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Was Muhammad a True Prophet of God?
Muhammad claimed to be a prophet of the one true God teaching correct doctrine [Islam] as the biblical prophets before him, such as Noah, Moses, Jesus etc. As a christian Muhammad is an example of Matthew 24.11.
“And many false prophets will appear and deceive many people”
-Matthew 24.11
To think that after scriptures was closed and Jesus death and resurrection that a non Jewish prophet would arise in Arabia long after the bible was written [Matthew 23.37 Hebrews 1 1-3], and this new prophet would radically change doctrine and contradict the bible must be rejected by a christian. And while I believe Muhammad can be shown a false prophet by the Koran and Muslim doctrine, this will be focused on the man Muhammad rather than Islamic doctrine or the truthfulness of Islam.
Muhammad was born in Mecca in Arabia around 570 and lived to be 62 years old dying in Medina in 632 from poising. I n 610 at the age of 40 he received his first revelation from Allah through the angel Gabriel while praying in a cave. He would receive revelations for the next 22 years that would later be compiled into the Koran from the memory of his followers. Muhammad came from the Arabian pagan tribe the Quraysh based in Mecca witch was the center for trade and pilgrimage for pagans with its local pagan shrine the Ka'bah as the holiest site in pre Islamic Arbia. One of his local pagan tribes deities was “Allah” the pagan moon god who's symbol is the crescent moon. Muhammad took 7th century Arabian culture and elevated it to religious status and mixed it with local Jewish and christian groups theology on the one true god. Five prayers a day, prayers towards mecca, the fast of Ramadan, circling the ka'bah, dietary laws, clothing, woman's veil, woman wear black, men wear white, virgins a gift in heaven, the story of the sun setting in mirkey water, even the word muslim were all done by pre Islamic pagans. Much of the Koranic version of heaven comes from the Zorastriods of Persia- Muhammad just brought his local tribes “Allah” the moon God to a higher status. See the religion of Islam by Dr. Ron Carlson
BOOKSTORE – Christian Ministries International
Muhammad's life is often divided by scholars into three separate time periods. First the pre-prophetic period from 570-610. During this time period Muhammad worked in the caravan trade in Mecca where he met and talked with a wide variety of worldviews including Jewish and christian. He married his first wife Khadijah who was 15 years his elder.
Than comes the Meccan prophetic Period 610-622. During this time Muhammad believed a demon ordered him to recite verses. Khadijah and her cousin Waraqah convinced him it was god communicating with him. After being convinced God was communicating with him Muhammad set out seeking acceptance from Jews and Christians believing his message was constant with the bible. Koranic verses from this time period are very tolerant and peaceful to Jews and Christians as he sought converts. He started to preach Islam to the local pagans who persecuted him and the the local Arab Jews and Christians rejected him as a prophet and he fled Mecca.
The Medinan period was from 622 until his death. 622 starts year 0 for the Muslim calender. Muslims built their first mosque in Medina and Muhammad first perched on Friday becoming the Islamic holy day. Medina is the city Muhammad first became a political and military leader. He began raiding caravans and led Muslims in a total of 66 battles most of them victories. Gaining money and power more Arabs followed Islam and his numbers grew. He revived new revelations to drive out the Jews in Medina. With increasing power his attitude towards Jews and Christians took a drastic turn. For example Sura 2.256 was written in 614. Sura 9.5 was written in 627. After the Jews rejected him Allah gave revelations to pray towards mecca, to the sacred mosque the Ka'bah 2.150 instead of the previous Jerusalem. Yet Jews and Christians were suppose to know to pray towards mecca was the truth Sura 2.143-144. He would go on to returned and conquer Mecca, as well as all of Arabia before his death.
Special Privileges, Wives, and sex Slaves
While the Koran says Muslims may have four wives the prophet had eleven [Sahih al-Bukhari, Number 268] . Child marriage was common in Arabia in the 7th century and when the prophet was in his fifties he married Aisha who was six and consummated the marriage when she was nine. Aisha said
“The messenger of God married me when I was seven, my marriage was consummated when I was nine.”
-Tuburi vol 7.7
“The Prophet wrote the (marriage contract) with Aisha while she was six years old and consummated his marriage with her while she was nine years old and she remained with him for nine years (i.e. till his death).”
