Muhammad is not the father of one of your men, but the messenger of Allah and last of the prophets. And ever is Allah, of all things, knowing.” (Qur’an 33:40)
And what if you don’t believe that? That’s your business, but if you make a statement that contradicts the Islamic faith, you could face prison (or worse) in majority-Muslim countries, and vilification and ostracism in the West.
It can’t happen here? It already has. A Muslim murdered Rashad Khalifa in Arizona in 1990 for just this kind of deviation from Islamic orthodoxy.
“Egypt jails man ‘receiving revelation of a new Quran from God,'” Middle East Monitor, August 27, 2020 (thanks to The Religion of Peace):
An Egyptian court sentenced a man to 15 years in jail after he claimed that he received revelation from God and attempted to make changes to the Muslim holy book, the Quran.
The Port Said Criminal Court convicted Nakkash, 40, after he was arrested and confronted with the accusations made against him….
During questioning, Nakkash reiterated his allegations that he received revelation from God on a “new Quran” which he believes it is his mission to spread.
And what if you don’t believe that? That’s your business, but if you make a statement that contradicts the Islamic faith, you could face prison (or worse) in majority-Muslim countries, and vilification and ostracism in the West.
It can’t happen here? It already has. A Muslim murdered Rashad Khalifa in Arizona in 1990 for just this kind of deviation from Islamic orthodoxy.
“Egypt jails man ‘receiving revelation of a new Quran from God,'” Middle East Monitor, August 27, 2020 (thanks to The Religion of Peace):
An Egyptian court sentenced a man to 15 years in jail after he claimed that he received revelation from God and attempted to make changes to the Muslim holy book, the Quran.
The Port Said Criminal Court convicted Nakkash, 40, after he was arrested and confronted with the accusations made against him….
During questioning, Nakkash reiterated his allegations that he received revelation from God on a “new Quran” which he believes it is his mission to spread.