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Solomon and David were king. They ruled their states with fair. They expanded state through conquests. So were they not also prophets? Why did God allow them to rule a state?Muhammad ( 570–632 ) was born in Mecca and was a traveling merchant until age 40. From 610–622 he had a ministry in Mecca as a prophet of allah. In 622, he fled from his enemies in Mecca and led his followers to Medina. Through tribal political alliances, muhammad soon became the ruler of Medina. He ruled Medina until his death (622–632).
Muhammad as ruler of Medina had a strikingly different character than when he was the prophet of Mecca. The quranic verses he penned in Mecca often contradict the verses he wrote in Medina. Let us compare the two muhammads and the two qurans.
In Mecca, Muhammad preached and exhorted people to submit to Islam. In Medina, he used the threat of the sword to compel people to convert to Islam. In Mecca, muhammad led the life of a teacher and prophet and followed disciplines of prayer, fasting, and worship. In Medina, he was the political ruler and the military commander. During his ten years in Medina, he personally led 27 military attacks. Prior to his death, he conquered most of the Arabian peninsula.
Why would an army use “self-defense” when attacking other community or city? Especially during the rapid expansion of the muslim conquest?
Muhammad was a prophet and also president of Islamic state. Muslims established a state so a state can expand through coquests. Muslims did not persecute or being cruel. Muhammad coquered Mecca but never persecuted. Muslims made wars in most peaceful ways. Muslims did not commit possession. Few people died in all wars of Muhammad(for about 300). Do you know any state which never made war?
Tribes were used to be ally of Muslims or Pagans. When Pagans assembled troops they were used to get from tribes who were not Muslim yet. So Muslims fought against that tribes.
You should understand that there is no any problem with being both prophet and president or king. But prophets were not used to live prosperity. Muhammad never did such thing. he always was in trouble to promote faith. Muhammad was not reach when He died. he did not use facilities of state for His comfort. And the help of state was that Muslims could defend faith with that power. You think Jesus did not establish a state so why Muhammad did! Jesus could not have so much believer to establish a state. He preached only for about 3 years and believers were weak. Muslims were weak too for about 10 years.
What would Jesus do if He would live more long and have ten thousands of believer? Would not believers treat Jesus also as a president?
In Mecca the verses are about faith generally and short. But in Medina verses came about the details of worships. So in Medina Muhammad was more prophet coversely you claim He gave up prophethood and start to rule Medina.
And all asserts or statements you said do not refute Islam and prophet Muhammad. But those statements are to make doubts about Islam. You may sway people who do not know Islam and prophet Muhammad.