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| Posted By: muslim Posted On: Aug 16, 2002 Views: 958 | What proofs do we have that Islam is false. I challenge anyone to give proofs that islam is a false religion. |
| Posted By: Saved_By_God Posted On: Aug 19, 2002 Views: 947 | RE: What proofs do we have that Islam is false. I gladly accept your challenge, only if you agree to review & ponder on all my data presented as I will do the same with your data. Also, please know I am not trying to convert you. I believe as I believe because I know that Jesus is risen and is alive sitting on the Throne next to God the Father... |
| Posted By: muslim Posted On: Aug 19, 2002 Views: 943 | RE: RE: What proofs do we have that Islam is false. I respect they way you want to go with this and I agree to review the data presented. |
| Posted By: Saved_By_God Posted On: Aug 19, 2002 Views: 941 | RE: What proofs do we have that Islam is false. The data that I gatherd is quite lengthy. Do you want it in sections within a few replies or do you have an email address that I can used to exchange data? |
| Posted By: muslim Posted On: Aug 19, 2002 Views: 939 | RE: What proofs do we have that Islam is false. whichever way you want. If you want to send it to my email then it's mjglobal@hotmail.com |
| Posted By: Saved By God Posted On: Aug 19, 2002 Views: 936 | RE: What proofs do we have that Islam is false. It is sent to the email account. |
| Posted By: K500 Posted On: Sep 2, 2002 Views: 887 | RE: What proofs do we have that Islam is false. That fact that if you look at the world you will see that most all of the the countries that are Protestant Christian, or have a Protestant Christian backgrounds have very good standards of living, have very creative minds, and are mostly all democracies. The opposite is true for Islamic nations, the people are mostly poor, they are backward and uncreative, they are ruled by either dictators, mulahs, kings or madmen. Any introduced democracy is short-lived. If God was with them they should be an example to the world of what the blessings of following God can bring a nation, but no, you don't see people from America rushing to imigrate to Islamic countries , instead you see Muslims clamoring to go to the US, if Islam was so good why not stay there? And if Islam were true, 600 million Arabs should have deafeated 12 million Jews by now. The truth is that God is protecting Israel. Also the USA should have been handed the same defeat as the Soviets in both Iraq and Afganistan if God were truly on the side of Islam, instead US troops were were provided with divine favor. |
| Posted By: muslim Posted On: Sep 3, 2002 Views: 879 | RE: What proofs do we have that Islam is false. Ok I hope you realize what you are saying. Even christian scholars who studied islam would say that this is a pure lie. Most muslim countries are ruled by democratic presidents. And if you say monarchy is wrong well then aren't we forgetting Britain. And just because countries like America are always attacking the muslim worlds to the point where it would be impossible to be as technologically advanced as you, that does not mean you are the divine ones. Look at our society and compare it to yours. Nobody has so many murders, alcoholics, child molesters, theifs, and all of these disgusting characters than America. You guys reached another record AGAIN for having the moste prison inmates. How often do you hear sheikhs raping kids coming to the mosques. How often do you hear a muslim gets so drunk that he killed a couple of teens while driving. How often do you hear that their own presidents are caught comitting adultery or having drinking problems. How dare you talk about having the best standard of living when all you do is built up huge factories in countries where you are paying employees less than a dollar a day and refusing to show up to a world summit in South Africa. What kind of divine country are you when your president refuses to help the U.N. if it does not get immunity for it's soldier so they don't get in trouble for things like thousands of muslims dying in afghanistan and millions of mostly kids in Iraq. And don't worry muslims are going through a trial right now so their faith can be tested. But if you want to see muslim victories you will. I promise by God's will you will be seeing major changes in this world in the next forty years max if not in the next ten. We will see who's side will have victory. |
| Posted By: Harlan Posted On: Sep 3, 2002 Views: 876 | RE: What proofs do we have that Islam is false. What proofs do we have that Islam is false? Simple, it contridicts the Bible, God's word. |
