Could the extreme heat of the desert?

Question

Have given Muhammad hallucinations, like Joseph Smith, that he was a prophet?

Answer 1

Sure, the same could be said for Jesus, but probably not. Joseph Smith was a simply con artist and he didn't live in the desert, mostly Illinois before he got killed by an angry mob.

People like Jesus and Muhammed back in their time were a dime a dozen, it's just history chose to remember those two.

Answer 2

If these claims are true - if it indeed originated from some psychological problems in Muhammad’s mind - then evidence of this would be apparent in the Qur’an. Is there such evidence? In order to determine whether or not there is, one must first identify what things would have been going on in his mind at that time and then search for these thoughts and reflections in the Qur’an.

It is common knowledge that Muhammad had a very difficult life. All of his daughters died before him except one, and he had a wife of several years who was dear and important to him, who not only proceeded him in death at a very critical period of his life. As a matter of fact, she must have been quite a woman because when the first revelation came to him, he ran home to her afraid. Certainly, even today one would have a hard time trying to find an Arab who would tell you, “I was so afraid that I ran home to my wife.” They just aren’t that way. Yet Muhammad felt comfortable enough with his wife to be able to do that. That’s how influential and strong woman she was.

Although these examples are only a few of the subjects that would have been on Muhammad’s mind, they are sufficient in intensity to prove my point. The Qur’an does not mention any of these things - not the death of his children, not the death of his beloved companion and wife, not his fear of the initial revelations, which he so beautifully shared with his wife - nothing; yet, these topics must have hurt him, bothered him, and caused him pain and grief during periods of his psychological reflections, then these subjects, as well as others, would be prevalent or at least mentioned throughout.

Answer 3

Yeah, but he was famous as ''alsadiq'' in all of his city, a term which means a rightful or true person, so he was not a false prophet. Moreover no one can't write a book like Quran by himself. I have checked with many Arabs who know the language, they also believe that no human can write any book even close to Quran with such a perfection and no contradiction in statements.
I can suggest you to talk to some linguistic professor and ask for a judgement about Quran, whether it is work of a human or a Godly creation, please do tell me if you get to some conclusion.

Answer 4

This is the a very common fallacy about prophet and philosophers.Dont you think that a common crazy man with hllucinations can inspire so many people for ages to come.

Answer 5

Mo had other ailments besides alergy to th eheat... He fell down a lot and frothed! His OLD OLD wife was an Roman Catholic and interpreted much of what he thought. Poor guy--- he should have been in a hospital - not out killin'.

Answer 6

It's possible, heat does oftentimes induce hallucinations (I've had a few myself). I think it was more of a dream though.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

It could have been possible...Jesus and Siddartha Gautama could have been schizophrenics...to me the validity comes from the truth of their message...not their speculative mental state...

Answer 9

I think your question is offensive to all Muslims around the world.

Answer 10

it is a thought