The Encyclopaedia of Islam (New Edition), vol. 7 (1993), p. 361, in article "Muhammad" by "F. Buhl - [A.T. Welch]".

The name "Muhammad" is reported to have occurred previously among the Arabs (e.g. Ibn Durayd, ed. Wustenfeld, 6 f.; Ibn Sa'd, i/1, 111 f.) and therefore need not be regarded as an epithet adopted later in life by the Prophet. It should be noted, however, that the brief section on such persons given by Ibn Sa'd has the heading, "Account of those who were named Muhammad in the days of the djahiliyya [q.v.] in the hope of being called to prophethood which had been predicted", which indicates the tendentious nature of some of these accounts. The fact that the sources say frequently that in his youth Muhammad was called Amin, a common Arab name meaning "faithful, trustworthy", suggests the possibility that this could have been his given name, a masculine form from the same root as his mother's name, Amina. The name Muhammada for women occurs several times in the Syrian Book of the Himyarites.

The Pagan Arab Mindset: In many respects, the person and persons who came to be known as Mohammed, served very much the same purpose as Paul to move the "milk" of Islamic teachings out among a heathen, idolatrous people.    As explored in the foregoing subheadings, the task presented to Mohammed paralleled that of Paul, in that the required purpose that he served was to introduce a heathen and pagan nomadic people to higher spiritual ideas and concepts -- i.e., under the heading of Mohammed, the Wikipedia states that "In pre-Islamic Arabia, gods or goddesses were viewed as protectors of individual tribes, their spirits being associated with sacred trees, stones, springs and wells. As well as being the site of an annual pilgrimage, the Kaaba shrine in Mecca housed 360 idol statues of tribal patron deities."    That the Arab people were thoroughly pagan, and totally immersed in the pagan mindset, thinking and lifestyle, can be demonstrated in the facts presented in the following: "The religion of the Arabs, as well as their political life, was on a thoroughly primitive level...In particular the Semites regarded trees, caves, springs, and large stones as being inhabited by spirits; like the Black Stone of Islam in a corner of the Ka’bah at Mecca, in Petra and other places in Arabia stones were venerated also...Every tribe worshipped its own god, but also recognized the power of other tribal gods in their own sphere...Three goddesses in particular had elevated themselves above the circle of the inferior demons. The goddess of fate, al-Manat, corresponding to the Tyche Soteira of the Greeks, though known in Mecca, was worshipped chiefly among the neighboring Bedouin tribes of the Hudhayl. Allat—"the Goddess," who is Taif was called ar-Rabbah, "the Lady," and whom Herodotus equates with Urania—corresponded to the great mother of the gods, Astarte of the northern Semites; al-‘Uzza, "the Mightiest," worshipped in the planet Venus, was merely a variant form... In addition to all these gods and goddesses the Arabs, like many other primitive peoples, believed in a God who was creator of the world, Allah, whom the Arabs did not, as has often been thought, owe to the Jews and Christians...The more the significance of the cult declined, the greater became the value of a general religious temper associated with Allah. Among the Meccans he was already coming to take the place of the old moon-god Hubal as the lord of the Ka’bah...Allah was actually the guardian of contracts, though at first these were still settled at a special ritual locality and so subordinate to the supervision of an idol. In particular he was regarded as the guardian of the alien guest, though consideration for him still lagged behind duty to one’s kinsmen." (History of the Islamic Peoples, Carl Brockelmann, p 8-10)

In the same way that a Jerusalem of this world was used as an allegorical symbol among the Jews, the Mecca of this world was used as an allegorical symbol for the required journey to Spiritual Mecca within the disciple/seeker.    In the same way that the tribal god of the Jews was named Yahweh, and this name was then carried over into the allegory of the Torah, the pre-Islamic Arabian moon god was named Allah, and this was carried over in the Qur'an and the religion of Islam.   "The archeological evidence demonstrates that the dominant religion of Arabia was the cult of the Moon-god... In 1944, G. Caton Thompson revealed in her book, The Tombs and Moon Temple of Hureidha, that she had uncovered a temple of the Moon-god in southern Arabia. The symbols of the crescent moon and no less than twenty-one inscriptions with the name Sin were found in this temple. An idol which may be the Moon-god himself was also discovered. This was later confirmed by other well-known archeologists" (see R. Morey, The Islamic Invasion: Confronting The World's Fastest-Growing Religion, 1992, op. cit., pp. 213-215; idem., The Moon-God Allah In The Archeology Of The Middle East, 1994, op. cit., pp. 7-10).  

Morey also quotes Coon to support his claim that Allah was a pagan Arab "Moon-god" of pre-Islamic times. According to Morey: "As Coon pointed out, 'The god Il or Ilah was originally a phase of the Moon God.'   The Moon-god was called al-ilah, i.e. the god, which was shortened to Allah in pre-Islamic times. The pagan Arabs even used Allah in the names they gave to their children. For example, both Muhammad's father and uncle had Allah as part of their names. The fact that they were given such names by their pagan parents proves that Allah was the title for the Moon-god even in Muhammad's day" (see R. Morey, The Islamic Invasion: Confronting The World's Fastest-Growing Religion, 1992, op. cit., pp. 215-217; idem., The Moon-God Allah In The Archeology Of The Middle East, 1994, op. cit., p. 11).    In further quotation of Moshay: "Interestingly, not many Muslims want to accept that Allah was already being worshipped at the Ka'ba in Mecca by Arab pagans before Muhammad came. Some Muslims become angry when they are confronted with this fact. But history is not on their side. Pre-Islamic literature has proved this." (see Who Is This Allah?, G. J. O. Moshay, 1994, p 138).   And again: "But history establishes beyond the shadow of doubt that even the pagan Arabs, before Muhammad’s time, knew their chief god by the name of Allah and even, in a sense, proclaimed his unity...Among the pagan Arabs this term denoted the chief god of their pantheon, the Kaaba, with its three hundred and sixty idols" (see The Moslem Doctrine of God, Samuel M. Zwemer 1905, p 24-25). 

In the same manner that the Jews made pilgrimages to Jerusalem, while it was impossible for the pagan Arabs to journey into the inner Kingdom, the fact that they were already making pilgrimages to Mecca, meant that this pagan tradition and associated rituals could be allegorically used to represent the very real spiritual journey in TheWay.   While the journey to the Mecca of this world is little more than a surviving pagan tradition, what the tradition represents is of the utmost spiritual importance in the life of the person striving to become a True Muslim.    Thus, the meaningless traditions are necessary, in order to maintain the important esoteric teaching that only the mature Muslim can comprehend and accomplish.

In view of the fact that such a strong connection remained between the more ancient Arabian religions and pagan culture, and what came to be Islam -- even the required journey to Mecca and the use of the name Allah -- an interesting observation is set forth by Tor Andrae which respect to the historical Mohammed: "In fact, he did not at first intend to establish a new religion, but rather to reform the belief in Allah which already existed, and to show what this belief truly signified and rightfully demanded" (see Mohammed: The Man And His Faith, Tor Andrae, 1936, Translated by Theophil Menzel, 1960, p13-30).    While on one hand what Tor Andrae writes is true, because of his linear intellectual thinking, he was simply incapable of understanding the greater facts and truth.   All spiritually advanced souls who escape what Jesus portrayed as the "outer darkness" -- which is parallel to the world of illusions of Plato's Cave -- understand that in order to begin to raise up the consciousness of the people, it is necessary to take many of the tenets of what they already believe, and allegorically rewrite them in a manner that will begin to supply the catalysts to connect the inner and outer realms within their own mind and being.   It is important to understand that the same exact words that Tor Andrae states about Islam, can also be stated of the Jews and the Torah.   Quoting the article The Law And TheWay: It is the position of many Biblical researchers that most of the Old Testament comes from other, more ancient writings. Even Jewish writers admit that most of the Hebrew writings were merely taken freely from Sumerian, Babylonian, Egyptian, and even Greek sources. Horace Meyer Kallen, at one time a professor at the Jewish New School of Social Research, said that the Book of Job was lifted bodily from an early and obscure Greek play. Scientist and author Immanuel Velikovsky admitted that there are "many parallels" between the Vedic Hymns and the Books of Joel and Isaiah. Hebrew scholar Zecharia Sitchin claimed that the Book of Genesis is based on the Sumerian creation myth. The story of Noah comes from the Sumerian legend of Gilgamesh. The Psalms were taken word for word from Akhenaton's Hymns to the Sun, written 600 years earlier in Egypt. The Ten Commandments were taken wholly from the Egyptian Book of the Dead. And so on through the books of the Old Testament.

