Quran's STUNNING Divine Miracles: [1] Allah Almighty also promised in several Divine Prophecies that He will show the Glorious Quran's Miracles to mankind: 1- The root letters for "message" and all of its derivatives occur 513 times throughout the Glorious Quran. Yet, all Praise and Glory are due to Allah Almighty Alone, the Prophets' and Messengers' actual names (Muhammad, Moses, Noah, Abraham, Lot etc....) were also all mentioned 513 times in the Glorious Quran. The detailed breakdown of all of this is thoroughly listed here. This Miracle is covered in 100s (hundreds) of Noble Verses.2- Allah Almighty said that Prophet Noah lived for 950 years. Yet, all Praise and Glory are due to Allah Almighty Alone, the entire Noble Surah (chapter Noah) is exactly written in 950 Letters. You can thoroughly see the accurate count in the scanned images.Coincidence? See 1,000s of examples [1]. Quran's Stunning Numerical & Scientific Miracles. |
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Rebuttal to Sam Shamoun
and Jochen Katz article
Quran
Contradiction
Who Was the
First Muslim?
http://www../Quran/Contra/first_muslim.htm
They Wrote
According to
several passages in the Quran, Muhammad was the first Muslim:
Say:
Shall I choose for a protecting friend other than Allah, the Originator of the heavens and
the earth, Who feedeth and is never
fed? Say: I am ordered to be the first to surrender [aslama] (unto Him). And be not thou (O
Muhammad) of the idolaters. S. 6:14 Pickthall
Say,
verily my Lord hath directed me into a right way, a true religion, the sect of Abraham the
orthodox; and he was no idolater. Say, verily my prayers, and my worship, and my life, and
my death are dedicated unto God, the Lord of all creatures: He hath no companion. This
have I been commanded: I am the first Moslem
(Wa 'Ana 'Awwalu Al-Muslimin). S. 6:161-163
He
hath no associate. This am I commanded, and I am
the first of the Muslims. S.
6:163
Rodwell
Say
(O Muhammad): Lo! I am commanded to worship Allah, making religion pure for Him (only). And
I am commanded to be the first of those who are muslims
(surrender unto Him). S. 39:11-12 Pickthall
This is
contradicted by both the Quran and various Islamic traditions
which refer to the presence of true believers both before and during Muhammads
alleged "call" to prophethood. The Quran mentions that Adam, Noah, the Patriarchs, the twelve tribes of
Behold,
thy Lord said to the angels: "I will create a vicegerent on earth." They said:
"Wilt Thou place therein one who will make mischief therein and shed blood?- whilst we do celebrate Thy praises and glorify Thy holy
(name)?" He said: "I know what ye know not."
And behold, We said to the angels: "Bow down to Adam" and they bowed
down. Not so Iblis: he refused and was haughty: He was of
those who reject Faith. We said: "O Adam! dwell thou and
thy wife in the Garden; and eat of the bountiful things therein as (where and when) ye
will; but approach not this tree, or ye run into harm and transgression."
