{"id":48,"date":"2011-03-01T00:57:19","date_gmt":"2011-03-01T00:57:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/rs\/en\/bible-led-me-to-islam-abdul-malik-leblanc\/"},"modified":"2011-03-01T00:57:19","modified_gmt":"2011-03-01T00:57:19","slug":"bible-led-me-to-islam-abdul-malik-leblanc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/r-islam.com\/en\/bible-led-me-to-islam-abdul-malik-leblanc\/","title":{"rendered":"Bible Led Me to Islam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\">Abdul Malik LeBlanc tells how he discovered Islam within the pages of Bible<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\">Taken from International Edition Voice of Islam November 1998, Page 25<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\">During my Christian days there were many verses in the Bible that made me question the religion I was following (Christianity). There was one particular verse, 1 Thessalonians 5:17 which says; &#8220;pray without ceasing,&#8221; that lingered heavily in my mind. I often wondered how a person (Christian) was supposed to pray (be in a state of worship) without ceasing? Without any biblical or divine guidance, the only way I thought this to be possible was to always do good deeds and keep the remembrance of God on my tongue and in my heart.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\">However, I found this to be impossible to do as a human being. But when I was introduced to Islam in 1987, and began to read and learn more about this way of life, I found that Islam provided divine guidance both from God (Allah) and Prophet Muhammad (SAW) by which a person could pray (be in a state of worship) without ceasing, if it was the Will of God.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\">Whether waking up, eating, sleeping, putting on clothes, being in the presence of a woman, looking at a woman, going shopping, going to the bathroom, looking in the mirror, traveling, visiting the sick, sitting in a non-religious meeting, taking a bath, having sexual intercourse with one\u2019s wife, yawning, cutting you nails, sneezing, greeting people, talking, hosting guests at home, walking, exercising, fighting, entering one\u2019s house, praying and many other acts, Islam and the guidance therein of the Quran, and the acts and sayings of Prophet Muhammad (SAW),provided ways in which I could observe 1 Thessalonians 5:17. In addition, it allowed me to be at peace with myself and in submission to the one True God &#8211; Allah (SWT).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\">This divine guidance of Islam taught me greatly about my duties, responsibilities and birthright to my Creator (Allah), and more about the religion of Christianity as a Muslim, I [By the Will of Allah (SWT)] felt it necessary to share with you how the Bible led me to Islam.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\">Christianity Given the fact that there has never been in the history of the Torah (Old Testament) the religion of God to be named after a Prophet (i.e. Adaminity, Abrahamity, Mosanity, etc.), I hope to explain that Jesus did not preach the religion of Christianity, but a religion that gives all Praise and Worship to The One God. One of the questions I asked myself as I took an objective (second) look at Christianity was; where did the word Christianity come from and was the word ever mentioned to Jesus? Well, I did not find the word Christianity in the Bible, not even in a Bible dictionary. Specifically, I did not find in the Bible where Jesus called himself a Christian. The word Christian was first mentioned by a pagan to describe those who followed Jesus. It is mentioned one of three times in the New Testament by a pagan and Jew in Antioch about 43 AD, (Acts 11:26, Acts 26:38 and 1 Peter 4:16) long after Jesus left this earth. To accept the words of pagans as having any value or association with divinity, Jesus or God is contrary to the teachings of all Prophets.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\">Jesus prophesied that people would worship him uselessly and believe in doctrines made by men (Matthew 15:9). &#8220;But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.&#8221; This verse, Matthew 15:9, is further supported by these words of the Quran:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\">&#8220;And (remember) when Allah will say (on the Day of Resurrection): &#8220;O Jesus, son of Mary! Did you say unto men: &#8220;Worship me and my mother as two gods besides Allah?&#8221; He will say: &#8220;Glory be to You! It was not for me to say what I had no right (to say). Had I said such a thing, You would surely have known it. You know what is in my inner-self though I do not know what is in Yours, truly, You, only You, are the All-Knower o fall that is hidden and unseen.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\">Never did I say to them aught except what You (Allah) did command me to say: \u2018Worship Allah, my Lord and your Lord.\u2019 And I was a witness over them while I dwelt amongst them, but when You took me up, You were a Witness to all things. (This is a great admonition and warning to the Christians of the whole world).