How reliable is Mohammed?

How does he compare to Jesus?

 

Five  points you probably don’t know about  the prophet Muhammad:

1

Around the year 595 CE, Zayd ibn Haritha was given as a slave to Muhammad by his wife Khadija. Muhammad and Khadija adopted Zayd as their own son. But later, after Khadija’s death Muhammad disowned Zayd, so that Muhammad could marry Zayd’s ex-wife, Zaynab bint Jahsh . In other words, as soon as the accountability factor in relationship was removed, Muhammad did something he likely would not have done while his wife was alive.

 

• Key take away: Muhammad appears to care more about his own personal satisfaction and personal pleasure, than he does for showing loyalty to his own family members. This is not a great look on a political leader, much less a religious leader who is the progenitor of a new religion.
• Primary Concern: Is this the kind of Character and Quality of Leadership that would inspire true believers to to want to follow the One True Holy God, and to walk in His footsteps, in holiness: living lives of selfless giving & serving, showing heavenly love, grace, and compassion? Or is this the kind of leadership, exampled by King Herod, that would be rebuked by Yahweh’s Prophet, John the Baptist: “It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother’s wife.” (Mark 6:18) 

 

• Exodus 20:17 (KJV)
  17 Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour’s.

Note: Every raid, every plundering or goods, raping of women, making of slaves, destruction of families, abuse of children, in every war, in every conquering conquest of every Muslim tribe or group led by Muhammed or any one of his followers, from the sixth century until today is founded upon the breaking of the 10th Commandment, that shall not covet.

• “And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.” Matthew 3:10 (KJV) 

The ultimate test of the goodness or truth or righteousness of something is in the evaluation of its fruit. If the fruit is bad, the branches, stock, roots and whole tree is bad.

 

 

Matthew 12:33 (KJV)
Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit.

 

Matthew 7:17-20 (KJV)
17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. 19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. 20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.

 

 

 

 

2

In the year 610 CE, (at the age of 40): The Prophet Muhammad began receiving revelations from the possibly “fake” Angel Gabriel (masquerading as an angel of light), while meditating in a dark cave (Hira) near Mecca 5  7 3.

 

• 2 Corinthians 11:13-15 (KJV)
  For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. 14 And no marvel;
  for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.
  15 Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.

The following 3 quotes reveal the state of mind and spiritual concerns explaining Muhammad’s fears and anxieties:

1. Fear of Possession or Madness

• Quote: “I fear that something may happen to me.” – Muhammad (as reported in Sahih Bukhari)
• Explanation: This statement reflects Muhammad’s initial apprehension about the nature of his encounter with a Spirit, masquerading as the angel Gabriel. He was uncertain whether this experience was a genuine divine communication or a manifestation of supernatural forces that could be harmful.

• 1 John 1:5-7 (KJV)
  5      This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light,
  and in Him is no darkness at all.

  6       If we say that we have fellowship with him,
  and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:

  7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light,
  we have fellowship one with another,
  and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son
  cleanseth us from all sin.

2. Fear of Demonic Influence

• Quote: “I thought I was possessed.” – Muhammad (as reported in Tafsir al-Tabari)
• Explanation: Muhammad’s fear of demonic influence was a common concern in pre-Islamic Arabia, where people believed in the existence of jinns (demonic supernatural beings) and demons. His experience of receiving revelations from Gabriel raised questions about the source of these communications, leading him to wonder if he was indeed possessed.
• If Muhammad was walking in the Light as Jesus is in the Light. Mohammed could never have committed the sins that he committed, perform the killing study killed, the raids that he raided, the accumulation of a harem of wives to please his selfish sexual lusts, nor could he have justified the wrongs that he justified, nor taught by example how to be an evil leader, and let legitimize the corruption of a whole religion.

 

• • John 3:19-21 (KJV)
    19 And this is the condemnation:
    that Light is come into the World, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

    20 For every one that doeth evil:
         –hateth the light,
         –neither cometh to the light,

    Lest his deeds should be reproved.

