RE: possible origins of islam (higher criticism scholars/ history nuts welcome)
August 4, 2015 at 12:59 pm
(This post was last modified: August 4, 2015 at 1:01 pm by Psychonaut.)
(June 28, 2015 at 7:28 am)MrNoMorePropaganda Wrote: Prior to Muhammad's religion the term "Hanif" is non-existent. I don't see any evidence for such as religion other than the list of names we find in the Muhammadan texts. Obviously some people will attempt twist history for their own agenda.
Quran 3:95 Say: "Allah speaketh the Truth: follow the religion of Abraham, the sane in faith; he was not of the Pagans."
Quran 3:95 mentions the "religion of Abraham" but doesn't say what exactly this religion is. The Tafsir writers have therefore assumed the religion of Abraham. Al-Jalalayn claims Abraham was Hanif but provides no positive evidence. Ibn ‘Abbâs simply asserts that Abraham was neither Jewish or Christian and does not elaborate further on his religion.
http://www.quranx.com/Tafsirs/3.95
The term hanif is said to be derived from the Syriac word hanpa or hanep
http://dukhrana.com/lexicon/word.php?adr...=khabouris
this means heathen, and is usually referring to non-believers or pagans.
I find it odd that Muhammad would pick such a word to refer to Abraham, maybe he thought Abraham was an atheist?
Plato had defined Man as an animal, biped and featherless, and was applauded. Diogenes plucked a fowl and brought it into the lecture room with the words,
"Behold Plato's man!"