&#8221; (Al-Ma\u2019idah 5:116-117)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\">I found that Biblical verses like John 5:30, John 12:49, John 14:28, Isaiah 42:8 and Acts 2:22 support the above mentioned verses of the Quran.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\">Before leaving the subject of Christianity, I should mention one small point of observation. If Christians are Christ-like, why are they not greeting each other with the words; Peace be with you (Salamu Alaikum), as Jesus did in Luke 24:36. As you may be aware, the greeting from one Muslim to another Muslim is Assalamu Alaikum; a Christ-like saying.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Various Holy Bibles<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\">It is worth mentioning that the Bible references cited might not be exactly as the Bible you are using. There are MANY Bibles on the market that are used by different Christian sects and all of these sects say that their book, though different, is the word of God. Such Bibles are: The Revised Standard Version 1952 &#038; 1971, New American Standard Bible, The Holy Bible; New International Version, the Living Bible, New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures used by Jehovah Witnesses, Roman Catholic Version and the King James Version. A special note: I have not found in any of these Bibles where the &#8220;New Testament&#8221; calls itself the &#8220;New Testament,&#8221; and nowhere does the &#8220;Old Testament&#8221; call itself the &#8220;Old? Testament.&#8221; Also, the word &#8220;Bible&#8221; is unknown within the pages of the Bible.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\">In addition to the many different Christian sects and Bibles, I have learned that there are also different men, not Prophets, who founded these sects and are using various interpretations of the Bible and\/or man-made doctrines as their creed.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\">I would like to share with you some thoughts that you may not have read or known about the Bible being the word of God. Briefly, let me mention that on September 8, 1957, the Jehovah\u2019s witnesses in their &#8220;Awake&#8221; magazine carried this startling headline &#8211; 50,000 Errors in the Bible. If you ask a Jehovah\u2019s witness about this headline, it may be said that today most of those errors have been eliminated. How many have been eliminated, 5,000? Even if 50 remain, would one attribute those errors to God?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\">Let me pose another question: if a &#8220;Holy&#8221; book contained conflicting verses would you still consider it to be Holy? Most likely you will say of course not. Let me share with you some conflicting verses both in the Old and New Testaments: II Samuel 8:4 (vs) II Samuel 8:9-10 II Kings 8:26 II Samuel 6:23 Genesis 6:3 John 5:37 John 5:31 I Chronicles 18:4 I Chronicles 18:9-10 II Chronicles 22:2 II Samuel 21:8 Genesis 9:29 John 14:9 John 8:14<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\">Only two contradictions of the New Testament have been mentioned, but others will be referenced when the Trinity, Divinity of Jesus Christ, Divine Sonship of Jesus, Original Sin and Atonement are reviewed.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\">How could the &#8220;inspired words&#8221; of God get the genealogy of Jesus incorrect (See Matthew 1:6-16 where it states 26 forefathers up to Prophet David, and Luke 3:23-31 says 41 in number). Or for that matter, give a genealogy to Jesus who had NO father? See II Kings 19:1-37, now read Isaiah 37:1-38. Why is it that the words of these verse are identical? Yet they have been attributed to two different authors, one unknown and the other is Isaiah, who are centuries apart; and yet, the Christians have claimed these books to be inspired by God.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\">I looked up the word Easter in the Nelson Bible dictionary and learned that the word &#8220;Easter&#8221; (as mentioned in Acts 12:4) is a mistranslation of &#8220;pascha,&#8221; the ordinary Greek word for &#8220;Passover.&#8221; As, you know Passover is a Jewish celebration not a Christian holiday. I think human hands, all to human, had played havoc with the Bible.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\">From the brief points mentioned above, and the fact that Biblical scholars themselves have recognized the human nature and human composition of the Bible (Curt Kuhl, The Old Testament: Its Origin and Composition, PP 47, 51, 52), there should exist in the Christian\u2019s mind some acceptance to the fact that maybe every word of the Bible is not God\u2019s word.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\">As a side note to this subject, let me mention that some Christians believe that the Bible was dictated to Prophet Muhammad (SAW) by a Christian monk, and that is why some of the biblical accounts are in the Quran. After some research, I found that this could not have happened because there were no Arabic Bible in existence in the 6th century of the Christian era when Muhammad (SAW) lived and preached. Therefore, no Arab, not even Prophet Muhammad (SAW) who was absolutely unlettered and unlearned, would have had the opportunity to examine the written text of the Bible in his own language.