hat is Islam? What Do Muslims Believe?

An overview of the Islamic religion 

***PREFACE***

At the outset of this article, I want to acknowledge that there are many Muslims in Muslim countries who would love to be saved by the blood of Jesus Christ. They want to know the peace and love of Christ. They live in the midst of terror, the terror of Sharia law. Many of them have heard the whispers of the gospel of Jesus Christ, and want to know more, but it is hard to find information and one certainly does not ask around. Some are being saved, praise the Lord, by the blood of Jesus. But their salvation has come at a tremendous cost to themselves, sometimes their very lives. May God help the Muslim people and may God's people pray for them and care about them. If any Muslims viewing this page want to know how to have eternal life, please visit our How to Get to Heaven page or index page where there is a letter for you and today is the day of salvation--we are not promised tomorrow.

This page is a work in progress. In creating this page on Islam some years ago, at that time I drew very heavily from Robert Morey's book on this subject, "The Islamic Invasion: Confronting the World's Fastest Growing Religion" (published by Harvest House Publishers, Eugene, OR, 1992). I gleaned other information from my dealings with Muslims and from the internet. I am now revisiting this page and updating it at convenient seasons with titles, relative links, content, etc

Allah vs. God.

Islam claims that their god is the God of the Bible. Let's compare:

The QuranThe BibleAllah is unknowableGod is knowableAllah is nonpersonalGod is personalAllah is not a spiritGod is a SpiritAllah is not a Father, nor Jesus the Son of GodGod is the Father, Jesus Christ is his only begotten Son and the only means by which a man can be savedAllah can do anything with no limitationsGod cannot go against His immutable nature e.g. God cannot lie.Allah is capriciousGod is trustworthyAllah has no feelings towards manGod loves man deeplyAllah doesn't personally enter human history.God, the Son, became a man to bring about man's salvation.Allah provides no saviour or intecessor. You're on your own. No concept ofo grace.God provided a Saviour through his manifold grace and kindness and love. Jesus came to save.