Answering Christian (Question 5)

Muslims claim that Quran is the absolute word of Allah, and it is capable of giving humankind the happiness in this world and in Hereafter. They claim that the Bible was altered in so many ways. Why, then, Muslims all around the world are apart from each other?

They are various schools, that not only differs in the views of minor things, but also things regarding creed and faith. They are Shiite, who some of them claim that Muhammad wasn't supposed be the Messenger of Allah, it should have been Ali. They are also other group like the Mu'tzilite, Khawarij, Qadiani and so on.


Why are the Muslim so disunited, if Islam is the true religion?


Answer


The answer is very simple. It is because the Quran is simply a guidance to mankind. Being the fact that the Islam, brought by the Quran is the one and only religion recognized by Allah, that does not means that everyone will accept and steadfast in it. Allah s.w.t. said :


(( There is no compulsion in religion. The right direction is henceforth distinct from error. And he who rejects false deities and believes in Allah has grabbed a strong handhold that will never break. Allah is Hearer, Knower )


Allah said that he who rejects false deities, means that surely there are who chose false deities instead of the Guidance of Allah. In the Quran itself, Allah had talked about the hypocrites, the idol worshippers, the atheist, the Jews and the Christians. That means that not everyone will received the light of the guidance.


The same thing happens to the Muslims. Not everyone will adhere to the true teaching of Islam and the Prophet Muhammad s.a.w. The Prophet had already warned the Muslim :


(( By He who Holds my soul! My people will break into 73 groups, the Christians will break into 72 groups, and the Jews will break into 71 groups. All of them shall be cast in Hell, except one )) The companions asked "Who are they, O Messenger of Allah?" He said "Al-Jamaah"


With this it is not weird to see the separation between the Muslim. Like we said above, it is not fair to blame the religion if there's anything wrong with the followers. Indeed Islam is the true religion, the one and only that is recognized by Allah.


And Allah Knows best.



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Answering Christian (Question 4)

The Quran talked about our Lord Jesus Christ for almost 15% of its entire content. It talks about His Devine miracles, the virgin birth, and also His creation by the Lord God. We can clearly see that in surah Ali Imran verse 45, it states :

(( When the angels said : O Mary! Allah gives you glad tidings of a Word from Him, whose name is the Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary, illustrious in the world and in Hereafter, and one of those brought near to Allah ))

It states "A Word", and indeed Jesus is the Word of God, and as a word a cannot be separated from its body, Jesus is God, from the Quran itself. Jesus had done so many miraculous thing, including giving life back to his dead friend. Who else can do that besides God?

Answer

Indeed we Muslims believe in the creation of Jesus without normal human interaction of male's sperm and female's ovum. We also believe all miraculous thing that he had done, when he talked while he was still in the cradle, he formed a bird from mud and it became real flying bird, he cured the blind and he even give life to dead person, but all of those miracles happened by the permission of Allah.

But, if those miraculous things are to accounted that he is God, or the Son of God, or a part of the Devine Trinity, then they are tons of other Messengers that had performed their own miracles, for example :

1) Noah had flooded the world with his flood.

2) The mountains had glorified Allah along with Daud.

3) Waters came flowing from the marks of Ismael's kick, and still the water is flowing today in Mecca.

4) The sea parted into two from the strike of Moses's stick.

5) How Allah preserved Muhammad (pbuh) miracle that is the Quran, from any sorts of alteration, while millions of Muslim all over the world memorized it without a single mistake!

Those are the miracles that Allah had given upon His messengers; in order to prove they are the Messengers of Allah. If they are to be proofs that Jesus is God by looking to his miracle, then all of the Messengers are God.

Secondly, who said that a word cannot be parted from its body? Of course they can! If we are reading book, for example, written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, does that mean that we are reading and looking at him as well? Of course not! The book was indeed written by him, his words, but not him in essence or anything similar.

Same goes, we Muslims believe that the Holy Quran is the Word of God, but that doesn't mean that Quran is God. We also gave the nickname "Kalimullah" to Moses, for he can talk directly to Allah, a miracle that even Jesus had not given with, but that does not mean that he is apart from the Trinity, or he is the Son of God.

Thirdly, the verse quoted above does not means that Jesus is the son of God, indeed if we look at the context of the verse :-

45 (( When the angels said : O Mary! Allah gives you glad tidings of a Word from Him, whose name is the Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary, illustrious in the world and in Hereafter, and one of those brought near to Allah ))

46 (( He will speak unto mankind in his cradle and in his manhood, and he is among the righteous ))

47 She said: My Lord! How can I have a child when no man hath touch me? He said: So (it will be). Allah creates what He will. If He decrees a thing, He said unto it: Be! And it is ))

From the context, we can see :-

1) How Mary said " How can I have a child? ", which means her child, a human, a mortal being, not the Essence of Allah. She was the one that Allah chose to show His Greatness, in creating anything He wants to. Surely she was the one who understood this task at most. Why, then, she didn't cry out, " How can you, O Allah can have a child? " ?

2) Clearly Allah s.w.t. said "Allah creates what He will". Creates, not beget. Creates something, anything, in this case, Jesus, which means that Jesus was created, and that means that he was a creation of Allah, not God .

They are also many verses elsewhere one can find in the Quran, which Allah said that Jesus the son of Mary was a messenger of God. If Allah (he is exalted from having a child) ever had a son, His only son, wouldn't it be easy for God to spell the word "Jesus the son of Allah" ?

n addition, the Quran talked about Jesus so many times, 25 times to be exact . This is because Quran is explaining the matter of the Christ very well to solve the confusion that was created by the Christians. As the matter of fact, the People of The Book (Jews and Christians) are the primary group for Muslims to convey the Message of Islam, as their faith and creed are the closest to Islam, since they originated from the same source, that is Allah s.w.t.

We also would like to bring here the words from Jesus himself regarding the Oneness of Allah. In Matthew chapter 23 verse 9, Jesus said :

9 And do not call for yourself any father on the earth, because your Father is one Who is in Heaven.

10 And do not call any teacher because your teacher is the Messiah.

For that, he meant "Allah is One and I'm your only teacher" .

Answering Christian (Question 3)

Question 3

Why Islam does always uses violence in dealing with things? For example, we can see in Islam that a man could beat his wife if she doesn't listen to him. We can also see how Islam made war obligatory to its followers, or what the Muslim calls 'Jihad'. Even more, those who kill others will be rewarded by God!

From this concept, we can see nowadays how many people that were killed under the name of Jihad. How many wars had broken into this world, how many innocent people had died and more importantly, how this act of violence can be justified by the name of Jihad!

This idea does not exist in Christianity. We always forgive whoever that had harmed us, and pray that God will have mercy on him, and that he will change. Jesus said, "If anyone hit you on your right cheek, turn to your left cheek". We can also see how Jesus, when he is being crucified, asked God to forgive the Jews, by saying that those men didn't know what they are doing. How merciful!

On the other hand, had this kind of mercy and forgiveness been showed by Muhammad? Islam was spread by the sword that means, preach Islam, and make sure that one converts into Islam, even by the means of the sword!

