Comparison Between the Bible and the Quran
By
Bassam Zawadi
(Note: Most of the material in this article has been taken from Naser Al Moghamis's Book "Christianity and Islam According to the Bible and Quran")
This article will be divided into sections...
-God's Power
-Can God be seen?
-God's Description
-Is God Just?
-Does God sleep?
-Is God Unhelpful?
-Prophet Moses and Prophet Aaron
-Prophet Lot
-Prophet Solomon
-Prophet Jacob
-Prophet David
-Prophet Noah
-Prophet Job
-Was Jesus Crucified and Cursed
-Prophet Jesus' Behavior Towards His Mother
-Prophet Jesus' Behavior Towards People
-Women's Original Sin
-Women's Veil
-Women's Role
-Women's Testimony
-Women's Inheritance
-Women's Cleanness
-Women's Right to Worship
-Women's Right to Divorce
-Faith and Deeds
-The original sin
-Polygamy
-The Biblical and Quranic Styles
-Wisdom and Knowledge
-Racism
-Killing the Enemy's Women and Children
-Languages
-Worship
-Forbidding Evil
-Hypocrisy
-Wine
-Blood Sacrifice
What The Bible and Quran Say About God
God's Power
Bible says:
Genesis 32:28
Then the man said, "Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, [a] because you have struggled with God and with men and have overcome."
Quran says:
Surah 22:74
They measure not God with His true measure; surely God is All-strong, All-mighty.
Would you rather worship the God of the Bible, whom a man can overcome, or worship a God who cannot be overcome by anyone or anything? The God that cannot be overcome can only be the one true God that revealed the Glorious Quran.
Can God be Seen?
Bible says:
Genesis 32:30
30 So Jacob called the place Peniel, saying, "It is because I saw God face to face, and yet my life was spared."
Exodus 24:9,10
9 Moses and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and the seventy elders of Israel went up 10 and saw the God of Israel. Under his feet was something like a pavement made of sapphire, clear as the sky itself.
These verses contradict:
Exodus 33:20
But," he said, "you cannot see my face, for no one may see me and live."
1 John 4:12
No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.
Quran says:
Surah 6:103
No vision can grasp Him, but His grasp is over all vision: He is above all comprehension, yet is acquainted with all things.
Would you rather worship the God of the Bible, who is finite enough to be seen by a man, or would you worship a God so infinite that No human being can perceive him due to our limited senses? This is the Only True God who revealed the Glorious Quran.
God's Description
Bible says:
2 Samuel 22:9,11
9 Smoke rose from his nostrils;
consuming fire came from his mouth,
burning coals blazed out of it.
11 He mounted the cherubim and flew;
he soared [a] on the wings of the wind.
Quran says:
Surah 6:93
And who is more unjust than he who forges a lie against Allah,
Surah 42:11
There is nothing whatever like unto HIM, and HE is the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing.
Surah 16:74
Therefore do not give likenesses to Allah; surely Allah knows and you do not know.
I have no comments; anyone with common sense can easily identify which is the true portrayal of God.
Is God Just?
Bible says:
Psalm 7:6
Arise, O LORD, in your anger;
rise up against the rage of my enemies.
Awake, my God; decree justice.
Job 19:6-7
6 then know that God has wronged me
and drawn his net around me.
7 "Though I cry, 'I've been wronged!' I get no response;
though I call for help, there is no justice.
Quran says:
Surah 10:44
Verily, God wrongs not man at all, but men do wrong themselves.
Surah 4:40
Surely Allah does not do injustice to the weight of an atom, and if it is a good deed He multiplies it and gives from Himself a great reward.
Surah 14:42
Think not that God doth not heed the deeds of those who do wrong. He but giveth them respite against a Day when the eyes will fixedly stare in horror
Would you rather worship the God of the Bible, who does not decree justice for all people, or a God who is all-just? The All-Just God can only be the true God who revealed the Glorious Quran.
Does God Sleep?
Bible says:
Psalm 78:65
Then the Lord awoke as from sleep,
as a man wakes from the stupor of wine.
Psalm 44:23
Awake, O Lord! Why do you sleep?
Rouse yourself! Do not reject us forever.
Quran says:
Surah 2:255
Allah! There is no Allah save Him, the Alive, the Eternal. Neither slumber nor sleep overtaketh Him. Unto Him belongeth whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth. Who is he that intercedeth with Him save by His leave? He knoweth that which is in front of them and that which is behind them, while they encompass nothing of His knowledge save what He will. His throne includeth the heavens and the earth, and He is never weary of preserving them. He is the Sublime, the Tremendous.
Would you rather worship the God of the Bible who sleeps just like us human beings, or would you worship a God who does not sleep because He is never tired? The latter account of God can only be the authentic one and the only true God who revealed the Glorious Quran.
Is God Unhelpful?
Bible says:
Psalm 44:24
Why do you hide your face
and forget our misery and oppression?
Mark 15:34
33At the sixth hour darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour. 34And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?"?which means, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"
Quran says:
Surah 2:186
And when My servants question thee concerning Me, then surely I am nigh. I answer the prayer of the suppliant when he crieth unto Me. So let them hear My call and let them trust in Me, in order that they may be led aright.
Surah 27:62
Or, Who listens to the (soul) distressed when it calls on Him, and Who relieves its suffering, and makes you (mankind) inheritors of the earth? (Can there be another) god besides God? Little it is that ye heed!
Would you rather worship the God of the Bible who doesn't answer His servants' call or a God who does? The All-Hearing God can only be the One True God who revealed the Glorious Quran.
What The Bible and Quran Say About The Prophets
Prophet Moses and Aaron
Bible says:
Deuteronomy 32:48-51
48 On that same day the LORD told Moses, 49 "Go up into the Abarim Range to Mount Nebo in Moab, across from Jericho, and view Canaan, the land I am giving the Israelites as their own possession. 50 There on the mountain that you have climbed you will die and be gathered to your people, just as your brother Aaron died on Mount Hor and was gathered to his people. 51 This is because both of you broke faith with me in the presence of the Israelites at the waters of Meribah Kadesh in the Desert of Zin and because you did not uphold my holiness among the Israelites.
Exodus 32:3-4
3 So all the people took off their earrings and brought them to Aaron. 4 He took what they handed him and made it into an idol cast in the shape of a calf, fashioning it with a tool. Then they said, "These are your gods, [a] O Israel, who brought you up out of Egypt."
Quran says:
Surah 19:51-53
And mention in the Book Moses; he was devoted, and he was a Messenger, a Prophet. We called to him from the right side Of the Mount, and We brought him near in communion. And We gave him his brother Aaron, of Our mercy, a Prophet.