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>The Gospels<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\">If you read Luke 1:2-3, you will learn, as I did, that Luke (who was not one of the 12 disciples and never met Jesus) said that he himself was not an eyewitness, and the knowledge he gathered was from eyewitnesses, and not as words inspired by God. Incidentally, why does every &#8220;Gospel&#8221; begin with the introduction According to. Why &#8220;according to?&#8221; the reason for this is because not a single one of the gospels carries its original author\u2019s autograph! Even the internal evidence of Matthew 9:9 proves that Matthew was not the author of the first Gospel which bears his name:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\">&#8220;And as Jesus passed forth thence, He (Jesus) saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and He (Jesus) saith unto Him (Matthew), follow me (Jesus). And he (Matthew) arose, and followed Him (Jesus).&#8221; Without any stretch of the imagination, one can see that the He\u2019s and the Him\u2019s of the above narration do not refer to Jesus or Matthew as its author, but a third person writing what he saw or heard &#8211; a hearsay account and not words inspired by God.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\">It is worth noting, and well known throughout the religious world, that the choice of the present four &#8220;gospels&#8221; of the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke and John) were imposed in the Council of Nicea 325 CE for political purposes under the auspices of the pagan Emperor Constantine, and not by Jesus. Constantine\u2019s mind had not been enlightened either by study or by inspiration. He was a pagan, a tyrant and criminal who murdered his son, his wife and thousands of innocent individuals because of his lust for political power. Constantine ratified other decisions in the Nicene Creed such as the decision to call Christ &#8220;the Son of God, only begotten of the father.&#8221; Literally, hundreds of gospels and religious writings were hidden from the people. Some of those writings were written by Jesus\u2019 disciples, and many of them were eyewitness accounts of Jesus\u2019 actions. The Nicea Council decided to destroy all gospels written in Hebrew, which resulted in the burning of nearly three hundred accounts. If these writings were not more authentic than the four present gospels, they were of equal authenticity. Some of them are still available such as the Gospel of Barnabas and the Shepherd of Hermas which agree with the Quran. The Gospel of Barnabas, until now, is the only eyewitness account of the life and mission of Jesus. Even today, the whole of the Protestant word, Jehovah\u2019s Witnesses, Seventh Day Adventists and other sects and denominations condemn the Roman Catholic version of the Bible because it contains seven &#8220;extra&#8221; books. The Protestant have bravely expunged seven whole books from their word of God. A few of the outcasts are the Books of Judith, Tobnias, Baruch and Esther.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\">Concerning Jesus\u2019 teachings of the Gospel (Injeel), the Gospel writers frequently mentioned Jesus preaching the Gospel: Matthew 9:35, Mark 8:35, and Luke 20:1. The word &#8220;gospel&#8221; is recurrently used in the Bible. However, in the New Testament Greek edition the word Evangeline is used in place of the word gospel, which is translated to mean good news. My question was: what Gospel did Jesus preach? Of the 27 books of the New Testament, only a small fraction can be accepted as the words of Jesus, and only of the 27 books are known to be attributed as the Gospel of Jesus. The remaining 23 were supposedly written by Paul. Muslims do believe that Jesus was given God\u2019s &#8220;Good News.&#8221; However, they do not recognized the present four Gospels as the utterances of Jesus.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\">The earliest Gospel is that of Mark\u2019s which was written about 60-75 AD. Mark was the son of Barnabas\u2019s sister. Matthew was a tax collector, a minor official who did not travel around with Jesus. Luke\u2019s Gospel was written much later, and in fact, drawn from the same sources as Mark\u2019s and<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\">Matthew\u2019s. Luke was Paul\u2019s physician, and like Paul, never met Jesus. By the way, did you know that the names Marks and Luke were not included in the 12 appointed disciples of Jesus as mentioned in Matthew 10:2-4?