WHO GAVE PROPHETHOOD AND APOSTLESHIP TO PROPHET MUHAMMAD?

 

WHO GAVE PROPHETHOOD AND APOSTLESHIP TO PROPHET MUHAMMAD?

We greet you once again in the glorious and holy name of Jesus Christ, our Lord.

We also continue to thank you for following these teachings of the Holy Bible.

We believe this same third topic regarding the Islamic faith will help you, as a true Christian, to refrain from participating in controversial debates between Muslims and Christians.

The second reason is for you, brother and sister, who are still lost in Islam without knowing the clear truth.

Among the more than 25 reasons that demonstrate to us the falsehood and deception of the religion of Islam, we desired to dig into “The Apostleship and Prophethood of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).”

We have more than one hundred (100) reasons to ask Muslims and their book, the Qur’an, the question mentioned above, along with other questions about ISLAM and the Qur’an!

One of those questions arises because their book, the Qur’an, requires us Christians to convert to Islam. But before we convert and enter the religion of Islam, it is mandatory that we thoroughly know this prophet, because Jesus Christ warns us that many false prophets will arise and deceive many, if possible even the elect of God (Matthew 7:15–20). Therefore, Muhammad must be evaluated against the Bible, which preceded the book he was given—though later we will examine who gave it to him. If he aligns with the Bible, we would have no choice but to follow him and serve Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala! But if the Bible rejects him, then he is not a prophet or apostle of Jehovah God.

As for myself, Fred Nguli MWAMBA, who was once caught in the web of that faith, I asked myself many questions while conducting an investigation by comparing Islamic texts with Christian texts. However, I could not find the truth there, and by the grace of Jesus Christ, I was brought back once again to the true faith in Christ Jesus and His Christianity.

The undeniable truth is that the Holy Bible—which Muslims also use by manipulating it, and furthermore by using it to attack blinded Christians who think Muslims believe in it—has existed in the world for more than 2,000 years before the Holy Qur'an existed.

The Holy Bible states:

Exodus 20:1–3

“And God spoke all these words, saying: ‘I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. You shall have no other gods before Me.’”

Here, God warned us early on through His servant, Prophet Moses, that we should avoid having other gods besides Him alone, whose name is Jehovah!

These words, similar to Matthew 7:15–20, were spoken by God before Muhammad existed, before the Qur’an existed, and before the four men who compiled/wrote the Qur’an existed: Sayyidna Umar, Uthman, Abu Bakr, and Ali.

What Does This Mean?

Just as Almighty God has His servants, such as apostles and prophets, false gods can likewise have their own apostles and prophets.

According to Matthew 7:15–20, Jesus Christ gives us a sign to recognize false prophets, saying in verse 16: “You will know them by their fruits.”

Let us look at another scripture to see how we can test them:

1 John 4:1–3, 15

“Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world. By this you know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God, and every spirit that does not confess that Jesus has come in the flesh is not of God. And this is the spirit of the Anti-Christ, which you have heard was coming, and is now already in the world.”

Verse 15: “Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.”

This is the standard we use to test apostles and prophets!

Matthew 7:15–20

“Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles? Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. Therefore by their fruits you will know them.”

Based on the warnings God has given us in these two scriptures above:

“I compare Muhammad to a tree; if his fruits are good, I will have no argument and will follow him, but if his fruits contradict these standards, I will count him as a false prophet.”

What Do the Qur'an, Allah, and Muhammad Say?

Qur'an 112 (Surah Al-Ikhlas):

IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, THE MOST GRACIOUS, THE MOST MERCIFUL

Say: He is Allah, [who is] One.

Allah, the Eternal Refuge.

He neither begets nor is born,

Nor is there to Him any equivalent.

Qur'an 19 (Surah Maryam: 35):

It is not befitting for Allah to take a son; exalted is He! When He decrees an affair, He only says to it, "Be," and it is.

This is a different god from the God of heaven whose name is Jehovah! When compared to the scriptures in Matthew and 1 John, the truth is clear that this does not come from God and is Anti-Christ!

What does the Bible say?

1 John 2:22–26

“Who is a liar but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist who denies the Father and the Son. Whoever denies the Son does not have the Father; he who acknowledges the Son has the Father also. Therefore let that abide in you which you heard from the beginning. If what you heard from the beginning abides in you, you also will abide in the Son and in the Father. And this is the promise that He has promised us—eternal life. These things I have written to you concerning those who try to deceive you.”

Colossians 1:13–15

“He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love, in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins. He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.”

John 3:16–17

“For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.”

Therefore, we Christians have more than 100 reasons why we do not recognize the prophet Muhammad, his religion, or his god—reasons which, God willing, we will make public directly.

