In this series of posts I am going to set out to prove that Allah is actually the slave of Muhammad who existed to satisfy the desires and pleasures of his own prophet. I plan to break down my posts in the following sections:
1.
Abstract.
2.
The Quranic
References.
3.
The Exegesis of Q.
9:1-5.
4.
Summary Analysis of
the Data.
5.
The Exegesis of Q.
66:1-5.
6.
Summary Analysis of
the Data.
8.
The Alternate
Versions.
9.
The Implications of
and Problems with the Alternate Versions.
10.
Muhammad’s Oath
Breaking and Mistreatment of Wives: A Model for Muslims to Follow.
1. Abstract.
Allah granted Muhammad certain privileges such as dissolving his
oaths and choosing which of his wives and concubines he wanted to sleep with on
a particular day. As such, Muhammad comes under the condemnation of the Holy
Bible, God’s true Word, which gives strict warning to those who would fail to
keep any oath or vow made before the Lord:
“Moses said to the heads of the tribes of Israel: ‘This is what
the LORD commands: When a man makes a vow to the LORD or takes an oath to
obligate himself by a pledge, he
must not break his word but must do everything he said.’” Numbers
30:1-2
“If you make a vow to the LORD your God, you shall not delay fulfilling it,
for the LORD your God will surely require it of you, and you will be guilty of
sin. But if you refrain from vowing, you will not be guilty of sin.
You shall be careful to do what has passed your lips, for you have voluntarily
vowed to the LORD your God what you have promised with your mouth.” Deuteronomy
23:21-23
“Do not
be quick with your mouth, do not be hasty in your heart to utter anything
before God. God is in heaven and you are on earth, so let your
words be few. As a dream comes when there are many cares, so the speech of a
fool when there are many words. When
you make a vow to God, do not delay in fulfilling it. He has no
pleasure in fools; fulfill
your vow. It is better not to vow than to make a vow and not fulfill it.
Do not let your mouth lead you into sin. And do not protest to the temple
messenger, ‘My vow was a
mistake.’ Why should God be angry at what you say and destroy the
work of your hands?” Ecclesiastes 5:2-6
Muhammad stands further condemned for his mistreatment of his
wives and concubines since, during the OT period when polygyny was allowed, God
warned men not to neglect their wives by failing to grant them the same
treatment and rights, both in respect to their conjugal and material needs:
“When a man sells his daughter as a slave, she shall not go out
as the male slaves do. If she does not please her master, who has designated
her for himself, then he shall let her be redeemed. He shall have no right to
sell her to a foreign people, since he has broken faith with her. If he
designates her for his son, he shall deal with her as with a daughter. If he
takes another wife to himself, he
shall not diminish her food, her clothing, or her marital rights. And if he
does not do these three things for her, she shall go out for nothing, without
payment of money.” Exodus 21:7-11
2. The Quranic References.
A (declaration) of immunity from God and His Apostle,
to those of the Pagans with whom ye have contracted mutual alliances:- Go ye,
then, for four months, backwards and forwards, (as ye will), throughout the
land, but know ye that ye cannot frustrate God (by your falsehood) but that God
will cover with shame those who reject Him. And an announcement from God and
His Apostle, to the people (assembled) on the day of the Great Pilgrimage,
– that God and
His Apostle dissolve (treaty) obligations with the Pagans. If
then, ye repent, it were best for you; but if ye turn away, know ye that ye
cannot frustrate God. And proclaim a grievous penalty to those who reject
Faith. S. 9:1-3 Y. Ali
Here is how another version of this passage:
Freedom from (all) obligations (is declared) from Allah and His
Messenger to those of the Mushrikun (polytheists,
pagans, idolaters, disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah), with whom you made a
treaty. So travel freely (O Mushrikun –
see V.2:105) for four months (as you will) throughout the land, but know that
you cannot escape (from the Punishment of) Allah, and Allah will disgrace the
disbelievers. And a declaration from Allah and His Messenger to mankind on the
greatest day (the 10th of Dhul-Hijjah –
the 12th month of Islamic calendar) that
Allah is free from (all) obligations to the Mushrikun (see V.2:105) and so is His
Messenger. So if you (Mushrikun)
repent, it is better for you, but if you turn away, then know that you cannot
escape (from the Punishment of) Allah. And give tidings (O Muhammad) of a
painful torment to those who disbelieve. Hilali-Khan
Continuing with the Quran:
You (O Muhammad) can postpone (the turn of) whom you will of
them (your wives), and you may receive whom you will.
