In the name of Allāh,

the Beneficent, the Merciful.

Peace and Blessings of Allāh on Mohammad.

DEDICATED TO

Allāh–the Glorious and the High,

Lord of the worlds

AND TO

Mohammad–who brought the world

to our feet and eternity to our arms.

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ANSWERING WikiISLAM-2

(See also Allāh vs. Historians – Jesus not killed on cross)



Muslims are not to be overwhelmed by WikiIslam’s material. Like other critics of Islam1 –such as Ali Sina, Ibn Warraq; Nonie Darwish, Wafa Sultan; Irshad Manji, Sam Harris, Father Zakaria Botros– WikiIslam is VAST on text and VOID of substance. WikiIslam has used verses of the Qur’an without knowing (or caring to know) the background to which verses were revealed. (Muhammad Ali has explained words.and given a background to verses of the Qur’an; his translation can be viewed/obtained at www.muslim.org).

THE QUR’AN is not a story-book. It does “not relate stories for the sake of giving information of the past, but for the lessons which they afford for the future guidance of man.” Neither is the Qur’an “a book of laws, but essentially a book meant for the spiritual and moral advancement of man, and therefore the power, greatness, grandeur and glory of God is its chief theme, the principles of social laws enunciated therein being also meant to promote the moral and spiritual advancement of man”–(Muhammad Ali, comm. p.vi). While the Qur’an came to perfect religion and complete Allāh God’s favor to man, it also recounts the message given to prophets previous to Prophet Mohammad, and answers questions. This is why it is not uncommon to have revelations regarding certain incidents, namely, when the Prophet prayed for his deceased enemy and Hazrat ‘Umar objected Allāh sent revelation regarding the matter; there are also other incidents and even with the Prophet’s personal life.

HADITH. The Qur’an was revelaed over a period of about twenty-three years. Thus, in understanding Hadith one needs to know the time frame in which it was given –if it was before or after Qur’anic revelation on the topic. Also, even during the lifetime of the Prophet sayings/hadith were forged in his name. Whatever contradicts the Qur’an is to be discarded: the Qur’an supersedes all other sources of guidance. (For details see ANSWERING WIKIISLAM-1).

QUESTIONS TO ASK MUSLIMS

This page is divided into six sections; questions that WikiIslam has put forward (1) for Muslims (2) for Sunnis (3) for Shi’ites (4) for Ahmadis (5) for Qur’anists and (6) for Bahais.

Whereas the cardinal doctrines of Islam –Unity of Allāh God, Prayer, Zakaat/Charity, Fasting and Hajj– are clearly expressed in the Qur’an and are conducive to reason. WikiIslam has no questions for Hindus whose cardinal doctrines –Karma & Reincarnation– are obscure and are not conducive to reason. Also, WikiIslam has no questions for Christians whose cardinal doctrines –Trinity, inherited sin and vicarious atonement– have no Divine foundation, no prophetic foundation, no logical foundation and are repugnant to reason (and God calls them to reason–Isaiah 1:18).

As shown on this site there is no religion superior to, or equal with, Islam; and no system more equitable and just than Shari’ah.

Whereas WikiIslam made 186 demands from Muslims we have only three demands from WikiIslam–:

(1) prove that Allāh God does not exist (we have already proven that Allāh exists on this site)

(2) prove a religion superior to, or equal with, Islam

(3) prove a system more equitable and just than Shari’ah. Prove these and we will follow whatever you follow; and as you cannot prove these you are to follow Islam.

Muslims who apostatized from Islam have the grand opportunity while you are alive to repent and return to Allāh; when you die –and no one knows when he/she will die– there is no second chance.

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CONTENTS

1. Questions for Muslims (161)

2. Questions for Sunnis (4)

3. Questions for Shi’ites (2)

4. Questions for Ahmadis (3)

5. Questions for Qur’anists (16)

6. Questions for Bahais (20)

QUESTIONS FOR MUSLIMS

(We have enterd WikiIslam’s material with its links as copied from his site. For ease of identification we have colored WikiIslam’s text brown).

1. The Qur’an refers to alcohol as an “abomination” and “Satan’s handwork”,[1] so why does the Qur’an also praise[2] alcohol and emphasize the point[3] that it is something found in heaven?

ANSWER: The Qur’an does NOT say that alcohol is an “abomination” and “Satan;s handiwork.” Allāh says that alcohol has benefit and harm, and that the harm outweighs the benefit, and that drinking alcohol and gambling and sacrificing to idols are Satan’s handiwork:: “They ask thee (Mohammad) about intoxicants and games of chance (gambling). Say: In both of them is a great sin and(some) advantage for men, and their sin is greater than their advantage”–Qur’an 2:219); “O you who believe, intoxicants and games of chance and (sacrificing to) stones set up (i.e. sacrificing to idols) and (dividing by) arrows are only an uncleanness, the devil’s work; so shun it that you may succeed. The devil desires only to create enmity and hatred among you by means of intoxicants and games of chance, and to keep you back from the remembrance of Allāh and from prayer. Will you then keep back?”–(Qur’an 5:90-91).

That alcohol is found in heaven. What makes you think the “wine” in heaven is the same intoxicting “wine” on earth? Don’t we have “alcohol free” wine and beer and champagne on earth? The names of things in heaven and on earth are the same in NAME only:; the description of the Muslim Paradise is figurative: “No soul knows what refreshment of the eyes is hidden for them: a reward for what they did”–(Qur;an 32:17). And Prophet Mohammad explains: “Allah said, ‘I have prepared for My pious worshippers such things as no eye has ever seen, no ear has ever heard of, and nobody has ever thought of. All that is reserved, besides which, all that you have seen, is nothing’”–(Bokhari Vol. 6, #303). (For more dangers of alcohol especially to women and young girls see Alcohol & Gambling).

2. When used in moderation, there are numerous benefits in the consumption of alcohol. Rather than giving us an outright ban,[1] shouldn’t Allah have only prohibited its abuse?

ANSWER: Because it is not the last drink that can lead to abuse/addiction it is the first drink that does, which leads to another and……(As noted above, Allāh informs us that the harm from alcohol outweighs its benefit).

3. The Qur’an encourages people to drink milk[16] and tells us it is something being served in the Muslim Paradise,[17] but if you claim the potential health risk of alcohol was enough to cause its prohibition, why not also ban the drinking of milk which is potentially more harmful due to most of the world’s population, past[18] and present,[19][20] not being biologically designed to digest milk?

ANSWER: “Potentially” more harmful, mind you. (If humans are not “biologically designed to digest milk,” then they should also avoid all milk prodcuts such as cheeze, ice-cream, etc;). The main contention (as noted on the Interent) against milk is that the calcium is not absorbed but passes out the urine and leaves one susceptible to osteoporosis. But what about the other nutrients that milk contain?

It is not unusuall to have one study saying one thing now and later refuting its own findings. Notably, these statements against milk are invariably pregnant with uncertainties like “maybe,” “perhaps,”: “possible link,. “evidence suggests,” “likely to,” “can have.” One page even goes so far to say that there may be a “possible link” between “excessive consumption of cow’s milk and juvenile delilnqueny;” that the “juvenile offenders ate less fruit, nuts and vegetables.” (???)

One reason against milk is that some people have lactose intolerance. So? Some people have peanut intolerance –fatal– as well as reactions to other foods. One cannot help but wonder who funds these “henny-penny” “cock-a-doodle-do” anti-milk reports. Some of which promote vegetarianism. (For a comment on vegetarianism see Hinduism-Vegetarianism).

Mammals provide milk for their young. A child is to be nursed by his/her mother for 24-30 months–(Qur’an 2:233; 46:15). Allāh says: “And surely there is a lesson for you in the cattle: We give you to drink of what is in their bellies — from betwixt the faeces and the blood — pure milk, agreeable to the drinkers”–Qur’an 16:66).

Milk is said to contain vitamin B12, iodine, vitamin B2, vitamin D, phosphorous, pantothenic acid, calcium, selenium, protein, biotin, vitamin A. Barring exceptions where humans may have certain ailments, if cows are healthy and raised on wholesome diet their milk should not be harmful, “potentially” or otherwise, to humans. Allah would not have man consume products harmful to him.

That there is milk in Paradise; as already noted the things on earth and in Paradise are the same in name only (see item #1).

4. If life is a test, isn’t banning alcohol in Muslim countries the same as interfering in Allah’s affairs?

ANSWER: Allāh reveals to us those things which take us into Paradise. One of these things is the eschewing of alcohol. Thus the “banning” of alcohol is a “test”(and in avoiding alcohol Muslims have passed this “test”). “Banning” is not “interfering;” “banning” is part of the “test”

5. Muhammad claimed Zamzam (Islamic holy water) is miraculous and it could heal any disease.[21] So why does it contain arsenic levels three times the legal limit, high levels of nitrate, and other potentially harmful bacteria?[22] Does Allah want to poison his followers?

ANSWER: (Were there mercury and pcb in our lakes and rivers a century ago?) Did Zamzam water contain “arsenic,” “nitrate” and “potentially harmful bacteria” when Mohammad uttered his saying thirteen hundred years ago? For thirteen hindred years hundreds of millions (ff not billions) of Muslims (including myself) have drunk Zamzam water (and some Muslims even ditch their personal belongings to load up on Zamzam water to take home), do you have statistics to show that Muslims died or suffered from these contaminants in Zamzam water?

6. The Qur’an says Allah cannot have a son without a consort,[23] yet claims Mary had a son without a consort.[24] Is this not limiting Allah’s omnipotence,[25] and why is Mary capable of doing something Allah cannot?

ANSWER: Allah did NOT say that Mary had a son without a consort (see Jesus-birth miracle or mechanix?). Allah, the Creator created Adam and Eve without parents, why then could He not give Mary a son without a mate? It is preposterous to argue that Mary having a son without a mate makes her more powerful than Allah Who not only created her but gave her the son.

7. Is Allah the god of the Old Testament?

ANSWER: Allāh is the God of all Divinely revealed Scriptures. However, not all that are in the Old Testament is Divine Revelation (see Bible corrupt & obsolete).

8. 1 of Allah’s 99 names translates as the Deceiver.[26] Why would you believe in any such deity?

ANSWER: One of Allah’s names is NOT “Deceiver.” Allah Who is solicitous for the benefit of man could not be “Deceiver.” Regarding “Al Muthil” (al-Mudzill) Muhammad Ali notes:

“A great misconception regarding the teachings of the Qur’an is that it ascribes to God the attribute of leading astray. Nothing could be farther from the truth. While al-Hadi or the One Who guides, is one of the ninety-nine names of Allah, as accepted by all Muslims, al-Mudzill, or the One Who leads astray, has never been recognized as such. If leading astray were an attribute of God, as guiding certainly is, the name al-Mudzill should have been included in the list of His names, as al-Hadi is. But the Qur’an, which repeatedly says that God’s are all the excellent names, could not ascribe to Him what it has plainly ascribed to the Devil, viz., the leading astray of men.…It is impossible that God, Who is so solicitous for the guidance of man, should Himself lead him astray. Guiding and leading astray are two contradictions which could not be gathered together in one being.” “The mistaken idea that God leads people astray arises out of a misconception of the meaning of the word idzlal when it is ascribed to God.” (The Religion of Islam, pp. 323, 324, 325).

