Ask a Muslim

[Godhead]

Does a muslim accept Jesus as a prophet? And if so does he accept his disciples?
Muhammud said–that he was the last prophet and there would be no others. If this is true then how come the disciples say that the spirit gives people divers gifts and one of them being prophecy.
Muhammud is a liar and a false prophet, in my opinion.

 

[Booklover]

watch this documentary
as for the guy who said its blind faith, look at what ur doing first! The Bible has HUNDREDS of uncientific facts! Facts which are simply impossible yet you follow it!

You forgot the link.

Scientific errors in the Quran.

answering-islam.org/BehindVeil/btv6.html#CH6

The universe as was envisioned by Muhammad, obviously belongs to the realm of fairy tales. The Earth for him was flat were the sun rises from one end and sets in the muddy waters on the other. In Arabic the word “sama” stands for both heaven and sky. And for Muhammad, just like his primitive contemporaries there was no distinction between the two. He described the heaven (sky) made of seven layers and placed the stars in the lowest layer, lower than the Moon. Then he envisioned the mythical Jinns as if they were real beings, standing on each other’s shoulders all the way to heaven to eavesdrop to the discussion of the “Exalted Assembly”. He assumed that the stars are just lamps to adorn the lower heaven that are also used as missiles to shoot the intruding Jinns. Can any reasonable person today accept these fables of those primitive people as true?

faithfreedom.org/Articles/sina/shooting_stars.htm

How about this from the hadiths?

Volume 6, Book 60, Number 326:
Narrated Abu Dharr:
Once I was with the Prophet in the mosque at the time of sunset. The Prophet said, “O Abu Dharr! Do you know where the sun sets?” I replied, “Allah and His Apostle know best.” He said, "It goes and prostrates underneath (Allah’s) Throne; and that is Allah’s Statement:–
‘And the sun runs on its fixed course for a term (decreed). And that is the decree of All-Mighty, the All-Knowing…’ (36.38)

Vickie

 

[kindlylight]

The Muslim position according to Arab is perfectly logical. Expect tolerance but give none hence victory through intolerance. Robert Spencer who wrote the excellent book “The Truth about Mahummad” now lives according to the bookcover in a secure but secret location. This means he cannot tour and give lectures like most authors. Object achieved… silence the opposition by threat of violence!.

 

[kindlylight]

The position re tolerance in Islam is correctly expressed by Arab. Robert Spencer who wrote the excellent book “The Truth about Muhammad” now lives according to the book cover in a secure but secret location, so be careful what you say as bodyguards don’t come cheap,.

 

[MrS]

Really…:yup:

Each time I try to force an answer to my questions… my spouse wonders if I have a target on my back:bigyikes:

 

[dolphinlove]

Yet another one trying to convert catholics without any conviction!
Arab, save yourself the time, and i mean this in the nicest possible way, but you have failed to answer a LOT of the questions and arguments that all these people have to say.
The way to heaven is through Jesus Christ, the SON of God and our SAVIOR! We will not accept any other way.

 

[Montalban]

Here is one that no Muslim has been able to answer for me.
How has the Bible been corrupted? And when was it corrupted?
We have documents dating from the very first century A.D. that show us that what was written then is what is written now.
So without using the Quran, do please show me how we corrupted the Bible.

I asked one Moslem if there’s a kind of Moslem version of the Bible, with all the non-corrupted verses highlighted, or something like that.

There doesn’t appear to be. They just say it is corrupted, and yet at the same time cite verses they think point to Muhammed - for instance when Jesus predicted a ‘helper’ would come, they assume that’s Muhammed (ignoring that it is in fact the Holy Spirit)

 

[chrisb]

Asalamu’alakum,
**
Wisdom is like rain. Its source is unlimited, but it comes down according to the season. Grocers put sugar in a bag, but their supply of sugar is not the amount in the bag. When you come to a grocer, he has sugar in abundance. But he sees how much money you have brought and gives accordingly.

