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Salvation Islam, in Christian eyes, has an incomplete view of
both the holiness of God and the sinfulness of
mankind. Given man's sinful nature and the gap it
creates between us and a holy God, Christianity
teaches that man cannot earn salvation. God cannot just wink at sin. We need a savior who will
bridge the gap and who will pay the penalty for us.
Salvation is only in Christ's finished work on the
cross that God considers our blemishes healed. This
is what Christianity is all about. As it says in the Bible, in the sight of a holy God all
of us have become like one who is unclean, and all
our righteous acts are like filthy rags (Isaiah 64:5-7). But God demonstrated his love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us
(Romans 5:. What wonderful good news! But Islam denies all of this. It even denies that Jesus
died on the cross at all (Sura 4:157)—this in spite of
overwhelming evidence both from the Bible and
from historical sources outside the Bible. It denies
that Jesus conquered death by his bodily
resurrection—an historical event acknowledged by rigorous critical scholarship (www.faithfacts.org/ easter.html). Islam must deny these things because the religion is based on the idea that you can earn your way to heaven. Christianity teaches that our salvation is a free gift through faith alone in Jesus Christ—and specifically not by works (Ephesians 2:8-9; Romans 4:1-3; Titus 3:5-7; 1 Corinthians 1:29). Islam teaches that one gains entrance into heaven
by your works in addition to faith (but not faith in
Christ). These are clearly opposing positions. Christianity insists that belief in Christ is the only
way to heaven. Rejection of Christ dooms us to the
eternal punishment we deserve as rebellious
sinners. (Mark 16:16; John 3:16-18, 36; John 10:7-10; John 12:48; John 14:6; Acts 4:12; Galatians 1:6-9; Philippians 2:9-11; 2 Thessalonians 1:8-10; 1 Timothy 2:5; 2 Peter 2:1; 1 John 2:22-23; 1 John 5:12-13.) While this may seem unfair in one sense, in another sense it is the ultimate in fairness. God provided a way for sinful man—who otherwise falls helplessly short—to be forgiven and
to come into communion with him! Because the Christian doctrine of salvation through
Christ alone so often draws accusations of
intolerance from non-Christians, it may be helpful to
say a bit more about it. One thing that this doctrine
does not say, is that those who have never heard of Christ are automatically doomed. It is also clear
that it is not Christians who can judge, but only God.
God alone can know the heart of each individual.
God loves everyone, including non-Christians, and
he wants everyone to come to the knowledge of a
saving faith (1 Timothy 2:4). But it also clear through this doctrine that anyone who consciously rejects Christ is rejecting God's offer
of reconciliation. In this case, one gets what he wants, an eternity without God. Islam is equally exclusive in its claims, as it teaches
that only Muslims will go to heaven (Bukhari 4:297,
etc). Islam similarly insists that anyone who rejects
their Allah and his apostles (that is, Muhammad) is
condemned to hell. So, again, the two religions are
at loggerheads. While Christians believe that salvation is assured through faith, Muslims never have assurance of
salvation (except probably through martyrdom in a
jihad—Sura 9:20-22, etc). Islam teaches that at the
end of your life, Allah weighs your good works
against your bad works on a scale. In general, if
your good works are adequate, you get to heaven (Sura 23:103). But even then it is not assured
because Allah can let anyone in he chooses (Sura
9:15, 27). Muhammad himself expressed doubts
about his own salvation (Bukhari 5:266, 9:131). Man is sinful. As put by Jerry Rassamni, author of
From Jihad to Jesus, "Although the [Islamic] law is
verbose and enslaving, it is powerless to justify a
person before the Almighty. No matter how many
times a beast washes in the river, it remains a beast,
and no matter how long a log soaks in the water, it will never become a crocodile. In the same manner,
no matter what humankind does in its own
strength, they remain sinners in the sight of a holy
God." Only Christianity offers a solution. God sent his only
son Jesus to live the perfect life for us, and to suffer
the punishment for man's sin. There had to be a
sacrifice—punishment—for sins in some way, even
though mankind proved his inablility to satisfy
God's demands adequately. In this way God reconciled his demands for obedience while
exercising his mercy toward sinful men. Only the
Messiah, whom the Quran called perfect (Surah
19:19) is righteous enough to take away the sin of
the world. For God so loved the world that he gave his one
and only son—that whoever believes in him shall
not perish but have everlasting life (John 3:16). Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; and he
who does not believe the Son will not see life, but
the wrath of God remains on him (John 3:36). To our Muslim friends we ask, How do you deal
with your guilt? Through our conscience and the
law we all know we are guilty before God. Do you
really think that your Five Pillars will be sufficient before an all-powerful God to get you to heaven?
External obedience to the law does not make a
person spiritually clean. If the Bible is correct, the only conclusion is that belief in the teachings of Islam does not lead to heaven but to hell. Heaven There is a difference between the two religions as
to what heaven is like. The Muslim concept of
paradise is a carnal, sensual place. Muslims in
paradise will live in gorgeous palaces and will wear
silk clothes. While alcohol is forbidden on earth,
they will drink from rivers of wine, milk, and honey in paradise! Men will also make love to dozens of
virgins devoted to sensuous enjoyments. (It is not
clear what women get!!) See Suras 2:25, 4:57,
13:35, 36:55-57, 37:39-48, 47:15, 52:20-23,
55:46-78, 56:12-40, and 76:5-22. Also see Bukhari
4:466. This picture seems strange to Christians, who
believe in a heaven unmarred by carnal things. The
Bible says that the kingdom of God is not a matter
of eating and drinking (Romans 14:17). In heaven people will not be married, but will be like angels
(Matthew 22:30). And in heaven we will have resurrected perfect bodies—the pain and tears will
be gone (Revelation 21:4). This perfect place of happiness is for men, women, and children equally. The Quran How much do we really know about the historicity
of the Quran? Is the Quran that Muslims rely on
today the correct one? We have already mentioned
about Uthman's purge of variant Quranic texts. This
occurred in the year 653, about 21 years after
Muhammad's death. But here's another fact. According to Robert Spencer (in his book Did
Muhammad Exist), "There are reasons to believe
that the Qur'an took its present shape not in the
seventh century but later or even much later. The
Arabic alphabet in which the Qur'an is written did
not yet exist in the early seventh century, so it is improbable that Muhammad's secretaries, if
brought back to life, would be able to recognize a
modern edition of the Qur'an as part of the holy
text that was dictated to them in fragments during
Muhammad's lifetime--that is, if such dictation
occurred." Muslims today are taught that the Quran is perfectly
preserved, word-by-word, syllable-by-syllable, and
letter-for-letter. Indeed, they think that the Quran is
the actual, literal (and pre-existent) word of God.
