted, so he threw the cloak off his back. I thus saw the place of the Seal on his shoulders, like a clenched fist surrounded by moles, as if they were warts. I came around to face him, and I said: 'May Allah forgive you, O Messenger of Allah!' He said: ‘And you,' so the people exclaimed: 'Allah’s Messenger (Allah bless him and give him peace) has asked forgiveness for you!' He said: 'Yes, and also for you!' Then he recited this Quranic verse: 'And ask forgiveness for your sin, and for the believing men and the believing women [was'tagh'fir li-dhanbika wa li’l mu'minina wal-mu’minat].”(Q.47:19).”’
[shamail:23]
Narrated Jabir bin Samurah:
"The seal of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)" - meaning the one which was between his two shoulder blades - "was fleshy and red, resembling the egg of a pigeon."
[urn/635150]
Now, it appears that a physician offered to remove it.
Abu Rimtha said:
I came to God’s Messenger with my father, and on his asking who this was along with him, he replied, “He is my son; be witness to the fact.” He said, “He will not bring evil on you, nor will you bring evil on him.”* Abu Dawud and Nasa’i transmitted it. * This is explained as meaning that neither will be punished for the wrong done by the other. In Sharh as-sunna there is an addition at the beginning. He said: I went in with my father to see God’s Messenger, and when my father saw what was on God's Messenger’s back he said, “Let me treat what is on your back, for I am a physician.” He replied, “You are the helper, but God is the Physician.”* *i.e. you act in a gentle manner giving help and advice, but only God can cure.
[mishkat:3471]
Did the founder of Islam initially see his protuberance as something that he might have been 'cured' of and later decided that it was 'the seal of prophethood'?
Mary Harb is the best looking proooof that Islam is wrong
I mean, Mo just said I was dumb, not ugly. lol.
Narrated `Umar (bin Al-Khattab):
My Lord agreed with me in three things: -1. I said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ), I wish we took the station of Abraham as our praying place (for some of our prayers). So came the Divine Inspiration: And take you (people) the station of Abraham as a place of prayer (for some of your prayers e.g. two rak`at of Tawaf of Ka`ba)". (2.125) -2. And as regards the (verse of) the veiling of the women, I said, 'O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! I wish you ordered your wives to cover themselves from the men because good and bad ones talk to them.' So the verse of the veiling of the women was revealed. -3. Once the wives of the Prophet (ﷺ) made a united front against the Prophet (ﷺ) and I said to them, 'It may be if he (the Prophet) divorced you, (all) that his Lord (Allah) will give him instead of you wives better than you.' So this verse (the same as I had said) was revealed." (66.5). Sahih al-Bukhari 402
Imran b. Husain reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said:
Amongst the inmates of Paradise the women would form a minority. Sahih Muslim 2738a
My favorite channel. God bless you guys
My post, Hanif
From Answering Islam:
HANIF
A Syriac word (hanpe/hanfe) meaning renegade. The word "Hanif" occurs 12 times in the Qur'an, where Abraham is looked upon as a model of "Hannifaya". According to Âl 'Imran 3:67, he is neither Jew nor Christian. Arab poets of pre-Islamic days used the term "Hanif" for a pagan or idolator. Even Muslim scholars recognized that the word is foreign. Masaudi in "Tanbih" says it is Syriac. The Syriac Christians used it as an equivalent of the pagan, or for non-Trinitarian heretics, eg. Arians. During the early days of Islam, the followers of the prophet prefered not to call themselves "Hunafa", and chose to use Muslim instead.
Four Hanifs were mentioned by ibn Ishaq, a famous biographer of Muhammad: Waraqa b. Naufal, Ubaidullah b. Jash, Uthamn b. al-Huwayrith and Zaid b. Amr.
One day when the Quraysh had assembled on a feast day to venerate and circumambulate the idol to which they offered sacrifices, this being a feast which they held annually, four men drew apart secretly and agreed to keep their counsel in the bonds of friendship. They were Waraqa b.Naufal, Ubaydullah b.Jahsh, whose mother was Umayma d.'Abdu'l Muttalib, Uthman b.al-Huwayrith and Zayd b.'Amr. They were of the opinion that their people had corrupted the religion of their father Abraham, and that the stone they went round was of no account, it could neither hear nor see, nor hurt nor help. ``Find yourselves a religion,'' they said, ``for by God you have none.'' So they went their ways seeking the ``Hanaffiya'' -- the religion of Abraham." (Ibn Ishaq, Life of Muhammad, tr. Guillaume, p. 99)
It is interesting that these four monotheists did not believe in the pagan ritual of circumabulating the Ka'aba. The ritual was later adopted by the Muslims.
Richard Bell makes an interesting suggestion regarding the puzzling question of the identity of the hanifs in his article Who were the Hanifs? Comparative Index to Islam : HANIF
S 2:135 And they said: Be Jews or Nasara, to be guided. Say: No, the cult of Ibrahim, a Hanif. And he was not of the mushrikun.
S 3:67 Ibrahim was not a Jew nor a Nasrani but a Hanif, a Muslim, and was not of the mushrikun.
S 3:95 Say: Allah has told the truth so follow the cult of Ibrahim a Hanif. And he was not of the mushrikun.
S 4:125 And who is better in religion than he who has surrendered his face to Lah and he is a good-doer and has followed the cult of Ibrahim a Hanif? And Allah took Ibrahim as a friend.
S 6:79 I have turned my face to the one who ripped apart the skies and the Earth, a Hanif, and I am not of the mushrikun.
S 6:161 Say: I, my lord has guided me to a straight path, a worthy religion, the cult of Ibrahim, a Hanif. And he was not of the mushrikun.
S 10:105 And: Direct your face to the religion as a Hanif and do not be of the mushrikun.
S 16:120 Ibrahim was a nation, obedient to Lah, a Hanif, and was not of the mushrikun.
S 16:123 Then we inspired you: Follow the cult of Ibrahim, a Hanif. And he was not of the mushrikun.
S 30:30 So set your face to the Hanif religion. Allah’s fitrah which he has split people on. There is no change to Allah’s creation. That is the worthy religion but most people do not know.
See my post: Does 'Allah' Call Jews Mushrikun?
Now in all of these passages the word is spelt with a final alif 'A'. As it stands it would suggest the word in the accusative case. The true form of the word is Hanif, not 'Hanifa'. Did the author find this form in a book translated from Syriac?
The plural is found in:
S 22:31 Hunafa to Lah, not associating with him. And he who associates with Allah, it is as though he has fallen from the sky and the bird has seized him or the wind blows him to a distant place.
S 98:5 And they were not commanded but to worship Allah, sincere towards him in the religion, Hunafa, and to perform salat and to give the zakat. And that is the religion of the valuable thing.
Narrated `Aisha:
I bought Barira (a female slave). The Prophet (ﷺ) said (to me), "Buy her as the Wala' is for the manumitted." Once she was given a sheep (in charity). The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "It (the sheep) is a charitable gift for her (Barira) and a gift for us." Al-Hakam said, "Barira's husband was a free man." Ibn `Abbas said, 'When I saw him, he was a slave." Sahih al-Bukhari 6751
Narrated Al-Aswad:
Aisha intended to buy Barira, but her masters stipulated that her wala wound be for them. Aisha mentioned that to the Prophet (ﷺ) who said (to `Aisha), "Buy and manumit her, for the wala is for the one who manumits." Once some meat was brought to the Prophet (ﷺ) and was said, "This meat was given in charity to Barira. " The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "It is an object of charity for Barira and a gift for us."
Narrated Adam:
Shu`ba related the same Hadith and added: Barira was given the option regarding her husband. Sahih al-Bukhari 5284
My post, Some Notes On the Seven Sleepers
S 18:11 So we struck over their ears in the cave a number of years.
Why couldn't 'Allah' give the number?
S 18:18 And you think them awake while they are asleep. And we turn them to the right and to the left and their dog stretching his arms at the threshold. Had you looked at them you would have turned away from them in flight and been filled with terror because of them.
Does a dog have arms? 'Their dog' is probably a result of a misreading of an unpointed text, which had something like kaliuhum 'their protector' rather than kalbuhum 'their dog'. The 'protector' would likely have been an angel with his arms outstretched. Now, had there been an angel standing there then this would more likely fill people with terror, rather than a few boys.
S 18:22 They will say: Three, the fourth of them their dog; and they say: Five, the sixth of them their dog. A conjecture about the ghayb. And they say: Seven, and the eighth of them their dog. Say: My lord knows their ‘iddah. None knows them but a few. So do not argue about them except with a clear argument. And do not enquire about them from anyone among them.
Why is the author counting the dog? The author goes on to say: "Five, the sixth of them their dog.", when he should have said: 'Four, the fifth of them their dog.' and he continues in that vein. As this is evidently a known story, why doesn't 'Allah' give the correct number? What's the big open secret? And is the author trying to dissuade his audience from enquiring into the accepted number?
Further reading:
Seven Sleepers of Ephesus in the Qur'an - WikiIslam
Companions of the Cave (Sources) - WikiIslam
From Legends of the Jews Vol. I Chapter I
Like leviathan, so ziz is a delicacy to be served to the pious at the end of time, to compensate them for the privations which abstaining from the unclean fowls imposed upon them.
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:
Our Lord, the Blessed and the Exalted, descends every night to the lowest heaven when one-third of the latter part of the night is left, and says: Who supplicates Me so that I may answer him? Who asks Me so that I may give to him? Who asks Me forgiveness so that I may forgive him? Sahih Muslim 758a
Hudhaifa b. Usaid reported directly from Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) that he said:
When the drop of (semen) remains in the womb for forty or forty five nights, the angel comes and says: My Lord, will he be good or evil? And both these things would be written. Then the angel says: My Lord, would he be male or female? And both these things are written. And his deeds and actions, his death, his livelihood; these are also recorded. Then his document of destiny is rolled and there is no addition to nor subtraction from it. Sahih Muslim 2644
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) having said:
By Him in Whose Hand is my life, if you were not to commit sin, Allah would sweep you out of existence and He would replace (you by) those people who would commit sin and seek forgiveness from Allah, and He would have pardoned them. Sahih Muslim 2749
Abu Huraira reported God's Messenger as saying, “Act kindly toward women, for they were created from a rib and the most crooked part of a rib is its top. If you attempt to straighten it you will break it, and if you leave it alone it will remain crooked; so act kindly towards women.”