Surah 33:69
O ye who believe! Be not as those who slandered Moses, but Allah proved his innocence of that which they alleged, and he was well esteemed in Allah's sight.
Surah 20:90,91
And certainly Haroun had said to them before: O my people! you are only tried by it, and surely your Lord is the Beneficent God, therefore follow me and obey my order.
They said: We will by no means cease to keep to its worship until Musa returns to us.
Prophet Lot
Bible says:
Genesis 19:33-36
33 That night they got their father to drink wine, and the older daughter went in and lay with him. He was not aware of it when she lay down or when she got up.
34 The next day the older daughter said to the younger, "Last night I lay with my father. Let's get him to drink wine again tonight, and you go in and lie with him so we can preserve our family line through our father." 35 So they got their father to drink wine that night also, and the younger daughter went and lay with him. Again he was not aware of it when she lay down or when she got up.
36 So both of Lot's daughters became pregnant by their father.
Quran says:
Surah 6:86
And Isma'il and Elisha, and Jonas, and Lot: and to all We gave favour above the nations:
Surah 21:74,75
And (as for) Lut, We gave him wisdom and knowledge, and We delivered him from the town which wrought abominations; surely they were an evil people, transgressors;
And We took him into Our mercy; surely he was of the good.
Prophet Solomon
Bible says:
1 Kings 11:4-7
4 As Solomon grew old, his wives turned his heart after other gods, and his heart was not fully devoted to the LORD his God, as the heart of David his father had been. 5 He followed Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, and Molech [a] the detestable god of the Ammonites. 6 So Solomon did evil in the eyes of the LORD; he did not follow the LORD completely, as David his father had done.
7 On a hill east of Jerusalem, Solomon built a high place for Chemosh the detestable god of Moab, and for Molech the detestable god of the Ammonites.
Quran says:
Surah 2:102
And follow that which the devils falsely related against the kingdom of Solomon. Solomon disbelieved not; but the devils disbelieved, teaching mankind magic and that which was revealed to the two angels in Babel, Harut and Marut. Nor did they (the two angels) teach it to anyone till they had said: We are only a temptation, therefore disbelieve not (in the guidance of Allah). And from these two (angles) people learn that by which they cause division between man and wife; but they injure thereby no-one save by Allah's leave. And they learn that which harmeth them and profiteth them not. And surely they do know that he who trafficketh therein will have no (happy) portion in the Hereafter; and surely evil is the price for which they sell their souls, if they but knew.
Surah 38:30
And We bestowed on David, Solomon. How excellent a slave! Lo! he was ever turning in repentance (toward Allah).
Surah 27:15
And We verily gave knowledge unto David and Solomon, and they said: Praise be to Allah, Who hath preferred us above many of His believing slaves!
Prophet Jacob
Bible says:
Genesis 27:36
36 Esau said, "Isn't he rightly named Jacob [a] - He has deceived me these two times: He took my birthright, and now he's taken my blessing!" Then he asked, "Haven't you reserved any blessing for me?"
Hosea 12:2-4
The LORD has a charge to bring against Judah;
he will punish Jacob [a] according to his ways
and repay him according to his deeds.
3 In the womb he grasped his brother's heel;
as a man he struggled with God.
4 He struggled with the angel and overcame him;
he wept and begged for his favor.
He found him at Bethel
and talked with him there-
Quran says:
Surah 21:72,73
And We bestowed upon him Isaac, and Jacob as a grandson. Each of them We made righteous.
Surah 38:45-47
And make mention of Our bondmen, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, men of parts and vision. Lo! We purified them with a pure thought, remembrance of the Home (of the Hereafter).Lo! in Our sight they are verily of the elect, the excellent.
Prophet David
Bible says:
2 Samuel 11:2-26
2 One evening David got up from his bed and walked around on the roof of the palace. From the roof he saw a woman bathing. The woman was very beautiful, 3 and David sent someone to find out about her. The man said, "Isn't this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam and the wife of Uriah the Hittite?" 4 Then David sent messengers to get her. She came to him, and he slept with her. (She had purified herself from her uncleanness.) Then she went back home. 5 The woman conceived and sent word to David, saying, "I am pregnant.".....
14 In the morning David wrote a letter to Joab and sent it with Uriah. 15 In it he wrote, "Put Uriah in the front line where the fighting is fiercest. Then withdraw from him so he will be struck down and die."...
26 When Uriah's wife heard that her husband was dead, she mourned for him.
Quran says:
Surah 27:15
And We verily gave knowledge unto David and Solomon, and they said: Praise be to Allah, Who hath preferred us above many of His believing slaves!
Surah 38:17
Bear with what they say, and remember Our bondman David, lord of might, Lo! he was ever turning in repentance (toward Allah).
Surah 38:20
We made his kingdom strong and gave him wisdom and decisive speech.
Surah 38:25
So We forgave him that; and lo! he had access to Our presence and a happy journey's end.
Prophet Noah
Bible says:
Genesis 9:20-25
20 Noah, a man of the soil, proceeded [a] to plant a vineyard. 21 When he drank some of its wine, he became drunk and lay uncovered inside his tent. 22 Ham, the father of Canaan, saw his father's nakedness and told his two brothers outside. 23 But Shem and Japheth took a garment and laid it across their shoulders; then they walked in backward and covered their father's nakedness. Their faces were turned the other way so that they would not see their father's nakedness.
24 When Noah awoke from his wine and found out what his youngest son had done to him, 25 he said,
"Cursed be Canaan!
The lowest of slaves
will he be to his brothers."
Quran says:
Surah 3:33
Lo! Allah preferred Adam and Noah and the Family of Abraham and the Family of 'Imran above (all His) creatures.
Surah 17:3
They were) the seed of those whom We carried (in the ship) along with Noah. Lo! he was a grateful slave.
Prophet Job
Bible says:
Job 3:1
1 After this, Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth.
Job 10:2-3
2 I will say to God: Do not condemn me,
but tell me what charges you have against me. 3 Does it please you to oppress me,
to spurn the work of your hands,
while you smile on the schemes of the wicked?
Job 19:6-7
6 then know that God has wronged me
and drawn his net around me.
7 "Though I cry, 'I've been wronged!' I get no response;
though I call for help, there is no justice.
Job 24:1
1 "Why does the Almighty not set times for judgment?
Why must those who know him look in vain for such days?
Job 31:6
6 let God weigh me in honest scales
and he will know that I am blameless-
Job 34:9
9 For he says, 'It profits a man nothing
when he tries to please God.'
