The Hidden Truth
AN “EXACT COMPARISON”
IN REPLY TO
“FAKE COMPARISON”
By
UMAR HASSAN
THEY {Muhammad's critics} SEE FIRE INSTEAD OF LIGHT, UGLINESS
INSTEAD OF GOOD. THEY DISTORT AND PRESENT EVERY GOOD QUALITY AS A GREAT VICE.
IT REFLECTS THEIR DEPRAVITY... THE CRITICS ARE BLIND. THEY CANNOT SEE THAT THE
ONLY ‘SWORD' MUHAMMAD WIELDED WAS THE SWORD OF MERCY, COMPASSION, FRIENDSHIP
AND FORGIVENESS - THE SWORD THAT CONQUERS ENEMIES AND PURIFIES THEIR HEARTS.
HIS SWORD WAS SHARPER THAN THE SWORD OF STEEL.
Pandit Gyanandra Dev Sharma Shastri,
at a meeting in
In the name of Allah, The
Most Gracious, The Most Merciful
Praise is to Almighty Allah and Peace and Blessings of Almighty
Allah be upon all His Messengers.
Introduction
The main purpose of my
topic is to educate, and to bring forward the reality, instead of imposing
ideas.
First of all it should be clear
that Islam was not brought by Prophet Muhammad – peace and blessings of
Almighty Allah be upon him –. Many
people have a misconception that Prophet Muhammad – peace and blessings of Almighty Allah be
upon him – was the founder of the religion of Islam. In fact,
Islam is in existence since man first set foot on the earth. God Almighty has
sent several revelations and messengers to this earth. All the previous
Prophets – peace and
blessings of Almighty Allah be upon them all – sent by Almighty Allah
were meant only for their people and their nation and the complete message was
meant for a particular time period. Prophet Muhammad – peace and blessings of Almighty Allah be
upon him – was the last and final messenger of Almighty Allah sent
to the whole of humanity and his message is meant till eternity. The Qur’ân mentions in
“That we have sent not thee but as a mercy
to the whole of humankind, as a mercy to all the world”
Unfortunately, there are some people, who don’t want to talk with
Muslims, rather they want to fight. They don’t want to talk with logic and open
mind ness because, they know that, they cant satisfy
any one. They just want to impose there fake ideas upon other people. My proof
for these statements of mine will be produced in couple of lines below.
A Christian
writer (in this topic of mine, I would be calling him as ‘Mr. Author’) of a Christian
site says in the introduction of his subject “JESUS OR MUHAMMAD – A COMPARISON OF THE FOUNDERS OF THE WORLD'S
TWO LARGEST RELIGIONS”
Start quote --- “Jesus
founded Christianity, Muhammad founded Islam.” --- End quote
As
far as Islam is concerned, it is a “Divine Religion” rather than a “Muhammad
made Religion”. This could be realized by every sensible mind person who studies
it. E Wolfgang Goethe, perhaps the greatest European poet ever, wrote about
Prophet Muhammad – peace and
blessings of Almighty Allah be upon him –. He said:
"He is a prophet and not a poet and
therefore his Koran is to be
seen as Divine Law and not as
a book of a human being, made
for education or entertainment." (Emphasis
mine)
Therefore it is
not a reality to say that “Muhammad
founded Islam”.
As far as Christianity (which
we know today) is concerned, it was either not founded by Jesus – peace and blessings of Almighty Allah be upon him –. But,
after him, a man by the name ‘PAUL’ played the game. This is not what we
Muslims say, but, even Christian learned people are also of the same view.
Mr. Michael
Hart says:
“Although Jesus was responsible for the main ethical and moral
precepts of Christianity (insofar as these differed from Judaism),
The scholar Maurice Bucaille
says:
“It is quite reasonable to ask what Christianity might have been without Paul and one could no doubt construct all sorts of hypotheses on this
subject.” (Emphasis
mine) (The Bible, The Qur’ân, and Science, p. 70)
Therefore the reality is that, “Paul founded Christianity”.
Now as we move on, Mr. Author in the same introduction says:
Start quote --- “What does
the Bible and the Qur’ân say about Jesus?” --- End quote
Is
he really comparing both of them and doing justice with his selected topic – “JESUS OR MUHAMMAD – A COMPARISON OF THE FOUNDERS OF THE WORLD'S TWO LARGEST RELIGIONS”
If you say Yes, Then I don’t agree to
that, for a good reason. Don’t you think that, the writer should have also
raised the question and said:
“What does the Bible and the Qur’ân say
about Muhammad – peace and blessings of Almighty Allah be upon
him –?”
