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islamservant
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If we would like to know if a religion is true or false,we should not depend on
our emotions, feelings, or traditions. Rather, we should depend on our reason
and intellect. When God sent the prophets, He supported them with miracles
and evidence which proved that they were truly prophets sent by God and hence that the religion they came with is true.
Some Evidence for the Truth of Islam
There are six kinds of evidence
1)There r some recently discovered scientific facts mentioned in the Holy Qur’an, which was revealed fourteen centuries ago.
2) The Great Challenge to Produce One Chapter Like the Chapters of the Holy :
In the Qur’an, God challenged all human beings to produce a single chapter
like the chapters of the Qur’an. Ever since the Qur’an was revealed, fourteen
centuries ago, until this day, no one has been able to meet this challenge, even
though the smallest chapter in the Qur’an (Chapter 108) is only ten words.
3) Biblical Prophecies on the Advent of Muhammad _, the
Prophet of Islam:
some of the Biblical prophecies on the advent of the Prophet Muhammad
(pbuh ) are discussed
4) The Verses in the Qur’an That Mention Future Events
Which Later Came to Pass:
The Qur’an mentioned future events which later came to pass, for example, the victory of the Romans over the Persians.
5) Miracles Performed by the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh ):
Many miracles were performed by the Prophet Muhammad(pbuh ). These
miracles were witnessed by many people.
6) The Simple Life ofMuhammad (pbuh ):
This clearly indicates that Muhammad (pbuh ) was not a false prophet who claimed prophethood to attain material gains, greatness, or power.
From these six kinds of evidence, we conclude that:
The Qur’an must be the literal word of God, revealed by Him.
Muhammad (pbuh) is truly a prophet sent by God.
Islam is truly a religion from God.
our emotions, feelings, or traditions. Rather, we should depend on our reason
and intellect. When God sent the prophets, He supported them with miracles
and evidence which proved that they were truly prophets sent by God and hence that the religion they came with is true.
Some Evidence for the Truth of Islam
There are six kinds of evidence
1)
The Scientific Miracles in the Holy Qur’an:
2) The Great Challenge to Produce One Chapter Like the Chapters of the Holy :
In the Qur’an, God challenged all human beings to produce a single chapter
like the chapters of the Qur’an. Ever since the Qur’an was revealed, fourteen
centuries ago, until this day, no one has been able to meet this challenge, even
though the smallest chapter in the Qur’an (Chapter 108) is only ten words.
3) Biblical Prophecies on the Advent of Muhammad _, the
Prophet of Islam:
some of the Biblical prophecies on the advent of the Prophet Muhammad
(pbuh ) are discussed
4) The Verses in the Qur’an That Mention Future Events
Which Later Came to Pass:
The Qur’an mentioned future events which later came to pass, for example, the victory of the Romans over the Persians.
5) Miracles Performed by the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh ):
Many miracles were performed by the Prophet Muhammad(pbuh ). These
miracles were witnessed by many people.
6) The Simple Life ofMuhammad (pbuh ):
This clearly indicates that Muhammad (pbuh ) was not a false prophet who claimed prophethood to attain material gains, greatness, or power.
From these six kinds of evidence, we conclude that:
The Qur’an must be the literal word of God, revealed by Him.
Muhammad (pbuh) is truly a prophet sent by God.
Islam is truly a religion from God.
islamservant
Egyptian sister
Some evidence
for the truth of islam
for the truth of islam
(1) The Scientific Miracles
in the Holy Qur’an
The Qur’an is the literal word of God, which He revealed to His Prophet
Muhammad _ through the Angel Gabriel. It was memorized by Muhammad _, who then dictated it to his Companions. They, in turn, memorized it, wrote it down, and reviewed it with the Prophet Muhammad_. Moreover, the Prophet Muhammad_ reviewed the Qur’an with the Angel Gabriel once each year and
twice in the last year of his life. From the time the Qur’an was revealed, until
this day, there has always been a huge number of Muslims who have memorized all of the Qur’an, letter by letter. Some of them have even been
able to memorize all of the Qur’an by the age of ten. Not one letter of the Qur’an has been changed over the centuries. The Qur’an, which was revealed fourteen centuries ago, mentioned facts only recently discovered or proven
by scientists. This proves without doubt that the Qur’an must be the literal
word ofGod, revealed by Him to the Prophet Muhammad _, and that the
Qur’an was not authored by Muhammad _ or by any other human being. This
also proves that Muhammad _ is truly a prophet sent by God. It is beyond
reason that anyone fourteen hundred years ago would have known these facts discovered or proven only recently with advanced equipment and sophisticated scientific methods. Some examples follow.
I will mention here just one example in details because each research is too long and also they are many researches to be mentioned here in a reply this is a thing that needs a book
But to read more miracles of the quran and the sunnah visit this site which name is
The Quran Miracles Encyclopedia
http://www.55a.net/firas/english/
and also this a link whuch is a vedio of miracles of the quran
http://api.fmanager.net/api_v1/productDetail.php?dev-t=EDCRFV&objectId=1267
islamservant
Egyptian sister
So our example is
The Qur’an on Human Embryonic
Development:In the Holy Qur’an, God speaks about the stages of man’s
embryonic development:
_} We created man from an extract of clay. Then We made him as a drop in a place of settlement, firmly fixed. Then We made the drop into an alaqah (leech, suspended thing, and blood clot), thenWemade the alaqah into a mudghah (chewed substance)...{ _1 (Qur’an, 23:12-14)
Literally, the Arabic word alaqah has three meanings: (1) leech, (2) suspended thing, and (3) blood clot. In comparing a leech to an embryo in the alaqah stage, we find similarity between the two,2 as we can see in figure 1. Also, the
embryo at this stage obtains nourishment from the blood of the mother, similar
to the leech, which feeds on the blood of others.3
The second meaning of the word alaqah is “suspended thing.”
This is what we can see in figures 2 and 3, the suspension of the
embryo, during the alaqah stage, in the womb of the mother.
(1) Please note that what is between these special brackets _..._ in this
book is only a translation of the meaning of the Qur’an. It is not the
Qur’an itself, which is in Arabic.
(2) The Developing Human, Moore and Persaud, 5th ed., p. 8.
(3) Human Development as Described in the Qur’an and Sunnah,
Moore and others, p. 36.
Figure 1: Drawings illustrating the similarities in appearance between a leech and a
human embryo at the alaqah stage. (Leech drawing from Human Development as
Described in the Qur’an and Sunnah, Moore and others, p. 37, modified from
Integrated Principles of Zoology, Hickman and others. Embryo drawing from The
Developing Human, Moore and Persaud, 5th ed., p. 73.)
Figure 2: We can see in this diagram the suspension of an embryo during the alaqah stage in the womb (uterus) of the mother. (The Developing Human, Moore and Persaud, 5th ed., p. 66.
Figure 3: In this photomicrograph, we can see the suspension of an embryo (marked B)
during the alaqah stage (about 15 days old) in the womb of the mother. The actual size
of the embryo is about 0.6 mm. (The Developing Human, Moore, 3rd ed., p. 66, from
Histology, Leeson and Leeson.)
The third meaning of the word alaqah is “blood clot.” We find that the external appearance of the embryo and its sacs during the alaqah stage is similar to that of a blood clot. This is due to the presence of relatively large
amounts of blood present in the embryo during this stage1 (see figure 4). Also during this stage, the blood in the embryo does not circulate until the end of
the third week.2 Thus, the embryo at this stage is like a clot of blood.
Figure 4: Diagram of the primitive cardiovascular system in an embryo during the alaqah stage. The external appearance of the embryo and its sacs is similar to that of a blood clot, due to the presence of relatively large amounts of blood present in the embryo
(The Developing Human, Moore, 5th ed., p. 65.
So the three meanings of the word alaqah correspond accurately
to the descriptions of the embryo at the alaqah stage.
The next stage mentioned in the verse is the mudghah stage.
