How many people knew this?

Question

I am conducting a search to see how many non-muslims knew these things about muslims:

1) That they worship only one God not Muhammad
2) That muslims believe in a chain of prophets starting with Adam and including Noah, Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Job, Moses, Aaron, David, Solomon, Elias, Jonah, John the Baptist, and Jesus, and ending with Muhammad, peace be upon them.
3) That the Qur'an was not written by Muhammad and was the word of God.

So how many non-muslims knew these 3 things about islam ?

I didnt ask what you guys thought about it. I just asked if you knew that Muslims believe this. I am a Muslim and I respect the opinions of others but this question did not ask for your opinions so please dont comment on your opinion.

If you say that Islam is violent, then how do you explain these?

Psalms 137:9 Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones.

Matthew 10:34-36 Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword. For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.

Deuteronomy 7:2 And when the Lord thy God shall deliver them before thee; thou shalt smite them, and utterly destroy them; thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor show mercy unto them.

Psalms 58:10 The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.

If you say that Islam is violent, then how do you explain these?

Psalms 137:9 Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones.

Matthew 10:34-36 Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword. For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.

Deuteronomy 7:2 And when the Lord thy God shall deliver them before thee; thou shalt smite them, and utterly destroy them; thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor show mercy unto them.

Psalms 58:10 The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.

Muslims believe the Qur'an is the literal word of God, revealed to Muhammad in the seventh century, transmitted by him orally to listeners in Arabia, and written down by his companions during his lifetime.

Answer 1

1) they worship Allah
2) the story is that abraham had two children one from his maid (Ishmael) one from Sarai (Jacob or Issac i forget) and they were destined to fight each other for eternity. (Ishmael started Islam, Jacob or issac started Judaism)
3)also the Koran(both spellings correct) is in only 1 language

Answer 2

How many people knew this?
I am conducting a search to see how many non-muslims knew these things about muslims:

1) That they worship only one God not Muhammad (Yes I knew that)
2) That muslims believe in a chain of prophets starting with Adam and including Noah, Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Job, Moses, Aaron, David, Solomon, Elias, Jonah, John the Baptist, and Jesus, and ending with Muhammad, peace be upon them.(Yes I knew that too)
3) That the Qur'an was not written by Muhammad and was the word of God. (I thought Mohammed wrote the Qu'ran)

Answer 3

Yes, I know these things. Of course, I've also done some research and have read a tiny bit of the Qu'ran.

But I wonder if it is the DIRECT word of God, since the angel Gabriel was the conduit through which the Qu'ran was revealed.

And technically, Muhammad DID write the Qu'ran. He was merely acting as a scribe, and writing what Gabriel told him word for word. This also assumes that Gabriel was pure in intent.

Of course, there maybe answers in this in Islam that I'm completely unaware of.

with regards and respects

Answer 4

I knew and I still am not impressed. They may worship one God but it is the God of this world and not the Lord God Almighty..If you did, you would know that the Old Testament is all about pointing the way to the Savior,,Jesus Christ..it does not point the way to Muhammad.

Yes, you believe in a chain of men who are prophets but Jesus is not a prophet..He is the Almighty God revealed in the flesh and walked among men..He died on a cross so men could have eternal life.

The Qur'an has no proof at all that it was inspired by God. ON the other hand, the Old Testament tells us that when Jesus came, he would reveal the truth. He is the word of God.

Answer 5

I know that muslims believe these things.

I also know that all three of these things are irrefutably incorrect.

Your question invites comment. When you open the door, you can't complain about what comes in. When you make a stupid statement, expect people to call you on it.

1. Allah and Muhammad are virtually insperable in Islamic scripture. you cannot have one without the other, since the ONLY source of Allah's word is Muhammad.

2. Adam, Ishmael, Job, David, Solomon and Jesus were not prophets. This is clear evidence that Muhammad never read the Torah, and only had a fuzzy idea of what a prophet was. How can you link Ishmael and Isaac in a chain when they were half-brothers? Job had nothing to do with Prophecy. He was a cautionary figure, but irrelevent in the progression of Jewish history. David and solomon were kings, and did not hear God. When they followed God's rules, Isael prospered. When they deviated, Israel suffered. Jesus was not a prophet, he was the Son of God. He said so many times, if you would pick up the Gospel and read it instead of accepting the twisted version of your illiterate "prophet"

Muhammed was not a prophet. Prophets were all israelites; Muhammad was not. He used his "revelation" for self-aggrandizement, something prophets never did. Muhammad took revenge on his enemies, something prophets never did. Prophets throughout history came to warn Israel to return to God, not to force them to do so, something Muhammad never did. Prophets recognized the word of God when he spoke to them. Muhammad thought he was possessed. God spoke to prophets. Only an angel spoke to Muhammad, if he is to be believed..

3. If your Quran was written by the Author of the universe, than I will cheerfully choose hell, because I refuse to spend one moment in the presence of a deity that is so insane, demented, idiotic, controlling, spiteful, capricious and hateful. Think about it. If God wanted mindless slaves who would submit themselves to him in fear, then he would have stopped creation when he made dogs. God wanted man to be able to think for himslef, to look him in the eye and tell him he was wrong if that's what the man thinks. Abraham did this, which earned him God's respect.

Answer 6

1) They worship their idea of a deity, since there is no actual deity.
2) Therefore, there are no prophets.
3) Of course an illiterate did not write anything. The Qur'an was plagiarized from the Midrashic, Zoroastrian and Christian traditions, with a few rationalizations of ethical relativism thrown in for good measure.

How much of this (pertaining to your supposed points) did you know?

Answer 7

I knew 1 and 3

Answer 8

i am an atheist, yes i knew those 3 things. and i don't think muslims are evil the way the media has portrayed them, in case you were wondering. i know a little about alot of religions because i researched trying to find the right one for me...then i realized that there wasn't one.

Answer 9

i knew 1 and 3.

Answer 10

Me. I read an article about Islam a few years back.