Muslims think so highly of the Quran, that one could
say that they worship it. In this sense, all Muslims are fundamentalists. It has been said that the
closest comparison to it in Christianity is Christ
himself. However, let us consider the evidence to see if this
assumption is valid. The history of the Quran is most
interesting. For the benefit of our Muslim readers,
we will liberally document essential points from
reliable Muslims sources. Muhammad claimed to begin having revelations
from God when he was 40 years old. It is generally
believed that Muhammad was illiterate, which
Muslims think is a testimony to the miracle of Quran. People memorized things Muhammad said or they
wrote them down on palm leaves, rocks, and
bones (Bukhari 6:509). Bukhari also records that Muhammad allowed some variation regarding
the recitation of the Quran (Bukhari 3:593, 601, 4:442, 6:514, and 9:640). There was no organized manuscript of the Quran
prior to Muhammad's death (Bukhari 6:509).
Shortly after his death, it was noticed that some of the people who had memorized parts of the
Quran were being killed in battle. Some verses did not survive as the people who remembered
them died or verses were otherwise lost (Bukhari 4:62, 6:509-11, 527, 550, 552). It does not seem to be known for sure how
many scribes were involved in compiling the Quan.
But these are four that were companions of
Muhammad who were involved in the process:
Masud, Salim, Mu'adh, and Ubai (Bukhari 6:521,
526). Even though these men were all authorized by Muhammad himself and each version was
widely accepted, these versions were not identical.
See this link: Ahadith Proof. There is voluminous material about all of this, both
in books and on the internet. Scholars from the
Muslim world and non-Muslim world have much to
say about this and debate it vigorously. Here are
just a few examples: Variants of the Quran Muslim Hope The Collection of the Quran Muslims today are taught to accept the Quran
without the benefit of scientific inquiry. This is in
contrast to the Bible, which has been subjected to
rigorous principles of scientific inquiry (see Bible). And, interestingly, it is in contrast to ancient Muslim scholars, who were willing to look more
objectively at the Quran. Some of this history is
related in a book edited by Pakistani author Ibn
Arraq (born 1946) entitled The Origins of the
Quran: Classic Essays on Islam's Holy Book. Arraq's
book reports many accounts of ancient Muslim scholars such as this one by Abu 'Ubaid al-Qasim b.
Sallam (AH 154-244, that is about 200 years after
Muhammad): Sallam was a scholar who studied under the
famous masters of the Qufan and Basran schools,
was renowned as a philologist, a jurist, and an
authority on the Quranic sciences included in Kitab
Fada'il-al-Qur'an. He claimed that many verses had
fallen out of the Quran—indeed, that a lot of the Quran had been lost. For example, Aisha, the
prophet's favorite wife, asserted along with Ubai
Ibn Ka'b, one of Muhammad's closest companions,
that the chapter of the parties (Sura 33) had at one
time contained two hundred verses compared to
the 73 in the current Quran. Aisha even claimed that Uthman altered the codices. Another expert on Middle Eastern manuscripts was Arthur Jeffery. We quote here a statement in the book From Jihad to Jesus by Jerry Rassamni, who
presents material from Arthur Jeffrey found in The
Origins of the Quran by Ibn Arraq: "However, if verses were dropped out of the
Qur'an, it's also true that other verses were added,
for the earliest Muslim commentators (e.g., Abu
Bakr al Asamm, AH 313 or AD 925) openly attacked
the Fatiha [Sura 1] as uncanonical. The Qur'anic
variants were preserved by commentaries of numerous Muslim scholars during the early days of
Islam. However, Muslim scholars have not
attempted a textual criticism of the Qur'an since AH
322 (AD 934) when the canons were fixed by
Wazirs Ibn Muqla and Ibn Isa, assisted by Ibn
Mujahid. Those who persisted in using variant texts of the Qur'an, such as Ibn Miqsam (AH 362 or AD
972) and Ibn Shanabudh, were severely punished
in order to bring an end to variant readings. The
variations are preserved, however, in the Qur'an
commentaries of az-Zamakhshari (AH 538 or AD
1143), Abyu Hayyan of Andalus of Andalus (AH 745 or AD 1344), and Ash-Shakawani (AH 1250 or
AD 1834; and in the philological works of al-Ukbari
(AH 616 or AD 1219), the philosopher of Baghdad,
Ibn Khalawaih (AH 370 or AD 980), the savant of
the Hamdanid Court, and the famous scholar Ibn
Jinni (AH 392 or AD 1001)." The following situation between Muhammad
and another associate Abdollah b. Abi Sarh, should
be interesting to our readers (sources: the Geisler/ Saleeb book on the list below, page 157, also Kammuna.): "On a number of occasions he had, with the
Prophet's consent, changed the closing words of
verses. For example, when the Prophet has said,
'And God is mighty and wise' ('aziz, hakim),
'Abdollah b. Abi Sarh suggested writing down
'knowing and wise' ('alim, hakim), and the Prophet answered that there was no objection. Having
observed a succession of changes of this type,
'Abdollah renounced Islam on the ground that the
revelations, if from God, could not be changed at
the prompting of a scribe such as himself. After his
apostasy he went to Mecca and joined the Qorayshites." In fairness, Muslims dispute this account. But it
raises interesting questions. The account seems
consistent with the above links as well as an
ancient report about Sarh (scroll down about half
way): Light. It was another man named Uthman who
standardized the Quran. Incredibly, this man had rival texts of the Quran burned about 19 years after Muhammad's death (Bukhari 6:510). The question must be asked, why did he do so
unless the other copies were different? In fact, a few copies survived the burning and they vary
somewhat from the Uthman manuscript. It is also seems clear that Uthman edited and selected Suras
for his version. According to Alphonse Mingana
("Three Ancient Qur'ans" in The Origins of the
Quran by Warraq), early Muslim scholars, Tabari and
Yakut, separately documented that Uthman was
called the "Tearer of the Books," thus confirming that there were many variants to the Quran. The
alarmed Muslim population attached to Uthman the
following stigma: "He found the Qur'ans many and
left one; he tore up the Book." Further, it may surprise some Muslims that none of
the original Uthman copies are in existence today.
