Examples of aquaintance letters for a visa

Hi All! TLDR Chemistry/Chemical Engineering STEM query - how valuable are industry recommendations? Do academic recommendations generally hold more weight? What about R&D Departments in Industry?
Full context:
I'm in the process of looking for PhD Programs and I'm kinda feeling a severe lack of confidence at the moment, mostly because of my undergrad experiences. During my undergrad, I worked in a specific group in my freshman/sophomore years. It had to do with materials chemistry, and due to extenuating circumstances - particularly getting stuck on the research project - I was not able to continue the research project with my mentor. However, my work did result in a paper, of which I'm ~6th author. I feel like there were quite a lot of... feelings in limbo with that, and while that's my only paper, I'm exceedingly hesitant to reach out to the PI of that research project. I did join a few other research groups after that to gain exposure to different fields, but it was mostly learning the ropes - I did not feel like I contributed significantly.
After undergrad, I started working in Industry for 3 years per my international student visa detail (STEM OPT). I believe my years in industry were far more productive - mostly because of all the things I learnt from my Undergraduate experiences. However, I have been told that industry recommendation letters are usually worth less than recommendation letters from Academia. In that sense, I'm quite lost and wanted to confirm - is this generally true in grad school admissions?
Additionally, noting the context that I've provided, I'm not sure how to proceed with the recommendation letters. I would greatly appreciate feedback and/or suggestions regarding the matter! I'm fairly worried that I won't be able to get into the programs I've shortlisted, and it's been gnawing at my sanity slowly.

Buddha: Pretty good. Not outstanding but it's a demo so it kinda gets an excuse of kinda sounding like doo doo. 6.9/10 (🤨)
Cheshire Cat: Great album. The songs that were originally on Buddha are improved on this album imo. Plus, the one and only M+Ms. 8.5/10
Dancing With Myself: Actually kinda like this song 7.5/10
Dude Ranch: So iconic. The riffs on this shit are amazing and catchy and these choruses are great. Dammit still remains as one of the best blink songs ever, along with Josie, and a few of my faves like Pathetic, Voyeur, and of course Dog Lapping. 9/10
I Won't Be Home For Christmas: One of my favorite Christmas songs by an artist/band from the 90s and 2000s. 8/10
Enema Of The State: while listening to this album, I remembered why All The Small Things is such a fucking amazing song. I skip it so many times, but now I realize just how catchy and open that fucking chorus is. Literally every song on this album is a 10. No exceptions. 10/10 MASTERPIECE
The Mark Tom & Travis Show: One of my favorite live albums of all time. They play everything so well and the jokes are really funny! Man Overboard is an amazing pick for the lead single for this album. Also those short songs are great especially because they kinda transition into the next song. Words Of Wisdom is truly the place to go for good advice from Mark & Tom. 9/10
TOYPAJ: Another classic. Pretty obvious why. 10/10 MASTERPIECE
Self-titled: Bro blink was on something when they were cooking up these three albums. I love how different these songs are from one another. First 2 tracks are straight pop-punk. Then I Miss You is an acoustic rock ballad or whatever you wanna call it. Violence and Stockholm Syndrome are kinda Post-hardcore. Down is back to pop-punk. Go, Asthenia, and Always is the best transition trilogy on a blink album imo. Here's Your Letter and I'm Lost Without You is kinda a perfect outro. 10/10 ONCE AGAIN, MASTERPIECE
Neighborhoods: Pretty good. Not my fav, but I like the kinda Box Car Racer sound some of these songs have. Ghost On The Dance Floor is one of the best blink songs to dance to, that riff is so moving. 7.6/10
Dogs Eating Dogs: Great EP. My favorite song off this ep is actually Disaster. Quite underrated. That chorus is amazing. All these songs are great. 8.5/10
California: Good album. Not great but still good. The choruses feel really open, but the guitar work is kinda lame and uninteresting. 7.5/10
California Deluxe: Why was this not the original album?!?! Dude, there are actual riffs, there are cool production choices, interesting drum beats, for example the dance beat in Good Old Days. Like, these bonus tracks are amazing. 10/10 ANOTHER MASTERPIECE
NINE: I really thought I was gonna hate this and get bored. The singles on this album are kinda bad choices to represent the album because the rest of the album is phenomenal besides the singles (except for I Really Wish I Hated You). Heaven is literally heaven. The First Time is an amazing intro song. Remember To Forget Me is an outstanding outro. Hungover You feels kinda underrated. Great album. 8.5/10
The blink collabs (2018-2020): i only liked one blink collab song from this era: Scumbag. The others are ass. The one with Lil Wayne is literally a 0. I'm sorry but it's true. The first verse in the one with The Chainsmokers is literally I Miss You and they're not even subtle about it.
Not Another Christmas Song: 🤷/10
Quarantine: COVID-19/10
ONE MORE TIME...: What a fucking comeback. Omg. I don't give a shit about the small production issues, this album is near perfect. Cut Me Off and See You are amazing bonus tracks that should've been on the original album. I can sense their emotion in this album and I love how it's mixed with some of that classic blink goofiness like in Edging, Dance With Me, Anthem Part 3, and most of all, TURPENTINE. 9.5/10
Ok I'm done now :)