The author's of the scriptures take the beliefs and customs of the people, and allegorically weave them into a series of catalyst symbols that begin to connect the person they are in this world, with their higher soul-self that is their true self, that is not manifest in the body or in this world.   Quoting the foregoing subheading entitled The Gnostic Spiritual Dilemma:  Of the PBS series The Bible's Buried Secrets,  archaeologist William Dever of the University of Arizona stated: "It challenges the Bible's stories if you want to read them literally, and that will disturb many people."   In further examining the problem: "The farther you go in the biblical text, the more difficult it is to find historical material in it," says David Ilan of the Hebrew Union College in Jerusalem. "The patriarchs go back to Genesis. Genesis is, for the most part, a compilation of myths, creation stories, things like that. And to find a historical core there is very difficult."   For instance, archaeologists have found evidence that a small group of Canaanite slaves escaped from Egypt — not the mass migration described in Exodus. 

In taking these myths, creation stories and folk lore, and recasting what the people already believe, into a series of allegorical symbols that conceal and preserve great spiritual truths to the mind of the initiate and mature, the Mystic is able to assist the disciple/seeker begin their journey in TheWay.   And this is why the author of the Epistle to Titus, portrayed the written text of the Torah as "Jewish fables" (Titus 1:14).    That by necessity, this same process was used in the Qur'an and other Islamic writings, is why it appeared to Tor Andrae that Mohammed attempted to deepen the already established teachings which were embraced by pre-Islamic Mecca -- i.e., "In fact, he did not at first intend to establish a new religion, but rather to reform the belief in Allah which already existed, and to show what this belief truly signified and rightfully demanded"

The vision of the intellectual historian is flat and linear.   It attempts to connect the more distant past, with the period in question, in an attempt to perceive what the historian believes is the evolution of religious beliefs.    The problem is that this linear mind does not comprehend that the authors of the scriptures used certain persons, places, things and events, because of the meaning of the names -- in conjunction with a whole language written in the numbers which are employed.    What is the meaning of the name Jerusalem?   Where the linear thinking intellectual will perceive Jerusalem from the mindset of his thinking, Jerusalem will mean something entirely different when garnished in the trappings of the numbers used, the incidentals of the mineral, vegetable and animal kingdoms, the meanings of the names of the people involved, in conjunction with the historical significance and the meaning and attributes of the name itself.   Further, in the original scriptures the names are often spelled differently in accord with a condition of mind at that interval of time, in conjunction with actions that are seemingly being portrayed.   In his work De Principiis the Church Father Origen writes with respect to the Key of Knowledge that Jesus accused the blind Pharisees of throwing away: “But all the narrative portion, relating either to the marriages, or to the begetting of the children, or to battles of different kinds, or to any other histories whatever, what else can they be supposed to be, save the forms and figures of hidden and sacred things? As men, however, make little effort to exercise their intellect, or imagine that they possess knowledge before they really learn, the consequence is that they never begin to have knowledge".    Where the linear thinking intellectual sees the celebration of marriages and the begetting of actual children, or historical battles, what is being conveyed in the language of the soul is mystical spiritual truths that organic man is blind to because he sees only the surface of the text.  

Again, to repeat the words of the historian and linear thinking scholar: "In fact, he did not at first intend to establish a new religion, but rather to reform the belief in Allah which already existed, and to show what this belief truly signified and rightfully demanded"  -- and yet, when the Key of Knowledge is applied that the organic person does not at all understand, nothing could be further from the truth.   And that the believers were blind to the spiritual meaning of what was being presented in the language of the soul, brought about serious and grave misunderstandings with respect to even the true objectives of the core teachings of Islam -- which is true of all religious teachings and concepts that is placed in the hands of common man.    

In contradistinction, the core teachings of those on the island where Islam was truly born (see The Real Islam), possessed none of these Arabian pagan influences that have come to be associated with Islam in its spiritually fallen state.   In the same way that the inner core of the pre-Nicene Church was accused of being a "secret system" (see The Secret Doctrine), what was promoted to the mainstream of Arabs who were too carnal to comprehend the higher reality of the soul and the Mysteries of the Kingdom of God, was what Paul calls the "milk" of the Gospel that was “preached in the Churches… for the simpleminded and for the ears of the common crowd who are led on to live better lives by their belief” (Origen; Contra Celsum).    To even suggest that the Arabs were more mentally and spiritually advanced than the Greeks and Romans -- and that they existed at a higher level that exempted them from the inherent organic conditions that equally effects all of mankind -- is not only misguided, but is a total denial of the human condition and the Laws of Creation.  

In the same way that the Roman's and Greek's could never have embraced the pure Ebionite Nazirene teachings of TheWay -- and they had to be made applicable to the heathen mindset by Paul -- neither could the Arabian nomadic tribes have accepted and embraced the pure core spiritual teachings which were conceived on the island where the core teachings of Islam were born.   And it was because of the inherent human condition, that the historical Mohammed was forced to dumb down and culturize these core spiritual teachings, in order to make them presentable to the Arab pagan mindset and lifestyle.   That Allah was at the time of Mohammed arising to the status of the head of all the gods, is why Mohammed used this name -- i.e., " Now there dwelt in Mecca a god called Allah. He was the provider, the most powerful of all the local deities, the one to whom every Meccan turned in time of need. But, for all his power, Allah was a remote god. At the time of Muhammad, however, he was on the ascendancy. He had replaced the moon god as lord of the Kaaba although still relegated to an inferior position below various tribal idols and three powerful goddesses: al-Manat, goddess of fate, al-Lat, mother of the gods, and al-Uzza, the planet Venus" (see Islam and the Arabs, Rom Landau, 1958 p 11-21).      

As stated in the foregoing, even before Mohammed, the Arabian people and tribes were required to make a pilgrimage to Mecca -- and this was allegorically retained, in order to designate making the Spiritual Journey within, to the Distant Mosque that was not of this world.    And while the Arabian people were incapable of embracing the pure spiritual concepts and esoteric teachings which was embraced by the core community on the island, the vast majority of these spiritual concepts could only be preserved in the allegorical cloak of the Qur'an itself.   Thus, under the heading of The Literal And The Allegorical as explored in the below, the Muneer Fareed web site states: God, Almighty has said: "It is He who sent down to you the Book; some of it comprises of the categorical verses (muhkamat)--these are basic to the Book--and others, the allegorical (mutashabihat ).(9:3) Ibn Habib al-Nisapuri reports three definitions of this topic: All of the Quran is muhkam, for the Almighty says: ". . .a book whose verses have been rendered categorical."(11:2) All of the Qur'an is allegorical, for the Almighty says: ". . .An allegorical writ with paired statements."

