of the
Authorized
English translation of the Quran by
Dr.
Rashad Khalifa
Abraham:
Original Messenger of Islam
One of the prevalent myths is
that Muhammad was the founder of Islam.
Although Islam, total submission
to God alone, is the only religion recognized by God since the time of Adam
(3:19, 85), Abraham
is reported in the Quran as the first user of the word "Islam" and the one
who called us "Muslims"
(22:78).
Abraham's exemplary submission
to God is demonstrated by his famous willingness to sacrifice his
only son, Ismail,
when he thought that that was God's command. As it turns out, such a command
was in fact from Satan.
God Never
Ordered Abraham to Sacrifice His Son
God is the Most Merciful. He never
violates His own law
(7:28). Any person
who believes that the Most Merciful ordered Abraham to kill his son cannot
possibly make it to God's Heaven. Such evil thought about God is grossly
blasphemous.
Nowhere in the Quran do we see
that God ordered Abraham to kill his son. On the contrary, God intervened
to save Abraham and Ismail from Satan's plot
(37:107), and
He told Abraham:
"You believed the dream"
(37:105).
Undoubtedly, it was a dream inspired by Satan.
God's irrevocable law
is: "God never
advocates sin"
(7:28)
Millat
Ibrahim
Islam is called "Millat Ibrahim"
(The Religion of Abraham) throughout the Quran
(2:130,
135; 3:95;
4:125;
6:161;
12:37-38;
16:123;
21:73;22:78).
Moreover, the Quran informs us
that Muhammad was a follower of Abraham
(16:123).
Due to a general unawareness of
the fact that Abraham was the original messenger of Islam, many so-called
Muslims challenge God:
"If the Quran is complete and
fully detailed (as claimed by God), where can we find the number of Rak`ahs
(units) in each contact prayer (Salat)?"
We learn from the Quran that all
religious practices of Islam were already established before the Quran's
revelation (8:35,
9:54,
16:123,
21:73,
22:27,
28:27).
Verse
16:123 is direct
proof that all religious practices in Islam were intact when Muhammad was
born. Muhammad was enjoined to
"follow the religion of
Abraham."
If I ask you to buy a color TV,
it is assumed that you know what a color TV is. Similarly, when God enjoined
Muhammad to follow the practices of Abraham
(16:123), such
practices must have been well known.
Another proof of divine preservation
of the Islamic practices given to Abraham is the "Universal Acceptance" of
such practices. There is no dispute concerning the number of Rak`ahs in all
five daily prayers.
This proves the divine preservation
of Salat. The Quran's mathematical code confirms the number of Rak`ahs in
the five prayers 2, 4, 4, 3, and 4, respectively.
The number 24434 is a multiple
of 19. The
Quran deals only with practices that were distorted. For example, the distorted
ablution is restored in
5:6 to its original
four steps.
The tone of voice during the contact
prayers (Salat) was distorted - many Muslims pray silently. This was corrected
in the Quran,
17:110.
The fasting during Ramadan was
modified in the Quran to allow intercourse during the night
(2:187). Zakat
is restored in
6:141, and Hajj
is restored to the four correct months
(see Appendix
15).
info@submission.org