It is for you to think,
because Mr. Author knows it for well.
ANALYZING
“THEIR LAST WORDS”
Mr. Author under his
heading “SOME OF THEIR LAST WORDS”
wants to put an innocent impression unto the reader, and wants to ensure him
(reader) of his (author’s) justice. Mr. Author quotes Luke 23:34 to give the
evidence of the ‘mercy’ of Jesus – peace and blessings of Almighty
Allah be upon him –. The Christian propagandists make
the wild boast that there is nothing in the history of mankind to compare with
the merciful and forgiving cry of Jesus –
peace and blessings of Almighty Allah be upon him – on the cross
...
"Father, forgive
them, for they know not what they do." Luke 23:34
Amazing as it may
sound, of the four writers of the Canonical Gospels, only St. Luke was inspired
by the Holy Ghost (?) to pen these words. The other three - Matthew, Mark
and John never heard these words or they felt them to be too insipid or not important
enough for recording. St. Luke was not even one of the twelve disciples
selected by Jesus – peace and
blessings of Almighty Allah be upon him –. According to the revisers of the
Revised Standard Version (RSV) of the Bible, these words are not
in the most ancient manuscripts which by implication mean that they
are an interpolation.
In "The New
King James Version," (Copyrighted by the Thomas Nelson Publishers inr 1984), we are told that these words are "not in
the original text" of the Greek manuscripts of St. Luke. In
other words they have been fabricated by some pious gentleman.
So you can see for
yourself that, the claim made by Mr. Author is unauthentic, therefore I will
not entertain it.
But, if you want to
educate yourself with another logical reply, then I can provide you with the
answer.
Listen dear readers, for
forgiveness to be of any worth, the forgiver must be in a position to
forgive. If the victim of injustice is still in the clutches of his
enemies; in that helpless position if he would cry out, "I FORGIVE
YOU!" it would be meaningless. But if the aggrieved party had turned
the tables on his enemies and was in a position of taking revenge or exact
retribution, and yet say "I forgive you!", only then would it mean
something!
See, so simple it is.
You just have to use simple logic I repeat, just simple logic, and there
you are with the solution!
Instead, very
interestingly, when, he was free (was not in the clutches of his enemies) he
said:
"Think NOT that I am come to send PEACE
on earth; I, came NOT to send PEACE, but a SWORD."
Matthew 10:34
"I am come
to send FIRE on the earth; and what will I,
if it be already kindled? Suppose ye that I am
come to give PEACE on earth? I tell you, NAY; but
rather DIVISION." Luke
COMMENT
I leave the judgment
upon you.
ANALYZING
“SLAVERY”
Here, Mr. Author
quotes Paul from 1-Timothy 1:8-10. I say who is ‘Paul’? Who is ‘Paul’? This
Paul is the one who nullified the ‘circumcision’, Yes
the law given to Prophet Abraham –
peace and blessings of Almighty Allah be upon him –. See for yourself
“Behold, I Paul say unto you, that, if ye
receive circumcision, Christ will profit you nothing. Yea, I testify again to
every man that receiveth circumcision, that he is a
debtor to do the whole law.” Galatians 5:2-3
Chalk and Cheese. I think
you wouldn’t be familiar with this term ‘Chalk and Cheese’. What it means is,
‘Totally Opposite’. Making an angle of 180o to each other. This is what Mr. Paul
did. To understand it fully, keep the above verse under one eye, and with the
second eye read what Mr. A. N. Wilson has to say
“… if we believe that Paul did insist on Timothy undergoing
circumcision, (Going against his own words in Galatians 5:2-3) it is
perhaps worth reminding ourselves of the three
essential parts of the ritual, without which it is not complete.… third
and essential part of the ritual is mesisah, the sucking
of blood from the wound.…” (Emphasis mine)
Christians should
know, what Jesus said: "A disciple
is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master;" Matthew
Mr. Paul is a
‘Disciple’, although self appointed!
He is not a ‘Teacher’. Learned Christians are themselves fed up with this
‘Paul”. Read for yourself
"Paul's
words are not the Words of God. They are the words of Paul- a vast
difference."
--Bishop John S. Spong, Episcopal Bishop of
“If Christianity needed an
Anti-Christ, they need look no further
than Paul”
-- The English philosopher
Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832)
“Paul created a theology of which none but the vaguest warrants
can be found in the words of Christ…..Fundamentalism
is the triumph of Paul over Christ.”
--Will Durant (Philosopher)
There are many more,
the above are just a few to swallow.
