littleb:

@noetic,

I can't descend so low to your understanding before I could answer your question. Knowledgible people should have gooten it better.

well considering that violence is the only language allah taught mohammed, whom u follow, ur inability to comprehend and answer questions logically while debating objectively is no surprise to me, thou apologist of allah.

Did I belong to prophet Muhammad generation or the same community to the extent of asking me If I would give my 9 years old daughter to him for marraige? of course, YES, I would married my daughter 9 to him if I was of the same generation with him. Now, what is your problem with it.
Now answer my questions.

 u just made my day with this statement.  

what a terrible father u are. without remorse and a convicting conscience.
no wonder u and ur brethren would willingly kill for the blood thirsty and demonic allah.

littleb:

once again

@ noetic,

maybe I should put it straight. I thought if I dont explain, you will ask for ref:

1. what is the cognates relation between olu/oluwa(yoruba), god, lord and God semantically.

2. Anlyse the words "LAILAHI ILA ALAH"

3. how would you differentiate god from God if not written down in english.

4. why there is no other translation for ELOI/ELOHIM from the bible original language up till now

5. why this word ALLAH in Arabic bible?

u have answered just one of my questions, please answer the rest (hopefully with YES) so I can laugh my arse out.

when u have answered my questions, I will objectively answer and analyse urs.

@noetic,

noetic:

well considering that violence is the only language allah taught mohammed, whom u follow, ur inability to comprehend and answer questions logically while debating objectively is no surprise to me, thou apologist of allah.

Violence  with clause in many muslims instances. I said it, you need a cure for heart diseases. Hatred. Just tell someone to read through this threab only and tell you who you are.

 u just made my day with this statement.  

what a terrible father u are. without remorse and a convicting conscience.

If the such marriage barbaric then, it wouldn't have been accepted. I was widely common, even in the biblical ages.

no wonder u and ur brethren would willingly kill for the blood thirsty and demonic allah.

You ve saying this all this while. Answer my questions.

littleb:

@noetic,

I can't descend so low to your understanding before I could answer your question. Knowledgible people should have gooten it better. Did I belong to prophet Muhammad generation or the same community to the extent of asking me If I would give my 9 years old daughter to him for marraige? of course, YES, I would married my daughter 9 to him if I was of the same generation with him. Now, what is your problem with it.

Now answer my questions.

One question. If God who knows the past,present and future, knew that such an act would be identified as something horrible now. Why did he allow his messenger to go on with it?? Because such an act has lead to stuff like this today.

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/unreported-world/catch-up#2871275

@Badriyyah

Badriyyah:

One question. If God who knows the past,present and future, knew that such an act would be identified as something horrible now. Why did he allow his messenger to go on with it?? Because such an act has lead to stuff like this today.

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/unreported-world/catch-up#2871275

See, we human being always want to know reasons for many things. It wasn't barbaric, we humanbeing made barbaric out of it.
Why God allow Adam and Eve to eat from the forbidden fruit tree? Does God preserve the tree for His special children? Or God want it for Himself?
Considering people of many centuries back, do we have the same maturity age or old age? Definitely NO. Do we have the same education? NO. Compare the nine year old girl, 1500yrs ago with the same of today definitely there is different. I wasn't part of the people then. However, I have read it historically that girl from 10-15 years of age do marry men of 60 - 90 years during byzatine period before Islam.

On the marriage of prophet Muhammad and bint Abubakri, Aisha, there are several hadiths relating age of Aisha, one of such Hadiths says 9, others says the marriage was not consumated untill when Aisha was 12,14 years old. So, there was variation in the Hadiths. Propagandist only stick to 9 because they want to make fun out of it.
In this present generation, I ve seen severals girls married at the age of 14 and they are mothers today, not even related to religion amongst Yorubas and Ibos. The basic fact is, the world is changing and Allah endowed us the wisdom to apply to the changing world.

Wisdom has levels, for example, if hadith says a time is comming when women will wear cloth and yet naked. Now, it is very obvious now, that many women wear cloth, yet they are naked, coz you see the major parts of there body outside including shapes, breast and the likes and also the sexy movement. No matter how you preach to them, they would tell you they are not naked. Believe me, just simple as it is, it requires wisdom. My dear sister, that is why people with quarterly baked knowledge(and still claiming they know) do have problem, especially on the part of religion and history.

