| This is the sixth article of the series: | | | | twofold reward. |
| "The Foreigner woman in Bible versus Quran" | | | | Hence, Muhammad's wives were peculiar women; |
| In the previous articles of this series, we have seen | | | | their punishment is twice and their reward is twice |
| that Language-wise, the "foreign" woman or the | | | | too; and both are easy for Allah. |
| "strange" woman is the alien or the exotic or the | | | | |
| outsider woman. However, the Bible has another | | | | Moreover, the Quran (Verse 38:30) talks about Kings |
| opinion. As determined by the Bible: the "foreign" | | | | Solomon and says: What an excellent servant is, |
| woman or the "strange" woman is the non-Israelite | | | | Solomon! Truly he was a penitent soul, always |
| woman or the non-Jewish woman. | | | | returning [to Allah] with glorification and remembrance |
| As a result, all non-Israelite or the non-Jewish women | | | | at all times. He was ever turning in repentance |
| are "foreign" women or "strange" women. | | | | (towards Allah) he is ever betaking himself to Allah |
| This indicates that the women in the Bible are but | | | | and engaged in His obedience. |
| one of two categories; they are either Legitimate | | | | Herein there are two important ethical issues. |
| (genuine) or Foreign (strange). | | | | 1) If the Quran is Anti-Israelite, and since King |
| | | | | Solomon is an Israelite king, then the Quran would |
| According to the inspired word of God (Nehemiah 10 | | | | have exaggerated all the negative attributes of him |
| and Nehemiah 13), the Bible asserts that Nehemiah | | | | that are mentioned in the Bible and would say: this is |
| said: | | | | the behavior of the Israelite kings! But, the truth is |
| And the rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, | | | | the truth. |
| the porters, the singers, the Nethinim, and all they | | | | 2) According to the Islamic teachings (Quran and |
| that had separated themselves from the peoples of | | | | Hadith), anyone says or believes that King Solomon |
| the lands unto the law of God, their wives, their | | | | (or any other Prophet) did evil, did not follow his |
| sons, and their daughters, and every one who had | | | | Lord, built high places for other gods because of his |
| knowledge, and understanding; They clave to their | | | | 700 foreign wives is categorized as disbeliever and |
| brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse, and | | | | he or she will dwell in the Eternal Hell in the Afterlife. |
| into an oath, to walk in God's law, and that we would | | | | For more details, you can read on the internet my |
| not give our daughters unto the peoples of the lands, | | | | series of 25 articles about King Solomon in the Quran; |
| nor take their daughters for our sons; | | | | just type on Google search engine: "Not in Bible But in |
| On that day they read in Torah that no Ammonite or | | | | Quran" + King Solomon + my name. |
| Moabite should ever enter the congregation of God. | | | | ================================== |
| In those days, I saw the Jews who had married | | | | |
| women of Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab. And half of | | | | The Bible: Nehemiah 10:28-30 and Nehemiah 13:1and |
| their children spoke the language of Ashdod, and | | | | 13:23-30 |
| they could not speak in the Jews' language, but only | | | | (King James Version) |
| the language of each people. And I confronted them | | | | |
| and cursed them and smote some of them and | | | | Nehemiah 10:28-30 |
| pulled out their hair. And I made them take oath in | | | | 28And the rest of the people, the priests, the |
| the name of God, saying, "You shall not give your | | | | Levites, the porters, the singers, the Nethinims, and |
| daughters to their sons, or take their daughters for | | | | all they that had separated themselves from the |
| your sons or for yourselves. Did not Solomon king of | | | | people of the lands unto the law of God, their wives, |
| Israel sin on account of such Foreign Women? | | | | their sons, and their daughters, every one having |
| Among the many nations there was no king like him. | | | | knowledge, and having understanding; |
| Nevertheless, Foreign Women made even him to sin. | | | | 29They clave to their brethren, their nobles, and |
| Shall we then listen to you and do all this great evil | | | | entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk in |
| and act treacherously against our God by marrying | | | | God's law, which was given by Moses the servant of |
| foreign women?" And one of the sons of Eliashib | | | | God, and to observe and do all the commandments |
| the high priest, was the son-in-law of Sanballat the | | | | of the LORD our Lord, and his judgments and his |
| Horonite (i.e. married a foreign woman). Therefore I | | | | statutes; |
| chased him from me. Remember them, O my God, | | | | 30And that we would not give our daughters unto |
| because they have desecrated the priesthood and | | | | the people of the land, not take their daughters for |
| the covenant of the priesthood and the Levites. | | | | our sons: |
| Thus I cleansed them from everything foreign, and I | | | | |
| established the duties of the priests and Levites, | | | | Nehemiah 13:1 |
| each in his work. | | | | 1On that day they read in the book of Moses in the |
