The Explanation of the Statement: "Verily, You are on an Exalted Character

The Explanation of the Statement: "Verily, You are on an Exalted Character.''  

Concerning Allah's statement,

﴿وَإِنَّكَ لَعَلَى خُلُقٍ عَظِيمٍ ﴾

(And verily, you are on an exalted (standard of) character.) Al-`Awfi reported from Ibn `Abbas, "Verily, you are on a great religion, and it is Islam.'' Likewise said Mujahid, Abu Malik, As-Suddi and Ar-Rabi` bin Anas. Ad-Dahhak and Ibn Zayd also said this. Sa`id bin Abi `Arubah reported from Qatadah that he said concerning Allah's statement,

﴿وَإِنَّكَ لَعَلَى خُلُقٍ عَظِيمٍ ﴾

(And verily, you are on an exalted (standard of) character.) "It has been mentioned to us that Sa`d bin Hisham asked `A'ishah about the character of the Messenger of Allah , so she replied: `Have you not read the Qur'an' Sa`d said: `Of course.' Then she said: `Verily, the character of the Messenger of Allah was the Qur'an.''' `Abdur-Razzaq recorded similar to this and Imam Muslim recorded it in his Sahih on the authority of Qatadah in its full length. This means that he would act according to the commands and the prohibition in the Qur'an. His nature and character were patterned according to the Qur'an, and he abandoned his natural disposition (i.e., the carnal nature). So whatever the Qur'an commanded, he did it, and whatever it forbade, he avoided it. Along with this, Allah gave him the exalted character, which included the qualities of modesty, kindness, bravery, pardoning, gentleness and every other good characteristic. This is like that which has been confirmed in the Two Sahihs that Anas said, "I served the Messenger of Allah for ten years, and he never said a word of displeasure to me (Uff), nor did he ever say to me concerning something I had done: `Why did you do that' And he never said to me concerning something I had not done: `Why didn't you do this' He had the best character, and I never touched any silk or anything else that was softer than the palm of the Messenger of Allah . And I never smelled any musk or perfume that had a better fragrance than the sweat of the Messenger of Allah.'' Imam Al-Bukhari recorded that Al-Bara' said, "The Messenger of Allah had the most handsome face of all the people, and he had the best behavior of all of the people. And he was not tall, nor was he short.'' The Hadiths concerning this matter are numerous. Abu `Isa At-Tirmidhi has a complete book on this subject called Kitab Ash-Shama'il. Imam Ahmad recorded that `A'ishah said, "The Messenger of Allah never struck a servant of his with his hand, nor did he ever hit a woman. He never hit anything with his hand, except for when he was fighting Jihad in the cause of Allah. And he was never given the option between two things except that the most beloved of the two to him was the easiest of them, as long as it did not involve sin. If it did involve sin, then he stayed farther away from sin than any of the people. He would not avenge himself concerning anything that was done to him, except if the limits of Allah were transgressed. Then, in that case he would avenge for the sake of Allah.'' Imam Ahmad also recorded from Abu Hurayrah that the Messenger of Allah said,

«إِنَّمَا بُعِثْتُ لِأُتَمِّمَ صَالِحَ الْأَخْلَاق»

(I have only been sent to perfect righteous behavior.) Ahmad was alone in recording this Hadith. In reference to Allah's statement,

﴿فَسَتُبْصِرُ وَيُبْصِرُونَ - بِأَيِّكُمُ الْمَفْتُونُ ﴾

(You will see, and they will see, which of you is afflicted with madness.) then it means, `you will know, O Muhammad -- and those who oppose you and reject you, will know -- who is insane and misguided among you.' This is like Allah's statement,

﴿سَيَعْلَمُونَ غَداً مَّنِ الْكَذَّابُ الاٌّشِرُ ﴾

(Tomorrow they will come to know who is the liar, the insolent one!) (54:26) Allah also says,

﴿وَإِنَّآ أَوْ إِيَّاكُمْ لَعَلَى هُدًى أَوْ فِى ضَلَـلٍ مُّبِينٍ﴾

(And verily (either) we or you are rightly guided or in plain error.) (34:24) Ibn Jurayj reported from Ibn `Abbas, it means "You will know and they will know on the Day of Judgement.'' Al-`Awfi reported from Ibn `Abbas;

﴿بِأَيِّكُمُ الْمَفْتُونُ ﴾

(Which of you is Maftun (afflicted with madness) means which of you is crazy. This was also said by Mujahid and others as well. The literal meaning of Maftun is one who has been charmed or lured away from the truth and has strayed from it. Thus, the entire statement means, `so you will know and they will know,' or `you will be informed and they will be informed, as to which of you is afflicted with madness.' And Allah knows best. Then Allah says,

﴿إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَن ضَلَّ عَن سَبِيلِهِ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِالْمُهْتَدِينَ ﴾

(Verily, your Lord is the best Knower of him who has gone astray from His path, and He is the best Knower of those who are guided.) meaning, `He knows which of the two groups are truly guided among you, and He knows the party that is astray from the truth.'

﴿فَلاَ تُطِعِ الْمُكَذِّبِينَ - وَدُّواْ لَوْ تُدْهِنُ فَيُدْهِنُونَ - وَلاَ تُطِعْ كُلَّ حَلاَّفٍ مَّهِينٍ - هَمَّازٍ مَّشَّآءِ بِنَمِيمٍ - مَّنَّاعٍ لِّلْخَيْرِ مُعْتَدٍ أَثِيمٍ - عُتُلٍّ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ زَنِيمٍ - أَن كَانَ ذَا مَالٍ وَبَنِينَ - إِذَا تُتْلَى عَلَيْهِ ءَايَـتُنَا قَالَ أَسَـطِيرُ الاٌّوَّلِينَ - سَنَسِمُهُ عَلَى الْخُرْطُومِ ﴾

(8. So, do not obey the deniers.) (9. They wish that you should compromise with them, so they (too) would compromise with you.) (10. And do not obey every Hallaf Mahin.) (11. A Hammaz, going about with Namim,) (12. Hinderer of the good, transgressor, sinful,) (13. `Utul, and moreover Zanim.) (14. (He was so) because he had wealth and children.) (15. When Our Ayat are recited to him, he says: "Tales of the men of old!'') (16. We shall brand him on the snout (nose)!)