(Bukhari and Muslim.) Mishkat al-Masabih 3238
My post, Lovely Islamic Language
S 2:171 And a similtude of those who have disbelieved is like the similitude of the one who caws at what does not hear except calling and shouting--deaf, dumb, blind, so they do not comprehend.
S 7:176 And had we willed we would have raised him with them but he adhered to the Earth and followed his desire. So his similitude is like the similitude of the dog. If you charge against it, it pants or you leave it, it pants. That is the similitude of the people who called our verses a lie. So tell the story; perhaps they will ponder.
S 8:22 The worst of beasts with Allah are the deaf, the mute--those who do not comprehend.
S 8:55 The worst of beasts with Allah are those who have disbelieved and they do not believe.
S 9:28 Those who have believed, the mushrikun are only filth so let them not approach the Sacred Mosque after this year of theirs. And if you fear penury then Allah will enrich you from his favour, if he wills. Allah is learned, wise.
S 47:12 Allah admits those who have believed and have done good deeds to jannat, rivers running beneath them. And those who have disbelieved enjoy and eat as cattle eat and the fire is a shelter for them.
S 98:6 Those who have disbelieved of the People of the Book and of the mushrikun are in the fire of Jahannam, abiding therein indefinitely. Those--they are the worst of creatures.
'Utayy ibn Damura said, "I saw with Ubay a man who was attributing himself (in lineage) with an attribution of Jahiliyyah, so Ubay told him to bite his father's male organ and did not speak figuratively (i.e. was explicit). So his companions looked at him. He said, 'It appears that you disapprove of it.' Then he said, 'I will never show apprehension to anyone with regards to this. Verily, I heard the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say, "Whomever attributes himself (in lineage) with an attribution of Jahiliyyah, then tell him to bite his father's male organ and do not speak figuratively (i.e. be explicit)." '
[adab:963]
It was narrated from Ubayy ibn Ka‘b that a man boasted in an ignorant manner of his tribal lineage, so he told him to bite his father’s male member, and he did not use a metaphor. The people looked askance at him, so he said to the people: I can see what you are thinking, and I can only say this: that the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) instructed us: “If you hear someone boasting in an ignorant manner of his tribal lineage, then tell him to bite his father’s male member, and do not use a metaphor.”
Narrated by Ahmad (35/157); classed as hasan by the commentators on al-Musnad.
It was narrated from Ubayy (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man boasted of his tribal lineage, and Ubayy told him to bite his father’s male member, and they said: You were never given to obscene speech! He said: We were instructed to do that.
Narrated by Ahmad (35/142); classed as hasan by the commentators on al-Musnad and as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Jaami‘.
Detailed discussion about the hadith “Tell him to bite his father’s male member” and refutation of those who say that this is gratuitously obscene speech - Islam Question & Answer
Abu Bakr to a man: امْصُصْ بَظْرَ اللاَّتِ، Suck Al-Lat's clitoris!
[bukhari/54/19] (Arabic)
Resumption of the account of Ibn 'Abd al-Ala and Ya'qub: 'Urwah said: "This man has offered you a sensible proposal. Accept it, and let me go to him." They said, "Go to him." So 'Urwah went to the Prophet and began speaking to him . The Prophet spoke as he had spoken to Budayl. Then 'Urwah said: "Muhammad, tell me: if you extirpate your tribesmen, have you ever heard of any of the Arabs who destroyed his own race before you? And if the contrary comes to pass,324 by God I see both prominent people and rabble who are likely to flee and leave you ." Abu Bakr said, "Go suck the clitoris of al-Lat! "
Kalamullah .Com | The History of al-Tabari Volume 8 p 76
My post, Are the Houris Children?
The Quran in a number of passages calls the Houris Qasirat al-Tarf.
S 37:48 And with them are the Minors of the Gaze, 'in,
S 38:52 And with them the Minors of the Gaze, comrades.
S 55:56 Therein are the Minors of the Gaze; man has not made them menstruate before them nor jann.
Qasirat is the plural of qasirah, the feminine of qasir. Google Translate defines it minor; underage; small as an adjective and minor; child; infant; pupil as a noun. [translate .google]
Almaany defines it thus:
قاصِر : - مَن لَمْ يَبْلُغ سِنّ الرُّشْد
- A minor under the care of a guardian appointed by the parents or a court
- Someone who is below the age at which they are considered by low to be an adult and completely responsible for their actions
- minor; underage
المختصر
قاصِر : - قاصِرٌ عَلَى
- limited to
قاصِرٌ : - قاصِرٌ عن:عاجِزٌ عن
- incapable of; unable to
[almaany]
They are described as atrab, plural of tirb, in S 38:52. They are supposedly of the same age as the denizens of the Jannah.
The Jalalayn say:
And with them there will be maidens of restrained glances restricting their eyes to their spouses of a like age of the same age girls who are thirty three years of age atrāb is the plural of tirb. [altafsir .com/Tafasir .asp?tMadhNo=0&tTafsirNo=74&tSoraNo=38&tAyahNo=52&tDisplay=yes&UserProfile=0&LanguageId=2]
Definition of tirb:
contemporary, coeval
comrade, fellow, associate
[wiktionary]
Almaany:
تِرْب : - التِّرْب:الْمُمَاثِل فِي السِّن
- A person associated with another
- Close friend (especially among schoolchildren)
- Person equal in rank or capacity
- Person of the same number of years
- The person who is associated with another
- Person who lives at the same period of time as someeone else
المختصر
تِرْب : - التِّرْب:الْمُمَاثِل فِي السِّن / الجمع أتْراب
- Person of the same age - associate; coetaneous; contemporaneous; coeval; colleague; companion; contemporary; mate; fellow; equal; counterpart; peer; friend; match; comrade
[almaany]
If the name Qasirat al-Tarf is not just a meaningless one, and if they are of equal age to those in the Jannah, then the latter must be children.
,
My post, Tales
S 6:25 And among them are those who listen to you and we have put coverings on their hearts lest they comprehend it and in their ears is deafness. And if they see every verse they do not believe in it. Until when they have come to you arguing with you saying to those who have disbelieved: This is nothing but the tales of the first ones.
S 8:31 And when our verses are read to them they have said: We have heard. If we will we would say the like of this. This is nothing but the tales of the first ones.
S 16:24 And when it was said to them: What has your lord sent down? they said: The tales of the first ones.
S 23:83 We were promised this, we and our fathers, before. This is nothing but the tales of the first ones.
S 25:5 And they have said: The tales of the first ones that he has transcribed and they are read to him morning and evening.
S 27:68 We were promised this, we and our fathers, before. This is nothing but the tales of the first ones.
S 46:17 And the one who has said to his parents: Uff to you! Do you promise me that I shall be taken out when the centuries have passed away before me? And they ask Allah for help. Woe to you, believe! Allah’s promise is true. But he says: This is nothing but tales of the first ones.
S 68:15 When our verses are read to him, he said: Tales of the first ones.
S 83:13 When our verses are read to him. He said: Tales of the first ones.
S 28 is called Al-Qasas. Definition of qasas from Almaany:
قصص
- A long or rambling story
- A type of this literature
- The genre comparising novels and stories
- A fictitious prose story of book length
- The noun gerund of verb to relate
- Passage of narrative or dialogue in an open opera
- A spoken or written account of connected events in order of happening
- narrating; fiction; news; recounting; relation; story; tale
[almaany]
From an Answering Islam article we read:
Al-Nadr b. al-Harith b. Kalada b. `Alqama b. Abdu Manaf b. Abdu'l-Dar b. Qusayy got up and said: 'O Quraysh, a situation has arisen which you cannot deal with. Muhammad was a young man most liked among you, most truthful in speech, and most trustworthy, until, when you saw grey hairs on his temple, and he brought you his message, you said he was a sorcerer, but he is not, for we have seen such people and their spitting and their knots; you said, a diviner, but we have seen such people and their behaviour, and we have heard their rhymes; and you said a poet, but he is not a poet, for we have heard all kinds of poetry; you said he was possessed, but he is not, for we have seen the possessed, and he shows no signs of their gasping and whispering and delirium. Ye men of Quraysh, look to your affairs, for by God, a serious thing has befallen you.' Now al-Nadr b. al-Harith was one of the satans of Quraysh; he used to insult the apostle and show him enmity. He had been to al-Hira and learnt there the tales of the kings of Persia, the tales of Rustum and Isbandiyar. When the apostle had held a meeting in which he reminded them of God, and warned his people of what had happened to bygone generations as a result of God's vengeance, al-Nadr got up when he sat down, and said, 'I can tell a better story than he, come to me.' Then he began to tell them about the kings of Persia, Rustum and Isbandiyar, and then he would say, 'In what respect is Muhammad a better story-teller than I?' [Sirat, pp. 135-136]
...
Ibn `Abbas, according to my information, used to say eight verses of the Quran came down in reference to him, 'When our verses are read to him, he says fairy tales of the ancients'; and all those passages in the Quran in which 'fairy tales' are mentioned.