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\">Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; the first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus; Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\">John\u2019s Gospel is from a different source, and was written in about 100 AD. He (John) should not be confused with John, the disciple, who was beheaded by Agrippa I in the year 44 CE long before this gospel was written. It should be accepted as a reliable account of the life of Jesus, and whether it should be included in the scriptures. Christians, as I once did, boast about the Gospels according to Matthew, according to Mark, according to Luke and according to John. However, if we think about it, there is not a single Gospel according to Jesus himself. According to the preface of the KJV (King James Version) new open Bible study edition, the word &#8220;Gospel&#8221; was added (see below) to the original titles, &#8220;According to John, according to Matthew, according to Luke and according to Mark.&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\">The permission to call &#8220;According to&#8221; writings the Gospel was not given by Jesus nor by any other divine guidance. These writings; Matthew, Luke, Mark and John, were never originally to be the Gospel. Therefore, Mark 1:1 can not be a true statement that his writing is the gospel of Jesus.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\">It should be mentioned that Muslims must believe in all Divine scriptures in their original form, their Prophets and making no distinction between them: The Suhuf (Abraham); Torah (Moses); Psalms (David); Gospel &#8211; or the Injeel (Jesus); and the Quran (Muhammad). It is clearly stated in the Quran 3:3 that Allah sent down the Torah and the Gospel. However, none of these scriptures remains in its original form now, except the Quran, which was sent for all mankind everywhere and for all times.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\">In addition to other reasons why the Quran was sent to mankind, as mentioned in 18:4-5 it was sent to warn the Christians of a terrible punishment from God if they cease not in saying:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\">&#8220;<strong>Allah has begotten a son.&#8221;<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\">Muslims sincerely believe that everything Jesus (May the peace and blessing of Allah be upon him) preached was from God; the Gospel (Injeel): The &#8220;good news&#8221; and the guidance of God for the Children of Israel. There is no place mentioned in the present four Gospels that Jesus wrote a single word of his Gospel, nor is it mentioned that Jesus instructed anyone to do so. What passes off, as the &#8220;Gospels&#8221; today are the works of third party human hands. The Quran 2:79 says:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\">&#8220;And woe to those who write the book with their own hands and they say: &#8220;This is from Allah (God).&#8221; To traffic with it for a miserable price! So woe to them for what their hands do write, and woe to them for what they earn thereby!&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\">Jesus As the Son of God<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\">Is Jesus the Son of God? Matthew 3:17 could be used by some Christians to support the divine Sonship of Jesus. If Matthew 3:17, &#8220;And Lo a voice for heaven, saying, this is my beloved son in whom I am well pleased,&#8221; is used to support divine Sonship, then there should be no other verse that contradicts or gives equal divine Sonship to another person or persons in the Old or New Testament. However, many references were found in the Old and New Testaments that mentioned someone other than Jesus as having a divine Sonship to God. See Exodus 4:22: &#8220;Israel is my son, even my firstborn.&#8221; II Samuel 7:14 and I Chronicles 22:10: &#8220;&#8230;and he shall be my son (Solomon).&#8221; Jeremiah 31:9: &#8220;&#8230;and Ephraim is my firstborn.&#8221; Also, Psalm 2:7.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\">The word &#8220;Son&#8221; must not be accepted literally because God addresses many of his chosen servants as son and sons. The Jews have also claimed Ezra to be the Son of God. The New Testament Greek words used for &#8220;son&#8221; (pias and paida, which mean servant or son in the sense of servant) are translated as son in reference to Jesus and as servant in reference to others in some translations of the Bible.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\">Further, the term &#8220;Father&#8221; as used by Jesus corresponds more closely to the term Rabb, i.e. One who nourishes and sustains, so that in Jesus\u2019 doctrine, God is &#8220;Father&#8221; \u00ad Nourisher and Sustainer \u00ad of all men. The New Testament also interprets &#8220;son of God&#8221; to be mystical: &#8220;For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.&#8221; (Romans 8:14). This mystical suggestion is further supported with Jesus being called the only begotten Son of God.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\">In Psalm 2:7, the Lord said to David: &#8220;&#8230;Thou art my son: this day have I begotten thee.