    21 But he that doeth truth
    cometh to the light,
    that his deeds may be made manifest,
    that they are wrought in God.

 

 

3. Concern about His Mental State

• Quote: “I am not sure if I am a prophet or if I am possessed.” – Muhammad (as reported in Sira Ibn Hisham)
• Explanation: Muhammad’s concern about his mental state highlights the psychological impact of his experiences. He struggled to understand the nature of his revelations and whether they were a sign of prophethood or a symptom of mental affliction, or of demonic oppression and possible possession.

• Key take away: due to the lack of solid and biblically, grounded, spiritual education, Muhammad was left, exposed to great spiritual deception. Being illiterate in the word of God, the history of God, the fundamentals of the gospel of Christ, and the history of God’s people, and the true prophets of God, Muhammad was left exceptionally vulnerable to deception and spiritual attack.
• Primary concern: the spiritual experiences of Muhammad, reflect more the nature of a cultic experience (attracted by satanic involvement), rather than a true biblical heavenly prophetic experience. Muhammad is a classic example of a false prophet, influenced by a false revelation, that deeply affected a particularly vulnerable and illiterate society, that was forced to agree with a false revelation, through the threat of extortion, rape, murder, theft, and public execution, and to believe in the leadership of an insecure, spiritually deceived, and biblically unclean, and unjust, and completely inadequate, spiritual leader. In other words, Mohammed never obtained, nor possessed the minimum clear and concise biblical requirements for leadership in the body of Christ:

• Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. (1 John 4:1)

• He replied, “Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted, will be pulled up by the roots. 14 Leave them; they are blind guides. If the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit.”

Mark this down: people are having spiritual experiences every day across the globe, that do not conform to the biblical design or counsel of God. Evil spiritual experiences are as accessible and abundant as there is alcohol and drugs, and sexual sins available to be used and abused. Eliphaz the Temanite, himself had just such a spiritual encounter with a demon, that was whispering things to him. But as you can tell from the whole story of the book ofJob, Eliphaz the Temanite, was later rebuked for not speaking correctly about the things of God. Just as the other friends of Job spoke without wisdom or knowledge of God. That is exactly what happens when spiritually blind men become self proclaimed prophets of God.

3

“In 630, Muhammad marched on Mecca with 10,000 Muslim converts. With minimal casualties, Muhammad seized control of Mecca. “

In February AD 631, Muhammad received a revelation:

• He granted idolaters four months of grace,
• After that Muslims would attack:
  • Kill, and
  • Plunder idolaters wherever they met.^[291][292]

 

• Key take away: In order to be a spiritual leader in God’s House, a person was barred from using force, threats of violence, bribes, etc., to lead.
• Primary concern:  Since Muhammad used violence, greed, and forceful conversion to gain his objectives, he could not possibly be operating by the Spirit of God.

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  1 Timothy 3:1-7 (KJV)
  1 This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. 2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; 3 Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous; 4 One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity; 5 (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?) 6 Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil. 7 Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.

   

4

      … After Khadija’s death [Muhammad’s first wife], Khawla bint Hakim suggested to Muhammad that he should marry Sawdah bint Zam’ah, a Muslim widow, or Aisha, daughter of Umm Ruman and Abu Bakr of Mecca. Muhammad is said to have asked for arrangements to marry both.^[225] According to classical sources, Muhammad married Aisha when she was 6–7 years old; the marriage was consummated later, when she was 9 years old and he was 53 years old.^[327]

 

• Key take away:  Muhammad is about as far away from a spiritual leader and example in the house of God, as can be stated according to the word of God. The only way Muhammad would be allowed to become a leader in the name of God, would be to completely throw away the word of God, the requirements of God, and even the very definitions of faith and truth in the gospel of Christ.
• Primary concern: In God’s House, a spiritual leader was required to be the husband of one wife. Obviously, Muhammad completely failed this primary test. Not only that, but Muhammad exhibits the behavior of a pedophile, someone who stocks and conquers a child and exploits her for his own sexual gratification. Instead of protecting the child, desiring and seeking a holy matrimony for the child to be united with a godly husband to build her own family under the grace of God, in the sight of God, for the glory of God, Muhammad interjects himself into the picture, forcing his will upon the child.

