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Was Muhammad Enlightened? Part 1
This is quite a controversial topic. Speaking against Muhammad can cause war and blood shed that is justified by Muhammad himself. The reason for this article is not to insult muslims though it may be an insult as a by product of the context. This article was made because muslims are constantly raising Muhammad above all mankind. They make him the example to be followed. They believe that he is the one to be followed. Muhammad according to the Quran is the best of men. His Sunnah or way of life is to be emulated. This is essential to be considered muslim. So one must have firm faith in the Quran and Sunnah (Teachings and way of muhammad). To question this is heresy. Those who leave Islam are to be executed according to Muhammad himself and supposedly Allah who is considered the Lord of all the Worlds. Why such a fear based religion? If Muslims have the truth why must they implement it with violence? How come muslims quote all the time that there is no compulsion in religion, yet if a muslim decides to leave Islam they are to be executed. There have been many executions in the day of Muhammad and after him for apostasy. Is this man from Arabia truely an enlightened human being? I beg to differ and I will provide how his teachings are different then other great spiritual teachers who transcended desires. The Buddha was praised by his followers as one who is unattached to desires and emotion. Many holy men and women of India and also of Taoist China have transcended lowly desires and emotion. They became free from anger, lust, greed, and other lowly egoist desires. However, as we shall investigate Muhammad did not accomplish this. Muhammad is supposedly the Messenger of God and the most perfect man, yet he falls short from the Buddha, Taoist masters, Hindu saints among men and women, and other great spiritual leaders. What is so odd is that Muhammad claimed to be a prophet yet could not overcome desires, yet the Buddha and others never claimed to be some messenger of a King like God and was granted some heavenly knowledge that only they could hear. So why should we trust Muhammad who makes such boastful claims yet cannot back them up by excellenct character as the muslims claims he has?
Sex is not good nor bad. It is not something that should be considered evil like the early christians. Now what is unskillfull atleast is attachment to sex. Many of us (men and women) have attachment to sex. The Buddha and others taught how to detached from these earthly attachments. However, the self proclaimed Prophet of God himself is attached to sex.
Quoting from Sahih Bukhari (the most authentic hadith collection of Sunni Islam) we see that Muhammad was a man of lust. He has sex with all of his wives in one night. Not only that but it states that he takes one bath. Muhammad was considered to have great strength to do this. Supposedly Allah gave him this strength to have sex with all these women in one night. Having 11 wives (while other muslim men can only have 4) Muhammad had sex with them all. Usually what would occur is that Muhammad would visit his wives by turns, due to the injunctions of the Quran. So one day he would be with Aisha, and another day he would be with Hafsa and so on. However, in this hadith below he decides to be “equal” to all his wives for one day by having sex with them all. We must wonder if he even had time for foreplay? Hopefully he did and not just lepted on them like animals, however that is basically what the hadith implies.
Narrated Qatada:
Anas bin Malik said, “The Prophet used to visit all his wives in a round, during the day and night and they were eleven in number.” I asked Anas, “Had the Prophet the strength for it?” Anas replied, “We used to say that the Prophet was given the strength of thirty (men).” And Sa’id said on the authority of Qatada that Anas had told him about nine wives only (not eleven). (Sahih al-Bukhari, Volume 1, Book 5, Numbers 268)
Other hadiths mention the same thing with the exception that his wives numbered 11. What is very odd is that the Prophet Muhammad was suppose to teach men how to live unattached to the dunya (worldly existence) they were suppose to have their sights on paradise, yet we see Muhammad allowing men to fulfill their sexual desires. So the Quran reveals that muslim men can have up to four wives. So if your married and start desiring another woman that is fine as long as you marry that woman. So when you get four and you continue to desire (because having four wives will not cause you to be unattached to lust) you still can have more women. You can get more women by having slave girls. This is permissible and acceptable. Not only this but during the time of muhammad, he made permissible mutah or (temporary marriage) which the shias still practice today. The excuse by sunnis is that Muhammad made it permissible when men were out on jihad and away from their wives. Instead of teaching them how to watch desires arise and fall and see their empty nature as the Buddha taught and other great spiritual teachers, Muhammad allowed them to have temporary marriage. Sunnis today argue with shias over this and accuse shias of prostitution. Yet sunnis have to admit that Muhammad allowed for it at one time. Even some companions like ibn Abbas believed that Muhammad never ABROGATED the permisibility of temporary marriage. However, the official sunni position is that it is abrogated and no longer allowed. There is a loophole though. Instead of having temporary marriage, you can get yourself a slave girl and have sex with her.
