"And those who believe and perform righteous deeds, and believe in what has been sent down unto Muhammad - and it is the truth from their Lord - He has absolved them of their evil deeds and set their state aright."
Quran 47:2
"Muhammad is naught but a messenger; messengers have passed before him. So if he dies or is slain, will you turn back on your heels? Whosoever turns back on his heels will not harm God in the least, and God will reward the thankful."
Quran 3:144
"Muhammad is not the father of any man among you; rather, he is the Messenger of God and the Seal of the prophets. And God is Knower of all things."
Quran 33:40
"Muhammad is the Messenger of God. Those who are with him are harsh against the disbelievers, merciful to one another. You see them bowing, prostrating, seeking bounty from God and contentment; their mark upon their facts is from the effect of prostration. That is their likeness in the Torah. And their likeness in the Gospel is a sapling that puts forth its shoot and strengthens it, such that it grows stout and rises firmly upon its stalk, impressing the sowers, that through them He may enrage the disbelievers. God has promised forgiveness and a great reward to those among them who believe and perform righteous deeds."
Quran 48:29
In the old days people from outside the faith, partially out of ignorance and partially out of a desire to piss off Muslims, would refer to Islam and Muhammadism. Thankfully we'll past the time - that is, the use of the term Muhammadism, not, sadly, the time of ignorance or willful cruelty. Some vestige of this belief still exists in that sometimes the Quran is identified as a book about Muhammad, when, of course, any Muslim would tell you that it is a book about God. In reality, Muhammad is only mentioned four times by name in the Quran. Many characters are mentioned more times in the Quran than the Prophet, including both Jesus and Mary (foreshadowing of later blog posts, obviously). At this point I simply wanted to cull them out. They're all important and I'm hoping to talk about all of them separately later.
Quran 47:2
"Muhammad is naught but a messenger; messengers have passed before him. So if he dies or is slain, will you turn back on your heels? Whosoever turns back on his heels will not harm God in the least, and God will reward the thankful."
Quran 3:144
"Muhammad is not the father of any man among you; rather, he is the Messenger of God and the Seal of the prophets. And God is Knower of all things."
Quran 33:40
"Muhammad is the Messenger of God. Those who are with him are harsh against the disbelievers, merciful to one another. You see them bowing, prostrating, seeking bounty from God and contentment; their mark upon their facts is from the effect of prostration. That is their likeness in the Torah. And their likeness in the Gospel is a sapling that puts forth its shoot and strengthens it, such that it grows stout and rises firmly upon its stalk, impressing the sowers, that through them He may enrage the disbelievers. God has promised forgiveness and a great reward to those among them who believe and perform righteous deeds."
Quran 48:29
In the old days people from outside the faith, partially out of ignorance and partially out of a desire to piss off Muslims, would refer to Islam and Muhammadism. Thankfully we'll past the time - that is, the use of the term Muhammadism, not, sadly, the time of ignorance or willful cruelty. Some vestige of this belief still exists in that sometimes the Quran is identified as a book about Muhammad, when, of course, any Muslim would tell you that it is a book about God. In reality, Muhammad is only mentioned four times by name in the Quran. Many characters are mentioned more times in the Quran than the Prophet, including both Jesus and Mary (foreshadowing of later blog posts, obviously). At this point I simply wanted to cull them out. They're all important and I'm hoping to talk about all of them separately later.
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