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A Message For The Atheists And The Non Muslims Part2 by Abdulgaffar22: 3:14am On Oct 23, 2016 |
This God is the creator who created mankind with their ability
to read and write. Therefore, it is not against reason that God must have
communicated with different set of people in many of the heavenly books He
has revealed in the past through His holy prophets. The last book in these
series of revelation was Holy Qur’an. But how are we completely sure that
Quran was truly revealed by God? This is a logical question that demands
logical answer. We can get to the root of answer to this logical question
by analyzing, one after the other, the different views hold by the non
Muslims concerning the origin of the book. Some people believe that the
book was fabricated by Muhammad (pbuh). Some people assert that he was
taught by one or more secret human teacher(s). Again, some people believe
that he was crazy. Yet some people went to an extent of saying that the
book was inspired by Satan. These are the four possible alternatives that
people can evoke to explain the origin of the Qur’an if they insist that
the book was not revealed by Almighty God. In fact, all alternatives has
been exhausted. Now, let us analyze these possible alternatives one by one.
Is it possible that Qur’an was deliberately fabricated by Prophet Muhammad
(pbuh)? It is a well known fact that he can neither read nor write. Qur’an
29:48 says; “Neither did you (O Muhammad) read any book before this Qur’an,
nor did you write any book with your right hand. In that case, indeed, the
followers of falsehood might have doubted.” If he could read and write, how
could he have called himself illiterate in the Quran especially in the
presence of his people who knew him very much? Would you lie to your people
about the matter you know they are well acquainted with? Now given that he
was truly an illiterate, then how could he have fabricated many verses and
plagiarized the Bible and then come up with such an eloquent book like Holy
Qur’an? Before he could come out with any fabricated or plagiarized verses
of the Bible or chapter and recite it to the hearing of his companion
directly from memory, he must have written down the verses, memorized them
and rehearsed the recitation many times in private. Yet all these
activities would be very difficult, if not impossible, for an illiterate
person. We have never heard it in history that an illiterate person
authored a book. Again, there are some occasions that Qur’an rebukes the
prophet on certain issues. Once, the prophet was deeply engaged in trying
to explain Islam to one pagan leader. He was hopeful that he would accept
Islam. But, suddenly, the prophet was interrupted by a blind man who wanted
to learn the Qur’an from him. The prophet did not like that interruption
and this was seen on his face. He turned away from this blind man and
continued his act of preaching to this pagan leader. After a little moment,
the prophet received the revelation of some verses which admonished and
corrected him for this action of neglecting the blind man. These verses are
as follows: He (the prophet) frowned and turned away. Because there came to
him the blind man. And what would make you know that he (the pagan leader)
would purify himself or become reminded so that the reminder should profit
him? As for him ( the pagan leader) who consider himself self sufficient,
to him you give attention. And no blame is on you if he(pagan leader) would
not purify himself. But as for he (the blind man) who came to you striving
(for knowledge) while he fears Allah, from him you turned away (Qur’an
80:1-10). If the Qur’an was fabricated by the prophet Muhammad (pbuh), such
a reproachful speech against him would not be found in the Qur’an.
Furthermore, there was a certain instance when the prophet was rushing in
his attempt to grasp the revelation. He was in haste and he did not allow
the Angel Gabriel to finish before he would start his own recitation.
Therefore, God commanded him as follows; Move not your tongue concerning
the Qur’an to make haste therewith. It is for Us (God) to gather the Qur’an
in your chest and to give you the ability to recite it. Therefore when We
have recited it to you, follow its recitation. Then it is for Us (God) to
make the Qur’an clear to you (Qur’an 75:16-19). In another place, God says; And
be not in haste with the Quran before its revelation is completed to you (O
Muhammad pbuh) and say: My Lord increase me in knowledge (Qur’an 20:114). If
the Holy Qur’an was fabricated by the prophet, all these kind of verses-
commanding him not be in haste but to listen carefully and also giving him
confidence over the ability to recite the Qur’an- would not be found on the
pages of the Qur’an. Moreover, there is one thing peculiar to a liar who
deliberately lied against God for gaining a particular worldly benefit.
This kind of a liar is totally different from a common liar who only lied
to save himself from one kind of difficult situation or another. Such a
deliberate liar against God is usually in a certain state of mind without
him realizing it. He was being greatly deceived by his own mind. Within his
mind, he saw good reasons and justification for embarking on such an act of
deliberately lying against God. In other word, the evil of his action is
made to be good and fair-seeming in his own eyes without him realizing it.
