Download “Islam” – Power Point – April 2013 - Reasonable Faith Spring Texas

Cameron J. Grysen, Ph.D.
www.jude3.us
University of Al Azhar in Cairo,
Egypt
There are five types of Apologetics:
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Philosophical
Historical
Scientific
Testimonial
Comparative Religion
Common sense from the world
• “If you know the enemy and know yourself,
you need not fear the result of a hundred
battles. If you know yourself but not the
enemy, for every victory gained you will
also suffer a defeat. If you know neither
the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb
in every battle”
• ― Sun Tzu, The Art of War,
Muhammad
Line of Ishmael
• Gen 16:11-12“ The angel of the Lord also
said to her [Hagar] :“You are now pregnant
and you will give birth to a son.
You shall name him Ishmael,
for the Lord has heard of your misery.
He will be a wild donkey of a man;
his hand will be against everyone
and everyone’s hand against him,
and he will live in hostility
toward all his brothers.”
Timeline of Muhammad's Life (A.D)
• 570 - Born in Mecca- only child. Father
Abd’ Allah (or servant of Allah) died before
birth
• 576 - Orphaned upon death of mother
• 579- Grandfather died
• 579-Lived with Uncle Abu Taleb, became a
camel driver.
• 595- War to expel Ethiopians.
• Demoted to Shepherd.
• Took job in market met wife “Khadija” (15 years
his senior). Married. Had an easy life.
• Waraqa ibn Nawfal cousin an Ebonite “Christian”
pastor
Scripture Judaizers
• Galatians 1:6 I am astonished that you are so
quickly deserting the one who called you to live
in the grace of Christ and are turning to a
different gospel 7 which is really no gospel at all.
Evidently some people are throwing you into
confusion and are trying to pervert the gospel of
Christ. 8 But even if we or an angel from heaven
should preach a gospel other than the one we
preached to you, let them be under God’s curse!
• Gal 5:1 It is for freedom that Christ has set us
free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves
be burdened again by a yoke of slavery
Cave at Mount Hira 610 A.D.
• 610-622 Early years of Islam
• 619 - Protector uncle dies
Wife dies shortly after.
• 622 - Emigrates from Mecca to Medina (the Hijra)
• 623 - Orders raids on Meccan caravans
• 624 - Battle of Badr (victory)
• 624 - Evicts Qaynuqa Jews from Medina
• 624 - Orders the assassinations of Abu Afak,
Asma bint Marwan, Ka'b al-Ashraf
• 625 - Battle of Uhud (defeat)
• 625 - Evicts Nadir Jews
• 627 - Battle of the Trench (victory)
• 627 - Massacre of the Qurayza Jews
• 628 - Signing of the Treaty of Hudaibiya with Mecca
• 628 - Destruction and subjugation of the Khaybar Jews
• 629 - Orders first raid into Christian lands
at Muta (defeat)
• 630 - Conquers Mecca by surprise (along
with other tribes)
• 631 - Leads second raid into Christian
territory at Tabuk (no battle)
• 632 - Dies
• Early follower: Abu Bakr- accepted Islam
and was the first person outside the family
of Muhammad to openly become a
Muslim.
Wives
• Muhammad’s 16 Wives:
1. Khadija, 2. Sawda, 3. Aesha, 4. Omm Salama, 5. Halsa, 6.
Zaynab (of Jahsh), 7. Jowayriyi, 8. Omm Habiba. Safiya, 10.
Maymuna (of Hareth), 11. Fatema, 12. Hend, 13. Asma (of Saba),
14. Zaynab (of Khozayma),Habla
16. Asma
• Muhammad’s 2 concubines/slaves:
Mary (the Christian)
Rayhana
• Muhammad’s 4 devoted followers who "gave" themselves to satisfy
Muhammad's sexual desires.
