Comparative Theology, Part 13

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Comparative Theology, Part 13 – �Non-Christian Religions: Islam, Part 4

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Objectives:

1. To dissect many Islamic teachings and prove them erroneous

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Islam and False Allegations

• Islam promotes false allegations to encourage new members to join

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• We will examine these and refute them according to The Orthodox Faith

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1. Islam Is The Only Monotheistic Religion Preached In The Arabia Peninsula

• Monotheism is the worship of One True God

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• Islam promotes the concept that all people who lived in the Arabian Peninsula worshipped idols and that no one worshipped God at that time
• The Arabs has no prophets to teach them about God
• Islam claimed that Mohamed was sent to The Arab as their local prophet - the same way Moses was sent to the Jewish Nation

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1. Islam Is The Only Monotheistic Religion Preached In The Arabia Peninsula Cont.

Rejections:

1. There were many Jewish Tribes (at least 7 tribes) worshipping God
1. Banu (sons of) Nadir
2. Banu Qurayza
3. Banu Qainuqa
4. Banu Awf
5. Banu Qudaa
6. Banu Alfageer
7. Banu Shutayba
1. The Jewish in Hejaz established an independent state

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1. Islam Is The Only Monotheistic Religion Preached In The Arabia Peninsula Cont.

Rejections:

2. There were many Christian tribes before Islam
1. Ghassan
2. Rabia
3. Taghab
4. Bahra
5. Tunukh

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• Mohamed married Kadijah from a Christian tribe

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1. Islam Is The Only Monotheistic Religion Preached In The Arabia Peninsula Cont.

Christianity in Arabian Peninsula

• Some who attended St. Peter’s sermon on Pentecost were from The Arab region (Acts 2:11)
• St. Paul preached in The Arab region in the beginning of his ministry (Galatians 1:17)

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• Origen was sent by Pope Demetri the Vinedresser, the 12^th Coptic Pope, to rectify the faith of some of Arab Christians
• There is a great population of Nestorian followers in the east region of the Arabian Peninsula with the most prominent teacher Waraka IB Nawfal

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Waraka IB Nawfal

• Kadijah (the first wife) was a close follower of Waraka IB Nawfal
• Waraka IB Nawfal used to hold teaching meetings to for his followers
• Kadijah frequently attended these meetings
• Waraka IB Nawfal planned to teach the locals the Nestorian version of Christianity
• He used to go out to the caves on the outskirts of the city for seclusion
• Mohamed also used to seek seclusion in these caves

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2. God Rejects Judaism and Christianity and Only Accepts Islam

Rejection:

• The Koran openly and plainly asks Mohamed to ask the Jewish and the Christians to explain the books to him and confirm his faith
• God informed Mohamed that he sent the Koran to him to confirm the current belief of the earlier believers of God – those being the Jewish and the Christians

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• So, God definetly does not reject Judaism and Christianity!

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3. The Torah and The Bible Prophesized About The Prophet of Islam

• Mohamed claimed that The Torah and The Bible prophesized about his coming, but the wicked Jewish and Christians changed their books to hide this fact

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Rejection:

• There is no mention at all of Mohamed in The Torah or The Bible
• Mohamed did not specify which book had this prophecy
• Why did the Jewish and the Christians erase only the prophecies about him and nothing else
• What is the benefit of erasing this prophecy from the holy books
• The Jewish are very strict in copying their books

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3. The Torah and The Bible Prophesized About The Prophet of Islam Cont.

Rejection:

• Lots of Jewish people memorize The Torah
• Christianity does not need another prophet after Jesus completed Salvation on The Cross
• Jesus’ last words on The Cross were “It is finished” - meaning that Salvation is done, so no need for another prophet to tell people about God
• The Jewish and the Christians never got along together and if anyone changed their books, the other will expose them

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4. The Prophet Was Illiterate Before Prophecy

Rejection:

• The claim that the prophet was illiterate before The Koran is unreal because he used to lead trade convoys between Mecca and Syria
• He was the general manger of his wife’s business affairs
• He used to seek seclusion with others under Waraka’s supervision

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5. The Demons Believe in Islam

• Mohamed claimed that the demons heard him praying and believed and became Muslim demons and that King Solomon controlled the demons and assigned tasks to them!

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6. Islam vs Science

• The earth was created before the sky
• The earth is flat
• There are 7 earths and 7 skies
• The skies are supported by unseen pillars
• God supports the sky so it will not fall onto the believers
• You can not pass through the skies
• Mountains are the anchors of the earth, so the earth does not loose balance

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6. Islam vs Science Cont.

