{"id":2456,"date":"2016-12-14T02:48:29","date_gmt":"2016-12-14T02:48:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nogodbutallah.org\/?page_id=2456"},"modified":"2017-09-16T18:22:21","modified_gmt":"2017-09-16T18:22:21","slug":"atheist-mohammad-sun-alexander-quran-stories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nogodbutallah.org\/?page_id=2456","title":{"rendered":"Atheist-Mohammad, sun, Alexander, Qur’an stories"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the name of All\u0101h,<\/span>
\n the Beneficent, the Merciful.<\/span>
\n Peace and Blessings of All\u0101h on Mohammad.A<\/span>
\n DEDICATED TO<\/span>
\n All\u0101h\u2013the Glorious and the High,<\/span>
\n Lord of the worlds<\/span>
\n AND TO<\/span>
\n Mohammad\u2013who brought the world<\/span>
\n to our feet and eternity to our arms<\/span>
\n*<\/span><\/p>\n

Did Prophet Mohammad command the sun to stop?
\nWhere does the sun goes at night?
\nIs Dhul-Qarnain Alexander the Great?
\nAre stories in the Qur\u2019an \u201cJewish folklore\u201d?<\/p>\n

ATHEIST-MOHAMMAD, \u00a0SUN, ALEXANDER THE GREAT, QUR’AN STORIES<\/span><\/p>\n

    \n
  1. THE ATHESIT notes that while the Prophet was on an expedition the Prophet said to the sun,
    \n<\/strong>\u2018O sun! You are under Allah\u2019s Order and I am under Allah\u2019s Order O Allah! Stop it (i.e. the sun) from setting.\u2019 It was stopped till Allah made him victorious.\u201d<\/strong> (Bukhari, Volume 4, Book 53, Number 353). (The entire hadith will be noted shortly).
    \n<\/span>And the atheist comments:<\/span>
    \n (a) The prophet in the story thinks that the sun moves and asks that it be stopped from setting. He thinks that the sun revolves around the Earth. He fails to realize that this is an optical illusion \u2013 it is the Earth that is actually moving. Muhammad believes in this as well, as he narrates the story as a true story.<\/span>
    \n (b).Did the prophet in the story actually think that the Sun can listen to his appeal?<\/span>
    \n (c) \u00a0The Sun has a gravitational pull on the Earth and the other planets which keeps them in their orbits. The implications of a celestial body coming to a full stop are huge.<\/span>
    \n (d) The absurdity of the story is noteworthy. The Sun is stopped so that this prophet could have enough light to finish a battle?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    ANSWER:<\/span>
    \n(a). That \u201cThe prophet in the story thinks that the sun moves.\u201d<\/span>
    \n\u201cYes, the\u00a0Sun does move; <\/strong>\u00a0in fact, our whole\u00a0solar<\/strong>\u00a0system-orbits around<\/strong>\u00a0the center of the Milky Way Galaxy.”1
    \n<\/sup><\/span>Even if the Prophet was in error, this is no blot on his status. Only All\u0101h is infallible.
    \n(Incidentally, Whereas Enoch and Elijah ascended to heaven, Jesus says no man hath ascended to heaven yet Jesus is hailed as God and Son of God\u2013Hebrews 11:5; Genesis 5:24; 2 Kings 2:1, 11; John 3:13). (Please watch videos at end of presentation).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

    (b) That \u201cthe prophet in the story actually think that the Sun can listen to his appeal?<\/span>
    \nIt is doubtful that a thinking person would take the Prophet saying to the sun \u201c<\/strong>O sun! You are under Allah\u2019s Order\u201d as literally speaking to the sun.
    \n<\/strong>However, as the hadith clearly shows, the \u201cprophet\u201d called on <\/span>All\u0101h<\/strong><\/span> to stop the sun: \u201c<\/span>O Allah!<\/u><\/span> Stop it (i.e. the sun) from setting.\u201d
    \n<\/strong>Prophet Mohammad asking All\u0101h to have the sun stand still is reminiscent of Joshua commanding the sun and moon to stand still so the Israelite can have victory over the Amorites:
    \n\u201cThen spake Joshua to the Lord in the day when the Lord delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, “Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon. And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies.\u00a0Is\u00a0not this written in the book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day\u201d\u2013(Joshua 10:12-13. More on this later).<\/span><\/p>\n