Many men of God have pass out right from the stone age to the present moment and if they have opportunity rise again and relate the ways things were done, believe me, it will be barbaric to us. And we continue to ask why God do this or that?

@badriyah,

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/unreported-world/catch-up#2871275

I couldn't watch clip. However I saw an Image with inscription; ", medical injuries that viewers may find upsetting"

I said it earlier that people needs wisdom to understand and interpret the technologies. The problem here is nothing but lack of knowledge in the present age.

For example, we have ref of biblical prophets marry up to 100 wives, why cant we challenge God for making His prophets to pass through such since He knows it will not suit our present generation.

Marrying young girls was a cultural thing, not only a custom in the Arab society to Engage/Marry a young girl it was also common in the Jewish society. The case of Mary the mother of Jesus is one of examples, in non biblical sources she was between 11-14 years old when she conceived Jesus.

Mary had already been "BETROTHED" to Joseph at her much younger age before conceiving Jesus. Joseph was a much older man. Therefore Mary was younger than 11-14 years of age when she was "BETHROED" to Joseph. When she first was arranged with Joseph she was between 7 to 9 years old.

We Muslims would never call Joseph a Child Molester, nor would we refer to the "Holy Ghost" of the Bible, that "Impregnated" Mary as a "Rapist" or "Adulterer".

According to the Priest of Saint Mary's Catholic Church: "Mary was approximately 14 years old when she got pregnant with Jesus.

According to the "Oxford Dictionary Bible" commentary, Mary was was 12 years old when she became impregnated.

So if I want to be as silly and ridiculous as many of the christians e.g neotic, I would respond to them by saying that Mary was psychologically and emotionally devastated for getting pregnant at a very young age. And speaking of "child molesting", since most Christians believe that Jesus is the Creator of this universe, then why did GOD allow himself to enter life through a 12-year old young girl's vagina?


@noetic
Please note that we Muslims love and respect Allah Almighty, Mary, Jesus and Allah's Messengers and prophets to the People of the Book (The Jews and Christians).
In other words, we Muslims would never make fun of Christianity through such childish accusation like this as many ridiculous Christians do make fun of Islam through Prophet Muhammad's marriage to Aisha has been barbaric.

  Belief in Almighty God(An Invitation to Salvation -01)
Question 01: So long as the three principal religions have emanated from God, why should
differences appear as to the essence of God among their adherents? Why should a Christian or
a Jew be required to abandon his religion and adopt Islam?

Answer 01: There is no doubt that the three religions acknowledge one source, God. They all
agree as to the uniquness, the absolute omniscience and omnipresence of God, to the exclusion
of any parallel power to be worshipped. All agree as to attributing to God all perfection and
excluding all defects and blemishes. Whatever differences may appear is sporadic extraneous,
accretious developing over the ages from distortions interpolated by members of both Judaism
and Christianity. Herein came differences as to the essence of God. The difference, therefore, is
between Islam, which God entrusted His prophet with, and other religions which have been
distorted and adulterated. The difference is not between authentic religions, rather, it is between
a true religion and others that have been invalidated and turned away. The latter category has
been manipulated by vicious hands which misdirected them.

When we call upon a Jew or Christian to discard his/her religion and adopt Islam, we are in reality
asking him/her to revert to the true religion which has been preached by all prophets. Should an
impartial thinker consider Islam in relation to other religions, he/she is bound to acknowledge the
radical difference between both categories. He/she is likely to find in the former the truth and
monotheism, while the latter would reveal innovations and polytheism. Moreover, Islam
advocates justice and tolerance, while the others imply racism and discrimination. In the one
there are moral commitment and decency; in the other, disintegration and corruption.

Question 02: What is the penultimate reason behind the creation of man? Does God need
man’s worship?

Answer 02: Man has been created in order to worship God: “And I (God) created not the jinn and
mankind except that they should worship me (alone)” (Holy Qur’an: 51: 56). The Primary
incumbency on man is to know God through His oneness, and thence to worship Him truly.

