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Muslim Response to On February 28, 2004, shortly after we posted the section of our website dealing with Islam, we received the following two email messages commenting on two of our articles pertaining to Islam. The text [in brackets] did not appear in the original message, but has been added to aid the reader. Our reply follows his messages. Hello, I am a Muslim and I'm not writing to say your wrong or to be angry with you about your web site. No, instead I just want to point out to an error on your page. Error:
“Supposedly one of the jinni
appeared to him and identified himself as Al-Ilah (the
Actually it was the Angel Gabriel that
sent the message from “Say: Whoever is an enemy to Gabriel—for he brings down the (revelation) to thy heart by Allah's will, a confirmation of what went before, and guidance and glad tidings for those who believe.” [Read Sura 2.97 in context — “Yusufali” indicates the English translation by Abdullah Yusufali. The acronym “pbuh” means “peace be unto him”] Peace, Mustafa Hello again, Sorry there is another error I found again. “2. Angels: The chief angel is Gabriel, who is said to have appeared to Mohammad. There is also a fallen angel named Shaitan (from the Hebrew, Satan), as well as the followers of Shaitan, the djinn (demons).” [SixDoctrines.htm] Satan in Islam in not an angel, he is a jinn. This is the Qur'an as well and accepted by all Muslims. YUSUFALI: “Behold! We said to the angels, ‘Bow down to Adam’: They bowed down except Iblis. He was one of the Jinns, and he broke the Command of his Lord. Will ye then take him and his progeny as protectors rather than Me? And they are enemies to you! Evil would be the exchange for the wrong-doers!” [Read Sura 18.50 in context.] Peace, Mustafa Actually I have found a host of errors. I imagine you may not want to change these for your own reasons. The errors and not concerning personal beliefs but facts relating to Islam as people know it - scholastically or as Muslims. Our reply to Mustafa’s observations:Mustafa claims that “it was
the Angel Gabriel that sent the message from It should be clear to the most casual observer that Islam is not terribly concerned with the truth of history. Islam denies the historical record of Scripture in which the covenants were made by Adonai with Avraham (Abraham), Yitzhak (Isaac), and Ya`akov (Jacob), and “with their descendants forever.” Islam claims instead that the covenants were passed to them through Ishmael. Islam also teaches that it was Ishmael, not Yitzhak, whom Avraham offered as a sacrifice to Adonai. Islam also teaches that the kingdom of Israel never existed and that neither Temple ever existed in Jerusalem. “Muslim
attitudes toward the Koran run the full gamut one finds in Christian
approaches to the Bible but tend to be fundamentalistic. According to the
strictly orthodox view, the Koran’s every letter was dictated by “The Muslim
confession is ‘There is no “By the age of
40, the now religious Muhammad had his first vision. These revelations are
what are recorded in the Qur’an (Koran). Muhammad was at first
unsure of the source of these visions, whether divine or demonic. His
wife, Khadijah, encouraged him to believe they had come from “It seems, however, that Muhammed himself was at first doubtful of the source of these revelations, fearing that he was possessed by one of the Jinn, or sprites, as was commonly believed to be the case with Arab poets and soothsayers. But Khadijah and others reassured him, and he soon began to propound divine revelations with increasing frequency.” (Sir Norman Anderson, ed. The World’s Religions, Grand Rapids: Wm B. Eerdmans, 1975, p. 55) “Either in the
course of the visions or shortly afterwards, Muhammad began to receive
‘messages’ or ‘revelations’ from It is very interesting that Mustafa believes that “all Muslims understand” that “it was the Angel Gabriel that sent the message from” Allah when, according to these sources, Mohammed didn’t know for sure himself whether the source of his alleged “revelation” was divine or demonic. We have only two possible options: (1) either the Qur’an was given by the angel Gabriel, or (2) it was given by a demonic spirit who claimed to be named Allah, and who may actually be HaSatan himself. As we accept the Bible as the only valid source of divine revelation, by comparing Islamic legends against what the Bible teaches we can very quickly arrive at Truth. Is it at all possible that Gabriel could have given the Qur’an to Mohammed?
