An Introduction to Islam
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PDF versionI have been fully aware, from my residence both in the UK and the USA, that the ordinary person in the street has very little knowledge or understanding - if any - of the history, culture and religion of either the Arabs or the Muslims. I am also sure that this ignorance is wide-spread all over the non-Muslim world. It is also a fact that most of the people who profess the Muslim faith have little comprehension of the Quran, Hadiths or Islamic history.
For the last twenty three years, I have been studying and researching the subjects of the three monotheistic religions, Judaism, Christianity and Islam, exploring their roots, their inter-relationships and their historical interactions. The Quran, especially, I have studied in my native tongue Arabic, and compared and contrasted the English and Arabic translations and interpretations.
My sole purpose in doing this research and enormous expenditure of time and effort - which has turned into a 'mission' - is to enlighten all those who are not followers of 'Islam' as well as all those who profess 'Islam' to make them aware of the real issues and facts based entirely on the Arabic language of the Quran, the Hadiths, the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament and Pagan Arabian religion and history.
Over the next few months, I shall explore almost every aspect of Muhammadan Islam from its very beginnings till modern times, relying almost ENTIRELY upon the Arabic and Islamic sources themselves to prove the statements and conclusions here in declared.
I have tried my best to put all the relevant information at the immediate attention of the readers so that they do not have to look for them in all quarters for verification. All the Quranic verses are shown exactly as they are without alterations. All the relevant references are made clear by quoting books, chapters and verses.
Religion is invariably the most emotional, most volatile and most explosive subject to discuss. Belief is not subject to empirical deductions, to reality, to facts or to logic. Any true 'believer' will not question the ordinances and subjects of his/her belief. One can only accept the totality of that particular religion or not. One cannot pick and choose bits and pieces of a religion; for a true believer it is a matter of all or nothing.
A Muslim theologian will find many 'explanations' as to why the Quranic stories of the Bible are markedly and sometimes absurdly different from their originals. It will not matter an iota to him that his explanations are spurious and untenable when subjected to historical and theological scrutiny. As a convinced believer, he has no choice but to accept that everything he reads in the Quran as being Allah's Truth.
Just as a 'Muslim' clings to the 'truth' of his religion, then he/she should not be surprised at all, that adherents of other religions have exactly the same rights and feelings. They too are just as extremely sensitive as to how others perceive them and their religion. Since the Quran and its interpreters use unambiguous and very strong language in attacking and denigrating the People of the Book - as well as all other unbelievers - it is therefore not unreasonable to expect a maligned religion and its adherents to defend themselves and prove otherwise.
There are, of course, many enlightened 'Muslims' in the world, but, unfortunately, the majority of them have little knowledge of the subject matter, and if they do know, are threatened by death if they contradict the majority. There are estimated over one billion 'Muslims' in the world today, most of whom do not understand the Arabic language or know much about Arab and Islamic histories. Since the Quran is written with a high standard of the Arabic language - which is difficult even for Arabic speaking people to fully comprehend - it is hence almost impossible to have it understood clearly by those who do not know the language.
People in Pakistan, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, for instance, although they profess to be fervent 'Muslims', in reality do not know more than the invariably one sided explanations, misrepresentations and misinterpretations perpetrated upon them by their religious leaders (Ulama).
The author Salman Rushdie, for example, was sentenced to death by an Iranian - a Persian and not an Arabic speaking - religious court, which misrepresented his views on the Quran.
On many occasions, TV screens show the hate-filled and contorted faces of 'Muslim' fundamentalists and their supporters screaming for Jihad (Holy War) and death and destruction not only for the USA but also for all Christians, Jews, Buddhists and Hindus, to name just a few.
'Muslims' are the only 'religious' group who demonstrate their anger and hate for all none believers by carrying their holy book, the Quran, in one hand, and guns, grenades or swords with the other.
These manifestations are only the symptoms of a disease. To cure or combat the disease, one must find its source, its characteristics and its evolution. To comprehend - not to excuse - the reasons for such insane and irrational behaviour, and such intense hatred, one has to learn and understand the background of the people concerned: their core beliefs; their understanding of their theology and their history.