Secondly, man is required to act his role as God’s vicegerent on earth, so as to enjoy bliss both
here and hereafter. Indeed, his/her need to acknowledge the supremacy of God exceeds his/her
need and drink: “O mankind! It is you who stand in need of God. But God is rich, worthy of all
praise” (Holy Qur’an: 35: 15).
God is above the need for man’s worship. He does not benefit from man’s devotion, nor would
He be adversely affected by man’s blasphemy. From beginning to end the story of man’s
existence on earth, no matter how many are its incidents, is an ordeal, a test, whether for him/her
as an individual or for all humanity. Man’s performance in this test determines either his praise
and reward or reproof and punishment.

Question 03: You Muslims claim that you worship One God, while in actual fact you resemble
the Christians who say “In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit,” for you say “In
the name of God, the Mercifu; the Compaasionate.” How would you account for this
resemblence?

Answer 03: In the Christian creed, God is the Creator. The Son is Jesus the Deliverer. And the
Holy Spirit is His life or one of His creations chosen by Him as a messenger and/or prophet
imparting God’s inspiration or cosmic order to whoever He wishes. Whatever the mission carried
out by the Holy Spirit, the Christians believe in the above powers as three entities, three aspects,
three qualities. They say: “Oneness in Trinity and Trinity in Oneness.” They are all phenomena
of one God, etc. Therefore, the One God, they claim, consists of three separate categories,
which they call the Trinity. As a matter of fact, God, as they take Him, is not one but three. In the
Qur’an God says: “Surely, disbelievers are those who said: ‘God is the third of the three (in
aTrinity)’.” (Holy Qur’an: 5: 73). The verse means that God the Creator is the third in relation to
the Son and the Holy Spirit.

As for the Muslim dictum “In the name of God, the Mercifu, the Compaasionate,” it means three
names of God which exceed ninety nine, all denoting one Entity. A name is not separate from the
named. The Being named and described is not to be conceived except by His names and
qualities, unlike the case of the Christian Entities, for they are three dimentional, but separate, the
Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

Question 04: How can you claim that your God is Mercifu and Compasionate, while He created
evil in the world, expressed in illnesses, volcanoes, toxics, earthquakes, hatred, etc.?

Answer 04: The answer to this question is threefold:

1. God almighty is a universal God, the God of all creation. This is obvious in the following
verse: “And your God is One (God), there is none who has the right to be worshipped but
He, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful…” (Holy Qur’an: 2: 163).

2. Undoubtedly, God’s mercy is comprehensive. It encompasses all creatures under its
canopy. The evidence is clear: “…And My Mercy embraces all things, ” (Holy Qur’an: 7:
156). Such a spacious clemency expresses itself in bestowing upon His creation so much
bliss: material sustenance, the gifts of sight and hearing. Indeed, such blesisngs are
countless.

3. Whatever adversities may befall man in this world, like pain, illness, poison,
earthquakes, volcanoes, etc., are not exclusively evils. They are mixed blessings. For
some who are harassed by such evils they are a punishment for their disobedience or
heresy, while for some others they are a reminder, a nudge, to awaken them from their
slumber. They also indicate the absolute power of God, His ability to deal with His
creation, the sphere of His dominion, in the ways He deems just and wise. All that God
decrees emanates from His compassion, wisdom and justice.

Question 05: Does God allow prostration to any power or creature other than Himself? If the
answer is negative how can we account for the prostration of Jospeh’s brothers and parents
before him?

Answer 05: Initialy, it is to be maintained that there are two kinds of prostration:

1. Expressive of worship and favour-seeking, which is permissible only to God. If it is
practised to appease some other power, this is polytheism.

2. Indicative of man’s desire to glorify an absolute power, in which case the action of
prostration is not polytheistic. Kneeling down and/or prostration before human beings as a
way of showing respect or greeting was quite acceptable in earlier creeds. But it has been
abrogated in Islam. Joseph’s brothers did not worship him. They bent down before him in
a expression of esteem and reverence. Such a posture was permissible in their creed, but
abolished and abrogated in Islam. Abdullah ibn Abi Awfa was reported to have said that
on coming from Sham (currently greater Syria) Mu’az ibn Jabal knelt down before the
prophet (pbuh) whereupon the prophet enquired what the man meant. In explanation,
Mu’az said that in Sham he had seen people bending down before their bishops and

This is a nice thread!!