Answer
This is certainly an invalid view of Islam. In fact, Allah s.w.t. doesn't like those who spread bloodshed in this world. Allah s.w.t. said :

(( And when your Lord said unto the angels: Lo! I am about to place a viceroy on the earth: They said wiil You place therein one who will do harm therein and will shed blood? ))

For every single little thing that uses physical contact in Islam, there are reasons behind it. The first example given, that is the case of husband and wife. This cannot be used as a proof that Islam permits violence in a family constitution. This should be understood correctly. They are steps to be taken before a man is permitted to beat his wife. First, there most be a good reason, such as the wife had done something wrong and terrible upon her husband. For example, she loves going out at night with her friends, and enjoy visiting and chatting at a certain night club. Her husband, then, should advice her, talk to her softly, so that she can thing properly and hopefully change her behavior. After advising her, and still she does not listen to the advice given, he should then separate her from their place or resting i.e. the bed for certain period of time. After all that, and she still does not change her attitude, then he is allowed to beat her.
Even so, they are rules when he is beating his wife. First, the beating should not be a harmful one. He can only beat her in the very same way that he beat his children in educating them. Secondly, he should not beat his wife at parts that will cause her great harm, such as the face. He also should not beat his wife at parts that will leave a mark, such as the face, that will gives her shame when she is going out, or when anybody sees her.

After this entire rule, does that counts as violence? What then, a husband should do, if his wife did something bad, he advised her and she did not listen, he separates her from his bed, still she would not listen? Just simply forgives and ignores her? Or simply divorce her? Isn't that is more pathetic?

Same goes to Jihad. It is not right to say that by the name of Jihad, Muslim could declare a war, and easily kill anyone who rejects Islam. The best proof is at the time of the Prophet. The first war, the Battle of Badr, was not started by Muslim; instead, it was started by the Quraish in Mecca, who ravaged Muslim's properties back in Mecca. The declaration of war by the Prophet is obviously an act of defense! Anyone can read the Sirah of the Prophet, and see how all of the wars and battles were started by the non-believers. It is not even too much to say that every battle was an act of defense, and every declaration of Jihad was defensive. Even when the Prophet cast away the Jews of Bani Nadhir from Medina, it was because the tribe violated the peace treaty with the Prophet (pbuh).

With this, we can say that from the deeds of the one who brought Islam, the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), that Jihad does not means that Muslims could kill anyone who rejects Islam. If there is any Muslim that acts like this, killing innocent people and break a war without a reason of defending the religion or life, then he is a criminal. He should be brought to justice, and if necessary, he should even be killed. Islam does not recognize act of terrorism. The Prophet (pbuh) prohibited Muslim from killing innocent people like old men and women, children, those who are in worshipping place, those who are farming in their farm, cattle, and those who do not fight against Muslim army. Muslims are only permitted to strike those who strike against them. From this point, we can also say that the idea that Islam was spread by sword is not valid. Even more, terrorist exist in all religion, so it is not fair to blame only Islam.

As the matter of fact, jihad can also be found in the Bible. We will quote some of the verses, when Jesus and his disciples were preparing to confront the army of Rome:-

1) From Luke chapter 22, verse 35-36.

35 "When I sent to you without purse, and scrip, and shoes, lacked ye anything?". And they said, "Nothing".
36 "Then said he unto them, "But now, he that hath no purse, let him take it, and likewise his bag; and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment and buy one."
2) From Luke chapter 22, verse 38.
38 "…..Lord, behold, here are two swords." And he said unto them, "It is enough."

A call for sword, to hold a sword in order to protect the Messenger of God, is what we Muslims call Jihad!

101 Contradictions in the Bible (Last Section)

81. Was Jesus body wrapped in spices before burial in accordance with Jewish burial customs?
Yes and his female disciples witnessed his burial (John 19:39-40)
No. Jesus was simply wrapped in a linen shroud. Then the women bought and prepared spices so that they may go and anoint him [Jesus) (Mark 16: 1)

82. When did the women buy the spices?
After the Sabbath was past (Mark 16:1)
Before the Sabbath. The women prepared spices and ointments. Then, on the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment (Luke 23:55 to 24:1)

83. At what time of day did the women visit the tomb?
Toward the dawn (Matthew 28: 1)
When the sun had risen (Mark 16:2)

84. What was the purpose for which the women went to the tomb?
To anoint Jesus body with spices (Mark 16: 1; Luke 23:55 to 24: 1)
To see the tomb. Nothing about spices here (Matthew 28: 1)
For no specified reason. In this gospel the wrapping with spices had been done before the Sabbath (John 20: 1)

85. A large stone was placed at the entrance of the tomb. Where was the stone when the women arrived?
They saw that the stone was Rolled back (Mark 16:4) They found the stone rolled away from the tomb (Luke 24:2) They saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb (John 20:1)
As the women approached, an angel descended from heaven, rolled away the stone, and conversed with the women. Matthew made the women witness the spectacular rolling away of the stone (Matthew 28:1-6)

86. Did anyone tell the women what happened to Jesus body?
Yes. A young man in a white robe (Mark 16:5). Two men ... in dazzling apparel later described as angels (Luke 24:4 and 24:23). An angel - the one who rolled back the stone (Matthew 16:2). In each case the women were told that Jesus had risen from the dead (Matthew 28:7; Mark 16:6; Luke 24:5 footnote)
No. Mary met no one and returned saying, They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid him (John 20:2)

87. When did Mary Magdelene first meet the resurrected Jesus? And how did she react?
Mary and the other women met Jesus on their way back from their first and only visit to the tomb. They took hold of his feet and worshipped him (Matthew 28:9)
On her second visit to the tomb Mary met Jesus just outside the tomb. When she saw Jesus she did not recognize him. She mistook him for the gardener. She still thinks that Jesus body is laid to rest somewhere and she demands to know where. But when Jesus said her name she at once recognized him and called him Teacher. Jesus said to her, Do not hold me... (John 20:11 to 17)

88. What was Jesus instruction for his disciples?
Tell my brethren to go to Galilee, and there they will see me (Matthew 2 8: 10)
Go to my brethren and say to them, I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God (John 20:17)

89. When did the disciples return to Galilee?
Immediately, because when they saw Jesus in Galilee some doubted (Matthew 28:17). This period of uncertainty should not persist
After at least 40 days. That evening the disciples were still in Jerusalem (Luke 24:3 3). Jesus appeared to them there and told them, stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high (Luke 24:49). He was appearing to them during forty days (Acts 1:3), and charged them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise ... (Acts 1:4)

90. To whom did the Midianites sell Joseph?
To the Ishmaelites (Genesis 37:28)
To Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh (Genesis 37:36)

91. Who brought Joseph to Egypt?
The Ishmaelites bought Joseph and then took Joseph to Egypt (Genesis 37:28)
The Midianites had sold him in Egypt (Genesis 37:36)
Joseph said to his brothers I am your brother, Joseph, whom you sold into Egypt (Genesis 45:4)
92. Does God change his mind?
Yes. The word of the Lord came to Samuel: I repent that I have made Saul King... (I Samuel 15:10 to 11)
No. God will not lie or repent; for he is not a man, that he should repent (I Samuel 15:29)
Yes. And the Lord repented that he had made Saul King over Israel (I Samuel 15:35). Notice that the above three quotes are all from the same chapter of the same book! In addition, the Bible shows that God repented on several other occasions:
i. The Lord was sorry that he made man (Genesis 6:6)
I am sorry that I have made them (Genesis 6:7)
ii. And the Lord repented of the evil which he thought to do to his people (Exodus 32:14).
iii. (Lots of other such references).