In the last twenty years, Islamic fundamentalism has grown enormously more powerful. It has spread its tentacles and terrorist cells not only to none Muslim countries, but has also become a serious threat to the stability and freedoms of many Muslim states from Algeria to Uzbekistan.
They have methodically and insidiously used the mosques and the religious education of their children to spread their 'cult' of hate. Already there are several 'Muslim' states controlled by despotic theocracies such as Iran, Sudan and Afghanistan to name but a few. Human rights and freedoms in these countries have no existence or relevance, since the 'religious' rulers have arrogated to themselves the sole right to act 'In The Name of ALLAH'.
In these countries, more than half the population - all women - are oppressed, disfranchised, marginalized and their human rights trampled upon. The same 'Muslim' and Arab peoples, contrary to reality and facts, blame their misfortunes and poverty on the West and others instead of on their mostly corrupt leaders and unconstitutional governments.
Putting it in the most basic and elemental context, the 'engine' that drives their apocalyptic rage is jealousy, envy and spite. This may sound very simplistic; so be it, since nothing else can explain their disturbed mental condition.
They are jealous and envious of the success of many none Muslim countries - especially the Christian West and Israel.
They hark back to the centuries when 'Islam' was the dominant imperialist power on earth and find it extremely difficult to comprehend or accept the facts of life that while their power has ebbed away and diminished through their own faults, the West and others - invariably democratic governments - have excelled and flourished because of their liberal and egalitarian societies.
It is always easier for people to blame others for their own failures, with the certain but dire consequences that they will never be able to rectify their situation unless and until they face facts and reality.
Without democratising and liberalising the Muslim peoples' systems of authoritarian and unrepresentative governments and making them accountable, they will never be able to get out from their miserable circumstances and share the wealth that the world economies can offer.
"The greatest threat to the civilized world in the 21st century is not nuclear weapons, but most assuredly Fundamentalist Muhammadan Islam, with or without weapons of mass destruction. They believe and state clearly and unambiguously, that the whole world must be converted to their version of Islam and that no other religion should exist."
It is possible that the above statements will encounter a lot of disbelief and outrage among some people. Some may consider them 'racist' or 'extremist'. The contents of this series aim to show beyond a reasonable doubt, that these statements are not only factual but also true, as they are based entirely on the words of Muhammad and his followers.
In the name of God - any god- millions of people have been killed, murdered and/ or exterminated. In reality, the gods that have been invoked had nothing whatsoever to do with the actions of the humans who were using/abusing their names.
History shows us without a shadow of a doubt, that religion was invariably used as a façade to hide the true purpose of all wars of aggression:
That is, the consolidation of power through fear and the acquisition of wealth in all its manifestations.
Since the September 11th attacks by 'Muslim' terrorists against the USA, the world media and books have inundated the public with information, misinformation and disinformation about Islam.
Politicians and theologians keep repeating the mantra that Islam is a religion of 'peace', when the history of Muhammadan Islam is written with the blood of conquests and subjugation of tens of millions of PEOPLE in at least twenty-five countries spanning three continents - Asia, Africa and Europe - stretching from India and China in the east to the Atlantic in the west. The subject peoples of these lands - who had their own religions and beliefs - did not voluntarily become 'Muslims' through dialogue and spiritual enlightenment.
I have endeavoured to compile this series in a concise manner without compromising my objectives. My intention is to give the reader a panorama of the subject without delving into unnecessary details. I have done my best to put before the reader the history and our understanding of the traditions of the Arabs before Islam. This is followed by a brief history of the Arabs and the rise of Islam until the death of Muhammad.
Before exploring the history of the Arabs after Islam and their conquests, I have endeavoured to elucidate the background and genesis of the Quran, since it was - and still is - the propellant that ignited and sustained their belief in their theological supremacy over all others, thus leading to their conquests and expansion.
I have concentrated on what in my opinion are its most relevant chapters and verses and have compared and contrasted the Biblical, Scriptural and pagan Arabian religious narratives mentioned therein with their original versions, showing innumerable instances where the Quranic stories deviate substantially from them in form and content.
This series has been made freely accessible to all because its only purpose is to inform and challenge the intellect of its readers. Any and all those who doubt anything within, can confirm or refute any of the information contained therein by using the internet, which holds more instant information than ever in the history of mankind.
