What the Bible Says…
Now the whole world had one language and a common speech. As men moved eastward, they found a plain is Shinar and settled there. … Then they said, "Come, let us build ourselves a city, with ha tower that reaches to the heavens…"
But the Lord came down to see the city and the tower that the men were building. The Lord said, "If as one people speaking the same language they have begun to do this, then nothing they plan to do will be impossible for them. Come, let us go down and confuse their language so they will not understand each other." (Genesis 11: 1-7).
What the Qur'an Says..
And among His signs is the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the fidderence of your languages and colors. Verily, in that are indeed signs for men of sound knowledge. (Qur'an, 30:22).
Commentary…
According to the Bible, the difference in languages was a plot from God who felt jealous and afraid when He saw men speaking the same language.
Allah says in the Qur'an that the difference of languages and colors is one of His miracles because He created humans and gave them the ability to speak, listen and understand. Therefore, the difference in languages is a miracle, and not a curse. Allah does not plot jealously against humans. All humans cannot do anything against the Will of Allah and can neither harm nor benefit the Almighty Allah whether they speak one language or not.
Sunday, May 31, 2015
Monday, May 25, 2015
Killing the Enemy`s Women and Children
What the Bible Says..
This is what the Lord almighty says: "… Now go, attack the Amalekites and totally destroy everything that belongs to them. Do not spare them; put to death men and women, children and infants, cattle and sheep, camels and donkeys." (1 Samuel 15:2,3).
Now kill all the boys. And kill every woman who has slept with a man, but save for yourselves every girl who has never slept with a man. (Numbers 31:17, 18).
However, in the cities of the nations the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance, do not leave alive anything that breathes. (Deuteronomy 20:16).
What the Qur'an Says..
Allah does not forbid you to deal justly and kindly with those who fought not against you on account of religion nor drove you out of your homes. Verily, Allah loves those who are just. Allah forbids you only those who fought against you on account of religion, and have driven you out of your home, and helped to drive you out, that you make friends of them. And whosoever, makes friends of them, then such are the wrongdoers. (Qur'an, 60: 8,9).
Commentary..
The Bible asserts that Allah and His Prophets Moses and Joshua, peace upon them, commanded the Jews to kill guiltless women and children!
And they say: "This is from Allah," but it is not from Allah: and they speak a lie against Allah while they know it. (Qur'an, 3:78).
There is not doubt that Allah is free from these shocking crimes and so are His Prophets. Allah and His Prophets never commanded the killing of blameless women and children. Allah says in the Qur'an:
For that cause, We ordained for the Children of Israel that if anyone killed a human being for other than murder or spreading mischief in the land, it would be as if he killed all mankind, and if anyone saved a life, it would be as if he saved the life of all mankind, And indeed, there came to them Our messengers with clear signs, even then after that many of them continued to exceed the limits in the land. (Qur'an, 5: 32).
In the Qur'an, there is not a single Verse that commands the killing of the enemy's women or children. On the contrary, the Qur'an instructs Muslims to deal justly and kindly with all innocent people. Prophet Muhammed (pbuh) used to warm his army saying, "Do not kill an old man, a woman or a child."
This is what the Lord almighty says: "… Now go, attack the Amalekites and totally destroy everything that belongs to them. Do not spare them; put to death men and women, children and infants, cattle and sheep, camels and donkeys." (1 Samuel 15:2,3).
Now kill all the boys. And kill every woman who has slept with a man, but save for yourselves every girl who has never slept with a man. (Numbers 31:17, 18).
However, in the cities of the nations the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance, do not leave alive anything that breathes. (Deuteronomy 20:16).
What the Qur'an Says..
Allah does not forbid you to deal justly and kindly with those who fought not against you on account of religion nor drove you out of your homes. Verily, Allah loves those who are just. Allah forbids you only those who fought against you on account of religion, and have driven you out of your home, and helped to drive you out, that you make friends of them. And whosoever, makes friends of them, then such are the wrongdoers. (Qur'an, 60: 8,9).
