FACTS ON ISLAM.

FACTS ON ISLAM.

1. Does the Qur'an define the word "Allah"? No.

2. Was the name "Allah" revealed for the first time in the Qur'an? No.

3. Does the Qur'an assume that its readers have already heard of "Allah"? Yes.

4. Should we look into pre-Islamic Arabian history to see who "Allah" was before Muhammad? Yes.

5. According to Muslim tradition, was Muhammad born into a Christian family and tribe? No.

6. Was he born into a Jewish family or tribe? No.

7. What religion was his family and tribe? Pagans.

8. What was the name of his pagan father? Abdullah (Abd + Allah)

9. Did Muhammad participate in the pagan ceremonies of Mecca? Yes.

10. Did the Arabs in pre-Islamic times worship 360 gods? Yes.

11. Did the pagans Arabs worship the sun, moon and the stars? Yes.

12. Did the Arabs built temples to the Moon-god? Yes.

13. Did different Arab tribes give the Moon-god different names/titles? Yes.

14. What were some of the names/titles? Sin, Hubul, Ilumquh, Al-ilah.

15. Was the title "al-ilah" (the god) used of the Moon-god? Yes.

16. Was the word "Allah" derived from "al-ilah?" Yes.

17. Was the pagan "Allah" a high god in a pantheon of deities? Yes.

18. Was he worshipped at the Kabah? Yes.

19. Was Allah only one of many Meccan gods? Yes.

20. Did they place a statue of Hubul on top of the Kabah? Yes.

21. At that time was Hubul considered the Moon-god? Yes.

22. Was the Kabah thus the "house of the Moon-god"? Yes.

23. Did the name "Allah" eventually replace that of Hubul as the name of the Moon god? Yes.

24. Did they call the Kabah the "house of Allah"? Yes

25. Did the pagans develop religious rites in connection with the worship of their gods? Yes.

26. Did the pagans practice the Pilgrimage, the Fast of Ramadan, running around the Kabah seven times, kissing the black stone, shaving the head, animal sacrifices, running up and down two hills, throwing stones at the devil, snorting water in and out the nose, praying several times a day toward Mecca. Yes.

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