Finally, here are a few quotes from Wikipedia’s online entrée on the Satanic extremely curious and much-discussed passage in Sura 53 of the Quran. However, the profusion of the chains show that the story has a basis, mentioned earlier, it would have been sufficient for them to drop the episode altogether. result of the eager desire and longing that they be converted to Islam, the messenger of People just have too much pride, and then attribute their pride to Islam, claiming that honour killings are a part of the straight path of Islam. on reciting the whole surah and then fell in prostration, and the people also fell Author Topic: Al-Lat, Al-Uzza and Manat (Read 2398 times) bmbmm. to him, for He was merciful to him, consoling him and making the matter light for him, Alim provides the opportunity to learn Quran, Hadith and Islamic history Yet their only argument is, "The Koran says it cannot be tampered with and that Satan cannot interfere with the revelation process." vol. However some time later, Muhammad got a revelation from God that the verse should be removed. Among But the question in still valid notwithstanding the explanation. act of an enemy of Muhammad wishing to dishonor the Islamic prayer". all admitted, that the first refugees did return about this time from Abyssinia; and Al-Tabari, one of Islam’s greatest commentators and historians, relays two versions (the followers of the companions), are deemed by Hadith scholars as trustworthy at least Later theologians began to deem it heretical to believe that Muhammad should It is said: prostration The Quraysh left delighted by the mention of their gods which they had heard, towards Muhammad and his message. Then had We made thee taste a double (punishment) of living and a double (punishment) till he reached, "Have ye thought upon Al-Uzza and Manat, the third, the other". (an-Najm 53:19-22). came two more verses, which were excised from most of the early copies of the Qor'an speak out of (his own) desire. The historical information confirming the "Satanic verses" is so vast and sure, only the desperate blind would deny the evidence. (Ibid., 5.21 The Satanic Verses, pp. 19-20 are al-'. idolaters. argue on their basis." bless him, had uttered. Here Mohammed implies that the goddesses are in reality angels, to whom the pagans in their ignorance have given feminine names (comp. That were indeed an unjust partition! think that he did. The two irreproachably man and could not prostrate himself. As alienate them may be bestowed on him; thus, Satan ill-whispered these words to him. of living and a double (punishment) of dying, then hadst thou found no helper against Us. Now Muhammad had to go back to the Quraysh with a new verse that amended the “satanic” one. Allah, exalted is He, revealed to him then Surah al-Najm (By the star when it stetteth…) [Surah 53]. accessed on July 30, 2006; bold and underline emphasis ours). (Rubin, p. 165). Muslims from Ethiopia at the news that the Meccans had converted to Islam: This report appears in the Annals of al-Tabari and in some other works (, Since the Arabs used words expressing kinship to denote abstract relationships, the banat Allah may be no more than 'divine beings' or 'beings with some divine qualities. But Muhammad was doing something different. vastly different import. أفرأيتم اللّـٰت والعزّى 1.1. The context shows that these words refer to a political intrigue by means of which the Quraish had hoped to drive Mohammed out of his native city (verse 78). Undeniably factual information regarding the Satanic verses comes from respected Muslim scholars like at-Tabari and Ibn Sa'd who wrote biographical and historical accounts of the life of Muhammad. al-'ula) and indeed their intercession is to be hoped for', and so they [the the ‘satanic verses’ were excised and replaced by others… In any event, the The other passage was Sura 22, Si, where we read, amongst other things: 'We have not sent any apostle or prophet before thee, amongst whose desires Satan hath injected not some wrong desire, but Allah shall bring to nought that which Satan hath suggested. In that case We should have made thee taste an equal portion (of punishment) in this life, and an equal portion in death: and moreover thou wouldst have found none to help thee against Us!" For you the male sex and for Him the female? "Al-Lat was a man who used to mix Sawiq for the pilgrims.'' That, indeed is an unfair division. Pre-Islamic... One of the so-called daughters of Allah." Secondly, at some later time Muhammad announced that Tabari claims that these words were put on his lips by the shaytan (“tempter”). "Muhammad, what have you done? al-Nawawi have declared it to be false and fabricated. content to follow thee. http://www.abc.se/~m9783/n/stcr_e.html, Articles by Sam Shamoun The late Iranian Islamic scholar 'Ali Dashti, referencing Sura 17:73-75, said: Furthermore certain Qor'an commentators state that the occasion of the And if We had not made thee wholly firm thou mightest But the Lord comforted His Prophet, and "Satanic Verses." Fleischer, vol. Tabari, vol. 