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Preface
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verily! the likeness of Jesus with Allah/God is as the likeness of Adam.
He created him of dust, then He said unto him: Be! and he was. (This is)
the truth from your Lord (O Muhammad), so be not you of those who
waver. And whosoever disputes with you concerning him, after the knowledge which
has come unto you, say (unto him): Come! We will summon our sons and your sons,
and our women and your women, and ourselves and yourselves, then we will pray
humbly (to our Lord) and (solemnly) invoke the curse of Allah upon those who lie.
Verily! This is the true narrative. There is no god save Allah, and verily! Allah is the
Mighty, the Wise. And if they turn away, then Verily! Allah is Aware of the corrupters.
Say: O People of the Scripture. Come to a word that is just between us and you: that we
shall worship none but Allah, and that we shall ascribe no partners unto Him, and that
we shall not take each other for lords beside Allah. And if they turn away, then say:
Bear witness that we are they who have surrendered (unto Him)(literally: “we are
Muslims”).” The Holy Qur’an, A’al-Umran(3)59-64.
“I have read in Moslem writings such deep and tender expressions of respect and
reverence for Jesus that for the time I almost forgot, I was not reading the words of a Christian writer. How different, it is sad to say, has been the way in which Christians have spoken and written of Muhammad. Let us put it down to it’s true cause, ignorance”
Reverend R. Maxwell King
In the name of Allah, most beneficent, most merciful. I give all thanks to Allah for His
bounties and knowledge and that He has guided me to Islam. I also ask Allah almighty
that He bestow his peace and blessings upon Muhammad and grant him the highest
rewards and exalted stations in Heaven. Further, I ask Allah almighty that He grant His
peace and blessings upon all of His prophets from the beginning of time, including Adam,
Abraham, Noah, Moses, David, and Jesus, as well as all of the countless others, peace be
upon them all, may their names be held in the highest honor for all time.
I feel that this book is best described as my own humble attempt at the compilation and
collection of the life long works of many famous and knowledgeable scholars and writers.
My contribution to this book has probably been restricted to the collection of these works
in one publication. So, as they say, I hereby give credit where credit is due. Among these
authors are such people as Shaik Ahmed Deedat, Shaik Rahmat-Allah ibn Khaleel al-
Rahman al-Hindi, Dr. Jamal Badawi, Mr. Muhammad `Ata ur-Rahim, Mr. Akbarally
Meherally, Shaik Shams al-Deen ibn Kayyem Al-Jawziah, Dr. Muhammad Ali alkhuli,
Mrs. Ulaft Aziz-us-Samad, Dr. Ahmad Dawood Al-Mizjaji, and Mr. M. A. Yusseff to
name a few. To these individuals I dedicate this book. I also dedicate this book to my
mother who always taught me to have tolerance and an open mind, and to my father, who
taught me to continually seek out knowledge as long as I may live.
Muslims are encouraged to study and gain knowledge and to base their worship upon
knowledge and not just faith. Abu-Darda said: I heard the messenger of Allah (pbuh) say:
“If anyone travels on a road in search of knowledge, Allah/God will cause him to
travel on one of the roads of Paradise. The angels will lower their wings in their great
pleasure with one who seeks knowledge, the inhabitants of the heavens and the Earth
and the fish in the deep waters will ask forgiveness for the learned man. The
superiority of the learned man over the devout is like that of the moon, on the night
when it is full, over the rest of the stars. The learned are the heirs of the Prophets, and
the Prophets leave neither dinar nor dirham (kinds of currency), leaving only
knowledge, and he who takes it takes an abundant portion.” Hadith (narrated by Abu Dawood).
Muslims are also encouraged to study other religions and to compare them to Islam.
They are commanded to never be among those who accept Islam on blind faith or in
conformance to the current trend in their society. Rather, they are commanded to make
up their own minds and to enter into Islam with their eyes wide open, after they have
thoroughly tested it’s validity as the command of God. “There is no compulsion in
religion. The right path is henceforth distinct from misguidance” The Qur’an, Al-
Bakarah(2):256.
It was because of the above reasons that, upon my arrival in the United States in 1992, I
decided to spend my spare time researching Christianity. I did this in order to verify the
affirmations of the Qur’an with regard to mankind’s distortion of the Gospels. If the
Qur’an did indeed prove to have fabricated lies against the Bible then I would know that
it was not the word of God. I therefore set about purchasing many different “versions” of
the Bible such as the Revised Standard Version (RSV), the King James Version (KJV or
Authorized version), and so forth. I also purchased many Christian Biblical references as
well as some Islamic references. Armed with this cache of information I set about my
task and as the Bible puts it “Prove all things, hold fast that which is good.” 1
Thessalonians 5:21.