The Arabic word mudghah means “chewed substance.” If one
were to take a piece of gum and chew it in his or her mouth and
then compare it with an embryo at the mudghah stage, we would
conclude that the embryo at the mudghah stage is similar in
appearance to a chewed substance. This is because of the somites
at the back of the embryo that “somewhat resemble teethmarks in
a chewed substance.”3 (see figures 5 and 6).
How could Muhammad _ have possibly known all this about
fourteen hundred years ago, when scientists have only recently
discovered this using advanced equipment and powerful
microscopes which did not exist at that time? Hamm and
(1) Human Development as Described in the Qur’an and Sunnah,
Moore and others, pp. 37-38.
(2) The Developing Human, Moore and Persaud, 5th ed., p. 65.
(3) The Developing Human, Moore and Persaud, 5th ed., p. 8.
Figure 5: Photograph of a 28-day-old embryo at the mudghah stage. The embryo at this stage is similar in appearance to a chewed substance, because the somites at the back of the embryo somewhat resemble teeth marks in a chewed substance. The actual size of the embryo is 4 mm. (The Developing Human, Moore and Persaud, 5th ed., p. 82, from Professor Hideo Nishimura, Kyoto University,
Kyoto, Japan.
Figure 6: When comparing
the appearance of an embryo
at the mudghah stage with a
piece of gum that has been
chewed, we find similarity between
the two.
A) Drawing of an embryo at
the mudghah stage. We can
see here the somites at the
back of the embryo that look
like teeth marks. (The Developing
Human, Moore and Persaud,
5th ed., p. 79.)
B) Photograph of a piece of
gum that has been chewed.
Leeuwenhoek were the first scientists to observe human sperm
cells (spermatozoa) using an improved microscope in 1677 (more
than 1000 years after Muhammad _). They mistakenly thought
that the sperm cell contained a miniature preformed human being
that grew when it was deposited in the female genital tract.1
Professor Emeritus Keith L. Moore is one of the world’s most
prominent scientists in the fields of anatomy and embryology and
is the author of the book entitled The Developing Human, which
has been translated into eight languages. This book is a scientific
reference work and was chosen by a special committee in the
United States as the best book authored by one person. Dr. Keith
Moore is Professor Emeritus of Anatomy and Cell Biology at the
University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada. There, he was Associate
Dean of Basic Sciences at the Faculty of Medicine and for 8 years
was the Chairman of the Department of Anatomy. In 1984, he
received the most distinguished award presented in the field of
anatomy in Canada, the J.C.B. Grant Award from the Canadian
Association of Anatomists. He has directed many international
associations, such as the Canadian and American Association of
Anatomists and the Council of the Union of Biological Sciences.
In 1981, during the Seventh Medical Conference in Dammam,
Saudi Arabia, Professor Moore said: “It has been a great pleasure
for me to help clarify statements in the Qur’an about human
development. It is clear to me that these statements must have
come to Muhammad from God, because almost all of this knowledge
was not discovered until many centuries later. This proves
to me that Muhammad must have been a messenger of God.”2
Consequently, Professor Moore was asked the following question:
“Does this mean that you believe that the Qur’an is the word
of God?” He replied: “I find no difficulty in accepting this.”3
During one conference, Professor Moore stated: “....Because
the staging of human embryos is complex, owing to the continuous
process of change during development, it is proposed that a
(1) The Developing Human, Moore and Persaud, 5th ed., p. 9.
(2) The source of this comment is This is the Truth (videotape). Visit
www.islam-guide.com/truth for a copy of this videotape or to view
the video clips of Professor Keith Moore’s comments online.
(3) This is the Truth (videotape).
new system of classification could be developed using the terms
mentioned in the Qur’an and Sunnah (what Muhammad _ said,
did, or approved of). The proposed system is simple, comprehensive,
and conforms with present embryological knowledge. The
intensive studies of the Qur’an and hadeeth (reliably transmitted
reports by the Prophet Muhammad’s _ companions of what he
said, did, or approved of) in the last four years have revealed a
system for classifying human embryos that is amazing since it was
recorded in the seventh century A.D. Although Aristotle, the
founder of the science of embryology, realized that chick embryos
developed in stages from his studies of hen’s eggs in the fourth
century B.C., he did not give any details about these stages. As
far as it is known from the history of embryology, little was known
about the staging and classification of human embryos until the
twentieth century. For this reason, the descriptions of the human
embryo in the Qur’an cannot be based on scientific knowledge in
the seventh century. The only reasonable conclusion is: these
descriptions were revealed to Muhammad from God. He could not
have known such details because he was an illiterate man with
absolutely no scientific training.”1
(1) This is the Truth (videotape). See footnote no. 2, p. 10.
The Qur’an on Human Embryonic
Development:In the Holy Qur’an, God speaks about the stages of man’s
embryonic development:
_} We created man from an extract of clay. Then We made him as a drop in a place of settlement, firmly fixed. Then We made the drop into an alaqah (leech, suspended thing, and blood clot), thenWemade the alaqah into a mudghah (chewed substance)...{ _1 (Qur’an, 23:12-14)
Literally, the Arabic word alaqah has three meanings: (1) leech, (2) suspended thing, and (3) blood clot. In comparing a leech to an embryo in the alaqah stage, we find similarity between the two,2 as we can see in figure 1. Also, the
embryo at this stage obtains nourishment from the blood of the mother, similar
to the leech, which feeds on the blood of others.3
The second meaning of the word alaqah is “suspended thing.”
This is what we can see in figures 2 and 3, the suspension of the
embryo, during the alaqah stage, in the womb of the mother.
(1) Please note that what is between these special brackets _..._ in this
book is only a translation of the meaning of the Qur’an. It is not the
Qur’an itself, which is in Arabic.
(2) The Developing Human, Moore and Persaud, 5th ed., p. 8.
(3) Human Development as Described in the Qur’an and Sunnah,
Moore and others, p. 36.
Figure 1: Drawings illustrating the similarities in appearance between a leech and a
human embryo at the alaqah stage. (Leech drawing from Human Development as
Described in the Qur’an and Sunnah, Moore and others, p. 37, modified from
Integrated Principles of Zoology, Hickman and others. Embryo drawing from The
Developing Human, Moore and Persaud, 5th ed., p. 73.)
Figure 2: We can see in this diagram the suspension of an embryo during the alaqah stage in the womb (uterus) of the mother. (The Developing Human, Moore and Persaud, 5th ed., p. 66.
Figure 3: In this photomicrograph, we can see the suspension of an embryo (marked B)
during the alaqah stage (about 15 days old) in the womb of the mother. The actual size
of the embryo is about 0.6 mm. (The Developing Human, Moore, 3rd ed., p. 66, from
Histology, Leeson and Leeson.)
The third meaning of the word alaqah is “blood clot.” We find that the external appearance of the embryo and its sacs during the alaqah stage is similar to that of a blood clot. This is due to the presence of relatively large
amounts of blood present in the embryo during this stage1 (see figure 4). Also during this stage, the blood in the embryo does not circulate until the end of
the third week.2 Thus, the embryo at this stage is like a clot of blood.
Figure 4: Diagram of the primitive cardiovascular system in an embryo during the alaqah stage. The external appearance of the embryo and its sacs is similar to that of a blood clot, due to the presence of relatively large amounts of blood present in the embryo
(The Developing Human, Moore, 5th ed., p. 65.
So the three meanings of the word alaqah correspond accurately
to the descriptions of the embryo at the alaqah stage.
The next stage mentioned in the verse is the mudghah stage.
The Arabic word mudghah means “chewed substance.” If one
were to take a piece of gum and chew it in his or her mouth and
then compare it with an embryo at the mudghah stage, we would
conclude that the embryo at the mudghah stage is similar in
appearance to a chewed substance. This is because of the somites
at the back of the embryo that “somewhat resemble teethmarks in
a chewed substance.”3 (see figures 5 and 6).
How could Muhammad _ have possibly known all this about
fourteen hundred years ago, when scientists have only recently
discovered this using advanced equipment and powerful
microscopes which did not exist at that time? Hamm and
(1) Human Development as Described in the Qur’an and Sunnah,
Moore and others, pp. 37-38.
(2) The Developing Human, Moore and Persaud, 5th ed., p. 65.