-Sahih al-Bukhari 5158—Narrated Urwa:
"when Prophet (pbuh) married me I was only six year old at that time. ... One day while I was playing with my friends in a swing-sets (dolnas)... I was breathing rapidly because I was still tired of swinging with my friends. And I did not understand why I was called here. Then, my mother took me to a room where I saw three helping maids (ansars) who immediately decorated me and handed me over to the Prophet (pbuh), and they left the room. At that time I was only nine- year old. Prophet (pbuh) consummated our marriage that day".
-Sahih Bukhari Hadith: Hazrat Aisha (RA) narrated,
Once, one of the prophets wives caught him having sex with one of his slave girls Mary the copt in one of his wives beds. His wives were very upset by this and Muhammad swore an oath to never again have sex with his slave girls. However Muhammad magically than received revelations from Allah that it was ok to have sex with his slave girls in Sura 66 1-2.
The Prophet admired Umm Ibrahaim [Mary the Copt], who was fair-skinned and beautiful. He lodged her in al-Aliyah, at the property nowadays called the mashrabah of Umm Ibrahim. He used to visit her there and ordered her to veil herself, [but] he had intercourse with her by virtue of her being his property.
-Al-Tabari, Volume 39, p. 194
and this allowed him to go back on his oath to his wives. In fact this is a common theme in the Koran. Allah seems there to aid in whatever Muhammad desires.
“In the qu'ran again and again Allah is quit solicitous of his prophet, and ready to command what pleases him.”
-Robert Spencer The Truth About Muhammad Regenery Publishing Inc Washington D.C 2006
“Since the Qur'an is supposedly Allah's eternal Word, our Muslim friends expect us to believe that, from eternity past, Allah had nothing better to do than compose verses giving Muhammad the right to break his oath to his wives so that he could continue having sex with his slave-girl.
“
-David Wood Answering Muslims
He also marries his daughter in law Zaynab Bint Jahsh. Muhammad and Allah in sura 4.24 allowed Muslims to have sex with their captured slave girls of Banu Mustaliq. Muhammad married one of those captives a woman named Juwayoriya. At the Khaybar Oasis Muslims kicked them out of the land and took woman as captives. Muhammad allowed a Muslim named Dihya any slave girl from the captives and he chose Safiyya- when Muhammad saw her beauty he said Dihya could chose any other- Muhammad than married Safiyya and consummated the marriage that night. Muhammad created many widows because of Islam they could not remarry, Aisha was only 18 at this death. Only Muhammad can have daughters of his maternal and paternal uncles and aunts as well as any believing woman. Muhammad can change and equire new slave girls.
“O Prophet! surely We have made lawful to you your wives whom you have given their dowries, and those whom your right hand possesses out of those whom Allah has given to you as prisoners of war, and the daughters of your paternal uncles and the daughters of your paternal aunts, and the daughters of your maternal uncles and the daughters of your maternal aunts who fled with you; and a believing woman if she gave herself to the Prophet, if the Prophet desired to marry her -- specially for you, not for the (rest of) believers; We know what We have ordained for them concerning their wives and those whom their right hands possess [slaves] in order that no blame may attach to you; and Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.”
-Qur’an 33:50
Muhammad got more of the booty than anyone else after victories or raids once receiving 1/5 of the booty of the entire army. Believers cannot bother Muhammad with familiar talk or he will be annoyed annoyed. There is no speaking ill of Muhammad 33.53-54.
Muhammad the Superstitious Prophet of Arabia and Scientific Blunders
“If a mans discharge preceded that of the woman, then the child resembles the father, and if the woman discharges preceded that of the man, than the child resembles the mother.” -Muhammad
-Sahih al-Bukhari 3329 Narrated Anas
Allah’s Messenger said, “If a fly falls in the vessel of any of you, let him dip all of it (into the vessel) and then throw it [i.e. the fly] away, for in one of its wings there is a disease and in the other there is healing (antidote for it) i.e. the treatment for that disease.”
-Sahih al-Bukhari 5782
Abu Qatada mentioning Allah’s saying: “And indeed We have adorned the nearest heaven with lamps . . .” (v. 67:5) said, “The creation of these stars is for three purposes, and they are: 1) as decoration of the nearest heaven, 2) as missiles to hit the devils, and 3) as signs to guide travelers. So, if anybody tries to find a different interpretation, he is mistaken and just wastes his efforts and troubles himself with what is beyond his limited knowledge.”
