How Thomas Aquinas refuted Muhammad and Islam
Summary
TLDRThis video critically examines the writings of St. Thomas Aquinas, particularly his work 'Summa Contra Gentiles,' where he refutes Islamic teachings and the Prophet Muhammad. The video highlights Aquinas's arguments that Muhammad enticed followers through carnal desires and did not perform verifiable miracles. It also discusses controversial Quranic verses and Hadiths related to warfare and the treatment of captives, suggesting that Muhammad's teachings contradict the Bible. The video concludes by emphasizing Aquinas's view that Islam is not a true path to divine truth.
Takeaways
- 📜 St. Thomas Aquinas wrote extensively in defense of Christianity, particularly in his work *Summa Contra Gentiles*, where he refuted the teachings of Islam and its Prophet Muhammad.
- 📚 Aquinas argues that Muhammad gained followers by appealing to carnal pleasures and desires, which are depicted in various Quranic verses, such as Surah 4:24, which discusses the use of female captives.
- 🔍 Aquinas criticizes Muhammad for mixing truths with falsehoods and fables, citing examples like the Quranic story of Jesus creating a bird from clay, which Aquinas claims is taken from the non-historical Infancy Gospel of Thomas.
- 🚫 Aquinas asserts that Muhammad did not perform any verifiable miracles to prove his divine inspiration, unlike Christian prophets, and instead relied on military force to spread his teachings.
- ⚔️ The script highlights that many of Muhammad's early followers were uneducated desert dwellers who were compelled to follow Islam through military force.
- 🔄 Aquinas argues that Muhammad distorted the teachings of the Old and New Testaments, which he claims led to the corruption of both Islamic and Christian doctrines.
- 📖 The script points out the inconsistency in Islamic teachings, where Muslims sometimes appeal to the Bible to validate Muhammad's prophethood, despite believing that the Bible is corrupted.
- 🛡️ According to Aquinas, the Quran's teachings, including the obligation to fight as stated in Surah 2:216, demonstrate that Islam is inherently tied to violence and warfare.
- ❌ Aquinas concludes that one should reject the teachings of Islam if they seek the truth, as he believes Muhammad's teachings are based on falsehoods and deceit.
- 🙏 The video encourages viewers to consider the points raised by Aquinas, urging them to seek the truth and remain steadfast in their Christian faith.
Q & A
What is the main focus of Thomas Aquinas' work 'Summa Contra Gentiles'?
-Thomas Aquinas' work 'Summa Contra Gentiles' focuses on refuting the heresies taught by Islam's Prophet Muhammad and defending Christianity.
How does Aquinas describe Muhammad's methods for gaining followers?
-Aquinas argues that Muhammad enticed followers with the promise of carnal pleasures and delivered commandments that allowed for these pleasures, making it easy for carnal men to obey.
What Quranic verse is discussed in the transcript to illustrate Aquinas' point about carnal desires?
-Surah 4:24 of the Quran is discussed, which states that married women are prohibited except for those whom one's right hand possesses, referring to female captives or slaves.
How does the Hadith in Sunan Abu Dawood 2155 relate to Surah 4:24?
-The Hadith in Sunan Abu Dawood 2155 provides context for Surah 4:24, recounting a military expedition where Muslim men were permitted to have relations with female captives, emphasizing the decree of Allah regarding such practices.
What story from the Quran does Aquinas claim is borrowed from a non-canonical text?
-Aquinas claims that the story in Surah 5:110, where Jesus molds a bird from clay and gives it life, is borrowed from the non-canonical 'Infancy Gospel of Thomas'.
According to Aquinas, why does Muhammad's claim of prophethood lack credibility?
-Aquinas argues that Muhammad's claim lacks credibility because he did not perform any supernatural miracles to prove divine inspiration, relying instead on the power of arms and military expeditions.
What does Aquinas say about the early followers of Muhammad?
-Aquinas states that Muhammad's early followers were not wise men practiced in divine matters but rather ignorant men from the deserts who were compelled by force to submit to his law.
How does Aquinas interpret Surah 2:216 in the Quran?
-Aquinas interprets Surah 2:216 as demonstrating that fighting is an obligatory and moral part of Islam, indicating that it is not a choice but a duty for believers.
Why does Aquinas believe that Islam's teachings cannot be trusted?