(3) The Developing Human, Moore and Persaud, 5th ed., p. 8.
Figure 5: Photograph of a 28-day-old embryo at the mudghah stage. The embryo at this stage is similar in appearance to a chewed substance, because the somites at the back of the embryo somewhat resemble teeth marks in a chewed substance. The actual size of the embryo is 4 mm. (The Developing Human, Moore and Persaud, 5th ed., p. 82, from Professor Hideo Nishimura, Kyoto University,
Kyoto, Japan.
Figure 6: When comparing
the appearance of an embryo
at the mudghah stage with a
piece of gum that has been
chewed, we find similarity between
the two.
A) Drawing of an embryo at
the mudghah stage. We can
see here the somites at the
back of the embryo that look
like teeth marks. (The Developing
Human, Moore and Persaud,
5th ed., p. 79.)
B) Photograph of a piece of
gum that has been chewed.
Leeuwenhoek were the first scientists to observe human sperm
cells (spermatozoa) using an improved microscope in 1677 (more
than 1000 years after Muhammad _). They mistakenly thought
that the sperm cell contained a miniature preformed human being
that grew when it was deposited in the female genital tract.1
Professor Emeritus Keith L. Moore is one of the world’s most
prominent scientists in the fields of anatomy and embryology and
is the author of the book entitled The Developing Human, which
has been translated into eight languages. This book is a scientific
reference work and was chosen by a special committee in the
United States as the best book authored by one person. Dr. Keith
Moore is Professor Emeritus of Anatomy and Cell Biology at the
University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada. There, he was Associate
Dean of Basic Sciences at the Faculty of Medicine and for 8 years
was the Chairman of the Department of Anatomy. In 1984, he
received the most distinguished award presented in the field of
anatomy in Canada, the J.C.B. Grant Award from the Canadian
Association of Anatomists. He has directed many international
associations, such as the Canadian and American Association of
Anatomists and the Council of the Union of Biological Sciences.
In 1981, during the Seventh Medical Conference in Dammam,
Saudi Arabia, Professor Moore said: “It has been a great pleasure
for me to help clarify statements in the Qur’an about human
development. It is clear to me that these statements must have
come to Muhammad from God, because almost all of this knowledge
was not discovered until many centuries later. This proves
to me that Muhammad must have been a messenger of God.”2
Consequently, Professor Moore was asked the following question:
“Does this mean that you believe that the Qur’an is the word
of God?” He replied: “I find no difficulty in accepting this.”3
During one conference, Professor Moore stated: “....Because
the staging of human embryos is complex, owing to the continuous
process of change during development, it is proposed that a
(1) The Developing Human, Moore and Persaud, 5th ed., p. 9.
(2) The source of this comment is This is the Truth (videotape). Visit
www.islam-guide.com/truth for a copy of this videotape or to view
the video clips of Professor Keith Moore’s comments online.
(3) This is the Truth (videotape).
new system of classification could be developed using the terms
mentioned in the Qur’an and Sunnah (what Muhammad _ said,
did, or approved of). The proposed system is simple, comprehensive,
and conforms with present embryological knowledge. The
intensive studies of the Qur’an and hadeeth (reliably transmitted
reports by the Prophet Muhammad’s _ companions of what he
said, did, or approved of) in the last four years have revealed a
system for classifying human embryos that is amazing since it was
recorded in the seventh century A.D. Although Aristotle, the
founder of the science of embryology, realized that chick embryos
developed in stages from his studies of hen’s eggs in the fourth
century B.C., he did not give any details about these stages. As
far as it is known from the history of embryology, little was known
about the staging and classification of human embryos until the
twentieth century. For this reason, the descriptions of the human
embryo in the Qur’an cannot be based on scientific knowledge in
the seventh century. The only reasonable conclusion is: these
descriptions were revealed to Muhammad from God. He could not
have known such details because he was an illiterate man with
absolutely no scientific training.”1
(1) This is the Truth (videotape). See footnote no. 2, p. 10.
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Scientists’ Comments on the Scientific
Miracles in the Holy Qur’an:
The following are some comments of scientists on the scientific
miracles in the Holy Qur’an. All of these comments have been
taken from the videotape entitled This is the Truth. In this videotape,
you can see and hear the scientists while they are giving the
following comments. (Please visit www.islam-guide.com/truth
for a copy of this videotape, to view it online, or to view the video
clips of these comments online.)
1) Dr. T. V. N. Persaud is Professor of Anatomy, Professor of
Pediatrics and Child Health, and Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology,
and Reproductive Sciences at the University of Manitoba,
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. There, he was the Chairman of the
Department of Anatomy for 16 years. He is well-known in his
field. He is the author or editor of 22 textbooks and has published
over 181 scientific papers. In 1991, he received the most distinguished
award presented in the field of anatomy in Canada, the
J.C.B. Grant Award from the Canadian Association of Anatomists.
When he was asked about the scientific miracles in the Qur’an
which he has researched, he stated the following:
“The way it was explained tome is that Muhammad was a very
ordinary man. He could not read, didn’t know [how] to write. In
fact, he was an illiterate. And we’re talking about twelve [actually
about fourteen] hundred years ago. You have someone illiterate
making profound pronouncements and statements and that are
amazingly accurate about scientific nature. And I personally can’t
see how this could be a mere chance. There are too many
accuracies and, like Dr. Moore, I have no difficulty in my mind
that this is a divine inspiration or revelation which led him to these
statements.”
________________________________
(1) The Works of Aristotle Translated into English: Meteorologica,
vol. 3, Ross and others, pp. 369a-369b.
Professor Persaud has included some Qur’anic verses and
sayings of the Prophet Muhammad _ in some of his books. He
has also presented these verses and sayings of the Prophet Muhammad
_ at several conferences.
2) Dr. Joe Leigh Simpson is the Chairman of the Department of
Obstetrics and Gynecology, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
and Professor of Molecular and Human Genetics at the Baylor
College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA. Formerly, he was
Professor of Ob-Gyn and the Chairman of the Department of
Ob-Gyn at the University of Tennessee, Memphis, Tennessee,
USA. He was also the President of the American Fertility Society.
He has received many awards, including the Association of Professors
of Obstetrics and Gynecology Public Recognition Award
in 1992. Professor Simpson studied the following two sayings of
the Prophet Muhammad _:
{ In every one of you, all components of your creation are
collected together in your mother’s womb by forty days... }1
{ If forty-two nights have passed over the embryo, God
sends an angel to it, who shapes it and creates its hearing,
vision, skin, flesh, and bones.... }2
He studied these two sayings of the Prophet Muhammad _
extensively, noting that the first forty days constitute a clearly
distinguishable stage of embryo-genesis. He was particularly
impressed by the absolute precision and accuracy of those sayings
of the Prophet Muhammad _. Then, during one conference, he
gave the following opinion:
“So that the two hadeeths (the sayings of the Prophet Muhammad
_) that have been noted provide us with a specific time table
for the main embryological development before forty days. Again,
the point has been made, I think, repeatedly by other speakers this
________________________________
(1) Narrated in Saheeh Muslim, #2643, and Saheeh Al-Bukhari, #3208.
Note: What is between these special brackets {...} in this book is a
translation of what the Prophet Muhammad _ said. Also note that
this symbol # used in the footnotes, indicates the number of the
hadeeth. A hadeeth is a reliably transmitted report by the Prophet
Muhammad’s _ companions of what he said, did, or approved of.
(2) Narrated in Saheeh Muslim, #2645
morning: these hadeeths could not have been obtained on the basis
of the scientific knowledge that was available [at] the time of their
writing . . . . It follows, I think, that not only there is no conflict
between genetics and religion but, in fact, religion can guide
science by adding revelation to some of the traditional scientific
approaches, that there exist statements in the Qur’an shown centuries
later to be valid, which support knowledge in the Qur’an
having been derived from God.”
