[size=14pt]Islam v Christianity: A Shocking History By Ibraheem Dooba[/size]
Posted: October 14, 2011 - 04:09
By Ibraheem Dooba
Fourteen hundred years ago, two groups of Arabs stood before the Ethiopian Christian king, Negus. Both groups had urgent requests. Although both groups spoke the same language, came from the same city and maybe brothers even, they couldn’t have been more different.

The first group that came to Abyssinia (Ethiopia) was that of mostly young men who believed in a new prophet who proclaimed that he had been sent from one true God, Allah. They called themselves Muslims. Their request: They wanted the king to use his famous justice to allow them to remain in Ethiopia and protect them against the other group. However, the other wanted the exact opposite: they were the (polytheist) chiefs of Mecca who importuned the good king to allow them return home with these deviants - who had blasphemed their gods – so that they could reform them.

However, they conveniently left out the fact that their method of reformation consisted, chiefly, of torture: including spearing a pregnant woman in the stomach.

King Negus patiently listened to both parties but he wanted more. So he asked the Muslim group to explain their religion and to confirm if what their prophet taught was heresy.

So the Muslim told the king that their prophet did not come with anything new, that his message was only a confirmation of what came before from other prophets, like Moses and Jesus (peace be upon them). Ja’afar, the leader of the Muslims said:

"O King, we and our ancestors turned away in ignorance from the faith of the Prophet Abraham (peace be upon him), who with Ishmael (peace be upon him), built the Kabah and worshipped only Allah. 

We did quite unspeakable things, worshipping idols, treating our neighbours unfairly, oppressing the weak and so on. This was our life until Allah sent a Messenger from among us, one of our own relatives, known always to have been honest, innocent and faithful. 

He asked us to worship only Allah, to give up the bad customs of our forefathers, to be truthful and trustworthy, to respect and help our neighbours, to honour our families and look after orphans, and to put an end to misdeeds and fighting. 

He ordered us to slander neither men nor women. He bade us worship none other than Allah, to pray, to give alms and to fast. We believe in him and follow his lead. 

The Makkans began to come between us and our religion, so we left our homes and came to you, hoping to find justice."

Upon hearing this, King Negus said, "Tell me some of the revelations which your Prophet claims to have received from God."
Ja'far then recited chapter 19 which is called the chapter of Maryam (Mary) in the Qur’an in which Mary, the pure and devoted mother of Jesus (peace be upon him), had to face angry and disbelieving family members. She pointed to the Baby Jesus, but they said they could speak to a mere baby. Then Jesus, himself astonished them by uttering words of great wisdom. 

Overwhelmed at this, the King exclaimed: "The messages of Jesus and Muhammad come from the same source!" And drawing a line with his cane on the floor, he said joyfully, “between your religion and ours there is really no more difference than this line." King Negus gave the Muslims permission to live peacefully in his kingdom.

Some months before, Muhammad had told his followers about the Christian king and Ethiopia “a king rules without injustice, a land of truthfulness.”

Tolerance does not fully cover the conduct of the king and the reception he gave the Muslims. One, when the Muslims came, they refused to bow to the king saying “we bow only to Allah” this quite nettled the king’s advisers but the just ruler didn’t mind. Two, the Meccan polytheists came with many gifts to bribe the king with, so that he could give them the Muslims but he repelled them saying they were not used to taking bribes. Third, the Muslims’ stay in Ethiopia was quite prolonged; at point, they heard a rumour that the persecution they suffered in Mecca had abated, they rushed home only to discover that the news was false, some of them returned back to Ethiopia and the king let them into his realm.

