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A disgruntled Muslim emailer writes the following: The funny thing is ISLAM often matches up PERFECTLY with Biblical law, and its modern Christian beliefs that don't match the Bible. The Bible CLEARLY states IN SIMPLE WORDS that the Lord God is ONE. That is the FIRST COMMANDMENT that Jesus himself recited when questioned by Jewish Pharisees. What you Christians do is take SYMBOLIC verses and twist them into meanings nobody would logically understand without being taught DOGMATICALLY. Nowhere does it say GOD is three, it may have other symbolic verses (three bear record in heaven, the 'word' was God, etc.) but it CLEARLY states over and over that God is ONE. That is the belief of Adam, Noah, Moses, Abraham, etc. None of them ever said God is TRINITY. That means that Islam CONFIRMS what other Prophets said. Only modern Christianity contradicts the ANCIENT belief in ONE GOD. The history of the development of Christianity shows that the Trinity was not the original belief and was a point of DEBATE amoungst Christian scholars and clergy for over 300 years after Jesus left the earth. It was not GOSPEL so to speak, otherwise it would not have been such a point of contention. Tawhid or belief in the ONENESS of God is GOSPEL in Islam, and not a point of contention amoungst any legitimate Islamic sects/groups. This shows the strength of Islam and is the real reason MORE CHRISTIANS CONVERT to ISLAM than vice versa. That is what your website proved...that ISLAM is NOT a religion of the SWORD as you try to propgandize. It is spreading throughout America and Europe and has fast become the second largest 'religion' in both. WHY? Is is due to Muslim Armies holding swords over helpless Christians? NO!!! The purified, practical and logical message of Islam is PENETRATING the hearts and minds of Christians worldwide, so much so that a vicious propoganda campaign has ensued to 'stop the leak' before the damn breaks and the flood of Islam takes over European life. They are converting to Islam due to studying its tennents and principles and finding them perfectly compatible with their root beliefs as taught in Christianity. The success of Islam is due to the failure of Christianity as much as its own merits. Christians have MANY UNANSWERED questions that clergy have not been able to answer, but ISLAM answers them EASILY and it makes SENSE to the questioner. That is GUIDANCE (religion). Religion is supposed to answer the most difficult questions, and Christianity creates more questions than it answers. This is a FACT that Christian Fanatics cannot overcome. Truth ALWAYS vanquishes falsehood. You cannot explain how in a world presently DOMINATED by Christian powers that Islam is still spreading rapidly in those very countries. Its not like when ISLAM dominated the world, where you could try to make it seem like Islam was spread by the sword, when in actuality Christianity was spread by the sword during European colonization of the 'dark' skinned nations of the earth. Regardless of the history, the fact is NOW Islam has a very negative Image (in the media) and the Muslim World is much less powerful than the Christian/Jewish world yet Islam still is the FASTEST GROWING RELIGION in the world! The message of Islam is MORE POWERFUL than any bomb, or any form of currency. The power lies in the SHAHADA, the unequivacal statement that 'there is NO GOD, ONLY ALLAH!. This fits with what most Christians believe in their heart of hearts...and in their Bible...The Lord God is ONE. Christian Europe used to be very backwards and savage, and superstitious. Islamic scholars and universities heavily influenced Christian Europe and inspired its 'renaisaunce'. It wasn't the Bible that inspired Europes rise to power, it was the Quran! This is HISTORY and cannot be denied. The Quran inspired muslims to STUDY ALLAHS CREATION...and they heeded Allahs command and became the most glorious civilization in world history! The reason it was the most glorious is because it was not only scientifically and militariliy advanced...it was focused on obeying ALLAH (THE GOD)! It was not inspired by Pagan lifestyles or irreligious heritage like other great civilizations, but by the Revelation of God. The reason the muslim world in the middle east is so screwed up is not due to Islam as much as the Christian IMPERIALIST/COLONIALIST influence in the region. They (muslims) aren't following true Islam or lack the power to influence the muslim governements. After world war I, the Islamic Empire via the Turkish Caliphate was dismantled...and the Muslim lands were colonized by European powers and divided amoungst them. This is how the Palestinian conflict arose and Bosnia and all the other drama in the middle east and SouthEastern Europe. The Muslims Governing structure was destabalized by the Christian West crippling their ability to govern themselves. Add that to the fact the many of the ruling powers in Muslim countries are puppet rulers whos strings are controlled by Terroristic Christian leaders! No wonder its all screwed up. Christianity as it presently taught does not ADD UP. Anything that dosen't add up loses its appeal to rational people. The fact is that Christians themselves DIFFER greatly about their faith, much more than moslems differ. There are many more Christian denominations that Islamic! As long as a Christian tries to explain to people that 3 equals 1, when NO MATHMATICS in the universe exists to justify such illogic, they will lose converts to islam. As long as Christians try to use an EGG analogy to explain the existence of God, they'll lost converts. None of that cheap logic works with rational humans. Islam appeals to anyone, super smart or average, RICH or POOR, black or white, women and men. (more women covert to islam than men at this time although media propoganda would have you think muslim women are the most oppressed people on earth!) The real issue is this...Jesus himself spoke of someone coming after him, and left the door open for other prophets to come. THIS IS A FACT the Bible itself vouches for. Why did he prophesies someone else but Christians aren't even looking for them, nor will they acknowledge the possibity someone else is coming...but your 'god' TOLD YOU someone else is coming! You don't even take heed to the words of your own Savior! Why is it SO HARD for Christians like