Omm Sharik
Maymuna
Zaynab
Khawla
Quran / Koran
• Muslim tradition holds that the Quran is a
message of Allah, delivered through
Muhammad as dictated to him by the
angel Jabreel (Gabriel). It was delivered in
Arabic, and all attempts at translation into
other languages are deemed inadequate
to proper transmission.
Qur’an
• The Qur'an is divided into 114 suras, or
chapters, which combined, contain 6,236
āyāt, or verses.
• The earlier suras, revealed at Mecca, are
primarily concerned with ethical and
spiritual topics.
• The later Medinan suras mostly discuss
social and moral issues relevant to the
Muslim community.
Problems in the Quran
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Sura 4:82 states: Do they not ponder on the
Qur'an?
Had it been from other than Allah,
they would surely have found therein much
discrepancy.
Internal contradictions: Verses contradicting
each other or the laws of logic
External errors: Verses contradicting the facts
of history or science
Verses contradicting the earlier revelations
Names of Allah in the Qu’ran
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There are 99 names of Allah.
Al-Mutakabbir (The Proud One),
Al-Jabbar (The Despot),
Al-Qahhar (The Subduer),
Al-Khafid (The Humbler)
Al-Mudhell (The Humiliator),
Al-Mumit (The Death Giver)
Al-Muntaqim (The Avenger),
Ad-Darr (the Creator of the Harmful).
Khairul Makirin (the Best Deceiver).
The Muslim creed in English:
• I believe in Allah; and in His Angels; and in
His Scriptures; and in His Messengers;
and in The Final Day; and in Fate, that
Good and Evil are from Allah, and
Resurrection after death be Truth.
I testify that there is nothing worthy of
worship but Allah; and I testify that
Muhammad is His Messenger.
The Five Pillars of Islam are:
• Shahadah: sincerely reciting the Muslim
profession of faith
• Salat: performing ritual prayers in the
proper way five times each day
• Zakat: paying an alms (or charity) tax to
benefit the poor and the needy
• Sawm: fasting during the month of
Ramadan
• Hajj: pilgrimage to Mecca
Prophets of Islam:
• Adam, Enoch, Noah, Heber, Methuselah,
Lot, Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob,
Joseph, Jethro, Job, Ezekiel, Moses,
Aaron, David, Solomon, Elijah, Elisha,
Jonah, Zachariah,
• John the Baptist, Isa (Jesus)
• Muhammad
• By 650 AD there were 24 different
variation of the Qu’ran and they thought
that an inferior copy was picked, Shia’s
claim that there was 25% missing.
• Recent discovery from old grave found
1,000 copies back to 7th century. This is
causing stir and they want to kill those
involved. No results have been released.
The Sunna
• “The Sunna” in Arabic literally means, “a clear or
well trodden path”.. Muslims view Muhammad
as being the perfect example for all human
beings. This doctrine is spelled out quite clearly
in the Quran:
• If you love Allah, then follow me (Muhammad) Sura 3:31 (Shakir)
• Ye have indeed in the Apostle of Allah a beautiful
pattern of (conduct) for anyone whose hope is in
Allah and the Final Day. -Sura 33:21 (Yusuf Ali)
Creation Beliefs
• Your view of creation will directly
influence your view of salvation. If
there is no image of God and there is
no Fall, then there will be no need for a
Savior, only the need for guidance.
God’s Image on man
• Surat Al-Baqarah 2:22 … So do not
attribute to Allah equals while you know
[that there is nothing similar to him].
God resting
• Surat Qaf 50:38 And we did certainly
create the heavens and earth and what is
between them in six days, and there
touched us no weariness.
Fall of man
• Surat Al-Balad 90:4 We have certainly
created man into hardship.
