ElsewhereThe Ramadan RevelationAccording to “Islamic” tradition, Ramadan (also rendered as Ramadhan, Ramazan, Ramzan and Ramathan) is the ninth (9th) and most revered month of the “Islamic” lunar-based calendar year. Ramadan is observed by “Muslims” throughout the world as a month of fasting (sawm) during daylight hours, and is considered to be one of the five “pillars” that make up the organized religion that calls itself “Islam”. Ramadan traditionally lasts 29-30 days, from one sighting of the crescent moon to the next, and involves obligatory fasting from sunrise to sunset. People found publicly eating during daylight hours are routinely arrested in some countries, where this tradition is physically enforced. There are at least five questions that every true Muslim should be asking about this religious ritual that has become one of the five foundational “pillars” of “Islam”: 1) Where in the Koran (Quran) does it specify a lunar-based calendar or establish the names of the alleged lunar months of the year? 2) Where in the Koran does it specify Ramadan is the ninth month of a lunar-based year or how the month of Ramadan is to be observed? The latter would need to include a description of the crescent moon cycle, how and why it determines the period of fasting, and any other details required to make the instructions for this so-called pillar perfectly clear and easy to understand (Sura 41:3). 3) Where in the Koran does it specifically tell us that Muhammad, or any of the Apostles or Prophets that came before Muhammad (in the Bible – Sura 3:144) observed Ramadan? 4) According to God, the Koran was sent to confirm The Law and the Gospel that came before it (Sura 2:97-98, 3:1-3, 4:47, 5:51, 6:92-94, 6:154-157, 10:37, 12:111, 22:52, 35:31, 46:12, 61:6-7), so where do we find mention of Ramadan in The Book (Bible) that God sent down from heaven with His Criterion for determining right from wrong (Sura 2:53)? 5) Did the term “Ramadan” actually appear in the true original Koran that God sent down via Gabriel to Muhammad? The answer to questions 1, 2, 3 and 4 above is nowhere. Nowhere in the Koran (Quran) is there any mention of a lunar-based calendar, nor of the names of any months, nor are there any specific instructions on how the supposed month of Ramadan is to be observed, nor is there any mention of Muhammad ever observing the month of Ramadan. Similarly, nowhere in the Bible do we find the term “Ramadan” nor any of the Apostles or Prophets observing it. We do, however find divine condemnation of such pagan practices (e.g. Isaiah 1:13-18, Acts 5:29). And the answer to question number 5, which may come as a shock to so-called Muslims, is a resounding “NO”. The term “Ramadan” was NOT in the true original Koran that God sent down via Gabriel to Muhammad, according to the Koran itself. Rotten roots will NEVER produce good fruits So where did the lunar based calendar and the Ramadan feast/fast from new moon to new moon originate? From the article RAMADAN AND ITS ROOTS by Dr. Rafat Amari, it appears this form of moon-worship began in India and in the Middle East: Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar and the rigid observance of thirty days of fasting during the daylight hours, has pagan roots developed in India and the Middle East. The observance of fasting to honor the moon, and ending the fast when the moon’s crescent appears, was practiced with the rituals of the Eastern worshippers of the moon. Dr. Amari goes on to say: The fasting of Ramadan spread from Harran into Arabia. This may have occurred after the occupation of Nabonidus, the Babylonian king, to the north of Arabia, around the year 552 B.C., during his sojourn in the city of Teima. Nabonidus was from the city of Harran. He was a fanatic worshipper of the moon, Sin, and his mother was a priest of Sin. He disagreed with the priests of Babylonia who considered the god, Marduk, as the chief of the gods of Babylonia. Nabonidus was eager to spread the worship of Sin, the moon, as the main deity. So he left his son in charge of Babylonia and went to live in Teima in North Arabia. In pre-Islamic times, Ramadan became a pagan Arabian ritual and was practiced by the pagan Arabians with the same features and characteristics as the Islamic Ramadan. Ramadan was known and practiced by the pagan Arabians before Islam. Al-Masudi says that Ramadan received its name because of the warm weather during that month. Didn’t God specifically condemn this pagan practice of moon worship through His Prophet and Servant Isaiah over 1000 years before the lifetime of Muhammad? Isaiah 1:13-18 Didn’t God tell us in His Koran that for TRUE believers, fasting is prescribed to you as it was prescribed to those before you, that ye may (learn) “self”-restraint (Sura 2:183)? Didn’t God give us His Holy F(e)asts (fasts) through His Prophet and Servant Moses? Leviticus 23 23:7 In the first day ye shall have an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein. 23:29 For whatsoever soul [it be] that shall not be afflicted in that same day, he shall be cut off from among his people. 23:37 These [are] the Feasts of the “I AM”, which ye shall proclaim [to be] holy convocations, to offer an offering made by fire unto the “I AM”, a burnt offering, and a meat offering, a sacrifice, and drink offerings, every thing upon his day: The Calendar Didn’t God give us His Holy Calendar through His Prophet and Servant Enoch (Enoch is called Idris in the Koran) (Gen. 5:23-24, Heb. 11:5, Sura 19:56-57)? Aren’t His four sacred months (Sura 9:36) the four months of the year (the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 7th), during which His Holy F(e)asts are to be held, specifically as described in His Law, in detail, in Leviticus 23 cited above? Sura 9:36. The number of months in the sight of “I AM” is twelve* (in a year)- so ordained by Him the day He created the heavens and the Earth; of them, four are sacred: that is the straight usage. So wrong not yourselves therein, and fight the Pagans all together as they fight you all together. But know that “I AM” is with those who restrain themselves. *As a reminder of the 12 tribes of Israel and their Covenant promise to keep God’s Law at all times. The Holy Calendar God gave us is NOT governed by the lesser (reflected) light of the moon (Gen. 1:16); it is a solar calendar based on the