Quran says:
Surah 38:41
And make mention (O Muhammad) of Our bondman Job, when he cried unto his Lord (saying): Lo! the devil doth afflict me with distress and torment. (And it was said unto him): Strike the ground with thy foot. This (spring) is a cool bath and a refreshing drink.And We bestowed on him (again) his household and therewith the like thereof, a mercy from Us, and a memorial for men of understanding.And (it was said unto him): Take in thine hand a branch and smite therewith, and break not thine oath. Lo! We found him steadfast, how excellent a slave! Lo! he was ever turning in repentance (to his Lord).
Christians believe that their Prophets committed all of these disgusting acts, yet they attack the moral character of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). Ironic, isn't it?
What the Bible and Quran say about Prophet Jesus
Was Prophet Jesus (peace be upon him) Crucified and Cursed?
Bible says:
Galatians 3:13
13Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: "Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree."[a]
Footnotes:
- Galatians 3:13 Deut. 21:23
Quran says:
Surah 3:45
(And remember) when the angels said: O Mary! Lo! Allah giveth thee glad tidings of a word from him, whose name is the Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary, illustrious in the world and the Hereafter, and one of those brought near (unto Allah).
Surah 4:157-158
And because of their saying: We slew the Messiah, Jesus son of Mary, Allah's messenger - they slew him not nor crucified him, but it appeared so unto them; and lo! those who disagree concerning it are in doubt thereof; they have no knowledge thereof save pursuit of a conjecture; they slew him not for certain.But Allah took him up unto Himself. Allah was ever Mighty, Wise.
The Bible says that the Prophet Jesus was crucified to bear God's wrath for the sins of the believers, and accordingly, he was cursed. On the contrary, Muslims believe, according to the Quran, that he was neither crucified nor cursed but was held and will be held in honor in this life and the Hereafter.
Prophet Jesus' Behavior Towards His Mother
Bible says:
John 2:3-4
3When the wine was gone, Jesus' mother said to him, "They have no more wine."
4"Dear woman, why do you involve me?" Jesus replied, "My time has not yet come."
Matthew 12:47-49
47Someone told him, "Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to speak to you."[a]
48He replied to him, "Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?" 49Pointing to his disciples, he said, "Here are my mother and my brothers.
Quran says:
Surah 19:30-32
He said: "I am indeed a servant of God: He hath given me revelation and made me a prophet; "And He hath made me blessed wheresoever I be, and hath enjoined on me Prayer and Charity as long as I live; "(He) hath made me kind to my mother, and not overbearing or miserable;
The Quran affirms that Prophet Jesus (peace be upon him) was kind in his treatment of his mother. For the Muslim, it is totally unbelievable that Prophet Jesus (peace be upon him) called his mother 'Woman' and that he ignored her when she wanted to speak to him. Allah has commanded us in the Quran to treat our mothers kindly, even if they are unbelievers.
Surah 31:14
And We have enjoined on man (to be good) to his parents: in travail upon travail did his mother bear him, and in years twain was his weaning: (hear the command), "Show gratitude to Me and to thy parents: to Me is (thy final) Goal. "But if they strive to make thee join in worship with Me things of which thou hast no knowledge, obey them not; yet bear them company in this life with justice (and consideration), and follow the way of those who turn to me (in love): in the end the return of you all is to Me, and I will tell you the truth (and meaning) of all that ye did."
How could we then believe that Prophet Jesus (peace be upon him) behaved this way towards his mother, Mary, the best and most righteous woman on earth?:
Surah 3:42
And when the angels said: O Mary! Lo! Allah hath chosen thee and made thee pure, and hath preferred thee above (all) the women of creation.
Prophet Jesus' Behavior Towards People
Bible says:
Matthew 12:39
39He answered, "A wicked and adulterous generation asks for a miraculous sign! But none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.
Matthew 23:33
33"You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape being condemned to hell?
Luke 11:40
40You foolish people! Did not the one who made the outside make the inside also?
Matthew 16:23
23Jesus turned and said to Peter, "Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me; you do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men."
Luke 19:27
27But those enemies of mine who did not want me to be king over them-bring them here and kill them in front of me."
Quran says:
Surah 43:63
When Jesus came with Clear Signs, he said: "Now have I come to you with Wisdom, and in order to make clear to you some of the (points) on which ye dispute: therefore fear God and obey me.
Surah 19:32
"(He) hath made me kind to my mother, and not overbearing or miserable;
According to the Bible, Prophet Jesus insulted his people and even his disciples.
In contrast, the Quran indicates that the Prophet Jesus was kind and wise in his behavior towards his people.
What the Bible and Quran Say About Women
Women's Original Sin
Bible says:
Genesis 3: 16
16 To the woman he said, "I will greatly increase your pains in childbearing;
with pain you will give birth to children. Your desire will be for your husband,
and he will rule over you."
When anesthetics came out, the Christian church said that it is not okay for women to use it during childbirth because that would go against god's plan that women must feel pain while they give birth.
1 Timothy 2:11-14
11A woman should learn in quietness and full submission. 12I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man; she must be silent. 13For Adam was formed first, then Eve. 14And Adam was not the one deceived; it was the woman who was deceived and became a sinner.
Quran says:
Surah 7:21-22
And he (Satan) swore to them both, that he was their sincere adviser. So by deceit he brought about their fall: when they tasted of the tree, their shame became manifest to them, and they began to sew together the leaves of the garden over their bodies. And their Lord called unto them: "Did I not forbid you that tree, and tell you that Satan was an avowed enemy unto you?"
Surah 20:121,122
In the result, they both ate of the tree, and so their nakedness appeared to them: they began to sew together, for their covering, leaves from the Garden: thus did Adam disobey his Lord, and allow himself to be seduced. But his Lord chose him (for His Grace): He turned to him, and gave him Guidance.
According to the Quran, both Adam and Eve were tempted by Satan. The Quran points out that both of them were responsible for their sin. However, Adam and Eve prayed earnestly to Allah for forgiveness, and He forgave them of their sins. So, in the Quran, we have a story about "original forgiveness," not "original sin."
According to the Bible, Eve was the sinner, and because of her sin, all humans are born in sin.
Women's Veil
My comments are in red font.
Bible says:
1 Corinthians 11:3-12
3Now I want you to realize that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God. (This shows a hierarchy of authority, funny notice how Christ is under god. But more importantly notice how the woman is under the man) 4Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head. 5And every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head-it is just as though her head were shaved. 6If a woman does not cover her head, she should have her hair cut off; and if it is a disgrace for a woman to have her hair cut or shaved off, she should cover her head. 7A man ought not to cover his head,[a] since he is the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of man. 8For man did not come from woman, but woman from man; (this shows that man is glory of God so they don't have to cover their heads, but not women. They are the glory of men, therefore they have to cover their heads) 9neither was man created for woman, but woman for man. 10For this reason, and because of the angels (some bible commentaries talk but about an incident in which the angels fell in love with the women and came down to earth and took them as wives. Therefore women should cover their heads in order not to tempt the angels to come down and take them as wives this is supported by
Genesis 6: 1-4
When men began to increase in number on the earth and daughters were born to them, 2 the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful, and they married any of them they chose. 3 Then the LORD said, "My Spirit will not contend with [a] man forever, for he is mortal [b] ; his days will be a hundred and twenty years." 4 The Nephilim were on the earth in those days-and also afterward?when the sons of God went to the daughters of men and had children by them. They were the heroes of old, men of renown.