-Sahih al-Bukhari 3198
Muhammad said statements more in line with a superstitious 7th century Arabian than a prophet of God. Muhammad said Satan can be in the upper part of peoples noses while they sleep causing them to wake up in the middle of the night,so therefore people should blow their nose. Once Satan urinated in a Muslims ear causing him to not get up from bed to do his prayers. Satan farts so he does not hear certain prayers of Muslims. Crows crow, when they see a angel. Graying of a donkey means it has seen Satan. Yawning is from Satan. The sun rises between the two heads of Satan. A fever is from the heat of hell fire so treat it with water. Hell fire causes heat. Shooting stars were created to hit devils. Muhammad taught one wing on a fly has a disease, the other wing the cure. Adam was 90 feet tall. Allah transformed some Jews into apes because they did not follow the Sabbath 2.65-66. The Koran is not to be left open and unattended or a devil or jinn will come along and read it. And “if the Koran was wrapped in a skin and thrown into a fire it would not burn”al-tirmidui.652. Muhammad said male sperm originates between the rib and backbone. Muhammad also had concerning sanitary practices and if he sucked on your lips, you would not see hell.
I heard that the people asked the Prophet of Allah: Water is brought for you from the well of Buda’ah. It is a well in which dead dogs, menstrual cloths and excrement of people are thrown. The Messenger of Allah replied: Verily water is pure and is not defiled by anything.
-Sunan Abu Dawud 67
It was narrated that Jabir bin Abdullah said: “We came to a pond in which there was the carcass of a donkey, so we refrained from using the water until the Messenger of Allah came to us and said: ‘Water is not made impure by anything.’ Then we drank from it and gave it to our animals to drink, and we carried some with us.”
-Sunan Ibn Majah 520—
[Mua’wiya said]: I saw the prophet sucking on the tongue or the lips of Al-Hassan son of Ali, may the prayers of Allah be upon him. For no tongue or lips that the prophet sucked on will be tormented (by hell fire).
-Musnad Ahmad 16245
It is related that Abu Hurayra said, "I never saw al-Hasan without my eyes overflowing with tears. That is because the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, went out one day and I found him in the mosque. He took my hand and I went along with him. He did not speak to me until we reached the market of Banu Qaynuqa. He walked around it and looked. Then he left and I left with him until we reached the mosque. He sat down and wrapped himself in his garment. Then he said, 'Where is the little one? Call the little one to me.' Hasan came running and jumped into his lap. Then he put his hand in his beard. Then the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, opened his mouth and put his tongue in his mouth. Then he said, O Allah, I love him, so love him and the one who loves him!'"
(Al-Adab al-Mufrad Al-Bukhari, Number 1183) Al-Adab al-Mufrad al-Bukhari 1183—
For references and more see
David Wood vs. Ali Ataie: "Who Was Muhammad?"
http://www.answeringmuslims.com/2008...e-who-was.html
Osama Abdallah vs. David Wood: "Was Muhammad a True Prophet?"
http://www.answeringmuslims.com/2008...-wood-was.html Talking Ants and Shrinking Humans:An Analysis of Muhammad’s Scientific Blunders http://www.acts17.net/articles/talkingants.htm The Toilets of Satan! Answering Muslims: The Toilets of Satan! The Incredulous and Absurd Teachings of Muhammad Pt. 1 Muhammad's Silly and Ridiculous Teachings [Part 1]
Muhammad the Original Midnight Rider
“It is narrated on the authority of Anas b. Malik that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: I was brought al-Buraq Who is an animal white and long, larger than a donkey but smaller than a mule, who would place his hoof a distance equal to the range of version. I mounted it and came to the Temple (Bait Maqdis in Jerusalem), then tethered it to the ring used by the prophets. I entered the mosque and prayed two rak'ahs in it, and then came out and Gabriel brought me a vessel of wine and a vessel of milk. I chose the milk, and Gabriel said: You have chosen the natural thing. Then he took me to heaven”
- Sahih Muslim, Book 1, Number 309:
However the first temple of Jerusalem was destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar in 587 BC. The Romans destroyed the second temple under general Titus in 70 AD. The temple that eventually became Masjid al-Aqsa did not exist until 691 AD. Thus there was no Temple in Jerusalem for Muhammad to take his midnight ride by creature to.