Hey everyone,
I'm currently on a student visa in the USA, and my immigration file has just been opened. As part of the process, I need to obtain a Police Clearance Certificate (PCC). However, I'm facing a hurdle in acquiring it due to the lack of a solid address proof.
I'm living with my paternal aunt, and the only address proof I have is a university letter and a bank statement. Unfortunately, these documents aren't accepted for PCC application purposes.
I'm considering going back to India to get the PCC, but I'm not sure if this is possible or if I'm required to obtain it here in the USA.
Has anyone been in a similar situation or have any advice on how I can proceed? Any insights or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance!

Good evening y'all (it's 11 pm EST)
I'm currently a college student pursuing an IT degree and I was speaking with my father in law about an idea for a writing skills development program. The basis of the program/website is to teach students from Elementary school to the highschool and collegiate level on how to write essays. He posits that his students he has worked with do not have a good grasp on how to format their essays and papers, which then falls short in their future academic courses and he wants to make a program that will help them step by step.
My general layout right now is that it will be split into different levels of writing. From Levels 1 through 5: Elementary, Middle School, High School, College Prep, and Collegiate level writing skills. Within each level, I'll have writing tips and exercises to help the students learn the proper way to write their essays, with the Five Paragraph Essay as the format they will be learning.
Level 1: Sentence Structure, Formatting, and Composition. This includes things like spelling, capitalization, punctuation, etc.
Level 2: Adding in proper grammar, sentence continuation, paragraph structure, readability and comprehension, editing skills (rereading to make sure it is grammatically correct, has proper punctuation, sounds academically thought out, etc). We'll introduce how to write and connect multiple paragraphs as well as intro, body, and conclusion.
Level 3: Here we'll reinforce sentence structure for Intro, body, and conclusion paragraphs as well as citation and source material research. We'll start on how to properly write a Five paragraph essay with the hourglass/pyramid format (Broad introduction that gets more specific when it gets to the thesis sentence, body paragraphs with point evidence and example sentences, and then specific reintroduction of main points to a broad conclusion of the thesis). [I may have this in the Middle school Level 2 section as this is something I learned in middle school] We will also introduce different types of essays such as Argumentative, Systhesis, Compare and Contrast, Narrative, Persuasive, etc.
Level 4: In this level we will introduce the importance of rough draft, revise and polish, editing and formatting, and college entrance essays and college application questions. This section will mostly be open to Junior (11th) and Senior (12th) grade students who are preparing for their academic life outside of Highschool. We will also be introducing how to write cover letters, resumes, and exploring the other side of life outside of High school.
Level 5: Collegiate level writing will focus on precision writing, using the fewest words necessary to accurately convey an idea. Objectivity, using accurate, clear and relevant information. Logical Structure, using precise word choice and structure. Researching, Formatting, time management, and consistence and conciseness. We will also go back to resume and cover letter writing for those who are looking for a career after a degree. We will be adding a section to help students with term paper writing as well as advancement (Masters and Doctorate level) writing.
I wanted to reach out to former, current, and aspiring English Teachers to ask for feedback on this idea. Is this something that you would use in your class as a teaching tool for your students? What can be done for this to be implemented in your classes if this website/program gets published? What things should be added, removed, improved, or changed in the current idea to make it go alongside the current English course curriculum in your school district? What else should be included to facilitate user interaction with this website?
Please give me as much feedback as you can think of, whether that is directly on this post or in a direct message. My hope and goal is to be able to develop the future generation and to move away from using AI as a writing tool because it takes away the practical skills that is severely lacking in some, if not most, of the students today.