&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\">Does this mean that God had two sons? Jesus also said that God is not only his Father but also your Father (Matthew 5:45, 48). Luke 3:38 says: &#8220;&#8230;Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the Son of God.&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\">Who is mentioned in Hebrews 7:3 as like unto the Son of God? It is<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\">Melchisedec, King of Salem, as mentioned in Hebrews 7:1. He (Melchisedec) is more unique than Jesus or Adam. Why is he not preferred to be the Son of God? Moreover, Adam did not have a mother or father, but was the first human being created by God and in the likeness of God to exist in the Garden of Eden and on earth. Wouldn\u2019t this give more rights to Adam to be called the Son of God in its truest meaning?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\">I would like to share with you an obvious contradiction between John 3:16, Luke 10:25-28 and Matthew 19:16-17. John 3:16 reads: &#8220;For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten, Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\">Now let\u2019s read Luke 10:25-28: And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? He said unto him, what is written in the law? How readest Thou? And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbor as thyself. And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and Thou shalt live.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\">These verses tell us that the inheritance of eternal life is for anyone who believes and worships no other God, but the One True God. Luke 10:25-28 agrees with Matthew 19:16-17 which says; &#8220;And behold, one came and said to him (Jesus), Good teacher, what good things shall I do that I may have eternal life? So he (Jesus) said to him, \u2018Why do you call me good? \u00ad No one is good but One that is, God. But if you want to enter into eternal life, keep the commandments.&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\">There is no commandment that says to worship Jesus, but there that tells us to worship God alone.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\">In Luke 4:41, Jesus refused to be called the Son of God by demons. Do you think that Jesus would rebuke the demons, or anyone else for that matter, for telling the truth? Unquestionably, no! Jesus rebuked the demons because they were saying something false by calling him the Son of God. Also, if the demons knew that Jesus was the Christ, for Jesus to shut them up because they called him the Christ is a contradiction to Jesus\u2019 mission. In Luke 9:20 &#038; 21, Jesus said unto his disciples: &#8220;But who say ye that I am? Peter answered saying, &#8220;The Christ of God, and Jesus straightly charged them and commanded them to tell no man that thing.&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\">Furthermore, verses like John 3:2, John 6:14, John 7:40, Matthew 21:11, Luke 7:16 and 24:19 confirm that Jesus accepted the title of teacher, Prophet and called himself the son of man in Matthew 8:20, 12:40, 17:9 &#038; 12, 26:24, Luke 9:26, 22:48, 22:69, and 24:7. The most conclusive verse that says Jesus is the son (servant) of man is Mark 14:26 where Jesus is mentioning the Day of Reckoning. Jesus specifically said we would see the son of man, not the Son of God, sitting in the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\">The act of begetting is a physical act and such act is against God\u2019s nature. The Qur\u2019an 19:35 says: &#8220;It is not befitting to (the majesty of) Allah that He should beget a son. Glory be to Him! When He determines a matter He only says to it &#8220;Be,&#8221; and it is.&#8221; (Maryam 19:35)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\">The teachings of Jesus as the Son of God were not preached by Jesus nor accepted by Jesus, but were taught by Paul as supported in Acts 9:20: &#8220;And straightway he preached Christ in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God.&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\">Did Jesus ever claim to be God or say, &#8220;Here am I, your God, worship me&#8221;? The answer is no. For there is no single, unequivocal statement in the Bible whereby Jesus himself declares, &#8220;I am God, therefore worship me.&#8221; Virtually all of the more than two thousand verses of the epistles of Paul are his own fabrications to include Romans 9:5 that says, depending upon which Bible you read: &#8220;&#8230;Christ came, who is overall, the eternally blessed God.&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\">Christians should know that Paul himself mentions his own gospel, not Jesus, in his epistle to the Romans when he says in Romans 2:16: &#8220;In the day when God will judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ, according to my gospel.&#8221; In face, the Pauline epistle to the Romans serves as the foundation of today\u2019s Christianity.