Gabriel (“warrior of We find Gabriel active in announcing the birth of Messiah (Luke 1:19; 1:26), and possibly active as “the Archangel” in Messiah’s return in glory (1 Thess. 4:16), so it is very evident that he was not one of the angels who fell with Lucifer (Luke 10:18; Revelation 12:1-11). He therefore cannot possibly be responsible for leading men to follow after other gods or for proclaiming a false (or another) gospel. “But the prophet
[literally, ‘one who speaks for another’—which would include any human or
any angel who claims to speaks for “But even if we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you a gospel contrary to what we have preached to you, he is to be accursed! As we have said before, so I say again now, if any man is preaching to you a gospel contrary to what you received, he is to be accursed!” [Galatians 1:8-9 - Show Context] According to the Bible, then, Mohammed is therefore “accursed,” and if Gabriel had been responsible for delivering “another gospel” to Mohammed, Gabriel would also be “accursed.” Whether Allah is Satan himself or only one of his lesser demons, the Bible then leaves us with only one possible ultimate source of the Qur’an. “You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. Whenever he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own nature, for he is a liar and the father of lies.” [John 8:44 - Show Context] “No wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. Therefore it is not surprising if his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness, whose end will be according to their deeds.” [2 Corinthians 11:14-15 - Show Context] Mustafa also says, “Satan in Islam in not an angel, he is a jinn. This is the Qur’an as well and accepted by all Muslims.” We have already, I believe, adequately demonstrated that the Bible declares exactly who Satan is, regardless of what either the Qur’an teaches or what is “accepted by all Muslims.” The Bible only discusses two kind of created spirit beings, holy angels and fallen angels. Thus any created spirit being who is not a holy angel is by default a fallen angel, or demon. “For this reason
Although the above passage is actually
speaking of those who will be deceived by the Anti-Messiah [“that
lawless one” who “will be revealed whom the Lord will slay with the breath
of His mouth and bring to an end by the appearance of His coming; that is,
the one whose coming is in accord with the activity of Satan”
Show Context], it is probably appropriately also applied to all of
Islam, who are the declared mortal enemies of Another Muslim speaks out----- Original Message -----
Hi, I was on ur webiste and i'd just like to point out that the idea that Muahammad was visited by a jinni as god, is completely false. He was actually visited by an angel, that revealed gods word to him to abolish the evils in society. Prophet Muhammad S did not wish to be head of a tribe that worshipped gods other than the One, he wanted to bring Islam and wipe out paganism. I'm sure you were only mistaken and hope you can do a little more reserach and make a few corrections on your website. Thank you very much. Our Response“The reason you
go astray is that you are ignorant both of the Tanakh and of the power of
“If a prophet [Mohammed] or someone who gets messages while
dreaming arises among you and he gives you a sign or wonder, and the sign
or wonder comes about as he predicted when he said, ‘Let’s follow
other gods [Allah], which you have not known; and let us
serve them,’ you are not to listen to what that prophet or
dreamer says. For ADONAI your
“If your brother the son of your mother, or your son, or
your daughter, or your wife whom you love, or your friend who means as
much to you as yourself, secretly tries to entice you to go and
serve other gods [Allah], which you haven't known, neither you
nor your ancestors—gods of the peoples surrounding you [the Ishmaelites],
whether near or far away from you, anywhere in the world—you are not to
consent, and you are not to listen to him; and you must not pity him or
spare him; and you may not conceal him. Rather, you must kill him!
Your own hand must be the first one on him in putting him to death, and
afterwards the hands of all the people. You are to stone him to death;
because he has tried to draw you away from ADONAI your “If you hear it told that in one of your cities which ADONAI your “But even if we—or, for that matter, an angel from heaven!—were to announce to you some so-called ‘Good News’ contrary to the Good News we did announce to you, let him be under a curse forever! We said it before, and I say it again: if anyone announces ‘Good News’ contrary to what you received, let him be under a curse forever!” (Galatians 1:8-9, CJB) I’m quite sure that what you say in your message is what you were taught to believe. However, the only “Truth” that I can accept on the matter is the Truth that is contained in the Bible. If you will read the entire article, you
will see that I have demonstrated that if the Bible is Truth then it is
not possible for the being who appeared to Mohammed to be either the The only remaining alternative is that
whoever appeared to Mohammed was either a false Since the Bible contains all the truth
that has ever been—or ever will be—revealed about the one true An American Muslim Responds to our WebsiteThe text of this message appears unedited, exactly as it was received. -------- Original Message --------