When
learnt Adam from his Lord words of inspiration, and his Lord Turned towards him; for He is
Oft-Returning, Most Merciful. S. 2:30, 34-35, 37
We
have sent thee inspiration, as We sent it to Noah and the Messengers after him: we sent
inspiration to Abraham, Isma'il,
Isaac, Jacob and the Tribes, to Jesus, Job, Jonah, Aaron, and Solomon, and to
David We gave the Psalms. S. 4:163
We gave him
Isaac and Jacob: all (three) guided: and before him, We guided
Noah, and among his
progeny, David, Solomon, Job, Joseph, Moses, and Aaron: thus do We reward those who do
good: S. 6:84
And
when Ibrahim and Ismail raised the
foundations of the House: Our Lord! accept from us; surely Thou
art the Hearing, the Knowing: Our Lord! and make us both
submissive (muslimayni)
to Thee and (raise) from our offspring a nation submitting (ommatan muslimatan) to Thee,
and show us our ways of devotion and turn to us (mercifully), surely Thou art the
Oft-returning (to mercy), the Merciful. Our Lord! and raise up
in them an Apostle from among them who shall recite to them Thy communications and teach
them the Book and the wisdom, and purify them; surely Thou art the Mighty, the Wise. And
who forsakes the religion of Ibrahim but he who makes
himself a fool, and most certainly We chose him in this world,
and in the hereafter he is most surely among the righteous. When his Lord said to him, Be
a Muslim (aslim), he
said: I submit myself (aslamtu)
to the Lord of the worlds. And the same did Ibrahim enjoin on his sons and (so did) Yaqoub. O my sons! surely Allah has chosen for you (this) faith, therefore die not unless you are Muslims (illa waantum
muslimoona). Nay! were you
witnesses when death visited Yaqoub, when he said to his sons:
What will you serve after me? They said: We will serve your God and the God of your
fathers, Ibrahim and Ismail and Ishaq, one God only, and to Him do we submit (wanahnu lahu muslimoona). S. 2:127-133 Shakir
When
Jesus found Unbelief on their part He said: "Who will be My
helpers to (the work of) Allah?" Said the disciples: "We are Allah's helpers: We believe in Allah, and do thou bear witness that we
are Muslims. S. 3:52
Ibrahim was not a Jew nor a Christian but he was (an) upright (man), a Muslim (musliman), and he was not one of the
polytheists. S. 3:67 Shakir
They
are not all alike; of the followers of the Book there
is an upright party; they recite Allah's communications in the nighttime
and they adore (Him). They believe in Allah and the last day, and they enjoin what is
right and forbid the wrong and they strive with one another in hastening to good deeds,
and those are among the good. And whatever good they do, they shall not be denied it, and
Allah knows those who guard (against evil). S. 3:113-115 Shakir
Then
will Allah say: "O Jesus the son of Mary! Recount My
favour to thee and to thy mother. Behold! I strengthened thee with the holy
spirit, so that thou didst speak to the people in childhood and in maturity.
Behold! I taught thee the Book and Wisdom, the Law and the Gospel and behold! thou makest out of clay, as it were, the
figure of a bird, by My leave, and thou breathest into it and
it becometh a bird by My leave, and thou healest
those born blind, and the lepers, by My leave. And behold! thou
bringest forth the dead by My leave. And behold! I did
restrain the Children of Israel from (violence to) thee when thou didst show them the
clear Signs, and the unbelievers among them said: This is
nothing but evident magic. And behold! I inspired the disciples to have faith in Me and Mine Messenger: they said, 'We have faith, and do thou bear witness that we bow
to Allah as Muslims." S. 5:110-111
Lo!
it is from Solomon, and lo! it is:
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful; Exalt not yourselves against me, but
come unto me as those who surrender (muslimeena). ... So, when she came, it was
said (unto her): Is thy throne like this? She said: (It is) as though it were the very
one. And (Solomon said): We were given the knowledge before her and we had surrendered
(wakunna muslimeena) (to
Allah). ... It was said unto her: Enter the hall. And when she saw it she deemed it a pool
and bared her legs. (Solomon) said: Lo! it is a hall, made
smooth, of glass. She said: My Lord! Lo! I have wronged myself, and I surrender (aslamtu) with Solomon unto
Allah, the Lord of the Worlds. S. 27:30-31, 42, 44 Pickthall
Apart from
various groups being called guided, having the right faith, or even having been given
inspiration, we have at least Abraham and the disciples of Jesus being explicitly called
Muslims (3:52, 67, 5:111). Certainly both Abraham and the disciples of Jesus lived long
before Muhammad.