9. Why does almost every description of Allah also equal non-existence? (i.e. incorporeal, immaterial, ineffable, unfathomable, incomprehensible, etc.).

ANSWER: The descriptions “incorporeal, immaterial, ineffable, unfathomable, incomprehensible” does not mean non-existence; only that it is beyond our concept or senses. Allah is beyond anything we can describe–(Qur’an 112:4). Allah has proven His existence through the Qur’an (see Qur’an-science; Qur’an-prophecies).

10. If no one has seen Allah,[27][28] its sex cannot be determined. Why do you still address it[27][28] as a male?

ANSWER: Allāh refers to Himself as “He.” No one has seen the Devil, how is it his sex is referred to as “he?”

11. Why would Allah have to bribe his followers[29][30] by promising them loot?

ANSWER: Certain government promise people free education to entice them to join the military, is this a “bribe”? Governments pay their soldiers a monthly salary to fight, is this a “bribe”? Allāh offers His soldiers the spoils of war, how is this a “bribe”? Notably, Biblical soldiers had “loot”:

“Then the Lord spake unto Moses, saying…And they warred against the Midianites, as the Lord commanded Moses, and they SLEW ALL THE MALES….And they brought the CAPTIVES and the prey and the spoil to Moses, and Eleazar…And Moses said unto them…Now therefore KILL EVERY MALE among the LITTLE ONES (of the captives), and KILL EVERY WOMAN who hath known man by lying with him, but ALL THE WOMEN CHILDREN, that have not known a man by lying with him (virgin girls) KEEP ALIVE FOR YOURSELVES…. And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Take the sum of the PREY (BOOTY) that was taken, both of MAN and of beast, thou and Eleazar…And divide the PREY (BOOTY) into two parts; between them that took the war upon them, who went out to battle, and between all the congregation And LEVY A TRIBUTE UNTO THE LORD …And the BOOTY, being the rest of the prey which the men of war had caught was 675,000 sheep, 72,000 cattle, and 61,000 asses, and of WOMEN that had not known man by lying with him (virgin girls), were 32,000. And the half, which was the portion of them that went out to war, was 337,500 sheep; 36,000 cattle, 30,500 asses, and 16,000 persons (virgin girls). And of the congregation’s half portion of these 16,000 virgin girls, 320 were given to the Levite priests, as “the Lord commanded Moses.” And the LORD’S TRIBUTE (of the (booty) was 675 sheep; 72 cattle; 61 donkeys; and 32 persons (virgin girls)…the men of war had taken SPOIL (BOOTY), EVERY MAN FOR HIMSELF.””– (Numbers 31:1-53).

Even America had “loot” After the World War II defeat of Germany, the U.S. (as noted on the Internet) collected “military and scientific booty;” scooping up some 1600 German scientists and their families (and doctors and engineers).

12. Would you trust a political party which does not allow ex-members to speak out? If not, why would you trust Islam, and why should anyone convert to a religion which kills[31] apostates and does not[31][32] allow criticism?

ANSWER: You are confusing Islam with Muslims; Islam does not stifle criticism; Islam does not seek to silence voices, Islam, the religion of wisdom, reason, argument and examples seeks to enhance mentality–(Qur’an 16:125) (See Islam & democracy). Allāh does not require that apostates be killed (see Islam-apostasy). Death for apostasy (and adultery, fornication and blasphemy) is the Jewish and Christian law. In fact Judaism and Christianity also requires death for kidnapping: “If a man be found stealing any of his brethren of the Children of Israel, and maketh merchandise of him, or selleth him; then that thief shall die”–(Deuteronomy 24:7).

13. Why do so many people still leave Islam[33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41] even though they receive death threats for doing so?

ANSWER: As shown there is no death for apostasy in Islam. People who leave Islam do not know Islam; and they know even less about that which they embrace.

Whereas the cardinal dcotrines of Islam –Unity of Allah God, Prayer, Zakaat/Charity, Fasting and Hajj– are clearly expressed in the Qur’an and observed by Pophet Mohammad, the cardinal doctrines of Christianity –Trinity, inherited sin and vicarious atonement– are not clearly expressed in the Bible or taught by Jesus, these doctrines, as shown on this site, are lies, falsehood and blasphemy; they are assumed and propagated as Divine truths; they are not conducive to reason either (see the topics on Christianity and on Jesus). And karma and reincarnation are not clearly expressed in the Veda; no one seems to know the origin of these doctrines; they are not conducive to reason either.

To leave Islam or follow a religion other than Islam is like giving up the best of an article for an inferior one.

14. Why is there “no compulsion” in religion when the punishment for apostasy, both “normal” apostasy and “treason”,[42] is death?

ANSWER: As already show there is no death for apostasy in Islam. As for “treason,” In almost all (or almot all) major countries people have been executed for treason. In the U.S. alone at least five people were executed for treason –Moses Dunbar (1777); Herbert Hans Haupt and five of his comrades were executed in the electric chair as spies in 1942; Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were executed in 1953 for espionage; and William Bruce Mumford was hanged in 1862 just for “tearing down a United States flag during the American Civil War.” (See Internet).

15. Classic Arabic is missing vowels and dots. If the Qur’an is the “words of God” only in its original language, why didn’t Allah reveal it in a language that was fully developed?

ANSWER: Vowel-less and dots-less Arabic IS the “fully developed” language. Prophet Mohammad came to the Arabs who was the only people who had not yet received a Divine messenger; and to unite all mankind under one Divine Law –the Qur’an/Shariah; and there is no system on earth that is more equitable and just then Shariah. Vowels and dots were inserted for the benefit of non-Arabic speaking people (see Qur’an, section points and vowels).

16. There are only 150 million native Arabic speakers in the world today.[43] Why did Allah not reveal the Qur’an in a language more widely spoken on earth such as English[44] (350 million), Mandarin[45] (800 million), Spanish[46] (358 million), Hindi[47] (200 million) or Russian[48] (160 million)?

ANSWER: (See item #15). Why did God (and Jesus, as you want Muslims to follow Jesus as God and Son of God) not reveal the Torah to these 350 million English or 800 million Mandarin etc; instead of a handful of Jews?

17. Why is Arabic only difficult to understand or translate when a non-Muslim criticizes the Qur’an? And why do Muslims claim critics mis-translate words when it is often their own scholars and their most authoritative Arabic to English dictionaries[26] that confirm otherwise?

ANSWER: (No man is infallible). Any person, non-Mulim or Muslim, versed in Arabic can “criticize” the Qur’an; being non-Muslim does not mean one cannot be versed in Arabic. However, as shown there is nothing in the Qur’an that can be criticized. Please list your criticism (see Answering WikiIslam-1 for a refutation of WikiIslam’s charge against the Qur’an and Prophet Mohammad). (For Muhammad Ali’s translation of the Qur’an see www.muslim.org. MA has explained Arabic words/terms and has given a background to verses; and his preliminary notes and comments are priceless).

18. There are many Arabic dialects such as Egyptian, Gulf, Eastern Arabic, Maghrebi and dozens of others.[49] Which one did Allah want us to use to interpret the Qur’an?

ANSWER: Obviously, the one spoken by Prophet Mohammad –Quraish. Regarding the different modes of recitation of the Qur’an. Muhammad Ali notes in his The Religion of Islam: “The Qur’an was revealed in the dialect of the Quraish, the literary language of Arabia. But when, towards the close of the Prophet’s life, people from different Arabian tribes accepted Islam in large numbers, it was found that they could not pronounce certain words in the idiom of the Quraish, being habituated from childhood to their own idiom, and it was then that the Prophet allowed them to pronounce a word according to their own peculiar idiom. This permission was given only to facilitate the recitation of the Qur’an. (MA notes some examples of these variations –“Hatta (meaning until) was pronounced ‘atta by the Hudhail; ta’lamun (meaning you know) was pronounced ti’la-mun by the Asad; the Tamim read hamzah one of the letters, whereas the Quraish did not”–(pp. 34-35. The Religion Of Islam can be obtained at www.muslim.org)

19. Muslims believe that our body parts will testify our sins in the hereafter.[50][51] Is that true for donated body parts as well?

ANSWER: Today man has machine speaking to us; consider how much more sophisticated and advanced the system of Allah God, the Creator, is. The Bible which you wants Muslims to follow says even a “stone” will give evidence–(Joshua 24:27; Genesis 31:48).Regarding “donated body parts” giving evidence. When you donate money are you responsible for how the beneficiary utilizes it?

20. If circumcision is a command from Allah, shouldn’t it be mentioned in the Qur’an? And why did Allah not create us circumcised if he wants us that way?

ANSWER: Allah instructs us to follow the religion of Abraham –and the religion of Abraham and all prophets is Islam – which requires circumcision. As to why Allah did not create us “circumcised” you can ask Allāh when you meet Him.

21. Why does Allah forbid silk for men?[52] Why does he care what clothing material you have on?

ANSWER: Such clothing (and gold) may have been forbidden to men perhaps because they may seduce us into the pursuit of worldly luxuries to the detriment of our soul. (Islam teaches us to purify the body and beautify the soul).

22. Why does Allah care what type of clothes you wear when going on Hajj? (namely the ihram).

ANSWER: Among religions, Islam is the greatest leveler of ranks. It compels the proud and the stiff-kneed to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the poor and to bend knees with him. This garment of the Hajj not only render the prince indistinguishable from the peasant but also reminds us of the simplicity in which we are buried and will rise and will stand before Allah in the Hereafter.

Allah cares what we wear and how we speak and how we conduct ourselves because He desires for us to have a life in Paradise. Do good/decent/caring parents not strive to raise their children with decorum and conservative dress?

23. Why do some Muslims ridicule the Old Testament rendition of Eve’s creation, when the Qu’ran[53][54] also tells us that she was made from Adam, and Sahih hadith[55][56] tell us it was specifically from Adam’s rib?

ANSWER: The hadith says woman is LIKE a curved bone NOT that she was made from a rib or from Adam’s rib. Allah says Eve was made from the same substance as Adam–(Qur’an 4:1; 7:189; 39:6)..

24. Isn’t making all women menstruate, suffer pregnancy and become stupid as a punishment for Eve’s transgressions in the garden[57] (a view which is confirmed by the Qur’an and sahih hadith)[58] a little sexist? What about Adam? He ate the fruit too.

ANSWER: (Both, Adam and Eve, were forgiven for this sin–(Qur’an 2:36-37; 20:120-122). Allāh does not say that women “menstruate, suffer pregnancy and become stupid as a punishment for Eve’s transgressions in the garden ”. But i f women did not suffer “pregnancy” you would not be here. Women menstruate because in the reproduction process the “egg” that is not fertilized loses it’s potency (much like sperm dying after about twenty-four hours) and needs to be removed from the body; blood is the medium that takes the unfertilized egg out of the body. (You can ask Allah why the woman needs 5-7 days for this process). Regarding women being stupid, see Islam-women).