The visa application for my wife got rejected this morning. Needless to say I'm devasted since I was hoping she would be able to go with me to spend time with my grandfather who is terminally ill with cancer. I keep re-reading the rejection reasons but I cannot make heads or tails of them.

1. "In support of your application you have submitted a Metrobank statement. Whilst I do acknowledge that this account shows regular deposits being made throughout, it is not demonstrated that these deposits are from family members as you have declared this is your source of income. I am therefore not satisfied your financial circumstances are as declared."

As her sponsor these deposits are made by me. I presume the complaint is that on her bank statement the transactions are shortened so you can't actually see my full name. However I also submitted my own bank statement that shows the outgoing transfers being made to her account so I don't get why they can't be cross referenced.

1. "Furthermore, you have submitted an affidavit signed by your spouse, however this document is a self-declaration which has been obtained for the purpose of your application. I am not satisfied your financial circumstances are as stated."

I'm confused by this because the application required a letter of support to written by the sponsor aka me so I don't get how this would be done without a 'self-declaration obtained for the purpose of the application'. The officer also once again doesn't seem to like the "financial circumstances" despite showing over £200k in available funds.

1. "In addition, in consideration of your family ties I note the statements made by you in your visa application and supporting information which indicate that your relatives will remain in your home country. Whilst I accept that this is a positive indicator of the family ties you hold to your home country, given my significant concerns regarding your economic ties listed above, I am not satisfied that the presence of your relatives in your home country acts to sufficiently tip the balance of probabilities to satisfy me that you intend to depart the UK at the end of the period stated by you, nor that you seek entry for a purpose that is permitted under the visitor rules."

We submitted evidence showing that we've been on about eight holidays in the past 1.5 years, including one that required a visa and that they were all kind of lavish. I just don't understand how in his mind he is thinking that my wife is trying to surreptiously gain entry into the UK to work some minimum wage job illegally.
Any advice would be appreciated.

Hello fellow members, Hope you're in good health and spirits.
Kindly need your valuable guidance and insight on my mother's application for Canadian Super Visa.
Information:

1. Inviting and applying for mother ONLY.
2. Mother's Age: 53 Years.
3. Mother's Status: Married since 1990.
4. Mother's Occupation: Housewife.
5. Mother's Travel History: UAE ONLY (January 2024).

Supporting Documents:

1. Proof of Relationship.
2. Proof of Canadian Citizenship.
3. Proof of Income (80K CAD) - NOA.
4. Paystubs of last 6 months.
5. Employment Letter (100K+ CAD).
6. Invitation Letter promising financial support.
7. Mother's Health Insurance.
8. Mother's Upfront Medical Test.
9. Mother's Bank Statement (6K CAD).
10. Mother's Police Certificate.

I am intending for her to visit me for one year, at least.
As I am unclear, what do you suggest I should write for the following question?
"Tell us more about what you'll do in Canada. Include dates."
I am intending to write that she will be travelling with me during my holidays throughout the year. Visiting tourist attractions and exploring different cities of Canada whilst taking care of her. I want her to meet my girlfriend also and spend time with her that I am planning to marry soon.
Is that a good response?
Also, please suggest or share your experience on how can I prove her strong ties with home country. She has no assets or properties. Just a living husband and a married daughter who got married recently.
I want to ensure that my responses are the safest with minimal chances of rejection; adhering to the requirements of Super Visa.
Thank you so much!

Hello! As the title implies, I was wondering if there were any other romanization systems for Korean besides the standard one? I personally find it easy to pronounce Korean words but by GOD I cannot read the standard romanization half the time.
Let’s give some lines from D.va from OW for example-
teollyeossne
solijilleo
nal igilsu eobs-eulgeol
na michyeossnabwa
These are the standard romanization, but if I were to do a romanization where it sounds more faithful-
tuhl-lyuht-ne
so-ri chil-luh
nal i-gil soon uhp-seul gguhl
na mi-chuht-na-ba
I genuinely don’t have issues following along with the romanizations of eastern Asian languages, like Japanese and Chinese (Chinese takes more time to get used to but once you know the basics it gets easier) but no matter how many times I try i genuinely cannot comprehend Korean romanization because so many of the letters are unpronounced and it trips me up so bad.
Any suggestions?

