Muhammadan polemicist Jalal Abalrub affirms that the Quran is the uncreated speech/word of Allah, even though it isn’t Allah or identical to him:

This is part of Jalal Abualrub’s, Biography and Mission of Muhammad Ibn Abdul Wahhab, pg., 512. Here, Imam Ibn Abdul Wahhab asserts the creed of Ahl As-Sunnah wa Al-Jama`ah with regards the status of the Quran. 

Imam Muhammad Ibn Abdullah wrote, “I believe that the Quran contains Allah’s Kalam (Speech), a revelation from Him, NOT CREATED.”

In footnote number 1437, Jalal Abualrub commented on the Quran being Allah’s Kalam (Word):

“Imam Abu Ja`far At-Ta`hawi (239-321 Hijri/853-933CE) [a major scholar of hadeeth from the Hanafi Madhhab] said, ‘The Quran is Allah’s Speech, it started from Him: He truly said it, but we do not have knowledge as to the nature of how He said it; He sent it to His Messenger in revelation; and the believers truly believe in all of this. They believe that the Quran is truly Allah’s Word, NOT CREATED like the speech of men. Consequently, whoever hears it and claims that it is the speech of men will be committing Kufr (disbelief): Allah chastises and admonishes this type of person and promises them Saqar (Hell) as a consequence of their statement, {This (Quran) is but the speech of men} (74:25). Thus, we have knowledge and certainty that the Quran is the Speech of the Creator of men; it is nothing similar to the speech of men.’ (Ibn Abi Al-Izz, Shar`h Al-`Aqeedah At-Ta`hawiyyah, pg., 168).’ For proof that Allah speaks with what He wills, Imam Ibn Abi Al-`Izz [Al-Hanafi, who explained Imam Ta`hawi’s book on Aqeedah] mentioned this ayah, {And when Mûsâ (Moses) came at the time and place appointed by Us, and his Lord (Allâh) spoke to him…} (7:143).”

Where did the Quran Come from and Where is it Going?

Imam Muhammad ibn Abdul Wahhab wrote:

“[The Quran] started from Him (Allah) and to Him it shall be returned.” (Jalal Abualrub. Biography and Mission of Muhammad Ibn Abdul Wahhab, pg., 513)

In footnote number 1438, the author, Jalal Abualrub commented on the Quran starting from Allah and returning to Him:

“Amr Ibn Dinar, one of the scholars of the Salaf, said, ‘For seventy years, I have heard those whom I met [Salaf scholars] state that Allah is the Creator and everything else is created, EXCEPT FOR THE QURAN: it is Allah’s Speech, NOT CREATED; it started from Him and to Him it shall return.’ (Ibn Taimiyyah said that this statement is authentic and well known from the Salaf, but is it not a Prophetic `Hadeeth; Ibn Taimiyyah, Minhaj As-Sunnah 8/150).

“There is a hadeeth that states the following, ‘The slaves never draw close to Allah better than with what came out of Him (i.e., by reciting Quran)’ (At-Tirmidhi 2836, and, Ahmad 21274. The chain of narration reporting this hadeeth is weak, as Al-Albani stated in his books, Silsilat Al-A`hadeeth Adh-Dha`eefah wal-Maudhu`ah 1957, Dha`eef At-Targheeb wa-t-Tarheeb 862, Dha`eef At-Tirmidhi 555, and, Mishkat Al-Masabee`h 1281; it appears, and Allah has the best knowledge, that this statement was collected from one of the Companions, Abu Bakr, rather than from the Prophet)…” (Jalal Abualrub, Muhammad Ibn Abdul Wahhab on the Quran being Allah’s Kalam https://islamlife.com/muhammad-ibn-abdul-wahhab-on-the-quran-being-allahs-kalam/; bold and capital emphasis mine)

What Jalal conveniently forgot to inform his audience is that his prophet taught that the Quran is a living conscious being, and that each of its individual surahs can appear separately from each other, and some will in fact do so, in order to argue with Allah!

