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Abdul Kahar Ahmad (inset), a father of six had been sentenced to 10 years jail, six strokes of the cane and fined RM 16,5000. He had pleaded guilty for proclaiming himself a prophet, conducting deviationist teachings, blasphemy and spreading false beliefs. A prophet is said to be a person who has been contacted by, or has encountered, the supernatural or the divine. Claims of prophets could be found throughout history and in many religions including Chritianity, Judaism and Islam. In Islam, prophets are individuals who were assigned a special mission by God to guide humanity. Besides Moses, David and Jesus, another famous prophet, Muhammad, introduced the Quran to the world. Prophet Muhammad, an orphan under the care of his uncle Abu Talib, worked as a merchant and a shepherd. At 25, he was already married and at 40, being discontented with life in Mecca, he retreated to a cave for meditation and reflection and here, during the month of Ramadan, received his first revelation from God through the angel Gabriel. In Geshe Kelsang Gyatso’s, Introduction to Buddhism, there is a colourful story about Prince Siddhartha who while meditating under the Bodhi tree in Bodhgaya was disturbed by Devaputra Mara.The chief of all demons had tried to disturb his concentration by manifesting hosts of terrifying demons, some throwing spears, some firing arrows, some trying to burn him with fire, and some hurling boulders and even mountains at him. I suppose there has never been any revelation of any kind and for that, Buddha, I suppose is not a prophet. There, in fact, has never been any prophet in Buddhism.
Abdul Kahar Ahmad (inset), a father of six had been sentenced to 10 years jail, six strokes of the cane and fined RM 16,5000. He had pleaded guilty for proclaiming himself a prophet, conducting deviationist teachings, blasphemy and spreading false beliefs. A prophet is said to be a person who has been contacted by, or has encountered, the supernatural or the divine. Claims of prophets could be found throughout history and in many religions including Chritianity, Judaism and Islam. In Islam, prophets are individuals who were assigned a special mission by God to guide humanity. Besides Moses, David and Jesus, another famous prophet, Muhammad, introduced the Quran to the world. Prophet Muhammad, an orphan under the care of his uncle Abu Talib, worked as a merchant and a shepherd. At 25, he was already married and at 40, being discontented with life in Mecca, he retreated to a cave for meditation and reflection and here, during the month of Ramadan, received his first revelation from God through the angel Gabriel. In Geshe Kelsang Gyatso’s, Introduction to Buddhism, there is a colourful story about Prince Siddhartha who while meditating under the Bodhi tree in Bodhgaya was disturbed by Devaputra Mara.The chief of all demons had tried to disturb his concentration by manifesting hosts of terrifying demons, some throwing spears, some firing arrows, some trying to burn him with fire, and some hurling boulders and even mountains at him. I suppose there has never been any revelation of any kind and for that, Buddha, I suppose is not a prophet. There, in fact, has never been any prophet in Buddhism.
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