Do you think that these people were brainwashed?

Question

Speaking about the Quran, Goethe says, "It soon attracts, astounds, and in the end enforces our reverence... Its style, in accordance with its contents and aim is stern, grand - ever and always, truly sublime -
So, this book will go on exercising through all ages a most potent influence."

[Goethe - quoted in T. P. Huges "Dictionary of Islam", p. 526]



"The Koran (Quran) admittedly occupies an important position among the great religious books of the world. Though it is the youngest of the epoch making works belonging to this class of literature, it yields to hardly any in the wonderful effect which it has produced on large masses of men. It has created an all but new phase of human thought and a fresh type of character. It first transformed a number of heterogeneous desert tribes of the Arabian Peninsula into a nation of heroes, and then proceeded to create the vast politico-religious organizations of Muslims world wide which are one of the great forces with which Europe and the East have to reckon with today."

[G. Maragliouth in his Introduction to J. M. Rodwells - 'The Koran", New York - 'Everyman's Library, 1977, p VI]



"A work, then, which calls forth so powerful and seemingly incompatible emotions even in the distant reader - distant as to time, and still more so as mental development - a work which not only conquers the repugnance which he may begin its perusal, but changes this adverse feeling into astonishment and admiration, such a work must be a wonderful production...
indeed and a problem of the highest interest to every thoughtful observer of the destinies of mankind."

[Dr Steingass quoted in T. P. Hughes - "Dictionary of Islam", pp 256-257]



"It is impossible that Muhammad, peace be upon him, authored the Qur'an. How could a man, from being illiterate, become the most important author, in terms of literary merits, in the whole of Arabic literature?

How could he then pronounce truths of a scientific nature that no other human-being could possibly have developed at that time, an all this without once making the slightest error in his pronouncement on the subject?"

[Dr. Maurice Bucaille - author of "The Bible, the Qur'an and Science" 1978, p. 125]



"Here, therefore, its merits as a literary production should perhaps not be measured by some preconceived maxims of subjective and aesthetic taste, but by the effects which it produced in Muhammad's contemporaries and fellow countrymen.

If it spoke so powerfully and convincingly to the hearts of his hearers as to weld hitherto centrifugal and antagonistic elements into one compact and well organized body, animated by ideas far beyond those which had until now ruled the Arabian mind, then its eloquence was perfect, simply because it created a civilized nation out of savage tribes, and shot a fresh woof into the old warp of history"

[Dr. Steingass, quoted in Hughes' Dictionary of Islam p. 528]



"In making the present attempt to improve on the performance of my predecessors, and to produce something which might be accepted as echoing however faintly the sublime rhetoric of the Arabic Koran, I have been at pain to study the intricate and richly varied rhythms which - apart from the message itself - constitute the Koran's undeniable claim to rank amongst the greatest literary masterpieces of mankind..
This very characteristic feature - 'that inimitable symphony', as the believing Pickthall described his Holy Book, 'the very sounds of which move men to tears and ecstasy' has been almost totally ignored by previous translators; it is therefore not surprising that what they have wrought sounds dull and flat indeed in comparison with the splendidly decorated original.."

[Arthur J. Arberry - "The Koran Interpreted", London: Oxford University Press . 1964, p. x.]



"A totally objective examination of it [the Qur'an] in the light of modern knowledge leads us to recognize the agreement between the two, as has been already noted on repeated occasions. It makes us deem it quite unthinkable for a man of Muhammad's time to have been the author of such statements, on account of the state of knowledge in his day.
Such considerations are part of what gives the Qur'anic Revelation its unique place, and forces the impartial scientist to admit his inability to provide and explanation which calls solely upon materialistic reasoning."

[Dr. Maurice Bucaille in his book: "The Bible, The Qur'an and Science" 1981, p. 18]

Ray ,are they all funded by saudi? lol

Answer 1

theyre not brainwashed.
although i didnt read all of it, but maurice baucaille i know, is no brainwashed. he came with his theories building on his own knowledge and examination, after he came and examined a mummy and found that its describe in the scientific correct way in the quran.
they might not be absolutely geniuses, but for sure, these ideas are built on their knowledge which is not influenced by anything else.
maurice baucaille for instanse is not a muslim, and he still prased islam and its science all along.
i dont see why he would be brainwashed.