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“Indeed in the Messenger of Allah you have an excellent example to follow for whoever hopes in Allah and the Last Day and remembers Allah much.”Qur’an 33:21 

Muslims believe that Muhammad (peace be upon him) is the final Prophet in a long chain of Prophets sent to call the people to the obedience and worship of God alone (‘Allah’ in Arabic). Some of these Prophets include Adam, Noah, Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, David, Solomon and Jesus (peace be upon them all). 

Just as Moses (peace be upon him) was sent with the Torah (the original uncorrupted revelation sent to Moses) and Jesus (peace be upon him) with the Gospel (the original, uncorrupted revelation - not the present-day versions), Muslims believe that Muhammad (peace be upon him) was sent with the Qur’an to demonstrate how its teachings should be applied. 

The Prophet’s (peace be upon him) wife, ‘A’isha, was once asked to describe the Prophet (peace be upon him), and she replied that he was ‘the Qur’an walking’, meaning he meticulously implemented the noble teachings of the Qur’an into his daily life. We will demonstrate how he translated these noble teachings into noble actions. 

Mission of Mercy

“And We (God) have not sent you (Muhammad) except as a mercy for mankind.”Qur’an 21:107 

As well as calling people to pray, fast and give charity, the Prophet (peace be upon him) taught that one’s faith in God should also affect one’s treatment of others. He said: “The best of you are they who have the best character.” 

Many sayings of the Prophet (peace be upon him) emphasise the relationship between belief and action, for example: “Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day, should not hurt his neighbour, and whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day, should serve his guest generously, and whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day, should speak what is good or keep quiet.” 

The final Messenger (Peace be upon him) taught humans to show mercy and to respect each other: “He who does not show mercy to others, will not be shown mercy.” 

In another narration, some people requested the Prophet (peace be upon him) to invoke God to punish the disbelievers but he replied: “I have not been sent as one to curse but as a mercy.” 

Forgiveness

“Let them forgive and overlook: do you not wish that Allah should forgive you? For Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.”Qur’an 24:22) The Prophet (peace be upon him) was the most forgiving of all people and the kindest. If someone abused him, he would forgive him, and the harsher a person was, the more patient he would become. He was extremely lenient and forgiving, especially when he had the upper hand and the power to retaliate. 

Muhammad (peace be upon him) was all for forgiveness and no amount of crime or aggression against him was too great to be forgiven by him. He was the best example of forgiveness and kindness, as mentioned in the following verse of the Qur'an: "Keep to forgiveness (O Muhammad), and enjoin kindness, and turn away from the ignorant." (Al-Qur'an 7:199)

Equality

“Indeed the most honoured of you in the sight of Allah is the most righteous of you.”Qur’an 49:13 In the following sayings of the Prophet (peace be upon him), he taught that all humans are equal in the sight of God: 

“All humanity is from Adam and Adam is from clay. There is no superiority for an Arab over a non-Arab, nor for a black over a white; except through piety.” 

“God does not judge you according to your appearance and your wealth, but He looks at your hearts and looks into your deeds.” 

It is related that once a companion of the Prophet (peace be upon him) called another companion in an offensive way, “Son of a black woman!” The Prophet (peace be upon him), became angry and replied, “Do you condemn him because of the blackness of his mother? You still have within you traces of ignorance from the pre-Islamic period.” 

Tolerance

“Good deeds and evil deeds are not equal. Repel evil with what is best, then he with whom you had enmity shall become as a loyal friend.”Qur’an 41:34“You should not do evil to those who do evil to you, but you should deal with them with forgiveness and kindness.” This is how the final Messenger of God (peace be upon him) reacted to personal attacks and abuse. 

Islamic sources include a number of instances where the Prophet (peace be upon him) had the opportunity to take revenge upon those who wronged him, but refrained from doing so. 

He taught man to exercise patience in the face of adversity: “The strong is not the one who overcomes people by his strength, but the strong is the one who controls himself while in anger.” 

Practising patience and tolerance does not mean that a Muslim should be a passivist and not defend himself in case of attack. Prophet Mohammad (peace be upon him) stated that, “Do not wish to meet the enemy, but when you meet (face) the enemy, be patient (i.e. stand firm when facing the enemy).” 

Gentleness

“By the grace of Allah, you are gentle towards the people; if you had been harsh and hard-hearted, they would have dispersed from around you.”Qur’an 3:159 A companion who served Muhammad (peace be upon him) for ten years said that Muhammad (peace be upon him) was always gentle in his dealings with him. “When I did something, he never questioned my manner of doing it; and when I did not do something, he never questioned my failure to do it. He was the friendliest of all men.” 

On one occasion, the wife of the Prophet (peace be upon him) reacted angrily after being insulted by a person. 

The Prophet (peace be upon him) advised her: “Be gentle and calm, O ‘Aisha, as Allah likes gentleness in all affairs.” 

He also said: “Show gentleness! For if gentleness is found in something, it beautifies it, and when it is taken out from anything, it makes it deficient.” 