25. Why does Allah mostly target Muslim majority countries[59] in major earthquakes? If this is a test of faith, doesn’t the indiscriminate killing of innocent women and children make him unworthy of worship?

ANSWER: Allah does NOT target any country. Certain areas of the earth are subjected to one or more calamities. (I’ve yet to hear of earthquakes and flooding in Muslim-majority Iraq, Syria, Arabia, Jordan, among others).

26. While non-Muslims provide most of the aid after a natural disaster, Allah does nothing. Does he abandon his people on purpose and wish to humiliate them?

ANSWER: When disaster strikes a country (say the US for example) does the President personally give aid or does he seek others and appropriate organizations to do so? One of our “test” is to render aid to the poor and needy etc; and those suffeirng calamities. .

27. Why doesn’t Allah prevent Mosques from being desecrated during earthquakes in Muslim countries?

ANSWER: If you go live on top of a volcano and when it erupts and throws you into the lava will you blame your father as desecrating your house?

28. Allah tells you not to take non-Muslims as “friends and protectors”.[60][61][62] So why do Muslims accept aid from non-Muslims?

ANSWER: Who was it that treacherously divvied up post-Ottoman Middle-East?

-Who was it that stole Muslim’s Palestine and give it to Jews and for more than six decades are helping Jews to crucify Muslims left right and centre?

-Who was it that invaded Muslims’ countries –Iraq and Libya– and topple their leaders sending miilions into refugeehood and suffering?

-Who was it that overthrew Iran’s government? Who was it that made war on Egypt to control EGYPT’S Suez Canal?

-Who was it that “pressured” Sudan to divide?

These “non-Muslims” are to not only give “aid” to Muslims but are to compensate Muslims for the loss and suffering they inflicted (and continues to inflict) on Muslims.

Rather than trying to berate Muslims and make them feel ashamed WikiIslam is to vociferate against these “parasitic” governments for their wretched foreign policies against Muslims.

That Allah says to not take non-Muslims as friends see Qur’an-evil verses item #’s 6, 7, 15, 19.

29. Kashmir is divided between India, Pakistan, and China. Why did Allah destroy the Pakistan-controlled part of Kashmir[63] rather than the Hindu and Buddhist majority regions in the 2005 earthquake?

ANSWER: Why did San Francisco suffer massive earthquake in 1902 (and is expected to again) while other nearby regions did not? (See item 25).

30. Fatimah was born 5 years after Hijra. Muhammad married Khadijah when he was 25 and she was 40. Muhammad claimed prophet hood when he was 40, therefore Khadijah would have been 60 when she gave birth to Fatimah. Isn’t this a miracle?

ANSWER: What is your point? Abraham fathered Ishamel when he was 86 and fathered Isaac when he was 100. Zacharia and his wife, Elizabeth, fathered/mothered John the Baptist even though they were old and decrepit. The Internet notes several over-sixty women who gave birth; and even to quadruplets.

31. Little children may believe in Cinderella talking to birds and mice and stuff. What makes you smarter than a child if you believe that Suleiman, as the Qur’an says,[64] was talking to ants?

ANSWER: The Bible which you want Muslims to follow as “all” word of God says Balaam’s ass spoke to Balaam–(Numbers 22:27-30). Suleiman did not speak to literal ants; they were called ants-people because of their habitat; see Muhammad Ali’s comm. on this verse. MA’s translation of the Qur’an can be obtained/viewed at www.muslim.org.

32. The Qur’an says the Earth is like a rug.[65][66][67] No one has ever seen a spherical rug. Why did Allah not use the word “Kurah” (Arabic for spherical) before the word “Earth” like all Arabic texts do today?

ANSWER: A rug has no shape, spherical or otherwise; but it can be placed over a sphere or certain other shapes/contours. Reason would dictate that the earth being like a “rug” can only mean that it is attractive and comfortable. (Even rocky terrains are attractive and comfortable; ask the outdoors person/hiker etc;). (For more on flat earth see Answering WikiIslam-1).

33. Why is it that every year Muslims on opposite sides of Earth can’t agree when Ramadan starts? Did Allah use outdated astronomical calculations because he thought the Earth was flat?

ANSWER: Allah did not say that the earth is flat but shows that it is spherical. (See Answering WikiIslam-1 item #1).

Muslims starting Ramadan at different times do not diminish Islam’s superiority over all religions. Some Muslims prefer to begin Ramadan with the actual sighting of the moon as taught by the Prophet Mohammad and some prefer to use astronomical calculations as per the Qur’anic teaching that the moon is for reckoning time–(Qur’an 2:189; 6:97; 10:5).

In contrast, the Christians you want Muslims to become do not know whetehr Jesus is God or only Son of God; whether Trinity is Divine or “Satanic;” whether Jesus died for inherited sin or for committed sin; whether Jesus was real or phantom –whereas some Christians believe Jesus was killed, buried, and raised, “some of the early Christian sects did not believe that Christ was killed on the cross. The Basilidans believed that some one else was substituted for him. The Docetae held that Christ never had a real physical or natural body, but only an apparent or phantom body, and that his Crucifixion was only apparent, not real. The Marcionite Gospel (about A.D. 138) denied that Jesus was born, and merely said that he appeared in human form.”2 (See Christianity-a fake).

Only the peripheral Muslims and the unthinking will embrace the useless and unGodly crucifix.

34. Why do Muslims pray to the East (or West) when the shortest distance to Mecca is through the Earth (if you want to go through the earth) or through the poles (if you want to travel along the surface)?

ANSWER: Muslims do NOT pray to the “East (or West).” We pray to Allah, facing the Ka’bah in Makkah. Our prayer is not regulated on distance. (That Muslims do not face the Ka’bah see Answering WikiIslam-1 item #16).

35. A Muslim must pray facing Mecca, and to pray with their back to Mecca would be sacrilegious. From a flat-earth viewpoint, this makes sense. But the earth is spherical, so if you pray facing Mecca, you also have your back to Mecca at the same time (and vice-versa). How do you explain this?

ANSWER: That Muslims pray with their backs to the Ka’bah see Answering WikiIslam-1 item #16.

36. After death, non-Muslims will be tortured by a bald snake.[68] Is it the same snake from the Egyptian myths (Apep)?

ANSWER: The Prophet is reported as speaking of punishment in the grave–(Bokhari Vol. 2, #’s 422, 454, 456, 460, 461; Vol. 8, #’s 376-381; 522). But there is no such teaching in the Qur’an (though Qur’an 40:46 seems to teach that the soul is shown daily its ultimate destination –Hell or Paradise– and this seems to be reflected in the saying of the Prophet: “When anyone of you dies, his destination is displayed before him in the forenoon and in the afternoon, either in the (Hell) Fire or in Paradise, and it is said to him, ‘That is your place till you are resurrected and sent to it”–Bokhari Vol. 8, #522).

Grave in Islam does not mean the hole in the ground. Yusuf Ali notes that “the Grave” may be understood to be the period between physical death and immortal Life, whatever may be the mode of disposal of the dead body. This intermediate period is the Barzakh.” Muhammad Ali says, “Barzakh is the intermediate state in which the soul lives after death till the Resurrection.”

Regarding the belief that the dead is questioned. According to the Qur’an it seems that man is subjected to two lifes and two deaths–(Qur’an 2:28; 40:11). If the state before our coming into existence is one death and our physical death is our second death, and this life is our first life and the resurrection is our second life, then the belief that the dead, whether it be the soul in barzakh or the corpse in the ground (which would exempt those who are cremated, devoured, etc;) is brought to life, it would seem to be at variance with the teaching of the Qur’an that there are two lifes and two deaths, because this questioning in the grave would entail another life and another death, giving us a third life and a third death.

Even if it be taken that the departure from this life is our first death (as opposed to our non-existence before this life), and this life is our first life and the resurrection is our second life, then this would give us ‘one’ death and ‘two’ lifes; which would be in contradiction of the Qur’an that we have two lifes and two death’s (not to mention the additional life and death in the grave which would then make it “three” lifes and “two” deaths). Either way, the belief that the dead is punished in the grave seems to be at variance with the teaching of the Qur’an.

Allah says that Pharaoh and his host are brought daily before the Fire–(Qur’an 40:46); Allah also tells us that Pharaoh’s body was saved from decay–(Qur’an 10:90-92, which body was discovered mummified); which means Pharaoh could not have been punished in the grave, since he was not put into a hole in the ground. This seems to show that punishment in the grave does not mean that the dead becomes alive again in the grave (hole in the ground), but seemingly, that this reference to grave and punishment in the grave are to barzakh, the grave of the souls, and torment of the sinning soul (seeing its eventual abode, Hell).

37. Is it fair that (according to multiple sahih hadith) on the Day of Resurrection Allah will spare you from hell-fire by allowing you to throw Jews and Christians into hell[69][70][71] instead?

ANSWER: (You left out the atheists –Russia and China). Jews and Christians (and atheists) have/are throwing Muslims into “hell” on earth –carved up the Middle-East to suit their treacherous designs; ravaged Palestine, Iraq, Libya; Bosnia; and the atheists have savaged Afghanistan, Chechnya, Dagestan and Ingushetia, and “Uighuristan” (Xinjiang province). Why then is it not “fair” that Muslims be allowed to “throw (those) Jews and Christians (and atheists) into hell” for butchering them to “parasite” their lands and resources?

38. Every non-Muslim who died before Islam was “revealed during their time-period/region” is in Hell (this includes Muhammad’s parents).[72][73] Why were they never given a chance?

ANSWER: Every prophet of God taught Islam –peace and submission to God. A Muslim is one who submitted to the will of Allah. Thus people pror to Mohammad who followed the teachings of their prophet were Muslims and will, Allah pleases, inherit Paradise.

Allah will not call man to account for what he does not know. This is why Allāh first send messengers to man. When knowledge comes to man what reason can he have for not accepting and follow it? Allāh gives every man the chance to choose between belief and disbelief.

Muhammad’s parents died before Islam came to them, thus it is doubtful that Allah will put them in Hell. As for Mohamamd’s uncle Abu Talib, he was presented with Divine truth and even though he had no argument against it he yet persisted in pleasing his clansmen by holding on to falsehood. (If you keep rejecting your employer’s admonition without good reason wouldn’t you expect to be fired?) As no religion can be shown to be superior to, or equal with, Islam, “non-Muslims” who know about Mohamamd and reject him.will go to hell.

39. If Hijab and niqab is (Islamically) good for society, why are there so many homosexuals in the Arabian peninsula?

ANSWER: Allāh has given man free choice. Look how many in non-Muslim society engage in drugs, adultery and other acts that are harmful to themselves, family, and to society. In fact even Christian priests, vicars of Christ, are homosexuals.(See Hijab).

40. Does Allah really want homosexuals to be put to death[74][75][76] for expressing what they feel, often against what they wish they felt?

ANSWER: Tell it to Jews that Hitler should not go to Hell because he “feels”/felt that Jews should be exterminated (for whatever reason), and that Rudolph Hess should not have been put in Spandau prison because he “feels”/felt that Hitler was right. There is no death for homosexuality in Islam. Death for homosexuality is the Jewish and the Christian Law (which you want Muslims to follow). See Islam-homosexuals & lesbians).