The earliest one in existence is from the second
century after Muhammad (the Ma'il copy in the
British Library). See Uthman. Contrary to popular belief, not all Muslims accept
the same version of the Quran. While some accept
the Uthman version, others accept the tradition of
Masud, who was one of the four authorized
compilers. This version has 150 variations in the second Sura alone compared to the Uthman
text. Arthur Jeffrey's collection of variants between Uthman's text and the Masud text takes 92 pages
in his book Materials for the History of the Text of
the Quran (Bill, Leiden, 1937). (Search for articles on www.answering-islam.org or see the Geisler/ Saleeb book p. 192). Another interesting aspect to the Quran is that there
were verses in the original version of Muhammad's Quran that have been abrogated,
that is, eliminated from the text. In fact, the Quran itself justifies this practice (Suras 2:105-106,
13:39, 16:101, 22:52)! Bukhari also recognizes this
(3:170, 4:57, 4:69, 4:299, 5:416, 5:421, 6:. This
practice is unique among world religions. Interestingly, there are apparently disagreements
between Shiite Muslims and Sunni Muslims, as this
Google search shows: Quranic Disagreements. One famous aspect to the Quranic abrogations is
the so-called "Satanic Verses." Sura 53:19-20 says,
"Have ye thought upon al-Lat and al-Uzza and
Manat, the third, the other?" According to Bukhari,
these three are known to be goddesses of the
Quraish tribe. In fact, these three were daughters of pre-Islamic Allah. The original version of the Quran
followed with the following words, which were
subsequently abrogated: "Those are the swans
exalted; Their intercession is expected; Their likes
are not neglected." These words are idolatrous
because there should be no intercession for pagan goddesses. It is particularly significant because
Muhammad was speaking in the name of Allah for
the intercession of pagan idols! For more on this
including evidences from Muslim scholars, see answering-islam.org and then search for "Satanic Verses." We refer the reader to this article as one of
many that documents Quranic abrogation: Abrogation. The question must be asked: If Allah cannot get it
right the first time, is he really all-wise? Modern scholarship is bringing new light to the
Quran. The oldest Quran manuscript known was
only recently discovered (1972) in Yemen. This
text apparently has words changed and verses and
chapters rearranged from the Quran that
is available today. Complicating the issue, this old text does not contain the dots over the Arabic
letters, which suggests some variant meanings of
the words. In 2007 a German author Cristoph
Luxenberg published a controversial work entitled
The Syro-Aramaic Reading of the Koran. Luxenberg
claims that much of the original Quran was written in Syriac-Aramaic rather than Arabic, as most
Muslims assume. Arabic was not a written language
until after the Quran was first put to writing.
Reading the Quran in Syria-Aramaic changes some
important passages of the Quran. See Syro-Aramaic. Muslims claim that the literary style of the Quran is
evidence for its divine inspiration. But if that is a
valid test, they would have to accept that the
writings of Homer and Shakespeare as divinely
inspired as well. But even Muslim sources recognize
that the Quran is not always as eloquent as is claimed. The Iranian Shiite scholar Ali Dashti
contends that the Quran contains numerous
grammatical problems. He says, "The Quran
contains sentences which are incomplete and not
fully intelligible without the aid of
commentaries..." (Geisler/Saleeb page 187-190). The German scholar, Salomon Reinach, stated,
"From the literary point of view, the Qur'an has little
merit. Declamation, repetition, puerility, a lack of
logic and coherence strike the unprepared reader
at every turn. It is humiliating to the human intellect
to think that this mediocre literature has been the subject of innumerable commentaries, and that
millions of men are still wasting time in absorbing
it." Historian Edward Gibbon described the Quran as
"an incoherent rhapsody of fable, and precept, and
declamation, which sometimes crawls in the dust,
and sometimes is lost in the clouds." McClintock and Strong's Encyclopedia states, "The
matter of the Qur'an is exceedingly incoherent and
sententious, the book evidently being without any
logical order of thought as a whole or in it parts.
This agrees with the desultory and incidental
manner in which it is said to have been delivered." The German critical theologist and Semitic scholar
Ernest Renan points out, "The book (the Qur'an)
seems to us declamatory, monotonous, and boring.
An uniterupted reading of it is almost unbearable." The reader is invited to read the Quran for himself
to see if the above comments are valid or not. Even IF the Quran of today were a carbon copy of
the one originally dictated by Muhammad, it does
not logically follow that it is from God. Irrespective
of the quality of today's copy, the internal and
external inconsistencies in the Quran disqualify it as
being from God. We have already pointed out some of the mistakes
in the Quran. The Quran itself says that if a book is
found to have discrepancies, it could not be from
God (Sura 4:82). In fact, there are many internal contradictions in the Quran. Here is a sample: The Quran teaches that on the one hand "no
change there can be in the Words of God" (Sura
10:64, also 6:34). Yet the Quran itself teaches the
doctrine of abrogation. The Quran claims that humans are responsible for
their own choices (Sura 18:24). Yet it also claims
that God sealed the fate of all in advance (Suras
10:99-100, 17:13). The Quran says emphatically, "Let there be no
compulsion in religion" (Sura 2:256). Yet in other
places it urges Muslims to "Fight those who believe
not" (Sura 9:29). Sura 7:143 says that Moses was the first to believe.
Sura 6:14 says Abraham was the first to believe. Suras 7:54, 10:3, and 11:7 say the earth was
created in six days, but Sura 41:9-12 says it was
created in eight days. The same Mary (Miriam in Hebrew and Arabic) is not
both the mother of Jesus and the "sister of Aaron"
who lived hundred of years earlier (Sura 19:28). In an apparent contradiction, the Quran denies the
divinity of Christ, yet acknowledges that Jesus was
born of the Virgin Mary (Suras 3:37-45, 19:16-28,
66:12). The hadiths further acknowledge that Jesus
was not touched by sin (Bukhari 4:506). An
obvious question is: How could Jesus not be divine if he was born of a virgin and was free of sin? Here is just a sample of external contradictions in the Quran: A famous passage in the Quran says that human
beings are formed from a clot of blood (Sura
23:14). This, of course, is an inaccurate description
of an embryo. A Samaritan could not have molded the golden calf
in Moses' time (Sura 20:85-87, 95-97) because
Samaritans did not live in Moses' time. There are several things found in the Quran about
Christian theology that are quite plainly wrong.
Sura 5:116 says that Christians believe that Mary is
God. Sura 9:30 says that Jews believe that Ezra was
the Son of God. It confuses the angel Gabriel with
the Holy Spirit (Sura 2:97,98 versus Sura 16:102). These statements are incorrect. There is no
evidence that Christians and Jews ever believed
these things. What seems to be the most likely
explanation why things like this are in the Quran is
that there was no Arabic translation of the Bible in
the time of Muhammad. Muhammad picked up bits and pieces of Christian and Jewish theology from
hearsay and and gnostics, and was simply
mistaken about it. There are dozens of contradictions and inaccurate
statements in the Quran. For further documentation,
go to Contradiction or go to www.Answering- Islam.org and search for "contradictions." Does the Bible or the Quran have better historical
support? See Support. In summary, it is clear that Muslim belief in the
word-for-word/letter-for-letter preservation of the
Quran is incorrect. It is also clear that the claim of an
error-free Quran is incorrect. The question we ask
our Muslim readers is this, What else have you been taught that may be incorrect? The Hadiths The hadiths are considered extremely important
documents, but they are not considered letter-for-
letter perfect like the Quran. According to Islamic
sources, each report in the Bukhari and Muslim
hadiths (also the Sunan Abu-Dawud Hadiths) was
checked for compatibility with the Quran and the veracity of the chain of reporters back to
Muhammad had to be painstakingly established.
The hadiths are used, along with the Quran, to
govern every detail of the life of the Muslim—down
to toilet habits. (Don't face "Kibla," that is Mecca,
when answering the call of nature—Bukhari 1:147). Because of their importance to Muslim life, a critical
review is necessary. There are clearly contradictions
and errors in the hadiths. To give a sense of this,
consider this hadith: "Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, 'If a
house fly falls in the drink of anyone of you, he
should dip it (in the drink), for one of its wings has
a disease and the other has the cure for the
disease.'" (Bukhari 4:537, and 7:673) This practice is scientifically false. There is no
evidence that a wing of a fly has a cure for a disease
resting on its other wing. Also consider this
passage: "And if a man's discharge proceeded that of the
woman, then the child resembles the father, and if
the woman's discharge proceeded that of the man,
then the child resembles the mother." (Bukhari 6:7) Again, this analysis is obviously wrong scientifically.
