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The Light of Christ And The Heart of Islam Foundation of Islam All of Islam is founded on Allah, the god of Islam, and the pattern of Muhammad as the perfect Muslim There are more than a billion Muslims who follow Islam PART I: Understanding Allah’s Heart The Quran, Islam’s Holy Scripture, Is the Major Source to Reveal the Heart of Allah The Heart of Allah No misfortune (disaster) can happen on earth or in your souls but is recorded in a decree [Quran] before [in eternity] We [Allah] bring it into existence: That is truly easy for Allah (Q.57:22). Allah created man in toil and trouble (Q.90:4). What Else Has Allah Done to Humanity? Allah Corrupted All Allah corrupted Satan and made him an enemy to humanity (Q.7:16; 15:39). Allah inspired sin in humankind and created them sinners (Q.91:78. Also read Q.4:88; 7:16-18; 9:51; 14:4; 16:93; 35:8; 57:22; 74:31). The components of sin corrupts and interrupts life, so does Allah’s inspired sin. Result of Allah’s Sin The components of sin corrupts and interrupts life, so does Allah’s inspired sin. Sin darkens the heart and rids people of heavenly identities. It makes individuals self-centered, and Muhammad’s life is a perfect example of this. Results of Allah’s Sin It pushes leaders to feel self-sufficient, and Islamic leadership is a perfect example of this. It forces a person to deceive himself; Muhammad legitimized almost every sin he initiated and created a code of selfrighteousness for himself in this way. Prophet David: “Create in me a clean heart, O God” (Ps.51:10 NKJV). No Moral Absolutes in Allah Allah is the best of deceivers (Q.3:54; 8:30). Allah is swifter in deceiving (Q.10:21). No one can feel secure from the deception of Allah (Q.7:99). The Bible says: A truthful witness does not deceive, but a false witness pours out lies. … a truthful witness saves lives, but a false witness is deceitful (Prov.14:5, 25). No Moral Absolutes in Allah Allah legitimized lying: Q.2:225 encourages Muslims to deny their faith in Allah if the condition necessitates until the situation gets back to normal. Q.3:28 tells Muslims to be friends with nonMuslims until Muslims get to power and rule or do something against them. Q.16:106 establishes that there are circumstances that can "compel" a Muslim to tell a lie. The Bible Says: A truthful witness gives honest testimony, but a false witness tells lies (Prov.12:17). Contradiction He is Allah, than Whom there is no other God, the Sovereign Lord, the Holy One, Peace, the Keeper of Faith, the Guardian, the Majestic, the Compeller, the Superb. Glorified be Allah from all that they ascribe as partner (unto Him). He is Allah, the Creator, the Shaper out of naught, the Fashioner. His are the most beautiful names. All that is in the heavens and the earth glorifies Him, and He is the Mighty, the Wise (Q.59: 23-24). The Heart of God in the Bible God created humanity in His own image (Gen.1:26). In His image means kind, loving, caring, holy, righteous, just and logical. God could not create humanity in toil and trouble with these good qualities. If God created humanity in toil and trouble, they wouldn’t be able to have peaceful relationships with God and each other. The Heart of God in the Bible Human being is made in God’s image means also that any act of violence or abuse against human being is an act of high treason against the true God whose image we bear and to whose kingship and sovereignty we therefore inherently bear witness. This is the reason that the followers of Christ have historically put high value on human life, whether women, slaves and born or unborn children. The Heart of God in the Bible God created all angels clean God did not corrupt Satan. It was Satan, who himself abused his free will, rebelled against God, lost his holiness and separated himself from God. Read Genesis 1:31, Jude 6 and Ezekiel 28:14-17. The Heart of God in the Bible He who works deceit shall not dwell in my house; He who tells lies shall not continue in my presence (Psalm 101:7). Which God to Follow? The God of the Bible who created people in love and holiness? Or Allah who created people in toil and trouble, and inspired sin and lying in them? PART II: Understanding Allah’ Prophet The Life Qualities of Jesus in the Quran are superior than Muhammad’s Comparison According to the Quran Jesus is the Christ (anointed by God) (Q.3:45; 4:171). Jesus is the word of God (Q.3:45; 4:171). Jesus is the Spirit