Ask about Islam round 3!

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**samaan, you are making extra ordinarily long posts so that I cannot reply to each of your points.
You know that there is a limit on length of the posts.
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Planten, my posts are long because I explain my arguments using proof and logical reasoning- both are things which you have failed to do yet for me.

I actually read and think about what you post and take time from my day to respond to you in a worthwhile manner. On the other hand, you seem more interested in finding reasons to attack me personally while refusing to deal with what my arguments present.
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You are not trying to understand. … I have a right to differ from them. I had told you that some verses of the Quran have been particularly repeated and explained by Quran itself. Only some verses of the Quran have been covered by the Hadith, not all the Quran.
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There you go again attacking me instead of my arguments.

What I have quoted to you, and I will continue to do, come from orthodox Islamic texts accepted by Islam for the past 1400 years. The records of Islamic religious practice and Islamic history, whether you like it or not, comes from these books and scholars, just as Christians have our Saints and Scholars.

I cannot help if you don’t like what the Imams and scholars of Islam millenia before you recorded about Mohammed and Islam. I just present what they say. If you don’t like them, then argue with them, but don’t blame me for what

It seems the only person not trying to understand is you, Planten. The only sources for your arguments has been cherry-picked from the Koran or Hadith supplimented by your own personal views. I’m not interested in your personal views about Islam, nor should you care what I think about Catholicism. I strive to present orthodoxy, whether it’s Catholicism or Islam, and I do so by providing proof and logical reasoning.

Again, you have said that “some verse of the Koran” are covered by the Hadith. Can you actually name some of these “verses” for the purpose of this discussion?
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You know very well that there were no Hadith for the 200 years. … There was some usefulness and mostly, it made people differ.
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Planten, hadith means “narration.” It comes from the Arabic hadatha, meaning “to speak, narrate, or to converse.” They were called “hadith” because people narrated (hadatha) the tradition of Mohammed to each other; the written corpus is called the Hadith because its the compilation of all these spoken traditions.

Hadith well existed before 832 AD (200 years after Mohammed died). How else did Al-Waqidi write his history of the conquests? How about Abu Minkhaf? Or the famous Imam Malik? Hasan Al-Basri? Ibn Ishaq? They all relied on hadith, and wrote them in their books well before 832 AD.

Bukhari’s hadith collection, like Muslim’s was not compiled until the 10th century. if you mean hadith collections like Bukhari’s, the answer is yes. If you mean hadith as in the sense of Narratives that Moslem scholars used, which I have been trying to describe, the answer is no.
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You are telling that Hadith was written after seeing the people do somethings. You are wrong. You are not interested in all the rules about Hadith (about 20 rules). Why is that? Then you should Quit.
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Why don’t you provide these “20 rules” for us instead of constantly talking about them? Maybe it would make for a good debate topic, that is provided you can support your arguments logically and cite your sources
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My main argument was that Quran is number One. Sunnah is number two. hadith is number three. You have not yet been able to see the importance of the Sunnah, i.e. the practice of the prophet which was observed by multitude of Muslims from day one. Do you know the importance of the eyes?

You are trying to impress me with ears. i.e. Hadith. I am trying to tell you the importance of the eyes. Nothing can be as good as the thing seen with the eyes. Now I tell you a Hadith:
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And again, you have failed to explain to me why the sunna is separate from the hadith, let alone more important. I can see you are saying that the hadith was written later as a collection, but the Hadith are exactly what the word means in arabic- “narrations,” oral or not.

As you probably know, in early Islamic history people were taught “a hadith,” which they learned by memory and passed it along to others by word of mouth. They weren’t compiled into bound books until the 9th and 10th centuries, but *the hadith still existed- they were orally transmitted, which are the reports of the tradition, or sunna, of Mohammed. *How can you say that the hadith didn’t exist?
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The prophet said, “Lais al khabar u kal Mua’ainah”. meaning: “There is no news better than what is seen (observed).”. In Persian also, it is said, “Shuneedah kay bawad Maanind i deedah.” Meaning: “How can the thing heard be equal to the thing which is seen with the eyes.!”
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Two words: Your sources?
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When the Hadith was not collected until about 180 Hijri, how can you give it importance over the Sunnah?
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I have already answered this.
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Keep trying.
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You try referencing a source other than yourself.
 
