What do you think about these non-islamic views of Muhammad (peace be upon him)?

Question

Please read the "Views" section on the following wikipedia page:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-Islamic_views_of_Muhammad

See what intellectuals, scholars and leaders have said about Muhammad (peace be upon him). Know that this is wikipedia so this being propoganda is out of question!!

Comment after you have read it. Probably most of you don't even know about what people have said about our Prophet (peace be upon him), especially the mentioned scholars, leaders and intellectuals.

Dellow, on the same note if I say that Hitler, Bush, Crusaders follow your Prophet then what would that be like? If you are as old as your avatar, then I feel sorry for you that even now you don't realize the difference between a religion and its practitioners.

To the rest, I don't need to defend him, I want to open your eyes because you are in no way intellectually comparable to the people who have commented about him.

edsawyer, it really seems you need a new set of glasses, as their are "negative" points by the same people on that page as well. On the other hand you are completely ignorant about Wikipedia and its policies. I don't hate people like you, I hate your ignorance, and to add more to that you are not only ignorant, but you ignorant of the fact that you are ignorant!

Arash, you are very right, but I mentioned this so that the people who don't even want to know should have no excuses on the Day of Judgement that there was no one who would tell them about this.

My aim is to convey the message, and I have primarily raised this because of those people who have blindfolded themselves and just don't want to know more, they have put a stop to their own progress, and thus have chosen for their own souls doom. As he/she who thinks has got all knowledge is doomed because that would stop him from learning more.

brinlarr, you are forgetting that I can quote _atleast_ 10 times more verses from the Bible out of context.

mathew, I am glad that you did the research on your own and rather than quoting things out of context, you have been able to determine the context.

About this saying from Bernard Shaw, I love it too, and if anyone here doesn't know Bernard Shaw, then know what he is known for!

Answer 1

I have always held the religion of Muhammad in high estimation because of its wonderful vitality. It is the only religion which appears to me to possess that assimilating capacity to the changing phase of existence which can make itself appeal to every age. I have studied him - the wonderful man and in my opinion far from being an anti-Christ, he must be called the Saviour of Humanity. I believe that if a man like him were to assume the dictatorship of the modern world, he would succeed in solving its problems in a way that would bring it the much needed peace and happiness: I have prophesied about the faith of Muhammad that it would be acceptable to the Europe of tomorrow as it is beginning to be acceptable to the Europe of today. Bernard Shaw.

That's beautiful what he said, and frankly, myself, I think of Islam as superior than any other religion from their prayers to their political laws. There are many more views of non muslims about Muhammad which is very euphoric. Unforntunately today people know islam by the practice is terrorist which itself is unislamic. They think of muslim leaders , terrorist leaders, while they do not know, if u r a terrorist u cannot be a muslim!

God doesnot allow killing in islam. Only if u r under attack, it is lawful to fight back and do not kill woman, children and the old.

People should rather go and make researches on internet rather than collecting false testimonies without even checking if its true or not and take all for granted. THat's a pity from the west!

Answer 2

Thank ypu for posting that link. I think all Muslims should take the time to read it and get some perspective on the parallels between old age and modern day confusions around Islam. I think that when Islam emerged many Christians were threatened by its increasing popularity and dominance and sought out to defame the religion. this has lead to many modern day misconceptions and beliefs about Islam. Im glad that there are some positive comments from respected individuals on the site as it shows some degree of progress. It also shows how destructive and counter progressive ignorance is and how difficult it is to disperse.

Answer 3

I have no personal problem with your prophet, if you believe he is the one so be it. About the non-Muslim views: there are literally hundreds if not thousands of people who had something positive or negative to say about religions and their prophets. One should also should look at the personal and historical background (historic time period) of the one who gave the quote. For instance, Bernard Shaw doesn't get my approval, for he was a clear supporter of Stalinism (Cold War) and denied the Holocaust. Maybe he found in Muhammad something to support him in his beliefs. Gandhi (who I admire) indeed found good things about your prophet. Gandhi tried to unite all people from all the different religions, races in India (before the break up) and maybe he found inspiration in Muhammad.
In present times quotes in the West regarding Islam or its prophet, in light of the terrorist acts, will be generally negative. In other parts of the world they are generally more positive. It's a human thing do to.

My advice: do not rely on quotes to show off or to defend or to attack others, use them to give others a more balanced view of your religion, whatever that may be.

Answer 4

'Hell as the Devil's Domain' does not exist in Islam. 'Hell' is found in the 3 revealed religions(and their derivatives). These are Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Hell (in all 3 versions) is mentioned in many forms but most often refering to a specific place of punishment for sinners. Judaism and Islam share a similar belief that "Hell' (Gehenna or Jahanam) is one of the two final stations that will exist after the day of judgement (the other being Paradise), while Christians believe that Heaven and Hell already exists and the sould will find its place immediately after death and unfulfilled souls will exist in 'limbo'. A specific difference between the 3 religions are that; 1. Jews believe that Hell for a Jewish sinner is only temporary (40 days) after which all will be in Paradise, the final station for all Jews by right of birth. 2. Christians Hell is where the 'dark forces' exist and thrive as a 'lower kingdom' with its own rulers, lead by the supreme Lucifer. 3. Muslims believe that Paradise and Hell are the final place of return for all humanity from Adam until the day of reckoning(applies to all civilisations in history, in any religion, race or creed) and will only be known on the day of judgment. For those who have sinned in this life, there is still a chance for forgiveness if during their lifetime they have done good deeds. The only sin unforgivable is the sin of 'syirk' which is to believe, serve and worship others in association to the One and only God.