That neither the congregation of believers, their untransformed religious leaders, or the linear thinking intellectuals who are portrayed as experts, fail to understand this higher spiritual reality that is factually true and relevant to all genuine religious movements, is because they have yet to fulfill the Law within themselves which transforms them into the Final Temple -- which lack of transformation inhibits them from making the required journey to the Promised Land (Judaism), the Kingdom of God (Christianity), or the Distant Mosque in Spiritual Mecca (Islam).   That at their core, all three religions are exactly the same -- with the same exact objectives -- and that the only differences are the result of the allegorical scriptures which by necessity, had to present these essential spiritual Truths to people of a greatly different culture -- is the reality that confronts mankind.    And that the three religions have very little in common with the Eastern religions of Hinduism and Buddhism -- and the important spiritual Truths which form the core of Judaism, Christianity and Islam, remain unknown by the vast majority of the New Age today -- means that mankind remains spiritually lost because of the carnal mindset, thinking, lifestyle and manmade doctrines of belief, that each of the three religions continue to embrace. 

The Allegorical Qur'an:    Under the heading of The Literal And The Allegorical, the Muneer Fareed web site states: God, Almighty has said: "It is He who sent down to you the Book; some of it comprises of the categorical verses (muhkamat)--these are basic to the Book--and others, the allegorical (mutashabihat ).(9:3) Ibn Habib al-Nisapuri reports three definitions of this topic: All of the Quran is muhkam, for the Almighty says: ". . .a book whose verses have been rendered categorical."(11:2) All of the Qur'an is allegorical, for the Almighty says: ". . .An allegorical writ with paired statements.

Parallel to the statements and warnings of both the Jewish and Christian Mystics, the Qur,an Today Commentary quotes the Qur'an which states: He it is Who has revealed to you the Scripture, whereof some Ayats are Decisive- these are the Mother of the Scripture, and others are allegorical. Then as to those in whose hearts there is perversity, they in fact follow the allegorical part of it seeking trouble and seeking to give it interpretations. But no one knows the interpretation of it except Allah. And the steadfast in knowledge would say: "We believe in it,- the whole is from the presence of our Rabb." And no one minds except those possessed of understanding. (Surah Al-e-Imran: 6)

The key statement that reveals why there are so many interpretations of the Qur'an, and why carnal Muslims have themselves misinterpreted the whole objective of the Qur'an, is seen in the warning "...Then as to those in whose hearts there is perversity, they in fact follow the allegorical part of it seeking trouble and seeking to give it interpretations. But no one knows the interpretation of it except Allah.   

Quoting from IslamOnLine.net

Significance of the Allegorical Verses in the Qur'an
Allah says: "He it is Who hath revealed unto thee (Muhammad) the Scripture wherein are clear revelations - they are the substance of the Book - and others (which are) allegorical. But those in whose hearts is doubt pursue, forsooth, that which is allegorical seeking (to cause) dissension by seeking to explain it. None knoweth its explanation save Allah. And those who are of sound instruction say: We believe therein; the whole is from our Lord; but only men of understanding really heed." (Al `Imran: 7)

The ayah means that in the Qur'an there are two types of verses: Muhkam (Definitive and Lucid) and Mutashabih (Figurative and Allegorical). These words are used in the Qur'an in other places as well. We should try to understand their full meanings by checking other references.

In surat Hud Allah the Almighty has called the whole Qur'an Muhkam: "Alif Lam Ra (this is) a Book, whose verses are made decisive, then are they made plain, from the Wise, All-Aware:)” (Hud: 1)

The word Mutashabih means something similar or something that may have different or more than one meaning. In surat Al-Baqarah (2: 25) the fruits of Paradise are called "Mutashabih", meaning similar to what we have in this world.

In surat Az-Zumar the whole Qur'an is called Mutashabih: “Allah hath (now) revealed the fairest of statements, a Scripture consistent, (wherein promises of reward are) paired (with threats of punishment), whereat doth creep the flesh of those who fear their Lord, so that their flesh and their hearts soften to Allah's reminder. Such is Allah's guidance, wherewith He guideth whom He will. And him whom Allah sendeth astray, for him there is no guide." (Az-Zumar: 23)

In the QuranAlone

Appendix 5 - Heaven and Hell
The descriptions of Heaven and Hell throughout the Quran are allegorical. And the Quran tells us so whenever such descriptions occur as independent statements, not within a general subject. See 2:24-26, 13:35, and 47:15. The word "Mathal" (allegory) is used in these verses. Linguistically, the word "Mathal" in these verses can be removed, and we still have perfect sentences. But it is there because the descriptions of Heaven and Hell are allegorical.

What Heaven and Hell are really like is far beyond our comprehension. Hence the need for allegory.

On the web site Bahai Awareness, under the heading of Prophethood - The Verdict from Quran, 

I have read the Holy Quran and have drawn lesson from its clear and decisive meanings and avoided interpreting its allegorical verses except for their literal translation with this hope that Allah shall guide me through them at an appropriate time. In this way I have gone by the Quran's bidding in The Chapter of Ale Imran, verse 7: 'He it is Who has sent down to thee the Book: In it are verses basic or fundamental (of established meaning); they are the foundation of the Book: others are allegorical. But those in whose hearts is perversity follow the part thereof that is allegorical, seeking discord, and searching for its hidden meanings (taavil), but no one knows its hidden meanings except Allah' 

[Quran 35:11]…And no female conceives, or lays down (her load), but with His Knowledge. Nor is a man long-lived granted length of days, nor is a part cut off from his life, but is in a Decree (ordained). All this is easy to God.

This next statement from the Qur'an demonstrates that all events in this world are orchestrated and brought about by the Laws of God -- with the objective being to evolve the prodigal sons and daughters to make them Whole and Complete, so they can begin to bridge the great divided between earth and heaven, and return to the Edenic Kingdom of Origination.   Thus the Qur'an reads

[Quran 56:60] We have decreed (ordained) your time of death fixed, and I am not incapable of doing that…
 

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If anyone desires a religion other than Islam, never will he be accepted of God; and in the next life, he will be in the ranks of those who have lost themselves and will burn in hell. (Qur'an 3:85)

The Spiritual Fall Of Islam: The original core group of souls who incarnated together to re-establish the Truth and Knowledge of TheWay that had been corrupted and destroyed by Pagan Rome, very much succeeded in their core primary objectives.   But in view of the fact that virtually all religions become corrupted as soon as they are adopted by the masses, this was very quickly the case with Islam.    In his book, The Pox Of Mohammed, author and historian Dane Dahl is correct in his statement that the original core group of souls -- one of which he portrays as the mystic and visionary who was the true founder of Ialam -- was representative of the core seekers who had themselves walked in TheWay, and succeeded to elevate themselves spiritually.   It was this core group of seekers who had formed the spiritual essence of the original teachings of Islam on the island -- who had remained on the island -- and were very much dead when Islam became an intolerant movement that was more political than spiritual.   Thus, quoting Dane Dahl's web site: "...Historians tell us these terrorist teachings are part of a cluster of ferocious beliefs that were deliberately added to one specific part of the formerly peaceful and tolerant Koran.  These startling changes were made, decades after Islam was first founded in the Arabian city of Mecca. By the time of these changes, the original (and real) prophet of Islam was dead. Thereafter the religious headquarters was uprooted and moved to the city of Medina. Islam began changing; under new leadership it turned cruel and predatory.  In fact, historians also tell us Islam didn’t simply fall from the sky as a full-blown religion, but rather evolved from a persecuted sect of Jewish-Christians. The first Moslems in the city of Mecca were actually part of a larger group of Jesus’ followers called the Ebionites."    If this is true, and "...terrorist teachings are part of a cluster of ferocious beliefs that were deliberately added to one specific part of the formerly peaceful and tolerant Koran.  These startling changes were made, decades after Islam was first founded in the Arabian city of Mecca. By the time of these changes, the original (and real) prophet of Islam was dead -- then it is also true that every Muslim that fails to prove the Truth by virtue of making the Spiritual Journey to the Mecca that is not of this world, is guilty and has the blood of those slain in the name of these terrorist teachings on their hands.   Again, if it is true that every Genuine Muslim by following the Path of Islam has the inherent power to enter the Spiritual Mecca that is not of this world, and prove the Truth by virtue of their own higher spiritual experiences and contact with the Divine in what is portrayed as The True Prophet, then the Judgment of those who have been slain in the name of Islam, will come upon all those who profess with their lips to be a Muslim -- and yet, fail to fulfill the true spiritual objectives of Islam.