If he truly realized that he has actually been deceived by his own mind, he
would not have embarked on such an action. But such a deliberate liar
commits his act of lying because there is no way for him to realize that he
has been deceived by his own mind. The author of Quran clearly makes
reference to this very concept we are discussing which shows that the
author was well familiar with this concept. In this way, the author of
Qur’an has actually liberated himself from the possibility of being among
such deliberate liars whose their bad deeds are made to be good in their
own eyes. Therefore, the author of Qur’an could not be one of the
deliberate liars against God. If he were to be one of them, there is no way
he can realize and know about this concept; because nobody would actually
know and fully realized that he was being deceived and then still allow the
deception to be continued . Such references in the Quran are as follows: Is
he (i:e a true prophet) who is on a clear proof from his Lord, like him(
i:e a false prophet) to whom the evil of his work is made fair- seeming and
beautified, and like those that follow their own lusts (Qur’an 47:14). Another
reference for such concept is found in Quran 35:8 where God Almighty says:
Is he ( i.e a false prophet), to whom the evil of his deeds made
fair-seeming, so that he looks upon it as good ( equal to the one who is
rightly guided)? Finally, every rational thinker will agree with me that a
deliberate liar against God must have little or no faith in the existence
of God. A person who is not mad but seriously resolved within his mind to
deliberately lie against God in order to achieve some worldly gains must be
totally or partially convinced that God does not exist. But contrary to the
expectation of the Non-Muslims, the author of Holy Qur’an argue strongly in
many verses for the existence of one true God in a very logical and
convincing manner by making a lot of references to natural signs in the
universe which truly point to the existence of God. Examples of such verses
are as follows: Verily in the heavens and the earth, are Signs for those
who believe. And in the creation of yourselves and the fact that animals
are scattered through the earth, are Signs for people who have faith with
certainty. And in the alternation of Night and Day, and the fact that God
sends down Sustenance (i:e rain) from the sky, and revives therewith the
earth after its death, and in the turning about of the Winds are Signs for
those that are wise. Such are the Signs of God which We recite to you( O
Muhammad-pbuh) in truth. Then in what exposition will they believe after
rejecting God and His Signs?(Qur’an 45:3-6). And among His signs is this
that He created you from dust and behold you are human beings scattered far
and wide. And among His Signs is this, that He created for you wives from
among yourselves, that you may find repose in them, and He has put between
you affection and mercy. Verily in that are indeed Signs for those who
think deeply. And among His Signs is the creation of the heavens and the
earth, and the variations in your languages and your colors: verily in that
are indeed Signs for men of sound knowledge. And among His Signs is the
sleep that you take by night and by day, and your seeking of His bounty:
verily in that are Signs for those who hearken. And among His Signs is that
He shows you the lightning, by way of fear and hope, and He send down water
from the sky, and therewith revives the earth after its death. Verily, in
that are indeed Signs for those who are wise (Qur’an 30:20-24). Have they
not looked at the heaven above them, how We have made it and beautify it,
and there no flaws in it. And the earth We spread it out, and We set
thereon mountains and We have made to grow therein every kind of beautiful
plants. To be an insight and reminder to every servant who turns frequently
to God (Qur’an 50:6-. In fact, time and space would not permit me to
quote more verses. Please read those verses again. You will agree with me
that the author of Qur’an who explained the signs for the existence of God
in such a logical and convincing manner can never be the same person who
would deliberately and boldly lie against the same God. The natural signs
that the author put forward for the existence of God must have prevented
him from deliberately and boldly impersonating such God. Even if the author
was seriously in doubt about the existence of God, then he would never have
that confidence and audacity to put his life and soul in danger as the
following verse underlined below would implied if we assumed that the
author was impersonating God; Verily, they were about to tempt you away
from that which We(God) have revealed to you (O Muhammad -pbuh),to
fabricate something other than it against Us(God), then they would
certainly have taken you an intimate friend! And had We (God) not made you
stand firm, you would nearly have inclined to them a little .In that case
We (God) would have made you taste a double portion of punishment in this
life and double portion of punishment after death. And then you would have
found none to help you against Us (God)(Qur’an 17:73-75). Before any one,
who is not mad, can be boldly and deliberately put his life and soul in
danger by challenging and impersonating God in this way, he must have been
completely and totally sure in his mind that God does not exist. Yet
anyone, who is not an omniscient, cannot be completely and totally sure
that God does not exist: let alone the author of Holy Qur’an who argue
strongly for the existence of God in a very logical and convincing manner
by calling our attention to many natural signs in the universe which
actually point to God’s existence. Now, is it possible for the same author
to be totally and completely sure that God does not exist to the extent of
having that confidence and audacity to ask God Almighty to punish him twice
both in this worldly life and in the life after death? Certainly not! No
matter how little it may be, the author must exercise some kind of doubts
in his belief that God does not exist. Even if the author was bold enough
to ask God to punish him twice in this world, the author can never have
that audacity to ask God to punish him again in the life after death. In
fact, this point alone, if properly understood; prove two things at the
same time. It proves that God must exist and that Qur’an must be God’s
word; this is the only way we can resolve the apparent contradiction
inherent in a concept of an author who argue logically and convincingly for
the existence of one true God but at the same time deliberately and
fearlessly impersonate the same God to the extent of asking God to punish
him twice both in this world and in the hereafter. All these points cited
above are enough to prove that the prophet Muhammad (pbuh) can never be the
author of Holy Qur’an or a deliberate liar against God.
Again, is it possible for the prophet to have a secret human teacher who
assisted him to fabricate the Holy Qur’an since he could neither read nor
write? But how can that teacher be kept in secret for good 23 years and
remain hidden from his immediate family and companions who believed in him
as true prophet of God? Besides, all the points raise above to disprove the
plausibility of the first alternative can also be leveled against this
second alternative because both presumed that the author of Holy Qur’an was
an impersonator and deliberate liar against God.
Furthermore, is it possible that prophet Muhammad (pbuh) was crazy to the
extent that such craziness made him to be a pathological liar against God?
Before that craziness would be manifest to the extent of causing him to
impersonate God and boldly lying against Him, it must have been detected
and reported by his immediate family, and there would be no way to believe
him as true prophet of God. Even if we assume that his immediate family
managed to hide the secret from the public, there is no way for such
craziness to escape the notice of the companions of the prophet who always
stayed with him and believed in him as a true prophet of God to the extent
of dying as a martyr in the battle field. Besides, how can a crazy author
come up with such a clear and meaningful book like Qur’an? |
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