Sam Shamoun "Grave Worship: More of Muhammad’s Duplicity Exposed"

Sam Shamoun "Grave Worship: More of Muhammad’s Duplicity Exposed"

The verse 9:94 is in the context of denouncing hypocrisy in war time. More particularily in reference to the expedition of Tabuk.

The importance of that encounter was such that only the most hardened and serious elements were called to join. Although some failed answering the call, the prophet didnt blame them, even praised them as if they had accompanied him. On the other hand the half-hearted people seeking vain excuses, and hypocrites, were told to stay back even though they did not explicitly refuse joining. A small example to corroborate is that of Jadd b. Qays, the chief of Bani Salamah, who was told to remain behind based on his lust for female war captives. This by the way bellies the weak reports where it is the prophet that supposedly encouraged him to go to battle with the prospect of acquiring women captives. Some comentators have said that 9:49 refers to him.  Although their freedom wasnt interfered with, these hypocrites and opportunistic Muslims would later be temporarily ostracized by the community, with the prophet even refusing to accept their zakat. They were neither fought nor killed, but were instead naturally cast away the more the Muslims gained ascendent over their open enemies. Most of them were known through their deeds and sayings, and were thus marked with shame and placed under scrutiny

9:94"And God will behold your deeds, and His Apostle". 

The verb refers to future deeds. It literally says 

"will see Allah your deeds, and His Messenger"

This is a common sentence construction as exists in any language where, for brievty's sake, one does not repeat a verb that applies to two subjects next to each other. The verse joins both Allah and the messenger in one action but does not join the subjects. What is remarkable from the point of view of Quranic precision and consistency is that, because it speaks of witnessing the deeds by others than Allah, in this case His messenger, the verse then stresses that none knows the unseen other than Allah, that He will inform the people of their deeds and judge them. The idea of tawhid, of God's oneness and uniqueness, is this way stressed and preserved

"then you shall be brought back to the Knower of the unseen and the seen, then He will inform you of what you did"  

An important side note as regards the prophet's refusal to allow hypocrites to battle. In the semitic pattern of prophethood, God assists the believers in battle in proportionality to their spiritual condition. The examples are numerous, both in the HB and the Quran. See link below.

Further reading answering Sam Shamoun "Grave Worship: More of Muhammad’s Duplicity Exposed"

- Acts17apologetics need the supernatural; angelic help to Abrahamic warriors? (divine assistance in battle)

-Apostate prophet sleeps late; the people of the cave is a legend? (masjid over the youths of the cave)

-Sam Shamoun "Revisiting the Worship and Prayers of Allah" (prayers to the prophet, verse 9:103)

-Sam Shamoun "The Islamic Gods Unveiled Pt. 2 Additional Proof that Islam is Repackaged Arab Paganism" (verse 4:64)