41. Muslim men are allowed to practice al-‘Azl (withdrawing the penis before ejaculation during sexual intercourse) with female slaves and POW.[77][78] What about doing this with male slaves?

ANSWER: Muslims are not “allowed” or forbidden to engage in coitus-interruptus. All the Prophet said when the matter was brought to his attention was: “Do you really do that? It is BETTER for you not to do it. No soul that which Allāh has destined to exist, but will surely come into existence”–(Bokhari Vol. 3, #432). Islam does not condone homosexuality be it with “male slaves” or with free males. (Notably there is no slavery in Islam, Islam abolished slavery, see Islam-slaves/slavery).

42. The Ka’aba was destroyed at least twice after Muhammad’s death.[79] Why didn’t Allah send birds to protect the Ka’aba then?

ANSWER: (You can ask Him on the Day of Judgment). Perhaps Allah sent birds against Abrahah, this “Christian viceroy in Yaman of the king of Abyssinia,” and his army because Abrahah was arrogant and audacious, journeying some five hundred miles from Yemen to Makkah with the sole “object of destroying the Ka’bah;” and without provocation. See Muhammad Ali comm. to Qur’an chapter 105 MA’s translation of the Qur’an can be viewed/obtained at www.muslim.org).

43. The Black Stone in the Ka’aba has been struck and smashed by a stone fired from a catapult,[80] it has been smeared with excrement,[81] stolen and ransomed by the Qarmatians,[82] and smashed into several fragments.[83][84] Why did Allah not protect this important ‘holy’ stone from desecration and damage?

ANSWER: (You can ask Him on the Day of Judgment). Why did “Jehovah” not save His son from being killed by the Jews; not even after his praying to great drops of sweat. (Please do not degrade your intelligence by saying that God sent Jesus to die for sins; this has already been shown to be a colossal Christian crock).

44. Why do Muslims follow the pre-Islamic pagan practice of circling the Ka’aba (Tawaf)?

ANSWER: Allāh instructed Abraham, and BEFORE the pagans came, to build the Ka’bah for the purpose of Hajj. This is why Prophet Mohammad cleared it of idols. (See Hajj/pilgrimage. See also next topic). It is Christianity, as proven, that follows paganism; and you want Muslims to abandon Islam’s Divine Purity to worship Christianity’s impurity.

45. Do you think it’s strange that Judaism and Christianity (the religions of those who are considered People of the Book) do not practice ritual circumambulation (e.g. circling the Ka’aba) to please God, but pre-Islamic Arab Paganism and Hinduism and Buddhism (religions older than Islam and accused by Islam of “paganism”) do practice ritual circumambulation?

ANSWER: Allah God did not identify a shrine for Jews and Christians to circumambulate. As noted above, the Ka’bah was built for the worship of Allāh God BEFORE the advent of Prophet Mohammad; and one of the prescribed act was the circumambulating of it: “And when We pointed to Abraham the place of the House, saying: Associate naught with Me, and purify My House for those who make circuits and stand to pray and bow and prostrate themselves. And proclaim to men the Pilgrimage”–(Qur’an 22:26-29). Circumambulating the Ka’bah is symbolic of the Angels going around the Throne.of Allāh. (For more on this see Hajj).

Please show in the Rg Veda where God enjoined “ritual circumambulation” to Hindus (though the Rg Veda was edited by man, see Hinduism & women); and show where God enjoined “ritual circumambulation” to Buddha (though Buddha did not leave a book, see Buddhism & Buddha).

46. Why do you have to circumambulate the Ka’aba seven times?[85] Why not just once? Why not eight or six times? And why only in a counter-clockwise[85] direction?

ANSWER: If Muslims had circumambulate the Ka’bah “eight or six” times or five or “once” for certain you would have nitpicked it. We circumambulate the Ka’bah “counter-clockwise” (in which case our heart is nearer to it) because this is going from right to left. (If you cannot figure out how this is right to left let us know and we will explain).

47. Whenever royalty or important persons come to the Ka’aba, security give them a special place for prayer in the hateem. Why is there such inequality at the Ka’aba?

ANSWER: “Security” may be doing so because of “security” reasons. However, In Islam there is one law for all. Why do countries that claim to be democratic and of equality roll out the red carpet for dignitaries and not for “ordinary” persons when they visit?

48. There are hundreds of cleaners at the Ka’aba who regularly clean away pigeon droppings. If the Masjid al-Haram is truly holy, why does Allah allow birds to defile it?

ANSWER: (This is intelligent criticism) Birds do not “defile.” Like other beasts birds follow instinct; in this case any place is their washroom. (Man who is gifted with reason throw newborn babies into garbage bin and elsewhere to die and WikiIslam is obsessed with bird droppings at the Ka’bah. What pathetic creatures some people have degraded into).

49. If Muhammad was illiterate, why does Sahih Hadith such as Bukhari say he used to write letters?[86]

ANSWER: At the beginning of the Revelation of the Qur’an Mohammad did not know to read or write. However, during the twenty-year period of his Prophethood it is not inconceivable that he may have learnt to read and write. Where is the problem? Besides, that Mohammad “used to write letters” does not mean he actually wrote them:, he may only have dictated them. Much like a secretary writing and sending a letter on behalf of the president; and which letter would be said to have been written by the president. (See Mohammad-wrote the Qur’an).

50. According to many Muslims, literary excellence proves divine inspiration, so was Shakespeare or Virgil divinely inspired too?

ANSWER: I am certain Muslims were referring to the Qur’an whose literary “excellence” lies in its diction and style. (See Qur’an-prophecies; Qur’an-science). Our knowledge and intelligence also is a Divine gift–(Qur’an 55:1-4; 96:1-5. See Islam-knowledge).

51. Why are men permitted to have four wives[87] but women are only allowed one husband?

ANSWER: Have you asked Christians and Jews why Solomon was “permitted to have “seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines (1 Kings 11:3. And Solomon is said to be “wise”); and why his son, Rehoboam, was “permitted” “eighteen wives and three score concubines” (2 Chr. 11:21)?

As Muhammad Ali commented: “polygamy in Islam is both in theory and in practice an exception, not a rule, and as an exception it is a remedy for many of the evils especially prevalent in Western society. It is not only the preponderance of females over males that necessitates polygamy in certain cases, but there is a variety of other circumstances, not only for the moral but also for the physical welfare of society. Prostitution, the great evil of civilization, which is a real canker, with its concomitant increase in bastardy, is practically unknown to countries where polygamy is allowed as a remedial measure.”

Seemingly, the reasons why women are not allowed more than one husband are: (a) Since women matures earlier and live longer, there is no question of there being a preponderance of men (over women). (b) While in advanced nations with medical techniques it may not be a problem, a woman with multiple husbands may not know who the father of her child is. (c) Since woman is a vessel (a collector of the man’s deposit), with multiple husband’s these various deposits, which may adversely interact, may lead to the development of disease(s) (perhaps this is how venereal disease originated).

Polygamy is no vice, but a virtue when practiced in accordance with the Qur’an. It is doubtful that a decent woman would not prefer to be a second or even third or fourth wife in the divine sanctuary of marriage but to be in the immoral parlor of concubinnage–a kept woman. Allāh/Islam is not to be cited if Muslims abuse this blessed, beneficial and honorable institution.

(Perhaps an investigation into post World War II Europe to find out how many war-widows, either because of poverty or for sexual gratification, engaged in illicit relation and the number of children born from such illicit relations; in which event these children, or some of them, would have had to endure the stigma of illegitimacy and even not knowing who their fathers are/were. Perhaps even the women might not know whose children they had. Though it is doubtful that Europe would have kept record of such “dark” and disgraceful days. Glory, praise and thanks to Allāh for this wonderful allowance of limited polygamy in Islam when needed).

52. Why is having four wives permitted but having five wives is forbidden?

ANSWER: Everything has a limit. Even eating –if you eat too much at one time you are liable to pop your gut. (As noted above polygamy in Islam is a blessing not a vice).

53. Why do many Muslim women disagree with their husband getting a second wife even though Allah has allowed up to four wives?

ANSWER: Ask the women who disagree. As shown polygamy in Islam is not the rule; it is an exception. It is doubtful that the “disagreeing” woman placed in one of these unfortunate circumstances would not wish that a wife would consent to her husband having a “second” or “third” or “fourth” wife.

54. Do you think its right that a man can divorce for any reason (by pronounces “talaq” three times)[88] but a woman has to plead her case before a judge?

ANSWER: There is no easy divorce for the man or woman –divorce is NOT effected by pronouncing “talaq” three times (see Islam-divorce).

55. A Muslim male is allowed to have sex with up to four wives,[87] his concubines, his slaves,[89][90] and with POW.[78] How do you feel about your religion permitting men to practice pre-marital sex, adultery, rape, and polygamy? Do you think any of this is moral?

ANSWER: Islam does not allow sex with any but a spouse (see Islam-concubinage; Qur’an-evil verses).

(Did you, WikiIslam, ask Christians, whom you want Muslims to ape, how they “feel” about their God, Jesus, emerging from a vagina, sucked the “paps” of a woman and had Jews nip his foreskin? Are you going to ask them?)

56. Why does Islam ban adoption?[91][92] What’s so evil about adoption?

ANSWER: Islam does not ban adoption; only that adopted children be called by the names of their fathers. Adopted children can inherit from their adopted parents. And while adopted parents are not obligated to keep adopted children when they attain the age of discretion there is no law requiring the adopted parents to turn adopted children out of the house. (See Islam-adoption).

57. It has been recorded in a sahih hadith that Muhammad said a woman should suckle a grown man in order to stay in the same house alone.[93] Is that good advice?

ANSWER: So the Christian God, Jesus, which you want Muslims to worship, can “suckle” the breast of the wife of Joseph (or John the Baptist as some believe John the Baptist was Mary’s husband) but an Arab man cannot “suckle” the breast of the wife of another man?

(There are different wording for this hadith; see Muslim Vol.2, 3424-3431. Read also the footnotes). Salem, whom the hadith is about, was first “adopted” as a child before he was suckled. It is doubtful that the Prophet meant for Salem (a “grown man”) to literally suckle from the breast of the woman which would be a violation of marriage chastity and abhorrence to her husband. All this hadith could mean, as the footnote explains, was that the woman was to squeeze out a bit of her milk and gave the man/lad to drink –thus fostering him, which would make intimate relations between her and him illegal.

(Did you, WikiIslam, ask Christians if it is “good advice” to tell people to make cakes from human dung and eat it? Are you going to ask them? See Christians-eating cakes of human dung).

58. Why does Allah allow[94] and even encourage (through Muhammad’s example)[95] marriage between cousins? Does he not know it causes genetic disorders[96][97] in offspring?

ANSWER: British Royal history is pregnant with “cousins” marriages.and seemingly without any “genetic disorders in offspring.” If “cousins” marriages were the only cause of “genetic disorders” there should not be very many such cases in the world. Or, we all should have “genetic disorders” as we all came from Adam and Eve and their children intermarrying.