of God (Q.4:171; 19:17; 21:91). But the Qur’an says no such thing about Muhammad. Comparison According to the Quran Quran never associates Jesus with sin and evil. Jesus is holy and faultless (Q.19:19). Muhammad is not holy and faultless; he is a sinner (Q.48:2): … If I (Muhammad) had knowledge of the unseen (God’s secrets), I should have multiplied all good, and no evil should have touched me (Q.7:188). Comparison According to the Quran Quran never associates Jesus with sin and evil. Satan interfered with Muhammad’s desire (Q.22:52); caused him to forget Allah’s signs (Q.6:68). He asks for the forgiveness of his sins (Q.40:55). Comparison According to the Quran Jesus created a bird, raised the dead and healed the blind (Q.3:49; 5:110). Jesus ascended into heaven (Q.3:55; 4:158). Jesus will be the sign of the last day [He will come again to judge the world] (Q.43:61) Muhammad did not create, raise the dead or heal the blind. Muhammad died (Q.39:30) and is not in heaven (Q.31:34; 46:9; 19:66-72). Muhammad does not have such an authority. Comparison According to the Quran Jesus is the mercy of God to people (Q.19:21; 21:91). Muhammad is not called the mercy of God to people, but he is called to be harsh and kill: You who believe (Muslims), kill any disbeliever who are close to you (relatives and neighbors) so that they may find out how harsh you are. Allah is with those who are pious (Q.9:123). Apple Doesn't Fall Far From The Tree Muhammad is the fruit of Allah Lying to non-Muslims is permissible (Reliance of the Traveller, P.745) Mohammed said: A man who brings peace to the people by making up good words or by saying nice things, though untrue, does not lie (Bukhari :: Volume 3 :: Book 49 :: Hadith 857) Muhammad said: Use your property, your persons and your tongues in striving against the polytheists (Dawud :: Book 14 : Hadith 2498 ) The Bible says: No lie comes from the truth (1Jn.2:21). God cannot lie (Titus 1:2). The Lord detests lying lips, but he delights in men who are truthful (Prov.12:22). It is to a man’s honor to avoid strife, but every fool is quick to quarrel (Prov.20:3). Which One to Follow? Muhammad, who was a sinner, died and legitimized lying? Or Jesus, who is sinless, in heaven and hated lying? Which one is able to lead people in peace and truth to heaven? PART III: Understanding Islam Does Islam believe in freedom so that people can feel free to choose what they believe, and to change their beliefs if desired and convinced? Islam gives right to Muhammad more than Muslims, to Muslim men more than Muslim women, and to Muslims more than non-Muslims Muhammad and Muslims It is not for a believer, man or woman, when a matter has been decided by Allah and his apostle to have any option about their decision: If any one disobeys Allah and his apostle, he is indeed on a clearly wrong path (Q.33:36). Muhammad was allowed to marry nine wives, whereas Muslim men can have a maximum of four. White and Black Muslims Qur’an Says: On the Day when some faces will be white, and some faces will be black: To those whose faces will be black, (will be said): "Did you reject Faith after accepting it? Taste then the penalty for rejecting Faith.“ But those whose faces will be white,- they will be in (the light of) Allah’s mercy: therein to dwell (for ever) (Q.3:106-107). White and Black Muslims Narrated Anas bin Malik: Allah's Apostle was on a journey and he had a black slave called Anjasha, and he was driving the camels (very fast, and there were women riding on those camels). Allah's Apostle said, "Waihaka (May Allah be merciful to you), O Anjasha! Drive slowly (the camels) with the glass vessels (women)!" (Bukhari: V8, B73, H182). Muslim Males and Females Ladies belong to inferior class (Q.2:228) In inheritance shares, they get half (Q.4:11, 176) Two ladies witness is equal to one man’s witness (Q.2:282) Among the Believers (Muslims) are men who have been true to their covenant with Allah… (Q.33:23 ) Allah has given men more [to excel] than ladies…(Q.4:34) Muslim Males and Females Ladies must abide at home quietly (Q.33:33). If they go out they must cover themselves so that they will not be known more easily, and they will not be affronted (Q.33:59). Anyone (especially non-Muslims) who stands against the covering must be slaughtered (Q.33:60-62). Muslim Males and Females Husbands own their wives (Q.53:2). Husbands beat their wives (Q.4:34; 38:44). (Muhammad) Do not treat your wives alike, no matter how eager you