Questions, Comments and Answers
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or additions to our article about Abraham and Ismail. Some of these
comments are repetition. We had to create this folder to answer
some of the most common questions and comments from the viewers
of our web site. If you do not find your answer here or you have a good
point to debate, please feel free to write back to us. This discussion
was carried with one of our viewers named Tariq. He is Arabic speaking by
his admission. Tariq's comments are between
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Salaam brother Tariq
Thank you for your letter.
I assure you that we all speak Arabic here and not just you.
Second, to speak Arabic is not a guarantee to be blessed by God.
Third of all your arguments, not only do they have no Quranic
evidence to support them but they in fact contradict the Quran.
Now if you would like to research the following facts objectively and
without letting your preconceptions affect your judgment you may be
able to see the Quranic truth about this matter.
1- You said :
<<<<Ibrahim is a prophet, and prophet are protected from
following
the inspirations of Satan, even in dreams>>>>>
If prophets are protected from following inspirations of Satan, why did Moses
kill a man, and then say that what he did was the work of the devil and
then he repented to God?
[28:15]
“Once he (Moses) entered the city unexpectedly, without being recognized
by the people. He found two men fighting; one was (a Hebrew) from his people,
and the other was (an Egyptian) from his enemies. The one from his people
called on him for help against his enemy. Moses punched him, killing him.
He said, "This is the work of the devil; he is a real enemy, and a profound
misleader."
[28:16]
“He said, "My Lord, I have wronged my soul. Please forgive me," and
He forgave him. He is the Forgiver, Most Merciful.”
I hope you can see here that Moses the prophet was under the inspiration
of the devil as he said, in committing a gross sin of murder.
The same can be said of other prophets who God tells us they committed evil
or sins and then repented to God ….. this includes Jonah, Joseph, Solomon, and also Muhammad.
2- You then say:
<<<<Ismail was a prophet too, and as the Quran states Ismail
said to his father "Oh father do as you are ordered (or commanded)" (this
is my translation), so Ismail knew it was an order or a command from Allah
since prophets cant be commanded by Satan.>>>>>
Once again this is wrong as I showed you Quranic evidence that prophets were
victims of Satan’s inspiration. Besides there is no Quranic evidence
to support your claim that Ismail or Abraham knew it was a command from God. Can you give
one Quranic evidence ?
3- You say:
<<<<<<the slaughter was a test from Allah for Ibrahim,
not an evil act, or a gross crime as the "article"
states>>>>>>
Would you like to explain to me how killing your innocent son may not be
a gross crime ?
You say:
<<<<"While this gross crime of a father slaughtering his own
son is mentioned in the Bible, it is not supported by the
Quran">>>>>>>
You mean if it is mentioned in the Bible it is called (slaughtering your
son) and is a gross crime. But if the same incident is in the
Quran it is called a test and is ok??
The characters are the same (Abraham and his son) whether they are in the
Bible or the Quran, they are the same people and the incident is the same.
4-
You then ask:
<<<<<why would Allah reward someone who is following an "act
of evil" inspired by Satan ??>>>>>
God was not rewarding Abraham for following the dream from Satan, God was
protecting Abraham from the inspiration of Satan ….. that is the meaning
of the verse, that God intervened to save Abraham from falling for Satan’s
trick.
This is identical to the story of Joseph when God intervened to save Joseph
from falling for Satan’s inspiration to commit adultery with his
Master’s wife:
[12:23] "The lady of the house where he lived tried to seduce him. She closed
the doors and said, "I am all yours." He said, "May GOD protect me. He is
my Lord, who gave me a good home. The transgressors never succeed."
[12:24]
“She almost succumbed to him, and he almost succumbed to her, if it
were not that he saw a proof from his Lord. We thus diverted evil and sin
away from him, for he was one of our devoted servants.”
You can see here that what God did to protect Joseph from committing adultery
when he almost was going to, was not as you put it (reward for following
Satan) but in fact protecting Joseph from falling for the inspiration of
Satan.
