Cherry picking and gem time two in one and Bahira the monk or is it monk the monk

Submitted by dhimmi no more (United States), Sep 18, 2008 at 07:36

Gem time and our dear Samer

> (Such as Buheira

Oh Bahira and for the readers this is a bogus story that was made up by the Islamic tradition in regard to the idea that Muhammad was a real prophet and in this case this Syriac monk is the one who is really telling us that Muhammad was the real thing and it makes you wonder if he had a direct phone line with Allah and gabriel. But there is no extant evidence that such story is for real

Now our dear Samer I have a few questions for you:

1. Are you aware that the word monk in Syriac means Bahira? So what is really the name of this bahira (monk)? Let me guess: you do not know.

2. And how did Bahira the monk or is it monk the monk or is it monk the bahira communicate with Abul Qasim? as far as we know Abul Qasim did not speak al-lugha al-suryaniya. Let me guess sign language?

3. And how come no one in 633CE when the Arabs invaded the Middle East no one in Syria or Palestine for this matter had a clue about such character and no one is telling us from the early extant sources about Abul Qasim and his trips to Bosra and chats with monk the monk? We have no extant information that tell us: "oh we know those Arab invaders as Muhammad used to travel here to Bosra and have chats with monk the monk" what do you think ya ayuha al-ghabee al-kabeer?

The slience of the early sources here means that such story is no more than fabrication and fools like you fall for it

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