Part 2

PART 2

8- Holy 'Black Stone' or idolatry?

The Quran says:

"O you who believe, intoxicants, and gambling, and stone idols, and the games of chance are abominations of the devil; you shall avoid them, that you may succeed." 5:90

All throughout the Quran God commands man to stay away from stone and alters, for they have no power to benefit or harm us. The story of Abraham and the stone idols of his people is a clear reminder of this issue. Howver, during the visit to the Ka'bah, and at one of its corners, Muslims from all over the world push and shove their way ferociously to get to what is called 'the black stone' in order to touch it and kiss it. The extraordinary thing about this event is that if you were to ask any of them: why are you kissing the stone? they will say because the prophet kissed it! If you then ask why did he kiss it? you will not get any substantial answer! But, could there be a substantial answer to explain why any Quran follower should kiss and cherish a stone that can neither harm nor benefit any human? Do they think this stone will bless them in some way? More important, could a genuine prophet have total disregard for God's commands and go kissing stones in a flagrant act of idolatry? The obvious answer is NO.

Hadith attributed to the prophet:

Not surprisingly, this idolatrous ritual has no sustenance in the Quran whatsoever, but originates instead from a number of corrupt 'hadith' which state that this stone was descended from heaven since the time of Abraham and that it is thus sacred! The hadith further states that the prophet used to kiss it!! When one reads these hadith and then sees the millions believing it and committing such gross acts of idolatry by idolising such a stone, one cannot help wonder, have these people not read the Quran!!?' The Quran informs us that Abraham destroyed all the stone that his people were worshipping and said:

"Do you then worship beside God what possesses no power to benefit you or harm you?"21:66

But those kissing and idolising the black stone will readily say: We do not worship the black stone, we only kiss it because the prophet kissed it, so it must be holy/sacred!

But this reply only exposes their idolatry. The fact that they regard a piece of stone as holy or sacred in any way is in itself an act of idolatry, if they only knew.

They prefer to believe a dubious hadith which is in total violation of the Quran, rather than believe God when God declares that no stone can ever harm or benefit the human being.

If this black stone was truly descended from heaven, would God not tell us so?

Bukhari, Volume 2, Book 26, Number 667:

Narrated 'Abis bin Rabia:

'Umar came near the Black Stone and kissed it and said "No doubt, I know that you are a stone and can neither benefit anyone nor harm anyone. Had I not seen Allah's Apostle kissing you I would not have kissed you."

Bukhari, Volume 2, Book 26, Number 673:

Narrated Salim that his father said:

'I saw Allah's Apostle arriving at Mecca; he kissed the Black Stone Corner first while doing Tawaf and did ramal in the first three rounds of the seven rounds (of Tawaf).'

Bukhari, Volume 2, Book 26, Number 682:

Narrated Ibn Abbas

The Prophet performed Tawaf of the Ka'ba riding a camel, and every time he came in front of the Corner (having the Black Stone), he pointed towards it with something he had with him and said Takbir!!

9- Laws not authorised by God that oppress women

The innovation of the 'mihrim'

One of the innovations that stem from hadith and which have no authorisation whatsoever in the Quran is the innovation of 'mihrim'. Through this innovation, a woman is prohibited from travelling for more than one day unless she is accompanied by a 'mihrim'. A 'mihrim' is a man who is not permitted to wed the woman under Islamic law, this could be her father, her brother, etc. This innovation, which is falsely attributed to Islam, was without doubt fabricated by the Arab man in his attempt to subject the woman to total subordination.

Hadith attributed to the prophet:

Volume 2, Book 20, Number 192:

Narrated Ibn 'Umar:

"The Prophet said, "A woman should not travel for more than three days except with a Dhi-Mahram (i.e. a male with whom she cannot marry at all, e.g. her brother, father, grandfather, etc.) or her own husband.)"

Volume 2, Book 20, Number 194:

Narrated Abu Huraira:

"The Prophet (p.b.u.h) said, "It is not permissible for a woman who believes in Allah and the Last Day to travel for one day and night except with a Mahram."