**samaan, please remember what I had said: “Hadith is to serve the Quran and Sunnah. Not to take charge of the Quran.”

It means any Hadith which is explicitly against the Quran will be rejected. Rather than rejecting any verse of the Quran, it is better to reject that Hadith which is against the teachings of the Quran.

Also, any Hadith which is against any well known authentic (agreed correct) Hadith is also to be rejected.

Also, we have to see if a Hadith is reported by a single reporter (narrator). That will not be trustworthy, being singular.

Also, there are other tests for the Hadith, such as:
  1. Darayat: The matter, the contents of the Hadith should be good and perfect. i.e. the material of the Hadith should be good and should not be malafide.
  2. Rawayat: The reporters should be good and reliable.
Here also, Darayat is number One. Rawayat comes afterwards. If a Hadith has doubtful or bad matter then it will not be put to any further test.

Please continue your effort to understand all about the Hadith.
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Planten,

First, you need to cite your sources when you post something. The reason is so that other people can check its veracity.

Second, you have not provided a single hadith throughout this whole discussion that is as you say against the Koran. Why don’t you show a hadith that is against the Koran so that we can analyse it here on the discussion board for other people to see?

Third, you have yet to show any doubtful or bad hadith in this discussion and an example, and explain why this is so.

Fourth, please do not post using large size fonts. I can read what you write, and I feel it’s as though you are attempting to shout at me through the postings. I’d rather you use a small font with thoughful arguments in the posting.

I cannot help if you are unable or unwilling to reference your sources, provide feasable examples to support your claims, and lack logical reasoning and/or textual proof in your postings.

However, I will hold you accountable for what you post because I hold myself accountable as well. I don’t write posts that have unsourced material, unsubstantiated claims, irrational arguments, or lack textual proof because I want people to take me seriously when I say something and, if they disagree, examine my claims so they can appropriately respond.

Planten, I am willing to continue our conversation, but I need you to co-operate with me. You can criticise me all you want, but you must:

-Cite sources
-Provide feasable examples to support claims
-Use logical reasoning
-Provide textual proof

Mohammed said in the Koran:
*لاَ إِكْرَاهَ فِي الدِّينِ قَد تَّبَيَّنَ الرُّشْدُ مِنَ الْغَيِّ فَمَنْ يَكْفُرْ بِالطَّاغُوتِ وَيُؤْمِن بِاللّهِ فَقَدِ اسْتَمْسَكَ بِالْعُرْوَةِ الْوُثْقَىَ لاَ انفِصَامَ لَهَا وَاللّهُ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ

There is no compulsion in religion. Righteousness is distinguised from error, and whoever rejects Al-Taghout (the idols, or evil) and believes in Allah has grasped a sturdy hold, which never breaks, an allah hears and knows (all things)* -Koran 2:256

فَمَنْ حَآجَّكَ فِيهِ مِن بَعْدِ مَا جَاءكَ مِنَ الْعِلْمِ فَقُلْ تَعَالَوْاْ نَدْعُ أَبْنَاءنَا وَأَبْنَاءكُمْ وَنِسَاءنَا وَنِسَاءكُمْ وَأَنفُسَنَا وأَنفُسَكُمْ ثُمَّ نَبْتَهِلْ فَنَجْعَل لَّعْنَةُ اللّهِ عَلَى الْكَاذِبِينَ
If somebody disputes with you after knowledge has come to you, Say: "Come! let our sons and your sons, your daughters and my daughters, ourselves and yourselves curse each other, and place the curse of Allah upon the liars.
-Koran 3:61

Planten, I don’t wish to curse you or force things upon you. I wish to bless you and encourage you to approach our discussions openly and willing to challenge and be challenged, for Christ said two things:

*Ask and you shall receive, seek and you shall find, knock and the door shall be opened.
  • -Matthew 7:7-11, Luke 11:9-13
You shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free. -John 8:32

I am open to listening to you, provided you agree to the above four conditions (as I also have). At the same time, you must listen and be open to me.

Do you agree? Yes or No?
 
