The Series of
Replying to Anti-Islamic Allegations
Replying to the Allegation
of Denying the Revelation
Prepared by:
Professor Hekmat Bin Basheer
Bin Yaseen
Muallim Muhammad Awadh Bin Laden Chair
of Qur'anic Studies
Translated by: Tamer Muhammad
Saleem
Revised by: Dr. Khaled Tawfik
Introduction
All thanks are due to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds,
and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger
Muhammad and those loyal to him. To commence, this
research is "A Reply to the Allegation Denying the
Revelation" within the series of, "Replying to Anti-Islamic
Allegations". This series starts with the issue at hand due
to its paramount importance. I started this research with
a historical study of the origins of such allegations and
the stages they have been through. Then I replied to this
allegation through textual proofs from the Bible, Torah,
Psalms and Psalter, followed by logical ones. Then, I
concluded with the testimonies of great scholars from the
West and the East, who all stressed the Divine nature of
the Noble Qur'an and the truthfulness of the wise Prophet
Muhammad (PBUH).
At the end of this introduction, I would like to
express thanks to the sponsors of this Chair: Bin Laden
Group President and Chairman, Engineer Bakr bin
Muhammad bin Awadh bin Laden, and Bin Laden Group
Chairman and Executive Vice President, Engineer Yahya
Muhammad Awadh bin Laden. May the mercy of Allah
Almighty be upon the Father of those in charge of the
Chair, Mu'allim Muhammad 'Awadh bin Laden, after
whose name our Chair has been named.
Special thanks are also due to Director of the Post-
Millennium Development Program, Professor Abdur-
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Rahman Khamakhim, for his blessed efforts, concern with
and appreciation of the Chair. I would like also to extend
deep thanks to University President, Professor Usamah
bin Sadeq Tayyib, University Vice President for Business
and Cognitive Creativity, Ahmad bin Hamid Naqadi, Dean
of the Research and Consulting Institute, 'Abdul-Malek
bin Ali Al-Juneidi, and Vice Deans Professor 'Abdullah
Ahmad Al-Ghamedi and Professor Haitham bin Hasan
Lingawi. Thanks also go to the members of the KAU
Scientific Chairs Research Committee.
Let me also express deep gratitude to Chair
Supervisor, Professor Muhammad bin Abdullah Al-
Halawani, who exerted praiseworthy efforts in this
research paper. I also thank Assistant Researcher, Sheikh
Ibraheem bin Muhammad Awwal, who typed this
research paper.
Allah Almighty is the Source of all success!
Professor Hekmat bin Basheer bin Yaseen
Muallim Muhammad Awadh bin Laden Chair of Qur'anic
Studies
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Those who have been denied the blessings of the
Noble Qur'an have launched a war of mean allegations,
arousing serious skeptic arguments and enticing
propagandas against the Revelation of the Noble Qur'an
as a means of casting doubts on its Divine nature and
distorting the image of the merciful Prophet Muhammad
(PBUH).
What even makes such allegations more serious is
the fact that they stand in the way of establishing peace
among Muslims and other non-Muslim nations. Indeed,
those successive waves of allegations against the Prophet
of Islam and the Qur'an, which has been preserved by the
Lord of the Worlds, entice sedition and propagate the
concept of the clash of civilizations.
It is really weird that such heinous allegations have
been so widespread that they are now studied as
curricula; unfortunately, they are now taught at some
modern schools and universities.
For example, Dr. Muhammad Bin Abdul-Qadir
Buradah reviewed about 168 course books in Spain and
he found them all abounding in fallacies distorting the
image of Arab Muslims. 1
That is why such heinous allegations are highly
serious, for they aim at demolishing Islam and the Noble
Qur'an. In fact, these allegations are not newborn, rather
they are a historical legacy dating back to the days of the
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Revelation of the Noble Qur'an; they have been passed
down from one generation to the other up till the present
day by people driven by envy and malice against Islam
and the Noble Qur'an which is the very source of
Muslims' victory and happiness, both in this life and the
Hereafter. Having realized the greatness of the Noble
Qur'an, perceiving that it is the eternal miracle of Islam,
those people sought to attack it through such rumors and
allegations trying to eradicate its holiness, or its being a
Divine Revelation preserved by the Lord of the Worlds. To
reach this goal, those people have claimed that the
Qur'an is defective and unable to keep pace with the
development of life and its nature in the age of science
and civilization. They have also belied the truthful and
honest Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), alleging that he
faked the Revelation of the Noble Qur'an, accusing him of
claiming that it was from God while in fact it was he who
composed it! They further added that in order to do so,
Muhammad took advantage of the Jewish and Christian
Scriptures. Moreover, others alleged that he (PBUH) was
a contemporary of great Arab poets and he thus mastered
the art of poetry in order to compose the Qur'an! All
these are blatant lies aiming at distorting the manifest
truth;
"Nothing can be rightly understood,
if people need to prove that broad daylight exists!" 2
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Such fabricated allegations, which can be
confounded by reasonable dialogues, spread in an
atmosphere of sedition and ignorance of the greatness of
Islam and the Divinity of the Noble Qur'an. Therefore, it
is a must to strongly reply to such hideous allegations
against the merciful Prophet Muhammad and the Noble
Qur'an which he (PBUH) did receive from Allah. This is
necessary to make no room for confusion on the part of
those who are unaware of the status of the noble Prophet
(PBUH) and the wisdom of the Qur'an so that they do not
to mistake the Truth for falsehood:
"Their intention is to extinguish Allah's Light (by
blowing) with their mouths: But Allah will complete (the
revelation of) His Light, even though the Unbelievers may
detest (it)". (The Qur'an- 61:8)
A poet said:
"How can a sea abounding in water be harmed by a
stone thrown by a boy?!" 3
The enemies of Islam must have ignored the fact
that Allah Almighty has promised to preserve His Noble
Qur'an and protect His wise Prophet from lying or
concealing the Truth. Allah says, "Indeed, We have
revealed the reminder, and, indeed, We will preserve it."
(The Qur'an- 15:09). If those arousing such suspicions
adopt a just and reasonable stance, they will for sure
perceive that such allegations are completely unfounded
and frail, just like a spider's web.
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At all times and places, Allah enables elite groups of
learned and rational scholars, Muslim or non-Muslim, to
show how defective such arguments are, aborting such
anti-Islamic schemes and conspiracies, confounding such
allegations with uncontested proofs in various studies and
on various occasions.
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A Historical Study of the Stages of This
Allegation
The allegation at hand has gradually evolved at
various stages and witnessed developments in terms of
means and mechanisms, with its main goal unchanged
throughout history. These stages can chronologically be
arranged as follows:
Stage 1: Emergence of Allegations Belying the
Prophet
Mecca's polytheists spread such allegations, belying
the merciful Prophet, as indicated in the words of Allah:
"And indeed We know that they say: Only a mortal
teaches him. The tongue of him whom they hint at is
foreign, and this is clear Arabic language" (The Qur'an-
16:103).
Also the Jews of Medina concealed the
characteristics of the wise Prophet (PBUH) and some
others in the Arabian Peninsula followed their footsteps.
Nevertheless, Allah Almighty granted victory to His
Religion, Islam, and let his Prophet Muhammad triumph
through evidence, wisdom and the Qur'an.
Stage 2: Emergence of Attempts to Imitate the
Qur'an
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Some people dared try to imitate the Qur'an, which
caused them utter humiliation. In doing so, their tongues
could not help producing words full of ignorance, lacking
eloquence, so much that they became a a source of
ridicule as many satirized them and their defective
utterances. Among those who tried to imitate the Qur'an
was Musailamah Al-Kadhdhab (The Liar) and Al-Aswad Al-
Ansey.
For example, Musailamah made up with the
following so-called verses:
"The Elephant! What is the elephant? And how would you
know what the elephant is? It has a strong tusk and a
long trunk.."
In his "Animalia" الحيوان, Al-Jahiz said about frogs: "I
do not know why Musailamah was driven to refer to them
and why he thought ill of them, so much that he
mentioned them in his fake qur'an: 'O frog, daughter of
frogs! Clean up as much as you like to be clean! One half
of your body lies in water and the other half lies in mud!
Neither do you make water impure nor prevent people
from drinking it!"4
Stage 3: Emergence of Writings Belying Prophet
Muhammad
With the Call of Islam propagated in neighboring
lands such as the Levant, Iraq and Egypt, Islam prevailed
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and peace spread all over the Arabian Peninsula. At that
time, Muslims started to coexist with non-Muslims, doing
them justice and granting them their due rights. All this
enraged some accursed Christians, which drove them to
imitate Arab polytheists in spreading rumors belying
Prophet Muhammad. Such allegations turned from the
form of mere words to that of books and treatises. For
instance, الدمشقي John of Damascus, who died in 132 يوحنا
A.H., wrote two books entitled, " مسلم مع A Dialogue" "حوار
with a Muslim" and المسلمين جدل في النصارى "إرشاد "
"Guiding Christians to Reason with Muslims". He claimed
that Islam was merely a Christian heresy! 5 This was
mentioned by Dr. Qassem As-Samarra'i quoting Edward
Sa'id in his "Mohammed and Charlemagne"; he said:
"John of Damascus and Abdul-Maseeh Ibn Ishaq Al-Kindi,
whose origins are unknown, were among those who
played a major role in formulating Western conceptions of
Islam. John of Damascus wrote his 'Dialexis' seeking to
make it a way of debate between Christians and Muslims.
He expected that Muslims would reply to that, thus
making room for disputes. It is unknown whether anyone
volunteered to reply to him. Perhaps, he was the first to
utilize scholastic theology to answer the questions he
aroused, introducing what Christian theologists call
'Dialogue'. John of Damascus launched a fierce attack on
the noble Prophet (PBUH) accusing him of faking the
Revelation to satisfy his own worldly desires. This point
was the main and conventional concern of all medieval
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writings. That priest introduced to the West the fallacy
that Islam is a falsification of the Torah and Bible; a task
which was catered for through the assistance of an
Arianist priest who used to teach Muhammad (PBUH) in
secret."6
"The 3rd Century A.H. witnessed the emergence of
Abdul-Maseeh Ibn Ishaq Al-Kindi's treatise written in 215
A.H. belying Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), stating that
Islam is not a Divine Faith… It was translated by Marc of
Toledo into Latin upon the order of Peter the Venerable.
