Islam Pt. 1: God Or Allah? Text: I Jn. 4:1. Intro Islam Pt. 1: God Or Allah? Islam has made...

Islam Pt. 1: God Or Allah?

Text: I Jn. 4:1

Intro


Islam has made headlines in negative ways throughout

the last century, and especially seems to be spreading

rapidly all over the worldIt has always been a militant religion, and, thus,

violent

There are those that try to tell

us it is really a “religion of peace”

What is the truth?

Intro


Why study this religion of violence and hate? (I Jn. 4:1)I Jn. 4:1

1. Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

Three books claim direct revelation from God: The Bible The Qur’an The Book of Mormon

Koran & Book of Mormon have in common: Both claimed to be authored by

one man

Let us look at the rise of Islam through history and decide

between God or Allah!

Brief Background: Rise of Islam


Muhammad (570 – 632 A.D.) Born in Mecca in 570 A.D. to a merchant family. Was orphaned, but grew up to become a caravan manager in

contact with Jews & Christians. Married a rich widow named Khadija (1st wife). Bothered by class inequalities & rivalries. Began preaching in Mecca in 610 A.D. Forced to flee to Medina

(Yathrib) in 622. Called the Hijra (i.e. “flight”). Claimed to experience visions and was visited by the angel

Gabriel. Came to believe that he received the final revelations of Allah

(God), that Allah had called him to declare that there is only one god.



Conquering of Mecca 630 A.D.: Muhammad (Age 60) conquers Mecca & declares the

Kaaba a holy shrine. He removes the tribal idols, but keeps the Black Stone. Muhammad becomes the religious and political leader.

Why was Islam Attractive? Equality (He preached a message of no class distinctions despite

wealth) No intermediaries End to vendettas feuds Single authority



Spread of Islam Muhammad dies in 632 A.D. (Aged 62) at his wife Aisha's home in

Medina, and he was lowered into a hole in the ground, where he remains.

Left no clear successor or heir. The position of Caliph (Muslim leader) is established (Similar to

Catholic Pope). Abu Bakr (1st Caliph): close friend/father-in-law, 1st to convert

outside of family. Sought to protect and spread Islam (Persia Byzantine Empire).



The 5 Pillars of Islam Profession of Faith (Shahada)

There is no God but Allah, and Mohammed is His Prophet Prayer (Salat)

Practiced five times a day, according to a set ritual. Almsgiving (Zakat)

One traditionally donates a portion of one’s income. Fasting (Sawm)

Done during daylight hours in the month of Ramadan (9th month of Islamic year).

Pilgrimage (Hajj) A pilgrimage to the Kaaba at Mecca is made once during one’s

lifetime.



Divisions Within Islam Shortly after 1st Caliph’s death rival groups begin competing for

the Caliphate The 4th Caliph (Ali) was assassinated – 661 AD Ali’s rival (Marwan I) begins the Umayyad dynasty as the new

caliph Capitol is moved from Medina to Damascus Led to a split in Islam (661 AD) Sunnis (Supported political succession)

Believed the caliph (especially first 4) was primarily a leader and any devout Muslim could serve in the office with the acceptance of the people.

Shiites (Supported religious succession ) Believed the caliph was primarily a religious authority and

should be held only by the descendants of Muhammad (or the 4th Caliph, Ali)Is the Qur’an from God?

The Qur’an (Koran)


The Qur’an During the life of Muhammad his companions & wives wrote down

his teachings. After his death these were collected and compiled in an official

edition ordered by the Caliph Othman a little over a decade after his death.

These teachings, called the Qur’an (Koran) are viewed as the holy book and word of God by Muslims. (Though the final version would take another 70-200 years to complete)

Islam means “submission.” One who follows Islam is a Muslim, meaning “one who submits.”



5:68 Say “O People of the Book! ye have no ground to stand upon unless ye stand

fast bythe Law (Torah), the Gospel (Injeel), and all the revelation that has come to

you from your Lord.”

The Qur’an says the Torah and the Gospels are true and

that Muslims are to adhere to them!

29:46“And dispute ye not with the People of the Book, but say, “We believe in the

revelationwhich has come down to us and in that which came down to you Our Allah

and yourAllah is one.”



The Qur’an, though considered the final authority, is not

the only source of guidance Because it wasn’t finished in Muhammad’s lifetime, there were

oral traditions and other sources, such as Muslim and the Hadith. The Muslim Qur'an and Muslim Hadith counsel its followers to

make war on unbelievers. (“Verse of the Sword” – 9:5: Trumps verses of peace)

Both Muslim holy books (Qur'an and Hadith) contain commands for Muslims to subjugate the world, militarily.

Muhammad commanded Muslims to spread Islam through Offensive Jihad (“Holy War”) or conquest of non-Muslim lands.

Muslims are also commanded to take back any land that was formerly Muslim (Israel).



Hadith, Volume 4, Book 52, Number 80i, Narrated by Abu

Huraira“Allah's Apostle said, “Allah welcomes two men with a smile; one of whom

kills the otherand both of them enter Paradise. One fights in Allah's Cause and gets killed.

Later on Allah forgives the 'killer who also get martyred (In Allah's Cause).”

Killing is Welcome in Islam - even of brother Muslims!



Contradiction: God never told Christians to kill or to force

conversion! Muslims: “I will kill for my belief!” Christians: “I will die for my belief.” Mt. 5:44; Lk. 6:27, 35: Jesus said to “love your enemies” and

do good to those who hate/persecute you. He didn’t say to kill them!

Jn. 18:36: Jesus said His kingdom wasn’t of this world or else His disciples would be fighting!

II Cor. 10:3-4; Eph. 6:10-18: “We do not war according to the flesh!” Our battles are spiritual, not fleshly!

