True good point. I agree with you that the Qur'an is an invention from Muhammad, but I always asked myself how can I be 100% sure that Muhammad was a fraud. When I was researching about Muhammad, there were reports that he would pray for up to 4-5 hours at one time by himself. It makes me wonder.
What do you make of these verses Cool Canadian?
Allah is not just the maker of the entire Quran, He also orders some stuff just for Mohammed's convenience. Like the following verses:
Allah tells Mo's followers to be circumspect in barging into his house, eat & leave immediately without seeking gossip, because such stuff annoy Mo, but Mo is "shy" in saying so, but Allah isn't shy to tell this!
Quran 033.053
YUSUFALI: O ye who believe! Enter not the Prophet's houses,- until leave is given you,- for a meal, (and then) not (so early as) to wait for its preparation: but when ye are invited, enter; and when ye have taken your meal, disperse, without seeking familiar talk. Such (behaviour) annoys the Prophet: he is ashamed to dismiss you, but Allah is not ashamed (to tell you) the truth. And when ye ask (his ladies) for anything ye want, ask them from before a screen: that makes for greater purity for your hearts and for theirs. Nor is it right for you that ye should annoy Allah's Messenger, or that ye should marry his widows after him at any time. Truly such a thing is in Allah's sight an enormity.
PICKTHAL: O Ye who believe! Enter not the dwellings of the Prophet for a meal without waiting for the proper time, unless permission be granted you. But if ye are invited, enter, and, when your meal is ended, then disperse. Linger not for conversation. Lo! that would cause annoyance to the Prophet, and he would be shy of (asking) you (to go); but Allah is not shy of the truth. And when ye ask of them (the wives of the Prophet) anything, ask it of them from behind a curtain. That is purer for your hearts and for their hearts. And it is not for you to cause annoyance to the messenger of Allah, nor that ye should ever marry his wives after him. Lo! that in Allah's sight would be an enormity.
SHAKIR: O you who believe! do not enter the houses of the Prophet unless permission is given to you for a meal, not waiting for its cooking being finished-- but when you are invited, enter, and when you have taken the food, then disperse-- not seeking to listen to talk; surely this gives the Prophet trouble, but he forbears from you, and Allah does not forbear from the truth And when you ask of them any goods, ask of them from behind a curtain; this is purer for your hearts and (for) their hearts; and it does not behove you that you should give trouble to the Messenger of Allah, nor that you should marry his wives after him ever; surely this is grievous in the sight of Allah.
When Almighty Allah is concerned about the length of time guests spend at Mohammed's house or insists they refrain from barging in coz it annoys Mo, He seems less and less like Almighty God, and more and more like Alter Ego What say?
As for praying 4-5 hours, I study 8-10 hours before my exams, even study subjects like geography which I dislike for 12 hours at a stretch!
People do loads of stuff for fame & fortune, Alexander the Great tried to conquer the world, why wouldn't someone whose ambition was being a Prophet of a global faith & remaining the perfect man for people all over the Earth pretend to pray for a few hours?
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