The Muslims up until today are grateful for the kindness of the Christian king. A wicked ruler might have taken advantage of the inchoate state of Islam at the time to grant the request of the polytheists so that Christianity wouldn’t have a competition or nib in the bud the rise of a future ruler, but he didn’t. He allowed Islam to blossom and repelled those who persecuted its adherents.

http://saharareporters.com/article/islam-v-christianity-shocking-history-ibraheem-dooba

but the king, Al Nagashi became a muslim. he mounted a journey to see the messenger [as] in Makka. it was in the excursion that he lost him life on the way.

immediately he expired, it was shown to the messenger who called for a janazah prayer [salatul ghaib; prayer made when the body is not seen or not in front of you and no one organized prayer on the body where it is seen]. this act by the messenger is another proof there is revelation coming to him.

incidentally, the wife of the king similar to the wife of lot [as] was a hypocrite of what her husband ws about. just like madame lot, instead of turning to pillar of salt, she was consumed by fire that descended on her, alone in the prty.

the ethiopian christians have a yearly ceremony for her 'heroic' end. can you imagine that?

smh. they asked u simple question and u typed epistle according to sweetnecta chapter 1 verse 133

Sweetnecta:

but the king, Al Nagashi became a muslim. he mounted a journey to see the messenger [as] in Makka. it was in the excursion that he lost him life on the way.

immediately he expired, it was shown to the messenger who called for a janazah prayer [salatul ghaib; prayer made when the body is not seen or not in front of you and no one organized prayer on the body where it is seen]. this act by the messenger is another proof there is revelation coming to him.

incidentally, the wife of the king similar to the wife of lot [as] was a hypocrite of what her husband ws about. just like madame lot, instead of turning to pillar of salt, she was consumed by fire that descended on her, alone in the prty.

the ethiopian christians have a yearly ceremony for her 'heroic' end. can you imagine that?

The question is, can muslims ever be this kind to Christians?.

The man became a muslim. That was his religion.
When he heard the truth, his heart accepted it.

Initially, as a nasara [christian], he wanted to turn the muslims out,
wanting to turn them loose to the pagan vultures,

Allah is the One Who knows those in whose hearts are kindness because there is Iman deep down in them.

Allah brought that of AlNagashi to the surface, floating like a cream over the heavy liquid.


AlNagashi started out as christian, and when he met faith in Islam he quickly accepted it and died on it.
I hope your story at the end is like that. Amin.

[Quote]« #2 on: Today at 05:52:19 PM »

smh. they asked u simple question and u typed epistle according to sweetnecta chapter 1 verse 133[/Quote]Inu mbi e. Right?
Even though you are next to Aloy/Emeka, you are still angry. O ga o.

AlNagashi ended being a muslim. We can't say he was a christian, any longer.

why cant u just respond to the question?

the aim of the write-up is different from the aim of the poster. Nevertheless, the answer to her question is yes. The prophet gave the jews of madinnah the freedom to practice their religion under his rule- until they became rebellious. And Umar (r.a) gave a ruling in favor of a jew and against a Muslim whom he had dealings with.

At post, Najash became a Muslim because he knew the bible. He believed in the message of the prophet cos it reiterated the message of the previous prophets. If only christians of today would learn that.

Sweetnecta:

but the king, Al Nagashi became a muslim. he mounted a journey to see the messenger [as] in Makka. it was in the excursion that he lost him life on the way.

immediately he expired, it was shown to the messenger who called for a janazah prayer [salatul ghaib; prayer made when the body is not seen or not in front of you and no one organized prayer on the body where it is seen]. this act by the messenger is another proof there is revelation coming to him.

incidentally, the wife of the king similar to the wife of lot [as] was a hypocrite of what her husband ws about. just like madame lot, instead of turning to pillar of salt, she was consumed by fire that descended on her, alone in the prty.

the ethiopian christians have a yearly ceremony for her 'heroic' end. can you imagine that?

Incidentally, i learnt this at ile keu this friday. The knowledge of Islam is truly vast and we learn from cradle to grave mashaAllah.

deols:

the aim of the write-up is different from the aim of the poster.

How do you know my aim?. My question stands tho since BitterNecta is running around it without answering it.