93. The Bible says that for each miracle Moses and Aaron demonstrated the magicians did the same by their secret arts. Then comes the following feat:
Moses and Aaron converted all the available water into blood (Exodus 7:20-21)
The magicians did the same (Exodus 7:22). This is impossible, since there would have been no water left to convert into blood.

94. Who killed Goliath?
David (I Samuel 17:23, 50)
Elhanan (2 Samuel 21:19)

95. Who killed Saul?
Saul took his own sword and fell upon it.... Thus Saul died... (I Samuel 31:4-6)
An Amalekite slew him (2 Samuel 1:1- 16)

96. Does every man sin?
Yes. There is no man who does not sin (I Kings 8:46; see also 2 Chronicles 6:36; Proverbs 20:9; Ecclesiastes 7:20; and I John 1:810)
No. True Christians cannot possibly sin, because they are the children of God. Every one who believes that Jesus is the Christ is a child of God.. (I John 5:1). We should be called children of God; and so we are (I John 3: 1). He who loves is born of God (I John 4:7). No one born of God commits sin; for Gods nature abides in him, and he cannot sin because he is born of God (I John 3:9). But, then again, Yes! If we say we have no sin we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us (I John 1:8)

97. Who will bear whose burden?
Bear one anothers burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ (Galatians 6:2)
Each man will have to bear his own load (Galatians 6:5)

98. How many disciples did Jesus appear to after his resurrection?
Twelve (I Corinthians 15:5)
Eleven (Matthew 27:3-5 and Acts 1:9-26, see also Matthew 28:16; Mark 16:14 footnote; Luke 24:9; Luke 24:3 3)

99. Where was Jesus three days after his baptism?
After his baptism, the spirit immediately drove him out into the wilderness. And he was in the wilderness forty days ... (Mark 1:12-13)
Next day after the baptism, Jesus selected two disciples. Second day: Jesus went to Galilee - two more disciples. Third day: Jesus was at a wedding feast in Cana in Galilee (see John 1:35; 1:43; 2:1-11)

100. Was baby Jesus life threatened in Jerusalem?
Yes, so Joseph fled with him to Egypt and stayed there until Herod died (Matthew 2:13 23)
No. The family fled nowhere. They calmly presented the child at the Jerusalem temple according to the Jewish customs and returned to Galilee (Luke 2:21-40)

101. When Jesus walked on water how did the disciples respond?
They worshipped him, saying, Truly you are the Son of God (Matthew 14:33)
They were utterly astounded, for they did not understand about the loaves, but their hearts were hardened (Mark 6:51-52)

101 Contradictions in the Bible (Section D)

61. How did Judas die?
After he threw the money into the temple he went away and hanged himself (Matthew 27:5)
After he bought the field with the price of his evil deed he fell headlong and burst open in the middle and all his bowels gushed out (Acts 1:18)

62. Why is the field called Field of Blood?
Because the priests bought it with the blood money (Matthew 27:8)
Because of the bloody death of Judas therein (Acts 1:19)

63. Who is a ransom for whom?
The Son of Man came...to give his life as a ransom for many (Mark 10:45). Christ Jesus who gave himself as a ransom for all... (I Timothy 2:5-6)
The wicked is a ransom for the righteous, and the faithless for the upright (Proverbs 21:18)

64. Is the law of Moses useful?
Yes. All scripture is... profitable... (2 Timothy 3:16)
No. . . . A former commandment is set aside because of its weakness and uselessness... (Hebrews 7:18)

65. What was the exact wording on the cross?
This is Jesus the King of the Jews (Matthew 27:37)
The King of the Jews (Mark 15:26)
This is the King of the Jews (Luke 23:38)
Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews (John 19:19)

66. Did Herod want to kill John the Baptist?
Yes (Matthew 14:5)
No. It was Herodias, the wife of Herod who wanted to kill him. But Herod knew that he was a righteous man and kept him safe (Mark 6:20)

67. Who was the tenth disciple of Jesus in the list of twelve?
Thaddaeus (Matthew 10: 1-4; Mark 3:13 -19)
Judas son of James is the corresponding name in Lukes gospel (Luke 6:12-16)

68. Jesus saw a man sitat the tax collectors office and called him to be his disciple. What was his name?
Matthew (Matthew 9:9)
Levi (Mark 2:14; Luke 5:27)

69. Was Jesus crucified on the daytime before the Passover meal or the daytime after?
After (Mark 14:12-17)
Before. Before the feast of the Passover (John 1) Judas went out at night (John 13:30). The other disciples thought he was going out to buy supplies to prepare for the Passover meal (John 13:29). When Jesus was arrested, the Jews did not enter Pilates judgment hail because they wanted to stay clean to eat the Passover (John 18:28). When the judgment was pronounced against Jesus, it was about the sixth hour on the day of Preparation for the Passover (John 19:14)

70. Did Jesus pray to The Father to prevent the crucifixion?
Yes. (Matthew 26:39; Mark 14:36; Luke 22:42)
No. (John 12:27)

71. In the gospels which say that Jesus prayed to avoid the cross, how many times did he move away from his disciples to pray?
Three (Matthew 26:36-46 and Mark 14:32-42)
One. No opening is left for another two times. (Luke 22:39-46)

72. Matthew and Mark agree that Jesus went away and prayed three times. What were the words of the second prayer?
Mark does not give the words but he says that the words were the same as the first prayer (Mark 14:3 9)
Matthew gives us the words, and we can see that they are not the same as in the first (Matthew 26:42)

73. What did the centurion say when Jesus dies?
Certainly this man was innocent (Luke 23:47)
Truly this man was the Son of God (Mark 15:39)

74. When Jesus said My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken Me ? in what language did he speak?
Hebrew: the words are Eloi, Eloi ..(Matthew 27:46)
Aramaic: the words are Eloi, Eloi .. (Mark 15:34)

75. According to the gospels, what were the last words of Jesus before he died?
Father, into thy hands I commit my spirit! (Luke 23:46)
"It is finished" (John 19:30)

76. When Jesus entered Capernaum he healed the slave of a centurion. Did the centurion come personally to request Jesus for this?
Yes (Matthew 8:5)
No. He sent some elders of the Jews and his friends (Luke 7:3,6)

77.
Adam was told that if and when he eats the forbidden fruit he would die the same day (Genesis 2:17)
Adam ate the fruit and went on to live to a ripe old age of 930 years (Genesis 5:5)

78. God decided that the life-span of humans will be limited to 120 years (Genesis 6:3)
Many people born after that lived longer than 120. Arpachshad lived 438 years. His son Shelah lived 433 years. His son Eber lived 464 years, etc. (Genesis 11:12-16)

79. Apart from Jesus did anyone else ascend to heaven?
No (John 3:13)
Yes. And Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven (2 Kings 2:11)

80. Who was high priest when David went into the house of God and ate the consecrated bread?
Abiathar (Mark 2:26)
Ahimelech, the father of Abiathar (I Samuel 1:1; 22:20)

Answering Christian (Question 2)

Question 2
Muslim says that the Divine Trinity is invalid, where God, in the Quran itself, addresses Himself as plural, not singular, for example :
(( Indeed We have sent down the Dzikr and surely We are the ones who preserve it ))
We can see hear that God said "We" instead of "I" ! We is for plural, and that, of course, will be the Lord God, Jesus the Son of God, and Mary the Mother of God. From John chapter 10, verse 30 : "I and My Father are One" !.