PS: If U already answered these questions forgive me b/c I do not have time to go through the whole thread.

Should Muslims own a bible?? A friend of mine from Kaduna told me he owns a bible and I am wondering if that is against the Muslim religion.

We all know that most stories in the Quran are similar to the Bible. Why is that??

Do Muslims believe in Heaven and does it differs from the Christian one??

Thnx.

@Sean T: Some people own the Bible! I dont. Their reason is best known to them. Maybe for comparative purpose, alone! No, most of the stories but many stories have common players, but details and others are completely different. Muslims believe in the Heavens, 7 layers of them. If you are talking of Paradise, yes. Heaven presently contains Paradise and Hell, and others. Others are Angels, Lau im mafuth, Bait Mamur, and the stations of the messengers and prophets (AS to all of tem). While Adam is station to the first to see the children from him going to Paradise whereby he laughs as being happy, or the ones going to Hell, whereby he cries ads being sad. Jesus and his cousin John the one who officiate the Children of Israel's rite of passage to adulthood on him at the age of 13 (Bermitvah; you christians wrongly call it Baptism) are both occupants of the second heaven. Idris (Enoch) is on third. Moses and his brother (am not certain about his brother in my statement here) are both on 6th and Ibrahim is occupying the 7th, leaning against the house known as Bait Mamur, similar to the Kaaba in Makka.

olabowale:

@Sean T: Some people own the Bible! I dont. Their reason is best known to them. Maybe for comparative purpose, alone! No, most of the stories but many stories have common players, but details and others are completely different. Muslims believe in the Heavens, 7 layers of them. If you are talking of Paradise, yes. Heaven presently contains Paradise and Hell, and others. Others are Angels, Lau im mafuth, Bait Mamur, and the stations of the messengers and prophets (AS to all of tem). While Adam is station to the first to see the children from him going to Paradise whereby he laughs as being happy, or the ones going to Hell, whereby he cries ads being sad. Jesus and his cousin John the one who officiate the Children of Israel's rite of passage to adulthood on him at the age of 13 (Bermitvah; you christians wrongly call it Baptism) are both occupants of the second heaven. Idris (Enoch) is on third. Moses and his brother (am not certain about his brother in my statement here) are both on 6th and Ibrahim is occupying the 7th, leaning against the house known as Bait Mamur, similar to the Kaaba in Makka.

1. where EXACTLY is all of this written in ur koran?

2. what happened to the judgement day allah promised, that mohammed would intercede for people, , . , why are these people in heaven? did allah change his mind?

3. since allah in his koran recognises baptism. . . .why are muslims not baptised? did allah change his mind again?

thanks@ola

[center]Belief in Prophets and Missions-Invitation to salvation-02[/center]

Question 01: What is the indisputable evidence that the teachings of Muhammad have all come
from God?

Answer 01: There are numerous irrefutable evidences indicating that such teachings originated
from God almighty. Here are some:
1. All that has been enjoined, and denied, can be found highly propitious and useful to all
mankind, everywhere and at any time. They are commensurate with the sound mind and
the chaste insight. Examples are commandments on solidifying family ties, preserving
superior moral qualities, avoiding usury and all misdemeanors. All that the prophet (pbuh)
has been told in inspiration has been proved valid. Such material falls in two categories:

A. Pertaining to the past. These are corroborated by former books as well as
authenticated evidence confirmed by science and modern discoveries, e.g. finindgs in
geology as the era of the deluge, in archeology as the relics from the epochs of Thamud
and the Pharaos.

B. Pertaining to the future. Certain incidents were predicted by the prophet, e.g. the fire
which blasted Medina in 654 hijra, the good offices performed by Hasan ibn Ali ibn Abi
Talib in reconcilating between two major factions of Muslims, the gathering of the Jews in
Palestine today, the emergence of nudist women who earn their living in immodest ways,
and the spread of ususry, corruption, murder, etc.

