The aim of this post is to share some of the many reasons why the Islamic deity cannot be the same God revealed in the Person of Jesus Christ and his inspired Word, the Holy Bible. The evidence will prove that Muhammad’s Allah is not the same as the Father of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
GOD AS SPIRITUAL FATHER
Muhammad’s ilah
The god proclaimed by Muhammad isn’t a spiritual father who relates to his people in a loving, intimate filial manner. Allah rejects such a notion and even chides Jews and Christians for thinking they are the spiritual children of God:
The Jews and Christians say: We are sons of Allah and His loved ones. Say: Why then doth He chastise you for your sins? Nay, ye are but mortals of His creating. He forgiveth whom He will, and chastiseth whom He will. Allah’s is the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them, and unto Him is the journeying. S. 5:18
The highest form of intimacy one has with Allah is that of a slave to master relationship:
And they say: The Beneficent hath taken unto Himself a son. Assuredly ye utter a disastrous thing Whereby almost the heavens are torn, and the earth is split asunder and the mountains fall in ruins, That ye ascribe unto the Beneficent a son, When it is not meet for (the Majesty of) the Beneficent that He should choose a son. There is none in the heavens and the earth but cometh unto the Beneficent as a slave. S. 19:88-93
Allah is clear that he chooses to have no children, especially a son with whom he shares his dominion:
If Allah had willed to choose a son, He could have chosen what He would of that which He hath created. Be He Glorified! He is Allah, the One, the Absolute. S. 39:4
And say: Praise be to Allah, Who hath not taken unto Himself a son, and Who hath no partner in the Sovereignty, nor hath He any protecting friend through dependence. And magnify Him with all magnificence. S. 17:111
He unto Whom belongeth the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth, He hath chosen no son nor hath He any partner in the Sovereignty. He hath created everything and hath meted out for it a measure. S. 25:2
Muhammad’s deity even goes as far as to threaten to fight and subjugate Christians for believing that Christ is his Son, calling them perverted for holding to such a belief:
And the Jews say: Ezra is the son of Allah, and the Christians say: The Messiah is the son of Allah. That is their saying with their mouths. They imitate the saying of those who disbelieved of old. Allah (Himself) fighteth against them. How perverse are they! S. 9:30
The God Revealed in Jesus
According to God’s only inspired writings, the true God is the Father of Christ, who personally bears witness to Jesus being his beloved Son whom he delights in and who commands all to obey:
“Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesare′a Philippi, he asked his disciples, ‘Who do men say that the Son of man is?’ And they said, ‘Some say John the Baptist, others say Eli′jah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.’ He said to them, ‘But who do you say that I am?’ Simon Peter replied, ‘You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.’ And Jesus answered him, ‘Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jona! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven.’” Matthew 16:13-17
“In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. And when he came up out of the water, immediately he saw the heavens opened and the Spirit descending upon him like a dove; and a voice came from heaven, ‘Thou art my beloved Son; with thee I am well pleased.’” Mark 1:9-11
“And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and led them up a high mountain apart by themselves; and he was transfigured before them, and his garments became glistening, intensely white, as no fuller on earth could bleach them. And there appeared to them Eli′jah with Moses; and they were talking to Jesus. And Peter said to Jesus, ‘Master, it is well that we are here; let us make three booths, one for you and one for Moses and one for Eli′jah.’ For he did not know what to say, for they were exceedingly afraid. And a cloud overshadowed them, and a voice came out of the cloud, ‘This is my beloved Son; listen to him.’” Mark 9:2-7
“For we did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty. For when he received honor and glory from God the Father and the voice was borne to him by the Majestic Glory, ‘This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased,’ we heard this voice borne from heaven, for we were with him on the holy mountain.’” 2 Peter 1:16-18
God also testifies that Jesus is his Son that reigns with him forever, being the Father’s beloved Heir who owns everything that belongs to the Father:
“But he was silent and made no answer. Again the high priest asked him, ‘Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?’And Jesus said, ‘I am; and you will see the Son of man sitting at the right hand of Power, and coming with the clouds of heaven.’” Mark 14:61-62
“He had still one other, a beloved son; finally he sent him to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’ But those tenants said to one another, ‘This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’ And they took him and killed him, and cast him out of the vineyard.” Mark 12:6-8
“He will glorify me, for he will take what is mine and declare it to you. All that the Father has is mine; therefore I said that he will take what is mine and declare it to you.” John 16:14-15 – Cf. 17:2, 10; Colossians 1:13-18; Hebrews 1:2-3
And since the Father owns all creation, this means every created thing exists for and belongs to the Son, which includes Muhammad and his followers.