When Al-Nadr said that to them, they sent him and `Uqba b. Abu Mu`ayt to the Jewish rabbis in Medina and said to them, 'Ask them about Muhammad; describe him to them and tell them what he says, for they are the first people of the scriptures and have knowledge which we do not possess about the prophets.' They carried out their instructions, and said to the rabbis, 'You are the people of the Taurat, and we have come to you so that you can tell us how to deal with this tribesman of ours.' The rabbis said, 'Ask him about three things of which we will instruct you; if he gives you the right answer then he is an authentic prophet, but if he does not, then the man is a rogue, so form your own opinion about him. Ask him what happened to the young men who disappeared in ancient days, for they have a marvellous story. Ask him about the mighty traveller who reached the confines of both East and West. Ask him what the spirit is. If he can give you the answer, then follow him, for he is a prophet. If he cannot, then he is a forger and treat him as you will.' The two men returned to Quraysh at Mecca and told them that they had a decisive way of dealing with Muhammad, and they told them about the three questions.
They came to the apostle and called upon him to answer these questions. He said to them, 'I will give you your answer tomorrow,' but he did not say, 'if God will.' So they went away; and the apostle, so they say, waited for fifteen days without a revelation from God on the matter, nor did Gabriel come to him, so that the people of Mecca began to spread evil reports, saying, 'Muhammad promised us an answer on the morrow, and today is the fifteenth day we have remained without an answer.' This delay caused the apostle great sorrow, until Gabriel brought him the Chapter of The Cave, in which he reproaches him for his sadness, and told him the answers of their questions, the youths, the mighty traveller, and the spirit. [Sirat, pp. 136-137] Al-Nadr bin al-Harith
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri:
Once Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) went out to the Musalla (to offer the prayer) of `Id-al-Adha or Al-Fitr prayer. Then he passed by the women and said, "O women! Give alms, as I have seen that the majority of the dwellers of Hell-fire were you (women)." They asked, "Why is it so, O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) ?" He replied, "You curse frequently and are ungrateful to your husbands. I have not seen anyone more deficient in intelligence and religion than you. A cautious sensible man could be led astray by some of you." The women asked, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! What is deficient in our intelligence and religion?" He said, "Is not the evidence of two women equal to the witness of one man?" They replied in the affirmative. He said, "This is the deficiency in her intelligence. Isn't it true that a woman can neither pray nor fast during her menses?" The women replied in the affirmative. He said, "This is the deficiency in her religion." Sahih al-Bukhari 304
My post, Neither Killed Nor Crucified
In S 4:157 we read of some unnamed people saying that they had killed Isa.
And their saying: We killed the Messiah, Isa son of Maryam, the messenger of Allah. And they did not kill him and they did not crucify him but it was made to appear to them. And those who have differed about it are in doubt about it. They have no knowledge of it except the following of assumption. And they did not kill him, of a certainty.
But the author states that they didn't kill or crucify him. Did the author think that crucifixion was not a death penalty but that a man might be killed THEN crucified? In Al-Tabari's tafsir we read:
" وما قتلوه وما صلبوه ولكن شبه لهم "، يعني: وما قتلوا عيسى وما صلبوه ولكن شبه لهم.
"And they did not kill him and they did not crucify him but it was made to appear to them." Meaning: And they didn't kill Isa and they didn't crucify him but it was made to appear to them.
...
أنا عيسى= وقد صوّره الله على صورة عيسى، فأخذوه فقتلوه وصلبوه.
I am Isa=and Allah formed him upon the image of Isa, and they took him and killed him and crucified him. [quran .ksu .edu .sa/tafseer/tabary/sura4-aya157 .html]
Further reading: The Crucifixion of Christ - A Christian Critique of the Quran
My post, A Messenger’s Speech?
S 69:40 It is a noble messenger’s speech. See also S 81:19 and note below.
It will be argued that it is Allah’s word conveyed by Jibril to ‘Muhammad’. The following verses say: And it is not a poet’s speech, little is what you believe. Nor a soothsayer’s speech, little is what you remember.
There’s not a word about conveyance to the messenger, nothing about Jibril. The author says that it’s not a poet’s speech; does this mean that it is not speech conveyed to a poet or does it mean that it doesn’t originate with a poet? The author says that it’s not a soothsayer’s speech; does this mean that it is not speech conveyed to a soothsayer or does it mean that it doesn’t originate with a soothsayer? Obviously it means that it is not speech that originates with a poet or a soothsayer respectively. Verse 43 will be cited: A tanzil from the lord of the ‘alamin. But the author has clearly said in his ‘clear’ book that it is a messenger’s speech. Now if Allah is the author, then is it being referred to as a messenger? Theoretically possible.
Let us look at another Quran reference and a non-Quranic hadith out of interest. In S 19:17 we read: And she took from them a screen. Then we sent to her our spirit and it assumed for her the likeness of a regular man.
In verse 19 we read: He said: I am only a messenger of your lord’s that I may give you a pure boy.
In a cave hadith we read: He used to take with him the journey food for that (stay) and then come back to (his wife) Khadija to take his food like-wise again for another period to stay, till suddenly the Truth descended upon him while he was in the cave of Hira. The angel came to him in it and asked him to read. The Prophet (ﷺ) replied, "I do not know how to read." [bukhari:6982]
One of the Allah ‘names’ is Al-Haqq, The Truth. Is the hadith saying that “the Truth” was an angel, properly a messenger?
Further reading: Is Allah A Messenger?
Note to S 81:25
And it is not the speech of a rajim devil.
Does this mean that it is not speech conveyed to a devil or does it mean that it isn't a devil's speech?
Cool 😎
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "The Hour will not be established till the buttocks of the women of the tribe of Daus move while going round Dhi-al-Khalasa." Dhi-al-Khalasa was the idol of the Daus tribe which they used to worship in the Pre Islamic Period of ignorance. Sahih al-Bukhari 7116
Mary, thank you for fighting to save these souls!
It's discouraging that so many are deceived, but light is shining in the darkness!
My post, A Question Regarding the Verses to the Jinn
S 72 (chronological order) 1-3 Say: I have been inspired that a group of the jinn listened and said: We have heard a wonderful quran /Guiding to the right course and we have believed in it. And we shall not associate anyone with our lord /And that he, exalted be our lord’s good luck, has not taken a girlfriend or a child.
A group of jinn listened to the son of Aminah's reading (a) quran.
A quran?
S 6:130 Company of jinn and men, did there not come to you messengers from you relating to you my verses and warning you of a meeting of this your day? They said: We have borne witness against ourselves. And the dunya life has beguiled them and they have borne witness against themselves that they were kafirun.
A number of messengers (at least three) from jinnikind came to the jinn relating verses. They would have been familiar with the event as they are asked, 'Did there not come to you?'. What was different about the verses that had been related to them before from the quran that had been heard in S 72? Was the quran heard from the founder of Islam different from that heard as related in S 6, or were the verses on the two occasions from books with different names? Was 'the' Quran, as read by the founder of Islam, just something that had come out in his day?
Chronological Order of the Qur'an - WikiIslam
Asbab al-Nuzul for S 6:25
(Of them are some who listen unto thee…) [6:25]. Abu Salih reported that Ibn ‘Abbas said: “Abu Sufyan ibn Harb, al-Walid ibn al-Mughirah, al-Nadr ibn al-Harith, ‘Utbah and Shaybah the sons of Rabi‘ah and Umayyah and Ubayy the sons of Khalaf listened to the Messenger of Allah, Allah bless him and give him peace, [reciting the Qur’an], and so they asked al-Nadr: ‘O Abu Qutaylah, what does Muhammad (s)ay?’ He said: ‘By Him who has made it [the Ka‘bah ] His House, I do not know what he is saying, except that I see his lips moving, muttering something. But what he says is nothing but the fables of the people of old, like the stories I used to relate to you regarding bygone nations’. Al-Nadr used to talk abundantly about bygone nations. He used to relate this to the Quraysh who listened to what he had to say. Then, Allah, exalted is He, revealed this verse”.
1:51:13 Devonte just proooooved that Allah is stronger than Thaddeus. Allah made Eve, but ol' Thad can't create a female organism. You have been humiliated, and my leather straps have been opened! If not for the all ham deli laws, I would choose the cow!
My post, Was 'Ahmad' a Messenger In Isa's Lifetime?
S 61:6 And when Isa son of Maryam said: Banu Isra’il, I am Allah’s messenger to you, confirming what is in front of me of the Torah and as one giving the good news of a messenger coming after me whose name is Ahmad. But when he came to them with the proofs they said: This is obvious magic.
The 'when' suggests something that had been written, something that his audience might be familiar with, as in so many other passages that use 'when'. In this passage Isa speaks of a messenger who would come after him called Ahmad. Now, the text doesn't use sa- or sawfa 'will'. We may understand that 'Ahmad' was a dude alive in Isa's day. The text continues: "But when he came to them with the proofs they said: This is obvious magic." Who's the 'he'? This Ahmad, as a number of mufassirun say. He came to them some time after Isa had died with the proofs, i.e. miracles. Allah's boss, as quran makes it clear, produced no miracles. So how might this text be speaking of him? Now, according to the standard reading, the Banu Isra'il said that 'this' is obvious magic (a variant has magician), which would indicate that some kind of visual thing was going on which they dismissed as being magic or as his being a magician.
The Jalalayn say:
And mention when Jesus son of Mary said ‘O Children of Israel - he did not say ‘O my people’ as did Moses because he was not related to them in any way - I am indeed God’s messenger to you confirming what is before me of the Torah and bringing good tidings of a messenger who will come after me whose name is Ahmad.’ God exalted be He says Yet when he brought them when Ahmad brought the disbelievers the clear signs the revelations and the indications they said ‘This namely what has been brought is manifest sorcery!’ sihrun a variant reading has sāhirun ‘a sorcerer’ meaning the one who has brought them is a manifest sorcerer. Altafsir .com -تفسير ايآت القرآن الكريم (74-0-6-61) [Variant]
The Tanwîr al-Miqbâs min Tafsîr Ibn ‘Abbâs:
(And when Jesus son of Mary said: O Children of Israel! Lo! I am the messenger of Allah unto you, confirming) the profession of Allah divine Oneness and some of the laws (that which was (revealed) before me in the Torah, and bringing good tidings) and I have come to you with the good tidings (of a messenger who cometh after me, whose name is the Praised One. Yet when he) i.e. Jesus and it is also said: Muhammad (pbuh) (hath come unto them with clear proofs) with commands, prohibitions and the marvels which he displayed to them, (they say: This is mere magic) this is evident magic and lies.