C. Evidences derived from the prophet’s own life and morals, a study of both of which can
only cofirms that such actions can never emerge except from one who is both true and
honest. Whoever considers God’s support of His prophet (pbuh), the victory over his
enemies, and the spread of his religion, must come to the conclusion that this prophet was
sustained by God and that all he preached had come from the Almighty.

D. Some contemporary scientific discoveries support the prophet’s tenets, e.g. stages of
the life of the embryo, the way in which milk comes into being in the mammals, the
existence of the aquarian barrier between two adjecent seas, the fact that the Dead Sea is
the nethermost place on earth, etc.

E. The miracles performed by him: these were simultaneously witnessed by both his
followers and antagonists, e.g. the fissure of the moon surface, the springing of water from
his fingers, the healing of the sick, etc. His greatest miracle remains the glorious Qur’an
that has proved the authenticity of its contents over the ages.


Question 02: Who is the prophet?

Answer 02: He is a man chosen by almighty God, inspired by Him, and enjoined to proclaim the
call to the people he was sent to.

Question 03: How can prophet Muhammad (pbuh) be the imam (leader) of all the prophets when
he is the last messenger?

Answer 03: Preference is God’s own prerogative. It is exclusive to such and not to others, in
accordance with His emmiscience and wisdom. Preference has no relation with precedence or
antecedence in time. Moses and Jesus are are among the latter batch of prophets, still they are
the best among all those who preceded them except Noah and Abraham (peace be uponh them).
Furthermore, prophet Muhammad’s religion, in terms of creeds and the morals, conforms to those
preached by the previous prophets. As for the rules of these religions, the prophet (pbuh), by
commandments from almighty God, nullified some, modified others; altered some, and
augmented others. Accordingly, his call has become more comprehensive, more perfect, hence
has dominion over precedences. The one in charge of such a call deserves being an imam to
those who preceded him. Those were made to pledge to the be faithful to him and support him,
almighty God says:
“And (remember) when God took the covenant of the prophets, saying: ‘Take whatever I
gave you from the book and hikmah (understanding of the laws of God), and afterwards
there will come to you a messenger (Muhammad) confirming what is with you; you must,
then, believe in him and help him.’ God said: ‘Do you agree (to it) and will you take up my
covenant (which I conclude with you)?’ They said: ‘We agree.’ He said: ‘Then bear
witness; and I am with you among the witnesses (for this)’.” (Holy Qur’an: 3: 81).


Question 04: What evidence proves that Jesus was not a God, but only a messenger from God?

Answer 04: Jesus Christ (pbuh), following both the Gospels and the Qur’an, was born of the
virgin Mary, who was just like any other human being. It is common knowledge that whoever is
born cannot be deified. Jesus Christ was a human being who used to eat and drink just like
anybody else. He was susceptible to hunger, grief and/or merriment. He experienced all the
paraphernalia pertaining to human life. His miraculous creation from no father is no stranger than
that of Adam, a being who was both fatherless and motherless. This is an evidence of God’s
omnipotence. Jesus Christ was no more than a servant to, and messenger of God, who revealed
the scripture in order to promulgate it and carry out His call. On the day of judgement Jesus
Christ is not to be judged because of those who deified him in exclusion of God or thought of him
as parallel. In the Qur’an we have a mentioning of this, where in the hereafter God will ask Jesus
if he had asked his followers to deify him, whereby Jesus will answer God by saying: “If you
punish them, they are your slaves, and if you forgive them, verily, you, only you, are the all-
Mighty, the all-Wise” (Holy Qur’an: 5: 118). Here is one more reply to the one who seeks an
evidence as to the deification of Jesus Christ, while he has none of the qualities of God.
Whatever miracles he performed emanated from God, just as He supported other prophets.

Question 05: In what way was Jesus Christ a Muslim, as well as all the other prophets?