| Posted By: J100 Posted On: Sep 3, 2002 Views: 873 | RE: What proofs do we have that Islam is false. First of all Britain is not a monarchy it is a democracy, the monarchy has no real power, it is a figurehead. Secondly name those Muslim countries that are democracies there may be one or two but the rest are ruled by strongmen. What I posted is no lie you just refuse to see the truth in it. Sencondly the west has it's own social problems but we live in an open society that's why alot of this things are known, Islam is mainly a closed sosiety there are probably bad stuff going on you never hear about it. The question is if it's that bad here why do so many Muslims still want to go over here, this is the part you need to address. And also how do you explain Israel's longevity against overwhelming odds. As for your coming victories, I believe for a short while you will have your victories, you are simply waiting for your "guided one" at first he will lead you to seemingly astounding victories but later you will find out it will be to your own destruction and too late you will find out that you were all along following a false religion. Outwardly Islam is promoted as a religion of peace but inwardly and secretly you want to destroy and kill all those who are not Muslim. |
| Posted By: J100 Posted On: Sep 3, 2002 Views: 872 | RE: What proofs do we have that Islam is false. Also I would to add that I don't think America is a divine country, it's just that God provides us with his divine favor because a lot of people here (despite of all the other bad people here)truly follow His Word which is the Bible. There is alot of bad things that go on America, despite that we're still here and still going strong, this is testament to God's divine favor, for without it we would have sunk by now. |
| Posted By: muslim Posted On: Sep 4, 2002 Views: 864 | RE: What proofs do we have that Islam is false. The only reason why muslims do go to amrica because of it's standard of living. Just like all these people from every country that tries to come to America because there are a lot of jobs. And Israel only won it's war for one reason which you know. America. We were very close to defeating them but america always comes to the rescue. America supports them so much because of the jewish and evangelican lobbies. |
| Posted By: Bob Squared Posted On: Sep 5, 2002 Views: 856 | RE: What proofs do we have that Islam is false. Islam is nothing more than one of Satan's many tools to deceive, rob, kill, and destroy. To even barter with it as a "false" religion gives it, in the mind of most, a credibility that it does NOT deserve. First of all, it should be pointed out that Jesus blasted the "Religious Leaders" of the time of His earthly ministry as broods of vipers, hypocrits, etc. Religion hasn't changed a bit since then, either. If someone is praying to a statue (St. Yada-yada), another to the Virgin Mary or Hillary Clinton, another to Allah or Jesse Jackson (!), etc. there is one thing in common - none of them are praying to the Father in the name of His Son, Jesus. "For many shall come in my name saying, 'I am the christ', and they shall deceive many." One tool that islam uses is the old "It's just another name for God" lie. In reality, Allah is Lucifer. There has been more murder under this guise of being "another name for God" than any other. The more death, enslavement, oppression, and torture that is done within the framework of this Islam, the more the devil rubs his hands together in some greasy little room somewhere and says to himself, "Heh heh heh... it's working". There is a truth, and it is finite. Jesus is the Way, the Truth, and the Life. No one comes unto the Father but by Him. That doesn't leave any "gray area" at all. Whoever reads this, please, for the sake of your soul, and the souls you could touch in the future, renounce this satanic murderous Islam and accept Jesus as the One and True Lord God & Savior. |
| Posted By: muslim Posted On: Sep 5, 2002 Views: 853 | RE: RE: What proofs do we have that Islam is false. Thank you Bob Square for just insulting islam, praising christianity, and not giving proofs. |
| Posted By: SAVED_BY_GOD Posted On: Sep 5, 2002 Views: 851 | RE: What proofs do we have that Islam is false. Guys, Guys, I think that we are getting out of hand here. The Muslim gentelman wanted to know what proof do we have that Islam is false? I submitted a lengthly email for him to review. I am waiting for a response. Here is the email that I sent. For my Christian brethen I want your response as well. Both Christians and Muslims share belief in a sovereign Deity who is one, heavenly, spiritual, the creator of heaven and earth and the judge of all mankind. Christians call Him " God" and Muslims call Him "Allah". One may thus presume that the attributes of God and Allah are the same. A careful examination of the matter, however, will prove that it is not exactly so. Muslim activists in the West have been using the tactic of claiming that they worship the same god as the