Your currency on this Path is resolution and faith, and you are taught according to your resolution and faith. When you come seeking sugar, they examine your bag to see what its capacity is; then they measure out accordingly.
~ Rumi

Wa’salaam

 

[MrS]

Asalamu’alakum,

Wisdom is like rain. Its source is unlimited, but it comes down according to the season. Grocers put sugar in a bag, but their supply of sugar is not the amount in the bag. When you come to a grocer, he has sugar in abundance. But he sees how much money you have brought and gives accordingly.

Your currency on this Path is resolution and faith, and you are taught according to your resolution and faith. When you come seeking sugar, they examine your bag to see what its capacity is; then they measure out accordingly.
~ Rumi

Wa’salaam

not sure what you mean by this… or by your bio stating you are a questioning Catholic???

but I read the words in blue (they were in English anyway) and I immediately had this thought about your rain and sugar… and about capacity…

In the Catholic Church, we have so many “groceries” to choose from… and God will aways make room in us for more grace if we ask for it.

So, if I have the “grace” of a full bag of sugar… I know that I can open the bag, and let lots of rain fall in… without overflowing the bag. There is always room for more of God’s graces…

If you have questions about Catholicism… this is a good place to ask… put ask a Catholic…

Those who have left the Catholic Church usually then think they know everything about the Catholic Church… big error.

Anyone who knows, really knows, Catholicism, would not only never leave it… they would defend it to the death… for it is really Jesus Christ Himself whose spouse is the Church.

.

 

[exoflare]

watch this documentary
as for the guy who said its blind faith, look at what ur doing first! The Bible has HUNDREDS of uncientific facts! Facts which are simply impossible yet you follow it!

LOL

Count to ten, take a deep breath, and try answering this again…

 

[Montalban]

watch this documentary
as for the guy who said its blind faith, look at what ur doing first! The Bible has HUNDREDS of uncientific facts! Facts which are simply impossible yet you follow it!

And we’re to judge it by Islamic science?
Volume 2, Book 18, Number 158:
Narrated Abu Bakra:
Allah’s Apostle said: “The sun and the moon are two signs amongst the signs of Allah and they do not eclipse because of the death of someone but Allah frightens His devotees with them.”
usc.edu/dept/MSA/fundamentals/hadithsunnah/bukhari/018.sbt.html#002.018.158

Where does the sun go?
Volume 4, Book 54, Number 421:
Narrated Abu Dhar:
The Prophet asked me at sunset, “Do you know where the sun goes (at the time of sunset)?” I replied, “Allah and His Apostle know better.” He said, "It goes (i.e. travels) till it prostrates Itself underneath the Throne and takes the permission to rise again, and it is permitted and then (a time will come when) it will be about to prostrate itself but its prostration will not be accepted, and it will ask permission to go on its course but it will not be permitted, but it will be ordered to return whence it has come and so it will rise in the west. And that is the interpretation of the Statement of Allah: “And the sun Runs its fixed course For a term (decreed). that is The Decree of (Allah) The Exalted in Might, The All-Knowing.” (36.38)
usc.edu/dept/MSA/fundamentals/hadithsunnah/bukhari/054.sbt.html#004.054.421

What about yawning?
Volume 4, Book 54, Number 509:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, “Yawning is from Satan and if anyone of you yawns, he should check his yawning as much as possible, for if anyone of you (during the act of yawning) should say: ‘Ha’, Satan will laugh at him.”
usc.edu/dept/MSA/fundamentals/hadithsunnah/bukhari/054.sbt.html#004.054.509
…oops…

What about falling or shooting stars or just stars, in general?
Stars are missiles that God uses to hit the devils.
Mohammed said, “The creation of stars is for three purposes, i.e., as decoration of the sky, as missiles to hit the devils, and as signs to guide travelers.” "Sahih Bukhari"Vol. 2:158

 

[Montalban]

What about camel’s urine? Is it healthy? Drinking camel’s urine will make you healthy…

Volume 7, Book 71, Number 590:

Narrated Anas:

The climate of Medina did not suit some people, so the Prophet ordered them to follow his shepherd, i.e. his camels, and drink their milk and urine (as a medicine). So they followed the shepherd that is the camels and drank their milk and urine till their bodies became healthy. Then they killed the shepherd and drove away the camels. When the news reached the Prophet he sent some people in their pursuit. When they were brought, he cut their hands and feet and their eyes were branded with heated pieces of iron.