• The sun orbits the earth
• The moon follows the sun in its movement
• The moon and sun chase one another
• The moon is split in two halves
• The sun sets down in muddy lake

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7. The Koran Is Free of Errors

Rejection:

• The Koran mentioned that a Samaritan man lead the Jewish to worship The Golden Calf while Moses was up on The Mountain
• The city of Samaria was built at least 700 years after Moses
• There was nobody with this title until 700 years after Moses

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7. The Koran Is Free of Errors Cont.

• The Koran mention that Haman was with pharaoh when Moses asked him to let the Israelites go

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• Haman appeared with Esther during The Babylonian Captivity around 586 BC with Moses around 1500 years BC…a 1000 years difference

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8. Abraham Built The Kabba

• Mohamed claimed Abraham built The Kabba to praise God

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Rejection:

• Abraham lived in the north and never came down to the Arabian Peninsula
• Abraham built many altars, but never a large house to praise God
• No one of Abraham's sons (Isaac & Jacob) built a house
• All Abraham’s family lived in tents

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8. Abraham Built The Kabba Cont.

Rejection:

• There were many Kabbas before Islam around 23
• The Muslims destroyed the other Kabbas and only kept one
• The Kabba was a center of worshiping idols
• There were many idols in the Kabba

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• Omar Ib Elkatab (The 2^nd Caliph) once said the black rock is useless, but since the prophet kissed it he followed through

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Abraham’s Journey in The North

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9. God Protected The Kabba Against The Southern Invaders (The Elephant War around 570 AD)

• The Koran mentioned that the king of Yemen built a church, but one of Quaraysh’ people insulted it so he decided to come with a big army and one big elephant to destroy the Kabba; however, God sent them big birds with stones targeting every solider of the army
• The elephant's name was Mahmoud – a Muslim name before Islam!

Rejection:

• No mention of such a story in any historic book
• The distance between Yemen and Kabba is around 600 miles, so it would take them weeks before the army make it to the Kabba
• The elephant needs 225 liters of water per day
• The elephant needs 250-300 Pounds of food every day

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9. God Protected The Kabba Against The Southern Invaders (The Elephant War around 570 AD) Cont.

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9. God Protected The Kabba Against The Southern Invaders (The Elephant War around 570 AD) Cont.

• The Kabba was invaded later and partially burned by another army
• Abdel malik Ib Marawan around 693 AD
• ElKaramata broke the door and looted it around 930 AD

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10. Mohamed’s Family and Tribe Supported Him

• The local tribe repeatedly rejected him because he only repeated the Old Torah’s stories
• Mohamed had 11 uncles, but only 2 believed and converted to Islam
• Mohamed had 6 aunts, but only 1 believed and converted to Islam
• Mohamed attacked his own tribe (Quraysh) and killed 70 and arrested 70 others who later paid a fee to redeem their lives

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11. Mohamed Did Not Benefit From His Message

Rejection:

• He obtained 20% of all the loot of wars
• He collected tax (Jizya ) from non-believers to keep them alive
• He supported nine wives
• He had 11 sharp and long expensive swords

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12. The Locals Used To Burry Their Young Girls Alive

Islam promoted the idea that local tribal men used to kill their young daughters and burry them alive out of fear of future moral corruption

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Rejections:

• There were so many women before Islam
• There were rich and influential women (Kahdijah)
• The men had many wives before Islam
• There is no written or archeologic evidence to these allegations

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13. Islam Allows Dialogue With Others

Rejections:

• Islam encourages the average citizens to take matters into their own hands according to their perspectives
• Muslim might burn a church or kill Christians because it seem right in their sight

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14. Islam Is A Religion of Peace

Islam promotes peace but…

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1. The Muslims invaded many countries by force and killed thousands of innocent
2. The Muslims kidnapped and raped many girls during their invasions
3. The Muslims imposed an extra tax (Jizhia) on non-believers to keep them alive
4. Radical Muslims waged crimes of terror all over the world
5. ISIS crimes against humanity can not be forgotten

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14. Islam Is A Religion of Peace Cont.

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15. Islam Is A Religion For All Times and Locations

1. Islam does not believe in equality among people
• Non-Muslims can not take any supervisory or leadership position over Muslims
• Example non-muslims can not be the prime minister, minister, school principal, business mangers, etc.
2. Islam does not believe in democracy, but autocracy
• Islam believe that all authorities (legislative, judicial, and executive) should be held by Muslim religious leaders

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15. Islam Is A Religion For All Times and Locations Cont.

3. Islam does not allow questioning the governors or leaders
4. Islam allows men to beat their wives
5. Islam does not offer women equal rights with men
6. Islam preaches the monopoly of politics and does allow opposing parties and opinions

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Comparative Theology, Part 13 – �Non-Christian Religions: Islam, Part 4

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Objectives:

1. To dissect many Islamic teachings and prove them erroneous

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