Surah 33 · Verse 21

[33:21] Those who idolized Muhammed have taken the verse out of its context and have abused it to justify volumes of stories presented as Muhammed's actions (sunna). The verse refers to Muhammed's bravery and constant remembrance of God during the war. The Quran refers to some other good leadership qualities of Muhammed (3:121, 159; 9:40) as well as some of his weaknesses (33:37; 80:1-16). Those who deserted the Quran (25:30), instead of following the progressive teaching of the Quran, extended this good example to irrelevant individual or cultural behavior. They introduced numerous rules to be mimicked, such as Muhammed's clothing, diet, toothbrush, beard, walk, sleep, and even urination. They sanctified growing beards and wearing turbans, ignoring the fact that the Meccan idol worshipers, such as Abu Jahl and Walid b. Mugiyra also had long beards and wore turbans. They adopted a whole concoction of medieval Arabic, Jewish and Byzantine cultures as God's religion. They regressed to monkeys like previous generations (2:65; 5:60; 7:166). What is worse, the actions and words ascribed to prophet Muhammed have depicted him with a character that is far from exemplary. The Hadith books portray the prophet as a phantasmagoric character with multiple personalities. That character is more fictitious than mythological gods and goddesses, such as Hermes, Pan, Poseidon and Aphrodite. He is a pendulous character, both bouncing up to deity, and down to the lowest degree. He is both wise and a moron. He is sometimes more merciful than God and sometimes a cruel torturer. He is both perfect and criminal, humble and arrogant, chaste and a sex maniac, trustworthy and a cheater, illiterate and an educator, rich and poor, a nepotistic and a democratic leader, caring and a male chauvinist, a believer and a disbeliever, prohibiting Hadith and promoting Hadith. You can find numerous conflicting personalities presented as an exemplary figure. Choose whichever you like. This peculiar aspect of Hadith collection is well-described by the prophetic verses of the Quran (68:35-38). Furthermore, a similar statement is made about Abraham: "A good example has been set for you by Abraham and those with him" (60:4, 6). If verse 33:21 requires Muhammed's hadith, then why would the verses 60:4,6 not also require Abraham's hadith? Which books narrate hadiths from Abraham? Obviously, the only reliable source for both examples is the Book of God, which narrates the relevant exemplary actions. It also warns us not to repeat the mistakes committed by Muhammed (33:37; 80: 1-10). See 3:18; 3:159; 60:4. 42:21.