greater, life-giving light and warmth of the sun, so that the months, seasons and His F(e)asts, occur at the very same time every year. The word Ramadan is derived from the Arabic root R-M-Ḍ (ر-مض), which means “scorching heat”, according to multiple sources. From: The Meaning of the Word Ramadan, we find a glaring admission that not only was the original calendar NOT in Arabic nor lunar-based, but that the originators of “Islam” actually changed the names of the months from the numbered system given by God. ‘’When they changed the names of the months from the ancient language, they named them according to the seasons in which they fell, and this month fell in the days of intense heat and that is why it was named Ramaḍān’’. How could the same monthly period from a lunar based calendar continually occur during the hottest time of the year? A lunar based calendar loses 11-12 days each solar year, which means the lunar based calendar slips an entire season every 8 years. The hottest days of the year would literally become the coldest days of the year 16-17 years into the cycle, since the solar and lunar calendars only align every 33 years. And how could anyone who claims to be striving to do God’s Will (Islam, in Arabic) deceitfully add to His Holy Koran, abandon His Holy Calendar, rename His months and replace His Holy F(e)asts with an overtly pagan ritual, and somehow expect to avoid the scorching heat (Ramadan) of The Fire on Judgment Day? NO CHANGE will you find in the practices approved by God (Sura 33:62, Sura 48:23). Consistency is the Key There is a common, mistaken belief taught throughout “Islam” by its spiritually blind leaders that the Koran has never been tampered with, but the Bible has, even though God (Allah, Whose Name is “I AM”) has warned us in His Koran that He NEVER sends a messenger that Lucifer/Satan/Iblis doesn’t try to throw in some vain suggestions to oppose God. We’re even told why God allows this. Sura 6:112. Likewise We made for EVERY Messenger an enemy,- evil ones among men and Beings (human+Beings), inspiring each other with flowery discourses by way of deception. If thy Lord had so planned, they would not have done it: so leave them and their inventions alone. Sura 22:52-55 Anyone who falsely claims the Koran hasn’t been altered by men is therefore calling God a liar and, in so doing, is working for Satan, to help him cover up his obvious and vain additions, unwittingly or otherwise. One cannot call God a liar and honestly claim to be doing God’s Will (Islam in Arabic). Along with God’s Calendar, God sent specific instructions to Enoch/Idris on how to recognize and correct errors in Scripture caused by idiots and barbarians doing Satan’s bidding to throw in his suggestions and religious superstitions, thereby leading astray all but the “Elect”, as Satan/Iblis said he would try to do (Sura 7:16-17, 15:39-43, 17:61-65). THE INCORRECT WRITING OF GOD’S WORDS PROPHESIED:- Enoch/Idris 104:8 They shall speak evil things; they shall utter falsehood (ch. 97:2); create a great creation (false religions and religious traditions and technology); and compose books of their own words (books of man-made legislation, rules, etc.; books of the religious traditions of their fathers; novels; etc.; etc.; etc. – ch. 68:13). See also: Matthew 18:16-20, 2 Thess. 2:7-12, Sura 6:112-115, Sura 22:52-55, Sura 25:31) HOW TO RECOGNISE AND CORRECT THE MISTAKES:- But when they shall write correctly all My words in their own languages,
Of course this same, simple approach to recognizing and correcting the vanity (lies) Satan has thrown into Scripture has been addressed in The Law and confirmed in the Koran: Deuteronomy 19:15 One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall the matter be established. Sura 39:23. “I AM” (Allah) has revealed (from time to time) the most beautiful Message in the form of a Book, CONSISTENT WITH ITSELF, (yet) repeating (its teaching in various aspects): the skins of those who fear their Lord tremble thereat; then their skins and their hearts do soften to the celebration of “I AM”‘s praises (Prov. 1:7; 9:10). Such is the Guidance from “I AM”: He guides therewith whom He pleases, but such as “I AM” leaves to stray, can have none to guide. Plainly stated, it’s impossible for a key term, much less a COMMAND, to appear only once in Scripture, as it MUST have multiple witnesses (Num. 35:30, Deut. 17:6, Deut. 19:15) in accordance with The Law that God assuredly gave us in the first five books of the Bible. This should be self-evident, as a single-use term would need to agree with another witness to be CONSISTENT. Consistency is the key that God gave us to safeguard and protect ALL of His Word from corruption at the hands of Lucifer/Satan/Iblis and the evil ones among men that he sends to throw in his vile/evil suggestions, like the pagan feast of Ramadan (Deut. 12:8). The Roman Catholic church (RCC) did the same thing with the Greek word “pascha” which is correctly translated as Passover 28 times in most versions of the New Covenant, and intentionally mistranslated once as “Easter”, to promote their Sun-day resurrection and Ishtar/Easter bunny myths. How long will you wander through the Wilderness of Sin before you see the Promised Land? Isn’t it time for YOU to learn of the true, water-only, 40+ day Jesus-fast (Matt. 4:1-10) in the true Sunnah from The Example that GOD SAID every true Muslim should be following (Sura 3:55, Sura 43:57-59)? From the King of kings’ Bible (based on the true original Koran that God and His Messenger Prince Michael (Dan. 12:1) sent via Gabriel to Muhammad – Enoch 20:1-7, Sura 2:97-98):- Sura 2:183-185 NOTE WELL: Numbers 9:9-13 is a divine refutation of any 9th lunar month of Ramadan rubbish, and further confirmation that Sura 2:183-185 is indeed about keeping the Passover — and the rest of God’s Appointed Feasts/Fasts at His Appointed Times – just as they were prescribed to those before us in God’s Law, through His Prophet and Servant Moses. Malachi 4 Ha Mim (Amen).
