Humanity looks for salvation in this world in order to be saved in the Hereafter and gain the pleasure of God and His eternal Heaven, but saved from what? What is the purpose of salvation? In the Following, we tackle that concept of salvation from the Christian perspective. Salvation is a powerful word that the … Read more
In the following lines, we will discuss the exact biblical verses that speak about the advent of Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him. Firstly, In the Torah, in the Book of Deuteronomy 18:18-19 it says: “I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their brothers; I will put my words in his … Read more
The Biblical prophecies on the advent of Muhammad (peace be upon him) are evidence of the truth of Islam for those who believe in the Bible. In Deuteronomy 18,Prophet Moses (peace be upon him) stated that God, The Exalted, told him: “I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their brothers; I will … Read more
Despite the systematic distortion of the divine revelation currently contained in the so-called “Bible”, we still find relics of the truth which was sent down by God in the Holy Scriptures. Distortion does not mean that scriptures are totally written down by human beings. It rather means that some parts are from God, while others … Read more
The following is a detailed discussion of sample contradictions contained in the biblical accounts of the crucifixion of Jesus: Who Carried Jesus’ Cross? In the Passion narratives, did Jesus carry his own cross or not? Mark 15:21, Matthew 27:32, Luke 23:26 – Jesus got help from Simon of Cyrene John 19:17 – Jesus carried his … Read more
As a matter of fact, the Muslim belief against Jesus’ crucifixion is supported by those recently discovered gospels which, according to Muslims, were kept safe from distortion, like the Gospel of Judas, which states that Jesus told Judas: “You will exceed all of them, for you will sacrifice the man that clothes me.” This gospel … Read more
After all, the Bible itself involves verses that confirm the fact that Jesus could not have been crucified. For example, Psalm 91 implicitly indicates that Jesus could not be crucified. According to one interpretation of Psalm 91, God says that He would save Jesus as follows: Surely he will save you from the fowler’s snare … Read more
This is part 2 of a series of articles on Tawheed and the Trinity. The first part focused on a scriptural comparison of the two concepts of God in light of the Qur’an and Bible. In this part we will compare Tawheed and the Trinity from a historical perspective. EARLY CHURCH FATHERS As we saw in part 1, the … Read more
The aim of this article is to compare Islamic monotheism, known as Tawheed, with the Christian doctrine of the Trinity to see which is the true concept of God. WHAT IS THE TRINITY The doctrine of the Trinity defines God as one being who eternally exists as three distinct Persons — the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Put … Read more
In this article, I will spotlight the most prominent Christians who embraced Islam in Prophet Muhammad’s lifetime. We may wonder: could those people have been believers in the Trinity or such monotheists who embraced Islam as a final monotheistic message which came as an extension to the previous monotheistic messages conveyed by the past prophets and … Read more