Among such a pile of
‘Encyclopedias’ Mr. Author only had ONE
verse, to quote from ONE book, i.e. 1-Timothy?
Amazing, just amazing
Deuteronomy 20:13-14
“And when the LORD thy God hath delivered
it into thine hands, thou shalt smite every male thereof with the edge of
the sword
But the women,
and the little ones, and the cattle,
and all that is in the city,
even all the spoil
thereof, shalt thou take unto
thyself; and thou shalt
eat the spoil of thine enemies, which the LORD thy
God hath given thee.”
Leviticus 25:44-46
"Your male and female slaves are
to come from the nations around you; from them you may buy slaves. You may also buy some of the temporary
residents living among you and members of their clans born in your
country, and they will become your property. You can will them to your
children as inherited property and can make them slaves for life, but
you must not rule over your fellow Israelites ruthlessly."
It is worth to note that even the
peaceful residents can be taken as ‘Slaves’, and on the authority of ‘Will’ you
can inherit the slaves unto your children. In other words a “Long Chain of Master and Slavery”
Exodus 21:7-8
"And in case a man should sell
his daughter as a slave girl, she will not go
out in the way that the slave men go out. If she is displeasing in the eyes of
her master so that he doesn't designate her as a concubine but causes her to be redeemed,
he will not be entitled to sell her to a foreign people in his treacherously
dealing with her."
Note, that a daughter can be sold as a salve. The word ‘CONCUBINE’ means “A woman who lives together with a man in a sexual relationship when
not legally married.”
Galatians 4:28-31
"… 'Get rid of the slave woman and her
son, for the slave woman's son will never share in the inheritance
with the free woman's son.' Therefore,
brothers, we are not children of the slave woman, but of the free woman."
1 Peter 2:18
"Slaves, submit yourselves to your
masters with all respect, not only to those who are good and considerate, but also to those who
are harsh."
Poor Slaves
Exodus
21:2-6
…If his master gave him a wife while he was a slave, and they had sons or
daughters, then the man will be
free in the seventh year, but his wife and children will still belong to his master.
But the slave may plainly declare, 'I love my master, my wife, and my
children. I would rather not go free.' If he does this, his master
must present him before God. Then his master must take him to the door
and publicly pierce his ear with an awl. After that, the slave will
belong to his master forever.
Numbers 31: 7-18:
…They are the
ones who caused the plague to strike the LORD's
people. Now kill all the
boys and all the women who have slept with a man. Only the young
girls who are virgins
may live; you may keep them for yourselves.
Slavery
didn't start with Islam, but Islam is the religion that ended it! As Judaism
and Christianity are prior to Islam, and you have seen what prior scriptures
had to say about slavery. Now let us analyze what Islam has to say about
‘Slavery’.
Before
doing this, let me make an important point clear enough especially to my
non-Muslim readers, that ‘Slavery’ should be judged according to the authentic sources.
The authentic sources of Islam are: The Qur’ân, which
is the word of God, and the authentic Sunnah, and the traditions of our beloved
Prophet – peace and
blessings of Almighty Allah be upon him –. And the Qur’ân will never contradict itself, nor
will the Shahih Hadith
contradict itself… neither will these two authentic sources, contradict each
other.
It should be noted, that, before Islam came, the situation in the
region was ‘Horrible’. Islam gradually abolished all the ‘Horrible’ acts,
traditions, customs, and ways, to provide ‘Peace’. It was not done within
seconds. It took almost 23 years to demolish that ‘Wild’ society.
Muslims, who embraced Islam at the beginning, had to ‘Walk
Barefooted over the Burning Fire’ in true sense. The way Sumayyah,
Bilal, Khabbab, Yaasir, Zereenah, – may Almighty Allah have
mercy upon them all – were treated. At that time, no one could have ever
thought of such ‘Cruel Punishments’.
When
Prophet Muhammad– peace and blessings of Almighty Allah be upon him – received
the Divine Revelations of Islam, slavery among the Pagan Arabs, Jews and
Christians was quite common. When he came with Allah Almighty's True Religion
of Islam, he gradually eliminated slavery. He couldn't enforce it all at
once, because it would've caused Islam to be an unsuccessful religion toward
freeing slaves, and would certainly have broken Islam's system for ending
slavery. Similarly, in the case of ‘Slavery’ Islam
introduced laws, to demolish the brutality against the slaves.
