ALLAH THE IMPOSTOR

 Any accusation is invalid if it is not substantiated by facts and evidences. In recognition of this vital principle, we will provide irrefutable evidences to prove why Allah is an impostor. What is more, our evidences will be based solely on the Quran. This article is a must for Muslims. The Quran testifies that Allah revealed the Gospel and bestowed it on Jesus. It claims that Allah is the source behind the inspiration of the Gospel. But is this claim of Allah true? Let us first look at this claim of Allah:

Surah 5:46-47: And We caused Jesus, son of Mary, to follow in their footsteps, confirming that which was revealed before him in the Torah, and We bestowed on him the Gospel wherein is guidance and a light . . . Let the People of the Gospel judge by that which Allah has revealed therein. Whoso judges not by that which Allah has revealed, such are evildoers.” (Pickthall)

Allah clearly testifies that he revealed the Gospel to Jesus. We will now prove why this claim of Allah is a preposterous lie. Please read through to the end of this article to understand why this claim is absolutely false. Jesus was sent as a Messenger of God centuries after the time of Moses. As both Biblical and Historical references prove, Jesus appeared about fifteen hundred years after Moses. This means that the Gospel was revealed centuries after the time of Moses. Muslims do not dispute this fact since Allah himself acknowledges this truth in the Quran. However, Allah made a huge blunder by contradicting his own teachings. Carefully consider the evidences in the following Quranic verses.

Surah 7:155-157 reveals to us a heartfelt Prayer of Moses and the Response of Allah to his prayer:

Surah 7:155: And Moses chose seventy of his people for Our place of meeting: When they were seized with violent quaking, he prayed: “O my Lord! If it had been Your Will, You could have destroyed, long before, both them and me: Would You destroy us for the deeds of the foolish ones among us? This is no more than Your trial: By it You cause whom You will to stray, and You lead whom You will into the right path. You are our Protector: So forgive us and give us Your mercy; for You are the best of those who forgive.

Surah 7:156: And ordain for us that which is good in this life and in the Hereafter: For we have turned unto You.” He (Allah) said: “With My punishment I visit whom I will; but My mercy extends to all things. That mercy I shall ordain for those who do right, and practice regular charity, and those who believe in Our signs;-

 Surah 7:157: those who follow the messenger, the unlettered Prophet, whom they find mentioned in their own scriptures, – in the Law and the Gospel; – for he commands them what is just and forbids them what is evil; he allows them as lawful what is good (and pure) and prohibits them from what is bad (and impure); He releases them from their heavy burdens and from the yokes that are upon them. So it is those who believe in him, honor him, help him, and follow the light which is sent down with him it is they who will prosper.” (Yusuf Ali)

We will now analyze the above Quranic verses step by step to expose the blunder of Allah in the Quran:

THE PRAYER OF MOSES TO ALLAH 

The Prayer of Moses begins in Surah 7:155

Surah 7:155: And Moses chose seventy of his people for Our place of meeting: When they were seized with violent quaking, he prayed: “O my Lord! If it had been Your Will, You could have destroyed, long before, both them and me: Would You destroy us for the deeds of the foolish ones among us? This is no more than Your trial: By it You cause whom You will to stray, and You lead whom You will into the right path. You are our Protector: So forgive us and give us Your mercy; for You are the best of those who forgive.

And the Prayer of Moses continues on until the first part of Surah 7:156(a) 

Surah 7:156(a): And ordain for us that which is good in this life and in the Hereafter: For we have turned unto You.” 

THE RESPONSE OF ALLAH TO THE PRAYER OF MOSES

Allah’s Response begins in the second part of Surah 7:156(b)

Surah 7:156(b): He said: “With My punishment I visit whom I will; but My mercy extends to all things. That mercy I shall ordain for those who do right, and practice regular charity, and those who believe in Our signs;-

 And Allah’s Response continues on right to the end of Surah 7:157 

Surah 7:157: those who follow the messenger, the unlettered Prophet, whom they find mentioned in their own scriptures, – in the Law and the Gospel; – for he commands them what is just and forbids them what is evil; he allows them as lawful what is good (and pure) and prohibits them from what is bad (and impure); He releases them from their heavy burdens and from the yokes that are upon them. So it is those who believe in him, honor him, help him, and follow the light which is sent down with him it is they who will prosper.”