Christians in order to gain legitimacy and acceptance. They have been using the name "God" in place of "Allah" in many translations of the Quran. There is nothing new under the sun! This reminds us of what happened 14 centuries ago. When Mohammed started preaching his new religion in Mecca he was conciliatory and appeasing to Christians. He told them: "We believe in What has been sent down to us and sent down to you, our God is the same as your God." Surah 29:46. Compare this with what happened later, in Medina, after Mohammed gained strength. Allah then tells him to "Fight those who believe not in God nor the last day...Nor acknowledge the religion of truth (Islam), (even if they are) of the people of the Book, until they pay Jizya (tribute tax) with willing submission, and feel themselves subdued". Surah 9:29 However, the attributes of "God of Christianity" and "Allah of Islam" are quite different. God of the Bible is loving and personal, Allah, on the other hands, is wrathful and non-personal. THE GOD OF CHRISTIANITY Christianity believes in a one triune God, while Islam rejects this concept as blasphemous. "They do blaspheme who say Allah is one of three in a Trinity, for there is no god except One Alah". Surah 5:73 The reason behind Islam's rejection of the concept of the triune God is a misunderstanding of the real meaning behind it. It seems that Islam's understanding of the Trinity was derived from a Christian heresy which existed in Arabia at the time of Mohammed. This heresy taught a trinity consisting of God the Father, God the Mother (the Virgin Mary), and God the Son (Jesus). The Quran says: "And behold! God will say: O Jesus the son of Mary didst thou say unto men, worship me and my mother as gods in derogation of Allah? He (Jesus) will say: Glory to thee, never could I say what I had no right (to say)". Surah 5:116 Christians, in fact, believe in one God who has made Himself manifest in three Persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Jesus declared this doctrine when He instructed His disciples, saying: "Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost".Matthew 28:19 & 20 The Father Islam doesn't know the loving Fatherhood of God. That intimate relationship with God is foreign to Islam and condemned by the Quran. "(Both) the Jews and the Christians say, 'We are sons of Allah and His beloved'. Say: why then doth He punish you for your sins? Nay, you are but men of the men He has created". Surah 5:18 On the other hand, the concept of God being our heavenly Father is at the core of the Christian faith. Jesus taught His disciples to pray, saying: "Our Father, which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name..." Matthew 6:9 The relationship between Jesus the Son and God the Father is exhibited on the Cross. We see Jesus addressing God as the Father: "Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do." Luke 23:34 "Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit." Luke 23:46 The New Testament is full of references to God as the Father of all believers. "Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God... Behold, now are we the sons of God." 1 John 3: 1 & 2 The Son Islam cannot accept the role of Jesus as the Son of God. "O People of the book! Commit no excess in your religion: nor say of Allah aught but truth, Christ Jesus the son of Mary was (no more than) an apostle of Allah, and His Word, which He bestowed on Mary, and a spirit proceeding from Him. So believe in Allah and His apostles. Say not 'Trinity': desist! It will be better for you. For Allah is One Allah. Glory be to Him: (Far exalted is He) above having a son." Surah 4:171 Nor does Islam accept the deity of Jesus "In blasphemy indeed are those that say that Allah is Christ the son of Mary. Say: who then hath the least power against Allah if His will were to destroy Christ the son of Mary, his mother, and all - everyone that is on earth? For to Allah belongeth the dominion of the heavens and the earth, and all that is in between... For Allah hath power over all things." Surah 5:17 The God of Islam possesses all power over all things, including the power to erase sin if He so desires and when He so desires. This is completely different from the God of Christianity who is just and merciful, and who must work within the plan of salvation, to satisfy both His mercy and justice. The plan cannot be carried out without the sacrifice of Jesus, the Son of God, on the cross, on our behalf, in order to pay the penalty of our transgression. "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life." John 3:16 The love of God towards sinners is against the spirit of Islam. Islam vehemently rejects the crucifixion of Jesus. "That they said (in boast), . We killed Christ Jesus, the Son of Mary. ,,,but they killed him not, nor crucified him." Surah 4:157 The Holy Spirit