Apologists have tried hard to come up with various ways to explain this but none are satisfactory…The Quran is clear:
“And We certainly sent into every nation a Messenger, Worship Allah…” Quran 16:36
The authentic hadith confirms the suggestion that every nation had a prophet/messenger
Narrated Ibn `Umar:
On the Day of Resurrection the people will fall on their knees and EVERY NATION will follow their prophet and they will say, “O so-and-so! Intercede, “till intercession is given to the Prophet (Muhammad) and that will be the day when Allah will raise him into a station of praise and glory.
Sahih al-Bukhari 4718 In-book reference : Book 65, Hadith 240 Vol. 6, Book 60, Hadith 242
https://sunnah.com/bukhari:4718
In the Quran, we are told that Allah sent a messenger to every nation. Yes, the term is very clear “every nation”. The Quran mentions some 25 prophets/messengers. It gets worse, as some claim 124,000 messengers. Yet the Quran mentions only mentions those located in that little small stretch of the Middle East! As if the author of this verse (and the Quran) never went beyond this area! 樂
In the early 20th century, Islamic Scholars were desperate to find any evidence that any religion resembling Islam, calling for a one god called “Allah”, having a book that resembles the Quran or even has evidence they had the messenger of Islam (Abrahamic religion) from outside that area…. Nothing. Absolutely nothing!!! Like many failed Quranic verses and failed Hadith, we push these under the carpet… And use “Doublethinking” to live it… Yes, look closely at that map and marvel in the fact Allah’s imagination resembles only how far Muhammad had travelled…Subhan no Allah!!
One desperate follower pointed to what he read from a Dawah page that claims Australian Aboriginals had a one powerful God who was the god of everything and they prayed five times… I did a search and this so called god turned out to be residing upon several gods and that all Australian Aboriginals are pagan who are polytheists. Anytime someone makes this or similar claim, just make a quick search. In this case, I searched “what God do Australian Aboriginals have” It turns out many!