Jesus in Quran
• "O People of the Scripture! Do not exaggerate in
your religion nor utter aught concerning Allah
save the truth . The Messiah , Jesus son of Mary
, was only a messenger of Allah , and His word
which He conveyed unto Mary , and a spirit from
Him . So believe in Allah and His messengers ,
and say not "three" . Cease! ( it is ) better for
you! Allah is only One God . Far is it removed
from His transcendent majesty that he should
have a son . His is all that is in the heavens and
all that is in the earth . And Allah is sufficient as
its defender." [Surah 4 : 171]
Death on the cross
• Surat An-Nisa 4:157 And for their saying,
“indeed, we have killed the Messiah,
Jesus, the son of Mary, the messenger of
Allah.” And they did not kill him, nor did
they crucify him; but [another] was made
to resemble him to them.
Salvation
• Surat Al-Mu’minum 23:102–103
• And those whose scales are heavy [with
good deeds]—it is they who are the
successful. But those whose scales are
light—those are the ones who have lost
their souls, [being] in Hell, abiding
eternally.
Spread of Islam
• In Muhammad's words: "I have been
ordered to fight the people till they say:
'None has the right to be worshipped but
Allah.' And if they say so, pray like our
prayers, face our Qibla and slaughter as
we slaughter, then their blood and property
will be sacred to us and we will not
interfere with them..." (Bukhari 8:387)
Islam’s goals and Jihad
• Mawlana Sayid Abul Ala Mawdudi an Islamic scholar:
• Islam is a revolutionary faith that comes to
destroy any government made by man. Islam
doesn’t look for a nation to be in a better
condition than another nation. Islam doesn’t
care about the land or who owns the land. The
goal of Islam is to rule the entire world and
submit all of mankind to the faith of Islam. Any
nation or power that gets in the way of that goal,
Islam will fight and destroy. In order to fulfill that
goal, Islam can use every power available every
way it can be used to bring worldwide revolution.
This is Jihad.
Historic expansion of Islam
Battle of Vienna 1683
King John III Sobieski
• In the summer of 1683, 300,000 warriors
of the Ottoman Empire began the siege of
Vienna. The fall of the city would have
opened the way to conquer Europe.
LETTER FROM KING JOHN
SOBIESKI TO HIS WIFE (1683)
• The immortal God, (to whom Honour and
Glory be Ascribed for Ever) has Blest us
with so Signal a Victory, as scarce the
Memory of Man can Equal: The Enemy
was not only content to Raise the Siege of
Vienna, and Leave us Masters of the
Field; But also of all their Cannon, and
Tents, with Inestimable Treasure.
Islam today
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Sunni (85%) and Shia (15%)
1.6 Billion followers
Religion has not been hijacked.
Instituting Sharia Law worldwide is the
Jihad of all Muslims and their duty.
• Muslims are allowed to deceive to achieve
this goal. “Taqiya” to lie about beliefs and
ambitions.
Awareness of Christian
Eschatology
Islamic Eschatology
• Walid Shoebat
• Joel Richardson
Major Figures
• Mahdi (Guided One)
• Isa
• Masih ad-Dajjal
Gharqad tree (Boxthorn tree)
• Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may
peace be upon him) as saying: The last hour
would not come unless the Muslims will fight
against the Jews and the Muslims would kill
them until the Jews would hide themselves
behind a stone or a tree and a stone or a tree
would say: Muslim, or the servant of Allah, there
is a Jew behind me; come and kill him; but the
tree Gharqad would not say, for it is the tree of
the Jews. (Sahih Muslim, Kitab al-Fitan wa
Ashrat as-Sa'ah, Book 41, 6985)
Al Mahdi
Mahdi
• The Mahdi is Islam’s primary messiah figure.
• Different origin beliefs, Shai and Sunni
• He will be a descendant of Muhammad and will
bear Muhammad’s name (Muhammad bin
Abdullah?).
• He will be a very devout Muslim.
• He will be an unparalleled spiritual, political and
military world leader.
• He will emerge after a period of great turmoil
and suffering upon the earth.
• He will establish justice and righteousness
throughout the world and eradicate tyranny and
oppression.
