Important Questions To Ask to Christian
missionaries
Furthermore, the assertion of Judeo-Christian borrowing raises a number of
questions. Jamal Badawi puts forward the following six questions:
- Why is it in spite of the
abundance of historical material on Muhammad(P)'s life, and in spite of the
extensive research on his life for centuries by his severe critics, that
it was not possible to discover the mysterious teacher(s) through whom Muhammad(P) might have learned all that?
- It is known that Muhammad(P) was opposed, ridiculed and
persecuted for nearly 13 years by his own contemporaries. With this
magnitude of severe enemies, was it not possible for them to prove to the
masses that Muhammad(P)'s
claim of revelation was sheer fabrication? Was it not possible for them to
reveal and name the person whom they alleged to be the human source or
sources of his teachings? Even some of his adversaries who had made this
assertion, changed their minds later on and accused him, instead, of magic
or being possessed by evil... etc.
- Muhammad(P) was raised among his people and
every aspect of his life was exposed to them, especially by the openness
that characterises tribal life in the desert. How could the multitudes of
his contemporaries, including many of his close relatives who knew him so
well, how could they believe in his truthfulness if they had any doubt
that he was claiming credit for ideas taught to him by some other teachers
without bothering to give them credit ?
- What kind of teacher might
have taught Muhammad(P)
a coherent and complete religion that changed the face of history? Why
didn't he or they (if any) speak against the alleged student who continued
learning from them, while ignoring them and claiming some other divine
source for his teachings?
- How could many Jews and
Christians amongst his contemporaries become Muslims and believe in his
truthfulness if they knew he was copying from their scriptures or learning
from their priests or rabbis?
- It is known that some of
the Qur'ânic revelations to Muhammad(P) in the presence of people. The Qur'ân was revealed
over the span of 23 years, where then that was mysterious, perhaps
invisible teacher of Muhammad(P)?
How could he have hidden himself for so long? Or how could Muhammad(P) who was constantly surrounded by
companions, how was he able to make frequent secret visits to that
mysterious teacher or teachers for 23 years without even being caught
once?
The answer to all these questions are never given. But the Christian
missionaries' logic is that still Muhammad(P) borrowed from the Judeo-Christian sources even though
there is no evidence to show. What you do not know, you do not have to show;
just say it and it becomes so.
Since the Christian missionaries are confused about their own ideology let us
now refute some of the 'contents' which they think are borrowed by the Qur'ân.