4. Answering Muslims

The first declaration in becoming a Muslim is to acknowledge there is no God but Allah and that Mohammad is His prophet.  From the beginning in Islam, the name of Islam’s God, Allah is next to Islam’s prophet.  Mohammad as the prophet of Islam received a revelation he claimed by the God of Abraham through the angel Gabriel, this revelation Muslims believe is contained in the pages of the Quran.  Muslims believe in Heaven there is an identical book to the Quran, which is written in Arabic.  The Quran, delivered in intervals by the angel Gabriel to Mohammad over a period of 22 years.  (A.D. 610-632).

2 This is the Book; in it is guidance sure, without doubt, to those who fear Allah;

 3 Who believe in the Unseen, are steadfast in prayer, and spend out of what We have provided for them;

 4 And who believe in the Revelation sent to thee, and sent before thy time, and (in their hearts) have the assurance of the Hereafter.  Surah 2 :2-4

97 Say: whoever is an enemy to Gabriel - for he brings down the (revelation) to they heart by Allah's will, a confirmation of what went before, and guidance and glad tidings for those who believe – Surah 2:97

The Quran claims to be a book like the Torah (Books of Moses) reveled by Moses but to the rest of Mankind revealed  through Gabriel to Mohammad to mankind.

87 We gave Moses the Book and followed him up with a succession of Messengers;  we gave Jesus, the son of Mary, clear (Signs) and strengthened him with the Holy Spirit. Is it that whenever there comes to you a Messenger with what ye yourselves desire not, ye are puffed up with pride? Some ye called impostors, and others ye slay!

  89 And when there comes to them a Book from Allah, confirming what is with them - although from of old they had prayed for victory against those without Faith - when there comes to them that which they (should) have recognized. They refuse to believe in it but the curse of Allah is on those without Faith. Surah 2:87-89

The Quran claims those who reject the Allah and Mohammad are doomed to eternity in Hell.

63 Know they not that for those who oppose Allah and His Messenger, is the Fire of Hell?- Wherein they shall dwell. That is the supreme disgrace. Surah 9:63

            The Quran has several claims that need to be examined by anyone who is a Muslim or considering Islam to be the “Truth”.

• Is the Quran a revelation from the God of Abraham, Issac, Jacob and Moses?
• Is Mohammad a Messenger (Prophet) of the God  of the former prophets?
• Should those who reject Mohammad as a prophet fear Hell?

How can the claims of Mohammad and the Quran be evaluated to answer these questions. Since Islam claims to be a continuation of  the faith Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses and Jesus we can compare the revelations of these former prophets with the Quran, the revelation given to Mohammed.

The tests of a Prophet can be applied to the Quran, since it claims to be prophetic utterance.

Strategy to Reach Muslims

To reach Muslims with the Gospel, it is important to make a distinction between Christianity and Islam.  Muslims need to understand that both Islam and Christianity cannot be true.  Logically it is impossible, they both have diametrically opposed beliefs.  Therefore, the question will always come too: Is Mohammad a prophet? And Is the Quran His Revelation to Mohammad?

 Christians do not accept Mohammad as a prophet nor do we accept the Quran as God’s word, since both Mohammad and the Quran fail the test of a prophet.  However, to create the opportunity to answer the question, “Is Mohammad a prophet?” and “Is the Quran his word?”, it is important to draw the distinction between the two.  For example Muslims, will often site their acceptance as Jesus as a prophet of Islam.  Christians can use this as an opportunity to share the Gospel by comparing the Jesus of Islam to the Jesus of the Bible.  This will often lead to the discussion of what is “God’s word” and “who is a prophet”?

A Different Jesus

One of the first questions we can ask about Islam is whether the Jesus of Islam is the same Jesus of the Bible.  When we examine the identity of the Jesus of the Bible (Ingil) and the Jesus of the Quran and Islam we find they cannot be the same.  Though there are similarities, the differences between these two individuals do not logically allow them both to be the same Jesus.

The Jesus of Islam and Christianity have some similarities, which could confuse many to assume they are the same person. Both the Jesus of Christianity and Islam share these characteristics.

• Their mother is Mary.
• Their birth is miraculous, a virgin who conceived.
• They are both sinless.
• They are both considered prophets.
• They both do miracles, healing blind and raising the dead.
• They both have the ability to create.

However, the difference between them will demonstrate it is impossible for them to share the same identity.  The difference between the Jesus of Christianity and Islam are these.