    (c) That \u201cThe implications of a celestial body coming to a full stop are huge.\u201d
    \n<\/span>According to us the vastness of the universe is beyond comprehension (much like to an ant the vastness of a field must be immeasurable). But to All\u0101h, the Creator and Controller of all, the universe must be like a set of spherical tops spinning on a table. All\u0101h can put any piece on hold (or remove it) without affecting the others.
    \nPerhaps the sun\/earth did not actually stand still but that All\u0101h slowed the speed of the orbs (so there would be no \u201cimplications\u201d); thereby prolonging the day and night.<\/p>\n

    (d) That \u201cThe absurdity of the story is noteworthy. The Sun is stopped so that this prophet could have enough light to finish a battle?
    \n<\/span>As noted, the hadith states in part<\/strong> \u2018O sun! You are under Allah\u2019s Order and I am under Allah\u2019s Order O Allah! Stop it (i.e. the sun) from setting.\u2019 It was stopped till Allah made him victorious.\u201d
    \n<\/strong>Interestingly, whereas the atheist attributes this hadith to be about the Prophet Mohammad and Muslims, this hadith is NOT about the Prophet Mohammad and Muslims.
    \nAs noted above Joshua had ordered the sun and moon to stop; and in all likelihood the Prophet Mohammad is here recounting Joshua\u2019s war.
    \nHere is the hadith in its entirety:<\/p>\n

    \u201cNarrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, \u201cA prophet amongst the prophets<\/span> carried out a holy military expedition, so he said to his followers, \u2018Anyone who has married a woman and wants to consummate the marriage, and has not done so yet, should not accompany me; nor should a man who has built a house but has not completed its roof; nor a man who has sheep or she camels and is waiting for the birth of their young ones.\u2019<\/span> So, the prophet<\/span> carried out the expedition and when he reached that town at the time or nearly at the time of the \u2018Asr prayer,<\/span>\u00a0he said to the sun, \u2018O sun! You are under Allah\u2019s Order and I am under Allah\u2019s Order O Allah! Stop it (i.e. the sun) from setting.\u2019 It was stopped till Allah made him victorious.
    \n<\/strong>Then he collected the booty and the fire came to burn it,<\/span> but it did not burn it. He said (to his men), \u2018Some of you have stolen something from the booty. So one man from every tribe should give me a pledge of allegiance by shaking hands with me.\u2019 (They did so and) the hand of a man got stuck over the hand of their prophet.<\/span> Then that prophet said (to the man), \u2018The theft has been committed by your people. So all the persons of your tribe should give me the pledge of allegiance by shaking hands with me.\u2019 The hands of two or three men got stuck over the hand of their prophet and he said, \u201cYou have committed the theft.\u2019 Then they brought a head of gold like the head of a cow and put it there, and the fire came and consumed the booty.<\/span> The Prophet added: Then Allah saw our weakness and disability, so he made booty legal for us.<\/span>\u201d<\/p>\n

    As the words in purple show, the story is about another prophet \u2013\u201cA prophet\u201d\u2013<\/span> and his people. Clearly there was no fire from heaven burning booty in the time of the Prophet Mohammad. Or of any instance of the Prophet Mohammad\u2019s hand sticking to a thief\u2019s hand.\u00a0 Or fire consuming the \u201chead of gold like the head of a cow.\u201d
    \nHowever, there are some points in the hadith that may give rise to the objection that this hadith is not about another prophet:<\/p>\n

    (i) That the \u201cprophet\u201d instructed the groom to first consummate his marriage and the builder to complete his house and the herder to tend to his sheep\/camel before joining\u00a0the war.
    \n<\/span>This could have been the instruction of any prophet.<\/p>\n

    (ii) That the people reached the town at the time of \u201cthe \u2018Asr prayer,\u201d<\/span> (and only Muslims use the term \u2018Asr<\/em>).
    \n<\/span>\u2018Asr<\/em> means \u201ctime\u201d and refers to the late afternoon prayer Perhaps this was about the time when Joshua commanded the sun to stop. The Prophet referring to this time as \u2018Asr would give the Muslims an understanding of the time of day that the incident occurred.<\/p>\n

    (iii) That the Prophet added:<\/span> Then Allah saw our weakness and disability, so he made booty legal for us.
    \n<\/span>While Moses was allowed to take the spoils of war as booty\u2013(Numbers 31:25-54). It was not uncommon in Biblical time for fire to come from heaven and consume spoils of war as well as offerings:<\/p>\n