Enemies of Islam claim that Prophet Muhammad took his teachings from Abdullah bin Salam and Ka'b al-Ahbar.
SO how accurate is this statement?
Here is a refutation of this false claim:
Firstly:
Islam forbids imitating others in their beliefs. The Prophet Muhammad prohibited imitation of Jews, Christians, and others in their practices and ideologies.
The Holy Quran warns us against blindly following the beliefs of others. For example, in Surat Al-Ra’d, verses 36 and 37, Surat Al-Hadid, verses 16, and Surat Al-Jathiya, verses 16-18, Muslims are commanded to take the teachings of their religion from the Quran and not to take the teachings of their religion from the distorted books of the Jews and Christians.
Because of the Prophet’s frequent contradiction of the rituals of the Jews, the Jews at that time were surprised by this and said that Muhammad contradicts us in everything (refer to Sahih Muslim 302). Therefore, it is absurd for anyone to claim that Islam was borrowed from Judaism or Christianity.
Secondly:
Abdullah bin Salam appeared on the scene 13 years after the emergence of Islam. Prophet Muhammad began spreading the teachings of Islam 13 years before the migration (Hijrah), while Abdullah bin Salam met the Prophet after the migration and embraced Islam, becoming a devout Muslim.
As for Ka'b al-Ahbar, he did not appear on the scene until years after the Prophet's death. He came from Yemen to Medina during the caliphate of Umar ibn al-Khattab. Therefore, the Prophet never met him.
Ka'b al-Ahbar left Judaism, embraced Islam, and became a devout Muslim. Thus, it is absurd for the enemies of Islam to claim that the Prophet stole the teachings of Islam from Ka'b al-Ahbar.
Thirdly:
As for Judaism and Christianity, they are two distorted religions that were stolen from pagan nations. For example, the books of the Jews were distorted after the death of the Prophet Moses, and the books of the Jews were stolen from the literature of Mesopotamia because of the captivity of the Jews there. In fact, the writers of the Old Testament (Tanakh) were stealing from each other's books, and therefore you will notice that books such as Isaiah or Habakkuk or others quote from the Torah attributed to Moses, so why do not the Jews and Christians criticize their prophets because of these quotes? Even the New Testament quotes (or steals) texts from the Old Testament to the point that all chapters of the New Testament except for 12 chapters were quoted from the Old Testament, so why did the Christians not criticize their apostles and the writers of the New Testament because of this matter?! In fact, the writers of the New Testament were stealing from each other, and therefore we will find similarities between Matthew, Mark and Luke. Even the introduction to the Gospel of Luke indicates that Luke stole the content of his Gospel from other people...
Even Paul, the Apostle of the Christians, was raised in Tarsus, which was a center for Stoic philosophy, so you will find that his letters quote from Stoic philosophy.
In fact, Paul often stole from the writings of Greek philosophers, and this is what the Church Fathers of old acknowledged; for example: Saint Clement of Alexandria indicated that Paul quoted from the book of the phenomena of the poet Aratus. Paul also stole from the poet Epimenides. This is what you will notice when you open the Book of Acts 17:28, and also the letter to Titus (Titus 12:1)...
Indeed, the strange thing is that the Church Fathers (Gentiles) stole the books of the Jews and attributed them to Jesus, despite the fact that the Old Testament (Tanakh) states that the books of the Old Testament are for the Jews only and not for the Gentiles, and despite that, the Christians stole the books of the Jews and put them in the Bible?!
Will Christians criticize their book?!
Even when you look at the beliefs of Christians today, you will find that they were stolen from pagan beliefs; for example: the doctrine of the Trinity was stolen from paganism, as pagan nations believed in the Trinity, such as the Indian Trinity (Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva).
In the ancient Egyptian religion: There were many triads in the ancient Egyptian religion, the most prominent of which was the trinity of Osiris, Isis, and Horus. Osiris was the father god, Isis was the mother goddess, and Horus was the son god.
In the Greek religion: In Greek mythology, there were many gods that were represented in a triad form. For example, Poseidon, Zeus, and Hades represented the triad ruling the oceans, the sky, and the underworld.
In the Roman religion: In the Romans, there was a dual representation of a triad similar to the Greek trinity, such as Jupiter, Neptune, and Pluto, who represented the supreme gods ruling the sky, the sea, and the underworld.
In the Celtic religion: The Celts also had trinitarian concepts that represented the different dimensions of the gods, such as the maternal triad that included the mother goddess, the moon goddess, and the virgin goddess.
Even the idea of Jesus descending into the underworld and coming out of it to liberate humanity is itself a pagan idea that Christianity stole from other nations, for example:
According to the myth of Tammuz in Babylon and Mesopotamia: In Sumerian and Babylonian mythology, Tammuz (or Dumuzi) was the god of agriculture and fertility, who is said to have died and been taken to the underworld. His death was believed to cause the land to deteriorate and agriculture to stop, but his return to life was considered a symbol of the return of fertility and growth.
According to the myth of Dionysus in ancient Greece: Dionysus was the god of wine and pleasures in Greek mythology. In one version, Dionysus was killed and his body was torn apart, but he returned to life, reflecting the cycle of death and rebirth. Some scholars believe that this myth may be similar in some aspects to the stories of crucifixion, death, and resurrection.
According to the legend of Venus in Germanic mythology: Some Germanic myths speak of the death of the nature god Venus or a similar figure, as it is said that he was killed or died every winter season, then returned in the spring to restore life and nature.
In conclusion, Islam is innocent of the accusations of the lying fanatic Christians. These Christian priests spread their religion through lies because the lying Apostle Paul taught them to use lies to spread the religion. That is why the Apostle Paul says in his letter to the Romans 3:7:
"For if the truth of God has increased through my lie to His glory, why am I also still judged as a sinner?"
My friend, come on leave the superstitions of Judaism and Christianity and come embrace Islam, for Islam is the path to happiness.
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