For instance, Muhammad stated that on the last day the Quran will intercede for those that use to recite it:

Abu Umama said he heard Allah’s Messenger say: Recite the Qur’an, for on the Day of Resurrection it will come as an intercessor for those who recite It. Recite the two bright ones, al-Baqara and Surah Al ‘Imran, for on the Day of Resurrection they will come as two clouds or two shades, or two flocks of birds in ranks, pleading for those who recite them. Recite Surah al-Baqara, for to take recourse to it is a blessing and to give it up is a cause of grief, and the magicians cannot confront it. (Mu’awiya said: It has been conveyed to me that here Batala means magicians.) (Sahih Muslim, Book 004, Number 1757: http://searchtruth.com/book_display.php?book=004&translator=2&start=0&number=1645)

Jami` at-Tirmidhi

45 Chapters on The Virtues of the Qur’an

Narrated Abu Hurairah:

that the Prophet said: “The one who memorized the Qur’an shall come on the Day of Judgement AND (the reward for reciting the Qur’an) SAYS: ‘O Lord! Decorate him.” So he is donned with a crown of nobility. Then IT says: ‘O Lord! Give him more!‘ So he is donned with a suit of nobility. Then IT says: “O Lord! Be pleased with him.’ So He is pleased with him and says: “Recite and rise up, and be increased in reward with every Ayah.’”

Grade: Hasan (Darussalam)

English translation: Vol. 5, Book 42, Hadith 2915

Arabic reference: Book 45, Hadith 3164 (sunna.com https://sunnah.com/tirmidhi:2915; emphasis mine)

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Amr:

Allah’s Messenger said, “Fasting and the Qur’an intercede for a man. Fasting says, ‘O my Lord, I have kept him away from his food and his passions by day, so accept my intercession for him.’ The Qur’an SAYS, ‘I HAVE KEPT HIM AWAY from sleep by night, so accept my intercession for him.’ Then their intercession is accepted.”

Bayhaqi transmitted it in Shu’ab al-Iman. (Jami ‘At-Tirmidhi, Hadith Number 1963: http://www.oocities.org/tirmidhihadith/page4.html; see also the following English version of this same hadith: http://www.alim.org/library/hadith/TIR/612; bold and capital emphasis mine)

In reports classified as hasan (“good”), Jalal’s prophet even claimed that the Quran will appear as a pale man!

It was narrated that Buraydah said: I heard the Prophet say: “The Qur’an will meet its companion on the Day of Resurrection when his grave is opened for him, IN THE FORM OF A PALE MAN. IT WILL SAY TO HIM, ‘Do you recognize me?’ He will say: ‘I do not recognize you.’ IT WILL SAY: ‘I am your companion the Qur’an, who kept you thirsty on hot days and kept you awake at night. Every merchant benefits from his business and today you will benefit from your good deeds.’ He will be given dominion in his right hand and eternity in his left, and there will be placed on his head a crown of dignity, and his parents will be clothed with priceless garments the like of which have never been seen in this world. They will say: ‘Why have we been clothed with this?’ It will be said: ‘Because your son used to recite Qur’an.’ Then it will be said to him: ‘Recite and ascend in the degrees of Paradise,’ and he will continue to ascend so long as he recites, either at a fast pace or a slow pace.”

Narrated by Ahmad in al-Musnad (394) and Ibn Maajah in al-Sunan (3781); classed as HASAN by al-Busayri in al-Zawaa’id and by al-Albaani in al-Silsilah al-Saheehah (2829). (Islam Question & Answer, Number 93151. Good deeds appear in the form of a man in the grave – Islam; bold and capital emphasis mine)

Here is the English translation of Ibn Majah’s narration:

3781. It was narrated from Ibn Buraidah that his father told that the Messenger of Allah said: “The Qur’an will come on the Day of Resurrection, LIKE A PALE MAN, AND WILL SAY: ‘I am the one that kept you awake at night and made you thirsty during the day.’” (HASAN) (English Translation of Sunan Ibn Majah – Compiled by Imam Muhammad Bin Yazeed Ibn Majah Al-Qazwini, From Hadith No. 3657 to 4341, Ahadith edited and referenced by Hafiz Abu Tahir Zubair ‘Ali Za’i, translated by Nasiruddin al-Khattab (Canada), final review by Abu Khalil (USA), [Darussalam Publications and Distributors, First Edition: June 2007], Volume 5, Chapters on Etiquette, Chapter 52. The Rewards Associated With Qur’an, pp. 68-69 https://sunnah.com/ibnmajah:3781; capital emphasis mine)

