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🔥 Muhammad Thought He Was Possessed and Tried to Kill Himself: Islam’s Most Damning Revelation

Muslims claim that Muhammad was the final, infallible prophet of God — a man chosen to bring the seal of divine revelation to mankind. But according to Sahih Bukhari, the most trusted source of hadith in Sunni Islam, Muhammad initially believed he was possessed by a demon, and became so distraught that he attempted to commit suicide multiple times.

This devastating admission, found in Islam’s own most authentic sources, raises a terrifying possibility:

What if Muhammad was not visited by Gabriel… but by something darker?

📜 The Hadith That Muslims Wish Didn’t Exist

Sahih Bukhari, Volume 9, Book 87, Hadith 111:

“The Divine Inspiration was also paused for a while and the Prophet became so sad as we have heard that he intended several times to throw himself from the tops of high mountains and every time he went up the top of a mountain in order to throw himself down, Gabriel would appear before him and say, ‘O Muhammad! You are indeed Allah’s Messenger in truth,’ whereupon his heart would become quiet and he would calm down and return home…”

This hadith confirms two things:

Muhammad believed he was possessed or mentally disturbed.
He repeatedly tried to kill himself.

And this is not a weak narration — it comes from Sahih Bukhari, which Sunni Muslims consider second only to the Qur’an in authority.

💣 Why This Is Theological Dynamite

Let’s break down why this hadith destroys the credibility of Islam’s prophet from multiple angles:

1. Muhammad Believed His First Revelation Was Demonic

According to early biographers like Ibn Ishaq and Al-Tabari, Muhammad’s first reaction to the experience in the cave was sheer terror and confusion:

“I fear that something bad has happened to me.”
— Muhammad to Khadija (Sirat Ibn Ishaq)

In Islamic tradition, the pre-Islamic Arabs believed that poets and madmen were possessed by jinn. So when Muhammad experienced his first "revelation," he suspected he had been overtaken by an evil spirit, not visited by an angel.

Let that sink in:

The prophet of Islam was convinced he had encountered a demonic entity, not Gabriel.

2. The Prophet of Allah Tried to Commit Suicide — Repeatedly

The hadith says he attempted suicide “several times”. This is not an isolated emotional outburst — this was a repeated, deliberate, suicidal despair.

But this directly contradicts the Qur'an:

“And do not kill yourselves. Surely, Allah is Most Merciful to you.”
— Surah 4:29

And yet Muhammad, the very man tasked with delivering this message, was trying to jump off cliffs.
What kind of prophet:

Tries to end his life before his mission even begins?
Needs repeated reassurance that he’s not delusional?
Is sent by a God who allows him to believe he’s possessed and suicidal?

3. Why Didn’t Gabriel Reassure Him Immediately?

If Muhammad was truly chosen by Allah, why did Gabriel delay comfort and confirmation? Why allow him to spiral into despair and near-death before saying, “You are indeed Allah’s Messenger”?

The gap in revelation — known as the fatrah — left Muhammad in existential torment.
A truly omniscient, compassionate God would have immediately confirmed His prophet’s calling.
Instead, we see:

Silence from heaven,
Suicidal thoughts,
Fear of demonic possession.

This is not divine clarity. This is spiritual confusion and chaos.

💀 The Deeper Problem: Muhammad May Have Been Deceived

This disturbing episode raises the most frightening question of all:

What if Muhammad really was visited by a deceptive spirit?

The Bible warns of exactly this:

“Even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light.”
— 2 Corinthians 11:14

Muhammad’s initial terror, suicidal despair, and confusion mirror the classic biblical signs of demonic deception:

Psychological torment
Isolation and fear
Resistance to divine truth
False revelations

Even Muhammad’s later experiences — seizures, foam at the mouth, hearing bells, and uncontrollable trembling — match descriptions of possession, not divine revelation.

🤯 Muslim Responses Are Weak and Inconsistent

When confronted with this hadith, Muslim apologists scramble:

Some say it’s not authentic — but it’s in Sahih Bukhari, their most sacred collection.
Others say Muhammad didn’t really try to kill himself — but the hadith clearly says he did “several times.”
Some blame his sadness on the pause in revelation — but this only makes it worse: a true prophet shouldn’t lose his mind just because God is briefly silent.

Every response fails to deal with the crushing implications:

The foundation of Islam begins with a man who thought he was possessed and tried to kill himself.

📉 What This Says About Muhammad’s Prophethood

Let’s be brutally honest. If any other religious founder — Jesus, Moses, Paul, or even Buddha — were reported to have:

Believed they were possessed,
Attempted suicide repeatedly, and
Required supernatural appearances just to calm down…

We would never take them seriously as a spiritual authority, much less a messenger of God.

Why should Muhammad be any different?

✝️ The Contrast With Jesus

Jesus began His ministry with confidence and clarity:

He never doubted His mission.
He was affirmed directly by the Father:

“This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.” — Matthew 3:17

He never feared demonic possession.
He cast out demons, He didn’t receive their messages.

Where Muhammad had confusion, fear, and suicidal despair — Jesus had divine clarity, holiness, and power.

🧨 Final Verdict: The Prophet Who Almost Didn’t Make It

The origins of Islam are not divine — they are traumatic, disturbing, and deeply human.
The hadith of Muhammad’s suicidal despair and fear of possession isn’t a story of prophetic purity — it’s a spiritual warning sign.

Islam began with a man in a cave who:

Thought he was going insane,
Was afraid he had been demonically possessed,
And tried to throw himself off a mountain.

This isn’t a prophet of God.
This is a man in spiritual crisis, being visited by a spirit he himself couldn’t identify — a spirit that led billions into error.