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Prophet Muhammad
Muhammad was the founder of the Islam religion. Considered by Muslims to be a messenger of God, Muhammad was born in 570 and his revelations from God make up the verses of the Qu'ran, the sacred text at the center of Islam. Muhammad died in 632 at the age of 62. Ask questions here about his life and his founding of one of the world's major religions.
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Why did Allah send prophets to mankind?
There are many reasons to answer the above question. Among these reasons there are geographic and linguistic reasons. If we think of geography , we will find that in the 17th century CE, Arabia found itself far beyond the immediate sphere of influence of the two dominant regional powers, the Byzantine and Persian Empires. In other words ,these two powers would not let Islam to appear in their domain and Islam would represent a real threat to these two empires. The only possible place for Islam to grow at that time was the remote Hijaz area. Arabia at that time was the geostrategic center of the entire world. It is almost equidistant to Morocco and England , India and china. This fact would prove enormously auspicious for the expansion of Islam. Concerning the reasons and explanations of revealing the Holy Qur'an in Arabic m wee find that Arabic language is capable of conveying anything that words can convey and mean. No other language in the world has such a characteristic. Moreover, Arabic verb can be put into eight different modalities. Yet there is another point which shows that Arabic language can make temporally indeterminate statements. Another significant aspect was the propitious timing of the Quranic revelation. Before Muhammad entered the world remodeled the divine revelation they once had received without any prospect for reform. So Muhammad came as the last one of all prophets because all issue was no more , and no less than the restoration of Abraham's monotheism the natural religion in harmony with human nature. In fact , Islam represent the first significant attempt to reform Christianity. For instance, the Holy Qur'an explains to us that Jesus was created ,like Adam and not begotten. Moreover, the Qur'an shows us that Jesus didn't die on the cross nor is he the son of Allah. To say that God has taken a son is a thing most monstrous. It is obvious enough that the church is withholding the long overdue rehabilitation of Muhammad because it is still trapped in the mesh of its own home grown defamation against him. Even those Christians who have long since abandoned the notion of Islam as a heresy and of Muhammad as a fraud still find it hard to accept the Qur'an as a divine revelation of the same rank as the Bible. Exactly this is of course implied if Muhammad is accorded recognition as a genuine prophet. Therefore , moving ahead will require a deeper and more emphatic study of the Qur'an on the Christian side. In spite of the Christian's refusal of Qur'an as a divine revelation, both Christians and Muslims currently are sitting side by side in the same boat as they are riding the rough seas of contemporary hostility against religion. == ==
Who do Muslims believe are God's prophets?
Muslims believe in all God prophets; that mentioned explicitly in Quran and who are not mentioned by name. 25 God prophets are mentioned by name in Quran, They are (ARABIC NAME - BIBLICAL NAME):
1. ADAM - ADAM
2. IDRIS - ENOCH
3. NUH -NOAH
4. HUD - EBER
5. SALEH - SHALOH
6. IBRAHIM -ABRAHAM
7. LUT - LOT
8. ISMAIL -ISHMAEL
9. ISHAQ -ISAAC
10.YAQUB -JACOB
11.YUSUF -JOSEPH
12.AYUB - JOB
13.SHOAIB -JETHRO
14.MUSHA -MOSES
15.HARUN -AARON
16.DHUL-KIFL -EZEKIEL
17.DAWOOD - DAV ID
18.SULAIMAN -SOLOMAN
19.ILYAS -ELIJAH
20.AL-YASA -ELISHA
21.YUNUS - JONAH
22.ZAKARIYA -ZACHARIAS
23.YAHYA -JOHN THE BAPTIST
24.ISA - JESUS
25.MUHAMMAD
Did prophet Mohammed divorce his wife?
Answer 1
No
Answer 2
Muhammad divorced several women, but the majority of these divorces were before he had consummated the marriage, so they were more like what we would call a broken engagement. However, he divorced two women after he had consummated the marriage and two more with whom he had been in a compromising position of being alone with them, although these marriages were not actually consummated. These four women are not given the title "Mother of the Faithful" and they are often omitted from lists of Muhammad's wives. Here are their names.