Basic questions… I was terminated from my employment within my 3 month probation period with a company that is Federally Regulated. The reason she put in my letter was that I was failing to meet the expectations of the position. I never once was advised my performance wasn’t satisfactory or received any sort of feedback or coaching while there so I’m confused. She wouldn’t tell me what expectations I didn’t meet or give examples. I know typically employers can terminate in the probation period but I’m worried my ROE will reflect a reason indicating it was my “fault” and therefore won’t qualify for EI. I’m aware Federally Regulated businesses cannot terminate without cause even with severance but not sure if that is valid in the probation period. What do you think?

As the title says, certain Norwegian dialects pronounce the letters sk and skj differently from the rest of the country, and I've been looking all over the internet to see if anybody knows if there is a name for this specific sound?
An example of this is found in the first line of Henning Sommerro's song "Vårsøg":
"No skin det sol e høgste Svealiå".

With the recent layoffs I had a question regarding my case.
My H1B got picked during my 3rd attempt (April) on F1 Stem Opt and my visa expires in July. My Employer filed my case through Premium processing and I am expected to receive my receipt in 2-3 days. If I get laid off in August 15th (example) with 2 months of Severance pay, will I be still eligible for Change of Status in October as I will still be getting paychecks until October 15th.

Hi all,
I just wanted to get some tips around optimising my 485 extension visa grant time. I am eligible for 485 regional extension and my visa expires in Aug 2024. Would it be a good idea to apply for the visa end of Aug 2024 to maximize the visa grant time?
This is within consideration that one of my friends have done it with 485 extension visa granted from the date of grant instead of date of expiry (For example, 485 visa expired in Dec 2023, under bridging A and visa granted on April 2024 and the visa period starts from April 2024 date of grant.
I'm just abit anxious of the abolishing of the 2 year extension from selected degree (not relevant to me anyway) which might affect other 485 extension.
Happy to hear any tips or thoughts, thanks!

Hello, I’m having a hard time waiting for the pending paperwork. I was on student visa when I came to USA on december 2019 due to Covid I was unable to fund my schooling so I didn’t go to the school. I moved with a friend in Portland OR and met my current husband through mutual friend. We got married on late 2020 and filed for I-130 in early 2021 and filed i-1485 in mid of 2021. I got my work permit on June 2022 and later had my interview around August 2022. Later they send a I-601 waiver for more proof of evidence for the marriage and we did send it on January 2023. Since then there is no new about the process. I filed for out of processing time for I-130 and they gave me 6 month wait and it had been more than 8 months I called them again and they issued a ) more month wait. It’s been more than 3 years for the I-130 approval. And my I-485 is also outside processing time and the 3 month wait for that will be over on may. I’m currently studying for nursing school I’m done with my pre requisite and I have offer letter from one of the best nursing school from the state but I’m afraid the opportunity might be missed since I’m not eligible for many scholarships. Is there anyone who can help me or guide through.
I filed for expedite as my case has been pending for so long with any answers.
Can anyone please leave a message or share their struggle. I don’t know why it is taking so long.

Hello, I married my wife who is a Mexican and has never been to USA before, we got married in a court in Mexico City and have the marriage certificate and we had a wedding event party a few days later.
Right now I’m in the process of filling out the I-130 and the I-130A and I believe there’s another form that I can fill out that she can come here while it’s processing but I haven’t gotten to that yet. My wife got a lawyer to tell us how to do the process, but i want to be sure that what this lawyer is saying is correct.
A few issues I have with the lawyer telling us we need to do these things. The lawyer says that we need to write a letter apologizing to USCIS for marrying in Mexico and we need to tell USCIS that we didn’t know how to get married in USA? Is this true? He also said my wife needs to get a tourist visa and we need to marry here in USA. He also said I won’t need to go to Mexico for the interview, I can do somewhere in USA.
I’ve read a lot about the process but I never heard of these things before but this is my first time so I could be clueless so I’m hoping somebody that has experience can let me know, I would greatly appreciate it. I think I’m just worried of doing something wrong and we get denied so I’m trying to make sure everything is perfect.
Thanks for any help.