Now let us analyze, what does Qur’ân say
"Let those who find not the
wherewithal for marriage keep themselves chaste, until God gives them means out
of His grace. And if any of your slaves ask
for a deed in writing (to enable them to earn their freedom for a
certain sum), give them such a
deed if ye know any good in them: yea, give them something yourselves out of
the means which God has given to you. But force not your maids to prostitution when they desire chastity, in
order that ye may make a gain in the goods of this life. But if anyone
compels them, yet, after such compulsion, is God, Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful
(to them),"
During that time of ignorance masters used to earn money, by
forcing their slave girls into prostitution. The same thing prevailed for some
time in Islam but, then it was forbidden.
Narrated
Jabir ibn Abdullah: "Musaykah, a slave-girl of
some Ansari, came and said: My master
forces me to commit fornication. Thereupon the following verse was
revealed: "But force not your maids to prostitution (when they desire
chastity). (24:33)" (Translation of Sunan Abu Dawud, Divorce (Kitab Al-Talaq), Book 12, Number 2304)
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Almighty Allah commanded Muslims to free slaves
Holy Qur’ân 2:177 (interpretation of the meaning)
"It is not righteousness that ye turn your faces Towards east
or West; but it is righteousness
to believe in God and the Last Day, and the Angels, and the Book, and the Messengers; to spend of
your substance, out of
love for Him, for your kin, for orphans, for the needy,
for the wayfarer, for those who ask, and for the
ransom of slaves; to be steadfast in prayer, and practice regular
charity; to fulfil the contracts which ye have made;
and to be firm and patient, in pain (or suffering) and adversity, and
throughout all periods of panic. Such are the people of truth, the God-fearing."
Holy Qur’ân 4:92 (interpretation of the meaning)
"Never should a believer kill a believer; but (If it so
happens) by mistake, (Compensation is due): If one (so) kills a
believer, it is ordained that he should free a believing slave,
and pay compensation to the deceased's family, unless they remit it freely. If
the deceased belonged to a people at
war with you, and he was a believer, the freeing of a believing slave
(Is enough). If he belonged to a
people with whom ye have treaty of Mutual alliance, compensation should be paid
to his family, and a believing slave be freed. For those who find this
beyond their means, (is prescribed) a fast for two months running: by way of
repentance to God: for God hath all knowledge and all wisdom."
Holy
Qur’ân 5:89 (interpretation of the meaning)
"God will not call you to account for what is futile in your
oaths, but He will call you to account for your deliberate oaths: for
expiation, feed ten indigent persons, on a scale of the average for the food of
your families; or clothe them; or give a slave his freedom. If
that is beyond your means, fast for three days. That is the expiation for the
oaths ye have sworn. But keep to your oaths. Thus doth God make clear to you
His signs, that ye may be grateful."
Holy
Qur’ân 58:3 (interpretation of the
meaning)
"But those who divorce their wives by Zihar, then wish to go back on the words they uttered, (It
is ordained that such a one) should free a slave before they touch each
other: Thus are ye admonished to perform: and God is well-acquainted
with (all) that ye do."
Islam ended the slavery
Holy
Qur’ân 4:3 (interpretation of the
meaning)
"If ye fear that ye shall not be able to deal justly with the
orphans, Marry women of your choice, Two or three or four; but if ye fear that
ye shall not be able to deal justly (with them), then only one, or
(a captive) that your right hands possess, that will be more
suitable, to prevent you from doing injustice."
Holy
Qur’ân
"If any of you have not the means wherewith to wed free
believing women, they may wed believing girls from among those whom
your right hands possess: And God hath full knowledge about your
faith. Ye are one from another: Wed them with the leave of their owners, and
give them their dowers, according to what is reasonable: They should be chaste,
not lustful, nor taking paramours: when they are taken in wedlock, if they fall
into shame, their punishment is half that for free women. This (permission) is
for those among you who fear sin; but it is better for you that ye practice
self-restraint. And God is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful."
Following are some of the authentic Sunnah of Prophet – peace and
blessings of Almighty Allah be upon him –.
Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Book 2, Belief, Volume 1, Book 2, Number 29
Narrated Al-Ma'rur: At Ar-Rabadha I met Abu Dhar who was
wearing a cloak, and his slave, too, was wearing a similar one. I asked about
the reason for it. He replied, "I abused a person by calling his mother
with bad names." The Prophet – peace
and blessings of Almighty Allah be upon him – said to
me, 'O Abu Dhar! Did you abuse him by calling his
mother with bad names You still have some
characteristics of ignorance. Your slaves are your brothers
and Allah has put them under your command. So
whoever has a brother under his command should feed him of what he eats and
dress him of what he wears. Do
not ask them (slaves) to do things beyond their capacity (power) and if you do
so, then help them.'