From Ibn Kathir:
(But when he came to them with clear proofs, they said: "This is plain magic.'') this refers to Ahmad, who was anticipated, in accordance with the early Scriptures and early generations, according to Ibn Jurayj and Ibn Jarir. When the Prophet appeared bringing clear signs, the disbelievers and rejecters said,
هَـذَا سِحْرٌ مُّبِينٌ
(This is plain magic) Ibn Al Kathir commentary for verses 61.5-6
The sign that he should have been seen was a sacrifice consumed by fire from heaven, which failed to happen. S 3:183 See: Is He a Messenger?
Now, if this 'Ahmad' is to be found in the 'Injil', it is unlikely that the 'Injil' given to Isa would contain a reference to him. So that would leave some other work. If he is supposedly mentioned in the NT somewhere, maybe in one of the four Gospels, then that is 'corrupted'. So no point in looking for him there. If Allah thinks that he is to be found there, but it is 'corrupted', then Allah is a chump.
Further reading:
AHMAD OR THE HOLY SPIRIT? - Answering Islam Blog
More of the Incomplete Quran Exposed: Who or What Is Ahmad? - Answering Islam Blog
THE HOLY SPIRIT, MUHAMMAD AND AHMAD REVISITED - Answering Islam Blog
From, Muhammad Fails A Test Of Prophethood
According to al-Bukhari, there was a Jew who went to see Muhammad when the latter first arrived to Medina in order to see whether he was a true prophet. The Jew, whom the tradition names as ‘Abdullah bin Salam, asked Muhammad specific questions to ascertain whether he was a true prophet or not.
Narrated Anas:
When 'Abdullah bin Salam heard the arrival of the Prophet at Medina, he came to him and said, "I am going to ask you about three things WHICH NOBODY KNOWS EXCEPT A PROPHET: What is the first portent of the Hour? What will be the first meal taken by the people of Paradise? Why does a child resemble its father, and why does it resemble ITS MATERNAL UNCLE?" Allah's Apostle said, "Gabriel has just now told me of their answers." 'Abdullah said, "He (i.e. Gabriel), from amongst all the angels, is the enemy of the Jews." Allah's Apostle said, "The first portent of the Hour will be a fire that will bring together the people from the east to the west; the first meal of the people of Paradise will be Extra-lobe (caudate lobe) of fish-liver. As for the resemblance of the child to its parents: If a man has sexual intercourse with his wife and gets discharge first, the child will resemble the father, and if the woman gets discharge first, the child will resemble her." On that 'Abdullah bin Salam said, "I testify that you are the Apostle of Allah." 'Abdullah bin Salam further said, "O Allah's Apostle! THE JEWS ARE LIARS, and if they should come to know about my conversion to Islam before you ask them (about me), they would tell a lie about me." The Jews came to Allah's Apostle and 'Abdullah went inside the house. Allah's Apostle asked (the Jews), "What kind of man is 'Abdullah bin Salam amongst you?" They replied, "He is the most learned person amongst us, and the best amongst us, and the son of the best amongst us." Allah's Apostle said, "What do you think if he embraces Islam (will you do as he does)?" The Jews said, "May Allah save him from it." Then 'Abdullah bin Salam came out in front of them saying, "I testify that None has the right to be worshipped but Allah and that Muhammad is the Apostle of Allah." Thereupon they said, "He is the evilest among us, and the son of the evilest amongst us," and continued talking badly of him. (Sahih al-Bukhari, Volume 4, Book 55, Number 546)
Ibn Kathir narrates a similar version from al-Bayhaqi:
“… He [ibn Salam] went to the Prophet and said, ‘I shall ask you three things for which ONLY a prophet would know the answers. They are… And what causes a child to resemble his father or his mother?’
“He replied, ‘Gabriel told me of these previously… And if the male’s liquid precedes that of the female, he will resemble the child, while if the FEMALE’S LIQUID precedes that of the male, she will resemble the child.’
“‘Abd Allah bin Salam exclaimed, ‘I testify that there is not god but God and that you are the Messenger of God; O Messenger of God, the Jews are a people of liars. If they learn about my accepting Islam before you ask them about me, they will lie to you.’” (Ibn Kathir, The Life of the Prophet Muhammad (Al-Sira al-Nabawiyya), translated by professor Trevor Le Gassick, reviewed by Dr. Ahmed Fareed [Garnet Publishing Limited, 8 Southern Court, south Street Reading RG1 4QS, UK; The Center for Muslim Contribution to Civilization: First paperback edition, 2000], Volume II, p. 195; comments within brackets as well as bold, capital and italic emphasis ours)
The above reports pose serious problems for the credibility of Muhammad as well as for the testimony of ibn Salam. These narratives contain both a major scientific blunder and a serious logical fallacy.
First, isn’t it somewhat ironic that ibn Salam is casting doubt on the truthfulness of Jews in general when himself was a Jew? Wouldn’t this severely undermine his own witness seeing that he too is a Jew? After all, if the Jews are liars then what does this make ibn Salam? What reason is there to exempt him from this judgment?
There is no evidence that the Jews are liars anymore than other people. Indeed there are liars among them, as there are also honest people, just as the Quran itself admits:
Among the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians) is he who, if entrusted with a Cantar (a great amount of wealth, etc.), will readily pay it back; and among them there is he who, if entrusted with a single silver coin, will not repay it unless you constantly stand demanding, because they say: "There is no blame on us to betray and take the properties of the illiterates (Arabs)." But they tell a lie against Allah while they know it. S. 3:75 Hilali-Khan
Not all of them are alike; a party of the people of the Scripture stand for the right, they recite the Verses of Allah during the hours of the night, prostrating themselves in prayer. They believe in Allah and the Last Day; they enjoin Al-Ma'ruf (Islamic Monotheism, and following Prophet Muhammad) and forbid Al-Munkar (polytheism, disbelief and opposing Prophet Muhammad); and they hasten in (all) good works; and they are among the righteous. S. 3:113-114 Hilali-Khan
And there are, certainly, among the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians), those who believe in Allah and in that which has been revealed to you, and in that which has been revealed to them, humbling themselves before Allah. They do not sell the Verses of Allah for a little price, for them is a reward with their Lord. Surely, Allah is Swift in account. S. 3:199 Hilali-Khan
Ibn Salam is simply slandering his own people and apparently trying to kiss up to Muhammad. He was smart and perhaps thought that in light of the way things were going the future of power in the region would probably lay with Muhammad, so he wanted to align himself with him. And he also knew that the Jews who were faithful to their Scriptures had no choice but to reject Muhammad, and would thus get themselves into trouble. Apparently ibn Salam wanted to be among the victors and therefore chose to defect to Muhammad’s side.
Second, and that is the fatal flaw in Ibn Salam’s “test”, if only a prophet would know the answers to the three questions which ibn Salam posed to Muhammad then how did the former know them? How did ibn Salam know that Muhammad answered correctly? Doesn’t this prove that ibn Salam must have also been a prophet? Again, notice the logic behind this:
Nobody knows the answers to ibn Salam’s three questions except a prophet.
Ibn Salam knew the answers to these questions.
Therefore, ibn Salam must have been a prophet!
Either that, or Ibn Salam was not interested in a genuine test, merely in a pretext to switch sides. Or, the third alternative is that Ibn Salam was so blind that he did not see the logical problem with this alleged test, and thus he is not somebody we would trust to be able to distinguish a false prophet from a true one.
My post, Hajj
S 2:158 Al-Safa and Al-Marwah are of the cult rituals of Allah. So he who has performed Hajj of the House or has performed Umrah, there is no misdemeanour upon him to walk in them. And he who has done good voluntarily then Allah is grateful, learned.
Altafsir .com - The Tafsirs - التفاسير
S 2:189 They ask you about the crescents. Say: They are rendezvous times for people and the Hajj. And it is not piety to come to the houses from their backs but piety is he who has feared. And come to the houses from their doors. And fear Allah; perhaps you will succeed.
A footnote in the N.J. Dawood translation states: "It was the custom of pagan Arabs, on returning from pilgrimage, to enter their homes from the back."
S 2:196 And complete the Hajj and the Umrah for Lah. Then if you have been prevented, what has been obtained with ease of the hadi. And do not shave your heads until the hadi reaches its spot. Then he who among you was ill or had in him a harm of his head then a ransom of fasting or charity or immolation. Then when you have felt secure, he who has enjoyed the Umrah to the Hajj, then what he has obtained with ease of the hadi. But he who has not found, then a three-day fast in the Hajj and seven when you have returned. That is ten whole. That is for him who does not have his family present at the Sacred Mosque. And fear Allah and know that Allah is the severe in punishment.
S 2:197 The Hajj is known months, so he who has made obligatory therein the Hajj, there is no obscenity or dissoluteness or argument on the Hajj. And what you do of good, Allah knows it. And provide but the best aliment is taqwa. And fear me, possessors of albab.