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The Medina Mythby A. Freeman, contributing writer According to the “Islamic tradition” (hadith), Muhammad and his followers journeyed from Mecca (which doesn’t appear on any map of the Arabian peninsula until the 10th century AD) to Medina during a 12-day “hijra” (migration), c. 622 AD. But is any of that true? One retelling of the fabled migration to Medina, “which marked the greatest moment in the history of Islam”, may be found at the following link:- The Hijrah – The Emigration of the Prophet from Mecca to Medina There are currently three (3) references to the proper noun “Medina” in most translations of the Koran/Quran (with some translations parenthetically adding more), none of which directly mention any of the details found in the story linked above. Please find them below: Sura 9:101. Certain of the desert Arabs round about you are hypocrites, as well as (desert Arabs) among the Medina folk: they are obstinate in hypocrisy: thou knowest them not: We know them: twice shall We punish them: and in addition shall they be sent to a grievous Penalty. Sura 9:120. It was not fitting for the people of Medina and the Bedouin Arabs of the neighbourhood, to refuse to follow “I AM”‘s Messenger, nor to prefer their own lives to his: because nothing could they suffer or do, but was reckoned to their credit as a deed of righteousness,- whether they suffered thirst, or fatigue, or hunger, in the Cause of “I AM”, or trod paths to raise the ire of the Unbelievers, or received any injury whatever from an enemy: for “I AM” suffereth not the reward to be lost of those who do good;- Sura 63:8. They say, “If we return to Medina, surely the more honourable (element) will expel therefrom the meaner.” But honour belongs to “I AM” and His Messenger, and to the Believers; but the Hypocrites know not. Looking at each occurrence individually in the allegedly original Arabic (m-d-n), the triliteral root mīm dāl nūn (م د ن) occurs 17 times in the Quran, in two derived forms:
Source: corpus.quran.com So the very same word which is usually translated as “the city” is randomly translated as “the Medina” 3 out of 14 times (Sura 9:101, 120 and 63:8)? Was this intentional mistranslation a shameless attempt to invent the Mecca-Medina “migration” myth? The Roman Catholic church (RCC) did the same thing with the Hebrew name “David” in Ezekiel 34:23 and Ezekiel 37:24-25. David means “Well-Beloved” in English. Leaving that word untranslated renders those verses nonsensical, as David had already been dead for hundreds of years when those passages were given to Ezekiel to write. Did a city named Medina even exist during Muhammad’s lifetime? No. Pretending Medina had some ancient, alternate name is an overt admission of that fact. And who refers to the name of a city as “the New York” or “the London”? Shouldn’t the exact same word be translated exactly the same way every time? Stating that someone is “of the city” (i.e. from an urban area) to distinguish them from someone who is not of the city (i.e. from a rural area, whether that be countryside, desert wilderness, or jungle, etc.), is a common practice. The verses also make much more sense when they are correctly translated. Sura 9:101. Certain of the desert Arabs round about you are hypocrites, as well as (desert Arabs) among the city folk: they are obstinate in hypocrisy: thou knowest them not: We know them: twice shall We punish them: and in addition shall they be sent to a grievous Penalty. Sura 9:120. It was not fitting for the people of the city and the Arabs of the neighbourhood, to refuse to follow “I AM”‘s Messenger, nor to prefer their own lives to his: because nothing could they suffer or do, but was reckoned to their credit as a deed of righteousness,- whether they suffered thirst, or fatigue, or hunger, in the Cause of “I AM”, or trod paths to raise the ire of the Unbelievers, or received any injury whatever from an enemy: for “I AM” suffereth not the reward to be lost of those who do good;- Sura 63:8. They say, “If we return to the City*, surely the more honourable (element) will expel therefrom the meaner.” But honour belongs to “I AM” and His Messenger, and to the Believers; but the Hypocrites know not. *Note: in context,the City referenced in Sura 63:8 appears to be Jerusalem (Sura 2:126, Sura 6:92, Sura 42:7, Sura 90:1) Please also note well: “Yathrib” (Ethrib in the original Syriac) is NOT some ancient, alternate name for Medina, as the totally fabricated and self-contradictory hadith falsely claims. Yathrib/Ethrib refers to a tribe of people – specifically the Israelite tribe of Ephraim – rather than to a city that conveniently was named “the city”. The infamous “Yathrib was renamed Medina by Muhammad when he moved there” fable was invented during the Abbasid dynasty (750-900 AD) in Baghdad (Babylon), when the entire collection of hadiths and the sira (seerah) were fabricated, as well as the Arabic language, to promote the newly minted organized religion now known as “Islam”. The Arab empire, having witnessed the great consolidating power wielded by the Roman empire through its spread of “Christianity” (Roman Catholicism), needed their own Arab-specific organized religion to rival Rome. Of course that required a massive dose of historical revisionism, with new “holy” cities, temples, and pilgrimage sites, along with volumes of made up stories and traditions to try to tie it all together in an entertaining, “Arabizing” kind of way. The barren, uninhabited desert sands in the Hijaz provided just the clean slate the Arab empire needed to build the fictional foundation for “Islam”. ________________________________________________________________ Therefore, in actual fact, there isn’t one single mention of “the Medina” – or of the city of Mecca – found anywhere in the Koran (Quran), either directly or by implication. Which means there are NO Meccan nor Medinan Surahs ________________________________________________________________ The reason the Medina myth is so desperately needed in the organized religion that deceitfully refers to itself as “Islam” is that without it, the references to “the Prophet” traveling with his fellow emigrants (muhajirs) and helpers (ansar), during their 40-year migration to the land God and His Messenger (Exodus 3:2, Rev. 1:1, Sura 4:157, Sura 7:158) promised them, would be immediately recognized as Moses and the Israelites during the EXODUS from Egypt to the Promised Land. Of course, in turn, the totally fabricated hadith and sira (seerah) would be dealt yet another death blow. Sura 33:22. When the Believers (Joshua and Caleb – Num. 14:6-9) saw the Confederate forces (Num. 13:25-33), they