A child's traits are not determined in this way. A
legitimate question is: In the search for truth, what
can one expect from the religion of Islam? There is a quite a bit of other material in the hadiths
that falls in the category of just plain interesting.
Consider this passage from Bukhari 4:516, which
offers insight into the blind acceptance Muslims
have for Muhammad, "The Prophet said, 'If anyone of you rouses from
sleep and performs the ablution [ritual washing], he
should wash his nose by putting water in it and
then blowing it out thrice, because Satan has stayed
in the upper part of his nose all night.'" A footnote
to the Yusuf Ali printed translation says, "We should believe that Satan actually stays in the upper part of
one's nose, though we cannot perceive how, for
this is related to the unseen world of which we
know nothing except what Allah tells through his
apostle." Muslims sometimes point to the Old Testament
dietary laws as comparable concepts from the Bible.
But one difference is the Old Testament dietary laws
have not been found to have any scientific errors.
Further, the New Testament specifically overrides
those cultural practices as no longer being appropriate (Matthew 15:11, 17-18; Mark 7:14-15; Acts 10:9-15; Romans 14:17). For more information about hadiths, go to www.answering-islam.org and search for "hadith." A particularly interesting listing of hadith subjects
can be viewed at answering-islam.org/Silas/ indexintro.htm. Take the time to look at this latter link.

"I
was ordered to fight the people until they say there
is no god but Allah, and his prophet Muhammad." These words echo language in the Quran itself.
Such calls to violence are not mere distortions of the
Quran by extreme radicals who twist the Quran for
their violent ends; violence is an intergral part of
Islam. Violence is Muslim doctrine. Just as many Christians are ignorant of what is actually in the
Bible, many Muslims are not aware of such
passages in the Quran. Unbelievers in Islam receive persistent chastisement
in the Quran. They are described as the "worst
beasts in God's sight" (Sura 8:7). Muslims are
instructed not to obey unbelievers (Sura 33:1) nor
to make friends with them (Suras 58:14-15, 60:1,
and 60:13 ). These commands open up numerous questions about the duty of Muslims who live in
non-Muslim countries or work for a non-Muslim
boss. Here is a link to a list of such passages: Unbelievers. After the attempted attack by Umar Farouk
Abdulmatallab the so-called "Christmas Day (2009)
Underwear Bomber" several news outlets asked
how a nice Muslim boy from a wealthy family could
have perpetrated such an attack. Like all Islamic
terrorists, the answer comes in the above passages right out of the Quran. Here is how Abdulmutallab
describes the obligation of every Muslim: "In late 2009, in fulfillment of a religious obligation,
I decided to participate in jihad against the United
States. The Koran obliges every able Muslim to
participate in jihad and fight in the way of Allah,
those who fight you, and kill them wherever you
find them." (See Islam Pleads Guilty.) But the Quran is not the only basis for violence in
Islam. The example of Muhammad himself laid the
foundation for violence via his deeds and
commands, which are found in the hadiths. Eleven
percent of the pages of the Bukhari Hadiths
mention Holy War (jihad). Military jihad is a traditional and authentic part of Islam. (See Muhammad's Own Words.) There are two meanings for jihad. One meaning is a
personal spiritual aspect to kill sinful desires. It also
means to use violence to spread the faith. Muslims
are taught that those who fight and die in a jihad
have their sins forgiven, and they are rewarded
with a sensual and luxurious life in paradise. In fact, this is the only way they can be certain of
going to heaven! See Suras 3:157-158, 3:169-171,
3:194-195, 4:74, 4:94-97, 22:58-59, 52:17-23,
56:10-38. Also see Bukhari 4:63, 72, 80, 85, 137,
175, 216, 266. So the killing of non-Muslims offers
the religion's highest reward. Additionally, there is a credible tradition in Islam
that says that there are three specific reasons
someone may be killed: murder, adultery, or
leaving Islam (apostasy). See Suras 4:89 and 9:5,12. For detailed documentation of this see articles on the Internet at www.answering- islam.org and search for "apostate." Bukhari 9.84.57 states. "Whoever changed his Islamic religion, then kill him." At least one Muslim country,
Pakistan, has a blasphemy law. This law says that
anyone who insults Muhammad may be put to
death. If you follow Islamic events around the
world you will also regularly see other violent
actions against converts to Christianity, such as this public flogging in Somalia. Another example of the violence in Islam is the way
it deals with a thief. Sura 5:38 says, "And (as for)
the man who steals and the woman who steals, cut
of their hands as a punishment for what they have
earned, an exemplary punishment from Allah; and
Allah is Mighty, Wise." Muslims do this even to their children. If a child were to steal out of hunger, a
true Muslim would not show compassion and feed
the child; they would sever his hand at his wrist to
drive home the lessons of Allah. Muhammad first claimed to have a vision from God
in the year 610 AD. The first 13 years of his ministry
were marked by peaceful preaching in the city of
Mecca. During this period Muhammad seems to
have been a well-meaning man who sought to
oppose paganism and evil in his day. However, in the year 623 he became a political
leader in the city of Medina. With his political power
came a new aggressive behavior. He attacked
pagan caravans and used the sword to spread his
religion. Muhammad personally led or orchestrated 66
bloody invasions. Muhammad assassinated many
of his opponents during his lifetime. One
particularly famous event was his battle against the
Quraiza Jews, where women and children were
sold into slavery, and hundreds of captured men were executed. Even some of his own people were
horrified. See Quraiza Slaughter. There is a principle in Islam of "abrogation." This
means that when there is a contradiction in the
Quran, the later verses cancel out, or at least modify,
earlier verses. Since the warring verses came during
the Muhammad's later Medina period, they matter
more than the earlier peacemaking ones. (The Suras in the Quran are in order from the longest to
the shortest rather than in chronological order.) According to Jihad Watch, "The Quran's commandments to Muslims to wage war in the
name of Allah against non-Muslims are
unmistakable. They are, furthermore, absolutely
authoritative as they were revealed late in the
Prophet's career and so cancel and replace earlier
instructions to act peaceably. Without knowledge of the principle of abrogation, Westerners will
continue to misread the Quran and misdiagnose
Islam as a 'religion of peace'." More on abrogation later. The tradition of violence in Islam, which started
with Muhammad, continues to this day. There is
worldwide evidence that some Muslims kill or
otherwise persecute people solely for being non-
Muslims. This is well documented in Nigeria, Algeria,
Sudan (where modern slavery is documented), Egypt, Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Pakistan, Iraq,
and Malaysia. According to the organization the Voice of the
Martyrs (website www.persecution.com or search for Voice of the Martyrs) 160,000 Christians are
killed annually because of their faith—the vast
majority being killed by Muslims. If Islam claims to
be a religion of peace, why is there so much
oppression in every Muslim country? Islam is anti-semitic. This is adequately documented
—see New Trends in Arabic Anti-Semitism and Anti- semitism. In the audio tape series listed at the end of this essay, Abdul Saleeb quotes from a PBS
Frontline documentary called "Saudi Time Bomb?"
