Why Muslims claim Muhammad as a prophet even though he never prophesied anything?

Answer 1

Answer AIslam is arguably based in part on Christianity, but Muslims believe that Jesus was not the son of God. They say that Jesus was one of the five great prophets and some believe that Muhammad was the greatest of all prophets. Answer BMuslims are commanded, per Quran, to believe equally in all God prophets and that the five greatest prophets are equally the following: Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad (peace be upon them all).

Quran says (meaning English translation):

{The Messenger (Muhammad) has believed in what was revealed to him from his Lord, and [so have] the believers. All of them have believed in Allah and His angels and His books and His messengers, [saying], "We make no distinction between any of His messengers." And they say, "We hear and we obey. [We seek] Your forgiveness, our Lord, and to You is the [final] destination." (285)}

[Quran, chapter 2, verse 285]

Answer 2

Answer1: If you read the holy Quran you can sea that Quran has an Ayah (the shortest patr of Quran) that claim and defy if anybody(or whole people of the world together) can say one Ayah as same as one Ayah of Quran, but over this 1432 years passed(from appearance of Islam) anybody cant and specialists know that anybody wont do this. Of course many prophesies were said by Islam's prophet Mohammad and many of them have been done before.

Answer2: Muhammad did not know anything about future as seen in Surah 6:50 and Surah 7:188. Future was not revealed to him (Compare with Jesus who knew unseen things - 3:49).

As in the above answer Allah challenged both Satan and mankind to produce a verse like in Quran (2:23, 17:88). Quran itself is the proof that Satan was able to produce verses like Quran as seen in Surah 22:52-53 which was a revelation from satan and Muhammad could not distinguish it from that of Allah. When this verse was revealed to Muhammad he bowed down to idols without noticing that it was from Satan (Tafsir Ibn Kathir 1999 Printing KSA, V5, P442). Again Omar (a human) was able to produce verses that are in Surah 2:125 and 66:5 and it became a part of Quran (Sahih Bukhari Book 8, 395). Omar said: "So the verse (66:5) revealed, the SAME AS I HAD SAID." (Ref: The Book of 'Ol-It'qan Fee 'Olum Al-Quran, VI, page 137)

Answer 3 (hints on answer 2 above)

1. Neither prophet Muhammad nor any of God prophets (including Jesus) knew the future except what God reveals by His will to any of His prophets.
2. Never mentioned in Quran that satan was able to produce any of Quran verses.
3. No single human was able to produce any verse as that of Quran. The mentioned above two verses are God revelations to prophet Muhammad (PBUH). Quran reflects God words with no single letter addition all alterations and in real God revelation language (Arabic) that is still an active live language. For example the Verse referred to above (chapter 2 verse 125) says (Meaning English translation):

And [mention], as said by God to prophet Muhammad, when We (God) made the House a place of return for the people and [a place of] security. And take, [O believers], from the standing place of Abraham a place of prayer. And We charged Abraham and Ishmael, [saying], "Purify My House for those who perform Tawaf and those who are staying [there] for worship and those who bow and prostrate [in prayer].

How one can claim that this verse is of human writing?

Answer 4 (Additional hints on answer 2)No, Allah (God in English) challenged only mankind to produce a verse like that in Quran.

Some comments on the christian view above include:

It is not logic to challenge satan who is already expelled from God mercy. The verses that are referred to in the Christian view are truncated and interpreted incorrectly. For example Surah 2:23; referred to above; shows clearly that the call is for mankind only and not satan. This is clear if we read the verse 21 ahead of it. The verses are as follow (meaning English translation):

O mankind, worship your Lord, who created you and those before you, that you may become righteous - (21) [He] who made for you the earth a bed [spread out] and the sky a ceiling and sent down from the sky, rain and brought forth thereby fruits as provision for you. So do not attribute to Allah equals while you know [that there is nothing similar to Him]. (22) And if you are in doubt about what We have sent down upon Our Servant [Muhammad], then produce a surah the like thereof and call upon your witnesses other than Allah, if you should be truthful. (23)

Verse 2:21 shows clearly that the challenge is directed only to mankind and not to satan. I wonder how it comes the false answer above.

Then if we read the verse 22:52-53 referred to above, we find that is not directed to prophet Muhammad (PBUH) but to the prophets preceding him. The verses are as follows (meaning English translation):

And all the Noble Messengers or Prophets whom We sent before you - it occurred with all of them - that whenever they recited (the message) Satan included a bit (from his own speech) in their recitation to the people; so Allah obliterates what Satan includes and then Allah fortifies His verses; and Allah is All Knowing, Wise. (52) So that He may make what the devil includes a trial for those in whose hearts is a disease, and those whose hearts are hardened; indeed the unjust are extremely quarrelsome. (53) And so that the people given the knowledge may know that it is the truth from your Lord, in order that they may accept faith in it, therefore their hearts may humble before Him; and indeed Allah will guide the believers on the Straight Path. (54) And the disbelievers will always be in doubt of it, to the extent that the Last Day will suddenly come upon them, or will come upon them the punishment of a day the result of which is not at all good for them. (55)

So, nothing says that prophet Muhammad could not distinguish what from satan and that from Allah. I wonder again from where it comes the lie mentioned in the Christian answer above.

It is again an absolute lie the saying that Umar (a human) was able to produce verses that are in Surah 2:125 and 66:5 and it became a part of Quran (Sahih Bukhari Book 8, 395). I wonder from where is this lie and what is its basis.

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