We can only logically draw three conclusions from the facts regarding the Jesus of Islam and the Jesus of Christianity (The Bible).  Only three options are available to anyone who is considering the Jesus of Christianity or Islam.

·         Islam is right

·         Christianity is right

·         Both are wrong

However, it is impossible for both options be true, since because the characteristics are diametrically opposed to each other.   Therefore, we can conclude that both the Bible and the Quran cannot be true. Since their revelation, contradict each other. 

	Bible	Islam
Place of Birth The Jesus of the Bible is born in a manger of an Inn at Bethlehem The I’sa (Jesus) of Islam is born under a palm tree	6. So it was that while they were there, the days were completed for her to be delivered.   7. And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. Luke 2:6-7	So she conceived him, And she retired with him to a remote place. 23 And the pains of childbirth drove her to the trunk Of a palm tree: She cried (in her anguish): Ah! would that I had died before this! would that I had been a thing forgotten and out of sight! 24 But (a voice) cried to her from beneath the (palm tree): grieve not! for thy Lord hath provided a rivulet beneath thee;  25 And shake towards thyself The trunk of the palm tree: It will let fall fresh ripe dates upon thee.  26 So eat and drink And cool (thine) eye. And if thou dost see Any man, say, I have Vowed a fast to (Allah) Most Gracious, and this day Will I enter into no talk With any human being  Surah 19:22-26[1]
Circumstances around birth The New born Jesus of Islam preaches  to village after Mary brings him into the village	New Born baby is silent.	28 O sister of Aaron! Thy father was not A man of evil, nor thy mother a woman unchaste! 29 But she pointed to the babe. They said: How can we talk to one who is a child in the cradle? 30 He said: I am indeed A servant of Allah: He hath given me revelation and made me A prophet; 31 And He hath made me blessed wheresoever I be, And hath enjoined on me prayer and Charity as long As I live;  32 (He) hath made me kind To my mother, and not overbearing or miserable;  33 So peace is on me The day I was born, the day that I die, and the day that I shall be raised up to life (again)!               Surah 19:28-33
Nature: The Jesus of the Bible     is both man and “Son of God” The Jesus of Islam is just a man	"He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. John 3:18 When Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, saying, "Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?" Matthew 16:13	Christ, the son of Mary, was no more than a Messenger; many were the Messengers that passed away before him. His mother was a woman of truth. They had both to eat their (daily) food. See how Allah doth make his Signs clear to them; yet see in what ways they are deluded away from the truth! Surah 5:75 Such (was) Jesus the son Of Mary: (it is) a statement of truth, about which they (vainly) dispute. 35 It is not befitting To (the majesty of) Allah that He should beget a son. Glory be to him! when he determines a matter, He only says To it, be, and it is. Surah 19:34-35
The crucifixion The Jesus of the Bible died on the Cross and was  resurrected 3 day later. The Jesus of Islam never died on the cross but was taken up into heaven and a fantom (Ghost) was crucified in his place.	Now it was about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour. Then the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn in two. And when Jesus had cried out with a loud voice, He said, "Father, 'into Your hands I commit My spirit.' " Having said this, He breathed His last. So when the centurion saw what had happened, he glorified God, saying, "Certainly this was a righteous Man!"  Luke 23: 44-47	157 That they said (in boast), "We killed Christ Jesus the son of Mary, the Messenger of Allah"- but they killed him not, nor crucified him, but so it was made to appear to them, and those who differ therein are full of doubts, with no (certain) knowledge, but only conjecture to follow, for of a surety they killed him not- 158 Nay, Allah raised him up unto Himself; and Allah is Exalted in Power, Wise- Surah 4;157-158