According to the program, Saudi Arabian Ministry of
Education textbooks contained, as of the year
2000, a most disturbing teaching. The teaching,
which is from the hadiths (Bukhari 4:176-177) as taught by Muhammad himself, is required
instruction for all middle school children in Saudi
Arabia. The teaching which is entitled "The Victory
of Muslims Over Jews," says: "The last hour won't come before the Muslims
would fight the Jews, and the Muslims will kill them.
So Jews would hide behind rocks and trees. Then
the rocks and trees would call, 'Oh, Muslim. Oh,
Servant of God. There is a Jew behind me. Come
and kill him.' " Included with the text is a list of principles,
including the following: "Jews and Christians are the enemies of believers.
They will never approve of the Muslims. Beware of
them." Yes, the Bible has its share of violence as well,
particularly in the Old Testament. For example, God
instructs the Israelites coming out of Egypt to take
over the land of Canaan and kill all of the
inhabitants. However, there is a clear difference
from Quranic violence. The Bible makes it clear that the Canaanite society deserved it as it was thoroughly polluted by their wretchedly evil practices, including the horror of
child sacrifice. (Deuteronomy 9:1-6, 12:29-31, 18:9-14; 1 Kings 14:24; 2 Chronicles 33:1-9; Ezra 9:11) Thus God used the Israelites to administer specific justice, just as he later used other societies
to administer justice against the Israelites (book of
Jeremiah). For more on this, see How Can a Loving God Order People Killed elsewhere on our website. Instances such as this in the Bible are each a
particular limited circumstance in time, for a particular purpose established by God. But in the
Quran, we encounter general commands to kill and destroy the enemies of Islam that are
applicable for all times and places and people groups. While there is indeed violence in the Bible, one
thing is certain—Jesus had a non-violent message.
While some people have betrayed the peaceful
message of Jesus in history, the teachings of Jesus
have a consistent tone of peace, service, love, and
humility. Jesus is the Prince of Peace. He never told us to kill anyone, and he disdained violence. His
followers echoed this command for peace. Just a
few of the numerous New Testament passages that
can be cited are: Matthew 5:1-12, 5:43-44, 9:36, 19:30, 26:50-52; Mark 9:35; Luke 6:27-36, 9:54-55, 10:30-37, 22:49-51, 23:32-34; John 10:7-18, 13:1-17; Galatians 5:22-23; Philippians 2:6-8; 1 Thessalonians 5:15, and 1 Peter 3:8-9. We encourage you to read these moving passages
now, and then consider what the world would be
like if everyone practiced the teachings of Jesus. With the coming of Christ to bear God's judgment,
the warfare of God's people as described in the Old
Testament was converted to spiritual warfare in the
New Testament (Ephesians 6:10-18). In their present warfare, Christians are commanded not to
curse, but to bless their personal enemies,
overcoming all evil wiith good (Romans 12:17-21). But what about the Crusades? See Games Muslims Play. Jesus warned, "The time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering a service
to God" (John 16:2-4). While these words were spoken to his disciples, they have a powerful ring
today. There is nothing like the Christian concept of "love
your enemies" or "turn your other cheek" (Luke 6:27-37) found in Islam. While Christianity says to love your neighbor as yourself (Matthew 19:19), the Quran instructs its followers not to even take
Christians or Jews as friends (Suras 3:118, 5:51, 64,
60:1-3)! Another interesting point is that the Islamic concept
of charity is different from the Christian concept.
Muslims are required to give alms to the poor, but
only to the Muslim poor. In this way, the Muslim's
remaining wealth is purified. The biblical concept of
charity is not limited to any group. In fact, Jesus used illustrations that encouraged helping those
outside the faith (Luke 10:30-37). Islam is a religion of power and glory. Muslims find
it hard to believe that Christians could worship
Jesus, given his lack of political power and
apparent defeat by the authorities. (They fail to
acknowledge that Jesus was the ultimate victor as
he conquered even death.) Islam is more than a religion; it is an ideology with a
clear sociopolitical agenda. There is no such thing
as separation of church and state in orthodox
Islam. Western notions of democracy and freedom
are in opposition to orthodox Islam. Mankind must
be controlled by Islamic law in total, and not be allowed to stray from the authority of Allah. Islam is
thus a totalitarian utopian worldview. The fact that
freedom of religion does not exist in Muslim
countries is evidence supporting the view that
Islam wants nothing short of domination through
political control. Islam must declare war on unbelief. Dr. Samuel
Schlorff, an expert on Islam with Arab World
Ministries explains that, "Muslims believe that
Islam's destiny is to extend its control until the
whole Dar al-Harb [which means 'House of War'—
that is, the whole non-Muslim world] is subject to Islamic law in an Islamic state, and this includes the
use of force." But since there is no pure Islamic
state, Islam is considered to be at war against the
whole world. See Sura 8:39. Further, as explained by former radical Islamist,
Hassan Butt, many Muslim preachers teach that
since Islam is in a state of of war against the globe,
any Muslim is allowed to destroy the sanctity of the
five rights that every human are otherwise granted
under Islam: life, wealth, land, mind, and belief. In Dar al-Harb, anything goes, including the treachery
and cowardice of attacking civilians. An interesting observation made by R. C. Sproul on
the audio tape listed below is that historically the
more a society has used the Quran as a source of
law, the more oppressive the state becomes. But
the more a society has used the Bible as a source of
law, the more freedom the society has demonstrated. One commonly hears in the press that Islam is a
religion of peace. This is true only in one sense—
peace will come when all competing religions have
been brought into submission to Islam (Sura 9:29).