may be to do so (Q.4:129). Wives should not be saddened for anything you may give/tell them (Q.33:51). Muslim Males and Females Muhammad said: When one of you prays without a sutrah, a dog, an ass, a pig, a Jew, a Magian, and a woman cut off his prayer, but it will suffice if they pass in front of him at a distance of over a stone's throw (Dawud: B2 : H704). Committed Muslims and Their Family Members O ye who believe! take not for protectors [guardians] your fathers and your brothers if they love infidelity above Faith: if any of you do so, they do wrong (Q.9:23). Muslims and Relatives You who believe (Muslims), kill any disbeliever who are close to you (relatives and neighbors) so that they may find out how harsh you are. Allah is with those who are pious (Q.9:123). Muslims and Non-Muslims Non-Muslims are unclean (najis in Arabic) (Q.9:28). Calling a non-Muslim unclean means far more than just a non-Muslim: The equivalent word in Arabic for nonMuslim is “Kafir” which means those who reject Allah. A Kafir is most abused, prejudiced and hated. The Quran says that a non-Muslim may be deceived, plotted against, hated, enslaved, mocked, tortured and killed. Muslims and Non-Muslims Those who believe not in the Ayât (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) of Allâh, who fabricate falsehood, and it is they who are liars(Q.16:105). Or do you think that most of them hear or understand? They are only like cattle; nay, they are even farther astray from the Path. (i.e. even worst than cattle) (Q.25:44). Muslims and Non-Muslims For the worst of beasts are those who reject Allah and will not believe in him (Q.8:55). Those who reject Islam are dogs and evil (Q.7:175-177). A Jew is a monkey, pig and donkey (Q.2:65; 5:60; 62:5) and a Christian is a monkey (Q.5:60). Muslims are the best of peoples, evolved for mankind… (Q.3:110). Muslims and Non-Muslims And when We would destroy a township We send commandment to its folk who live at ease, and afterward they commit abomination therein, and so the Word (of doom) hath effect for it, and we annihilate it with complete annihilation (Q.17:16). So fight them (non-Muslims) until there is no more disbelief (in the whole world) and all submit to the religion of Allah alone (Q.8:39). Muslims and Non-Muslims Muslim :: Book 26 : Hadith 5389 Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: Do not greet the Jews and the Christians before they greet you and when you meet any one of them on the roads force him to go to the narrowest part of it. The Bible says: There cannot be Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is no male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus (Gal.3:28). Do not oppress an alien; you yourselves know how it feels to be aliens, because you were aliens in Egypt (Ex.23:9; 22:21). The Bible says: The Lord’s servant must not quarrel; instead, he must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful. Those who oppose him he must gently instruct, in the hope that God will grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of the truth (2Tim.2:24-25). Make every effort to live in peace with all men and to be holy, without holiness no one will see the Lord (Heb.12:14). Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love (1Jn.4:8). Islam: a one-way religion Islam You is one-way religion: are free to leave your beliefs and join Islam, but you are not free to leave Islam. Islam has sanctioned humiliation, invasion and death for you if you oppose or leave Islam. Which One to Follow? Islam that rejects freedom, gives right to men more than women, and to Muslims more than nonMuslim? Or To Christianity that believes in freedom and equal right? PART IV: Testimonials PART V: Frequently Asked Questions Questions By Christians There are so many nice Muslims. Why are they a part of this Islam we heard about? Why do committed Muslims hate Christians so much? Islam instructs torture, persecution and the killing of converted Muslims. What can we do to stop this? Questions By Muslims Christians believe in the Trinity. Isn’t this three gods? It is blasphemy to call Jesus the Son of God. This would mean that God has sexual desire. Does it not? How can you call Jesus God, since he ate, slept and lived like us? God is mighty. How could he be crucified? How can you support Daniel Shayesteh’s Ministry? Prayer Literature (Books and Newsletter) Financial Support (Donation or Pledge) Daniel Shayesteh [email protected] www.exodusfromdarkness.org