Amazingly, even some of today's Muslims look upon Mohammed's illiteracy as some sort of miracle. To non-Muslims illiteracy is usually a reflection of someone's mental incapacity or lack of education. Certainly a far cry from the very literate prophets and apostles that wrote the Gospel over 6 centuries earlier.
The Qur'an has copied many attributes of Arabian gods and given them to Allah. For example, the Thamud gods are described with the inscription;
he was not conceived nor generated nor born. 34
This expression often was used in the Jahiliyah period; in fact, Kes Bin Saideh mentioned it in his sayings.35 Mohammed used to listen to Kes Bin Saideh when he was young. The same idea was copied in the Qur'an and used about Allah, such as Surah al-khlas 112;3, 'he begetteth not, nor is he begotten." This became a verse in the Qur'an.
Much more in the book "Islam: In Light of History" by Dr. Rafat Amari
http://religionresearchinstitute.org/
DID THE PAGANS MAKE UP THEIR OWN RELIGION?
DO YOU NOT THINK THAT THE RITUALS ARE BASED ON SOMETHING MUCH OLDER, ......
..... LIKE ACTUAL SCRIPTURE?
Quote from: AnnaMuslim on July 06, 2010, 04:00:41 AM
DID THE PAGANS MAKE UP THEIR OWN RELIGION?
Yes, of course they did.
Quote from: AnnaMuslim on July 06, 2010, 04:00:41 AM
DO YOU NOT THINK THAT THE RITUALS ARE BASED ON SOMETHING MUCH OLDER, ......
Yes, you mean like worship of a golden calf - worship of Baal.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ba%27al
For the Arabians, they were impressed by moon, sun and stars (planets), so they worshiped them. They certainly weren't the first to do so. Men like Mohammed have created their own gods from mankind's very beginnings. Mohammed invented his to sanction rape, pillage and plunder of other people's property.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_deity
You admit that ritua are based on something older .............
Dear Peter
Everything I type is relevant and not spam, you have so little understanding that I have to begin at the basics in order for you to grasp simple Religious concepts, before you are able to understand your role as a human being.You are not a person that listens to logic, you only listen to European and Americanized logic and that makes you a racist, you refute evidence from Hindus and Arabs and Persians that the Ka'aba existed long before Christianity, ........
......... you present opinions as evidence. Most disturbing is that you quote from the Quran and Hadith out context and verses you have no knowledge of, you act out of ignorance, and your disrespect is not dialogue.