59. Why can a woman on her period[98] not touch the Qur’an?

ANSWER: (When Allah God commanded Moses on Mount Sinai to “take off thy shoes; surely thou art in the sacred valley of Tuwa,” Moses obeyed–Qur’an 20:12. Exodus 3:5).

There are certain aspects of Islam that requires ceremonial purity; one of which is touching the Qur’an. Allāh says that the Qur’an is a Book “Which none touches save the purified ones”–(Qur’an 56:79) Thus, touching/holding the Qur’an when in an unclean condition is prohibited.

However, this prohibition is not only for the menstruating woman but also for men who are not in a “purified” state. Since observing this precept is obedience to Allah. Therefore the woman and man following this directive of Allah receive reward for it, as well as receive reward for engaging in other forms of remembrance of Allah in lieu of physically touching/reading the Qur’an. (Notably, a menstruating woman can recite Qur’an from memory–Bokhari Vol.1, page 182 chapter 9). (See next topic).

60. A woman cannot pray to her creator for a quarter of the time because she is “dirty”.[98] How do you feel about that?

ANSWER: (If your employer says to you that because of your sore arm you do not have to do any work but he will pay you for the day, is this a harm to you or a benefit?)

While the woman’s period is a time of pain and the menstrual flow is a pollution, the menstruating woman is not “dirty.” Only that she is in a state of ceremonial impurity –it is for this reason that she is exempted from prayer. However, this does not mean she loses the reward of the prayer. The mere fact that she observes the precept to keep away from prayer –which is obedience to the Creator– ensures her reward. Though she is exempted from prayer she can engage in other forms of remembrance of Allah. Allāh will not discriminate against woman because of her period –a factor in which she has no choice; a condition He gave her. Thus, the Muslim woman is to “feel” triply blessed in being exempt from prayer during her period –she gets the reward for obeying Allah, for engaging in other forms of remembrance of Allah, and for the pain she suffers during her period.

In contrast, while the Muslim man can do anything with his menstruating wife except have sexual intercourse–(Abu Dawud Vol.1, #258, 261.Also #’s267-273) It is Judaism and Christianity that considers woman “dirty’ during her menses: “When a woman has a discharge, if her discharge in her body is blood, she shall continue in her menstrual impurity for seven days; and whoever touches her shall be unclean until evening. Everything also on which she lies during her menstruation impurity shall be unclean, and everything on which she sits shall be unclean. And anyone who touches her bed shall wash his clothes and bathe in water and be unclean until evening. And whoever touches any thing on which she sits shall wash his clothes and bathe in water and be unclean until evening. Whether it be on the bed or on the thing on which she is sitting, when he touches it, he shall be unclean until evening. And if a man actually lies with her, so that her menstrual impurity is on him, he shall be unclean seven days, and every bed on which he lies shall be unclean”–(Lev. 15:19-24). (For more Christian misogyny see Christianity-women).

61. Women are not permitted to practice polygamy, men are.[87] Women are not permitted to have have pre-marital/extra-marital sex with slaves and POW,[99] men are. Women are not permitted to beat their marital partners, men are.[100] A male inherits twice that of a female[101] And the testimony of a women in court is worth half that of a man’s testimony.[102] Considering these rules set out by the Qur’an, how can you possibly claim Islam stands for equality between the sexes?

ANSWER: For Polygamy and pre-marital sex, see Islam-polygamy; Islam-concubinage.

That women are not allowed to beat their partners (husbands). They can, but it is recommended that they do not. (See Islam-wife beating).

That a male inherits twice that of a female. See Woman’s inheritance-half of man’s.

That the testimony of a women in court is worth half that of a man’s testimony. See Woman’s testimony-half of man’s.

Notably, the Jewish and Christian man’s testimony is LESS than the Muslim woman’s.

The Bible teaches about those who “hath gone and served other gods, and worshipped them, either the sun, or moon…” that, “At the mouth of TWO witnesses, or THREE witnesses. shall he that is worthy of death be put to death; but at the mouth of ONE witness he shall NOT be put to death”–(Deut. 17:2-6).

Would Christians say that one man’s witness is not to be taken under all situations? And the answer is yes as Deut. 19:15 shows: “ONE Witness shall NOT rise up against a man for ANY iniquity or for ANY sin…;” and as the teaching of Jesus (the Christian’s God) shows: “Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between him and thee alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two MORE, that in the mouth of TWO or THREE witnesses every word may be established” “It is also written in your law, that the testimony of TWO MEN is true”–(Matt. 18:15-16; John 8:17).

Whereas Deuteronomy deals with “witness” in the case of false worship and “any” sin, Matthew deals with personal transgression and John seems to deal with all cases which is in consonance with Deut. 19:15.

Thus, the Jewish and Christian man’s witness is less than the Muslim man’s and has only a “half” witness credibility as the Muslim woman’s; in fact, the Muslim woman’s have greater “witness” power than the Jewish and Christian man considering that the Muslim woman’s “half” witness is restricted only to business matters in contrast to the Jewish and Christian man who has only a “half” witness in ALL matters. (Jesus mentions the witness of two “MEN,” did he forgot the women, or does the Christian woman has no “witness” credibility?)

In summary, the Muslim man has greater “witness” credibility than the Jewish and Christian man. And, apart from business matters, the Muslim woman also has greater “witness” credibility than the Jewish and Christian man (and the Jewish and Christian woman).

Whereas man and woman are not equal Allāh has given them equal rights. See Woman and man not equal.

62. Do you think its okay that Muhammad beheaded a whole tribe (banu qurayza)[103] as if they were all guilty? Is it morally acceptable that even kids with traces of pubic hair[104][105] were killed?

ANSWER: These Jews were executed for treason; and executed under the dictates of the Torah. Mohammad did not pass this judgment. This judgment was rendered by the person chosen by the Jews to arbitrate on their behalf. (See Mohammad-Jews & raiding parties).

63. Why do some of you condemn an ordinary person for engaging in pedophilia, but when your prophet does it,[106] you make up excuses and even defend his actions?

ANSWER: That Mohammad engaged in “pedophilia” is libel. See Mohammad-rapist, pedophile, looter, cripple.

64. Why does Muhammad’s ascension story sound so strikingly similar to Jesus’ ascension? Could it have been a copy-cat story?

ANSWER: (Buddha who preceded Jesus by hundreds of years is said to have ascended to heaven, is Jesus’ ascension a “copy-cat” story of Buddha?)

Jesus’ “ascension” as noted in the Gospel(s) is a forgery in the Bible (see Jesus-inherited sin to ascension).

Even if Jesus’ “ascension was not a “forgery” Jesus and Mohammad were prophets of Allāh God so where is the difficulty if Allāh had both of them ascend to heaven. Elijah is said to have ascended to heaven, and in a chariot of fire.

65. Why is the Qur’an full of verses that say “Muhammad is not crazy”?[107][108][109] Why did so many people accuse Muhammad of being crazy?

ANSWER: People deny the existence of God –even though they cannot disprove the existence of God– Who created them and showed them the miracle of miracles in their own bodies and in their propagation, what about denying Mohammad and calling him crazy? Did they prove that Mohammad was “crazy”? The bulk of Arabia called Mohammad “crazy” and even tried to butcher him to safeguard their ignominy (idolatry).

If Mohammad was “crazy” this “crazy” man exposed the irrationality of polytheism; the futility and degradation of idolatry; the humiliation of superstition; the dangers of intoxicants and gambling; made unerring prophecies and statements on science, catapulted backward camel-drivers into ‘thrones of Caesars,’ and given us a Book/Qur’an unrivaled in history. What have those who called Mohammad “crazy” given to benefit mankind? (What have you given?)

66. Since many of Muhammad’s own family members did not believe him,[110] why should we?

ANSWER: “We” can believe what “we” like. There were many who believed Mohammad. So what that “many” of his “own family members did not believe him”? Those who did not believe him could not refute him. Neither can you refute him. Jews not only disbelieved in Jesus they even tried to kill him, and believed they did.

67. How do you know whether or not Muhammad suffered from schizophrenia, narcissism, or Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder?

ANSWER: How do you know Mohammad “suffered” from these conditions? Prove it! If he did no one has yet equalled his accomplishments (as noted in item #65 above). And no one ever will!

68. Why do some of you claim sex is only allowed with girls who have had their first menses, when the Qur’an allows sex with pre-pubescent[111] girls?

ANSWER: This has already been debunked five thousand ways to sundown (see Christianity-sex slaves & prepubescent girls; Qur’an-evil verses item #9)

69. Lina Medina (born September 27, 1933, in Ticrapo, Peru), had her menarche at age 8 months.[112] So is it okay to have sex with an 8 month old baby?

ANSWER: (Was this “menarche” a normal occurrence or an abnormality?) See item #68 above.

70. Is sex between a 53 year old man and a 9 year old girl, immoral or moral?

ANSWER: (Some nine year old girls are very well developed. If a nine year old wants to have sex with a man of whatever age who are you to object?).

The Bible, which you want Muslims to follow, conveys that it is “moral” to have sex with a nine year old and even with a seven year old. (See ‘Aisha & Mohammad; Christianity-sex slaves & prepubescent girls).

71. The most authentic hadith collections, like Sahih Bukhari,[113][114] Sahih Muslim,[115][116] and Abu Dawud[117][118] confirm that Muhammad fornicated with a 9 year old. So does Tabari.[119][120] So why do some Muslims ignore or deny this?

ANSWER: Mohammad did not “fornicate with ‘Aisha. Mohammad was married to ‘Aisha when he had intimate relations with her (see ‘Aisha & Mohammad). It is the Bible, which you strive to have Muslims follow, that allows “fornication” (see Christianity-sex slaves & prepubescent girls).

72. Why do you say there’s no compulsion in religion even though the hadith says[121] you should hit kids who don’t pray?

ANSWER: (Why do people force and even “hit” kids to go to school and take piano lessons etc? Is this compulsion?) A Muslim child is not being forced to believe only to fulfill the requirement of his religion –when he reaches the age of majority he can choose whatever faith he wishes to follow, though for certain if he is taught Islam correctly no Muslim will leave Islam for another religion because of belief; and at the age of majority, if he was taught correctly he would be grateful that he already knows, in contrast to if he was not taught and might then call his parents to task as to why they did not teach him.

In some societies a deviant child is sent to bed without supper or made to stand in a corner or deprived of certain privileges. This beating of the Muslim child is not to be brutal. Whereas brutality is another matter. How would you deal with a child to whom talking and facing him into a corner and sending to bed without supper and curtailing his privileges have no effect? Perhaps there are those who can attest that they are better off for receiving a whack on the backside. (For more on this see (Allah) A God who hates-by Wafa Sultan item #17).

The Christian God (Jesus) whom WikiIslam wants Muslims to follow requires the beating of children:

-“He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes,” “Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying,” “Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die”–(Proverbs 13:24; 19:18; 23:13-14).

-“Spare the rod and spoil the child.” A Bishop is to be “One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with ALL GRAVITY”–(1 Tim. 3:4).