There has been some speculation here that the “angel Gabriel” alleged to have appeared to Mohammed was actually Lucifer who convinced him to start a religion to lead man away from God while appearing to be the “true” one. Your idea that Allah’s will defining his nature supports this, because the Christian teaching is that Lucifer was cast out of Paradise as a result of a contest of wills with God. Lucifer then would necessarily present himself as a god of will. Any thoughts on this?
This is a very interesting area.

I argue that yes, it was Satan (or a demon) who appeared to Mohammed that day claiming to be the Angel Gabriel.

The entire story of how Mohammed began to claim prophetic status is interesting. I don’t want to record the entire story because it’s very long, but you can an online English language Hadith collection (Bukhari) that has the story here: usc.edu/schools/college/crcc/engagement/resources/texts/muslim/hadith/bukhari/001.sbt.html

It’s Volume I, Book I, tradition number 3. There are several other copies of the same hadith throughout the text, but I’m a little tired right now and don’t feel like going through the whole hadith corpus again:yawn: See also the next tradition, number 4. It continues the same story a little bit.

Be careful with this collection- it’s usually pretty good, but I know that the MSA, who runs it, has selectively removed some hadith that Mohammed said which portray him in an unsavory light (such as “Whoever changes his religion, kill him,” from Bukhari Vol VIII, Book 88, Number and Volume ).

The basic theme of the story is this: Mohammed goes to Mt. Hira to pray, something appears to him, Mohammed gets really scared and runs home in terror, Mohammed talks to his wife’s cousin Waraqa bin Nawfal and he tells his that he saw “Al-Namoos,” and then Mohammed starts to receive “porophetic revelations.”

There are MANY problems with this story, and I shall start by naming a few:
  1. Why was Mohammed so terrified? When Gabriel came to Mary, the glory of the Lord overshadowed her and she was filled with awe and peace. When the angels appeared to the shepherds, at first they were afraid, but then they were filled with the same peace and awe when the Lord’s glory came upon them. The same was true when Jacob wrestled with God at Peniel (Gen 33:23-33), when an angel came to Elijah to announce his prophetic ministry (2 Kings 1:1-18), when an angel freed Peter from Prison (Acts 12:7), and so forth.
There was no fear. According to the story, Mohammed fled in terror. In Arabic:
"فزملوه حتى ذهب الراع, فقال لخديجة “لقد خشيت على نفسي
(My translation: see also M.M. Khan English-Arabic translation, Sahih Al-Bukhari, Darussalam Publishers, Riyadh, 1997)

Translation: So she covered him until **the terror passed,**then he said to Khadija (Mohammed’s wife) I fear something has happened to me.

Even when people were initially afraid in the Gospels when the Lord or an angel appeared to them intially, that fear always passed because the Lord’s glory came upon them and they knew it was God they were dealing with.

That never happened with Mohammed. He was not only terrified before it happened, but also after it happened

Second, the being never identified itself to Mohammed. In the Bible, angels or messengers from God always identify themselves, or the people know definitively that the being in question is from God.

Not so with Mohammed. Mohammed had to ask his wife’s cousin what it was, and then he didn’t start calling this thing “Gabriel” until a while had passed after it first appeared to him.

Third, Angels don’t attack people. Even when Jacob wrestled at Peniel, he knew that was wrestling with an angel from God, and for this reason he said “I will not let you go until you bless me” (Gen 33:27).

Mohammed was attacked. As the Arabic text reads:
فاخذني فغطني حتى بلغ مني الجهد
Translation: …so he took/held me and squeezed me until I could no longer bear it (lit. until ti took from me my striving). (My translation: see also M.M. KhanEnglish-Arabic translation, Sahih Al-Bukhari, Darussalam Publishers, Riyadh, 1997)

An angel wouldn’t do something like this, and if was an angel from God, as in Jacob’s case, Mohammed would know it. That wasn’t so.

There are other proofs, but I’m citing off hand those which pertain to just this Hadith passage. There are many more of such examples when Allah reveals himself through “Gabriel’s” commandments to Mohammed and Mohammed’s action to be definately not the God of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, but something much more different and, to be blunt, evil.
 