Since May of last year, I have been the target of relentless harassment fron anonymous online Twitter users accusing me of cheating the UK equivalent of the welfare system, this reached a point where they actually contacted me to ask if I genuinely was and needed to be interviewed.
The same account then targeted a friend at his job and tried to get him fired, but my friend was able to get the account suspended.
Fast forward to February this year and fresh after my first-ever holiday abroad without my parents, the accounts surface again accusing me of racial abuse when I wasn't even near the incident occurring.
Another friend was able to do an IP grab and find out it was an American IP address, confirming a high likelihood that my childhood best friend for more than 30 years who just moved to the US is behind the accounts.
Feels like my entire livelihood has been completely destroyed. I'm honestly borderline distraught.
Obviously it could be a VPN, but the accounts followed folk we both know before I blocked them.
I'm waiting to find out if it was a VPN, because this is awful, I wrote a letter in support of this guy's K-1 visa application as well.

Hi all, I'm moving to Japan for the second time in August, although last time I was on a Work Visa and my housing was set up for me, whereas this time I'm going on my own with a WHV. It would just be used as a home base, but most of the time I intend on travelling and coming back monthly to pay bills and such, therefore I'm looking for the cheapest place possible and location isn't a huge factor. I have a couple questions in this regard:

1. I've been looking at Gaijinpot rentals/Real Estate Japan and seeing absurdly cheap rentals for ¥20,000/month or less (see link below for an example). Of course, the move-in fees and additional amount to break the two year lease are a fair bit higher than the actual rent itself, but it would still be peanuts compared to what I rent in Vancouver, BC lol. Question is, are these actually realistic? Is it just too good to be true and there's some crazy drawback? Anyone have experience with these?
   
2. I've sent inquiries looking for more information on the process to both the aforementioned agencies, as well as Suumo but never heard back. I realize I'm still 3 months out, so I excluded that information in my recent outreach but still did not get a response. Has anyone had luck proactively looking for a place prior to arrival? Should I just give up on the remote search and just go to/contact an agency while actually in Japan?
   

https://realestate.co.jp/en/rent/view/960310
Appreciate any info! :)

I know this is super general and that it varies a lot by case, but is there a basic explanation for why criminal history information that seems extremely relevant is sometimes not allowed to be brought up to a jury? This is purely me asking after noticing this trend from reading about crimes and trials so I don’t have a specific example in mind.
For example, I’ve heard of examples of people who were convicted of assault or domestic violence with one partner who later went on to be charged with homicide of a different partner, and then the prior domestic violence charges aren’t allowed to be brought up in court. I can understand not bringing up a totally unrelated charge like, forgery or something, as forgery is unrelated to murder. But a history of violence seems like it’s relevant to other violent crime.
Is that not a typical example maybe?
I can understand that anything circumstantial may not be allowed (like if someone was charged or not convicted) or that you can’t involve witnesses that can’t be cross examined, like a letter from a deceased person perhaps. But sometimes it just seems nuts that this info isn’t permitted and as a layperson I can’t imagine a legal reason why it can’t.

I changed my name long before I knew there were bonds in my birth name (my parents had them saved and waited until they felt I was responsible enough to have them). I am waffling on whether or not to cash them since they're about 8 years off from being 30 years but I am they could finally put me in a situation to pursue a life goal. That part is neither here nor there though. I am wondering how I even would cash them. My first and middle name are changed (though the first three letters of my first name are the exact same, like Carson vs Carl, as an example of what I mean) but my last name is the exact same. All my documents have my current legal name, including my SSN card. I've never had a drivers license or passport with my birth name and my original SSN card and birth certificate no longer exist. The treasury website had how to do a married name change but I think my name might be too different for that to work, especially since it wasn't my last name that changed. Also, they're paper bonds, not electric.
Any advice for how to do this? Anyone had to go through this process before?

I am currently in the process of applying for a Z Visa to teach English. There is a section about employment and work history.

1. I have to include my current occupation, I'm currently unemployed as I want to do some travelling before heading off to China but there's no option to select 'unemployed' so can I just select 'company employee', will they check?
   
2. How accurate does my 5 year work history have to be? I graduated less than 5 years ago so most of my jobs during that time were retail jobs during covid and then 2 years of teaching in South Korea. It's asking for information such as my employer's phone number, my supervisor's phone number etc. Once again,how accurate does this need to be?
   