All I ask the reader & or listeners to do is to use his/her God-given intelligence to evaluate, compare, contrast, research and investigate, arriving at their own conclusion.
I Q Al Rassooli
Author of "Lifting the Veil: The True Faces of Muhammad & Islam
Note: I have used the term Muslim in this Introduction so as not to confuse the reader at this stage. In my series, the term Muslim has been replaced by the more factual and accurate MUHAMMADAN MUSLIM.
PS: The readers are now able to LISTEN to the series of Questions and Answers regarding the subject of 'Islam' by visiting: http://www.youtube.com/AhmadsQuran3
www.inthenameofallah.org
www.the-koran-blogspot.com
www.alrassooli.com
This ignorance of Islam is
This ignorance of Islam is wilful ignorance, and the denial of reality.
Thanks you for exposing
Thanks you for exposing again. Islam never followed Christianity that Jesus taught. Islam really followed Hinduism/Caste system, Judaism's Talmud, and Roman Christendom with his own made up religion from Satan the Devil sura 3:54. God cannot lie so allah cannot be the true god and Muhammad was a false prophet like Jim Jones.
some people are really die
some people are really die hard stupid! Evil bible was the precursor of the eviler qrand.
We had many a Islamic rabid
We had many a Islamic rabid dogs, barking , biting at every thing and every one. .Now we have this" Rabid head "who claims itself a Christian rabid dog that too a Black dog ( or should I say a b!tch ) is nothing but another Islamic rabid dog/B!tch in the Christian Guise.
So let the Black B!tch bark as much as she wants to. Lets enjoy the Doggy show. Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha
Raisinhead If Islam follows
Raisinhead
If Islam follows so many rich traditions and not crappy Christianity, that should make it very rich. But what we find is that both are in the same league. The tradition of Christianity was started by one jew Paul in the name of another jew JC, who used to move about on his donkey with twelve fools. Those twelve fools were so convinced of JC's miracles that they all escaped while he was being crucified!
Later on, some missionaries came and handed bibles to another bunch of gullibles like you, while "took care" of their lands and resources themselves. And lo and behold, some nutties like you still have that bible hang-over! Generally, the nutcases have three C's to live and die for: Christianity, cunningness, and crappy bible.
halal pork Raisin head is
halal pork
Raisin head is definately not a Muslim. No Muslim however shitty will ever contradict islam or even curse the Islamic prophet.She is for sure a Christian....
#2 Raisin Head Says: .....is
#2 Raisin Head Says: .....is own made up religion from Satan the Devil sura 3:54"
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May I ask
(1) Did God create everything?
(2) If there is a Satan, who Created Satan? God or some other power?
(3) What are the powers of God and the powers of Satan?
#5 Yes he created all
#5 Yes he created all things.
12. Satan created himself. He want god's worship and sovereignty. God created all thing free of him and as free to choose. Like your mother gave birth to you. You became whatever you are.
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god has all power, and the power to destroy a spirit called Satan the Devil a self made deceiver as the bible says. all through the bible both OT and the NT it says Satan always tried to discredit the creator and take his place. He rules the world of mankind as John 8:44 says and 2 Cor 4:4 Jesus said the ruler of the world was coming during the Last supper and he has no hold on me. Satan offered Jesus the entire world for one act of worship, and Jesus said go away Satan. Satan knew who Jesus was and Satan finally left him alone. God made us free agents of our own lives not some predestined lives. If god predestined me to suffer, what kind of god is that. That is hellfire doctrine and my god is no into burning me forever if I dont want to serve him. He made us to live forever as perfect people, but the Satan the Deceiver deceived Eve because Adam knew better.
# 6. Raisin Head Hi baby you
# 6. Raisin Head
Hi baby you are cute: keep xxxxx.
I am sure Adam and Eve are listening and enjoying your xxxxxx in the garden of Eden.
#6. Raisin Head Says: "Satan
#6. Raisin Head Says: "Satan created himself. He want god’s worship and sovereignty.
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God is generally believed to know everything, past, present, future. He must have known what Satan would be upto once he created him. In other words God created a competitor for himself?
Directly or indirectly God should be held responsible for Satan. So why did God exactly create Satan?
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#6. Raisin Head Says: God created all thing free of him and as free to choose.
You mean to say that God does not reside in his creations and his creations are free from him? What type of God is this, he is not even omnipresent?
#6. Raisin Head Says : Like your mother gave birth to you. You became whatever you are."
To equate my mother with God is nothing but flattery.
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#6. Raisin Head Says : god has all power, and the power to destroy a spirit called Satan the Devil a self made deceiver
Why is the power not yet used? Whats God waiting for after all these millions of years?
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#6. Raisin Head Says: He rules the world of mankind as John 8:44 says and 2 Cor 4:4 Jesus said the ruler of the world was coming during the Last supper and he has no hold on me.
So according to you Satan rules the world of mankind?
#6. Raisin Head Says :Satan knew who Jesus was and Satan finally left him alone.
Really who was Jesus? As far as I can see that he is a person who could not save himself from the cross nor his God could save him!! he himself wondered "Oh God have you forsaken me?"
Maybe Jesus also hallucinated as Mohd.
#7 AdaM AND EVE ARE DUST.
#7 AdaM AND EVE ARE DUST. MY PARENTS MADE HUMANS NOT DOGS.
God made us free agents of
stupid head,
doesn't your bible say your god burns some people in hell?
Then he will say to those at his left hand, ‘You that are accursed, depart from me into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels;(Matthew 25:41)
Satan created himself. He want god’s worship and sovereignty. God created all thing free of him and as free to choose. Like your mother gave birth to you. You became whatever you are.
Now tell me, did your god not know Satan will become evil when he was pregnant with Satan?
The article is a good
The article is a good introduction. I have yet to read the contents in the link. However my observation has been some, perhaps majority, are NOT convinced by arguments and evidence. They are born with the gift of stupidity. I constantly see them in my community and West.
Hi "Raisin Head" I mean "Sin
Hi "Raisin Head" I mean "Sin Head"
Brother; it is between you and me just tell me " Do you belong to the sect called " Jehovah's witness " ?? Your kindness towards the Pigs and the Cows is exemplary, only a true follower,believer and a witness of Jehovah can be that kind . I mean show that kind of kindness towards the Pigs and the Cows before killing and eating them so Graphically ( I mean dissecting the animals body parts so graphically) Hats off to African Christian Kindness.
God made the pigs and cows to
God made the pigs and cows to eat. Like he made the vegetables and fish, fruits for us to eat. Gen 9:3 says so.
Sorry I like JW's but they keep the rules I dont want to abide by. I love sex without marriage and they dont do that. JW"s are put out if they fornicate. It is not holy as in Islam and christendom. That is why the catholic priest sodomized kids, they were not put out and the church had to pay big time!
If I wanted any religion, it would be JW's, as I have gone to the Baptist church, the catholic church, the Methodist church and the mosque of NOI. None tell the truth from history or the bible. Research has made me tell the truth as i see it regardless of the religion. I know Hindu have a god for everything. I have a hair dresser god (smile) she does my hair as I pay for. Have fun man.
Jokes: How many times is constipation mentioned in the bible?
Excellent article.
Excellent article.
hi thanx for a nice
hi thanx for a nice artical,...waiting for ur more articlas..
God Bless you
God made the pigs and cows to
God made the pigs and cows to eat. Like he made the vegetables and fish, fruits for us to eat. Gen 9:3 says so.
In light of the above verse quoted by Raisin head I would like to bring back one of the points that I had made earlier which is that Jews, Christians and Muslims consider the earth and everything on it as a provision from god and not as a resource to be preserved. It was at that very time that Marie told me that it is not so with Christians.
It is because of this mentality that =Christians, Jews and Muslim together have exploited the plannet more than anyother group. Perhaps the communists are the only ones who must have exploited the earth like these three groups. While the Communists understand the dangers of mass exploitation of the earth, the followers of these three religions have shown their incapability time and again to understand these concepts.
So thank you raisin head for clarifying my position.
A very good article. We have
A very good article. We have seen the ideological divide between capitalism and communism in the 20th centuray. In the 21st centurry, with the 9/11 attack we are witnessing the clash between the Western civilisation and Islam.
#19 tRUE. Islam has been
#19 tRUE.
Islam has been around since the 7th century and is a failed idea. communism is a failed idea also. cuba needs capital, Russia and china suceeds with capitalism. china has come alive with capitalism, when after 60 years of communism China failed as Russia and cuba.
