How can anyone deny Islam's pagan origins?

Question

Archelogy of the region leaves no question whatsoever. All the rituals of Islam, bowing to the kabba, hajj, stoning the devil, etc...were all practiced by the pagans before Islam.

Muslims respond by saying "Ibrihim came before the pagans and set up these practices".How absurd. These pagans were the FIRST CIVILIZATIONS!! There were no other civlizations before them!!

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Did the Pagan Arabs in pre-Islamic times worship 360 gods? Yes
Did the pagans Arabs worship the sun, moon and the stars? Yes
Did the Arabs built temples to the Moon-god? Yes
Did different Arab tribes give the Moon-god different names/titles? Yes
What were some of the names/titles? Sin, Hubul, Ilumquh, Al-ilah.
Was the title “al-ilah” (the god) used as the Moon-god? Yes
Was the word “Allah” derived from “al-ilah?” Yes
Was the pagan “Allah” a high god in a pantheon of deities? Yes.
Was he worshipped at the Kabah? Yes.
Was Allah only one of many Meccan gods? Yes

Answer 1

I do.
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Answer 2

Abraham lived only a few hundred yards from a "Ziggarat" outside of what is now Nasiriyah, Iraq. It was from this house which archaeologists uncovered last century that he began his journey discussed in Genesis. He did not return to that house. It would be easy, giving the time he was alive, to believe that he may have had pagan beliefs at one time because at this ziggarat citizens of Ur did worship the moon. There were other similar structures around what is now considered the Middle East where the sun and moon were worshipped. Abraham is historically considered the father of Islam, Judaism, and modern God-fearing Christianity. Paganism has been practiced worldwide, on every continent throughout history and in remote regions, it is all the people have ever had because the outside world has not shown them otherwise. It is also practiced to this day by people for various personal reasons which I do not understand. By the way, the ancient city of Ur, mentioned in Genesis in the early chapters is currently being excavated by a handful of volunteers and is awaiting funding. It will be closed soon for an estimated 100 years in order to find what is there. I walked through there on a tour in May just before redeploying from Iraq.

Answer 3

The first world religions were Pagan. Not some idealistic, Goddess worshiping, Universal Paganism as so many have come to believe, but various local, tribal religions based on the needs of that particular tribe. All religions have Pagan roots. All of them. Anyone that denies this is simply deluded. But that doesn't invalidate any modern religions. No religion has made it this far in it's original form...and that isn't a bad thing. If older is better then we should all stop driving cars, live in the forests and jungles and kill our food with sticks sharpened with stones and eat it raw. No thanks.

Answer 4

A couple of points.

1. Paganism is defined as the oldest form of religion. Therefore all religion comes from it.

2. What is wrong with Paganism?

3. Why focus on only one religion's Pagan roots? Many other religions are more evident in their Pagan origins such as Christianity.

4. Do you think that you are a bigot?

Answer 5

You are right. In fact, Muhammed's father and uncle's name included "Allah", demonstrating their tribes devotion to the moon-god, Allah. It's obvious that Muhammed completely made up the religion (cult) of Islam. He borrowed from the pagan religions and customs, as well as from the local Christian and Jewish sects. Some of these Christian sects incorrectly believed that Mary was deity...which is why the Quran incorrectly says that Christians believe in 3 gods, including Mary. He made it all up.

Answer 6

Paganism was practiced before Christianity, before Judaism, or so I suspect. There was devil worship in India, in China, among American Indians...you are trying to justify to others our brutalizing and prejudices against followers of one of the world's 3 or 4 great religions, and thinking people simply won't buy it.

Answer 7

Hey, don't hang that on the Pagans, man, we have enough problems with the Christian thing. LOL. Truth is, you sound kind of shocked here, all religions have their roots in Heathen/Pagan religions and rituals. The ideas are all the same. The names just change.

Answer 8

Aren't you forgetting that Christianity, Islam, and Judaism ALL DEVELOPED IN THE SAME AREA. So, they have similar pagan origins. In fact, many Western Christian traditions, especially the idols of Catholics, relate back to the pagan traditions of the Romans.

Answer 9

Christmas is largely a pagan holiday as well. The Christmas Tree comes from pagan worship of evergreens during the winter. The birth of Jesus in December is a lie, December 25 was chosen because it was the date that worshippers of Mithra celebrated his birth.

Did you know that Mithra was a god Thousands of years before Jesus and he was born of a virgin, was considered the son of god, was killed, buried in a cave, and was resurrected?
Seems like God plagiarized to me!

Answer 10

Have you ever checked on the pagan ideas in Christianity? An awfully lot comes from them. Short examples, the name Jesus comes from the Greek god Zeus, the virgin birth idea comes from Green mythology, and on and on. Most of Christian ideas come from the Greek gods, Pagans, and others.

Answer 11

Islam changed that "paganism" for the believe in one and only God.