The Cause of Allah
The battle of Badr, recorded in Sura eight and elsewhere, was the turning point for Muhammad and his followers because they were victorious against the Quraish. Muhammad had military might. Now, more than ever, he could employ all his poetic skills in the pursuit of his ideological objectives, commingled with his approved version of social and religious regimentation. In fact it was his religious beliefs that determined the approval of his actions. As convenient as can be, he always managed to get timely divine revelations that had Allah's positive stamp on his lifestyle.
War and its results thereof and Muhammad's beliefs followed is Allah's way. Both Suras (S8&9) are a clear and consistent call in pursuit of Allah's cause and Muhammad's ideal. There is no Muhammad without Allah; and no Allah without Muhammad. They are inseparable.The contents of the Quran is packed with familiar biblical names of the Hebrew prophets, with stories that are found in the gnostic scriptures. Why would the Arabs be interested in Hebrew prophets? Well, in Acts chapter two wherein is the Pentecost record, the Arabs were present (Acts 2:8-40). They heard Peter's preaching....
In both Suras, there are a number of verses that are misplaced chronologically, suggesting an editorial mindset with an intended distorted time perception. Both Suras- rather more precisely the entire Quran - went through a final redaction in the same time period and are the camouflaged martial backbone of practical Islam. These are the foundations on which succeeding islamic expansions were built. It is quite obvious that certain verses were strategically located in each Sura and selectively employed for the purpose of stamping divine authenticity on the Quran. Islamic evangelism is by military conquest or Muslim emigration and occupation....
In order for his neighbouring Jews and Christians to believe in Muhammad, the Quran claims to be in S85(21)-(22) a copy of the original that Allah keeps. And in S6(92) a continuation of the previous biblical scriptures. Therefore, necessarily in face value terms, it must not contradict the biblical scriptures. For should the Quran say that Allah is merciful, must it not be taken at face value? It must mean what it states and state what it means. The Bible states that Jesus died by crucifixion, was entombed and resurrected. This is understood in face value terms....When was the Quran edited? One clue is given in Sura 98.
Sura 98: 2 A messenger from Allah, reading purified pages 3 Containing correct scriptures. 4 Nor were the People of the Scripture divided until after the clear proof came unto them.
The production of paper in the Arabic world began in the 8th century when the technique was introduced from China. The other clue is the concordance to the Arabic language Quran given below. When Muhammad was alive, Aramaic was the dominant language, not Arabic. To insist that the Quran was revealed in the Arabic language betrays the time period of its redaction, which is simply this: the Quran was finalized when the Arabic language was widespread; when the Aramaic language was replaced by the Arabic language; the Arabic language education, with a formal framework, was established in the ninth century, with Ibn Sahnun.
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