Islam looks upon the Holy Spirit as a created spirit the same as an angel. In many instances the Quran uses the name "Holy Spirit" to mean an angel. In the story of the birth of Jesus, the Quran states that God has sent to Mary "His Spirit" (meaning the Angel Gabriel) to announce to her the news that she was chosen to be the mother of Jesus. "Then We (God) sent to her Our Angel (in the original: Our spirit), and he appeared before her as a man in all respects." Surah 19:17 The Spirit of God (as the Angel Gabriel) was also the one who allegedly carried the message of the Quran to Mohammed. "Say the Holy Spirit (The Angel Gabriel) has brought the revelation from thy Lord in truth." Surah 16:102 Because Muslims do not recognize the Holy Spirit, they cannot accept the Lordship of Jesus. "No man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost." 1 Corinthians 12:3 And because Muslims don't have the Holy Spirit dwelling in them, they don't have the assurance of salvation. "The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God, and if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint heirs with Christ." Romans 8:16 & 17 THE "ALLAH" OF ISLAM In theory Allah in the Quran has 99 names or attributes such as: Omniscient, Omnipotent, Sublime, Living, Everlasting, Holy, Light, Creator, Powerful...etc. In reality, however, the Quran paints a picture of Allah that in many ways resembles Mohammed's own personality. Whatever Mohammed wanted, Allah wanted for him. However Mohammed reacted, Allah reacted for him. Aisha, (one of Mohammed's 13 wives) was quoted as saying to Mohammed scornfully: "O Allah's Apostle, I do not see but that your Lord hurries in pleasing you." Al-Bukhari Vol 7:48 Here are just a few examples: When Abu Lahab criticized Mohammed, telling him, . Perish you, Mohammed! Did you invite us here for this?. , Allah immediately sends down Surah 111 to condemn both Abu Lahab and his wife. "Perish the hands of the Father of Flane (Abu Lahab). Burnt soon will he be in fire of blazing flame. His wife shall carry the wood as fuel." When Al Walid Ibn Almoghira and Omaya Ibn Khalaf mocked Mohammed and boasted of their wealth, Allah sends down Surah 104 rebuking them. "Woe to every (kind of) scandal-monger and backbiter who pileth up wealth and layeth it by, thinking that wealth would make last forever. He will be sure to be thrown into the fire (of the wrath) of Allah kindled (to a blaze)." When Mohammed fell in love with Zaynab, wife of his adopted son (Zaid), God approved of divorcing her from Zaid and joined her in marriage to Mohammed: - "Then, when Zaid had dissolved (his marriage) with her We joined her in marriage to thee, in order that there might be no difficulty to the believers in marriage to wives of their adopted sons." Surah 33:37 When Mohammed's wives demanded higher allowances out of the booty taken from the massacred Banu Qorayza Jewish tribe, God settled it by telling the wives to either be content with their present allowance or face divorce. (See Surah 33:28 & 29)When Hafsa caught Mohammed, in her bed, making love to his concubine Mariya, Mohammed tried to please angry Hafsa by promising her that he will stay away from Mariya. At this point Allah intervenes in Mohammed's behalf: - "O Prophet why holdest thou to be forbidden that which God has made lawful to thee? Thou seekest to please thy consorts. But Allah is oft forgiving, most merciful."Surah 66:1 Futher more God can not contradict himself. MUHAMMAD'S CALL After Muhammad's marriage to Khadija, Bishop Waraka Ibn Nofal befriended him and set his mind to train and disciple Muhammad to succed him as the Ebionite Bishop of Mecca. Muhammad's posperous union with khadija gave him time for solitude at the cave fo Mount Hira in a suburb of Mecca. It was there that Bishop Waraka began to teach and train him. Bishop Waraka taught Muhammad many of the Old and New Testament stories of the Bible. These stories are mentioned in the Koran with great distortion. He also taught Muhammad about Jesus according to the Ebionites' belief, which denies the deity of Christ. One night when Muhammad was forty years old, he was alone in the cave of Hira when a spirit appeared to him at the door of the cave. That spirit grasped him suddenly and squeezed him until he thought he would die and commanded him, "Read." "I cannot read," Muhammad answered, because he was illiterate. The spirit squeezed him again so tightly he that thought he would die, and commanded him again, "Read." "I cannot read," he answered. The The spirit tightened his grasp and squeezed him more and said for the third time, "Read." Afraid that he might die, Muhammad said, "What shall I read?" The spirit said: Read: in the name of thy Lord who Createth. Createth man from a clot. Read: and thy Lord is the Most Bounteous, Who teacheth by the pen, Teacheth man