CHAPTER 12 - "THE PROPHET, MUHAMMAD"

It was only when Muhammad returned to the “other side” that he knew why God chose him among all men to relay the words of the Creator. Muhammad did not have the wisdom of Moses, the “enlightenment” of Lord Buddha, the pure love of Jesus Christ. This chapter is written to explain why God chose Muhammad.

It is necessary to start with Muhammad’s childhood. At a very early age, he was taken to live with a tribe of Bedouins. It was living with them that he was taught aggression, self-esteem, intolerance. This tribe lived by a specific code of behavior, which they felt was right in its approach. But Muhammad new instinctively that that sort of behavior was wrong.

Muhammad did not have the wisdom of Moses, the enlightenment of Buddha or the pure love of Jesus, but he knew he was different. At some level in his subconscious, he knew that he had a talent that no other possessed, but he neither knew what that talent was or how to use it.

Muhammad was married and had six children - four daughters and two sons. Sadly, both boys died at a very early stage in their lives. It was a happy family, and Muhammad was a very good father to his daughters. He was not a wealthy man, but that did not stop him from helping the poor whenever he could. He was very sensitive to the suffering of others.

The prophet began to have very vivid dreams in which he saw a world filled with peace and happiness. It was shortly thereafter that his life completely changed. He had a vision: the Archangel Gabriel (who is actually Moses) visited him. But Muhammad realized that this was not a vision, for that spirit manifested itself before the prophet. Terrified at first, he ran to his wife to relate what happened. She believed him for she knew him to be a kind and generous man and that if God sent one of His/Her Archangels to her husband there was a definite reason.

God chose Muhammad to relate the secrets of the Universe, but Muhammad was not an educated man - he could neither read nor write. So, he related what he was told to others who wrote everything for him. Unfortunately, much of what was told was interpreted a bit differently from the manner intended. Also, many of the revelations he received were misinterpreted. An example of this was when he had his wives veiled when they went outside their home. This veiling of woman was adopted by Islamic people. God never meant to have woman be distinguished like that by men. All are equal in the “eyes” of God. To this very day, this practice is still being used. Not only is it being used, but Islamic woman are treated as inferior to men.

I have a friend who had to flee her Islamic husband because of his cruelty to her. She fled to Canada, and fortunately she was able to get her children out too. Another occurrence in the prophet’s life was not what God intend intended. One of several of Muhammad’s wives was a 14 year-old girl. Muhammad wanted her because of her beauty. An incident happened which resulted in Muhammad questioning the fidelity of this girl. This upset her greatly, and Muhammad did fall out of favor with God for a short period of time. Fortunately, he realized the error of his ways and made amends, but his lack of trust was a “test” God gave him. Muhammad did not understand then that even though he was chosen, as was Moses, Lord Buddha and the Christ before him, he was being tested by God. Not even God’s Messengers were above being tested, for this was a way that God was to learn from the mistakes of man.

For most of his life, Muhammad was ostracized by most of his fellow man for he preached peace. Of course, there were times that he was angered, but he never displayed this emotion outwardly. Like those Messengers before him, Muhammad believed that peace was the way to true happiness. But peace is something that could not be attained in the world at the time Muhammad lived. Strange that those who come to Earth with the mission to bring peace to the world are either ignored, ostracized, murdered. To this very day, peace cannot be attained on this planet, but the results of God’s intervention, the “Shift”, will change all of that behavior.

Muhammad knew that all Muslims should embrace peace for that would be their salvation. The religion Islam was not created during the life of Muhammad. But the philosophy of Islam is not that of peace. We do not see peace in our world. Not only do people of different religions discriminate against each other, but even those who follow Muhammad and Islam fight against each other. Muhammad knew that God did not create religion, that all of His/Her Messengers were “brothers.”

Muhammad said to me, “Blake, I cannot understand why it is human nature to be negative, to be evil, to put labels on each other. Why can’t everyone follow “The Way,” and be kind to each other? In so many lives that people have had, most have not learned the Golden Rule.” I had no answer for him.

We all had one of two directions to move when the Creator gave all of us “Free Will.” Sadly, most of us followed the wrong path. Like the other Three Messengers before him, Muhammad understood that the Creator does not interfere in the lives of human beings. And even though all “religions” are based on the same ideology: the Golden Rule, differences in each abound. But the religion Islam has become very aggressive; Islamic people battle not only other countries but also themselves. The test God gave by allowing all religions has been a failure by all of us.

Muhammad was a very handsome, sexy man with a beguiling smile which could “melt the hearts” of women. Unfortunately, he had a big ego, and this was the cause of many problems he faced in his life. Much of what he told the people was not the words of God but rather those to feed his ego. He wanted to be the “big man on campus. This trait did not anger God, for the Creator is beyond emotions like anger, but He/She was disappointed in Muhammad. Because of Muhammad’s attitude, his life was not a smooth one, and often he found himself to be in the middle of many conflicts.
His solution to solve many of the conflicts in his life and also political unrest in his country was to have another wife. Age of the woman was irrelevant, but who her father was became the factor in Muhammad’s decision to marry.

The prophet now understands that what he did was wrong in the “sight” of God, but like the Messengers before him, Muhammad was a man, and as much as he tried to avoid sin in his life, many times he succumbed.