Koran 23:1-11

23:1 Certainly will the believers have succeeded:

2 They who are during their prayer humbly submissive 3 And they who turn away from ill speech 4 And they who are observant of zakah 5 And they who guard their private parts 6 Except from their wives

or those their right hands possess,

for indeed, they will not be blamed – 7 But whoever seeks beyond that, then those are the transgressors – 8 And they who are to their trusts and their promises attentive 9 And they who carefully maintain their prayers – 10 Those are the inheritors 11 Who will inherit al-Firdaus. They will abide therein eternally.

Koran 23:1-11

Notice the sexism and misogyny in the passage. Where? Just before the sex slavery:

5 And they who guard their private parts 6 Except from their wives or those their right hands possess,

Koran 23:5-6

Thus, according to Muhammad, Islam is only for men, not their wives and not their sex slaves: “those their right hands possess”. So, if a woman or sex slave wants to be Muslim, they are a “transgressor”. Thus, we can see that because women and sex slaves can’t be Muslims, then obviously this passage comes from Muhammad, not Allah. Thus Allah, Islam, the Koran and Muhammad are false.

Also, note that this passage seems to imply that women and sex slaves can be nude in public. Let’s draw a discrete curtain over that.

As for “al-Firdaus”, the scholars of Tafsir Ibn Kathir, 23:1, make clear that Muhammad explained it, in a hadith, as:

If you ask Allah for Paradise, then ask him for Al-Firdaws, for it is the highest part of Paradise, in the middle of Paradise, and from it spring the rivers of Paradise, and above it is the (Mighty) Throne of the Most Merciful.

Tafsir Ibn Kathir, 23:1

Note the difference in spelling. I guess that’s a translation issue, which I’ll ignore. Muhammad failed to explain what “al-Firdaus” or “Al-Firdaws” is, in this chapter of the Koran and instead explained it in a hadith. Obviously, this means that this entire passage comes from Muhammad, not from Allah, as it’s unclear. Let’s explore “Firdous” in the Koran with the Quranic Arabic Corpus, where the only other reference is:

Indeed, those who have believed and done righteous deeds – they will have the Gardens of Paradise as a lodging,…

Koran 18:107

I’ve underlined the phrase that “Firdous” is translated as: “Gardens of Paradise“. Note the incoherence in translations here. Let’s check with the scholars of Tafsir Ibn Kathir, 18:107, about this phrase:

tells us that they will have the Gardens of Al-Firdaws (Paradise).

Abu Umamah said, “Al-Firdaws is the center of Paradise.”

Qatadah said, “Al-Firdaws is a hill in Paradise, at its center, the best of it.”

Muhammad: “Al-Firdaws is a hill in Paradise, at its center, the best of it.”

If you ask Allah for Paradise, then ask Him for Al-Firdaws, for it is the highest part of Paradise, in the middle of Paradise, and from it spring the rivers of Paradise.

Tafsir Ibn Kathir, 18:107

The last explanation comes from Muhammad and is slightly different. But as the hadith are memorised like Koran verses, passages and chapters, it’s acceptable that there are differences as all are made by mere humans, not Allah. Also, note the difference with the earlier Koran passage:

18:107 Indeed, those who have believed and done righteous deeds – they will have the Gardens of Paradise as a lodging, 108 Wherein they abide eternally. They will not desire from it any transfer.

Koran 18:107-108

For more, see Koran 18:107-108.

Notice the huge difference in entry requirements to the exact same place in the “Gardens of Paradise” – this is incoherence on the part of Muhammad.

Let’s also compare this with the five pillars of Islam. The Saudi Embassy in the USA has a nice page on “The Five Pillars Of Islam“:

1. Shahadah, the profession of faith, is the first pillar of Islam;
2. Salah, prayer, is the second pillar;
3. Zakat, almsgiving, is the third pillar;
4. Sawm, fasting during the holy month of Ramadan, is the fourth pillar of Islam;
5. Hajj, the pilgrimage to Makkah, is the fifth pillar and the most significant manifestation of Islamic faith and unity in the world.

Let’s compare the Five Pillars of Islam, to what Muhammad (not Allah) has above:

1. “during their prayer humbly submissive” – this looks like the #2 pillar;
2. “turn away from ill speech” – None of the above fit;
3. “observant of zakah” – this seems a garbled version of #3 above;
4. “guard their private parts” – None of the above fit;
5. “to their trusts and their promises attentive” – None of the above fit;
6. “carefully maintain their prayers” – a repeat of the #2 pillar?

So, Muhammad misses out on Shahadah, Sawm, and Hajj. This seems like a serious contradiction with the Five Pillars of Islam. Imagine I became a Muslim. Which should I do, follow the Saudi Embassy’s Five Pillars of Islam or follow Muhammad’s 6 points? Or do as Koran 18:107-108 says? And how do I do both: “during their prayer humbly submissive” and “carefully maintain their prayers”? Muhammad doesn’t explain. Allah doesn’t help.

And, where’s Allah’s opinion, in all of this? What if I was a woman or sex slave? How do I become Muslim when it’s only for Muslim men?

Obviously, Muhammad is incoherent, repeating “during their prayer humbly submissive” with the corrupt repetition “carefully maintain their prayers”, while forgetting Shahada, Sawm and Hajj. And Muhammad is incoherent with earlier passages in the Koran. Obviously, this shows that Islam comes from Muhammad, so Allah, Islam, Koran and Muhammad are false.

The best replacement for this passage is: “”, the empty sentence.