• 1 Timothy 3:8-13 (KJV)
  8 Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre; 9 Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience. 10 And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless. 11 Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things. 12 Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well. 13 For they that have used the office of a deacon well purchase to themselves a good degree, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.

 

 

 

5

In Islamic belief, Muhammad is regarded as the last prophet sent by God.^[337] Writings such as hadith and sira attribute several miracles or supernatural events to Muhammad.^[338] One of these is the splitting of the Moon, which according to earliest available tafsir compilations is a literal splitting of the Moon.^[339]

 

• Key take away:  False supernatural events are the forerunners of false prophets and false religions. Even, the leaders in Jerusalem accused Jesus are being a false Messiah, when healing the blind, casting out devils, and raising the dead back to life. Instead of refuting the miracles that were irrefutable Jesus’ enemies labeled those miracles of the Devil. Jesus is a tested for healing whole villages in towns of all the sick in their community, casting out all the devils and healing all the lepers. He is also well known for walking on water, turning water into wine, calming a terrific storm with his voice, and raising himself from the dead. These are all foundational testimonies from eyewitnesses who laid down their lives to prove the truth of their existence. How does Muhammad compare to this?
   
• Primary concern: In Muhammed’s case, the so-called miracles or not even verified by a legitimate source. And there is little proof that Muhammad actually split the moon in half.

 

• Matthew 24:24 (KJV)
  For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.

• 2 Thessalonians 2:7-10 (KJV)
  7 For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way. 8 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming: 9 Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, 10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

What is the biblical test for spiritual leadership recorded in the Bible?

 

Titus 1:5-9 (KJV) 5 For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee: 6 If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly. 7 For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre; 8 But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate; 9 Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers [so that he can encourage others by sound doctrine and refute those who oppose it].

Can you see how the Bible repeats itself over and over, and confirms itself, repeatedly, making it undeniably clear, about its own requirements, and objectives?

 Can you see how it clearly condemns specific behaviors, and continually compels leadership to obtain exceptionally high character qualities?

All of this teaching and training and repetition and the holy Scriptures are for the beneficial protection of the reader and followers and citizens in the kingdom of heaven. They not only protect individual leaders, but protect whole congregations, as well as,  national and international leaders and followers, from the least to the greatest, in the body of Christ. 

 

Below are some notes about the life of Muhammad that were used in the five points above:

Final years

 

The truce of Hudaybiyyah was enforced for two years. The tribe of Banu Khuza’ah had good relations with Muhammad, whereas their enemies, the Banu Bakr, had allied with the Meccans.

A clan of the Bakr made a night raid against the Khuza’ah, killing a few of them. The Meccans helped the Banu Bakr with weapons and, according to some sources, a few Meccans also took part in the fighting. After this event, Muhammad sent a message to Mecca with three conditions, asking them to accept one of them. These were: either the Meccans would pay blood money for the slain among the Khuza’ah tribe, they disavow themselves of the Banu Bakr, or they should declare the truce of Hudaybiyyah null.^[261][262]

The Meccans replied that they accepted the last condition.^[261]Soon they realized their mistake and sent Abu Sufyan to renew the Hudaybiyyah treaty, a request that was declined by Muhammad.