Moreover, the following prominent Salafi website quotes reputable scholars such as al-Bukhari to prove that the narration of the Quran appearing as a man is a sound hadith:

And it was narrated from Buraydah that the Prophet said: “The Qur’aan will come on the Day of Resurrection, like a pale man, and will say: I am the one that kept you awake at night and made you thirsty during the day” Narrated by Ibn Majaah (3781); classed AS SAHEEH by al-Busayri in al-Zawaa’id and by Ibn Hajar in al-Mataalib al-‘Aaliyah (4/66). Al-Albaani said in Da’eef Ibn Majaah: It is da’eef but may be classed as hasan. It was classed as hasan because of the hadeeth of Abu Hurayrah in al-Silsilah al-Saheehah (2829). (Islam Question & Answer, Number 91306. Doubts about the creation of the Qur’aan; bold and capital emphasis mine) 

And:

It was narrated by Ibn Abi Shaybah in al-Musannaf (30667), Ibn Qutaybah in Ta’weel Mukhtalif al-Hadeeth (p. 258), Ibn ad-Durays in Fadaa’il al-Qur’an (89), via Muhammad ibn Ishaaq, from ‘Amr ibn Shu‘ayb, from his father, that his grandfather said: I heard the Messenger of Allah say:

“The Qur’an will appear on the Day of Resurrection in the form of a man who will bring the man who learned it but went against its commands. It will appear as a disputant against him and will say: O Lord, You made him learn about me but what a bad learner he was; he transgressed my limits, neglected my obligations, disobeyed me and did not obey me. It will keep throwing accusations at him until it is said: Do what you like with him. Then it will take him by the hand and will not let him go until it throws him onto a rock in Hell. And it will bring a righteous man who learned it and adhered to its teachings. It will appear as a defendant and will say: O Lord, You made him learn about me and what a good learner he was; he respected my limits, did the obligatory duties, avoided the sins mentioned in me and obeyed my instructions. And it will keep presenting arguments in his favour until it is said: Do what you like with him. Then it will take him by the hand and will not let him go until it dresses him in brocade and puts on him the crown of a king.” 

This is a da‘eef (weak) isnaad, because Ibn Ishaaq is mudallis and used the word ‘an (narrating from, i.e., he did not state clearly that he heard it directly). But al-Bukhaari said in his book Khalq Af‘aal al-‘Ibaad (474): 

‘Abdullah ibn ‘Amr narrated from the Prophet: “The Qur’an will appear in the form of a man on the Day of Resurrection and will intercede for its companions.”

Zuhayr ibn Harb told me: Ya‘qoob ibn Ibraaheem told us: my father told me from Ibn Ishaaq, and ‘Amr ibn Shu‘ayb ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Amr told me, from his father, from his grandfather: I heard this from the Prophet. Abu ‘Abdullah (i.e., al-Bukhaari) said: “This is his earnings and his deeds.” End quote. 

So it is proven that Ibn Ishaaq heard the hadeeth from ‘Amr ibn Shu‘ayb, thus the hadeeth IS PROVEN. 

The words “The Qur’an will appear on the Day of Resurrection…” mean that his recitation of the Qur’an will appear to him… 

It was narrated by Ibn Abi Shaybah (30676) and ad-Daarimi (3325) from ash-Sha‘bi, from Ibn Mas‘ood who said: “The Qur’an will come on the Day of Resurrection and will intercede for its companion, and it will lead him to Paradise, or it will testify against (a person) and will drive him to Hell. Ash-Sha‘bi did not hear from Ibn Mas‘ood, as it says in al-Maraaseel by Ibn Abi Haatim (p. 25). 

But there is a corroborating report that says: “The Qur’an is an intercessor whose intercession will be accepted and an opponent whose testimony will be accepted. Whoever puts it in front of him, it will lead him to Paradise, and whoever puts it behind his back, it will drive him to Hell.” 

This was narrated via a number of isnaads from Ibn Mas‘ood. See: Fadaa’il al-Qur’an  by al-Firyaabi (20); Fadaa’il al-Qur’an by Abu ‘Ubayd (44); Fadaa’il al-Qur’an by Ibn Durays (94); az-Zuhd by Imam Ahmad (p. 155); Shu‘ab al-Eemaan by al-Bayhaqi (2010); al-Mu‘jam al-Kabeer by at-Tabaraani (8655). 