The structure of the above Quranic verses is simple to follow and easy to understand:

From Verse 155 to Verse 156a is the Prayer of Moses in which he pleads with Allah for forgiveness and mercy.

And Allah’s Response to the Prayer of Moses begins in Verse 156b and continues on right through to the end of Verse 157.

In response to the plea of Moses for “forgiveness and mercy,” Allah specifies the four types of persons who will be shown “mercy” by him. In Verse 156b and Verse 157, Allah identifies them as follows:

 (i) Those who do right

(ii) Those who practice regular charity

(iii) Those who believe in Our signs

(iv) And those who follow the messenger, the unlettered Prophet, whom they find mentioned in their own scriptures, – in the Law and the Gospel.

The above clarification was a direct response of Allah to the Prayer of Moses who pleaded for “forgiveness” and “mercy” on behalf of the Israelites:

 “You are our Protector: So forgive us and give us Your mercy; for You are the best of those who forgive.”

This proves that the entire conversation between Allah and Moses in Surah 7:155-157 took place during the lifetime of Moses. It is important to remember this time-setting. Muslims have no problem in identifying the “unlettered Prophet” in the above Quranic verses as referring to Muhammad. As such, is this not a powerful testimony to prove the legitimacy of the prophethood of Muhammad? It would certainly be if this was true.

But there is a major problem with this claim in the Quran. It is one of the many instances where we find anachronisms or out of time references in the Quran. For Allah to specifically inform Moses that a reference of the unlettered Prophet can be found in the Gospel is not only absurd but also absolutely impossible. Why?  This is because the Gospel did not exist at the time of Moses. It was not available to Moses or to anyone else for that matter who lived during his time. And it will not be available until centuries later. So how can Allah make this ridiculous claim in the Quran?

Allah testified that the Israelites who lived during the time of Moses can find predictions of Muhammad “in the Law and the Gospel.” This is an obvious error in the Quran. How can the Israelites who lived at the time of Moses find predictions of Muhammad in the Gospel when the Gospel was not revealed for another fifteen hundred years? Muslim apologists are aware of this gross error in the Quran. Some desperate Muslims try to reconcile this erroneous passage in the Quran by claiming that the Quran is actually referring to the Gospel that would be revealed later to the Israelites. However, Allah is clearly referring to the Gospel which supposedly existed with the contemporaries of Moses. Let us look at the Quranic verse once again:

Surah 7:157: Those who follow the Messenger, the Prophet who can neither read nor write, whom they will find described in the Torah and the Gospel which are with them. (Pickthall)

As testified in the above Quranic verse, Allah is clearly referring to the Gospel which was “with them” at the time when he spoke to Moses. He is referring to the Gospel which was allegedly in the possession of the Israelites at the time of Moses. And to further confirm this, Allah spoke in the past-tense when he revealed this Quranic verse to Moses. He stated: “whom they find mentioned in the Torah and the Gospel.” Thus, Allah is clearly testifying that the Israelites can “find” a prophecy about Muhammad “mentioned in the Torah and the Gospel” that were already in their possession.

Since the Gospel was not revealed at the time of Moses, no Israelite will be able to “find” anything in this non-existing Gospel. The claim that the Bible predicted the coming of Muhammad is as good as the non-existing Gospel at the time of Moses. If that which is given as evidence for the authenticity of Muhammad’s prophethood turns out to be false, what does this reveal to us about the Prophet of Islam? He is as fake as the non-existing Gospel.

What can we learn from this colossal error in the Quran? Muhammad cannot be a Prophet of the true God. Being truly uneducated in the knowledge of the earlier Scriptures, Muhammad was unaware of an obvious blunder in the Quran. What is significant is how this ignorance of Muhammad made its way into the Quran. This means that either Muhammad himself wrote parts of the Quran or Allah is equally ignorant as his illiterate Prophet. Either way, this proves Islam false. It also proves that Allah cannot be the one who revealed the Gospel as he claims. Allah is but an impostor.

It is impossible to accept the Quran’s claim of divine authorship. The above error is just one out of the several time compressions that can found in the Quran. There are many other accounts of anachronism in the Quran involving several persons who in historical reality are separated by hundreds of years. The existence of such anachronisms in the Quran proves that it cannot be the product of an all-knowing God. Muhammad can be excused because he was unlettered but what excuse does Allah have? This gives us a powerful reason to reject Islam. The writings of the Gospel were inspired not by Allah but Jehovah – the only true and living God. It would be wise for Muslims to turn to Jehovah for their eternal salvation.