[263]

 

In 630, Muhammad marched on Mecca with 10,000 Muslim converts. With minimal casualties, Muhammad seized control of Mecca.^[264]

He declared an amnesty for past offences, except for ten men and women who were “guilty of murder or other offences or had sparked off the war and disrupted the peace”.^[265] Some of these were later pardoned^[266] Most Meccans converted to Islam and Muhammad proceeded to destroy all the statues of Arabian gods in and around the Kaaba.^[267]

According to reports collected by Ibn Ishaq and al-Azraqi, Muhammad personally spared paintings or frescos of Mary and Jesus, but other traditions suggest that all pictures were erased.^[268] The Quran discusses the conquest of Mecca.^[215][269]

 

Upon learning that Mecca had fallen to the Muslims, the Banu Hawazin gathered their entire tribe, including their families, to fight. They are estimated to have around 4,000 warriors.^[270][271] Muhammad led 12,000 soldiers to raid them, but they surprised him at the valley of Hunayn.^[272]

The Muslims overpowered them and took their women, children and animals.^[273] Muhammad then turned his attention to Taif, a city that was famous for its vineyards and gardens. He ordered them to be destroyed and besieged the city, which was surrounded by walls. After 15–20 days of failing to breach their defenses, he abandoned the attempts.^[274][275]

When he divided the plentiful loot acquired at Hunayn among his soldiers, the rest of the Hawazin converted to Islam^[276] and implored Muhammad to release their children and women, reminding him that he had been nursed by some of those women when he was a baby.

He complied but held on to the rest of the plunder. Some of his men opposed giving away their portions, so he compensated them with six camels each from subsequent raids.^[277]Muhammad distributed a big portion of the booty to the new converts from the Quraysh. Abu Sufyan and two of his sons, Mu’awiya and Yazid, got 100 camels individually.^[278][279]

The Ansar, who had fought bravely in the battle, but received close to nothing, were unhappy with this.^[280][281]One of them remarked, “It is not with such gifts that one seeks God’s face.” Disturbed by this utterance, Muhammad retorted, “He changed color.”^[278]

Roughly 10 months after he captured Mecca, Muhammad took his army to attack the wealthy border provinces of Byzantine Syria. Several motives are proposed, including avenging the defeat at Mu’tah and earning vast booty.^[282][283] Because of the drought and severe heat at that time, some of the Muslims refrained from participating.

This led to the revelation of Quran 9:38 which rebuked those slackers.^[284] When Muhammad and his army reached Tabuk, there were no hostile forces present.^[285] However, he was able to force some of the local chiefs to accept his rule and pay jizya. A group under Khalid ibn Walid that he sent for a raid also managed to acquire some booty including 2,000 camels and 800 cattle.^[286]

The Hawazin’s acceptance of Islam resulted in Taif losing its last major ally.^[287] After enduring a year of unrelenting thefts and terror attacks from the Muslims following the siege, the people of Taif, known as the Banu Thaqif, finally reached a tipping point and acknowledged that embracing Islam was the most sensible path for them.^{[288][289][290]}

On February 631, Muhammad received a revelation granting idolaters four months of grace, after which the Muslims would attack, kill, and plunder them wherever they met.^[291][292]

During the 632 pilgrimage season, Muhammad personally led the ceremonies and gave a sermon. Among the key points highlighted are said to have been the prohibition of usury and vendettas related to past murders from the pre-Islamic era; the brotherhood of all Muslims; and the adoption of twelve lunar months without intercalation.^[293][294]

After praying at the burial site in June 632, Muhammad suffered a dreadful headache that made him cry in pain.^[295] He continued to spend the night with each of his wives one by one,^[296] but he fainted in Maymunah‘s hut.^[297] He requested his wives to allow him to stay in Aisha‘s hut. He could not walk there without leaning on Ali and Fadl ibn Abbas, as his legs were trembling. His wives and his uncle al-Abbas fed him an Abyssinian remedy when he was unconscious.^[298]

When he came to, he inquired about it, and they explained they were afraid he had pleurisy. He replied that God would not afflict him with such a vile disease, and ordered all the women to also take the remedy.^[299] According to various sources, including Sahih al-Bukhari, Muhammad said that he felt his aorta being severed because of the food he ate at Khaybar.^[300][260]

