Question? Is Mohammed really a prophet or a jihad?

we knw a prophet is som1 devine revelation on future wvents to happen? Y is mohamed called a prophet? Wat dd hw prophesy abt? Muslems pls im waiting...

Posted: at 31-12-2011 01:31 PM (13 years ago) | Upcoming

Asking that could have got you burned at the stake a few centuries back!

Posted: at 1-01-2012 12:04 AM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Muhammad is the
founder of the
religion of Islam and
is regarded by
Muslims as a
messenger and
prophet of God, the
greatest law-bearer
in a series of Islamic
prophets and by
most Muslims the last
prophet as taught by
the Qur'an 33:40–40.
Muslims thus
consider him the
restorer of an
uncorrupted original
monotheistic faith
(islām) of Adam,
Noah, Abraham,
Moses, Jesus and
other prophets. He
was also active as a
diplomat, merchant,
philosopher, orator,
legislator, reformer,
military general, and,
according to Muslim
belief, an agent of
divine action.
Born in 570 in the
Arabian city of Mecca,
he was orphaned at
an early age and
brought up under the
care of his uncle Abu
Talib. He later worked
mostly as a
merchant, as well as
a shepherd, and was
first married by age
25. Discontented with
life in Mecca, he
retreated to a cave in
the surrounding
mountains for
meditation and
reflection. According
to Islamic beliefs it
was here, at age 40,
in the month of
Ramadan, where he
received his first
revelation from God.
Three years after this
event Muhammad
started preaching
these revelations
publicly, proclaiming
that "God is One",
that complete
"surrender" to Him
(lit. islām) is the only
way (dīn) acceptable
to God, and that he
himself was a
prophet and
messenger of God, in
the same vein as
other Islamic
prophets.
Muhammad gained
few followers early
on, and was met with
hostility from some
Meccan tribes; he and
his followers were
treated harshly. To
escape persecution
first Muhammad sent
some of his followers
to Abyssinia before
he and his remaining
followers in Mecca
migrated to Medina
(then known as
Yathrib) in the year
622. This event, the
Hijra, marks the
beginning of the
Islamic calendar,
which is also known
as the Hijri Calendar.
In Medina,
Muhammad united
the conflicting tribes,
and after eight years
of fighting with the
Meccan tribes, his
followers, who by
then had grown to
ten thousand,
conquered Mecca. In
632, a few months
after returning to
Medina from his
Farewell pilgrimage,
Muhammad fell ill
and died. By the time
of his death, most of
the Arabian
Peninsula had
converted to Islam;
and he united the
tribes of Arabia into a
single Muslim
religious polity.[15]
[16]
The revelations—
which Muhammad
reported receiving
until his death—form
the verses of the
Qur'an, regarded by
Muslims as the “Word
of God” and around
which the religion is
based. Besides the
Qur'an, Muhammad’s
life (sira) and
traditions (sunnah)
are also upheld by
Muslims. They discuss
Muhammad and
other prophets of
Islam with reverence,
adding the phrase
peace be upon him
whenever their
names are
mentioned. While
conceptions of
Muhammad in
medieval
Christendom and
premodern times
were largely
negative, appraisals
in modern history
have been far less.
So the answer to
your question
is......YES

Posted: at 1-01-2012 08:06 AM (13 years ago) | Upcoming

usman212s -

Why did you
cut and paste
your post in
that funny way?

Posted: at 2-01-2012 12:55 AM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac

You say that Muhammed was a man - well, that being the case, there is nothing sacred about him.

And the reason that Christianity and Islam have so much in common is because both derive from Judaism.

Posted: at 4-01-2012 12:08 PM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac

I am not an atheist (though my brother is) - I am Asatruar.

And pointing out that Mohammed was just a man is pointing out a fact, not in any way disrespectful. I've thought for some time that treating Mohammed as somehow divine is blasphemous towards Al'Lah.

Posted: at 5-01-2012 10:43 AM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Evry prophet was a man. Frm Adam to Jesus to Muhammad (SAW), they wre able to do things normal men cudnt thru the power and will of Allah. So u cnt regard them as nt being divine as long as u hv faith in God Almighty.

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Posted: at 5-01-2012 05:34 PM (13 years ago) | Upcoming

(1) Adam wasn't a prophet. (2) Yeshuah claimed to be the son of Yahweh, which would imply sometthing a bit more than a prophet. (3) What did Mohammed do that was so extraordinary other than found a religion? Joseph Smith and Brigham Young did as much.

What is that SAW bit you keep sticking after Mohammed, BTW?

Posted: at 5-01-2012 09:32 PM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac

On the contrary Adam was the 1st prophet. It's an issue of wht u believe. Muhammad SAW (sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) tht is "peace and blessings be upon him"  brought a law, a religion, a way of life, a code of worship, a way of prayer, a message and a faith tht was and remains unique. The level of faith tht a Muslim has in his religion is incomprehensible and Muhammad (pbuh) is the centerpiece.

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Posted: at 6-01-2012 02:13 AM (13 years ago) | Upcoming

Mohamed is not a prophet of God. He was a devil incarnate who came to mislead some fools who worship and pray by using sun set during their devilish fasting. He came to steal, kill and destroy.

Posted: at 7-01-2012 01:26 AM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac