Muslim Responses To Anti-Islam Polemics
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Is Jesus God? Think About It!
That the Christianity of today rests solely on the the doctrine of Jesus Christ, that he was God in human form and died on the cross as a suffering deity need no longer be explained. However, there is hardly a single statement where Jesus had explicitly stated that he is God, although Christians do bring…
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Jesus Through The Eyes Of Islam
Centuries of confrontation with the Christian West followed by a period of intense missionary activity, which still continues in certain regions of the Islamic world in new forms, have created among some contemporary Muslims an aversion not only to Christianity but, in the case of some of the modernised classes, even to the Islamic conception…
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Contrasting the Prophet Jesus and the Prophet Muhammad: A Muslim Viewpoint
Mohd Elfie Nieshaem Juferi Christians often like to contrast Jesus (P) and Muhammad (P) by saying that Jesus (P) was a man of love and peace while Muhammad (P) was a man of war and implemented “violent” laws. But we must realize that Jesus’ (P) career was cut short by his departure. Had he succeeded…
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The Prophet Jesus In the Noble Qur’an
What does Allah (God) say about the Prophet `Eesa (Eesho/Jesus)(P) and his mother Maryam (Miriam/Mary) in His last Revelation to mankind, the Qur’an? The following are selected Qur’anic verses dealing with `Eesa and Mary, may God’s blessings be upon them: “O People of the Book! Commit no excesses in your religion: nor say of Allah…
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The Influence of the Pauline Epistles Upon The Gospels of The New Testament
Christians believe that Paul of Tarsus is the ‘Apostle’ of Jesus(P), whom he met in a vision on his journey to Damascus. Paul is also claimed to be the author of the Epistles to the Romans, 1 and 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 and 2 Thessalonians, 1 and 2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon and…
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Paul and The 'Inspiration' of Scripture
In II Timothy 3:16, we read the claim of Paul: “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness.” (2 Timothy 3:16) In the above verse, we clearly see that the entire Bible is supposed to be inspired from God Almighty. However, there are few problems with the claim.