[bk1000]

“PS: Has anyone ever attempted to compare the entity of Allah with...oh,say; Satan?After all, Lucifer would have known much the same as did Gabriel...”

Allegedly, Mad Mo went into a dank cave so “Gabriel” could tell him the “word of god”. First, one does not hide in a cave to speak with the Lord, one goes to a mountaintop. If it was Gabriel, which it wasn’t, he would have been sent by the Lord, and there would have been no need to hide in a cave. Furthermore, If the Lord had something to communicate to Mad Mo, particularly something as important as His word, He would have communicated directly, as He did with Moses. The Koran is false, based on these things alone. I am no theologian, but tell me I’m wrong here.

[Mrs. Don-o]

From what I've read, after his first few visitation by the (we'll say) Bodiless Entity, Mohammad was scared out of his wits and fairly convinced he'd been perturbed by a demon. It was his wife, Khadija bint Khuwaylid--- for whom he had genuine love and religious esteem--- who convinced him that it must have been Jibreel (Gabriel).

And where would she have gotten this idea?

Khadijah had two cousins or uncles who had converted (from polytheism) to Christianity. One went to Constantnople and became what we call Eastern Orthodox. The other, Waraqah bin Naufal, become what we (somewhat confusingly) call Oriental Orthodox, or Nestorian/Monophysite: Another branch of early Christianity connected neither to Rome nor to Constantinople.

I'm not saying Khadijah was some kind of Christian. I'm supposing she knew a bit of Christian teaching from her Orthodox or Bestorian kin and her business dealings with Christians who ware commercial travelers.

It was this vaguelyChristian theological framework which gave her the confidence tosay, "Shaitan? Oh, no, it must have been Jibreel. You know, according to the ancient writings, the entity who visits you from God is always Jibreel."