The Amazing
Teachings of
Islam’s Prophet
Mohammed’s
Believe It or Else!
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Table of Contents (1 of 4)
• The Holy Books of Islam
• What is a Hadith?
• The Two Collections
of Hadiths
• Importance of the Hadith
• What Drives the Hadith?
• A Working Assumption
• “Salvation” in Islam
• Mohammed’s Believe It or
Else!
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Introduction
Allah’s Monkey Men
Jewish Rats and Pigs
Mohammed’s Inspiration
A Test of Prophethood
The Seal of Prophethood
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Table of Contents (2 of 4)
• The Giant She-Camel
• The Champions of the Cave
• The Man Who Died for 100
Years
• A 90-Foot Adam
• No Dogs or Cats
• Satan Stays in the Nose
Overnight
• Playing Chess is Forbidden
• Non-Muslims Have Seven
Intestines
• Don’t Pray Looking Up
• The Wondrous Wings of a
Fly
• The Qur’an Forgotten
• The Setting of the Sun
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Table of Contents (3 of 4)
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Mohammed Was Bewitched
Mohammed Had Head Lice
Drinking Camel Urine
The Crying Palm Tree
The Fingers of Life
The Shouting Food
Allah’s Hammer
• The Angel with 600 Wings
• If You Sleep During Prayers,
Satan Pees in Your Ear
• No Garlic or Onions
• Yawning Is from Hell
• Hell-Fire for Women
• No Assurance of Salvation
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Table of Contents (4 of 4)
• What Made the Prophet
Afraid?
• Healing Palm Leaves
• What Color Was
Mohammed’s Skin?
• Allah’s Prophet Uncovered
• What Color Was
Mohammed’s Hair?
• Learn the Basics of God’s Law
• Aisha the Child Bride
• The Racist Prophet and the
Ethiopians
• Gabriel Opens Mohammed’s
Chest
• What You Need to Know
About Islam
• What Must I Do to Be
Saved?
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The Holy Books of Islam
• Islam has two “inspired” written texts.
– The Qur’an
• Recited by Mohammed
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The Holy Books of Islam
• Islam has two “inspired” written texts.
– The Qur’an
• Recited by Mohammed
– The Hadith
• Over a dozen volumes of written
commentaries on the Qur’an.
• Includes much historical information not
found in the Qur’an.
• Deemed as authoritative as the Qur’an
by Muslim scholars.
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What is a Hadith?
• A tradition or collection of traditions of Mohammed.
– Includes his sayings and deeds.
– Sometimes used as a synonym of sunna.
• As a discipline, consists of 2 branches.
– Validation through chain of authority (isnad).
– Validation through content (matn).
• Two collections: Sunni and Shiite
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The Two Collections of Hadiths
• Sunni scholars recognize…
– Bukhari collections
– Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi, an-Nassi, and Ibn Maja
collections
• Shiite scholars recognize…
– Collections through Ali’s family
– Al-Kulini, al-Babuya, al-Qummi, al-Tusi collections.
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The Importance of the Hadith
• The Hadith is to be considered as authoritative as the
Qur’an.
• Dr. Mohammed Hamidullah says,
“The custodian and repository of the original teachings of Islam…
[are found] above all in the Qur’an and the Hadith.”1
“The Qur’an and the Hadith… are the basis of all [Islamic] law.”2
1Introduction
to Islam, page 250. 2Ibid., page 163.
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The Importance of the Hadith
• Dr. Mohammed Hamidullah also says Muslims revere the
Hadith as well as the Qur’an because:
“The Hadith is as divinely inspired as the Qur’an itself. The
teachings of Islam are based primarily on the Qur’an and the
Hadith, and, as well shall presently see, both are based on divine
inspiration.”1
1Introduction
to Islam, page 23.
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The Importance of the Hadith
• Muslim writers such as Hammudullah Abdalatati says the Hadith
is considered the Second Source of Islam:
“All the articles of faith… are based and derived from the
teachings of the Qur’an and the Traditions (Hadith) of
Mohammed.”1
• Thus it is no surprise that the Hadith is inspired and
authoritative to “orthodox” Muslims.
1Islam
in Focus, (Singapore: The Muslim Converts’ Association
of Singapore, 1991), page 21.
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The Importance of the Hadith
• The Hadiths contain much information about preIslamic Arabic which is not found in the Qur’an.