1. Mulayka bint Kaab. She was from the Layth tribe near Mecca. She did not realise when she married Muhammad that his army had killed her father. When Aisha informed her of this, Mulayka asked for a divorce, which Muhammad granted.
2. Fatima bint Al-Dahhak. She was from the Kilab tribe. She did not keep the rules about veiling very strictly: instead of sitting at home, she would watch the men in the mosque. When Muhammad found out, he divorced her.
3. Asma bint Al-Numan. She was a princess from Yemen. Aisha tricked her by telling her that Muhammad would be pleased if she told him, "I seek refuge in Allah from thee!" Asma naively said these words on the wedding night, not realising that they were the divorce formula. Muhammad said he could not stay married to a woman who had said this to him, so he returned the dower and sent Asma home.
4. Amra bint Yazid. She was also from the Kilab tribe. Muhammad discovered on the wedding night that she had leprosy, so he divorced her before the consummation.
Muhammad began to divorce both Sawda bint Zamaa(because she grew old) and Hafsa bint Umar(because she was argumentative). In both cases, he changed his mind and took them back. It is also said that he began to divorce Rayhana bint Zayd because of her jealousy but that he later reconciled with her. However, others say that Rayhana was only a concubine. If this is correct, it would have been impossible for him to divorce her.
Mohammed (also Muhammad, Muhammad ibn Abdullah, 570-632 AD) was an Arab, born in Mecca, who engaged in solitary meditation for 18 years in the nearby mountains.
In Islam, he is the last Prophet of Allah, whose revelations became the oral recitations (and later the written texts) of the Qu'ran.
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How are the teachings of Muhammad preserved?
According to Islamic Theology, the Qur'an was transmitted by the Archangel Gabriel from God to Muhammad. Muhammad's recitation was memorized by faithful Muslims and protected by God, to make sure that the Qur'an never change. As concerns, Muhammad's actual teachings, those are the Hadiths (Events) and the Sirat an-Nabi (Biography of the Prophet). The Hadiths have numerous origins and while some are legitimate, many track back to local cultural traditions, other religions' holy texts or prayers, and personal beliefs of local leaders. Islamic scholars sorted out the Hadiths and determined their accuracy by using isnads (chains of retellers) that would track back to one of Muhammad's Sahaba (Apostles). Those that passed the test were preserved in Hadith Collections. The Biography of the Prophet is a document written by Ibn Ishaq and redacted by Ibn Hisham roughly two centuries after Muhammad's death based on the stories, legends, and oral traditions surrounding Muhammad.
Secular History does not confirm any of the claims about the Qur'an or the Hadiths. There is still no coherent hypothesis of the origin of the Qur'an (as opposed to the Pentateuch's JEPD hypothesis), but scholars generally believe that the Qur'an was written by several groups of writers, editors, and redactors in the 7th and 8th centuries. On Hadiths, scholars like Goldziher have demonstrated that the isnad method of determining the accuracy of the Hadiths was misplaced and a number of Hadiths changed their isnads over time, meaning the tradition preserved in the Hadith Collections is not likely to be an accurate demonstration of what Muhammad did. It is generally agreed that the Sirat an-Nabi was composed from latent legends in the 9th century, but Secular Historians reject that these are in any way accurate about Muhammad, even assuming he did live. (The details of any historical event mutate within a few decades after the event, especially in a primarily illiterate culture, which the Arab Muslims were.)
Answer 1 Islam was not founded, God revealed Islam to Prophet Muhammad (S) to guide man to the righteous path and to the path of truth and heaven. Islam was revealed to mankind so that one may worship Allah (God in English) and surrender to him only. Islam is guidance to the right path. Islam religion is founded by God by start of universe creation to demonstrate full submission to god; the Creator. Refer to question below.
Refer to question below on why Quran; Islam religion holy book; was revealed and accordingly explains why Islam religion was founded.
Answer 2
Islam is God religion since start of universe and mankind creation and may be even before. Islam means submission to Allah (or God in English) with no partner and hence fulfilling peace both self peace and world peace. All God prophets called their people to Islam starting by Adam and ending with Muhammad (peace be upon them all). Islam per Quran that was revealed to prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) from God by the angel Gabriel about 600 years after Jesus' birth. The revelation started by 610 AD and continued until 632 AD, the year of prophet Muhammad's death.