Humbleness

“And the servants of The Most Gracious (God) are those who walk on the earth in humbleness, and when the ignorant address them, they say: ‘Peace.’ ”Qur’an 25:63 The Prophet (peace be upon him) used to prevent people from standing up for him out of respect. He used to sit wherever there was a place available in an assembly and never sought a prominent or elevated place. He never wore anything to distinguish himself from his companions or appear in higher rank than them. He used to mix with the poor and the needy; he used to sit with the elderly and support the widows. People who did not know him could not tell him apart from the rest of the crowd. 

Addressing his companions, he said: “Allah has revealed to me, that you must be humble. No one should boast over one another, and no one should oppress another.” 

Such was his humbleness that he was fearful of being worshipped, a privilege only befitting God: 

“Do not exceed bounds in praising me as the Christians do in praising Jesus, Son of Mary. I am only the Lord’s servant; then call me the Servant of Allah and His Messenger.” 

The Ideal Husband

“And live with them (your spouses) in kindness.”Qur’an 4:19 The Prophet’s beloved wife, Aa’isha, said of her noble husband: “He always helped with the housework and would at times mend his clothes, repair his shoes and sweep the floor. He would milk, protect and feed his animals and do household chores.” 

Not only was he a devoted husband, he also encouraged his companions to follow his example: “The most perfect of the believers in faith are the best of them in morals. And the best among them are those who are best to their wives.” 

The Ideal Example

“Indeed you (O Muhammad) are on an exalted standard of character.”Qur’an 68:4 What has preceded is only a glimpse of how Muhammad (peace be upon him) lived his life. The examples of kindness and mercy mentioned may come as a surprise to some people given the portrayal of Islam in the media and its constant misrepresentation. 

It is important when trying to understand Islam that one goes directly to its sources: The Qur’an, and the sayings and actions of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), and that anyone does not judge Islam based on the errant actions of a few Muslims. 

Comments from Non-Muslims

Mahatma K Gandhi, a major political and spiritual leader of the Indian independence movement, remarked: “It was the rigid simplicity, the utter self-effacement of the Prophet, the scrupulous regard for his pledges, his intense devotion to his friends and followers, his intrepidity, his fearlessness, his absolute trust in God and in his own mission. These and not the sword carried everything before them and surmounted every obstacle.” 

George Bernard Shaw, the British playwright, declared: 

“The world is in dire need of a man with the mind of Muhammad; religious people in the Middle Ages, due to their ignorance and prejudice, had pictured him in a very dark way as they used to consider him the enemy of Christianity. But after looking into the story of this man I found it to be an amazing and a miraculous one, and I came to the conclusion that he was never an enemy of Christianity, and must be called instead the saviour of humanity. In my opinion, if he was to be given control over the world today, he would solve our problems and secure the peace and happiness which the world is longing for.” - See more at: http://www.iisna.com/articles/pamphlets/prophet-muhammad-peace-be-upon-him/#sthash.eVfyYSu9.dpuf

Is being black a bad thing bible says yes !

For the hurt of the daughter of my people am I hurt; I am black; astonishment hath taken hold on me. (Jeremiah 8:21)

What is Jeremiah trying to say here that he is black?? Let's find out from biblical Commentaries :

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Elliott's commentary for English readers :

(21) For the hurt . . .—Now the prophet again speaks in his own person. He is crushed in that crushing of his people. His face is darkened, as one that mourns. (Comp. Psalm 38:6; Joshua 5:11.)

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Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For the hurt ... hurt - literally, "Because of the breaking ... broken." These are the words of the prophet, whose heart is crushed by the cry of his countrymen.

I am black - Or, I go mourning

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

21. black—sad in visage with grief (Joe 2:6).

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Matthew Poole's Commentary

The prophet here shows how deeply he is affected with the people’s misery, he deeply sympathized with them. 

The hurt; it signifies breach, I am broken in my spirit; and so it answers to the breach that is made upon the people. 

I am black; I am as those that are clad in deep mourning, Psalm 38:6 Jeremiah 14:2. 

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Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

I am broken; in heart and spirit: 
I am black; with grief and sorrow. The Targum is, 
"my face is covered with blackness, black

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Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

21. the hurt] lit. the breach, and so the verb that follows.

black] mg. mourning (as to garb).

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Pulpit Commentary

Verse 21. - For the hurt, etc.; literally, because of the breaking, etc., I am broken; comp. Jeremiah 23:9, and the phrase "broken in heart" (Isaiah 61:1, etc.). The prophet feels crushed by the sense of the utter ruin of his people. I am black; rather, I go inmourning (so Psalm 38:6; Psalm 42:9). The root means rather "foulness" or "squalor" than "blackness" (comp. Job 6:16, where "blackish," an epithet of streams, should rather be "turbid").

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Rashis commentary 

I mourn: lit. I am darkened, an expression of blackness and darkness.

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There we have it, the idea of having a black face means mourning or hurt , sad grief how does a black person take this statement his colour being the sign of negative hope!!! There's more from the jewish oral law Talmud

Black skin a curse from the Talmud

So where did this racist myth come from?  The idea that black skin is a curse comes from the Jewish Talmud.  In the Talmudic book of Sanhedrin 108a, we learn that there were three who had sex while on the ark; a dog, a raven and Noah’s son Ham.  All three were punished, and Ham’s punishment was in his skin, it is said he was “smitten in his skin”. The footnote claims that this curse produced black skinned “negros”.

Our Rabbis taught: Three copulated in the ark, and they were all punished — the dog, the raven, and Ham. The dog was doomed to be tied, the raven expectorates [his seed into his mate's mouth]. and Ham was smitten in his skin. [34] - Babylonian Talmud, Sanhedrin 108a

Footnote 34:  I.e., from him descended Cush (the negro) who is black-skinned.