Answer 2

alsalamo alikom
great work brother
The glorious Quran and Sunnah were revealed to Imam al-Anbia (The leader of all the Prophets and the messengers) Muhammad (p.b.u.h.). As Imam Tahawi said about him:
Muhammad (p.b.u.h.) is undoubtedly Allah's most exalted creature, His most beloved Messenger and a chosen Prophet. He is the last of the Prophets, Imam of all pious people, the Master of all the Messengers and the most beloved to the Creator of this universe.
STATEMENTS OF NONMUSLIMS REGARDING PROPHET MUHAMMAD
Timothy, Nestorian Christian and an eighth-century patriarch of the Assyrian Church stated:
Muhammad is "worthy of all praise" and "walked in the path of the prophets" because he taught the unity of God. He taught the way of good works; he opposed idolatry and polytheism he taught about God, his Word, and his Spirit he showed his zeal by fighting against idolatry with the sword; like Abraham he left his kinfolk rather than worship idols
George Sale became the earliest Westerner to rise above bigotry toward Muhammad when he translated Quran into English from Arabic for the first time. That 1734 work, along with his clarifying notes, fulfilled his intention of giving "the original impartial justice." Sale, a Protestant lawyer, writes in his introduction:
"Muhammad gave his Arabs the best religion he could, as well as the best laws; preferable, at least, to those of the ancient pagan lawgivers."

Answer 3

Muhammad’s uncle and aunt were most skeptical of Muhammad’s claim to be the prophet of Allah. Sura 111 is devoted to pronouncing a curse on them. As Islam grew in strength and engaged in wars for booty or conquest we find suras such as Nos. 2, 3, 8, etc., containing admonition to engage in war, rebuke for those failing to do so, and explanations for the outcome of certain battles.
Without a doubt the religion which Muhammad brought his countrymen in the Quran and forced them to accept was far superior to that which most of them were practicing; and without a doubt Muhammad started out fully convinced that he had a message from God (Allah) for the people of his day. Nevertheless his message did not come from God. It may not altogether have had human sources; his fear that the voices he heard were those of evil spirits, wicked Jinns, may have been closer to the truth than his wife’s assurances that these were those of good spirits.
Nor should this surprise us, for the Bible tells us that “Satan himself keeps transforming himself into an angel of light” and that as the “god of this system of things [he] has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, that the illumination of the glorious good news about the Christ, who is the image of God, might not shine through”.—2 Cor. 11:14; 4:4

Answer 4

if bucialle is so sure of the quran why is he still a christian?

oh i forgot he was funded by the saudis to write that book

and all these people are not brain washed they are giving an opinion

like when i say that kill bill is the greatest movie ever and slayers reign in blood is the greatest album ever

they are opinions and not facts try harder next time

and why do muslims always come with cut and pastes?

EDIT re read my answer you obviously didnt i said no they arent brainwashed only buccialle who it is a known fact was on the saudis pay roll for years or maybe your not that good at english and i said that they are opinions not facts

Answer 5

Some people like to listen to narrow minded racial bigots rather then those who have actually read about this faith and have made informed comments on it. Lets be honest, a class clown who picks on others to make everyone laugh will get more attention but smart kid will always know the facts from lies.

Answer 6

As Jesus had said. You will be decieved and won't even know it. You think you will be doing good when you are actually decieved and planning against god. Any religon that produces radicals who main goal for their religon is to kill others who do not believe makes me think of the rapture that god described. That an army of decieved people will go after and kill those who love and believe in Jesus. However, there is a good side to Quaran and if those followers are praying to the one and only god (with many names) and have accepted Jesus in their lives, then I have no problem with them. Maybe Osoma and others have changed my view of the Quran. Like when Osoma told America to convert to Islam and the killings will end. This follows what the bible says about the rapture and the antichrist. I'm not saying to convert to christianity, but believe in god, believe in Jesus and accept them into your heart. Don't kill anyone or anything and we all know whats good and bad in our concious (god) and need to act accordingly.

Answer 7

Brethren,

Muhammad is not the true vine, Ishmael must realize that evil upon evil makes evil. However, love over evil still makes love.

Answer 8

No more or less brainwashed than readers of the Torah, Bible or the Bhagavad Gita.

Answer 9

I have read the Quran it did not brain wash me but it did convince me to add some things form it in to my religion so it is very possible

Answer 10

Never ,ever ,trust what the book review says.