Who Founded Islam? - submission.org
Quran teaches us in no uncertain terms that Abraham is the founder of Islam as it is practiced today. As such, what did Abraham contribute to our daily life as Muslims? Quran teaches us that ALL RELIGIOUS PRACTICES IN ISLAM, (Salat, Zakat, Fasting, & Hajj) came to us from Abraham, generation after generation. The hypocrites of the Muslims always ask, how can these practices come to us from Abraham and not from Muhammed.. They do not trust that God Almighty can preserve His own religious practices (ritulas) to give to us pure and clear. In other words, all religious practices in Islam existed before Muhammed. Muhammed's sole mission was to deliver the Quran.
"Your ONLY mission (O Muhammed) is to deliver (Quran), while it is we who will call them to account." 13:40
"You (O Muhammed) have no duty EXCEPT delivering (Quran)." 42:48
"The messenger has no function EXCEPT delivering (Quran)..." 5:99
Abraham was the first recipient of the concept of Islam as a prasctice, and the first to call us Muslims.
" You shall strive for the cause of GOD as you
should strive for His cause. He
has chosen you and has placed no hardship on you in
practicing your religion - the religion of your father
Abraham. He is the one who named you "Submitters"
originally. Thus, the messenger shall serve as a witness
among you, and you shall serve as witnesses among the
people. Therefore, you shall observe the Contact Prayers
(Salat) and give the obligatory charity (Zakat), and
hold fast to GOD; He is your Lord, the best Lord and
the best Supporter." 22:78
"Abraham was neither Jewish , nor Christian; he
was a monotheist; a Muslim; he never was an idol-worshiper.
The people most worthy of following Abraham are those
who follow him and this prophet (Muhammed), and those
who believed. God is the Lord of the believers."
3:67-68
"Then we inspired you (O Muhammed) to follow the religion of Abraham, monotheism; never was he an idol-worshiper." 16:123
Logically, if Muhammed was a follower of Abraham, and
we are followers of Muhammed, then we are followers
of Abraham. What did we learn from Abraham ??? The Quran
teaches us that we learned ALL THE RELIGIOUS PRACTICES
of Islam from Abraham. The whole Arabian society before
and during the time of Muhammed had many followers of
the religion of Abraham. Thus Abu Lahab, Abu Jahl, and
the idolators of Quraish used to observe Salat prayers
as we can see in 8:33-35.
".....Their SALAT PRAYERS at the shrine were no more than deceit and repulsion. ..."
In Sura 73, few weeks after the revelation of the Quran, 73:20 is telling the Muslims to observe the SALAT and Zakat. Does it make sense that God would issue a commandment to observe something not already known.???
"......and observe the SALAT and ZAKAT, and lend God a loan of righteousness. Whatever you advance for your souls, you will find at God better and multiplied manyfold....." 73:20