3. Negros as “creatures”

“Negros” are lumped in with diseased persons and called “creatures’ in the Talmudic book of Berakoth 58b

R. Joshua b. Levi said: On seeing pock-marked persons one says: Blessed be He who makes strange creatures. An objection was raised: If one sees a negro, a very red or very white person, a hunchback, a dwarf or a dropsical person, he says: Blessed be He who makes strange creatures. – Babylonian Talmud, Berakoth 58b

Jesus using the Word Muslim in the Bible

Very weak choice made by my Christian friend

My Christian friend ade posted on Facebook something very interesting which I thought I can share with you guys he wrote as follows below 

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The choice 

This day I call the heavens and the earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live (Deuteronomy 30:19)

Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. (John 14:6)

Any questions ??

Shalom 

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Yes mr Ade I do have a question! What does the verse from Deuteronomy really mean? I mean have you ever read what classical commentators have said? Let's read what the great commentator of the Tanach Rashis have to say about the verse from Deuteronomy 30:19

classical scholar Rashis commentary

you shall choose life: [God says: “Even though you have free choice, nevertheless,] I instruct you to choose the portion of life.” It is like a man who says to his son, “Choose for yourself a fine portion of my estate,” and then directs him to the best portion, saying to him, “This [is the portion which] you should choose for yourself!” And regarding this, the verse says,“The Lord is my allotted portion and my cup; You guide my destiny” (Ps. 16:5). [The last clause, אַתָּה תּוֹמִיךְ גּוֹרָלִי, literally means “You laid upon my lot.” That is to say:] “You laid my hand upon the good lot, saying, ‘Take this for yourself!’”

Seems like me ades understanding of Deuteronomy doesn't come close to Rashis commentary? But If ade really believes that Deuteronomy is talking about Life which Jesus has come as then we have a bigger problem since the very same bible tells us SATAN HAS POWER TO TAKE LIFE!

The LORD said to Satan, "Very well, then, he is in your hands; but you must spare his LIFE ."(Job 2:6)

Notice how Satan has full control of over job to the point he can take his LIFE yet Yahweh requests Satan to spare his LIFE... Now if mr Ade says Jesus was talking metaphorical not literal then we can say he really isn't LIFE, but if me Ade believes Jesus was literally life then he has to accept Satan can take this Life when he please!

TIME YOU TOOK A CHOICE MR ADE 

Historical Error found in the supposed Word of God The Bible

Historical Error found in the supposed word of God.

We read in the book of Esther of a highly influential person, the second man in the kingdom next to king Ahasuerus, he is Mordecai.

Mordecai the Jew was second in rank to King Xerxes, preeminent among the Jews, and held in high esteem by his many fellow Jews, because he worked for the good of his people and spoke up for the welfare of all the Jews. (Esther 10:3)

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As much, inspiring these words many seem we find a serious historical error regarding this man’s timeline.

According to (Esther 10:3) Mordecai became prime minister between the year 485-465 BC, however we find in (Esther 2:5-6) Mordecai came to babylon in the year 596 BC with Jehoiachin Nearly 125 years earlier?

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Commentaries :

We have seen that the events recorded in this book carry us to the year 470 B.C., at which time Mordecai was at the zenith of his greatness.

There were at least three captivities of Judah the first when Daniel was carried away, in the third year of Jehoiakim (Daniel 1:1), which was B.C. 605; the second that here referred to, when Jehoiachin, or Jeconiah, was made prisoner, eight years later, or B.C. 597; and the third when Zedekiah was taken and Jerusalem burnt, in B.C. 586. Kish belonged to the second captivity.

In short

Mordecai became prime minister to Xerxes (Ahasuerus), who reigned 485-465 BC.  Yet the same Mordecai had come to Babylon in 596 BC with Jehoiachin (Esther 2:5-6). Which means Mordecai came to Babylon 125 year prior to King Xerxes.

Such a blunder cannot be rectified unless one is out of this mind

Did Holy Prophet Muhammed (Pbuh) commit sin?

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We will often find Christians taking a lot of pain to prove that Prophet Muhammad was not sinless and Prophet Jesus was so. Indeed all the Prophets including, Jesus and Muhammad, peace be upon them both, were sinless and at times some mistakes made by them were not sins as such. In the following lines we do explain the whole thing and expose another Christian lie.

SOME QURANIC VERSES AND THEIR ACTUAL MEANING:

Allah Almighty says in the Holy Quran:

فَاصْبِرْ إِنَّ وَعْدَ اللَّهِ حَقٌّ وَاسْتَغْفِرْ لِذَنْبِكَ وَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ بِالْعَشِيِّ وَالْإِبْكَارِ

“Patiently, then, persevere: for the Promise of Allah is true: and ask forgiveness for thy fault (wastaghfir li-zanbika) , and celebrate the Praises of thy Lord in the evening and in the morning.” (Quran 40:55)

اعْلَمْ أَنَّهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَاسْتَغْفِرْ لِذَنْبِكَ وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ وَاللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ مُتَقَلَّبَكُمْ وَمَثْوَاكُمْ

“Know, therefore, that there is no god but Allah, and ask forgiveness for thy fault (wastaghfir li-zanbika), and for the men and women who believe: for Allah knows how ye move about and how ye dwell in your homes.” (Quran 47:19)

لِيَغْفِرَ لَكَ اللَّهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِكَ وَمَا تَأَخَّرَ وَيُتِمَّ نِعْمَتَهُ عَلَيْكَ وَيَهْدِيَكَ صِرَاطًا مُسْتَقِيمًا

“That Allah may forgive thee (li-yaghfira laka) thy faults (zanbika) of the past and those to follow; fulfill His favour to thee; and guide thee on the Straight Way;” (Quran 48: 2)

A TOKEN OF HUMILITY AND MODESTY:

One of the morals taught to man by Islam is also this: however hard and sincerely may man be trying to serve and worship his Lord and fighting and struggling in the cause of His Religion, he should never be involved in the misunderstanding that he has done and accomplished whatever he was required to do. Rather, on the contrary, he should have the feeling that he has not been able to do full justice to what was expected of him by his Lord and Master. Therefore, he should confess his errors constantly and pray to Allah saying 'Lord, forgive me for whatever fault and error I may have committed in Your service." , this is indeed the essence of Allah's Command:'O Prophet. ask forgiveness for your fault ..'' And in Hadith we find Holy Prophet (PBUH) praying exactly on the same lines, e.g.

اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي مَا قَدَّمْتُ وَمَا أَخَّرْتُ وَمَا أَسْرَرْتُ وَمَا أَعْلَنْتُ

“O Allah! Forgive me my sins that I did in the past or will do in the future, and also the sins I did in secret or in public.” (Sahih Bukhari, Hadith 5919)

This does not mean that the Holy Prophet had actually committed an error willfully, but its correct meaning is that it did not even behoove the servant who was the greatest worshiper of his Lord that he should harbor even a tinge of the pride of accomplishment in his heart, but his true position also was that in spite of all his great and glorious services he should continue confessing his shortcomings before his Lord. It was under this state of the mind that the Holy Prophet often implored his Lord for forgiveness.

One also needs to understand that for a person with more responsibility and greater honor, the standards are also different. Holy Prophet (PBUH) received direct revelations from the Almighty so he was supposed to be the best and at times when he had actually done no wrong as we can see, he was still admonished because of the higher levels set for him.

Further, there is a Hadith that gives the answer of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) as to why did he pray to Allah so much and seek His Mercy:

عن الْمُغِيرَةَ يَقُولُ قَامَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَتَّى تَوَرَّمَتْ قَدَمَاهُ فَقِيلَ لَهُ غَفَرَ اللَّهُ لَكَ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِكَ وَمَا تَأَخَّرَ قَالَ أَفَلَا أَكُونُ عَبْدًا شَكُورًا

Narrated Al-Mughira (RA): The Prophet used to offer night prayers till his feet became swollen. Somebody said, to him," "Allah has forgiven you, your faults of the past and those to follow." On that, he said, "Shouldn't I be a thankful slave of Allah)?" (Bukhari, Hadith 4459)

A TEACHING FOR THE FOLLOWERS:

Holy Prophet (PBUH) used to ask Allah for forgiveness as a token of his modesty and also to teach his companions and followers to do the same.

قَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ وَاللَّهِ إِنِّي لَأَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ فِي الْيَوْمِ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ سَبْعِينَ مَرَّةً

Narrated Abu Huraira: I heard Allah's Messenger saying." By Allah! I ask for forgiveness from Allah and turn to Him in repentance more than seventy times a day." (Sahih Bukhari, Hadith 5832)

Another narration makes it absolutely clear that he prayed to Allah this way as a token of modesty and more importantly to teach his followers:

يُحَدِّثُ ابْنَ عُمَرَ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ تُوبُوا إِلَى رَبِّكُمْ فَإِنِّي أَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ فِي الْيَوْمِ مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ

Ibn Umar narrated: I heard Allah's Messenger saying, "O people ask Allah for forgiveness verily I ask Him for forgiveness hundred times a day." (Musnad Ahmad Hadith 17173)

The very words of the Hadith above prove that he did and said this to inspire his followers to repent to Allah often.

Another interesting point we need to consider here is that Quran 48:2 quoted above which says all the past and future sins of the Holy Prophet (pbuh) are forgiven was revelaed in 6th year after Hijrah while Abu Huraira, who is the narrator of the hadith saying that Holy Prophet (pbuh) repented 70 times a day, accepted Islam and came to the Holy Prophet in the 7th year after Hijrah. This proves Holy Prophet (pbuh) prayed even after Allah that verse was revealed. This is enough to prove that it was only out of modesty and to teach the followers.

ETYMOLOGY OF THE ARABIC WORDS USED:

According to Mufarridat fi Gharaib al-Quran, a book on the etymology of the Quranic words, by Isfahani, the word ‘Ghafar’ means ‘to cover with something that protects from dirt’ (vol.1 p.362). Keeping this in mind the verses can mean that Holy Prophet (PBUH) is asked to pray to be saved from the sins.

And as to the word ‘zanb’ which generally means ‘sin’ Isfahani in his above mentioned books says; ‘it is used for every deed whose outcome is not good.’ (vol.1 p.181) This makes it evident that the word can be used for everything whose outcome is not good or as expected. The following supports our contention on these lines.


AN EXAMPLE OF A 'SIN' WHEN IT COMES TO THE PROPHET (PBUH):

Holy Prophet (PBUH) was once even admonished by the Almighty and that one event clearly shows what the matter was. It is stated in Qur'an 80:1.

عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّى (1) أَنْ جَاءَهُ الْأَعْمَى (2) وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُ يَزَّكَّى (3) أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنْفَعَهُ الذِّكْرَى (4) أَمَّا مَنِ اسْتَغْنَى (5) فَأَنْتَ لَهُ تَصَدَّى (6) وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّى (7) وَأَمَّا مَنْ جَاءَكَ يَسْعَى (8) وَهُوَ يَخْشَى (9) فَأَنْتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّى

"He frowned and turned away his face because there came up to him the blind man. And what would make you know that he might reform, or heed the admonition, and admonishing might profit him? As for him who is indifferent, to him you attend, though you would not be responsible if he did not reform. And the one 'who comes to you running, of his own will, and fears, from him you turn away."(Qur'an 80:1-10)

It so happened that Holy Prophet (PBUH) was talking to some leaders of Makkah who had not embraced Islam and right them one of his companions Ibn Umm Maktum came in and Holy Prophet (PBUH) disliked his entry at that time. In fact Holy Prophet (PBUH) thought that even if a single man from among the people whom he was trying to bring to the right path, listened to him and was rightly guided, be could become a powerful means of strengthening Islam. Therefore, none of his companions should interrupt at that time; whatever he wanted to ask or learn, he could ask or learn at some later time.

