CHAPTER 5 WHY THE PROPHET COULD NEVER HAVE FOLLOWED THE BIBLE
So far we have seen in detail the various practices of the Ahlul Sunnah and Shiah which are not found anywhere in the Quran. Instead I have shown the actual references in the Christian Bible from where these Sunni and Shiah beliefs are plagiarized.
Their false belief that the woman must cover the head, the evil Shariah Laws (stoning to death for adultery, death for apostates), the circumcision of males, their long list of permissible halal and forbidden haram foods and other beliefs CANNOT be found in the Quran AT ALL. They are just not part of Allah’s teachings. They are found in the Christian Bible. From the Bible many of these falsehoods were plagiarized and then passed off as ‘prophet’s hadith’, ‘prophet’s sunnah’, teachings of the sahaba etc. Essentially this is what has become the religion of Ahlul Sunnah and Shiah. They are Christians. They are NOT part of Islam.
Some ulema say that these Biblical teachings were indeed known to the Prophet and he had then repeated these Biblical beliefs as part of his hadith and sunnah. The ulema call these the ‘israiliyah’ teachings. That is why there is much similarity between the Bible and the hadeeth – so they say !! What a fantastic confession ! This is another lie by the ulema which is also patently false and is a terrible slander against the Prophet and Islam.
Firstly Allah told the prophet:
[Surah 3 : 3 - 4 ] He has revealed to you the Book with truth, verifying that which is before it, and He revealed the Taurat and the Injeel aforetime, a guidance for the people, and He sent the Furqan. Surely they who disbelieve in the revelations of Allah they shall have a severe chastisement; and Allah is Mighty, the Lord of retribution.
The Quran has been revealed to the Rasul as a Criterion or Furqan to verify what was before it, including the Taurat and Injeel. So the Quran can be used to verify things. Now the Quran can only verify things that are found inside the Quran. If the Quran has A, B, C and D whereas the Bible has E, F and G then the Quran cannot verify E,F and G. Its as simple as that.
And true enough the Quran says:
[Surah 2.78] And there are among them illiterates who know not the Book but only lies, and they do but conjecture.
[Surah 2.79] Woe, then, to those who write the book with their hands and then say: This is from God, so that they may take for it a small price; therefore woe to them for what their hands have written and woe to them for what they earn.
Indeed the Christians have written today’s Bible with their own hands and then they say ‘This is from God’. The Christian Bible of today is actually a compilation of various works by various writers. For example the Gospel of Imam Mark, the Gospel of Imam Mathew, the Gospel of Imam Luke and so on. This is exactly like the Gospel of Imam Bukhari, the Gospel of Imam Muslim and the Gospel of Imam Tirmizi, the Gospel of Imam Jaafar Al Tusi, the Gospel of Imam Al Radi etc among the Sunnis and Shiahs. They all write their books with their own hands and then say ‘This is from God’. But again as a Criterion or Furqan the Quran cannot confirm what they have written. Too bad for them.
And still, because they have no proof or logical arguments the Sunnis and Shiahs will say ‘The Prophet repeated to us some of the Biblical teachings because it is part of the earlier revelation given to Moses and Jesus’.
Firstly could the Prophet have known what was in the Christian Bible ? Or even in the Injeel ? What does the Quran say ?
[Surah 42.52] And thus did We reveal to you an inspired book by Our command. You did not know what the Book was, nor faith but We made it a light, guiding thereby whom We please of Our servants; and most surely you show the way to the right path.
The Prophet definitely did not know what was the Book. He definitely did not know the Christian Bible or the Injeel or Taurat. He did not even know what was faith - ‘You did not know what the Book was, nor faith..’
Now for argument’s sake only, assuming that the Prophet did know about the Christian Bible, especially those parts that are NOT found in the Quran (for example circumcision, stoning people to death, death for apostates, head cover for women etc) could he have taken these teachings from the Christian Bible and put it into ‘his hadith’ and then say ‘This is also from God’ ? The answer is again a straight NO because Allah had already warned the Prophet :
[Surah 3:69] A party of the followers of the Book desire that they should lead you astray, and they lead not astray but themselves, and they do not perceive.
[Surah 3:70] O followers of the Book! Why do you disbelieve in the revelations of Allah while you witness ?
[Surah 3:71] O followers of the Book! Why do you confound the truth with the falsehood and hide the truth while you know?
This is what the people of the Book were trying to do. They were confounding truth with falsehood. They were writing the book with their own hands and then said ‘This is from God’. Allah is warning the Prophet that a party of the people of the Book were trying to lead him astray.
Throughout the Quran Allah warns the Prophet to be on the lookout for the people of the Book. They will constantly try to divert the Muslims from the Truth.
[Surah 3:186] You shall certainly be tried respecting your wealth and your souls, and you shall certainly hear from those who have been given the Book before you and from those who are polytheists much annoying talk; and if you are patient and guard (against evil), surely this is one of the affairs (which should be) determined upon.
