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One of the prevalent myths is that Muhammad was the
founder of Islam. Although Islam, total submission to God alone, is the only
religion recognized by God since the time of Adam (3:19, 85),
Abraham is reported in the Quran as the first user of the word "Islam" and the one who
called us "Muslims" (22:78). Abraham's exemplary submission
to God is demonstrated by his famous willingness to sacrifice his only son, Ismail, when
he thought that that was God's command. As it turns out, such a command was in fact
from Satan.
God Never
Ordered Abraham to Sacrifice His Son
God is the Most Merciful. He never violates His own law
(7:28). Any person who believes that the Most Merciful
ordered Abraham to kill his son cannot possibly make it to God's Heaven. Such evil
thought about God is grossly blasphemous. Nowhere in the Quran do we see that God
ordered Abraham to kill his son. On the contrary, God intervened to save Abraham
and Ismail from Satan's plot (37:107), and He told
Abraham: "You believed the dream" (37:105).
Undoubtedly, it was a dream inspired by Satan.God's irrevocable law is: "God never
advocates sin"(7:28)
Millat
Ibrahim
Islam is called "Millat Ibrahim" (The Religion of Abraham) throughout the
Quran (2:130, 135;
3:95;
4:125;
6:161;
12:37-38;
16:123;
21:73;
22:78).
Moreover, the Quran informs us that Muhammad was a follower of Abraham
(16:123).
Due to a general unawareness of the fact that Abraham was the original messenger
of Islam, many so-called Muslims challenge God: "If the Quran is complete and fully
detailed (as claimed by God), where can we find the number of Rak`ahs (units) in each
contact prayer (Salat)? "We learn from the Quran that all religious practices of Islam
were already established before the Quran's revelation (8:35,
9:54,
16:123,
21:73,
22:27,
28:27).
Verse 16:123 is direct proof that all religious practices
in Islam were intact when Muhammad was born. Muhammad was enjoined to"follow the religion
of Abraham. "If I ask you to buy a color TV, it is assumed that you know what a color TV is. Similarly, when God enjoined Muhammad to follow the practices of Abraham (16:123), such practices must have been well known.
Another proof of divine preservation of the Islamic practices given to Abraham is the "Universal Acceptance" of such practices. There is no dispute concerning the number of
Rak`ahs in all five daily prayers. This proves the divine preservation of Salat. The Quran's mathematical code confirms the number of Rak`ahs in the five prayers 2, 4, 4, 3, and 4,
respectively. The number 24434 is a multiple of 19. The Quran deals only with practices
that were distorted. For example, the distorted ablution is restored in
5:6 to its original four steps. The tone of voice during the
contact prayers (Salat) was distorted - many Muslims pray silently. This was corrected in
the Quran, 17:110. The fasting during Ramadan was modified
in the Quran to allow intercourse during the night (2:187).
Zakat is restored in 6:141, and Hajj is restored to the four
correct months (see Appendix 15).
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