2 Peter 2:4
4For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but sent them to hell,[a] putting them into gloomy dungeons[b] to be held for judgment;
This article proves it was angels http://www.gotquestions.org/sons-of-God.html, the woman ought to have a sign of authority on her head.
Read more about this topic here http://www.call-to-monotheism.com/the_purpose_of__the_women_s_veil_in_the_quran_and_bible
Quran says:
Surah 33:59
O Ye who believe! Enter not the dwellings of the Prophet for a meal without waiting for the proper time, unless permission be granted you. But if ye are invited, enter, and, when your meal is ended, then disperse. Linger not for conversation. Lo! that would cause annoyance to the Prophet, and he would be shy of (asking) you (to go); but Allah is not shy of the truth. And when ye ask of them (the wives of the Prophet) anything, ask it of them from behind a curtain. That is purer for your hearts and for their hearts. And it is not for you to cause annoyance to the messenger of Allah, nor that ye should ever marry his wives after him. Lo! that in Allah's sight would be an enormity.
Surah 33:53
Prophet! Tell thy wives and thy daughters and the women of the believers to draw their cloaks close round them (when they go abroad). That will be better, so that they may be recognised and not annoyed. Allah is ever Forgiving, Merciful.
Just compare the reasons for the veil in each scripture and then tell me which women have honor.
Women's Role
Bible says:
Colossians 3:18
Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.
Exodus 21:7
"If a man sells his daughter as a servant, she is not to go free as menservants do.
1 Timothy 5:9,10
9No widow may be put on the list of widows unless she is over sixty, has been faithful to her husband,[a] 10and is well known for her good deeds, such as bringing up children, showing hospitality, washing the feet of the saints, helping those in trouble and devoting herself to all kinds of good deeds.
Quran says:
Surah 2:228
And women shall have rights similar to the rights against them, according to what is equitable; but men have a degree (of advantage) over them. And God is Exalted in Power, Wise.
The Bible and Quran agree on the man's headship over the family. Yet Christians criticize Islam for this. They are basically shooting themselves in the foot because their scripture teaches the same thing.
Islam treats women and men fairly. Women have rights similar to those of men. However, Islam assigns responsibilities to men and women that suit their physiological and psychological traits. As the head of the family, the man has a duty to earn money to provide for his wife and children with all the requirements of life, such as accommodation, food, and clothes. The woman is assigned to take care of the house and children. The woman in Islam is not responsible for any financial obligations. She is not burdened with any duties other than her house and children.
Since no organization can work successfully without a leader, the husband is appointed as the leader of the family, which is like a small organization. Without a leader, the family will be in complete disorder, and the marriage may end in a divorce.
Women's Testimony
Bible says:
Numbers 5:11-31
The Test for an Unfaithful Wife
11 Then the LORD said to Moses, 12 "Speak to the Israelites and say to them: 'If a man's wife goes astray and is unfaithful to him 13 by sleeping with another man, and this is hidden from her husband and her impurity is undetected (since there is no witness against her and she has not been caught in the act), 14 and if feelings of jealousy come over her husband and he suspects his wife and she is impure?or if he is jealous and suspects her even though she is not impure- 15 then he is to take his wife to the priest. He must also take an offering of a tenth of an ephah [a] of barley flour on her behalf. He must not pour oil on it or put incense on it, because it is a grain offering for jealousy, a reminder offering to draw attention to guilt. 16 " 'The priest shall bring her and have her stand before the LORD. 17 Then he shall take some holy water in a clay jar and put some dust from the tabernacle floor into the water. 18 After the priest has had the woman stand before the LORD, he shall loosen her hair and place in her hands the reminder offering, the grain offering for jealousy, while he himself holds the bitter water that brings a curse. 19 Then the priest shall put the woman under oath and say to her, "If no other man has slept with you and you have not gone astray and become impure while married to your husband, may this bitter water that brings a curse not harm you. 20 But if you have gone astray while married to your husband and you have defiled yourself by sleeping with a man other than your husband"- 21 here the priest is to put the woman under this curse of the oath-"may the LORD cause your people to curse and denounce you when he causes your thigh to waste away and your abdomen to swell. [b] 22 May this water that brings a curse enter your body so that your abdomen swells and your thigh wastes away. [c] "
" 'Then the woman is to say, "Amen. So be it." 23 " 'The priest is to write these curses on a scroll and then wash them off into the bitter water. 24 He shall have the woman drink the bitter water that brings a curse, and this water will enter her and cause bitter suffering. 25 The priest is to take from her hands the grain offering for jealousy, wave it before the LORD and bring it to the altar. 26 The priest is then to take a handful of the grain offering as a memorial offering and burn it on the altar; after that, he is to have the woman drink the water. 27 If she has defiled herself and been unfaithful to her husband, then when she is made to drink the water that brings a curse, it will go into her and cause bitter suffering; her abdomen will swell and her thigh waste away, [d] and she will become accursed among her people. 28 If, however, the woman has not defiled herself and is free from impurity, she will be cleared of guilt and will be able to have children. 29 " 'This, then, is the law of jealousy when a woman goes astray and defiles herself while married to her husband, 30 or when feelings of jealousy come over a man because he suspects his wife. The priest is to have her stand before the LORD and is to apply this entire law to her. 31 The husband will be innocent of any wrongdoing, but the woman will bear the consequences of her sin.'
This just shows that the woman is guilty unless proven innocent.
Deuteronomy 22:11-21
Marriage Violations
13 If a man takes a wife and, after lying with her, dislikes her 14 and slanders her and gives her a bad name, saying, "I married this woman, but when I approached her, I did not find proof of her virginity," 15 then the girl's father and mother shall bring proof that she was a virgin to the town elders at the gate. 16 The girl's father will say to the elders, "I gave my daughter in marriage to this man, but he dislikes her. 17 Now he has slandered her and said, 'I did not find your daughter to be a virgin.' But here is the proof of my daughter's virginity." Then her parents shall display the cloth before the elders of the town, 18 and the elders shall take the man and punish him. 19 They shall fine him a hundred shekels of silver [a] and give them to the girl's father, because this man has given an Israelite virgin a bad name. She shall continue to be his wife; he must not divorce her as long as he lives.