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\">Thus, it is the Christians whose efforts will be wasted in this life as they think they were acquiring good by their works when they attribute partners to God, as stated in Chapter 18:103-106 of the Qur\u2019an: &#8220;Say: Shall we tell you of those who lost most in respect of their deeds? Those whose efforts have been wasted in this life, while they thought that they were acquiring good by their works?&#8221; they are those who deny the Signs of their Lord and the fact of their having to meet Him (in the Hereafter): vain will be their works, nor shall We, on the Day of judgment, give them any weight. That is their reward, Hell; because they rejected Faith, and took My Signs and My Messengers by way of jest. (Al-Kahf 18:103-106)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\">Indeed, it is so strange and ironic, knowing that none of Paul\u2019s epistle to the Romans, more than 430 verses, were ever formulated by Jesus. Paul should have made direct reference to the pristine teachings of Jesus, if only the former claim for apostleship by divine inspiration was indeed true. Instead, large parts of his epistles\u2019 Biblical quotations (notably those in the Epistle to the Romans) were taken from the Old Testament \u00ad Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Deuteronomy, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, Psalms, Proverbs, Isaiah, Ezekiel and Hosea. His epistles were, indeed a product of tedious efforts, but that does not make Paul far better than any of the other men who authored the Bible, nor does it make him a Prophet.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\">Other practices that were adopted under Paul included the following: the Roman sun-day as the Christian Sabbath; the traditional birthday of the Sun-god as the birthday of Jesus; the emblem of the sun-god (the cross of light) to be the emblem of Christians; and, the incorporation of all the ceremonies which were performed at the Sun-god\u2019s birthday celebrations.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\">As I come to a close concerning the position of Christ, I would like to ask my Christian reader bow down and pray earnestly to God and ask Him to invoke His curse on you, your wife, your sons, and your daughters if what you believe about Christ (Christ is God, Son of God or part of a trinity of God) are false. Likewise, I have learned that if you asked a Muslim to earnestly pray to God to invoke His curse on him, his wife, his sons, and his daughters if what he is saying about Christ (Prophet, Messenger of God, A Word from God) are false, the Muslims are firm in their faith knowing that Christ is not God, nor the Son of God and nor part of a trinity of God. This exercise of asking God to invoke His curse on you and your family may sound a bit cruel, but it would prove two points: (1) you would know that you are on the wrong path; and, (2) it would put you on the right path.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>The Crucifixion and Atonement<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\">A very significant event in the Christian doctrine is the Crucifixion of Jesus. Before talking about the many controversies surrounding the<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\">Crucifixion, it should be mentioned that it was a gospel of Paul\u2019s which professed the Crucifixion\/Resurrection of Jesus (II Timothy 2:8): &#8220;Remember that Jesus Christ of the seed of David was raised from the dead according to my gospel.&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\">In addition, the gospel of the resurrection in Mark 16:9-20 was already removed from the text by gospel writers in the 1952 edition of the Revised Standard Version and then, for some reasons, restored in the 1971 edition. In many Bibles, if not removed, it is printed in small print or between two brackets and with commentary (See the Revised Standard Version, New American Bible and New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\">The traditional biblical account of Jesus\u2019 Crucifixion is that he was arrested and crucified by the orders and plans of the chief priest and Jewish elders. This account was denied in the 1960\u2019s by the highest Catholic Christian authority, the Pope. He issued a statement in which he said the Jews had nothing to do with Jesus\u2019 Crucifixion. Did any one of the disciples or the writers of the Gospel see the Crucifixion or the Resurrection? No! In Mark 14:50, it says the disciples forsook Jesus and fled. Even Peter forsook Jesus after the cock crowed three times as Jesus foretold: (Matthew 26:75) And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, which said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And he went out, and wept bitterly.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\">The most likely persons whom may have witnessed this moment in Jesus\u2019 life were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joses, the mother of Zebedee\u2019s children and other women (Matthew 27:55-56). However, there is no statement or account in the Gospels from those women as to what they saw or heard.