Why Did They Become Muslims

Since the books contained in the Holy Bible give such
inconsistent information, who can believe that they are the Word
of Allah? Is Allâhu ta’âlâ, –may He protect us from saying so,–
unable to distinguish between footmen or horsemen, or to see the
difference between seven hundred and seven thousand, a ten-fold
difference? To make statements contradicting one another and
then to represent them as the Word of Allâhu ta’âlâ; what an
insolent, barefaced slander it is towards Allâhu ta’âlâ!
Let us give some other examples:
The place described in the following passages is the ‘Pond of
Sacrifices’ which was built upon Suleymân’s (Solomon) ‘alaihissalâm’
command in his palace.
“And it was a hand breadth thick, and the brim thereof was
wrought like the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies: it contained
two thousand baths.” (1 Kings: 7-26) (1 bath=37 litres)
“And thickness of it was an handbreadth, and the brim of it like
the work of the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies; and it received
and held three thousand baths.” (II Chr: 4-5)
You see, once again there is an immense difference: one
thousand baths, i.e. thirty-seven thousand litres! It is obvious that
the so-called authors of these books, quite unaware of one
another, wrote down whatever occurred to them, did not bother to
check them again, thus giving birth to contradictory anecdotes,
and then shamelessly called their writings the Word of Allah.
Here is another example:
“And Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots,
and twelve thousand horsemen; whom he bestowed in the chariot
cities, and with the king at Jerusalem.” (II Chr: 9-25)
“And Solomon had forty thousand stalls ...” (1 Kings: 4-26)
You see, the number of the stalls has been multiplied ten-fold.
It may be said, “The differences are mostly numerical. Are
numerical differences that important?” Let us answer this with a
quotation from Alberts Schweizer, who states, “Even the greatest
miracles cannot prove that two multiplied by two is five, or that
there are angles on the circumference of a circle. Again, the most
stupendous miracles, no matter how many, cannot correct a
deficiency or an error in the heretical creed of a Christian.”
Finally, let us quote some different passages:
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