The reasons of Islam per Quran revelation to prophet Muhammad are:
- One of the primary objectives of revelation in the Quran is to call people to worship one and only one God, without father, son, spirit, or duplicate of any kind. Also the Quran reveals that some of the previous revelations from God, including some texts of the Torah, the Psalms and the Gospels, have been changed and falsified over time, necessitating the need for a final revelation to correct for alterations introduced to previous God holy book revelations.
- Islam per Quran reminds people about the coming of the Day of Judgment and then urges that this Day should be taken into consideration during one's lifetime. You are urged to be grateful to your God by doing good works. Good works are characterized by being socially relevant, that is, of benefit to society. The preaching considers a central theme that people should be conscious of God during this life and follow the direction of the way of God. The way of God is not defined by dogma but is indicated operationally in two ways. The first pertains to carrying out actions characterized only by being beneficial to the welfare of humanity (society). The second involves the means of gaining faith in God through observing His creation.
- Islam per Qur'an stresses that all previous messengers and prophets of God are fully human and not divine.
- Islam per Qur'an also contains teachings related to previous prophets. This teaching involves reminding Jews and Christians of some aspects of their Scriptures and traditions, and their basic deviations from God's original revelations. Among the more important teachings are ones dealing with the divinity of Jesus and the concept of Judaic exclusiveness.
- the Qur'an; holy book of Islam; includes statements and principles that establish the position of mankind on earth, and that provide guidance and freedom of choice. As a consequence of granting freedom of choice to mankind, religious diversity is taken for granted, so the Quran contains the principles regulating the dynamic coexistence among the various communities, faiths, and cultures.
- Islam per Quran also deals with rituals such as praying, fasting, alms giving, and pilgrimage.
- Islam per Quran deals also with some aspects of social regulations like inheritance, punishment, marriage and divorce, and so on.
- Islam teachings per Quran laid down the principles of human rights, women's rights, equality of all people regardless of gender, belief, race, or culture.
- One of the proofs that the holy book Quran was not written by humans or extracted from other books and that the Quran was a revelation from God to Prophet Mohamed is that the Quran includes many scientific statements that had been only recently proved by science. These statements are considered to be scientific miracles of the Quran; they were revealed by God 14 centuries ago and were validated in modern times. In this regard some words are quoted below by Dr. Maurice Bucaille (an eminent medical scientist and a member of the French Academy of Medicine). He is the author of the book entitled "The Bible, The Quran and Science."
"Science and Islam's close relationship with it played a tremendous role in strengthening my faith and that of scientists throughout history - even today! This is a fascinating section - do take time to explore it!"
What did Muhammad warn the women about?
The Prophet Mohammed said that women had very little rights if any.
Who was the prophet whose father was also a prophet?
Prophet Youcuf/Youssef (Joseph) son of prophet Jacob son of prophet Isaac son of prophet Abraham; Peace be upon them all. There is a complete chapter (Surah) in Quran; Muslims holy book that reflects real God words revelation to prophet Muhammad (PBUH); under his name.
Does prophet Muhammed have kids?
yes ,he has three sons an two daughters but sons died before teenage for god wisdom not to disturbe people belief.
Why doesnt islam have a picture of their founder?
Because Allah (or God in English) is the Islam founder. Refer to question below.
How was the Caliphate of Hazrat Abu Bakr?
Abu Bakr's caliphate is regarded by historians as a successful one. During his time as Caliph, he put down all the false prophets by waging wars against them. He also forced all those who refused to pay Zakat to pay and crushed the hypocrites who abandoned Islam, upon the demise of Muhammad.
What controversy occurred after the death of the Prophet Muhammad?
After Muhammad's death, the question of succession led to disagreements and eventual factions in Islam. Following his death in 632AD, Muhammad's close companion, Abu Bakr, was named first calif. However, many disagreed with this appoinment, and believed that Ali, a relative of Muhammad, was his true successor. This controvery of succession is what eventually led to the division of Muslims into Sunni and Shia.
What was Muhammad's main belief?