From the above it is clear that just as the Qur’an will testify for its companions on the Date of Resurrection, it will also testify against those who went against it. (Islam Question & Answer, Question 196054. Will the Qur’an testify, on the Day of Resurrection; bold and capital emphasis mine)

In fact, this report of the Quran appearing as a pale man is referenced by reputable, credible Muslim scholars as absolutely authentic:

7 – The Qur’aan will intercede for him with his Lord. 

It was narrated that Abu Umaamah al-Baahili said: “I heard the Messenger of Allaah say, ‘Recite the Qur’aan, for it will come on the Day of Resurrection to intercede for its companions. Recite the two bright ones, al-Baqarah and Soorat Aal ‘Imraan, for they will come on the Day of Resurrection like two clouds or two shades or two flocks of birds in ranks, pleading for those who recite them. Recite Soorat al-Baqarah for to take recourse to it is a blessing and to give it up is a cause of grief, and the magicians cannot confront it.” (Narrated by Muslim, 804, and by al-Bukhaari in a mu’allaq report). 

Secondly:

With regard to his relatives and descendents, there is evidence concerning his parents that they will be clothed with garments which far surpass everything to be found in this world, and that will only be because they took care of and taught their child. Even if they themselves were ignorant, Allaah will honour them because of their child. But the one who prevented his child from learning the Qur’aan, he will be one of those who are deprived. 

It was narrated that Abu Hurayrah said: “The Messenger of Allaah said: ‘The Qur’aan will come on the Day of Resurrection like a pale man saying to its companion, “Do you recognize me? I am the one who made you stay up at night and made you thirsty during the day…” Then he will be given dominion in his right hand and eternity in his left, and a crown of dignity will be placed upon his head, and his parents will be clothed with garments which far surpass everything to be found in this world. They will say, “O Lord, how did we earn this.” It will be said to them, “Because you taught your child the Qur’aan.”’” (Narrated by al-Tabaraani in al-Awsat, 6/51). 

It was narrated that Buraydah said: “The Messenger of Allaah said: ‘Whoever reads the Qur’aan, learns it and acts in accordance with it, on the Day of Resurrection his parents will be given a crown to wear whose light will be like the light of the sun, and his parents will be given garments which far surpass everything to be found in this world. They will say, “Why have we been given this to wear?” It will be said, “Because your child learned the Qur’aan.”’” (Narrated by al-Haakim, 1/756)

These two hadeeth support one another. See al-Silsilah al-Saheehah, 2829. (Islam Question & Answer, Number 14035. The advantages of the haafiz in this world and in the Hereafter; bold emphasis mine) 

Consider the Hadeeth (narration) of the Messenger of Allah: “Recite the Quran, because it will come as an intercessor for its reciter on the Day of Judgment.” [Muslim]… 

What was reported about the virtue of some Surahs, like Al-Baqarah (the Cow) [Qur’an 2], and al-‘Imraan [Quran 3], and that they come on the Day of Resurrection like two clouds, then it means that on the Day of Resurrection they will really come as such.

Ibn Batah said in al-Ibaanah:

“Al-Jahmiyyah misinterpreted the Ahadeeth and misled those who do not know the Hadeeth, such as the Hadeeth that reads: “The Qur’an will come on the Day of Resurrection, like a pale man, and will say: ‘I am the one that kept you awake at night and made you thirsty during the day.” Then the Qur’an will say to Allah: “O, yes, my Lord; he recited me, knew my meaning, and acted according to me.” And the other Hadeeth that reads: “Surah al-Baqara and AI-‘Imran will come [i.e. on the Day of Resurrection] like two clouds, or two black canopies with light between them.” So, they misinterpreted them. Rather, the meaning in these Ahadeeth “The Quran will come, al-Baqarah will come, the prayer will come, the fasting will come; is that the reward of all this will come. All this is clarified in the Book of Allah and the Sunnah. Allah Says (what means): {So whoever does an atom’s weight of good will see it, and whoever does an atom’s weight of evil will see it…} [Qur’an 99:7-8] The apparent meaning is that the person does not see the good (itself) and the evil (itself); rather, he sees their reward: their recompense and their punishment.” [End of quote] (Severe Whispers about the Quran and Matters of Kufr)