3) Dr. E. Marshall Johnson is Professor Emeritus of Anatomy
and Developmental Biology at Thomas Jefferson University,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. There, for 22 years he was
Professor of Anatomy, the Chairman of the Department of Anatomy,
and the Director of the Daniel Baugh Institute. He was also
the President of the Teratology Society. He has authored more
than 200 publications. In 1981, during the Seventh Medical Conference
in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, Professor Johnson said in the
presentation of his research paper:
“Summary: The Qur’an describes not only the development
of external form, but emphasizes also the internal stages, the stages
inside the embryo, of its creation and development, emphasizing
major events recognized by contemporary science.”
Also he said: “As a scientist, I can only deal with things which
I can specifically see. I can understand embryology and developmental
biology. I can understand the words that are translated to
me from the Qur’an. As I gave the example before, if I were to
transpose myself into that era, knowing what I knew today and
describing things, I could not describe the things which were
described. I see no evidence for the fact to refute the concept that
this individual, Muhammad, had to be developing this information
from some place. So I see nothing here in conflict with the
concept that divine intervention was involved in what he was able
to write.”1
Chapter 1
Some Evidence for the Truth of Islam
H) Scientists’ Comments on the Scientific Miracles in the Holy Qur’an
A Brief Illustrated Guide To Understanding Islam
(1) The Prophet Muhammad _ was illiterate. He could not read nor
write, but he dictated the Qur’an to his Companions and commanded
some of them to write it down
Miracles in the Holy Qur’an:
The following are some comments of scientists on the scientific
miracles in the Holy Qur’an. All of these comments have been
taken from the videotape entitled This is the Truth. In this videotape,
you can see and hear the scientists while they are giving the
following comments. (Please visit www.islam-guide.com/truth
for a copy of this videotape, to view it online, or to view the video
clips of these comments online.)
1) Dr. T. V. N. Persaud is Professor of Anatomy, Professor of
Pediatrics and Child Health, and Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology,
and Reproductive Sciences at the University of Manitoba,
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. There, he was the Chairman of the
Department of Anatomy for 16 years. He is well-known in his
field. He is the author or editor of 22 textbooks and has published
over 181 scientific papers. In 1991, he received the most distinguished
award presented in the field of anatomy in Canada, the
J.C.B. Grant Award from the Canadian Association of Anatomists.
When he was asked about the scientific miracles in the Qur’an
which he has researched, he stated the following:
“The way it was explained tome is that Muhammad was a very
ordinary man. He could not read, didn’t know [how] to write. In
fact, he was an illiterate. And we’re talking about twelve [actually
about fourteen] hundred years ago. You have someone illiterate
making profound pronouncements and statements and that are
amazingly accurate about scientific nature. And I personally can’t
see how this could be a mere chance. There are too many
accuracies and, like Dr. Moore, I have no difficulty in my mind
that this is a divine inspiration or revelation which led him to these
statements.”
________________________________
(1) The Works of Aristotle Translated into English: Meteorologica,
vol. 3, Ross and others, pp. 369a-369b.
Professor Persaud has included some Qur’anic verses and
sayings of the Prophet Muhammad _ in some of his books. He
has also presented these verses and sayings of the Prophet Muhammad
_ at several conferences.
2) Dr. Joe Leigh Simpson is the Chairman of the Department of
Obstetrics and Gynecology, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
and Professor of Molecular and Human Genetics at the Baylor
College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA. Formerly, he was
Professor of Ob-Gyn and the Chairman of the Department of
Ob-Gyn at the University of Tennessee, Memphis, Tennessee,
USA. He was also the President of the American Fertility Society.
He has received many awards, including the Association of Professors
of Obstetrics and Gynecology Public Recognition Award
in 1992. Professor Simpson studied the following two sayings of
the Prophet Muhammad _:
{ In every one of you, all components of your creation are
collected together in your mother’s womb by forty days... }1
{ If forty-two nights have passed over the embryo, God
sends an angel to it, who shapes it and creates its hearing,
vision, skin, flesh, and bones.... }2
He studied these two sayings of the Prophet Muhammad _
extensively, noting that the first forty days constitute a clearly
distinguishable stage of embryo-genesis. He was particularly
impressed by the absolute precision and accuracy of those sayings
of the Prophet Muhammad _. Then, during one conference, he
gave the following opinion:
“So that the two hadeeths (the sayings of the Prophet Muhammad
_) that have been noted provide us with a specific time table
for the main embryological development before forty days. Again,
the point has been made, I think, repeatedly by other speakers this
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(1) Narrated in Saheeh Muslim, #2643, and Saheeh Al-Bukhari, #3208.
Note: What is between these special brackets {...} in this book is a
translation of what the Prophet Muhammad _ said. Also note that
this symbol # used in the footnotes, indicates the number of the
hadeeth. A hadeeth is a reliably transmitted report by the Prophet
Muhammad’s _ companions of what he said, did, or approved of.
(2) Narrated in Saheeh Muslim, #2645
morning: these hadeeths could not have been obtained on the basis
of the scientific knowledge that was available [at] the time of their
writing . . . . It follows, I think, that not only there is no conflict
between genetics and religion but, in fact, religion can guide
science by adding revelation to some of the traditional scientific
approaches, that there exist statements in the Qur’an shown centuries
later to be valid, which support knowledge in the Qur’an
having been derived from God.”
3) Dr. E. Marshall Johnson is Professor Emeritus of Anatomy
and Developmental Biology at Thomas Jefferson University,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. There, for 22 years he was
Professor of Anatomy, the Chairman of the Department of Anatomy,
and the Director of the Daniel Baugh Institute. He was also
the President of the Teratology Society. He has authored more
than 200 publications. In 1981, during the Seventh Medical Conference
in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, Professor Johnson said in the
presentation of his research paper:
“Summary: The Qur’an describes not only the development
of external form, but emphasizes also the internal stages, the stages
inside the embryo, of its creation and development, emphasizing
major events recognized by contemporary science.”
Also he said: “As a scientist, I can only deal with things which
I can specifically see. I can understand embryology and developmental
biology. I can understand the words that are translated to
me from the Qur’an. As I gave the example before, if I were to
transpose myself into that era, knowing what I knew today and
describing things, I could not describe the things which were
described. I see no evidence for the fact to refute the concept that
this individual, Muhammad, had to be developing this information
from some place. So I see nothing here in conflict with the
concept that divine intervention was involved in what he was able
to write.”1
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A Brief Illustrated Guide To Understanding Islam
(1) The Prophet Muhammad _ was illiterate. He could not read nor
write, but he dictated the Qur’an to his Companions and commanded
some of them to write it down
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(2) The Great Challenge to Produce
One Chapter Like the Chapters
of the Holy Qur’an
God has said in the Qur’an:
{_ And if you are in doubt about whatWehave
revealed (the Qur’an) to Our worshiper (Muhammad
_), then produce a chapter like it,
and call your witnesses (supporters and helpers)
besides God if you are truthful. And if
you do not do it, and you can never do it, then
fear the Fire (Hell) whose fuel is men and
stones. It has been prepared for disbelievers.
And give good news (O Muhammad) to those
who believe and do good deeds, that for them
are gardens (Paradise) in which rivers
flow.... }_ (Qur’an, 2:23-25)
Ever since the Qur’an was revealed, fourteen centuries ago,
no one has been able to produce a single chapter like the chapters
of the Qur’an in their beauty, eloquence, splendor, wise legislation,
true information, true prophecy, and other perfect attributes. Also,
note that the smallest chapter in the Qur’an (Chapter 108) is only
ten words, yet no one has ever been able to meet this challenge,
The smallest chapter in the Holy Qur’an (Chapter 108) is only ten words, yet no one has
ever been able to meet the challenge to produce one chapter like the chapters of the Holy
Qur’an.
then or today.1 Some of the disbelieving Arabs who were enemies
of Muhammad _ tried to meet this challenge to prove that Muhammad
_ was not a true prophet, but they failed to do so.2 This
failure was despite the fact that the Qur’an was revealed in their
own language and dialect and that the Arabs at the time of
Muhammad _ were a very eloquent people who used to compose
beautiful and excellent poetry, still read and appreciated today.
(1) See Al-Borhan fee Oloom Al-Qur’an, Al-Zarkashy, vol. 2, p. 224.