Muhammad claimed to be a prophet of the one true God teaching correct doctrine [Islam] as the biblical prophets before him, such as Noah, Moses, Jesus etc. As a christian Muhammad is an example of Matthew 24.11.
“And many false prophets will appear and deceive many people”
-Matthew 24.11
To think that after scriptures was closed and Jesus death and resurrection that a non Jewish prophet would arise in Arabia long after the bible was written [Matthew 23.37 Hebrews 1 1-3], and this new prophet would radically change doctrine and contradict the bible must be rejected by a christian. And while I believe Muhammad can be shown a false prophet by the Koran and Muslim doctrine, this will be focused on the man Muhammad rather than Islamic doctrine or the truthfulness of Islam.
Muhammad was born in Mecca in Arabia around 570 and lived to be 62 years old dying in Medina in 632 from poising. I n 610 at the age of 40 he received his first revelation from Allah through the angel Gabriel while praying in a cave. He would receive revelations for the next 22 years that would later be compiled into the Koran from the memory of his followers. Muhammad came from the Arabian pagan tribe the Quraysh based in Mecca witch was the center for trade and pilgrimage for pagans with its local pagan shrine the Ka'bah as the holiest site in pre Islamic Arbia. One of his local pagan tribes deities was “Allah” the pagan moon god who's symbol is the crescent moon. Muhammad took 7th century Arabian culture and elevated it to religious status and mixed it with local Jewish and christian groups theology on the one true god. Five prayers a day, prayers towards mecca, the fast of Ramadan, circling the ka'bah, dietary laws, clothing, woman's veil, woman wear black, men wear white, virgins a gift in heaven, the story of the sun setting in mirkey water, even the word muslim were all done by pre Islamic pagans. Much of the Koranic version of heaven comes from the Zorastriods of Persia- Muhammad just brought his local tribes “Allah” the moon God to a higher status. See the religion of Islam by Dr. Ron Carlson
BOOKSTORE – Christian Ministries International
Muhammad's life is often divided by scholars into three separate time periods. First the pre-prophetic period from 570-610. During this time period Muhammad worked in the caravan trade in Mecca where he met and talked with a wide variety of worldviews including Jewish and christian. He married his first wife Khadijah who was 15 years his elder.
Than comes the Meccan prophetic Period 610-622. During this time Muhammad believed a demon ordered him to recite verses. Khadijah and her cousin Waraqah convinced him it was god communicating with him. After being convinced God was communicating with him Muhammad set out seeking acceptance from Jews and Christians believing his message was constant with the bible. Koranic verses from this time period are very tolerant and peaceful to Jews and Christians as he sought converts. He started to preach Islam to the local pagans who persecuted him and the the local Arab Jews and Christians rejected him as a prophet and he fled Mecca.
The Medinan period was from 622 until his death. 622 starts year 0 for the Muslim calender. Muslims built their first mosque in Medina and Muhammad first perched on Friday becoming the Islamic holy day. Medina is the city Muhammad first became a political and military leader. He began raiding caravans and led Muslims in a total of 66 battles most of them victories. Gaining money and power more Arabs followed Islam and his numbers grew. He revived new revelations to drive out the Jews in Medina. With increasing power his attitude towards Jews and Christians took a drastic turn. For example Sura 2.256 was written in 614. Sura 9.5 was written in 627. After the Jews rejected him Allah gave revelations to pray towards mecca, to the sacred mosque the Ka'bah 2.150 instead of the previous Jerusalem. Yet Jews and Christians were suppose to know to pray towards mecca was the truth Sura 2.143-144. He would go on to returned and conquer Mecca, as well as all of Arabia before his death.
Special Privileges, Wives, and sex Slaves
While the Koran says Muslims may have four wives the prophet had eleven [Sahih al-Bukhari, Number 268] . Child marriage was common in Arabia in the 7th century and when the prophet was in his fifties he married Aisha who was six and consummated the marriage when she was nine. Aisha said
“The messenger of God married me when I was seven, my marriage was consummated when I was nine.”
-Tuburi vol 7.7
“The Prophet wrote the (marriage contract) with Aisha while she was six years old and consummated his marriage with her while she was nine years old and she remained with him for nine years (i.e. till his death).”