said: “This is what “I AM” and His Messenger had promised us (the Promised Land – Gen. 12:7, 13:14-16, 15:7, 18-21, 17:7-8, 26:2-5, 50:24, Exod. 6:6-9, Lev. 20:24, Num. 27:12, Deut. 6:10-13), and “I AM” and His Messenger told us what was true.” And it only added to their faith and their zeal in obedience. Once it’s correctly understood that neither Mecca nor Medina existed during the lifetime of Muhammad, it logically follows any reference to a Prophet leading a mass migration could not possibly be referring to Muhammad, Mecca or Medina. The Koran/Quran repeatedly tells us it was sent to CONFIRM what came before it in the Bible (see: Sura 2:97-98, 3:1-3, 4:47, 5:51, 6:92-94, 6:154-157, 10:37, 12:111, 22:52, 35:31, 46:12, 61:6-7), which should motivate readers to logically seek explanations for the events described in the Koran from within the Old Covenant and New Covenant, rather than from the satanic “Islamic traditions” (Matt. 15:3, 9). Removing the veil of Arab storytelling that dominates “Islam”, and applying this simple logic reveals easy-to-understand answers (Sura 54:17) to mysteries in the Koran that have baffled the so-called experts and scholars for centuries. For example, what about the Prophet, Emigrants and Helpers, and the three that were mercifully left behind in Sura 9:117-118? Sura 9:117-118 Numbers 11:16-17 – the helpers (ansar) Deuteronomy 4:41-43 – the three left behind (see also Numbers 35:9-29) (Romanized) Arabic translated into English wal-muhājirīna and the emigrants wal-anṣāri and the helpers Source: corpus.quran.com Could it be any more obvious that the referenced Prophet is Moses? It was by God’s Command that the 70 “helpers” were gathered from among the emigrants, to help Moses bear the burden of administering God’s Statutes, Judgments and Commandments to millions of emigrants, during their 40-year migration from Egypt to the Promised Land. Nothing about the alleged 12-day migration of Muhammad and a couple of close friends can withstand even the most basic level of scrutiny, particularly when it’s correctly understood that there is zero scriptural, historical or archaeological evidence for any of it. Who are the “Quraish”? They certainly are not some ancient, Arab tribe no one ever heard of, from a town that didn’t exist. Nor were they fighting against Muhammad who, according to the evidence in the Koran/Quran, was living near the Dead Sea. There are many similar details about the exodus and the Prophet Moses (Sura 19:51) throughout Sura 33, as he led the Israelites and a mixed multitude (Exodus 12:37-38) through the desert wilderness, protected by God and His Angels against Pharoah and his army, and later against the Confederate forces that occupied Canaan (Numbers 13:27-29). Sura 33:6. The Prophet (Moses) is closer to the Believers than their own “selves”, and his wives are their mothers**. Blood-relations among each other have closer personal ties, in the Decree of “I AM”, than (the Brotherhood of) Believers and EMIGRANTS: nevertheless do ye what is just to your neighbours (Lev. 19:18 , Mark 12:31): such is the writing in the Decree (of “I AM”). **Note: If Muhammad is NOT the father of ANY of your men (Sura 33:40), then how could his wives be the mothers of the Brotherhood of Believers? Clearly Sura 33:6 cannot be referring to Muhammad. Is it not obvious that it instead is referring to Moses and his TWO wives (the Midianite Zipporah, and the Ethiopian woman – Exod. 2:21, Num. 12:1, Sura 66:1-4)? Sura 33 confirms multiple events from the Exodus in detail, based on the Biblical record found in Exodus 14, Numbers 1-3, Numbers 12-14 and Psalm 78, where the Prophet is indeed Moses, leading the Israelite emigrants through the midst of the Red Sea at God’s Command and with God’s Help and Protection (exactly as described in Exodus 14), and on through the wilderness of Sin, to the Promised Land. An in-depth study of Sura 33 with the above in mind should be eye-opening, recognizing some of the terms have been left untranslated and/or have been intentionally mistranslated, to promote the hadith-driven Medina myth among numerous other make-believe stories fraudulently attributed to Muhammad. The answers to ALL of mankind’s problems, sicknesses and confusion are found in The Law that God gave us via His Prophet/Servant Moses on Mt. Horeb in Sinai. Remember? That is the core message that God has repeatedly sent down through the ages via His Angels, His Apostles/Messengers and His Prophets, as recorded throughout the Old Covenant, New Covenant and Koran (Sura 9:107-111). Within that message coming down from God out of heaven there is SALVATION and The City (l-madīnati) of Light to which the final exodus/migration and gathering will be. Revelation 21:2 And I John saw the Holy City, “New Jerusalem”, coming DOWN from God OUT OF HEAVEN, prepared as a Bride adorned for her husband. Revelation 21:22-23 This is The Straight Way home (John 17:3, Sura 46:30). All other roads lead to The Fire.
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Will the Real Quraysh Please Stand Upby A. Freeman, contributing writer Surah 106. Winter, Quraish There is one reference in the Koran/Quran to the Quraysh/Quraish, found in Sura 106. 106:1. For the covenants (of security and safeguard enjoyed) by the Quraish, For hundreds of years, it has traditionally been assumed that the Quraysh (also spelled Quraish) were a pre-”Islamic” Meccan tribe, into which Muhammad was born. But if Mecca didn’t exist until hundreds of years after Muhammad’s passing, how could it have been home to any tribe, much less a tribe that’s notably absent from all secular historical records? From Peter Townsend’s The Mecca Mystery: Probing the Black Hole at the Heart of Muslim History, section 3.2.2. The Roman Empire and the Arabian Peninsula: “Some scholars even suggest that the term Quraysh is a corruption of the Syro-Aramaic verbal root (qras ‘to gather’).254 This would make perfect sense within the context as it would denote, not a specific tribe…” From Christoph Luxenberg’s THE SYRO-ARAMAIC READING OF THE KORAN: Excursus:On the Morphology and Etymology of قُرَيْش (Qurayš) The Arabic spelling قُرَيْش (Sura 106:1), taken for an Arabic diminutive and falsely pronounced Qurayš, corresponds morphologically to the Syro-Aramaic masculine plural of the passive participle ܩܪ̈ܝܫܐܙ / qarīšē > qrīšē = gathered together, i.e.: foederati, and hence is to be pronounced in Arabic (without the Syro-Aramaic ending ē) Qarīš*. This meaning is attested in the Lisān (VI 335a) in one among other (from Aramaic) transmitted explanations as follows: *Note: Qarīš = Christ’s (Matthew 24:31, Sura 43:61). “It is said: the name of Qurayš is derived from (the verb) ta-qarraša i.e. ta-ğamma ca (= to meet, come together) to Mecca from its surroundings after they (i.e. the Qurayš / Qarīš) were dispersed in the countries**, when Quşayy / a(c)tually Qasī < Syro-Aramaic ܩܨܝܐ / qaşyã = the Far One – as far as he is said to be almost a Nabatean originating from Syria) b. Kilãb had triumphed over it; for this reason Quşayy / Qasī was called ‘assembler’.” From this philological understanding Qurayš / Qarīš cannot be the name of a single tribe, particularly of that of the Prophet***, as it is assured by the Islamic tradition. **Note: It is NOT to Mecca, but to Christ and His Place of Defence (Isa. 33:16-17) that Christ’s Elect will be gathered together (Gen. 49:10, Mark 13:27), from where they’ve been dispersed/scattered amongst the nations (Amos 9:9, James 1:1). ***Note: This is a reference to Muhammad, although Muhammad is never referred to as a “Prophet” anywhere in the Koran/Quran (only as an apostle/messenger). Also from Peter Townsend’s The Mecca Mystery: Probing the Black Hole at the Heart of Muslim History, section 2.3.4. Mecca as an Ancient Religious Center? MECCA DOES NOT APPEAR IN ANCIENT RECORDS AS A SITE OF RELIGIOUS IMPORTANCE. We have many historical sources from which to construct a picture of religion in pre-Islamic Arabia. Mecca is not mentioned in a single one of them. We read, for example, of places like Mamre (at the northern edge of Arabia)165 and Ma’rib (the ancient Sabean capital)166 that were fabled as places where Arabs came to pray and worship. Another such site was the capital of the Nabataeans, Petra.167 Once again, we do not find any record at all of large numbers of Arabs travelling to Western Arabia to worship at a shrine at the location of the modern city of Mecca. As with so much of Islamic history, THE RECORDS THAT STATE THAT MECCA WAS A PLACE OF PILGRIMAGE POST-DATES THE TIME OF MUHAMMAD BY ABOUT TWO HUNDRED YEARS. The Islamic historical accounts on Mecca do not align with what we know about Arab religious practices. There are several sources that we can use to reconstruct Arab religious practices before Islam (this will be discussed in more detail in Section 3.1.1). Arab religion in the central part of the peninsula tended to be heavily pagan (outside of Jewish and Christian enclaves). As such it was focused on the worship of nature deities (i.e. gods of the sun, moon, stars etc.).168 The worship of these gods often happened on a rather unorganized level as their devotees were nomadic Arabic tribes-people. With nomads, religious devotion can necessarily not be focused on fixed temples or meeting places. This fact represents a powerful counter-argument to the idea that Mecca acted as a religious center at the heart of the Arabian Peninsula. Furthermore, where large communal gatherings of pagan Arabs occurred it would typically be during so-called ‘sacred months’ (an idea that made its way into Islamic tradition as well).169 During such sacred months, the Arab tribes, who were perpetually at war with each other, entered a temporary truce in order to trade and engage in the worship of the gods.170 For such truces to be honored, the large ‘worship events’ during the sacred months had to take place on neutral ground (i.e. territory not controlled by a single tribe). The reason for this should be obvious. By consecrating ‘no man’s land’ for worship, all the tribes would be in the same strategic position, thus decreasing the temptation to break the truce. It would also turn the defiling of such neutral ground by engaging in violence into a major sin. Let’s apply these ideas to the Islamic view of Mecca before the coming of Islam. One thing that the accepted tradition emphasizes very strongly is the claim that Mecca before the birth of Muhammad was under the control of a specific tribe, the Quraysh.171 THIS FACT ALONE WOULD DISQUALIFY MECCA AS A RELIGIOUS SITE FOR THE NOMADIC ARAB TRIBES, as going there to worship would not be going to ‘no man’s land’, but rather an entry into hostile territory. So is this singular reference to the Quraish/Quraysh really the name of a single, Meccan tribe, presumed to be the keepers of the Lord’s House and The Covenants? Not only does the word itself suggest otherwise, but there is no record of such a tribe among the Romans/Byzantines or the Persians/Sasanians (even though they both heavily recruited mercenaries from Arabia), much less a tribe from a supposed city (Mecca) that didn’t appear on any known maps of Arabia until 900 AD, including those of ancient trade routes and religious sites. Or is the Quraish/Quraysh simply another confirmation of the many references to “the gathered” (Gen. 49:10) in the Bible, also known as the “Elect”? In this instance where: 1. the Covenants in verse 1 = the Old Covenant and New Covenant = The New Song; 2. the references to journeys by “Winter” and “Summer” in verse 2 are the same as those mentioned in the Gospel accounts (Matt. 24:20-22, 32-34, Mark 13:18, 28, Luke 21:30, Thomas 4:1-2); Matthew 24:20-22, 32-34 24:32 Now learn a parable of the Fig tree (Jews); When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves (1948), ye know that Summer [is] nigh: Thomas 4:1-2 3. “the House” in verse 3 = the “House of Israel”; and 4. The Lord of the “House of Israel” in verse 4 provides them with all they need to keep them safe and secure from hunger and from fear. Isaiah 33:16-17 2 Esdras 13:35. But he (Christ) shall stand upon the top of the mount of gathering (Isa 33:16). See also Sura 52 and Sura 86 about the mount of gathering/fortress of the Rock and The Night Visitant The sure word of prophecy (2 Peter 1:19) concerning Christ/Shiloh gathering the “Elect” from the sons of Jacob-Israel during the last days begins in the very first book of the Bible: Genesis 49:1, 10, 22-24 49:10 The sceptre shall not depart from Judah [to Joseph], nor a law-giver from between his feet, UNTIL Shiloh comes [from Joseph-Ephraim v 22-24]; and unto him [shall] the gathering of the people [be]. 49:22 Joseph [is] a fruitful bough, [even] a fruitful bough by a well; [whose] branches run over the wall: Which should be seen as yet another sure Sign that Christ is already here and Judgment Day is coming soon. Sura 43:61. And (Christ the Mahdi) shall be a Sign (for the coming of) The Hour (of Judgment): therefore have no doubt about The (Hour), but follow ye Me: this is The Straight Way. Surah 106. Winter, Quraish 106:1. For the covenants (of security and safeguard enjoyed) by the Quraish (the gathered, aka the “Elect” – Gen. 49:10, Enoch 1, Matt.24:22), May you adore the Lord of this House, that He may provide you with the Bread of Life that you may never hunger nor ever thirst (John 6:32-35) in the safety and security that only God can provide to those who cherish and keep the Covenants. Peace be upon you. The direct link to this article is https://hannahmichaels.wordpress.com/2022/04/16/will-the-real-quraysh-please-stand-up/
