There is only One God, my Muslim friend

The Qur'an teaches that only God can be in heaven and on earth at the same time, saying: "He is God of heaven and the earth." (Cattle 3) 

No creature can have that exclusive attribute of God except the Almighty God. Therefore, it is true that no one can be in the heavens and earth, at the same time, but God. However, the Lord Jesus Christ came to make great wonders and miracles to prove His deity and support His claim that He is the omnipotent and omnipresent God is who is in heaven and on earth at the same time.

The Gospel tells us that the Christ came down from heaven to earth through a divine virgin birth. Also, the Qur'an points out that Christ's birth were unique distinguishing Him from all other men and prophets without exception. If Christ was a mere human being, it would become necessary that His birth be a congenital, sexual birth, from a human father, like the rest of all the humans. But Christ, who made the world, did not need the agent of the human father be born into the world (Mary 16-34).

Also, all the Muslim scholars unanimously agreed that Christ alone is infallible. Al-Bukhari said quoting the prophet of Islam: 

"Satan pokes with his finger the side of every human, at his birth; except Jesus the son of Mary when he went to poke Him, he poked the curtain, instead."

Of all humans, why was only Jesus singled out and given this unique exception in Islam? Had He not been the Almighty God, who came down voluntarily to our world, without the congenital birth, He would not have been given that sole exception. It is evident that it was not befitting God to be born in the natural human way, after the manner of men, which is summed up by David the prophet, saying:

"Behold I was sharpened iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me."

This is another reason for Muslims to inquire as to why He could forbid Satan from poking Him. No matter how you study this subject, you will find that Jesus is the Most High God who came down from heaven to earth, at the very time He was in heaven.

John 3:1-13 

Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.  This man came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him.”  Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God." Nicodemus said to him, “How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother's womb and be born?”  Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.  That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.  Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’ The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.” Nicodemus said to him, “How can these things be?” Jesus answered him, “Are you the teacher of Israel and yet you do not understand these things?  Truly, truly, I say to you, we speak of what we know, and bear witness to what we have seen, but you do not receive our testimony.  If I have told you earthly things and you do not believe, how can you believe if I tell you heavenly things? No one has ascended into heaven except he who descended from heaven, the Son of Man.

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Is Christmas fake?

 Obejection: 

In Matthew 1:16 we read: "And Jacob begot Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus who is called Christ." The term Christ or "anointed one" is used of every ruler of the Jews, be he good or bad. This term is used often in reference to David and Saul, and found in Psalm 18:50; 132:10; 1 Samuel 24:6,10; 1 Samuel 26:9 and 2 Samuel 1:14. We even find an example of this term being used in reference to a heathen king: "Thus says the Lord to His anointed, to Cyrus, whose right I have held..."

Response:

The term Christ in passive form, meaning "the one who is anointed." The nation of Israel used to pour oil on their prophets as a sign of consecration for a special task-namely, calling a people to the truth (1 Kings 19:16). Those consecrated in this way would be called "anointed ones" (1 Chronicles 16:22, Psalm 105:15).

Initially, the Jews used to anoint priests, such as Aaron and his children (Exodus 40:15, Numbers 3:3). Later, they anointed only chief priests (Exodus 29:29, Leviticus 16:32).

Objects were anointed to indicate their consecration to God's service. Jacob anointed the pillar at Bethel (Genesis 31:13). The tabernacle and its sacred utensils were also anointed (Exodus 30:26-28).

It is understandable that the term "The Christ of the Lord" can be applied to a king, for the Bible teaches us that it is the duty of every person to submit to rulers, because no ruler exists except by God's ordination. He who opposes a king rejects God's ordination, and such will bring judgement on himself (Romans 13:1-8).

As for Jesus, He was also called "Christ" because He was anointed with the Holy Spirit (Luke 4:18, John 1:32-33, Acts 4:27, 10:38). Thus, he was different from anyone else. He is also called "Messiah," and no created being shares this title with him.

Greatness, justice and wisdom are rightly attributed to God, but it is also permissible to attribute them to people who possess the qualities. Yet, when applied to God these terms take a superior meaning. The same is true of the term Christ. It was permissible to use it in reference to prophets, priests and judges, because these men were anointed with oil signify their consecration to service. But when applied to Christ, the word takes on another meaning-one which signifies that He is the eternal Word who took on bodily form, was anointed by the Holy Spirit, performed marvelous miracles, suffered, was crucified and buried, rose again, and ascended to heaven. One cannot refer to any other as "Christ" in that sense. It has become a proper name, applied to Him exclusively. When the term is used today, our minds are directed immediately to Jesus."

