The Islamic Dilemma

The common claim made by Muslims is that the Bible has been corrupted.  Muslims want you to believe that the books of the Bible have been changed to the point that their original meaning is unrecognizable.  What the average Muslim doesn't know, is that the Quran can be used against itself, to show that the Bible could not possibly have been corrupted. This puts Muslims in a difficult predicament, because the Bible shows the Quran is a fabrication. Below we explain this so-called Islamic Dilemma.

The Bible is Allah’s book.  By asking, “So, do you think that Allah’s Bible has been corrupted?”  Muslims may be taken aback. They may not having realized that their corruption claim is actually an attack on their own Allah.  To reinforce, you might follow up with, “Are you saying that the words of Allah have become corrupted?”

The Quran doesn't actually use the term Bible, the Quran references the “Zabur” (Psalms), the “Torah”, and the “Injil” (lit. the Gospel).  If asked, the Muslim will hopefully admit that both Torah and Injil are the words of Allah.  If not, lead them to the Qur'an:

“We sent ‘Īsā son of Maryam after those prophets, confirming the Torah that was (revealed) before him, and We gave him the Injīl having guidance and light therein, and confirming the Torah that was (revealed) before it; a guidance and a lesson for the God-fearing.” Surah 5:46, Mufti Taqi Usmani 

“He has revealed to you the Book with the truth, confirming what has been before it, and has sent down the Torah and the Injīl earlier to give guidance to mankind, and has sent down the Furqān (the Criterion of right and wrong). Surely, those who have rejected the verses of Allah, for them there is severe punishment. Allah is Mighty, the Lord of Retribution.”  Surah 3:3-4, Mufti Taqi Usmani

"And when there came to them (the Jews), a Book (this Quran) from Allah confirming what is with them [the Taurat (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel)], although aforetime they had invoked Allah (for coming of Muhammad Peace be upon him) in order to gain victory over those who disbelieved, then when there came to them that which they had recognised, they disbelieved in it. So let the Curse of Allah be on the disbelievers.”  Qur'an 2:89, Muhsin Khan and Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

Note that I chose Muhsin Khan over Usmani for the translation of Surah 2:89 because it clarifies that "what is with them" are the Torah and Injil.  In the Arabic, the verses actually don’t say “sent down” but literally says “what is is between your hands”.  So the verses refer to a real physical book, not just a message.

Next, according to the Quran, Allah's word cannot be changed:

"The Word of your Lord is perfect in truth and justice. None is there to change His words..." Surah 6:115, Mufti Taqi Usmani

"And recite what has been revealed to you of the Book of your Lord. There is no one to change His words..." Surah 18:27, Mufti Taqi Usmani

"For them there is the good news in the worldly life and in the Hereafter: there is no change in the words of Allah.  That is the great achievement." Surah 10:64, Mufti Taqi Usmani

So the Injil and Torah are the words of Allah and cannot be changed.

You might have trouble getting the Muslim to admit that the Injeel corresponds to the New Testament gospel of Jesus.  The term Injeel or Injīl or in Arabic إنجيل literally means gospel.  As it says in Surah 5:46 above, the Injil is a book.  But which book?

From 200-800 AD, there was only one Christian book commonly available, the Evangelion, which was a compendium of the synoptic gospels Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.  This was most likely the book Muhammad saw the Christians reading.  Ibn Ishak, the earliest Islamic biographer of Muhammad even quotes John 15:23-16:1 and says that it is taken from the Injil.  Was Ibn Ishaq lying?  Probably not. 

So, the Qur'an shows that the synoptic gospels are the words of Allah and cannot have been corrupted.  The synoptic gospels of course asserts that 1. Jesus is God, 2. that he died and 3. that he rose from the dead.  These claims completely contradict the Quran and expose it as a fabrication.

Other objections:

1. There are subtleties in processes of translation and interpretation.  Virtually any translation of the quoted passages will convey the same meaning.  (You might like to try this for yourself by making a visit to https://quran.com/.)  In addition, the Quran many times says that it is clearly written, that it is the "clear revelation" of Allah, "with clear signs, proofs, etc.".  We can then take the Qur'an at its literal meaning.
2. Injil corresponds only to PARTS of the synoptic gospels.  Response: From Surah 5:46, the Injil is not a set of fragments but an actual book.  One can't just go cutting up pieces of the gospel accounts and say "this is Injil" and "that is not Injil".  This is very similar to saying the gospel of Jesus has been corrupted.

Some might want to divert attention by insisting that the Quran is the final revelation of God so that we should listen exclusively to it.  We as Christians have a good response to this.  The Qur'an actually instructs us to put our faith in the Bible:

“And the people of the Injīl must judge according to what Allah has sent down therein. Those who do not judge according to what Allah has sent down, they are the sinners.” Surah 5:47, Mufti Taqi Usmani

(Thanks to David Wood, Sam Shamoun and Christian Prince for presenting this argument.  Watch their videos at:

https://www.youtube.com/user/Acts17Apologetics

https://www.youtube.com/user/shamounian

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOllN2W9yT4ZYaSgTkqzhhg)

Abrogation of "eye-for-an-eye"

The following verse in the Quran describes eye-for-an-eye.  Eye-for-an-eye was a Jewish legal concept that loosely translates to "If I kill your slave then you kill my slave.  Or I kill your wife you kill my wife."  It was a way of limiting the exacting of revenge.  It was practiced in Arabia too apparently.

