Muhammad is a false prophet

In the name of Allah, the most Gracious the most Merciful. O my Lord! Open for me my chest (grant me self-confidence, contentment, and boldness); Ease my task for me; And remove the impediment from my speech, so they may understand what I say. In this round, I will be refuting the arguments Pro has made. Let"s take a look at his first point, which is an excerpt from Ibn Ishaq"s biography of Prophet Muhammad. First of all, I"d like to touch on the credibility of Ibn Ishaq"s biography. I would like to present you the views of non-Islamic scholars on Ibn Ishaq"s biography: "False ascription was rife among the 8th century scholars and that in any case Ibn Ishaq and contemporaries were drawing on oral traditions."- Michael Cook "However, Ibn Ishaq's life of Muhammad is so unashamedly hagiographical that its accuracy is questionable."-Robert Spencer (anti-Islamic, Islamophobe) As you can see, he isn"t exactly the most reliable source. If you want to know the story of what happened with Muhammad on the night of the first revelation, you must turn to the Authentic Hadith, and not a shaky biography written by a heavily criticized man who never even saw the Prophet. "Narrated 'Aisha: (the mother of the faithful believers) The commencement of the Divine Inspiration to Allah's Apostle was in the form of good dreams which came true like bright day light, and then the love of seclusion was bestowed upon him. He used to go in seclusion in the cave of Hira where he used to worship (Allah alone) continuously for many days before his desire to see his family. He used to take with him the journey food for the stay and then come back to (his wife) Khadija to take his food like-wise again till suddenly the Truth descended upon him while he was in the cave of Hira. The angel came to him and asked him to read. The Prophet replied, "I do not know how to read. The Prophet added, "The angel caught me (forcefully) and pressed me so hard that I could not bear it any more. He then released me and again asked me to read and I replied, 'I do not know how to read.' Thereupon he caught me again and pressed me a second time till I could not bear it any more. He then released me and again asked me to read but again I replied, 'I do not know how to read (or what shall I read)?' Thereupon he caught me for the third time and pressed me, and then released me and said, 'Read in the name of your Lord, who has created (all that exists) has created man from a clot. Read! And your Lord is the Most Generous." (96.1, 96.2, 96.3) Then Allah's Apostle returned with the Inspiration and with his heart beating severely. Then he went to Khadija bint Khuwailid and said, "Cover me! Cover me!" They covered him till his fear was over and after that he told her everything that had happened and said, "I fear that something may happen to me." Khadija replied, "Never! By Allah, Allah will never disgrace you. You keep good relations with your Kith and kin, help the poor and the destitute, serve your guests generously and assist the deserving calamity-afflicted ones." Khadija then accompanied him to her cousin Waraqa bin Naufal bin Asad bin 'Abdul 'Uzza, who, during the PreIslamic Period became a Christian and used to write the writing with Hebrew letters. He would write from the Gospel in Hebrew as much as Allah wished him to write. He was an old man and had lost his eyesight. Khadija said to Waraqa, "Listen to the story of your nephew, O my cousin!" Waraqa asked, "O my nephew! What have you seen?" Allah's Apostle described whatever he had seen. Waraqa said, "This is the same one who keeps the secrets (angel Gabriel) whom Allah had sent to Moses. I wish I were young and could live up to the time when your people would turn you out." Allah's Apostle asked, "Will they drive me out?" Waraqa replied in the affirmative and said, "Anyone (man) who came with something similar to what you have brought was treated with hostility; and if I should remain alive till the day when you will be turned out then I would support you strongly." But after a few days Waraqa died and the Divine Inspiration was also paused for a while." Sahih Bukhari Volume 1 Book 1 Number 3 Now, tell me what is wrong in what you have read from Sahih Bukhari? Something that indicates that Prophet Muhammad is a false prophet? On to your second point of Muhammad reciting Satanic verses. Once again, this is nowhere to be found in Sahih Bukhari. Claiming it is an accurate account of what happened because Ibn Ishaq narrated this is simply untrue. I have already showed you how he isn"t a reliable source. He has never even seen the Prophet in his life. "The story that Muhammad could have used the Satanic suggestion is rejected by almost all exegetes." Read more about this here: http://www.islamic-awareness.org... You also brought another criteria of being a false prophet in the Bible by using John 2:22 which says: "Who is the liar? It is whoever denies that Jesus is the Christ. Such a person is the antichrist--denying the Father and the Son." Muhammad never denied that Jesus is the Christ, or "Messiah", translated Christ. Also, you must understand the language of the Bible. God has many, many Sons according to the Bible. The meaning is not literal. Jesus Christ never claimed divinity in the Bible, in fact he even denounced this idea. You then mention something of a compromise between Muhammad and the Arabs, and use the Quran to attempt to justify this preposterous claim. Nowhere in the Quran or Hadith does it ever mention any attempt to compromise between Islam and Paganism. In fact, when Muhammad was offered women, fame and power in exchange to stop preaching monotheism, he said that he would never be bribed or stopped to preach monotheism and the belief in the one and only God. Quran 109: " Say, "O disbelievers, I do not worship what you worship. Nor are you worshippers of what I worship. Nor will I be a worshipper of what you worship. Nor will you be worshippers of what I worship. For you is your religion, and for me is my religion." Tell me, are these the words of a man willing to compromise the word of God? Also, you mention wife beating, which opens up a whole new debate. To keep it short, I will link you to a better explanation than I could give with the limited characters I have left. http://www.answering-christianity.com... You then mention that the Quran says that the Jizya tax must be enforced on non-Muslims who are living in an Islamic country. So what? It"s a crime to not pay taxes these days. You then say something about temporary marriage (which is something the Prophet does not permit by the way) by using a Hadith of one person saying it was allowed. The Prophet never condoned this action verbally or by actually doing it. In conclusion, Muhammad's status as a true prophet of God stands as Pro was not able to expand on his own arguments, nor could he refute a single one of mine.