Because religion is not really allowed openly, there is no spiritual guidance re: love your neighbor, do not kill. There is no moral linkage to the isms.
#18 wHY DO OTHERS USE THE
#18 wHY DO OTHERS USE THE EARTH RESOURCES THEN. God said it was made for man, not to over do it but within reason.
Dont try to say J.C, and I, are the same no way. Jews didnt go around destroying people, as they didnt have a army after 539 BCE. Christians had no army. Christendom under Roman ruler constantine went around destroying the world and then along came Islam doing the same. Islam followed Christendom pretending to be Christians. Wont work!
Christendom is
Christendom is christianity...not just roman catholics, protestants also do it even today...
ibrahim wrote: In light of
ibrahim wrote:
In light of the above verse quoted by Raisin head I would like to bring back one of the points that I had made earlier which is that Jews, Christians and Muslims consider the earth and everything on it as a provision from god and not as a resource to be preserved. It was at that very time that Marie told me that it is not so with Christians.
It is because of this mentality that =Christians, Jews and Muslim together have exploited the plannet more than anyother group. Perhaps the communists are the only ones who must have exploited the earth like these three groups. While the Communists understand the dangers of mass exploitation of the earth, the followers of these three religions have shown their incapability time and again to understand these concepts.
So thank you raisin head for clarifying my position.
ibrahim there are "green Christians" out there.
http://greenchristiannetwork.com
The evil twain of bible and
The evil twain of bible and qrand will teach you all how to be compassionate, caring and loving to your neighbours.There is one small prerequisite, though.Ensure first that your neighbour is also always a follower of the evil all over.So the evil two are in the process of ensuring that their neighbours all over the world are followers of the evil and then their compassion, caring, loving etc will smother you all to death! Never met more stupid and idiotic people than the peddlers of the evil twain.
#22 you wish. Jesus made
#22 you wish.
Jesus made christianity
Constantine made Christendom in 325 CE at Nicea.
He used apostate christian to make christendom. All he did was merge pagan Roman religious teachings with Christianity and made sure all celebrated and felt thatwe all served the same god. TAMMUz was his god first, then he pretended to serve Christ, thus making Jesus GOD. Afterall he was ruler of Rome and what he said went. He was a pagan until he was dying at which time he was baptized a Christian. He wanted to be on the good side of pagan god TAMMUZ and Jesus.
Roman said "We have seen the
Roman said
"We have seen the ideological divide between capitalism and communism in the 20th century. In the 21st centurry, with the 9/11 attack we are witnessing the clash between the Western civilisation and Islam."
It looks that way to me, too. Although many deny it. There is also ever more globalization, especially since the advent of the Internet, and of course the TV, and ever better possibilities to communicate and travel. So we could look at the whole of mankind, maybe 6,5 billion people. We see approximately 200 countries, more than 50 of which are Islamic. There may be 100 democracies.
If Islamic countries were fully democratized in the 21st century, we would not be much concerned with the threat of Islam. So instead of the negative goal of eradicating or stopping Islam (negative in the sense that it is something we are AGAINST) we could have the positive goal of enhancing democracy, especially among Muslims.
To me that is why we investigate Islam, because Islam poses a grave challenge to democracy. Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism do no longer do that, as far as I know. Democracy well practised serves to let Islam honestly compete with other religions, ways of life. Now Islam, or part of the Muslims, cheats in a big way, because in Islamic countries the governments and Islamic leaders, favor Islam much over its religious competitors, lie and cheat through the media, indoctrinate their masses, as Communism used to do. Then they stifle free speech a lot. Killing, jailing, intimidating protesters, reformers.
I think Muslims in the West should in the end favor democracy over any dictatorship, not just in the West, but for the 21st century, eventually in most of the Islamic countries as well. I see no other way, as I see no possible dictatorship that on the whole is better than a democracy, even if some democracies perform poorly. If Muslims remain neutral, we can handle and accept that. But if they oppose democracy, defend or promote dictatorship, they are our mortal enemy.