Furthermore, as the unique Son Christ is the only One who knows the Father intimately, to the same extent that the Father knows him. As such, Jesus is the only One who is able to perfectly reveal the Father to all who would place their faith in the Son:
“In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, ‘I thank thee, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to babes; yea, Father, for such was thy gracious will. All things have been delivered to me by my Father; and no one knows who the Son is except the Father, or who the Father is except the Son and any one to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.’” Luke 10:21-22
“No one has ever seen God; the only Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he has made him known.” John 1:18
“Jesus answered them, ‘Do not murmur among yourselves. No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him; and I will raise him up at the last day. It is written in the prophets, “And they shall all be taught by God.” Every one who has heard and learned from the Father comes to me. Not that any one has seen the Father except him who is from God; he has seen the Father.’” John 6:43-46
“‘Let not your hearts be troubled; believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many rooms; if it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And when I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also. And you know the way where I am going.’ Thomas said to him, ‘Lord, we do not know where you are going; how can we know the way?’ Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father, but by me. If you had known me, you would have known my Father also; henceforth you know him and have seen him.’ Philip said to him, ‘Lord, show us the Father, and we shall be satisfied.’ Jesus said to him, ‘Have I been with you so long, and yet you do not know me, Philip? He who has seen me has seen the Father; how can you say, “Show us the Father”? Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father in me? The words that I say to you I do not speak on my own authority; but the Father who dwells in me does his works. Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father in me; or else believe me for the sake of the works themselves.’” John 14:1-11
Moreover, the Father has appointed the Son to be the One who would personally resurrect the dead and judge mankind at the last day. God expressly did this in order that all creation grant to his beloved Son the same honor that they give unto the Father:
“Jesus said to them, ‘Truly, truly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of his own accord, but only what he sees the Father doing; for whatever he does, that the Son does likewise. For the Father loves the Son, and shows him all that he himself is doing; and greater works than these will he show him, that you may marvel. For as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whom he will. The Father judges no one, but has given all judgment to the Son, that all may honor the Son, even as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him… Truly, truly, I say to you, the hour is coming, and now is, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live. For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself… Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming when all who are in the tombs will hear his [the Son’s] voice and come forth, those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of judgment.’” John 5:19-23, 25-26, 28-29
“‘All that the Father gives me will come to me; and him who comes to me I will not cast out. For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me; and this is the will of him who sent me, that I should lose nothing of all that he has given me, but raise it up at the last day. For this is the will of my Father, that every one who sees the Son and believes in him should have eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.’ The Jews then murmured at him, because he said, ‘I am the bread which came down from heaven.’ They said, ‘Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How does he now say, “I have come down from heaven”?’” John 6:37-42
Interestingly, Muhammad is told that if Allah did have a son then he would have to be the first one to worship him:
Say (O Muhammad): If the Beneficent One hath a son, then, I shall be first among the worshippers. (But there is no son). S. 43:81 Pickthall
Note the following translations:
Say: “If (God) Most Gracious had a son, I would be the first to worship.” Yusuf Ali
Say, `If the Gracious God had a son, I would have been the first of worshippers.’ Sher Ali
Say: ‘If the All-merciful has a son, then I am the first to serve him.’ Arberry
Say, ‘If the Merciful One has a son then am I the first to worship him. Palmer
SAY: If the God of Mercy had a son, the first would I be to worship him: Rodwell
Say, if the Merciful had a son, verily I [would be] the first of those who should worship [him]. Sale
And this is exactly what the holy Apostles of the Lord did, namely, worship him for being the unique, divine Son of God who reigns over the winds and seas:
“Then he made the disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds. And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up into the hills by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone, but the boat by this time was many furlongs distant from the land, beaten by the waves; for the wind was against them. And in the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea. But when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified, saying, ‘It is a ghost!’ And they cried out for fear. But immediately he spoke to them, saying, ‘Take heart, it is I; have no fear.’ And Peter answered him, ‘Lord, if it is you, bid me come to you on the water.’ He said, ‘Come.’ So Peter got out of the boat and walked on the water and came to Jesus; but when he saw the wind, he was afraid, and beginning to sink he cried out, ‘Lord, save me.’ Jesus immediately reached out his hand and caught him, saying to him, ‘O man of little faith, why did you doubt?’ And when they got into the boat, the wind ceased. And those in the boat worshiped him, saying, ‘Truly you are the Son of God.’” Matthew 14:22-33