that which he knew not (Surat Al-Alaq 96:1-5 MPT) Then the spirti disappeared. Muhammad returned to his wife, frightened and in great distress. He worried that what had happened to him was an hallucination or the appearance of a jinni. The READER'S DIGEST ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIC DICTIONARY defines the word "Jinni" as follows: Jinni: (plural Jinn) in Muslim legend, a spirit capable assuming human or animal form and exercising supernatural influence over man. Muhammad asked Khadija to cover him for he was shivering. Khadija covered him, suprised by his fear, his shivering, and his pale face. Khadija took Mohammad to her cousin, Bishop Waraka Ibn Nofal, who declared his belief that Muhammad was chosen to be the prophet of his people. Keep in mind it was an Ebionite Bishop who declared that Muhammad was a prophet! Muhammad declared in his Koran in Surat Al-Imran 3:19: The religion before Allah is Islam. Again in verse 85 of the same Surat: If anyone desires a religion other than Islam, never will it be accepted of him; and in the hereafter he will be in the ranks of those who have lost. In Surat Al-Ahzab 33:40 we read: Muhammad is . . . the Messenger of Allah and the Seal of the Prophets. Analysis Of Muhammad's Call At this point we have to analyze Muhammad's call to decide if he is a true or a false prophet. We will address this issue with the following questions: First:Since Islam is the only religion accepted before Allah and Muhammad is the seal of the prophets as the Koran declares, why was it that the call of Muhammad came through that spirit and not by a direct call from God? Moses, the founder of Judaism, received a direct call from God. God spoke to him from the midst of the burning bush (Exodus 3:1-10). The Koran declares in Surat Al-Nisa 4:164: And to Moses Allah spoke direct. If Islam is superior to Judaism and Christianity, Muhammad should have received a direct call from God. Instead, he passed through that terrible experience at the cave of Hira when the spirit squeezed him, and he thought he would die. Second: Who will testify concerning that call? Muhammad was the only witness to that experience. One witness is not acceptable in substantiating such a claim. God said in the book of Deuteronomy 19:15: By the mouth of two or three witnesses the matter shall be established. Jesus Christ said to the Jews of his days: If I bear witness of Myself, my witness is not true. There is another that bears witness of Me, and I know that the witness which He witnesses of Me is true. You have sent to John, and he has bore witness to the truth. Yet I do not receive testimony from man, but I say these things that you may be saved. . . But I have a greater witness than John's, for the works which the Father has given me to finish - the very works that I do - bear witness of Me, that the Father has sent Me. And the Father Himself, who sent Me, has testified of Me. . . You search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify of Me (John 5:31-39 NKJ). Christ has four witness: The testimony of John the Baptist. The testimony of the miracles He performed. The testimony of the Heavenly Father. The testimony of the prophetic word. Muhammad is the only witness for himself. We cannot accept his sole testimony. Third: God authenticated the call of Moses with miracles and He witnessed concerning His Son, Jesus Christ, with miracles. Why was it that Muhammad was unable to perform miracles? Concerning Moses' miracles, the Bible says: Israel also came into Egypt, and Jacob dwelt in the land of Ham. . .He sent Moses His servant, and Aaron whom He had chosen. They performed His signs (miracles) among them, and wonders in the land of Ham. He sent darkness, and made it dark; and they did not rebel against His word. He turned their waters into blood, and killed their fish. Their land abounded with frogs, even in the chambers of their kings. He spoke, and there came swarms of flies, and lice in all their territory. He have them hail for rain, and flaming fire in their land. He struck their vines also and their fig trees, and splintered the trees of their territory. He spoke, and locust came, young locusts without number, and ate up all vegetation in their land, and devoured the fruit of their ground. He also destroyed all the firstborn in their land, the first of all their strength. (Psalms 105:23, 26-36 NKJ). The Koran declares: To Moses We did give nine Clear signs (miracles) (Surat Al-Isra 17:101). The Bible recorded ten miracles, not nine. We also read about Jesus' miracles in the New Testament. Jesus said to His disciples: Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father in Me, or else believe Me for the sake of the works themselves (John 14:11 NKJ). In his Gospel, the apostle John recorded many miracles Jesus performed. At the end of his Gospel he