– For example, Vol. 3, #65 and Vol. 5, #53, tell us
there were 360 idols as the Ka’bah when
Mohammed conquered it.
• The Hadith contains intricate details and in what
way various Islamic rituals and laws are to be
carried out.
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What Drives the Hadith?
• The driving force behind the Hadith is the
question...
“What must I do to be forgiven by Allah and to be
admitted to paradise?”
• In the Hadith, Mohammed does not give vague
generalities to the reader.
• He tells the reader exactly what to do, how to do it,
and in what order to do it.
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A Working Assumption
• Without Allah’s forgiveness, no one may enter
Paradise.
• Hell fire awaits those who do not gain Allah’s favor.
• To gain Allah’s acceptance is not easy.
• One must earn Allah’s forgiveness.
• One mistake can cancel out all that you have done.
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“Salvation” in Islam
• There is no concept of salvation by grace in the
Hadith.
• The Hadith sets forth the rules and rituals which
must be followed to earn salvation.
• Muslims who ignore these rules and rituals imperil
their immortal souls.
• Let us look now at the “inspired” teachings of
Mohammed.
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The Islam
Comic Book
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Introduction
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Allah’s Monkey Men
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Allah’s Monkey Men
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Allah’s Monkey Men
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Allah’s Monkey Men
The Qur’an
Surah 7:163-166 Ask them about the town which stood by the sea shore.
Behold! They sinned in regard to the Sabbath. On their Sabbath day, the
fish swam up to them and stuck their heads out of the water (to tempt
them to catch them). But the fish did not do this on the day that was not
the Sabbath. In this way We tempted them because they were devoted to
sinning. When some of them said, “Why do you bother preaching to
people whom Allah will destroy or inflict with a terrible punishment?” The
preachers responded, “To fulfill our obligations to their Lord and they might
yet fear Him.” When they ignored the warnings given to them, We saved
those who avoided evil, but We punished the evil-doers with a grievous
punishment because they were devoted to sinning. When in their
insolence they transgressed the warnings, We said to them, “Become
monkeys! Despised and rejected.”
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Jewish Rats and Pigs
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Jewish Rats and Pigs
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Jewish Rats and Pigs
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Jewish Rats and Pigs
The Hadith
Bukhari, vol. IV, chapter 524, p. 333: The Prophet said, “A group of
Israelites were lost. Nobody knows what they did. But I do not see
them except that they were cursed and transformed into rats, for if
you put the milk of a she-camel in front of a rat, it will not drink it, but
if the milk of a sheep is put in front of it, it will drink it.” (1) It was illegal
for the Israelites to eat the meat or drink the milk of camels while they
were allowed to eat the meat and rink the milk of sheep. The prophet
inferred from the rats’ habit that some of the Israelites had been
transformed into rats. (2) Later on the prophet was informed through
inspiration about the fate of those Israelites: They were transformed
into pigs and monkeys.
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Mohammed’s Inspiration
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Mohammed’s Inspiration
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Mohammed’s Inspiration
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Mohammed’s Inspiration
The Hadith
Mohammed would hear ringing in his ears; his heart would beat
rapidly; his face turn red; his breathing labored; he would fall to the
ground or lie down; he would shake; his eyes would open wide; his
lips tremble; spit drool from the corners of his mouth; he would sweat
profusely; he saw and heard things no one else ever saw or heard;
he would sometimes make a snoring noise like that of a camel; and
he would be covered with a sheet. vol. I, nos. 1, 2, 3, 4 • vol. II, chap.
16 (pg. 354), no. 544 • vol. III, nos. 17, 829 • vol. IV, nos. 95, 438,
458, 461 • vol. V, nos. 170, 462, 618, 659 • vol. VI, nos. 447, 448,
468, 478, 481, 508
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A Test of Prophethood
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A Test of Prophethood
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A Test of Prophethood
The Hadith
Bukhari vol. IV. No. 546: When Abdullah bin Salam heard of the
arrival of the Prophet at Medina, he came to him and said, “I am
going to ask you about three things which nobody knows except a
prophet:
1. What is the first sign of the Hour (i.e., the end of the world)?
2. What will be the first meal taken by the people of Paradise?
3. Why does a child resemble its father and why does it resemble its
maternal uncle?”
Allah’s Apostle said, “Gabriel just now told me of their answers.”
Abdullah said, “He (i.e., Gabriel), from amongst all the angels, is the
enemy of the Jews.”