(2) See Al-Borhan fee Oloom Al-Qur’an, Al-Zarkashy, vol. 2, p. 226.
One Chapter Like the Chapters
of the Holy Qur’an
God has said in the Qur’an:
{_ And if you are in doubt about whatWehave
revealed (the Qur’an) to Our worshiper (Muhammad
_), then produce a chapter like it,
and call your witnesses (supporters and helpers)
besides God if you are truthful. And if
you do not do it, and you can never do it, then
fear the Fire (Hell) whose fuel is men and
stones. It has been prepared for disbelievers.
And give good news (O Muhammad) to those
who believe and do good deeds, that for them
are gardens (Paradise) in which rivers
flow.... }_ (Qur’an, 2:23-25)
Ever since the Qur’an was revealed, fourteen centuries ago,
no one has been able to produce a single chapter like the chapters
of the Qur’an in their beauty, eloquence, splendor, wise legislation,
true information, true prophecy, and other perfect attributes. Also,
note that the smallest chapter in the Qur’an (Chapter 108) is only
ten words, yet no one has ever been able to meet this challenge,
The smallest chapter in the Holy Qur’an (Chapter 108) is only ten words, yet no one has
ever been able to meet the challenge to produce one chapter like the chapters of the Holy
Qur’an.
then or today.1 Some of the disbelieving Arabs who were enemies
of Muhammad _ tried to meet this challenge to prove that Muhammad
_ was not a true prophet, but they failed to do so.2 This
failure was despite the fact that the Qur’an was revealed in their
own language and dialect and that the Arabs at the time of
Muhammad _ were a very eloquent people who used to compose
beautiful and excellent poetry, still read and appreciated today.
(1) See Al-Borhan fee Oloom Al-Qur’an, Al-Zarkashy, vol. 2, p. 224.
(2) See Al-Borhan fee Oloom Al-Qur’an, Al-Zarkashy, vol. 2, p. 226.
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(3) Biblical Prophecies on the Advent of
Muhammad _, the Prophet of Islam
The Biblical prophecies on the
advent of the Prophet Muhammad
_ are evidence of the truth of
Islam for people who believe in
the Bible.
In Deuteronomy 18, Moses
stated that God told him: “I will
raise up for them a prophet
like you from among their brothers; I will put
my words in his mouth, and he will tell them
everything I command him. If anyone does not listen to my
words that the prophet speaks in my name, I myself will call
him to account.” (Deuteronomy 18:18-19)3
From these verses we conclude that the prophet in this prophecy
must have the following three characteristics:
1) That he will be like Moses.
2) That he will come from the brothers of the Israelites, i.e. the
Ishmaelites.
3) That God will put His words into the mouth of this prophet
and that he will declare what God commands him.
Let us examine these three characteristics in more depth
. (3) The verses of the Bible in this book have been taken from The NIV
Study Bible, New International Version.
1) A prophet like Moses:
There were hardly any two prophets who were so much alike
as Moses and Muhammad _. Both were given a comprehensive
law and code of life. Both encountered their enemies and were
victorious in miraculous ways. Both were accepted as prophets
and statesmen. Both migrated following conspiracies to assassinate
them. Analogies between Moses and Jesus overlook not only
the above similarities but other crucial ones as well. These include
the natural birth, the family life, and the death of Moses and
Muhammad _but not that of Jesus. Moreover, Jesus was regarded
by his followers as the Son of God and not exclusively as a prophet
of God, as Moses and Muhammad _ were and as Muslims believe
Jesus was. So, this prophecy refers to Muhammad _ and not to
Jesus, because Muhammad _ is more like Moses than Jesus.
Also, one notices from the Gospel of John that the Jews were
waiting for the fulfillment of three distinct prophecies: 1) The
coming of Christ, 2) The coming of Elijah, 3) The coming of the
Prophet. This is obvious from the three questions that were posed
to John the Baptist: “Now this was John’s testimony, when the
Jews of Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him who he
was. He did not fail to confess, but confessed freely, ‘I am not
the Christ.’ They asked him, ‘Then who are you? Are you
Elijah?’ He said, ‘I am not.’ ‘Are you the Prophet?’ He answered,
‘No.’” (John 1:19-21). If we look in a Bible with crossreferences,
we will find in the marginal notes where the words “the
Prophet” occur in John 1:21, that these words refer to the prophecy
of Deuteronomy 18:15 and 18:18.1 We conclude from this that
Jesus Christ is not the prophet mentioned in Deuteronomy 18:18.
2) From the brothers of the Israelites:
Abraham had two sons, Ishmael and Isaac (Genesis 21).
Ishmael became the grandfather of the Arab nation, and Isaac
became the grandfather of the Jewish nation. The prophet spoken
of was not to come from among the Jews themselves, but from
among their brothers, i.e. the Ishmaelites. Muhammad _, a descendant
of Ishmael, is indeed this prophet.
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(1) See the marginal notes in The NIV Study Bible, New International
Version on verse 1:21, p. 1594.
Also, Isaiah 42:1-13 speaks of the servant of God, His “chosen
one” and “messenger” who will bring down a law. “He will not
falter or be discouraged till he establishes justice on earth. In
his law the islands will put their hope.” (Isaiah 42:4). Verse 11,connects that awaited messenger with the descendants of Kedar.
Who is Kedar? According to Genesis 25:13, Kedar was the second
son of Ishmael, the ancestor of the Prophet Muhammad _.
3) God will put His words in the mouth of this prophet:
The words of God (the Holy Qur’an) were truly put into
Muhammad’s _ mouth. God sent the Angel Gabriel to teach
Muhammad _the exact words of God (the Holy Qur’an) and asked
him to dictate them to the people as he heard them. The words are
therefore not his own. They did not come from his own thoughts,
but were put into his mouth by the Angel Gabriel. During the life
time of Muhammad _, and under his supervision, these words
were then memorized and written by his companions.
Note that God has said in the prophecy of Deuteronomy: “If
anyone does not listen to my words that the prophet speaks in
my name, I myself will call him to account.” (Deuteronomy,
18:19). This means that whoever believes in the Bible must believe
in what this prophet says, and this prophet is Muhammad _.
(Please visit www.islam-guide.com/mib for more information
on Muhammad _ in the Bible.)
Muhammad _, the Prophet of Islam
The Biblical prophecies on the
advent of the Prophet Muhammad
_ are evidence of the truth of
Islam for people who believe in
the Bible.
In Deuteronomy 18, Moses
stated that God told him: “I will
raise up for them a prophet
like you from among their brothers; I will put
my words in his mouth, and he will tell them
everything I command him. If anyone does not listen to my
words that the prophet speaks in my name, I myself will call
him to account.” (Deuteronomy 18:18-19)3
From these verses we conclude that the prophet in this prophecy
must have the following three characteristics:
1) That he will be like Moses.
2) That he will come from the brothers of the Israelites, i.e. the
Ishmaelites.
3) That God will put His words into the mouth of this prophet
and that he will declare what God commands him.
Let us examine these three characteristics in more depth
. (3) The verses of the Bible in this book have been taken from The NIV
Study Bible, New International Version.
1) A prophet like Moses:
There were hardly any two prophets who were so much alike
as Moses and Muhammad _. Both were given a comprehensive
law and code of life. Both encountered their enemies and were
victorious in miraculous ways. Both were accepted as prophets
and statesmen. Both migrated following conspiracies to assassinate
them. Analogies between Moses and Jesus overlook not only
the above similarities but other crucial ones as well. These include
the natural birth, the family life, and the death of Moses and
Muhammad _but not that of Jesus. Moreover, Jesus was regarded
by his followers as the Son of God and not exclusively as a prophet
of God, as Moses and Muhammad _ were and as Muslims believe
Jesus was. So, this prophecy refers to Muhammad _ and not to
Jesus, because Muhammad _ is more like Moses than Jesus.