S 22:27 And announce among people the Hajj; they come to you on foot and on every lean thing; they come from every deep gorge
From, The Quran on Semen Production
The following commentary is taken from Tafsir Ibn Kathir - Abridged Volume 10, Surat At-Tagabun to the end of the Qur'an, abridged by a group of scholars under the supervision of Shaykh Safiur-Rahman Al-Mubarakpuri, Darussalam Publishers & Distributors, September 2000:
meaning, the sexual fluid that comes out bursting forth from the man AND THE WOMAN. Thus, the child is produced FROM BOTH OF THEM by the permission of Allah. Due to this Allah says,
meaning, the backbone (or loins) of the man and the ribs OF THE WOMAN, which is referring to her chest. Shabib bin Bishr reported from 'Ikrimah, who narrated from Ibn 'Abbas that he said,
"The backbone of the man and the ribs of the woman. It (the fluid) is yellow and fine in texture. Th child will not be born except FROM BOTH OF THEM (i.e., THEIR SEXUAL FLUIDS)." (Ibid., p. 439; bold and capital emphasis ours)
According to Ibn Kathir, the first Muslims understood S. 86:5-7 to be referring to the sexual fluid provided by both the man and the woman in producing a child. This implies that the first Muslims believed that women contributed actual sperm necessary in determining the characteristics of a child.
The hadiths provide additional proof that both Muhammad and his followers did in fact assume that a child's characteristics along with its gender was the direct result of the sperm contributed by both the male and the female. Muhammad declared,
"As for the resemblance of the child to its parents; if a man has sexual intercourse with his wife and gets a discharge first, the child will resemble the father, and if the woman gets her discharge first, the child will resemble her." (Sahih al-Bukhari, Volume 4, Number 546)
"Narrated Zainab bint Um Salama: Um Sulaim 'O Allah's Apostle! Verily Allah is not shy of (telling you) the truth. Is it essential for a woman to take a bath after she had a wet dream (nocturnal sexual discharges)?' He said, 'Yes, if she notices discharge. On that Um Salama laughed and said, 'Does a woman get a (nocturnal sexual) discharge?' He said, 'How then does (her) son resemble her (his mother)?'" (Sahih al-Bukhari, Volume 8, Book 73, Number 113)
My post, How Many Years?
The word bid' occurs in two verses. Almaany defines it: "- An unspecified number between 3 and 9 ; some" بضع In English - Translation and Meaning in English Arabic Dictionary of All terms Page 1
S 12:42 And he said to the one he thought would be saved of them: Mention me to your lord. But the Devil made him forget his lord’s mention and remained in the prison a bid’ of years.
How many years did Yusuf spend in prison?
S 30:3-4 In the nearest part of the Earth and they after their defeat will defeat, / In a bid’ of years. Lah’s is the affair before and after. And on that day the believers rejoice
Here we have a false prophecy. From an Answering Islam article:
On the Roman Conquest of Persia
S. 30:2-4:
"The Roman Empire has been defeated - in a land close by: But they, (even) after (this) defeat of theirs, will soon be victorious - within a few years."
As the prophecy stated the Byzantines did become victorious over the Persians who had at first defeated them. Yet there are fundamental problems with this alleged prophecy:
According to Yusuf Ali the Arabic word for "a few years," Bidh'un, signifies a period of three to nine years; yet according to the historical records the victory did not come until nearly fourteen years later. The Persians defeated the Byzantines and captured Jerusalem at about A.D. 614 or 615. The Byzantine counter-offensive did not begin until A.D. 622 and the victory was not complete until A.D. 628, making it a period between thirteen to fourteen years, not "a few years" alluded to in the Quran.
Renowned historian and Muslim commentator, al-Tabari, places the Roman victory in 628 A.D. (6 A.H.), right after the signing of Hudaiybiya:
According to Ibn Humayd- Salamah- Muhammad b. Ishaq- Ibn Shihab al-Zuhri- 'Ubaydallah b. 'Abdullah b. 'Utbah b. Mas'ud- 'Abdullah b. 'Abbas- Abu Sufyan b. Harb, who said: We were merchant folk. The warfare between us and the Messenger of God had prevented us from journeying, so that our wealth became depleted. After the truce between us and the Messenger of God, we feared that we might not encounter security. I set out for Syria with a group of merchants of Quraysh. Our specific destination was Gaza, and we arrived at the time of Heraclius' VICTORY over the Persians who were in his land - he expelled them and regained from them his Great Cross, which they had carried off. Having accomplished this against them and having received word that his cross had been rescued from them (he was staying at Hims), he set out from there on foot in thanksgiving to God for restoring it to him, to pray in Jerusalem. Carpets were spread out for him, and fragrant herbs were strewn on them. When he reached Jerusalem and performed his worship - with him were his military commanders and the nobles of the Romans - he arose troubled one morning, turning his gaze to the sky ... (The History of Al-Tabari: The Victory of Islam, translated by Michael Fishbein [State University of New York Press, Albany 1997], Volume VIII, pp. 100-101; bold and capital emphasis ours)
The translator's footnote reads:
436. "In 627 Heraclius invaded the Persian empire, and in December of that year won an important victory near ancient Ninevah, but had to retreat shortly afterwards. In February 628, however, the Persian emperor was assassinated, and the son who succeeded him desired peace. By about March 628 Heraclius could regard himself as victorious, but the negotiations for the evacuation of the Byzantine empire by the Persians were not completed until June 629. In September 629 Heraclius entered Constantinople AS VICTOR, and in March 630 restored the Holy Rood to Jerusalem." (Watt, Muhammad at Medina, 113-114). See also Ostrgorsky, History of the Byzantine State, 103-4. (Ibid., capital emphasis ours)
The hadith collection of al-Bukhari provides further corroboration that Abu Sufyan's visit with Heraclius occurred after the signing of Hudaiybiya:
Narrated ' Abdullah bin 'Abbas:That Abu Sufyan bin Harb Informed him that Heraclius called him and the members of a caravan from Quraish who had gone to Sham as traders, during the truce which Allah's Apostle had concluded with Abu Sufyan and the Quraish infidels. (Sahih al-Bukhari, Volume 4, Book 53, Number 399)
Watt places Rome's complete victory at 630 A.D., fifteen to sixteen years after the so-called prophecy was given!
The original Quranic text had no vowel marks. Thus, the Arabic word Sayaghlibuna, "they shall defeat," could easily have been rendered, with the change of two vowels, Sayughlabuna, "they (i.e. Romans) shall be defeated." Since vowel points were not added until some time after this event, it could have been quite possible for a scribe to deliberately tamper with the text, forcing it to become a prophetic statement.
This fact is solidified by Muslim commentator al-Baidawi. C.G. Pfander mentions Baidawi's comments on the variant readings surrounding this passage:
"But Al Baizawi shatters the whole argument of the Muslims by informing us of certain varied readings in these verses of Suratu'r Rum. He tells us that some read غَلَبَتِ instead of the usual غُلِبَتِ, and سَيُغْلَبُونَ instead of سَيَغْلُبُونَ. The rendering will then be: 'The Byzantines have conquered in the nearest part of the land, and they shall be defeated in a small number of years'. If this be the correct reading, the whole story about Abu Bakr's bet with Ubai must be a fable, since Ubai was dead long before the Muslims began to defeat the Byzantines, and even long before the victories which Heraclius won over the Persians. This shows how unreliable such Traditions are. The explanation which Al Baizawi gives is, that the Byzantines became conquerors of 'the well-watered land of Syria' (على ريف آلْشام), and that the passage predicted that the Muslims would soon overcome them. If this is the meaning, the Tradition which records the 'descent' of the verses about six years before the Hijrah must be wrong, and the passage must belong to A.H. 6 at earliest. It is clear that, as the vowel points were not used when the Qur-an was first written down in Cufic letters, no one can be certain which of the two readings is right. We have seen that there is so much uncertainty about (1) the date at which the verses were 'sent down', (2) the correct reading, and (3) the meaning, that it is quite impossible to show that the passage contains a prophecy which was fulfilled. Hence, it cannot be considered to be a proof of Muhammad's prophetic office." (C. G. Pfander, Mizan-ul-Haqq - The Balance of Truth, revised and enlarged by W. St. Clair Tisdall [Light of Life P.O. Box 18, A-9503, Villach Austria], pp. 279-280; emphasis ours)
This being the case, a Muslim cannot confidently tell us what the true reading of the text is and hence cannot insure us that this verse originally predicted the Byzantine victory over the Persians. Yet either rendering leaves us with a false prophecy within the Quran.
It amazes us that a prophecy from God would not specify the exact time of the victory, seeing that God is all-knowing and all-wise, declaring the end from the beginning. When God specifies a time frame as an important part of a prophecy we would expect that it be precise, not a mere guess. For God to guess that the Byzantines would win at some time within "a few years" as opposed to specifying the exact year, is inconsistent with the belief in an Omniscient, Omnipotent Being. Hence, it is unlikely that the true God would actually make such a prophecy.
Interestingly, the phrase "a few years" serves to further discredit this alleged prophecy. Abu Bakr believed the term "a few years" meant that the Byzantines were going to win in three years:
"This passage refers to the defeat of the Byzantines in Syria by the Persians under Khusran Parvis. (A.D. 615 - 6 years before the Hegira). However, the defeat of the Persians should take place soon 'in a small number of years'. In the light of this prediction, Abu-Bakr undertook a bet with Ubai-ibn-Khalaf that this prediction would be fulfilled within three years, but he was corrected by Mohammed who stated that the 'small number' is between three and nine years (Al-Baizawi). Muslims tell us that the Byzantines overcame their enemies within seven years. The fact, however, is that the Byzantines defeated Persia in A.D. 628 (Al-Baizawi commentary). That was twelve years after the prediction of Mohammed. Consequently this passage does not qualify as a prophecy, particularly as the time between prophecy and fulfilment was far too short, and in addition the event was easily predictable." (Gerhard Nehls, Christians Ask Muslims [Life Challenge, SIM International; Africa, 1992], pp. 70-71) Muhammad's False Prophecies
My post, Allah the Physical Being
A number of passages indicate that Allah is a physical being.
S 6:101 The beginner of the skies and the Earth. How can he have a child when he has not had a girlfriend? And he created everything. And he is a knower of everything.
S 21:17 Had we wanted to take a ‘fun’ {lahu} we would have taken it from us if we were doers.