The Prophet and the believers must be constantly on guard against the polytheists and the people of the Book. They will constantly bombard the believers with all kinds of talk. The people of the Book also sold the Truth away for a cheap price. What they were given before from Allah was discarded behind their backs. Here is what Allah says:
[Surah 3:187] And when Allah made a covenant with those who were given the Book: You shall certainly make it known to men and you shall not hide it; but they cast it behind their backs and took a small price for it; so evil is that which they buy.
After throwing away God’s teachings they wrote their own books like the Christian Bible and the Jewish scriptures. Allah again and again warns the Prophet to be careful about the Christians and the Jews. Allah tells the Prophet:
[2.120] And the Jews will not be pleased with you, nor the Christians until you follow their religion. Say: Surely Allah's guidance, that is the (true) guidance. And if you follow their desires after the knowledge that has come to you, you shall have no guardian from Allah, nor any helper.
Again Allah warns the Prophet – the Jews and the Christians will not be pleased until you follow their religion. Allah warns the Prophet ‘do not follow the Christians and the Jews’. Only the Quran is the true guidance. The Christians and Jews were not able to penetrate the Prophet but they have certainly misled the millions of ulema who came after the Prophet.
But let us stop and think for a minute. After all this warning by Allah not to follow the Christians and Jews, that the Christians have written things with their own hands, that the Christians will not stop until they corrupt you etc, will the Prophet still go out and collect ‘sayings’ from the Christian Bible THAT ARE NOT IN THE QURAN and then pass it off to the ummah as his own ‘hadith’ or ‘sunnah’ or whatever ? Please think carefully. This is not possible.
The Prophet cannot say, “I know the head cover for women is NOT in the Quran but it is in the Christian Bible and it is alright for you to follow it”.
The Prophet cannot say, “I know the Quran only talks about 100 lashes punishment for the adulterer and adulteress and I know that there is NO death penalty for adultery in the Quran but the Christian Bible prescribes stoning to death for the adulterer and I think we should follow the stoning to death also”. The Prophet simply cannot do something like this.
Instead the Prophet told us all to be careful of the People of the Book. The Prophet told us :
[3.100] O you who believe! if you obey a party from among those who have been given the Book, they will turn you back as unbelievers after you have believed.
So if we believe a party from among the Christians and Jews, then we will become kuffar or disbelievers. This is what has happened to the ulema of Ahlul Sunnah and Shiah. They have become kuffar or disbelievers because they have chosen to obey the Christian Bible and the Jewish scriptures.
The Quran does NOT teach us stoning to death for adulterers, killing apostates, circumcision of males etc. But the Christian Bible teaches us such things. So if you believe these teachings from the Christian Bible then you become a disbeliever – a kuffar.
[2.120] And the Jews will not be pleased with you, nor the Christians until you follow their religion. Say: Surely Allah's guidance, that is the (true) guidance. And if you follow their desires after the knowledge that has come to you, you shall have no guardian from Allah, nor any helper.
The Jews and the Christians were not be pleased. They wanted the Prophet to follow their Bible. But the Prophet never followed their Bible. He was commanded to say :
[3.98] Say: O followers of the Book! why do you disbelieve in the ayaah of Allah? And Allah is a witness of what you do.
The Prophet is telling the Jews and Christians, why do you reject the Quran ? Why do you still follow your Bible ? the Prophet asks them some more:
[3.99] Say: O followers of the Book! why do you hinder him who believes from the way of Allah? You seek (to make) it crooked, while you are witness, and Allah is not heedless of what you do.
The Prophet told the Jews and Christians: Why are you trying so hard to change the Muslims into Christians and Jews ? Why do you want to deviate those who believe in Allah and the Quran ?
THEN THE PROPHET TURNS TO THE BELIEVERS, THAT IS THE MUSLIMS AND WARNS THEM :
[3.100] O you who believe! if you obey a party from among those who have been given the Book, they will turn you back as unbelievers after you have believed.
But unfortunately this is what the so called ulema have done. After the Prophet died, they created all sorts of fake stories and started following the Bible. Many of the things they teach us today are actually Bible teachings stolen from the Christian Bible. Anyway the Prophet continues:
[3.101] But how can you disbelieve while it is you to whom the communications of Allah are recited, and among you is His Apostle? And whoever holds fast to Allah, he indeed is guided to the right path.
So dear readers how can you believe in all these Bible teachings when you have Allah's Quran with you ? Why dont you read and obey the Quran instead of obeying and following the Bible. Please be careful of your duty to Allah.
[3.102] O you who believe! be careful of (your duty to) Allah with the care which is due to Him, and do not die unless you are Muslims.
So dear brothers and sisters. Do Not die as Ahlul Sunnah Christians. Live and die as Muslims.