I'm worried if I include my job in South Korea they'll ask for a criminal background check which I don't have Edit: criminal background check from South Korea
I already have my work permit notification letter

DISCLAIMER: This respectful and civil debate is oriented towards muslims. For the sake of the moderators time and also the readers I will only list 5 problems I've found. But don't worry I have 20 more to post if this post has more traffic!
According to the Quran, Jesus was a prophet of Islam, his followers were Muslims and the gospel is the inspired preserved authoritative word of Allah. But when we go to our earliest records, we find Jesus claiming to be the Divine Son of God who would die on the cross for sins and rise from the dead. Jesus followers proclaimed him as their Risen Lord, the gospel that Christians have been reading for nearly 2,000 years tells us that "Anyone who claims to be a prophet, rejects Jesus death, resurrection and deity is a false prophet and an antichrist" - 1 John 2:22, a verse to remember.
Problem 1. Earlier Records for Paul's Life than for Muhammad's Life - Our records of Paul's life are much earlier than our records of Muhammad's life. And here I don't just mean that Paul came centuries before Muhammad and so we have earlier sources for Paul's life, I mean that when we talk about the teachings and deeds of Paul the biographical sources we use are much closer to the events they report than the biographical sources we use when we talk about the teachings and deeds of Muhammad. Our earliest biographical sources on Paul were written during the lifetime of Paul. The book of Acts for example was written in the early 60s before Paul was martyred, and it was written by a traveling companion of Paul who was an eyewitness to many of the details he reports. We also have numerous letters written by Paul himself. Our earliest detailed biographical source on Muhammad is the sirah (biographical literature), especially the work of Ibn Ishaq (d. 768) which was written more than a century after Muhammad's death. And we don't even have what Ibn Ishaq actually wrote. We have an Abridged version that was sanitized by a later scholar and we shouldn't forget that many Muslims don't trust Ibn Ishaq. When Muslims quote stories about Muhammad, they're usually getting their information from sources like Sahih Al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim, which were written two centuries after the time of Muhammad.
Problem 1.1. But it gets worse... The main reason for composing works like Sahih Al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim was that Muslims were composing so many false stories about Muhammad, people didn't know what to believe. Scholars like Bukari decided that they needed to collect stories they thought were accurate in order to distinguish them from the ever increasing supply of false narrations. Now if Muslims during the time of Bukhari were inventing stories about Muhammad, what about the generation before that, and the generation before that..? And the generation before that? Two centuries is a lot of time to make things up, that's why it's always good to have sources written within the lifetime of the person you want to know about or at least within the lifetimes of the eyewitnesses. When we learn about Paul we learn about him through first generation eyewitness accounts. When we learn about Muhammad, we learn about him through late sources written by people who didn't know him, whose parents didn't know him and whose grandparents didn't know him. People who were fishing for historical facts in a sea of fabrication and deception. A few years ago the crumbling historical foundations for the life of Muhammad led the Islamic scholar Muhammad Sven Kalisch to conclude that Muhammad probably never existed. I don't agree with Dr Kalisch's conclusion about Muhammad's existence, but when even Muslim Scholars are starting to recognize how difficult it's become to take Muslim sources seriously our confidence in the historical Muhammad vanishes.
Problem 2. Paul Was a brillian scholar; Muhammad Was Not - The Apostle Paul was a brilliant scholar who defended his views in Athens, the intellectual capital of the ancient world, and in other major cities. He had discussions with the Stoic and Epicurian philosophers of his day and he could quote their sources to them. Even Anthony Flu, one of the 20th Century's most impressive critics of Christianity, said that the Apostle Paul possessed a first class philosophical mind. Muhammad by contrast was an illiterate 7th Century Caravan Trader. Now being an illiterate 7th Century Caravan Trader doesn't make you wrong, just as being a brilliant scholar doesn't make you right. But when we're dealing with claims about history and theology and various other topics having some sort of education helps. Not having an education leaves you open to obviously false revelations because you don't know enough to recognize them as false. This is why we find Muhammad telling his followers that Dhul-Qarnain traveled so far west he found the place where the sun sets, and that stars are missile that Allah uses to shoot demons, and that semen is formed between the backbone and the ribs. These are exactly the sort of absurdities we would expect from someone who has no clue what he's talking about, and who therefore has no clue whether his revelations line up with reality.