2nd Coming The Jesus of Bible is going to come in glory with the Angels and judge the nations in righteousness. The Jesus of Islam will come and kill all the Jews and Christians, live 40 years get married and die.	"When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory.   "All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats. Matthew 25:31-32 "Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. "And He will send His angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. Matthew 24:30-31	So peace is on me The day I was born, the day that I die, and the day that I shall be raised up to life (again)!  Surah 19:33 Narrated Abu Huraira: Then Allah's Apostle said, "By Him in Whose Hands my soul is, son of Mary (Jesus) will shortly descend amongst you people (Muslims) as a just ruler and will break the Cross and kill the pig and abolish the Jizya (a tax taken from the non-Muslims, who are in the protection of the Muslim government). Then there will be abundance of money and nobody will accept charitable gifts" (3:233-34; 34.104.425). Hadith
	Similarities:
Mothers name Jesus mother’s name was Mary	18Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: After His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Spirit.          Matthew 1:18	45 Behold! the angels said: "O Mary! Allah giveth thee glad tidings of a Word from Him: his name will be Christ Jesus, the son of Mary, held in honour in this world and the Hereafter and of (the company of) those nearest to Allah;  Sura 3:45
Virgin Birth Jesus was conception was miraclaouls.	29But when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and considered what manner of greeting this was. 30Then the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. 31And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bring forth a Son, and shall call His name Jesus. ….35And the angel answered and said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you; therefore, also, that Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God.  Luke 1:25-31,35	45 Behold! the angels said: "O Mary! Allah giveth thee glad tidings of a Word from Him: his name will be Christ Jesus, the son of Mary, held in honour in this world and the Hereafter and of (the company of) those nearest to Allah; 46 He shall speak to the people in childhood and in maturity. And he shall be (of the company) of the righteous. 47 She said: "O my Lord! how shall I have a son when no man hath touched me?" He said: "Even so: Allah createth what He willeth: when He hath decreed a Plan, He but saith to it, 'Be', and it is! Surah 3:45-47
Sinless Jesus had a sinless nature	“He committed no sin, “ 1Peter 2: 22 “He knew no sin, “ II Corinthians 5: 21 “ In Him there is no sin, “ I John 3:5	19 He said: "Nay, I am only a messenger from thy Lord, (to announce) to thee the gift of a holy[2] son." 20 She said: "How shall I have a son, seeing that non man has touched me and I am not unchaste?"  Surah 19:19-20
Jesus Creates The Jesus of the Islam creates life	50And one of them struck the servant of the high priest and cut off his right ear. 51But Jesus answered and said, “Permit even this.” And He touched his ear and healed him. Luke 22:51	“ I have come to you with a sign from your Lord in that I create for you out of clay as it were, the figure of a bird, and breathe into it, and it becomes a bird, by God’s leave.” Surah 3:49.[3]
A prophet Jesus of Islam is just a prophet	43Now after the two days He departed from there and went to Galilee. 44For Jesus Himself testified that a prophet has no honor in his own country. 45So when He came to Galilee, the Galileans received Him, having seen all the things He did in Jerusalem at the feast; for they also had gone to the feast. John 1:43-45	75 Christ, the son of Mary, was no more than a Messenger; many were the Messengers that passed away before him. His mother was a woman of truth. They had both to eat their (daily) food. See how Allah doth make his Signs clear to them; yet see in what ways they are deluded away from the truth! Surah 5:75
Jesus the Word of God Jesus is called Word of God	1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2He was in the beginning with God. Surah John 1:1-2	“Behold!” the angels said: Q Mary! God giveth thee gland tiding of A Word from Him: his name will be Christ Jesus, the Son of Mary, held in honor in this world and the Hereafter and of (the company of) those nearest to God.” Surah 3:45.
Miracles Jesus Healed	43Now when He had said these things, He cried with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come forth!” 44And he who had died came out bound hand and foot with graveclothes, and his face was wrapped with a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Loose him, and let him go.” John 11:43-45	“and I heal those born blind, and the lepers, and I quicken the dead.  By god’s leave. “ Sura 3: 49.

