Mohammed - Is his Testimony Credible?

Question

When he did not bring forth any signs produced in a supernatural way, which alone fittingly gives witness to divine inspiration; for a visible action that can be only divine reveals an invisibly inspired teacher of truth.

Answer 1

Oh so proof does matter then?

Answer 2

In that time the only things people ( in Arabia ) cared about , were poems,beautiful sayings,music,women etc (have a look at the history of Arabia before Islam) If you know arabic you'd notice that how beautifully words's been used in Koran . It seemed to be so strange the first time they listened to it ; that's why some of them called him a magician not a prophet . I give you an example ; suppose somebody claims to be a prophet n he turns his stick into a dragon , would you believe him ? ofcourse not , Because we're living in a modern world n we've learned that anything is possible with the help of technology ; so we need something more professional to believe him ; Supenatural signs were good enough 600 years before muhammad but It wouldn't work anymore on people ... His miracle was Koran ; nobody had saw such an style of using arabic words . I'm wondering why some people believe he's a false prophet . What's their proofs ? I'v been always waitin' for an answer but I haven't get any . As long as some misled sects misuse Koran's verses to justify their dirty crimes , everyone would cerntainly hate Islam . That was my reason . God bless you all .

Answer 3

Read his life story man then you'll find out, here are some miracles.

Many some scholars name the amount as three thousand. I'll try to remember some here.

He had water pour form his hands enough for about 1,000 people to perform ablution, to drink and their animals to drink.

He was told that they wouldn't believe unless the moon split into two. He raised his hands and the moon split in two, there is a narration that a king in India saw it and became Muslim after hearing the news of a new religion.

Once a man came with a lizard in his hand and said I wont believe until this lizard believes. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon) asked the lizard, it said, "I testify there is only one God and that you are his messenger."

Another time, some rocks could be heard praising God in his hand.

Once someone told him he wouldn't believe unless he saw a miracle. The Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) called a tree, which uprooted itself and came to the Prophet.
Many times, food would be multiplied when he was there

The greatest miracle is the Quran which is in the same language as its revelation and is preserved from all harm.

His guardian Abu Talib noticed that when Muhammad would eat first then the food would be enough for the rest of his family. They were poor, Abu Talib would make Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) start first.

He one went to a companions house, who cooked a small lamb and told him not to look in the pot and keep dishing it out. He did so about 500 people where fed, with the lamb as it was when it was cooked.

Once they had little food, so they gathered their dates and ate from them and the number did not decease.

He used to talk to the Muslim whilst leaning on a tree, when a Muslim woman built him a platform to stand on. The tree began to cry like a baby and he had to hug it to stop, to the companions, it sounded like a baby being comforted.

He predicted future events like the fall of constanipole to the Muslims in 1492.

I have included some more links as well.
Source(s):
http://www.jews-for-allah.org/muhammad-a...

http://www.islaam.com/article.aspx?id=59...

http://www.islamreligion.com/articles/15...
http://www.islamreligion.com/articles/15...
http://www.islamreligion.com/articles/15...

http://www.islamisforyou.com/miraclesoft...

A book
http://www.islamicbookstore.com/b9217.ht...
http://www.amazon.co.uk/muhammad-messeng

Answer 4

He has blessed by many (thousands of ) miracles like all other prophets before Him (Adam, Noah, Jesus, Moses....). He taeches reasonable and satisfying answers for the most difficult questions of the world - Who is human?, why is he/she here? Where is he/she coming and going?...- For example, if a man says HE IS PROFFESOR OF MATH, you look that he is able to solve deep and difficult questions of math or not, and if solves this is the biggest proof for his proficiency... So what he was revealed is the biggest proof for his mission as prophet..

But As I said there are many miracles that God blessed him with _unless God bless with miracles nobody can bring any miracles even prophets are dependent of God will- many many miracles, but as you can guess it is mentioned in Islamic books which people from other religions does not frequently read. All the best :)

Answer 5

The lack of supernatural signs does not disprove a religion. There were times that Jesus Christ could not provide miracles on demand. This was because the people who demanded them would not have believed them to be true miracles anyway. When Jesus would cure the blind, his detractors would say that the healed were lying about their blindness. I am sure that this was also true for when he rose Lazarus from the dead.

Miracles aside, Mohammed's testimony is not credible because his testimony is contradictory to the Judeo-Christian foundation on which Islam rests its foundation.

In the Gospels that are recognized as inspired by God, where is Mohammed ever foretold? If God were to send a prophet for all of humanity to listen to, he would tell us the circumstances of his birth, the way in which he would live, and the way in which he would die. Was this ever done for Mohammed?

Additionally, God always established covenants with a mediator of the covenant. Noah, Abraham, Moses were all mediators with covenants and over time the scope of the covenant got larger. Each covenant was sealed by a bloody sacrificial offering. In the case of Jesus, He was the Mediator AND the Sacrificial Offering. What Sacrificial Offering did Mohammed offer to God, other than 23 years of his life in writing the Quran.

Furthermore, Jews and Christians have their scriptures despite exile and persecution. Christians get blamed for spreading their faith by the sword when from the very beginning they were under the sword. As one famous evangelist said, the first Christians were doubters at first, but later they prooved the believed in the Gospel by having their throats cut. Where is this found in Islam?

From the very beginnings of Islam, the Quran was used to unite the peoples of Arabia. Though it is noble to unite people and create a nation, wars were fought in order to do this, and thus Mohammed becomes a political figure. Mohammed is no more than someone who came up with religious ideas from Judaism and Christianity and wrote them down to unite a nation. He is essentially Thomas Paine and George Washington rolled into one character.