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…“angel Gabriel” alleged to have appeared to Mohammed was actually Lucifer
lol , what a funny logic. Satan taught Muhammed (pbuh) :

O mankind! Eat of that which is lawful and good on the earth, **and follow not the footsteps of Shaitan (Satan). Verily, he is to you an open enemy. **

( سورة البقرة , Al-Baqara, Chapter #2, Verse #168)

O you who believe! Enter perfectly in Islam (by obeying all the rules and regulations of the Islamic religion) and **follow not the footsteps of Shaitan (Satan). Verily! He is to you a plain enemy. **
( سورة البقرة , Al-Baqara, Chapter #2, Verse #208)

They (all those who worship others than Allah) invoke nothing but female deities besides Him (Allah), and they invoke nothing but **Shaitan (Satan), a persistent rebel! **

( سورة النساء , An-Nisa, Chapter #4, Verse #117)
 
In the name of Allah , Most Gracious, Most Merciful

lol , what a funny logic. Satan taught Muhammed (pbuh) :

O mankind! Eat of that which is lawful and good on the earth, **and follow not the footsteps of Shaitan (Satan). Verily, he is to you an open enemy. **

( سورة البقرة , Al-Baqara, Chapter #2, Verse #168)

O you who believe! Enter perfectly in Islam (by obeying all the rules and regulations of the Islamic religion) and **follow not the footsteps of Shaitan (Satan). Verily! He is to you a plain enemy. **
( سورة البقرة , Al-Baqara, Chapter #2, Verse #208)

They (all those who worship others than Allah) invoke nothing but female deities besides Him (Allah), and they invoke nothing but **Shaitan (Satan), a persistent rebel! **

( سورة النساء , An-Nisa, Chapter #4, Verse #117)
MuslimWoman,

So your argument is that Satan didn’t present himself to Mohammed disguised as Gabriel, and your proof is that the Koran says so, even though Mohammed claimed the Koran was given to him by this same “Gabriel?”

My challenge to you- respond to my posting using logical reasoning and textual proofs, as I have so emphasized to Planten.

I’m more than happy to discuss this with you, and I will cite my sources and provide reasonable examples for my arguments. However, you must do the same as well.

I have no problem if you disagree with me. I do have a problem with unsubstantinated claims, or inconsistent positions, or logical fallacies.

Do you accept my challenge? Yes or no?
 
**samaan, sedonoman has mentioned some speculation that angel gabriel did not appear to Muhammad but it was Lucifer. There was no supporting evidence. You sanaam seem to be going on the same route.

Muslim Woman has shown you verses from the Quran (which should be enough text and proof for you) that Muhammad was taught not to go near the dare devil (Al-Shaitan). You are asking for proofs. So I hope that proof was enough for you.

If you doubt the Quran then you will not be using your bible too because nobody will believe in the man made biography of Jesus.

If you are satisfied by the post of Muslim Woman then it is alright. Otherwise we take up the case of the devil from your man made bible. Let us know please.**
 
This is a very interesting area.

I argue that yes, it was Satan (or a demon) who appeared to Mohammed that day claiming to be the Angel Gabriel.

The entire story of how Mohammed began to claim prophetic status is interesting. I don’t want to record the entire story because it’s very long, but you can an online English language Hadith collection (Bukhari) that has the story here: usc.edu/schools/college/crcc/engagement/resources/texts/muslim/hadith/bukhari/001.sbt.html

It’s Volume I, Book I, tradition number 3. There are several other copies of the same hadith throughout the text, but I’m a little tired right now and don’t feel like going through the whole hadith corpus again:yawn: See also the next tradition, number 4. It continues the same story a little bit.

Be careful with this collection- it’s usually pretty good, but I know that the MSA, who runs it, has selectively removed some hadith that Mohammed said which portray him in an unsavory light (such as “Whoever changes his religion, kill him,” from Bukhari Vol VIII, Book 88, Number and Volume ).

The basic theme of the story is this: Mohammed goes to Mt. Hira to pray, something appears to him, Mohammed gets really scared and runs home in terror, Mohammed talks to his wife’s cousin Waraqa bin Nawfal and he tells his that he saw “Al-Namoos,” and then Mohammed starts to receive “porophetic revelations.”