-Even God (and as Christians claim Jesus is God, even Jesus) beats and scourges His sons into obedience and those who are not are “bastards”: “For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not? But if ye be WITHOUT CHASTISEMENT, whereof all are partakers, then are ye BASTARDS, and NOT SONS”–(Hebrews 12:6-8).

73. Do you think it’s appropriate that gay princes and slave murderers are custodians of the two holy mosques?[122]

ANSWER: What does this have to do Islam? (Can you prove that these princes are “gay” and are “slave murderers”?)

“Do you think it’s appropriate that gay” Christians/priests should be vicars of Christ? (There are reports of priests admitting being “gay” and even in the Vatican. And the Internet has a list of Chrisitian priests guilty of sodomy and other sex abuse).

74. Modern Muslims have religious conflict with: Hindus in Kashmir; Christians in Nigeria, Egypt, and Bosnia; atheists in Chechnya; Baha’is in Iran; Animists in Darfur; Buddhists in Thailand; each other in Iraq, Pakistan, Somalia, and Yemen; Jews in Israel; Why is Islam involved in more sectarian and religious conflicts than any other religion today? In fact, why is Islam the only religion in conflict with every single one of today’s major world religions?

ANSWER: Why not the other way around –that these non-Muslims “have religious conflict with” Muslims? Had Hindus give Muslims their right to decide their choice in Kashmir there would be no Hindu-Muslim conflict.

With regards to Muslims “conflict” with Christians in general, Christians create strife with Muslims and then play the victim. Sir Arnold Thomas points out more than a century ago: “Many of the persecutions of the Christians in Muslim countries can be traced either to DISTRUST OF THEIR LOYALTY, EXCITED BY THE INTRIGUES AND INTERFERENCE OF CHRISTIAN FOREIGNERS AND THE ENEMIES OF ISLAM, OR TO THE BAD FEELING STIRRED UP BY THE TREACHEROUS OR BRUTAL BEHAVIOUR OF THE LATTER TOWARDS THE MUSALMANS.” (This is perhaps true today also).–(T.W. Arnold, The Preaching of Islam, pp. 76-77. Mr. Arnold also notes: that Egyptian Christians had also attempted to “BURN THE CITY OF CAIRO”–Ibid. p. 76. f/n).

About Jewish-Muslim “conflict.” Had Jews not covet and intrigued to kick Muslims off their land and Christians not steal this land and given it to Jews there would be no Muslim-Jew conflict. (See Palestine).

Muslims sectarian conflict is due to their ignorance of Islam. Islam which honors all Divine prophets and gives man the freedom of conscience and requires justice even if it be against one-self and giving to others the rights you exact for yourself could NOT and is NOT in conflict with “every single one of today’s major world religions.”

While Muslims kill each other (and some even kill innocent non-Muslims in the name of Allah), Christianity is no stranger to the sword. The Christian blade has given us two World Wars leaving tens of millions dead in her swing and her breath of fire holocausted “six million” Jews. And, beginning with the Crusades which left rivers of Muslim and Jewish blood in Jerusalem and incinerated hundreds of Jews in 1400’s Vienna:3

“From the dawn of Christianity until today every country of the world has been soaked with blood in the name of Jesus Christ. The Romans and the Byzantines of old as well as the European peoples of modern times are guilty of shedding blood in religious causes. The Crusades were launched and their fires fanned by Christians, not by Muslims. For hundreds of years, one army after another rolled out of Europe in the direction of the Muslim Orient to fight, to destroy, and to shed blood. In every case, the popes who claimed to be the vicars of Jesus Christ, blessed and encouraged these armies and hurried them to Jerusalem and other destinations….The (Christian) missionaries rejoin, “Those were the Middle Ages, ages of darkness, unfit as evidence against Christianity.” If this is an argument on which they pin some hope, let us then turn to the twentieth century in which we now live and which they call “the century of the highest human civilization.” This century has indeed seen the same darkness as did the Middle Ages. Lord Allenby, representing the allied forces of England, France, Italy, Rumania, and America, stopped in Jerusalem in 1918 after his conquest of that city toward the end of the first World War and said: “Today the Crusades have come to an end.”” (Muhammad Husayn Haykal The Life Of Muhammad, p. 213. The first Crusade against Muslims was launched in 1095 by Pope Urban II. If the Christian Middle-Ages were the “ages of darkness,” then the preceding ages were even “darker.” Why then crab at Mohammad (570-632) who preceded these Crusading “ages of darkness” by more than four centuries, and who was supposed to be a “barbarian” as Ibn Warraq charged? For a comment on Ibn Warraq’s fanciful book see Why I am not a Muslim).

If, as noted in the quote, the Romans and the Byzantines of old and the Crusades’ murderous rampage were “unfit as evidence against Christianity” as the Christian missionaries claimed, then the Gospels are to be labeled “unfit.” For these soldiers of Christ were only following Jesus’ decree that those who are not with him are against him (and thus are his enemies; and a person can be neutral) and to slay enemies who do not want him to rule (though these “enemies” might not militate against him): “He that is not with me is against me” “But those mine enemies, which not that I should rule over them bring hither, and slay them before me”–(Matthew 12:30; Luke 19:27). If these two absurdities of Christianity were to be implemented some five billion people (who do not accept Jesus as Divine and vicarious atoner) would have to be butchered. The only reason the Church does not now swing the steel blade is because she holds no sway in the land. As noted in ARABIA & NON-MUSLIMS, the Church has always been an enemy to knowledge and to the “other.” Non-Christians (and even some Christians) need to go down on their hands and knees and foreheads and thank God that Christianity is not lording their land or any other land. Including WikiIslam.

75. To this day there is sectarian conflict between Sunnis and Shi’ites in Lebanon, Iraq, Yemen and Pakistan. Did Allah plan this?

ANSWER: These conflicts between Sunnis and Shi’ites are because of their stupidity (disobedience to Allāh and His Prophet. See Islam-sectism among Muslims). Allāh does not plan “conflict.” It is the Christian God, Jesus, whom you want Muslims to follow, that “plan this (conflict)”.

-“Think NOT that I am come to send peace on earth: I came NOT to send peace, but a SWORD”–(Matthew 10:34);

-“I am come to send FIRE on the earth”–(Luke 12:49);

-“Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth, Nay; but rather DIVISION: For from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three. The father shall be divided against the son, and the son against the father; the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; and the mother in law against her daughter in law, and the daughter in law against her mother in law”–(Luke 12:51-53);.

-“For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law. And a man’s foes shall be they of his own household. He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me”–(Matthew 10:35-37);

-“If any man come to me, and HATE NOT his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple”–(Luke 14:26);

-“He that is not with me is against me” (and a person can be neutral)–(Matthew 12:30);

-“But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me” (though the enemies might not militate against him; Jesus advocates murder)–(Luke 19:27).

And as Christians say Jesus is God then “Jesus” “is a man of war”: “The Lord is a MAN OF WAR: the Lord is his name”–(Exodus 15:3). It is strange then that Christians should claim that Jesus is “Prince of peace.”

76. In Islam, Muhammad is given the honor of being the uswa hasana. He is viewed as “the perfect model of conduct for all Muslims,” and Allah asserts his morality as being “sublime”.[123] So what crime exactly has Osama bin Laden committed which Muhammad did not?

ANSWER: What crime has Mohammad committed? Please detail them..

77. Unlike Muhammad,[106] Osama bin Laden is not a known pedophile. Doesn’t this mean that the world’s most notorious terrorist is in fact a more moral man than the founder of Islam?

ANSWER: That Mohammad was a “pedophile” is slander. (See Mohammad-rapist, pedophile, looter, cripple).

78. Why are Muslims often concerned about Palestinian Muslims but not about Iraqis, Yemenis, Sudanese and Pakistanis who get butchered by fellow Muslims?

ANSWER: Muslims are not only concerned about Muslims butchering fellow Muslims. Palestinian’s lands have been stolen from them by arrogant Christians and given to the coveteous Jews; and are being subjected for more than six torturous decades now to monumental and grotesque obscenities. Which no one would accept for himself or brother. Not even you. (See Palestine).

Whoever commits a crime or is involved in it, be he Prince, President, Prime Minister or peasant, is to face the Judiciary.

Have you or will you, WikiIslam, advocate that those non-Muslims who commit crimes against Muslims be prosecuted? In the annals of modern history no people has suffered more, and continues to suffer, as Palestinians have suffered.

As one individual (seemingly Jewish) on the Internet said: If you have a heart you will cry for the Palestinians. If their is any cause on which to immortalize our names it is the cause of the Palestinians.

79. Al-Quds (القُدس Jerusalem) is not once mentioned directly in the Qur’an.[124] So why make such scriptural contentions?

ANSWER: Where in the Bible does God refer to the “wailing wall?” Yet Jews have intrigued and engaged in terrorism to kick Palestinians from their land to occupy and worship at it. (See Palestine).

80. Islam makes many prophecies about the end of times, but why are none of the modern technologies prophesied?

ANSWER: Allāh says He made everything in the heavens and earth subservient to man. One can only make these items subservient through investigation of them. In His Qur’an Allāh gave insights into many avenues which :impelled Muslims to become “the founders of a new civilization.” The early Muslims “bequeathed a vast heritage to their Western successors in the form of that learning which the latter have since pursued under the name of modern science.” (See Qur’an article: The Qur’an a necessity; Qur’an-science).

81. How much of a god is Allah who made 128,000 failed prophets and then Muhammad with a final message?

ANSWER: (If these prophets “failed” then Jesus also not only “failed” but was killed by Jews, as Jews and Christians say, yet you want Muslims to worship this “failed” prophet). A prophet’s duty is only to deliver the Divine message, not to enforce it. In what way did these prophets “failed”?

82. People such as Nostradamus,[125] Isaac Newton,[126] and Einstein[127] had many prophecies so were they divinely inspired too?

ANSWER: What prophecies did these individuals make? Jesus says false Christs and false prophets also shall show miracles. While Mohammad’s Prophethood was a Divine promise, proof of Muhammad’s Prophethood is not dependent upon him making prophecies. The Qur’an is proof of Mohammad’s Divine Messengership. (See Qur’an-prophecies; Qur’an-science).

83. Why did Allah make the Islamic holy day Friday, the Jewish holy day Saturday, and the Christian holy day Sunday?

ANSWER: (Why not? Allāh can do whatever He wills). Muslims do not have a “holy” day. In Islam every day is “holy.” Friday is the Day of congregational prayer with a sermon informing the people of current affairs.

However, if you want to go “holy” Muslims have

-a “holy” day –Friday;

-a “holy” month –Ramadan;

-“holy” festivals –Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid-ul-Adha;

-“holy” ceremony –HAJJ;

-and ultimately “holy” Heaven/Paradise (with all the “virgins.” And you get nothing but “wailing and gnashing your teeth” in Hell which, as Jesus says, is an “everlasting fire,” a “furnace of fire” that “never shall be quenched.” Unless you wise up and bend your knees to Allāh).

While Allāh gave Jews Saturday as their Sabbath, Allāh did NOT mak the “Christian holy day Sunday.” It is Christianity –this remnant of paganism that you desire Muslims to mangle our intelligence and accept– that changed Jesus’ “holy day” from Saturday to Sunday. (See THE SOURCES OF CHRISTIANITY obtainable from www.muslim.org).

