Muhammed doubted at one point that the messages he was getting were from God. He thought that they may be coming from jinn or demons (evil spirits).
His wife Khadija and her cousin Waraqah had to encourage him that he was really getting revelations like Moses.
Muhammed also questioned the divine origin of an experience he had when the angel was choking him and coercing him to recite the "revelations".
A respected Muslim biographer M.H. Haykal wrote of Muhammed's fear at one point that he might be demon possessed:
"Stricken with panic, Muhammed arose and asked himself, "What did I see? Did possession of the devil which I feared all along come to pass?" Muhammed looked to his right and his left but saw nothing. For a while he stood there trembling with fear and stricken with awe. He feared the cave might be haunted and that he might run away still unable to explain what he saw."
Originally posted by utherpendragon is the Koran superior to the Bible and if so,why? Is the Bible superior and if so,why? Are they equal? Why?
Well lets see, one book was written by only one man over a short span of time as where the other was written by a great number of men over a great span of time.
What I find odd is that Mohammad conceeded that the Bible was inspired by God yet refutes many of its teachings. In fact, the Bible has nothing to say about Mohammad in a prophetic way yet he claims to be the last word on the Bible and the last prophet to boot. Therefore, no one who came before him or after him is able to question his positions.
Edit: I would say that the Bible may have one thing to say about Mohammad in a prophetic way. That is, if he indeed is the "false prophet" spoken of in Revelation.
Originally posted by whodey Well lets see, one book was written by only one man over a short span of time as where the other was written by a great number of men over a great span of time.
How does this count as a point in favor of either book?
Originally posted by twhitehead How does this count as a point in favor of either book?
Man is fallible.....that is, at least, from the Christian perspective. If you ask a Muslim, Mohammad was "perfect". I suppose if you want to believe that then you should have no problem with the Koran. However, if not, it would then behoove us to have more than one voice pointing to the truth to ascertain what it actually is.
Originally posted by whodey Man is fallible.....that is, at least, from the Christian perspective. If you ask a Muslim, Mohammad was "perfect". I suppose if you want to believe that then you should have no problem with the Koran. However, if not, it would then behoove us to have more than one voice pointing to the truth to ascertain what it actually is.
Concerning Muhammed being perfect then - When Muhammed suspected that he was getting messages from jinn (demons) was he "perfect"?
When he doubted the experience of being choked by the angel Gabriel to recite the revelations, was he perfect then or mistaken ?
Originally posted by whodey Man is fallible.....that is, at least, from the Christian perspective. If you ask a Muslim, Mohammad was "perfect". I suppose if you want to believe that then you should have no problem with the Koran. However, if not, it would then behoove us to have more than one voice pointing to the truth to ascertain what it actually is.
Are you suggesting that books written by more than one author are always better than those written by one author? Or only when it suits your preconceived ideas?
Originally posted by jaywill When he doubted the experience of being choked by the angel Gabriel to recite the revelations, was he perfect then or mistaken ?
One can ask a similar question about the corporate-friendly gibberish "John" came out with that gave rise to the Book of Revelation: was "John" mistaken when he recites the revelations?
I mean, the deception of the Book of Revelation was predicted earlier in the Gospels: "Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves." (Matthew.)
Originally posted by jaywill Concerning Muhammed being perfect then - When Muhammed suspected that he was getting messages from jinn (demons) was he "perfect"?
When he doubted the experience of being choked by the angel Gabriel to recite the revelations, was he perfect then or mistaken ?
I'm not jumping on you whodey, but it is just a couple of questions someone needs to consider. I have.
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