The History of Judaism and Its Corruption: Pt 6--Ezra

I just want to point out that this series is aimed at Jews. Although Muslims may not believe what is said about the prophets (peace be upon them all) in this series, Jews do. This series intends to prove to Jews, from their own texts, that the original version of the Torah is lost and what exists today has been rewritten. This article, the last in the series, will be the most controversial. I am sorry if what is said in it offends you, but this is what Jewish texts say.
As we've already noted in this series, the situation with the Jewish people had become desperate. The Torah had been lost; idolatry had taken over. The Jews had been exiled from their home as punishment. Then a man named Ezra came. Ezra's goal was to restore Judaism to what it had been before; however, he unwittingly changed Judaism and the Torah forever, and not entirely for the good. The Qur'an says (9:30) that Jews say Ezra is God's son, and begs that this heresy be destroyed.Jews contest that they do not claim Ezra to be God's son; and indeed, in word, they do not. However, few Jews or Muslims realize the role Ezra played in the corruption of Judaism. Ezra is credited in the Talmud with changing the Torah.
Ezra is referred to by the Rabbis (which when used in the general sense like that infers the rabbis of the Sanhedrin) as "flowers that appear upon the face of the earth", the evidence that "springtime" had come to the Kingdom of Israel. Ezra is considered worthy to have been the bringer of the Torah, had it not been already given to Moses (Sanhedrin 21b). The Torah was lost, as we have learned, but according to the Talmud Ezra restored it (Sukkot 20a). Ezra rewrote the text of the Torah, introducing Assyrian or square letters (Sanhedrin 21b). He showed his doubts concerning the correctness of some words in the text by adding points over them. Should Elijah, said he, approve the text, the points would be disregarded; should he disapprove, the doubtful words would be removed from the text (Ab. R. N. 34). He is regarded and quoted as the type of person most competent and learned in the Torah (Bereshit Rabbah 36). The rabbis attribute much of what we know as Judaism today to him. He added many commandments and prohibitions to the Jewish people, such as that courts be in session on Mondays and Thursdays; that garments be washed on those days; that the wife should rise early and bake bread; that women should wear a girdle (Bava Kamma 82a; Yer. Meg. iv 75a); and that women (and men, under some circumstances) should undergo a ritual bath (mikvah) (Bava Kamma 82a) and more. His name is also connected with the founding of the Great Assembly, commonly known as the Sanhedrin (Meg. 17b), and the beginning of the Jewish calendar is traced back to him (Brakhah 6a, Rashi).
I believe Ezra's intentions were pure: he intended to destroy idolatry and restore the Jews to their faith. However, according to Jewish history, he changed the Torah. The reason I believe he wanted to empower and in a sense "create" the Great Assembly was as an antidote to idolatry: prophets, priests, kings, and judges had been unsuccessful at assisting the Jewish people in retaining the knowledge of God. His hope was that a court of many scholars would keep the nation intact on the right track, and would prevent the Torah from being lost again. At this task, he succeeded. But it was his version of the Torah--his flawed, but well-intentioned one--that survived to this day. Ezra was a good man, with pure intentions, who disserviced Judaism by forever changing the Torah and Jewish law. The empowering of the Sanhedrin led to the birth of the Talmud, which has taken over Jewish thought and has pushed the Torah to the side.

UPDATE:
I will send you Elijah
Mecca in the Rabbinic Texts
Mohammad (saws) as Elijah