Before, during, and after all of this I was continually being asked by various people
about Islam. Many allegations were presented against Muhammad (pbuh) and Islam in
general. I began to notice a basic trend of general ignorance of the fundamental teachings
of Islam as well a tendency when cornered to invoke “Blind faith,” or to attempt to
explain practically every single discrepancy in the Bible through abstraction and applying
hidden meanings to every verse which did not set well with them. The general tendency
was to reject the words of the Qur’an, even before bothering to read them, because they
are the words of “some Bedouin Arab out of the desert” (Having themselves forgotten
that Jesus, Moses, and ALL of the other prophets of the Bible, peace be upon them all,
came from practically the exact same locale), not to accept the words of Islamic scholars
because they are biased, not to accept the words of Christian scholars because they are
“Liberals,” and not even to accept obvious discrepancies and contradictions between the
verses of the Bible because of “blind faith” and because “If you do not take the verses so
literally but give them the following abstract meaning then they will not contradict one
another...” and so forth (see chapter 2.2). I felt that a belief that constantly needed
people to make excuses for it and that demanded blind faith without understanding was
not for me. Thus, I managed to prove to myself the validity of the affirmations of the
Qur’an.
In the Qur’an, we are told that mankind changed the message of Jesus (pbuh) after his
departure. The Qur’an further states that if a book of God has been tampered with by the
hands of mankind then this tampering will be recognizable by the inevitable
contradictions which will result from this tampering. God says in the Qur’an: “Do they
not consider the Qur’an (with care)? Had it been from other than Allah, they would
have surely found therein much discrepancy.” Al-Nissa(4):82. The Bible itself also
testifies to the fact that a false witness will inevitably result in contradictions and
discrepancy: “For many bare false witness against him(Jesus), but their witness agreed
not together.” Mark 14:56
I began to search for a comprehensive reference on the fundamental differences
between Islam and Christianity such as the “trinity,” the “incarnation,” the “atonement,”
and the “original sin.” I was, however, surprised to find none. The information is out
there, however, it is distributed throughout countless books, booklets, pamphlets and the
like. From the Christian side, I had at first expected my research to involve a slow and
painful search through obscure ancient documents. This did not prove to be the case.
Once I began to look for the truth, I was practically overwhelmed by a veritable avalanche
of Christian studies all leading to the same conclusion: That St. Paul, a man who had
never met Jesus (pbuh) personally, and the author of the majority of the books of the New
Testament, had seriously corrupted the teachings of Jesus (pbuh) and substituted them
with his own “version” of Christianity totally in opposition to that which Jesus (pbuh) and
his apostles had taught their followers. I was astounded to see that even with the many
thousands of Christian publications, from eminent Christian scholars, which, to one
degree or another readily admit these facts, still, Christianity as a whole is all but ignorant
of these matters. I therefore undertook to collect this information into a series of articles
which were published on a very limited scale inside the university I was studying at at the
time.
After having completed these articles I decided to collect them into one handy reference
with the core information having being collected from external sources but having been
reorganized into what I believe to be a more intuitive and useful order. In some cases, I
have found myself unable to improve upon the wording and layout of other authors, so I
have shamelessly copied their words almost verbatim. However, I believe that such
straight copying has been confined to less than 5% of the content of this book and has
been restricted to the writings of the first four of the aforementioned authors as well as
Shaik Muhammad Al-Uthaimeen. Once again, credit where credit is due.
Countless thousands of books have been published by Christian scholars on the topic of
the various contradictions in the Bible. It has been my experience, however, that most of
these books have gone one of two different routes: Either they try to (1) Reconcile every
single discrepancy through abstraction and so forth, and when they are presented with two
conflicting versions of one story in the Bible they simply choose the one they personally
prefer and claim the other was a scribal error, or (2) They claim that Jesus (pbuh) was no
more than a legend and a myth, and that the Bible, the apostles, and even Jesus himself
were only figments of someone’s imagination. This book, however, goes a different
route, that of Islam and the holy Qur’an. In this book it is demonstrated that Jesus (pbuh)
was indeed a true prophet of God but that his message was corrupted by those who came
after him for personal gain. It also demonstrates how the Bible, even after all of this
tampering, still contains the message of Jesus (pbuh) for those who truly place the words
of Jesus (pbuh) above those of all of mankind without exception.