Answer 05: There is no doubt that all prophets (peace be upon them), beginning with Adam and
ending in Muhammad, preached one religion—the worship of God alone and disregarding all
other powers. This is something advocated by Islam. God says: “Truly, the true religion with God
is Islam” (Holy Qur’an: 3: 19). About Abraham (pbuh), God says: “Abraham was neither a Jew
nor a Christian, but was a true Muslim (hanif: monotheist—a worshipper one God alone) and he
was not a mushrik—a polytheist” (Holy Qur’an: 3: 67). On the question of the disciples of Jesus,
God says: “And when I (God) inspired al-hawariun (the disciples of Jesus) to believe in Me and
My Messenger, they said: ‘We believe. And bear witness that we are Muslims’.” (Holy Qur’an: 5:
111). Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) confirmed this in his saying: “Prophets are paternal brothers;
their mothers are different, but their religion is one.”3

Question 06: If people have managed to distort the message of Christ, is not this sufficient
evidence that he failed in his mission? If he was great, how could God allow his call to peter out
into failure?

Answer 06: Christ (pbuh) cannot be said to have failed in his mission. God supported him with
astounding miracle and convincing arguments. Whatever distortion has befallen the scripture
3 Cited in Bukhalri, Hadith No. 1437.
preached by Christ, it must have happened after his ascention to heaven. Failure and
disintegration are the works of the followes who fell a prey to whims and caprice. In this
connection God says:
[And (remember) when God will say (on the day of reurrection): ‘O Jesus, son of Mary! Did
you say unto men: ‘worship me and my mother as two gods besides God?’ He will say:
‘Glory is to You! It is not for me to say what I had no right (to say). Had I said such a thing,
You would surely, have know it. You know what is in my inner-self though I do not know
what is in Yours; truly You, only You, are the All-Knower of all that is hidden (and seen).
Never did I say to them aught except what You (God) did command me to say: worship
God my Lord and your Lord. And I was a witness over them while I dwelt amongst them,
but when you took me up, You were the Watcher over them; and You are a Witness to all
things’.”] (Holy Qur’an: 5: 116-117)

Question 07: Seeing that God’s message to humanity is one and the same, why was it
partitioned among more than one prophet and not revealed in one package?

Answer 07: The message entrusted to all prophets is one and the same. It finds expression in a
call for the worship of the one God and the avoidance of false dieties, God says: “And verily, we
have sent among every ummah (community/nation) a messenger (proclaiming): ‘Worship God
(alone), and avoid taghut (all false deities)’.” (Holy Qur’an: 16: 36). God almighty also said: “And
We did not send any messenger before you (Muhammad) but We revealed to him (saying): ‘None
has the right to be worshipped but I (God), so worship Me (alone and none else)’.” (Holy Qur’an:
21: 25). As for the multiplicity of the prophets, it has been caused by various motives:
1. So that people in any age may not have the pretext as to have been ignorant of God’s
commandments. God says: “Messengers as bearers of good news as well as of warning
in order that mankind should have no plea against God after the (coming of) messengers.”
(Holy Qur’an: 4: 165).
2. Specifying individual laws for each nation which shall conform to its nature and
circumstances. God says: “…To each among you, We have prescribed a law and a clear
way…” (Holy Qur’an: 5: 48).
3. The differences among languages and their multiplicity, required entrusting more than
one prophet/messenger, each speaks the language of a certain nation. This is obvious in
the Almighty’s words: “And We sent not a messenger except with the language of his
people in order that he make (the message) clear for them” (Holy Qur’an: 14: 4).


Question 08: Is the Muslim entitled to blend his/her faith with other faiths or creeds?

Answer 08: In no way should a Mulslim adopt other creeds or principles which conflict with the
fundamentals underlying the Islamic doctrine. Monotheism runs counter to polytheism, nor does
sunna (prophet’s words and deeds) agrees with innovations. Likewise, the love of God is
incompatiable with the love of some other power, etc.

Question 09: Why were the first batch of prophets sent to certain geographical areas and not
others? How can we judge those areas which received no prophets? Why were they left without
the word of God?

Answer 09: Judging by the accounts given by the prophet’s hadiths (sayings) God sent to
various folks 124,000 prophets, while God’s messengers numbered 314.4 Such a large number
of prophets and messengers prove that not one nation or area went without one (or some). In
this regard God almighty says: “…And there never was a nation but a warner had passed among
them” (Holy Qur’an: 35: 24). And again, He also says: “And verily, we have sent among every
ummah (community/nation) a messenger (proclaiming): ‘Worship God (alone), and avoid taghut
(all false deities)’.” (Holy Qur’an: 16: 36).