Answer
Obviously this is not the correct way of interpreting that verse, or any other verse that Allah s.w.t. used "We". In interpreting the Quran, they are more than 13 field of knowledge that one has to master, such as the sciences of Quran, the sciences of Hadith, the knowledge regarding the Arabic language, the knowledge of the sirah of the Prophet, and so on. One cannot easily interpret the verses of Quran without a discipline, or else, everyone can claim anything, and bring their support with their own interpretation of the Quran.

The word "We" that Allah used here, doesn't refers to plural, but it is the form of ta'zim, or expressing His Greatness trough His Words. It is not hard to understand or accept it. If we look at Queen Elizabeth II, she also used the word we in referring to herself, her majesty. Does that mean that she is also included in the Trinity?

Allah is One, and His Oneness cannot be denied, nor it is denied by any Muslim lunatics, if there's any! He said :
(( Say! (O Muhammad) that He is One! Allah, the Eternally Besought of all! He begets not nor He was begotten. And there is none comparable to Him ))
This is the basic of Muslim theology, and no Muslim will deny it!

Besides, the quotation above regarding the words of Jesus, is not exactly means that Jesus and God are one. If we may look at the context of the story, from John chapter 10 verse 23 until the verse 30 :

23 And Jesus walked in the temple in Solomon's porch.

24 Then came the Jews around him. And said unto Him. How long dost thou make us doubt? If thou be the Christ, tell us plainly.

25 Jesus answered them, I told you, and you believed not: the works that I do in my Father's name, they bear witness of me.

26 But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you.

27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:

28 And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man PLUCK THEM OUT OF MY HAND.

29 My Father which gave them to me, I greater than all, and no man is able to PLUCK THEM OUT OF MY FATHER'S HAND.

30 I and my Father are one.

We can see clearly, the oneness hear is the oneness in purpose, not oneness by nature. Any Messenger of God is one in purpose, so long as any man and woman in remains in faith!
In addition, the word Trinity does not even mentioned in the Bible, not even once. We bring here a quotation from former pastor, missionary, professor and is holding a Master degree in Divinity, Sister Khadijah "Sue" Watson :
" It is interesting to note that there were bishops during the first three hundred years of the Church that were teaching as the Muslims that Jesus (pbuh) was a prophet and not son of God!

It was only after the conversion of Emperor Constantine that was the one to call and introduce the doctrine of Trinity. He a convert to Christianity who knew nothing of this religion introduced a paganistic concept that goes back to Babylonian times. Because the space does not permit me to go into detail about the subject inshaAllah, another time. Only I must point out that the word TRINITY is not found in the Bible in any of its many translation nor is it found in the original Greek or Hebrew language! "

Answering Christian (QUESTION 1)

QUESTION 1

Why does Muslims adhere on a religion that imposes fear to his God? Isn't God deserves to be loved instead of feared? Even more, Muslims are required to have hope upon his God, isn't that's a feeling that contradicts each other?

In Christian, we love our Lord, Jesus the Savior. We are being forgiven as long as we have faith in Him. We believe that this is the best faith, where we don't have to fear our own loving God, and we worship Him, drink His Blood and taste His Flesh out of love, not fear.

Answer
It is true that we Muslims have sense of fear to our Lord, Allah s.w.t., and at the same time we have to have hope, and also love, the strongest love to Him, stronger that anything else in this world. This concept has to be understood properly. Fearing Him, does not mean that a Muslim should not love Him. A child, for example, loves his parents so much, but at the same time, has a sense of fear, fear that his parents will punish him if he had done wrong or behave improperly. If we should see from the parents' point of view, should the parents punish their child, if they had done wrong?

Of course, and the punishment is for their own good, so that they will not repeat that mistake again. At the same time, the sense of fear within the child himself will be some sort of guardian upon himself, so that he will behave properly, and thus, didn't hurt or affect himself or anyone else besides him. Now, shall we ask, does the child have hope upon his parents? Why, yes, that will be certain. After behaving properly, listen carefully to the words of his parents, certainly the child will hope rewards from his parents, especially in the form of love to him.
Can't we say now, that the child love, fear and hope for his parents' love, simultaneously? If we can accept this idea, then why the same idea cannot be accepted, with regarding to Islamic view of people and their Lord?

Even more, Allah loves us more than our parents love us. Once, the Prophet (pbuh) was having a walk with his companions, when they saw a mother was carrying his baby. The Prophet asked the companions, "Do you think there is anyone else that loves the baby more than his mother?" The companions answered, "No, O Messenger of Allah, there is no one else" The Prophet said "Indeed there is, that is Allah. Allah loves the baby more than his mother. Allah created for him his mother, so that he will live in peace and love. Allah also created milk in his mother's breast, so that he can drink from it, stay away from hungriness, and makes him feel warm and safe".
For that, Allah deserves our highest degree of love. He created us out of nothing and put us into existence. He even gave us His sustenance. For that, wouldn't it be just for Him to punish us, if we ignore Him? Wouldn't the act of ignorance to Allah even more serious than to ignore our parents? Obviously His punishment will be far greater than our parents, and for that, wouldn't it be necessary for us to fear Him. In fact, the fear of Him will be a reminder for us to behave properly according to His Syariah. If we had done good and follow His Syariah accordingly, wouldn't it be just for us to hope for His love and rewards, just like the case of a child and his parents I mentioned above?

As the matter of fact, Christians claim that as long as we believe in Jesus Christ, that he came for our salvation, we will be pardon, no matter what our sin was. But why then, those Christians countries including America, are putting those who committed crime in jail? Why are they punishing them, even some of them are being put into death sentence without any pardon? Aren't these contradict with the believe that ALL people will be forgiven just as long as they believe?

In contrast, if in any case, those who believe in Jesus committed crime, will be forgiven just like that, wouldn't that will bring harms to other people?
In conclusion, fear and hope is the best sense to be included in any forms of worship. You will never find other sense that is better than this.

Answering Christian

QUESTION 1

Why does Muslims adhere on a religion that imposes fear to his God? Isn't God deserves to be loved instead of feared? Even more, Muslims are required to have hope upon his God, isn't that's a feeling that contradicts each other?

In Christian, we love our Lord, Jesus the Savior. We are being forgiven as long as we have faith in Him. We believe that this is the best faith, where we don't have to fear our own loving God, and we worship Him, drink His Blood and taste His Flesh out of love, not fear.

Answer
It is true that we Muslims have sense of fear to our Lord, Allah s.w.t., and at the same time we have to have hope, and also love, the strongest love to Him, stronger that anything else in this world. This concept has to be understood properly. Fearing Him, does not mean that a Muslim should not love Him. A child, for example, loves his parents so much, but at the same time, has a sense of fear, fear that his parents will punish him if he had done wrong or behave improperly. If we should see from the parents' point of view, should the parents punish their child, if they had done wrong?

Of course, and the punishment is for their own good, so that they will not repeat that mistake again. At the same time, the sense of fear within the child himself will be some sort of guardian upon himself, so that he will behave properly, and thus, didn't hurt or affect himself or anyone else besides him. Now, shall we ask, does the child have hope upon his parents? Why, yes, that will be certain. After behaving properly, listen carefully to the words of his parents, certainly the child will hope rewards from his parents, especially in the form of love to him.
Can't we say now, that the child love, fear and hope for his parents' love, simultaneously? If we can accept this idea, then why the same idea cannot be accepted, with regarding to Islamic view of people and their Lord?