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A Test of Prophethood
Allah’s Apostle said, “The first sign of the Hour will be a
fire that will bring together the people from the East to the
West; the first meal of the people of Paradise will be an
extra lobe of fish-liver. As for the resemblance of the child
to its parents: if a man has sexual intercourse with his
wife and gets his discharge first, the child will resemble
the father, and if the woman gets her discharge first, the
child will resemble her.”
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The Seal of Prophethood
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The Seal of Prophethood
The Qur’an
Surah 33:40 Mohammed is not the father of any of your men, but (he is)
the Apostle of Allah and the Seal of the Prophets (rests upon him).
The Hadith
Bukhari vol. I, no. 189; vol. IV, no. 741: Narrated As-Sa’ib Yazid: “I stood
behind him (i.e., Allah’s Apostle) and saw the Seal of Prophethood
between his shoulders, and it was like the ‘zir-al-Hijla’ (the size of a
button on a small tent or a partridge egg).”
Bukhari vol. IV, no. 741: Narrated As Sab’ib Bin Yazid “Standing behind
him (i.e. Allah’s Apostle) I saw the Seal (of the Prophets) between his
shoulders.”
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The Seal of Prophethood
Muslim vol. IV, no. 5790-5793
THE FACT PERTAINING TO THE SEAL OF HIS PROPHETHOOD,
ITS CHARACTERISTIC FEATURE AND ITS LOCATION ON HIS
BODY.
Jabir B. Samura reported: “I saw the Seal on his back as if it were a
pigeon’s egg.” This Hadith has been narrated on the authority of
Simak with the same chain of transmitters. As-Sa’ib B. Yzid reported:
My mother’s sister took me to Allah’s Messenger and… I stood
behind him and I saw the Seal between his shoulders.
Abdullah B. Sarjis reported: “I saw Allah’s Apostle and ate with him
bread and meet…. I then went after him and saw the Seal of
Prophethood between his shoulders on the left side of this shoulder
having spots on it like moles.”
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The She-Camel Prophet
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The She-Camel Prophet
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The She-Camel Prophet
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The She-Camel Prophet
The Qur’an
Surah VII:73 To the Thamud people… This she-camel of Allah is a
sign unto you: So let her graze on Allah’s earth and do not let her
come to any harm, or you will be seized by a terrible punishment.
Surah VII:77 Then they ham-strung the she-camel and insolently
defied the order of their Lord… so the earthquake took them
unawares and they lay prostrate in their homes in the morning.
Surah LIV:23 The Thamud rejected their Warners.
Surah LIV:27 For we sent the she-camel as a trial for them.
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The She-Camel Prophet
The Qur’an
Surah LIV:29 But they called to their companion and he took a sword
in his hand and ham-strung her.
Surah LIV:30-31 Ah! How terrible was my penalty and my warning!
For We sent against them a single mighty blast and they became like
the dry stubble used by one who pens cattle.
Surah XCI:11 The Thamud people rejected their prophets through
their inordinate wrong-doing.
Surah XCI:13-14 But the apostle of Allah said to them, “It is a shecamel of Allah! Do not hinder her from drinking.” But they rejected him
and ham-strung her. So their Lord, on account of this crime,
destroyed the traces of them and made them all suffer equally.
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The Champions of the Cave
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The Champions of the Cave
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The Champions of the Cave
The Qur’an
Surah VII:9-25 Do you understand that the Companions of the Cave
and of the Inscription were wonders among our signs? Behold, the
youths entered the Cave and said, “Our Lord, bestow upon us your
mercy and deal with us in the right way.” We drew a veil over their
ears for a number of years in the Cave. Then we awakened them in
order to test which of the two parties was best at calculating the
number of years they had stayed in the Cave. We relate to you their
story in truth… So they stayed in their Cave three hundred years, and
some add nine more years to that.
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The Man Who Died for 100 Years
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The Man Who Died for 100 Years
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The Man Who Died for 100 Years
The Qur’an
Surah II:259 Or take the similitude of one who passed by a village in
ruins to its roofs. He said, “Oh! How shall Allah restore it to life after
its death?” But Allah caused him to die for 100 years. Then he raised
him up and said, “How long have you stayed here?” He said, “A day
or a part of a day.” He said, “No, you have been here for 100 years!