Translation of Sahih
Muslim, The Book of Oaths (Kitab
Al-Aiman), Book 015, Number 4088
Abu Mas'ud al-Ansari reported: "When I was beating my servant, I
heard a voice behind me (saying): Abu Mas'ud, bear in
mind Allah has more dominance over
you than you have upon him. I turned and (found him) to be Allah's Messenger
– peace and blessings of Almighty Allah be
upon him –. I said: Allah's Messenger, I set
him free for the sake of Allah. Thereupon he said: Had you not
done that, (the gates of) Hell would have opened for you, or the fire would
have burnt you.
Translation of Sahih
Muslim, The Book of Oaths (Kitab
Al-Aiman), Book 015, Number 4086
Abu Mas'ud al-Badri reported: "I was beating my slave with a whip
when I heard a voice behind me: Understand, Abu Masud;
but I did not recognise the voice due to intense anger.
He (Abu Mas'ud) reported: As he came near me (I
found) that he was the Messenger of Allah –
peace and blessings of Almighty Allah be upon him – and
he was saying: Bear in mind, Abu Mas'ud; bear in
mind. Abu Mas'ud. He (Aba Maslad) said: threw the whip from my hand. Thereupon he
(the Holy Prophet) said: Bear in mind, Abu Mas'ud;
verily Allah has more dominance upon you than you have upon your slave.
I (then) said: I would never beat my
servant in future.
Translation of Sahih
Muslim, The Book of Oaths (Kitab
Al-Aiman), Book 015, Number 4089
Abu Mas'ud
reported that he had been beating his slave and he had been saying: "I
seek refuge with Allah, but he continued beating him, whereupon he said: I seek
refuge with Allah's Messenger, and he spared him. Thereupon Allah's
Messenger – peace and blessings of Almighty Allah be upon him – said: By Allah, God has more
dominance over you than you have over him (the slave). He said that he set him free. This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Shu'ba with the same chain of transmitters, but made no
mention of (these words) of his: I seek refuge with Allah,
I seek refuge with Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him).
If a Muslim beats his slave or slaps him on the face,
then he must set him free:
Translation of Sahih
Muslim, The Book of Oaths (Kitab
Al-Aiman), Book 015, Number 4079
"Zadhan
reported that Ibn Umar called his slave and he found
the marks (of beating) upon his back. He said to him: I have caused you pain.
He said: No. But he (Ibn Umar) said: You are free. He
then took hold of something from the earth and said: There is no reward for me
even to the weight equal to it. I heard Allah's Messenger (may
peace be upon him) as saying: He who beats a slave without cognizable
offence of his or slaps him, then expiation for it is that he
should set him free.
The above Sayings of our beloved Prophet – peace and
blessings of Almighty Allah be upon him – are very straight forward. If a
Muslim beats his slave, then the gates of hell will open for him. Muslims must
not mistreat their slaves, because slaves in Islam are like brothers:
Translation of Sahih
Muslim, The Book of Oaths (Kitab
Al-Aiman), Book 015, Number 4096
Abu Huraira
reported Allah's Messenger – peace and
blessings of Almighty Allah be upon him – as saying:
"When the slave of anyone amongst you prepares food for him and he serves
him after having sat close to (and undergoing the hardship of) heat and smoke,
he should make him (the slave) sit along with him and make him eat (along with
him), and if the food seems to run short, then he should spare some portion for
him (from his own share).
Translation of Sunan
Abu Dawud, General Behavior (Kitab
Al-Adab, Book 41, Number 5142
Narrated AbuDharr:
"The Prophet – peace and blessings
of Almighty Allah be upon him – said: Feed those of
your slaves who please you from what you eat and clothe them with what you
clothe yourselves, but sell those who do not please you and do not punish
Allah's creatures.
Translation of Sahih Bukhari,
Food, Meals, Volume 7, Book 65, Number 286
Narrated
Abu Musa Al-Ash'ari: "The Prophet – peace and blessings of
Almighty Allah be upon him – said, "Give food to
the hungry, pay a visit to the sick and release (set free) the one in
captivity (by paying his ransom)."
Translation of Sunan
Abu-Dawud, Tribute, Spoils, and Rulership
(Kitab Al-Kharaj, Wal-Fai' Wal-Imarah), Book 19,
Number 2946
Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin: "The Prophet
– peace and blessings of Almighty Allah be
upon him – was brought a pouch containing bread and
divided it among free women and slave women. Aisha
said: My father used to divide things between free men and slave.