The main and only belief of prophet Muhammad is Islam that is God religion since start of universe creation and even before. Islam is the call of all God prophets; including Adam, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, David, Solomon, ..., Jesus, and Muhammad (peace be upon them all) to their people as Islam word means full submission to God as the one and only one God. Prophet Muhammad called all people to Islam per Qur'an God revelation to him through the angel Gabriel (or Jibril).
Do Christians believe that Mohamed is a prophet?
No, the Quran says about him that he is an ordinary human being and a prophet ,but not a God, yet he had many miracles to support his message for the oneness of God. e.g. feeding many people by food and water multiplication. In addition the miracle of the Quran and it's Arabic language which astonishes Arabs.
What happened after Muhammad wrote the quran?
Rather pensive I would say considering!
I have conducted some study in this area and the evidence shows that Muhhammad may have been duped, if the following is true:
The Qur'an is actually documented as a Papal Conspiracy to control the Barbarian masses, hence it's resemblance to The Holy Bible.
According to sources, the Qur'an was introduced to 'Muhammad' by the parental cousin( 'Waraka ibn Nawfal' ), of his first wife 'Kadijah'.
'Waraka' was a Catholic priest living in Mecca, and one who had made detailed studies of the Gospels and the Old Testament scriptures.
He was the first to recognized Muhammad's call to prophecy as authentic and islamic tradition recounts Waraka saying: "There has come to him the greatest Law that came to Moses; surely he is the prophet of this people".
What the people didn't know, was that Waraka had been covertly recruited by Jesuit Monks to present the Barbarians with their own religion through Muhammad, with a proviso that the Papacy remain Sovereign.
However, after the death of Muhammad the Barbarians refused to recognise this agreement, and the Papacy reacted with swift vengeance through the Crusade Wars, which claimed the lives of millions.
History supports this record of genocide by these so-called Christians, who committed these attrocities against an innocent race.
"Christians" they may have called themselves, but whether they were followers of CHRIST or not may be up to history to decide!
Source:
Encyclopedia of Islam, Online ed., Waraka b. Nawfal
Who convinced Muhammad that he should be a prophet?
The angel Gabriel (Jibril) came to him, while Muhammad was meditating in a mountain cave called Hiraa in Mecca; and told him to recite recite in the name of the lord (Allah in Arabic). Then he went back home amazed and trembling and feeling cold. His wife Khadija talked to her Cousin (Waraka Ibn Nofal) who was acquainted with the Bible and Torah and was knowledgeable religious leader and told him what happened. He told her that these are the prophet signs and that Muhammad will be the prophet of this nation and if he is still alive he will believe him and support him.
What was Muhammad message and why was it appealing?
Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is the best role model for all humankind. Among his outstanding virtues and characteristics, he was an extraordinary husband, a perfect father, and a unique grandfather. He was also a great statesman, judge, and spiritual leader. His most distinctive quality, however, was the fact that he was a blessing to all in both word and deed.
There are no wordings which can describe his message better than what he said,"I have been sent only for the purpose of perfecting good morals."
or what was mentioned in the Holy Quran about him (Meaning translation),
4. And verily, you (O Muhammad) are on an exalted standard of character.
107. We sent thee not save as a mercy for the peoples.
28. And We have not sent thee (O Muhammad) save as a bringer of good tidings and a warner unto all mankind; but most of mankind know not.
Why was it appealing? because his message was spreading the religion of nature (Deen ul Fitrah).
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How many times is the name Moses mentioned in the quran?
Around 150 times in English versions of the Qur'an.
Who accompanied the Holy Prophet in migration to Medina?
Abou Bakr was the prophet companion during his migration to Medina (Madinah in Arabic). Abou Bakr was the first Caliph (Muslim State ruler) after prophet Muhammad death in year 632 AD.
How did Prophet Muhammad affect the world?
Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) became the prophet of Islam religion per God revelation of Quran, Muslims holy book that reflects real God words in its real Arabic language, to him through the angel Gabriel in years 610 AD through 632 AD.
What is the name of first mosque of Islam?
It is called Masjid (Mosque in English).
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The MOSQUE is the place of worship in Islam. Many Muslims gather here to pray- Usually divided by gender.