20 If, however, the charge is true and no proof of the girl's virginity can be found, 21 she shall be brought to the door of her father's house and there the men of her town shall stone her to death. She has done a disgraceful thing in Israel by being promiscuous while still in her father's house. You must purge the evil from among you.
This just shows that the woman is guilty unless proven innocent.
Numbers 30: 4-8,16
4 and her father hears about her vow or pledge but says nothing to her, then all her vows and every pledge by which she obligated herself will stand. 5 But if her father forbids her when he hears about it, none of her vows or the pledges by which she obligated herself will stand; the LORD will release her because her father has forbidden her.
This shows that the father can cancel his daughter's oath.
6 "If she marries after she makes a vow or after her lips utter a rash promise by which she obligates herself 7 and her husband hears about it but says nothing to her, then her vows or the pledges by which she obligated herself will stand. 8 But if her husband forbids her when he hears about it, he nullifies the vow that obligates her or the rash promise by which she obligates herself, and the LORD will release her.
This shows the husband can cancel his wife’s oath.
This also means that it is difficult for a woman to conduct business because no one would trust her. If she agrees, her father or husband can annul that agreement as easily.
In Surah 24, we read that if a man wants to accuse his wife of adultery, then he has to bring four witnesses forward, and if he cannot provide those four witnesses, then he has to take five oaths. If the wife wants to negate his testimony, she does the same. This shows that the woman’s testimony is equal to that of a man. If a man also wants to accuse a chaste woman of being adulterous, then he must provide witnesses; they wouldn’t just take his testimony because he is a man. If he doesn’t provide that testimony, he will be lashed eighty times. Look at how Islam protects women from being falsely accused. If both of them testify, the judge will declare that they should separate and not be married anymore because of the tension between them
Read more here http://www.call-to-monotheism.com/the_testimony_of_women_in_the_bible_
Quran says:
Surah 24:6-9
As for those who accuse their wives but have no witnesses except themselves; let the testimony of one of them be four testimonies, (swearing) by Allah that he is of those who speak the truth; And yet a fifth, invoking the curse of Allah on him if he is of those who lie. And it shall avert the punishment from her if she bear witness before Allah four times that the thing he saith is indeed false, And a fifth (time) that the wrath of Allah be upon her if he speaketh truth.
Surah 24:4
And those who accuse honourable women but bring not four witnesses, scourge them (with) eighty stripes and never (afterward) accept their testimony - They indeed are evil-doers -
Surah 24:23
Lo! as for those who traduce virtuous, believing women (who are) careless, cursed are they in the world and the Hereafter. Theirs will be an awful doom.
According to the judgment of the Bible, if a man accuses his wife of not being a virgin, the wife's father and mother have to bring proof that she was a virgin; otherwise, the wife will be stoned to death! The wife's testimony carries no weight!
According to the judgment of the Glorious Quran, if a man accuses his wife of committing adultery, the wife can nullify the accusation as her testimony is accepted. Consequently, the wife will not be punished. However, if the accuser is not her husband, he must bring four witnesses. If not, he will receive eighty lashes, and his testimony will be rejected forever.
Look at how the Quran uplifts the woman!
Women's Inheritance
Bible says:
Numbers 27:8-11
8 "Say to the Israelites, 'If a man dies and leaves no son, turn his inheritance over to his daughter. 9 If he has no daughter, give his inheritance to his brothers. 10 If he has no brothers, give his inheritance to his father's brothers. 11 If his father had no brothers, give his inheritance to the nearest relative in his clan, that he may possess it. This is to be a legal requirement for the Israelites, as the LORD commanded Moses.' "
This shows that the daughters would not get anything if the sons were alive, unlike Islam, which would give her half of the son's.
Numbers 36:6-9
6 This is what the LORD commands for Zelophehad's daughters: They may marry anyone they please as long as they marry within the tribal clan of their father. 7 No inheritance in Israel is to pass from tribe to tribe, for every Israelite shall keep the tribal land inherited from his forefathers. 8 Every daughter who inherits land in any Israelite tribe must marry someone in her father's tribal clan, so that every Israelite will possess the inheritance of his fathers. 9 No inheritance may pass from tribe to tribe, for each Israelite tribe is to keep the land it inherits."
This shows that if a woman did inherit and wanted to get married, she had to marry someone from within the tribe to not transfer that inherited money to another tribe. The money must stay in the tribe, unlike Muslim women who can marry whomever they please.
Quran says:
Surah 4:7
Unto the men (of a family) belongeth a share of that which parents and near kindred leave, and unto the women a share of that which parents and near kindred leave, whether it be little or much - a legal share.
Surah 4:11
Allah chargeth you concerning (the provision for) your children: to the male the equivalent of the portion of two females, and if there be women more than two, then theirs is two-thirds of the inheritance, and if there be one (only) then the half. And to each of his parents a sixth of the inheritance, if he have a son; and if he have no son and his parents are his heirs, then to his mother appertaineth the third; and if he have brethren, then to his mother appertaineth the sixth, after any legacy he may have bequeathed, or debt (hath been paid). Your parents and your children: Ye know not which of them is nearer unto you in usefulness. It is an injunction from Allah. Lo! Allah is Knower, Wise.
Women in Islam are entitled to a share of the inheritance. The daughter’s portion is half of that of the son’s. This share is very generous given that in Islam, the man’s financial obligations are far more extensive than the woman’s. The man gives the dowry to his wife. He pays for all the necessities of life, such as accommodation, food, and clothes. He supports his parents in addition to his wife and children. On the other hand, the wife does not have to support anyone, including herself, because her husband is responsible for caring for her, no matter how rich she is. It is worth noting that in some cases, the woman’s share of inheritance is equal to that of the man’s.
Recommended reading
http://www.islam101.com/sociology/inheritance.htm
Women's Cleanness
Bible says:
Leviticus 15:19-22, 25-30
19 " 'When a woman has her regular flow of blood, the impurity of her monthly period will last seven days, and anyone who touches her will be unclean till evening.
20 " 'Anything she lies on during her period will be unclean, and anything she sits on will be unclean. 21 Whoever touches her bed must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean till evening. 22 Whoever touches anything she sits on must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean till evening.
25 " 'When a woman has a discharge of blood for many days at a time other than her monthly period or has a discharge that continues beyond her period, she will be unclean as long as she has the discharge, just as in the days of her period. 26 Any bed she lies on while her discharge continues will be unclean, as is her bed during her monthly period, and anything she sits on will be unclean, as during her period. 27 Whoever touches them will be unclean; he must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean till evening.