Surah 33:56 – Who Is Allah Praying To?

 Many will be surprised to learn that Allah actually prays. The Quran not only admits that Allah prays but it also reveals the very objective of his prayers. It reveals that Allah prays on the Prophet. In other words, Allah prays for Muhammad. And the Angels join him in praying for Muhammad. We encourage our readers, especially Muslims, to digest the information provided here carefully. Let us begin by first reading this vital Quranic verse:

Surah 33:56: Surely Allah and His Angels shower Serenity (Literally: shower prayers) on the Prophet. O you who have believed, pray for benediction on him, and submit in full submission. (Muhammad Ghali)

The Arabic word used here in Surah 33:56 is “yusalloona.” The above Muslim translator is fully aware of the true meaning of this Arabic word. He knows that it should be translated literally as “shower prayers.” Therefore, Surah 33:56 should be correctly translated as: “Surely Allah and His Angels shower prayers on the Prophet.” Since he understands the accurate meaning of this Arabic term, why does he not translate it correctly right away? Why does he choose to reveal the correct meaning only in parenthesis?

This is because Muslim translators such as the above and many others like him are horrified by the implications of this Quranic verse. Therefore, they deliberately mistranslate this Quranic verse. Most of them translate this verse to mean: “Allah and his angels shower blessings on the prophet.” The problem is that the Arabic word for “blessings” is “baarika.” And this word does not appear anywhere in this Quranic verse. The Arabic word used in Surah 33:56 is “yusalloona” which is a verbal form of the word “salah” or “salat.” The meaning of “salah” or “salat” is prayer or worship. The plural of “salat” is “salatwat.” Compare now the following translation:

Surah 33:56: Allah sends His Salat on the Prophet and also His angels too. O you who believe! Send your Salat on him and greet him with the Islamic way of greeting. (Hilali-Khan) Personal commentary of the Translator in parenthesis omitted.

Therefore, the correct translation of Surah 33:56 involves the prayer of Allah for Muhammad. This Quranic verse is absolutely damaging for Islam. To whom is Allah praying to? Is there another deity above him to whom he supplicates? The very suggestion that God prays is totally absurd. In fact, we are told in the Quran that not only does Allah pray for Muhammad but he also prays for his worshippers. In view of their importance, we have provided three different translations of the following Quranic verses:

Surah 2:156-157: Who, when an affliction afflicts them, say, “Surely we belong to Allah, and surely to Him we are returning.” Upon those are the prayers from their Lord, and mercy; and those are they who are the right-guided. (Muhammad Ghali)

Who, in adversity say: “We belong to Allah and to Him we shall return.” On those will be prayers and mercy from their Lord, those are guided. (Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah)

Those who if a disaster or any other thing hated struck them they said: “We are to God, and we are to Him returning.” Those, on them are prayers from their Lord and a mercy, and those are the guided. (Samira)

The Arabic word for “prayers” in the above Quranic verses is “salawatun.” These verses clearly testify that Allah’s prayers are upon those who return to him in faith. This proves that Allah prays. In concurrence with the teachings of the Quran, both the Hadiths and the Tafsirs also confirm that Allah prays. Let us consider now the Hadith of a renowned Muslim scholar.

The “Meadows of the Righteous” (Arabic: Riyadh as-Salihin) is a compilation of important verses from the Quran by renowned Muslim scholar, Al-Nawawi (1233–1277). The “Meadows of the Righteous” is a collection of vital Quranic with commentary from authentic Hadiths to clarify their true meaning. Al-Nawawi documented the following details under the heading, Book of Knowledge, 241. Chapter: The Excellence of Knowledge:

1387. Abu Umama reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “Allah and His angels and the people of the heavens and the earth, even the ants in their rocks and the fish, pray for blessings on those who teach people good.” (At-Tirmidhi)

And

2685. Abu Umamah al-Bahili narrated: “Two men were mentioned before the Messenger of Allah. One of them a worshipper, and the other a scholar. So the Messenger of Allah said: ‘The superiority of the scholar over the worshipper is like my superiority over the least of you.’ Then the Messenger of Allah said: ‘Indeed Allah, His Angels, the inhabitants of the heavens and the earths – even the ant in his hole, even the fish – say Salat upon the one who teaches the people to do good. (Hasan) — English Translation of Jami’ At-Tirmidhi, Compiled by Imam Hafiz ‘Eisa Mohammad Ibn ‘Eisa At-Tirmidhi, From Hadith no. 2606 to 3290, translated by Abu Khaliyl

The above Hadith is categorized as “Hasan” which means it is recognized as authentic by Muslim scholars. Read carefully the words of Muhammad in the above Hadith once again. He is clearly testifying that Allah, like the rest of the creations, “say Salat (prayer) upon the one who teaches the people to do good.” We will now consider the Tafsir of another renowned Muslim scholar.