By this style the Holy Prophet (PBUH), by a subtle method, has been made to realize that it was an act unseemly for him. Had somebody familiar with his high morals witnessed it, he would have thought that it was not he but some other person who had behaved in that manner.

So, this was a deed which the Holy Prophet (PBUH) did, and was disliked by the Almighty Allah. We can see Holy Prophet's (PBUH) intention was not to commit sin and hurt anyone but Allah who knew that those to the Prophet was talking were not sincere but the blind man who came was sincere. And so he was admonished.

This is a clear manifestation that for Holy Prophet (PBUH) the standards were much higher. And so what’s called a 'sin' is only this much when it comes to The Most Perfect of All Humans.

NOW LET ME TURN THE TABLES!

Having explained the Quranic verses that Christians misinterpret, now we come to the Bible and what it tells us about Jesus Christ (PBUH) whom Christians take not a holy man or perfect human but God Incarnate.

According to the Gospel of Matthew:

Jesus (PBUH) prayed to the Father in the Heaven; “And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.”(Matthew 6:12)

The Greek word translated as ‘debts’ is opheilēma (of-i'-lay-mah), which according to Strong’s Bible Dictionary (Entry G3783) means ‘something owed, that is, (figuratively) a due.; morally a fault: - debt.’ In Thayer’s lexicon the words ‘offense’ and ‘sin’ are clearly used.

Infact according to Smith and Van Dyke Arabic Bible, the word used to denote the actual Greek word is ‘zunubana’ (i.e. our sins):

(وَاغْفِرْ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَا كَمَا نَغْفِرُ نَحْنُ أَيْضاً لِلْمُذْنِبِينَ إِلَيْنَا) transliterated as‘waghfirlana zunubana’ i.e. forgive us our sins. Infact same words are used in Quran and Hadith where there is a mention of sin concerning Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).

Agreed that the context of the verse says he asked his disciples to pray this way but Bible proves he himself often prayed to God and it no where says he prayed differently.

Further Jesus (pbuh) was Baptized by John the Baptist and we know about John the Basptist; "And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins." (Luke 3:3)

Now Christians can take only two courses; either they can argue that this is only in fugitive sense or a lesson for the disciples and later followers. We, the Muslims, have no problem with either of these explanations but this only exposes the double standards of the Christians.

If Jesus Christ, the ‘God Incarnate’ and a ‘God’ himself can pray for the forgiveness of his sins and take the Bapstism of repentance then there is no problem in Prophet Muhammad who was human only, indeed the best and perfect of them but a human still, doing the same. A human, however great needs to show his modesty but not so a divine person as Christians think of Jesus.

And also the fact that it makes more sense of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), who came with a doctrine of salvation based on good deeds and repentance, asking the Almighty God for forgiveness teaching his followers the same then Jesus (PBUH) who as per Christian belief brought the gift of salvation merely through his own vicarious sacrifice.

These double standards of the Christians remind one of Jesus (PBUH) who said:

"First cast out the beam out of your own eye; and then shall you see clearly to cast out the mote out of your brother's eye." (Matthew 7:5)

And also: "You blind guides, you strain out a gnat, and swallow the camel." (Mathew 23:24)

INDEED ALLAH KNOWS THE BEST !!!

...by Waqar Akbar Cheema

Paul was not inspired !!

Paul was not inspired !!

Even one of their own Prophets has said, "Cretans are always liars, evil brutes, lazy gluttons." This testimony is true. Therefore, rebuke them sharply, so that they will be sound in the faith and will pay no attention to Jewish myths or to the commands of those who reject the truth. (Titus 1:12-14)
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Who is this prophet Paul talking about? Let's find out via commentary and other sources 

Pulpit Commentary

Verse 12. - A prophet for even a prophet, A.V.; Cretan, s for the Cretinous, A.V.; idle gluttons for slow bellies, A.V. A prophet of their own; viz. Epimenides, a native either of Phaestus or of Cnossus in Crete, the original author of this line, which is also quoted by Callimachus. Epimenides is here called a prophet, not simply as a poet, but from his peculiar character as priest, bard, and seer.......

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

One of themselves, even a prophet of their own,.... This was Epimenides, in whose poems stand the words here cited; the apostle rightly calls him "one of themselves", since he was a Cretian by birth, of the city of Gnossus; 

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

12. One—Epimenides of Phæstus, or Gnossus, in Crete, about 600. He was sent for to purify Athens from its pollution occasioned by Cylon. He was regarded as a diviner and prophet. The words here are taken probably from his treatise "concerning oracles."........

Epimenides was a Cretan who said: "All Cretans are liars". In the books which deal with logic this statement is called Epimenides' Paradox. And quite surprisingly, you find in the book of Titus 
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NOW THAT WE KNOW WHO THIS PROPHET IS LETS HIT PAUL WITH A SUCKER-PUNCH !!!!

One of the interesting things is that Paul quote the Epimenides' Paradox, specifying that the speaker himself was a Cretan. "Cretans are always liars..." he then says that the man himself spoke the truth. But when the statement is spoken by a Cretan it is definitely not true. If it was true then at least once, a Cretan was not a liar, in which case the statement is false. The conclusion is the denial of the assumption, so the statement is not true. The writer Paul at least on this occasion, was without Divine Guidance

IN SHORT PAUL QUOTED A CRETAN WHO HIMSELF SAID ALL CRETANS ARE LIARS, DOESNT THAT ALSO MAKE HIM A LIAR? YET PAUL SAID HE SPEAKS THE TRUTH HOW ABSURD!!! PAUL WAS NOT INSPIRED IN ANY WAY...