There are a number of passages in which the Quran speaks of Allah’s eyes and hands in the plural. In Arabic the plural is used of three or more.
S 11:37 And make the ship under our eyes and our inspiration and do not address me concerning those who have wronged. They are drowned.
S 52:48 And be patient for your lord’s judgment and you are in our eyes. And glorify with your lord’s praise when you rise.
S 54:14 Running in our eyes, a recompense for him who was disbelieved in.
S 36:71 Have they not seen that we have created for them of what our hands have done, cattle, then they are owners of them?
S 51:47 And the sky, we built it with strength {literally, with hands} and we are able.
[answering-islam .org/Responses/Osama/zawadi_islam_irrational .htm]
The Jalalayn’s tafsir for S 21:17 says:
Had We desired to find some diversion that which provides diversion in the way of a partner or a child We would have found it with Ourselves from among the beautiful-eyed houris or angels were We to do so. But We did not do so thus We never desired it. Altafsir .com - The Tafsirs - التفاسير
Regarding lahu (Al-Tabari):
اللهو: الـمرأة.
Al-lahu: woman.
زوجة
Wife.
واللهو بلغة أهل الـيـمن: الـمرأة
And al-lahu in the language of the people of Yemen: woman.
اللهو فـي بعض لغة أهل الـيـمن: الـمرأة.
Al-lahu in some of the language of the people of Yemen: woman.
Altafsir .com - The Tafsirs - التفاسير
In non-Quranic ahadith we read that Allah has two right hands.
...Then Allah said to him - while His Two Hands were closed - ‘Choose which of them you wish.’ He said: ‘I chose the right My Lord and both of the Hands of my Lord are right, blessed.’... [urn/680790]
Allah is called a shakhs, a physical being.
Quoting from one of Sam Shamoun’s articles we read:
As Dr. Wesley Williams, a scholar of Islamic studies, states,
Al-Bukhari and Muslim report a hadith from the Prophet on the authority of the Companion of Al-Mughira b. Shu‘ba: “No shakhs is more jealous than Allah; no shakhs is more pleased to grant pardon than He; no shakhs loves praiseworthy conduct more than He.”68 Allah is thus a shakhs. The term shakhs is usually translated as ‘corporeal person.’ It connotes “the bodily or corporeal form or figure or substance (suwad) of a man,” or “something possessing height (irtifa‘) and visibility (zuhur),”69 Ibn Manzur informs us in his Lisan al-‘Arab (7, 45, 4-11). Ibn al-Jawzi, in his Kitab Akhbar al-Sifat 53-54, admits as well that the term shakhs implies existence of a body (jism) composed of parts, for one terms something a shakhs because it possesses corporeality (shukhus) and height (irtifa).” God, we are thus informed, is a person with a physical body.
As a shakhs the God of the Sunna has a visible form (sura), and it is anthropomorphic. According to a sahih (sound) report Adam’s form is a likeness of this divine form.
68 Bukhari, Sahih, tawhid, 20:512; Muslim, Sahih, li‘an, 17; Ibn Hanbal, Musnad IV:248; Nisa’i, al-Sunan, nikah, 37, 3.
69 See also Lane, Arabic Lexicon, 2:1517. (Williams, God in Islamic Tradition: Transcendent Anthropomorphism, 4.1 The Form of God; bold emphasis ours)
Dr. Badawi Proves That Allah Exists As A Limited Physical Being
Allah As The Most Exalted Shakhs Of Them All!
My post, Beating Women [1]
S 4:34 Men are supporters of women because Allah has preferred some of them to others and because they have spent from their monies. So righteous women are obedient, guarding for the ghayb what Allah has guarded. And those whose recalcitrance you fear, warn them and abandon them in beds and hit them. Then if they obey you do not seek a way against them. Allah was high, big.
Asbab al-Nuzul for this verse reads:
(Men are in charge of women…) [4:34]. Said Muqatil: “This verse (Men are in charge of women…) was revealed about Sa‘d ibn al-Rabi‘, who was one of the leaders of the Helpers (nuqaba’), and his wife Habibah bint Zayd ibn Abi Zuhayr, both of whom from the Helpers. It happened Sa‘d hit his wife on the face because she rebelled against him. Then her father went with her to see the Prophet, Allah bless him and give him peace. He said to him: ‘I gave him my daughter in marriage and he slapped her’. The Prophet, Allah bless him and give him peace, said: ‘Let her have retaliation against her husband’. As she was leaving with her father to execute retaliation, the Prophet, Allah bless him and give him peace, called them and said: ‘Come back; Gabriel has come to me’, and Allah, exalted is He, revealed this verse. The Messenger of Allah, Allah bless him and give him peace, said: ‘We wanted something while Allah wanted something else, and that which Allah wants is good’. Retaliation was then suspended”. Sa‘id ibn Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Zahid informed us> Zahir ibn Ahmad> Ahmad ibn al-Husayn ibn Junayd> Ziyad ibn Ayyub> Hushaym> Yunus ibn al-Hasan who reported that a man slapped his wife and she complained about him to the Prophet, Allah bless him and give him peace. Her family who went with her said: “O Messenger of Allah! So-and-so has slapped our girl”. The Prophet, Allah bless him and give him peace, kept saying: “Retaliation! Retaliation! And there is no other judgement to be held”. But then this verse (Men are in charge of women…) was revealed and the Prophet, Allah bless him and give him peace, said: “We wanted something and Allah wanted something else”. Abu Bakr al-Harithi informed us> Abu’l-Shaykh al-Hafiz> Abu Yahya al-Razi> Sahl al-‘Askari> ‘Ali ibn Hashim> Isma‘il> al-Hasan who said: “Around the time when the verse on retaliation was revealed amongst the Muslims, a man had slapped his wife. She went to the Prophet, Allah bless him and give him peace and said: ‘My husband has slapped me and I want retaliation’. So he said: ‘Let there be retaliation’. As he was still dealing with her, Allah, exalted is He, revealed (Men are in charge of women, because Allah hath made the one of them to excel the other…). Upon which the Prophet, Allah bless him and give him peace, said: ‘We wanted something and my Lord wanted something different. O man, take your wife by the hand’ ”.
[altafsir .com/Tafasir .asp?tMadhNo=0&tTafsirNo=86&tSoraNo=4&tAyahNo=34&tDisplay=yes&UserProfile=0&LanguageId=2]
'Umar (May Allah be pleased with him) reported that:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "No man shall be asked for the reason of beating his wife".
[Abu Dawud].
[riyadussalihin/introduction/68]
Aisha: "She said: "He gave me a shove in the chest that hurt me and said: 'You thought that Allah and His Messenger would be unfair to you.'"
[nasai/36/25]
Regarding lahada: Lanes Lexicon
Narrated `Ikrima:
Rifa`a divorced his wife whereupon `AbdurRahman bin Az-Zubair Al-Qurazi married her. `Aisha said that the lady (came), wearing a green veil (and complained to her (Aisha) of her husband and showed her a green spot on her skin caused by beating). It was the habit of ladies to support each other, so when Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) came, `Aisha said, "I have not seen any woman suffering as much as the believing women. Look! Her skin is greener than her clothes!" When `AbdurRahman heard that his wife had gone to the Prophet, he came with his two sons from another wife. She said, "By Allah! I have done no wrong to him but he is impotent and is as useless to me as this," holding and showing the fringe of her garment, `Abdur-Rahman said, "By Allah, O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! She has told a lie! I am very strong and can satisfy her but she is disobedient and wants to go back to Rifa`a." Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, to her, "If that is your intention, then know that it is unlawful for you to remarry Rifa`a unless `Abdur-Rahman has had sexual intercourse with you." Then the Prophet (ﷺ) saw two boys with `Abdur- Rahman and asked (him), "Are these your sons?" On that `AbdurRahman said, "Yes." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "You claim what you claim (i.e.. that he is impotent)? But by Allah, these boys resemble him as a crow resembles a crow,"
[bukhari:5825]
[2] Jabir b. 'Abdullah (Allah be pleased with them) reported:
Abu Bakr (Allah be pleased with him) came and sought permission to see Allah's Messenger (ﷺ). He found people sitting at his door and none amongst them had been granted permission, but it was granted to Abu Bakr and he went in. Then came 'Umar and he sought permission and it was granted to him, and he found Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) sitting sad and silent with his wives around him. He (Hadrat 'Umar) said: I would say something which would make the Prophet (ﷺ) laugh, so he said: Messenger of Allah, I wish you had seen (the treatment meted out to) the daughter ofKhadija when you asked me some money, and I got up and slapped her on her neck. Allah's Messenger (mav peace be upon him) laughed and said: They are around me as you see, asking for extra money. Abu Bakr (Allah be pleased with him) then got up went to 'A'isha (Allah be pleased with her) and slapped her on the neck, and 'Umar stood up before Hafsa and slapped her saying: You ask Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) which he does not possess. They said: By Allah, we do not ask Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) for anything he does not possess. Then he withdrew from them for a month or for twenty-nine days. Then this verse was revealed to him:" Prophet: Say to thy wives... for a mighty reward" (xxxiii. 28). He then went first to 'A'isha (Allah be pleased with her) and said: I want to propound something to you, 'A'isha, but wish no hasty reply before you consult your parents. She said: Messenger of Allah, what is that? He (the Holy Prophet) recited to her the verse, whereupon she said: Is it about you that I should consult my parents, Messenger of Allah? Nay, I choose Allah, His Messenger, and the Last Abode; but I ask you not to tell any of your wives what I have said He replied: Not one of them will ask me without my informing her. God did not send me to be harsh, or cause harm, but He has sent me to teach and make things easy.
[muslim/18/39]
Narrated Aisha:
Abu Bakr came to towards me and struck me violently with his fist and said, "You have detained the people because of your necklace." But I remained motionless as if I was dead lest I should awake Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) although that hit was very painful.