28 " 'When she is cleansed from her discharge, she must count off seven days, and after that she will be ceremonially clean. 29 On the eighth day she must take two doves or two young pigeons and bring them to the priest at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. 30 The priest is to sacrifice one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering. In this way he will make atonement for her before the LORD for the uncleanness of her discharge.
Quran says:
Surah 2:222
They ask you about menstruation: say, "It is harmful; you shall avoid sexual intercourse with the women during menstruation; do not approach them until they are rid of it. Once they are rid of it, you may have intercourse with them in the manner designed by GOD. GOD loves the repenters, and He loves those who are clean."
The Bible describes a woman's period as if it is a highly contagious disease that can be passed to other people through physical contact. In addition, a woman's discharge of blood is considered a sin for which she has to repent!
In Islam, a woman's period or discharge of blood is neither considered a sin nor a transmittable disease. During a woman's period, the husband and the wife can do everything except sexual intercourse because it is harmful, according to the Quran
Read the following articles for a deeper insight:
http://islamic-answers.com/women_are_the_source_of_men_s_unclean_state_
http://islamic-answers.com/how_does_the_bible_view_and_treat_women_during_their_menses__
Women's Right To Worship
Bible says:
1 Corinthians 14:34-35
34women should remain silent in the churches. They are not allowed to speak, but must be in submission, as the Law says. 35If they want to inquire about something, they should ask their own husbands at home; for it is disgraceful for a woman to speak in the church.
Quran says:
Surah 33:35
For Muslim men and women, - for believing men and women, for devout men and women, for true men and women, for men and women who are patient and constant, for men and women who humble themselves, for men and women who give in Charity, for men and women who fast (and deny themselves), for men and women who guard their chastity, and for men and women who engage much in God's praise, - for them has God prepared forgiveness and great reward.
This verse indicates that the spiritual and moral duties for men and women in Islam are the same - Both have to believe, both have to pray, both have to fast, both have to give Zakat, etc.
Women's Right For Divorce
Bible says:
1 Corinthians 7:13
"And if a woman has a husband who is not a believer and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce him."
So, a believing woman is forced to stay with her unbelieving husband. She has to risk having her spiritual beliefs affected by her unbelieving husband.
So, it is the unbelieving man's choice to divorce the believing woman if he will. She cannot leave him, even if she fears that their children would be negatively influenced by the father's "Non-Christian" spiritual beliefs.
So, according to Christianity, women are not even allowed to protect their little kids' spiritual beliefs from their unbelieving husbands!
In Islam, a Muslim woman is only allowed to marry a Muslim man to protect her spiritual beliefs.
Other Teachings and Beliefs
Faith and Deeds
Bible says:
Romans 10:9
9That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
Galatians 2:16,21
16know that a man is not justified by observing the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by observing the law, because by observing the law no one will be justified....21I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died for nothing!"
These verses contradict with these verses from the bible...
James 2:14
14What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save him?
James 2:17
17In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.
James 2:24
24You see that a person is justified by what he does and not by faith alone.
Quran says:
Surah 4:123-124
It will not be in accordance with your desires, nor the desires of the People of the Scripture. He who doeth wrong will have the recompense thereof, and will not find against Allah any protecting friend or helper.And whoso doeth good works, whether of male or female, and he (or she) is a believer, such will enter paradise and they will not be wronged the dint in a date-stone.
Surah 24:39
As for those who disbelieve, their deeds are as a mirage in a desert. The thirsty one supposeth it to be water till he cometh unto it and findeth it naught, and findeth, in the place thereof, Allah Who payeth him his due; and Allah is swift at reckoning.
The Original Sin
Bible says:
Romans 5:19
19For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous.
1 Corinthians 1:21-25
21For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe. 22Jews demand miraculous signs and Greeks look for wisdom, 23but we preach Christ crucified: a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, 24but to those whom God has called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. 25For the foolishness of God is wiser than man's wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man's strength.
1 Corinthians 3:18
18Do not deceive yourselves. If any one of you thinks he is wise by the standards of this age, he should become a "fool" so that he may become wise.
1 Corinthians 15:3
For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,
This contradicts with:
Deuteronomy 24:16
16 Fathers shall not be put to death for their children, nor children put to death for their fathers; each is to die for his own sin.
Ezekiel 18:20-23
20 The soul who sins is the one who will die. The son will not share the guilt of the father, nor will the father share the guilt of the son. The righteousness of the righteous man will be credited to him, and the wickedness of the wicked will be charged against him.
21 "But if a wicked man turns away from all the sins he has committed and keeps all my decrees and does what is just and right, he will surely live; he will not die. 22 None of the offenses he has committed will be remembered against him. Because of the righteous things he has done, he will live. 23 Do I take any pleasure in the death of the wicked? declares the Sovereign LORD. Rather, am I not pleased when they turn from their ways and live?
Quran says:
Surah 20:121-122
Then they twain ate thereof, so that their shame became apparent unto them, and they began to hide by heaping on themselves some of the leaves of the Garden. And Adam disobeyed his Lord, so went astray. Then his Lord chose him, and relented toward him, and guided him.
Surah 53:36-39
Or hath he not had news of what is in the books of Moses. And Abraham who paid his debt: That no laden one shall bear another's load, And that man hath only that for which he maketh effort,
Polygamy
There is not a single clear cut verse in the bible that prohibits polygamy. http://www.answering-christianity.com/ntpoly.htm
I recommend reading the following article http://www.islamawareness.net/Polygamy/why.html
The Biblical and Quranic Styles
Bible says:
Ezekiel 23:20
20 There she lusted after her lovers, whose genitals were like those of donkeys and whose emission was like that of horses. 21 So you longed for the lewdness of your youth, when in Egypt your bosom was caressed and your young breasts fondled.
Quran says:
Surah 16:112
And Allah sets forth a parable: (Consider) a town safe and secure to which its means of subsistence come in abundance from every quarter; but it became ungrateful to Allah's favors, therefore Allah made it to taste the utmost degree of hunger and fear because of what they wrought.
Surah 41:15-18
Then as to Ad, they were unjustly proud in the land, and they said: Who is mightier in strength than we? Did they not see that Allah Who created them was mightier than they in strength, and they denied Our communications? So We sent on them a furious wind in unlucky days, that We may make them taste the chastisement of abasement in this world's life; and certainly the chastisement of the hereafter is much more abasing, and they shall not be helped. And as to Samood, We showed them the right way, but they chose error above guidance, so there overtook them the scourge of an abasing chastisement for what they earned. And We delivered those who believed and guarded (against evil).