In the case of Abraham , it is identical , God was not rewarding Abraham
for falling for the inspiration of Satan, but in fact protecting Abraham
from the inspiration of Satan.
Then you say:
<<<<<why would Allah call someone who follows satan as a
"righteous" ??>>>
Abraham did not follow Satan, he was about to …… The same is said
of Joseph ….. read the words :
“We thus diverted evil and sin away from him, for he was one of our
devoted servants.”
By your same logic, why would God call Joseph (one of our devoted servants)
when he was about to commit adultery, if God did not protect him ???
6- Then you say:
<<<<obviosly the slaughter order was a test of submission by
Allah to his most beloved prophet Ibraheem>>>>>
If you have a son and you always taught him never to steal because it is
a gross sin.
If one day you want to test him , would you test him by telling (go and steal
some money for me ?).
Can't you see that the concept is ridiculous and totally irrational ……
God always told us that killing an innocent soul is a gross sin ……
how can God test Abraham or any other believer by asking to do something
that we are always told is a gross sin ?
If you read the Quran, and more important believe it you would know that
God never violates His Law. The law of God is to prohibit killing
innocent souls. God will never break His law to test us !!!
[7:28]
“They commit a gross sin, then say, "We found our parents doing this,
and GOD has commanded us to do it." Say, "GOD NEVER ADVOCATES SIN. Are you
saying about GOD what you do not know?"
7- Then You say:
<<<<<righteous man killed a boy and moses wondered why he
killed that boy, and the Quran clearly states that that righteous man had
the knowledge from Allah that moses didn’t have and that man wasn’t
acting upon his wishes or "satan inspirations", Allah ordered us to fight
and kill if necessary the kufaar "none-belivers" even if they were our fathers
or sons if they fought islam and did harm for
it.>>>>>>
There is a great difference here, whether it was the young boy or killing
the kufaar …….
If you read the verses in the Quran that prohibit killing you will always
see the words (except in the course of justice).
[17: 33]
“You shall not kill any person for this is prohibited by GOD except
in the course of justice.” (also 6:151)
The boy in the story of Moses was evil and it was thus in God’s justice
that he would be ordained to die. Also fighting the kufaar
who attack the believers and killing them is in accordance with God’s
justice since they are aggressors. By the way the Quran does
not allow killing the Kufaar except in the case of war, in self defence, and
not in the case of the believers being the aggressors.
Now we come to the case of killing Ismail. What crime did Ismail
do to be killed? What kind of justice would killing an innocent
prophet like Ismail be?
That is why it could never be in accordance with God’s justice, since
Ismail was neither an evil man (like the boy in the story of Moses) or an
attacking Kafir in war !!!
Can you see the difference ?
8-
You also say:
<<<<<one should understand that Allah treats prophets in a
totally different way than all other human beings, and what might be an order
or right for them to do doesn’t mean that all others should do
it>>>>>>
Where is your Quranic evidence that prophets are allowed to commit sins that
normal believers are not allowed to commit?
It is true that prophets may be given some privileges that other men do not
enjoy (like for examples the wealth given to Solomon , or the honor to have
spoken to God as in the case of Moses). You will never
find prophets given concessions to allow them to commit sins that others
are prohibited from. You will never read of a prophet of God who
is allowed to steal, kill or commit adultery (in the Quran).
Can you see the difference ?
9-
<<<<<that situation was for Ibraheem and Ismail alone for
reasons Allah only knows and its not right to any one to try justify or explain
certain god orders to his prophet based upon what we think is right or
wrong,>>>>>>
It is not what we think is right or wrong that matters …..
It is what God tells us is right or wrong that matters …..
God tells us that killing an innocent soul is a gross sin ….
You add:
<<<<<and maybe try to twist the facts in the Quran to make
it more appealing or understanding to us.>>>>
Who is twisting the law of God? The law of God prohibits killing
innocent souls. Are we twisting it by emphasizing it ???
Finally you say:
<<<<<I hope what i mentioned above is enough for you to remove
the article,>>>>>>
What you mentioned did not contain one Quranic evidence. The reply
I gave you is full of Quranic Ayat. Maybe it is you who should
remove the false concepts from your mind and start to believe Quranic evidence.