In the Homilies of his disciple Clement, the Apostle Peter portrays the plight of the modern Muslim as embracing bad beliefs about God.    And while this is basically true with respect to all the carnal perceptions of the organic people of all the religions of the earth, it is even more true with respect to the religion of Islam.    When the problem of the scriptures that was presented in the Homilies as the "mystery of the books with the power to deceive" was discussed (see Power To Deceive) -- explaining that "...even the falsehoods of Scripture are with good reason presented for a test.”    And what this means is that it is the nature of this world is to be perpetually confronted with a constant array of choices, judgments and tests that act as catalysts presented to the person seeking Truth.   Islam bases itself on the genealogy of the Torah and Old Testament -- and with respect to the nature of the Hebrew scripture,  in the words of Moses Maimonedes, who is one of the most respected of Jewish theologians, historian, and Talmudist, where he openly writes about the nature of scripture: “Every time that you find in our books a tale the reality of which seems impossible, a story which is repugnant to both reason and common sense, then be sure that the tale contains a profound allegory veiling a deeply mysterious truth; and the greater the absurdity of the letter, the deeper the wisdom of the spirit.”    And what Peter explained was that these absurdities which are often "...repugnant to both reason and common sense", are written into the body of the text to: (1) inhibit the reader from believing the written word literally; (2) to conceal an important spiritual truth; (3) to test the reader to see if they are prepared to advance.    Those who merely believe what is written are blind believers who will believe virtually anything, and being spiritually flat-lined, they cannot move beyond that very elementary mindset and thinking that has caused them to hold what the Apostle Peter portrayed as bad beliefs about God.   The Church Father Origen went one step further and reasoned that "...What man is found such an idiot as" to believe these forms and symbols literally, and not to understand "...that every man must hold these things for images, under which the hidden sense lies concealed”?   (see Mystery).  

In the same way that when a beast becomes conditioned to its environment, when the mind of man is ruled over by his lower animal nature, he will believe virtually anything -- i.e., Pagan sacrifices, virgin sacrifices, belief in a warring and conquering god, belief in a vengeful god that is even more evil than the most vile of mankind.   As stated above, the Apostle Peter warns that the enigmas of the scriptures which he portrays as the "mystery of the books with the power to deceive" (see Power To Deceive), were intentionally inserted into the body of the text as a test to the reader.   Peter portrays the Gentiles as being easily deceived, because they are accustomed to believing bad things about God.   Thus, the god of the Old Testament has been insightfully portrayed as resembling the Wizard of OZ -- i.e., a magical nut case behind the curtain who liked physical circumcision, genocide of non-Jews including killing every woman & child -- a god who made man, then repented he even made man and killed everyone on earth but Noah and his immediate family -- a god who kills a man for trying to steady the ARK, a voodoo god who loves animal sacrifice and blood sprinkling, a god who sacrifices his son. The scriptures are very clear, it’s all allegorical about the Kingdom within.   The reader is warned  in John 6:63, that reading the scriptures literally has no profit at all (“the flesh profiteth nothing”) and leaves the reader spiritually bankrupt : "It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life".

The objective of all genuine religions is purely spiritual -- and the purpose of the scriptures is to allegorically conceal and preserve the essential truths that each prodigal son needs to know, to begin the journey in TheWay that enables the seeker to return to the Kingdom of the Father.   As presented in An Inconvenient Truth, those prodigal sons who escape what Jesus portrayed as the Citizen of the Far Country, are then condemned as heretics and outcasts by the vast majority of mankind whose thinking remains totally earth-bound and controlled by their lower carnal nature -- i.e., "...but an hour is coming for everyone who kills you to think that he is offering service to God" (John 16:1-2 NAS).   Why?    Because organic (carnal) man invents gods of his own making -- born in carnal man's own image -- and priests and rulers then arise who control the thinking and lives of the people by becoming the vicar of these man-created deities which the Spiritual Christians portrayed as a Demiurge (see The Demiurge - Allegory? Myth? What Is Reality?). 

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And this folly of carnal man who can be induced to believe virtually anything, has been perpetually exploited by charlatan religious leaders and fear-mongering political leaders, to exert control over the superstitious masses of the population.     The Mystic visionaries who have authored the world's scriptures, have knowingly used this inherent trait of animal-man to convey important concepts to those seekers who have begun to awaken to a higher reality that is impossible for carnal animal-man to even begin to envision.    And once properly understood, even the absurdities of scripture are inserted into the text as a test of the reader.   And this is true with respect to every aspect of the life that each of us is living.  

As stated on Divine Strategery , this world is God's School House -- and each of us is immersed in our own individualized course of instruction as the Laws respond to our every word, thought, desire and deed.    And in the same way that the Qur'an confirms that everyone's life and time of death is fixed -- i.e., [Qur'an 56:60] "We have decreed (ordained) your time of death fixed, and I am not incapable of doing that…" -- so too is all the events that transpire between physical birth and death: “Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows” (Gal 6:7 NIV).   And while it is the primary obligation of those who are portrayed as religious leaders to make the people aware of the presence and reality of these Laws in the life of mankind, the vast majority of those who man looks to as religious leaders, are so immersed in promoting carnal manmade doctrines of belief intended to exempt believers from the ramifications of the Laws, that mankind generally dwell in a state of absolute ignorance as the the controlling factors and influences in their lives. 

That every thought is relevant to one's pursuit of the Kingdom, is the reason why Paul teaches the people to capture every thought into the seeker's struggle to pursue the Kingdom, and Jesus warns that man must account for "every idle word" that he speaks (see Overcome).     Why?   Because we are constantly being developed and tested by the Laws with respect to our progress in this, God's School House for the lost prodigal sons and daughters.    And the fact that the Jewish Promised Land -- the Christian Kingdom -- and the Islamic Distant Mosque in Spiritual Mecca -- is within each and every one of us, then our relationship to the Inner Logos and the Divine within each of us, is directly attributable to our own condition of mind and being that each of us has brought about in our lives.    Since the multitude of people merely embrace and follow the beliefs and philosophies of the teachers and authorities of this world, they dwell in a spiritually disenfranchised world of illusion and abject confusion.    On the other hand, the few who exercise constraint and develop their gift of reason, are able to make gains, because the Living Word of God is written in their hearts -- and with effort, begins to flood the mind with Truth that carnal animal-man cannot receive or comprehend.  

Using Christian Fundamentalists as an example: While they reject all facts contrary to what they want to believe, when it is pointed out that the Gospels were edited and corrupted by the Pagan Church of Rome, they react in a manner of blind-faith and suspension of reason.   They reply that if God permitted the Bible to be corrupted, then the people would not know what to believe -- and in reality, Fundamentalist Christians are basically spiritual atheists and agnostics.    Because they fail to understand that the Kingdom is within each of us -- and, in the words of Clement of Alexandria: “For by doing the will of God we know the will of God” (Stromata, Bk 1, Ch 8) -- they fail to understand the dynamic equation of how the lost prodigal sons and daughters become enlightened, even while dwelling in the dark ignorance of the Far Country.    And as explained in the article on Bible Corruption ( http://BibleCorruption.com ), they can't come to terms with the fact that it was the Will of God that the most corrupt copies of the scriptures be adopted by the Church, in order to reach the greatest number of people with the important spiritual concepts that would help them.    Because the Kingdom is within each of us ( Luke 17:20-21), any time that we begin to live the life that would enable the inner "narrow gate" to begin to open, so too does the higher spiritual impressions begin to trickle through the barrier into the "outer darkness" (see Outer Darkness ) in which organic man dwells.       