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The Ancestors of Muhammad (Part One)

 Abd  al-Muttalib,Muhammad's Grandfather

As Abd al-Muttalib Hashim was sleeping one day, he was commanded in a dream to dig up the well of Zamzam. The Jurhumites had buried it when they migrated from Mecca.

This was the same well from which Allah had allowed the young Ishmael to drink when he was thirsty. His mother had searched for water but found none.  She stood on hill al-Marwa, she prayed a second time for water.  Then Allah sent the angel Gabriel, * who pressed one of Ishmael's heels into the earth; suddenly water appeared.  His mother heard the cries of wild animals.  She became worried about her son so she ran to him and found him lying on his face, drawing water with his hand and drinking.  Then she purified the well of sand.

*Compare Genesis 21:9-21 (the expulsion of Hagar and Ishmael). Long before Muhammad, Allah was considered to be one of many gods of Mecca, but his name is built on the Semitic name of the god El, which means "power". Elohim, Eloah and many derivatives, like Elijah, Beth-El, and so on, are built on the same root. Muhammad adopted the name of the angel Gabriel from the Jewish people and used it as the name for Allah's messenger to his chosen servants.

{The Zamzam Well is a well located within the Masjid al-Haram, Mecca, Saudi Arabia 20 m (66 ft) east of the Kaaba, the holiest place in Islam. According to Islam, it is a miraculously generated source of water from God, which sprang spontaneously thousands of years ago when Ibrahim's (Abraham's) son Isma'll(Ishmael) was left with his mother Hajar(Hagar) in the desert, thirsty and crying. Millions of pilgrims visit the well each year while performing the Haji or Umrah  pilgrimages in order to drink its water.}

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Do you believe this, Muslims?

This is dedicated to Muslims. In Surah 2:285 and Surah 4:136 notice that "His Books" is plural. This means not just the Qur'an but all the Holy Books. In Surah 2:136 please discern the important phrase "We make no difference between one and another of them. This is a clear command that Muslims should regard all Holy Books as equal.

Some Muslims may object saying: "How can the Messiah of God make wine and offer it to the people to drink? God has prohibited wine in the Torah, and the Qur'an repeated that prohibition in The Table 90 and The Cow 216, saying: "O believers, wine and arrowing-shuffling, idols and divining-arrows are an abomination, some of Satan's work; so avoid it; haply so you will prosper."

In the meantime, you find that the Qur'an is promising the believers not just one river but rivers of wine as a delight to the drinkers. The Qur'an says: "This is the similitude of Paradise which the God-fearing have been promised; therein are rivers of water unsealing, rivers of milk unchanging in flavor and rivers of wine - a delight to the drinkers. (Mohammed 15; Man ; The Stinters 25). 

Here we see curiosity peaks and many questions are being raised: "how did the Qur'an prohibit the wine here on earth but make it available to Paradise inhabitants in enormous quantities, flowing as rivers to drink without end? Does the Qur'an mean that God prohibits wine here on earth but He allows it to the Paradise inhabitants so that they can get drunk in heaven?" 

The answer is very clear. The Holy God who prohibits wine and drunkenness on earth, does not allow, in His pure heaven, drunkenness or any agent that causes drunkenness. If wine were found in heaven, it will be that good wine that by nature has nothing to do with drunkenness.

In this chapter, not performing a divine miracle to offer the people the wine that can cause them to lose their memory, their balance, their faculties and their self-respect...but rather He made that other kind of wine that was a delight unto the drinkers who, once they sipped it, the influence of the earthly wine evaporated and their minds were made alert; consequently, they rose up asking about good wine that was a delight to the drinkers.

Read John 2:1-11

On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus' mother was there, and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. When the wine was gone, Jesus' mother said to him, "They have no more wine." "Woman, why do you involve me?"Jesus replied. "My hour has not yet come."  His mother said to the servants, "Do whatever he tells you."  Nearby stood six stone water jars, the kind used by the Jews for ceremonial washing, each holding from twenty to thirty gallons. Jesus said to the servants, "Fill the jars with water"; so they filled them to the brim.  Then he told them, "Now draw some out and take it to the master of the banquet."They did so, and the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine. He did not realize where it had come from, though the servants who had drawn the water knew. Then he called the bridegroom aside and said, "Everyone brings out the choice wine first and then the cheaper wine after the guests have had too much to drink; but you have saved the best till now."  What Jesus did here in Cana of Galilee was the first of the signs through which he revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him.