And what are the fruits of his labors? Unification? Did Islam stay united? No. As soon as Mohammed died, Abu Bakr took over and the Sunni and Shiite split was born. Was this found in Christianity? Sure. But never immediately after Christ's death! Sure, there were the Judaizers, but those beliefs faded away. Then there was gnosticism, but those beliefs faded away. Then there were the followers of Arius, but their beliefs faded away. Do these beliefs resurrect? Sure! But they never take hold.

The biggest splits in Christianity came about 1000 years after with the East West Schism, and then 1500 years later with the Protestant reformation. Most of these splits were fueled even more by secular leaders in order to sieze political control. The wars that were fought within Christianity, were by Christian sinners who disobeyed Christ's eternal commandment - to love one another, as Christ loved us. As far as the Crusades, they would have never been fought if Christian pilgrims were left in peace as they journeyed to Jerusalem.

So, all of the above makes Mohammed's claims incredible for the tree is known by it's fruit. Although the people of the Middle East are good natured and polite, they do not deserve a religion such as Islam. They deserve at least the chance to be Christian.

Answer 6

Nothing about Mohamed is credible, he created a religion that simply will have to be taken out, and they will force the west to do just that.

Answer 7

Mohammed claimed to have ridden a donkey to Jerusalem, ascend to Heaven, return to earth, then return to Arabia in a single night. No one witnessed it.

There's no proof that any of Jesus's miracles happened either. Someone wrote them in a book, as did someone with Mohammed's.

Answer 8

who told u that he didn't have miracles ?? he had too , yes his testimony is credible,
here are some of the prophet;s miracles too:

As for the Prophet's miracles, it is to be stated that a number of miracles were bestowed upon and performed by the Prophet Muhammad to establish the proof of his prophethood. Those miracles are granted by the power and permission of Allah and are usually in the field in which his people excel and are recognized as superiors.
The Arabs, the contemporaries of the Prophet Muhammad, were known for their eloquence and magnificent poetry. So Prophet Muhammad's major miracle was the Qur'an, the equivalent of which the whole legion of the Arab poets and orators could not produce despite the repeated challenge from the Qur'an itself.
Prophet Muhammad's greatest miracle has something special about it. All previous miracles were limited by time and place, i.e., they were shown to specific people at a specific time. Not so the miracle of Muhammad, the Qur'an. It is a universal and everlasting miracle. Previous generations witnessed it and future generations will witness its miraculous nature in terms of its style, content and spiritual uplifting. These still can be tested and will thereby prove the divine origin of the Qur'an.
The Qur'an is miraculous in a number of aspects: Its linguistic perfection and inimitability, its validation by recent historical, archaeological, and scientific discoveries, its prophecies and so on. Unlike the miracles of other prophets before him, the miracle of the Qur'an is eternal.

Besides the revelation of the Qur’an, the Prophet of Islam had performed many material miracles.
(1) Splitting of the Moon:

Almighty Allah says, "The Hour has drawn near, and the moon has been cleft asunder." (An-Najm: 1)

Imam al-Bukhari reported on the authority of `Abdullah who said: "The moon was cleft asunder while we were in the company of the Prophet, and it became two parts. The Prophet said, “Witness, witness (this miracle)."
NOW scientists have proven the splitting of the moon.

(3) Water Multiplication:

`Abdullah reported: We used to consider miracles as Allah's Blessings, but you people consider them to be a warning. Once we were with Allah's Messenger 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 Messenger, and no doubt, we heard the meal glorifying Allah, when it was being eaten (by him). (Reported by al-Bukhari)

(4) Crying of the stem of the Date-palm Tree:


Al-Bukhari reported on the authority of Ibn `Umar who said: The Prophet used to deliver his sermons while standing beside a trunk of a date-palm. When he had the pulpit made, he used it instead. The trunk started crying and the Prophet went to it, rubbing his hand over it (to stop its crying).

(5) The Prophet's Night Journey to Jerusalem and Ascent to the Heavens:


The opening verse of surat al-Isra' relates the miracle of the Prophet's night journey to Jerusalem. Regarding the Statement of Allah, "And We granted the vision (Ascension to the heavens) which We made you see (as an actual eye witness) was only made as a trial for the people." (Al-Isra': 60) Ibn `Abbas added: "The sights which Allah's Messenger was shown on the Night Journey when he was taken to Bayt-ul-Maqdis (i.e. Jerusalem) were actual sights, (not dreams). And the Cursed Tree (mentioned) in the Qur'an is the tree of Zaqqum (itself)." (Reported by al-Bukhari)


There are also many other miracles that were performed by Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) or happened to him. What we mentioned here are merely examples.


for his prophethood:
Muslim scholars have discussed different ways to consider the Prophetic claim of Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). There are hundreds of scholars who wrote in the past and continue writing on this subject. Entire books and volumes have been devoted to this subject.

There are some who have mentioned his miracles and especially the miracle of the Qur’an as proofs of his prophethood. Some others have mentioned the prophecies of previous prophets about his coming as mentioned in the Bible, both in the Old Testament and the New Testament. Some have also mentioned prophecies in other ancient religious literatures of Hindus, Buddhists and Zoroastrians. Some have based the proofs on the Prophet’s own character, teachings and his achievements. This is indeed a vast subject and can be discussed in many different ways. It is important to know the proofs of his prophethood. Through this knowledge one can distinguish the true prophet from those who make false claims.

u can read more in this link aout the prophet's prophet'shood:

Answer 9

Credible? According to Sir Norman Anderson Muhammad himself was at first doubtful of the source of his revelations, fearing that he was possessed by one of the Jinn, or sprites.

Answer 10

No. He was not the prophet of God of Abraham.