In the same way that the multitude of people would never have embraced and accepted the Gospels in their pure form (see Pure Scriptures) -- and that the Gospels had to first be made acceptable to the heathen mind of carnal animal-man to be acceptable -- if the core spiritual essence of Islam which existed on the island had not been corrupted when brought to the mainland, then what was accomplished by those souls who had incarnated to restore the teachings of TheWay would have been worthless.   In the same way that Paul states that it was impossible for the entry-level Christians to comprehend the higher reality of the soul and the Mysteries of the Kingdom (see Mystery), the same was true when these esoteric teachings were restored under Islam.    If Sufism represents an expression of these original Muslim teachings in their semi-pure form on the island where the teachings of TheWay was restored, then their number has been totally lost in the revolutions of history.  

Throughout man's past, a person who succeeded in their own personal Jihad and overcame the Laws within himself, simply could not proclaim what his enlightened vision and understanding revealed to him.    Not without very quickly being turned upon as a satanic heretic by the common believer who are/were under the grave misconception that they are what is portrayed as a genuine Muslim.   So, how many Muslim Sufis succeeded in prevailing over the only real Jihad that mattered?   Because of the threat of immediate death, this is simply a question that the people of this world cannot even begin to answer.    It is a known fact that during the Middle Ages when the Christian Church plunged man into the Dark Ages, that there was a collusion between Jewish Mystics who were students of the Kabbalah, Christian Gnostics who used Gospels texts that survived destruction, and Islamic Mystics who understood the journey to Spiritual Mecca -- and that these three inner core groups worked together in the formation of Spiritual Communities that had threatened the very political structure of the shadow Church of Rome.    A Church which could only be defined as diabolical -- as portrayed in the letter by Martin Luther to to Pope Leo X on September 6th, 1520, where Luther wrote of the Christianity of his day, that the church, “…once the holiest of all, has become the most licentious den of thieves, the most shameless of all brothels, the kingdom of sin, death, and hell. It is so bad that even Antichrist himself, if he should come, could think of nothing to add to its wickedness” (Quoted in: The Great Thoughts; compiled by George Seldes).     And the Inquisitions, and marauding armies of this satanic Church, constantly hunted down and murdered the people who formed these Spiritual Communities which Rome saw as a threat against its authority to rule over the people.   

While Sufi Mystics who interacted with their Jewish and Christian Gnostic counterparts represented an important part of the equation with respect to these Spiritual Communities that taught and guided seekers in TheWay, this inner spiritual core of the three religions could not have existed, if the multitudes of the people did not embrace the allegorical symbolism of the religions which they did not understand with any spiritual depth.    There has to exist a common spiritual (allegorical) language that both act as a catalyst for the multitudes to connect with the inner dimensions of mind and being and the Kingdom, and the more enlightened spiritual guides who then use this spiritual (allegorical) language to convey important teachings and concepts to those who Paul portrayed as "babes in Christ".   Even in our present time, the most enlightened of men and women may very well exists in Spiritual Communities and monasteries without any knowledge of their presence by the world at large.    The Law that determines this factor of enlightenment, embodies the reality that you can never possess any greater level of Truth than you are willing to live and manifest in word, thought, desire and deed.   And while the language of our university scholars and intellectual cultural elite is spiritually flat-lined to the point that it is dead-ended, the inner core of these religious traditions not only possess a spiritual language that acts as a catalyst which opens the inner blockages of the mind -- but in many instances, this inner core possesses more pure copies of the scriptures that survived the corrupting influences of the religious politicians who lead the multitude of the entry-level believing communities.    And, in the case of a truly advanced soul who incarnate -- often behind the scenes -- because these more advanced souls innately know the alchemical secrets of the Laws, it is not even necessary to have access to these more pure copies of scriptures.

What this means is that, in order for the inner spiritual core to be effective and in many instances, to even exist, it was and is necessary for corrupted and carnal interpretations of these religious concepts and teachings to exist among the organic carnal believers.   So, when the religious politicians of the world who put themselves forth as authorities who speak for God tell you that their religious doctrines are pure and undefiled -- or that their doctrines represent the one true religion which is approved by God -- what they are professing is their own profound spiritual ignorance.     And when these pseudo-religious authorities are in competition with each other as is the historical case of Judaism, Christianity and Islam, the absurd claims of the counterfeit clergy become absolutely mind-boggling.   And with this said, only the most ignorant clergy from the Islamic world will promote the doctrine that the Qur'an exists in pure form -- that it is the actual word of God -- and that Islam supersedes all other religions to the degree that God desires believers to murder the unbelievers.    And any person who calls themselves a Muslim -- and believes this absurdity -- not only has failed the test of embracing bad beliefs about God -- but are themselves apostates to TheWay of Truth.@@@

In the same way that there were a number of men who were known as, and personified, the man known as the Apostle Paul -- and many of the corruptions of Christianity resulted from a misunderstanding of the Epistles attributed to him -- it was necessary for men who were personified as Mohammed to bring the religious concepts of Islam to the multitude of people who became the community of believers.    If these corruptions did not infect the core teachings of Islam, then the religion could never have become an effective means to positively effect a great many people to seek God and the Kingdom.   

By tradition it has been said that Mohammed could neither read nor write.  The tradition is that when Mohammed had a vision, his words which later came to be the Qur'an, were put to memory by his followers.   While there were a number of men who embodied the tradition of Mohammed, after the preacher and political leader Mohammed’s death, fragments of the Qur’an were written on palm leaves, rocks, and bones according to the Bukhari (vol.6:509 p.478).  Thus, there was no organized manuscript of the Qur’an prior to his death.  Some verses did not survive according to the Bukhari (vol.4:57,62,69,299).  Many who had memorized the Qur’an were killed, and Abu Bakr was worried that some parts of the Qur’an would be forever lost (Bukhari vol.6:509 p.477-478).   After the Qur’an was gathered, it still needed "compiling" years later.   Quoting the Wikipedia: During the life of Muhammad, parts of the Qur'an, though written, was scattered amongst his companions, much of it as private possession.  After Muhammad's death, Abu Bakr initially exercised a policy of laissez faire as well.  This policy was reversed after the Battle of Yamama in 633 AD.   During the battle, 700 Muslims who had memorized the Qur'an were killed. The death of Sālim, however, was most significant, as he was one of the very few who had been entrusted by Muhammad to teach the Qur'an.   Consequently, upon Umar's insistence, Abu Bakr ordered the collection of the hitherto scattered pieces of the Qur'an into one copy.  

Quoting the Wikipedia with respect to problems with the Qur'an it reads that: Other secular scholars, such as John Wansbrough and his students Michael Cook and Patricia Crone, were less willing to attribute the entire Qur'an to Muhammad (or Uthman), arguing that there is no real proof that the text of the Qur'an was collected under Uthman, since the earliest surviving copies of the complete Qur'an are centuries later than Uthman. (The oldest existing copy of the full text is from the ninth century.)   They alleged that Islam was formed slowly, over the centuries after the Muslim conquests, as the Islamic conquerors elaborated their beliefs in response to Jewish and Christian challenges.)    Crone, Wansbrough and Nevo argue that all the primary sources which exist are from 150–300 years after the events which they describe, and thus are chronologically far removed from those events.   ...The absence of any Islamic corroborating material for the first century of Islam has raised numerous questions as to the authenticity of the material provided by traditionalist sources.  Secular scholars point out that the earliest account of Muhammad's life by Ibn Ishaq was written about a century after Muhammad died and all later narratives by Islamic biographers contain far more details and embellishments about events which are entirely lacking in Ibn Ishaq's text.  

