Articles On Islam

Click here for previous session     Exhibit #2 — Scriptural Predictions The Old Testament predicted the coming of Jesus. It also predicted the coming of John the Baptist in the book of Malachi. More importantly, many Old and New Testament references to a final prophet do not match the profile of either John the Baptist to the words of Jesus, is a person to conclude that Jesus had a pre­human existence? According to Jeremiah 1:5, so did Jeremiah. According to the Islamic religion, so did all mankind. Next, is a person to draw a parallel between the “I AM” attributed to Jesus and that attributed to God? Once again, the foundational text pokes fun at the translation. Jesus is not recorded to have said “I AM” in capital “makes me look like...

Click here for previous session     Whoever asks with the Name of Allah, is not to be rejected Ibn Umar (May Allah be pleased with him) narrated that Allah's Messenger (May the peace and blessing of Allah be upon him) said: "If...

    In the name of Allah, the most gracious, the most merciful. Peace and blessings of Allah be upon our beloved prophet Muhammad, his household, companions and his Ummah to the day of reckoning.   All praises be to Allah our creator, sustainer...

Of Norms, Laws, Prejudice and Revolution   Since the #Istandwithfirdaus campaign started, we have read and still reading pros and cons. Christians have taken it upon themselves to condemn sister Firdaus coupled with obnoxious remarks. The basis of their argument is...

Click here for previous session     Similarly, why should humankind trust its salvation to any of the gospels, considering that they are of unknown origin and authorship? The Jesus Seminar is perhaps one of the most objective and sincere attempts of an ecumenical council of Christian scholars to determine the authenticity of the recorded acts and sayings of Jesus. Yet their methodology involves casting votes! Two thousand years after the ministry of Jesus, nearly two hundred scholars are formulating a collective Christian opinion regarding the reliability of the quotes and historical reports of Jesus by casting colored beads. For example, as regards the reported words of Jesus, the definitions of the bead colors are as...

Click here for previous session     One should not say "My Slave (Male or Female)"   In As-Sahih (Muslim), Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) narrated that Allah's Messenger (May the peace and blessing of Allah be upon him) said:...

In the last article I wrote, I stated that I might write again this December if something important comes up. As much as I wanted to keep to my not writing till January, I think nothing could be more...

Click here for previous session       A brief summary, then, of these key points: 1.  Jesus differentiated between himself and God. On one hand he exalted God, but on the other hand he humbled himself before his Creator in worship. To his followers, Jesus defined himself as nothing more than a man and a prophet. 2.  The disciples agreed, and acknowledged Jesus Christ as a man and a prophet. 3.  The only New Testament verse (1 Timothy 3:16) held to support the doctrine of Incarnation is corrupt—even more, if it can be imagined, than the widely discredited John 1:14 and Colossians 2:9. 4.  The Bible describes the life and history of Jesus in terms which can...

Click here for previous session       Saying: "O Allah, forgive me if You wish"   It is reported in As-Sahih (Al-Bukhari) from Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) that Allah's Messenger (May the peace and blessing of Allah be upon him) said:...

  Click here for previous session     Matters of Creed 1.  Jesus taught the oneness of God (Mark 12:29­30, Matthew 22:37 and Luke 10:27), as conveyed in the first commandment (Exodus 20:3). 2.  Jesus declared himself a man and a prophet of God (see above), and nowhere claimed divinity or divine sonship. Which creed are the above two points more consistent with—the Trinitarian formula or the absolute monotheism of Islam? Practical considerations arise. Questions like, “What was Jesus’ religion?” and “If Jesus lived, preached, and completed his ministry faithful to the religious laws of his time, why are those who claim to follow in his name not living by his example?” After all, the Acts of the Apostles documents how strict the practices were among the early followers of Christ. Peter’s avoidance of unclean animals is documented in Acts 10:14, the emphasis...