What is the source of these differences?

Most Muslims will answer the reason there are differences between the Jesus of the Bible and the Quran/Islam is because Christian corrupted the message given to Jesus and Mohammed was restoring this corrupted message through the Quran.

The Quran was compiled between after Mohammad after came into contact with “Gabriel”, in A.D. 610, when Mohammad was forty-years old.  If the Bible was corrupted there is no mention of its corruption in the Quran.  In fact there are entire copies of the both the Old and New Testaments dating hundreds of years before his birth and his “Revelation”.  The Chester Beatty Papyrus is dated at 200 AD which is over 400 years before his meeting Gabriel.  Codex Sinaticus and Vaticanus  two complete copies of both the Old and New Testaments are dated about 350 A.D., over 200 years before Mohammad’s birth.

The Quran makes an appeal to those who seek confirmation about its scriptural integrity to look at the former revelations. (Surah’s 34:31,35:31, 12:111, 6:154-157, 40:69-70, 46:12, 46:29-30, 2:91, 3:3, 4:162-163, 5:51)

37 This Quran is not such as can be produced by other than Allah; on the contrary it is a confirmation of (revelations) that went before it, and a fuller explanation of the book wherein there is no doubt from the Lord of the worlds. Surah 10:37

111 Allah hath purchased of the Believers their persons and their goods; for their (in return) is the Garden (of Paradise): they fight in His Cause, and slay and are slain: a promise binding on Him in Truth, through the Law, the Gospel, and the quran QurŸan: and who is more faithful to his Covenant than Allah? Then rejoice in the bargain which ye have concluded: that is the achievement supreme. Surah 9:111

No where does the Quran claim the Bible (Torah, Ingil, Zabur) has or was corrupted at Mohammad’s time.  The reason the claim is made is because of the incredible differences between the books. The Bible needs to be corrupted for the Quran to be true for Muslim apologists. 

What is the source for the Jesus of Islam?

The sources for Jesus of Islam can be traced to the influences in Mohammad’s about who Jesus was.  We see the Gnostic influences on Islam from Basilides a Gnostic teacher of the 2^nd century. 

As the Gnostics, Nestorians and other heretical Christian groups were forced out the Byzantine Empire they sought refuge in the deserts of Arabia.  There teachings and “Gnostic works” were circulated in Arabia, which was not known to have an Arabic translation of the Gospel (Ingil).

We can also see Infancy Gospel of Thomas, another heretical work which made its way into the Quran.  Here Jesus is scene creating clay pigeons and bringing them to life.  In this same work  Jesus turns a child into a “Withered Tree” and calls him an “impious ignoramus”.  Later Jesus kills a child who accidentally bumps him in the shoulder.  This book is a false work written about 150 A.D., claiming to be written by Thomas the Israelite.

In addition to these false works we can also the Manicean influence in Islam, Mani (216-270 A.D.) a Persian painter and “Prophet” made many claims similar to Mohammad but only 400 years earlier.  Mani was Gnostic, who combined Christian, Buddhist and Persian Zoroastrian teachings into a belief system

The influences on Mohammad’s formation of Islam is not limited to Gnostics but there are several areas of influence that can be clearly seen in the “Revelations” to Mohammad. These other sources include;

·         Pagan Arab customs

·         Heretical Christian Sources

·         Jewish Sources

·         Zoroastrian Sources

·         Hanefite influces

Sources of the Islam

Pagan Arab Sources

Once a year, during the Muslim month of Ramadan (Last month of the Muslim year), from the 7^th to the 12^th day, millions of Muslims converge on the city of  Mecca to fulfill the Muslim requirement of Hajj. Once in their lifetime Muslims are required (If able) to go the city of Mecca, this is one of the “Five Pillars of Islam”.  In Mecca, Muslims perform several rites including circling the Kaba seven times, kissing the black stone, running between the mountains, throwing stones at Satan, most of these rites were performed before the birth of Mohammed and are pagan in origin.

When the pilgrim is about 6 miles (10 km) from Mecca, he enters the state of holiness and purity known as ihram (q.v.) and dons the ihram garments, consisting of two white seamless sheets that are wrapped around the body. The pilgrim cuts neither his hair nor his nails until the pilgrimage rite is over. He enters Mecca and walks seven times around the sacred shrine called the Kabah, in the Great Mosque, kisses or touches the Black Stone (Ḥajar al-Aswad) in the Kaʿbah, prays twice in the direction of the Maqām Ibrāhīm and the Kabah, and runs seven times between the minor prominences of Mount Ṣafā and Mount Marwah. On the 7th of Dhū al-Ḥijjah the pilgrim is reminded of his duties. At the second stage of the ritual, which takes place between the 8th and the 12th days of the month, the pilgrim visits the holy places outside Mecca—Jabal ar-Raḥmah, Muzdalifah, Minā—and sacrifices an animal in commemoration of Abraham's sacrifice. The pilgrim's head is then usually shaved, and, after throwing seven stones at each of the three pillars at Minā on three successive days (the pillars exemplify various devils), he returns to Mecca to perform the farewell ṭawāf, or circling, of the Kabah before leaving the city.[5]

These rites pagan rites were incorporated within the Islamic faith, this allowed the pagan Arab to keep much of the traditions they had but new meaning was attached to the rites. 

Jewish Sources of Islam

When Mohammed fled from Mecca, in September of 622 A.D., he arrived in Yathrob (Medina) 280 miles to the north.  The city was founded by three Jewish tribes and had a significant Jewish influence on the formation of Islam.  Mohammad claimed to be the person the Arab tribesman of Medina were looking for fulfilling the expectation created by the Jewish tribes of the coming of the Messiah.   Muslims will often cite Deuteronomy 18:18-19 as referring to Mohammad.