To show the seriousness of idolatry and sins committed by Israel and Judah, the Bible pictured Samaria and Jerusalem as two sisters engaged in prostitution. This prostitution metaphor is often used in the Bible (Ezekiel 16:2-32, Jeremiah 3:1)
The author of these verses used very lewd sexual expressions and words that obviously cannot be attributed to Allah. If any moral person cannot utter these words, then how could we believe that Allah spoke them?
In contrast, when the Quran talks about the sins committed by some people and their punishment, it uses very noble and impressive language, which moves the reader to tears and fills the heart with awe. It does not take long for the reader to recognize the beauty and majesty of the Word of Allah.
Wisdom and Knowledge
Bible says:
Ecclesiastes 1:18
For with much wisdom comes much sorrow;
the more knowledge, the more grief.
Ecclesiastes 2:15
Then I thought in my heart,
"The fate of the fool will overtake me also.
What then do I gain by being wise?"
I said in my heart,
"This too is meaningless."
Quran says:
Surah 2:269
He grants wisdom to whom He pleases, and whoever is granted wisdom, he indeed is given a great good and none but men of understanding mind.
Surah 58:11
O you who believe! when it is said to you, Make room in (your) assemblies, then make ample room, Allah will give you ample, and when it is said: Rise up, then rise up. Allah will exalt those of you who believe, and those who are given knowledge, in high degrees; and Allah is Aware of what you do.
Racism
Bible says:
Genesis 9:20-25
20 Noah, a man of the soil, proceeded [a] to plant a vineyard. 21 When he drank some of its wine, he became drunk and lay uncovered inside his tent. 22 Ham, the father of Canaan, saw his father's nakedness and told his two brothers outside. 23 But Shem and Japheth took a garment and laid it across their shoulders; then they walked in backward and covered their father's nakedness. Their faces were turned the other way so that they would not see their father's nakedness.
24 When Noah awoke from his wine and found out what his youngest son had done to him, 25 he said,
"Cursed be Canaan!
The lowest of slaves
will he be to his brothers."
Deuteronomy 23:20
20 You may charge a foreigner interest, but not a brother Israelite, so that the LORD your God may bless you in everything you put your hand to in the land you are entering to possess.
Quran says:
Surah 49:13
O mankind! Lo! We have created you male and female, and have made you nations and tribes that ye may know one another. Lo! the noblest of you, in the sight of Allah, is the best in conduct. Lo! Allah is Knower, Aware.
Surah 8:63
And (as for the believers) hath attuned their hearts. If thou hadst spent all that is in the earth thou couldst not have attuned their hearts, but Allah hath attuned them. Lo! He is Mighty, Wise.
Killing the Enemy's Women and Children
Bible says:
1 Samuel 15:2,3
2 This is what the LORD Almighty says: 'I will punish the Amalekites for what they did to Israel when they waylaid them as they came up from Egypt.3 Now go, attack the Amalekites and totally destroy [a] everything that belongs to them. Do not spare them; put to death men and women, children and infants, cattle and sheep, camels and donkeys.' "
Numbers 31:17,18
17 Now kill all the boys. And kill every woman who has slept with a man,18 but save for yourselves every girl who has never slept with a man.
Deuteronomy 20:16
16 However, in the cities of the nations the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, do not leave alive anything that breathes.
Quran says:
Surah 2:190
"Fight in the cause of God those who fight you, but do not transgress limits; for God loveth not transgressors.
Surah 8:61
"But if the enemy incline towards peace, do thou (also) incline towards peace, and trust in God: for He is One that heareth and knoweth (all things)
Surah 5:28
"If thou dost stretch thy hand against me, to slay me, it is not for me to stretch my hand against thee to slay thee: for I do fear God, the cherisher of the worlds.
Surah 2:193
"And fight them until persecution is no more, and religion is for God. But if they desist, then let there be no hostility except against wrongdoers.
Surah 60:8-9
God forbids you not, with regard to those who fight you not for (your) Faith nor drive you out of your homes, from dealing kindly and justly with them: for God loveth those who are just.God only forbids you, with regard to those who fight you for (your) Faith, and drive you out of your homes, and support (others) in driving you out, from turning to them (for friendship and protection). It is such as turn to them (in these circumstances), that do wrong.
Languages
Bible says:
Genesis 11:1-7
1 Now the whole world had one language and a common speech. 2 As men moved eastward, [a] they found a plain in Shinar [b] and settled there.
3 They said to each other, "Come, let's make bricks and bake them thoroughly." They used brick instead of stone, and tar for mortar. 4 Then they said, "Come, let us build ourselves a city, with a tower that reaches to the heavens, so that we may make a name for ourselves and not be scattered over the face of the whole earth."
5 But the LORD came down to see the city and the tower that the men were building. 6 The LORD said, "If as one people speaking the same language they have begun to do this, then nothing they plan to do will be impossible for them. 7 Come, let us go down and confuse their language so they will not understand each other."
Quran says:
Surah 30:22
And of His signs is the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the difference of your languages and colours. Lo! herein indeed are portents for men of knowledge.
According to the Bible, the difference in languages was a plot from God, who felt jealous and afraid when He saw men speaking the same language.
Allah says in the Quran that the difference in languages is a miracle, not a curse. Allah does not plot jealousy against humans. All humans cannot do anything against the will of Allah and can neither harm nor benefit the Almighty Allah whether they speak one language or not.
Worship
Bible says:
Psalm 33:2,3
2 Praise the LORD with the harp;
make music to him on the ten-stringed lyre.
3 Sing to him a new song;
play skillfully, and shout for joy.
Psalm 150:1-5
1 Praise the LORD. [a]
Praise God in his sanctuary;
praise him in his mighty heavens.
2 Praise him for his acts of power;
praise him for his surpassing greatness.
3 Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet,
praise him with the harp and lyre,
4 praise him with tambourine and dancing,
praise him with the strings and flute,
5 praise him with the clash of cymbals,
praise him with resounding cymbals.
Footnotes:
- Psalm 150:1 Hebrew Hallelu Yah ; also in verse 6
Quran says:
Surah 3:113
They are not all alike. Of the People of the Scripture there is a staunch community who recite the revelations of Allah in the night season, falling prostrate (before Him).
Surah 19:58-61
These are they unto whom Allah showed favour from among the prophets, of the seed of Adam and of those whom We carried (in the ship) with Noah, and of the seed of Abraham and Israel, and from among those whom We guided and chose. When the revelations of the Beneficent were recited unto them, they fell down, adoring and weeping. Now there hath succeeded them a later generation whom have ruined worship and have followed lusts. But they will meet deception. Save him who shall repent and believe and do right. Such will enter the Garden, and they will not be wronged in aught -Gardens of Eden, which the Beneficent hath promised to His slaves in the unseen. Lo! His promise is ever sure of fulfilment -
Surah 22:77
O ye who believe! Bow down and prostrate yourselves, and worship your Lord, and do good, that haply ye may prosper.