10- The Prophet does not have personal miracles

The Quran says:

Throughout the Quran it is made clear that prophet Muhammad did not have any personal miracles such as the miracles given to Moses and Jesus, the following verses confirm this truth:

"They say, "How come no miracle came down to him from his Lord?" Say, "The future belongs to God; so wait, and I am waiting along with you." 10:20

"Those who disbelieved say, "If only a miracle could come down to him from his Lord (we will then believe)." You are simply a warner, every community receives a guiding teacher." 13:7

also see 6:37 and 7:203

Hadith attributed to the prophet:

Nevertheless, we read in hadith of various miracles performed by the prophet!

Bukhari, Volume 1, Book 4, Number 170:

Narrated Anas bin Malik:

"saw Allah's Apostle when the 'Asr prayer was due and the people searched for water to perform ablution but they could not find it. Later on (a pot full of) water for ablution was brought to Allah's Apostle . He put his hand in that pot and ordered the people to perform ablution from it. I saw the water springing out from underneath his fingers till all of them performed the ablution (it was one of the miracles of the Prophet)."

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Bukhari, Volume 4, Book 56, Number 779:

Narrated 'Abdullah:

"We used to consider miracles as Allah's Blessings, but you people consider them to be a warning. Once we were with Allah's Apostle on a journey, and we ran short of water. He said, "Bring the water remaining with you." The people brought a utensil containing a little water. He placed his hand in it and said, "Come to the blessed water, and the Blessing is from Allah." I saw the water flowing from among the fingers of Allah's Apostle, and no doubt, we heard the meal glorifying Allah, when it was being eaten (by him)."

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Muslim , Book 039, Number 6728:

"Anas reported that the people of Mecca demanded from Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) that he should show them (some) signs (miracles) and he showed them the splitting of the moon. This hadlth has been narrated on the authority of Anas through another chain of transmitters."

11- Pictures

The Quran says:

The prohibitions in the Quran are outlined clearly and un-ambiguously, nowhere in the Quran do we read any prohibition against pictures. It is also made clear in the Quran (as outlined previously) that the prophet may only prohibit what is prohibited by God in the Quran and nothing else (see 66:1).

Hadith attributed to the prophet:

When we read various hadith we are told that the prophet considered all pictures to be unrighteous and are subject to prohibition!

Bukhari, Volume 4, Book 54, Number 449:

Narrated Busr bin Said:

That Zaid bin Khalid Al-Juhani narrated to him something in the presence of Said bin 'Ubaidullah Al-Khaulani who was brought up in the house of Maimuna the wife of the Prophet. Zaid narrated to them that Abu Talha said that the Prophet said, "The Angels (of Mercy) do not enter a house wherein there is a picture."

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Bukhari, Volume 4, Book 54, Number 450:

Narrated Salim's father:

Once Gabriel promised the Prophet (that he would visit him, but Gabriel did not come) and later on he said, "We, angels, do not enter a house which contains a picture or a dog."

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12- Prohibition of Silk and Gold

The Quran says:

Hadith attributed to the prophet:

As per the previous example, many hadith claim that the prophet prohibited men to wear silk even though it is not prohibited in the Quran!

Bukhari, Volume 2, Book 15, Number 69:

Narrated 'Abdullah bin Umar:

Umar bought a silk cloak from the market, took it to Allah's Apostle and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Take it and adorn yourself with it during the 'Id and when the delegations visit you." Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) replied, "This dress is for those who have no share (in the Hereafter)." After a long period Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) sent to Umar a cloak of silk brocade. Umar came to Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) with the cloak and said, "O Allah's Apostle! You said that this dress was for those who had no share (in the Hereafter); yet you have sent me this cloak." Allah's Apostle said to him, "Sell it and fulfill your needs by it."

Editor's comment: Not only does this hadith violate 66:1, but the logic in it is indeed weird to say the least. As per this hadith, it is claimed that the prophet states that whoever wears silk has no share in heaven, but for some reason allows Omar to sell the cloak and from the sale fulfil his needs! This is not any different from allowing someone to sell alcohol and benefit from the sale money!! Surely if something is prohibited, then making money from selling it must equally be immoral?

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Bukhari, Volume 2, Book 23, Number 331:

Narrated Al-Bara' bin 'Azib:

Allah's Apostle ordered us to do seven things and forbade us to do other seven. He ordered us: to follow the funeral procession. to visit the sick, to accept invitations, to help the oppressed, to fulfill the oaths, to return the greeting and to reply to the sneezer: (saying, "May Allah be merciful on you," provided the sneezer says, "All the praises are for Allah,"). He forbade us to use silver utensils and dishes and to wear golden rings, silk (clothes), Dibaj (pure silk cloth), Qissi and Istabraq (two kinds of silk cloths).

