07-13-2006, 01:01 AM
Bismillah:
Masha'Allah CC, you have really done very well. there are just 2 points i would like to comment on:
Quote:12) They believe that parts of the bible are from Allah (God) and some parts are not from Allah. (I am not sure which parts though)
As I mentioned in my previous discussions with you, that the Bible OF TODAY <b>may contain the word of God,</b> it also contains the <b>word of Prophets</b>, <b>word of historians</b>, and also it contains <b>some absurdities</b>. Any absurdity we do not attribute it to God Almighty. let me give you some examples of these 3 types:
1- WORD OF GOD:
<b>I
</b> will raise them up a prophet . . . and <b>I</b>
will put my words in ... and he shall speak unto them all that <b>I
</b> shall command him." (Deuteronomy 18:18)
<b>I</b>
even, <b>I am the Lord
, </b> and beside <b>me
</b> there is no saviour." (Isaiah 43:11)
"Look unto <b>me</b>,
and be ye saved, all the end of the earth: for <b>I am God
</b>, and there is non else." (Isaiah 45:22)
2- WORD OF PROPHETS:
"<b>Jesus </b>
cried with a loud voice, saying<b> Eli, Eli, lama sabachtani
</b>? . . ." (Matthew 27:46)
"And <b>Jesus answered him</b>,
The first of all the commandments is, <b>Hear, O Israel; the Lord our God is one Lord</b>
:" (Mark 12:29)
"And <b>Jesus said </b>
unto him, Why callest thou me good? There is none good but one, that is God." (Mark 10:18).
As you can see anyone is able to affirm that: Jesus <b>"cried"</b> Jesus <b>"answered"</b> and Jesus <b>"said"</b> are the words of the one to whom they are attributed, i.e. the <b>WORDS OF A PROPHET OF GOD.</b>
3- WORD OF HISTORIANS:
"And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, <b>he</b>,
(JESUS) came, if haply <b>he
</b> (JESUS) might find anything thereon: and when <b>he</b>
(JESUS) came to it, (Jesus) found nothing but leaves . . ." (Mark 11:13)
The bulk of the Bible is a witnessing of this <b>THIRD</b> kind. These are the words of a third person. Note the underlined pronouns. They are not the Words of God or of His prophet, but the <b>WORDS OF A HISTORIAN.</b>
Quote:14) They believe that salvation comes from obeying the law of Allah as prescribed in the Quran and accpeted Haddiths.
There are basically 4 criteria of obtaining Salvation in Islam, and this is to be found in Chapter 103, it says:
“By time! Surely the human being is at loss. <b>Except</b>
<b>1- for those who have faith </b>
2- and do righteous deeds
3- and exhort one another to truth
4- and exhort one another to patience.”
Salam
Wael.