Surah 31:6
And of mankind is he who payeth for mere pastime of discourse, that he may mislead from Allah's way without knowledge, and maketh it the butt of mockery. For such there is a shameful doom.
Surah 32:15-18
Only those believe in Our revelations who, when they are reminded of them, fall down prostrate and hymn the praise of their Lord, and they are not scornful, Who forsake their beds to cry unto their Lord in fear and hope, and spend of that We have bestowed on them. No soul knoweth what is kept hid for them of joy, as a reward for what they used to do. Is he who is a believer like unto him who is an evil-liver? They are not alike.
The purpose of worship in Islam is to purify and cleanse the soul and help us avoid living a life of sin and evil. The most fundamental and essential act of worship is ‘Salah,’ which is the five daily prayers. These daily prayers strengthen one’s attachment to Allah and remind us of our commitments to Him. They help to prevent Muslims from being dragged into unlawful worldly activities and sins. The prayers are performed five times a day to ensure this purification.
Surah 29:45
Recite what is sent of the Book by inspiration to thee, and establish regular Prayer: for Prayer restrains from shameful and unjust deeds; and remembrance of God is the greatest (thing in life) without doubt. And God knows the (deeds) that ye do.
Performing prayer in congregations in mosques creates bonds of love and equality among Muslims. The poor and the rich, the low and the high, the black and the white, all stand shoulder to shoulder and prostrate themselves before their Lord; racial pride and arrogance die out. They stand in complete devotion and humility, reciting the Verses of the Quran, giving thanks to Allah, and asking Him for forgiveness and help without intermediaries and priests. No other faith can be like Islam in this close, direct, noble relationship with Allah. In the mosque, no priests are claiming the authority to forgive sins on behalf of Allah and turning the hearts of people from pure worship to one God. In the mosque, no music can occupy the mind and divert it away from clear thinking and understanding.
Furthermore, worship in Islam is not limited to the mosque only. Every good action is considered an act of worship if performed sincerely for Allah's sake and according to His Law. Even dealings with parents, relatives, and people can be acts of worship if they are done according to the instructions of Allah for His pleasure. Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said
"Removing obstructions and dirt from the way is charity,"
and he also said:
"Giving your brother a smile is charity, and helping a person load his animal is charity."
Hypocrisy
Bible says:
1 Corinthians 9:19-20
19Though I am free and belong to no man, I make myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible. 20To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win the Jews. To those under the law I became like one under the law (though I myself am not under the law), so as to win those under the law.
Quran says:
Surah 4:138
To the Hypocrites give the glad tidings that there is for them (but) a grievous penalty; -
Surah 4:145
The Hypocrites will be in the lowest depths of the Fire: no helper wilt thou find for them; -
Wine
Bible says:
Ecclesiastes 10:19
19 A feast is made for laughter,
and wine makes life merry,
but money is the answer for everything.
Ecclesiastes 9:5-10
5 For the living know that they will die,
but the dead know nothing;
they have no further reward,
and even the memory of them is forgotten.
6 Their love, their hate
and their jealousy have long since vanished;
never again will they have a part
in anything that happens under the sun.
7 Go, eat your food with gladness, and drink your wine with a joyful heart, for it is now that God favors what you do. 8 Always be clothed in white, and always anoint your head with oil. 9 Enjoy life with your wife, whom you love, all the days of this meaningless life that God has given you under the sun? all your meaningless days. For this is your lot in life and in your toilsome labor under the sun. 10 Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might, for in the grave, [a] where you are going, there is neither working nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom.
John 4:46
46Once more he visited Cana in Galilee, where he had turned the water into wine. And there was a certain royal official whose son lay sick at Capernaum.
Quran says:
Surah 5:90-91
O ye who believe! Intoxicants and gambling, (dedication of) stones, and (divination by) arrows, are an abomination, - of Satan's handwork: eschew such (abomination), that ye may prosper. Satan's plan is (but) to excite enmity and hatred between you, with intoxicants and gambling, and hinder you from the remembrance of God, and from prayer: will ye not then abstain?
Blood Sacrifice
Bible says:
Most Christians erroneously assume that God always needed a sacrifice to please Him. However, they are mistaken. These verses from the Bible clearly show it.
Hosea 6:6
6 For I desire mercy, not sacrifice,
and acknowledgment of God rather than burnt offerings.
Jeremiah 7:31
31 They have built the high places of Topheth in the Valley of Ben Hinnom to burn their sons and daughters in the fire-something I did not command, nor did it enter my mind.
But how can it enter God's (Father) mind to have his own son (Jesus) crucified?
Ezekiel 18:21,22,24
21 "But if a wicked man turns away from all the sins he has committed and keeps all my decrees and does what is just and right, he will surely live; he will not die.
22 None of the offenses he has committed will be remembered against him. Because of the righteous things he has done, he will live.
23 Do I take any pleasure in the death of the wicked? declares the Sovereign LORD. Rather, am I not pleased when they turn from their ways and live?
24 "But if a righteous man turns from his righteousness and commits sin and does the same detestable things the wicked man does, will he live? None of the righteous things he has done will be remembered. Because of the unfaithfulness he is guilty of and because of the sins he has committed, he will die.
This verse simply states that if someone turns away from the evil he has done, God will forgive him. There does not need to be any bloodshed. This is what we believe in Islam as well.
Isaiah 66:3
3 But whoever sacrifices a bull is like one who kills a man, and whoever offers a lamb,
like one who breaks a dog's neck; whoever makes a grain offering is like one who presents pig's blood, and whoever burns memorial incense,
like one who worships an idol. They have chosen their own ways,
and their souls delight in their abominations;
This verse shows that blood sacrifices are useless in the eyes of God.
Psalm 51:16-19
16 You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it;
you do not take pleasure in burnt offerings.
17 The sacrifices of God are [a] a broken spirit;
a broken and contrite heart,
O God, you will not despise.
18 In your good pleasure make Zion prosper;
build up the walls of Jerusalem.
19 Then there will be righteous sacrifices,
whole burnt offerings to delight you;
then bulls will be offered on your altar.
What God truly wants is for us to be sincerely regretful when we commit sins and turn to Him.
Matthew 6:9-15
"This, then, is how you should pray:
" 'Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
10your kingdom come,
your will be done
on earth as it is in heaven.
11Give us today our daily bread.
12Forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
13And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one.[a]' 14For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.
We ask God to forgive us of our sins the same way we forgive people. If Jesus was crucified for our sins, then why should we ask God for forgiveness of our sins if the debt has already been paid for on the cross?
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