But look at your food and your drink. They show no sign of age. And
look at your donkey! We have made you a sign unto the people. Look
further at the bones (of your body), how we clothed them with flesh.”
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A 90-Foot Adam
The Hadith
Bukhari vol IV, no. 543 Narrated Abu
Huraira: The Prophet said, “Allah created
Adam, making him 60 cubits tall.”
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No Dogs or Cats Allowed
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No Dogs or Cats Allowed
The Hadith
Bukhari vol IV, no. 539 Narrated Abu Talha: The Prophet said,
“Angels do not enter a house which has either a dog or a picture in it.”
Bukhari vol IV, no. 540 Narrated Abdullah bib Umar: “Allah’s Apostle
ordered that the dogs should be killed.”
Muslim vol I, no. 551 Ibn Mughaffal reported: The Messenger of
Allah ordered killing of the dogs, and then said: “What about them,
i.e., other dogs?” and then granted concession to keep the dog for
hunting and the dog for the herd and said: “When the dog licks the
utensil, wash it seven times and rub it with dirt the eighth time.”
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No Dogs or Cats Allowed
The Hadith
Muslim vol I, no. 552 A Hadith like this has been narrated from
Shu’ba with the same chain of transmitters except for the fact that in
the Hadith transmitted by Yahya, those words are: “He (the Holy
Prophet) gave concession in the case of the dog for looking after the
herd, for hunting, and for watching the cultivated land,” and there is
no mention of this addition (i.e., concession in case of watching the
cultivated lands) except in the Hadith transmitted by Yahya.
Footnote #486 The dog is one of the unclean beasts according to
Islam and eating its flesh is forbidden and its keeping in the house as
a pet is also prohibited for the Muslims. They have, however, been
permitted to keep dogs for hunting, herding and watching.
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No Dogs or Cats Allowed
Chapter DCXVIII
THE PRICE OF A DOG AND THE SELLING OF A CAT
FORBIDDEN:
Muslim vol III, no. 3803: Abu Mas’ud al Ansari reported that Allah’s
Messenger forbade the charging of price of the dog.
Muslim vol III, no 3806: Khadji reported Allah’s Messenger as
saying, “The price of a dog is evil.
Muslim vol III, no 3808: Abu Zubair said: I asked Jabir about the
price of a dog and a cat: he said, “Allah’s Messenger disapproved of
that.”
Muslim vol III, no 3809: Ibn ‘uMar reported Allah’s Messenger giving
command for killing dogs.
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No Dogs or Cats Allowed
Muslim vol III, no 3810: Ibn ‘uMar reported: Allah’s Messenger
ordered us to kill dogs and he sent men to the corners of Medina that
they (i.e., the dogs) should be killed.
Muslim vol III, no 3813: Abu Zubair heard Jabir b. Abdullah saying:
Allah’s Messenger ordered us to kill dogs and we carried out this
order so much that we also killed the dog coming with a woman from
the desert. He said, “It is your duty to kill the jet-black dog having two
spots, for it is the devil.”
See also Muslim vol III, nos. 3814-3829.
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Satan Stays in the Nose at Night
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Satan Stays in the Nose at Night
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Satan Stays in the Nose at Night
The Hadith
Bukhari vol IV, no. 516: “Satan stays in the upper part of the nose all
night.”
Footnote (1): We should believe that Satan actually stays in the
upper part of one’s nose, though we cannot perceive how, for this is
related to the unseen world of which we know nothing except what
Allah tells us through his Apostle Mohammed.
Muslim vol I, no. 462: Abu Huraira reported: The Apostle of Allah
said, “When any one of you awakes from sleep and performs
ablution, he must clean his nose three times, for the devil spends the
night in the interior of his nose.”
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Playing Chess Is Forbidden
The Hadith
Muslim vol. IV, no 5612, Chapter CMXLVI:
Allah’s Apostle said, “He who played chess
is like one who dyed his hand with the flesh
and blood of swine.”
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Non-Muslims Have 7 Intestines
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Non-Muslims Have 7 Intestines
The Hadith
MUSLIM vol. III, No. 513 Chapter DCCCLXII
A believer eats in one intestine whereas a non-believer eats in
seven intestines.
Ibn Umar reported Allah’s Messenger as saying that a non-Muslim
eats in seven intestines while a Muslim eats in one intestine.
(See also nos. 5114-5120.)
