Islam and Christianity
ISLAM AND CHRISTIANITY This book is written in the nature of a “key” for those Muslim brothers of ours who have just a smattering of knowledge on how the Islamic religion has developed, and it has been written for those non-Muslims willing to know the fundamentals of Islam. Islam, the most up-to-date and the most immaculate of the world’s existing religions, is based upon very humane and very logical principles. Without going into details, this book touches upon the fundamentals of Islam and makes a comparison of Islam with other religions. It answers criticisms raised against Islam by its adversaries and explains as compendiously as possible the qualifications essential for being a good Muslim. For those who would like to read valuable books on Islam written by Islamic scholars (rahimahumullâhu ta’âlâ) after learning the facts contained in this book, we advise that they read books published in different languages by the Hakîkat Kitabevi (Bookstore) in Istanbul. The names of these books are appended to our books. Read this book slowly and with reflection! Encourage others to read it, too! An ignorant person cannot be a good Muslim. Indeed, it is impossible for a person not to attach all his heart to Islam after learning its fundamentals. After reading this book, you will also realize what a lofty, sacred, logical, and perfect religion Islam is, and you will attach all your heart and soul to it in order to attain salvation and repose in this world and in the hereafter. Islam that abrogated celestial religions of Judaism and Christianity along with their validity is explained first. That Qur’an-ı Karîm is word of Allah; miracles of Muhammad ׳alayhissalâm, his virtues, moral practices and habits; how to be a true Muslim; a comparison of Islam and Christianity; that Muslims are scientifically powerful; are explained next.
ISLAM AND CHRISTIANITY
This book is written in the nature of a “key” for those Muslim brothers of ours who have just a smattering of knowledge on how the Islamic religion has developed, and it has been written for those non-Muslims willing to know the fundamentals of Islam. Islam, the most up-to-date and the most immaculate of the world’s existing religions, is based upon very humane and very logical principles. Without going into details, this book touches upon the fundamentals of Islam and makes a comparison of Islam with other religions. It answers criticisms raised against Islam by its adversaries and explains as compendiously as possible the qualifications essential for being a good Muslim.
For those who would like to read valuable books on Islam written by Islamic scholars (rahimahumullâhu ta’âlâ) after learning the facts contained in this book, we advise that they read books published in different languages by the Hakîkat Kitabevi (Bookstore) in Istanbul. The names of these books are appended to our books. Read this book slowly and with reflection! Encourage others to read it, too! An ignorant person cannot be a good Muslim. Indeed, it is impossible for a person not to attach all his heart to Islam after learning its fundamentals. After reading this book, you will also realize what a lofty, sacred, logical, and perfect religion Islam is, and you will attach all your heart and soul to it in order to attain salvation and repose in this world and in the hereafter.
Islam that abrogated celestial religions of Judaism and Christianity along with their validity is explained first. That Qur’an-ı Karîm is word of Allah; miracles of Muhammad ׳alayhissalâm, his virtues, moral practices and habits; how to be a true Muslim; a comparison of Islam and Christianity; that Muslims are scientifically powerful; are explained next.
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the latter. The forty thous<strong>and</strong> horsemen slain according to one of<br />
the books is changed to the same number of footmen in the other!<br />
Since the books contained in the Holy Bible give such<br />
inconsistent information, who can believe that they are the Word<br />
of Allah? Is Allâhu ta’âlâ, –may He protect us from saying so,–<br />
unable to distinguish between footmen or horsemen, or to see the<br />
difference between seven hundred <strong>and</strong> seven thous<strong>and</strong>, a ten-fold<br />
difference? To make statements contradicting one another <strong>and</strong><br />
then to represent them as the Word of Allâhu ta’âlâ; what an<br />
insolent, barefaced sl<strong>and</strong>er it is towards Allâhu ta’âlâ!<br />
Let us give some other examples:<br />
The place described in the following passages is the ‘Pond of<br />
Sacrifices’ which was built upon Suleymân’s (Solomon) ‘alaihissalâm’<br />
comm<strong>and</strong> in his palace.<br />
“And it was a h<strong>and</strong> breadth thick, <strong>and</strong> the brim thereof was<br />
wrought like the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies: it contained<br />
two thous<strong>and</strong> baths.” (1 Kings: 7-26) (1 bath=37 litres)<br />
“And thickness of it was an h<strong>and</strong>breadth, <strong>and</strong> the brim of it like<br />
the work of the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies; <strong>and</strong> it received<br />
<strong>and</strong> held three thous<strong>and</strong> baths.” (II Chr: 4-5)<br />
You see, once again there is an immense difference: one<br />
thous<strong>and</strong> baths, i.e. thirty-seven thous<strong>and</strong> litres! It is obvious that<br />
the so-called authors of these books, quite unaware of one<br />
another, wrote down whatever occurred to them, did not bother to<br />
check them again, thus giving birth to contradictory anecdotes,<br />
<strong>and</strong> then shamelessly called their writings the Word of Allah.<br />
Here is another example:<br />
“And Solomon had four thous<strong>and</strong> stalls for horses <strong>and</strong> chariots,<br />
<strong>and</strong> twelve thous<strong>and</strong> horsemen; whom he bestowed in the chariot<br />
cities, <strong>and</strong> with the king at Jerusalem.” (II Chr: 9-25)<br />
“And Solomon had forty thous<strong>and</strong> stalls ...” (1 Kings: 4-26)<br />
You see, the number of the stalls has been multiplied ten-fold.<br />
It may be said, “The differences are mostly numerical. Are<br />
numerical differences that important?” Let us answer this with a<br />
quotation from Alberts Schweizer, who states, “Even the greatest<br />
miracles cannot prove that two multiplied by two is five, or that<br />
there are angles on the circumference of a circle. Again, the most<br />
stupendous miracles, no matter how many, cannot correct a<br />
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