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If the mountain will not...

Posted by Wild Khan on November 12, 2001

In Reply to: If the mountain will not... posted by ESC on November 17, 2000

: : Could somebody please give me a hand in finding the origin and exact quote about Mohammed and the mountain? Thanks.

: IF THE MOUNTAIN WILL NOT COME TO MOHAMMED, MOHAMMED WILL GO TO THE MOUNTAIN - "If one cannot get one's own way, one must adjust to the inevitable. The legend goes that when the founder of Islam was asked to give proofs of his teaching, he ordered Mount Safa to come to him. When the mountain did not comply, Mohammed raised his hands toward heaven and said, 'God is merciful. Had it obeyed my words, it would have fallen on us to our destruction. I will therefore go to the mountain and thank God that he has had mercy on a stiff-necked generation.' The saying has been traced back in English to 'Essays,' by English philosopher Frances Bacon (1561-1626). It was included in John Ray's book of English proverbs in 1678. First attested in the United States in 'Jonathan Belcher Papers' . In German, the phrase translates as 'Wenn der Berg nicht zum Propheten kommt, mu?der Prophetzum Berg kommen." From Random House Dictionary of Popular Proverbs and Sayings by Gregory Y. Titelman (Random House, New York, 1996).

: I put the "?" in the German phrase because there was a do-jigger that I don't have.

: I always thought this saying meant if you can't get a job done one way, do it another way.

yeah buddy ur right this is just a legend........
who said it didnt move???and first of all who said that The Prophet(PBUH)ordered it to move.The Unbelievers ASked 4 thousands of other miracles did the Prophet(PBUH) not fulfil those,Just try to face the fact Mohammed(PBUH)was a true messenger and This religion is a true religion.

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