Rather than question Muslims about Islam, Christians and the peddlers of Christianity are to wail and gnash their teeth over the lies, falsehood, and blasphemy they follow. And blasphemers, as Jesus said, are on their way to Hell which is an “everlasting” “furnace of fire” that “never shall be quenched.” (See Jesus-soul & hell).

To remind:

Muslims who apostatized from Islam have the grand opportunity while you are alive to repent and return to Allāh; when you die -and no one knows when he/she will die- there is no second chance.

Non-Muslims also, while you are alive, have the grand opportunity to give up the religious lies, falsehood, and blasphemy and turn to Allāh. When you die this grand opportunity evaporates like a dewdrop in Hell.

84. Why does Allah prefer sending scriptures to desert regions of the world?

ANSWER: If you had studied the Qur’an objectively rather than nit-pick verses to use against unschooled Muslims to lead them astray you would know that Allah raised messengers among all people and gave them rites and ceremonies; He did not send “scriptures to desert regions of the world” only.

85. Why does the Qur’an only speak about religions which were prevalent in Arabia at the time of its revelation? Why are there no Dharmic or Taoic religions mentioned?

ANSWER: Since Allāh raised messengers among all people and gave them acts of worship, it is evident that the Qur’an does speak about other religions–(Qur’an 22:34, 67). Notably, whereas Allāh tells us to believe in all His revealed Books, He also tells us what not to believe that is passing under His name, such as Trinity (which is polytheism), Divine sonship, inherited sin and vicarious atonement; Karma and reincarnation, more than one Creator (as in Zoroastrianism’s Creator of light and all things good, and Creator of darkness and all things evil); and “chosen people” to the exclusion of others (as in Judaism).

86. The Qur’an never says the physical scriptures of the previous revelations were corrupted, only their interpretations. So why does the Qur’an contradicts the message of the Bible?

ANSWER: The Qur’an does not “contradict” the teachings of Moses and Jesus; it denies the Jewish belief of them being a “chosen people” to the exclusion of others; and the Christian doctrines of Trinity, Divinity of Jesus, inherited sin and vicarious atonement –all of which are assumed and propagated as Divine truths. That the Bible is “physically’ “corrupted” see Bible corrupt & obsolete.

87. Early Islamic scholars such as Ibn al-Layth, Ibn Rabban, Ibn Qutayba, Al-Ya’qubi, Al-Tabari, Al-Baqillani, Al-Mas’udi, and Al-Bukhari[128][129] confirm that the Taurat and Injil were not physically corrupted. So why is belief to the contrary so prevalent among todays Muslims?

ANSWER: Perhaps these “Early Islamic scholars” did not have the information we have today. That the Taurat and Injil are “physically” (or textually) corrupt see Bible corrupt & obsolete. As shown, the Bible itself testifies that “the lying pen of the scribes has made it into a lie.”

88. Why did Allah not (as most Muslims claim) protect Christianity or Judaism from “corruption”? If he couldn’t get it right the first two times, why is Islam any different?

ANSWER: Christianity –Divinity of Jesus, inherited sin, and vicarious atonement– is NOT a Divinely revealed religion: it was named by humans after Christ. Judaism was named after Judah, one of the twelve sons of the prophet Jacob. The only Divinely revealed/named Religion is Islam–(Qur’an 5:3).

As Judaism and Christianity –the Taurat and Injil– were Divinely decreed to be superseded by the Qur’an there was no need to “protect” them for all time. (See Judaism; Jesus-Comforter). However, the teachings of Moses and Jesus are enshrined/protected in the Qur’an.

89. If you believe previous scriptures were corrupted because Allah was “testing” humans or he expected humans to look after their scriptures, doesn’t that negate his omnipotence?

ANSWER: If Allah was “testing” humans this does not “negate His omnipotence.” An examiner “testing” students does not negate the examiner’s knowledge: it only reveals the extent of the student’s knowledge or shows the student how much knowledge he possesses. In “testing” humans Allah would be only showing humans his own honesty and trust.

90. Muhammad’s father was named Abdallah (meaning Allah’s slave). Since Muhammad’s father was a pagan, aren’t you simply following a modified pagan religion?

ANSWER: (No one is a “slave” of Allah. We are “servants” of Allah: -we have the choice of believing or not).. Though the Arabs were pagans they also believed in a Supreme Creator. As Muhammad Ali notes in his comprehensive work The Religion Of Islam (pp. 155): “the Arabs had numerous ilahs or gods but none of them was ever called Allah, while a Supreme Being called Allah was recognized above them all as the Creator of the universe, and no other deity, however great, was so regarded”: “And if thou (Mohammad) ask them, Who created the heavens and the earth and made the sun and the moon subservient? they would say, Allah. Whence are they then turned away (from the truth of Islam)?”–(Qur’an 29:61).

And in the year 570 After Christ, the year of the birth of the Prophet Mohammad, when Abrahah, “the Christian viceroy in Yaman of the king of Abyssinia,” came to destroy the Ka’bah, the Prophet’s uncle, ‘Abd al-Muttalib instead of calling on his idols, prayed to Allah to defend the Ka’bah; Muhammad Ali notes: “Unable to defend the Holy House against the huge army, ‘Abd al-Muttalib thus prayed aloud, leaning upon the door of the Ka’bah: “Defend, O Lord, Thine own House! and suffer not the Cross to triumph over the Ka’bah.””–(comm. Qur’an 105:1).

Islam pre-dates paganism as well as all religions; Islam is the eternal and primeval religion, dating back to the creation of the universe Islam means peace and submission (to Allah); or peace and submission to the Will of Allah. The first human beings submitted to this law of Allāh God. Only that this submission to Allāh was not yet known as Islam. The following makes this point clear: “Then He (Allāh) directed Himself to the heaven and it was a vapour, so He said to it and to the Earth: Come both, willingly or unwillingly. They both said: We come willingly”–(Qur’an 41:11). We ‘come willingly’ or we submit to your command –Islam. Thus, Islam –submission to the command of Allāh, God– is as old as the heavens and the earth. All creations conform to the laws of Allāh God. (For more on this see All people are Muslims).

Strange reasoning that “Since Muhammad’s father was a pagan” Muslims must be “simply following a modified pagan religion.” Like Jesus’ “ELI” on the cross, “Allāh” is one of the names of God in the Semitic language. Does this make Jews followers of “original” paganism?

91. The Qur’an says faces will turn black if the person is a sinner, and the face will turn white if the person is not.[130][131] In the light of this, what will happen to black people?

ANSWER: These are figurative expressions: “black” signifies sad/unhappy and “white” signifies joy/happy.

92. Muslims always attack the Christian concept of Original sin and the Hindu/Buddhist concept of Karma. So how do you explain innocent children being born with Aids or being born deformed? Is it “Allah’s will” to make innocent children suffer? Does he think its funny to create Hermaphrodites and Schizophrenics?

ANSWER: Women in the nineteen-sixties took the fertility drug “thalidomide;” it is preposterous to blame Allah for their children that were born deformed/malformed/misformed. People with AIDS who parent children have no one but themselves to blame for their children contracting the disease from them. The effect of alcohol on the fetus is fairly known, it would be absurd then for pregnant women who consume alcohol to blame Allāh for their childrens’ medical conditions.

While the brains of schizophrenics are said to be different and schizophrenic is an illness its cause is unknown. Regarding “hermaphrodites” Allāh tells us He creates what we know not. And everything in creation is created for a reason. (For “original sin” and karma and reincarnation see Jesus-inherited sin to ascension; Karma & Reincarnation-fact or fiction?).

93. Why does the Qur’an discuss extinct religions such as Sabians,[132] while ignoring major religions such as Buddhism?

ANSWER: The Qur’an discusses all religions. As Allah is Lord of all the worlds and as He gave guidance to every people it is only reasonable that He enlightens us about previous people.

There is no such Divine religion as Buddhism: “Buddhism” is man-named and named after Buddha, of which some adherents are atheists and some follow karma and reincarnation which have no Divine foundation and are illogical doctrines. (See Buddhism & Buddha; Karma & Reincarnation-fact or fiction?).

94. The Qur’an claims the New Testament is a book given to Jesus (Qur’an 5.46). However, in reality, it consists of books by Jesus’ followers. Why make such an obvious flaw?

ANSWER: The Qur’an did NOT make any “flaw;” it clearly refers to the Injil/Gospel given to CHRIST. Allāh tells us that Jews and Christians write the “Book” with their own hands and say it is from Allāh; which is a clear reference to (parts of) the Old Testament and the many letters of Paul and others of the New Testament which Christians are trying to force down the throats of the world as “Word of God.” (See Bible corrupt & obsolete).

95. There are many monotheistic religions before Islam (such as Judaism, Christianity and Zoroastrianism), and after Islam (such as Yazdânism and Sikhism), so what is wrong with them specifically?

ANSWER:See Judaism; Christianity-a fake; Buddhism & Buddha; Zoroastrianism; Sikhism-fact or fake?

Even though these religions teach monotheism (though Christianity with its Trinity is polytheism) yet neither of them is superior to, or equal with, Islam. These “religions” were for a specific people and for a limited time.

If someone should give you a choice between an outdated and obsolete model of an item and a modern perfect model, which would you take? (See Islam superior to all other religions).

96. When Allah fooled the Jews (and eventually the Christians) into thinking Jesus was crucified on the cross,[133] was Allah being a Deceiver?

ANSWER: Allah did NOT “fool” Jews and Christians; they themselves believed they had killed/crucified Jesus. Allah only said that Jesus appeared to be dead –he was in a coma.

97. Why did Allah wait 600 years to tell the Christians and Jews that Jesus did not really die on the cross?

ANSWER: (Allah had) Jesus tell them soon after he had regained consciousness; even Paul told them that Jesus did not die on the cross–(See Jesus-inherited sin to ascension, chapter crucifixion).

And even though Allah Himself informed them “600 years” afterwards in His Qur’an yet it has fallen on deaf ears/hearts: the Jews still take it upon themselves to say they killed Jesus and the Christians are ever trying to drown the world in this mythical blood of Jesus Christ (though the Vatican was given proof by a Christian organization that the person in the Shroud of Turin was NOT a dead body).

98. Instead of simply saying ‘Jesus didn’t get resurrected’, why did Allah not prove Jesus was not resurrected to avoid more than two billion mislead Christians?

ANSWER: Would Christians have believed? Do Christians not have “reason?” How many examples have Allah not shown them in the Qur’an that Jesus could not be Divine and yet they toss them behind their backs. In fact Christians do not even believe their own God/Son of God that he was not Divine; but Christians are ever stuck on the Church’s invention of Trinity and on Paul’s concoction of inherited sin and vicarious atonement. (See Allāh and Jesus or Paul; Jesus-Trinity; Jesus-Son of God; Jesus as God; Jesus-a Muslim taught Islam; Jesus-only for Jews).

99. If people truly have free will why does the Islamic Shari’ah prevent people from executing it?

ANSWER: Please give examples of this.