The treatise includes another treatise by Al-Hashemi to
Abdul-Maseeh Ibn Ishaq Al-Kindi in which the former
invited the latter to embrace Islam. It also includes Abdul-
Maseeh Ibn Ishaq Al-Kindi's reply treatise to Al-Hashemi
inviting him to embrace Christianity. This treatise was
published twice in London between 1880 and 1885 A.D.
to be used by Christianizers. English Orientalist William
Muir published an abridged version of the treatise in
English, which was in turn published twice in London in
1881 and 1887 A.D." 7
Stage 4: Atheists' Attack on the Noble Qur'an
In the 2nd Century A.H., a group of atheists popped
up claiming that there were contradicting verses in the
Noble Qur'an, casting doubts on its Divine nature. But
Allah helped Imam Ahmad Ibn Hanbal reply to them in his
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valuable Treatise, والجهمية الزنادقة على A" الرد reply to
Atheists and the Jahmites".
One of those who also dared attack the Noble Qur'an
was Ibn Ar-Rawendi8 who wrote للقرآن Anti-Qur'anic" الدامغ
Evidence". In his Book, he tried casting doubts on the
composition of the Qur'an and its meanings, saying, "It
contains irrationality and lies."9 He even wrote some silly
words claiming that by so doing, he could imitate the
Noble Qur'an, defying Allah Almighty Who says, "Say: 'If
the whole of mankind and Jinns were to gather together
to produce the like of this Qur'an, they could not produce
the like thereof, even if they backed up each other with
help and support.' " (The Qur'an- 17:88)
It is noteworthy that Ibn Ar-Rawendi's "Anti-Qur'anic
Evidence" للقرآن was written during his stay at the الدامغ
house of Ben Levi, the Jew who sheltered him when the
sultan ordered to arrest him. 10
Stage 5: Writing about Alleged Qur'anic
Contradictions
Among those who tried to trace contradictions in the
verses of the Noble Qur'an was Joseph Ibn Naghrela or
Joseph ha-Nagid, the Jew11 who wrote a book claiming
that there were contradictions among the verses of the
Noble Qur'an. But Imam Ibn Hazm Al-Andalusi confronted
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his attempt through his valuable Treatise, ابن على الرد
Replying to Ibn Naghrela" that was published with"النغريلة
other treatises by Ibn Hazm in the third volume reviewed
by Dr. Ehsan Abbas.
Stage 6: Suspicious Translations of the Noble
Qur'an
At this stage, the allegations against the merciful
Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and the attempts to deny the
Divine nature of the Revelation further developed through
claiming that the Noble Qur'an was invented by
Muhammad and was not from Allah Almighty. That was in
the 6th Century A.H. when the first translation of the
meanings of the Noble Qur'an came to exist. In this
regard, Dr. Muhammad Saleh Al-Bendaq said, "The first
European translation of the meanings of the Holy Qur'an
was into Latin. It came in response to the order of the
Abbot of Clugny Abbey in southern France, Pierre le
Venerble, and it was under his supervision. That was in
1143 A.D.. and the job was done by an English Priest
called Robert de Retina and a German one called
Hermann."12
Peter the Venerable (or Pierre le Venerble) also
asked Robert de Retina to abandon the study of
engineering and astronomy to translate the Qur'an
instead so as to confound the so-called fallacies of Islam.
According to Edison the Evangelist, Peter the Venerable
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traveled to Spain to visit some branches of Clugny Abbey
in 1141 A.D.. and he realized the dire need for polemic
writings.13
Also among those who undertook to translate the
Noble Qur'an was George Sale in 1149 A.H./1734 A.D..
Although he praised the Noble Qur'an and translated its
meanings into English, Sale denied the possibility of its
being a Revelation from God. He rather stressed that it
was made up by Muhammad Ibn Abdullah (PBUH), saying
"That Mohammad was really the author and chief
contriver of the Koran, is beyond dispute…" This is old
Orientalist allegation so much influenced the readers of
the English translation of the meanings of the Qur'an.
Such an influence extended even to the readers of the
French translation of the meanings of the Qur'an when
Bolognan Orientalist Albert Kazimirski translated the
English version of the translation of the meanings of the
Holy Qur'an into French in 1256 A.H./ 1840-1841 A.D.
following the same technique of George Sale. 14
About the foreign translations of the meanings of the
Holy Qur'an, Dr. Muhammad Al-Bendaq said, "They
started translating the Qur'an, with an orientation to
make it appear to everyone, through their translations, to
have been composed by Muhammad (PBUH) and to give
the impression that it is an incongruent Book that was not
revealed by Allah Almighty to Prophet Muhammad
(PBUH). They even went further to say that the Qur'an
was a lexical or a semantic replica of Jewish Books. That
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was evident in Jewish Orientalist Abraham Geager's
attempt to prove his evil theory stating that the Prophet
(PBUH) read various Jewish Books in various languages;
Hebrew and Aramaic, including the Torah, the Ketuvim
(or Writings), Nevi'im (the Prophets), the Mishnah, the
Gemara (the Talmud), the Midrash and the Tarjum …etc" 15 .
Stage 7: Writing in the Name of an Allegedly
Christianized Muslim to Attack the Noble Qur'an
and the Wise Prophet:
One of the books that appeared in the 10th Century
A.H. handling such serious rumors was الفقهاء نقض
"Contrarietas Elfolica"; literally, "Contrariety of
Jurisprudence Scholars". It was written in Arabic by a
man who claimed to have been Christianized and it was
translated into Latin by Marc of Toledo; its Arabic version
is not available yet. But its claims were confounded by
Historian Norman Daniel who proved that proofs
undoubtedly attest to the fact that the writer of that book
was a Spanish Christian who wanted to lend importance
to his book through his allegations. The seriousness of
that book lies in its great influence on Ricoldo de Monte
Croce who harbored so much hate for Islam and whose
writings had a profound influence on medieval writers.
For instance, Martin Luther was extremely pleased upon
receiving his Book, "Confutatio Alcorani" in 1530 A.D.
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Luther even hastened to translate it into German with the
purpose of confuting the Noble Qur'an and attacking it.
Here is a quote by Ricoldo de Monte Croce who
addressed the noble Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) saying,
"O Muhammad, I do not believe that you received such
insights from God because you are weird and odd in
terms of your message; for you do not agree with any
other Holy Book.. We must abandon what Muhammad
claimed to have received from God because it is the exact
opposite of the rulings written by Moses, and the
Prophets and Messengers that came afterwards with
Divine revelations and orders." 16 How rude!
Some translations were republished, as was done by
Marracci who compiled such translations, to be published
by people who were not versed in Arabic in cooperation
with people unfamiliar with Latin, and published them in
1698 A.D.. The reactions to such translations were
positive as they appealed to many.
However, this edition was confronted by a French
Nobleman, Historian and Philosopher, Le Comte Henri de
Boulainvilliers who led a noble pro-Muhammad
Movement in Paris, but he faced strong opposition.
Recently, he has been attacked by Régis Blachère who
accused him of "undertaking to defend Islam to destroy
the goodness of Catholicism". Afterwards, successive
translations of the Qur'an were produced in various
languages, including Hebrew; in 1634 A.D.., Rabbi of
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Zante, Jacob Bin Israel, produced another version
translated from Latin.17
Stage 8: Many Writings about the Prophet's
Biography Denying the Revelation:
Not only this, but also such allegations spread even
in dictionaries, encyclopedias and writings dedicated to
the Biography of the merciful Prophet Muhammad
(PBUH). Over the past four centuries, libraries have
abounded in many Western writings on the Prophet and
his Biography in various European languages. In 1304
A.H., the number of such writings reached 1300
according to Al-Muqtabas Magazine المقتبس issued in مجلة
Damascus.18
The abundance in such writings reflects Western
scholars' great concern with this important topic.
Undoubtedly, this concern is driven by suspicious motives
and far-reaching goals.
According to Dr. Edward Sa'id, the volume of the
Orientalist movement's legacy from 1800 to 1950 A.D.. is
60,000 books, which is equal to the amount of books in a
whole public library!19
If the recent editions for over half a century are
added to that number, it will surely increase and even
multiply.
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As a matter of fact, the Biography of the Noble
Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) occupied a large space in
such writings; they left nothing, whether of minor or
major importance, in this Biography without interpreting
or explaining it with an orientation to demean the status
of Prophet Muhammad. Indeed, they exerted immense
efforts to convince readers, Christian ones of course, that
any person who has characteristics similar to those of
Muhammad could not be a God-sent Prophet, which in
turn implies that Islam is not a Divine Faith and that the
Qur'an was made up by Muhammad to justify his worldly
acts for his ignorant and uncivilized Arab people. Such
writers claimed that theirs is the true Faith and thus,
Muhammad's hocus-pocus could not beguile them!!
Their defective and diseased imagination even drove
them to invent a lie saying that Muhammad was a
Catholic Cardinal who had an ambition to occupy the
Pope's post, but when he was not elected Pope by
cardinals, he got angry and went to Mecca to proclaim a
new faith opposing Rome, and because the Arabs were all
Christians, he managed to delude them!!
However, the Christianized Jew, Pedro Alfonso (or
Petrus Alfunsi), came up with another view saying that
Muhammad's teacher was a Jewish apostate!
In fact, these two views are the very bases of today's
orientalism and evangelism. This is because many of
today's orientalists reiterate that Islam, with its Qur'an,
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Prophetic Sayings and even its civilization, is based upon
Judaism and Christianity. Those who make such an
argument might disagree when it comes to the totalities,
fundamentals and sources of the Islamic Religion, but
they do not disagree when it comes to arguing that the
Qur'an was made up by Muhammad. This argument led
them to conclude that Islam is not a Divine faith!