• He will be the Caliph and Imam (vice-regent and
leader) of Muslims worldwide
• He will lead a world revolution and establish a
new world order.
• He will lead military action against all those who
oppose him.
• He will invade many countries.
• He will make a seven year peace treaty with a
Jew of priestly lineage.
• He will conquer Israel for Islam and lead the
“faithful Muslims” in a final slaughter/battle
against Jews.
• He will establish the new Islamic world
headquarters from Jerusalem.
• He will rule for seven years.
• He will cause Islam to be the only religion
practiced on the earth.
• He will appear riding a white horse (possibly
symbolic).
• He will discover some previously undiscovered
biblical manuscripts that he will use to argue with
the Jews and cause some Jews to convert to
Islam.
• He will also re-discover the Ark of the Covenant
from the Sea of Galilee, which he will bring to
Jerusalem.
• He will have supernatural power from Allah over
the wind and the rain and crops.
• He will posses and distribute enormous amounts
of wealth.
• He will be loved by all the people of the earth.
Isa Islamic Jesus
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Jesus is said to return to the earth in the
last-days near a mosque in Damascus.
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He will arrive at a time when the Mahdi and
his army will be preparing to pray.
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He will be offered to lead the prayer by the
Mahdi, but will decline in direct deference to the
Mahdi who Jesus declares to be the leader of
the Muslims.
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He will then pray behind the Mahdi as a
subordinate.
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He will be a faithful Muslim
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He will make pilgrimage to Mecca.
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He will visit Muhammad’s grave, and salute
Muhammad, whereby Muhammad will return the salute
from the grave.
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He will destroy Christianity.
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He will repeal the jizyah tax thus causing the only
option for Jews and Christians to convert to Islam or die.
• 10. He will establish Islamic Shari’ah (Law) throughout
the entire earth.
• 11. He will kill the Dajjal and his followers made up
largely of Christians, Jews and women.
• 12. He will remain on the earth for roughly forty years,
during which time he will marry, have children and then
die.
Masih ad-Dajjal,
• The Dajjal is described as being a
deceiver who will have miraculous powers
and who will temporarily hold power over
the whole earth
• the Dajjal is the false Messiah, or AntiChrist (Massih ad-Dajjal). He will pretend
to be the Messiah, and deceive people by
showing them amazing powers.
• The prophet said that the Dajjal will have
the power to show the image of one’s
dead ancestors on his hand, like a
television screen. The relative will say,
“Oh my son! This man is correct. I am in
Paradise because I was good and I
believed in him.”
• If the relative says, “Believe in this man, I
am in hell because I didn’t believe,” one
must say to the Dajjal, “No, he is in
Paradise. This is false.”
• The Prophet said: the Dajjal will say to a
Bedouin Arab, “what will you think if I bring
your father and mother back to life for
you? Will you bear witness that I am your
lord? The Bedouin will say, “Yes.” So two
devils will assume the appearance of his
father and mother, and say, “O my son,
follow him for he is your lord…”
• Muslim Scholar Muhammad Ali ibn Zubair
Ali says of the Dajjal, “ He will travel at
great speeds and his means of
conveyance will be a giant mule… He will
travel the entire world.”
• Cities Of Refuge. Mecca, Medina and
Damascus. Recite Cow Surrah.
• Slain By Isa, The Muslim Jesus
Scripture
• Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of
wolves: be therefore wise as serpents, and
harmless as doves (Matthew 10:16)
• I have become all things to all people so that by
all possible means I might save some. (1 Cor.
9:22)
• Conduct yourselves wisely toward outsiders,
making the best use of the time. Let your speech
always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that
you may know how you ought to answer each
person. (Colossians 4:5, 6)
Harris County Jail
Matthew 11
• 28 Come unto me, all ye that labour and
are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
On line resources
• http://www.answering-islam.org/
• http://www.joelstrumpet.com/
• http://www.awaitedmahdi.com/
Questions?