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Odon Lafontaine confronts the Standard Islamic Narrative (SIN) in this episode, demonstrating how inept it is in understanding what actually happened in the Arab world in the 7th century.

He begins by noting that the Qur'an never mentions exactly who the Arabs were, though they were in the historical record of that time, located in between the two greatest empires of the 7th century, the Byzantines and the Sassanids.

Thus, the Standard Islamic Narrative imposes its agenda onto the Qur'an. For instance, it refers to Muhammad as the definitive prophet and his place as Mecca; yet, the Qur'an itself hardly mentions them (Muhammad is mentioned only 4 times and Mecca only once – but is it really Mecca?).

It implies that there is much vegetation and at least a fresh water sea where this prophet lives, yet if one looks at the Hijaz, neither exists, so it is referring to a place much further north.

The SIN suggests that Abraham's “house” (Temple) and the Masjid al-haram are in Mecca, but they are both in Jerusalem, 1,000 miles further north.

The SIN assumes that the Arabs were all pagans in the 7th century, while the historical record proves they were mostly Christianized beginning with the time of Pentecost in the 1st century, so that by the end of the 6th century the Arabs were all Christians. Odon points to Al-Nu'man III who was the "king of all the Arabs of Persia and Byzantium", who in reality was the leader of the Christian Lakhmids and Ghassanides, in Jordan and Iraq. Supporting this are many Christian inscriptions in Southern Arabia and the absence of actual references to paganism in the Quran (the only hint being the infamous “satanic verses”).

Odon points out that the SIN states that Khadija's cousin, Waraqa ibn-Nawfal, was a Christian, which would make Khadija and the relatives of Muhammad Christians as well; yet, wouldn't that also then suggest that the in-laws of Muhammad were Christians, and this all in a place (the Hijaz) where no Christians existed?

Odon also notes that the Christians did not refer to themselves as 'Nazarenes' after the 1st century, the term the SIN gives to them, but used the title 'Masihiyun' (for the Arabs), and they were not allies of Jews as well, proving the SIN incorrect. Sura 5, verses 51 and 82 mention that the Jews and Nazarenes (Christians?) were both friends and enemies (though many translations say only friends), which is seemingly contradictory.

To understand this you need to look at the historical record:
- In 614 AD the Jews and the Persians conquered Jerusalem.
- In 634 AD the propaganda tract, the Doctrina Iacobi, was written, which refers to 'A prophet from Tachkastan (southern Iraq) who was a Jewish prophet, and was a precursor to the Messiah'.
- In 638 AD the Arabs conquered Jerusalem. Some “Jews” took part in it and guided them to the Temple Mount.
- In 640 AD, however, the Arabs in Jerusalem expelled the Jews from there. So, this suggests that the Arabs used the Jews to first conquer Jerusalem in 638 AD, and then turned around and expelled them from Jerusalem in 640 AD.
- In 661 AD Pseudo Sebeos writes about this prophet, saying that the Jews from Edessa were taught by him, whom he calls the 'Mhmt from Tachkastan'. Sebeos states that he teaches them the Jewish faith and tells them to regain Palestine.
- In 670 AD John Moschus, in his "Pratum Spirituale" states that some “Jews” showed the location of the temple on Mt. Moriah to the Arabs.

Those “Jews” were the Quranic Nazarenes (Judaeo-Nazarenes). This explains why the Christians referred to in the Qur'an as 'Nazarenes' who were both friends and enemies of the Arab “Believers” in Surah 5:51 and 82.

So, Jerusalem plays a big role in the Apocalypse of the Arabs and the Jews of that time. Professor Guillaume Dye, pointing to the early Islamic tradition, maintains the Temple Rock is the "navel of the world", suggesting that it connected heaven and the earth, similar to the Apocalyptic vision found in Joel 3.

Odon's conclusion is that the Standard Islamic Narrative (SIN) is seriously challenged by these new historical discoveries in the 7th century, as it doesn't consider the Jewish-Nazarene influence on the origins of Islam. Yet, we still don't know who these 7th century “Jews” were, so we now need to look into the Qur'anic term "People of the Book" (ahl al-Kitab) in our next episode.

Odon's YouTube channel:
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Odon's website: https://thegreatsecretofislam.com/
Edouard-Marie Gallez website : http://rootsofislamtruehistory.com/

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