usc.edu/dept/MSA/fundamentals/hadithsunnah/bukhari/071.sbt.html#007.071.590

Volume 7, Book 71, Number 623:

Narrated Anas bin Malik:

Some people from the tribes of 'Ukl and 'Uraina came to Allah’s Apostle and embraced Islam and said, “O Allah’s Apostle! We are owners of livestock and have never been farmers,” and they found the climate of Medina unsuitable for them. So Allah’s Apostle ordered that they be given some camels and a shepherd, and ordered them to go out with those camels and drink their milk and urine. So they set out, but when they reached a place called Al-Harra, they reverted to disbelief after their conversion to Islam, killed the shepherd and drove away the camels. When this news reached the Prophet he sent in their pursuit (and they were caught and brought). The Prophet ordered that their eyes be branded with heated iron bars and their hands be cut off, and they were left at Al-Harra till they died in that state.

usc.edu/dept/MSA/fundamentals/hadithsunnah/bukhari/071.sbt.html#007.071.623

Volume 6, Book 60, Number 134:

Narrated Abu Qilaba:

That he was sitting behind Umar bin Abdul Aziz and the people mentioned and mentioned (about At-Qasama) and they said (various things), and said that the Caliphs had permitted it. 'Umar bin 'Abdul 'Aziz turned towards Abu Qilaba who was behind him and said. “What do you say, O 'Abdullah bin Zaid?” or said, “What do you say, O Abu Qilaba?” Abu Qilaba said, “I do not know that killing a person is lawful in Islam except in three cases: a married person committing illegal sexual intercourse, one who has murdered somebody unlawfully, or one who wages war against Allah and His Apostle.” ‘Anbasa said, “Anas narrated to us such-and-such.” Abu Qilaba said, "Anas narrated to me in this concern, saying, some people came to the Prophet and they spoke to him saying, ‘The climate of this land does not suit us.’ The Prophet said, ‘These are camels belonging to us, and they are to be taken out to the pasture. So take them out and drink of their milk and urine.’ So they took them and set out and drank of their urine and milk, and having recovered, they attacked the shepherd, killed him and drove away the camels.’ Why should there be any delay in punishing them as they murdered (a person) and waged war against Allah and His Apostle and frightened Allah’s Apostle ?" Anbasa said, “I testify the uniqueness of Allah!” Abu Qilaba said, “Do you suspect me?” 'Anbasa said, “No, Anas narrated that (Hadith) to us.” Then 'Anbasa added, “O the people of such-and-such (country), you will remain in good state as long as Allah keeps this (man) and the like of this (man) amongst you.”

usc.edu/dept/MSA/fundamentals/hadithsunnah/bukhari/060.sbt.html#006.060.134

Volume 8, Book 82, Number 794:

Narrated Anas:

Some people from the tribe of 'Ukl came to the Prophet and embraced Islam. The climate of Medina did not suit them, so the Prophet ordered them to go to the (herd of milch) camels of charity and to drink, their milk and urine (as a medicine). They did so, and after they had recovered from their ailment (became healthy) they turned renegades (reverted from Islam) and killed the shepherd of the camels and took the camels away. The Prophet sent (some people) in their pursuit and so they were (caught and) brought, and the Prophets ordered that their hands and legs should be cut off and that their eyes should be branded with heated pieces of iron, and that their cut hands and legs should not be cauterized, till they die.

usc.edu/dept/MSA/fundamentals/hadithsunnah/bukhari/082.sbt.html#008.082.794

 

[cestusdei]

Arab,
Yet Muslims attack us all the time. You get to try and convert us freely in our own countries. It’s called “freedom of religion” and it doesn’t exist in any Muslim country. Why do you force people to stay Muslim if they want to join another religion? You kill those who convert. If you are unafraid of missionaries then why not let them preach freely? This is the point, you have freedom here but don’t allow it in Muslim lands. You persecute Christians and yet enjoy equal rights in our countries. This makes us despise Islam and regard you as persecutors. You don’t even understand what I am saying.

Btw, I do know Islam, have read the quran, and I reject it utterly as a false faith. I will never submit to Islam. I submit to Jesus Christ who is God.

