DEBUNKING ORIENTALISTS
Orientalists only looked at the content of a Hadith. They assumed the chains of transmission to be forgeries. There is an obvious problem with this approach: Early Islamic historians gathered in their books ALL narrations with their chains,authentic or not
Orientalists only looked at the content of a Hadith. They assumed the chains of transmission to be forgeries. There is an obvious problem with this approach: Early Islamic historians gathered in their books ALL narrations with their chains,authentic or not
The Hadith experts are supposed to later check whether these narrations are authentic.Hence,u will find narrations with anonymous narrators,broken chains,exclusive narrating and well-known forgers. So u will see contradictions in the narrations.When u solely focus on the content
(and when u ignore the chain, when u literary ignore the source) then you will very easily fall into the trap of cherry-picking stuff that supports your biases (no matter how flimsy the chain/source)
Here an example:
Here an example:
German Islam-Expert Angelika Neuwirth says about the impressive knowledge and information of the Qur'an:
Hence, to explain how "Muhammad" could know so much, orientalists invented many fanciful theories. We will analyze one now, InshAllah
Hence, to explain how "Muhammad" could know so much, orientalists invented many fanciful theories. We will analyze one now, InshAllah
The Israeli historian Chaim Rabin, as a jewish scholar, is particularly impressed with the knowledge that the Qur'an has regarding the fine details of jewish theology, exegesis and history (see screenshot)
He assumes that Muhammad is its author (and not God)...
He assumes that Muhammad is its author (and not God)...
so he makes up this theory: there was a jewish sect that expected the coming of a Prophet who should free jews from xtians. Orthodox Jews expelled this sect from Medina and Yemen.
As proof, he quotes Baladhuri, who narrates in his book Futuh that some jewish merchants were
As proof, he quotes Baladhuri, who narrates in his book Futuh that some jewish merchants were
expelled from Medina and Yemen and settled in Taif. On the next page, Rabin claims these jews to have been Muhammads "mentors", who "taught" him judaism and bible
This is false.Rabin did not bother to check the chain of this narration. In the chain u have a narrator who was weak
This is false.Rabin did not bother to check the chain of this narration. In the chain u have a narrator who was weak
cuz of his bad memory. Also, this narrator was born in Taif but grew up in Damascus 2,000 km away. He narrates from his father, who narrates from some anonymous and vague "shaykhs of Taif".
Besides the dubious chain, the narration does not even say why those jews were expelled
Besides the dubious chain, the narration does not even say why those jews were expelled
...nor who these "shaykhs" are nor where they got that from.
But this does not prevent Rabin from making up his theory of "alleged jewish mentors".
He proceeds talking about the detailed and remarkable knowledge the Quran has about jews.
But this does not prevent Rabin from making up his theory of "alleged jewish mentors".
He proceeds talking about the detailed and remarkable knowledge the Quran has about jews.
He claims that "Muhammad" must have gotten these information from these jews.He is right that the Qur'an is amazing
But the knowledge of Qur'an is so deep,that it cannot be from Muhammad, nor mentors.The Qur'an literary alludes to the exact Aramaic wording in the Talmud. See:
But the knowledge of Qur'an is so deep,that it cannot be from Muhammad, nor mentors.The Qur'an literary alludes to the exact Aramaic wording in the Talmud. See:
Muhammad could neither write nor read in his native language
There is also a logical problem to Rabins theory:if this jewish sect believed him to be a Prophet, why were they teaching him?
Shouldn't God reveal you the information? Why do u need our help?
Hence, orientalists claim that the word "ummiyy" does not mean illiterate, but gentile.
They confuse it with a similar Hebrew word. Rabin tries to support this theory, by claiming it always appears when talking about prophecy (hence the translation should be "gentile prophet")
They confuse it with a similar Hebrew word. Rabin tries to support this theory, by claiming it always appears when talking about prophecy (hence the translation should be "gentile prophet")
Rabin is evidently wrong and 1400 years of Islamic religious scholarship is right. "Ummiyy" DOES mean illiterate. Quran even describes some jews as ummiyyun (Quran 2:78), so it cannot mean "gentile" (non-jewish).
The Prophet himself defines the word ummiyy:
The lexicon of Lane:
The Prophet himself defines the word ummiyy:
The lexicon of Lane:
This is just one example of the distortions and conspiracy theories of the orientalists. Read for more: drive.google.com
See also: islamic-awareness.org
And Alhamdulillah for the blessing of Islam and may He preserve us from falsehood
See also: islamic-awareness.org
And Alhamdulillah for the blessing of Islam and may He preserve us from falsehood
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