Quoting the Wikipedia with respect to problems with the variations in the text of the Qur'an it reads that:   In 1972, during the restoration of the Great Mosque of San'a, in Yemen, laborers stumbled upon a "paper grave" containing tens of thousands of fragments of parchment on which verses of the Qur'an were written.  Some of these fragments were believed to be the oldest Qur'anic texts yet found.  The European scholar Gerd R. Puin has studied these fragments and published some preliminary findings:

"My idea is that the Koran is a kind of cocktail of texts that were not all understood even at the time of Muhammad. Many of them may even be a hundred years older than Islam itself. Even within the Islamic traditions there is a huge body of contradictory information, including a significant Christian substrate; one can derive a whole Islamic anti-history from them if one wants. The Qur’an claims for itself that it is ‘mubeen,’ or clear, but if you look at it, you will notice that every fifth sentence or so simply doesn’t make sense. Many Muslims will tell you otherwise, of course, but the fact is that a fifth of the Qur’anic text is just incomprehensible. This is what has caused the traditional anxiety regarding translation. If the Qur’an is not comprehensible, if it can’t even be understood in Arabic, then it’s not translatable into any language. That is why Muslims are afraid. Since the Qur’an claims repeatedly to be clear but is not—there is an obvious and serious contradiction. Something else must be going on.” ^[29]

Quoting Corruption And Distortion In The Quran ,

Quoting the web article upon which the Dane Dahl Book The Pox Of Mohammed is presented where it is written: A’isha the favorite wife of the prophet, (who was still living when this act of religious sedition took place) says…according to a (Moslem) tradition recounted in al-Suynti, "… During the time of the prophet, the chapter of the Parties (now identified as chapter 33 – The Clans, which is actually the 103rd chapter in correct chronological order in the Koran) used to be two hundred verses (long)…When Uthman edited the Koran, only the current verses (73 of them) were recorded." (Note: the parenthetical remarks were added by historian Dane Dahl in an effort to clarify the text.)  Moslem tradition admits Caliph Uthman erased an astonishing 127 verses from this one single chapter. Today, thirteen centuries later, only God knows how many other verses and even entire chapters have been altered, rewritten or entirely erased from the Moslem bible, by this corrupt man and his band of friends and greedy, blood relatives.

Thus, while attempting to totally subjugate women, instead of permitting them to arise to their intended spiritual stature, the most important teachings on both the Laws, and a wife's place in manifesting the fulfillment of the Laws within a Divine Marriage, was removed.    Of the original feminine spiritual role within the marriage, and the removal of these ultra-important teachings in the Qur'an, Dane Dahl writes of the above noted Caliph Uthman:

In further quoting the Dane Dahl web site: quoting Dane Dahl's web site with respect to the verses of the Qur'an that support the modern terrorist teachings to kill those who are perceived to be the infidel: "...Historians tell us these terrorist teachings are part of a cluster of ferocious beliefs that were deliberately added to one specific part of the formerly peaceful and tolerant Koran.  These startling changes were made, decades after Islam was first founded in the Arabian city of Mecca. By the time of these changes, the original (and real) prophet of Islam was dead. Thereafter the religious headquarters was uprooted and moved to the city of Medina. Islam began changing; under new leadership it turned cruel and predatory.  In fact, historians also tell us Islam didn’t simply fall from the sky as a full-blown religion, but rather evolved from a persecuted sect of Jewish-Christians. The first Moslems in the city of Mecca were actually part of a larger group of Jesus’ followers called the Ebionites."    If this is true, and "...terrorist teachings are part of a cluster of ferocious beliefs that were deliberately added to one specific part of the formerly peaceful and tolerant Koran.  These startling changes were made, decades after Islam was first founded in the Arabian city of Mecca. By the time of these changes, the original (and real) prophet of Islam was dead -- then it is also true that every Muslim that fails to prove the Truth by virtue of making the Spiritual Journey to the Mecca that is not of this world, is guilty and has the blood of those slain in the name of these terrorist teachings on their hands.   Again, if it is true that every True Muslim by following the Path of Islam has the inherent power to enter the Spiritual Mecca that is not of this world, and prove the Truth by virtue of their own higher spiritual experiences and contact with the Divine, then the Judgment of those who have been slain in the name of Islam, will come upon all those who profess to be a Muslim.

It has been clearly documented that at the time of the collection of the Qur'an there were a number of differing texts. Four main versions became apparent, which co-existed for a considerable time, though they were not always tolerated.  Alfred Guillaume, perhaps the best-known and accepted Western scholar on Islam from the non-Islamic world, sketched this situation in his book "Islam", thus:
 

That the above warning is correct -- and there is little consensus on the meaning of much of the Qur'an -- is demonstrated in the fact that one sect of Muslims will not only slaughter those of another sect, but have such disregard for each other, that they will blow up and destroy each others mosques.   Further, with respect to the above statement -- i.e., "If the Qur’an is not comprehensible, if it can’t even be understood in Arabic, then it’s not translatable into any language" -- Arabic was not itself a spiritual language -- and this is why the original New Covenant Gospels were written in Hebrew Characters (see Hebrew Characters ).   Which means that the Arabic language itself which was a common language of the people -- and was not based upon a Wholistic Spiritual Expression of the Soul which incorporated the Laws of Creation and all attributes thereof -- is itself flawed.   Unlike the Hebrew Characters which were used in the original Gospels, the religion of Islam did not exist among the Arabs prior to Mohammed -- and his revelations that were made to the Arab people, had no basis in a preceding spiritual teaching or language.   And in the same way that the Original Hebrew Characters could not be properly translated into the languages of the people, neither was Arabic a suitable language to invoke and initiate spiritual transformations in the reader.  

Unlike the Original Gospels, the Qur'an was not transmitted into human language by a spiritually awakened and transformed soul.   The disciples of Jesus who authored the original Gospels in Hebrew Characters, had themselves travailed through the process of spiritual transformation, and were themselves of an Anointed (Messiah/Christ) Mind.   Therefore, when they authored sacred scriptures in the spiritual language of Hebrew Characters, they were themselves in harmony with the Inner Kingdom within them, and all that they expressed was of a spiritual reality beyond the three-dimensional limitations of organic man.   The Qur'an, on the other hand, was not written by the hand of Mohammed, and the sayings were transmitted by being put to memory by men who were not themselves transformed, and were of an organic and carnal mindset.   Therefore, what was truly spiritual and transcended the lower vibrations of the earth, could not manifest in the individuals who transmitted the sayings of Mohammed.  

Whenever higher spiritual teachings are placed in the hands of untransformed carnal men, one of the first aspects of these higher teachings to be corrupted, and done away with, is the need to purify the body and organic mind with a strict vegetarian diet (see http://TheConsecratedLife.com ).   And because the Qur'an was transmitted by many people, we can observe direct confusion on the part of diet.   In the Hadith related by Yahya it states that Mohammed said: "Beware of meat.  It has addictiveness like the addictiveness of wine".   Yet, in many other places, the eating of dead animal flesh is portrayed as being good.    This same corruption is observed in the Gospels whereby in the oldest known complete copy of our Gospels which is called the Evangelion Da - Mepharresh, in it we find Yeshua/Jesus saying at Luke 21:34: "See that you do not make your minds heavy, to do this, never eat meat or drink wine."    That the sayings such as this was removed from the Gospels by the Gentiles, was because it is near impossible for carnal men who are ruled by their lower animal natures to maintain a vegetarian diet.    Carnal men who are themselves ruled over by their lower animal natures, need to consume the blood, fat and flesh of slain beasts.   That the original Ebionite Nazirene disciples of Jesus were all vegetarian, is documented at http://Ebionite.com/vegetarian.htm .  