Arab, I wonder if you would mind answering this for me.

 

[IshareYoudecide]

Hello there,
I am a Muslim and I would like to say this:

Yvonne Ridley a british Journalist. She is an Ex-Catholic (Sunday School Teacher). She was arrested by Taliban (Media called them Terror…)…I met her in person and she told me her story “From Kabul to Mecca”…click here to watch it: youtube.com/watch?v=xFZrSPUoH3I

Taliban treated her very nice. She met Christians Missionary in the prison, they have their BIBLE and FREE to practice their religion (in prison)…Well Afghanistan’s laws prohibits the non-muslim preaching…I guess each country has it’s own RULES and REGULATIONS. I am from Algeria, and preaching is allowed. I do not know is there a Christian Government that obtain it’s LAWS from the BIBLE…where USA, UK, FRANCE…there is no such a country…all countries separated the Religion from the LAWS (Government)…even Muslims countries…so there is no such Muslim Country.

Now, I tell you my OWN OPINION regarding ISLAM and the preaching of the non Muslim faith: Islam does not force a non-Muslim to convert to Islam. And the non Muslim can live freely in a MUSLIM country if are in agreement with the MUSLIM state (both Muslim and non Muslim must sign an agreement to go by)… there are some HADITH (the prophet saying) about leaving the Jew and Christian alone, do not bother their Churches and faith. Te FREEDOM Of speech and religion in the non Muslim country is not based on the BIBLE teaching but it’s human who made the law, also the present so called MUSLIM country are also human who made the law, so we cannot judge any religion for it’s people (Government) acts.

I hope that you understand my broken English, I will try to do better next time…

Thank you,
ISYD

 

[Montalban]

9:73, “O Prophet! Struggle against the unbelievers and hypocrites and be harsh with them”

9:5 Then, when the sacred months have passed, slay the idolaters wherever ye find them, and take them (captive), and besiege them, and prepare for them each ambush. But if they repent and establish worship and pay the poor-due, then leave their way free.

4:89, They desire that you should disbelieve as they have disbelieved, so that you might be (all) alike; therefore take not from among them friends until they fly (their homes) in Allah’s way; but if they turn back, then seize them and kill them wherever you find them, and take not from among them a friend or a helper.

Hello there,
I am a Muslim and I would like to say this:
Now, I tell you my OWN OPINION regarding ISLAM and the preaching of the non Muslim faith: Islam does not force a non-Muslim to convert to Islam. And the non Muslim can live freely in a MUSLIM country if are in agreement with the MUSLIM state (both Muslim and non Muslim must sign an agreement to go by)… there are some HADITH (the prophet saying) about leaving the Jew and Christian alone, do not bother their Churches and faith. Te FREEDOM Of speech and religion in the non Muslim country is not based on the BIBLE teaching but it’s human who made the law, also the present so called MUSLIM country are also human who made the law, so we cannot judge any religion for it’s people (Government) acts.

I hope that you understand my broken English, I will try to do better next time…

Thank you,
ISYD

However the historical record shows that this is not always the case. Conversions have been forced upon people through various means; through socio-economic pressure, and through the threat of violence.

In the first manner, there were many restrictions placed upon Christians and Jews. Their rights before the law were less than that of a Moslem. They were themselves not allowed to seek converts. Women and children ‘captives’ could be enslaved. And, they were taxed for simply not being Moslem. These things alone are enough to force some to convert.

This isn’t just something from the past…
“Steve Centanni and freelance cameraman Olaf Wiig were kidnapped earlier this month and held captive by Palestinian militants for two weeks before being released on Sunday. Centanni said his captors forced him to convert to Islam.”
npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5743384&ft=1&f=17

 

[IshareYoudecide]

Dear Montalban,

Thank you for your reply. Unfortunately I not good at COPY and PASTE, and I am on my bed as I’m typing this reply. I’m sure these verses concern the non-believers NOT Jew and Christians…
Non believers are totally different then Jew and Christians…

To me, it’s simple, you are a Catholic Christian and I am a Muslim…I do not kill people (Hitler was a Killer and he was a Christian) [and I am not judjing the Christianity because of him]…
I am a peaceful individual married to a Christian wife (for the last 11 years with 3 Muslims kids)…I show love to others, my neighbors, friends, families, my own employees [as I am a business owner]…I believe in Jesus Christ and all his miracles, I worship my creator as he wanted me. All this I do for my own benefits, I do not worry about what CNN or Fox News are advertising against Muslims [By the way, their news make me more confident about my faith]…all these I learned from Islam and the Quran. I did not learn to kill people.