Even more, Allah loves us more than our parents love us. Once, the Prophet (pbuh) was having a walk with his companions, when they saw a mother was carrying his baby. The Prophet asked the companions, "Do you think there is anyone else that loves the baby more than his mother?" The companions answered, "No, O Messenger of Allah, there is no one else" The Prophet said "Indeed there is, that is Allah. Allah loves the baby more than his mother. Allah created for him his mother, so that he will live in peace and love. Allah also created milk in his mother's breast, so that he can drink from it, stay away from hungriness, and makes him feel warm and safe".
For that, Allah deserves our highest degree of love. He created us out of nothing and put us into existence. He even gave us His sustenance. For that, wouldn't it be just for Him to punish us, if we ignore Him? Wouldn't the act of ignorance to Allah even more serious than to ignore our parents? Obviously His punishment will be far greater than our parents, and for that, wouldn't it be necessary for us to fear Him. In fact, the fear of Him will be a reminder for us to behave properly according to His Syariah. If we had done good and follow His Syariah accordingly, wouldn't it be just for us to hope for His love and rewards, just like the case of a child and his parents I mentioned above?

As the matter of fact, Christians claim that as long as we believe in Jesus Christ, that he came for our salvation, we will be pardon, no matter what our sin was. But why then, those Christians countries including America, are putting those who committed crime in jail? Why are they punishing them, even some of them are being put into death sentence without any pardon? Aren't these contradict with the believe that ALL people will be forgiven just as long as they believe?

In contrast, if in any case, those who believe in Jesus committed crime, will be forgiven just like that, wouldn't that will bring harms to other people?
In conclusion, fear and hope is the best sense to be included in any forms of worship. You will never find other sense that is better than this.

101 Contradictions in the Bible (Section C)

41. Did Herod think that Jesus was John the Baptist?
Yes (Matthew 14:2; Mark 6:16)
No (Luke 9:9)

42. Did John the Baptist recognize Jesus before his baptism?
Yes (Matthew 3:13-14)
No (John 1:32,33)

43. Did John the Baptist recognize Jesus after his baptism?
Yes (John 1:32, 33)
No (Matthew 11:2)

44. According to the Gospel of John, what did Jesus say about bearing his own witness?
If I bear witness to myself, my testimony is not true (John 5:3 1)
Even if I do bear witness to myself, my testimony is true (John 8:14)

45. When Jesus entered Jerusalem did he cleanse the temple that same day?
Yes (Matthew 21:12)
No. He went into the temple and looked around, but since it was very late he did nothing. Instead, he went to Bethany to spend the night and returned the next morning to cleanse the temple (Mark I 1:1- 17)

46. The Gospels say that Jesus cursed a fig tree. Did the tree wither at once?
Yes. (Matthew 21:19)
No. It withered overnight (Mark II: 20)

47. Did Judas kiss Jesus?
Yes (Matthew 26:48-50)
No. Judas could not get close enough to Jesus to kiss him (John 18:3-12)

48. What did Jesus say about Peters denial?
The cock will not crow till you have denied me three times (John 13:38)
Before the cock crows twice you will deny me three times (Mark 14:30) . When the cock crowed once, the three denials were not yet complete (see Mark 14:72). Therefore prediction (a) failed.

49. Did Jesus bear his own cross?
Yes (John 19:17)
No (Matthew 27:31-32)

50. Did Jesus die before the curtain of the temple was torn?
Yes (Matthew 27:50-51; Mark lS:37-38)
No. After the curtain was torn, then Jesus crying with a loud voice, said, Father, into thy hands I commit my spirit! And having said this he breathed his last (Luke 23:45-46)

51. Did Jesus say anything secretly?
No. I have said nothing secretly (John 18:20)
Yes. He did not speak to them without a parable, but privately to his own disciples he explained everything (Mark 4:34). The disciples asked him Why do you speak to them in parables? He said, To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given (Matthew 13: 1 0-11)

52. Where was Jesus at the sixth hour on the day of the crucifixion?
On the cross (Mark 15:23)
In Pilates court (John 19:14)

53. The gospels say that two thieves were crucified along with Jesus. Did both thieves mock Jesus?
Yes (Mark 15:32)
No. One of them mocked Jesus, the other defended Jesus (Luke 23:43)

54. Did Jesus ascend to Paradise the same day of the crucifixion?
Yes. He said to the thief who defended him, Today you will be with me in Paradise (Luke 23:43)
No. He said to Mary Magdelene two days later, I have not yet ascended to the Father (John 20:17)

55. When Paul was on the road to Damascus he saw a light and heard a voice. Did those who were with him hear the voice?
Yes (Acts9:7)
No (Acts22:9)

56. When Paul saw the light he fell to the ground. Did his traveling companions also fall to the ground?
Yes (Acts 26:14)
No (Acts 9:7)

57. Did the voice spell out on the spot what Pauls duties were to be?
Yes (Acts 26:16-18)
No. The voice commanded Paul to go into the city of Damascus and there he will be told what he must do. (Acts9:7;22: 10)

58. When the Israelites dwelt in Shittin they committed adultery with the daughters of Moab. God struck them with a plague. How many people died in that plague?
Twenty-four thousand (Numbers 25:1 and 9)
Twenty-three thousand (I Corinthians 10:8)

59. How many members of the house of Jacob came to Egypt?
Seventy souls (Genesis 4 & 27)
Seventy-five souls (Acts 7:14)

60. What did Judas do with the blood money he received for betraying Jesus?
He bought a field (Acts 1: 18)
He threw all of it into the temple and went away. The priests could not put the blood money into the temple treasury, so they used it to buy a field to bury strangers (Matthew 27:5)

101 Contradictions in the Bible (Section B)

21. How many were the children of Bethel and Ai?
• Two hundred and twenty-three (Ezra 2:28)
• One hundred and twenty-three (Nehemiah 7:32)

22. Ezra 2:64 and Nehemiah 7:66 agree that the total number of the whole assembly was 42,360. Yet the numbers do not add up to anything close. The totals obtained from each book is as follows:
• 29,818 (Ezra)
• 31,089 (Nehemiah)

23. How many singers accompanied the assembly?
• Two hundred (Ezra 2:65)
• Two hundred and forty-five (Nehemiah 7:67)

24. What was the name of King Abijahs mother?
• Michaiah, daughter of Uriel of Gibeah (2 Chronicles 13:2)
• Maachah, daughter of Absalom (2 Chronicles 11:20) But Absalom had only one daughter whose name was Tamar (2 Samuel 14:27)

25. Did Joshua and the Israelites capture Jerusalem?
• Yes (Joshua 10:23, 40)
• No (Joshua 15:63)

26. Who was the father of Joseph, husband of Mary?
• Jacob (Matthew 1:16)
• Hell (Luke 3:23)

27. Jesus descended from which son of David?
• Solomon (Matthew 1:6)
• Nathan(Luke3:31)

28. Who was the father of Shealtiel?
• Jechoniah (Matthew 1:12)
• Neri (Luke 3:27)

29. Which son of Zerubbabel was an ancestor of Jesus Christ?
• Abiud (Matthew 1: 13)
• Rhesa (Luke 3:27) But the seven sons of Zerubbabel are as follows: i.Meshullam, ii. Hananiah, iii. Hashubah, iv. Ohel, v.Berechiah, vi. Hasadiah, viii. Jushabhesed (I Chronicles 3:19, 20). The names Abiud and Rhesa do not fit in anyway.

