I want to convence one of my Christians friends about Islam
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wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. (May Allah's Peace, Mercy and Blessings be upon
all of you)
One of our brothers/sisters has asked
this question:
I want
to convence one of my Christians friends about Islam. Can you please provide me some basis questions
regarding Christians and Bible.
Can
you please tell me why people said that Bible is changed and how can we prove
it.
Looking forward to see the answers from your side.
Allah Hafiz
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Answer:
Bible changed
In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask
for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever
He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that
there is no one (no idol, no person, no
grave, no prophet, no imam, no dai,
nobody!) worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that
Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.
Dear and Beloved Brother, it is not the ‘people’ who say
that the Divine Scriptures that were revealed by Allah before the Quran have
been changed; it is none other than the Lord All-Mighty Who Declares in His
Last and Final Testament of the Quran that the People of the Book intentionally
changed the words and forgot a good part of the Divine Message of their
Scriptures!
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 5 Surah
Maidah verses 13-15:
13 But because of their (The Children of Israel’s) breach of their
Covenant We cursed them and made their hearts grow hard: they change the
words from their (right) places and forget a good part of the Message that was
sent them, nor wilt thou cease to find them barring a few ever bent on
(new) deceits: but forgive them and overlook (their misdeeds): for Allah loveth
those who are kind.
14 From those too who call themselves Christians We did take a Covenant
but they forgot a good part of the Message that was sent them: so
We estranged them with enmity and hatred between the one and the other to the
Day of Judgment. And soon will Allah
show them what it is they have done.
15 O People of the Book! There hath come to you Our Messenger (Mohamed
(saws)) revealing to you much that ye used to hide in the Book and
passing over much : There hath come to you from Allah a (new) Light and
a perspicuous Book (The Al-Quran).
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 3 Surah
Ale-Imran verse 78:
78 There is among them (The People of the Book) a section who distort the
(Divine) Book with their tongues; (as they read) you would think it is a part
of the Book but it is no part of the Book; and they say "That is from
Allah" but it is not from Allah: it is they who tell a lie against Allah
and (well) they know it!
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 10 Surah
Yunus verses 68-70:
68 They (The Christians) say "Allah hath begotten a son!" Glory be to Him! He is The Self-Sufficient! His are all things in the heavens and on
earth! No warrant have ye for this! Say
ye about Allah what ye know not?
69 Say: "Those who invent a lie against
Allah will never prosper."
70 A little enjoyment in this world, and then to Us will be their
return. Then shall We make them taste
the severest Penalty for their blasphemies.
The original Revelations of the ‘Injeel’ or the Gospel
which was revealed in Truth by Allah upon Prophet Isa (a.s.) has been destroyed;
and what our Christian brethren claim as the Bible today, is no more than a
collection of some distorted chapters from the Old Testament, and four
unauthentic records of the life of Prophet Isa (a.s.) according to St. Luke,
St. Mathew, St. John and St. Mark; but surprisingly not one Gospel ‘according’ to Prophet Jesus
(a.s.) himself! They attribute the
Gospel to their four saints themselves, and then claim it is the Word of God!!!
If one asks even the best of the Christian scholars, they
themselves will testify that the Original Divine Revelation revealed by Allah
upon Prophet Isa (a.s.) has been destroyed, and the Bible they have amongst
them is neither the original Divine Revelation, nor in the language it was
originally revealed! That is why each of
the numerous sects amongst the Christian faith have their own version of the
Bible, like the Orthodox Version, the Roman Catholic Version, the King James
Version (which itself apparently have more than 16 editions!), the New
International Version, etc. etc.!
A simple way to clarify this point is to quote any passage
from the ‘Bible’ to any Christian scholar, and the first thing ‘he’ will ask
you is ‘which version of the Bible are you quoting from?’!!!
