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).