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Don’t Pray Looking Up
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Don’t Pray Looking Up
The Hadith
MUSLIM vol. I, no. 863 Chapter CLXXIII
It is forbidden to lift one’s eyes toward the sky In prayer. Abu
Haraira reported Allah’s Apostle saying, “People should avoid lifting
their eyes towards the sky while supplicating in prayer, otherwise
their eyes would be snatched away.”
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The Wondrous Wings of a Fly
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The Qur’an Forgotten
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The Setting of the Sun
The Qur’an
Surah 18:66: When he (i.e., Zul-qarain)
reached the setting of the sun, he found
that it set in a pond of murky water.
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Mohammed Was Bewitched
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Mohammed Was Bewitched
The Hadith
Bukhari vol. VII. No. 658 Narrated Aisha: A man called Labid bin AlA’sam from the tribe of Bani Zaraiq worked magic on Allah’s Apostle
until Allah’s Apostle started imagining that he had done a thing that he
had not really done.
Bukhari vol. VII. No. 660 Narrated Aisha: Magic was worked on
Allah’s Apostle so that he used to think that he had had sexual
relations with his wives while he actually had not… “He is under the
effect of magic.”
Bukhari vol. VII. No. 661 Narrated Aisha: Magic was worked on
Allah’s Apostle so that he began to imagine that he had done
something although he had not.
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Mohammed Had Head Lice
The Hadith
Bukhari vol. IX, no. 130: One day the
Prophet visited her (I.e., the wife of Ubada
bin As-Samit) and she provided him with
food and started looking for lice in his head.
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Drinking Camel Urine
The Hadith
Bukhari vol. I, no. 234: The Prophet
ordered them to go to the herd of camels
and to drink their milk and urine.
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The Crying Palm Tree
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The Crying Palm Tree
The Hadith
Bukhari vol. II, No. 41 Narrated Jabir bin Abdullah: The Prophet
used to stand by a stem of a date-palm tree. When the pulpit was
placed for him, we heard the stem crying like a pregnant she-camel
until the Prophet got down from the pulpit and placed his hand over it.
Bukhari vol. IV, No. 783 Narrated Ibn Umar: The Prophet used to
deliver his sermons while standing beside the trunk of a date-palm.
When he had the pulpit made, he used it instead. The trunk started
crying and the Prophet went to it, rubbing his hand over it (to stop its
crying).
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The Fingers of Life
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The Fingers of Life
The Hadith
Bukhari vol. II, No. 41 Bukhari vol. I, No. 170 He put his hand in
that pot and ordered the people to perform ablution from it. I saw the
water springing out from underneath his fingers.
Bukhari vol. IV, No. 773 I saw water flowing from underneath his
fingers.
Bukhari vol. IV, No. 776 So he placed his hand in that pot and the
water started flowing among his fingers like springs.
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The Shouting Food
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Allah’s Hammer
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Allah’s Hammer
Bukhari vol. II, No. 422 Narrated Anas: The Prophet said, “When a
human being is laid in his grave and his companions return and he
even hears their footsteps, two angels come to him and make him sit
and ask him: ‘What did you use to say about this man, Mohammed?
He will say, I testify that he is Allah’s slave and His Apostle.’ Then it will
be said to him, ‘Look at your place in the Hell-Fire. Allah has given you
a place in Paradise instead of it.” The Prophet added, “The dead
person will see both his places. But a non-believer or a hypocrite will
say to the angels, “I do not know, but I used to say what the people
used to say! It will be said to him, Neither did you know nor did you
take the guidance (by reciting the Qur’an).’ Then he will be hit with an
iron hammer between his two ears, and he will cry and that cry will be
heard by whatever approaches him except human beings and jinns.’”
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Allah’s Hammer
Sunan of Abu Dawood [1] Hadith 2214 He also mentioned the death
of the infidel, saying: His spirit will be restored to his body, two angels
will come to him, make him sit up and ask him, Who is your Lord? He
will reply: Alas, alas! I do not know. They will ask him: What is your
religion? He will reply: Alas, alas! I do not know. They will ask: Who
was the man who was sent on a mission among you? He will reply:
Alas, alas! I do not know. Then a crier will call from Heaven: He has
lied, so spread a bed for him from Hell, clothe him from Hell, and open
for him a door into Hell. Then some of its heat and pestilential wind will
come to him, and his grave will be compressed, so that his ribs will be
crushed together.”