yourself to come to grips with Muhammad being a prophet? Jesus himself said judge a tree by the fruit it bears when they asked him how to spot a false prophet. He did not say IF THEY THINK GOD IS ONE, THEY ARE FALSE, IF THEY SAY THEIR ARE A PROPHET THEY ARE FALSE, IF THEY SAY ANYTHING AGAINST WHAT THE AVERAGE CHRISTAIN BELIEVES THEY ARE FALSE! He only said judge them by the 'fruit' or results of their labor or efforts. Muhammads lifestory, the teachings he taught, the transformation of his society from idolotry to true worship of One God, and the acknowledgement of other Prophets before him, all point to a very righteous man and one blessed by God to have more success than ANY HUMAN in history! All this fruit bore from an unlettered man from a insignificant desert people! He did not copy from the Bible or learn from others to put the Quran together, that is pure lie and propoganda! Its blasphemous because NO EVIDENCE exists ANYWHERE of such claims...pure speculation on the part of those who REFUSE to believe in his prophethood. The point is he was one of many of Gods prophets...he never said he was saying something new or original...acknowledging the knowledge was already revealed...but Allah deemed it necessary to reveal the LAST TESTAMENT and personally guarantee its protection from change. What if he is Gods prophet, have you ever speculated from that perspective? No, of course not, because that would mean your present set of beliefs need alteration, and your not comfortable to do that. Sorry, but your comfort level means nothing to God and His message. The differences in what Christianity and Judaism teach vs. Islam is not due to Muhammad being misinformed... he said his purpose was to clear up the misconceptions and to correct the errors that crept in the faith of God...so how can you explain the differences as proof he was misinformed? That is illogical to the core. Allah explains in the QURAN that he revealed the last book due to errors placed in His previous books AFTER that particular prophet died. THAT IS THE EXPLANATIION and no other can be cited with any credibility. The Quran was compiled BEFORE Muhammad died, and was called the Quran by ALLAH, and not by Muslims after Muhammad! Your site is full of lies or errors, but anyone who researches Islam on their own will soon find out you've been lying to them, and it will only do you a disservice, not ISLAM. This is nothing but a brief reply, i could go on for DAYS and i'm an average muslim with basic knowledge...i grew up in the Church though, so i left Christianity and became a muslim, WITHOUT ANYONE PUTTING A SWORD UP TO MY NECK!! I have a college degree and scored very high on SAT and scored near genius level on IQ tests...so my INTELLECT accepted the teachings of Islam and rejected the confusion called Christianity...so your theory of 'spread by the sword' dosen't hold any weight with me or the many MILLIONS of Americans who have converted based on RATIONAL analysis of both faiths and determining that Islam is more sound! Peace be unto you (Jesus said that very same greeting! hmmmm....very interesting that Muslims are the only GROUP notorious for saying the same thing! He also referred to the Creator as ALLAH and not God...he spoke Aramaic and not Greek!!! Aramaic is a hebrew dialect...and Allah is the word for the Most High, not YHWH! Are Muslims MORE LIKE CHRIST than Christians? yes! Look at how muslim women dress and Mother Mary...and then look at modern day Christians women in christian countries...pornographic is a nice word to describe how women dress in America and how they act! Women reveal more body in America than men do! Breast implants are an expensive American hobby! None of this is from God nor Jesus...but its prevelant in a Christian society!) Your only hope for salvation is by taking Shahadah and becoming a muslim! This is because you've been exposed to Islam (the last revelation) and now your soul has an obligation to obey God. If you reject Muhammads prophethood than Jesus will reject you as he will testify to Muhammads prophethood! You live in the time of Muhammad, so you are required to follow him, IF YOU ARE EXPOSED TO HIS TEACHINGS. If not, then you are absoved of that responsibility... but, its obvious you've been exposed to Islam... so be careful... study to show yourself approved... lastly, i'd like to question your depiction of Jesus. He looks like a white person... a hippie from the free sex movement or something. Why is that? Why is the main image of Jesus a pale skin blue eyed long stringy haired man when the bible clearly describes him as having skin like burnt copper and hair of wool! That is a BLACK PERSON! Even the pope knows this as there was a famous picture in Time magazine in the 60's that showed him kissing a 'black' madonna! The jesus on TV and on Churches and in Bibles looks mighty different than the discription in the Bible. Why? It dosen't matter like most Christians say, then WHY IS IT THERE AT ALL? WHY IS THE EUROPEAN VERSION OF JESUS everywhere!??! Because it does matter...to continue to project WHITE SUPREMACY into the minds of the world...Jesus is Gods son, and since he's white/european...and the Europeans have world power right now... so God must be 'white'! Its a clear psychological weopon used against non white world when the European Christians were colonizing the world. Jesus said the TRUTH...will MAKE you free. He didn't say SOME TRUTH and FALSEHOOD...he said THE TRUTH...and the white/european version of Jesus is NOT TRUE!!!! How ironic that the one you follow says ONLY TRUTH will make you free and you welcome a FALSE image of that very same person you claim to be following! I know one thing, if the real jesus was put in Churches and in Bible pictures MOST WHITE AMERICANS WOULD REJECT CHRISTIANITY because of their racist beliefs. Noway you can get racists whites to worship a 'black' nigger monkey! You want to talk about TERRORISTS? COME ON! The Christians have been the greatest terrorists in world history!!! Research the DOCTRINE OF DISCOVERY and see for yourself the single most racist, terroristic, hate inspired document in world history. Guess who authored it? THE POPE... the head of all Christianity, even though Martin Luther PROTESTED... he still came from the Catholic side FIRST... showing the ORIGIN of all modern European Christainity is Catholicism. History is your worst enemy! |