Allah the Polytheist

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This article will prove that Allah (the greatest of deceivers) is also, by Muhammad's own definition, a polytheist.

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[edit] Swearing an Oath

When someone makes an oath, they swear by something considered greater, or more worthy, than themselves. We find this in the Hebrew Bible, where the Judeo-Christian god swears by himself,[1] due to the lack of anyone or anything greater than, what the writers considered, the creator of the universe.[2] We also find this in everyday life, when someone swears on their parents or children's lives, or someone swears on their respective holy books to speak the truth in a court of law.

[edit] The Qur'an and Oaths

The following are verses from the Qur'an, where we find Allah swearing oaths.

I swear by the star when it goes down.
But nay! I swear by the falling of stars;
Nay; I swear by the moon,
I swear by the sun and its brilliance,
Nay! I swear by this city.
I swear by the fig and the olive,

From the above verses, we see that Allah does not swear by himself. Instead, Allah implies that the stars, the moon, the 'brilliance' of the sun, and a man-made city are greater than Allah - the very things he is supposed to have created. He even swears by fruits.

[edit] The Hadith and Oaths

The following are various ahadith on swearing oaths.

Narrated AbuHurayrah: The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Do not swear by your fathers, or by your mothers, or by rivals to Allah; and swear by Allah only, and swear by Allah only when you are speaking the truth.
Narrated Buraydah ibn al-Hasib: The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: He who swears by Amanah (faithfulness) is not one of our number.
Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar: Sa'id ibn Ubaydah said: Ibn Umar heard a man swearing: No, I swear by the Ka'bah. Ibn Umar said to him: I heard the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) say: He who swears by anyone but Allah is polytheist.

From the above, we see Muhammad warning Muslims that they are not to swear by their parents, the Ka'aba, not even by their faith, but by Allah and Allah alone.

[edit] Conclusion

Muhammad said that he who swears by anyone but Allah is a polytheist. Yet, in the Qur'an we find Allah did not swear by himself – instead he did as a polytheist apparently would. According to Muhammad, the final Messenger himself, Allah is a kafir polytheist. And we all know how Islam views polytheism.

[edit] References

  1. "and said, "I swear by myself, declares the LORD,..." - Genesis 22:16 NIV, "....declares the LORD, I swear by myself...." - Jeremiah 22:5 NIV
  2. "When God made his promise to Abraham, since there was no one greater for him to swear by, he swore by himself..." - Hebrews 6:13-16 NIV

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