100. Why is listening to music under most circumstances forbidden in Islam?[134][135][136] Or why can Muslims not agree on its permissibility? Isn’t Islam supposed to be clear?

ANSWER: Allah has created the heavens and earth and all within for our benefit. He has given us knowledge; how we use it –for good/benefit or evil/harm– is up to us. If listening to music encourages/impels you to evil/sin then it is bad for you: avoid it. Muslims failing to agree can hardly be blamed on Islam. Do you and your wife/mate agree on everything? Will you then blame your parents for your disagreement?

101. People date in order to find out the character of a possible spouse. So why does Allah forbid dating?

ANSWER: (Isn’t “dating” a euphemism for illicit relations? or can lead to illicit relations). There are many non-dating marriages that are successful and many “dating” marriages which “find out the character of a possible spouse” that ended in the dumps.

One does not need to “date” to find out the “character” of a person: his/her parents or relatives may be able to investigate this. Besides there are perhaps those who, after marriage, has found out that the “spouse” is not who he/she projected himself/herself to be. (With the false hair and eye-lashes and padded bosoms and booties, the groom might wake up the next morning to find himself in a situation similar as Jacob who was “tricked” into marrying the wrong woman –you can probably already hear the poor fella’s scream at seeing all the imitation materials: that he was a victim of misleading advertising)–Genesis 29:16-25)

Islam teaches that when a man and woman are alone together there is a third party –the devil– inciting them to sin. Even though the “dating” couple may not have engaged in illicit relations the fact that they were alone together on a “date” would give rise to suspicion that they were engaged in illicit relation (which may ward off an interested suitor). Thus, in not allowing “dating” Islam seeks to protect the name of the man and the woman. However, Islam allows prospective mates to engage in private, chaperoned conversations –the couples are seen but not heard– to ascertain suitability/compatibility.

102. Why has Allah forbidden taking pictures,[137][138] and why do so many Muslims ignore this command?

ANSWER: Only the making of objects/images and taking pictures for the purpose of worshipping them are forbidden. The Bible also prohibits the making of image–(Exodus 20:4).

103. Why does Allah care whether or not you sleep on your stomach?

ANSWER: Do you not care whether your child is doing what is best for himself? Seems that sleeping on your stomach places undue stress on your spine (there is no support for the back).

Certain manufacturers supply an instruction manual for their products, giving instructions –do’s and don’t’s– for the proper operation and maintenance of the item. It is up to the owner of the product to follow these instructions. Allāh God Who invented/created the greatest object (us humans) has given us a manual (precepts) on how to treat our bodies (and souls). We are free to follow it or not. Sleep on whatever body part you like.

104. Fifty percent of men worldwide have had extra-marital sex. So, in theory, do half the men on earth deserve to be stoned or lashed?

ANSWER: Yes! If “Fifty percent of men worldwide” commit rape should they not be penalized? However, while adulterers are to be lashed there is no “stoning” to death in Islam For adultery and fornication see Islam-adultery & flogging.

105. Why does Allah want you to trim your moustache and grow your beard?[139][140] Why is he preoccupied with such trivial things?

ANSWER: (Like one person’s junk is another person’s treasure, so one person’s “trivial” is another person’s interest). Never heard that “cleanliness is next to Godliness?” If you do not trim your moustache the hairs will get into your mouth. Would you like to have hair in your mouth, and mixing with your food and drink? Even restaurants (and home-cooks) take pain and pride to keep hair out of food. Even Jesus Christ, the Christians’ God and Son of God, grew his beard (you should question the Pope and Bishops and Cardinals and Pastors and parishioners why they are not growing their beards)..

106. Why in Islam is it forbidden to touch a dog but not a rat, when rats are much more dirty?

ANSWER: Though rats may carry a more dangerous disease (bubonic plague; and dogs carry rabies) that rats “are much more dirty” may be debatable. It is not “forbidden” to touch a dog, only that they are not allowed to be inside the house. (See item #111).

107. Why does Allah recommend you to dye your hair?[141] Why on earth would an omnipotent deity care what color your hair is?

ANSWER: Why not? Manufacturers give instructions on how to keep our purchases looking new. Why shouldn’t Allah who made the best engineering marvel ever care about his product?

Like cleanliness and nice apparel (as one can afford), sweet scenting is next to Godliness. The Prophet used and recommended the use of perfume. The flowers of the henna plant are fragrant The Prophet used henna perhaps to keep his hair nice-smelling. Much like modern men (and women) use perfumed hair dressings.

108. Why is alcohol based mouthwash forbidden? Can people absorb enough alcohol through the skin to get drunk?

ANSWER: (Perhaps they fear swallowing it inadvertently). One is forbidden only to consume alcohol. However, if there is a non-alcohol product then it is one’s choice.

109. Why is talking to the non-mahram opposite gender forbidden according to Islam?

ANSWER: Please give examples of this forbiddance. Allah says men and women are friends and protectors of one another. The only admonishment is that we avoid touching and engaging in soft/seductive gaze and speech.

110. Why does Allah hate[142] tattoos, and why has he forbidden[143][144] it?

ANSWER: As stated above, certain manufacturers supply an instruction manual for their products, giving instructions –do’s and don’t’s– for the operation and maintenance of the item. It is up to the owner of the product to follow these instructions. Allāh God Who invented/created the greatest object (us humans) has given us a manual (Scripture) on how to treat our bodies (and souls). We are free to follow it or not. Is your skin not perfect that you need to dress (blemish?) it with ink? (poison?) Tattoo your eyelids if you like.

111. Why according to Islam should dogs[145] (especially black ones)[146][147] be killed?

ANSWER: The Prophet did not order that all dogs be killed. When attention was brought to the Prophet that Muslims were killing dogs indiscriminately the Prophet forbade this killing and said that only a certain type of dog is to be killed: “It is your duty to kill the jet-black (dog) having two spots (on the eyes), for it is a devil”–(Muslim Vol. 3, #3813).

The explanation to the hadith states: “The hadith gives us an idea why the Holy Prophet (may peace be upon him) commanded to kill dogs. There must have been an excess of stray dogs and thus the danger of rabies in the city of Medina and its suburbs. The Holy Prophet (may peace be upon him), therefore ordered to kill them. Later on when it was found that his Companions were killing them indiscriminately, he forbade them to do so and told them that only the ferocious beasts which were a source of danger to life should be killed. The word “devil” in the hadith clarifies the point. Here devil stands for ferocious. See also Kitab-al-Taharah, p.166, note 486” (i.e. Vol. 1, note 486).

And Kitab-al-Taharah, p.166, note 486” states in part: “Islam has declared the dog to be an unclean beast because its saliva has the germs of rabies in it. The writer of the article on “dog” in the Encyclopaedia Britannica says: “It [rabies] is more common in dogs than in any other animal” (Vol. VII, p. 497). The dog is also responsible for the spread of “Canine Plague”. The virus causing this disease is airborne and affects the other dogs very quickly.”

The Prophet did not forbid the keeping of dogs. Dogs could be trained for hunting and guarding–(Bokhari Vol.1, #175; Vol. 7, #392; Vol. 3, #270; Muslim Vol. 3, #3812). In fact, the Prophet taught that a person who gave dog to drink will enter Paradise–(Bokhari Vol. 1, #174, Vol. 3, #551, 646).

While WikiIslam tries to denigrate Prophet Mohammad for killing the “devil” dog. There are videos on the Internet showing wild dogs running rampant in Russia and even riding on subways. Also there are videos showing dogs attacking humans in Russia, London, and the U.S. And one shows a group of dogs attacking another dog, killing it. (There are feral dogs –dogs that were domesticated and abandoned– running wild in packs in the U.S. causing fear among people).

It is not surprising then that America, Britain, and Canada have, in part(s) of the country, banned or restricted certain breeds of dogs –as many as “75 breeds” according to the Internet. Obviously these laws were instituted to make the community safe from “potentially dangerous” or “violent” dogs. Which Mohammad did for his community –which had no dart guns or pepper spray or animal nets or medicine to put them to “sleep” or rabies vaccine. (For fake news about Muslims and dogs See Home).

112. Why would Allah care about which foot[148] we enter the toilet with, and why does he care about which shoe we put on first?

ANSWER: In general, “right” connotates that which is good. Thus, instructions to do things beginning with the “right” limb would seem to have the psychological effect of priming us to always to what is good and “right.” Being the complete and perfect way of life Islam also teaches us how to clean ourselves, and to use water if available. (So, you can go about stained and sticky or you can go about clean and silky).

113. Why did Allah forbid the playing of chess[149][150] and masturbation? Aren’t these things healthy?

ANSWER: (Perhaps because spending such a long time on a game of chess is a waste of invaluable time?) Considering that Prophet Mohammad encouraged sports –he himself took part in wrestling and horse-racing– it would seem that there is more to this hadith than is recorded–(Muslim Vol. 4, #5612). Perhaps the people were playing chess for other reason than sport, such as gambling or something related to paganism.

Perhaps over-indulgence in masturbation is harmful. In the Bible God slew Onan for spilling his seed onto the ground–(Genesis 38:7-10)

114. Why does Allah care whether you use even or odd numbers of toilet paper or stones[151][152] in the loo?

ANSWER: (We are taught to first wipe towards the back, then towards the front, then back again). May be because the first wipe towards the rear takes most of the waste away from the body, and thus the third wipe in being odd takes the remaining matter away towards the rear; which rear and front alternation would seem to leave a “cleaner” you. (Wiping first towards the back would seem to be of special benefit to women in that it keeps the waste from coming in contact with the genital, which contact could cause urinary tract infection). After wiping we wash.

115. Why would an omnipotent deity care which hand[153] you use to eat?

ANSWER: Perhaps because we use our left hand to clean ourselves. (See item #12).

116. Why does Allah want Muslims (if not the entire world) to follow 7th[154] century Shari’ah law?

ANSWER: Because there is no system on the face of this earth that is more equitable and just than Shari’ah.

117. If there truly is science in the Qur’an, why didn’t Maurice Bucaille[155] convert to Islam?

ANSWER: Perhaps he is/was not ready to embrace religion. Ask him. Do you think the Pope and Bishops and Cardinals and other Christian heads do not know that what they follow and teach –Trinity, inherited sin and vicarious atonement– are lies, falsehood and blasphemy? Why do they then yet follow it? (See the various topics on Christianity and on Jesus).

As you want Muslims to follow Christianity why don’t you “convert” to Christianity?

118. Other religions claim to have scientific miracles too, so wouldn’t this mean that the Islamic argument is void?

ANSWER: No! Allāh raised up messengers in all nations and gave them guidance. Thus if other religions have “scientific miracles” this would be in line with the “Islamic argument”. What “scientific miracles” do other religions claim to have?

119. Why do alleged claims of compatibility between the Qur’an and science only come after the scientific discovery is made?

ANSWER: They are not “alleged.” The Qur’an is guidance to the Resurrection. Some of its verses on science, as Maurice Bucaille points out, could only be translated and interpreted in the light of modern science. (The Bible The Qur’an and Science, p. 121).

120. If Muslims trust Muhammad, why not use his recommended medicines (mentioned in numer