However, we cannot fail to mention this key point:

From Surah Al-Fatihah to Surah An-Nas, the writings of the Holy Qur'an oppose Jehovah, the God of Israel.

ORIGIN AND LINEAGE OF MUHAMMAD’S PROPHETHOOD

First of all, we all know that every child takes the tribe, language, and culture of their father, not their mother. There is no doubt about that.

Abraham, the father of Isaac and Ishmael, was an Aramean/Kurdish Arab before being called by God, and later God, creator of all, changed him and his offspring to Hebrews.

Genesis 12:1–3

“Now the Lord had said to Abram: ‘Get out of your country, from your family and from your father’s house, to a land that I will show you. I will make you a great nation; I will bless you and make your name great; and you shall be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse him who curses you; and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.’”

However, Muhammad, the Qur'an, and his followers insist that Muhammad is from the lineage of Abraham, even though Abraham was no longer an Arab!

In the book The Life of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), we are assured that Muhammad was an Arab from the Quraysh tribe.

RECEIVING THE PROPHETHOOD

When investigating the history of Muhammad, at the age of 12, he traveled with his uncle Abu Talib to Syria on a business trip. Along the way, they met a Christian monk named Bahira, who made a prophecy about Muhammad with these words:

“O Abu Talib; take good care of this child, for I see signs of greatness in him for his future days, and he will have the task of serving God.”

(From the book "Life of Prophet Muhammad", page 4).

The question is: when did a Christian prophet predict Islam? The answer is never, because a word of prophecy from God can never predict a faith contrary to God and Christ, His only begotten Son!

Proverbs 8:7–9

“For my mouth will speak truth; wickedness is an abomination to my lips. All the words of my mouth are with righteousness; nothing crooked or perverse is in them. They are all plain to him who understands, and right to those who find knowledge.”

2 Peter 1:20–21

“Knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is of any private interpretation, for prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.”

Titus 1:2

“In hope of eternal life which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began, but has in due time manifested His word through preaching, which was committed to me according to the commandment of God our Savior.”

Thus, it is clear that this monk had an important message that one day Muhammad might serve Jesus Christ and Christianity. Unfortunately, Satan altered the direction of this poor man later during his calling.

The cave of Hira, north of Mecca, was where Muhammad used to go to worship. But who was he worshipping? Please read his call to prophethood below.

This is proof that Muhammad was not given prophethood by the God of Israel. Reading page 12 of the book about his senior wives and children, these words are repeated:

“So the Prophet became afraid and returned to his wife. He told her what happened, and immediately a high fever came upon him. He asked to be covered with garments, trembling severely, hallucinating, and saying: ‘I fear for myself that evil spirits/devils are playing with me, ruining my mind, and bewitching me!’”

It was in the Cave of Hira that Muslims and the Qur'an claim he received the revelation (Wahyi) of the Qur'an, apostleship, and prophethood.

Yet we see and hear the words of the prophet himself testifying to what he encountered in the cave, which was demonic, because the Holy Bible testifies:

1 John 1:3

“That which we have seen and heard we declare to you, that you also may have fellowship with us; and truly our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ.”

The truth is that the devil who encountered poor Muhammad in the cave gave him neither apostleship nor prophethood. Rather, it was his wife Khadijah and Waraqah ibn Nawfal who advised Muhammad to declare himself a prophet to his people.

It should be remembered that this happened at a time when Islam and the Qur'an did not yet exist. The history of the prophet's life recognizes Waraqah ibn Nawfal as a man who did not worship the idols of his fellow Arabs. But who was he to give permission to someone like Muhammad to claim prophethood? There are many doubts here.

What about Khadijah?

A widow whose previous two husbands had died and who took Muhammad as her third husband—she was the first to enter the false faith of Islam. But let us ask this question: “How can a person who is still an unbeliever grant prophethood to another before knowing or believing the message of that prophet?” The answer points to extreme foolishness.

Let us see what the Qur'an says regarding being granted prophethood or revelation:

Qur'an 7:144 (Surah Al-A'raf):

[Allah] said, "O Moses, I have chosen you over the people with My messages and My words. So take what I have given you and be among the grateful."

Why did Allah not do the exact same for Muhammad (PBUH) in the Cave of Hira?

The issue of Muhammad being a prophet in the texts of the Qur'an and Hadiths is not the main point; our core question is: “Who gave him that apostleship?”

Let us examine this verse from the Qur'an:

Qur'an 13:43 (Surah Ar-Ra'd):

And those who have disbelieved say, "You are not a messenger." Say, "Sufficient is Allah as a witness between me and you, and whoever has knowledge of the Scripture."