says: And truly Jesus did many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name (John 20:30, 31 NKJ). The Koran also declares that Jesus Christ performed many miracles. He healed the man who was born blind, and the leper, and raised the dead (Surat Al-Imran 3:49). But Muhammad declared that he could not perform any miracles. The Koran does not mention a single miracle attributed to him. The Koran declares in Surat Al-Ankabut 29:50: Yet they say: "Why are not signs sent down to him from his Lord?" Say (Muhammad): "The signs are indeed with Allah and I am indeed a clear warner." In Surat Al-Isra Muhammad's contemporaries asked him to perform a miracle so that they could believe in him. Muhammad answered: Glory to my Lord! Am I aught but a man, a messenger (Surat Al-Isra 17:93). Muhammad's call was not authenticated by miracles. Who Was The Spirit That Squeezed Muhammad At The Cave? It is of great importance to identify the spirit who squeezed Muhammad at the cave of Hira near Mecca. After his encounter with the spirit, Muhammad was afraid that what happened to him was from a Jinni. Then later, Muhammad declared in the Koran that the spirit who squeezed him was the angel Gabriel. We read in Surat Al-Baqarah 2:97: Say: Whoever is an enemy to Gabriel - for he brings down the (revelation) to the heart by Allah's will, a confirmation of what went before, and guidance and glad tidings for those who believe. Was the spirit really the angel Gabriel? The answer is: Absolutely not! First: Had the spirit been Gabriel, he would have calmed Muhammad and relieved his fear. But the spirit left him in extreme distress. Gabriel appeared to many people before his alleged visit to Muhammad and each time the first thing he did was to allay that person's fear. Gabriel appeared to the prophet Daniel. Daniel was afraid but Gabriel touched him, he did not squeeze him, he only touched him: And I heard a man's voice between the banks of Ulai, which called, and said, "Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision." So he came near where I stood: and when he came, I was afraid, and fell upon my face. . . but he touched me, and set me upright. . . (Daniel 8:16-18). Gabriel appeared to Zacharias, the father of John the Baptist, who is called Yihia in the Koran; he identified himself and said to Zacharias: Do not be afraid, Zacharias... I am Gabriel that stand in the presence of God (Luke 1:13, 19). Gabriel appeared to Mary, the mother of Jesus. Mary was greatly troubled but Gabriel said to her: Do not be afraid, Mary (Luke 1:30). But the spirit who squeezed Muhammad left him frightened and in great distress. Therefore the spirit could not have been the angel Gabriel. Second: Had the spirit been Gabriel, he would not have contradicted his former revelations. Six hundred years before Muhammad, Gabriel said to Mary when he appeared to her: The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called Son of God (Luke 1:35). But the spirit who appeared to Muhammad said to him:...and the Christians say: The Messiah is the son of Allah. That is their saying with their mouths. They imitate the saying of those who disbelieved (literally those who are infidels) of old. Allah (Himself) fighteth against them. How perverse are they (Surat Al-Tawbah 9:30 MPT). Gabriel said to Mary that Jesus would be called the Son of God. The spirit who gave the revelations to Muhammad said that this is the saying of the infidels, and declares that Allah Himself fights against the Christians who confess that Jesus is the Son of God. Was the spirit really the angel Gabriel? Could Gabriel contradict himself in such an important matter? Third: Had the spirit been Gabriel, Khadija would have believed Muhammad's testimony and would not have tested the spirit the way she did. We are told by Ibn Hesham, who wrote Muhammad's biography, that Khadija tested the spirit who squeezed Muhammad. She said to Muhammad: "Would you please tell me when the spirit comes to you?" When Muhammad told her of the spirit's arrival, Khadija said "Muhammad, sit on my left thigh." Muhammad sat on her left thigh. "Do you see the spirit?" she asked. "Yes." "Then sit on my right thigh." Muhammad sat on her right thigh. "Do you see the spirit?" she asked. "Yes," he answered. "Then sit on my lap." Muhammad sat on her lap. "Do you see the spirit?" she asked. "Yes," he answered. Khadija uncovered a feminine part of her body while Muhammad was sitting on her lap. "Do you see the spirit?" "No," he answered. Then Khadija said, "Muhammad, that spirit is an angel, not a devil" (Ibn Hesham, part 2, pages 74, 75). What a strange way to test a spirit! According to the Bible what we read about testing spirits is found in 1John - 1Jo 4:1 Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets have gone out into the world. 