30. Who was the father of Uzziah?
• Joram (Matthew 1:8)
• Amaziah (2 Chronicles 26:1)

31. Who was the father of Jechoniah?
• Josiah (Matthew 1:11)
• Jeholakim (I Chronicles 3:16)

32. How many generations were there from the Babylonian exile until Christ?
• Matthew says fourteen (Matthew 1:17)
• But a careful count of the generations reveals only thirteen (see Matthew 1: 12-16)

33. Who was the father of Shelah?
• Cainan (Luke 3:35-36)
• Arphaxad (Genesis II: 12)

34. Was John the Baptist Elijah who was to come?
• Yes (Matthew II: 14, 17:10-13)
• No (John 1:19-21)

35. Would Jesus inherit Davids throne?
• Yes. So said the angel (Luke 1:32)
• No, since he is a descendant of Jehoiakim (see Matthew 1: I 1, I Chronicles 3:16). And Jehoiakim was cursed by God so that none of his descendants can sit upon Davids throne (Jeremiah 36:30)

36. Jesus rode into Jerusalem on how many animals?
• One - a colt (Mark 11:7; cf Luke 19:3 5). And they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their garments on it; and he sat upon it.
• Two - a colt and an ass (Matthew 21:7). They brought the ass and the colt and put their garments on them and he sat thereon.

37. How did Simon Peter find out that Jesus was the Christ?
• By a revelation from heaven (Matthew 16:17)
• His brother Andrew told him (John 1:41)

38. Where did Jesus first meet Simon Peter and Andrew?
• By the sea of Galilee (Matthew 4:18-22)
• On the banks of river Jordan (John 1:42). After that, Jesus decided to go to Galilee (John 1:43)

39. When Jesus met Jairus was Jairus daughter already dead?
• Yes. Matthew 9:18 quotes him as saying, My daughter has just died.
• No. Mark 5:23 quotes him as saying, My little daughter is at the point of death.

40. Did Jesus allow his disciples to keep a staff on their journey?
• Yes (Mark 6:8)
• No (Matthew 10:9; Luke 9:3)

CONCEPT OF GOD IN CHRISTIANITY

by Dr. Zakir Naik
I INTRODUCTION TO CHRISTIANITY:
Christianity is a Semitic religion, which claims to have nearly 1.2 billion adherents all over the world. Christianity owes its name to Jesus Christ (peace be on him). The Holy Bible is the sacred scripture of the Christians:
a) The Bible is divided into two parts, the Old Testament and the New Testament. The Old Testament is the Holy Scripture of the Jews and contains records of all the prophets of the Jews that came before Jesus (pbuh).
The New Testament contains records of the life of Jesus (pbuh).
b) The complete Bible, i.e. the Old Testament and the New Testament put together, contains 73 books. However, the Protestant Bible i.e. the King James Version, contains only 66 books as they consider 7 books of the Old Testament to be apocrypha, i.e. of doubtful authority.
Therefore the Old Testament of the Catholics, contains 46 books and that of the Protestants, 39 books. However the New Testament of both these sects contains 27 books.

II Position of Jesus (pbuh) in Islam:
(i) Islam is the only non-Christian faith, which makes it an article of faith to believe in Jesus (pbuh). No Muslim is a Muslim if he does not believe in Jesus (pbuh).
(ii) We believe that he was one of the mightiest Messengers of Allah (swt).
(iii) We believe that he was born miraculously, without any male intervention, which many modern day Christians do not believe.
(iv) We believe he was the Messiah translated Christ (pbuh).
(v) We believe that he gave life to the dead with God’s permission.
(iv) We believe that he healed those born blind, and the lepers with God’s permission.

III CONCEPT OF GOD IN CHRISTIANITY:
1. Jesus Christ (pbuh) never claimed Divinity
One may ask, if both Muslims and Christians love and respect Jesus (pbuh), where exactly is the parting of ways? The major difference between Islam and Christianity is the Christians’ insistence on the supposed divinity of Christ (pbuh). A study of the Christian scriptures reveals that Jesus (pbuh) never claimed divinity. In fact there is not a single unequivocal statement in the entire Bible where Jesus (pbuh) himself says, "I am God" or where he says, "worship me". In fact the Bible contains statements attributed to Jesus (pbuh) in which he preached quite the contrary. The following statements in the Bible are attributed to Jesus Christ (pbuh):
(i) "My Father is greater than I." [The Bible, John 14:28]
(ii) "My Father is greater than all." [The Bible, John 10:29]
(iii) "…I cast out devils by the Spirit of God…." [The Bible, Mathew 12:28]
(iv) "…I with the finger of God cast out devils…." [The Bible, Luke 11:20]
(v) "I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgement is just; because I seek not my own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me." [The Bible, John 5:30]

2. The Mission of Jesus Christ (pbuh) – to Fulfill the Law
Jesus (pbuh) never claimed divinity for himself. He clearly announced the nature of his mission. Jesus (pbuh) was sent by God to confirm the previous Judaic law. This is clearly evident in the following statements attributed to Jesus (pbuh) in the Gospel of Mathew:
"Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the Prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
"Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven; but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven."
"For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven." [The Bible, Mathew 5:17-20]

3. God Sent Jesus' (pbuh)
The Bible mentions the prophetic nature of Jesus (pbuh) mission in the following verses:
(i) "… and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father’s which sent me."[The Bible, John 14:24]
(ii) "And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou has sent." [The Bible, John 17:3]

4. Jesus Refuted even the Remotest Suggestion of his Divinity
Consider the following incident mentioned in the Bible:
"And behold, one came and said unto him, ‘Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?’
And he said unto him, ‘Why callest thou me good? There is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.’ "[The Bible, Mathew 19:16-17]
Jesus (pbuh) did not say that to have the eternal life of paradise, man should believe in him as Almighty God or worship him as God, or believe that Jesus (pbuh) would die for his sins. On the contrary he said that the path to salvation was through keeping the commandments. It is indeed striking to note the difference between the words of Jesus Christ (pbuh) and the Christian dogma of salvation through the sacrifice of Jesus (pbuh).

5. Jesus (pbuh) of Nazareth – a Man Approved of God
The following statement from the Bible supports the Islamic belief that Jesus (pbuh) was a prophet of God.
"Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know." [The Bible, Acts 2:22]

6. The First Commandment is that God is One
The Bible does not support the Christian belief in trinity at all. One of the scribes once asked Jesus (pbuh) as to which was the first commandment of all, to which Jesus (pbuh) merely repeated what Moses (pbuh) had said earlier:
"Shama Israelu Adonai Ila Hayno Adonai Ikhad."
This is a Hebrew quotation, which means:
"Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord." [The Bible, Mark 12:29]
It is striking that the basic teachings of the Church such as Trinity and vicarious atonement find no mention in the Bible. In fact, various verses of the Bible point to Jesus’ (pbuh) actual mission, which was to fulfill the law revealed to Prophet Moses (pbuh). Indeed Jesus (pbuh) rejected any suggestions that attributed divinity to him, and explained his miracles as the power of the One True God.
Jesus (pbuh) thus reiterated the message of monotheism that was given by all earlier prophets of Almighty God.

NOTE: All quotations of the Bible are taken from the King James Version (KJV).