Question 10: Why should Muhammad (pbuh) be considered the last prophet while Jesus Christ
will reappear?

Answer 10: Muhammad (pbuh) is actually the last of all prophets, according to what he siad.
The descent of Jesus Christ (pbuh) from heaven is not a new mission. It is a return whose aim is
to reinforce Islam and its shari’a (Islamic laws and rules) our propeht called for, and the last
celestial techings. This is clear in his words: “The coming of Jesus is imminent. He will come as
a just ruler, destroy the cross, and nullify the poll tax. There would be so much money that no
one would accept charity.” In another long hadith, he says: “…He (Jesus Christ) will call peope
to Islam and God would abolish all religions leaving Islam alone.”
It is quite obvious from the above evidences that whatever Jesus Christ preaches is nothing but
Islam and the law of Muhammad (peace be upon them both). He will even pray behind a Muslim.
The prophet says: “How will you be when the son of Mary (Jesus Christ) descends among you,
while you are praying behind an imam (a prayer leader) from among you?”
Muslim scholars referred to the return of Jesus Christ (pbuh) at the end of time. They mentioned
that his return will be especially significant to:
1. Empashize the facts of Islam as preached by prophet Muhammad (pbuh);
2. Reply to the claims of the Jews and the Christians as to his death, crucifixion.;
3. His return indicates the approach of the end of his life and his his burial.
4. The prophet’s report about Jesus Christ must be the truth, because it is something that
had been revealed to him from God.

Question 11: How can you claim that Jesus did not die while his death is actually mentioned in
Surrat Al-Imraan (Chapter 3 of the Holy Qur’an)?

Answer 11: No verse in the Qur’an relates the death of Jesus Christ (pbuh). The term used in
the chapter ‘wafaat‘ does not refer to death as much as it refers to departure from earthly
existence. His appointed time on earth had elapsed. Accordingly, God says: “And (remember )
when God said: ‘O Jesus! I will take you and raise you to Myself and clear you of those who
disbelieve…’.” (Holy Qur’an: 3: 55). This can be paraphrased thus: I have teken you body and
soul. The term wafaat can also be used to indicate sleep. God says: “It is He who takes your
sould by night (when you are asleep), and has knowledge of all that you have done by day…”
(Holy Qur’an: 6: 60).
Contrary to what the Chrstians claim, the Qur’an confirms that Jesus Christ (pbuh) was not killed.
God raised him up to Himself: “…For Surely, they killed him (Jesus) not. But God raised him up
(with his body and soul) unto Himself…” (Holy Qur’an: 4: 157-158). The truth of the matter is that
Jesus was ascended alive and will come back alive.
7 Cited in Bukhari (vol., 4 Hadith No. 143)

Question 12: How can you prove that Jesus Christ was not crucified?

Answer 12: This question can be answered from different angles:
1. There are many ambiguities surrounding the issue of Christ’s crucifixion in the canonical
Gospels. How was the Crucifixion carried out? For how long did Jesus hung on the
cross? What are the precise dates? Who carried the cross? What was his prayer while
he was on the cross? How do you explain his cry of despair? Who were the witnesses?
What happened after the crucifixion? There is no consensus on these questions. So
much of the crucifixion story is based on mere conjecture.
2. The issue of crucifixion is based on the belief in the original sin and redemption by
blood. This issue contradicts common sense, and it is irreconcilable with God’s justice and
mercy. How can the innocents be held accountable for the actions of the guilty?
3. Finally, the Qur’an has unambiguously refuted the Bible’s crucifixion story. God says:
“…They killed him not, nor crucified him, but the resemblance of Jesus was put over
another man, and those who differ therein are full of doubts. They have no knowledge,
they follow nothing but conjecture. For surely, they killed him (Jesus) not. But God raised
him up (with his body and soul) unto Himself. And God is ever all-powerful, all wise” (Holy
Qur’an: 4: 157-158).