@^^^^ and @toba; « #6 on: Yesterday at 10:57:44 PM »

[Quote]why cant u just respond to the question?[/Quote]@the question the answer is yes and even better because every person who abandoned Christianity and enter Islam wears a garment of better manners to family net of kin and the entire community. My examples are the reverts I personally know in Nigeria and abroad. You can use for the most part American muslims, especially the African Americans.

Al Nagus, The King of Ethiopia {Al Nagashi} became a man who was not doing act of kindness because of a god [Jesus who the Christians installed as their god, similar to the 5 first gods for man the in the time of Noah; reason for wiping out the god worshipers]. Now his reason for doing good deeds was for the sincere pleasure of God [Allah Baritahallah], hoping in His Merciful Forgiveness and Great Rewards in Paradise [The Greatest of them is Gazing at His Face], as a reward and not the the shortest of gaze giving the Hypocrites among the muslims before these hypocrites are herded into hell, the abode of disbelievers and hypocrisy.

The tease to the hypocrites is the greatest regret that they will never see The Beautiful Face to gaze at, again.

Toba is never had his wife teased him before. Aloy/Emeka had never had her husband teased her before. This is nothing compared to the tease that occurred here. It is heavenly tease. I pray no muslims on Nairaland is part of that group of hypocrites to be teased. Amin.

Sweetnecta:

@^^^^ and @toba; « #6 on: Yesterday at 10:57:44 PM »
@the question the answer is yes and even better because every person who abandoned Christianity and enter Islam wears a garment of better manners to family net of kin and the entire community. My examples are the reverts I personally know in Nigeria and abroad. You can use for the most part American muslims, especially the African Americans.

Al Nagus, The King of Ethiopia {Al Nagashi} became a man who was not doing act of kindness because of a god [Jesus who the Christians installed as their god, similar to the 5 first gods for man the in the time of Noah; reason for wiping out the god worshipers]. Now his reason for doing good deeds was for the sincere pleasure of God [Allah Baritahallah], hoping in His Merciful Forgiveness and Great Rewards in Paradise [The Greatest of them is Gazing at His Face], as a reward and not the the shortest of gaze giving the Hypocrites among the muslims before these hypocrites are herded into hell, the abode of disbelievers and hypocrisy.

The tease to the hypocrites is the greatest regret that they will never see The Beautiful Face to gaze at, again.

Toba is never had his wife teased him before. Aloy/Emeka had never had her husband teased her before. This is nothing compared to the tease that occurred here. It is heavenly tease. I pray no muslims on Nairaland is part of that group of hypocrites to be teased. Amin.

What is your definition of better manners?. Indiscriminate killing and bombing of Christians around Nigeria by muslims is what you call better manners?. What is your definition of better manners before we continue this conversation.

i am using america as my definition of bad quality and now better manners. great improvement.
about nigeria, that is another story, because in spite of having a religion that protects lives, they deviate from it and become the agent of death.

Sweetnecta:

i am using america as my definition of bad quality and now better manners. great improvement.
about nigeria, that is another story, because in spite of having a religion that protects lives, they deviate from it and become the agent of death.

Roflmao; the same America that allow muslim arabs to live peacefully and prosper in their land but the muslim arabs will do anything to have their heads on the platter. Who is actually the agent of death here?.

i hope aloy/emeka has enough behind to roll off on?

American blacks are not Arabs living in America.

You miss the boat my a million miles.

Those blacks who used to be wild about harry [bad minded people] are now pillars of their communities, respecting their families.

You know what they call taking care of biznezz?


You need to hurry up and marry Toba to put you out of your constant time of the month mood.

Sweetnecta:

i hope aloy/emeka has enough behind to roll off on?

American blacks are not Arabs living in America.

You miss the boat my a million miles.

Those blacks who used to be wild about harry [bad minded people] are now pillars of their communities, respecting their families.

You know what they call taking care of biznezz?


You need to hurry up and marry Toba to put you out of your constant time of the month mood.

Roflmao . Coming from someone who believes that western education is a sin.

I'm now boko haram? your wayo wayo does not have limitation.

yes cos u are a fundamentalist like they are