-Aquinas believes Islam's teachings cannot be trusted because they allegedly corrupt the teachings of the Old and New Testaments and include narratives filled with fables.
How does Aquinas address the Muslim view of the Bible in relation to their theology?
-Aquinas argues that Muslims selectively use the Bible to support their theology, even though they claim it is corrupted, thus undermining their credibility by picking and choosing what suits their beliefs.
Outlines
📜 The Arguments of Thomas Aquinas Against Islam
This paragraph introduces the views of Thomas Aquinas, a prominent Christian theologian, regarding Islam. Aquinas criticizes the teachings of Muhammad, arguing that they appealed to base desires, particularly carnal pleasures. He references Quranic verses and Hadiths to illustrate how Muhammad allegedly misled his followers by allowing sexual relations with female captives. Aquinas suggests that Muhammad's teachings were not of divine origin but were instead a mixture of easily understandable truths and fabricated doctrines.
⚔️ The Spread of Islam Through Force
This paragraph delves into Aquinas' critique of how Islam spread primarily through military force rather than through divine inspiration or miracles. Aquinas argues that Muhammad's followers were not learned men but rather ignorant individuals who were compelled by force to follow Islamic law. He cites both Islamic texts and historical events to support his claim that fighting and military expeditions were central to the expansion of Islam. Aquinas concludes by asserting that the teachings of Muhammad are not supported by earlier divine prophecies and that they distort the Old and New Testaments.
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Keywords
💡Thomas Aquinas
💡Summa Contra Gentiles
💡Muhammad
💡Carnal Pleasures
💡Surah 4 Ayah 24
💡Hadith
💡Infancy Gospel of Thomas
💡Splitting of the Moon
💡Fighting in Islam
💡Corruption of the Bible
Highlights
Christianity and Islam are the two leading religions in the world.
Thomas Aquinas, known as the Angelic Doctor of the Church, wrote extensively in defense of Christianity.
Aquinas refutes the teachings of Islam's Prophet Muhammad in his work titled 'Summa Contra Gentiles.'
Aquinas argues that Muhammad attracted followers through promises of carnal pleasures.
The Quran, in Surah 4 Ayah 24, allows Muslims to have sexual relations with female captives, according to Aquinas.
A Hadith in Sunan Abi Dawud 2155 supports the interpretation that Muslims can use female captives for sexual intercourse.
Aquinas criticizes Muhammad for mixing truths with fables, citing the story of Jesus molding a bird from clay in the Quran as an example.
The story of Jesus creating a bird from clay is borrowed from the Infancy Gospel of Thomas, a non-historical text.
Aquinas asserts that Muhammad did not perform any verifiable miracles to prove his divine inspiration.
The splitting of the moon, a major Islamic miracle mentioned in Surah 54:1-2, lacks eyewitness testimony.
Aquinas argues that Muhammad's early followers were not wise men but rather ignorant desert dwellers.
Aquinas emphasizes that Muhammad used military force to spread his teachings.
In Sahih Muslim 1767a, Muhammad is quoted as saying he would expel Jews and Christians from the Arabian Peninsula.
Surah 2 Ayah 216 makes fighting obligatory for believers, according to Aquinas.
Aquinas concludes that Muhammad's teachings corrupt the Old and New Testaments and that no previous prophets bore witness to him.
