In The Name Of God, Most Gracious, Most
Merciful
One of the criteria that
God gave us to judge the truth about His
words, is the fact that, God's words
do not contradict themselves.
[4:82]
.............. If it were from other than GOD, they
would have found in it numerous contradictions.
While Quran has no contradictions, the sincere student of Islam
(Submission in English), will find so many contradictions in the Hadiths
books that will make him/her realize beyond any doubt that these books cannot
be authored by the prophet Muhammed or approved by God Almighty.
One of the issues that always comes up when we discuss this great religion
with some of the traditional Muslims, e.g. Sunni, Shia, Ahmadiyya,
Ismaili,...etc., is the issue of future telling that fills the
hadiths books. These books have so many hadiths in which the prophet
Muhammed told of future events. It is interesting to know also that
the same books contradict themselves and carry other hadiths that inform
the reader that the prophet cannot tell the future.
It does not surprise us that these books that were never authorized by God
or the prophet , contradict themselves and contradict the Quran.
The Quran emphatically confirmed that the Prophet Muhammed did not know
the future. Even when God told us that he may gave some of the future
knowledge to some of His messengers, God insisted on proving to us that Muhammed
did not.
The Quran did that in a systemic approach. God
told us that Muhammed is ONLY a human being
like us.
[18:110]
Say (O Muhammed), "I am no
more than a human like you, being inspired
that your god is one god.
We humans, and all those
like us DO NOT KNOW THE FUTURE.
Then God informs us that al the messengers do not know what happened to the
people who came after their death (future).
[5:109]
The day will come when GOD
will summon the messengers and
ask them, "How was the response to you?" They will say,
"We have no knowledge.
You are the Knower of all secrets."
To emphasize that fact and give it to us straight forward, God tells
us in 46:9
[46:9]
Say (O Muhammed), "I am not different from other
messengers. I have no idea what will happen to me or to you. I only follow
what
is revealed to me. I am no more than a profound warner."
To confirm it even more God repeat this information in 7:188;
[7:188 ]
Say (O Muhammed), "I have no power to benefit myself,
or harm myself. Only what God wills happen to me.
If I KNEW THE
FUTURE, I would have increased my
wealth, and no harm would have afflicted me. I am no more than a warner,
and a bearer of good news for those who believe."
[6:50]
Say (O Muhammed), "I do not
say to you that I possess the treasures of GOD. Nor do I
know the future. Nor do I say to
you
that I am an angel. I simply follow what is revealed to me." Say, "Is the
blind the same as the seer? Do you not reflect?"
Despite these straight forward verses, many traditional Muslims refuse to
believe the Quran and insist that the prophet Muhammed told of future events.
One of their famous fabrications is a hadith in which there is a prediction
of those who will uphold the Quran ALONE with warning to do like them. Another
famous fabrication is the hadith telling about future sects and
their number. Please review our hadith section on our web site to see for
yourself.
We need no more proof than the Quran and when faced with those who claim
to be Muslims but refuse to believe God in His own book, we remember
18:57;
[18:57]
Who are more evil than those who are reminded of
their
Lord's proofs, then disregard them, without realizing
what they are doing. Consequently, we place shields on
their hearts to prevent them from understanding it (the
Quran), and deafness in their ears. Thus, no matter what
you do to guide them, they can never ever be guided.
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