Bilal – may Almighty Allah have
mercy upon him –, the slave of Prophet – peace and blessings of Almighty
Allah be upon him – was the one, who used to pronounce Adhaan
(a call for one of the most important duties upon Muslims, i.e. Prayer). Can
you imagine, NOT free person, but a SLAVE, was given this high status.
After the
conquest of Makkah, Prophet – peace and blessings of Almighty Allah be upon him
– commanded Bilal – may
Almighty Allah have mercy upon him –, to stand over Ka`bah and give Adhaan. Such luck was not of any FREE man.
When, one analyzes the tradition of Prophet – peace and
blessings of Almighty Allah be upon him – towards slaves, one can not help
himself quoting Annie Besant in
“The Life and Teachings of Muhammad”
“It is impossible for anyone who studies the life and character of
the great prophet of
COMMENT
Feel free to judge.
ANALYZING
“SIN”
To prove that Jesus was sinless, Mr.
Author quotes the following verse
"Which
of you convicts me of sin? If I tell the truth, why do you not believe me?"
John 8:46
From
‘the last’ of Mr. Author, let me take you to ‘the first’ Canonical Gospel, i.e.
Matthew 3:1-16
"In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judea,
"Repent, for the kingdom
of heaven is at hand." … and they were baptized by him in the river
So Jesus – peace
and blessings of Almighty Allah be upon him –, according to Bible, committed
sin and therefore approached John the Baptist – peace and blessings of Almighty
Allah be upon him – to be baptized.
Let me tell you,
about Status of Prophets – peace and blessings of Almighty Allah be upon them
all – being ‘Sinless’ in the house of
Islam especially to my non-Muslim readers.
‘Sin’ OR
‘Mistake’
We should not use the
word ‘Sin’ for Prophets and Messengers – peace and blessings of Almighty Allah
be upon them all – because sin is
done intentionally, whether as ‘Mistake’ is done unintentionally.
Therefore, we should use the word ‘Mistake’ and not ‘Sin’.
With regard to sin, all
the Prophets and Messengers – peace and blessings of Almighty Allah be upon
them all –, never committed any sin
intentionally as an act of disobedience towards Almighty Allah after receiving
their Mission. This is according to the consensus of the Muslims. They were
protected from major sins but not from minor sins.
With regard to ‘Mistake’, the Prophets and Messengers – peace and blessings of
Almighty Allah be upon them all – made mistakes, but Almighty Allah
did not approve of their mistakes; rather, He pointed out their mistakes as a
Mercy to them and their nation, and He forgave their mistakes and accepted
their repentance as a Grace and Mercy, for Almighty Allah is Oft-Forgiving,
Most Merciful.
COMMENT
I will let Mr.
Thomas Carlyle say few words against the false charge of ‘Sin’ made upon our
beloved Muhammad – peace and blessings of Almighty Allah be upon him –.
"FAULTS? THE GREATEST OF FAULTS, I SHOULD SAY, IS TO BE CONSCIOUS OF NONE. READERS OF THE BIBLE ABOVE ALL,
ONE WOULD THINK, MIGHT KNOW BETTER.
WHO IS CALLED THERE 'THE MAN ACCORDING TO GOD'S OWN HEART?'