The fact that this verse clearly states the prophet will be from “among their brethren” meaning an Israelite, since the children of Israel were gathered and about ready to enter the promised land, and Moses was giving them final instruction in the book of Deuteronomy. 

Mohammed appealed to the Jews of Medina of his prophet hood and felt confident the words he was proclaiming were part of the Torah.  The Jews rejected him and his claims of prophet hood, this angered Mohammad as can be seen in the Quran. 

64 The Jews say: Allah's hand is tied up. Be their hands tied up and be they accursed for the (blasphemy) they utter nay, both his hands are widely outstretched: he giveth and spendeth (of his Bounty) as he pleaseth but the revelation that cometh to thee from Allah increaseth in most of them their obstinate rebellion and blasphemy. Amongst them we have placed enmity. And hatred till the day of judgment. Every time they kindle the fire of war, Allah doth extinguish it; but they (ever) strive to do mischief on earth. And Allah loveth not those who do mischief. Surah 5:64

The stories and source of much of what Mohammad cited and felt were in the Torah (5 books of Moses) were 2^nd-5^th Century A.D. writings[6].  The sources would have been available in Medina, or people familiar with these stories would have been able to rehearse the words to Mohammad who incorporated them into the Quran.

Heretical Christian Sects

The Christians in the Arabia were a collection of groups that had sought refuge from Byzantine persecution because of heretical beliefs.  These included the Gnostics and Nestorians who writings found their way into the Quran. Very little of the Quran contains anything from the New Testament. But the Quran does contain stories of heretical Christian sects that were in the Arabian peninsula.

Errors

The Quran is claimed to be a copy of an identical book that is being revealed in Heaven. If this were the case there should not be any errors in the book.  This is not the case there are some very significant errors, these errors clear to those familiar with Christianity or Judaism.

Nature of Mohammed

Mohammad was born in the year 570 A.D., He married Khadija at twenty-five in the year 595 A.D. In the year 610 when Mohammad was  40 years old he claimed to have his first revelation from the Angel Gabriel.  In examining the claims of the Quran and Islam it is only right to also look at the life of Mohammad.

Demonic possession

Mohammad clearly feels his first encounter with “Gabriel” is demonic and the question that need to be addressed whether the Quran is from God, Mohammed or Satan?  Clearly Mohammad’s life helps us answer this question.

"Ibn Ishaq says that, before the Revelation first began to descend upon him, muhammad Mohammed's friends feared that he was suffering from the evil eye: and that, when it came upon him, almost the same illness attacked him again. In tradition it is stated that he (muhammad Mohammed) said: 'I fear lest I should become a magician, lest one should proclaim me a follower of the Jinn (spirit)', and again: 'I fear lest there should be madness' (or demonic possession) 'in me.' After an accession of shivering and shutting his eyes, there used to come over him what resembled a swoon, his face would foam and he would roar like a young camel." (mizanul MizanuŸl Haqq, page 345).

"The Apostle of Allah said (to Aisha Ayshah) 'Sometimes it comes to me like the ringing of a bell and that is the most troublesome to me....sometimes the angel assumes the form of a man for me and talks with me and I retain in memory what he says! Aisha Ayshah reported 'And indeed I saw him while the revelation descended upon him on an intensely cold day; then it left him while his brow steamed with sweat.' "(Mishkat IV, page 360).

After Khadija died in 619 A.D., Mohammed proceded to marry other wives and concubines.  Two wives in particular are note and shed light on the nature and character of Mohammad. 

Zainab wife of Mohammed, wife of Zaid Mohammad’s adopted son

Zainab was the wife of Zaid, Mohammad adopted son.  One day Mohammad saw her beauty and desired her for his wife.  Zaid divorced her so his adopted “Father”, Mohammad could marry her.