[bukhari:6845]
See: The Composition of the Quran in Stages: How the Wives of Muhammad Helped Shape the Muslim Scripture
Yahya related to me from Malik that Abdullah ibn Dinar said, "A man came to Abdullah ibn Umar when I waswith him at the place where judgments were given and asked him about the suckling of an older person. Abdullah ibn Umar replied, 'A man came to Umar ibn al-Khattab and said, 'I have a slave-girl and I used to have intercourse with her. My wife went to her and suckled her. When I went to the girl, my wife told me to watch out, because she had suckled her!' Umar told him to beat his wife and to go to his slave-girl because kinship by suckling was only by the suckling of the young.' "
[urn/512870]
It was narrated that Ash'ath bin Qais said:
"I was a guest (at the home) of 'Umar one night, and in the middle of the night he went and hit his wife, and I separated them. When he went to bed he said to me: 'O Ash'ath, learn from me something that I heard from the Messenger of Allah" A man should not be asked why he beats his wife, and do not go to sleep until you have prayed the Witr."' And I forgot the third thing."
[ibnmajah:1986]
Laqit b. Sabira told that he said, “Messenger of God, I have a wife who has something in her tongue,” meaning foul speech. He told him to divorce her, but when he replied that he had a son from her and she was a companion, he said, “Give her a command (meaning give her an exhortation), and if there is any good in her she will accept it; but do not beat your wife as you would beat your young slave-girl.” Abu Dawud transmitted it.
[mishkat:3260]
Narrated AbuSa'id al-Khudri:
A woman came to the Prophet (ﷺ) while we were with him.
She said: Messenger of Allah, my husband, Safwan ibn al-Mu'attal, beats me when I pray, and makes me break my fast when I keep a fast, and he does not offer the dawn prayer until the sun rises.
He asked Safwan, who was present, about what she had said. He replied: Messenger of Allah, as for her statement "he beats me when I pray", she recites two surahs (during prayer) and I have prohibited her (to do so).
He (the Prophet) said: If one surah is recited (during prayer), that is sufficient for the people.
(Safwan continued:) As regards her saying "he makes me break my fast," she dotes on fasting; I am a young man, I cannot restrain myself.
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said on that day: A woman should not fast except with the permission of her husband.
(Safwan said:) As for her statement that I do not pray until the sun rises, we are a people belonging to a class, and that (our profession of supplying water) is already known about us. We do not awake until the sun rises. He said: When you awake, offer your prayer.
[abudawud/14/147]
Further reading:
Did Muhammad Permit Women to be Beaten and Mistreated?
Wife Beating In Islam
Muhammad and Wife Beating Pt. 1
Banish Them to Their Beds and Beat Them -- Muhammad's Low Opinion of Women
Qur'an, Hadith and Scholars:Wife Beating - WikiIslam
From, Who Is The "Comforter"?
REVIEW AND DISCUSSION OF THE NEW TESTAMENT TEXTS
First, let the New Testament texts speak for themselves. They clearly state that the Comforter is the Holy Spirit. There is no ambiguity about this. Consequently Muhammad is not the Comforter based upon what the Bible explicitly states.
Second let us take the context of the texts into account. If you are going to understand any passage of Scripture you must understand its context. When Jesus spoke these words in John it was His last ministerial time with His disciples prior to His death, crucifixion, and resurrection. Jesus is being very intimate with them. Understand then, when he speaks to them He is including them - these very disciples, specifically. These are the men He knew best and loved; they were His friends. These were His final words to them, and He wanted them to know what was in store.
Therefore, knowing that these passages of John are being spoken intimately between Jesus and His disciples there are several key points we can discover concerning the Comforter and His relationship with Jesus’ disciples.
John 14:16 - And I will ask the Father and He will give you another Comforter to be with you forever - the Spirit of Truth.
The Comforter will be with these disciples forever. Jesus promised the Comforter would be with these disciples forever. Muhammad could not be the Comforter because he wasn't born until over 500 years later - following the deaths of these disciples. He was born around 570 and died around 632 AD.
John 14:17 - But you know him for he lives with you and will be in you.
The Comforter lives with the disciples already now and will later be 'in' them. The Holy Spirit came to the disciples and indwelt them. Muhammad could not be the Comforter because first he wasn't around at the time when Jesus was speaking to his disciples nor second could he ever be in any of the disciples. The Greek word is 'en', and it means 'right inside'. Jesus is saying that the Comforter will be 'right inside' of the disciples.
John 14:26 - The Comforter is specifically described as the Holy Spirit. The Comforter is not a man. Muhammad could not be the Comforter because he was never the Holy Spirit.
John 14:26 - The Comforter will be sent in Jesus' name. The Holy Spirit represented the Lord on earth. No Muslim believes that Muhammad was sent by God in Jesus name. Muhammad did not come in Jesus' name, as the apostle of Jesus, rather he came in his own name with his own questionable “revelations”.
John 14:26 - But the Comforter, the Holy Spirit whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you."
The Comforter will teach these disciples and remind them of what Christ said to them. As the early Christians grew the Holy Spirit taught them. Muhammad is not the Comforter because he never knew the disciples and he didn't teach these disciples, and Muhammad never reminded the disciples of what Christ said.
John 15:26 - When the Comforter comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father, he will testify about me.
The Comforter would be sent to these disciples. These disciples received the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost. Muhammad was never sent to these disciples.
John 16:13 - But when he, the Spirit of Truth comes, he will guide you into all truth.
The Comforter will guide these disciples into all truth. These disciples (and others) grew in the knowledge of God through the revelations from the Holy Spirit. Muhammad never guided these disciples into any truth.
John 16:13 - He will not speak on his own, he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come.
The Comforter will speak to these disciples. These disciples grew to know the leading of the Holy Spirit, i.e. they knew His voice. Muhammad never spoke to these disciples.
John 16:14 - He will bring glory to me by taking from what is mine and making it known to you. All that belongs to the Father is mine. That is why I said the Spirit will take from what is mine and make it known to you.
The Comforter will take from Jesus and make it known to the disciples. Muhammad never knew Jesus and never took from Jesus and made it known to anyone.
The context of these passages shows clearly that Muhammad could not be the Comforter. Jesus was not speaking of another person to come at a later date. Jesus’ precious final words to His disciples were meant for them. Jesus was not merely preaching a sermon to be analyzed and intellectually talked about through the centuries, rather, He was giving His the disciples with Him there His final commands, love, and encouragement.
Here's a question for you to consider: In Islamic theology, Muhammad rendered Jesus’ message fulfilled or ended because Muhammad brought God’s latest message to the people. Muhammad expected that true believers in God would accept Islam. Therefore, if Jesus was foretelling Muhammad, wouldn’t Jesus be prophesying that his ministry will be rendered void by the Paraclete? Read the context of the passages and decide.
Further, to fulfill exactly what Jesus foretold concerning the Comforter and His relationship with the disciples, the New Testament records the fulfillment of the coming of the Holy Spirit and the disciples receiving Him. The disciples received the Comforter - the Holy Spirit, on the day of Pentecost in Acts 2:3, 4. The Comforter was now “in” the disciples and He remained “in” them from then on and taught them - just as Jesus had said He would.
The end of all the Muslims that died during hadj is yet undetermined. Like the two thieves on the cross beside Jesus, evidently one of them was welcomed into paradise.
it's above any Christians pay grade to make a judgement that belongs to God.
Zaida appears to be proving Momo right. Another chicken defending KFC 🙄
That Zaida was the most embarrassing person. She was literally able to read islamic sources in front of her and claimed that they are fake. How stupid that religon makes people, is sthg i will never be able to understand
When I showed them on stream, she realized they were real and changed the subject.
From, MUHAMMAD’S GOD: A YOUNG CURLY HAIRED, BEARDLESS BOY!
“I saw my Lord in the most beautiful form like a youth with abundant hair.” (al-Daraqutni, Kitab al-Ru’ya, 332-333; 356-357; similar reports from Umm al-Tufayl, Anas b. Malik, Mu’adh b. ‘Afra, Ibn ‘Umar, ‘A’isha, Ibn ‘Abbas; Reported by Tabarani; Ibn Abi ‘Asim; al-Bayhaqi; al-Suyuti; al-Haythami; Ibn ‘Adi, al-Baghdadi)
I saw my Lord in the form of a young man, beardless (amrad) with short curly hair (ja’d) and clothed in a red garment. (Narrated by Ahmad b. Hanbal in Tabarani; AUTHENTICATED BY AHMAD B. HANBAL in Creed 3 citing isnad, ‘Abd al-Samad b. Yahya in Tabaqat al-Hanabila, 1:218, al-Marrudhi (d. 888) in Tabaqat, 3:81, Ibn ‘Aqil in Makdisi, Ibn ‘Aqil, 130; Ibn ‘Adi al-Qattan, al-Kamil fi du’afa’ al-rijal, 3:49-50, al-Daraqutni, Kitab al-Ru’ya, 332-333, 356-357; al-Tabarani, al-Mu’jam al-Kabir, 25:143; SAHIH BY ABU L-HASAN B. BASHSHAR in Ibn Abi Ya’la, Tabaqat, 2:59; Abu Ya’la, al-Muta’mad, 85; ACCEPTED BY IBN TAYMIYYA in Bayan Tablis al-Jahmiyya, 7:192-198, 290)
Here’s what one of sunni Islam’s greatest hadith scholars said about the aforementioned report:
Ahmad b. Hanbal said about the above hadith: “Report it because the ‘ulama have reported it.” (‘Abd al-Samad b. Yahya reported in Tabaqat al-Hanabila, 1:218)
Do you have a stream about the nature of houris ? Could you point me to it, pretty please ?
Oooh, I don't yet. I will do that when they first show up in the Quran (by order).
Interesting that Muslims are much more serious than Christians or atheists. All this joking comes across as hollow and trivial.