Based on this belief, orientalists have agreed with
evangelists, both secretly and in public, except for a small
number of them, supporting them with their knowledge
and long expertise. This is not something strange, given
that the vast majority of orientalists are both church
members and Christianizers, or Jews who, in one way or
another, all shared similar objectives regardless of their
disagreements. 20
Among the orientalists who disseminated such
allegations are:
1. British Orientalist Muir21 who wrote "The Life of
Mahomet" that dealt with the issue of the Revelation
and in which he said, ".. Our sketch of the life of
Mahomet has now reached a point when anxious
yearnings after religious truth were springing up
within him; and the mind, brooding over the gross
superstition and abject worldliness of the inhabitants
of Mecca, and bewildered by its own speculations
amidst the uncertain flickerings of spiritual light
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ever and anon flashing around, began to unburden
itself in fragments of wild and impassioned poetry. "
Muir re-emphasized the words of Martin Luther and
Pedro Alfonso descriBing the Prophet as a pretender
and a Satan's follower! 22
2. English Orientalist Margoliouth, who, in 1905
A.D../1323 A.H., wrote " Mohammed and the Rise of
Islam ", said that Muhammad used to frequent Okaz
Market to get updated on the art of poetry through
the poets who used to compete there and he thus
managed to utilize this experience later on to dictate
the Qur'an! 23
3. English Orientalist Richard Bell who wrote "Bell's
Introduction to the Qur'an" claiming that the Noble
Qur'an was fabricated by Muhammad.
4. French Orientalist Régis Blachère who wrote "Le
Coran" citing the previous claim.
5. German Orientalist Clair-Tisdall wrote "The Sources
of Islam" making the same claim.
6. French Orientalist Gustav Lobon who also claimed
that Muhammad took the Qur'an from other Faiths. 24
7. Spanish Orientalist Vernet who wrote "El Corán,
Introduction, Translation and Notes" claiming that
Muhammad was the author of the Qur'an.25
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Stage 9: Belying Prophet Muhammad in
Encyclopedias and Dictionaries:
Orientalists have written numerous books about the
Noble Qur'an in various widespread languages. This huge
orientalist task was confronted by many Muslims
specialized in various fields. They scrutinized, studied and
criticized such works with a detailed explanation of the
difference between offensiveness and moderation. In this
regard, Professor Ali Bin Ibraheem An-Namlah made a list
of 548 related research papers in his valuable research
titled, "Muslim Scholars' Efforts in Studying Orientalist
Writings on the Noble Qur'an".26
Here are only some of these valuable studies citing the
English encyclopedias that have disseminated such
allegations:
1. Encyclopedia International: Its first edition came
to light in 1968 A.D. in Canada. It mentioned the
words of US Orientalist Hodgson, Marshall G.S.,
University of Chicago, who stated that the Qur'an is
the words of Muhammad, not a Divine Revelation.
2. Encyclopedia Harver World: Its use spread in the
US and Europe in 1973, namely in New York and
London. It included the following:
"The Qur'an is the Holy Book of Islam. To Muslims, it
is not just a Divine Revelation, but it is the actual
words of Allah." So, they at least did not deny this
fact.
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3. Britannica Junior Encyclopedia (for boys and
girls): Its first edition was issued in 1934 A.D.. by
Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc. It was published by
William Benton in London, Chicago, Toronto,
Geneva, Sydney, Tokyo, Manila and Johannesburg. It
included a skeptic argument stating that it was
Muhammad who said that Gabriel had imparted
Allah's words to Him.
4. Encyclopedia Britannia: (Vol. 14, p. 342): "The
argument that the miraculous language of the
Qur'an, with its beauty and tranquility that cannot
be imitated by humans or Jinns, including eloquent
Arabs and Arabia's rhetoricians, is unacceptable."27
Other French Dictionaries and Encyclopedia
include:
1. Bibliotheque Orientale: It is a multi-volume
encyclopedia investigating oriental sciences,
cultures, religions and customs in an alphabetical
order. Its Author is Bartelemy d'Herbelot, a French
Orientalist of the 17th Century. In this encyclopedia,
the image of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was so
much distorted; in the Chapter on Muhammad
(PBUH), we find shameful words such as: "He is the
famous assumer Mahomet who composed and
founded some heresy in the name of religion"!!!
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2. Dictionnaire des Religions: It is found in one
medium-size volume reviewing the entry word,
"Muhammad", only in two columns. This is a brief
review of the Prophet's Biography that cast some
doubts on it, e.g. the claim that Muhammad's
obtaining religious culture from Baheera during his
travel to the Levant. 28
Stage 10: Translating the Qur'an by Omission and
Distorting Interventions:
Translations of the meanings of the Holy Qur'an
entered a new phase with a translation omitting one third
of it and intervening in its wise order of verses. This
English version of the meanings of the Holy Qur'an was
by Orientalist Kenneth Cragg, Theological Studies
Professor at London University, and it came in his
"Readings in the Qur'an" that was published in 1993. Not
only did he omit parts of the Qur'an, but also changed its
form in English. That writer retranslated big parts of the
Qur'an into English after reducing it to two thirds of its
original size claiming that the last third of it is a
repetition that could be skipped, and then he divided the
Qur'an into five main subjects.
Cragg was keen to achieve various goals through his
book such as changing the form of the Noble Qur'an; an
old objective which orientalists have sought to achieve
over long years. They were even about to produce a new
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copy of the Qur'an based on ancient manuscripts which
they claimed to have found, but this project came to an
end during World War II; the institute in charge of the
project was bombed and destroyed.
The author of that book divided the Qur'an into
various major sections according to its major topics, as he
puts it. He also claimed that the topics of the Qur'an are
not organized and are scattered in indefinite patterns i.e.,
the subjects mentioned in the Qur'an are neither in the
form of fully-developed stories, nor in the form of a
historically connected timeline nor in the form of two
major sections according to the two periods of the
Revelation of the Qur'an: Meccan Qur'anic verses and
Medinan ones. That is why the author recommends that
his readers read the Qur'an in a reverse order, from end
to beginning, i.e., starting with Chapter 114 and ending
with Chapter 2, given that Chapter 1, as the author
claims, is not a good opening of the Qur'an…
He is also of the view that the Qur'an was imparted
to Muslims via a human being, the Prophet, which is a
fact. As for how it was imparted to the Prophet, the
author believes that this is something mysterious though
Muslims, and only Muslims, are certain of it, but their
certainty is not based on convincing facts.29
Stage 11: Teaching Such Allegations in Europe and
the US
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The real catastrophe is teaching such non-sense and
lies at one of the greatest European universities, namely
London University! Also Princeton University that was
built in 1746 A.D. in Elizabeth Town, New Jersey,
assigned the task of teaching the Noble Qur'an to one of
those antagonizing Islam most, Dr. Michael Cook, who
attacked the Qur'an endeavoring to prove the human
touch in it.30
These lies are also taught at schools in Italy and
Spain; the curricula there claim that the Noble Qur'an
was composed by Muhammad (PBUH).31
Here comes a new stage of disseminating such
allegations; the orientalist activity in previous centuries
started to be taught within the curricula of European and
US schools, along with previous works in the field of
studies pertinent to distorting Islam and assaulting the
Noble Qur'an and its great Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
This had a major influence on the modern Western
thought, for such curricula wronged a whole generation
by stuffing their minds with these wrongful fallacies
besmearing Islam and Muslims. As a result, some of those
belonging to that generation condemned teaching the
Qur'an in the first place, regardless of the defects
inherent in that teaching process per se as previously
indicated. The reactions of those people who are filled
with malicious intentions started to accumulate through
the curricula they study at primary, intermediate,
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secondary and university stages and even during their
post-graduate studies.
For instance, Representative Sam Ellis (NC-R) "told
a local radio station he did not want the students in the
university system to study 'this evil. ...If they wish to
pursue it on their own, or if they wish to pursue it as an
elective, that's fine. But I don't think it is something our
university system should be encouraging.' " Another
representative, Winn Saskatoon also said, "See how much
we have paid for September 11 attacks and for acting to
protect our country from being vulnerable to such attacks
again? See how North Carolina University is acting to
promote terrorism by publishing this book?"
Bill O'Reilly, a popular conservative Fox News
television commentator drew an analogy between the
study of the Qur'an and Adolf Hitler's "Mein Kampf" in
the years prior to World War II. He said that teaching the
Koran to US students was wrong as it was the book of
"our enemy's religion."
The author of "World History Connected",
particularly in the Chapter on "The Rise of Islam"
mentioned that a critic said, "The book started adopting
an inappropriate evangelical approach by stating that the
Muslim myth of Muhammad's receiving a revelation is a
real fact. It says that Muhammad received a call to be
Allah's Messenger and Gabriel said to him, 'Read' (The
Qur'an- 96:1). This is a grave mistake, for asserting
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historical questions this way is not different from
Muslims' propagating their religion and their ceaseless
attempts to spread it all over. So an academic writer is
not to mention what is cited in this book regarding
Muhammad's receiving a Divine Revelation, or state that
Ramadan is Muslims' holy Month because Gabriel came
with the Revelation in it or similar explicit evangelical
arguments."
In his "Qur'anic Studies", London University
Professor, John Wansbrough, said that the Qur'an was
either copied from Jewish and Christians Scriptures or is
based on the debates with the Jews or was composed by
Muhammad, his Companions, their followers and the
followers of their followers over two centuries in Islamic
history.
Many Islamic studies scholars in the West abstained
from Wansbrough's argument dubBing it radical and
extremist. However, a group of the author's followers at
major Western universities such as Harvard, Princeton
and London are still compelling Islamic studies students
to study his book to shake their belief in the originality of
Islamic sources, topped by the Noble Qur'an.32
This stage of allegations was influenced by the
previous one; the sources which the authors of these
course books rely on are influenced by orientalist writings
and distorted translations of the Holy Qur'an.33
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Stage 12: Spreading Rumors and Allegations in
Arabic Books and Distributing Them Through
Christian Organizations:
One of these books is "The First Tasteful Book on
Religious Narrations" الدينية الروايات في الشهية that الباكورة
was published by The Youth Center Organization منظمة
الشبيبة an underground Christian organization whose ,مركز
premises is in Schon and it has a branch in Basel in
Switzerland. 34 This book says that Muhammad is not a
Messenger, but he claimed to have a Message, thanks to
his intelligence!!! The author added that the Qur'an is not
a Revelation from Allah, but it was made up by
Muhammad who copied it from the Torah and Gospels as
well as ancient narratives and myths!! He further added
that the Qur'an is not miraculous or inimitable, simply
because it is composed of words by a human that came in
the most sublime and eloquent Arabic styles!!35
Stage 13: The Writing of "The True Furqan"36 by
Priest, Dr. Anis Shorrosh
That book denied the fact that the Qur'an was
revealed to the merciful Prophet Muhammad (PBUH),
claiming he was a liar. Shorrosh also added that the so-
called "Furqan" was revealed to him and it consisted of
70 Chapters! In fact, many parts of that book were copied
from the Noble Qur'an. In other words, Shorrosh denies
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the Qur'an, yet steals from it, both at a time! Indeed, this
is the most serious stage and the most heinous crime.