IV CONCEPT OF GOD IN OLD TESTAMENT:
1. God is One
The following verse from the book of Deuteronomy contains an exhortation from Moses (pbuh):
"Shama Israelu Adonai Ila Hayno Adna Ikhad". It is a Hebrew quotation which means: "Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord"
[The Bible, Deuteronomy 6:4]
2. Unity of God in the Book of Isaiah
The following verses are from the Book of Isaiah:
(i) "I, even I, am the Lord; and beside me there is no saviour."[The Bible, Isaiah 43:11]
(ii) "I am Lord, and there is none else, there is no God besides me."[The Bible, Isaiah 45:5]
(iii) "I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me."[The Bible, Isaiah 46:9]
3. Old Testament condemns idol worship
(i) Old Testament condemns idol worship in the following verses:
"Thou shalt have no other gods before me."
"Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:"
"Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God."[The Bible, Exodus 20:3-5]
(ii) A similar message is repeated in the book of Deuteronomy:
"Thou shalt have none other gods before me."
"Thou shalt not make thee any graven image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that in the earth beneath, or that is in the water beneath the earth."
"Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them; for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God." [The Bible, Deuteronomy 5:7-9]

101 Contradictions in the Bible (Section A)

1. Who incited David to count the fighting men of Israel?
God did (2 Samuel 24: 1)
Satan did (I Chronicles 2 1:1)

2. In that count how many fighting men were found in Israel?
Eight hundred thousand (2 Samuel 24:9)
One million, one hundred thousand (I Chronicles 21:5)

3. How many fighting men were found in Judah?
Five hundred thousand (2 Samuel 24:9)
Four hundred and seventy thousand (I Chronicles 21:5)

4. God sent his prophet to threaten David with how many years of famine?
Seven (2 Samuel 24:13)
Three (I Chronicles 21:12)

5. How old was Ahaziah when he began to rule over Jerusalem?
Twenty-two (2 Kings 8:26)
Forty-two (2 Chronicles 22:2)

6. How old was Jehoiachin when he became king of Jerusalem?
Eighteen (2 Kings 24:8)
Eight (2 Chronicles 36:9)

7. How long did he rule over Jerusalem?
Three months (2 Kings 24:8)
Three months and ten days (2 Chronicles 36:9)

8. The chief of the mighty men of David lifted up his spear and killed how many men at one time?
Eight hundred (2 Samuel 23:8)
Three hundred (I Chronicles 11: 11)

9. When did David bring the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem? Before defeating the Philistines or after?
After (2 Samuel 5 and 6)
Before (I Chronicles 13 and 14)

10. How many pairs of clean animals did God tell Noah to take into the Ark?
Two (Genesis 6:19, 20)
Seven (Genesis 7:2). But despite this last instruction only two pairs went into the ark (Genesis 7:8-9)

11. When David defeated the King of Zobah, how many horsemen did he capture?
One thousand and seven hundred (2 Samuel 8:4)
Seven thousand (I Chronicles 18:4)

12. How many stalls for horses did Solomon have?
Forty thousand (I Kings 4:26)
Four thousand (2 chronicles 9:25)

13. In what year of King Asa's reign did Baasha, King of Israel die?
Twenty-sixth year (I Kings 15:33 - 16:8)
Still alive in the thirty-sixth year (2 Chronicles 16:1)

14. How many overseers did Solomon appoint for the work of building the temple?
Three thousand six hundred (2 Chronicles 2:2)
Three thousand three hundred (I Kings 5:16)

15. Solomon built a facility containing how many baths?
Two thousand (1 Kings 7:26)
Over three thousand (2 Chronicles 4:5)

16. Of the Israelites who were freed from the Babylonian captivity, how many were the children of Pahrath-Moab?
Two thousand eight hundred and twelve (Ezra 2:6)
Two thousand eight hundred and eighteen (Nehemiah 7:11)

17. How many were the children of Zattu?
Nine hundred and forty-five (Ezra 2:8)
Eight hundred and forty-five (Nehemiah 7:13)

18. How many were the children of Azgad?
One thousand two hundred and twenty-two (Ezra 2:12)
Two thousand three hundred and twenty-two (Nehemiah 7:17)

19. How many were the children of Adin?
Four hundred and fifty-four (Ezra 2:15)
Six hundred and fifty-five (Nehemiah 7:20)

20. How many were the children of Hashum?
Two hundred and twenty-three (Ezra 2:19)
Three hundred and twenty-eight (Nehemiah 7:22)

Come on guys,lets we keep research on Bible !!!

Persamaan2 dan Perbezaan2 di antara Islam dan Kristianiti

(Nota Shahar: Ini adalah satu penilaian persamaan dan perbezaan Kristianiti,
berbanding dengan pengajaran2 asas dan nilai2 Islam)
Islam
Makna
A) Makna Islam
i. Islam berasal dari perkataan “salaam” yang bermakna aman atau
tenteram.
ii. Menyerahkan diri kepada Allah SWT
B) Makna Muslim
Seseorang yang menyerahkan dirinya kepada Allah SWT
Utusan2 Islam

Bahagian A
i. Setiap kaum/bangsa didunia telah dikurniakan sekurang-kurangnya
seorang utusan
Al-Qur’an 35:24, 13:7
ii. 25 orang Rasul disebut di dalam Al-Qur’an
iii. Islam adalah satu-satunya agama (selain Kristianiti) yang mengakui
kerasulan Jesus/Isa (as).
iv. Tidak semua kisah nabi2 terkandung di dalam Al-Qur’an.
Al-Qur’an 4:164, 40:78
v. Lebih 124,000 utusan/nabi telah diutuskan, mengikut hadith.
Bahagian B
i. Utusan2 sebelum Muhammad (saw) diutuskan hanya untuk kaum dan
negeri masing2, dan mesej yang disampaikan hanyalah untuk satu
tempoh masa yang tertentu.
ii. Musa (as) diutus kepada kaum Yahudi sahaja.
iii. Isa (as) diutus kepada kaum Yahudi sahaja.
Al-Qur’an 3:49, 10:5-6, 15:24
iv. Muhammad (saw) adalah utusan yang terakhir untuk seluruh umat
manusia.
Al-Qur’an 33:40, 21:107, 34:28
Sahih Bukhari Vol 1, Buku Salaah, Bab 56, Hadith No. 429
v. Kenabian Muhammad (saw) disebut di dalam Bible
Al-Qur’an 7:157, 61:6
Old Testament - Deuteronomy 18:8, Isaiah 29:12, Song of Solomon 5:16
New Testament – John 16:7, 16:12-14

Kitab2 yang diturunkan oleh Allah SWT
Bahagian A
Beberapa kitab diturunkan oleh Allah SWT – Al-Qur'an 13:38.
Hanya 4 Kitab yang dinamakan di dalam Al-Qur’an

Bahagian B
i. Al-Qur’an adalah Kitab terakhir
ii. Kitab2 terdahulu adalah hanya untuk sesuatu kaum dan masa
iii. Al-Qur’an diturunkan untuk seluruh umat manusia
Al-Qur’an 14:1, 14:52, 2:185, 39:41






Rukun Islam
Bahagian 1 – Tawheed (Monotheisma)

