The Bible is the absolute standard in this area. When God called Moses to be the founder of Judaism he spoke to him directly:
Al-Imam (cleric) Al-Bukhary quoted Aisha, Muhammad's wife, when she said:
And remember Ismail, Idris, and Zul-Kifl,
all [men] of constancy and patience.
Who is Zul-Kifl? Nobody knows!
That is contrary to what is written in the Bible:
For whatever things were written before
were written for our learning, that we through the patience and comfort
of the Scriptures might have hope (Romans 15:4 NKJ).
But the Koran recorded things with no
benefit for its readers.
The Bible is the absolute standard in
this area. When God called Moses to be the founder of Judaism he
spoke to him directly:
And to Moses Allah spoke direct
(Surat Al-Nisa 4:164).
There are many instances mentioned in
the Torah where it is said, "The Lord spoke to Moses." Thirty-five times
we read in the book of Leviticus "And the Lord spoke to Moses." The line
of communication never stopped between God and Moses, since he was called
to be a prophet, and in every move Moses followed God's directions.
God confirmed His call to Moses with miracles.
When Moses erected the tabernacle of meeting, and Aaron offered the sin
offering, the burnt offering, and the peace offering, we read how God demonstrated
His glory to authenticate Moses' prophethood:
And Moses and Aaron went into the tabernacle
of meeting, and came out and blessed the people. Then the glory of
the Lord appeared to all the people, and fire came out from before the
Lord and consumed the burnt offering and the fat on the altar. When
all the people saw it, they shouted and fell on their faces (Leviticus
9:23, 24 NKJ).
Now we come to Muhammad. His call
came by the spirit who met him at the cave of Mount Hira, squeezed him
so tightly that he thought he would die, and left him in great distress
of mind. Then the spirit left him with no revelations for a period
of time.
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Muhammad suffered greatly every time he
received a revelation from that spirit.
Al-Imam (cleric) Al-Bukhary quoted Aisha,
Muhammad's wife, when she said:
Harith Ibn Hesham asked the messenger
of Allah: "Messenger of Allah, how do you receive the revelation?'
"Sometimes it comes to me like a ringing bell, and this is the hardest.
When he leaves me I remember what he said" Muhammad answered. Then
he continued, "Sometimes the angel appears to me as a man, he speaks to
me and I remember what he said." Aisha said, "I saw him when revelation
comes down to him, sweat covers his forehead in the very cold day."
Imam Ahmad cited Abdallah Ibn Omar, who
asked Muhammad, "Do you feel the revelation?" "I hear ringings, then I
stay silent. Every time the spirit came with revelation I thought
I would die," Muhammad answered.
Ibn Saad quoted Aisha when she said:
When revelation comes down to Muhammad,
he submerged his head in water, his face turns pale, he feels that he is
very cold and he sweats with large drops of sweating (Al-Helal Magazine,
December 1970, page 73).
Allah did not speak to Muhammad directly,
only the spirit of unknown origin did.
Moreover, when Muhammad entered Makkah
victoriously, and cast out all of the idols from the Kaaba, God did not
reveal His glory there as he revealed it in the Tabernacle of Meeting.
No sign of God's presence was felt in the Kaaba.
Ibn Hesham recorded that the prophet stood
there to display the Muslims' armies with all their banners. Abu-Sufian
the Amowite and Al-Abaas, the prophet's uncle, stood to watch the parade.
"The Kingdom of your nephew Muhammad became
so great today" Abu-Sufian said to Al-Abaas. "It is the prophethood,
not the Kingship, Abu-Sufian," Al
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Abaas "As to prophethood, I still have
my reservations concerning it," Abu-Sufian answered (Islamic Caliphate,
page 103).
There were great doubts in the hearts
of many in Arabia concerning Muhammad's prophethood. Some of the
contents of the Koran declare that it was not inspired by God. Read
the following verse:
Also mention in the book Idris:
He was a man of truth [and sincerity], and a prophet. And we raised
him to lofty station (Surat Maryam 19:56, 57).
Ahmad Bahgat recorded on page 164 of his
book, The Prophets of Allah:
Legends say that Idris is Osiris the hero
of the ancient Egyptian legend.
Idris is the Arabic pronunciation of Osiris.
The Reader's Digest Illustrated Encyclopedic Dictionary defines "Osiris"
on page 1203:
The ancient Egyptian god of the underworld.
In Egyptian mythology the god who was ruler and judge in the underworld
and the brother and consort of Isis. He is identified with the Nile,
and his annual death and resurrection symbolized the self-renewing vitality
and fertility of nature.
The Koran declares that Idris, or Osiris,
who was the ancient Egyptian god of the underworld, is:
... a man of truth [and sincerity], and
a prophet. And We [Allah] raised him to lofty station (Surat Maryam
19:56, 57).
Amazing!!
Is Osiris the god of the underworld, or
a prophet? With such an error, could the Koran be the inspired word
of the true God?
Another person was mentioned in the Koran
and commentators have no idea who he was. His name is Zul-Kifl and
he is mentioned in Surat Al-Anbiyaa 21:85, 86:
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And remember Ismail, Idris, and Zul-Kifl,
all [men] of constancy and patience.
Who is Zul-Kifl? Nobody knows!
That is contrary to what is written in the Bible:
For whatever things were written before
were written for our learning, that we through the patience and comfort
of the Scriptures might have hope (Romans 15:4 NKJ).
But the Koran recorded things with no
benefit for its readers.