Through these thirteen stages, one can clearly see
the origins and evolution of such waves of allegations by
people imitating the polytheists of the Pre-Islamic Era.
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Replying to These Allegations
First: Allah's Prophets, peace be upon them, recognized
the high status enjoyed by Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
The Bible and Torah prophesied that he would be a
Prophet highlighting the truthfulness of his Message and
his characteristics. For instance, Prophets Moses and
Jesus, peace be upon them, explicitly recognized the
truthfulness of the Message of Muhammad (PBUH), the
Prophet of mercy, through their prophecies in their
Divine Books. In this respect, a whole Chapter in Al-
Bukhari's Book of authentic Sayings, "Sahih Al-Bukhari",
was entitled, "The Seal of Prophethood" and he cited a
Saying by As-Sa'eb Ibn Yazeed, may Allah be pleased with
him, in which he stressed that he had seen the seal of
Prophethood between Prophet Muhammad's shoulders.37
In his book, the Chapter on the Seal of Prophethood,
Al-Hafez Ibn Hajar said about that seal, "...it was between
the shoulders of the Prophet (PBUH) and it was one of his
Signs by which the People of the Scripture knew him."38
How did the People of the Scripture know about that
Sign? They found it in their Divine Books that foretold
Prophet Muhammad's Message, and they are as follows:
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The Characteristics of Allah's Messenger
(PBUH)
in the Bible
Historian Ibn Hisham said that Ibn Ishaq reported
the prophecy of Jesus regarding Allah's Messenger
Muhammad, saying: "It came to my knowledge, with
regard to the stand of Jesus, Son of Mary, concerning
what Allah revealed to him in the Bible about the
characteristics of Allah's Messenger, as John, the
Disciple, proved to them, on writing the Bible for them, as
regards Son of Mary, Jesus' recognition of Allah's
Messenger yet to be sent, that he said, 'When the
Comforter (Menahem) comes, whom I will send to you
from the Father, the Spirit of truth who goes out from the
Father, he will testify about me. And you also must
testify, for you have been with me from the beginning.' "
In Syriac, "Menahem" means "Muhammad";
"Parakletos" in Greek.39
As was said, and according to the Gospel of John in
Greek, the name, "Barakletos" was used, given that it
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typically refers to the name, "Ahmad" i.e., Muhammad;
this is what Bible Expert, Professor Abdul-Ahad Dawoud,
believes.40
Here is another Biblical text, (Haggai 2:7-9), that
foretells the coming of Muhammad:
"And I will shake all nations, and the Himada of all the
nations will come; and I will fill this house with glory,
says the Lord of hosts. Mine is the silver, mine is the gold,
says the Lord of hosts, the glory of my last house shall be
greater than that of the first one, says the Lord of hosts;
and in this place I will give Shalom, says the Lord of
Hosts."
Abdul-Ahad also said, "I translated this extract from
the only copy I have of the Bible which an Assyrian
woman, my cousin, had lent me. This copy comes in the
national colloquial language of the time. But let's go back
to the English translation of the Holy Bible in which the
word, 'Himada' had been translated originally from
Hebrew into 'umniah' i.e., 'wish', and the word, 'shalom'
into 'Islam'."
He also wrote a Chapter titled, "John the Baptist
Foresaw Muhammad's Coming" and he quoted the Gospel
of Barnabas as saying that Jesus, the Son of Mary, was
talking about the soul of Muhammad, proving that
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"Parakletos" stands for "Ahmad" or "Muhammad". He
said:
"The Qur'anic Revelation stating that Jesus, the Son of
Mary, made the following declaration to the Israelites:
'...and to give (you) the glad tiding of an apostle who shall
come after me, whose name shall be Ahmad.' (The
Qur'an- 61:6) is one of the strongest proofs saying that
Muhammad is in fact a Prophet and the Qur'an is verily a
Divine Revelation, for he could have never known that
'Parakeltos' implied 'Ahmad', unless through a Divine
Revelation. Indeed, that Qur'anic evidence is uncontested
because that Greek name is literally and undoubtedly the
accurate equivalent of 'Ahmad' and 'Muhammad'."41
Sheikh An-Najjar once talked about his dialogue with
Italian Orientalist Carlo Nalino, who was his friend, on
discussing the meaning of "Parakletos". An-Najjar said, "I
asked him, 'What does 'Parakletos' mean?' He said,
'Priests believe that this word means 'Comforter. 'I
replied, 'I am now asking Dr. Carlo Nalino who has a PhD
in Ancient Greek Literature, not a priest!' He said, 'It
implies, 'one praised much'. I said, 'Is this similar to the
superlative form of the adjective deriving from 'hamada'
i.e., 'to praise' in Arabic?' He said, 'Yes.' Thereupon, I
said, 'One of the names of Allah's Messenger Muhammad
is Ahmad i.e., 'one praised most' in Arabic.' Carlo Nalino
said, 'O brother, you memorize too much!' Then we
parted after I had become more certain of the meaning of
the Qur'anic verse in which God quotes Jesus as saying,
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'...and to give (you) the glad tiding of an apostle who shall
come after me, whose name shall be Ahmad.' (The
Qur'an- 61:6).'. " 42
In an authentic Saying, Jubair Ibn Mut'am said,
"Allah's Messenger (PBUH) said, 'I have five names: I am
Muhammad, and I am Ahmad, and I am Al-Mahi
(Eradicator) by whom God eradicates disbelief, and I am
Al-Hashir (Gatherer) at whose feet people shall be
gathered (on the Day of Resurrection) and I am Al-'Aqib
(the last Prophet to come after another one).' "43
Still, Muhammad had other names; Ibn Hajar said,
"It is said that the wisdom of restricting them only to
these five names cited in this Saying is that these five are
known more than the other ones; they are found in
ancient books and previous nations were familiar with
them." 44
Learned Scholar Al-Qarafi cited tens of related
prophecies about Muhammad (PBUH) such as: "Behold
my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul
delights; I have put my Spirit upon him; he will bring
forth justice to the nations.. He will not cry aloud or lift
up his voice, or make it heard in the street; 3 a bruised
reed he will not break, and a faintly burning wick he will
not quench; he will faithfully bring forth justice. 4 He will
not grow faint or be discouraged till he has established
justice in the earth; and the coastlands wait for his law.
Thus says God, the LORD, who created the heavens and
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stretched them out, who spread out the earth and what
comes from it, who gives breath to the people on it and
spirit to those who walk in it: 6 "I am the LORD; I have
called you in righteousness; I will take you by the hand
and keep you; I will give you as a covenant for the people,
a light for the nations, 7 to open the eyes that are blind,
to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon, from the
prison those who sit in darkness... What I have given to
him I will not give to anyone else: Ahmad, because he
praises God and this praise comes from the best part of
the earth, and this will bring joy to mankind and they will
recite the word of divine unity on every hill and glorify
God in every high place.' " (Isaiah: 42)45
"Prophecy 32: Isaiah (PBUH) said in his prophecy:
'…you, the seed of Abraham my friend. (9.) I have
strengthened you from the ends of the earth, and from
her chief men I have called you, and I said {&waw&} to
you, You are my servant; I have chosen you, and have not
rejected you. (10.) Do not be afraid; for I am with you: do
not be dismayed; for I am your God: I will strengthen you;
yet, I will help you; yet, I will support you with the right
hand of my righteousness. (11.) [+Behold,+] they shall be
ashamed and humiliated all who are incensed against you
and they shall perish [m+ they shall be as nothing] all the
men striving with you. (PP) (12.) You shall seek them, and
shall not find them,} the men of your strife: those who
war against you shall be as nothing, and finished. (13.)
Because I YHWH your God will hold your right hand,
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saying to you, Fear not; I will help you. (14.) Do not be
afraid O worm Jacoband friends of Israel; I will help you,
says YHWH, and your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.
(15.) Behold, I will put you as a new sharp threshing tool
owning teeth: you shall thresh the mountains, and crush
them, and shall make the hills like chaff. (16.) You shall
winnow them, and the wind shall carry them away, and
the whirlwind shall scatter them and you shall rejoice in
YHWH, in the Holy One of Israel you shall glory.' "
In his 33rd Prophecy, Isaiah also declared
Muhammad's name explicitly saying: "I have made your
name Muhammad O Muhammad, O beloved of the Lord,
your name will abide forever.”
His 37th prophecy reads: "We heard, from the
extremes of earth, the voice Of Muhammad."
Habakkuk 3:3 reads: "God (His Guidance) came from
Teman, and the Holy One from mount Paran. Selah. His
glory covered the heavens, and the earth was full of his
praise."