Answer 5

Certainly what non Islamics said about Prophet Muhammad(PBUH) are not any guide to what we shall believe, for any man who has properly read and understood the great man, will agree to the fact about how great he was. Certainly if the Last messenger was not like that, Islam wouldnt have grown into the worldwide religion it has now. I will not care for what non muslims say about the prophet - for most of those who convert to Islam do so by reading about Islam and the Prophet themself. Assalamualaikum

Answer 6

Infallibility of the Prophets

Bahá’u’lláh teaches that everyone endowed with the Station of Prophethood is given sufficient proofs of His Mission, is entitled to claim obedience from all men and has authority to abrogate, alter or add to the teachings of His predecessors. In the Book of Íqán we read:—
How far from the grace of the All-Bountiful and from His loving providence and tender mercies it is to single out a soul from amongst all men for the guidance of His creatures, and, on one hand, to withhold from Him the full measure of His divine testimony, and, on the other, inflict severe retribution on His people for having turned away from His chosen One! Nay, the manifold bounties of the Lord of all beings have, at all times, through the Manifestations of His divine Essence, encompassed the earth and all that dwell therein. …

And yet, is not the object of every Revelation to effect a transformation in the whole character of mankind, a transformation that shall manifest itself both outwardly and inwardly, that shall affect both its inner life and external conditions? For if the character of mankind be not changed, the futility of God’s universal Manifestations would be apparent.—Kitáb-i-Íqán, pp. 14, 240.
God is the One infallible Authority, and the Prophets are infallible because Their Message is the Message of God given 125 to the world through Them. That Message remains valid until it is superseded by a later Message given by the same or another Prophet.
God is the great Physician Who alone can rightly diagnose the world’s sickness and prescribe the appropriate remedy. The remedy prescribed in one age is no longer suitable in a later age, when the condition of the patient is different. To cling to the old remedy when the physician has ordered new treatment is not to show faith in the physician, but infidelity. It may be a shock to the Jew to be told that some of the remedies for the world’s sickness which Moses ordered over three thousand years ago are now out of date and unsuitable; the Christian may be equally shocked when told that Muhammad had anything necessary or valuable to add to what Jesus prescribed; and so also the Muslim, when asked to admit that the Báb or Bahá’u’lláh had authority to alter the commands of Muhammad; but according to the Bahá’í view, true devotion to God implies reverence to all His Prophets, and implicit obedience to His latest Commands, as given by the Prophet for our own age. Only by such devotion can true Unity be attained.

Answer 7

I would like to respond to binlarrs post on this page and others wherein he is consciously misquoting the Quraan to make Islam seem evil. I do think that it is quite disgusting for someone to stoop so low.

He quotes the following verses :

1. Surah II: 98 – “Allah is the enemy of the unbelievers.” (binlarr)
Firstly the verse been quoted in Surah 2 Verse 97, the entire verse reads :
'Who is an enemy to Allah,and His Angels and his Messengers and Jibraeel and Mikaeel! Then, lo! Allah (himself) is an enemy to the disbelievers.' (Actual Verse)

2.Surah II: 191-193 – “Kill them [unbelievers] wherever you find them….Fight with them until there is no persecution, and religion should be only for Allah.” (binlarr)

(Actual Verse) Surah 2 Verse 190
And slay them wherever ye find them, and drive them out of the places whence they drove you out, for persecution is worse than slaughter.And fight them not at the Inviolable place of Worship until they first attack you there, but if they attack you (there) then slay them. Such is the reward of the disbelievers.'

Actual Verse 191 goes on to say :
'But if they desist, then lo! Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.

Actual verse 192 :
'And fight them until PERSECUTION is no more and religion is for Allah. But if they desist, then let there be no hostility except against wrongdoers'.

Basically I will not go through each of the quotes in his post as everyone one of them is either partially quoted of misquoted. I have yet to find any person who without misquoting or twisting words is able to prove that Islam is a violent religion bent on wiping out other religions.

Answer 8

Well, being on Wikipedia is hardly a guarantee of moderation or objectivity. The quotes are clearly selected by someone with an agenda to further acceptance of Muhammad.

Which is not a bad agenda, after all. As a humanist myself, I more or less fit myself in with the last sentence that sees him as an important ethical leader alongside Jesus and the Buddah.

However, I have ethical issues with all three of those people.

I don't view Muhammad very differently from how I view Jesus, actually. Generally people who might well have had the betterment of mankind as a goal but who could not be counted on to say, or do, things that universally resulted in the betterment of mankind.

More to the point, both Muhammad and Jesus left us legacies that were never adamant enough in believing in the goodness of humanity and the importance of peace and loving your neighbour. You may well be able to produce quotes from either of them to that effect, but the misanthropy and violence we see among the 2.5 billion supposed followers of Jesus and/or Muhammad shows, to me, that neither of them did a good enough job.

And, thus, neither of them deserve to be foloowed.

However, good luck to those that do. Far be it from me to judge...

Answer 9

And here I thought thatPBUH meant Put Butter Under Ham . Seriously , knock that sanctimonious language OFF.

Answer 10

What's it like to know that regardless how many times you say it, peace will never be upon satans handyman moohamed, unless he turned from his wicked ways and asked God for forgiveness in the name of Jesus, before he died, and stayed dead?