Also, one notices from the Gospel of John that the Jews were
waiting for the fulfillment of three distinct prophecies: 1) The
coming of Christ, 2) The coming of Elijah, 3) The coming of the
Prophet. This is obvious from the three questions that were posed
to John the Baptist: “Now this was John’s testimony, when the
Jews of Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him who he
was. He did not fail to confess, but confessed freely, ‘I am not
the Christ.’ They asked him, ‘Then who are you? Are you
Elijah?’ He said, ‘I am not.’ ‘Are you the Prophet?’ He answered,
‘No.’” (John 1:19-21). If we look in a Bible with crossreferences,
we will find in the marginal notes where the words “the
Prophet” occur in John 1:21, that these words refer to the prophecy
of Deuteronomy 18:15 and 18:18.1 We conclude from this that
Jesus Christ is not the prophet mentioned in Deuteronomy 18:18.
2) From the brothers of the Israelites:
Abraham had two sons, Ishmael and Isaac (Genesis 21).
Ishmael became the grandfather of the Arab nation, and Isaac
became the grandfather of the Jewish nation. The prophet spoken
of was not to come from among the Jews themselves, but from
among their brothers, i.e. the Ishmaelites. Muhammad _, a descendant
of Ishmael, is indeed this prophet.
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(1) See the marginal notes in The NIV Study Bible, New International
Version on verse 1:21, p. 1594.
Also, Isaiah 42:1-13 speaks of the servant of God, His “chosen
one” and “messenger” who will bring down a law. “He will not
falter or be discouraged till he establishes justice on earth. In
his law the islands will put their hope.” (Isaiah 42:4). Verse 11,connects that awaited messenger with the descendants of Kedar.
Who is Kedar? According to Genesis 25:13, Kedar was the second
son of Ishmael, the ancestor of the Prophet Muhammad _.
3) God will put His words in the mouth of this prophet:
The words of God (the Holy Qur’an) were truly put into
Muhammad’s _ mouth. God sent the Angel Gabriel to teach
Muhammad _the exact words of God (the Holy Qur’an) and asked
him to dictate them to the people as he heard them. The words are
therefore not his own. They did not come from his own thoughts,
but were put into his mouth by the Angel Gabriel. During the life
time of Muhammad _, and under his supervision, these words
were then memorized and written by his companions.
Note that God has said in the prophecy of Deuteronomy: “If
anyone does not listen to my words that the prophet speaks in
my name, I myself will call him to account.” (Deuteronomy,
18:19). This means that whoever believes in the Bible must believe
in what this prophet says, and this prophet is Muhammad _.
(Please visit www.islam-guide.com/mib for more information
on Muhammad _ in the Bible.)
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(4) The Verses in the Qur’an That Mention
Future Events Which Later Came to Pass
An example of the events foretold in the Qur’an is the victory
of the Romans over the Persians within three to nine years after the
Romans were defeated by the Persians. God has said in the Qur’an:
_ The Romans have been defeated in the nearest
land (to the Arabian Peninsula), and they,
after their defeat, will be victorious within
bedd’ (three to nine) years.... _ (Qur’an, 30:2-4)
Let us see what history tells us about these wars. A book
entitled History of the Byzantine State says that the Roman army
was badly defeated at Antioch in 613, and as a result, the Persians
swiftly pushed forward on all fronts.1 At that time, it was hard
to imagine that the Romans would defeat the Persians, but the
Qur’an foretold that the Romans would be victorious within three
to nine years. In 622, nine years after the Romans’ defeat, the
two forces (Romans and Persians) met on Armenian soil, and the
result was the decisive victory of the Romans over the Persians,
for the first time after the Romans’ defeat in 613.2 The prophecy
was fulfilled just as God has said in the Qur’an.
There are also many other verses in the Qur’an and sayings of
Muhammad _that mention future events which later came to pass.
Future Events Which Later Came to Pass
An example of the events foretold in the Qur’an is the victory
of the Romans over the Persians within three to nine years after the
Romans were defeated by the Persians. God has said in the Qur’an:
_ The Romans have been defeated in the nearest
land (to the Arabian Peninsula), and they,
after their defeat, will be victorious within
bedd’ (three to nine) years.... _ (Qur’an, 30:2-4)
Let us see what history tells us about these wars. A book
entitled History of the Byzantine State says that the Roman army
was badly defeated at Antioch in 613, and as a result, the Persians
swiftly pushed forward on all fronts.1 At that time, it was hard
to imagine that the Romans would defeat the Persians, but the
Qur’an foretold that the Romans would be victorious within three
to nine years. In 622, nine years after the Romans’ defeat, the
two forces (Romans and Persians) met on Armenian soil, and the
result was the decisive victory of the Romans over the Persians,
for the first time after the Romans’ defeat in 613.2 The prophecy
was fulfilled just as God has said in the Qur’an.
There are also many other verses in the Qur’an and sayings of
Muhammad _that mention future events which later came to pass.
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](5) Miracles Performed by
the Prophet Muhammad _
Many miracles were performed by the Prophet Muhammad _
by God’s permission. These miracles were witnessed by many
people. For example:
When the unbelievers in Makkah asked the Prophet Muhammad
_ to show them a miracle, he showed them the splitting
of the moon.3
Another miracle was the flowing of water through Muhammad’s
_ fingers when his companions got thirsty and had no
water except a little in a vessel. They came to him and told
him that they had no water to make ablution nor to drink except
for what was in the vessel. So, Muhammad _ put his hand in
the vessel, and the water started gushing out between his
fingers. So, they drank and made ablution. They were one
thousand five hundred companions.4
There were also many other miracles that were performed by
him or which happened to him.
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(1) History of the Byzantine State, Ostrogorsky, p. 95.
(2) History of the Byzantine State, Ostrogorsky, pp. 100-101, and
History of Persia, Sykes, vol. 1, pp. 483-484. Also see The New
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Micropaedia vol. 4, p. 1036.
(3) Narrated in Saheeh Al-Bukhari, #3637, and Saheeh Muslim, #2802.
(4) Narrated in Saheeh Al-Bukhari, #3576, and Saheeh Muslim, #1856
the Prophet Muhammad _
Many miracles were performed by the Prophet Muhammad _
by God’s permission. These miracles were witnessed by many
people. For example:
When the unbelievers in Makkah asked the Prophet Muhammad
_ to show them a miracle, he showed them the splitting
of the moon.3
Another miracle was the flowing of water through Muhammad’s
_ fingers when his companions got thirsty and had no
water except a little in a vessel. They came to him and told
him that they had no water to make ablution nor to drink except
for what was in the vessel. So, Muhammad _ put his hand in
the vessel, and the water started gushing out between his
fingers. So, they drank and made ablution. They were one
thousand five hundred companions.4
There were also many other miracles that were performed by
him or which happened to him.
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(1) History of the Byzantine State, Ostrogorsky, p. 95.
(2) History of the Byzantine State, Ostrogorsky, pp. 100-101, and
History of Persia, Sykes, vol. 1, pp. 483-484. Also see The New
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Micropaedia vol. 4, p. 1036.
(3) Narrated in Saheeh Al-Bukhari, #3637, and Saheeh Muslim, #2802.
(4) Narrated in Saheeh Al-Bukhari, #3576, and Saheeh Muslim, #1856
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(6) The Simple Life of Muhammad _
If we compare the life of Muhammad _ before his mission as
a prophet and his life after he began his mission as a prophet, we
will conclude that it is beyond reason to think that Muhammad _
was a false prophet, who claimed prophethood to attain material
gains, greatness, glory, or power.
Before his mission as a prophet, Muhammad _ had no financial
worries. As a successful and reputed merchant, Muhammad_
drew a satisfactory and comfortable income. After his mission as
a prophet and because of it, he became worse off materially. To
clarify this more, let us browse the following sayings on his life:
Aa’isha, Muhammad’s _ wife, said: “O my nephew, we
would sight three new moons in two months without lighting
a fire (to cook a meal) in the Prophet’s _ houses.” Her
nephew asked: “O Aunt, what sustained you?” She said: “The
two black things, dates and water, but the Prophet_had some
Ansar neighbors who had milk-giving she-camels and they
used to send the Prophet _ some of its milk.”1
Sahl Ibn Sa’ad, one of Muhammad’s _ companions, said:
“The Prophet of God _did not see bread made from fine flour
from the time God sent him (as a prophet) until he died.”2
Aa’isha, Muhammad’s _ wife, said: “The mattress of the
Prophet _, on which he slept, was made of leather stuffed with
the fiber of the date-palm tree.”3
Amr Ibn Al-Hareth, one of Muhammad’s _companions, said
that when the Prophet _ died, he left neither money nor
anything else except his white riding mule, his arms, and a
piece of land which he left to charity.4
Muhammad _ lived this hard life till he died although the
Muslim treasury was at his disposal, the greater part of the Arabian
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(1) Narrated in Saheeh Muslim, #2972, and Saheeh Al-Bukhari, #2567.