In his prophecy, Danial (PBUH) said, addressing
Muhammad (PBUH), ''With your bows you will defeat
your enemies and the arrows will pour like rain by your
command, oh, Muhammad!"46 This statement made
Negus adopt Islam; he said, "I testify that he is the
Messenger of Allah, for he is the one we find in the Bible,
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and he is the Messenger whose coming Jesus, the Son of
Mary, prophesied."47
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The Characteristics of Allah's Messenger
(PBUH)
in the Torah
Sheikh of Islam Ibn Taymeyah said, "The news about
the knowledge the People of the Scripture have about the
characteristics of Muhammad (PBUH) is found in their
early books according to their connected chains of
narrations." 48
Imam Adh-Dhahabi reported that Ibn Abbas (Son of
Abbas), may Allah be pleased with them both, asked Ka'b
Al-Ahbar (literally, the cornerstone of Rabbis): "How do
you find the characteristics of Allah's Messenger (PBUH)
in the Torah?" He said, "We find him (known as)
Muhammad, Son of Abdullah, who shall be born in Mecca
and immigrate to Teebah. His Dominion shall be in the
Levant. He is not known for indecency and he does not
make a noise at markets. He does not do evil in response
to evil, but he rather forgives and pardons." 49
Here is another related Saying reported by Al-
Bukhari who quoted 'Ata' Ibn Yasar as saying, "I met
'Abdullah Ibn 'Amr Ibn Al-'As and I said, 'Tell me about
the description of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless
him and grant him peace, in the Torah.' 'Yes,' he said, 'By
Allah, he is described in the Torah partly as he is
described in the Qur'an: "O Prophet, We have sent you as
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a witness, a bearer of good news and a warner and a
protection to the unlettered. You are My slave and
Messenger. I have called you the trusty one who is
neither coarse nor harsh nor loud in the markets. Allah
Almighty will not take him until He has made the crooked
community straight by him so that they say, "There is no
god but Allah," and by it they will open blind eyes, deaf
ears and covered hearts.'" 50
Imam Ahmad reported a sound Saying by Ibn Mas'ud
who said, "Allah sent His Prophet (PBUH) to lead a man
to enter Paradise. So he entered the synagogue and he
found Jews there and a Jew reading the Torah to them.
When they came to the part mentioning the description of
the Prophet (PBUH), they stopped reading. And a sick
man was there somewhere. The Prophet said, 'Why did
you stop?' The sick man said, 'They came to the part
mentioning the description of the Prophet.' Then the sick
man came crawling until he took the Torah and read it
until he came to the part mentioning the description of
the Prophet (PBUH) and his Nation. He said, 'This is your
description and that of your Nation. I testify that there is
no god but Allah and that you are Allah's Messenger.'
Then he died. The Prophet (PBUH) said to his
Companions, 'Take care of your brother (i.e., wash his
corpse, pray for him and bury him)!' "51
Al-Hafiz Ath-Thahabi also reported Waraqah Ibn
Nawfal's words about Muhammad's being sent as a
Prophet; he quoted Ibn Ishaq as saying, "Khadijah had
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already told her Uncle Waraqah Ibn Nawfal, who had
read the Scriptures and embraced Christianity, of
Maysarah's words and the shade provided by the two
angels for Muhammad. He (Waraqah) said, 'If that was
true, O Khadijah, Muhammad would be indeed the
Prophet of this Nation.' He had already known that a
Prophet was expected to be sent to this Nation at a
certain time.. Waraqah had kept waiting impatiently for
that Prophet saying, 'Until when (shall I wait)?' Then he
recited a poem."52
Also among those who had knowledge of the coming
of prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and his character was
Abdullah Ibn Salam. Al-Wahedi commented on Allah's
words in this verse: "Those to whom we gave the
Scripture, they recognize it as they recognize their sons"
(The Qur'an- 2:146), saying, "It was revealed to talk about
the believing People of the Scripture; namely Abdullah
Ibn Salam and his companions who knew Allah's
Messenger's traits, description and Mission from their
Books, just like anyone of them knew his own son on
seeing him with other boys."
Abdullah Ibn Salam said, "I knew Allah's Messenger
(PBUH) even more than I knew my own son." Omar Ibn
Al-Khattab asked, "How, Ibn Salam?" He said, "Because I
testify that Muhammad is Allah's Messenger for sure, but
I cannot testify that I am equally sure that my son is
really my son; I do not know what women (i.e. his wife)
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might have done!" Omar said, "God grant you success,
Ibn Salam!"53
Abdullah Ibn Salam was an expert in the Torah; he
exposed those who concealed the ruling of stoning. 54
Al-Hafez Ibn Hajar reported that Al-Baghawi, Ibn
Sa'd, Ibn Shaheen and Ibn As-Sakan quoted Khalifah Ibn
Abdah Al-Manqari as saying, "I asked Muhammad Ibn
Adeyy Ibn Rabi'ah, 'How did your father call you
Muhammad before Islam?' He said, 'I asked my father the
same question and he said, 'I was one of four men from
Bani Tameem who were on a travel; they were I, Sufyan
Ibn Mujashe', Yazeed Ibn 'Amr Ibn Rabee'ah and Usamah
Ibn Malik Ibn Habeeb Ibn Al-'Anbar. We wanted to meet
Ibn Jafnah Al-Ghassani in the Levant. We reached some
water near a monastery and its monk came to us and said
to us, 'A Prophet shall soon be sent among you, so hasten
to join him.' We said, 'What is his name?' He said,
'Muhammad.' Later on, after we had left, each of us begot
a baby boy.' " That was why he called his son Muhammad. 55
How did Waraqah Ibn Nawfal, Abdullah Ibn Salam
and Adeyy Ibn Rabee'ah know that information? They
knew them through people of Divine Books.
Barnabas said, "A Messiah shall come; one sent by
God to the whole world… at that time, prostration shall
be made to God all over the world and Mercy shall be
attained." 56
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Mentioning the Merciful Prophet
in David's Psalms and Psalter
Al-Qarafi said, "David (PBUH) said in his Psalms:
"May he rule from sea to sea, from the river to the ends of
the earth. (9) May his foes kneel before him, his enemies
lick the dust. (10) May the kings of Tarshish and the
islands bring tribute, the kings of Arabia and Seba offer
gifts. (11) May all kings bow before him, all nations serve
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him. (12) For he rescues the poor when they cry out, the
oppressed who have no one to help. (13) He shows pity to
the needy and the poor and saves the lives of the poor.
(14) From extortion and violence he frees them, for
precious is their blood in his sight. (15) Long may he live,
receiving gold from Arabia, prayed for without cease,
blessed day by day. . "57
Sheikh of Islam Ibn Taymeyah also cited this
quotation from David's Psalms: "And Muhammad has
spread happiness all over…"58.
He also said, "I have seen copies of the Psalms
explicitly naming Muhammad a Prophet."59
Based on these explicit texts and authentic proofs,
accusing Muhammad (PBUH) of telling lies is but a denial
of what Jesus and Moses mentioned in the Torah and
Bible. Had not Muhammad (PBUH), the Prophet of mercy,
been truthful, Jesus and Moses, peace be upon both,
would have been liars, for belying Prophet Muhammad
(PBUH) means belying Moses and Jesus and disbelieving
in their prophecies cited in the Torah and the Bible.
Second: The Miraculousness of the Qur'an:
Had the Qur'an been fabricated by the Prophet
(PBUH), Arabs would not have failed to find even one
single defect in it, given they were eloquent rhetoricians.
Indeed, Muhammad (PBUH) challenged them telling them
to produce the like of it, or even the like of one of its
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Chapters, but they failed despite their keenness to reject
it and belie it.
Had the Qur'an been the words of Muhammad
(PBUH), he would have been able to read and write
before the advent of Islam, and would have been even
versed in all the issues related to the Qur'an, e.g. belief,
rulings, morals and dealings. He would have also been
familiar with the stories of earlier nations with such
faultless precision recognized by his foes. Allah Almighty
says, " And thou wast not (able) to recite a Book before
this (Book came), nor art thou (able) to transcribe it with
thy right hand: In that case, indeed, would the talkers of
vanities have doubted." (The Qur'an-29:48)
Third: Foretelling Future Events and Discoveries:
The merciful Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) recited
the Wise Qur'an foretelling future events that were yet to
take place, and indeed they did later take place just as he
had mentioned! These include allegations and rumors
which Allah refers to in this verse:
"Ye shall certainly be tried and tested in your possessions
and in your personal selves; and ye shall certainly hear
much that will grieve you, from those who received the
Book before you and from those who worship many gods.
But if ye persevere patiently, and guard against evil,-then
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that will be a determining factor in all affairs" (The
Qur'an- 3:186).
Indeed, Muslims have been tried by such allegations
which do them much harm, just like Allah Almighty
mentions in this verse! So had not the Qur'an been
Divine, this statement would not have turned out to be
true, because this was something unseen and none but
Allah could have knowledge of it at the time of the
Prophet (PBUH).
In this connection, French Physician Maurice
Bucaille contributed to the reply to such allegations
through scientific discoveries in the fields of medicine
and astronomy. Bucaille said, "the information that is
useful for the people of knowledge has been made clear
for all generations, for the Holy Qur'an comprises data
concerning some natural phenomena that could only be
perceived at modern times, thanks to the scientific
advancement of the time. I cited many examples of them
in my 'The Qur'an, the Bible and Science'. But I will only
mention the various contemplations on human
reproduction and some physiological data which I
presented in 1976 A.D. at the Academy of Medicine in
Paris, which frankly confirmed that such information
perfectly conform with modern discoveries. It is clear that
such information was unknown at the Prophet's time. The
very existence of such information in a text dating
backing to the 7th Century A.D. is something beyond
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human interpretation. The history of science proves
this."60
Fourth: The Qur'anic Verses Are not Contradictory:
The verses of the Qur'an are harmonious and
proportionate on both the lexical and semantic levels;
they are faultless having no defects. Hence, those who
allege that its verses are contradictory cannot really
support their defective and unfound argument. In the
past, Imam Ahmad Ibn Hanbal replied to this allegation in
his "A reply to Atheists and the Jahmites" الزنادقة على الرد
. والجهمية At modern times, late Reverend Sheikh
Muhammad Al-Ameen Ash-Shanqity, may he rest in
peace, wrote a book entitled, "Refuting the Fallacy of
Incongruity in Qur'anic Verses"" آيات عن االضطراب إيهام دفع
. "الكتاب
Suffice it to mention these words of Allah Almighty
negating the existence of contradictions and incongruity
in the Qur'an:
"Do they not consider the Qur'an (with care)? Had it been
from other Than Allah, they would surely have found
therein Much discrepancy." (The Qur'an- 4:82)
Do not the eloquence of the Arabic words of the
Qur'an, the clarity of its meanings and the power inherent
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in its structures suffice as a proof confounding such
claims?!
