Al Fadi grew up as a Wahabbi Muslim in Saudi Arabia and was intent on Islamic Jihad. Thankfully, he was persuaded not to pursue the ideology. Moving to the USA to study English, Al sat under the sound of the gospel of Christ and discovered that one cannot fake being a follower of Jesus. After a dream where God asked him “Why did you reject my son?” he gave his life to Christ. Al Fadi founded CIRA International to educate people about Islam and encourage Christians to reach out to their Muslim neighbors.
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Thursday,October 14, 2021, beginning at 3:00pm Eastern Time.
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QUR'AN AND BIBLE COMPARED
Dr. Christine Schirrmacher
The Qur'ân as well as the Bible recounts the story of
Adam and his wife transgressing in paradise, of Mose and Israel's marching
through the Red Sea, Qur'ân and Bible tell us of Jesus, Mary, and John the Baptist.
But not everything sounding similar has the same content and meaning. Let us
look at some of the most remarkable similarities and differences between the Bible
and Qur'ân, between the Muslim and the Christian creed.
GOD
Christians as well as
Muslims believe in One God, the creator of heaven and earth and the creator of
every single individual. God has put down his will in writing in his holy book.
On the Day of Judgement, he will call everybody to account at the end of the
times.
Qur'ân
1. Allah is the creator of
the universe and of every single individual, but he is transcendental, i. e., he
is separated from creation. There is no connection between creator and creature
(sura 55,1-78; 6,100-101).
2. Allah has no children.
Jesus may not be worshipped as God. To believe in the trinity is polytheism. To
worship more than one God is the most evil sin in Islam which can't be
forgiven, since there is only one God (Allah means 'the God' or 'the goddess')
(5,72-73+75; 4,171-172).
3. Allah is not the father
of Jesus Christ. He is the omnipotent and merciful God. The Qur'ân accuses the
Christians to worship three gods: God, Jesus, and Mary. This was probably
Muhammad's perception of the trinity as it was described to him by the
Christians of his lifetime (9,30-31).
Bible
God created man in His image
and made him His counterpart. He revealed his character in His creation. Jesus
is the bridge between God and man (John 1,14-15). 2. God's only Son is
Jesus Christ. Jesus came to earth as a human being and is himself, God. Father,
Sohn and Holy Spirit are a single, triune God (John 1,1-2). 3. God is the
father of Jesus Christ and the father of His children (Romans 8,15-17). The
trinity consists of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Mary was a mere human being
and does not belong to the trinity (Matthew 28,19).
JESUS Qur'ân and Bible tell
us about Jesus whom God has sent to Israel. The Qur'ân as well as the Bible
call him 'Christ'. He was born from the Virgin Mary, called the Israelites to
faith, has ascended to heaven, and will come again to earth at the ends of the
ages.
Qur'ân
1.
Jesus was created by Allah through his word ("Be!") and was moved by
God's might into Mary. He is but a human being (3,59; 5,75; 5,116-117).
2. Jesus was one of the most
outstanding prophets of history, but Muhammad is the last prophet, the 'seal of
the prophets' (33,40; 61,6). Muhammad's coming is already announced in the Old
Testament by Moses and Isaia. In the New Testament, Jesus himself announces
Muhammad (2,67 ff; 7,157).
3. Jesus has not been
crucified and is not resurrected. The crucifixion would have been a humiliating
defeat for Jesus. Even if he would have died on the cross, he could not have
brought redemption to mankind. The Qur'ân does not state clearly what has
happened at the end of Jesus' life. Probably, Allah carried him away to heaven
in the face of his enemies. After that, another one was crucified in Jesus'
place (4,157-158).
Bible
1.Jesus was created by the
Holy Spirit within Mary. He was a real human being and true God at the same
time and in one person (Luke 1,35).
2. Jesus entered the world as the Savior and
Redeemer who was foretold in the Old Testament. As the Son of God, he is the
highest prophet, who announced the coming of the Holy Spirit as a counselor (John
14,16). Muhammad is not announced in the Bible and does not fulfill the
biblical requirements for a prophet of God (Acts 10,43).
3. Jesus died on the cross
as it was His Father's will. He was put into His grave and arose from the dead
on the third day. By this, he gained victory over sin and death, and he, the
representative of mankind, brought about redemption (1. Peter 1,18-19)
SIN,
FAITH AND FORGIVENESS Both the Qur'ân, as well as the Bible, emphasize that it is
God's will to believe in Him and to live according to His commandments. If man
transgresses against those commandments and commits sin, he can be granted
forgiveness through God's mercy. The Qur'ân, as well as the Bible, promise
eternal life to those who believe
Qur'ân
1.
Adam sinned in paradise by eating the forbidden fruit, but man was not cut off
from communion with Allah through this transgression: There is no fall and no
original sin in Islam (2,35-39).
2.
Man is always capable of deciding to do right or to do wrong. He can please
Allah by obeying to his commandments and by doing good deeds. If he
transgresses against Allah's commandments and commits sin, this does not affect
or touch Allah. In the first place, man sins against himself (7,19-25; 7,23).