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Do you know!

 Objection: In Matthew 1:13 we read that Abihud is the son Zerubbalel. This is wrong because Zerubbabel had five sons, according to 1 Chronicles 3:19-20, and none of them is named Abihud.

Response: It was a Jewish custom for a person to be called by a variety of names. This custom is also practiced among the Arabs. This custom spread among the Jews in a special way during the time of the Captivity. A proof of this is what is mentioned in Daniel 1:6-7. 

In any case, we can say Matthew copied the genealogy from Zerubbabel to Christ from the records kept by the Jews. These records were kept in Jerusalem and were guarded with utmost care. After every battle, the priests would revise their genealogies to determine which of the priests' wives had been taken captive and which were not fit to be priests' wives any longer.

Josephus wrote that genealogies of the Jews existed for a period of 2,000 years and that they were preserved until the destruction of Jerusalem. Some of the princes in the captivity mentioned that their ancestry went back to David. Others demonstrated that their line went back to the prophet Samuel.

The Jews' zeal in preserving their ancestry was important to them, for they could thereby boast of their origins and preserve their rights in land claims and positions of service.

Josephus claimed that he himself had found his ancestry in public records kept by the Jews. This being the case, how much more then would the Jews have preserved the public records of their kings' genealogies. Had Matthew deviated from the Jewish records of their records of their kings, they would have opposed him. But none objected to his record, because he had recorded facts accepted by all. 

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Marriage

This is dedicated to Muslims. In Surah 2:285 and Surah 4:136 notice that "His Books" is plural. This means not just the Qur'an but all the Holy Books. In Surah 2:136 please discern the important phrase "We make no difference between one and another of them. This is a clear command that Muslims should regard all Holy Books as equal.

I will now talk about John 2:1-2. These verses say, "And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there: And both Jesus was called, and his disciples, to the marriage."

The Lord Jesus Christ honored the marriage by his presence at the wedding ceremonies at Cana. In this sense, marriage in the real Christian circles is taken more seriously than in other religions. First of all, the Christian marriage is not a mere contract that can be annulled or rescinded whenever the husband or the wife wants. In real Christianity, the marriage is a lifelong commitment and union, where the two become one before God, for life... "for better or for worst, for richer or poorer, in sickness and in health, until death do us part." Such marriage is based upon trust, love and faithfulness, by both parts, the husband and the wife. In Christian marriages, the husband is expected to love his wife as Christ loved the church and died for it, and the wife is expected to honor her husband and follow his lead as the spiritual leader of their household. The husband is not considered better nor the wife inferior, but rather, both are equal in Christ. Of course there can be tense moments, misunderstandings, and friction, but a Christian couple would work seriously in order to iron out their difference, keep their vows and make sure that their marriages work. Unfortunately, wherever you see divorces among so-called Christians, you know then that they are not living the real Christian life, and they will surely give an account before the Judgement Seat of Christ.

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Objection to the Bible

Ojection:

In Matthew 1:12 we find that Zerubbabel is the son of Shealtiel. This is wrong! He is the son of Pedaiah, the nephew of Shealtiel, as documented in 1 Chronicles 3:17-19.

Response:

In Erza 3:2, 5:2, Nehemaiah 12:1 and Haggai 1:1, we find that Zerubbabel was the son of Shealtiel. Josephus the historian also documents that Zerubbabel was the son of Shealtie! If 1Chronicles 3:19 states that Zerubvabel was the son of Pedaiah, this is owing to the fact that the Jews relate a grandson to his grandfather, calling him his son. Genesis 29:5 calls Laban the son of Nabor, when in fact he was the son of Bethuel, son of Nahor (Genesis 24:47). However, if we are to understand that Shealtiel and Pedaiah were brothers, then it follows that Zerubbabel was the natural son of one of them and the legal son of the other, by the constraints of Levitical law. In any case, if Zerubbabel was the son of Shealtiel, as documented by Matthew, it is correct from every angle. This agrees with the rest of the sacred books as well as history.

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