WAS MUHAMMAD (peace be upon him) A FAKE?


It is clear on analysis of Muhammad (peace be upon him)’s life that he acted as if he really was a prophet, and believed that God was helping and guiding him, the incredible success that he seemed to reinforce this. Opponents of Islam thus claimed he was either a liar or someone who was deluded (i.e. he was mad, and really thought he was a prophet.) Let’s take each hypothesis at a time.





(1)WAS HE (peace be upon him) A LIAR?


There are many stories from the Prophet’s life that go against the fact that he was a fake. For example, an eclipse of the sun occurred after the death of the Prophet (peace be upon him)’s son Ibraheem. The people thought it was a sign from God, like a condolence. If the Prophet (peace be upon him) was a fake, one would have expected him to seize the opportunity to back his claims of Prophethood. However, he (peace be upon him) criticised them and said the eclipse had nothing to do with the death of his son.

As more people became Muslims, the Makkans offered to make him their King, give him all the wealth they acquired, and give him any women which he desired, all this if he compromised some of his teachings. Even though the Muslims were few in number and being severely persecuted, he refused. Again, a fake would have been expected to seize the opportunity to gain all the world had to offer him.


If Muhammad (peace be upon him) lied, why did he – after gaining authority in Arabia, live so simply? Surely he would have tried to gain as much from the worldly life as possible, rather than saying his reward was in the Hereafter, often sleeping on rugs that left deep marks on his body, and standing in prayer through the nights.

Before revelation started to come down to him, he was loved by all the people for his goodness, honesty and truthfulness. He was wealthy and from the most noble and respected clan from amongst the Arabs. Why would he then jeopardise all this, and his life by attacking the society and its customs?



A liar would not reprimand himself, like in the story of the blind man in the Qur’an. A liar would often praise himself, yet in the Qur’an we find the name of Jesus mentioned much much more often than Muhammad (which is only mentioned 4 times in the Qur’an!) and Mary, mother of Jesus being described as being ‘chosen above the women of all nations’, a title that maybe he would prefer for his own mother; if he was a liar!