Note carefully that Ibn Batah did not claim that the report is inauthentic, but that it was being misinterpreted. And:

In an AUTHENTIC Hadeeth, the Messenger of Allah said:

“The Quran will meet its companion on the Day of Judgment once he comes out of the grave AS A PALE MAN, and he will say, ‘Do you recognize me? I am your companion, the Quran, that made you thirsty during the scorching heat of the day, and sleepless at night (because of your long recitation of me). Every trader seeks to make profit from his trade, and now, you are getting the profit of your trade.’ He will be given the dominion in his right hand, and eternity in his left hand and the crown of gravity will be placed on his head. Then, it will be said to him, ‘Recite and ascend the stairs and chambers of Paradise.’ He will keep ascending as long as he is reciting, whether with quick recitation or with measured recitation.” (WWW.ISLAMWEB.NET The Real Meaning of Striving in Ramadan; bold and capital emphasis mine)

To make matters worse for Jalal, the ahadith emphatically affirm that the Quran’s individual surahs will appear in visible shape for the express purpose of interceding and arguing with Allah on behalf of their reciters. These reports also emphasize the fact that the Quran’s individual surahs will confess Allah as their very Lord as they contend and pray to him!

Khalid b. Ma‘dan said: RECITE THE RESCUER, which is A.L.M. The sending down,3 for I have heard that a man who had committed many sins used to recite it and nothing else. It spread its wings over him AND SAID, ‘MY LORD, forgive him, for he often used to RECITE ME;’ so the Lord Most High MADE IT AN INTERCESSOR for him and said, ‘Record for him a good deed and raise him a degree in place of every sin.’ Khalid said: IT WILL DISPUTE on behalf of the one who RECITES IT when he is in the grave SAYING, ‘O God, if I am a part of Thy Book, make me AN INTERCESSOR for him; but if I am not a part of Thy Book, blot me out of it.’ It will be like a bird putting its wing on him, IT WILL INTERCEDE for him and will protect him from the punishment in the grave. He said the same about ‘Blessed is He.’4 Khalid did not go to sleep at night till he had recited them. Ta’us said they were given sixty virtues more than any other sura in the Qur’an.

Darimi transmitted.”

3. Qur’an, xxxii.

4. Qur’an, lxvii. (Mishkat Al-Masabih, English Translation With Explanatory Notes by Dr. James Robson [Sh. Muhammad Ashraf Publishers, Booksellers & Exporters, Lahore-Pakistan, Reprint 1990], Volume II, Book VIII. The Excellent Qualities of the Qur’an, Chapter I, p. 459 https://sunnah.com/mishkat:2176; bold and capital emphasis mine)

JALAL’S DILEMMA

The foregoing shows that Jalal’s messenger believed that the Quran is a living, intellectual entity that will appear visibly as a man, and also thought that each individual surah is a living being which can and will visibly appear separately in order to argue with Allah.

This means that Jalal’s monotheism entails believing in at least 115 separate, uncreated, eternal beings or divine persons, all of whom can and (in the case of some surahs) do appear in distinct visible forms, and which interact and communicate with one another!

Therefore, per Jalal’s believing that these 114 living beings which make up the Quran are the uncreated speech of his deity he therefore has no choice but to believe that Allah is actually interacting and arguing with his own speech.

To help Jalal understand his dilemma, his incoherent, irrational, and unintelligible belief that the Quran is Allah’s speech means that Allah is actually speaking to and with himself, and intercedes and argues with his own self, making Allah an eternally schizophrenic deity!

In other words, Jalal’s Sunni religion posits an Islamic centenarianism, the belief in over 100 divine beings or persons eternally existing and interacting with one another!

Hence, in contrast to the one true Triune God of Christians Muslims like Jalal have a god that is a centenarian!

Welcome to the wonderful world of Islamic Centenarianity!

FURTHER READING

 THE TALKING QURAN: UTHMAN IBN FAROOQ’S LIES EXPOSED

Revisiting The Issue of the Uncreated Quran Pt. 1

POSTSCRIPT

Centenarian is a term used to refer to a person who is a hundred years or older. In respect to Allah, I employ this word not to denote his age but to the number of persons which he consists of, namely over 100 eternal gods rolled up into one.

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