I was looking for a Catholic Version Bible and I ended up here…I do not like to argue…I saw very RUDE expression from what so called Catholics…Jesus did not teach that…I will make time and find the answers for you, even that I know you’re not looking for them, you already have you mind set…but it’s my duty to share with you and your role is to decide…Thank you…ISYD

 

[exoflare]

Typical Muslim self-victimization routine. This is nothing new…

 

[Montalban]

Dear Montalban,
Thank you for your reply. Unfortunately I not good at COPY and PASTE, and I am on my bed as I’m typing this reply. I’m sure these verses concern the non-believers NOT Jew and Christians…
Non believers are totally different then Jew and Christians…

If you want to argue that the Koran says a different group should be persecuted, how does that help as a defence of Islam?

Muhammad oversaw the execution of PoWs (the Banu Quresh) and he applauded and encouraged political killings

To me, it’s simple, you are a Catholic Christian and I am a Muslim…

I’m not Catholic

I do not kill people (Hitler was a Killer and he was a Christian) [and I am not judging the Christianity because of him]…

There’s several problems with this attempt at relativist defence.
a) Hitler was not Christian
b) what he did was not Christian
and
c) no one (sane) holds Hitler up as an example of the way we Christians should live.

by contrast
a) Muhammad was a Moslem.
b) the killings he over-saw and applauded were part of spreading Islam
and
c) Moslems hold him up as an example of how Moslems should live.

Further to that the best your argument is attempting to do is to say “Sure, Muhammad killed lots of people, but so did your guy”. At worst, as point out above, you’re attempting to deflect attention from the subject.

 

[Montalban]

Dear Montalban,

Lest anyone believe any part of your assertion regarding Hitler, here’s what he had to say (and note I state this though the onus of proof is up to you for having raised it).
The book Hitler’s Secret Conversations 1941-1944 published by Farrar, Straus and Young, Inc.first edition, 1953, contains definitive proof of Hitler’s real views. The book was published in Britain under the title, _Hitler’s Table Talk 1941-1944, which title was used for the Oxford University Press paperback edition in the United States.

All of these are quotes from Adolf Hitler:

Night of 11th-12th July, 1941:

National Socialism and religion cannot exist together… The heaviest blow that ever struck humanity was the coming of Christianity. Bolshevism is Christianity’s illegitimate child. Both are inventions of the Jew. The deliberate lie in the matter of religion was introduced into the world by Christianity… Let it not be said that Christianity brought man the life of the soul, for that evolution was in the natural order of things. (p 6 & 7)

10th October, 1941, midday:

Christianity is a rebellion against natural law, a protest against nature. Taken to its logical extreme, Christianity would mean the systematic cultivation of the human failure. (p 43)

14th October, 1941, midday:

The best thing is to let Christianity die a natural death… When understanding of the universe has become widespread… Christian doctrine will be convicted of absurdity… Christianity has reached the peak of absurdity… And that’s why someday its structure will collapse… …the only way to get rid of Christianity is to allow it to die little by little… Christianity the liar… We’ll see to it that the Churches cannot spread abroad teachings in conflict with the interests of the State. (p 49-52)

19th October, 1941, night:

The reason why the ancient world was so pure, light and serene was that it knew nothing of the two great scourges: the pox and Christianity.