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\">The disciple(s) found the sepulcher where Jesus was laid down, empty, and made the conclusion that he was resurrected because the disciples and other witnesses saw him alive after the alleged Crucifixion. Nobody saw the moment he was resurrected. Jesus himself stated that he did not die on the cross in Luke 24:36-41, as explained in the following paragraphs.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\">Early Sunday morning, Mary Magdalene went to the sepulchre, which was empty. She saw somebody standing who looked like a gardener. She recognized him after a conversation to be Jesus and wanted to touch him. Jesus said (John 20:17): &#8220;Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father&#8230;&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\">Now read Luke 24:36-41: &#8220;And as they (disciples) thus spoke, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them and saith unto them, Peace be unto you. But they were terrified and frightened, and supposed that they had seen a spirit. And he said unto them, Why are you troubled? And why so thoughts arise in your hearts? Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me end see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have. And when he had thus spoken, he showed them his hands and his feet. And while they yet believed not for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, Have ye here any meat? And they gave him a piece of boiled fish and of a honeycomb. And he took it, and did eat before them.&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\">Does a spiritual or dead body have a need to eat food? Jesus eating of food was to prove to the disciples that he was not a spirit, but rather, he was still alive and not dead.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\">Jesus being alive and not dead is further supported in his own prophecy (Matthew 12:40): &#8220;For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the whale\u2019s belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\">Did Jesus fulfill this miracle? Christians would say &#8220;yes,&#8221; because Jesus died and rose three days later according to Luke 24:36 and Matthew 20:19, to name a few verses. However, in line with the miracle of Jonah and according to the Bible, Jesus only spent one day and two nights in the sepulchre, and not three days and three nights as he prophesied.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\">Jesus was put in the sepulcher just before sunset on Friday (Good Friday) and was found missing before sunrise on Sunday (Easter). If we were to s-t-r-e-t-c-h the time frame a bit, one may say that Jesus spent three days in the earth, but there is no way and I repeat, no way, that Jesus spent three nights in the earth. We must not forget that the Gospels are explicit in telling us that it was &#8220;before sunrise&#8221; on Sunday morning that Mary Magdalene went to the tomb of Jesus and found it empty.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\">Consequently, there are some inconsistencies as to whether Jesus fulfilled his own prophecy. Whether he was actually crucified, or if the day (Good Friday) of his alleged Crucifixion is wrong. Another significant point to mention is that Jonah was alive in the belly of the whale. The Christians says, Jesus was dead in the belly of the earth\/tomb, and this contradicts Jesus\u2019 own prophecy. Jesus said (Luke 11:30): &#8220;As Jonah was&#8230;so shall the Son of man be.&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\">If Jonah was alive, so was Jesus.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\">One critical event that took place before the alleged Crucifixion was the prayer of Jesus to God for help. Luke 22:42: &#8220;Saying Father if thou be willing, remove this cup (of death) from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine be done.&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\">Jesus\u2019 prayer not to die on the cross was accepted by God according to Luke 22:43 and Hebrews 5:7. Therefore, if all of Jesus\u2019 prayer were accepted by God, including not to die on the cross, how could he have died on the cross?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\">In Matthew 27:46, it states that while Jesus was on the cross, he said: &#8220;Eli, Eli, lama sabachtani (My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\">If Jesus said these words, it represents a blatant declaration of disbelief according to all theological authorities. This is a great insult as such words could only come from an unbeliever in God. Further, it is incredible that such words should come from a Prophet of God, because God never breaks His promise and His Prophets never complained against His promise, especially when the Prophet\u2019s mission is understood. It could be said that whoever relates that this statement was said by a Prophet (Jesus), is a disbeliever.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\">Muslims believe, as the Qur\u2019an states, Jesus was not crucified. It was the intention of his enemies to put him to death on the cross, but Allah saved him from their plot. 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