| | | | | audience of the people; and therein was found |
| In addition, Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on | | | | written, that the Ammonite and the Moabite should |
| the Bible says: "Israel was a peculiar people, and not | | | | not come into the congregation of God for ever; |
| to mingle with other nations." | | | | |
| | | | | Nehemiah 13:23-30 |
| It should be emphasized that although the Bible says | | | | 23In those days also saw I Jews that had married |
| that no Ammonite or Moabite should forever enter | | | | wives of Ashdod, of Ammon, and of Moab: |
| the congregation of God; however, the righteous | | | | 24And their children spake half in the speech of |
| "Ruth", the grandmother of King David and the | | | | Ashdod, and could not speak in the Jews' language, |
| ancestor of the Lord Jesus was Moabite!! | | | | but according to the language of each people. |
| | | | | 25And I contended with them, and cursed them, and |
| On the other hand, the Quran says that all women | | | | smote certain of them, and plucked off their hair, and |
| are equal. | | | | made them swear by God, saying, Ye shall not give |
| In the whole Quran, the idiom: "foreign woman" or | | | | your daughters unto their sons, nor take their |
| the "strange" woman is not mentioned therein; all | | | | daughters unto your sons, or for yourselves. |
| women are equal in their rights and duty regardless | | | | 26Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? |
| of race, color, location etc. For details, read the | | | | yet among many nations was there no king like him, |
| previous articles of this series. | | | | who was beloved of his God, and God made him king |
| However, the exception in the Quran is only for | | | | over all Israel: nevertheless even him did outlandish |
| Muhammad's wives who were peculiar women. | | | | women cause to sin. |
| | | | | 27Shall we then hearken unto you to do all this great |
| Muhammad's wives were peculiar women | | | | evil, to transgress against our God in marrying |
| Verses 33:28-31 of the Quran talk about how peculiar | | | | strange wives? |
| were the wives of the Prophet Muhammad. | | | | 28And one of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib |
| Although Muhammad was a very rich man, he had a | | | | the high priest, was son in law to Sanballat the |
| lot of money, and he could live a very luxury life with | | | | Horonite: therefore I chased him from me. |
| all of the life adornments and splendors; however, he | | | | 29Remember them, O my God, because they have |
| lived a tough life, a life of asceticism; and he used to | | | | defiled the priesthood, and the covenant of the |
| give all of his money to the poor people. His wives | | | | priesthood, and of the Levites. |
| asked him, one day, for some of the adornments of | | | | 30Thus cleansed I them from all strangers, and |
| this world like the other women who lived around. | | | | appointed the wards of the priests and the Levites, |
| Then, Allah gave them in the Quran two options to | | | | every one in his business; |
| choose one of them. | | | | ================================== |
| The first option: O Prophet Muhammad! Say to your | | | | |
| wives: ‘If you desire what is in the life of this | | | | The Quran (Qarib Translation): |
| world (and its adornment) and its splendors; come! I | | | | |
| will content you with divorce and will release you in a | | | | Verses 33:28-31 |
| gracious manner; I will divorce you and will not coerce | | | | ?28? O prophet, say to your wives: 'if you seek this |
| you to stay. This was the first proposed option. | | | | life and its finery, come, I will release you with a fine |
| The second option: But any of you that is devout in | | | | release. |
| the service of Allah and his messenger, and works | | | | ?29? But if you seek Allah and his messenger and |
| righteousness, - to her shall we grant her reward | | | | the everlasting residence, know that Allah has |
| twice: and we have prepared for her a generous | | | | prepared for those of you who do good works a |
| sustenance. This was the second proposed option; | | | | mighty wage. ' |
| and Muhammad's wives have got it. | | | | ?30? O wives of the prophet! Whosoever among |
| Not only that, but the Quran continues: | | | | you commits a flagrant indecency, for her the |
| O you wives of the Prophet! Whosoever of you | | | | punishment shall be doubled, that is easy for Allah. |
| commits manifest lewdness; whoever of you | | | | ?31? but she who obeys Allah and his messenger and |
| commits manifest indecency, the punishment for her | | | | does good works shall be doubly recompensed; for |
| will be doubled. In other words, twice the | | | | her we have made a generous provision. |
| chastisement for other women; and that is easy for | | | | ================================== |
| Allah. | | | | |
| And whosoever of you is submissive, obedient unto | | | | Back to my question to the smart and interested |
| Allah and His messenger and does right between | | | | reader: |
| herself and her Lord, Allah shall give her reward twice | | | | Are the Scholars honest when they claim that the |
| over a double reward, and Allah has prepared a noble | | | | Quran quoted from the Bible? |
| provision for her, in Paradise, in addition to the | | | | |