DAVID, THE HEBREW KING HAD FALLEN INTO SINS
ENOUGH; BLACKEST CRIMES; THERE WAS NO WANT OF SINS. [This is the Jewish and
Christian concept of God's prophets. They charge their prophets with incest, adultery and
even murder. They impure horrendous crimes to them on the authority of the Holy Bible.] AND THEREUPON THE UNBELIEVERS SNEER AND ASK, IS
THIS YOUR MAN ACCORDING TO GOD'S HEART? THE SNEER, I MUST
SAY, SEEMS TO ME BUT A SHALLOW ONE. WHAT ARE FAULTS, WHAT ARE THE OUTWARD
DETAILS OF A LIFE; IF THE INNER SECRET OF IT, THE REMORSE, TEMPTATIONS,
TRUE, OFTEN-BAFFLED, NEVER
ENDED STRUGGLE OF IT BE FORGOTTEN? 'IT IS NOT IN MAN THAT WALKETH TO
DIRECT HIS STEPS.' OF ALL ACTS, IS NOT, FOR A MAN, REPENTANCE THE MOST DIVINE? THE DEADLIEST SIN, I SAY, WERE THE SAME
SUPERCILIOUS CONSCIOUSNESS OF
NO SIN; THAT IS DEATH; THE HEART SO CONSCIOUS IS
DIVORCED FROM SINCERITY, HUMILITY, AND FACT; IS DEAD: IT IS 'PURE' AS DEAD DRY
SAND IS PURE." Heroes and
Hero-Worship. p. 61 (Emphasis mine)
ANALYZING “PUNISHING SINNERS WHO WERE WILLING TO REPENT”
Mr. Author quotes John 8:2-11
“At dawn He (Jesus)
appeared … "Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery. In the
Law Moses commanded us to stone such women. Now what do you say?" They
were using this question as a trap in
order to have a basis to accuse Him. … and
said to them, "If any one of you
is without sin, let him be the first to throw a stone at her." …
"No one sir", she said. "Then neither do I condemn you,"
Jesus declared. "Go now and leave your life of sin."” (Emphasis mine)
If you, dear reader make a
little attempt and feel little burden upon yourself, and start reading from
verse # 35, of chapter # 6, till verse # 40, of
chapter # 8, you will come to know that Jews wanted to put the ‘Table of
Death’ upon Jesus – peace and blessings of Almighty Allah be upon him –, and
under that idea Jews were coming to Jesus – peace and blessings of Almighty
Allah be upon him – with questions, which were meant only to trap him, as is
clear from John 8:6 “They were using this question as a trap in order to have a
basis to accuse Him.”
But Jesus – peace and
blessings of Almighty Allah be upon him – was well aware of the fact; therefore
Jesus – peace and blessings of Almighty Allah be upon him – turned the ‘Table’
upon them (Jews) by saying:
"… If any one of you
is without sin, let him be the first to throw a stone at her." John 8:7
So dear reader, you can see
for yourself that the whole situation was ‘made’ around Jesus, only to ‘trap’
him.
With regards to Prophet – peace and
blessings of Almighty Allah be upon him – stoning the lady (a lady who committed adultery and afterwards confessed
in front of the Prophet – peace and blessings of Almighty Allah be upon
him –) to death, mentioned
in the hadeeth in Abu Dawud, #4428, it should
be noted that, ‘adultery’ is a grave sin, not under Islamic Law, but, also
under the Law of Moses and even in the Christian Law. See for yourself
"In the Law Moses commanded us to stone
such women. Now what do you say?"
John 8:5
And regarding the ‘Law’
Jesus said
"Think not
that I have come to abolish
the law and the prophets; I have come not to abolish them but to fulfill them." Matthew 5:17
COMMENT
You dear reader, yes you. Be the judge.
ANALYZING “WAR – TREATMENT OF ADVERSARIES”
Here Mr. Author quotes two verses from the same book, Luke 9:54-55 and
Luke
I will take Luke 22:51 first. Let us start reading from Luke 22:35, in
order to understand the whole image.
"When I
sent you without purse, and scrip, and shoes, lacked ye
anything?" And they said, "Nothing" Then said he unto them,
"But now, he that hath no purse, let him take it, and likewise his bag;
and he that hath no SWORD, let him sell his garment
and buy one!" Luke
22:35-36
". . .
Lord, behold, here are two SWORDS." And he said unto them, "It
is enough". Luke
22:38
WHAT?
WHAT IS THIS? — Jews against Jews!
Why! Why this somersault? Did he not advise them to "turn the other
cheek"; "to forgive seventy times seven" (70 x 7 = 490)? Did
he not send his chosen Twelve with the advice:
"Behold, I send you forth as
sheep in the midst of wolves; be ye, therefore, as wise as serpents, (?) and as harmless as doves." Matthew
10:16
If this was a preparation for war, then
why should two swords be "enough"?
Please allow me to explain, the reason is that Jesus – peace and
blessings of Almighty Allah be upon him – was not contemplating a battle
against the legions of
Armed with sticks and stones, and the
swords, and fortified with the spirit of self-sacrifice which they had avowed
for their Master, he was sure to knock hells into any Jewish rabble that dare
confront him.
Now, what happened? You see Jews were
wilier then Jesus – peace and blessings of Almighty Allah be upon him – had
thought. They brought with them Roman
soldiers!
“So Judas, procuring a
band of soldiers and some officers from the chief priests and the Pharisees, went there with
lanterns and torches and weapons.”
John 18:3
The Christian scholars are no less wily
in their translations and manipulations of the Bible. They have changed the
words "Roman soldiers" to simply "soldiers".
Here and in verse 12 following, the words in the
so-called original manuscripts are “speira”
and “chiliarchos” respectively. Both
Roman military terms, meaning "cohort" and "tribune".