One of the most important elements of this equation that would be difficult for most people to understand, is seen in the warning of Peter preserved in the Homilies of his disciple Clement.   Jesus and his Ebionite Nazirene disciples understood that a seeker could insulate themselves from the influence of demons and earth-bound spirits, by depriving these discarnate spirits of a physical catalyst that enables these negative forces to gain entrance into the body strongly influence the mind of the person.   And this cleansing of the body and mind among the Ebionite Nazirene disciples of Jesus is demonstrated in the witness of  Epiphanius where he writes that "...They use Gospels. Eating meat is abominable to them. They consider water to have sacred properties... they often baptize themselves in water, summer and winter, for sanctification..." (Panarion, 19:28-30).   By removing the physical catalysts that the satanic forces in the earth use, the disciple is better able to insulate himself from these forces.   Thus, in the Homilies Peter explains:

"But the reason why the demons delight in entering into men's bodies is that, being disembodied spirits and having perverted desires after meat and sex, but not being able to partake of these due to being spirits, and wanting organs fitted for their enjoyment, they enter the bodies of men in order to gain organs with which to satisfy their lusts, both meat and sex."  

Peter further taught that we open the door to these demons and discarnate spirits when we eat dead flesh at the table of demons: "But you are still ignorant of this law, that everyone who worships demons or their idols, or sacrifices to them, or partakes with them of their table, shall become subject to them and receive all punishment from them, as being under wicked lords. And you who, on account of ignorance of this law, have been corrupted beside their altars, and have been satiated with food offered to them, have come under their power, and do not know you have been in every way injured in respect of your bodies. But you ought to know that the demons have no power over any one, unless first he be their table-companion; since not even their chief can do anything contrary to the law imposed upon them by God wherein the demons have no power over any one who does not worship them by being their table-companions in the eating of flesh.... But you, being ignorant of the foreordained law, are under the power of the chief of demons through evil deeds, wherefore you are polluted in body and soul, and in the present life you are tyrannized over by sufferings and demons.... If therefore, ye wish to be the vesture of the Divine Spirit,.... neither believe in idols, nor partake with them of the impure table...."

What Peter is stating is that the very presence of dead animals in the body opens the door for the vibration of death -- i.e., demons and discarnate spirits -- to bring the person under their demonic control.  It was for this reason in the Gospel of the Nazirenes that Jesus stated that those believers of the simple faith could not be admitted into the inner core of the New Covenant while still eating the flesh of slain beasts: "And again that one asked, If anyone comes to us who eats flesh and drinks strong drink, how shall we receive them? And Yeshua said to him, Let such a person abide in the outer court until they cleanse themselves from these grosser evils; for till they perceive, and repent of these, they are not fit to receive the higher mysteries."  What this is further teaching is the reality that those who eat meat cannot enter the Kingdom within, and cannot learn directly from God.

The fact that the verses of the Qur'an were transmitted by men of a spiritually unclean and defiled mind and body, means that even if they were sincere, their thoughts were manipulated by satanic forces and earth-bound discarnate spirits.   And with respect to the Qur'an, no man is commanded by God to kill others because they are an unbeliever.   The Satanic Verses of the Qur'an are (1) representations of the manipulations of the mind with respect to unclean and defiled men who attempted to put the sayings of Mohammed to memory; and are (2) interpolations by men who followed after Mohammed.   These Satanic Verses which call for, and require, Muslims to kill other men, not only represent a desecration of Islam -- but an abomination against the Holy Spirit and God -- i.e., the example of these Satanic Verses is seen in the words:  "Slay them wherever you find them...Idolatry is worse than carnage...Fight against them until idolatry is no more and God's religion reigns supreme." (Surah 2:190-) "Fighting is obligatory for you, much as you dislike it." (Surah 2:216) "Seek out your enemies relentlessly." (Surah 4:103-) "...make war on the leaders of unbelief...Make war on them: God will chastise them at your hands and humble them. He will grant you victory over them..." (Surah 9:12-) "It is He who has sent forth His apostle with guidance and the true Faith [Islam] to make it triumphant over all religions, however much the idolaters [non-Muslims] may dislike it." (Surah 9:31-) "If you do not fight, He will punish you sternly, and replace you by other men." (Surah 9:37-).   

When it is recognized that the judgment of a Jew, a Christian or a Muslim who brings disgrace upon the Name or Word of God, is tenfold worse than the unbelievers.   While this may offend many modern day Muslims, the very fact that Islam has connected itself to the teachings of Jesus, the Ebionite Nazirenes and TheWay, provokes question as to why there are radical differences that modern Muslims fail to explain.   Jesus in his teachings is much more the Prince of Peace, than is Islam which even resorts to blowing up Mosques that belong to other Muslim sects.   Where Jesus taught to turn the other cheek, and pray for those who persecute you, the corrupted teachings of Islam required the murder of those who did not believe or agree with your own understanding of the Qur'an.    Further, many of the teachings of Islam simply have no place in either a spiritual religion, and especially the Gospel teachings -- i.e., "Fighting is obligatory for you, much as you dislike it." (Surah 2:216) "Seek out your enemies relentlessly." (Surah 4:103) "...make war on the leaders of unbelief...Make war on them: God will chastise them at your hands and humble them. He will grant you victory over them..." (Surah 9:12).  These requirements are so adverse to the teachings of Jesus in the Gospels, that no rational thinking person could even begin to consider them emanating from the same source.   And in view of the fact that the claim has been made that Jesus was an Islamic Prophet, then these teachings with respect to the violence that is being perpetrated in the name of God, becomes an irreconcilable difference of greatest importance to those who call themselves Muslim.

In the Gospel accounts there is simply no acceptance of the statement: "Muhammad is God's apostle. Those who follow him are ruthless to the unbelievers but merciful to one another." (Surah 48:29).    Where Jesus requires his followers to turn the other cheek, the corrupted Qur'an states: “SLAY THEM wherever you find them. Drive them out of the places from which they drove you. Idolatry is more grievous than bloodshed” (Surah 2:191).

Those who attempt to defend Islam point out similar requirements that were made of the Jews.    Yet, the spiritual leaders of Judaism were wise enough to understand that such statements in the Old Testament were an allegory -- i.e., the words of Moses Maimonedes, who is one of the most respected of Jewish theologians, historian, and Talmudist, openly writes about the nature of scripture: “Every time that you find in our books a tale the reality of which seems impossible, a story which is repugnant to both reason and common sense, then be sure that the tale contains a profound allegory veiling a deeply mysterious truth; and the greater the absurdity of the letter, the deeper the wisdom of the spirit.”   Thus, the inner core of Jewish authorities understood that the Torah is an allegory -- and that what the defenders of Islam attempted to read historically, was understood as part of what Peter called the Mystery Of The Books With The Power To Deceive.   

No spiritual man murders those who do not believe in the manner that they do.   Further, no spiritual man abuses and beats his wife -- i.e., "Men are the managers of the affairs of women … those you fear may be rebellious admonish; banish them to their couches, and beat them" (Surah 4:34).    Spiritual men are consumed with a desire to Unite and be At-One with God, manifest the Light before other men who are his brothers and sisters, bringing no harm to any other living being from the least to the greatest, and completing the Journey in TheWay. 

In the same way that the original objective of the Gospel was to free the people from the shackles of Judaism and restore the knowledge of TheWay, the original objective of Islam was to free the people from the shackles of Roman Christianity, and restore the original teachings of TheWay.   As presented in the above, the founding of the Gospel teachings and the founding of Islam, was carried out by the same group of souls who incarnated to free the lost prodigal sons and daughters from the shackles of what Paul portrayed as the god of this world.    The inner spiritual core of Islam learned how to enter the inner Kingdom which is portrayed as the cave -- which is a traditional way to allegorically represent those who have journeyed into the Kingdom.   This is seen in the portrayal of Elijah in the words: "And there he went into a cave, and spent the night in that place; and behold, the word of the LORD came to him" (1 King 19:9 NKJ).   This inner communication with the Lord is represented in the "still small voice" (1 King 19:12 NKJ) that teaches the Disciple who journeys into the inner Kingdom (see Gate Of Eden).   