(2) Narrated in Saheeh Al-Bukhari, #5413, and Al-Tirmizi, #2364.
(3) Narrated in Saheeh Muslim, #2082, and Saheeh Al-Bukhari, #6456.
(4) Narrated in Saheeh Al-Bukhari, #2739, and Mosnad Ahmad, #17990.
Peninsula was Muslim before he died, and the Muslims were
victorious after eighteen years of his mission.
Is it possible that Muhammad _ might have claimed
prophethood in order to attain status, greatness, and power? The
desire to enjoy status and power is usually associated with good
food, fancy clothing, monumental palaces, colorful guards, and
indisputable authority. Do any of these indicators apply to Muhammad
_? A few glimpses of his life that may help answer this
question follow.
Despite his responsibilities as a prophet, a teacher, a statesman,
and a judge, Muhammad _ used to milk his goat,1 mend his
clothes, repair his shoes,2 help with the household work,3 and visit
poor people when they got sick.4 He also helped his companions
in digging a trench by moving sand with them.5 His life was an
amazing model of simplicity and humbleness.
Muhammad’s _ followers loved him, respected him, and
trusted him to an amazing extent. Yet he continued to emphasize
that deification should be directed to God and not to him personally.
Anas, one of Muhammad’s_companions, said that there was
no person whom they loved more than Muhammad _, yet when he
came to them, they did not stand up for him because he hated their
standing up for him,6 as other people do with their great people.
Long before there was any prospect of success for Islam and
at the outset of a long and painful era of torture, suffering, and
persecution of Muhammad _ and his followers, he received an
interesting offer. An envoy of the pagan leaders, Otba, came to
him saying: “...If you want money, we will collect enough money
for you so that you will be the richest one of us. If you want
leadership, we will take you as our leader and never decide on any
matter without your approval. If you want a kingdom, we will
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(1) Narrated in Mosnad Ahmad, #25662.
(2) Narrated in Saheeh Al-Bukhari, #676, and Mosnad Ahmad, #25517.
(3) Narrated in Saheeh Al-Bukhari, #676, and Mosnad Ahmad, #23706.
(4) Narrated in Mowatta’ Malek, #531.
(5) Narrated in Saheeh Al-Bukhari, #3034, and Saheeh Muslim, #1803,
and Mosnad Ahmad, #18017.
(6) Narrated in Mosnad Ahmad, #12117, and Al-Tirmizi, #2754.
crown you king over us...” Only one concession was required from
Muhammad _ in return for that, to give up calling people to Islam
and worshipping God alone without any partner. Wouldn’t this
offer be tempting to one pursuing worldly benefit? Was Muhammad
_ hesitant when the offer was made? Did he turn it down as
a bargaining strategy leaving the door open for a better offer? The
following was his answer: { In the Name of God, the Most
Gracious, the Most Merciful } And he recited to Otba the verses
of the Qur’an 41:1-38.1 The Following are some of these verses:
_ A revelation from (God), the Most Gracious,
the Most Merciful; a Book whereof the
verses are explained in detail; a Qur’an in
Arabic, for people who know, giving good
news and warning, yet most of them turn
away, so they do not listen. _ (Qur’an, 41:2-4)
On another occasion and in response to his uncle’s plea to stop
calling people to Islam, Muhammad’s _ answer was as decisive
and sincere: { I swear by the name of God,OUncle!, that if they
place the sun in my right-hand and the moon in my left-hand
in return for giving up this matter (calling people to Islam), I
will never desist until either God makes it triumph or I perish
defending it. }2
Muhammad _ and his few followers did not only suffer from
persecution for thirteen years but the unbelievers even tried to kill
Muhammad _ several times. On one occasion they attempted to
kill him by dropping a large boulder, which could barely be lifted,
on his head.3 Another time they tried to kill him by poisoning his
food.4 What could justify such a life of suffering and sacrifice
even after he was fully triumphant over his adversaries? What
could explain the humbleness and nobility which he demonstrated
in his most glorious moments when he insisted that success is due
only to God’s help and not to his own genius? Are these the
characteristics of a power-hungry or a self-centered man?
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(1) Al-Serah Al-Nabaweyyah, Ibn Hesham, vol. 1, pp. 293-294.
(2) Al-Serah Al-Nabaweyyah, Ibn Hesham, vol. 1, pp. 265-266.
(3) Al-Serah Al-Nabaweyyah, Ibn Hesham, vol. 1, pp. 298-299.
(4) Narrated in Al-Daremey, #68, and Abu-Dawood, #4510.
If we compare the life of Muhammad _ before his mission as
a prophet and his life after he began his mission as a prophet, we
will conclude that it is beyond reason to think that Muhammad _
was a false prophet, who claimed prophethood to attain material
gains, greatness, glory, or power.
Before his mission as a prophet, Muhammad _ had no financial
worries. As a successful and reputed merchant, Muhammad_
drew a satisfactory and comfortable income. After his mission as
a prophet and because of it, he became worse off materially. To
clarify this more, let us browse the following sayings on his life:
Aa’isha, Muhammad’s _ wife, said: “O my nephew, we
would sight three new moons in two months without lighting
a fire (to cook a meal) in the Prophet’s _ houses.” Her
nephew asked: “O Aunt, what sustained you?” She said: “The
two black things, dates and water, but the Prophet_had some
Ansar neighbors who had milk-giving she-camels and they
used to send the Prophet _ some of its milk.”1
Sahl Ibn Sa’ad, one of Muhammad’s _ companions, said:
“The Prophet of God _did not see bread made from fine flour
from the time God sent him (as a prophet) until he died.”2
Aa’isha, Muhammad’s _ wife, said: “The mattress of the
Prophet _, on which he slept, was made of leather stuffed with
the fiber of the date-palm tree.”3
Amr Ibn Al-Hareth, one of Muhammad’s _companions, said
that when the Prophet _ died, he left neither money nor
anything else except his white riding mule, his arms, and a
piece of land which he left to charity.4
Muhammad _ lived this hard life till he died although the
Muslim treasury was at his disposal, the greater part of the Arabian
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(1) Narrated in Saheeh Muslim, #2972, and Saheeh Al-Bukhari, #2567.
(2) Narrated in Saheeh Al-Bukhari, #5413, and Al-Tirmizi, #2364.
(3) Narrated in Saheeh Muslim, #2082, and Saheeh Al-Bukhari, #6456.
(4) Narrated in Saheeh Al-Bukhari, #2739, and Mosnad Ahmad, #17990.
Peninsula was Muslim before he died, and the Muslims were
victorious after eighteen years of his mission.
Is it possible that Muhammad _ might have claimed
prophethood in order to attain status, greatness, and power? The
desire to enjoy status and power is usually associated with good
food, fancy clothing, monumental palaces, colorful guards, and
indisputable authority. Do any of these indicators apply to Muhammad
_? A few glimpses of his life that may help answer this
question follow.
Despite his responsibilities as a prophet, a teacher, a statesman,
and a judge, Muhammad _ used to milk his goat,1 mend his
clothes, repair his shoes,2 help with the household work,3 and visit
poor people when they got sick.4 He also helped his companions
in digging a trench by moving sand with them.5 His life was an
amazing model of simplicity and humbleness.
Muhammad’s _ followers loved him, respected him, and
trusted him to an amazing extent. Yet he continued to emphasize
that deification should be directed to God and not to him personally.
Anas, one of Muhammad’s_companions, said that there was
no person whom they loved more than Muhammad _, yet when he
came to them, they did not stand up for him because he hated their
standing up for him,6 as other people do with their great people.