Fifth: The great Qur'anic rulings that elevated Muslims
when they stuck firmly to it cannot be man-made, for they
are pregnant with benefits, means of happiness, systems
and precision, which are all prerequisites for a stable life.
Sixth: The Preservation of the Qur'an:
Had the Noble Qur'an been made up of human
words, it would not have existed up till now, preserved
both in lines and hearts, and it would have been
vulnerable to changes and alterations.
Seventh: Allah Blamed His Merciful Prophet in
Some Verses:
These include the following:
"He frowned and turned away; Because there came
to him the blind man (interrupting). And what would
make you know that he would purify himself ..." (The
Qur'an- 80:1-3).
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"O you prophet, why do you prohibit what GOD has
made lawful for you, just to please your wives? GOD is
Forgiver, Merciful." (The Qur'an- 66:1)
"GOD has pardoned you: why did you give them
permission (to stay behind), before you could distinguish
those who are truthful from the liars?" (The Qur'an- 9:43)
"No prophet shall acquire captives, unless he
participates in the fighting. You people are seeking the
materials of this world, while GOD advocates the
Hereafter. GOD is Almighty, Most Wise." (The Qur'an-
8:67)
Had the Qur'an been invented by Prophet
Muhammad (PBUH), he would have made no mention of
such blame words directed to him in particular.
Eighth: Had the merciful Prophet (PBUH) pretended to
have received the Revelation, he would have made use of
that at the time of the Slander Affair, for he was then in a
dire need of clearing his chaste Wife Aishah, mal Allah be
pleased with her! Muhammad (PBUH) had to wait a
whole month until he received verses from Allah clearing
Mother of the Believers Aishah, may Allah be pleased
with her. So if Muhammad (PBUH) had faked the Qur'an,
he would not have waited for long at those hard times
that inflicted much suffering upon the Prophet's
household!
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Ninth: Replies by Western Men and Women
Scholars to Such Rumors:
1. Italian Orientalist L. Vaccia Vaglieri said:
"The strongest enemies of Islam tried hard to arouse
allegations about God's Prophet, forgetting that
Muhammad, before the advent of his Message, was
so much respected by his people, thanks to his
honesty and purity. It really beats me how these
people did not take pains to realize that Muhammad
(PBUH) would not have dared threaten liars and
hypocrites by citing some Qur'anic verses stating
they were doomed to eternal suffering in the blazing
Hell-fire, had he been a liar himself, God forbid!
How could he have dared propagate Islam with his
own people hurling abuse at him, had not he had
some internal power constantly motivating him to
carry on, given his pure nature?! How could he start
a conflict that seemed to be fruitless at its
beginning?! How would he have managed to carry
on with this conflict for over ten years in Mecca,
with little success and untold sorrows, had not he
had sincere and profound Faith in the truthfulness of
his Message?! How could that large number of
notable and intelligent Muslims have believed in him
and supported him after converting to his new Faith,
had not they sensed the warmth of truth in his
words?!" Verily, such testimonies are enough, for
even Westerners almost have a consensus on the
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fact that Muhammad's truthfulness was deep-rooted
and beyond all doubts.61
2. Egyptian Christian Historian, Dr. N. Luka, said,
"What allegations are left to be aroused?
Muhammad's Faith stood the test of time amid long
trials before attaining victory; a victory that once
seemed to be unexpected, or was not even semi-
expected, for a man inviting people to take Allah's
Path in the very Capital City of idols and
abominations... His integrity rose above all personal
interests and he was too superior to indulge in life
luxuries. He was tolerant having no vanity or taking
pride in the powers granted to him. He abrogated
his tribe's superiority over other people, as had been
the case during the days of Pre-Islamic era, so much
that he let slaves, Abyssinians and Quraish's
chieftains be treated all on the equal footing. He and
those dear to him were not granted special
privileges, though his own people had enjoyed
unsurpassed superiority before Islam. He
disregarded such considerations, making no room
for any claim damaging that high status of glory or
casting doubts on his self-evident truthfulness! It is
no use trying to tarnish the reputation of that
Prophet. One can but admit the truth; Muhammad
never uttered a word out of his own caprice and
never went astray or got deluded. Verily, none would
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have deserved to be truthful, had not that
Messenger been truthful and honest…"62
3. English Writer Thomas Carlyle said, "How he was
placed with Kadijah, a rich Widow, as her Steward,
and travelled in her business, again to the Fairs of
Syria; how he managed all, as one can well
understand, with fidelity, adroitness; how her
gratitude, her regard for him grew: the story of
their marriage is altogether a graceful intelligible
one, as told us by the Arab authors. He was twenty-
five; she forty, though still beautiful. He seems to
have lived in a most affectionate, peaceable,
wholesome way with this wedded benefactress;
loving her truly, and her alone. It goes greatly
against the impostor theory, the fact that he lived in
this entirely unexceptionable, entirely quiet and
commonplace way, till the heat of his years was
done. He was forty before he talked of any mission
from Heaven. All his irregularities, real and
supposed, date from after his fiftieth year, when the
good Kadijah died. All his "ambition," seemingly,
had been, hitherto, to live an honest life; his "fame,"
the mere good opinion of neighbors that knew him,
had been sufficient hitherto. Not till he was already
getting old, the prurient heat of his life all burnt out,
and _peace_ growing to be the chief thing this world
could give him, did he start on the "career of
ambition;" and, belying all his past character and
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existence, set up as a wretched empty charlatan to
acquire what he could now no longer enjoy! For my
share, I have no faith whatever in that."63
4. Carlyle also said, " Why, a false man cannot build a
brick house! If he do not know and follow truly the
properties of mortar, burnt clay and what else be
works in, it is no house that he makes, but a rubbish-
heap. It will not stand for twelve centuries, to lodge
a hundred and eighty millions; it will fall
straightway... This Mahomet, then, we will in no
wise consider as an Inanity and Theatricality, a poor
conscious ambitious schemer; we cannot conceive
him so. The rude message he delivered was a real
one withal; an earnest confused voice from the
unknown Deep. The man's words were not false, nor
his workings here below; no Inanity and
Simulacrum; a fiery mass of Life cast up from the
great bosom of Nature herself. To kindle the world;
the world's Maker had ordered it so. Neither can
the faults, imperfections, insincerities even, of
Mahomet, if such were never so well proved against
him, shake this primary fact about him."64
5. French Comte Henri de Castri said:
"If we refer to what wise people stated about
Prophethood, which was rejected by Christians, we
can consider the case of the builder of the pillars of
Islam, being certain that he was not a fabricator.. It
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is hard to know whether he truly heard the voice of
Gabriel, but even knowing this makes no difference
because truthfulness is ensured anyway."65
6. In his "An Introduction to Islam", published in 1988
at Columbia University, Ruhr University Islamic
Studies Professor Gerhardt Indris said, in the
Chapter of "Islam, Religion and Law", criticizing
Islamic studies extremist academics, like Michael
Cook, Patricia Crone and John Wansbrough , and
others who cast doubts on the originality of the
Qur'an and the authenticity of its origins and
regarding it as a legislative source for Muslims:
"They did not present any convincing evidence
supporting their hypotheses and claims".66
7. French Physician Maurice Bucaille said, "How could
a man, from being illiterate… pronounce truths of a
scientific nature that no other human being could
possibly have developed at the time, and all this
without once making the slightest error in his
pronouncements on the subject?"67
8. French Orientalist Régis Blachère said, "The real
and only miracle of Prophet Muhammad is conveying
a Message of unmatched literary marvelousness...
When the polytheist Meccans said he was a poet, or
when they argued that the source of Revelation is
some well-known Jenni, God cleared him saying,
'What we taught him (the messenger) was not
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poetry, nor is he (a poet). This is but a formidable
proof, and a profound Quran. To preach to those
who are alive, and to expose the disbelievers.' Thus,
this Revelation whose beauty has reached
miraculous extents, confidently invites people to
guidance."68
9. In his "The History of the World ", Russian
Orientalist Platonov said, "All that we can confirm is
that Muhammad was not a liar or diseased."69
10. Dutch Orientalist Dosi said, "Supposing that
priests' claiming that Muhammad was a hypocrite
and lying Prophet, how then did he triumph? How
could his followers' conquests follow one another?
Why did not their victory over other peoples have a
limit? How could not this prove the Messenger's
miracle..?"
11. In his recent writings, French Orientalist Ernest
Renan also attacked Voltaire's stand against the
Messenger saying, "My scientific and historical
experiment proved that dubBing Muhammad a liar
and a fabricator is a mistake whose origins are some
national habits of some biased people, like Voltaire,
who wanted to find a cure for their foul mentalities
and heinous fanaticism by saying, 'He was inclined
towards being authoritative and in control, though
Muhammad, according to historical facts and the
testimonies of great historians, was the exact
opposite of that; he was not arrogant at all and was
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rather modest, truthful and honest, bearing no
grudge to anyone. His traits were noble, his heart
was pure and his feelings were tender."70
Tenth: These replies, made by people whose faiths and
nationalities are the same faiths and nationalities of those
attacking Islam, are also followed by testimonies of
Western scholars attesting to the truthfulness of the
Prophethood of the merciful Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
I will only pick some of these various testimonies which
are as follows:
1. Former Arabic Studies Department Dean at
Edinburgh University, Montgomery Watt, said,
"There are no sufficient grounds, then, for regarding
Muhammad as an impostor. On the contrary, the
case for his sincerity is strong. A high degree of
certainty is attainable here, since the discussion,
unlike that of the other two moral criticisms, is at a
factual level and does not involve any dispute about
moral standards. In other words, if it could be shown
that Muhammad, in full knowledge that the contents
of the Qur'an were the product of his own mind,
gave out that they were revelations to him from God,
that would be imposture and would be generally
recognized as a serious moral defect."71
2. Lebanese Christian Historian, George Hanna, said,
"Muhammad came out of his short meetings with
54
Gabriel with verses of wisdom to invite his people to
abstain from their delusion and believe in the One
and Omnipotent God, accursing the idols worshipped
by his people. It was then natural to find Arab
notables bearing grudge to him and harboring evil
feelings for him, for his Call jeopardized their
leadership".72
3. Austrian Thinker Leopold Weiss (now Muhammad
Asad) said, "Sunna is the exemplary model designed
by Messenger Muhammad through his actions and
words. His amazing life was a vivid representation
and interpretation of what came in the Holy Qur'an.