In a reply to this e-mail Tariq wrote back. Here
it is;
Salaam brother Tariq
You say :
<<<<“my arguments have the fullest support of the Quran
and i dont think you are entitled to pass a judgment that they contradict
Quran just because you have a different understanding of the
Quran.>>>>>>
If your arguments have the fullest support of the Quran, how come in two
letters you have not quoted any Quranic Ayat? Instead you say things like
(as all muslim scholars agree!).
For your information all the priests and ministers all around the world agree
that Jesus is God in the flesh ….. can that be called evidence? Does
that mean they are correct?
I thought you may think about the Quranic Ayat I wrote but it seems you are
not able.
All your claims have no Quranic support, no Quranic Ayat. An
example you say:
<<< prophets are protected from the inspirations of satan after
the prophicy, not befor it, when a prophet starts recieving the
revelations and the words of Allah he becomes protected,
>>>>>>>
What about Jonah, when God commanded him to go to his people and preach
to them, then he forsake his mission in anger. Do you call that a
sin or not (to forsake and disobey God’s command)?
[21:87]
“And Zan-Noon (Jonah), abandoned his mission in protest, thinking that
we could not control him. He ended up imploring from the darkness (of the
big fish's belly): "There is no god other than You. Be You glorified. I have
committed a gross sin."
From this verse we know that Jonah was a prophet and was receiving revelation
and commands from God, and also in his own words he confesses to committing
a gross sin.
So what you are saying is totally wrong. I have and am giving
you Quranic evidence. But obviously you have decided to remain
blind!
Then you say:
<<<<the prophets in general because they are the same ) "la ya'ateeh
al-bateel" and this ayah is a clear reply to you that prophets are protected
from any wrongful inspirations>>>>>
Sadly, the only words you quoted from the Quran are used incorrectly!
The words "la ya'ateeh al-bateel" are used in the Quran in connection
to the Quran and not to the prophets (41:41-42)
If Muhammad was protected from sin and every word he spoke was revelation
as you say , why does God reprimand Muhammad six times in the Quran for errors
he made. Surely someone speaking only revelation could not speak error.
Among those errors that Muhammad was reprimanded for are the time when he
prohibited something that God made lawful …… read 66:1 …..
(do you know that God calls the act of prohibiting what is made lawful by
God a gross sin?)
"O you who believe, do not prohibit good things that are made lawful by God,
and do not aggress; God dislikes the aggressors." 5:87
"Say, "Did you note how God sends down to you all kinds of provisions, then
you render some of them unlawful, and some lawful?" Say, "Did God give you
permission to do this? Or, do you fabricate lies and attribute them to God?"
10:59
On another occasion God reprimand Muhammad when he ignored the call of a
blind man for guidance, because he preferred to debate with the rich leaders
of Quraish …..(80:1-12)
There are also another 4 cases. If every word spoken by Muhammad is revelation then how can he be reprimanded
by God?
I was hoping you would free yourself from all the corrupt concepts and study
the truth of the Quran ……
The truth of the Quran is that Only God Almighty is worthy of praise, that
we should follow His Law ALONE (Quran) if we worship Him alone. The prophets of God are human beings like us (except that they are chosen
by God to deliver messages) ….. they are not divine.
[18:110]
“Say (O Muhammad), "I am no more than a human like you, being inspired
that your god is one god. Those who hope to meet their Lord shall work
righteousness, and never worship any other god beside his Lord."
May I just warn you against idolizing God’s servants (Muhammad or any
other messenger). .
[18:102]
“Do those who disbelieve think that they can get away with setting up
My servants as lords beside Me? We have prepared for the disbelievers Hell
as an eternal abode.”
On Judgment day Muhammad himself will disown all those who glorified him
day and night, or fill their prayers with commemoration of him …etc
……Jesus will do the same with those who called him Lord …etc
……
May God bless you to the truth of the Quran
Your brother
Muhammad
info@submission.org
