Comparative Religion

Bible: A Closer Look

By Yusuf Estes – An American Convert to Islam, former Christian Preacher Introduction First of all, let me begin by saying that I am a former Christian, preacher, minister of music and organist for a  long number of years in the Disciples of Christ Church, Baptist, Methodist churches and The Church of God.  I totally…

What the Gospels Mean to Muslims

By Gary Miller, Ph.D. Mathematics, KansasTranscribed from a videotape HOW SOME CHRISTIANS PRESENT THEIR SCRIPTURES The Muslim used to have probably a very different attitude about the gospels than he does today. I’m just speaking of the majority or large segments of the community who use to feel much differently than large segments of the…

We Believe in His Books

Extracted from The Muslim’s Belief by Shaikh Muhammad as-Saleh Al-‘Uthaimin. Translated by Dr. Maneh Al-Johani We believe that Allah revealed books to His messengers as proof against mankind and a guidance for the righteous workers. They purified and taught them wisdom by these books. We believe that Allah sent down a book with every messenger, because He…

WHAT WAS THE SIGN OF JONAH?

“CHRIST” NOT A NAME Over a thousand million Christians today blindly accept that Jesus of Nazareth is the Christ. They produce “a thousand and one” prophecies from the Jewish Bible (the Old Testament) to prove their claim that Jesus was the Messiah promised to the Jews. Let us hold the thousand” prophecies in abeyance for…

Who Moved the Stone?

By Ahmed Deedat “WHO MOVED THE STONE?” or “who ROLLED away the stone?” (Mark 16:3) is a question which has worried theologians for the past two thousand years. Mr Frank Morison, a prominent Bible scholar, tried to nail down this ghost(s) in a book bearing the same title as this tract. Between 1930 and 1975…

Why God’s Book Cannot Contain Errors

1 minute message – by Imam Shabir Ally  1. God Revealed it “Those who disbelieve in the Reminder when it comes unto them (are guilty), for indeed it is an unassailable Scripture. Falsehood cannot come at it from before it or behind it. (It is) a revelation from the Wise, the Owner of Praise” (Qur’an…

Where did the King James Bible come From?

As we have previously seen, after the fourth century C.E., the official Church became that of the Trinitarians. It was not long until all opposition to their views and doctrines was pronounced a heresy and all of their proponents would be severely persecuted or killed. Most of what the Church had defined in its definition…

Judaism and their Groups

Haad in Arabic means to return to God , and to ask forgiveness. The Arabic word for the Jewish people is Yahood which has derived from Haad. This is due to the fact that Moses PBUH has said, as the Holy Quran puts it : “Inna hudnaa ilaik”, which means “we have returned to you Lord and ask…

101 Questions for Jehovah’s Witnesses

The Purpose of this Booklet Many Muslims receive regular visits from Jehovah’s Witnesses. The two religious groups are in constant doorstep dialogues. This booklet is an aid to the act of dialogue. 101 Questions to Ask Jehovah’s WitnessesJehovah’s Witnesses are trained to deal with Muslims. In their handbook entitled Reasoning from the Scriptures they are taught what they…

Who Inspired the Authors of the Bible?

By Dr. Norlain Dindang Mababaya Have you read the Bible with an open mind? Have you not discovered that not a single verse in it clearly points to God as its author? Does it explicitly say that God inspired all of its various authors? If you are among those who believe in the Bible as…