A) La ilaha ilallahu, Muhammad-ur-Rasoolullah
Sahih Bukhari Vol. 1 Hadith No. 7
B) Beriman kepada Allah dan Hari Akhirat, Malaikat2, Nabi2 dan Kitab2.
Al-Qur’an 2:177
C) Keimanan kepada Tuhan yang satu
Al-Qur’an 3:64
D) Konsep Ketuhanan
Al-Qur’an 112:1-4
Old Testament: Deuteronomy 6:4
New Testament: Mark 12:29
E) Shirk – Dosa terbesar
Al-Qur’an 4:48, 4:116
Old Testament: Exodus 20:2-5, Deuteronomy 5:7-9
F) Jesus/Isa (as) bukan Tuhan dan tidak pernah mengaku sebagai Tuhan
Al-Qur’an 5:72
New Testament: John 14:28, John 10:29, Mathew 12:28, Luke 11:20, John
5:30, Acts 2:21
G) 99 Nama2 Allah (Asmaul Husna)
Al-Qur’an 17:110
H) Nama “Allah” lebih baik digunakan daripada perkataan “God(Tuhan)”
kerana perkataan “God(Tuhan)” boleh diputar-belitkan. Allah di dalam
Bible – Eli, Eli, Lama Sabachthani
New Testament: Mark 15:34, Mathew 27:46

Bahaian 2 – Salaah
A) Bukan hanya sembahyang/doa tetapi juga satu pembentukan diri
Qur’an 5:90, 2:188
B) Solat dapat menghindarkan perbuatan2 yang dilarang
Al-Qur’an 29:45
C) Waktu2 Solat – Lima kali sehari untuk membersihkan jiwa
Al-Qur’an 17:78, 20:130
D) Menanggalkan kasut sebelum memasuki masjid.
i) Perintah Allah kepada Musa (as)
Al-Qur’an 20:11-12
Old Testament: Exodus 3:5
New Testament: Acts 7:33
(ii) Boleh memakai kasut ketika bersolat.
Sunan Abu Dawood – Vol. 1, Buku Salaah, Bab 240,
Hadith No. 652-653.
(iii) Kebersihan
E) Wudu’
(i) Al-Qur'an 5:6
Old Testament: Exodus 40:31-32
New Testament: Acts 21:26
(ii) Kebersihan
(iii) Persediaan Mental
F) Berdiri bahu ke bahu ketika bersolat jemaah
Sahih Bukhari – Vol. 1, Buku Adhan, Bab 75, Hadith no. 692
Abu Dawood – Vol. 1, Buku Salaah, Bab 245 Hadith No. 666.
G) Sujud
(i) Untuk merasa rendah diri terhadap daya pemikiran dan
ketahanan tubuh yang terbatas
(ii) Sujud dinyatakan 92 kali di dalam Qur’an
Al-Qur’an 3:43, 22:77
(iii) Sujud di dalam Bible
Old Testament: Genesis 17:3; Numbers 20:6, Joshua 5:14;
Mathew 26:39

Bahagian 3 – Zakaah
A) Makna: Pembersihan dan Pembangunan
B) Keterangan: 2.5% daripada simpanan setiap tahun disedekahkan
Al-Qur'an 9:60
C) Jika setiap manusia memberi Zakat, tiada sesiapa yang akan mati
kelaparan.
D) “Kekayaan tidak boleh berlegar di antara mereka yang kaya sahaja”
Al-Qur’an 59:7
E) I Peter 4:8

Bahagian 4 – Saum (Puasa)
A) Keterangann – satu bulan lunar, iaitu semasa bulan Ramadhan setiap
tahun lunar, umat Islam berpuasa dengan diri daripada lapar dan
dahaga dari terbit fajar hingga tenggelam matahari.
B) Kebaikan: mendisplinkan diri. Jika kita mampu mengawal nafsu makan,
kita juga mampu mengawal hampir kesemua nafsu2 yang lain. Ia juga
memperbaiki sifat kerohanian.
Al-Qur’an 2:183
C) Kebaikan dari segi perubatan:
i) Meningkatkan tahap penyerapan usus
ii) Mengurangkan kolestrol
D) Menjauhkan kebiasaan merokok, meminum minuman keras dan segala
bentuk ketagihan
E) Bible menyarankan puasa
New Testament: Mathew 17:21, Mark 9:29

Bahagian 5 – Hajj
A) Keterangan – Mengerjakan haji sekurang-kurangnya sekali seumur hidup,
jika mampu
B) Persaudaraan Universal – 2.5 juta manusia dari seluruh dunia berhimpun,
memakai 2 helai kain yang tidak berjahit, seboleh-bolehnya yang
berwarna putih. Tiada perbezaan di antara yang kaya dan yang miskin.
Al-Qur’an 49:13
C) Kepentingan Kaaba – Muslims tidak memuja Kaaba
Psalms 84:4-7

Islam cara hidup yang sempurna
Apabila lima tiang agama di atas kukuh, barulah struktur keseluruhannya teguh.

Bahagian 1. Manusia dijadikan untuk beribadah kepada Allah
A) Jin dan manusia dijadikan untuk beribadat kepada Allah
Al-Qur’an 51:56
B) Makna Ibadaah – kata asal “abd” bermakna “hamba”

Bahagian 2 – Mematuhi perintah2 Allah bermakna menyerahkan diri kepada
Allah
A) Tidak meminum minuman keras
Al-Qur’an 5:90
Old Testament: Proverbs 20:1, Ephesians 5:18
B) Tidak memakan makanan yang dilarang
Al-Qur’an 5:5, 2:173, 5:3, 6:145, 16:115
(i) Daging binatang yang telah mati
Old Testament: Leviticus 17:15, Deuteronomy 14:21
(ii) Darah
Old Testament: Genesis 9:4, Leviticus 17:14, Deuteronomy 12:16,
I Samuel 14:33
New Testement: Acts 15:29
(iii) Khinzir haram dimakan
Old Testament: Leviticus 11:7-8, Deuteronomy 14:8, Isaiah 65:2-5
(vi) Makanan yang disediakan atas nama selain Allah
New Testament: Acts 15:29; Revelation 2:14
C) Bersifaft Jujur
(i) Jujur di dalam perniagaan
(ii) Membantu jiran
Al-Qur’an 107:1-7
(iii) Tidak menganiaya
Al-Qur’an 104:1-3, 49:11-12
(iv) Mematuhi dan menghormati ibu-bapa
Al-Qur’an 17:23, 24
(v) Kekal bujang/ Tidak ingin berkahwin dilarang di dalam Isam
Sahih Bukhari: Vol. 7 Buku Nikah, Bab No. 3, Hadith No. 4
(vi) Mengasihi, berbuat baik dan berlaku adil kepada isteri
Al-Qur'an 4:19
(vii) Menjauhkan diri daripada zina
Al-Qur’an 17:32
D) Berpakaian sopan
(i) Al-Qur'an 24:30
New Testament Matthew 5:27-28
(ii) Al-Qur'an 24:31
(iii) Six Criteria for Hijab in Islam
Old Testament: Deuteronomy 22:5,
New Testament: I Timothy 2:9, e.g. of Mary, I Corinthians 11:5-6
E) Berkhatan
New Testament: Acts 7:8, John 7:22, Luke 2:21

Kesimpulannya, setiap muslim harus mematuhi segala perintah Allah SWT dan
utusannya, Nabi Muhammad SAW dan menjauhi larangannya.
Kesimpulan
a) Jika seorang kristian adalah orang yang mengikut pengajaran2 Isa (as) dan
bukannya menyembah beliau, maka kitalah yang lebih kristian dari
penganut kristian sendiri.
b) Muslim ialah seseorang yang menyerahkan dirinya kepada Alah.
Isa (as) berkata, "not my will but thy will be done.", iaitu Muslim.
New Testament: John 5:30
c) Al-Qur’an 5:82