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Their rocks are not our Rockby A. Freeman, contributing writer In much the same way there is no Scriptural, historical or archaeological evidence that Peter was ever in Rome, is there any evidence Muhammad was ever in Mecca? Peter the Roman?The Roman Catholic church (RCC) falsely claims that the papacy derives its worldly powers via apostolic succession from Simon (Peter) Bar Jona, whom they claim was the first pope of Rome. Simon Peter was NEVER in Rome, much less the first pope of the Babylonian mystery religion (Rev. 17:5). The RCC falsely claims Peter served in Rome in the capacity of pope from 41-66 A.D. (some historians differ on these dates, but not on the location) and that his body is buried under St. Peter’s Basilica. But even a cursory examination of the Scriptures (The Rock-solid Truth) proves this is a complete fabrication. Matthew 10:5-6 Are we to believe that Peter directly disobeyed The Master (Christ-Jesus) and went to Gentile Rome anyway? Peter’s assignment was to the Jews in and around JERUSALEM, the City of Peace, NOT Gentile Rome, which was given to Paul. Galatians 2:7-9 In Paul’s letter to the Romans we are told that those assignments would NOT be intermingled. Romans 15:20 Yea, so have I strived to preach the gospel, not where Christ was known about, lest I should build upon another man’s foundation. That same letter goes on to send greetings and salutations to no less than 28 people who were in Rome at the very time Peter was supposedly pope (Rom. 16:1-15), and yet it never mentions Peter, which would be very strange and extremely rude if Peter had actually been there. It would also have been completely unnecessary to send a letter to instruct the community in Rome if Peter had been there leading them at that time. Clearly Peter wasn’t in Rome. He was exactly where he was supposed to be: in JERUSALEM and the surrounding area. In fact Peter died (of old age, NOT on a satanic inverted cross – John 21:17-19) in Jerusalem and was buried there, where his tomb was discovered in 1953 at a Franciscan monastery site called “Dominus Flevit”. The RCC’s first pope was not until the 4th century A.D., when the Roman Emperor Constantine took the title “bishop of bishops” for himself. He presided over the Council of Nicaea in 325 A.D. in that capacity, which is when and where the “Creed of Nicaea”, now known as the “Nicene Creed”, was incorporated, introducing the concept of the pagan trinity into the organized religion known as “Christianity” (Sura 4:171), mixing it with the true teachings of Christ. The entire “apostolic succession” from Peter through to Constantine was then fabricated and back-filled to try to legitimize the church’s worldly authority. ALL based on LIES, because Simon Peter was NEVER in Rome. Muhammad the Meccan?The organized religion that deceitfully refers to itself as “Islam” claims, according to their traditions (the hadith), that Muhammad (peace be upon him) was allegedly born in Mecca, and later fled to Medina, before marching on Mecca two years before his death. But is any of this true? What do the Holy Scriptures tell us about Muhammad, his whereabouts and his mission? Did the Ishmaelites, to whom God sent His Message as a mercy and a blessing (Gen. 17:20) via Muhammad (2 Esdras 1:36, Sura 28:46), dwell over a thousand kilometres south of Jerusalem, in the desert wilderness near what would thousands of years later become Mecca, in the Hijaz, or did they dwell not far from Jerusalem, within what is today referred to as “the Levant”? Genesis 16:11-12 Genesis 17:20 And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation. Genesis 25:12-18 *See also Isaiah 60:3-7, written from Jerusalem, 1000 years after the death of Ishmael. Meccan farmers and cattle ranchers? Olive trees and date-palms flourishing in mountainous, desert wastelands?Sura 6:135-144 Sura 16:10-11 See also Sura 20:53-54, Sura 22:25-30, and Sura 23:17-22 Note well: The average annual rainfall in the desert climate of Mecca: 110mm (4.3”). Sura 80:24-32 Does ANY of this sound like the bone-dry, treeless, rock-strewn, middle of nowhere city of Mecca? And how could anyone possibly believe that desolate and totally off-the-beaten-path Mecca was somehow a trade hub? Established trade routes at that time existed throughout Syria and Palestine, and via the Red Sea, NOT through the middle of hundreds of miles of inhospitable terrain, totally incapable of naturally supporting crops or livestock, much less replenishing traders and their caravans. Sodom and Gomorrah within a daily stroll of Mecca?Sura 37:133-138 Genesis 13:7-12 See also Gen. 16:11-12 above and Sura 22:40-47. Genesis 19:23-26 Sura 46:27. We destroyed aforetime populations ROUND ABOUT YOU; and We have shown the Signs in various ways, that they may turn (to Us). What populations were destroyed around Mecca? Sodom and Gomorrah, Ad (Admah) and Thamud (Tzeboiim? Sura 29:38) were ALL located in the plain of Jordan, EAST of Jerusalem, near or in the area known today as the Dead (Salt) Sea, the lowest spot on Earth. Does anyone really believe Muhammad would directly disobey God’s COMMAND to warn Jerusalem and the surrounding area, so he could attack Mecca?Like Peter, Muhammad’s mission was to warn Jerusalem and the surrounding area. How could Muhammad do that from the present-day cities of Mecca or Medina? Did Mecca even exist during the time of Muhammad? If