Commentary..
The Bible asserts that Allah and His Prophets Moses and Joshua, peace upon them, commanded the Jews to kill guiltless women and children!
And they say: "This is from Allah," but it is not from Allah: and they speak a lie against Allah while they know it. (Qur'an, 3:78).
There is not doubt that Allah is free from these shocking crimes and so are His Prophets. Allah and His Prophets never commanded the killing of blameless women and children. Allah says in the Qur'an:
For that cause, We ordained for the Children of Israel that if anyone killed a human being for other than murder or spreading mischief in the land, it would be as if he killed all mankind, and if anyone saved a life, it would be as if he saved the life of all mankind, And indeed, there came to them Our messengers with clear signs, even then after that many of them continued to exceed the limits in the land. (Qur'an, 5: 32).
In the Qur'an, there is not a single Verse that commands the killing of the enemy's women or children. On the contrary, the Qur'an instructs Muslims to deal justly and kindly with all innocent people. Prophet Muhammed (pbuh) used to warm his army saying, "Do not kill an old man, a woman or a child."
Thursday, May 21, 2015
Racism
What the Bible Says...
Noah, a man of the soil, proceeded to plant a vineyard. When he drank some of its wine, he became drunk and lay uncovered inside his tent. Ham the father of Canaan, saw his father's nakedness and told his two brothers outside…
When Noah awoke from his wine and found out when his youngest son had done to him, he said, "Cursed be Canaan! The lowest slaves will he be to his brothers." (Genesis 9: 20-25).
The (Canaanite) woman came and knelt before him. "Lord help me!" She said. He (Jesus) replied, "It is not right to take the children's bread and toss it to their dogs." (Matthew 15:25,26).
You may charge a foreigner interest, but not a brother Israelite… (Deuteronomy 23:20).
What the Qur'an Says…
O mankind! We have created you from a male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes, that you may know one another. Verily, the most honorable of you with Allah is that who is the most pious of you. Verily, Allah is All-knowing, All-Aware. (Qur'an, 49:13).
And He has united their (Believers`) hearts. If you had spent all that is in the earth, you could not have united their hearts, but Allah has united them. Certainly He is All-Mighty, All- Wise. (Qur'an. 8:63).
Commentary..
According to the Bible. Prophet Noah (pbuh) cursed Canaan and made him a slave for his brother because of the mistake of his father Ham, which implies that the descendents of Ham (Black people) are cursed people and slaves for the descendants of Shem and Japheth. The muslim rejects this story for the following reasons:
Prophet Noah (Pbuh) was a great Messenger of Allah and accusing him of drinking wine and lying naked is not accepted by Muslims.
Canaan should`t have been cursed for Ham`s mistake. Why was an innocent son cursed for his father`s mistake? This is an accusation of injustice against one of the great Prophets.
The Jews claim that they are the children of God and the rest of people are gentiles. They fabricated this story to arrogate to themselves superiority over the Canaanites and to give themselves the right to kill and Humiliate them.
In addition, the Jew`s hands wrote in the Bible that they could charge a foreigner interest, but not a brother Israelite. Further, the Jews falsely accuse Prophet Jesus (pbuh) of saying that the Jews falsely accuse Prophet Jesus (pbuh) of saying that the Canaanites are their dogs. It is unbelievable that Jesus (pbuh) said this racist statement. How could a Messenger of Allah Consider non-Israelites as the dogs of the children of Israel?
Every nation throughout history has claimed a kind of superiority based on false criteria such as race, color or language. However, the Qur`an provides the true criterion which is piety. The superiority of a person over another depends on righteousness and good behavior, and not blood, wealth of nationality because all humans are the children of Adam.
The Qur'an says that Allah created different races so that people recognize each other. He did not do that to give certain races superiority or advantage. In fact, the difference in the shapes and colors of people is one of the miracles of Allah which deserves admiration and appreciation; although Allah created us from one male (Adam) and one female (Eve), each person is different from the other; each one is unique. Therefore, the difference is a great miracle of Allah and not justification for racism.
Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said:
"O people! Your God is one and your forefather (Adam) is one. An Arab is not better than a non-Arab and a non-Arab is not better than an Arab, and a red (i.e: white) person is not better than a black person and a black person is not better than a red person except in piety".
Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) was the first one to practice this teaching. He treated his Companions equally, the rich, the poor, Arabs and non-Arabs. Bilal the Ethiopian, Suhaib the Roman and Salman the Persian were among the Prophet`s closest Champions. Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said,
"Salman (the Persian) is one of my family."
Noah, a man of the soil, proceeded to plant a vineyard. When he drank some of its wine, he became drunk and lay uncovered inside his tent. Ham the father of Canaan, saw his father's nakedness and told his two brothers outside…
When Noah awoke from his wine and found out when his youngest son had done to him, he said, "Cursed be Canaan! The lowest slaves will he be to his brothers." (Genesis 9: 20-25).
The (Canaanite) woman came and knelt before him. "Lord help me!" She said. He (Jesus) replied, "It is not right to take the children's bread and toss it to their dogs." (Matthew 15:25,26).
You may charge a foreigner interest, but not a brother Israelite… (Deuteronomy 23:20).
What the Qur'an Says…
O mankind! We have created you from a male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes, that you may know one another. Verily, the most honorable of you with Allah is that who is the most pious of you. Verily, Allah is All-knowing, All-Aware. (Qur'an, 49:13).
And He has united their (Believers`) hearts. If you had spent all that is in the earth, you could not have united their hearts, but Allah has united them. Certainly He is All-Mighty, All- Wise. (Qur'an. 8:63).
Commentary..
According to the Bible. Prophet Noah (pbuh) cursed Canaan and made him a slave for his brother because of the mistake of his father Ham, which implies that the descendents of Ham (Black people) are cursed people and slaves for the descendants of Shem and Japheth. The muslim rejects this story for the following reasons:
Prophet Noah (Pbuh) was a great Messenger of Allah and accusing him of drinking wine and lying naked is not accepted by Muslims.
Canaan should`t have been cursed for Ham`s mistake. Why was an innocent son cursed for his father`s mistake? This is an accusation of injustice against one of the great Prophets.
The Jews claim that they are the children of God and the rest of people are gentiles. They fabricated this story to arrogate to themselves superiority over the Canaanites and to give themselves the right to kill and Humiliate them.
In addition, the Jew`s hands wrote in the Bible that they could charge a foreigner interest, but not a brother Israelite. Further, the Jews falsely accuse Prophet Jesus (pbuh) of saying that the Jews falsely accuse Prophet Jesus (pbuh) of saying that the Canaanites are their dogs. It is unbelievable that Jesus (pbuh) said this racist statement. How could a Messenger of Allah Consider non-Israelites as the dogs of the children of Israel?
Every nation throughout history has claimed a kind of superiority based on false criteria such as race, color or language. However, the Qur`an provides the true criterion which is piety. The superiority of a person over another depends on righteousness and good behavior, and not blood, wealth of nationality because all humans are the children of Adam.
The Qur'an says that Allah created different races so that people recognize each other. He did not do that to give certain races superiority or advantage. In fact, the difference in the shapes and colors of people is one of the miracles of Allah which deserves admiration and appreciation; although Allah created us from one male (Adam) and one female (Eve), each person is different from the other; each one is unique. Therefore, the difference is a great miracle of Allah and not justification for racism.
Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said:
"O people! Your God is one and your forefather (Adam) is one. An Arab is not better than a non-Arab and a non-Arab is not better than an Arab, and a red (i.e: white) person is not better than a black person and a black person is not better than a red person except in piety".
Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) was the first one to practice this teaching. He treated his Companions equally, the rich, the poor, Arabs and non-Arabs. Bilal the Ethiopian, Suhaib the Roman and Salman the Persian were among the Prophet`s closest Champions. Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said,
"Salman (the Persian) is one of my family."
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