Finally, Christ and his inspired emissaries taught that a person has to be more than a slave if s/he wants to have a permanent place in God’s abode. S/he must become a child of God through faith in Jesus Christ our Lord:
“When they came to Caper′na-um, the collectors of the half-shekel tax went up to Peter and said, ‘Does not your teacher pay the tax?’He said, ‘Yes.’ And when he came home, Jesus spoke to him first, saying, ‘What do you think, Simon? From whom do kings of the earth take toll or tribute? From their sons or from others?’And when he said, ‘From others,’ Jesus said to him, ‘Then the sons are free.However, not to give offense to them, go to the sea and cast a hook, and take the first fish that comes up, and when you open its mouth you will find a shekel; take that and give it to them for me and for yourself.’” Matthew 17:24-27
“As he spoke thus, many believed in him. Jesus then said to the Jews who had believed in him, ‘If you continue in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.’ They answered him, ‘We are descendants of Abraham, and have never been in bondage to any one. How is it that you say, “You will be made free”?’ Jesus answered them, ‘Truly, truly, I say to you, every one who commits sin is a slave to sin. The slave does not continue in the house for ever; the son continues for ever. So if the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed.’” John 8:30-36
“At that time Jesus declared, ‘I thank thee, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to babes; yea, Father, for such was thy gracious will. All things have been delivered to me by my Father; and no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and any one to whom the Son chooses to reveal him. Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.’” Matthew 11:25-30
“But to all who received him, who believed in his name, he gave power to become children of God; who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.” John 1:12-13
“But when the time had fully come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, ‘Abba! Father!’ So through God you are no longer a slave but a son, and if a son then an heir.” Galatians 4:4-7 – Cf. Romans 8:9-18
“See what love the Father has given us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him. Beloved, we are God’s children now; it does not yet appear what we shall be, but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is. And every one who thus hopes in him purifies himself as he is pure.” 1 John 3:1-3
GOD’S UNIVERSAL LOVE
Muhammad’s ilah doesn’t love everyone
The Quran emphatically teaches that Allah does not love every human being, but only loves those who love him and obey Muhammad, and practice righteousness. The Islamic scripture expressly proclaims that Muhammad’s god does not love the ungodly, miser, prodigal etc. (Cf. Q. 2:190, 195, 222; 3:31-32, 146, 159; 5:13, 42; 6:141; 11:90; 16:23; 19:96; 28:77; 42:40; 49:9; 61:4).
These are facts that are even admitted by Muslim polemicists such as Shabir Ally.
Ally unashamedly affirms that his god doesn’t love everyone, and most definitely doesn’t love sinners:
“Due to a slight misunderstanding, many people see this as an unresolvable contradiction. This question has troubled them to the point of driving them away from religion altogether. This misunderstanding begins with the assumption that God loves everyone, even sinners. Then it becomes difficult to explain why God would punish sinners.
“Some people attempt to explain their way around this by saying that God loves the sinner but hates the sin. This explanation would have been good enough if God would punish the sin and save the sinner. Instead, God will punish the sinner, so the problem remains.
“To survey the problem a little further, consider the following quote from Matthew’s Gospel:
‘You have heard that it was said, “Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.” But I tell you: Love your enemies…’ (Matthew 5:43-44).
“Now this passage indicates that it is a good thing to love one’s enemies. It follows, then, that God, being infinitely good, must love His enemies too. But then, why would He punish them? Why, for example, would God torment some of His creatures day and night for ever and ever in a lake of burning sulphur if He loves them? (see Revelation 20:10)
“The Qur’an resolve this problem by indicating QUITE CLEARLY that although God is full of loving kindness He does not love sinners who refuse to change.
“We know from the Qur’an that Allah does not like the following categories of people:
· mischief makers
· treacherous ingrates
· proud people
· prodigals
· rejectors of God’s message.
“It presents, therefore, no difficulty in the mind of a Muslim if God punishes such people. On the other hand, it makes more sense that God will not treat the good and bad in the same manner. Therefore we must all try our best to do what pleases God, and seek His forgiveness for our failings.
“The Qur’an tells us that Allah loves the following categories of people:
· those who do good
· those who repent of their sins
· those who keep themselves clean
· those who fulfil their pledges and are conscious of Allah
· those who are steadfast on the right path
· those who trust in Allah.
