Koran 53:5-18

53:5 Taught to him by one intense in strength [i.e., Gabriel] – 6 One of soundness. And he rose to [his] true form 7 While he was in the higher [part of the] horizon.

8 Then he approached and descended 9 And was at a distance of two bow lengths or nearer.

10 And he revealed to His Servant what he revealed [i.e., conveyed].

11 The heart did not lie [about] what it saw.

12 So will you dispute with him over what he saw?

13 And he certainly saw him in another descent 14 At the Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary – 15 Near it is the Garden of Refuge [i.e., Paradise] – 16 When there covered the Lote Tree that which covered [it].

17 The sight [of the Prophet] did not swerve, nor did it transgress [its limit].

18 He certainly saw of the greatest signs of his Lord.

Koran 53:5-18

Let’s remember that the previous verse was:

It is not but a revelation revealed, [note the comma here!]

Koran 53:4

Can you see a “revelation revealed” in this passage? All I can see is a secretary or scribe recounting Muhammad’s experience of seeing Jibril and, later, recounting Muhammad’s dream experience in the Night Journey.

But, Infidel, it’s related in verse 10! That merely seems to defer this great revelation to later.

Worse, this story is in third person. This isn’t Muhammad, Jibril, or Allah speaking here. It’s a secretary. Thus, you know the Koran doesn’t come from Allah, not from Jibril, not just from Muhammad, but from an unnamed Muslim secretary.

But, Infidel, it’s from Muhammad! Then Muhammad is speaking of himself in the third person, which is disassociation, madness. Plus of course, I thought the Koran was supposed to be from Jibril from Allah?

But, Infidel, it’s from Jibril! Where does Jibril speak here? And besides, who ever heard of a holy book being authored by a demon?

Apart from the Koran.

But, Infidel, it’s Allah speaking! Then why is Allah describing Muhammad as if Muhammad was the god of Allah?

See, nothing fits apart from a secretary writing about Muhammad and his experiences. Thus, you know the Koran comes from Muhammad and friends, not from imaginary Allah, so the Koran, Allah, Islam, and Muhammad are all false.

But, Infidel, the vision?! That’s Muhammad’s vision of Jibril, an optical effect, not a supernatural vision from a man who couldn’t see the unseen. Something like this:

But, Infidel, the Lote tree?! That’s the Night Journey, a dream.

Later I came across a hadith:

Narrated `Abdullah:

Regarding the Verse: “Indeed he (Muhammad) did see. Of the Signs of his Lord, The Greatest!” (53.18)

That the Prophet had seen a green carpet spread all over the horizon of the sky.

Sahih al-Bukhari 3233

Here’s what Koran 53:18 looks like now:

He certainly saw of the greatest signs of his Lord.

Koran 53:18

This seems to be Muhammad’s secretary’s understanding of what Muhammad saw: a Green Flash. See this page, Green Flash, for a picture of a green flash that looks like a carpet in the distance:

Either sun rays at dawn or the green flash, both are rare natural phenomena. Not supernatural occurrences.

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