The one commanding Muhammad to speak is ALLAH.

The one claimed to be the witness between ALLAH and Muslims is Almighty God.

The one claimed to have knowledge of the book is Gabriel (Jibril).

It is clear that the Allah of Islam is distinct from Almighty God because he cites Almighty God as a witness between himself and his followers. What does Almighty God say about other gods?

Isaiah 42:8

“I am the Lord, that is My name; and My glory I will not give to another, nor My praise to carved images.”

Isaiah 48:11

“For My own sake, for My own sake, I will do it; for how should My name be profaned? And I will not give My glory to another.”

Deuteronomy 18:18–20

“I will raise up for them a Prophet like you from among their brethren, and will put My words in His mouth, and He shall speak to them all that I command Him. And it shall be that whoever will not hear My words, which He speaks in My name, I will require it of him. But the prophet who presumes to speak a word in My name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or who speaks in the name of other gods, that prophet shall die.”

Islam and the Qur'an claim that the prophet foretold by Moses was Muhammad (PBUH). However, as examined, it was not Muhammad, but Jesus who was to be the Messiah and Christ of the whole world!

COMPARISON: ALLAH & MUHAMMAD VS. JEHOVAH & JESUS CHRIST

Feature	Allah (S.W.) & Muhammad (S.A.W.)	Jehovah God & Jesus Christ
God's Name	A god without a single specific name: Qur'an 17:110 (Surah Al-Isra): Say, "Call upon Allah or call upon the Most Merciful (Ar-Rahman). Whichever [name] you call - to Him belong the best names..."	A known God: Exodus 6:2–3: And God spoke to Moses and said to him: "I am the LORD [JEHOVAH]. I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, as God Almighty, but by My name LORD [JEHOVAH] I was not known to them."
Attitude Toward Enemies	Their god considers Jews and Christians as enemies: Qur'an 5:51: O you who have believed, do not take the Jews and the Christians as allies. They are [in fact] allies of one another. And whoever is an ally to them among you - then indeed, he is [one] of them...	Our God is merciful and we have no enemies: Matthew 5:43–44: “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you...”
Fate of Followers	All followers of Allah await Hellfire before Muslims are saved later: Qur'an 19:70–72: Then We surely know best those who are most worthy of being burned therein. And there is none of you except he will come to it [Hell]. This is upon your Lord an inevitability decreed. Then We will save those who feared Allah...	For us Christians, it is different: Psalm 9:17: The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God. Luke 16:23–25: (Account of the rich man and Lazarus showing comfort for the righteous and torment for the wicked).
God's Presence in Hell	Their Allah will step into Hell: Qur'an 50:30: On the Day We will say to Hell, "Are you filled?" and it will say, "Are there some more?" (Narrated by Anas: The prophet said people will be thrown into Hell, and Allah will ask if it is full until Allah puts his foot in it, and Hell will say "Enough! Enough!")	The reward of Christians is eternal life: John 14:1–4: “Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. In My Father’s house are many mansions... I go to prepare a place for you...”

These are just a few reasons out of more than 100 demonstrating that Muhammad took up prophethood on his own through the advice of his wife Khadijah and Waraqah ibn Nawfal.

Contradictions / Doubts in the Qur'an

1. Inaccessble Verses: In Surah 3:7 (Surah Ali 'Imran), the Qur'an states that there are verses in the Qur'an whose hidden meanings no human can interpret except Allah.

2. Conflicting Prayer Times: In Surah 11:114, 17:78–79, 20:130, and 30:17–18, Allah states that every Muslim is required to pray three times a day. However, in the Hadiths, Allah commands Muslims to pray five times a day. Does Allah lack a consistent decision?

3. Scientific Error: In Surah 18:86, the Qur'an claims that the sun sets in a muddy spring on earth. Is this true? How could Almighty God make such an error? (Compare with the creation account in Genesis 1 & 2).

4. Abrogation of Verses: In Surah 2:106 and 16:101, Allah states that he changes or abrogates verses to replace them with better ones. Is God a man that he should alter his word?

   Isaiah 40:8: “The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God stands forever.”

We have more reasons that we will make public in upcoming editions to help you, as a Muslim, reach full salvation in Christ Jesus our Lord and Savior.

We conclude this edition asking you, in the love of Christ, to flee from false worship and run to Jesus Christ to receive eternal life.

Acts 4:11–12

“This is the ‘stone which was rejected by you builders, which has become the chief cornerstone.’ Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”

MAY YOU ALL BE BLESSED

Your brother in Christ,

By Dr. Maxwell Shimba from Shimba Theological Institute.