3.
Faith means to believe in Allah's existence, to be thankful towards him, and to
obey Allah's commandments (2,177).
4.
The penitent sinner hopes to obtain Allah's forgiveness. The Qur'ân again praises Allah's mercy and grace, but in every single case, the sinner does
not know for sure if he will obtain forgiveness. He does not know for sure in
his present life, whether he may enter paradise after his death. Allah is too
omnipotent that man could definitely predict his attitude and dealing with man
(7,156; 3,31).
Bible 1. Adam transgressed
God's commandment in paradise by eating the forbidden fruit. With this, he
brought sin, death, and separation from God for all human beings into the world.
Reconciliation with God is only possible through Jesus' death (2. Corinthians
5,18-19; Romans 3,20).
2. Man's nature is evil
after the fall. He is unable to do anything in order to atone for his sins. If
he tries to keep God's law, it will lead him even deeper into sin. His single
sins are always directed against God (Romans 3,10-12+20; Psalm 51,6).
3. Faith means, to realize
one's own sinfulness and damnation, to accept redemption for oneself through
Jesus Christ and to live according to God's commandments by the power of the
Holy Spirit (Acts 9,1-18).
4. The penitent sinner knows
for sure that God will grant forgiveness to him since God has definitely
promised in His Word to do so (1. John 1,9). Whoever appeals to Jesus' death
and accepts His forgiveness, gets the assurance of eternal life (John 1,12; 1.
John 3,1).
GOD'S
WORD - HOLY SPIRIT Muslims and Christians believe that God's genuine eternal
word is laid down in His holy book. God's word tells us how God has made
history with people in the past. God's word today gives men direction for their
lives and their faith. God's Spirit contributed to God's revelation for
mankind.
Qur'ân 1. The Qur'ân is the
pure unaltered Word of Allah and a genuine copy of the original heavenly
revelation. In contrast to the Qur'ân, the Old and New Testaments have been
corrupted in time. The Qur'ân corrects the Old and New Testament in all places
where they differ from the Qur'ân (2,2; 2,97-98; 43,2-4; 2,83). 2. The Qur'ân
was directly revealed to Muhammad through the mediation of the angel Gabriel.
Muhammad's own personality played no role in this, and therefore the Qur'âns
genuineness is guaranteed (26,192-194). 3. The Spirit of God participated in the
revelation of the scriptures which were sent down to single men in history (the
Torah to Mose, the Psalms to David, the Gospel to Jesus, and the Qur'ân to
Muhammad) (16,102). Single persons (like e. g. Jesus) were strengthened by the
Spirit (2,87; 5,110); but the Spirit also strengthens the believers (58,22).
Bible 1. The Bible is God's
reliable word. The Holy Spirit supervised its recording. The Bible can be
corrected by nothing and remains God's valid word in eternity (Revelation
22,18). 2. Various personalities have been inspired by the Holy Spirit so that
the Bible is a mirror of their characters. The personality of the biblical
authors becomes visible in the single biblical book (2. Timothy 3,16). 3. The
Person of the Holy Spirit is God himself and belongs to the trinity. He
convicts people of sin and guilt. At Pentecost, the Holy Spirit came over all
flesh. The Spirit makes spiritual gifts and spiritual fruit grow in the believers
(Genesis 1,26; John 14,16; Galatians 5,22)
Conclusion: At the first
glance, Islam and Christianity seem to have several points in common, when it
comes to God, the Creator, the Last Judgment, eternal life and eternal death.
Characters from the Old Testament like Adam, Noah, Abraham, Mose, David and
Jona appear also in the Qur'ân. Even Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit are
mentioned in the holy book of the Muslims. Jesus Christ is called "word of
God" in the Qur'ân, "spirit of God" as well as
"Messiah". But to emphasize only these similarities would reflect
just a superficial understanding of both religions. Especially when it comes to
Jesus Christ, the main important differences between Qur'ân and Bible become
obvious: As to the biblical testimony, Jesus Christ was not only a prophet, but
God's only Son, whereas the Qur'ân clearly denies the sonship of Jesus. While
the Old und New Testament state, that Jesus' suffering and his death on the
cross were necessary to redeem those who are sold under original sin, the
Qur'ân rejects the crucifixion of Jesus, but also original sin and the
necessity of redemption for mankind. Crucifixion, redemption, the sonship of
God and the trinity are cornerstones of biblical dogmatics, but at the same
time for the Qur'ân aberrations of Christendom, and even more, they are
blasphemy. Whereas to the biblical testimony only those will inherit eternal
life who believe in Jesus Christ being the Son of God and who accept his
representative offering at the cross, the Qur'ân clearly states that it is only
those who believe Muhammad to have been the last prophet of God and the Qur'ân
to be the very truth. For Muslims, Christians with their belief in the holy
trinity (which includes Father, Son and Mary, as the Qur'ân believes) commit
the most evil sin, the sin of polytheism.
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