so, why doesn’t Mecca unambiguously appear on any map or in any historical records from that time period or before? Sura 6:92. And this (Koran) is a Book which We have sent down, bringing blessings, and confirming (the revelations) which came before it: that THOU mayest warn the Mother of Cities (Jerusalem – Isaiah 1:1, 21; Matt. 23:37) and all around her (just like almost all of the previous Prophets were also told to do). Those who believe in the Hereafter (also) believe this (Book), and they are constant in guarding their prayers. Sura 42:7. Thus have We sent by inspiration to thee an Arabic Koran: that THOU mayest warn the Mother of Cities (Jerusalem – Matt. 5:35) and all around her,- and warn (them) of The Day of Assembly, of which there is no doubt: (when) some will be in The Garden, and some in The Blazing Fire. Galatians 4:26 But JERUSALEM which is above is free, which is the mother (of cities) of us all*. *ALL of Abraham’s children were born in the area around JeruSALEM, the City of Peace. Sura 27:91-92 Sura 90:1-3 Surah 17. Isra’, The Night Journey, Children Of Israel It is possible that Muhammad was taken from wherever he was “in the Spirit” to Mt. Moriah (Jehovahjireh), where Abraham offered up his miracle son Isaac for a sacrifice to God, similarly to how John was taken and shown Christ’s Revelation about the Apocalypse. However, it is also possible, if not likely, that Muhammad physically traveled to Jerusalem during a single night, guided by God. A night’s journey would certainly have been possible if Muhammad and his people lived near the SALT Sea, where Sodom and Gomorrah existed before they were destroyed (Gen. 19:24-29). Wasn’t Muhammad COMMANDED by God to warn Jerusalem – the mother of all cities (Isa. 1:1, 21, 66:13, 2 Esd. 10:7, 10:40-44, Matt. 23:37, Gal. 4:26) – and all around her (Sura 6:92, 42:7)? Does God not provide every need, every opportunity and the means to accomplish His Will (Islam, in Arabic)? The lands and houses of “the People of The Book” given to Moslems in Mecca? Or to Moslems living near Jerusalem?Is there any historical record to suggest that “the People of The Book” (Israelites – Sura 2:40, 2:136) ever lived in the area that would one day become Mecca? Of course not! It is a well-documented historical fact that the Israelites lived on the land promised to them by God, in and around Jerusalem, where Abraham settled, died and was buried. God then took the land and houses from the People of The Book as punishment for their disobedience (Deut. 28:30-33), and gave them to a people that came FROM THE EAST (“Moslems”), exactly as prophesied in the Bible. 2 Esdras 1:35-38 Sura 33:26-27 *First the Israelites (the People of The Book) and later the Moslems Yathrib/Ethrib/EphraimThere is one reference to the “men of Yathrib” (Ethrib in Aramaic) in the Koran, in Sura 33:13 (The Confederates), which has traditionally been assumed to be an ancient name for the city now known as Medina. But is that true? From: What About Medina? – Today Medina is a modern city, but it wasn’t always so. Originally Medina was not a city. The area was known as Yathrib, يثرب and it was an agricultural area. The very name means THE PLACE OF THE BULL OR THE PLACE OF CATTLE. The bull/bullock is associated with the Israelite tribe of Ephraim, which featured a bull on their tribal standard. Deuteronomy 33:16-17 So is Sura 33:13 describing an area incapable of supporting cattle that eventually was named Medina, or is it confirming the history of the men of Ephraim (Judges 8:1), whom God referred to as His “Firstborn” among men (Jer. 31:9), and their migration to the land around Jerusalem upon their release from captivity in Egypt? Were the lands and houses of the Canaanites, that God gave to Ephraim, not eventually given over to the Moslems, after Ephraim’s second punitive captivity by the Assyrians, followed by their subsequent release and migration to the British Isles? Sura 33:13-15 Psalm 78:9-11 The ‘Ad people (Admah), whose land the Ishmaelites also inherited, lived near Jerusalem too [obviously not far from the Dead (Salt) Sea – Gen. 14:2-3], NOT Mecca. Sura 7:74. And remember how He made YOU inheritors after the ‘Ad people and gave YOU habitations in the land: ye build for yourselves palaces and castles in (open) plains, and carve out homes in the mountains; so bring to remembrance the benefits (ye have received) from God, and refrain from evil and mischief on the Earth.” Deuteronomy 29:22-23 The Arabic word “Hijaz” (also spelled “Hejaz”) means “something standing in between” or “the barrier”, and that’s exactly what that part of the world, with all of this made-up, hadith-driven Meccan paganism is: a barrier standing in between the MINOs (Muslims in name only) and The God (Allah) Whom they claim to worship. The hadith was fabricated hundreds of years after the death of Muhammad to divert believers/pilgrims from Jerusalem to Mecca, to generate business and tourism. It (the hadith) is the sole source for the birthplace, supposed sayings and the biographical particulars of Muhammad’s alleged activities and military conquests. Is it not a wonder why Muhammad would be anywhere near the area that today is called Mecca, much less attack it, if he was COMMANDED by God to be a warner and a witness to the people (including his own) living in and around Jerusalem, over 1000km away? Weren’t some of those people in and around Jerusalem also “Jews” and “Christians”? And why would the Koran even address and admonish the beliefs of “Jews” and “Christians” if the intended audience had no first-hand knowledge of these people or their beliefs? Were the author and the first adherents of the Koran not the original protestants, exposing the pagan trinity, pagan rites and pagan rituals of Roman Catholicism that are found nowhere in the Bible? Does this not also logically explain why there are hundreds (if not thousands) of Syro Aramaic (Syriac) words in the Koran/Quran, including the word “Qur’an” itself? The Arabic alphabet is a derivative of the Nabataean alphabet, or (and more likely) is taken directly from the Syriac alphabet (Syrian/Syro Aramaic). Both the Nabataean and Syriac alphabets originate from the Aramaic alphabet – one of the languages that Jesus spoke. And the Aramaic alphabet is descended from the Phoenician alphabet. Syro Aramaic (Syriac) was the native tongue