21st October, 1941, midday:

Originally, Christianity was merely an incarnation of Bolshevism, the destroyer… The decisive falsification of Jesus’ doctrine was the work of St.Paul. He gave himself to this work… for the purposes of personal exploitation… Didn’t the world see, carried on right into the Middle Ages, the same old system of martyrs, tortures, faggots? Of old, it was in the name of Christianity. Today, it’s in the name of Bolshevism. Yesterday the instigator was Saul: the instigator today, Mardochai. Saul was changed into St.Paul, and Mardochai into Karl Marx. By exterminating this pest, we shall do humanity a service of which our soldiers can have no idea. (p 63-65)

13th December, 1941, midnight:

Christianity is an invention of sick brains: one could imagine nothing more senseless, nor any more indecent way of turning the idea of the Godhead into a mockery… … When all is said, we have no reason to wish that the Italians and Spaniards should free themselves from the drug of Christianity. Let’s be the only people who are immunised against the disease. (p 118 & 119)

14th December, 1941, midday:

Kerrl, with noblest of intentions, wanted to attempt a synthesis between National Socialism and Christianity. I don’t believe the thing’s possible, and I see the obstacle in Christianity itself… Pure Christianity-- the Christianity of the catacombs-- is concerned with translating Christian doctrine into facts. It leads quite simply to the annihilation of mankind. It is merely whole-hearted Bolshevism, under a tinsel of metaphysics. (p 119 & 120)

9th April, 1942, dinner:

There is something very unhealthy about Christianity (p 339)

27th February, 1942, midday:

It would always be disagreeable for me to go down to posterity as a man who made concessions in this field. I realize that man, in his imperfection, can commit innumerable errors-- but to devote myself deliberately to errors, that is something I cannot do. I shall never come personally to terms with the Christian lie. Our epoch Uin the next 200 years will certainly see the end of the disease of Christianity… My regret will have been that I couldn’t… behold .” (p 278)

answers.org/apologetics/hitquote.html

 

[Montalban]

I am a peaceful individual married to a Christian wife (for the last 11 years with 3 Muslims kids)…I show love to others, my neighbors, friends, families, my own employees [as I am a business owner]…I believe in Jesus Christ and all his miracles, I worship my creator as he wanted me. All this I do for my own benefits, I do not worry about what CNN or Fox News are advertising against Muslims [By the way, their news make me more confident about my faith]…all these I learned from Islam and the Quran. I did not learn to kill people.

Good for you. If you ignore the Koran and are peaceful, more power to you. Here’s a few bits of the Koran you may have missed.
2:216 “Fighting is prescribed for you and ye dislike it. But it is possible that ye dislike a thing which is good for you, and that ye love a thing which is bad for you. But God knoweth and ye know not.”

2:224 “Then fight in the cause of God and know that God heareth and knoweth all things.”

3:157-158 “And if ye are slain or die in the way of God, forgiveness and mercy from God are far better than all they could amass. And if ye die, or are slain, Lo! It is unto God that ye are brought together.”

3:169 “Think not of those who are slain in God’s way as dead. Nay, they live finding their sustenance in the presence of their Lord.”

3:195 “… Those who have … fought or been slain, verily I will blot out from them their iniquities and admit them into Gardens with rivers flowing beneath; a reward from the presence of God …”

4:101 “… For the Unbelievers are unto you open enemies.”

4:74, 75 “Let those fight in the cause of God who sell the life of this world for the Hereafter. To him who fighteth in the cause of God whether he is slain or gets victory, soon shall we give him a reward of great (value). Those who believe fight in the cause of God and those who reject faith fight in the cause of evil, so fight ye against the friends of Satan, feeble indeed is the cunning of Satan.”

4:89 “They but wish that ye should reject faith as they do, and thus be on the same footing as they. But take not friends from their ranks until they flee in the way of God. But if they turn renegades, seize them and slay them wherever ye find them?”

4:95 "Not equal are those believers who sit at (at home) and receive no hurt and those who strive and fight in the cause of God with their goods and their persons. God hath granted a grade higher to those who strive and fight with their goods and persons than those who sit (at home).

5:36 “The punishment of those who wage war against God and His apostle and strive with might and main for mischief through the land is: execution, or crucifixion, or the cutting off of hands and feet from opposite sides, or exile from the land. That is their disgrace in this world and a heavy punishment is theirs in the Hereafter.”

5:54 “O ye who believe. Take not the Jews and the Christians for your friends and protectors. They are but friends and protectors to each other. And he amongst you that turns to them (for friendship) is of them. Verily God guideth not a people unjust.”

con’t…