I do not deceive myself. This book will never be the definitive answer to all questions.
There are just too many Christian sects for one book to be able to address the beliefs of
them all. However, I hope that this book will at least get people to think and get them
interested enough that they may go out, read the Bible and the Qur’an carefully, and seek
knowledge for themselves. If I manage to accomplish this then I have done my job.
There are many other things I would like to say but I must keep the size of this book
under some semblance of control. I have therefore spent most of my efforts speaking
about comparative religion between Islam and Christianity in order to prove the
truthfulness of the affirmations of the Qur’an and that it was indeed sent by the same God
that sent Jesus (pbuh). If I could add one more chapter I would probably speak in a little
more detail about the Dead Sea Scrolls, as well as about Islam and science and discuss
some of the scientific statements made in the Qur’an which are only beginning to be
verified today (By independent non-Muslim scientists). Anyone wishing to obtain further
information on this topic, however, will find the following books to be extremely useful
and informative:
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Holy Quran Surah 2. The Cow
Tafsir Ibn ‘Abbas(Explanation by The Great Companion of Prophet Muhammad(saw) Ibn Abbas(ra)
8. Of the people there are some who say: "We believe in Allah and the Last Day;" but they do not (really) believe.
(And of mankind are some who say: We believe in Allah), i.e. in the open and we are genuine in our belief, (and the last Day) and we believe in resurrection after death whereupon our deeds shall be requited, (when they believe not) i.e. secretly nor are they genuine in their belief.
9. Fain would they deceive Allah and those who believe, but they only deceive themselves, and realise (it) not!
(They try to deceive Allah) contravene against Him and denying Him in secret. It is also said that this means that they were so daring with Allah to the extent that they thought they had deceived Him; (and those who believe), Abu Bakr and all the Companions of Muhammad Allah bless him and give him peace; (and they deceive) lie to (none save themselves; but they perceive not), they do not know that Allah informs His Prophet about that which lies secret in their hearts.
10. In their hearts is a disease; and Allah has increased their disease: And grievous is the penalty they (incur), because they are false (to themselves).
(In their hearts is a disease), doubt, hypocrisy, conflict and darkness (so Allah increaseth their disease), increased their doubt, hypocrisy, conflict and darkness. (And a painful doom is theirs), they will have a painful torment in the Hereafter which shall extend to their hearts, (because they lie) in secret, the reference here being to the hypocrites: 'Abdullah ibn Ubayy, Jadd Ibn Qays and Mu'attib Ibn Qushayr.
11. When it is said to them: "Make not mischief on the earth," they say: "Why, we only Want to make peace!"
(And when it is said unto them), i.e. the Jews (Make not mischief in the land) by preventing people from the Religion of Muhammad (pbuh) (they say: we are reformers only), we are reforming it through obedience.
12. Of a surety, they are the ones who make mischief, but they realise (it) not.
(They are indeed the mischief mongers) by being a hindrance. (But they perceive not): the followers do not know that their leaders mislead them.
13. When it is said to them: "Believe as the others believe:" They say: "Shall we believe as the fools believe?" Nay, of a surety they are the fools, but they do not know.
(And when it is said unto them) i.e. to Jews, (believe) in Muhammad (pbuh) (as the people believe), i.e. 'Abdullah Ibn Salam and his companions, (they say: Shall we believe) in Muhammad (pbuh) and the Qur'an, (as the foolish believe?), i.e. as the stupid and ignorant do, (Surely they are the fools) the stupid and ignorant. (But they know not) that they are so.
14. When they meet those who believe, they say: "We believe;" but when they are alone with their evil ones, they say: "We are really with you: We (were) only jesting."
(And when they), i.e. the hypocrites, (fall in with those who believe), i.e. Abu Bakr and his companions, (they say: We believe) deep in our hearts and are genuine in our faith just as you believe deep in your hearts and are genuine in your faith; (but when they go apart to their devils), to their soothsayers and leaders who were five in number, namely, Ka'b Ibn al-Ashraf in Medina, Abu Burdah al-Aslami in Banu Aslam, Ibn al-Sawda' in Historic Syria (al-Sham), 'Abd al-Dar in Juhaynah and 'Awf Ibn 'Amir in Banu 'Amir, (they declare) to their leaders: (Lo! We are with you) we follow your religion in secret; (surely we did but mock) Muhammad (pbuh) and his Companions.
15. Allah will throw back their mockery on them, and give them rope in their trespasses; so they will wander like blind ones (To and fro).