of the Arabs (the Arabian tongue before the modern language now called “Arabic” existed), universally used for commerce and trade for hundreds of years, including during the lifetime of Muhammad. Muhammad reportedly married Khadija, a Roman Catholic, when he was 25 and she was 40 (in or about 595 A.D.). Khadija’s cousin was called Waraquah, and was a Roman Catholic priest. At its height under the Justinian dynasty (518-602 A.D.), the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) empire NEVER occupied Mecca, nor extended any further south into the Arabian peninsula than the southern end of the Gulf of Aqaba. So what makes more sense? A Roman Catholic priest and his Roman Catholic first cousin living in the Roman Catholic controlled Eastern Roman empire, or in a foreign and virtually uninhabitable environment, nowhere near any established trade route and hundreds and hundreds of km away from the closest Eastern Roman outpost? Further, are we to actually believe that Omar (Umar) conducted a sustained military campaign in the Levant for years in the wake of Muhammad’s passing in 632 AD, from distant (and non-existent) Mecca or Medina? Or were he and the ummah still living amongst their fellow Ishmaelites in the plains of Jordan, and elsewhere throughout the fertile areas of Syria and Palestine, with enough men and resources to capture Damascus in 634 AD and to lay siege to Jerusalem for months in 636-637 AD, before capturing it too in the Spring of 638 AD? And where did the capital and resources come from to support those local war efforts, if not from trading much needed leather and other goods with the Eastern Roman/Byzantine army, by far the largest single consumer group in the region? Is it not blatantly obvious that Mecca could not possibly have been the alleged military, economic and spiritual centre of the entire ”Islamic” universe during the rise of the Arab empire following Muhammad’s passing in 632 AD, as the “Islamic tradition” (hadith) FALSELY claims? Isn’t that why the emerging Arab empire was ruled from Damascus (Gal. 1:17) from 634 – 750 AD (during the Umayadd dynasty), and then from 750 – 900 AD from Baghdad/Babylon (under the Abbasid dynasty)? It needs to be correctly understood that ALL of the “Islamic” pilgrimmage sites in and around Mecca have been renamed in a deceitful attempt to make it appear as if they’re referred to in the Koran. A few examples of this are the “Kaba” (God’s House was built in Jeru-SALEM, the City of PEACE – Sura 2:126), Safa and Marwa (which are symbols of God, NOT two idolatrous mounds of rubble – Sura 2:158, John 3:3-7, 4:10), Arafat (the Mount of Recognition – Jehovahjireh in the land of Moriah – Gen. 22:14, Sura 2:198), the valley of Baca (the valley of “tears” in the land of Moriah, near Jerusalem – Ps. 84:6, Sura 3:96), The Cave (of Hira??? – Sura 18:17) and even the medina (l-madīnati), which simply means “the city”. Of course Mecca itself is never mentioned by name nor inference in either the Holy Koran or the Holy Bible, which would explain why we don’t find Mecca in any genuine pre-Islamic literature or on any maps of Arabia until the early 10th century A.D. The same goes for the back-filled cradle-to-grave details we’ve been spoon-fed about Muhammad Mustafa. A supposed “year of the Elephant” announcing his birth, into the non-existent Meccan tribe of “Quraysh”? More fabled nonsense about how the pagan temple/mosque in Mecca – that God condemned in His Koran (Sura 9:107-111) – was purportedly protected by God, both from the fictitious military expedition supposedly led by Abraha, and then later from Muhammad himself? Outside of the completely fabricated “Islamic tradition” (Matt. 15:3, 6) there is not one single shred of tangible evidence that Muhammad was ever anywhere near the present-day cities of Mecca or Medina. Everything in Scripture and from the available secular historical records point toward JERUSALEM and the surrounding area. No wonder “in the early years of Islam, the Qiblah direction was towards the city of Jerusalem” – please see: Suras 2:125-127, 2:144, 3:96-97, 5:98, 6:92, 9:7, 9:19, 9:28, 9:108, 14:35, 17:1, 22:25-26, 27:91, 42:7, 48:22–25, 90:1-2 and 95:1-4, and compare with: Gen. 22:2-3, 14, 1 kings 6:1-2, 11-14, 1 kings 8:29, 1 kings 8:41-45, 2 Chron. 3:1, 2 Chron. 6:18-21, Ps. 5:7, 84.4–7, 138:2, and Isa. 56:7. Jerusalem is mentioned in the Bible OVER 800 TIMES (and over 100 times more as Zion, as well as indirectly at least 28 more times in the Koran, IF it’s properly read and understood). It’s where GOD SAID He put His Name, His House, where His Prophets and His Messengers – including Peter (Cephas…little stone…John 1:42) and Muhammad (from little Petra, in Jordan?) – were sent as warners, and where His Servants were and still are instructed to pray towards. Conversely, there is no mention of the city of Mecca anywhere in the Bible or in the Koran. Which city do you think God placed an emphasis on? Does our changeless God (Mal. 3:6) change His Mind? Sura 48:23. (Such has been) the practice (approved) by “I AM” already in the past: NO CHANGE wilt thou find in the practice (approved) by “I AM” (Heb. 13:8). Everything we know, or believe we know, about the history of Mecca is based on nothing more than fairy tales, i.e. a pack of lies concocted by Satan/Iblis and distributed through his lucrative corporate fictional organized religions and his glove puppet armies of priests, pastors, rabbis, imams, etc. Mecca didn’t exist until hundreds of years after Muhammad’s passing, much like Nazareth didn’t exist until hundreds of years after the cruxifixion and resurrection of Jesus. The entire “Islamic tradition” about Muhammad in Mecca, fabricated in Babylon hundreds of years after his passing, has been back-filled over the centuries with fanciful stories to try to legitimize Mecca and its new organized religion, like its mother Rome before it. ALL based on LIES, because Muhammad was NEVER in Mecca. Look to God and His Book for the answers to His mysteries. Only the Truth can set you free (King of kings’ Bible – John 8:23-29, KJV 8:32-38). Psalm 78:35 And they remembered that God [was] their Rock, and the High God their redeemer. The direct link to this article is https://hannahmichaels.wordpress.com/2022/04/01/their-rocks-are-not-our-rock/
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