There are MANY problems with this story, and I shall start by naming a few:
  1. Why was Mohammed so terrified? When Gabriel came to Mary, the glory of the Lord overshadowed her and she was filled with awe and peace. When the angels appeared to the shepherds, at first they were afraid, but then they were filled with the same peace and awe when the Lord’s glory came upon them. The same was true when Jacob wrestled with God at Peniel (Gen 33:23-33), when an angel came to Elijah to announce his prophetic ministry (2 Kings 1:1-18), when an angel freed Peter from Prison (Acts 12:7), and so forth.
There was no fear. According to the story, Mohammed fled in terror. In Arabic:
"فزملوه حتى ذهب الراع, فقال لخديجة “لقد خشيت على نفسي
(My translation: see also M.M. Khan English-Arabic translation, Sahih Al-Bukhari, Darussalam Publishers, Riyadh, 1997)

Translation: So she covered him until **the terror passed,**then he said to Khadija (Mohammed’s wife) I fear something has happened to me.

Even when people were initially afraid in the Gospels when the Lord or an angel appeared to them intially, that fear always passed because the Lord’s glory came upon them and they knew it was God they were dealing with.

That never happened with Mohammed. He was not only terrified before it happened, but also after it happened

Second, the being never identified itself to Mohammed. In the Bible, angels or messengers from God always identify themselves, or the people know definitively that the being in question is from God.

Not so with Mohammed. Mohammed had to ask his wife’s cousin what it was, and then he didn’t start calling this thing “Gabriel” until a while had passed after it first appeared to him.

Third, Angels don’t attack people. Even when Jacob wrestled at Peniel, he knew that was wrestling with an angel from God, and for this reason he said “I will not let you go until you bless me” (Gen 33:27).

Mohammed was attacked. As the Arabic text reads:
فاخذني فغطني حتى بلغ مني الجهد
Translation: …so he took/held me and squeezed me until I could no longer bear it (lit. until ti took from me my striving). (My translation: see also M.M. KhanEnglish-Arabic translation, Sahih Al-Bukhari, Darussalam Publishers, Riyadh, 1997)

An angel wouldn’t do something like this, and if was an angel from God, as in Jacob’s case, Mohammed would know it. That wasn’t so.

There are other proofs, but I’m citing off hand those which pertain to just this Hadith passage. There are many more of such examples when Allah reveals himself through “Gabriel’s” commandments to Mohammed and Mohammed’s action to be definately not the God of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, but something much more different and, to be blunt, evil.
** samaan, I am also tired and cannot visit any sites. Do you mean to say that the Hadith of Bukhari is clearly stating that Muhammad was visited by the devil. If so, please present that portion of Hadith which says so clearly. We do not want any derived meaning. Thanks welcome.

samaan you were making rules for good discussion. May I also present one good rule to you. Please do not blame Islam or our prophet for anything for which Jesus or the bible could be blamed too. If there is any objection on Jesus for something then do not blame Muhammad for a similar thing. Thanks.
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**samaan, you in your reply to Muslim Woman took the stand that It was Muhammad who told that angel Gabriel visited him. Perhaps you have doubts about that it is not enough proof and not a good proof.

We may also ask you about Jesus. Who told you that Jesus was God? Welcome.**
 
We know that Muhammad had jinn companions, he had jinn friends, he used to spend days with jinn, he was bewitched for a long time that he did not know what he was doing, he attempted suicide so what is the proof that he wasn’t taught by some inferior spirits? just because he said that satan is accursed? well we have facts about Muslim people whom we call “sheikh” ( not in the sense of religious figures) who invoke demons and cast spells on people using black magic and who at the same time give people verses from Quran to ward off evil . Satan is not a idiot, he will not preach that he is good, but he will change God’s words and cast doubt about them, just as he did with Adam and Eve. Muhammad simply has no place except by claiming that he came to correct previous scriptures. The whole idea of a prophet bringing a different book with no witness claiming that everything else is corrupt is totally alien to scriptures and God’s wisdom who dealt with humans for ages, through too many prophets, each continuing the message until the filfillments of scriptures and prophets yet Muslims want to tell us that this same God is suddenly asking humanity to forget about everything for thousands of years and follow a man who was not prophecized ( or worse yet, prophecized in a corrupt book), who was bewitched, who did not know what he was doing, who abrogated his teachings every now and then, who misrepresented previous teachings and opposed them , and whose morality is highly questioned. I do not think people are that stupid, nor is God.
 