If the Messiah were to be born in the US today and speaks to the world, what language would he speak? No dobut it would be ENGLISH. Not Hebrew. Not Aramaic. Not Latin. Not French. Since a person who will speak of G-D in the English language will use the word commonly used in the English language, which is spelled with the letters G, x, and D. Since the letters Y, E, H, O, etc. are not utilized here to refer to G-D, one might think that the speaker is not referring to "Y...." but mere deity called "G-D" when we ALL know that the two are the same. If one were to truly STUDY the origin of words and language (not spew out ANTI-ISLAM messages) then one would recognize that when one says in English "G-D" then in Arabic one would say "Allah". Ask ANY non-muslim who is from ANY land where Arabic is the non-muslim's mother tongue and YOU will discover that the word used by that non-muslim to refer to their deity that they call "G-D" for him/herself is "Allah". A Christian uses the word "Allah" to refer to the "Father in heaven"!!!!!!!!!!! So, the argument that "Allah" is some other deity other than the creator of the universe, the deity of Adam, of Noah, of Moses, of Abraham, of Isaac, of Ishmael, of Jesus, and of Mohammad is absurd. "Allah" is the same deity as "Y..." and accepted by not only the Muslim world but the rest of the INTELLIGENT universe that uses this intelligence to put aside bashing another religion for POLITICAL gains and recognize that we ALL pray to the same omnipotent deity that created the universe and all within it. You may disagree with many of the aspects of what a Christian may believe about Jesus but still agree with the Christian that the "Father in heavan" is the same as YOUR deity. Whether you agree with the Christian about the devinity of Jesus is irrelevant. You still agree that the deity to whom you pray and the "Father..." are the same. If that is the case then why can not another religion have the same claim to call the deity you call "Y..." some other name. Sincerely, A muslim in America. Our Response to “A muslim in America”“If the Messiah were to be born in the US today and speaks to the world, what language would he speak?” Yeshua HaMashiach was not born in the US, and was not born today. He was born in Israel approximately 2,000 years ago and was in all likelihood fluent in Aramaic and Hebrew, and could probably also get by in Greek and Latin, as those were the prominent languages in the area in which He lived. He did not speak to the world. He spoke to His friends, neighbors, associates, detractors, and enemies. “Since a person who will speak of G-D in the English language will use the word commonly used in the English language, which is spelled with the letters G, x, and D. Since the letters Y, E, H, O, etc. are not utilized here to refer to G-D, one might think that the speaker is not referring to ‘Y....’ but mere deity called ‘G-D’ when we ALL know that the two are the same.” I am not sure what the writer is trying to say by referring to all these letters of the alphabet: “G, x, and D. Since the letters Y, E, H, O, etc.” Jewish tradition is to avoid writing or saying the Proper Name of HaShem out of respect for His Name. In honor of that tradition, His two primary titles (which are not His names) are generally written as “G-d” or “L-rd” so that when the page is erased or destroyed no direct reference to the Name of the Holy One of Israel will be destroyed. The writer must be referring to Allah as a “mere deity” because the G-d of Avraham, Yitzhak, and Ya'akov is no “mere deity.” “We ALL” most certainly do not know that “the two are the same.” As previously stated, the word ”god” refers to anyone or anything that is worshipped or considered to be any form of deity. When used in reference to the King of the Universe, the term “G-d” is His title, not His Name. If the writer is suggesting that everyone and everything referred to as “god” or as “a god” is the “G-d” of the Bible, nothing could be further from the truth. The G-d of the Bible clearly distinguishes Himself from all others who would be “called god.” [The word rendered as “L-RD” below is used in place of the Tetragrammaton, the four Hebrew letters yud-hey-vav-hey, which are the Revealed Personal Name of the G-d of the Bible.] “To you it was shown that you might know that the L-RD, He is G-d; there is no other besides Him. [De 4:35 - Show Context] "Know therefore today, and take it to your heart, that the L-RD, He is G-d in heaven above and on the earth below; there is no other. [De 4:39 - Show Context] "I am the L-RD, and there is no other; Besides Me there is no G-d. I will gird you, though you have not known Me; [Isa 45:5 - Show Context]
Thus says the L-RD, "The products of Egypt and the
merchandise of Cush And the Sabeans, men of stature, Will come over to you
and will be yours; They will walk behind you, they will come over in
chains And will bow down to you; They will make supplication to you: ' "Declare and set forth {your case;} Indeed, let them consult together. Who has announced this from of old? Who has long since declared it? Is it not I, the L-RD? And there is no other G-d besides Me, A righteous G-d and a Savior; There is none except Me. [Isa 45:21 - Show Context] "Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; For I am G-d, and there is no other." [Isa 45:22 - Show Context] "Remember the former things long past, For I am G-d, and there is no other; {I am} G-d, and there is no one like Me, [Isa 46:9 - Show Context] "Therefore I make a decree that any people, nation or tongue that speaks anything offensive against the G-d of Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego shall be torn limb from limb and their houses reduced to a rubbish heap, inasmuch as there is no other god who is able to deliver in this way." [Da 3:29 - Show Context] "Thus you will know that I am in the midst of Israel, And that I am the L-RD your G-d, And there is no other; And My people will never be put to shame. [Joe 2:27 - Show Context] The G-d of Avraham, Yitzhak, and Ya'akov — the G-d of the Bible — is absolutely not the same as the god of Islam, as clearly attested to by the Bible [immediately above] and at numerous places in the Qur'an (Koran). This information is being developed as a separate page. Another Articulate Muslim Speaks Out
From: "Ari Levitt" The G-d of Avraham, Yitzhak, and Ya'akov, the only true G-d of the universe, blesses me richly for disclosing the truth about the demon Allah who poses as a god, the god of Yishmael and Muhammad! Frankly, I don't really care what Allah thinks!! ... TO BE CONTINUED? ...Except where indicated, Scripture verses cited on this page are from The New American Standard Bible
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