(Allah (Himself) doth mock them), in the Hereafter, i.e. He will open a gate of Paradise for them and then shut it before their eyes and so the believers will mock them. (Leaving them to wander blindly on in their contumacy) He will leave them in this world blind in their disbelief and error, unable to see either faith or guidance.
16. These are they who have bartered Guidance for error: But their traffic is profitless, and they have lost true direction,
(These are they who purchase error at the price of guidance), they chose disbelief instead of faith and exchanged guidance with error, (so their commerce did not prosper), they did not prosper in their bargain but on the contrary (neither were they guided) to overcome their error.
17. Their similitude is that of a man who kindled a fire; when it lighted all around him, Allah took away their light and left them in utter darkness. So they could not see.
(Their likeness), the likeness of the hypocrites vis-à-vis Muhammad (pbuh) (is as the likeness of one who kindleth fire), lights a fire in the darkness in order to provide safety for his family, property and person, (and when it sheddeth its light around him), when it sheds its light and he sees what is around him and feels secure, at that very moment the Fire is put out. Likewise, the hypocrites believed openly in Muhammad (pbuh) as well as in the Qur'an and by doing so they felt their persons, families and properties were safe, avoiding in the process imprisonment or death. But when they die (Allah taketh away their light), the benefit of their [outward] faith, (and leaveth them in darkness) facing the hardships of the grave, (where they cannot see) any comfort. It is also said this simile refers to the Jews. In this respect, the likeness of the Jews vis-à-vis Muhammad (pbuh) is like a man who raises a flag in a lost battle and by doing so attracts other defeated fighters. But when they gather they put their flag down and, consequently, their benefit and safety immediately vanish. Similarly, the Jews used to say that Muhammad (pbuh) and the Qur'an, prior to its revelation, would support them. When it was revealed however they denied it and Allah took away their light, i.e. their desire to believe and the benefit of such belief. This is because although they wanted to believe in Muhammad (pbuh) they did not do so, and consequently they were left them in the error of Judaism, unable to see guidance.
18. Deaf, dumb, and blind, they will not return (to the path).
(Deaf) pretending to be deaf, (dumb) pretending to be dumb, (and blind) pretending to be blind; (so they return not) from their disbelief and error.
19. Or (another similitude) is that of a rain-laden cloud from the sky: In it are zones of darkness, and thunder and lightning: They press their fingers in their ears to keep out the stunning thunder-clap, the while they are in terror of death. But Allah is ever round the rejecters of Faith!
(Or like a rainstorm from the sky). This is another simile, whereby the likeness of the hypocrites and Jews vis-à-vis the Qur'an is like rain that has poured down from heaven at night onto the wilderness, (wherein is darkness, thunder and the flash of lightening). Such is the Qur'an. For it has come down from Allah; it contains darkness as embodied in the exposition of seditions, thunderings of rebuke whereby fear is instilled, lightening of exposition, instruction and promise. (They thrust their fingers in their ears by reason of the thunder-claps) due to the sound of the thunder (for fear of death), for fear of misfortune and death. Similarly, the Jews and hypocrites used to put their fingers in their ears when they heard the Qur'an recited, delivering promises and threats like thunder-claps, and this they did for fear of death, i.e. for fear of being drawn to it. (And Allah encompasseth the disbelievers) and hypocrites, i.e. He knows them and will gather them in hell.
20. The lightning all but snatches away their sight; every time the light (Helps) them, they walk therein, and when the darkness grows on them, they stand still. And if Allah willed, He could take away their faculty of hearing and seeing; for Allah hath power over all things.
(The lightning), i.e. fire, (almost snatcheth away their sight from them), i.e. from the unbelievers. Similarly, the exposition of the Qur'an almost snatched away their error. (As often as it flasheth forth), the lightening, (for them they walk therein) in the brightness of lightening, (and when it darkeneth against them they stand still) they remain in darkness. Likewise, when the hypocrites declared themselves to be believers, they went along with that which the believers went along with because their outward faith was accepted. But when they died, they remained in the darkness of the grave. (And if Allah willed, He could destroy their hearing), take away the thunder, (and their sight) the lightening. Likewise, if Allah willed, He could take away the hearing of the hypocrites and Jews through the rebukes and threats contained in the Qur'an, and He could also take away their sight through the exposition contained therein. (Indeed Allah is able to do all things) in terms of destroying their hearing and sight.