And whomsoever you desire of those whom you have set aside (her turn
temporarily), it is no sin on you (to receive her again), that is better; that
they may be comforted and not grieved, and may all be pleased with what you
give them. Allah knows what is in your hearts. And Allah is Ever All-knowing,
Most Forbearing. S. 33:51 Hilali-Khan
O Prophet! Why do you ban (for yourself) that which Allah has
made lawful to you, seeking
to please your wives? And Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. Allah has already ordained for you
(O men), the dissolution of your oaths. And Allah is your Maula (Lord, or
Master, or Protector, etc.) and He is the All-Knower, the All-Wise. And
(remember) when the Prophet disclosed a matter in confidence to one of his
wives (Hafsah), so when she told it (to another i.e. ‘Aishah), and Allah made
it known to him, he informed part thereof and left a part. Then when he told
her (Hafsah) thereof, she said: “Who told you this?” He said: “The All-Knower,
the All-Aware (Allah) has told me”. If you two (wives of the Prophet, namely
‘Aishah and Hafsah) turn in repentance to Allah, (it will be better for you),
your hearts are indeed so inclined (to oppose what the Prophet likes), but if
you help one another against him (Muhammad), then verily, Allah is his Maula (Lord, or
Master, or Protector, etc.), and Jibrael (Gabriel),
and the righteous among the believers, and furthermore, the angels are his
helpers. It may
be if he divorced you (all) that his Lord will give him instead of you, wives
better than you, Muslims (who submit to Allah), believers,
obedient to Allah, turning to Allah in repentance, worshipping Allah sincerely,
fasting or emigrants (for Allah’s sake), previously married and virgins. S.
66:1-5 Hilali-Khan
3. The Exegesis of Q. 9:1-3.
Why there is no Basmalah in
the Beginning of This Surah
This honorable Surah (chapter 9) was one of the last Surahs to
be revealed to the Messenger of Allah. Al-Bukhari recorded that Al-Bara’ said,
“The last Ayah to
be revealed was…
<They ask you for a legal verdict. Say: “Allah directs (thus)
about Al-Kalalah.”> [4:176], while the last Surah to
be revealed was Bara’ah.”
The Basmalah was
not mentioned in the beginning of this Surah because the Companions did not
write it in the complete copy of the Qur’an (Mushaf)
they collected, following the Commander of the faithful, `Uthman bin `Affan.
The first part of this honorable Surah was revealed to the Messenger of Allah
when he returned from the battle of Tabuk, during the Hajj season, which the
Prophet thought about attending. But he remembered that the idolators would
still attend that Hajj, as was usual in past years, and that they perform Tawaf
around the House while naked. He disliked to associate with them and sent Abu
Bakr As-Siddiq to lead Hajj that year and show the people their rituals,
commanding him to inform the idolators that they would not be allowed to
participate in Hajj after that season. He commanded him to proclaim…
<Freedom from (all) obligations (is declared) from Allah and
His Messenger…>, to the people. When Abu Bakr had left, the Messenger sent `Ali
bin Abu Talib to be the one to deliver this news to the idolators on behalf of
the Messenger, for he was the Messenger’s cousin. We will mention this story
later. (Tafsir Ibn Kathir; http://www.qtafsir.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2585&Itemid=64)
Publicizing the Disavowal of the Idolators
Allah said…
<Freedom from obligations from Allah and His Messenger>,
is a declaration of freedom from all obligations from Allah and His Messenger…
<to those of the Mushrikin, with whom you made a treaty. So
travel freely (Mushrikin) for four months (as you will) throughout the land> [9:1-2].
This Ayah refers to idolators who had indefinite treaties and those, whose
treaties with Muslims ended in less than four months. The terms of these
treaties were restricted to four months only. As for those whose term of peace
ended at a specific date later (than the four months), then their treaties
would end when their terms ended, no matter how long afterwards, for Allah
said…
<So fulfill their treaty for them until the end of their term> [9:4].
So whoever had a covenant with Allah’s Messenger then it would last until its
period expired, this was reported from Muhammad bin Ka`b Al-Qurazi and others.
We will also mention a Hadith on this matter. Abu Ma`shar Al-Madani said that
Muhammad bin Ka`b Al-Qurazi and several others said, “The Messenger of Allah
sent Abu Bakr to lead the Hajj rituals on the ninth year (of Hijrah). He also sent
`Ali bin Abi Talib with thirty or forty Ayat from Bara’ah (At-Tawbah), and he
recited them to the people, giving the idolators four months during which they
freely move about in the land. He recited these Ayat on the day of `Arafah
(ninth of Dhul-Hijjah). The idolators were given twenty more days (till the
end) of Dhul-Hijjah, Muharram, Safar, Rabi` Al-Awwal and ten days from Rabi` Ath-Thani. He
proclaimed to them in their camping areas, `No Mushrik will be allowed to perform
Hajj after this year, nor a naked person to perform Tawaf around the House.” …
(Ibid.; http://www.qtafsir.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2584&Itemid=64)
Allah says, this is a declaration…
<from Allah and His Messenger>,
and a preface warning to the people…
<on the greatest day of Hajj>,
the day of Sacrifice, the best and most apparent day of the Hajj rituals,
during which the largest gathering confers.