Muslims who say Islam is a religion of peace, can
only say so by ignoring or rationalizing away its violent commands. These issues explain why Muslim leaders around
the world were so subdued in their condemnation
of the 9/11/01 attack on America. Even in America,
the common response was, "Yes, the attack was
wrong, but....." It is what follows the "but" that is
important in understanding their real views. Muslims are taught that the Old Testament is like
grade school; the New Testament is like high
school; and the Quran is like college. Islam claims to
be the final, most perfect religion. If so, why does it
seem to revert back to unjustified violence even
worse than the Old Testament? Sadly, Islam has a dark side, and there is no way to explain it away by
appealing to context. Here is an article that goes into more depth
comparing the violence of the Bible and the Quran: Religious Violence. Here is a video of a former jihadist that compares
Islam and Christianity. One is a religion of hate, the
other of love. One is a religion of bondage, the
other of freedom. One requires the follower to
sacrifice for God; in the other God sacrificed for his
followers. See Kamal Saleem. Here are excellent websites that go into more depth
on such topics as jihad, current events, history, etc.: Religion of Peace, Jihad Watch. Muslims who commit aggressive acts of violence are
acting consistently with fundamentalist Islam. Christians who might commit aggressive acts of
violence are acting contrarily to fundamentalist Christianity. Treatment of Women In Islam, a man can have up to four wives at the
same time (Sura 4:3). In addition, a man is given the
right to beat his disobedient wife until she obeys
(Sura 4:34, Bukhari 8:68). According the the Quran,
"Men are in charge of women, because Allah has
made some of them to excel others...and (as to) those on whose part you fear rebellion, admonish
them, and leave them alone in beds apart, and beat
them." Note that in one popular English translation
of the Quran the term "lightly" is placed after "beat
them." But "lightly" is not in the Arabic. Here are six
translations of Sura 4:34. An example of Muhammad himself beating his wife
is documented in the Sahih Muslim Hadith, number
2127. (Note, the Arabic word for beat is the same
word as how you would treat a slave or a camel.) Muhammad himself actually had thirteen wives, two
concubines/slaves, and four women of uncertain
relationships. Of note, a Sura conveniently
appeared to give Muhammad an exception to the
4-wife rule (Sura 33:50). One of his wives was but
nine years old when he consumated his marriage with her. (See Aisha.) Also of interest, Muhammad married his daughter-
in-law Zainab (Bukhari 9:516-518). He arranged
for his adopted son Zaid to divorce Zainab so he
could marry her. The divorce was prompted by the
prophet's admiration for Zainab's beauty. Faced
with the refusal of Zaid to dissolve his marriage, Muhammad had another convenient revelation
from Allah, which not only commanded Zaid to give
up his wife to Muhammad, but also decreed that
there was no evil in a father-in-law taking his
daughter-in-law away from his own adopted son
(Sura 33:36-38). Sura 2:223 explains that "Your wives are your
fields, so go into your fields whichever way you
like." (Again, some translations cover up the clear
implication of this passage.) Is this how husbands
should think of their wives? Is this an example of
the perfect divinely inspired revealed truth dictated from Allah to Muhammad? Men are superior to women in Islamic teaching.
(See Suras 2:228, 4:34. Note: English translations
vary considerably here. For example, in 4:34 some
use the term "superior," while others say that men
are "maintainers" or "guardians" of women.) In
Islamic law, a woman's testimony is worth half that of men because the female mind is considered
deficient (Sura 2:282, Bukhari 3:826). Women are
only entitled to inherit half of what men do (Sura
4:11). Prostitution is common in some Muslim countries,
especially Africa. Some Muslims justify prostitution
by marrying the woman for the night, which seems
to be okay as long as they stay within the limit of
four wives at one time. Prostitution may be partly a
result of the attitude in Muslim societies that men can do whatever they want, while women have
limited rights. Genital mutilation of women is a widespread
practice in Muslim countries. In some countries 90%
of women are so mutilated. (See the link at the
bottom of the article entitled "Islamic Sexuality." The Quran and hadiths teach that it is morally
acceptable to force women to have sex with their
captors (Suras 4:24, 70:29-30; also Bukhari 8:600; 9:506; also Muslim Hadiths numbers 3371 and 3433). According to a reliable witness we personally know who grew up in Pakistan, rape is
not prosecuted even today in the Muslim world in
some circumstances, especially if the victim is a non-
Muslim. Apparently at least some Muslims consider
these passages as giving permission to rape. See oraganized gang rape. Interestingly, Islam teaches that the majority of
people in hell are women (Bukhari 1:28, 1:301, and
2:161). According to the prophet of Islam, "I
looked at Paradise and found poor people forming
the majority of its inhabitants; and I looked at Hell
and saw that the majority of its inhabitants were women." This is an abominable idea to Christians. Fundamentalist Christianity condones none of the
above abuses of women. While Old Testament
figures had multiple wives, this is seen as sinful
behavior. Jesus insisted on the sanctity of marriage
with one woman (Mark 10:5-12). Two books of the Old Testament are named for
(and are about) women. Women play an even
more venerated and prominent role in the New
Testament, especially in view of the low status
afforded women in the culture in which Jesus lived
(Matthew 5:32; 1 Corinthians 11:11-12; Galatians 3:28; Ephesians 5:25-33.) There are 21 notable women mentioned favorably in the New Testament.
While the Bible teaches different roles for women
than for men, the New Testament elevates women
in many ways. It teaches, "Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave
himself up for her to make her holy, cleansing
her by the washing with water through the
word, and to present her to himself as a radiant
church, without stain or wrinkle or any other
blemish, but holy and blameless. In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as
their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves
himself." Carrying out this teaching, Christianity throughout
history has enhanced and protected women. For
more on the cultural impact that Christianity has
had on women, see Women. The Nature of God Islam is set up to specifically oppose Christianity on
every important doctrine. For example, Christianity
teaches that God is a Trinity—one God revealed in
three persons (or manifestations). Islam, however,
vehemently denies the Trinity as blasphemy (Suras
4:171, 5:17, 5:72-75). Accepting the Christian view of God is the only unpardonable sin in Islam, and
condemns one to hell. While Islam has a high view
of Jesus, it denies his divinity or that Jesus was the
Son of God (Suras 9:30, 10:68, 19:35, 43:81-83). There is a law of logic called the "Law of Non-
Contradiction," which says that two contradictory
things cannot both be true. At least one of them has
to be false. This point of tension regarding the
nature of God between the two religions is so great
that it is clear that at least one of them must be false. Either the Trinity is a correct description of God as
Christianity proclaims, or it is a false description of
God as the Quran proclaims. Muslims, as well as others, who have not studied
the evidence for the deity of Christ find it
understandably hard to accept Jesus as both 100%
man and 100% God. While we will not take the time
to present the evidence in this article, the Geisler/
Saleeb book (from the list below) has an outstanding discussion of the Trinity and the deity
of Christ. We also have articles on our website that
include discussions about the deity of Christ and about Jesus being God). Information can also be viewed about the Holy Spirit as the third person of the Trinity on our website. Christians do not take the belief in the deity of Christ
on blind faith. The evidence itself has convinced
many a skeptic. Simon Greenleaf, a professor of law
at Harvard in the 1800's—a man who is considered
the greatest authority on legal evidences in history
—became a Christian after a thorough examination of the evidence. Anyone truly interested in religion should examine
the evidence for yourself. The evidence demands a
verdict. If Jesus is truly who he claimed to be, we
are under judgment. It should be said here that Muslims hold some
mistaken views of Christian doctrine. Contrary to
several passages in the Quran, Christians do not
hold to three Gods! The Bible makes it very clear
that there is only one God (Deuteronomy 6:4; Isaiah 43:10; Mark 12:29; 1 Corinthians 8:4, 6). Rather, there are three aspects to God's nature—Father,
Son, and Holy Spirit. Also, Muslims think that the Christian term "Son of
God" means that God the Father had carnal sexual
relations with Mary, producing Jesus. That is
incorrect. The term Son of God is a symbolic term
only, implying the unique relationship Jesus has to
God. There are other differences between the two
religions as to the nature of God. To Muslims, God is
distant and unknowable. His relationship to man is
that of master/slave. He is not the personal God that
Christians know and trust. The God of the Bible is described as being love itself
(1 John 4:7-21). The God of the Bible goes out of his way to find a single lost sheep (Matthew 18:10-14). And the God of the Bible opens his arms to offer comfort and assurance (Deuteronomy 1:31; Hosea 11:1-4; Isaiah 40:11; Matthew 11:25-30), as a father would for his children. This concept of God
is absent in Islam. Islamic theology holds that God is good because he
causes good. But goodness is not part of his
essence. Another very important difference is that the God of
the Bible is holy—that is perfect in all respects. He is perfectly moral, perfectly just, perfectly faithful,
perfectly loving, all-knowing, etc. Another
synonym for holy is pure (Hebrews 7:26). But the God of the Quran does not always come
across as holy. He changes his mind, changes his
promises, and does not offer assurance of
salvation. Allah is arbitrary (Suras 4:116, 5:18, 9:15, 25:51). Also, Allah deceives people (Bukhari
8:577 and 9:532). Compare this to the God of the
Bible—with whom it is impossible to lie (Hebrews 6:18) or to treat people unfairly. The God of the Bible is not arbitrary, but rather is perfect in his
justice. If you do a search of the words holiness or
holy (bible.gospelcom.net/) as applied to God, you will see how dominant this concept is in Scripture. Muslims today say that Allah is merely the Arabic
word for God. While this is true, it is not the whole
story. There is substantial evidence that Allah has
roots in pre-Islamic paganism. There were 360
idols (gods) worshipped in Mecca at the time of
Muhammad. The supreme god of the Quraish tribe (from which Muhammad came) was Allah.