And Samaan is correct, the Quran is neither a clear book, nor does it make any sense without the hadith of Muhammad. The Quran, the masterpiece of Allah and his proof of its divine origin, falls short from being a clear and coherent book; it is a book compiled according to chapter length, chapters from earliest period mingled with chapters from later periods with no theme or coherence whatsoever . yet this is supposed to be Allah’s eternal masterpiece.

We have a famous saying " crazy people talk, and sane ones understand".
 
So inJesus, you had no reply to my posts. nevermind. Forget it. There is no need to beat about the bush.
 
samaan, sedonoman has mentioned some speculation that angel gabriel did not appear to Muhammad but it was Lucifer. There was no supporting evidence. You sanaam seem to be going on the same route.
Planten, I have done the following:

-Given an example from the Hadith of Bukhari, which is the story of Mohammed first claims prophecy (selected relevant and orthodox textual example)
-Analyzed the differences between this story and other stories from the Bible about revelation (proofs for comparison between the texts)
-Described in detail the assumptions I have used for the differences between the Biblical versus Islamic accounts, and what the implications of these assumptions are (logical reasoning)
-Cited all my textual sources which I have used, whether Christian or Islamic

Planten, you have done none of these. I have maintained my promise. You have not.
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Muslim Woman has shown you verses from the Quran (which should be enough text and proof for you) that Muhammad was taught not to go near the dare devil (Al-Shaitan). You are asking for proofs. So I hope that proof was enough for you.
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Planten, did you actually read what my post said?

I don’t believe you have been reading my responses. If you have been reading them, then I can only conclude that you have done one or more of the following:

(a) have not been paying attention,
(b) lack a clear comprehension of the English language
(c) simply don’t care about what I say because you don’t want to listen.

I know that you are not stupid, Planten. I believe that you’re intelligent and I appreciate your openness to discuss with me. However, your responses are that which a willfully ignorant person would give.

Go back and read my post. If you read what I have written one of the points is that the Koran cannot prove itself- that’s a logical fallacy, just as the Bible or any other text cannot be used to prove itself. If you read the post and understood it, as the other readers on this forum have, you would not have written what you wrote.
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If you doubt the Quran then you will not be using your bible too because nobody will believe in the man made biography of Jesus.
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Planten, it seems from this passage that you are not interested in true debate, but you would rather try to mock Christianity.

This is what is called an ad hominem attack, Planten. That means you are trying to attack me instead of dealing with the discussion topic at hand.

How about you provide proof, examples, reasoning, and cited sources for your arguments? I’m still waiting…
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If you are satisfied by the post of Muslim Woman then it is alright. Otherwise we take up the case of the devil from your man made bible. Let us know please.

Planten,

First, my posting was made to MuslimWoman for her** to respond. You are more than welcome to respond, but only if you:

-Cite your sources
-Provide feasable examples
-Provide textual proof
-Provide logical reasoning for your arguments.

Second, why are you trying to change the topic to the Bible from my posting, which was about a particular instance in the Hadith when Mohammed claimed “revelation” came to him?

Third, I am not satisfied with anybody’s posts because nobody from the Moslem side on this thread, specifically about the topics you, myself, and the others have been discussing, have been able to provide together:

-Textual references
-Feasable examples
-Textual proof
-Logical reasoning

Why has nobody provided these things yet? What are Moslems like you, Planten, afraid of? Are you afraid that if you provide textual proof, logical reasoning, and examples, that you might be proven wrong, or that Islam might be shown to be an inconsistent, irrational, religion?

Perfect love casts out all fear. I am not afraid. I show that I am not afraid because I research my responses, support my arguments in a consistent manner, and then am open to criticism.

No. I am not satisfied with your answers. Neither should you be satisfied with your answers, Planten, until you can respond honestly with the four-pointed criterion I have been using for myself and constantly emphasized throughout this discussion.
 