We cannot do justice to the Qur'an doing anything
rather than following the one who conveyed the
Revelation."73
4. Yale University Professor, F. R. Nadal, said, "The
thoughts of Messenger Muhammad which he
received as a Revelation, or those which his
independent reasoning led him to, have promoted
the study of history most. Individual acts, past
events and the deeds of all the Earth's peoples have
all gained religious importance. Moreover, the
character of Messenger Muhammad was a clear
dividing line throughout the course of history. The
science of Islamic history never crossed that line.."74
5. English Scholar Lightener said, "As far as I know
about Jewish and Christian faiths, I would say that
Muhammad's teachings were not copied from other
55
sources, rather they were revealed to him and there
is no doubt about that, so long as we believe in the
Revelations that came to us from the Almighty, the
All-Knowing. With all respect and humbleness, I
would say that sacrificing personal interests, the
sincerity of goals, the strong unshakeable belief, the
true far-sighted vision of the details and hidden
secrets of sin and delusion and utilizing the best
media to obliterate them are all clear signs speaking
well for Muhammad's Prophethood and the fact that
he received Revelations."
6. Lightener also said, "I would frankly express my
hope that the day will come when Christians respect
Jesus much (PBUH) by respecting Muhammad.
Certainly, a Christian who recognizes the Message
of Muhammad and the Truth he came with is a true
Christian."75
7. English Historian and Critic, Rom Landau, said,
"Muhammad never assumed divinity or miraculous
powers. On the contrary, he was keen to state that
he was just a Messenger chosen by God to convey
the Revelation to people."76
8. French Orientalist and Historian, Emile
Dermenghem, said, "Maria the Copt begot
Muhammad a son called Ibraheem who died in
childhood. Muhammad grieved much over his son's
death, buried him himself and cried over losing him.
Ibraheem's death coincided with a solar eclipse
56
which Muslims believed to be a sign related to his
death. But Muhammad was superior enough to
respond to that saying, 'The Sun and the Moon are
two Signs of Allah and they do not eclipse because of
anybody's death…' Such a statement could never be
made by a liar or a soothsayer.." 77
9. English Doctor M. G. Dorani said, "That belief and
that endeavour, insistence and determination, with
which Muhammad led his Movement to ultimate
victory,are but an articulate proof of the absolute
truthfulness of his Call. Had he had the slightest
amount of doubt or confusion, he would have never
survived the storm that remained strong over 20
years. Is there any other proof needed to prove the
utmost authenticity of his goal, his moral
uprightness and his sublime character. All these
factors can but lead to one inevitable conclusion:
This man is truly the Prophet of God." This is our
Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) who attained
phenomenal perfection in terms of unique qualities.
He was the perfect role model of virtue and
goodness, and a symbol of truthfulness and sincerity.
Indeed, his life, thoughts, truthfulness, uprightness,
piety, generosity, belief and achievements are all
proofs of his Prophethood.
So anyone who studies Muhammad's biography
and Message without bias can but testify that he is
57
truly a prophet sent by Allah, and that the Qur'an
which he conveyed to people is truly His Book. All
fair and serious thinkers investigating the truth must
reach that conclusion.
10. French Comte Henri de Castri said, "What we are
looking forward to investigating most, on looking at
Islamic Faith, is the part dealing with the personality
of Prophet Muhammad. That is why I meant to
investigate his personality first to reach a decision
about his reality so I may, through this research, find
new evidence of his truthfulness and sincerity which
is agreed upon almost by all theological historians
and the fervent supporters of Christianity."78
Eleventh: As for the allegation by Dr. Shorrosh, it is a
desperate attempt on his part to block the source of Light
for humanity; that authentic and solid source that is
never shaken by ordeals or changed by intrigues. Such an
allegation was refuted and condemned by Islamic Fiqh
Academy in its 18th Extraordinary Session in Mecca on
10/3/1427 A.H. In his "Achieving Qur'anic Victory" االنتصار
Dr. Salah Al-Khaledi made a comprehensive reply ,للقرآن
to that book of allegations. He even mentioned some of
the newspapers and magazines that replied to that
hideous crime.
Such an allegation is rejected by all those who have
commonsense or faith; those who studied the Qur'an and
58
realized its greatness and importance. Some of those
believed in it and embraced Islam, while some others
admired it and admitted it.
This serious crime is one of the most serious ones in
human history, for it represents an assault on the words
of Allah Almighty and blows up the efforts exerted to
promote inter-faith dialogue. The Vatican, for example,
has called for respecting faiths in general and the Qur'an
in particular according to the resolutions of the Second
Vatican Council in 1965 recognizing the Qur'an as an
authentic religious source and the main religious source
of Islam. The Vatican also recognized the fact that
Muhammad took the path of Prophets, highlighting the
major issues agreed upon by Muslims and Christians. In
2002, the Council for Research in Values and Philosophy,
Washington Catholic University, issued a book titled,
"Christian-Islamic Dialogue: Modern Western Christian
Theological Understandings of Muslims Since the Second
Vatican Council (1926-1964)" by Mahmut Aydin79 and it
reads:
"The teaching of the Second Vatican Council on non-
Christian religions has been regarded as an important
beginning and an epoch-making breakthrough in the
Catholic Church’s relationship with non-Christians and
their religious traditions. For the first time in the history
of the Catholic Church, the magisterium (the teaching
office of the Catholic Church) has spoken about non-
Christian religions as entities which the Church should
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respect and with which Christians should enter into
dialogue."
This crime also cancels the constants shared by
religions; all the previous statements properly reply to it.
Finally, it is really strange that people who have
reached the peak of material civilization are imitating
Arab polytheists, going back to that ancient Pre-Islamic
time!
Allah Almighty says:
"Had he uttered any other teachings, We would have
punished him. We would have stopped the revelations to
him. None of you could have helped him. This is a
reminder for the righteous. We know; some of you are
rejectors. It is but sorrow for the disbelievers. It is the
absolute truth. Therefore, you shall glorify the name of
your Lord, Most Great." (The Qur'an- 69: 44-52)
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End Notes
1. "Spanish Studies on the Prophet's Biography"-
النبوية للسيرة أسبانية دراسات
2. Poetry by Al-Mutanabbi, from "Explanation of Al-
Mutanabbi's Anthology" by Abdur-Rahman Al-
Barqouqui البرقوقي الرحمن لعبد المتنبي ديوان 2/215شرح .
3. Poetry by Al-Akhtal, from his Anthology األخطل ديوان
407.
4. "The Miraculousness of the Qur'an and the Prophet's
Eloquence" النبوية والبالغة القرآن 175إعجاز .
5. "Orientalism Between Objectivity and Fabrication"
واالفتعالية الموضوعية بين 39-38االستشراق .
6. Ibid.,
7. Ibid.,
8. Ahmad Ibn Yahia Ibn Ishaq Ibn Ar-Rawendi Abu Al-
Husain, Marwir-Rawdh (Merv Ar-Rawdh). He lived in
Baghdad and was one of the Mu'tazilah advocates,
but he dissented from the sect and became an
atheist. It was reported by a group of narrators that
he repented on dying and showed regret, confessing
that all that he did was due to his anger and vanity
after being deserted by his companions and their
keeping him away from their sessions. See to "The
Comprehensive Book of the Deceased" في الوافي
3/100الوفيات .
67
9. "The Qur'an's Miraculousness" القرآن by إعجاز Al-
Baqlani, and "Achieving Qur'anic Victory" االنتصار
.P. 28 للقرآن
10. "The Comprehensive Book of the Deceased" الوافي
الوفيات 3/100في .
11. Ishmael, the Jew, who was appointed Vizier by
King Badis Bin Heus of Granada after he had been
his Scribe.
12. "Orientalists and the Translation of the Qur'an"
القرآن وترجمة P.5 المستشرقون
13. "Orientalism Between Objectivity and Fabrication"
واالفتعالية الموضوعية بين .P78 االستشراق
14. "Muslim Scholars' Efforts in Studying Orientalist
Writings on the Noble Qur'an". في المسلمين علماء جهود
الكريم القرآن حول االستشراقية الكتابات .P 6-7دراسة
15. "Orientalists and the Translation of the Holy
Qur'an" الكريم القرآن وترجمة P.107-108المستشرقون
16. "Orientalism Between Objectivity and Fabrication"
واالفتعاليةص الموضوعية بين 62-61االستشراق .
17. "Orientalists and the Translation of the Holy
Qur'an" الكريم القرآن وترجمة P95 المستشرقون ، 96 ، 106.
18. Quoted from "Muhammad's Message" by Sulaiman
An-Nadwi الندوي سليمان للسيد المحمدية .P65-66 الرسالة
19. "Edward Sa'id, Islam, Orientalism and the West":
P. 54; quoted from "Islam in Contemporary Western
Curricula" المعاصرة الغربية المناهج في .P43 اإلسالم
20. "Orientalism Between Objectivity and Fabrication"
واالفتعالية الموضوعية بين .P55-56 االستشراق
68
21. A senior British public servant who served in India
and had close relations with missionaries in India.
He was a judge of some debates in Agra, India, in
1853 A.D../1269 A.H. See "Concern with the
Prophet's Biography", English version, P. 24.
22. Ibid., P.28
23. Ibid., P. 34
24. "Orientalists' Views on the Qur'an and the
Exegesis", والتفسير القرآن حول المستشرقين ،82، 73، 1/64آراء
154.
25. "Spanish Studies on the Prophet's Biography"-
النبوية للسيرة أسبانية .P46 دراسات
26. Printed as part of the Seminar on: "The Holy
Qur'an in Orientalist Studies" الدراسات في الكريم القرآن
ندوة at االستشراقية King Fahd Qur'an Printing
Complex.
27. "Orientalists' Stands Regarding the Noble Qur'an"
الكريم القرآن من المستشرقين .موقف
28. "Concern with the Prophet's Biography", French
version, P. 41.