"That John is the first Evangelist to mention Roman soldiers among
the party which went out to arrest our Lord . . ." See Knox's — "A
New Testament Commentary", page 260.
What can any one do of such a sickness?
Now, when Jesus – peace and blessings of
Almighty Allah be upon him – realized that, Jews have turned the table round
and they (Jesus – peace and blessings of Almighty Allah be upon him – and his
disciples) have to face trained army, therefore the strategy ought to be
changed. Therefore Jesus – peace and blessings of Almighty Allah be upon him –
forbade his disciples from fighting and healed the wounded man.
“And one of them struck the slave of the high
priest and cut off his right ear. But Jesus said, "No more of this!"
And he touched his ear and healed him.” Luke 22:50-51
As far as Mr. Author refers
to Soorah-al Ahzaab 33:26 and says
Sart quote --- “The massacre of approximately 800 Jewish
male captives: (noted in Sura 33:26).” --- End
quote
Mr. Author wants to put his
own innocent image upon the readers.
It is just habitual act of
running away from the truth. The actual story is that, after Prophet – – peace
and blessings of Almighty Allah be upon him – migrated to Madeenah, he made
treaties with the surrounding tribes of Madeenah. Theses treaties were meant
for peace and it was agreed that, no one among the treaty-holding-party will
help any attackers against any of the treaty-holding-party. A Jewish tribe by
the name Banu Qurayzah was
also among the treaty-holding-parties. But when, Banu
Qurayzah betrayed and went against the treaty and
helped the attackers against the Muslims during Battle of Ahzaab.
After the war
ended, the very matter was discussed and the betrayers were sentenced to death,
the women were made slaves (captives), and their lands were divided among the
Muslims. The decision was made as such based on the laws of the Old
Testament, Deuteronomy 20:13-14
This is what is
mentioned in Soorah-al-Ahzaab 33:26 (interpretation of the Meaning):
“And
He brought those of the People of the Scripture who supported them down from
their strongholds, and cast panic into their hearts. Some ye slew,
and ye made captive some.”
Now, let me
come upon another false charge made upon Prophet – peace and blessings of Almighty Allah be upon him – by Mr. Author.
Mr. Author talks about the Soorah-al-Taubah
9:5 He only writes down the reference number, and doesn’t quote the verse. The
reason may be best known to him.
Now let me tell you the reality of this verse.
In
order to understand the context, we need to read from verse 1 of this Soorah.
It says that there was a peace treaty between the Muslims and the Mushriqs (pagans) of Makkah. This treaty was
violated by the Mushriqs of Makkah. A
period of four months was given to the Mushriqs
of Makkah to make amends. Otherwise war would be declared against them.
Verse 5 of Surah Taubah
says: (interpretation of the
Meaning):
"But when the forbidden months are
past, then fight and slay the Pagans wherever ye find them, and seize them,
beleaguer them, and lie in wait for them in every stratagem (of war); but
if they repent, and establish regular prayers and practise
regular charity, then open the way for them: for Allah is oft-forgiving, Most
merciful." [Soorah-al-Taubah 9:5]
The next verse i.e. verse # 6 clearifies more, the stand of Islam (interpretation of the Meaning):
"If one amongst the pagans ask thee for asylum, grant it to him, so that he may hear
the word of Allah; and then escort him to where he can be secure that is
because they are men without knowledge." [Soorah-al-Taubah 9:6]
The Qur’ân not only says that a Mushriq
seeking asylum during the battle should be granted refuge, but also that he
should be escorted to a secure place. In the present international scenario,
even a kind, peace-loving army General, during a battle, may let the enemy
soldiers go free, if they want peace. But which army
General will ever tell his soldiers, that, if the enemy soldiers want peace
during a battle, don’t just let them go free, but also escort them to a place
of security?
In response to Luke 9:54-55, please have
a clear look at same Luke
19:27
"But as for these enemies of mine, who did not want me to reign over them,
bring them here and slay them before
me." Luke 19:27
In order to catch me “White Handed”, you
can have the pleasure in investigating the context.
COMMENT
I leave upon you to judge.
ANALYZING
“WOMEN AND MARRIAGE”
Starting from the beginning, let us compare, what Christianity and
Islam say about women.
According to Bible Eve is blamed for seducing Adam – peace and blessings of Almighty Allah be upon them both
–.
"And it was not Adam who was deceived, but the woman
being deceived, fell into transgression."
1 Tim. 2:14
"And it was not Adam who was deceived,