MuslimWoman,

So your argument is that Satan didn’t present himself to Mohammed disguised as Gabriel, and your proof is that the Koran says so, even though Mohammed claimed the Koran was given to him by this same “Gabriel?”
Do you really think it is fair to ask a muslim (or anyone else) to provide proof that the angel Gabriel as described in the Koran wasn’t Lucifer? To ask for a logical argrument to support this is nonsense.

This was your challenge: Using logic, prove that Gabriel wasn’t really Lucifer. Come on.
 
** samaan, I am also tired and cannot visit any sites. Do you mean to say that the Hadith of Bukhari is clearly stating that Muhammad was visited by the devil. If so, please present that portion of Hadith which says so clearly. We do not want any derived meaning. Thanks welcome.
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Planten,

Thank you for an honest response. I appreciate it.

In response to your question.

No, I never said that the Hadith of Bukhari says that “Mohammed was visited by the devil.” I never said this because this is not true.

I also said there are many examples in the text which suggest, when proof and logical reasoning is applied to them that “Gabriel” was satan in disguise.

There are many examples that can be used. I chose one example. The example I chose was the story of how Mohammed’s “revelations” first started coming to him.

The text, and you can find it in Bukhari Volume I, Book 1, Tradition Number 3 (the story appears in other places, but this is the version which I am using because it’s the easiest to find immediately), says that Mohammed was visited by an “angel” (melek), not satan. However, nowhere is this “angel” called gabriel in this story- that was a name Mohammed called it at a later point.

The points I made for why this “angel” (that Mohammed later called “Gabriel”) is satan in disguise as articulated through this particular hadith passage are:
  1. Mohammed was terrorized (the word the text uses means “terror” in arabic- ) of the “angel,” both while it appeared to him at Hira’ and after it left him, and he was frightened for a while.
In all cases in the Bible, if people were frightened when an angel, the fright was quickly replaced by awe, love, and amazement because God’s glory fell upon them because the angel was from God- their fear left them. This never happened to Mohammed- Mohammed was terrified while the incident took place and for a long while after.
  1. The “angel” never identified itself to Mohammed by name when it first appeared, and Mohammed didn’t know that it was an angel after until Khadjia’s cousin Waraqa bin Nawfal told him it was “Al-Namoos.”
In the Bible, Angels always identify themselves. In the few cases where angels don’t identify themselves directly, the people to whom the angel is speaking know that an angel is talking to them./ Mohammed didn’t know that this “angel” was an angel- either while the angel was talking to him or after when he ran home “in terror.” The person who told Mohammed it was an “angel” was his wife’s cousin (Waraqa), whom the story says was a blind old man.

Waraqa didn’t see what happened. He wasn’t there. Additionally, he called the “angel” that Mohammed saw “Al-Namoos”- not "Gabriel.

Why didn’t Mohammed know that this angel was Gabriel when it appeared to him? How come the angel didn’t identify itself as Gabriel? Why did Mohammed have to ask his wife’s cousin in order to figure out what it was that he really saw?
  1. Mohammed himself was afraid. In his own words- “I fear that something has happened to me”
Why was Mohammed afraid after the angel appeared to him? Mary was not afraid after Gabriel appeared to her- she was covered with the Lord’s glory. The same with everybody else, new or old testament- they were not afraid.

Why was Mohammed afraid after Gabriel appeared to him, wondering what happened to him, if this “angel” really was from God?
  1. Gabriel attacked Mohammed.
    According to the text, Gabriel grabbed Mohammed until “he couldn’t bear it any more.”
    This is an attack. Why else did Mohammed run home, as the text says, “with his heart beating” and then flee in terror to his wife?
There is only one instance of this in the Bible where an angel of God attack somebody, and that is when Jacob wrestles with the Angel at Peniel (Genesis 33:23-33). However, Jacob knows that this angel is from God, and he fights with it all through the night, and even says to the angel I will not let go until you bless me (Genesis 33:27)

Why didn’t Mohammed, if this really was an angel, say the same thing or act like Jacob? It’s because Mohammed didn’t know it was an angel and frankly, was scared because the thing was attacking him.