I also think it is crucial to be able to criticize-insult every part of human experience, including religion. Many people say that Ali Sina, Geert Wilders + other Islam-critics sow hate. Wilders is being sued for that right now. Like this incensed me, it seemed to incense many Dutch, because in the polls his party is now about 30 of 150 parliament-seats, the 2nd party. I think this is due to the intransigence of both most Muslims + the other Dutch parties.
People, so Muslims also, have no right to demand that their religion should be free from criticism, even if harsh. They have no right to "be free from insults", at least not in the public domain. As feeling insulted is far too subjective and a far too big excuse for not taking responsibilities. Real sowing hate for me is related to deeds of violence, oppression, discrimination (on grounds of gender, sexual preference, race, colour of skin). It's outright undemocratic to protect one's religion, prophet so much as they do. It is so unfair, because other religions, political leaders, people like Jews are "fair game" for many Muslims, and political parties are often extremely harsh towards each other, not just towards Islam.
Jesus made
with jesus as his god.....
and that is why he banned all other religions except Christianity...
Did you sleep with constantine to know stuff nobody else knows?
right... that is why constantine went around destroying all pagan temples and making christianity official state religion all through his life as a king...
I think that we fool
I think that we fool ourselves into thinking that Democracy will work in islamic countries. With sharia laws still controlling them - the dhimmi populations cannot vote, or hold any office of worth. And as we see in communist countries, the majority vote for the thug with the most thuggary. Then they turn around and call themselves 'democracies'.
They took a Democracy such as Lebanon and made it a pigsty of muslim violence. They are taking Pakistan and making it a hole. Well, they have already made it a hole. Iraq isn't too far behind with the shia and Iran's influence there. Afghanistan is just a big joke.
Sorry, but I don't see islam and any sane government in control.
See democracy works in
See democracy works in egypt! The president hosni Mubarak has won the elections with 101% of the votes and has been doing it for so many years! Where ever islam goes, the thuggery,poverty,illiteracy,ignorance,incompetency and impotency of the populace ( not interms of breeding similar piglets, but in terms of accepting every thing evil) are all soon to follow.Change in demography is the first way to attack other civilisations and moslems use muslimahs vagina as piglet producing factories to litter the place with the filth of piglets.People gradually move away and pigs move in.that's how islam has occupied many a lands
Yes, R-not,
Yes, R-not, ProudKafir,
Richard Dawkins on YouTube confirms what you say. Demographics show that Islamic Dictatorial nations still have bigger birth-rates, although it is getting less a bit now, due to huge migration to cities. Islamic minorities are growing fast in current Democratic countries, and especially in Russia, which seems to be headed for a Muslim majority in 2050.
Many of us democrats are afraid, on the defense the whole time, and at our wits end. Many others choose to hope for the best, saying Islam or Muslims are not a real threat, avoiding the whole topic!
We democrats are losing in 2 ways; In the dictatorial countries, dictatorial regimes and Islam stay in power, their populations keep growing. Being poor, uneducated, but indoctrinated, being very much stifled in free speech. And in our own countries a part of the Muslims may be in favor of some sort of a "God-given" dictatorial system. We don't know precisely how many but the percentage of Muslims we can see growing.
But we democrats have trump cards also; Our governments, systems invariably perform better than Islamic Dictatorial governments ones. It is this "trump card" I would like us to use as best we can, wherever we can.
Islam is not semitic.mohammad
Islam is not semitic.mohammad may have added torah edited to his taste and then the claim of muslima as successors of ishmael ,the son born for abraham via hagar,the servent.
the author of koran added very contradictory claims about jesus and christianity inorder to make christianity look stupid to muslims and hence invoke jehad on poor christians.
research on koran.it is full of bull xxxx.yes.
All islam in 2 pages, who can
All islam in 2 pages, who can do shorter?
http://www.coranix.org/action/about_islam.pdf
#31 you are just one person
#31 you are just one person who has commentd on this besides me. Arabs never said they came from Abraham or Ishmael before Mo said it after killing the Jews in Medina. He used Abraham to entice Jews and Arab Christians to accept him as prophet. The Hindus and other Arabs didnt want him as they knew he was lying and the hadiths said so.
Mo used the kindness of the Jews and Christians to get over, then killed them. He told them SUBMIT TO ALLAH OR DIE. The Arabs already knew of allah, but the Jews and Christians didnt serve allah. allah of islam is the devil sura 3:54.