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"Steve, I hate to burst your bubble, but the Koran (or Q'uran) is the only sacred text that is purported to be the direct word of God / Allah. It was transmitted through the angel Gabriel to the prophet Mohammad entirely over a great length of time when he was in trance. To protect its integrity, it is not supposed to be translated. If you are to truly study Islam, you must learn Arabic."
Key is here though, supposed to be direct of God. It's not! It's from an illiterate camel caravan driver. If this proposition were true, God is an out an out liar. The Q'uran directly contradicts biblical teachings from the bible. So who's right?
Let's look at one example shall we;
From the bible:
"Thou shalt not murder". Exodus 20:13
From the Q'uran:
--Muslims must fight until their opponents submit to Islam
"But when the forbidden months are past, then fight and slay the pagans wherever ye find them...and lie and wait for them...;
but if they repent and establish regular prayers and practice regular charity then open the way for them". Surah 9:5
-A Muslim apostate must be killed
"But if they violate their oath after their covenant, and taunt you for your faith, fight (kill) ye the chiefs of unfaith: for their oaths
are nothing to them". Surah 9:12
--Resisting Islam is punished by death, crucifixion or the cutting off of hands.
"The punishment of those who wage war against Allah and His Apostle, and strive with might and main for mischief through the
land is: execution, or crucifixion, or the cutting off of the hands and feet from opposite sides or exile from the land..." Surah
5:36
Which one seems it's from a loving God?
Also, what does it say about the angel Gabriel? He would be an absolute liar. He tells us about the birth of Christ as the Son of God and then later on tells us that is not true. So now angels would have to be liars.
Also, logically now, a book that can not be translated unless you learn Arabiac. Interesting? When the OT talks about a coming prophet, wasn't he talking to the Jews? Weren't the Jews speaking Hebrew? Why now the language shift? Hebrew not good enough? I'll tell you, at least it is translatable. And more than that, Hebrew has predominately the same through the ages, if I'm not mistaken. The Q'uran is in a dialect that even today's Arabiac could not translate. Isn't in a form of Arabiac specific to when it was written? It's very hard to translate, as I hear. So would God be fair to write a book in a language most people, even people knowing Arabiac, could not even translate?
Also, Muhammed was supposed to be the fulfillment of Deut. 18:18 right? (Deut. 18:18: I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him.) Well if we accept this, why didn't Muhammed know Hebrew? He was supposed to be manifest to the Hebrews.
Also, Jesus was a sinless man. How about Muhammed? I can prove to you with Islamic writings that he was a liar. In fact Muhammed offended the rules many time. So which man you want to believe, a sinless man, or a sinning man?
God Bless,
Steve |
