Surya Deva
Well-Known Member
Well,
As Hacyon has revealed above, he did not write the Quran, he was illiterate so he spoke the Quran and his followers would write it for him. Now how did he reveal the Quran? Apparently he had what looked like epilectic fits(his followers would cover him with a cloth) and they became revelations(although I don't think all his revelations were fits) and he progressively revealed the Quran on what he said. What was curious about his revelations, they tended to be about what happening in his life at the time. When he commited adultery against his wife and she got upset, he felt guilty and then he had a revelation to the effect of at the top of my head "You should not feel guilty, she was wrong"
When his follower Abdulla and his troupe on a mission to spy on caravan passing by, Abdulla apprehended them, killed the men and captured their loot, but one escaped and sounded the alarm. This killing took place in the holy of month of the Arabs and when news spread Mohammed and his followers were held in contempt. Mohammed distanced himself from the act and reprimanded Abdulla, and demoted him and claimed that he would not take his share of the loot, despite being entitled to a third of it according to his previous revelation. A few days later Mohammed had another revelation saying it was OK what Abdulla had done and for Mohammed to take his share. So Mohammed reinstated Abdulla and took his share.
One could also see the life and times of Mohammed reflected in the Quran. When he was in Mecca and his followers were weak, his revelations were about keeping peace with the Meccans. When his followering were strong enough to lay seige on Mecca his revelations were "slay all"
Another very interesting story. I will quote from Wiki:
According to Baidawi in Tafsir “Anwar al-Tanzil wa Asrar al-Ta'wil”, Muhammad dictated verses starting at (Qur'an 23:12) that says;
"We created man of an extraction of clay" and when Muhammad reached the part that says, "... thereafter We produced him as another creature (23:14)", Abdullah said, "So blessed be God the fairest of creators!" in amazement at the details of man's creation.
The prophet said, "Write it down; for thus it has been revealed." Abdullah doubted and said, "If Muhammad is truthful then I receive the revelation as much as he does, and if he is a liar, what I said is a good as what he said." After this incident, Abdullah repudiated Islam, left Medina and went to Mecca, spreading his belief that Muhammad composed the Qur'an himself without divine intervention.
Following the conquest of Mecca in 629 CE, Muhammad ordered that Abdullah should be executed but Uthman protected him. When conditions calmed, he was presented to Muhammad seeking pardon and offering the oath of loyalty. However, Muhammad withheld his hand and maintained silence. Uthman begged him to pardon Abdullah and on the third attempt Muhammad accepted Abdullah's oath of loyalty, effectively pardoning him.
Nevertheless, as soon as Abdullah had left, Muhammad turned to the Muslims who were in the room and asked: “Was not there a wise man among you who would stand up to him when he saw that I had withheld my hand from accepting his allegiance, and kill him?” The companions, aghast, responded: “We did not know what you had in your heart, Apostle of Allah! Why did you not give us a signal with your eye?” Muhammad said: “It is not advisable, for a Prophet to play deceptive tricks with the eyes.”
The Meccan accused Mohammed of fabricating verses. They invited him to debates to argue his claims, when Mohammed failed to convince, he had revelations to not participate in any debates. When Mohammed threatened the Meccans of divine retribution for their insolence, they told him to bring about a rain of hellfire on them and prove it. Mohammed then had another revelation that hellfire will only come at an appointed time.
When Mohammed challenged the Meccans to produce revelations like him. Al Nadar(a meccan) accepted and produced revelations much better than him, which apparently really angered Mohammed. When Mohammed laid seige on Mecca, he had Al-Nadar executed in front of him.
So as you can see, not very impressive....
As Hacyon has revealed above, he did not write the Quran, he was illiterate so he spoke the Quran and his followers would write it for him. Now how did he reveal the Quran? Apparently he had what looked like epilectic fits(his followers would cover him with a cloth) and they became revelations(although I don't think all his revelations were fits) and he progressively revealed the Quran on what he said. What was curious about his revelations, they tended to be about what happening in his life at the time. When he commited adultery against his wife and she got upset, he felt guilty and then he had a revelation to the effect of at the top of my head "You should not feel guilty, she was wrong"
When his follower Abdulla and his troupe on a mission to spy on caravan passing by, Abdulla apprehended them, killed the men and captured their loot, but one escaped and sounded the alarm. This killing took place in the holy of month of the Arabs and when news spread Mohammed and his followers were held in contempt. Mohammed distanced himself from the act and reprimanded Abdulla, and demoted him and claimed that he would not take his share of the loot, despite being entitled to a third of it according to his previous revelation. A few days later Mohammed had another revelation saying it was OK what Abdulla had done and for Mohammed to take his share. So Mohammed reinstated Abdulla and took his share.
One could also see the life and times of Mohammed reflected in the Quran. When he was in Mecca and his followers were weak, his revelations were about keeping peace with the Meccans. When his followering were strong enough to lay seige on Mecca his revelations were "slay all"
Another very interesting story. I will quote from Wiki:
According to Baidawi in Tafsir “Anwar al-Tanzil wa Asrar al-Ta'wil”, Muhammad dictated verses starting at (Qur'an 23:12) that says;
"We created man of an extraction of clay" and when Muhammad reached the part that says, "... thereafter We produced him as another creature (23:14)", Abdullah said, "So blessed be God the fairest of creators!" in amazement at the details of man's creation.
The prophet said, "Write it down; for thus it has been revealed." Abdullah doubted and said, "If Muhammad is truthful then I receive the revelation as much as he does, and if he is a liar, what I said is a good as what he said." After this incident, Abdullah repudiated Islam, left Medina and went to Mecca, spreading his belief that Muhammad composed the Qur'an himself without divine intervention.
Following the conquest of Mecca in 629 CE, Muhammad ordered that Abdullah should be executed but Uthman protected him. When conditions calmed, he was presented to Muhammad seeking pardon and offering the oath of loyalty. However, Muhammad withheld his hand and maintained silence. Uthman begged him to pardon Abdullah and on the third attempt Muhammad accepted Abdullah's oath of loyalty, effectively pardoning him.
Nevertheless, as soon as Abdullah had left, Muhammad turned to the Muslims who were in the room and asked: “Was not there a wise man among you who would stand up to him when he saw that I had withheld my hand from accepting his allegiance, and kill him?” The companions, aghast, responded: “We did not know what you had in your heart, Apostle of Allah! Why did you not give us a signal with your eye?” Muhammad said: “It is not advisable, for a Prophet to play deceptive tricks with the eyes.”
The Meccan accused Mohammed of fabricating verses. They invited him to debates to argue his claims, when Mohammed failed to convince, he had revelations to not participate in any debates. When Mohammed threatened the Meccans of divine retribution for their insolence, they told him to bring about a rain of hellfire on them and prove it. Mohammed then had another revelation that hellfire will only come at an appointed time.
When Mohammed challenged the Meccans to produce revelations like him. Al Nadar(a meccan) accepted and produced revelations much better than him, which apparently really angered Mohammed. When Mohammed laid seige on Mecca, he had Al-Nadar executed in front of him.
So as you can see, not very impressive....
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