The Hadith, Bukhari, Vol 2, No. 167 "The sun eclipsed and the prophet jumped up terrified that it might be the Hour (of Judgement)"
- Surah 17:90-94 of the Qur'an tells about how, when Muhammad was challenged to perform a miracle and prove he was from the true god, he could not perform any and here he actually says himself: "Am I anything but a man,- a messenger? ".
- In Surah 13:7, we find that Muhammad did not perform any miracles. The people are saying that even one sign would be enough to convince them, just one miracle performed by Muhammad - and yet he still does none....
All along, the unbelievers asked Muhammad to perform a miracle so that they could believe. All they got in response was,
- Surah 17:90
They say: "We will by no means believe in you until you cause a fountain to gush forth from the earth for us.,"
And Muhammad would reply:
- Surah 17:93
Say: "Am I anything but a man,- a messenger?"
Muhammad did no miracles. He did not heal the sick, raise the dead, cast out demons, or rule the wind and the waves. He had no more power than any normal man. The famous Iranian scholar, Ali Dashti comments:
Moslems, as well as others, have disregarded the historical facts. They have continually striven to turn this man [Mohammed] into an imaginary superhuman being, a sort of God in human clothes, and have generally ignored the ample evidence of his humanity. They have been ready… to present these fantasies as miracles.
Reference: Ali Dashti, "Twenty Three Years: A Study of the Prophetic Career of Mohammad",
Muhammad even disqualified himself as a true Prophet of God.
- Surah 29:27 states clearly that, as far as Allah and the Qur'an are concerned, the only true prophets are those related to Isaac (Ishaq) or Jacob (Yaqoub); yet Muhammad, according to Muslim tradition, is related to Ishmael and not Isaac or Jacob.
The real God (Yahweh) chose to establish His covenant with Abraham and Sarah's son Isaac, instead of with Ishmael, the son of the slave girl Hagar. God informed Abraham a full year before Isaac's birth that he would perpetuate His covenant through Isaac, not Ishmael. This choice of Isaac by God is mentioned 5 times, beginning in Genesis 17:18-21. Both God and Abraham cared for the young Ishmael. But, God only promised to make the descendents of Ishmael a great nation. Yet, who did this false Islamic god, Allah adopt? Ishmael! In fact, an important Islamic holiday called Id-al-Adha celebrates the bogus near sacrifice of Ishmael by Abraham in Mecca. Even though there is nothing in scripture suggesting Abraham ever set foot in Arabia.
Herein lies another prophetic truth! God rejected Ishmael and Esau because they were "wild donkeys" (Genesis 16:12) and men of the sword (Genesis 27:40). God did promise, however, to make Ishmael a great nation (Arabs). Who can deny that Islam, with its roots in Arabia, has not always acted like psychotic "wild donkeys" and "men of the sword"? I call to mind the rather recent "Cartoon" row with worldwide demonstrations by Muslims. Nothing of the sort occurred in Christendom after Dan Brown published his best selling book of lies known as the "Da Vinci Code".
No prophet of God was ever subject to epileptic fits & uncertainty- like Muhammad was...
We know from Islamic historians that Muhammad's many wives did believe he was a a prophet of Allah, in part, because Muhammad would frequently go into epileptic frenzies and foam at the mouth, while receiving his "revelations". Also, unlike any of the true prophets of Israel, Muhammad would go through prolonged periods of time when he himself thought he was going mad, or that he was possessed by demons. The Hebrew prophets never acted like this. The Hebrew prophets were certain that God (Yahweh) was speaking to them.
What can be rationally thought of the nearly weekly suicide bombings by Muslims, and the very real Muslim psychosis of thinking they will kill every Jew, and then every Christian and Hindu and every other non-believer, who doesn't convert to Islam? I advise Islam to read the real "Book" that says in Jeremiah (Prophet Jeremiah) that "there will be no more Jews on the face of the earth when the moon, the sun and the stars no longer shine."
A Prophet must make prophecies:
- In the Christian/Jewish Bible there are literally hundreds of prophecies, all made in God's name. There are over 300 foretelling the coming of Jesus --in detail. Yet in the Qur'an there is but one prophecy, and this is in Surah 30:1-4.
In this gem of a Surah we are told that the Roman empire has been defeated but that, "in a land close by" the Romans will be victorious again "in a few years".
