Islam Imploding

Was Muhammad a True Prophet?

A Qur’anic Autopsy of His Death

Introduction

Islam rests entirely on one man’s claim: Muhammad is the final messenger of God. But the Qur’an does not simply ask for blind belief—it offers tests. One of the most overlooked yet shocking ones lies in Muhammad’s death.

This post is not based on polemics, Christian theology, or orientalist skepticism. It is grounded entirely in the Qur’an and Sahih Islamic sources, using the Muslim scripture and its logic against the claims it makes.

What if the very death of Muhammad proves he was not a true prophet, by Qur’anic standards?

I. The Qur’anic Criteria: What Would God Do to a False Prophet?

The Qur’an makes a stunning declaration:

Surah 69:44–46
"And if he [Muhammad] had made up some sayings and attributed them to Us, We would have seized him by the right hand, then cut his aorta (الوتين).”

This is a divine threat:
If Muhammad fabricated revelations, God Himself would kill him by cutting his aorta — the artery that feeds the heart. There’s no ambiguity here. This is the Qur’an’s own litmus test for prophetic fraud.

II. A Divine Guarantee of Protection?

Elsewhere, the Qur’an promises Muhammad:

Surah 5:67
“O Messenger! Convey what has been sent down to you from your Lord. And if you do not, then you have not conveyed His message. And Allah will protect you from the people (والله يعصمك من الناس).”

The verse promises divine protection from people — enemies, assassins, killers — so that he could complete his mission.

So here’s the claim:

God promises to kill Muhammad by severing his aorta if he lies.
God also promises to protect him from death by people while completing his mission.

Keep these in mind. Now let’s ask: How did Muhammad die?

III. The Poisoning at Khaybar – The Death of a Prophet

According to Sahih Bukhari and Ibn Sa’d, after the Battle of Khaybar, a Jewish woman offered Muhammad poisoned meat:

Sahih Bukhari 4428
“The Prophet, during his final illness, used to say:
‘O Aisha, I still feel the pain from the food I ate at Khaybar, and at this time, I feel as if my aorta is being cut.’”

Ibn Sa’d (Tabaqat al-Kubra, vol. 2, p. 251)
“The Apostle of Allah lived after this [poisoning] three years, until the pain caused by the poison returned to him and he died.”

Let’s be absolutely clear:

Muhammad believed his death was caused by the poisoning at Khaybar.
And he explicitly said he felt as though his aorta was being cut.

This is not metaphorical. It is a direct echo of Surah 69:46 — the Qur’an’s stated punishment for a false prophet.

IV. The Logical Collapse: Death by Qur'anic Definition

Let us now bring the components together:

1. The Qur’an’s Test

"If he lies, We will cut his aorta."

2. Muhammad’s Testimony

"I feel my aorta is being cut."

3. The Source of Death

Poison administered by a non-believer, while God had supposedly promised protection.

So, we are faced with a chilling Qur’anic logic loop:

If Muhammad lied, God would kill him by cutting his aorta (Qur’an 69:46).
Muhammad said his aorta was being cut, and he died shortly thereafter.
Therefore, according to the Qur’an’s own criteria, his death aligns with the fate of a false prophet.

V. Muslim Objections – And Why They Fail

Objection 1: “It’s a Metaphor”

“When Muhammad said his aorta was being cut, he meant he was in pain—not that his aorta was literally being severed.”

Rebuttal:
That fails for two reasons:

The Qur’an’s wording in 69:46 is literal, not poetic. It describes divine execution of a liar prophet. The phrase is precise, anatomical, and conditional.
Muhammad was not known for using hyperbole about his own death. This was a prophetic statement—he believed it had theological meaning.

To say it’s “just a metaphor” undermines the Qur’an itself.

Objection 2: “But He Didn’t Die Immediately”

“He lived for 3 more years after the poisoning, so it doesn’t count as divine punishment.”

Rebuttal:
Long-term poisoning can lead to delayed death. Muhammad himself linked his death to the poison. The hadith says it returned, intensified, and led to his demise.

In God’s timing, death by poison — especially when it ends in the feeling of one's aorta being cut — is still a precise fulfillment of the Qur’anic test. Delayed execution is still execution.

Objection 3: “God Removed His Protection After He Completed the Mission”

Rebuttal:
Then ask this:

If the mission was complete and God’s protection lifted… why was his death exactly as described for a lying prophet?

If he was done, he could have died peacefully. Instead, he died the very way God said He would kill a liar.

That is not mere coincidence. That is cause for alarm.

VI. The Fatal Paradox: Qur’an vs. Prophet

So we are left with a dilemma the Muslim world dares not touch:

Did Muhammad tell the truth and still die the death of a liar?
Or...
Did he die the exact way the Qur’an said God would kill him — because he lied?

There is no third option. No doctrinal escape hatch. No safe metaphor. The Qur’an built this trap. And Muhammad fell into it.

Conclusion: The Qur’an Buries Its Own Messenger

Muhammad’s death — by his own testimony, in full agreement with hadith and early Islamic history — fulfills the Qur’an’s explicit test for a false prophet. Not allegorically. Not coincidentally. But word-for-word.

The Qur’an didn’t just describe a fate. It prescribed it.
And Muhammad died exactly as it warned.

This is not an outsider’s critique. This is Islam’s own texts collapsing inward.

Was Muhammad a true prophet?
By the Qur’an’s own standard:

No.