In fact, the Quran claims that all believers were essentially Muslims:
And
strive in His cause as ye ought to strive, (with sincerity and under discipline). He has
chosen you, and has imposed no difficulties on you in religion; it is the cult of your
father Abraham. It is He Who
has named you Muslims, both before and in this (Revelation); that the Messenger may be
a witness for you, and ye be witnesses for mankind! So establish regular Prayer, give
regular Charity, and hold fast to Allah! He is your Protector - the Best to protect and
the Best to help! S. 22:78
Would that
not qualify them as being Muslims and believers even before Muhammad? Certainly, this
would make Adam the first believer, the first Muslim, wouldnt it?
My Response
To begin
with, there is no contradiction at all. It is just a lack of knowledge on the part of both
Shamoun and Katz. Infact this will
be very easy to respond to.
They allege
that this verse:
Say:
Shall I choose for a protecting friend other than Allah, the Originator of the heavens and
the earth, Who feedeth and is never
fed? Say: I am ordered to be the first to surrender [aslama] (unto Him). And be not thou (O
Muhammad) of the idolaters. S. 6:14 Pickthall
Contradicts
these verses:
When
Jesus found Unbelief on their part He said: "Who will be My
helpers to (the work of) Allah?" Said the disciples: "We are Allah's helpers: We believe in Allah, and do thou bear witness that we
are Muslims. S. 3:52
Ibrahim was not a Jew nor a Christian but he was (an) upright (man), a Muslim (musliman), and he was not one of the
polytheists. S. 3:67 Shakir
So their
argument is pretty much that some Quranic verses say Muhammad
is the first Muslim while there are other passages showing that there are Muslims before
Muhammad. Is this a contradiction? No, you must understand what Muhammad meant and in what
context.
Now when The
Quran says:
Say:
Shall I choose for a protecting friend other than Allah, the Originator of the heavens and
the earth, Who feedeth and is never
fed? Say: I am ordered to be the first to surrender [aslama] (unto Him). And be not thou (O
Muhammad) of the idolaters. S. 6:14 Pickthall
Say,
verily my Lord hath directed me into a right way, a true religion, the sect of Abraham the
orthodox; and he was no idolater. Say, verily my prayers, and my worship, and my life, and
my death are dedicated unto God, the Lord of all creatures: He hath no companion. This
have I been commanded: I am the first Moslem
(Wa 'Ana 'Awwalu Al-Muslimin). S. 6:161-163
He
hath no associate. This am I commanded, and I am
the first of the Muslims. S. 6:163 Rodwell
Say
(O Muhammad): Lo! I am commanded to worship Allah, making religion pure for Him (only). And
I am commanded to be the first of those who are muslims
(surrender unto Him). S. 39:11-12 Pickthall
What this
basically and simply means that Muhammad is commanded to be the first Muslim AMONG HIS PEOPLE. That is all it means, it means that Muhammad is the first
Muslim among his people, and is commanded to be the first Muslim among his people. So it
does not contradict the other verses, Muhammad is not the first Muslim on the planet, it just means the first Muslim among his people. Note what
one of the verses also say:
Say: Shall I
choose for a protecting friend other than Allah, the Originator of the heavens and the
earth, Who feedeth and is never
fed? Say: I am ordered to be the first to surrender [aslama]
(unto Him). And be not thou (O Muhammad) of the
idolaters. S. 6:14 Pickthall
It tells
Muhammad to be not of the idolaters, who were the idolaters? The idolaters were the Quraysh, they were Muhammad's people, so
hence it is crystal clear when it is said for Muhammad to be the first Muslim it just
basically means among his people.
