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Who Was The Spirit That Squeezed Muhammad At The Cave?
Sun Sep 12 22:50:05 1999
Who Was The Spirit That Squeezed Muhammad At The Cave?
It is of great importance to identify the spirit who squeezed Muhammad at the cave of Hira near Mecca. After his encounter with the spirit, Muhammad was afraid that what happened to him was from a Jinni. Then later, Muhammad declared in the Koran that the spirit who squeezed him was the angel Gabriel. We read in Surat Al-Baqarah 2:97: Say: Whoever is an enemy to Gabriel - for he brings down the (revelation) to the heart by Allah's will, a confirmation of what went before, and guidance and glad tidings for those who believe. Was the spirit really the angel Gabriel? The answer is: Absolutely not!
First: Had the spirit been Gabriel, he would have calmed Muhammad and relieved his fear. But the spirit left him in extreme distress. Gabriel appeared to many people before his alleged visit to Muhammad and each time the first thing he did was to allay that person's fear. Gabriel appeared to the prophet Daniel. Daniel was afraid but Gabriel touched him, he did not squeeze him, he only touched him: And I heard a man's voice between the banks of Ulai, which called, and said, "Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision." So he came near where I stood: and when he came, I was afraid, and fell upon my face. . . but he touched me, and set me upright. . . (Daniel 8:16-18). Gabriel appeared to Zacharias, the father of John the Baptist, who is called Yihia in the Koran; he identified himself and said to Zacharias: Do not be afraid, Zacharias... I am Gabriel that stand in the presence of God (Luke 1:13, 19). Gabriel appeared to Mary, the mother of Jesus. Mary was greatly troubled but Gabriel said to her: Do not be afraid, Mary (Luke 1:30). But the spirit who squeezed Muhammad left him frightened and in great distress. Therefore the spirit could not have been the angel Gabriel.
Second: Had the spirit been Gabriel, he would not have contradicted his former revelations. Six hundred years before Muhammad, Gabriel said to Mary when he appeared to her: The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called Son of God (Luke 1:35). But the spirit who appeared to Muhammad said to him: ...and the Christians say: The Messiah is the son of Allah. That is their saying with their mouths. They imitate the saying of those who disbelieved (literally those who are infidels) of old. Allah (Himself) fighteth against them. How perverse are they (Surat Al-Tawbah 9:30 MPT). Gabriel said to Mary that Jesus would be called the Son of God. The spirit who gave the revelations to Muhammad said that this is the saying of the infidels, and declares that Allah Himself fights against the Christians who confess that Jesus is the Son of God. Was the spirit really the angel Gabriel? Could Gabriel contradict himself in such an important matter?
Third: Had the spirit been Gabriel, Khadija would have believed Muhammad's testimony and would not have tested the spirit the way she did. We are told by Ibn Hesham, who wrote Muhammad's biography, that Khadija tested the spirit who squeezed Muhammad. She said to Muhammad: "Would you please tell me when the spirit comes to you?" When Muhammad told her of the spirit's arrival, Khadija said "Muhammad, sit on my left thigh." Muhammad sat on her left thigh. "Do you see the spirit?" she asked. "Yes." "Then sit on my right thigh." Muhammad sat on her right thigh. "Do you see the spirit?" she asked. "Yes," he answered. "Then sit on my lap." Muhammad sat on her lap. "Do you see the spirit?" she asked. "Yes," he answered. Khadija uncovered a feminine part of her body while Muhammad was sitting on her lap. "Do you see the spirit?" "No," he answered. Then Khadija said, "Muhammad, that spirit is an angel, not a devil" (Ibn Hesham, part 2, pages 74, 75). What a strange way to test a spirit!
Fourth: Had the spirit been Gabriel he would not have given a false scientific revelation to Muhammad. The spirit said to Muhammad: Read: in the name of thy Lord who Createth. Createth man from a clot (Surat Al-Alaq 96:1-5). These words are scientifically wrong. Professor Haanein Muhammad Makhloof, on page 508 of his Dictionary of the Meanings of Words of the Koran, says that the Arabic word "alaq" translated into English as "clot" means frozen blood. Man was created from the dust of the ground, not from frozen blood. Even the Koran states this fact: Behold, thy Lord said to the angels: "I am about to create man from clay. When I have fashioned him and breathed into him of My spirit, fall ye down in prostration unto him" (Surat Sad 38:71, 72). Here the Koran contradicts itself. In one instance it says that many was created from "a clot" which means "frozen blood," while in another it says that man was created from "clay." The fact is, man was created from the dust of the ground as the Bible states. Dr. William Campbell in his book, The Koran and The Bible, says on page 185:
As every reader who has studied human reproduction will realize, there is no state as a clot during formation a fetus, so this a very major scientific problem. Would the angel Gabriel make such a scientific error? Fifth: Had the spirit been Gabriel, he would have taught Mohammad to read and write. The Koran declares that Allah taught Jesus how to write.
In Surat Al-Imran 3:48 it is said concerning Jesus: And Allah will teach him the book and wisdom, the Torah and the Gospel. Ibn Katheir in his exposition of the Koran (Vol. 1, page 344), says: The book mentioned here means writing. We would expect that Muhammad, who calls himself the seal of the prophets, would be taught to read and write. The spirit said in his revelation to Muhammad: Read; and thy Lord the Most Bounteous, who teaches by the pen, teacheth man that which he knew not (Surat Al-Alaq 96:3-4). The question is, if God teaches man that which he knew not by the pen, why did He not teach Muhammad how to read and write, instead of leaving him illiterate all his life? There came a time when Muhammad was in doubt concerning the revelations he received from the spirit. The Koran recorded: If thou wert in doubt as to what we have revealed unto thee, then ask those who have been reading the Book from before thee: The truth hath indeed come to thee from thy Lord; so be in no wise of those in doubt (Surat Yunus 10:94). The "Book" mentioned in this verse is the Bible, and that shows very clearly that the Bible was the final authority for Muhammad even when he was in doubt. If Muhammad had been a learned man he would have known the truth directly from the Bible. But the spirit left him illiterate.
Muhammad had the right to be in doubt of the revelations given to him by the spirit which appeared to him at the cave of Hira, for that spirit was not the angel Gabriel. If he was a learned man, he would have known what the New Testament says concerning Satan: And no Wonder! For Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light (2 Cor 11:14 NKJ).
It is obvious that Muhammad was totally deceived, for he was illiterate, and could not search for the truth as it is recorded in the Holy Scriptures which were available in his time.
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In any religion, faith is a gift,.... it doesnt come by reason......
Mathematical theorems FORCE you to admit,... even if you dont want you.. by leading you down a path of syllogisms... A implies B, B implies C.... and THERFORE Y implies Z
Free will is an important aspect of religion
Abraham believed, and his believing was counted for righteousness
Genesis 15:6 and he believed in the LORD; and (the Lord) counted it (belief) fo him for righteousness
Even in New Testament, when Archangel Gabriel comes to Mary.... Mary give FREE WILL CONSENT.... "so let it be unto Thy handmaiden....."..... and THEN the conception takes place
Luke 1:38 And Mary said, "Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word."
Which is most interesting... because in Islam, allegedly, Archangel Gabriel SWOOPS down on Mohammed and DEMANDS that Mohammed PROCLAIM, and SQUEEZES the life out of Mohammed THREE times,
So it is obvious that, in the Muslim account... free will is not honored
Which goes against the grain of Old Testament/New Testament precedence
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