Muhammad's father's name was Abd-Allah, which
means "slave of Allah." This supports the notion
that the concept of Allah has its roots in pagan
gods. While not substantiated, some people say that Allah
has elements of the pagan moon god, a dominant
deity in pagan Arabia. To this day, the crescent
moon is a symbol of Islam, and Muslims use a lunar
calendar. (For more information search this
website: www.answering-islam.org.) The Quraish tribe had a custom of praying five times
a day to Mecca, had pilgrimages to Mecca, and had a
sacred month. These things are an integral part of
modern Islam. Such practices also tie Islam to pre-
Islamic paganism. Actually, Islam appears to be an
amalgamation of paganism, Judaism, Christianity, other world religions, and a healthy dose of power
politics. In the modern world, Muslims recognize that Allah
is not the God of the Bible. The evidence for that is
the continual persecution of Christians in Muslim
countries. Countries such as Malaysia have decreed
that Christians may not even use "Allah" in their
Bibles, books, or hymns. They often confiscate non- Muslim literature that uses the word "Allah." Why
would Muslims take such a harsh view of
Christianity if they thought they worshipped the
same God as Christians? Those who say that Christians and Muslims
worship the same God are incorrect. In the two
religions, God is defined differently and has
different and contradictory attributes. The
views of God between the two religions are
incompatible. The Nature of Man Christianity insists that man is fallen—that we are
"dead in our sins"—that we are in fact incapable of
standing up to a holy and righteous God. Islam, on
the other hand, says that humankind is weak and
forgetful but not fallen. Islam teaches that man is
capable of righteousness—all he has to do is just do it. This marks a defining difference between
Islam and Christianity. The difference has far-
reaching implications. First, examine the evidence. All of history is a
testimony to the sinfulness of man. Examining
ourselves, we only do good if it suits our mood. We
certainly do not always love God above everything
else, nor love our neighbor as ourselves. None of
us keeps all of the Ten Commandments all the time. Parents do not need to teach a child to be bad
(selfish or mean); it comes quite naturally, thank
you. Everyone has a conscience, and if we are
honest we must acknowledge how far short we fall
of God's perfect standard. As a result, we must face
the judgment of a holy God. The Bible says that whoever stumbles at just one
point of the law is guilty of breaking all of it (James 2:10). An agnostic friend of ours, who considers himself to be a moral person once expressed doubt
about his own sinfulness. We asked him this
question, "If someone goes into a store a hundred
times without stealing anything, but one time does
steal something, is he guilty or innocent?" "Guilty!"
he exclaimed. So it is. We are all guilty and deserve punishment.
But we are not just guilty once. We are all guilty all
the time! We never have perfect love, justice, or acceptance. We often live as if God does not matter. Our faith is continually subject to wavering. We constantly are inclined to trust ourselves rather than God. We
are always subject to feelings of revenge, lust, hatred, jealousy, and covetousness. Selfishness dominates our daily lives. We stubbornly deny truth in favor of what we wish were true. Hypocrisy is such an obvious problem that it is a common complaint toward even religious people.
Our narrow-minded attitude is a perpetual trap for prejudice and indifference. While we are perhaps
not as bad as we could be, sin touches every aspect
of our lives. Sin is exceedingly sinful! Interestingly, while Muslim doctrine denies man's
sinful nature, the Quran agrees with Christian
doctrine at least in one place, Sura 12:53: "And I call
not myself sinless; surely [man's] self is wont to
command evil, except those on whom my Lord has
mercy." It sounds an awfully like the Bible, but Muslims seem to put no weight on this passage.
Instead, they insist that Muslims gravitate toward
the good. Jerry Rassmamni, author of From Jiahd to Jesus,
asks, "If Islam gravitates toward good, as the
Muslims claim, then why is it that in Pakistan, a
Muslim country of 140 million, only one million file
their tax returns annually? Why are the 'basically
good' tax evaders prodding Pakistan's government into near bankrupticy and depriving
Pakistan's poor of basic government programs?
And why do the majority of refugees in the world
spill out of Muslim countries? The perceived
goodness of Muslims is an illusion." In addition to its theological implications, the
variant views on the nature of man have significant
sociopolitical implications. As expressed by Chuck
Colson of Prison Fellowship ministries, "The Islamic
worldview denies the sinfulness of man, which
gives rise to utopian visions: If man is corrupted by society, then those who come to power can create
the perfect society by strictly enforcing Islamic law." Ironically, the Muslim view of man is not unlike
communism, which is based on the notion that man
is basically good, or at least can be perfected by
government. But nation states based on such
utopian concepts have always been failures and
are particularly oppressive to its citizens. The difference between Islam and Christianity on
the nature of man is not trivial. If Christianity is
correct on this point, the practices of Muslims are
futile because their efforts will not get them into
heaven. Only an acceptance of Christ's finished
work on the cross as a substitutionary payment for our sins will get us to heavan. If Islam is correct, the
whole purpose of Jesus' sacrificial death and
resurrection was a useless sham.

Considerations of Orthodoxy The term fundamentalist has come to be a
pejorative term. However, it need not be.
Fundamentalism is a synonym for orthodoxy. A
religious fundamentalist is one who is faithful to the tenets of his religion. It is common today to profess or practice a religion
in ways that are not orthodox. There are, for
example, nominal Christians, nominal Muslims, or
nominal Jews, etc. They take on the label of the
religion, but not the beliefs or practices. They may
even attend worship services, but in their own mind reject many of the core beliefs. To get an understanding of Christianity and Islam,
we consider irrelevant what Sally and Omar may improvise about their respective religions. Anybody can make up their own religion, for example, by taking from the Bible whatever they
want and tearing out the pages they don't want.