Muhammad teaches men to indulge in their lust, though he does teach them in a sort of “halal” (permissible) way. But as long as man is alive feeding his desires, he will never be free from them and taste the bliss of purity. Muslims do not need to feel ashamed because their Prophet himself indulged in these desires. Even so much so that Aisha sarcastically made this statement:
“It seems to me that your Lord hastens to satisfy your desire.” (Sahih Muslim vol.2 Book 8 no.3453-3454 p.748-749)
Muhammad is said to usually only marry due to political issues. But the fact remains that Muhammad was quite known for his indulgents with many wives.
“One day Muhammad went out looking for Zaid (Mohammed’s adopted son). Now there was a covering of hair cloth over the doorway, but the wind had lifted the covering so that the doorway was uncovered. Zaynab was in her chamber and admiration for her entered the heart of the Prophet”. (The History of al-Tabari, vol. 8, p. 4)
It is said Muhammad saw her beautiful hair. Desire had entered his heart. As an additional note Muhammad also was the exception of the rule that a man cannot be alone with a woman who is not married or related to him. Just like he could have more than four wives, Muhammad could be alone with women. It is quite odd when this man had these desires. He later married Zaynab after his adopted son divorced her.
Another Hadith mentioning Muhammad’s desire and love for women.
“When we reached Khaybar, Muhammad said that Allah had enabled him to conquer them. It was then that the beauty of Safiyah was described to him. Her husband had been killed so Allah’s Apostle selected her for himself. He took her along with him till we reached a place where her menses were over and he took her for his wife, consummating his marriage to her.” (Sahih Bukhari)
Why did Muhammad need so many women? Why did he not be the example and teach men to not just control the desires but also to transcend them? Other people way before Muhammad was a baby, taught followers to do this. Yet Muhammad gave men rights to slave girls and up to four wives and at one time allowed temporary marriage. This same Muhammad also claimed to have many visions in which hinted at Allah’s will for him to be married to a specific woman. As we know this famous hadith:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
Allah’s Apostle said to me, “You were shown to me twice (in my dream) before I married you. I saw an angel carrying you in a silken piece of cloth, and I said to him, ‘Uncover (her),’ and behold, it was you. I said (to myself), ‘If this is from Allah, then it must happen.’ Then you were shown to me, the angel carrying you in a silken piece of cloth, and I said (to him), ‘Uncover (her), and behold, it was you. I said (to myself), ‘If this is from Allah, then it must happen.’” (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Volume 9, Book 87 Number 140 see also Number 139)
Aisha was only six at the time. They married and then later consumated the marriage when she was a girl of 9 years old (she had her menses), yet she was still playing with dolls at that age. Muslims argue that since she had her menses she was ready for marriage, yet we know this girl was still playing with dolls. Muhammad could atleast waited until Aisha grew up and stopped playing with dolls. Just because a girl has their menses doesn’t mean it is appropriate to penetrate her. This can cause harm to girls. This may sound familiar if one has heard many of the recent Mormon Cults being exposed in which the older men (sometimes over 50 as muhammad was) indulging in marriage with little girls.
Without getting into an argument of morality about having sex with a 9 year old girl who still played with dolls, one still could ask why Muhammad needed all these women? Muslims usually make the excuse that Aisha was one of the best narrators of hadith and teachers of the Sunnah, yet this does not really cut it. Aisha was Muhammad’s favorite and despite the Quran ordering justice to all wives, some of the wives willingly gave up their turn (for muhammad’s visits) so that he could be with Aisha. This is deep favortism of Aisha, which surely caused suffering to other wives who wished they were the favorite. Even Aisha was upset at Muhammad’s love for his first wife Khadijah. This illustrate that these women suffered due to Muhammad’s favortism even though the Quran orders equal treatment to all wives. Not only this, but when Aisha once out of jealousy insulted Khadijah Muhammad became so angry (again showing his attachment to earthly desires) and struck or pushed Aisha on the chest.