It is written of Mohammed that he frequently went to a cave in the desert three miles from Mecca, where he would spend months in prayer and meditation.  One morning, the angel Gabriel appeared to him and said: "Rise, for thou art the Prophet of God. Go forth and preach in the name of thy Lord. Your God is merciful."  A voice was heard - the voice of the Lord - addressed to the Prophet.  When he returned from the cave, it is foretold that Mohammed was filled with divine majesty.    On informing his wife of the vision he had, she said, "You are faithful and never utter an untruth. Therefore, you may obey the call and follow the voice."  It is said of Khadija that she was the first disciple to profess faith in the Prophet.  She became his disciple and the first follower of Islam.

When Mohammed speaks, as quoted in the above, and states the words that  "Gnosis is my capital..." (see above The Real Islam) -- what is being indicated by the symbol of the cave is not a physical cave in this world -- but rather, the inner Cave which is also portrayed as the inner reality where it is portrayed as the Lord coming and speaking to Elijah.   And in the same way that all Jews who make their body into a Living Temple can enter this Inner Cave (see Final Temple) -- and Jesus taught TheWay to enter the Inner Kingdom (see Inauguration Of The New Covenant) -- all true Muslims have the ability to enter this Inner Cave and meet with the True Prophet and dwell with God.   But because Judaism and Christianity had become corrupted and defiled, if Mohammed had merely acknowledged that he had fulfilled the vision of the prophets and the teachings of Jesjus within himself, the teachings of Islam would have been framed upon the same corruption that had befallen Christianity and Judaism.   The original Mohammad, therefore, brought forth what came to be the Koran or Qur'an, and he composed the sayings in the language and traditions of the people who he presented it to.   Like the Torah and all scriptures, many parts of it are allegory that portrays quasi-historical accounts or rituals which the disciple understands he must turn within himself and perceive what appears to be historical and literal, as events of the mind and spirit, as the Spiritual Muslim endeavors to enter the Kingdom within.     In the same way that the Torah is an allegory composed in a manner that it would be acceptable to carnal Jews (see Torah Allegory), the Koran was composed in an allegorical manner that would be acceptable to carnal Arabs.   

The passage in the Quran 17:1 -- known as the Sura of the Night Journey -- does not refer to a miraculous trip from Mecca to the Jerusalem of this world -- but rather, to the Spiritual Jerusalem that is within.   The text of the Quranic passage says, according to a translation, "Praise be to Him who took His servant by night from the Al-Haram [Sacred] Mosque [in Mecca] to the Al-Aqsa [literally 'the most distant'] Mosque, whose environs We did bless, so that We might show him some of Our signs, for He is the All-Hearing and All-Seeing One."   The Distant Mosque can only be entered by those who make the journey to the Spiritual Mecca (or Spiritual Jerusalem) within -- rather than the Mecca or Jerusalem of this world -- and can only be found by a true Muslim which is defined as one who is totally dedicated and in absolute subjection to God.   In the same way that both Judaism and Christianity became corrupted by carnal perceptions of the scriptures and counterfeit shepherds, the religion of Islam has suffered the same fate.   The requirement that every Muslim must attempt the journey to Mecca at least once in his life, is an allegorical portrayal of the necessity to seek the Kingdom within, and enter the Distant Mosque that is in the Spiritual Mecca that is not of this world.   

Perhaps a perfect example of the inherent innate spiritual abilities of man, is demonstrated in the case of the Jewish Mystic Isaac Luria (1534-1572), who was renowned as the greatest of the Jewish sages.   He was often referred to as “the Godly”.   It was said that at times, Elijah revealed himself to Isaac Luria in order to teach him the wisdom of the scriptures, and that every night his soul ascended to heaven, escorted by angels asking which heavenly academy he wanted to visit.  

In like manner, Rabbi Yisrael Ben Eliezer who came to be known by Chassidic Jews as the Baal Shem Tov (The Master of the Good Name), embraced the path of the Mystic seeking Union with God. During a soul-ascent to heaven, the Baal Shem Tov ascended to the heavenly abode of the Messiah and asked him: "Master when are you coming?"  Messiah answered, "When the wellsprings of your teachings shall spread outward."  In other words, what was revealed to Rabbi Eliezer was that Messiah cannot come until the teaching of the Inner Spiritual Torah has first reached all Jewish people, and then ultimately to the entire world.  According to Lubavitch teaching: "God has long been ready to bring Messiah and Messiah is anxious to come. Until now his path was obstructed by the imperfections in the world."  What this means is that it is the condition of the world, which hastens or delays the coming of the Messiah and the Kingdom of God.

It is clear that the man known as the Apostle Paul himself made a journey into the Kingdom where he writes that he was "caught up into Paradise and heard inexpressible words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter" (2 Cor 12:4-5 NKJ - see Mystery).   In like manner, in the same way that Muslims believe that the historical Jesus was a man, and not God incarnate (see The Ten Words), the very fact that Jesus had the ability to unite with God and enter the Inner Kingdom, means that all Muslims acknowledge that this innate ability is true of all of mankind.   Meanwhile, Jesus said that the sin of the Jews was seen in the fact that, because they had thrown away what Jesus called the Key of Knowledge, that they no longer possessed the power and ability to enter the Kingdom -- i.e., "How terrible it will be for you experts in religious law! For you hide the key to knowledge from the people. You don't enter the Kingdom yourselves, and you prevent others from entering" (Luke 11:52).   Which means that these same words must be asked of the modern-day leaders of the Jews, the clergy of the Christian Church, as well as every person who makes claim to be a True Muslim who is united to the Will of God.    And when Jesus said to Nicomedus that "...Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.  That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.  Do not marvel that I said to you, 'You must be born again" -- and then further explained that not only himself, but his disciples, also possessed the ability to enter the Kingdom and learn and witness the Truth when he again stated to Nicodemus: "...Most assuredly, I say to you, We speak what We know and testify what We have seen, and you do not receive Our witness.  If I have told you earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you heavenly things?" (John 3:1-12 NKJ).   Take notice of the plurality of Jesus' words and witness: "...We speak what We know and testify what We have seen, and you do not receive Our witness."   

Once it is understood that men such as Isaac Luria, Jesus, Paul and the other Disciples were not so much the exception -- but rather, the innate potential of every man and woman who are portrayed as the lost prodigal sons and daughters -- then the whole structure of modern religious thought and lifestyle must be radically revised.     If it is true that by living a spiritual life dedicated to God and the seeking of the Inner Kingdom -- in the environment of what is known as the Divine Marriage -- that the person portrayed by author and historian Dane Dahl as "...the first and real prophet of Islam" was able to make the journey to what Islam portrays as the Distant Mosque in Spiritual Mecca, then what Muslim today can reject this crucial core teaching and requirement of Islam.   And if it is true, as outlined in the above, that the very spiritual essence of Islam is "...a science through which one can know how to travel into the presence of the Divine" -- and in the presence of the Divine (see The Real Islam), receive the Gnosis directly from The True Prophet that reveals all Spiritual Truths and Realities to the mind of the authentic Muslim -- then what excuse does any Muslim have for failing to make the Journey in TheWay to the Distant Mosque in the Spiritual Mecca that is not of this world?     

Based upon the documented fact that the exact same message that was revealed to  Rabbi Yisrael Ben Eliezer who came to be known by Chassidic Jews as the Baal Shem Tov (The Master of the Good Name) -- that during a soul-ascent into the Kingdom, the Baal Shem Tov ascended to the heavenly abode of the Messiah and asked him: "Master when are you coming?" And Messiah answered, "When the wellsprings of your teachings shall spread outward." -- and this same exact message that was preached by the disciples of Jesus when they taught that the "Kingdom of Heaven is at hand" -- and this same exact fact was revealed to myself -- then Islam is bringing judgment and condemnation upon itself for failing to teach this Great Truth.