Your
Question: He once said that there are many contradictions in Islaam
The first thing to understand and understand it well is
that there are absolutely no contradictions in the Holy Quran, as declared by Allah Himself in the following
verse:
Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 4 Surah
Nisaa verse 82:
Do they not ponder over the Quran? Had it been from any other than Allah, surely there would have been many
contradictions in it.
It is a challenge made by none other than the Lord Most
High in His Glorious Quran almost 1400+ years ago and still stands unchallenged
today, that if anyone can find even a single contradiction in this Glorious and
Divine Message, then this Glorious Book could not have been the Words of the
Creator!
If our Christian brethren even dare to mention or
challenge the unparalleled uniformity of the Glorious Quran in any way
whatsoever, simply ask them regarding the absolutely clear contradictions all
over their Bible! If our respected
Christian brethren wants to take ‘contradiction’ as the criteria between the
Truth and falsehood (which if he is truly a Christian scholar, he would never
do because the Bible has been proven to contain hundreds of contradictions!);
take up the challenge with him and we will provide you with the contradicting
quotations of the Bible which he would never be able to deny!
Here are a few blatant contradictions from the Bible:
Contradiction example 1:
And again the anger of the Lord
was kindled against
And Satan stood up against
- Was
it the Lord who provoked David, or was it the Satan?
Contradiction example 2:
So Gad came to David and told him and said
unto him, ‘shall Seven Years of famine come unto thee in thy
land? Or wilt thou flee three months before thine enemies, while they pursue
thee? (Bible: II Samuel 24:13)
11. So Gad came to David and said unto him,
thus saith the Lord, ‘choose thee:
12. Either Three Years famine;
or three months to be destroyed before thy foes, while that the sword of thine
enemies overtaketh thee. ((Bible:I Chronicles 21:11-12)
- Was
it Seven Years or Three Years?
Contradiction example 3:
Jehoiachin was Eight Years old
when he began to reign, and he reigned three months and ten days in
Jehoiachin was Eighteen Years
old when he began to reign, and he reigned in
- Was
Jehoiachin Eight or Eighteen years old when he began to reign?
Contradiction example 4:
And Solomon had Four Thousand
stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen whom he bestowed
in the chariot cities and with the King at
And Solomon had Forty Thousand
stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen. (Bible: I
Kings 4:26)
- Did
Solomon have Four thousand or Forty thousand stalls?
I can go on an on with the contradictions of the
presently available Bible, which our brethren claim to be the words of God;
when only one needs to find ONE error or contradiction to determine whether it
is indeed the Word of God or not!
Your
Question: I want to convence one of my Christians friends about Islam.
Beloved brother in Islam, if one wants to prove something
is untrue or fake, the best way to prove its falsehood is to present the truth;
and the falsehood will be disappear by itself, for it is in the very nature of
falsehood to disappear when confronted with the truth!
Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 17 Surah
Bani Israel verse 81:
And declare, “The Truth has come and falsehood
has vanished. And falsehood is a thing
that must by its nature, vanish!”
Beloved brother, if you truly wish to invite your
Christian brother to the Truth of Al-Islam, in our humble experience it would
be best not to spend on your energy in proving their holy book as false or
untrue….but rather spend your energy and time in presenting the Truth of the
Al-Quran to your friend in the best possible manner. If your friend is indeed seeking the Truth,
and if Allah Wills and Helps him in his search, one reading of the Glorious
Quran would be more than enough for the brother to determine the Truth from all
the other falsehoods!
If after your very best efforts your Christian friend
still insists on believing in the deen he was born in, tell him plainly what
Allah Subhanah has Commanded the believers to say to our Christian (or Jewish)
brethren:
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 3 Surah
Ale-Imraan verse 64:
64 Say: "O people of the Book!
Come to common terms as between us and you: that we worship none but
Allah; that we associate no partners with Him; that we erect not from among
ourselves lords and patrons other than Allah." If then they turn back say: "Bear
witness that we (at least) are Muslims (bowing to Allah's will)."
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to
Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only
Source of Strength.
Your brother and
well wisher in Islam,
Burhan
Wister