On 8 June 632, Muhammad died.^[301][302] In his last moments, he reportedly uttered:

O God, forgive me and have mercy on me; and let me join the highest companions.^{[303][304][305]}

— Muhammad

Historian Alfred T. Welch speculates that Muhammad’s death was caused by Medinan fever, which was aggravated by physical and mental fatigue.^[306]

 

With Muhammad’s death, disagreement broke out over who his successor would be.^[301][302] Umar ibn al-Khattab, a prominent companion of Muhammad, nominated Abu Bakr, Muhammad’s friend and collaborator. With additional support, Abu Bakr was confirmed as the first caliph. This choice was disputed by some of Muhammad’s companions, who held that Ali ibn Abi Talib, his cousin and son-in-law, had been designated the successor by Muhammad at Ghadir Khumm. Abu Bakr immediately moved to strike against the forces of the Byzantine Empire because of the previous defeat, although he first had to put down a rebellion by Arab tribes in an event that Muslim historians later referred to as the Ridda wars, or “Wars of Apostasy”.^[320]

The pre-Islamic Middle East was dominated by the Byzantine and Sasanian empires. The Roman–Persian Wars between the two had devastated the region, making the empires unpopular amongst local tribes. Furthermore, in the lands that would be conquered by Muslims, many Christians (Nestorians, Monophysites, Jacobites and Copts) were disaffected from the Eastern Orthodox Church which deemed them heretics. Within a decade Muslims conquered Mesopotamia, Byzantine Syria, Byzantine Egypt,^[321] large parts of Persia, and established the Rashidun Caliphate.

Muhammad’s life is traditionally defined into two periods: pre-hijra in Mecca (570–622), and post-hijra in Medina(622–632). Muhammad is said to have had thirteen wives in total (although two have ambiguous accounts, Rayhana bint Zayd and Maria al-Qibtiyya, as wife or concubine^[h][322]).

At the age of 25, Muhammad married the wealthy Khadija who was 40 years old.^[323] The marriage lasted for 25 years and was a happy one.^[324] Muhammad did not enter into marriage with another woman during this marriage.^[325][326] After Khadija’s death, Khawla bint Hakim suggested to Muhammad that he should marry Sawdah bint Zam’ah, a Muslim widow, orAisha, daughter of Umm Ruman and Abu Bakr of Mecca. Muhammad is said to have asked for arrangements to marry both.^[225] According to classical sources, Muhammad married Aisha when she was 6–7 years old; the marriage was consummated later, when she was 9 years old and he was 53 years old.^[327]

Muhammad performed household chores such as preparing food, sewing clothes, and repairing shoes. He is also said to have had accustomed his wives to dialogue; he listened to their advice, and the wives debated and even argued with him.^[328][329]

Khadija is said to have had four daughters with Muhammad (Ruqayya bint Muhammad, Umm Kulthum bint Muhammad, Zainab bint Muhammad, Fatimah Zahra) and two sons (Qasim ibn Muhammad and Abd Allah ibn Muhammad, who both died in childhood). All but one of his daughters, Fatimah, died before him.^[330] Some Shia scholars contend that Fatimah was Muhammad’s only daughter.^[331] Maria al-Qibtiyya bore him a son named Ibrahim ibn Muhammad, who died at two years old.^[330]

Nine of Muhammad’s wives survived him.^[322] Aisha, who became known as Muhammad’s favorite wife in Sunni tradition, survived him by decades and was instrumental in helping assemble the scattered sayings of Muhammad that form the hadith literature for the Sunnibranch of Islam.^[225]

Zayd ibn Haritha was a slave that Khadija gave to Muhammad. He was bought by her nephew Hakim ibn Hizam at the market in Ukaz.^[332] Zayd then became the couple’s adopted son, but was later disowned when Muhammad was about to marry Zayd’s ex-wife, Zaynab bint Jahsh.^[333]