<that Allah is free from (all) obligations to the Mushrikin
and so is His Messenger.> also free from all
obligations to them. Allah next invites the idolators to repent…
<So if you repent>, from the misguidance and
Shirk you indulge in…
<it is better for you, but if you turn away>,
and persist on your ways…
<then know that you cannot escape Allah> Rather,
Allah is capable over you, and you are all in His grasp, under His power and
will…
<And give tidings of a painful torment for those who
disbelieve> earning them disgrace and affliction in this life and the
torment of chains and barbed iron bars in the Hereafter. Al-Bukhari recorded that
Abu Hurayrah said, “Abu Bakr sent me during that Hajj with those dispatched on
the day of Sacrifice to declare in Mina that no Mushrik will be
allowed to attend Hajj after that year, nor will a naked person be allowed to
perform Tawaf.” Humayd said, “The Prophet then sent `Ali bin Abi Talib and
commanded him to announce Bara’ah.”
Abu Hurayrah said, “Ali publicized Bara’ah with
us to the gathering in Mina on the day of Sacrifice, declaring that no Mushrik shall
perform Hajj after that year, nor shall a naked person perform Tawaf around the
House.” Al-Bukhari also collected this Hadith the this narration of which, Abu
Hurayrah said, “On the day of Nahr, Abu Bakr sent me along with other
announcers to Mina to make a public announcement that ‘No pagan is allowed to
perform Hajj after this year, and no naked person is allowed to perform the
Tawaf around the Ka`bah.’ Abu Bakr was leading the people in that Hajj season,
and in the year of `The Farewell Hajj’ when the Prophet performed Hajj,
no Mushrik performed
Hajj.” This is the narration that Al-Bukhari recorded in the Book on Jihad.
Muhammad bin Ishaq reported a narration from Abu Ja`far Muhammad bin `Ali bin
Al-Husayn who said, “When Bara’ah was
revealed to Allah’s Messenger, and he had sent Abu Bakr to oversee the Hajj
rites for the people, he was asked, `O Messenger of Allah! Why not send this
[message] to Abu Bakr?’ So he said…
<<It will not be accepted to have been from me if it is
not from a man from my family.>> Then he called for
`Ali and said to him…
<<Take this section from the beginning of Bara’ah and
proclaim to the people on the day of the Sacrifice while they are gathered at
Mina that no disbeliever will enter Paradise, no idolator will be permitted to
perform Hajj after the year, there will be no Tawaf while naked, and whoever
has a covenant with Allah’s Messenger, then it shall be valid until the time of
its expiration.>> `Ali rode the camel of Allah’s
Messenger named Al-`Adba’ until he caught up with Abu Bakr in route. When Abu
Bakr saw him he said, `Are you here as a commander or a follower.’ `Ali
replied, `A follower.’ They continued on. Abu Bakr lead the people in Hajj
while the Arabs were camping in their normal locations from Jahiliyyah. On the day
of Sacrifice, `Ali bin Abi Talib stood and proclaimed, `O people! No
disbeliever will be admitted into Paradise, no idolator will be permitted to
perform Hajj next year, there shall be no Tawaf while naked, and whoever has a
covenant with Allah’s Messenger, then it shall be valid until its time of expiration.’
So no idolator performed Hajj after that year, Tawaf around the House while
naked ceased. Then they returned to Allah’s Messenger. So this was the
declaration of innocence, whoever among the idolators had no treaty, then he
had a treaty of peace for one year, if he had a particular treaty, then it was
valid until its date of expiration.” (Ibid.; http://www.qtafsir.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2583&Itemid=64)