Problem 3. Paul knew the Old Testament; Muhammad Did Not - The Apostle Paul was a Pharisee who studied under Rabban Gamaliel II, one of the greatest Jewish rabbis of the first century. Paul knew the Old Testament inside and out which is why he quotes the Old Testament so frequently in his writings. This is important because Jesus claimed to fulfill a variety of Old Testament prophecies and you can't really examine this claim if you don't know what the Old Testament says. Muhammad was almost completely ignorant of the Old Testament because his knowledge of the Jewish scriptures was limited to what he heard in conversations. Not surprisingly despite Muhammad's numerous interactions with Jews in Arabia the Quran contains very few quotations from the Old Testament. Due to his ignorance of the scriptures Muhammad couldn't tell the difference between stories that were in the Torah and therefore divine revelation and stories from later Jewish writings and commentaries some of which were so late and so obviously fabricated they weren't far beyond the level of bedtime stories. Imagine how amusing it must be for someone who specializes in Jewish literature, to read the Quran and find so many fables being presented to Muslims as Revelation. Cain being taught how to bury the dead by a raven (al-Ma`idah (The Table, The Table Spread) 5:31), Solomon listening to a speech by an ant (Surah An-Naml - 15-25). But Muhammad just didn't know enough to distinguish scripture from non-scripture. Muhammad's ignorance of the Old Testament is also noteworthy because, like Jesus, he claimed to fulfill Old Testament prophecies. If Muhammad had been more knowledgeable of the Torah, he would have known that he couldn't possibly be a prophet for numerous reasons. For instance:
Problem 3.1 Muslim sources report that Muhammad once delivered what are now called "The Satanic Verses" to his followers. These verses promoted prayers to three pagan goddesses, Al-Lat and Al-'Uzza and Manat (Surah 53:19-20). Muhammad bowed down in honor of these polytheistic verses and his followers bowed down with him. But a little later Gabriel confronted Muhammad about his sin, Muhammad confessed in the history of AT-TABARI 6:111. So Muhammad admitted that he delivered a revelation that didn't really come from God. Why is this important? Well in Deuteronomy 18:20 "God declares but a prophet who presumes to speak in my name anything I have not commanded or a prophet who speaks in the name of other gods is to be put to death".
Problem 3.2 Muslims claim that they respect Moses, but if Muhammad had delivered "The Satanic Verses" during the time of Moses, Moses would have ordered the people to pick up stones and stone him to death as the most obvious false prophet in history. Muhammad didn't realize this due to his lack of familiarity with the Jewish scriptures.
Problem 4. Paul Was a Contemporary of Jesus Muhammad was not - The apostle Paul was a contemporary of Jesus and he spent much of his time in first century Israel, this put Paul in a perfect position to gain accurate historical information about Jesus. If you want reliable information about a person it's pretty helpful being a member of the person's own generation. And Paul was right there. Muhammad was born more than half a millennium after Jesus death in a completely different country. Since he couldn't read, apart from Divine Revelation his knowledge of Jesus was limited to whatever stories were popular in 7th Century Arabia. This is why when we read the Quran we find so many stories about Jesus that are known to be forgeries. Mary giving birth under a palm tree Surah Maryam - 16-26, Jesus preaching when he was still a baby Surat Maryam [19:29-34], Jesus giving life to clay birds Surah Al-Ma'idah - 110. We know where these stories come from, and they don't come from the first century.
Problem 5. Paul Spoke the Relevant Lanugaes Muhammad Didn't - The Apostle Paul was fluent in Hebrew Aramaic and Greek. All of the languages necessary for understanding the Old Testament, the claims of Jesus and the earliest Christian writings. Muhammad couldn't speak any of the relevant languages so any attempt to understand the Old Testament, the claims of Jesus, or the earliest Christian writings would have required the help of interpreters. I normally wouldn't bring this up as a problem, but since Muslims are obsessed with reading the Quran in the original Arabic, we can only assume that the writings of Moses, the teachings of Jesus and the writings of Jesus followers can only be understood in the original languages. Paul could do that, Muhammad couldn't. Muhammad's ignorance of the original languages leads to further problems: For example the Quran refers to the book revealed through, Jesus as the "Injil", but the Arabic word Injil is ultimately derived from the Greek word "Evangelion" meaning good news. So according to the Quran the book, revealed through Jesus was written in Greek, this makes absolutely no sense if Jesus was only sent to his fellow Jews as Islam claims, but it makes perfect sense if Jesus message was for the rest of the world as well since Greek was the international language of the time. Interestingly the New Testament gospels were written in Greek, exactly what we would expect given the quran's use of the term Injil, but quite unexpected given Muhammad's notion of Jesus life and mission, not to mention Muhammad's conviction that Revelations can't be translated. Quite hypocritical indeed.