29. "Islam in Contemporary Western Curricula" اإلسالم
المعاصرة الغربية المناهج .P314- 319 في
30. Ibid., P. 223, 227.
31. "Spanish Studies on the Prophet's Biography"-
ص النبوية للسيرة أسبانية تجدداإلساءات 35-34دراسات وبحث
.. وآثارها أهدافها البابا وتصريحات P.5"Investigating المسيحية
the rebirth of Christian Insults and the Pope's
Statements: Goals and Effects" by Professor Ja'far
69
Abdus-Salam; a research paper submitted to the 7th
Mecca Conference: "Defending the Nation's
Prophet" held by the Muslims World League
32. ( هـ5-7/12/1427)
33. "Islam in Contemporary Western Curricula" اإلسالم
المعاصرة الغربية المناهج 326-320في .
34. "Teaching Islamic Sciences at US Universities"
األمريكية بالجامعات اإلسالمية العلوم P.26 تدريس ، quote from
"Islam in Contemporary Western Curricula" اإلسالم
المعاصرة الغربية المناهج .P258 في
35. Reported by his Eminence late Sheikh Muhammad
Ali Al-Harakan, former Muslim World League
Secretary General, in 1400 A.H. in his speech
mentioned by Professor Abdul-Azeem Al-Mat'ani who
undertook to refute that serious book in his valuable
Book, "Islam in the Face of International
Orientalism" العالمي االستشراق مواجهة في .P12 اإلسالم
36. Ibid., P. 10.
37. Issued in 3 editions; issued in Texas in both Arabic
and English (See "Achieving Qur'anic Victory"
للقرآن .(P.10 by Dr. Salah Al-Khaledi االنتصار
38. "Sahih Al-Bukhari: The Book of Virtues, the
Chapter on 'The Seal of Prophethood' " - البخاري صحيح
- ح النبوة خاتم باب المناقب 3541كتاب .
39. "The Creator's Inspiration in Explaining Sahih Al-
Bukhari" البخاري صحيح شرح في الباري 6/561فتح .
40. "The Prophet's Biography", reviewed by Al-Abyari,
As-saqa and Ash-Shalbi النبوية 233-1/232السيرة .
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41. "Muhammad in the Holy Bible" الكتاب في محمد
P.51 المقدس , the author was a Catholic before
converting to Islam.
42. Ibid., P. 179, 181, 223.
43. "The Prophets' Stories" by An-Najjar األنبياء قصص
P398.
44. "Sahih Al-Bukhari: The Book of Virtues, the
Chapter on "The Names of Allah's Messenger
(PBUH)" - - أسماء في جاء ما باب المناقب كتاب البخاري صحيح
وسلم – عليه الله صلى الله 3532رسول .
45. "The Creator's Inspiration in Explaining Sahih Al-
Bukhari" البخاري صحيح شرح في الباري 6/588فتح .
46. "Fine Answers to Vicious Questions" الفاخرة األجوبة
الفاجرة األسئلة 2125عن , P741-743. This Prophecy is in
conformity with what Al-Bukhari reported quoting
'Ata' Ibn Yasar as saying, "I met 'Abdullah Ibn 'Amr
Ibn al-'As and I said, 'Tell me about the description
of the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) in the Torah.'
'Yes,' he said, 'By Allah, he is described in the Torah
partly as he is described in the Qur'an: "O Prophet,
We have sent you as a witness, a bearer of good
news and a warner and a protection to the
unlettered. You are My slave and Messenger. I have
called you the trusty one who is neither coarse nor
harsh nor loud in the markets. Allah Almighty will
not take him until He has made the crooked
community straight by him so that they say, "There
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is no god but Allah," and by it they will open blind
eyes, deaf ears and covered hearts.'"
47. Ibid., P747 ، 751 ، 755 ، 756 ، 761 ، 762. This Prophecy
is also found in "The True Answer" الصحيح 3/330الجواب
and "Guiding the Restless" الحيارى 141هداية . Ibn Al-
Qayyem quoted Ibn Qutaybah as saying, "Some
People of the Scripture added to the narration: ' …
and the arrows will pour like rain by your command,
oh, Muhammad!' after citing: 'God (His Guidance)
came from Teman…' " (Guiding the Restless:141).
48. Authentic Saying transmitted by Imam Ahmad in
his "Book of Sayings of Connected Chains of
Narrators" Musnad (440ح 7/409المسند) . It was
reviewed for authenticity by Al-Hafez Ibn Hajar
("The Creator's Inspiration in Explaining Sahih Al-
Bukhari" البخاري صحيح شرح في الباري 7/189فتح ) and its
soundness was checked by Al-Hafez Ibn Katheer
("The Beginnig and the End" والنهاية 3/69البداية ).
49. "The Right Answer" الصحيح 1/340الجواب .
50. "The Prophet's Biography" by Ath-Thahabi السيرة
1/50النبوية .
51. "Sahih Al-Bukhari: The Book of Sales, the Chapter
on 'The Undesirability of Shouting at Marketplaces' "
52. ح األسواق في السخب كراهية - 2125باب البيوع. البخاري صحيح -
53. "Book of Sayings of Connected Chains of
Narrators" Musnad المسند P. 7. Al-Haythamey said,
"It was reported by Ibn As-Sa'ib, but it is
unauthentic ('Secondary Sayings Collection' مجمع
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1/231الزوائد ) . But Imam Ahmad transmitted it through
Hammad Ibn Salamah Ibn 'Ata' whose version of this
Saying existed before the unauthentic one. So the
transmission of this Saying is acceptable.
54. "The Prophet's Biography" النبوية .P.68-69 السيرة
55. "Reasons for Revelation" النزول ,by Al-Wahedi أسباب
P.40.
56. "Sahih Al-Bukhari: The Book of Virtues, the
Chapter on the verse, 'They know him as they know
their own sons..', 3635" - - باب المناقب كتاب البخاري صحيح
": أبناءهم يعرفون كما يعرفونه تعالى الله ."قول
57. "The Creator's Inspiration in Explaining Sahih Al-
Bukhari" البخاري صحيح شرح في الباري 6/556فتح
58. The Gospel of Barnabas, 16:82-18
59. See the meaning of this Prophecy in Psalm 72. See
"The Right Answer" الصحيح 3/322الجواب , "Guiding the
Restless" الحيارى 146هداية , and "Fine Answers" الجوبة
.P.727 الفاخرة
60. "The Right Answer" الصحيح 3/139الجواب , "Guiding
the Restless" الحيارى 147هداية , which conforms with
this authentic Saying by Prophet Muhammad
(PBUH), "Allah foregathered the whole earth before
my sight and I saw both its easts and its wests, and
verily, the kingdom of my nation shall reach all that
has been foregathered before me.'' (Sahih Muslim
"Muslim's Book of Authentic Sayings: The Book of
Turmoils, the Chapter on the Destruction of the
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Nation at the Hands of One Another" - باب مسلم صحيح
- بعضا- بعضهم األمة هالك باب 4/2215الفتن ))
61. "The Right Answer" الصحيح .P. 2/27 الجواب
62. "The Qur'an and Modern Science والعلم الكريم القرآن
.P. 97-98 العصري
63. "Defending Islam" اإلسالم عن .P. 37-38 الدفاع
64. "Muhammad: The Message and the Messenger"
والرسول الرسالة .P. 183-186 محمد
65. "Heroes" األبطال P. 51
66. "Europe and Islam" واإلسالم .P. 46-47 أوروبا
67. "L' Islam, Impressions et Etudes" خواطر اإلسالم
.P. 21 وسوانح
68. "Islam in Contemporary Western Curricula" اإلسالم
المعاصرة الغربية المناهج .P. 261 في
69. "The Qur'an, the Bible and Science" واإلنجيل القرآن
.P. 150 والقرآن
70. "History of Arabic Literature" العربي األدب -2/14تاريخ
15.
71. "The Qur'an and Orientalists" والمستشرقون .P القرآن
27.
72. "The Messenger in Orientalists' Writings" الرسول
المستشرقين كتابات .P. 48 في
73. "Muhammad in Mecca" مكة في .P. 497-498 محمد
74. "The Story of Man" اإلنسان .P. 76 قصة
75. "Islam at Crossroads" الطرق مفترق على .P. 87 اإلسالم
76. "Muslims' Science of History" المسلمين عند التاريخ علم
P. 40.
77. "The Religion of Islam" P. اإلسالم دين
74
78. "Islam and Arabs" والعرب .P. 32 اإلسالم
79. The Life of Mahomet" محمد .P. 318 حياة
80. "L' Islam, Impressions et Études" خواطر اإلسالم
.P.6 وسوانح
81. Aydin Mahmut. "Modern Christian Theological
Understandings of Muslims Since the Second
Vatican Council", Washington, DC: The Council for
Research in Values and Philosophy, 2002.
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Contents
Introduction2
A Historical Study of the
Stages of This Allegation
6
Stage 1: Emergence of
Allegations Belying the
Prophet
6
Stage 2: Emergence of
Attempts to Imitate the
Qur'an
6
Stage 3: Emergence of
Writings Belying Prophet
Muhammad
7
Stage 4: Atheists' Attack on
the Noble Qur'an
9
Stage 5: Writing about
Alleged Qur'anic
10
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Contradictions
Stage 6: Suspicious
Translations of the Noble
Qur'an
10
Stage 7: Writing in the
Name of an Allegedly
Christianized Muslim to
Attack the Noble Qur'an
and the Wise Prophet
12
Stage 8: Many Writings
about the Prophet's
Biography Denying the
Revelation
13
Stage 9: Belying Prophet
Muhammad in
Encyclopedias and
Dictionaries
17
Stage 10: Translating the
Qur'an by Omission and
Distorting Interventions
19
Stage 11: Teaching Such
Allegations in Europe and
the US
21
Stage 12: Spreading
Rumors and Allegations in
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Arabic Books and
Distributing Them Through
Christian Organizations
Stage 13: The Writing of
"The True Furqan"34 by
Priest, Dr. Anis Shorroush
24
Replying to These
Allegations
26
The Characteristics of
Allah's Messenger (PBUH)
in the Bible
27
The Characteristics of
Allah's Messenger (PBUH)
in the Torah
33
Mentioning the Merciful
Prophet in David's Psalms
and Psalter
37
References54
End Notes59
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