Smoke
Done here.
It seems pretty obvious that Islam must regard Paul as a false prophet or a false apostle, and that Islamic view of Paul must correspond pretty closely to the Ebionite view. I was looking for more detail on the Islamic view, and didn't find a whole lot, but I did find the following, in a Google cached page:
So what do the early Muslim theologians say about Paul? The reality is that the early Muslims theologians recognised that Paul was the corrupter of the religion we know today as "Christianity". We hence would like to sum up the position of Paul in Islam with the words of the eminent Shaykhul-Islaam Ibn Taymiyyah (d. 728H), that
[5] As quoted by William Montgomery Watt, Muslim-Christian Ecounters: Perceptions and Misconceptions (Routledge, 1991), p. 69
Can any of the Muslims here (or anyone else) elaborate on the Islamic view of Paul?This is just like what Paul fabricated when he entered into the Religion of Christianity in order to corrupt the Religion of the Christians.[4]
Ash-Shahratain (d. 1153), a theologian of the Asharite school, echoes the above words of Ibn Taymiyyah by stating that
Paul, however, disordered his affair, made himself (Peter's) partner, altered the basis of his knowledge, and mixed it with the argument of the philosophers and the (evil) suggestion of his heart.[5]
4] This statement was originally stated by al-Laalikaaee (no. 2832) from ash-Shabee. It was authenticated by Shaykhul-Islaam Ibn Taymiyyah in Minhaajus-Sunnah (1/29) and he pointed out the earlier scholars who did this. It was declared hasan by al-Haafidh Ibn Hajar in Fath al-Bari (12/270).
[5] As quoted by William Montgomery Watt, Muslim-Christian Ecounters: Perceptions and Misconceptions (Routledge, 1991), p. 69
. I believe Isaiah is not in the list of the Apostles. And also, I forgot to include Muhammad in the list of Apostles as the last Apostle.