SHAME SHAME!!!!

Do Jewish Orthodox Rabbis lie? Bible says yes

The Guards’ Report another  made up lie!

While the women were on their way, some of the guards went into the city and reported to the chief priests everything that had happened. When the chief priests had met with the elders and devised a plan, they gave the soldiers a large sum of money, telling them, “You are to say, ‘His disciples came during the night and stole him away while we were asleep.’ If this report gets to the governor, we will satisfy him and keep you out of trouble.” So the soldiers took the money and did as they were instructed. And this story has been widely circulated among the Jews to this very day 

(Matthew 28:11-15)

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An interesting passage that needs serious attention. We read that after the women's had seen the alleged resurrection the guards found out of the empty tomb, they went to the chief priests to told them what had happened, and the the CHIEFE PRIEST DEVISED A PLAN AND PAID THE SOLDIERS MONEY?  AND HIS WAS WIDELY CIRCULATED AMONGST THE JEWS TOLL THIS DAY?

Let's analyse this Matthew is telling us that the chief priest turned to deception by making a plan and resulting to making the soldiers lie by bribing them, this is highly unlikely when there very one Torah said :

“You shall not steal; you shall not deal falsely; you shall not lie to one another.
(Levitcus 19:11)

A gift given in secret soothes anger, and a bribe concealed in the cloak pacifies great wrath.(Proverbs 21:14)

The above verses cannot be more emphasised to tell is that lying, dealing falsely and taking or giving bribe is a great Sin, then how could such Chiefs of priests commit such and act? Seems like the Christian writer had a motive to expose Jewish rabbis!

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Second point Notice the last part of Matthew statement says in verse 15 So the soldiers took the money and did as they were instructed. And this story has been widely circulated among the Jews to this very day ?

Where in the entire Jewish books is such an incident found where the Jews were talking about such a happening? Please give us references to Jewish document historical writing, Talmudic writing rabbis writing anyone?? Where can we verify  the soldiers took the money from the chief priests and who were those priests ?. 

A dilemma indeed this shows how made up writings like Matthews could easily get caught out red handed what a Shame !!

When was Genesis written ?!!

When was Genesis written ?!!

"They called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their father who was born in Israel; however, the name of the city formerly was Laish." (Judges 18:29)

So according to the above passage this City was named after Dan the fifth son of Jacob the son of Issac the son of Abraham by some people of the tribe of Dan in the time of prophet Micah [Judges 18:26] who lived between 737-690 BC 

Now this is where it gets real interesting!!!!!

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"When Abram heard that his relative had been taken captive, he led out his trained men, born in his house, three hundred and eighteen, and went in pursuit as far as Dan." (Gen 14:14)

The Bible mentions that Abraham himself passed by this city which named Dan!!!!

According the Judeo-Christian sources the books of (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy) were written by Moses at the end of his life in the wilderness just prior to the Israelites' entry into Canaan. [blue letter bible] between 1391–1271 BCE.

So Moses (And Abraham for sure) predated the time when the city was called Dan yet he mentioned it. in the light of this informations there is no way that Moses himself is the one who wrote the Book of Genesis rather it was written after him by along time, even after the time of Micah.

HOW COULD THIS BE!!!!  WHAT A MAJOR HISTORICAL ERROR SHAME!!

AGREEMENT OR DISAGREEMENT?

AGREEMENT OR DISAGREEMENT?. 

This paper will focus on couple of statements made by Jesus and John the Baptist which are found in the bible... And how they tell us a completely different story of each other's understanding ! Now when we read the book of Matthew we find an interesting passage where Jesus says Elijah had already arrived and the Jews missed his return? And this Elijah is JOHN THE BAPTIST according to Jesus  (EXPLICITLY)

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For all the Prophets and the Law prophesied until John, And if you are willing to accept what I say, he is Elijah, the one the prophets said would come.

(Matthew 11:13-14)

Once again the disciples ask Jesus about Elisha and he replies :

 

The disciples asked him, "Why then do the teachers of the law say that Elijah must come first?" Jesus replied, "Elijah is indeed coming first to get everything ready. But I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but did to him whatever they pleased. So also the Son of Man will certainly suffer at their hands.” Then the disciples understood that he was talking to them about John the Baptist. (Matthew 17:10-13)

So from the above passages it's crystal clear which cannot be ignored that Jesus was referring to John the Baptist as Elisha who came but the Jews did not recognise him? Even the disciples knew whom Jesus was referring to as found in Matthew 17. THE MILLION DOLLAR QUESTION IS WAS JOHN THE BAPTIST AWARE IF HE WAS ELIJAH? Let's find out :

Now this was John's testimony when the Jewish leaders in Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him who he was. He did not fail to confess, but confessed freely, "I am not the Messiah." "Well then, who are you?" they asked. "Are you Elijah?" "No," he replied. "Are you the Prophet we are expecting?" "No." (John 1:19-21)

Notice how John the Baptist openly denied he was not the Messiah nor Elijah nor That Prophet the Jews we're expecting ? Did Jesus make a mistake on who John the Baptist was? Or is there something else we need to know like reincarnation which is a pagan belief hard to explain! (NOTE I will add additional part of pagan belief at the bottom of this paper) It doesn't stop there John the Baptist himself wasn't sure if Jesus was the Messiah let's read this great problem :

Now when John heard in prison about the deeds of the Christ, he sent word by his disciples and said to him, "Are you the one who is to come, or shall we look for another?" (Matthew 11:2-3)

The disciples of John reported all these things to him. And John, calling two of his disciples to him, sent them to the Lord, saying, “Are you the one who is to come, or shall we look for another?”

