Honestly, this guy Isang has become a stand-up
comedian. I really can’t imagine anyone, whether a Muslim or Christian taking
such a man seriously. the guy is an embarrassment to his fellow Christians. Even
though we’ve exposed his foolish lies, the shameless man is still at it. His recent
posts on Facebook on, who was the Angel that came to Cave Hira is absurd.
Isang claims the Angel who came to Cave
Hira and visited Prophet Muhammed Pbuh was unknown unlike the Angel who came to
visit Mary Pbuh. He goes on to say the Hadith which talk about the first
Revelation of Prophet Muhammed Pbuh does not mention the name of the Angel who
visited him, and “modern day Muslim Scholars” gave the name Gabriel Pbuh to
identify who the Angel was? Whereas the story of Mary Pbuh mentions the name of
Gabriel Pbuh, thus Gabriel came to Mary Pbuh and not Prophet Muhammed Pbuh, so
who was that Angel at Cave Hira? He also states the Hadith in Sahih Bukhari says,
Waraqah used the name of Gabriel Pbuh, yet the name of Gabriel Pbuh is in brackets
so its not part of the Hadith and was added by the “Modern day Scholars”
Firstly, there is no need for Isang to search whether the
Hadith mentions the name of Gabriel Pbuh or not, we can assure you the Quran does. Before we get to the Hadith
lets read what the Quran says.
Say: “Whoever is an enemy to Gabriel (should
know that) he revealed this (Qur’an) to your heart by Allah’s leave:
it confirms the Scriptures revealed before it, and is a guidance and
good tiding to the people of faith. (2:97)
Tell them: "It is the spirit
of holiness that has brought it down, by stages, from your Lord so
that it might bring firmness to those who believe, and guidance to
the Right Way, and give glad tidings of felicity and success to
those who submit to Allah." (16:102)
Indeed this is a revelation from
the Lord of the Universe; which the truthful spirit has carried down
to your heart that you might become one of those who warn (others on behalf of
Allah), (a revelation) in clear Arabic language, (26:192-195)
Notice from the above verses how Allah Swt is telling
us through the Quran, that Angel Gabriel Pbuh was the one who brought down this
Revelations of the Quran to Prophet Muhammed Pbuh. Surah Baqarah explicitly mentions
the name Gabriel Pbuh. This is sound evidence that Gabriel Pbuh was the Angel
who came to Cave Hira and have the first Revelation to Prophet Muhammed Pbuh. For
Muslims the Quran comes first. And we read from the Quran, the Word of Allah
Swt, that Angel Gabriel Pbuh was responsible for bringing down the Revelations
to Prophet Muhammed Pbuh. How then could Isang make such a bold claim that “modern
day Muslim Scholars” added the name Gabriel?
Now whether the Hadith mentions the name of Gabriel
Pbuh or not, the Quran is clear Gabriel Pbuh was responsible for bringing down
the Revelation to Prophet Muhammed Pbuh. So Isangs entire false claim on “we don’t
know who came to Cave Hira” has been
destroyed by the Quran. It doesn’t stop here, we have more evidence from the “Hadith
and Seerah” where Gabriel Pbuh introduced himself using his real name.
Yahya reported:
I asked Abu Salama what was
revealed first from the Qur'an. He said:" 0, the shrouded one." I
said: Or" Recite." Jabir said: I am narrating to you what was
narrated to us by the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). He said: I stayed in Hira' for
one month and when my stay was completed, I come down and went into the heart
of the valley. Somebody called me aloud. I looked in front of me, behind me, on
the right of my side and on my left, but I did not see any body. I was again
called and I looked about but saw nothing. I was called again and raised my
head, and there on the Throne in the open atmosphere he, i. e. Gabriel (peace
be upon him) was sitting. I began to tremble on account of fear. I came to Khadija
and said: Wrap me up. They wrapped me up and threw water on me and Allah, the
Exalted and Glorious, sent down this: you who are shrouded! arise and deliver
warning, your Lord magnify, your clothes cleanse."
وَحَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ،
حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الأَوْزَاعِيُّ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ
يَحْيَى، يَقُولُ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا سَلَمَةَ أَىُّ الْقُرْآنِ أُنْزِلَ قَبْلُ قَالَ
يَا أَيُّهَا الْمُدَّثِّرُ . فَقُلْتُ أَوِ اقْرَأْ . فَقَالَ سَأَلْتُ
جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ أَىُّ الْقُرْآنِ أُنْزِلَ قَبْلُ قَالَ يَا أَيُّهَا
الْمُدَّثِّرُ . فَقُلْتُ أَوِ اقْرَأْ قَالَ جَابِرٌ أُحَدِّثُكُمْ مَا
حَدَّثَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " جَاوَرْتُ
بِحِرَاءٍ شَهْرًا فَلَمَّا قَضَيْتُ جِوَارِي نَزَلْتُ فَاسْتَبْطَنْتُ بَطْنَ
الْوَادِي فَنُودِيتُ فَنَظَرْتُ أَمَامِي وَخَلْفِي وَعَنْ يَمِينِي وَعَنْ
شِمَالِي فَلَمْ أَرَ أَحَدًا ثُمَّ نُودِيتُ فَنَظَرْتُ فَلَمْ أَرَ أَحَدًا
ثُمَّ نُودِيتُ فَرَفَعْتُ رَأْسِي فَإِذَا هُوَ عَلَى الْعَرْشِ فِي الْهَوَاءِ -
يَعْنِي جِبْرِيلَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ - فَأَخَذَتْنِي رَجْفَةٌ شَدِيدَةٌ
فَأَتَيْتُ خَدِيجَةَ فَقُلْتُ دَثِّرُونِي . فَدَثَّرُونِي فَصَبُّوا عَلَىَّ
مَاءً فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ { يَا أَيُّهَا الْمُدَّثِّرُ * قُمْ فَأَنْذِرْ *
وَرَبَّكَ فَكَبِّرْ * وَثِيَابَكَ فَطَهِّرْ} " .
(Sahih Muslim Book 1, Hadith 316)
The Hadith is clear that Gabriel Pbuh was the Angel
who came to Cave Hira. The Hadith even uses his name جِبْرِيلَ. One wonders why
Isang would even make such a claim, that the name of the Angel was unknown? I intentionally added the Arabic writing just
in case Isang tries to say, the Arabic doesn’t mention the name. the narration
below is taken from the Seerah.
When
I was midway on the mountain, I heard a voice from heaven saying, 'O Muhammad!
Thou art the Apostle of God and I am Gabriel.' I raised my head towards heaven
to see, and lo! Gabriel in the form of a man, with feet astride the horizon,
saying, 'O Muhammad! Thou art the Apostle of God, and I am Gabriel.' I stood
gazing at him, moving neither forward nor backward; then I began to turn my
face away from him, but towards whatever region of the sky I looked, I saw him
as before. (Ibn Hishām p. 62-63)
Once again, Isang has shot himself proving what kind
of a low level “Christian apologist” he is. The narration from the “earliest
Seerah” is crystal clear. Prophet Muhammed Pbuh saw Angel Gabriel Pbuh, who
made mention of his real name. from the Seerah of Ibn Hisham we read this
happened directly after Prophet Muhammed Pbuh received his first Revelation “Iqra”.
Whilst leaving Cave Hira and going down the Mountain, Gabriel Pbuh revealed his
name.
1: The Quran
explicitly mentions Gabriel Pbuh by name, who brought down the Revelations of
the Quran to Prophet Muhammed Pbuh
2: the Hadith is clear mentioning the name of Gabriel
Pbuh, who came with the Revelations of the Quran to Prophet Muhammed Pbuh
3: the earliest Seerah again explicitly mentions the
name of Gabriel Pbuh.
Conclusion :
Isang is a disgrace to Christians and should not be
taken seriously at all.