But this is disingenuous, hypocritical, eternally
dangerous—and is probably heretical to whichever religion one claims allegiance. On what
basis does one claim to know more about the
religion than the founders of the religion
themselves? We are interested in exploring here what the source documents say concerning these two major world religions, Christianity and Islam. That is, we
will explore and compare the Bible and the Quran
(plus the written traditions of Islam). As we compare orthodox (that is fundamental)
Christianity and orthodox (fundamental) Islam, we
hope to speak to a variety of audiences, including: Those people who sincerely want to learn more
about these two religions. Most Christians know very little about Islam (the Muslim religion).
Likewise, most Muslims have mistaken ideas about
Christianity. Indeed, many people of both faiths do
not even know enough about their own religion to
validate its truth claims. We also are addressing those people who are under the false belief that all religions are
equally valid, or that all religions lead to God. We will clearly show that Christianity and Islam are
irreconcilable. Let us say this also at the outset. As noted on our home page, our organization is dedicated to exploring God through reason and evidence. Many people, including Christians, Muslims, atheists
(or whoever) resist using reason and evidence.
"Don't confuse me with the facts!" If you are in this
camp, you may be wasting your time—even made
uncomfortable—by reading this article. But if you
are seriously interested in pursuing truth, the following discussion should be extremely
interesting. Truth is discernible. At least, what is not true is discernible. Applying rules of logic, one can show
that a truth-claim is not true by identifying arbitrariness or inconsistency in the claim. We offer detailed references from the Bible, the
Quran, and the Bukhari Hadiths so that the
interested reader can check the sources himself. We
invite you to do so. Hadiths (or ahadith, either of which is plural for
hadith) are written compilations ("traditions" or
"reports" of the sayings and actions of
Muhammad. Muhammad's example and authority
are prominent in Islam. The hadiths, along with the
Quran, are meant to govern every aspect of life, including civil law. There are several collections of
hadiths, but the one compiled by Bukhari (or "Al-
Bukhari" or "Sahih Bukhari", who lived 200 years
after Muhammad, is considered very important,
especially by Sunni Muslims. We will reference
Bukhari primarily in our article, but will also reference the hadiths collected by "Sahih Muslim,"
who was a student of Bukhari. Along with the reliable hadiths, a further source of
accepted knowledge about Muhammad comes
from the Sira (life) of the Prophet, a controversial biography of Muhammad composed by one of
Islam's great scholars, Muhammad bin Ishaq, in the
eighth century AD (roughly 100- 150 years after
Muhammad). The Sira together with the hadiths
make up the Sunnah—"the way of the Prophet." It
is through Muhammad's personal teachings and actions—the Sunnah—that Muslims discern what is
a good and holy life. Details about the Prophet—
how he lived, what he did, his non-Quranic
utterances, his personal habits—are indispensable
knowledge for any faithful Muslim. The Quran, Sira,
and Hadith together make up the Islamic Trilogy and form the perfect pattern of all Islamic behavior. Some background for our non-Muslim readers
might be helpful. There are several Muslim sects.
Sunni Muslims represent about 85% of the world's
Muslim population. The second largest sect is Shiite.
There is disagreement among the various sects on
some issues, not unlike theological disagreements among Christian denominations. Note: One thing that is confusing to English
speaking people is that the English spelling of
Arabic words is not standardized! For example,
Moslem is a variant spelling for Muslim. Quran is also
spelled Qur'an or Koran. The Quran is divided into 114 chapters called Suras
(also spelled Surahs). A designation of, for
example, 10:1 means Sura 10, verse 1. The Bukhari Hadiths are divided into nine volumes,
then various books, then hadiths by number. The
numbering system is governed by the volumes, not
the books. So, a designation of 5:416 means
volume 5, hadith number 416. Bukhari is usually
presented online in book order, so you might have to hunt for a few seconds to get the correct volume.
It might help to use the following table. Here are the
nine volumes, with the book number at which the
volume begins being in parentheses: 1 (1), 2 (13),
3 (27), 4 (51), 5 (57), 6 (60), 7 (62), 8 (73), 9 (83).
The Muslim Hadiths are numbered consecutively, uninterrupted for the entire collection. Here are
some sources for Islamic books online: Center for Muslim-Jewish Engagement (Here are 3 versions of the Quran side-by-side) Center for Muslim-Jewish Engagement (Here are the hadiths.) Search Truth Sacred Texts In the Name of Allah (This is a non-Muslim version of the Quran with explanation of passages) One source for the Bible is bible.gospelcom.net. One source for understanding the Muslim writings (from
a Christian perspective) is www.answering- islam.org. Similarities between Christianity and Islam Christians and Muslims have some beliefs in
common. We both agree that there is one God who
created the universe and is sovereign in the lives of
men. We agree that God is the source of justice and
morality. We agree that his ultimate justice is
dispensed via life after death in heaven and hell. Fundamentalist Christians and fundamentalist
Muslims both consider such things as pornography
and licentious living as pollutants to society. In fact,
one of the reasons for the strong negative reaction
to western civilization in Muslim countries is the
influence of such practices emanating from the west. But there are many things upon which we disagree.
The points of disagreement touch on every
important religious doctrine. Indeed, the
disagreements are so severe as to be irreconcilable.
We will look at these issues point by point. Overall Tone of the Two Religions Most Muslims are exceptionally gracious and peace-
loving people. And Islam has elements of
peacefulness in it. For example, Muslims point to
Sura 2:256 which claims there is no compulsion in
religion (compulsion), even though this passage is often interpreted in Islamic nations to mean tat
"there is no competition in religion" within their
borders. Another passage is Sura 29:46 which says
not to dispute with People of the Book (Jews and
Christians) unless they do wrong. Also, Sura 41:34
instructs that one should respond to evil with doing good deeds to the evil doer. However, anyone who wants to commit violence
has perfect justification for doing so from the
Quran. While violence in the Quran is sometimes for
self-defense; at other times it is open-ended. Many passages in the Quran exhort Muslims to hate
or kill or terrorize infidels (non-Muslims) wherever
they find them. See Suras 2:190-193, 2:216, 2:244,
3:56, 3:151, 4:56, 4:74, 4:76, 4:89, 4:91, 4:95,
4:104, 5:51, 5:32-38, 7:96-99, 8:12-14, 8:39, 8:60,
8:65, 9:5, 9:14, 9:23-30, 9:38-41, 9:111, 9:123, 22:18-22, 25:52, 47:4, 47:35, 48:16, 48:29, 61:4,
and 66:8-10. (Note: English translators of the Quran
sometimes try to soften the true Arabic meaning of
some of these passages. For example, to "fight"
really means to kill in Arabic.) There are various
versions of the Quran online so you can look these passages up. There are dozens of violent prescriptive statements
like those above in the Quran. Osama bin Laden in
the now famous videotape discovered in
Afghanistan in late 2001 is quoted as saying,

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