Sahih Muslim, Book 004, Number 2127:
Muhammad b. Qais said (to the people): Should I not narrate to you (a hadith of the Holy Prophet) on my authority and on the authority of my mother? We thought that he meant the mother who had given him birth. He (Muhammad b. Qais) then reported that it was ”A”isha who had narrated this: Should I not narrate to you about myself and about the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him)? We said: Yes. She said: When it was my turn for Allah’’s Messenger (may peace be upon him) to spend the night with me, he turned his side, put on his mantle and took off his shoes and placed them near his feet, and spread the corner of his shawl on his bed and then lay down till he thought that I had gone to sleep. He took hold of his mantle slowly and put on the shoes slowly, and opened the door and went out and then closed it lightly. I covered my head, put on my veil and tightened my waist wrapper, and then went out following his steps till he reached Baqi”. He stood there and he stood for a long time. He then lifted his hands three times, and then returned and I also returned. He hastened his steps and I also hastened my steps. He ran and I too ran. He came (to the house) and I also came (to the house). I, however, preceded him and I entered (the house), and as I lay down in the bed, he (the Holy Prophet) entered the (house), and said: Why is it, O ”A”isha, that you are out of breath? I said: There is nothing. He said: Tell me or the Subtle and the Aware would inform me. I said: Messenger of Allah, may my father and mother be ransom for you, and then I told him (the whole story). He said: Was it the darkness (of your shadow) that I saw in front of me? I said: Yes. He struck me on the chest which caused me pain, and then said: Did you think that Allah and His Apostle would deal unjustly with you? She said: Whatsoever the people conceal, Allah will know it. He said: Gabriel came to me when you saw me. He called me and he concealed it from you. I responded to his call, but I too concealed it from you (for he did not come to you), as you were not fully dressed. I thought that you had gone to sleep, and I did not like to awaken you, fearing that you may be frightened. He (Gabriel) said: Your Lord has commanded you to go to the inhabitants of Baqi” (to those lying in the graves) and beg pardon for them. I said: Messenger of Allah, how should I pray for them (How should I beg forgiveness for them)? He said: Say, Peace be upon the inhabitants of this city (graveyard) from among the Believers and the Muslims, and may Allah have mercy on those who have gone ahead of us, and those who come later on, and we shall, God willing, join you.
Muslims try to defend the actions of Muhammad by stating that the word in the hadith for strike is lahaza which can be translated as push, or slapped. Regardless if it is a push, slap, or strike Aisha herself said that it caused her pain. Not only this but it was a use of force. Even if you push a woman you will cause fear in them. There is no such stories of Buddha and other enlightened beings becoming so angry that they pushed women or men out out of anger.
Muslims quote hadiths about controlling ones anger and Muhammad’s advice on it, yet he cannot follow his own advice in this.
Aisha herself has pointed out many times in which she believed Muhammad was having his desires fulfilled by Allah (insinuating that he always gets what he wants).
Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith: 7.570
Narrated al-Qasim bin Muhammad:Aisha, (complaining of headache) said, “Oh, my head”! Allah’s Apostle said, “I wish that (i.e., your death) had happened while I was still living, for then I would ask Allah’s Forgiveness for you and invoke Allah for you.” Aisha said, “A likely story! By Allah, I think you want me to die; and If this should happen, you would spend the last part of the day sleeping with one of your wives!”
Aisha said “you would spend the last part of the days sleeping with one of your wives!” She said this out of anger at the prophet muhammad. Aisha gives us a hint of how she truely felt at times about Muhammad and his desires.
