The Effects of the Contradictions in the Bible

Section: Dawah Books, New Arrivals
By: Naser Al-Moghamis
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The errors and contradictions in the Bible make some Christians reject Christianity and view the Bible as merely a historical book. Those people continue their disbelief to the extent that they deny the existence of God and consequently, they do not believe in all the Prophets including Prophet Jesus (pbuh).

Those people shock the Muslim more than anyone else, because no Muslim is a Muslim if he or she does not believe in Jesus Christ (pbuh). The Muslim, in compliance with the Qur'an, believes that Jesus (pbuh) was a great Messenger of Allah, that he brought the dead to life by Allah's leave, that he healed those born blind and the lepers by Allah's leave, that he was born without any male intervention and that he was the Christ.

It is true that the errors and contradictions in the Bible mean that the Word of Allah has been mixed with people's texts and interpretations. However, they do not mean that Prophet Jesus (pbuh) was a liar nor that Allah does not exist! They do not mean that Muhammad (pbuh) was a false prophet nor that Islam is not the true religion!

The Purpose of this Book

The purpose of this book is to achieve the following objectives using the Qur'an and what survived in the Bible from the teachings of the Prophets (peace be upon them), with the help of our common sense, reason and intellect:

• To confirm that Prophet Jesus (pbuh) was a great Messenger of Allah, that he was the Christ, that he was given the Gospel, that he was born miraculously without a father and that he gave life to the dead by Allah's leave and healed him who was born blind and the leper by Allah's leave.
• To confirm that the original Gospel revealed to Prophet Jesus (pbuh) was lost and that the existing gospels include few parts of that original Gospel mixed with people's texts and interpretations, which contain a lot of errors and contradictions.
• To disprove misrepresentations and lies in the Bible against Allah.
• To disprove false charges in the Bible against the Prophets, Lot, Jacob, Moses, Aaron, David, Solomon, and Job (peace be upon them).
• To disprove false charges in the Bible against Prophet Jesus (pbuh).
• To point out the wrong beliefs which were added (intentionally or unintentionally) into the message of Prophet Jesus (pbuh). To disprove the doctrines of Trinity, Original Sin, Blood Atonement and Divine Sonship of Prophet Jesus (pbuh).
• To prove that the Qur'an is the Word of Allah and the last revealed Book which has never been changed or adulterated. To prove that Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) was the awaited Prophet prophesied in the Bible.
• To present the real Islam through the Qur'an and remove lies and misrepresentations wrapped around Islam by its enemies.

What Does the Word 'Islam' Mean?

The word 'Islam' means the conscious and peaceful obedience and submission to the Will of the only true God, 'Allah'. All religions were named either after their founders or after nations or tribes e.g. Buddhism, Hinduism, Judaism and Christianity, while the name 'Islam' is not associated with any person, tribe or nation but was given by Allah in the Qur'an:

This day, I have perfected your religion for you, completed My favor upon you and have chosen for you Islam as your religion. (Qur'an, 5:3)

The word 'Muslim' is a description; anyone who submits himself to Allah's Will and obeys Him is a Muslim.
All the Prophets were Muslims because they obeyed Allah and submitted themselves to His Will. Furthermore, the true followers and companions of those Prophets were Muslims:

Then when Jesus came to know of their disbelief, he said: "Who will be my helpers in Alldh's cause?" The disciples said: " We are the helpers of Allah (i.e. we will strive in His cause); we believe in Allah, and bear witness that we are Muslims (i.e. we submit to Allah). Our Lord! We believe in what You have sent down and we follow the Messenger (Jesus) SO write us down among those who bear witness." (Qur'dn, 3:52,53)

Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said: "Both in this world and in the Hereafter, I am the nearest of all people to Jesus - the son of Mary. The Prophets are paternal brothers; their mothers are different, but their religion is one (Islamic Monotheism)." (Bukhari)

Naser AI-Moghamis
April 2002 (Safar 1423)

Christianity and Islam According to The Bible and The Quran

Contents

Preface
Introduction
Authenticity of the Bible
Authenticity of the Qur'an

What the Bible and the Qur'an Say about God:

• Does God Relax?
• God's Power
• Can God be Seen?
• God's Description
• Is God Unjust?
• Does God Sleep?
• Is God Unhelpful?
• Does God have a Family?

What the Bible and the Qur'an Say about the Prophets:

• Prophet Moses and Prophet Aaron (pbuh)
• Prophet Lot (pbuh)
• Prophet Solomon (pbuh)
• Prophet Jacob (pbuh)
• Prophet David (pbuh)
• Prophet Job (pbuh)

What the Bible and the Qur'an Say about Prophet Jesus:

• The Genealogy of Prophet Jesus (pbuh)
• Was Jesus (pbuh) Crucified and Cursed?
• Prophet Jesus' Behavior Towards His Mother
• Prophet Jesus' Behavior Towards People
• The Mission of Prophet Jesus (pbuh)
• The Divinity of Prophet Jesus (pbuh)

What the Bible and the Qur'an Say about the Day of Judgment

• According to the Old Testament
• According to the New Testament

What the Bible and the Qur'an Say about Women:

• Women's Nature
• Women's Original Sin
• Women's Veil
• Women's Role
• Women's Testimony
• Women's Righteousness
• Women's Inheritance
• Women's Cleanness

Other Teachings and Beliefs

• The Source of Religion
• Faith and Deeds
• The Original Sin
• Crucifixion
• Forgiveness
• Marriage
• Polygamy
• Incest
• The Biblical and the Qur'anic Styles
• Wisdom and Knowledge
• Racism
• Killing the Enemy's Women and Children
• Languages
• Worship
• Forbidding Evil
• Hypocrisy
• Wine
• Bribery

Appendix 1
Examples of the Contradictions in the Bible

Appendix 2
What the Bible Says about the Coming of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)

Appendix 3
What They Say about the Qur'an

References

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