Appendix 12
Role of the Prophet Muhammad
The Prophet’s sole mission was to deliver Quran, the whole Quran, and nothing but Quran (3:20; 5:48-50, 92, 99; 6:19; 13:40; 16:35, 82; 24:54; 29:18; 42:48;
64:12).
Delivering the Quran was such a momentous and noble
mission
that
the
Prophet did not have any time to do anything else. Moreover, the Prophet was enjoined in the strongest
words from issuing
any religious teachings
besides the Quran (69:38-47). He was even enjoined from explaining the Quran (75:15-19)— God is the only teacher of the Quran
(55:1-2) and the Quran is the best Hadith
(39:23 & 45:6).
These Quranic facts are manifested
in the historical reality that the words and
actions (Hadith & Sunna) attributed to the Prophet did not appear until the second century after his death. The Quran has prophesied the fabrication of Hadith and Sunna by the
Prophet’s enemies (6:112-115). The Quran teaches us that
it
was
God’s will to
permit
the
invention
of
Hadith
and
Sunna
to
serve
as
criteria
for
exposing those who believe only with their lips, not in their hearts. Those who are attracted to Hadith and
Sunna are proven to be false believers
(6:113). Ironically,
the books of Hadith report the Prophet’s orders to write down nothing from him
except the Quran! Shown below are two such Hadiths
taken from the Hadithists’
most reliable sources, Sahih Muslim and Is-haah
Ahmad Ibn Hanbal:
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