LOL, as if Muslims never make a joke. Talk about being "hollow and trivial... "How about coming up with a real reason to believe in Islam?
@@ReasonedAnswers The fact that 2 billion people follow it and it's growing while Christianity is withering. That's really all you need to know. The reason probably is that Christianity is basically illogical, with its original sin concept, sacrificial god/man, dying not dying, etc. Islam seems a lot more straightforward without these complications. The issues with Mo's behaviour can be shrugged off by saying that's what they did back then. Everyone did those things. And of course the OT is worse, which we shrug off similarly.
I think the greater discipline required in Islam is attractive...the five daily prayers, removal of shoes, emphasis on cleanliness, the breathtaking interiors of many mosques, emphasis on charitable work. I see there's a move to Islamize Christianity in response. Seeing churches in UK being converted to mosques suggests something needs to be done if it's not too late.
Also Islam is not a religion it's a political system. That must be the fundamental difference with Christianity, and why it's unshakeable once it takes hold. Once countries become Muslim they never change to anything else. I often wonder whether UK for instance wouldn't benefit from an Islamic administration. It's in complete disarray at present having its colonial past exposed by the immigrant victims being elected to positions of power, and agonising over what it means to be British. I can see UK having a Muslim pm in Sadik Kahn the mayor of London from Pakistan. London already celebrates Ramadan, Eid etc in preference to Christian festivals.
Forbidding alcohol (Arabic word ironically), gambling, extra marital sex, adultery would surely be beneficial. Currently 50% of babies are born to unmarried mothers. That's a complete breakdown of morality. And the birthrate has collapsed well below replacement levels while Muslims still have large stable families.
An overhaul of the banking system on Islamic principles could be beneficial too. Much of Europe probably will be Islamic in 30 years. It's hard to see how Christianity could put up much defence. There isn't the vigor or unity.
Syfe talks; he doesn't convince.
Allah The Pagan Arabian 'Moon-god' ☪️ & It Was Petra Not Mecca:
▪︎ The Archaeologist & historian, Hugo Winckler, identified Hubal as an Arabian pagan 'moon-god', and claims that worship of the god Allah (al-ilah 'the god') evolved from that of the ancient god Hubal or Lah, thus making Allah a pagan "moon-god" also. (Robert Morey's 1994 book 'Moon-god in the Archaeology of the Middle East').
▪︎ The Archaeologist, Islamic historian & researcher, Dan Gibson, discovered that the oldest mosque, palace and cemetery positionings point to Petra. He found that it was the place where Muhammad and the first Muslims lived, and that the first direction of Qibla in the first 200 years of Islam was facing Petra, before the Qibla changed to the newly established Mecca. (Early Islamic Qiblas: A Survey of Mosques Built Between 1AH/622 C.E. and 263 AH/876 C.E. Dan Gibson, 2017).
▪︎ Mecca, the capital and heart of Islam, is a new city. There are no archaeological artefacts from Mecca until the 8th century AD. and the first time Mecca is listed on a map of the Middle East is 900 AD. (academia.edu).
▪︎ Muhammad was born in 570 AD. into the Arabian pagan tribe of Quraysh, in the clan of Hāshim who were the custodians of the pagan Kabba Shrine and whose chief god and Lord was the god Allah.. (Muhammad, The Encyclopædia of Islam; Britannica; Wikipedia).
▪︎ Islamic tradition says Muhammad conquered Mecca in 630 and destroyed the statue of Hubal in the Kaaba along with 360 idols of the other pagan polytheistic gods including the idols representing Allah's 3 daughters. Moreover, Muhammad retained the pagan god Allah, the Kabba, Hajj, Jinn, Rituals and Blackstone, etc. for his new religion, Islam. (The Oxford Dictionary of Islam; khanacademy.org)..
▪︎ Al-'Uzza, al-Lat and Manah were the three pagan daughters of Allah, supposedly the offspring of Allah's marriage to a Jinn, and had their sanctuaries in the Pagan Kabba Shrine, which later became the birth place of Islam. (The Oxford Dictionary of Islam).
▪︎ In a weak moment Muhammad was tempted to recognize the 3 powerful deities Al-'Uzza, al-Lat and Manah of Mecca and make a compromise in their favour, but afterwards he retracted and the revelation is said to have received the form now found in the.. Quran 53:19-20. (Wikipedia) ........
ISLAM, Quran, Muhammad & Allah -
The creation of Islam, Quran & the modified function of Allah as the creator etc. - Come from the various fabrications of Muhammad & Uthman, et al...652 + AD.
▪︎ There are no cross-reference verses between Quran and Bible as there is within the Bible.. Old and New Testaments...
▪︎ Obeying Muhammad is obeying Allah.. (Quran 4:80, 33:36, 46:31, 33:55-56) .. Shirk ..
▪︎ Glorify Allah & Muhammad morning and night (Quran 33:36; 48:9) .. Shirk..
▪︎ Islam places Muhammad in a position equal with the god - Allah..
▪︎ Islam reprehensibly endeavours to promote Muhammad to a Divine status equal to or beyond that of Jesus Christ, Son of God, God Incarnate, The Word Became Flesh..
▪︎ "K*ll those who reject and turn away from Allah.." (Quran 4:89).
▪︎ "I will cast terror into the hearts of disbelievers. Strike off their heads who disbelieve and strike off every finger tip..(Quran 8:12).
▪︎ "As for male and female thieves, cut off their hands for what they have done - a deterrent from Allah. (Quran 5:38).
▪︎ "As to those who reject faith I will punish them with terrible agony in this world and the hereafter..(Quran 3:56).
▪︎ "Those who believe fight in the cause of Allah..(Quran 4:76, 2:244).
▪︎ Allah Says, "Surely those who reject Our signs, We will cast them into the Fire. Whenever their skin is burnt completely, We will replace it so they will ˹constantly˺ taste the punishment. Indeed, Allah is Almighty, All-Wise." (Quran 4:56).
▪︎ The Quran's first revelation was, "man was made from a clot of blood" (The Clot, Quran 96:1-2).
The History Reveals The Truth..!
BUT JESUS Christ, Yeshua Hamashiach (Yahweh - Yeshua) is both Fully Divine Man and Fully God who Exists Eternally & who Appeared To Abraham & Moses:
▪︎ The Triune God Is Described Throughout The Bible..
▪︎ The Accuser Satan Accuses Us Before Our God Day & Night.." (Revelation 12:10).
▪︎ JESUS describes how SATAN knowingly misquotes Scripture and misinterprets Scripture out of context (Matthew 4:1-10)....
▪︎ "The LAW and the Prophets were Proclaimed until John the Baptist.." (Luke 16:16).
Old Testament (OT) Prophecies Come True -
▪︎ The Messiah would be born of a virgin - (Isaiah 7:14) > (Matthew 1:22-23; Luke 1:26-31).
▪︎ The Messiah wold be born in Bethlehem - (Micah 5:2) > (Matt 2:1; Luke 2:4-6).
• Jesus Christ The Redeemer is God. (Isaiah 44:6).
▪︎ “From the first announcement I have not spoken in secret; at the time it happens, I am there.” And now the Sovereign Lord has sent me, endowed with his Spirit." (Isaiah 48:16).
▪︎ "And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and supplication. They will look on me, the one they have pierced, and they will mourn for him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for him as one grieves for a firstborn son." (Zakahriah 12:10).
▪︎ The Messiah's throne will be anointed and eternal - (Psalm 45:6-7; Daniel 2:44 > Luke 1:33; Hebrews 1:8-12).
▪︎ The Messiah would be declared the Son of God - (Psalm 2:7 > Matthew 3:16-17).
▪︎ OT - God said to Moses, "I Am Who I Am", (Ehyeh - YHWH - Yahweh - Lord), "The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, this is my name forever, the name you shall call me from generation to generation" (Exodus 3:13-15).
▪︎ God said to Moses, "Say to the Israelites: 'I Am has sent me to you'" (Exodus 3:13-15).
▪︎ The Pre-Incarnate Jesus visited & ate with Abraham outside his Tent (Genesis 18:1-15).
▪︎ And The Pre-Incarnate Jesus (Yahweh) tested Abraham with his Son.. (Genesis 22:1-19).
▪︎ New Testament (NT) - Jesus said, " Truly, I tell you, Before Abraham was Born "I Am" (John 8:55-58).
▪︎ NT - Jesus (Yeshua) said, "Your father Abraham rejoiced at the thought of seeing my day; he saw it and was glad.”
“You are not yet fifty years old,” they said to him, “and you have seen Abraham!”
“Very truly I tell you,” Jesus answered, “before Abraham was born, I Am!”
At this, they picked up stones to stone him, but Jesus hid himself, slipping away from the temple grounds". (John 8:54-59).
▪︎ God Is Love.! So Loves Us Unconditionally.! We are the Children of God Made In His Image and Likeness.!
▪︎ "Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.." (1 John 4:7-21).
▪︎ Jesus Said, "Anyone who hates a brother or sister is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life residing in him" (1 John 3:15).
▪︎ "Love does no wrong to a neighbor therefore Love is the fulfilling of the Law" (Rom 13:10; Matt 22:30-40).
CHRIST'S 2 Greatest Commandments Are To Love:
▪︎"Hearing that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, the Pharisees got together. One of them, an expert in the law, tested him with this question:
"Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?”
1. Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment"
2. "And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself, love your enemy and pray for those who persecute you"’
☆ "All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments” (Matthew 22:30-40).
▪︎ Christ's Law, the New Covenant, overrules OT Violence & Rituals. (Matthew 5:38:48).
▪︎ Jesus said, You have heard it said, "an eye for an eye, tooth for tooth, life for life, etc. But I tell you, Love your enemy" (Matthew 5:38-48).
▪︎ Life is the journey, Paradise is the destination, King Jesus is the Way, the Truth and the Life ......
Amen .....