The Quran states, among other things: “It is better not to follow any prophet at all than to follow the false one.”
How great is the irony that they're calling a warmonger a prophet.
We are in the 7. century after Christ: The Levant is conquered, along with all of North Africa, extending as far as parts of the Iberian Peninsula. Islam, a new adaptation of the abrahamic tradition is spreading. Muhammad stands at the helm as the supreme leader, the holy messenger of the final message from the Abrahamic God. A religion that was spread by the sword and forced upon people through fear.
Muhammad’s beautiful and inspiring writings date from his youth and early 20s. He was different back then - more spiritual - before he became a military leader. His entire tone changes after that, too. He shifts from being a peacemaker to a conqueror. I don’t think I need to say what Muhammad thought of Christians and Jews. It’s also best to leave out the content of the Hadith when discussing him, unless you want to talk about pedophilia and other morally questionable behaviors.
The reason there is a division between Shiites and Sunnis today stems from the fact - in addition to other traditions that emerged after his death and disputes among his highest-ranking followers - that Muhammad, in his later years, differed greatly in his words and way of life from his younger self, when he was still wet behind the ears. One group practices a more moderate form of Islam, while the other clearly and unequivocally preaches conquest and advocates for a theocratic state in its most radical form. He was a young, educated man for his time. He could read and write, and felt a spiritual calling to be a messenger of God. Although he had no connection to the lineage of Abraham and was not descended from the royal house of David or Solomon, he was a self-proclaimed madman with his own fan fiction that still resonates today.
Since he has no connection to Abraham’s family tree, nor to the other lineage references in King David and King Solomon, no. Every prophet of the Old Testament can be traced back to Abraham. That is why Genesis begins with a long genealogical account that extends all the way to Jesus. I am simply arguing from a theological perspective here. From the theological perspective of the Abrahamic faith, he is not a prophet - no.
How great is the irony that they're calling a warmonger a prophet.
We are in the 7. century after Christ: The Levant is conquered, along with all of North Africa, extending as far as parts of the Iberian Peninsula. Islam, a new adaptation of the abrahamic tradition is spreading. Muhammad stands at the helm as the supreme leader, the holy messenger of the final message from the Abrahamic God. A religion that was spread by the sword and forced upon people through fear.
Muhammad’s beautiful and inspiring writings date from his youth and early 20s. He was different back then - more spiritual - before he became a military leader. His entire tone changes after that, too. He shifts from being a peacemaker to a conqueror. I don’t think I need to say what Muhammad thought of Christians and Jews. It’s also best to leave out the content of the Hadith when discussing him, unless you want to talk about pedophilia and other morally questionable behaviors.
The reason there is a division between Shiites and Sunnis today stems from the fact - in addition to other traditions that emerged after his death and disputes among his highest-ranking followers - that Muhammad, in his later years, differed greatly in his words and way of life from his younger self, when he was still wet behind the ears. One group practices a more moderate form of Islam, while the other clearly and unequivocally preaches conquest and advocates for a theocratic state in its most radical form. He was a young, educated man for his time. He could read and write, and felt a spiritual calling to be a messenger of God. Although he had no connection to the lineage of Abraham and was not descended from the royal house of David or Solomon, he was a self-proclaimed madman with his own fan fiction that still resonates today.
Since he has no connection to Abraham’s family tree, nor to the other lineage references in King David and King Solomon, no. Every prophet of the Old Testament can be traced back to Abraham. That is why Genesis begins with a long genealogical account that extends all the way to Jesus. I am simply arguing from a theological perspective here. From the theological perspective of the Abrahamic faith, he is not a prophet - no.
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