-Sahih al-Bukhari 5158—Narrated Urwa:
"when Prophet (pbuh) married me I was only six year old at that time. ... One day while I was playing with my friends in a swing-sets (dolnas)... I was breathing rapidly because I was still tired of swinging with my friends. And I did not understand why I was called here. Then, my mother took me to a room where I saw three helping maids (ansars) who immediately decorated me and handed me over to the Prophet (pbuh), and they left the room. At that time I was only nine- year old. Prophet (pbuh) consummated our marriage that day".
-Sahih Bukhari Hadith: Hazrat Aisha (RA) narrated,
Once, one of the prophets wives caught him having sex with one of his slave girls Mary the copt in one of his wives beds. His wives were very upset by this and Muhammad swore an oath to never again have sex with his slave girls. However Muhammad magically than received revelations from Allah that it was ok to have sex with his slave girls in Sura 66 1-2.
The Prophet admired Umm Ibrahaim [Mary the Copt], who was fair-skinned and beautiful. He lodged her in al-Aliyah, at the property nowadays called the mashrabah of Umm Ibrahim. He used to visit her there and ordered her to veil herself, [but] he had intercourse with her by virtue of her being his property.
-Al-Tabari, Volume 39, p. 194
and this allowed him to go back on his oath to his wives. In fact this is a common theme in the Koran. Allah seems there to aid in whatever Muhammad desires.
“In the qu'ran again and again Allah is quit solicitous of his prophet, and ready to command what pleases him.”
-Robert Spencer The Truth About Muhammad Regenery Publishing Inc Washington D.C 2006
“Since the Qur'an is supposedly Allah's eternal Word, our Muslim friends expect us to believe that, from eternity past, Allah had nothing better to do than compose verses giving Muhammad the right to break his oath to his wives so that he could continue having sex with his slave-girl.
-David Wood Answering Muslims
He also marries his daughter in law Zaynab Bint Jahsh. Muhammad and Allah in sura 4.24 allowed Muslims to have sex with their captured slave girls of Banu Mustaliq. Muhammad married one of those captives a woman named Juwayoriya. At the Khaybar Oasis Muslims kicked them out of the land and took woman as captives. Muhammad allowed a Muslim named Dihya any slave girl from the captives and he chose Safiyya- when Muhammad saw her beauty he said Dihya could chose any other- Muhammad than married Safiyya and consummated the marriage that night. Muhammad created many widows because of Islam they could not remarry, Aisha was only 18 at this death. Only Muhammad can have daughters of his maternal and paternal uncles and aunts as well as any believing woman. Muhammad can change and equire new slave girls.
“O Prophet! surely We have made lawful to you your wives whom you have given their dowries, and those whom your right hand possesses out of those whom Allah has given to you as prisoners of war, and the daughters of your paternal uncles and the daughters of your paternal aunts, and the daughters of your maternal uncles and the daughters of your maternal aunts who fled with you; and a believing woman if she gave herself to the Prophet, if the Prophet desired to marry her -- specially for you, not for the (rest of) believers; We know what We have ordained for them concerning their wives and those whom their right hands possess [slaves] in order that no blame may attach to you; and Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.”
-Qur’an 33:50
Muhammad got more of the booty than anyone else after victories or raids once receiving 1/5 of the booty of the entire army. Believers cannot bother Muhammad with familiar talk or he will be annoyed annoyed. There is no speaking ill of Muhammad 33.53-54.
Muhammad the Superstitious Prophet of Arabia and Scientific Blunders
“If a mans discharge preceded that of the woman, then the child resembles the father, and if the woman discharges preceded that of the man, than the child resembles the mother.” -Muhammad
-Sahih al-Bukhari 3329 Narrated Anas
Allah’s Messenger said, “If a fly falls in the vessel of any of you, let him dip all of it (into the vessel) and then throw it [i.e. the fly] away, for in one of its wings there is a disease and in the other there is healing (antidote for it) i.e. the treatment for that disease.”
-Sahih al-Bukhari 5782
Abu Qatada mentioning Allah’s saying: “And indeed We have adorned the nearest heaven with lamps . . .” (v. 67:5) said, “The creation of these stars is for three purposes, and they are: 1) as decoration of the nearest heaven, 2) as missiles to hit the devils, and 3) as signs to guide travelers. So, if anybody tries to find a different interpretation, he is mistaken and just wastes his efforts and troubles himself with what is beyond his limited knowledge.”