Jn. 8:44; Rev. 21:8: Jesus said Satan is a murderer and those who murder are of their father the Devil! Murderers will not enter Heaven!



Islam doesn't even have an original Qur'an The oldest Qur'an dates from around 790 A.D. (in the British

Library) – That's 158 years after Muhammad’s death! It was made up supposedly from “memory” and a few scraps

found under his favorite wife’s bed (his child-bride Aisha).



Muhammad's favorite wife (Aisha was 18 when he died)

said this after Muhammad died,“The verse of the stoning and of suckling an adult ten times were revealed,

and they were (written) on a paper and kept under my bed. When the messenger of

Allah expired and we were preoccupied with his death, a goat entered and ate

away the paper.”

Some verses quoted by early sources are not even in

the Qur’an because…

What else wasn’t added because of a Qur’an

eating goat?

The Qur’an can’t even agree with itself, which proves

it was written by man and not God!

God or Allah?


It is often asserted that Allah, the God of Islam, is the

same God as the God of the O.T. and the N.T. Allah = Arabic word for God Moon worship has been practiced in Arabia since 2000 B.C. The

crescent moon is the most common symbol of this pagan moon worship as far back as 2000 B.C.

In Mecca, there was a god named Hubal (moon god) who was Lord of the Kaaba.

A symbol of the crescent moon is on top of every mosque at the Kaaba today and the central symbol of Islam atop of every mosque throughout the world.

God or Allah?


Is God the same as Allah? I Kings 18:21: Elijah challenged the people to choose between

God or Baal.

God or Allah?


3:84“Say: ‘We believe in God [Allah], and in what has been revealed to us and

what was revealed to Abraham, Ismail; Isaac, Jacob and in the Tribes, and in (the books)

given toMoses, Jesus and the Prophets, from their Lord we make no distinction

between one and another...”

The Qur’an says God and Allah are one…

God or Allah?


Is God the same as Allah? I Kings 18:21: Elijah challenged the people to choose between

God or Baal. The Qur’an says God and Allah are one (3:84) Paul’s teaching to the Galatians (Gal. 1:6-9):

Paul teaches that to accept different truths is to accept a different gospel.

Scriptures teach that no other true gospel will come (Jude 3). Islam rejects the deity of Jesus (Colossians 1:15; 2:9).

5:72, 116: The Qur’an says Jesus never equated himself with God, for if He had He wouldn’t be a true prophet of Allah!

Footnote 722 of 5:72 says Jesus renounced his divinity in Mt. 4:10 when He said, “You shall worship the Lord your God and Him only shall you serve.”

The Scriptures plainly teach Jesus was God in the flesh (Phil. 2:5-8).

God or Allah?


Is God the same as Allah? Islam says Jesus did not die on the cross (3:54; 4:157)

4:157 (645) says because He prayed the night before and there is the promise that God hears the righteous, God would not allow the Jews to kill Jesus, but it only looked liked He was dead!

Islam has proven to be false because Muhammad claimed

the Gospel is true, and all 4 Gospels testify thatJesus died and rose from the dead!

In addition to the writers of the 4-Gospels, Josephus,

the Jewish 1st century general and historian affirmed it!

(Antiquities 18.3.3)

God or Allah?


6:34, 6:115, 10:64 and 50:28-29 says Allah cannot change

or alter his word (verified Torah & Gospels as true – 5:68)

Is. 55:11: God said His words would accomplish all that He set out to do.

Jer. 36:23-32: When King Jehoiakim burned the scroll, God didn’t say, “Oh well!” He ordered a new scroll written and pronounced judgment on the king.

Allah allowed a goat to eat his word and thus

alter his words despite his promise to the

contrary!

God or Allah?


Islam claims that Allah is the same God who was revealed

in the Bible. . . . then if the Bible and the Qur'an have

differing views of God, then Islam's claim is false! Muhammad claimed that Allah confirmed the Torah (Taurat) and

Christian Gospel (Injeel) (2:87, 5:46, 5:68, 29:46 and 43:63). So, if the Torah and Gospel are correct, all the errors in the Qur'an

make the Qur'an false!Allah is a different god as the Galatians’ gospel

was adifferent gospel!

Conclusion


Muslims, through the teaching of the Qur’an and other

sources, deny Jesus as deity!

Muslims falsely believe they have “this base” covered

because they show reverence to Jesus as a “great Prophet” only

Mt. 10:32-3332. "Therefore everyone who confesses Me before men, I will also confess him before

My Father who is in heaven.33. "But whoever denies Me before men, I will also deny him before My Father who is in

heaven.

Conclusion


I Jn. 2:22-2322. Who is the liar but the one who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the

antichrist, the one who denies the Father and the Son.23. Whoever denies the Son does not have the Father; the one who confesses the Son

has the Father also.

I Jn. 5:1212. He who has the Son has the life; he who does not have the Son of God does not

have the life.

In testing the spirits to see if they are from God (I Jn. 4:1), man today, like Elijah & the Israelites on

Mt. Carmel so long ago (I Kings 18), need to see through

the lies & obey God and serve Him!

“What Must I Do To Be Saved?”

Hear The Gospel (Jn. 5:24; Rom. 10:17)

Believe In Christ (Jn. 3:16-18; Jn. 8:24)

Repent Of Sins (Lk. 13:35; Acts 2:38)

Confess Christ (Mt. 10:32; Rom. 10:10)

Be Baptized (Mk. 16:16; Acts 22:16)

Remain Faithful (Jn. 8:31; Rev. 2:10)

For The Erring Child of God: Repent (Acts 8:22), Confess (I Jn.

1:9),Pray (Acts 8:22)

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