Think about this for a minute! The "prophet" Muhammad gave no signs, performed not one miracle and made but one, vague, uttering taken for a "prophecy" that sometime in the next few years the 7th century Romans who were still somewhat strong militarily would have a victory. Earth shaking stuff, huh?
100% Accuracy is Expected from the True God
The Koran is without a doubt filled with many serious scientific, historical and theological errors. The Islamic Koran (Qur'an), unlike the Judeo-Christian Bible is written in a style that is deliberately misleading. The only joy Muslims find in reading of the Qur'an is that of its poetry and that they believe that it came from God. Nothing in the Qur'an will either save you from your sins or point you to eternal life.
The Koran is written in an esoteric, mysterious and vague style. Its rhythmic prose and the jingling sounds of the words give great delight to Arab ears. It is also written in a incorrect, arbitrary and haphazard order, as if the uninspired human - Muhammad died before putting it together correctly. In addition to countless repetitions and redundant exclamations, the Qur'an meanders from one idea to another, without any real connection between them. It reads as if a lot of uninspired, uneducated men were renting their rage on many things. The only book I know of that exceeds the Koran in deliberate tediousness, false claims, and incoherence is the Book of Mormon. It is quite obvious to any reader of the Qur'an that Muhammad had not a clue of the role in God's plan for salvation that the Jewish Messiah (Jesus) was to play.
The Qur'an is one man's ticket from mediocrity:
Muhammad lived in the "full light" of history. And recorded history tells us that Muhammad as a simple preacher who became a fanatical warlord in the process of conquering Mecca and Medina.
One only has to casually browse through the Muslem Qur'an and the voluminous Hadiths--the Traditions or Reports of what Muhammad said and did . In these it is out in the open that Islam's so-called prophet was cruel, ignorant, and lascivious. Islamic historical records tell us that after slaughtering Arab tribesmen and looting their camels, Muhammad and his followers kidnapped their women and staged an orgy of rape. One Hadith explains:
"We desired them, for we were suffering from the absence of our wives, but at the same time we also desired ransom for them. So we decided to have sexual intercourse with them but by observing 'azl [coitus interruptus]. But we said: We are doing an act whereas Allah's Messenger is amongst us; why not ask him? So we asked Allah's Messenger... and he said: It does not matter if you do not do it, for every soul that is to be born up to the Day of Resurrection will be born".
To the men of one Jewish tribe, Muhammad offered the choice of conversion to Islam or death. Upon their refusal, up to 900 were decapitated in front of their women and children. "Truly the judgment of Allah was pronounced on high," was Muhammad's comment. The women were subsequently raped.
Once begun, the Qur'an took on a "life" of its own, because Muhammad saw how it magnified himself to a powerful position in front of his band of murderous robber followers. The Qur'an is also one uneducated man's (Muhammad) feeble attempt to piece together Christian and Jewish theology. Throwing about pieces of his limited knowledge of what he learned about the Christian and Jewish religions provided Muhammad a way to elevate himself further in front of his listeners. Ample evidence suggests that before Muhammad began raping, murdering and pillaging for profit, he was viewed as a lunatic, especially by Jews, Christians, Medina and Mecca Arabs, and Hindus. The Jews professed disgust at a prophet whose chief concern was his harem of many wives. The majority of Jews, however, suffered Muhammad's wrath when they refused to join his terrorist band of Muslims - mainly because the Jews could not reconcile their fundamental belief which is backed up in Scripture. That is, that God would never send a prophet who was a descendent of Ishmael instead of one from the line of Isaac. God had already made His choice to make a covenant with Isaac and his people.
During his early 13 years of preaching his message in Mecca, Muhammad was not driven toward violence. He was also in fact tolerant and cooperative; even in the face of boycotts by the Meccans against him and his new converts. After Muhammad moved to Medina, however, Muhammad turned into a violent, cruel, lustful and intolerant man, who personally led raids on innocent caravans. Beginning in Medina, Muhammad spread Islam militarily. Muhammad accompanied his terrorist army on 27 raids . Muhammad, the warrior non-prophet who made no prophecies, fought himself in 9 of these raids: Badr, al-Mustaliq, Hunayn, Uhud, al-Khandaq, Qurayza, Khaybar, al-Ta'if, and the occupation.