Long before there was any prospect of success for Islam and
at the outset of a long and painful era of torture, suffering, and
persecution of Muhammad _ and his followers, he received an
interesting offer. An envoy of the pagan leaders, Otba, came to
him saying: “...If you want money, we will collect enough money
for you so that you will be the richest one of us. If you want
leadership, we will take you as our leader and never decide on any
matter without your approval. If you want a kingdom, we will
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(1) Narrated in Mosnad Ahmad, #25662.
(2) Narrated in Saheeh Al-Bukhari, #676, and Mosnad Ahmad, #25517.
(3) Narrated in Saheeh Al-Bukhari, #676, and Mosnad Ahmad, #23706.
(4) Narrated in Mowatta’ Malek, #531.
(5) Narrated in Saheeh Al-Bukhari, #3034, and Saheeh Muslim, #1803,
and Mosnad Ahmad, #18017.
(6) Narrated in Mosnad Ahmad, #12117, and Al-Tirmizi, #2754.
crown you king over us...” Only one concession was required from
Muhammad _ in return for that, to give up calling people to Islam
and worshipping God alone without any partner. Wouldn’t this
offer be tempting to one pursuing worldly benefit? Was Muhammad
_ hesitant when the offer was made? Did he turn it down as
a bargaining strategy leaving the door open for a better offer? The
following was his answer: { In the Name of God, the Most
Gracious, the Most Merciful } And he recited to Otba the verses
of the Qur’an 41:1-38.1 The Following are some of these verses:
_ A revelation from (God), the Most Gracious,
the Most Merciful; a Book whereof the
verses are explained in detail; a Qur’an in
Arabic, for people who know, giving good
news and warning, yet most of them turn
away, so they do not listen. _ (Qur’an, 41:2-4)
On another occasion and in response to his uncle’s plea to stop
calling people to Islam, Muhammad’s _ answer was as decisive
and sincere: { I swear by the name of God,OUncle!, that if they
place the sun in my right-hand and the moon in my left-hand
in return for giving up this matter (calling people to Islam), I
will never desist until either God makes it triumph or I perish
defending it. }2
Muhammad _ and his few followers did not only suffer from
persecution for thirteen years but the unbelievers even tried to kill
Muhammad _ several times. On one occasion they attempted to
kill him by dropping a large boulder, which could barely be lifted,
on his head.3 Another time they tried to kill him by poisoning his
food.4 What could justify such a life of suffering and sacrifice
even after he was fully triumphant over his adversaries? What
could explain the humbleness and nobility which he demonstrated
in his most glorious moments when he insisted that success is due
only to God’s help and not to his own genius? Are these the
characteristics of a power-hungry or a self-centered man?
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(1) Al-Serah Al-Nabaweyyah, Ibn Hesham, vol. 1, pp. 293-294.
(2) Al-Serah Al-Nabaweyyah, Ibn Hesham, vol. 1, pp. 265-266.
(3) Al-Serah Al-Nabaweyyah, Ibn Hesham, vol. 1, pp. 298-299.
(4) Narrated in Al-Daremey, #68, and Abu-Dawood, #4510.
islamservant
Egyptian sister
NOTE:
all the above replies were taken from this site
http://www.islam-guide.com/
u will find the same articles there and many other articles
all the above replies were taken from this site
http://www.islam-guide.com/
u will find the same articles there and many other articles
islamservant
Egyptian sister
all the above replies were answers for ur first question
and here the answer of the seconed question which is about the prophet Muhammad ( pbuh ) also from the same site
http://www.islam-guide.com/frm-ch3-8.htm
Who Is the Prophet Muhammad ?
Muhammad was born in Makkah in the year 570. Since his father died before his birth and his mother died shortly thereafter, he was raised by his uncle who was from the respected tribe of Quraysh. He was raised illiterate, unable to read or write, and remained so till his death. His people, before his mission as a prophet, were ignorant of science and most of them were illiterate. As he grew up, he became known to be truthful, honest, trustworthy, generous, and sincere. He was so trustworthy that they called him the Trustworthy.1 Muhammad was very religious, and he had long detested the decadence and idolatry of his society.
The Prophet Muhammad’s Mosque in Madinah.
At the age of forty, Muhammad received his first revelation from God through the Angel Gabriel. The revelations continued for twenty-three years, and they are collectively known as the Quran.
As soon as he began to recite the Quran and to preach the truth which God had revealed to him, he and his small group of followers suffered persecution from unbelievers. The persecution grew so fierce that in the year 622 God gave them the command to emigrate. This emigration from Makkah to the city of Madinah, some 260 miles to the north, marks the beginning of the Muslim calendar.
After several years, Muhammad and his followers were able to return to Makkah, where they forgave their enemies. Before Muhammad died, at the age of sixty-three, the greater part of the Arabian Peninsula had become Muslim, and within a century of his death, Islam had spread to Spain in the West and as far East as China. Among the reasons for the rapid and peaceful spread of Islam was the truth and clarity of its doctrine. Islam calls for faith in only one God, Who is the only one worthy of worship.
The Prophet Muhammad was a perfect example of an honest, just, merciful, compassionate, truthful, and brave human being. Though he was a man, he was far removed from all evil characteristics and strove solely for the sake of God and His reward in the Hereafter. Moreover, in all his actions and dealings, he was ever mindful and fearful of God.
(For more information on the Prophet Muhammad , please refer to the links at More on the Prophet Muhammad .)
and here the answer of the seconed question which is about the prophet Muhammad ( pbuh ) also from the same site
http://www.islam-guide.com/frm-ch3-8.htm
Who Is the Prophet Muhammad ?
Muhammad was born in Makkah in the year 570. Since his father died before his birth and his mother died shortly thereafter, he was raised by his uncle who was from the respected tribe of Quraysh. He was raised illiterate, unable to read or write, and remained so till his death. His people, before his mission as a prophet, were ignorant of science and most of them were illiterate. As he grew up, he became known to be truthful, honest, trustworthy, generous, and sincere. He was so trustworthy that they called him the Trustworthy.1 Muhammad was very religious, and he had long detested the decadence and idolatry of his society.
The Prophet Muhammad’s Mosque in Madinah.
At the age of forty, Muhammad received his first revelation from God through the Angel Gabriel. The revelations continued for twenty-three years, and they are collectively known as the Quran.
As soon as he began to recite the Quran and to preach the truth which God had revealed to him, he and his small group of followers suffered persecution from unbelievers. The persecution grew so fierce that in the year 622 God gave them the command to emigrate. This emigration from Makkah to the city of Madinah, some 260 miles to the north, marks the beginning of the Muslim calendar.
After several years, Muhammad and his followers were able to return to Makkah, where they forgave their enemies. Before Muhammad died, at the age of sixty-three, the greater part of the Arabian Peninsula had become Muslim, and within a century of his death, Islam had spread to Spain in the West and as far East as China. Among the reasons for the rapid and peaceful spread of Islam was the truth and clarity of its doctrine. Islam calls for faith in only one God, Who is the only one worthy of worship.
The Prophet Muhammad was a perfect example of an honest, just, merciful, compassionate, truthful, and brave human being. Though he was a man, he was far removed from all evil characteristics and strove solely for the sake of God and His reward in the Hereafter. Moreover, in all his actions and dealings, he was ever mindful and fearful of God.
(For more information on the Prophet Muhammad , please refer to the links at More on the Prophet Muhammad .)
islamservant
Egyptian sister
and at last at this link u will read The Characteristics of Muhamad Rasul-Allah
http://www.turntoislam.com/forum/showthread.php?t=32614
http://www.turntoislam.com/forum/showthread.php?t=32614
islamservant
Egyptian sister
honey
i know that they are soooooooooooooo much
so take it easy
read slowly and concentrate on what u are reading ,, and it does not matter that u read all of them at once
u may divide them
i hope u get benefit of them
i know that they are soooooooooooooo much
so take it easy
read slowly and concentrate on what u are reading ,, and it does not matter that u read all of them at once
u may divide them
i hope u get benefit of them