4. Summary Analysis of the Data.
The ahadith make it explicitly clear that Muhammad always had it
in his heart to expel the pagans, Jews and Christians from the Arabian
Peninsula, and so waited and plotted until the appropriate time when he was
powerful enough to do so:
Narrated Said bin Jubair:
Ibn ‘Abbas said, “Thursday! What (great thing) took place on
Thursday!” Then he started weeping till his tears wetted the gravels of the
ground. Then he said, “On Thursday the illness of Allah’s Apostle was
aggravated and he said, ‘Fetch me writing materials so that I may have
something written to you after which you will never go astray.’… The Prophet on
his death-bed, gave three orders saying, ‘Expel
the pagans from the Arabian Peninsula…’” (Ya’qub bin Muhammad
said, “I asked Al-Mughira bin ‘Abdur-Rahman about the Arabian Peninsula and he
said, ‘It comprises Mecca, Medina, Al-Yamama and Yemen.’” Ya’qub added, “And
Al-Arj, the beginning of Tihama.”) (Sahih
al-Bukhari, Volume 4, Book 52, Number 288 https://www.searchtruth.com/book_display.php?book=52&translator=1&start=0&number=288)
Narrated Abu Huraira:
While we were in the Mosque, the Prophet came out and said, “Let
us go to the Jews.” We went out till we reached Bait-ul-Midras. He said to
them, “If you embrace Islam, you will be safe. You should know that the earth
belongs to Allah and His Apostle, and I want to expel you from this land.
So, if anyone amongst you owns some property, he is permitted to sell it, otherwise you should know that the
earth belongs to Allah and His Apostle.” (Sahih al-Bukhari,
Volume 4, Book 53, Number 392 https://www.searchtruth.com/book_display.php?book=53&translator=1&start=0&number=392)
Narrated Said bin Jubair… “When the condition (i.e. health) of
Allah’s Apostle deteriorated, he said, ‘Bring me a bone of scapula, so that I
may write something for you after which you will never go astray.’ The people
differed in their opinions although it was improper to differ in front of a
prophet, ‘They said, ‘What is wrong with him? Do you think he is delirious?…
Then the Prophet ordered them to do three things saying, ‘Turn out all the pagans from the
Arabian Peninsula…’”… (Sahih
al-Bukhari, Volume 4, Book 53, Number 393 https://www.searchtruth.com/book_display.php?book=53&translator=1&start=0&number=393)
It has been narrated by ‘Umar b. al-Khattab that he heard the
Messenger of Allah say: I will expel the Jews and Christians from the Arabian
Peninsula and will not leave any but Muslim. (Sahih Muslim, Book 019, Number 4366 https://www.searchtruth.com/book_display.php?book=019&translator=2&start=0&number=4366)
Narrated Ibn ‘Umar:
Umar expelled the Jews and the Christians from Hijaz. When Allah’s Apostle had conquered
Khaibar, he wanted to expel the Jews from it, as its land became the property
of Allah, His Apostle, and the Muslims. Allah’s Apostle
intended to expel the Jews but they requested him to let them stay there on the
condition that they would do the labor and get half of the fruits. Allah’s
Apostle told them, “We will let you stay on thus condition, as long as we
wish.” So, they (i.e. Jews) kept on living there until ‘Umar forced them to go
towards Taima’ and Ariha’. (Sahih
al-Bukhari, Volume 3, Book 39, Number 531 https://www.searchtruth.com/book_display.php?book=39&translator=1&start=0&number=531)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab that the
Messenger of Allah said, “Two
deens shall not co-exist in the Arabian Peninsula.”
Malik said that Ibn Shihab said, “’Umar ibn al-Khattab searched
for information about that until he was absolutely convinced that the Messenger
of Allah had said, ‘Two deens shall not co-exist in the Arabian
Peninsula,’ and
he therefore expelled the Jews from Khaybar.”
Malik said, ”Umar ibn al-Khattab expelled the Jews from Najran
(a Jewish settlement in the Yemen) and Fadak (a Jewish settlement thirty miles
from Madina). When the Jews of Khaybar left, they did not take any fruit or
land. The Jews of Fadak took half the fruit and half the land, because the
Messenger of Allah had made a settlement with them for that. So Umar entrusted
to them the value in gold, silver, camels, ropes and saddle bags of half the
fruit and half the land, and handed the value over to them and expelled them.”
(Malik’s Muwatta, Book 45, Number 45.5.18 https://sunnah.com/urn/416781)
The foregoing shows that Muhammad never had any intention of
keeping his oaths or honoring the treaties he had with the pagans. The only
reason why he even entered into such agreements with them was because he was
outnumbered and knew he couldn’t impose his will upon them. It is clear that
Muhammad had every intention of violating his promises and treaties once he was
in a position to attack and subjugate the unbelievers. Muhammad, therefore,
needed to use his Allah as a scapegoat to justify his shameless dissolution of
the very promises and covenants he had sworn to honor.
I have a lot more to say in respect to Allah being Muhammad’s
servant in the next part of my discussion (https://answeringislamblog.wordpress.com/2019/05/07/allah-abdul-muhammad-slave-of-muhammad-pt-2/).
Source: https://answeringislamblog.wordpress.com/2019/05/07/allah-abdul-muhammad-slave-of-muhammad-pt-1/
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