It could apparently be alleviated in the Quran, by the payment of blood money:

"O you who believe! Al-Qisas (the Law of Equality in punishment) is prescribed for you in case of murder: the free for the free, the slave for the slave, and the female for the female. But if the killer is forgiven by the brother (or the relatives, etc.) of the killed against blood money, then adhering to it with fairness and payment of the blood money, to the heir should be made in fairness. This is an alleviation and a mercy from your Lord. So after this whoever transgresses the limits (i.e. kills the killer after taking the blood money), he shall have a painful torment."

Sura 2:178, Muhsin Khan and Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali 

Is this a form of forgiveness?  It is not.  It is paying people off.  Jesus in the Bible expressed forgiveness when he told the woman caught in adultery to "go and sin no more".  

Taqqiya, Islamic Deceipt, and Islam

Well Taqqiya IS a thing. It exists in Islam. It is not just a crazy conspiracy theory on the Alex Jones channel. 

Taqqiya originates from Quranic verses about not making friends with unbelievers.  It is said that the Shiite Moslems started to use it when under threat by Sunni Muslims, to save themselves from death for holding the wrong Islamic beliefs.

It should be obvious that most Westernised Muslims don't actually practice taqqiya.  I personally wouldn't bother accusing a Muslim who grew up in The West of taqqiya for saying anything deceptive about Islam.  But to be clear, this does not mean that deceit about the nature of Islam isn't actually practiced. 

Taqqiya is only one type of deceit endorsed in Islamic literature, there are several, including tawriya, kitman, and muruna.

Significantly, Muhammad can be quoted as equating war with deceit (in Bukhari 52:269).  This is relevant because jihad, which literally means fighting or struggle for the cause of Islam, umbrellas physical fighting but also includes "jihad of the tongue" or creating arguments to defend Islam.  The bad news is that Jihad is obligatory in Shia Islam, and considered a duty more universally, so I guess the duty would extend to the largest group of Muslims, Sunni Muslims too!

Muhammad clearly used deceit to conquer people such as the Jews of Medina. 

The concept of deceit as a means to "defend Islam" actually made it into the Sha'afi Shariah manual 'The Reliance of the Traveller' (paragraph r8.2) that came out in the 14th century.

But I personally wouldn't accuse anyone of taqqiya unless you can show he has actually KNOWINGLY deceived you.  Unverifiable accusations are not fair and they are not polite.  I would estimate that most Westernised Muslims aren't knowingly trying to deceive you and don't know what taqqiya. 

Imams and Sheikhs however I hold to a greater level of suspicion, because they should know what taqqiya is.  I have witnessed Muslims saying lots of untrue things about Islam, and using lots of ingenious arguments.   They have to be getting these facts and arguments from somewhere.  I guess they are getting them from their teachers.

BTW, this post is a rebuke of a video made by Aymann Ismail.

Hezbollah are terrorists

In the Al Quds protests in Canada this year, that in response to the claim that Hezbollah are terrorists by Rebel Media reporters, that Hezbollah was equated by one commenter with the government. 

Al Quds day is an annual protest day against the state of Israel.  These protests are particularly famous in Iran for their chants of "Death to Israel" and "Death to America".

Well if it is in fact true that Hezbollah are the government, they are a terrorist government!  Hezbollah are terrorists.

Black slavery and White guilt

So apparently only 400,000 slaves went to North American, out of a total 15 million that sailed West and twice that much went east to Arab slave trades.  Apparently the 7-year bonded servitude that the Irish for example had to endure was about as bad as the American slave trade, with only a 50% survival rate over the seven years.

Rebel Media interviews Jim Goad, check it out here.

Hamas breaks truce within hours

"Out of a tunnel access point or several, terrorists came out of the ground. At least one was a suicide terrorist who detonated himself. There was an exchange of fire," said Lieutenant-Colonel Peter Lerner, a military spokesman. Two of the soldiers were killed."

What is clear is that Hamas are intent on further actions to terrorise, delegetimize and attack Israel.  If Israel opens the Gaza borders, Hamas will use it as opportunity to bolster its arms and seige Israel. Israel only "blockades" the borders to stop weapons coming into Gaza. If Gaza de-militarized, there would be not need to police Gazan imports.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/middle-east/10340726/Gaza-truce-over-Israel-soldier-captured

Take the Pledge: Read the Quran

Why Take This Pledge?

Because:

• Some people speak confidently about Islam without any real knowledge of it.
• Some who know a lot about Islam have an agenda and don't speak honestly about it.
• There is an Islamic principle called taqiyya that seeks to hide the true nature of Islam to us.

The only way to know for sure what's true about Islam is to read the Quran yourself.

Once enough of us read the Quran, we will know enough to vote into office representatives who understand Islam and will propose and endorse informed policy decisions.

Please join with us and take the pledge to read the Quran. And please convince everyone you know to take the pledge.

An exceptional version of the Quran is now available. It is 203 pages, written in modern English. It contains all the information in the Quran without any repetition. And it gives you enough background information to understand what each passage is about. Perhaps most importantly, it is written in chronological order (this is important because of the principle of abrogation).

(From http://www.takethepledgereadthequran.com/)