1Jo 4:2 By this ye know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ hath come in the flesh,is from God: 1Jo 4:3 And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh, is not from God. And this is that spirit of antichrist, of which ye have heard that it should come; and even now already it is in the world. Fourth: Had the spirit been Gabriel he would not have given a false scientific revelation to Muhammad. The spirit said to Muhammad: Read: in the name of thy Lord who Createth. Createth man from a clot (Surat Al-Alaq 96:1-5). These words are scientifically wrong. Professor Haanein Muhammad Makhloof, on page 508 of his Dictionary of the Meanings of Words of the Koran, says that the Arabic word "alaq" translated into English as "clot" means frozen blood. Man was created from the dust of the ground, not from frozen blood. Even the Koran states this fact: Behold, thy Lord said to the angels: "I am about to create man from clay. When I have fashioned him and breathed into him of My spirit, fall ye down in prostration unto him" (Surat Sad 38:71,72). Here the Koran contradicts itself. In one instance it says that many was created from "a clot" which means "frozen blood," while in another it says that man was created from "clay." The fact is, man was created from the dust of the ground as the Bible states. Dr. William Campbell in his book, The Koran and The Bible, says on page 185: As every reader who has studied human reproduction will realize, there is no state as a clot during formation a fetus, so this a very major scientific problem. Would the angel Gabriel make such a scientific error? Fifth: Had the spirit been Gabriel, he would have taught Mohammad to read and write. The Koran declares that Allah taught Jesus how to write. In Surat Al-Imran 3:48 it is said concerning Jesus: And Allah will teach him the book and wisdom, the Torah and the Gospel. Ibn Katheir in his exposition of the Koran (Vol. 1, page 344), says: The book mentioned here means writing. We would expect that Muhammad, who calls himself the seal of the prophets, would be taught to read and write. The spirit said in his revelation to Muhammad: Read; and thy Lord the Most Bounteous, who teaches by the pen, teacheth man that which he knew not (Surat Al-Alaq 96:3-4). The question is, if God teaches man that which he knew not by the pen, why did He not teach Muhammad how to read and write, instead of leaving him illiterate all his life? There came a time when Muhammad was in doubt concerning the revelations he received from the spirit. The Koran recorded: If thou wert in doubt as to what we have revealed unto thee, then ask those who have been reading the Book from before thee: The truth hath indeed come to thee from thy Lord; so be in no wise of those in doubt (Surat Yunus 10:94). The "Book" mentioned in this verse is the Bible, and that shows very clearly that the Bible was the final authority for Muhammad even when he was in doubt. If Muhammad had been a learned man he would have known the truth directly from the Bible. But the spirit left him illiterate. Muhammad had the right to be in doubt of the revelations given to him by the spirit which appeared to him at the cave of Hira, for that spirit was not the angel Gabriel. If he was a learned man, he would have known what the New Testament says concerning Satan: And no Wonder! For Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light (2 Cor 11:14 NKJ). It is obvious that Muhammad was totally deceived, for he was illiterate, and could not search for the truth as it is recorded in the Holy Scriptures which were available in his time. Muhammad's Call Was Not Like the Call Of Moses Or Jesus, Who Were Sent On A Special Mission Moses' mission as expressed in the Bible was: Come now, therefore, and I will send you to Pharaoh, that you may bring my people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt (Exodus 3:10 NKJ). We know that Moses fulfilled his mission to the letter. Jesus Christ declared His own mission in these words: The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because He has anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed; to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord (Luke 4:18, 19 NKJ). The spirit who squeezed Muhammad did not assign to him any special mission. He merely said to him: Read: In the name of thy Lord who Createth, Createth man from a clot (Surat Al-Alaq 96:1-5). Muhammad Does Not Pass The Test Of A True Prophet. In the final analysis, we find that Muhammad is not a true prophet, for the true prophet according to the Bible must have special qualifications. 