In the above hadith we see a wholesale collection of prohibitions, none of them prohibited by God in the Quran.

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Volume 4, Book 52, Number 171:

Narrated Anas:

The Prophet allowed 'Abdur-Rahman bin 'Auf and Az-Zubair bin Al-'Awwam to wear silk.

Editor's comment : This previous hadith confirms the contradictions, not only between hadith and Quran, but also between hadith and hadith. Surely if silk is so abhorent, why would the prophet allow some men to wear it???

13- Only God knows the future (ghaib)

The Quran says:

The Quran states categorically that no one in the heavens or the earth knows the future except God.

"No one in the heavens and the earth knows the future except God." 27:65

Moreover, we read in the Quran that God commanded the prophet Muhammad to specifically proclaim that he does NOT know the future:

"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?"6:50

"I have no power to benefit myself, or harm myself. Only what God wills happens 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." 7:188

"I do not claim that I possess the treasures of God, NOR DO I KNOW THE FUTURE, nor do I claim to be an angel. Nor do I say to those despised by your eyes that God will not bestow any blessings upon them. God knows best what is in their innermost thoughts. (If I did this,) I would be a transgressor."11:31

The message from the Quran is very clear, God commanded Muhammad to say to the people that he does NOT know the future.

Hadith attributed to the prophet:

Despite the Quranic evidence shown above we find numerous hadith where it is claimed that the prophet went on prophecying many future events! When the message from the Quran is clearly opposite to that from the hadith, it is not possible to believe both accounts! It is not possible that God commands Muhammad to say one thing and that he instead goes and says the opposite! And since there is not any shadow of doubt that the prophet is an honourable man who was the obedient servant of God, then the only conclusion is that the bulk of these future-telling hadith are all lies against the prophet. Here are some of them:

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Bukhari, Volume 4, Book 54, Number 470:

Narrated Sahl bin Sad:

The Prophet said, "Verily! 70,000 or 700,000 of my followers will enter Paradise altogether; so that the first and the last amongst them will enter at the same time, and their faces will be glittering like the bright full moon."

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Volume 9, Book 88, Number 185:

Narrated Abu Musa:

The Prophet said, "Near the establishment of the Hour there will be days during which (religious) knowledge will be taken away (vanish) and general ignorance will spread, and there will be Al-Harj in abundance, and Al-Harj means killing."

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Volume 9, Book 88, Number 231:

Narrated Abu Huraira:

The Prophet said, "The Hour will not be established till a man passes by a grave of somebody and says, 'Would that I were in his place."

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Volume 9, Book 88, Number 233:

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah's Apostle said, "The Hour will not be established till a man from Qahtan appears, driving the people with his stick."

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Volume 9, Book 88, Number 234:

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah's Apostle said, "The Hour will not be established till a fire will come out of the land of Hijaz, and it will throw light on the necks of the camels at Busra."

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The hadith books are filled with much more hadith all telling future events, but the above are just a sample.

14- A 'new' criteria for entering heaven?

The Quran says:

Throughout the Quran we are told that belief in God and working righteousness are the requirements for entering heaven. We are also told that every soul will receive its fair judgement according to those two requirements and nothing else:

"Give good news to those who believe and lead a righteous life that they will have gardens with flowing streams. When provided with a provision of fruits therein."2:25

"As for those who believe, and lead a righteous life, they will be the dwellers of Paradise; they abide in it forever." 2:82

"As for those who believe and lead a righteous life, we will admit them into gardens with flowing streams; they abide therein forever." 4:57

Hadith attributed to the prophet:

In one of the most bizzare hadith, it is claimed that the prophet said that a certain man will enter heaven for the most bizzare reason:

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Volume 1, Book 4, Number 174:

Narrated Abu Huraira:

The Prophet said, "A man saw a dog eating mud from (the severity of) thirst. So, that man took a shoe (and filled it) with water and kept on pouring the water for the dog till it quenched its thirst. So Allah approved of his deed and made him to enter Paradise." And narrated Hamza bin 'Abdullah: My father said. "During the lifetime of Allah's Apostle, the dogs used to urinate, and pass through the mosques (come and go), nevertheless they never used to sprinkle water on it (urine of the dog.)"

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More to follow in sha Allah, thank you for your patience.