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Holy Quran Surah 2. The Cow
Tafsir Ibn ‘Abbas(Explanation by The Great Companion of Prophet Muhammad(saw) Ibn Abbas(ra)
1. A.L.M.
And on his authority>'Abdullah ibn al-Mubarak>'Ali Ibn Ishaq al-Samarqandi>Muhammad Ibn Marwan>al-Kalbi>Abu Salih that Ibn 'Abbas said, concerning Allah's saying, Exalted is He, (Alif. Lam. Mim): 'Alif stands for Allah, Lam for the Archangel Gabriel (Jibril) and Mim for Muhammad. It is also said Alif stands for Allah's blessings (ala'uh), Lam for His kindness (lutfuh) and Mim for His dominion (mulkuh). It is also said that Alif stands for the beginning of the Name Allah, Lam for the beginning of His Name the Kind (al-Latif) and Mim for the beginning of His Name the Glorious (al-Majid). It is also said that only Allah knows the meaning of these disjointed letters; while some maintain that it is an oath that He made.
2. This is the Book; in it is guidance sure, without doubt, to those who fear Allah.
(This is the Scripture), i.e. this is the Book that Muhammad (pbuh) is reciting to you; (whereof there is no doubt). There is no doubt that it has come from Me; if you believe in it, I shall guide you, but if you do not believe in it, I will torment you. It is also said that (This is the Scripture) refers to the Guarded Tablet. It is also said that this means: This is the Book that I promised to reveal to you on the Day of the Covenant (yawm al-mithaq). It is also said (this is the Scripture whereof there is no doubt) means there is no doubt that the description and traits of Muhammad are found in the Torah and Gospel. (A guidance unto those who ward off (evil)), means that the Qur'an is an exposition for those who ward off disbelief, associating partners with Allah and indecencies. It is also said that it means: it is a favour to the believers; or that it means it is a mercy unto those who ward off evil from among the community of Muhammad (pbuh).
3. Who believe in the Unseen, are steadfast in prayer, and spend out of what We have provided for them;
(Who believe in the unseen), that which is hidden from them such as Paradise, hell, the Bridge over hell, the Scale, the Resurrection, the Reckoning, etc. It is also said that this means: that they believe in the unseen which is revealed in the Qur'an and also in that which is not revealed therein. It is also said that the unseen is Allah Himself. (And establish worship), they perform to completion the five prescribed prayers, including the ablution that precedes them, the bowing and prostrations which are parts of them and also what is obligated in these prayers in terms of appointed timing. (And spend of that We have bestowed upon them), and of that which We have given them of wealth they give to charity. It is also said that this means: they give the poor-due (Zakat) from their wealth. The reference here is to Abu Bakr and his companions.
4. And who believe in the Revelation sent to thee, and sent before thy time, and (in their hearts) have the assurance of the Hereafter.
(And who believe in that which is revealed unto thee (Muhammad)) of the Qur'an (and that which was revealed before you) of scriptures given to all the prophets, (and are certain of the Hereafter), they believe in resurrection after death and in the bliss of Paradise, referring here specifically to 'Abdullah Ibn Salam and his followers.
5. They are on (true) guidance, from their Lord, and it is these who will prosper.
(These) who have these traits, (are on guidance from their Lord), they enjoy favour, mercy and clear exposition that has come down from their Lord, (and these are the successful ones), the ones who shall escape Allah's wrath and torment. It is also said that this refers to those who have apprehended and found what they were seeking and have escaped the evil of that from which they were fleeing, and these are the Companions of Muhammad (pbuh).
6. As to those who reject Faith, it is the same to them whether thou warn them or do not warn them; they will not believe.
(As for the disbelievers) who remain firm in their disbelief, (whether thou warn them), instil fear into them by means of the Qur'an, (or thou warm them not) or you do not instil fear into them, (it is all one for them; they believe not), they do not want to believe. It is also said that they will not believe as it is in Allah's knowledge.
7. Allah hath set a seal on their hearts and on their hearing, and on their eyes is a veil; great is the penalty they (incur).
(Allah hath sealed their hearts), stamped their hearts, (and their hearing, and on their eyes there is a covering), on their eyes there is a shield (and theirs will be an awful doom) an awful torment in the Hereafter. This refers in particular to the Jews Ka'b Ibn al-Ashraf, Huyayy Ibn Akhtab and Judayy Ibn Akhtab. It is also said that it refers to the idolaters of Mecca 'Utbah [Ibn Rabi'ah], Shaybah [Ibn Rabi'ah] and al-Walid [Ibn al-Mughirah].
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