( Luke 7:18-19)

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Wait a sec John the Baptist wasn't sure of Jesus was the chosen one? Then Why would john the author say he knew him from start?? If John the Baptist wasn't sure who Jesus was what he came for, HOW SURE ARE YOU!!

Can you imagine John the Baptist doubted if Jesus was the chosen one and needed clarification? John the Baptist  whom Jesus said no man born of a woman is greater then him (Matthew 11:11), (Luke 7:28)..  Jesus even called John the Baptist elijah (Matthew 11:14) and John the Baptist doubted him he must of had his reason why???

That's another blow on John the author for trying to make it seem like John the Baptist and Jesus were in agreement... Two great men's from the same time same place not sure if each other?

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Additional part added 

Pagan idea found by jesus of the bible ?

Pagans believe in reincarnation that's unanimously agreed by all Hindu idol worshippers... It's funny we find such an idea by jesus about John the Baptist? According to jesus elijah came back as John the Baptist? The story goes like this,  The jews asked jesus how can he be the messiah when elijah has not arrived yet? And jesus replied by saying :

"And if you are willing to receive it, he is Elijah, who is to come." 

(Matthew 11:14)

But I say unto you, That Elias is come already.... then the disciples understood that he spake unto them of John the Baptist

(Matthew 17:12-13)

But I say unto you, That Elias is indeed come, and they have done unto him whatsoever they listed, as it is written of him. (Mark 9:13)

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No prophets of the OT spoke of reincarnation??? That's a pagan idea which is only found by jesus of the bible!! No wonder the jews hadn't accepted his ideology 

Wonder how Christians will snake out of this one...

We Muslims make no distinction

It seems like Nigerian Christian apologist trying to compare the abilities of Prophets Pbut, whereas us Muslims are not allowed to make such comparisons, but for the record to shut up these people, lets compare two narrations and see what they think.

Again as Muslims we make no distinctions between Prophets of Allah Swt. This is only a response.

Christians claim Jesus was God? yet this so called god was not even aware of what was happening behind him

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And a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years, but no one could heal her. She came up behind him and touched the edge of his cloak, and immediately her bleeding stopped.

"Who touched me?" Jesus asked. When they all denied it, Peter said, "Master, the people are crowding and pressing against you But Jesus said, "Someone touched me; I know that power has gone out from me." (Luke 8:43:46)

From the above passage Jesus was touched by a woman YET HE DID NOT KNOW WHO TOUCHED HIM? HE SAID TO THE PEOPLE AROUND HIM "WHO TOUCHED ME?" Can you imagine this man they call god didn't even know what happened behind him?

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Now let's turn the table and read a few Hadiths how Prophet Muhammed Pbuh was able to see behind him. Again please note we are not making any comparisons or distinctions we are only responding to their pathetic weakness

Read below the Hadith's and judge for yourselves ...

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One of the miracles of which the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) told his Companions is that he could see them behind his back, as he could see them in front of him.

Al-Bukhaari (741) and Muslim (424) narrated from Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “Do you think that I face the qiblah (and do not know what you are doing)? By Allah, your bowing and prostrating are not hidden from me; I can see you behind my back.”

Ahmad (9504) narrated that Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) led us in praying Zuhr, and in the last row there was a man who prayed badly. When he said the salaam, the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) called him and said: “O So and so, do you not fear Allah? Do you not see how you pray. You think that you could hide from me some of what you do, but by Allah I can see behind me as well as I can see in front of me.”

Classed as saheeh by Shaykh al-Albaani (may Allah have mercy on him) in Mishkaat al-Masaabeeh (no. 811)

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IBN 'UMAR RA relates: "As we were travelling in the desert with the Messenger of Allah Pbuh we saw a bedouin coming towards us. When he reached us, the Prophet Pbuh said to him: 'Where do you wish to go?' 'To my family,' replied the bedouin. The Prophet Pbuh then said : 'Are you interested in some good?' The bedouin asked: ' What is it?' The Prophet Pbuh replied: 'Testify that there is no object of worship except Allah alone, without any partners and that i am His slave and Messenger.' The bedouin said: 'And who is there to testify to what you claim?' The Prophet Pbuh said' 'That tree,' pointing to the tree standing on the side of the vally. He summoned it and it miraculously started moving towards them, its roots cleaving the ground in its path untill it halts in front of them. The Prophet Pbuh asked the tree to bear witness three time that what he said was true, which it did. Then it returned as it had come to its original place. The bedouin embracing Islam, left to return to his people saying : 'If they follow me i will bring them to you, but if they refuse i will certainly return and stay with you'

(Sunan al-Darami, vol. 1, hadith 16.)

Indeed this was a miraculous event witnessed by the companions Ra and the bedouin.

Now, without making any distinctions if we turn to the Jesus of the bible and make a "comparison" then we find their man-god showed no uniqueness when it came to miracles. Take for example, Jesus and the fig tree:

12 The next day as they were leaving Bethany, Jesus was hungry. 13 Seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to find out if it had any fruit. When he reached it, he found nothing but leaves, because it was not the season for figs
(Mark 11:12-14)

Jesus a man Christians call god was unable to bring figs to blossom before its season shows what kind of miracles he possessed. Yet we read from Hadith, Prophet Muhammed Pbuh was able to make a tree walk towards him, just by pointing at it. The tree heard the words of Prophet Muhammed Pbuh and bore witness three time, yet Jesus of the bible was unable to bring figs.

whats worse for Christians, according to the Talmud a son of a rabbis was able to make figs blossom just by praying. he pulled off a better stunt then the man-god of Christians.

The Talmud describes a story wherein Rabbi yosi's son wanted to feed his workers and the fig tree had not figs. Rabbi yosi cried out loud " fig tree fig tree send forth your fruit" and the tree produced figs and they ate. (Talmud Tannis 24a )

Again this is a example on how weak the claim made by Christians is, that Jesus is god.