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Allah’s Hammer
Sunan of Abu Dawood [1] Hadith 2214 Jabir’s version adds: One
who is blind and dumb will then be placed in charge of him, having a
sledgehammer such that if a mountain were struck with it, it would
become dust. He will give him a blow with it, which will be heard by
everything between the east and the west except by men and jinn,
and he will become dust. Then his spirit will be restored to him.”
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The Angel with 600 Wings
The Hadith
Bukhari vol. VI, No. 380: Mohammed has
seen Gabriel with six hundred wings.
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Satan Pees in Your Ears
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No Garlic or Onions Allowed
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No Garlic or Onions Allowed
Jabir’s Bukhari vol. I, No. 812 What has been said about uncooked
garlic or onion. And the statement of the Prophet: “Whoever has eaten
garlic or onion because of hunger or otherwise should not come near
our mosque.” (See also nos. 813-815.)
Bukhari vol. VII, No. 362 Narrated Abdul Aziz: It was said to Anas,
“What did you hear the Prophet saying about garlic?” Anas replied,
“Whoever has eaten garlic should not approach our mosque.”
Bukhari vol. VII, No. 262 Narrated Jabir bin Abdullah: The Prophet
said, “Whoever has eaten garlic or onion should keep away from us.”
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Yawning Comes from Hell
The Hadith
Vol. IV, no. 509: Narrated Abu Huraira: The
Prophet said “Yawning is from Satan.”
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Hell-Fire Is for Women
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Hell-Fire Is for Women
The Hadith
Bukhari vol. I. No. 28 The Prophet said, “I was shown the Hell-fire and
that the majority of its dwellers were women who were ungrateful.”
Bukhari vol. 1, No. 301 Allah’s Apostle… said, “O, women!” Give alms,
as I have seen that the majority of the dwellers of Hell-fire were you
women… I have not seen anyone more deficient in intelligence and
religion than you.”
Bukhari vol. II, No. 171 The Prophet then said… “I also saw the Hell-fire
and I had never seen such a horrible sight. I saw that most of the
inhabitants were women.”
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No Assurance of Salvation
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No Assurance of Salvation
The Hadith
Bukhari vol. V, No. 266 The Prophet said, “By Allah, even though I
am the Apostle of Allah, yet I do not know what Allah will do to me.”
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What Made the Prophet Afraid?
Bukhari vol. II, No. 167 The sun eclipsed
and the Prophet jumped up, terrified that it
might be the Hour [of Judgment].
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Healing Palm Leaves
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Healing Palm Leaves
The Hadith
Bukhari vol. II. No. 443 The Prophet passed by two graves and
those persons (in the graves) were being tortured. He then took a
green leaf of a date-palm tree, split it into two pieces, and fixed one
on each grave. The people said, “O Allah’s Apostle! Why have you
done so?” He replied, “I hope that their punishment may be
lessened until they (i.e., the palm leaves) become dry.”
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What Color Was Mohammed?
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What Color Was Mohammed?
The Hadith
Bukhari vol. I, No. 63 While we were sitting with the Prophet in the
mosque, a man came riding on a camel. He made his camel kneel
down in the mosque, tied its foreleg and then said, “Who among you
is Mohammed?” At that time the Prophet was sitting among us,
leaning on his arm. We replied, “The white man reclining on his
arm.”
Bukhari vol. II, No. 122 Mohammed is described as “a white
person.”
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What Color Was Mohammed?
The Hadith
Bukhari vol. II, No. 141 Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet never
raised his hands for any invocation, except for that of Istisqa, and he
used to raise them so much that the whiteness of his armpits
became visible.
Bukhari vol. IV, No. 744 Narrated Ismasil bin Abi Khalid: I heard Abu
Juhaifa saying, “I saw the Prophet, and Al-Hasan bin Ali resembled
him.” I said to Abu Juhaifa, “Describe him (i.e., Allah’s Apostle) for
me.” He said, “He was white and his beard was black with some
white hair in it. He promised to give us 13 young she-camels, but he
died before we got them.”
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Allah’s Prophet Uncovered
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The Color of Mohammed’s Hair
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Aisha the Child Bride
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Aisha the Child Bride
The Hadith
Bukhari vol. V. No. 234 Narrated Aisha: The Prophet was engaged
to me when I was a girl six years old… I was playing in a swing with
some of my girl friends… Unexpectedly, Allah’s Apostle came to me
in the afternoon and my mother handed me over to him. At that time,
I was a girl of nine years of age.
