RE: It wasn't Mohammed who founded Islam.
February 2, 2015 at 5:37 pm
(This post was last modified: February 2, 2015 at 5:50 pm by Rayaan.)
But the meaning of his name ("the praised one") is still not an accurate description of his life because although he was praised, he was almost equally mocked and insulted:
http://www.reviewofreligions.org/5002/wh...-in-islam/
There were also instances when he told his followers not to over-praise him because only Allah is the One who is most worthy of praise. That's why we say "Alhamdullillah" (meaning "All praise belongs to God").
"All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds."
- Surah 1:02
Quote:The Holy Prophet (saw) was repeatedly mocked by the believers. The Holy Qur’an points out that his opponents claimed he was "a madman" (Ch.15:V.7) and that "there is madness in him" (Ch.23:V.71). Indeed, many of the disbelievers thought that he was "a victim of deception" (Ch.17:V.48) and treated him as a liar. Furthermore, he was labelled a "poet" and "a fabricator" by the disbelievers (Ch.16:V.102).
But the blasphemous statements did not stop there. Not only did they make personal attacks on the Holy Prophet (saw), they also insulted the Holy Qur’an, calling it a book of "confused dreams." Indeed, the Holy Qur’an itself points to the fact that they saw its instructions as "mere stories of the ancients" (Ch.16:V.25).
http://www.reviewofreligions.org/5002/wh...-in-islam/
There were also instances when he told his followers not to over-praise him because only Allah is the One who is most worthy of praise. That's why we say "Alhamdullillah" (meaning "All praise belongs to God").
"All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds."
- Surah 1:02