So hence the
passages of Muhammad being commanded to be the first Muslim do not contradict these
passages:
When
Jesus found Unbelief on their part He said: "Who will be My
helpers to (the work of) Allah?" Said the disciples: "We are Allah's helpers: We believe in Allah, and do thou bear witness that we
are Muslims. S. 3:52
Ibrahim was not a Jew nor a Christian but he was (an) upright (man), a Muslim (musliman), and he was not one of the
polytheists. S. 3:67 Shakir
They
are not all alike; of the followers of the Book there
is an upright party; they recite Allah's communications in the nighttime
and they adore (Him). They believe in Allah and the last day, and they enjoin what is
right and forbid the wrong and they strive with one another in hastening to good deeds,
and those are among the good. And whatever good they do, they shall not be denied it, and
Allah knows those who guard (against evil). S. 3:113-115 Shakir
Then
will Allah say: "O Jesus the son of Mary! Recount My
favour to thee and to thy mother. Behold! I strengthened thee with the holy
spirit, so that thou didst speak to the people in childhood and in maturity.
Behold! I taught thee the Book and Wisdom, the Law and the Gospel and behold! thou makest out of clay, as it were, the
figure of a bird, by My leave, and thou breathest into it and
it becometh a bird by My leave, and thou healest
those born blind, and the lepers, by My leave. And behold! thou
bringest forth the dead by My leave. And behold! I did
restrain the Children of Israel from (violence to) thee when thou didst show them the
clear Signs, and the unbelievers among them said: This is
nothing but evident magic. And behold! I inspired the disciples to have faith in Me and Mine Messenger: they said, 'We have faith, and do thou bear witness that we bow
to Allah as Muslims." S. 5:110-111
Lo!
it is from Solomon, and lo! it is:
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful; Exalt not yourselves against me, but
come unto me as those who surrender (muslimeena). ... So, when she came, it was
said (unto her): Is thy throne like this? She said: (It is) as though it were the very
one. And (Solomon said): We were given the knowledge before her and we had surrendered
(wakunna muslimeena) (to
Allah). ... It was said unto her: Enter the hall. And when she saw it she deemed it a pool
and bared her legs. (Solomon) said: Lo! it is a hall, made
smooth, of glass. She said: My Lord! Lo! I have wronged myself, and I surrender (aslamtu) with Solomon unto
Allah, the Lord of the Worlds. S. 27:30-31, 42, 44 Pickthall
And
strive in His cause as ye ought to strive, (with sincerity and under discipline). He has
chosen you, and has imposed no difficulties on you in religion; it is the cult of your
father Abraham. It is He Who
has named you Muslims, both before and in this (Revelation); that the Messenger may be
a witness for you, and ye be witnesses for mankind! So establish regular Prayer, give
regular Charity, and hold fast to Allah! He is your Protector - the Best to protect and
the Best to help! S. 22:78
So there is
no contradiction what so ever. Adam was indeed the first Muslim, the first Muslim among
mankind. Muhammad is commanded to be the first Muslim among his people. That is all that
is meant by Muhammad being the first Muslim.
Since we are
on the topic of the word Muslim and who is a Muslim etc. Here is a link in which you can
see that Jesus himself used the word Muslim in the Bible:
Rebuttals, and exposing the lies of the Answering Islam team section.
Rebuttals to the so-called "Errors" in the Noble Quran.
Rebuttals to Sam Shamoun's Articles section.
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Quran's STUNNING Divine Miracles: [1] Allah Almighty also promised in several Divine Prophecies that He will show the Glorious Quran's Miracles to mankind: 1- The root letters for "message" and all of its derivatives occur 513 times throughout the Glorious Quran. Yet, all Praise and Glory are due to Allah Almighty Alone, the Prophets' and Messengers' actual names (Muhammad, Moses, Noah, Abraham, Lot etc....) were also all mentioned 513 times in the Glorious Quran. The detailed breakdown of all of this is thoroughly listed here. This Miracle is covered in 100s (hundreds) of Noble Verses.2- Allah Almighty said that Prophet Noah lived for 950 years. Yet, all Praise and Glory are due to Allah Almighty Alone, the entire Noble Surah (chapter Noah) is exactly written in 950 Letters. You can thoroughly see the accurate count in the scanned images.Coincidence? See 1,000s of examples [1]. Quran's Stunning Numerical & Scientific Miracles. |