Bukhari vol. V, No. 236 The Prophet… married Aisha when she was
a girl of six years of age and consummated that marriage when she
was nine years old.
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The Prophet and the Ethiopians
Bukhari vol. I. No. 662 Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said, “…an Ethiopian
whose head is like a raisin.”
(See also Vol. 9, No. 256.)
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Gabriel Opens Mohammed’s Chest
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Gabriel Opens Mohammed’s Chest
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Gabriel Opens Mohammed’s Chest
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Gabriel Opens Mohammed’s Chest
The Hadith
Bukhari vol. I. No. 345 Narrated Abu Dhar: Allah’s Apostle said,
“While I was at Mecca, the roof of my house was opened and
Gabriel descended, opened my chest, and washed it with Zam-Zam
water. Then he brought a golden tray full of wisdom and faith and,
having poured its content into my chest, he closed it.”
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What Do I Need
to Know about
Islam?
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Resources for Further Study
Between Christ and Mohammed: The Irreconcilable Differences
Between Christianity and Islam
Written by Dr. Gleason Archer, Dr. Robert Morey, Dr. William Welty and
edited by Charles Welty. This online book is free at
http://charleswelty.net/islam. So is the Adobe Acrobat PDF file at
http://davidsonpress.com/islam/pdfs/19133545.pdf.
Ameristan (http://ameristan.net)
Written by Charles Welty. Ameristan is a novel and motion picture political
thriller premised on the unthinkable: the United States of America
becomes a conservative Muslim state where Islamic Sharia is the law of
the land. You still can’t post the Ten Commandments in public schools,
but Allah help you if you don’t recite the Qur’an three times a day.
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What Must I Do
to Be Saved?
“Come now, let us reason together, says the Lord:
though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as
white as snow; though they are red like crimson,
they shall become like wool.”
– Isaiah 1:1 (ESV)
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You Have Broken God’s Law
 The Ten Commandments (Exodus 20)
• Worship only God.
• Don’t make an idol.
• Don’t take God’s name in
vain.
• Honor the Sabbath.
• Honor your father and
mother.
•
•
•
•
•
Do
Do
Do
Do
Do
not
not
not
not
not
murder.
commit adultery.
steal.
lie.
covet.
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You Have Broken God’s Law
 The Ten Commandments (Exodus 20)
• Worship only God.
• Don’t make an idol.
• Don’t take God’s name in
vain.
• Honor the Sabbath.
• Honor your father and
mother.
•
•
•
•
•
Do
Do
Do
Do
Do
not
not
not
not
not
murder.
commit adultery.
steal.
lie.
covet.
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You Have Broken God’s Law
 The Ten Commandments (Exodus 20)
• Worship only God.
• Don’t make an idol.
• Don’t take God’s name in
vain.
• Honor the Sabbath.
• Honor your father and
mother.
•
•
•
•
•
Do
Do
Do
Do
Do
not
not
not
not
not
murder.
commit adultery.
steal.
lie.
covet.
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You Have Broken God’s Law
 The Ten Commandments (Exodus 20)
• Worship only God.
• Don’t make an idol.
• Don’t take God’s name in
vain.
• Honor the Sabbath.
• Honor your father and
mother.
•
•
•
•
•
Do
Do
Do
Do
Do
not
not
not
not
not
murder.
commit adultery.
steal.
lie.
covet.
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You Have Broken God’s Law
 The Ten Commandments (Exodus 20)
• Worship only God.
• Don’t make an idol.
• Don’t take God’s name in
vain.
• Honor the Sabbath.
• Honor your father and
mother.
•
•
•
•
•
Do
Do
Do
Do
Do
not
not
not
not
not
murder.
commit adultery.
steal.
lie.
covet.
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You Have Broken God’s Law
 The Ten Commandments (Exodus 20)
• Worship only God.
• Don’t make an idol.
• Don’t take God’s name in
vain.
• Honor the Sabbath.
• Honor your father and
mother.
•
•
•
•
•
Do
Do
Do
Do
Do
not
not
not
not
not
murder.
commit adultery.
steal.
lie.
covet.
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You Have Broken God’s Law
 The Ten Commandments (Exodus 20)
• Worship only God.
• Don’t make an idol.
• Don’t take God’s name in
vain.
• Honor the Sabbath.
• Honor your father and
mother.