This is my reasonings. Please go back and re-read my post.
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samaan you were making rules for good discussion. May I also present one good rule to you. Please do not blame Islam or our prophet for anything for which Jesus or the bible could be blamed too. If there is any objection on Jesus for something then do not blame Muhammad for a similar thing. Thanks.
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Planten, anything which I say about Mohammed I say because it’s recorded by orthodox Islamic historians and scholars in orthodox Islamic texts.

I don’t blame Mohammed for anything which he did or didn’t do. I simply present what Mohammed did, and I discuss the consequences of his actions.

I cannot control what Mohammed did or didn’t do. That’s not for me to do. My job is to simply present the original Islamic text directly, honestly, and humbly. This is what I strive to do.

Planten, you can be assured that as I have done in past postings and I will do in future ones, I will:

-Cite all my sources
-Use feasable examples
-Provide Proof
-Use Logical reasoning.

If you disagree with something I say, bring it to the source and we can discuss the source, but do not criticise me for merely and humbly quoting what Islamic texts have said for more than a thousand years.
 
**samaan, you in your reply to Muslim Woman took the stand that It was Muhammad who told that angel Gabriel visited him. Perhaps you have doubts about that it is not enough proof and not a good proof.

We may also ask you about Jesus. Who told you that Jesus was God? Welcome.**
Planten,

Why are you trying to change the topic of this discussion to something other than about the “angel Gabriel” being from Satan?

One of the techniques of dishonest debating, Planten, is to try to change subjects when in the middle of a discussion in order to draw attention away from the main topic.

If you wish to discuss Jesus divinity, take it up in another forum or posting. However, don’t try to avoid answering my questions or citing referenced, well-reasoned proofs for your arguments because you are unable or unwilling to do do.
 
We know that Muhammad had jinn companions, he had jinn friends, he used to spend days with jinn, he was bewitched for a long time that he did not know what he was doing, he attempted suicide so what is the proof that he wasn’t taught by some inferior spirits? just because he said that satan is accursed? well we have facts about Muslim people whom we call “sheikh” ( not in the sense of religious figures) who invoke demons and cast spells on people using black magic and who at the same time give people verses from Quran to ward off evil . Satan is not a idiot, he will not preach that he is good, but he will change God’s words and cast doubt about them, just as he did with Adam and Eve. Muhammad simply has no place except by claiming that he came to correct previous scriptures. The whole idea of a prophet bringing a different book with no witness claiming that everything else is corrupt is totally alien to scriptures and God’s wisdom who dealt with humans for ages, through too many prophets, each continuing the message until the filfillments of scriptures and prophets yet Muslims want to tell us that this same God is suddenly asking humanity to forget about everything for thousands of years and follow a man who was not prophecized ( or worse yet, prophecized in a corrupt book), who was bewitched, who did not know what he was doing, who abrogated his teachings every now and then, who misrepresented previous teachings and opposed them , and whose morality is highly questioned. I do not think people are that stupid, nor is God.
Thank you
 
And Samaan is correct, the Quran is neither a clear book, nor does it make any sense without the hadith of Muhammad. The Quran, the masterpiece of Allah and his proof of its divine origin, falls short from being a clear and coherent book; it is a book compiled according to chapter length, chapters from earliest period mingled with chapters from later periods with no theme or coherence whatsoever . yet this is supposed to be Allah’s eternal masterpiece.

We have a famous saying " crazy people talk, and sane ones understand".
Thank you again.
 
Planten,

Why are you trying to change the topic of this discussion to something other than about the “angel Gabriel” being from Satan?
Because he has used this tactic before with effectiveness, that is … until now.
One of the techniques of dishonest debating, Planten, is to try to change subjects when in the middle of a discussion in order to draw attention away from the main topic.
If you wish to discuss Jesus divinity, take it up in another forum or posting. However, don’t try to avoid answering my questions or citing referenced, well-reasoned proofs for your arguments because you are unable or unwilling to do do.
You are dealing with someone who thinks The Da Vinci Code was written by Leonardo Da Vinci and believes that everything in it is true because Da Vinci was “a great genius”.

Keep up the good work. I’m learning a lot !!
 
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