-Sahih al-Bukhari 3198
Muhammad said statements more in line with a superstitious 7th century Arabian than a prophet of God. Muhammad said Satan can be in the upper part of peoples noses while they sleep causing them to wake up in the middle of the night,so therefore people should blow their nose. Once Satan urinated in a Muslims ear causing him to not get up from bed to do his prayers. Satan farts so he does not hear certain prayers of Muslims. Crows crow, when they see a angel. Graying of a donkey means it has seen Satan. Yawning is from Satan. The sun rises between the two heads of Satan. A fever is from the heat of hell fire so treat it with water. Hell fire causes heat. Shooting stars were created to hit devils. Muhammad taught one wing on a fly has a disease, the other wing the cure. Adam was 90 feet tall. Allah transformed some Jews into apes because they did not follow the Sabbath 2.65-66. The Koran is not to be left open and unattended or a devil or jinn will come along and read it. And “if the Koran was wrapped in a skin and thrown into a fire it would not burn”al-tirmidui.652. Muhammad said male sperm originates between the rib and backbone. Muhammad also had concerning sanitary practices and if he sucked on your lips, you would not see hell.
I heard that the people asked the Prophet of Allah: Water is brought for you from the well of Buda’ah. It is a well in which dead dogs, menstrual cloths and excrement of people are thrown. The Messenger of Allah replied: Verily water is pure and is not defiled by anything.
-Sunan Abu Dawud 67
It was narrated that Jabir bin Abdullah said: “We came to a pond in which there was the carcass of a donkey, so we refrained from using the water until the Messenger of Allah came to us and said: ‘Water is not made impure by anything.’ Then we drank from it and gave it to our animals to drink, and we carried some with us.”
-Sunan Ibn Majah 520—
[Mua’wiya said]: I saw the prophet sucking on the tongue or the lips of Al-Hassan son of Ali, may the prayers of Allah be upon him. For no tongue or lips that the prophet sucked on will be tormented (by hell fire).
-Musnad Ahmad 16245
It is related that Abu Hurayra said, "I never saw al-Hasan without my eyes overflowing with tears. That is because the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, went out one day and I found him in the mosque. He took my hand and I went along with him. He did not speak to me until we reached the market of Banu Qaynuqa. He walked around it and looked. Then he left and I left with him until we reached the mosque. He sat down and wrapped himself in his garment. Then he said, 'Where is the little one? Call the little one to me.' Hasan came running and jumped into his lap. Then he put his hand in his beard. Then the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, opened his mouth and put his tongue in his mouth. Then he said, O Allah, I love him, so love him and the one who loves him!'"
(Al-Adab al-Mufrad Al-Bukhari, Number 1183) Al-Adab al-Mufrad al-Bukhari 1183—
For references and more see
David Wood vs. Ali Ataie: "Who Was Muhammad?"
http://www.answeringmuslims.com/2008...e-who-was.html
Osama Abdallah vs. David Wood: "Was Muhammad a True Prophet?"
http://www.answeringmuslims.com/2008...-wood-was.html Talking Ants and Shrinking Humans:An Analysis of Muhammad’s Scientific Blunders http://www.acts17.net/articles/talkingants.htm The Toilets of Satan! Answering Muslims: The Toilets of Satan! The Incredulous and Absurd Teachings of Muhammad Pt. 1 Muhammad's Silly and Ridiculous Teachings [Part 1]
Muhammad the Original Midnight Rider
“It is narrated on the authority of Anas b. Malik that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: I was brought al-Buraq Who is an animal white and long, larger than a donkey but smaller than a mule, who would place his hoof a distance equal to the range of version. I mounted it and came to the Temple (Bait Maqdis in Jerusalem), then tethered it to the ring used by the prophets. I entered the mosque and prayed two rak'ahs in it, and then came out and Gabriel brought me a vessel of wine and a vessel of milk. I chose the milk, and Gabriel said: You have chosen the natural thing. Then he took me to heaven”
- Sahih Muslim, Book 1, Number 309:
However the first temple of Jerusalem was destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar in 587 BC. The Romans destroyed the second temple under general Titus in 70 AD. The temple that eventually became Masjid al-Aqsa did not exist until 691 AD. Thus there was no Temple in Jerusalem for Muhammad to take his midnight ride by creature to.