Exposing Islam

Islam’s Grand Rewrite: When a Religion Hijacks History

Introduction: A Bold Claim That Demands Scrutiny

Islam presents itself as the final, unbroken chain of divine guidance — a universal faith that has existed since the beginning of humanity. According to Islamic doctrine, all prophets from Adam to Muhammad were Muslims, and their teachings were always in line with Islam’s core message: submission to Allah. But beneath this grand narrative lies a deeper, troubling problem — a series of theological, historical, and logical contradictions that undermine Islam’s claim to be the original and final truth.

This article will critically examine Islam’s claim to continuity, exposing how it is built on a foundation of historical revisionism, circular reasoning, and unsupported assertions. When subjected to scrutiny, the Islamic narrative collapses under the weight of its own contradictions.

1. Islam’s Self-Understanding: A Universal, Eternal Message

Islam claims to be the original religion — not a new faith but the final expression of a message that has existed since the creation of humanity. This message, according to Islam, has been revealed to 124,000 prophets, all of whom preached the same core principles of monotheism and submission to Allah. These prophets include well-known biblical figures such as Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, David, and Jesus — all of whom, Islam claims, were actually Muslims.

A Theological Rewrite, Not a Historical Truth

Islam’s Claim: All prophets were Muslims, and they preached Islam.
The Problem: This is a theological assertion, not a historical fact.
Historical Evidence: The teachings of figures like Abraham, Moses, and Jesus are well-documented in the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament. These teachings directly contradict Islamic theology:
- Abraham worshiped Yahweh, the God of Israel, not Allah.
- Moses delivered the Ten Commandments and the Law, which is fundamentally different from Islamic Sharia.
- Jesus is the Son of God in Christian theology, not a mere prophet, and his teachings in the Gospels are incompatible with the Quranic portrayal of Isa.

A Convenient Reinterpretation

Islam’s narrative redefines these figures as Muslims to validate its own claim of universal truth. This is not a historical account; it is a retroactive rebranding of religious history. It is as if Islam declared all ancient civilizations to be Muslim without any historical evidence to support this claim.

2. Prophets, Scriptures, and the Problem of Corruption

Islam teaches that Allah sent multiple scriptures before the Quran, including the Tawrah (Torah), Zabur (Psalms), and Injil (Gospel). These scriptures were genuine revelations in their original form but were supposedly corrupted over time.

An Inescapable Contradiction

Islam’s Claim: The Torah, Zabur, and Injil were divine revelations but became corrupted.
The Problem: The Quran itself contradicts this claim:
- “No one can change His words.” (Surah 6:115, Surah 18:27)
- If Allah’s words cannot be changed, then the Torah, Zabur, and Injil could not have been corrupted.
- If they were corrupted, then Allah’s promise of protection over His words is false.
- This creates a fatal internal contradiction within Islamic theology.

Historical Evidence: No Corruption

The Hebrew Bible, including the Torah, is one of the best-preserved ancient texts, supported by the Dead Sea Scrolls.
The New Testament, including the Gospels, is supported by thousands of early manuscripts like Codex Sinaiticus and Codex Vaticanus, showing remarkable textual consistency.
Islamic claims of corruption are not based on historical evidence but on theological necessity — a way to dismiss the teachings of Judaism and Christianity that contradict Islam.

3. The 124,000 Prophets: A Number Without Evidence

Islam claims that Allah sent 124,000 prophets to all nations throughout history. This figure is derived from Hadith (Sahih Muslim 302), not the Quran.

An Unverifiable Myth

Islam’s Claim: 124,000 prophets preached the same core message of monotheism.
The Problem: There is no historical or archaeological evidence for this claim.
No ancient civilization outside the Islamic world has any record of these prophets.
Many of the prophets Islam claims as its own (e.g., Moses, Jesus) directly contradict Islamic theology.

A Theological Necessity, Not a Historical Reality

This massive number is a theological construct designed to give Islam an air of universality. But it is not supported by any evidence.

4. Muhammad: The Final Messenger — A Universal Prophet?

Islam presents Muhammad as the "Seal of the Prophets" (Surah Al-Ahzab 33:40), the final and most universal messenger of Allah. His message, according to Islam, is meant for all of humanity.

A Local Message, Not a Universal One

The Quran’s Own Words: Muhammad is described as a "warner to the mother of cities (Mecca) and those around it" (Surah 42:7).
The vast majority of Muhammad’s teachings are contextually specific to 7th-century Arabia — including rules on marriage, slavery, warfare, and inheritance.
The claim of universality is a later theological expansion, not an intrinsic feature of Muhammad’s message.

5. The Quran: A Perfect and Preserved Revelation?

Islam asserts that the Quran is the final, perfect, and perfectly preserved revelation of Allah. But this claim is also contradicted by history.

Textual Variations and Abrogations

Early Manuscript Evidence: The Sanaa Manuscripts, Codex Parisino-Petropolitanus, and other early Quranic texts reveal textual variations.
The Doctrine of Abrogation: The Quran itself admits that Allah replaces one verse with another (Surah 2:106, Surah 16:101).
Multiple Qira’at: The existence of multiple readings (qira’at) contradicts the claim of a single, perfectly preserved text.

A Myth of Perfect Preservation

Islam’s claim of an unbroken, unchanged Quran is a theological assertion contradicted by historical evidence.

6. A Circular Narrative Built on Theological Special Pleading

Islam’s self-understanding is built on a circular and self-referential argument:

Islam is true because it is the original religion.
All prophets were Muslims because Islam claims they were.
The Torah, Zabur, and Injil are corrupted because the Quran says so.
The Quran is true because Islam claims it is the final revelation.

This is not a coherent historical narrative — it is a theological assertion wrapped in historical claims.

7. Conclusion: Islam’s Grand Rewrite Exposed

Islam presents itself as a universal, timeless faith, but this narrative is built on a foundation of historical revisionism, theological redefinition, and logical contradiction. It appropriates the history of Judaism and Christianity while dismissing their core teachings as corrupted. It claims to be the final, perfect revelation, yet is riddled with internal contradictions and historical inaccuracies.

Islam’s self-understanding is not an account of history — it is a theological claim attempting to rewrite history. And when this claim is critically examined, it falls apart under the weight of its own contradictions.