•
•
•
•
•
Do
Do
Do
Do
Do
not
not
not
not
not
murder.
commit adultery.
steal.
lie.
covet.
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You Have Broken God’s Law
 The Ten Commandments (Exodus 20)
• Worship only God.
• Don’t make an idol.
• Don’t take God’s name in
vain.
• Honor the Sabbath.
• Honor your father and
mother.
•
•
•
•
•
Do
Do
Do
Do
Do
not
not
not
not
not
murder.
commit adultery.
steal.
lie.
covet.
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You Were Born a Sinner
• All people are born sinners. We are all unrighteous
people.
– Romans 3:10-12
• As it is written, “Not even one person is righteous. No
one understands. No one searches for God. All have
turned away. Together they have become worthless.”
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Your Best Efforts Fail
• All people sin. Our best efforts will never measure
up.
– Romans 3:23
• … since all have sinned and continue to fall short of
God’s glory.
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The Price of Sin is Death
• The price of sin is death.
– Romans 5:12
• Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one
man, and death through sin, so death spread to
everyone, because all have sinned.
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Jesus Paid Your Debt
• Jesus paid your debt by dying in your place.
– Romans 6:23
• For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God
is eternal life in union with Christ Jesus our Lord.
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Christ Died for You
• Christ died in your place, paying your price, and
suffering so that you would not have to suffer
eternally.
– Romans 5:8
• But God demonstrates his love for us by the fact that
Christ died for us while we were still sinners.
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His Invitation Is to You… Now
• His invitation is open to anyone… even you.
– Romans 10:13
• For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be
saved.”
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Confess, Declare, Believe
• You must confess your sin, declare His Lordship,
and believe in your heart that God raised Christ
from the dead.
– Romans 10:9-10
• … if you declare with your mouth that Jesus is Lord,
and believe in your heart that God raised him from the
dead, you will be saved. For a person believes with his
heart and is justified, and a person declares with his
mouth and is saved.
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Your Prayer for Salvation
• “Lord, Jesus, I know that I am a sinner and I need
you. I know that you paid the price for my sins by
dying on the cross. I ask that you forgive my sins;
and I receive you as my Savior and Lord. I thank
you for forgiving my sins and giving me eternal life.
Take control of the throne of my life. Make me the
kind of person you want me to be. Amen.”
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Some Truths to Remember
• Remember these simple truths from God’s Word:
– 1 John 1:9
• If we make it our habit to confess our sins, he is
faithful and righteous to forgive us those sins and
cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
– Romans 8:16
• The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are
God’s children.
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Some Truths to Remember
– Ephesians 2:8
• For by such grace you have been saved through faith.
This does not come from you; it is the gift of God and
not the result of works, lest anyone boast.
– Romans 8:18
• For I consider that the sufferings of this present time
are not worth comparing to the glory that will be
revealed to us.
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Some Truths to Remember
– 1 John 5:13
• I have written these things to you who believe in the
name of the Son of God so that you may know that
you have eternal life.
– 2 Corinthians 5:17-18a
• Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation.
Old things have disappeared, and—look!—all things
have become new! All of this comes from God, who
has reconciled us to himself through Christ…
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Learn the Basics
of
God’s Law
The 10 Commandments
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Learning the 10 Commandments
• Imagine a little boy
struggling to lift a
large “boom box”—
an FM radio.
• He gives the FM
radio to a little girl.
• She hefts the FM radio to her shoulder, showing a mass
of muscle on her biceps.
• You’ve just learned the 10 Commandments.
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Learning the 10 Commandments
• The 10 Commandments
are summed up in
this anagram:
GIVeS FM; show me
your MASLE (a slight
mispronunciation of
that mass of “muscle”).
• It’s called a mnemonic device because it sounds like
something you already know.
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Learning the 10 Commandments
•
•
•
•
•
GIVeS FM
G = God
I = Idol
V = Vain
S = Sabbath
FM = Father and Mother
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Learning the 10 Commandments
Show me your MASLE.
• M = Murder
• A = Adultery
• S = Stealing
• L = Lying
• E = Envy (covet)
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Learning the 10 Commandments
•
•
•
•
•
GIVeS FM
G = God
I = Idol
V = Vain
S = Sabbath
FM = Father and
Mother
Show me your MASLE.
• M = Murder
• A = Adultery
• S = Stealing
• L = Lying
• E = Envy (covet)
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