I quote again the hadith:
“It seems to me that your Lord hastens to satisfy your desire.” (Sahih Muslim vol.2 Book 8 no.3453-3454 p.748-749)
Even though Muslims try to claim that Muhammad is the best character to follow and he treated women fair and just we find a striking opposite view by Muhammad’s own words:
O womenfolk, you should give charity and ask much forgiveness for I saw you in bulk amongst the dwellers of Hell. A wise lady among them said: Why is it, Messenger of Allah, that our folk is in bulk in Hell? Upon this the Holy Prophet observed: You curse too much and are ungrateful to your spouses. I have seen none lacking in common sense and failing in religion but (at the same time) robbing the wisdom of the wise, besides you. Upon this the woman remarked: What is wrong with our common sense and with religion? He (the Holy Prophet) observed: Your lack of common sense (can be well judged from the fact) that the evidence of two women is equal to one man, that is a proof of the lack of common sense. (Sahih Muslim)
Muslim scholars as I have heard state that this is due to women lacking intelligence. They say that women rule more with emotions. So in a sense despite hadiths of the Prophet saying praises for mothers and taking care of the mother more so over the father, it does not take away from the fact of his lowly opinion of women. Not only this, but justifying men having so many wives, and sex with slave girls to fulfill their desires. Women themselves do get desires, even a married woman may have desires arise for another man. Yet she cannot go out and marry more than one or have sex with a slave boy. We see the treatment of women in the parts of the world in which Shariah are practiced are mistreated. Women for Women international has exposed some of this mistreatment in Islamic africa.
The Quran gave instructions that if a woman disobeys the husband she is to be admonished (advised) then forsake her in bed (dont share the bed with her) and if she persist you can beat her (lightly as some suggest). Regardless if it is a light hit with a stick or without a stick this is still domestic violence. It is not tolerated in many western countries. And do note that Muhammad himself did not follow the 3 fold method of (advising, forsaking in bed, then beat) instead when Aisha insulted Khadija he struck her chest as I quoted the hadith above.
So why is Muhammad always an exception of the rule? Since he is sent from Allah and given revelation and is the final messenger, why couldnt he himself overcome his desires and passions? Why couldn’t he resist his anger? Some hadiths mention him getting so angry that his face would turn black! Other hadiths say that he would get so angry his face would turn red. We have no records of Buddha, Indian sadhus, Taoist sages, and other spiritual teachers of the eastern faiths who were considered enlightened, to becoming so angry that their face turned black or red. We never hear about them fulfilling their desires by just getting more wives or taking slave girls. We see them transcending these desires and passions. This is what enlightenment is. It is our pure unadulterated state of being beyond name and form, yet Muhammad did not embody this.
This is just a short introduction to an upcoming set of articles questioning Muhammad’s enlightenment or great character.
Remember according to Islam Muhammad’s character is the best and to question it is a heresy. Be careful not to insult him because Muhammad himself approved of killing if he is insulted. Yet muslims like to quote hadiths in which Muhammad was merciful when people insulted him and polite when people insulted him, yet just because we quote instances that he forgave offenders doesn’t make it right that at other times he allowed killing people just because they insulted him as we can see from this horrific hadith below:
Abu Dawood (4361) narrated from Ibn ‘Abbaas that a blind man had a freed concubine (umm walad) who used to insult the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and say bad things about him. He told her not to do that but she did not stop, and he rebuked her but she did not heed him. One night, when she started to say bad things about the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and insult him, he took a short sword or dagger, put it on her belly and pressed it and killed her. The following morning that was mentioned to the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). He called the people together and said, “I adjure by Allah the man who has done this action and I adjure him by my right over him that he should stand up.” The blind man stood up and said, “O Messenger of Allaah, I am the one who did it; she used to insult you and say bad things about you. I forbade her, but she did not stop, and I rebuked her, but she did not give up her habit. I have two sons like pearls from her, and she was kind to me. Last night she began to insult you and say bad things about you. So I took a dagger, put it on her belly and pressed it till I killed her.” Thereupon the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Bear witness, there is no blood money due for her.”
(Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh Abi Dawood, 3655)
What was the woman’s crime? Her crime was that she insulted the Prophet Muhammad. This muslim believer told her to stop but she persisted and so he takes actions into his own hands and kills her for her verbal abuse. This is more worse than communism. Imagine that all those who insulted former president bush were to be killed! There would be mass murder! Yet a woman’s insult and persistance caused her to lose her life because Muhammad’s character shall not be questioned. It reminds me of when we were children and we would fight other kids because they would say “your moma” jokes. But this is no kidding matter this is a matter of collective insanity.
Please look foward to part 2. Any comments or suggestions are accepted.
-Juan
Originally Posted by Spiritualseeker
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