1. The true prophet, who is chosen by God to be the founder of a new religion must receive a direct call from God (Exodus 3:9,10). Muhammad received his call from the spirit which squeezed him at the cave of Hira. 2. The true prophet, chosen to declare a new religion, must be committed to holiness (2 Peter 1:21). The main interest of Muhammad was to have as many wives as he could, and not to live a holy life. O Prophet! We have made lawful to thee thy wives to whom thou hast paid their dowers; and those whom thy right hand possesses out of the captives of war whom Allah has assigned to thee; and daughters of thy paternal uncles and aunts, and daughters of thy maternal uncles and aunts, who migrated with thee; and any believing woman who gives herself to the prophet. If the prophet wishes to wed her; - this only for thee, and not for the believers (at large) (Surat Al-Ahzab 33:50). 3. The true prophet must perform miracles to authenticate his call. There is no mention in the Koran of a single miracle attributed to Muhammad. 4. The true prophet must utter prophecies that must be fulfilled to the letter. The only so-called prophetic utterance Muhammad recorded in his Koran is Surat Ar-Rum it says: The Romans have been defeated - in a land close by: But they (even)after (this) defeat of their will soon be victorious within a few years, with Allah is the command in the past and in the future: On that day shall the believers rejoice (Surat Ar-Rum 30:2-4). This surat cannot be considered a prophecy in any sense, for it does not mention who defeated the Romans, where they were defeated, or who shall be defeated by them. It seems strange that the Muslims would rejoice because of the victory of the Romans who were Catholics at that time. Why do they not rejoice today for the victories of the Christians? If one apples this set of criteria and the required qualifications of the prophet to Muhammad, one must conclude that he is not a true prophet. In addition, Islam did not establish commandments or principles superior to those of judaism and christianity. All Muhammad did was to permit: Polygamy instead of monogamy. War and bloodshed instead of peace. Revenge instead of forgiveness. Salvation by good deeds, instead of salvation by the grace of God through the shed blood of Jesus Christ, and A sensual paradise after death where the Muslims will have rivers of wine, women with wide lovely eyes and beautiful boys instead of a new heaven and new earth in which righteousness dwells (II Peter 3:13). (Compare Surat Al-Tur 52:17-24 to II Peter 3:13). More importantly, Jesus Christ was the last Messenger of God to mankind, there was no one come after him. He is also the heir of all things. This is clear from the words we read in the Epistle to the Hebrews. God, who at various times and in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets, has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom he has appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the worlds; who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high. . . (Hebrew 1:1-3 NKJ). The Koran declares that Allah is the one who will inherit all things: It is We Who will inherit the earth, and all beings thereon: to Us will they all be returned (Surat Maryam 19:40). Lo! and it is We, even We, Who quicken and give death, and we are the inheritor (Surat Al-Hijr 15:23 MPT). If we acknowledge that Christ is the inheritor of all things, we have to confess that He is also God the Son. At the end of His earthly life, Jesus said to His disciples: Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also (John 14:1-3). Jesus told His disciples that He would come again to take them to His Father's house. He did not tell them that another prophet would come after him. It is not acceptable that God will send a slave after sending His eternal Son. Please do not try to say the Bible has been or is corrupt. This does not stand because Muslims and Christians believe in the infallibility of the original Biblical manuscripts. But many adherents of Islam think that today's Bible has undergone substantial changes with regard to its early manuscripts and their translated versions. However, the Quran does not support this claim unanimously! In fact it makes it clear that the Bible was found reliable in Muhammad's time, the sixth century. To prove that the twentieth century Bible is still authentic it only has to be compared with a copy from the sixth century. There is no valid proof that the Bible has been corrupted after Muhammad's time. The content of bible has not been change. They all reflect the early manuscript writtings. Christianity significantly adds to and alters the preceding Jewish faith by the forgiveness provided through the sacrifice of Christ's death on the cross and His resurrection. It thereby moves humanity from a state of "law" (Judaism) into a state of "grace" (Christianity) and provides reconciliation between God and mankind. What is new or different in the Muslim faith from Judaism and Christianity that makes it necessary as God's final revelation?" |
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