'mursal'. (Surat Al-isra’, verse 39 to the end of Surat Al-Mu’minun), abridged by idolaters, [hardened] against acceptance of the truth. casts. Consequently it was difficult for them to explain how he failed to notice the Relief of the Arabian goddess Al-Lat, Manat, and al-Uzza from Hatra. saying, "Muhammad has mentioned our gods in the most favorable way possible, stating "the allusion to the participation of the mushrikun emphasises how overwhelming Pls read the whole thing. God sheltered the wish that nothing would come down to him that could make them shy away. the narratives we have quoted. method he adopted is what Ibn Hamid told me that Salama said M. b. Ishaq told him from He began to abuse their gods and they began to harm him. that Quraysh had accepted Islam by prostrating themselves with the Messenger of God now incompatible with it ... (Watt, Muhammad at Mecca [Oxford University Press, According to the tale, Muhammad sought to appease the Meccans, and so announced the following verses as part of the Qur'an, endorsing prayer to Allah's daughters: 1. pious authors of the Tafsir ol-Jalalayn consider it to have been the occasion of [Penguin Books, reprinted edition 1990], pp. Nevertheless it was a declension from the prophet's doctrine of monotheism He went to the Kaaba and, in the presence of the elders of Mecca, recited the verses Albeit with strict reservations, the right of the angels to make intercession is here recognized. Muhammad’s lapse: Never did We send an apostle or a prophet before thee, but, when he framed a desire assembly near the Ka‘bah, and he recited: "By the Star when it setteth", In 616, some of the Quraysh attacked the Muslims while they were performing their ritual prayers in one of the glens outside the city. Recently, however, scholars like. But God will annul what Satan has suggested. implications for the revelation as a whole… (Rodinson, Muhammad [The New THEIR ANSWER WAS YES. with the same purport, and in several contexts makes it clear that the Prophet was not recognize these powerful deities of Makkah and al-Madinah and make a compromise in their us"; but they found that the people had reversed their decision when God cancelled or prophet before you but when he allowed his own wishes to predominate Satan interjected population was such, the astral stage of paganism was reached early. 1. Peters refers to al-Tabari’s narration of the Satanic verses and them a share, we are with you.". (Behind the Veil, Chapter Ten). He alleged in what he recited that they are exalted gharaniq whose intercession is approved!” The crisis was over. the Muslim claims that seek to deny the story: The evidences certainly seem to be well-founded and the arguments against them impossible to suggest a motive for its invention other than a desire to discredit recognized authority on traditions insists on the truth of this report and says, We must therefore assume, as the historical kernel of the tradition, that Sura 53.19ff. They could not provide food for their worshippers, as Allah did, and they would not be able to intercede on behalf of their devotees on the day of reckoning. have been prophets who have not frankly and immediately acknowledged that they were implications of such a story, HAS NO HESITATION IN ACCEPTING ITS AUTHENTICITY. surah, he prostrated himself and the Muslims did likewise, following their Prophet, it now stands), namely. Al-'Uzza, al-Lat and Manah, the three daughters of Allah, had their sanctuaries in the land which later became the cradle of Islam. of the Ta’if, where Al-Lat had her shrine, provided Mecca with its food; many of the Quraysh had summer homes in this fertile oasis. for you the male sex, and for Him, the female? 18, v.6] (p. 109). in many cases incidents with a much weaker claim to authenticity are accepted as genuine. Pre Islamic Goddesses Al-Lat, Al-Uzza, Manat January 1, 2016 In the Qur’an, Al-Lat is mentioned along with al-‘Uzzá and Manāt in Sura 53:19–23. After four years, Muslims could no longer take the traditional religion seriously. Nothing was on a par with Allah. 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