" Mohammed beheld her, (Zainab, Zaid's wife) after he ( Mohammed) had wedded her (Zainab) to him (Zaid), and she fell into his soul; therefore he said: 'Praise to Allah who turneth hearts upsidedown.' Zaid heard it and there occured to his soul an aversion from her society (nearness). Therefore he came to the Prophet and said: 'I desire to put away my wife!' After having been persuaded to keep her on, Zaid tried a while, but then divorced her. After the time prescribed following a divorce, (a waiting period of 90 days), another "revelation" came to muhammad Mohammed: " 'We wedded her to thee' (Sura 33:37)... the meaning is that He (Allah) made her his ( Mohammed's) wife without the interposition of a marriage contract. And what confirms it (i.e. this explanation) is that she used to say to the rest of the Prophet's wives, 'Verily Allah acted the part of a relative in my being given in marriage, and as for you, your relatives gave you in marriage.' And it is said that Zaid was the go-between in her betrothal, and that was a great trial, and an evident witness to the strength of his faith". (Commentary of baizawi Al-Baizåwi Volume II, page 129), (mizanul MizanuŸl Haqq, pages 331-332).

The latter statement of baizawi Baizåwi is, also reflected in the "Sahih Muslim" (page 724):

"Allah's Messenger said to Zaid to make a mention to her (Zainab) about him. Zaid went--and said: 'Zainab, Allah's Messenger has sent (me) with a message to you!' She said: I do not do anything until I consult the will of my Lord.' So she stood at her place of worship and the (verse of) the Quran (pertaining to her marriage) was revealed, and Allah's Messenger came to her without permission."

To justify this marriage to his adopted son’s wife the following Sura was revealed to Mohammad.

50 O Prophet We have made lawful to thee thy wives to whom thou hast paid their dowers; and those whom thy right hand possesses out of the prisoners of war whom Allah has assigned to thee and daughters of thy paternal uncles and aunts, and daughters of thy maternal uncles and aunts, who migrated (From Mecca) with thee; and any believing woman who dedicates her soul to the Prophet if the Prophet wishes to wed her; this only for thee, and not for the Believers (at large); We know what We have appointed for them as to their wives and The captives whom their right hands possess; in order that there should be no difficulty for thee. And Allah is Oft-Forgiving Most Merciful.  … 51 Thou mayest defer (the turn of) any of them that thou pleasest, and thou mayest receive any thou pleasest: and there is no blame on thee if thou invite one whose (turn) thou hadst set aside. This were nigher to the cooling of their eyes, The prevention of their grief, and their satisfaction that of all of them with that which thou hast to give them and Allah knows (all) that is in your hearts: and Allah is All knowing, Most Forbearing.  Surah 33:50-51

Allah gave to Mohammad any women he choose, the limits of his wives knew little bounds and included his best friend’s (Abu Bakr) daughter Aisha.

Aisha

Mohammad was 52 years of age when he engaged Aisha, three years later they were married when she was age nine.

The tenth year of the Master’s mission was year of the Master’s mission was a yare of unusal gloom.  He suffered two severe blows, one on the heels of the other…..One night the Master lay in bed.  Presently an angel came down, carrying something wrapped in silken cloth. He presented it to the Master.  “What is this?” the Master demanded.  “This is your wife”, was the reply.  The Maser removed the cloth and found Aisha inside……The meaning of the vision was too evident to miss.  The Master needed a companion to  carry on his difficult mission….It chose Aisha to fill the gap created by Khadija death…..When the angel told the Master that Aisha had been tipped to be his wife, she was only a girl of six…… When Khaula took up the matter with Abu Bakr his first reaction was of surprise and he said, “The Master and I have always looked upon each other as brothers. Aisha is his niece.  How can she be married to him?”……Khaula conveyed the reply to the Master.  “But Abu Bakr in not my real brother”  observed the Maser.  “he is only my brother in faith.  Islam does not forbid marriage with the daughter of such a brother”[10]

Caravan Raiding

The Islam doctrine of Jihad came out of the raiding of Caravan leaving and heading toward Mecca.  The theft and murder was justified because Mohammad was at war with “Holy City”.  Mohammad claimed a 20% share in all good taken in Jihad.

41 And know that out of all the booty that ye may acquire (in war), a fifth share is assigned to Allah- and to the Messenger, and to near relatives, orphans, the needy, and the wayfarer- if ye do believe in Allah and in the revelation We sent down to our Servant on the Day of Testing, the Day of the meeting of the tow forces. For Allah hath power over all things. Surah 8:41

Conclusion

If we examine the life of Mohammad and the book of his “Revelation” we can come to the conclusion that Mohammad might have been the prophet of Allah of Mecca, but he was not the prophet of the God of the Bible.  Much of Islam is an attempt to copy and subvert the religions of the Christians and the Jews as Mohammad perceived their religion.

For this reason we are reminded in Deuteronomy 18 that we are not to fear “False Prophets” because they operate out of fear.