Tafsir Ibn Kathir on Surah 33:56:  

The people of Israel said to Moses: “Does your Lord pray?” His Lord called him saying: “O Moses, they asked you if your Lord prays. Say to them: ‘Yes, I do pray, and my angels pray upon my prophets and my messengers,’” and Allah then sent down on his messenger: “Allah and His angels pray . . .” (Tafsir Ibn Kathir, Q. 33:56; translated from the Arabic online edition)

Of course, the true “Lord” of Moses does not pray. Since God is Almighty, it is impossible for Him to pray. Allah the impostor who prays is claiming to be the God of Moses. This clearly proves that Allah is not the true God. The Quran reveals that Allah is a fellow-worshipper along with the rest of the angels. This is clearly polytheism. Sadly for Muslims, they pray to a god who prays. And they follow a prophet who has the authority to interrupt their prayers to Allah. And this authority comes at a great cost to Muslims because it empowers Muhammad to prevent Allah from listening to the prayers of those whom he interrupts. Muhammad has to be greater or equal in authority with Allah to prevent him from listening to your prayers. When Muhammad calls, Muslims must stop whatever they are doing and respond to his call. And this includes their prayers. Muslims, we are not the ones saying this but your Prophet:

Surah 8:24: “O you who believe! Answer the call of Allah and His Apostle when he calls you to that which gives you life; and know that Allah intervenes between man and his heart, and that to Him you shall be gathered.” (Shakir)

Carefully consider now how the Prophet of Islam clarified both the meaning and the application of the above Quranic verse.

Sahih Bukhari, Volume 6, Book 60, Number 226:  

Narrated Abu Said Al-Mualla: While I was praying, the Prophet passed by and called me, but I did not go to him till I had finished my prayer. When I went to him, he said, “What prevented you from coming?” I said, “I was praying.” He said, “Didn’t Allah say” “O you who believe Give your response to Allah and to His Apostle.” (Surah 8:24)

Sahih Bukhari, Volume 6, Book 60, Number 1:

Narrated Abu Said bin Al-Mu’alla: While I was praying in the Mosque, Allah’s Apostle called me but I did not respond to him. Later I said, “O Allah’s Apostle! I was praying.” He said, “Didn’t Allah say – Give your response to Allah (by obeying Him) and to His Apostle when he calls you.” (Surah 8:24)

This proves that Muslims must respond to the call of Muhammad even while they are praying. They are required to honor Muhammad above Allah. Why do we say that? On the surface it may appear that Muhammad was only demanding the Muslims to recognize his right to interrupt their prayers. However, there is more to this. It is important to note that each time Muhammad interrupts the prayer of a Muslim, he simultaneously interrupts Allah from receiving the prayer of that Muslim. This means that Muhammad has the authority to even interrupt Allah from receiving the prayers of his worshippers. Does not this exalt Muhammad to a position equal or even greater than Allah? Is this not polytheism? Can you then deny that in reality Islam has two gods?

The true God is identified by this divine name in the Holy Bible. His divine name is Jehovah. He is God Almighty. As such, it is impossible for Him to pray. On the other hand, Allah prays. This clearly proves that he is not the true God. He is but an impostor.

Before we conclude this article, we want to clarify an important fact. We want our Muslim readers to understand that true Christians do not worship Jesus. The Holy Bible does allow for this. However, we firmly believe that Jesus is the unique Son of God. And we sincerely obey all the teachings of Jesus Christ which are recorded in the Holy Bible. One such teaching is the profound statement of Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew. Jesus clearly stated:

Matthew 4:10: For it is written: “It is Jehovah your God you must worship, and it is to him alone you must render sacred service.”

This teaching of Jesus Christ rules out the worship of anyone else besides Jehovah. In obedience to his teaching, we worship Jehovah alone. He is the only true God.