Transcripts
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there are many religions in this world
but out of all of them Christianity and
Islam are the leading two on the side of
Christianity the Angelic doctor of the
church Thomas aquinus has written
profoundly in defense of Christendom and
in his work titled Suma contraen Tilles
aquinus refutes the heresies which
Islam's greatest Prophet Muhammad
taught aquinus starts off states on the
other hand those who introduced the
erors of the sex proceeded in contrary
fashion as is clear from Muhammad who
enticed peoples with the promise of
carnal Pleasures to the desire of which
the concupiscence of the flesh
instigates he also delivered
Commandments in keeping with his
promises by giving the Reigns to carnal
pleasure in which it is easy for carnal
men to
obey aquinus argues that Muhammad
developed followers quickly from carnal
and lustful Pleasures that he espoused
for example in Surah 4 Ayah 24 in the
Quran we read that and also prohibited
to you are all married women except
those your right hand possess this is
the decree of Allah upon you the wom
your right hand possess in aah 24 are
those women which are prisoners of war
or slaves that a Muslim may have and
according to the Quran Allah decrees
that Muslims can use their slaves in
prisoners of War for sexual
intercourse this is made more clear in
Sunan Abid daud 2155 which is an
authentic sah grad Hadith which records
the context for the quranic verse above
Abu s alri said the Apostle of Allah
sent a military expedition to altas on
the occasion of the battle of hunain
they met their enemy and fought with
them they defeated them and took them
captives some of the companions of the
Apostle of Allah were uant to have
relations with the female captives
because of their Pagan husbands so Allah
they exalted sent down the quranic verse
and all married wom are forbidden unto
you save those captives whom your right
hand possess this Hadith speaks of a
military expedition in which many Muslim
men were wared to have intercourse with
the female captives and prisoners of War
but Allah sent down the quranic verse in
which as we read before gives them the
right and authority to use their female
captives verses and hadiths like these
demonstrate that Muhammad misled men in
the Arabian Peninsula with carnal
desires as if a man had 50 slave women
he could use them all for
intercourse aquinus continues further
and States also the lessons of Truth
which he inculcated were only such as
can be easily known to Any Man of
average wisdom by his natural powers in
fact he mingled the truths which he
taught with many Fables and most false
doctrines an example of these fables
that Muhammad taught or which is known
in the Quran comes from sah 5 aah 110 in
which we read and on Judgment Day Allah
will say oh Jesus Son of Mary remember
my favor upon you and your mother how I
supported you with the holy spirit so
you spoke to people in your infancy in
adulthood how I taught you writing
wisdom the Torah and the gospel how you
mold a bird from clay by my will and
breathed into it and it became a real
bird by my
will this same exact story of Jesus
molding a clay bird and giving life to
it comes from the infancy Gospel of
Thomas which is a false and
non-historical text about the early
years of Jesus's life the Quran Andor
Muhammad completely rips this story off
from this false text and claims it to be
real I've covered this story in the
Quran deeply in another video linked
below ainus further adds more about
Muhammad and States nor did he add any
signs of Supernatural agency which alone
are a fitting witness to divine
inspiration since a visible work that
can only be from God proves the teacher
of Truth to be invisibly inspired but he
asserted that he was sent in the power
of arms which sign is not lacking even
to robbers and
tyrants aquinus argues that Muhammad did
not do miracles or at least any that can
be proven in order to demonstrate the
reliability of his claims as a prophet
of Allah one of the major miracles of
Islam is the splitting of the Moon in
Surah 54 to which there is no eyewitness
testimony around the world to see such a
massive event such as the Moon being
split into
two Thomas aquinus States further again
those who believed in him from the
outset were not wise men practiced in
things Divine and human but beastial Men
Who dwelt in the deserts utterly
ignorant of old Divine teaching and it
was by a multitude of such men and the
force of arms that he compelled others
to submit to his
law this Force of Arms and Military
Expeditions made up much of Muhammad's
profood and it granted him much power in
sahim Muslim 1767 a Muhammad is quoted
as saying I will expel the Jews and the
Christians from the Arabian Peninsula
and will not leave any but
Muslim further furore we read in Surah 2
Ayah 2:16 that fighting has been made
obligatory upon you Believers though you
dislike it this Ayah demonstrates that
fighting is part of the nature of Islam
and is not a choice since it's deemed as
a moral obligation if someone is called
to fight aquinus begins to finish up by
stating lastly no Divine Oracles of
prophets in a previous age bore witness
to him rather he corrupted almost all
the teaching ing of the Old and New
Testaments by a narrative replete with
fables as one may see by a pursu of his
law ainus articulates that no prophets
or scripture speak of Muhammad either in
the old or new testament furthermore
Islam teaches that the Bible itself has
been corrupted and is not to be trusted
yet interestingly many Muslims appeal to
the Bible to argue that Muhammad is
prophesied about when they at the same
time believe the Bible is false and so
they pick and choose what suits their
theology when it works for them in their
favor hence by a cunning device he did
not commit the reading of the old and
new testate books to his followers lest
he should thereby be convicted of
falsehood thus it is evident that those
who believe his words believe
lightly St Thomas aquinus makes it clear
and evident that one must not hold to
the teachings of Islam if they desire
the
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