“Let us therefore ask God to make us DESERVING of His infinite love.” (Shabir Ally, Common Questions People Ask about Islam [Al Attique Int’l Islamic Publications, Toronto, Ont. Canada], Question 16. If God is Loving, Kind, and Merciful, why would He punish anyone in Hell? pp. 46-48 http://books.google.com/books?id=jixPvnaAR6kC&pg=PA48&lpg=PA48&dq=shabir+ally+allah+loves+the+following+categories+of+people&source=bl&ots=ubgUfrv4aR&sig=zIdO63Gzqaau2ZJRd8e9gQ8VOAM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=7GnzUP3iNILm2QXUu4DQBg&ved=0CEMQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=shabir%20ally%20allah%20loves%20the%20following%20categories%20of%20people&f=false; bold and capital emphasis mine)
The following Islamic scholar concurs with Ally that the Muslim deity doesn’t possess unqualified, unconditional love for mankind:
“Unqualified Divine Love for mankind is an idea completely alien to the Qur’an. In fact ‘to love’ is a phrase too strong to convey the idea of ahaba which can be rendered equally well as ‘to like or to approve.’…
“Even if we adopt the translation ‘loves’ for yuhibbu when it is used with God as the subject, nowhere do we find the idea that God loves mankind. God’s love is conditional. He loves those who do good, 3) those who turn repentant to Him, 4) those who keep themselves clean, 1) those who guard themselves fearfully (against His wrath), 2) those who are patient, 3) those who rely upon Him, 4) those who are just, 5) and those who fight in His cause. 6) On the other hand, He loves not those who transgress, 7) nor any sinful misbeliever, 8) not the unjust, 9) nor the corruption, 10) nor the extravagant, 11) nor the treacherous, 12) nor the proud and boastful, 13) nor the fraudulent sinners, 14) nor those big with pride, 15) nor misbelieving traitors, 16) nor misbelievers. 17)” (Daud Rahbar, God of Justice: A Study in the Ethical Doctrine of the Qur’an [E. J. Brill, Leiden,1960], pp. 172-173)
What’s even more disturbing is that the Quran nowhere exhorts believers to love Allah. Rahbar explains why this is so:
“The relationship of love, as we have said earlier, is a reciprocal one. This is because God Himself loves only the strictly pious. To love God one must presuppose that God is reciprocating the sentiment. And to presuppose that is to presume that one is perfectly pious. Such presumption the Qur’an never allows. Even the most virtuous men as prophets are constantly reminded that they are sinful creatures who must ask forgiveness of smallest sins whether they are aware of them or not. Side by side with such a conception of God’s unrelaxing justice love for God would certainly be out of place. It is therefore very rarely that the subject of human love for God is touched at all in the Qur’an…
“It is probable that hubb for God in all these verses is not strictly love, but a regard for God that outweighs the love of worldly things. The following verse brings out this point:
“Say, ‘If your fathers, and your sons, and your brothers, and your wives, and your clansmen, and the wealth which ye have gained, and the merchandise which ye fear may be slack, and the dwellings which ye love, are dearer to you than God and His Apostle (ahabba ilaykum mina Allahi warasulihi…) than fighting strenuously in His way,–then wait awhile, until God brings His bidding, for God guides not a people who work abomination’!” (9:24)
This is all that the Qur’an has to say on Godward love, On the other hand, fear of God is the most oft-mentioned Godward sentiment in the Qur’an and goes so naturally with the idea of the Lord of justice and authority…” (Ibid., pp. 180-181; bold emphasis mine)
The God revealed in Jesus loves the whole world
The Father of Christ, on the other hand, loves the entire world and desires all mankind to be saved through faith in Jesus Christ our Lord:
“For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God sent the Son into the world, not to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through him. He who believes in him is not condemned; he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.” John 3:16-18
“and hope does not disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us. While we were yet helpless, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. Why, one will hardly die for a righteous man—though perhaps for a good man one will dare even to die. But God shows his love for us in that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us.” Romans 5:5-8
“First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all men, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life, godly and respectful in every way. This is good, and it is acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all, the testimony to which was borne at the proper time.” 1 Timothy 2:1-6
“My little children, I am writing this to you so that you may not sin; but if any one does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous; and he is the expiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world.” 1 John 2:1-2
“He who does not love does not know God; for God is love. In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him. In this is love, not that we loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the expiation for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. No man has ever seen God; if we love one another, God abides in us and his love is perfected in us. By this we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he has given us of his own Spirit. And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son as the Savior of the world. Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God. So we know and believe the love God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.” 1 John 4:8-16
What makes this so remarkable is that Jesus’s holy commandments condemn Muhammad’s Allah as being no better and no greater than pagans and unbelievers who also love only those who love them:
“If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them. And if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same. And if you lend to those from whom you hope to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, to receive as much again. But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for he is kind to the ungrateful and the selfish. Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful.” Luke 6:32-36
“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven; for he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.For if you love those who love you, what reward have you? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? And if you salute only your brethren, what more are you doing than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same? You, therefore, must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.” Matthew 5:43-48
Jesus’ statements against greeting only one’s brethren directly hits at the teachings of the Islamic deity who expressly forbade his jihadis from greeting the disbelievers such as the Jews and Christians. Muhammad’s god even goes so far as to encourage Muhammadans to ridicule, debase, humiliate and disgrace Jews, Christians and idolators:
Paying Jizyah is a Sign of Kufr AND DISGRACE
Allah said …
<until they pay the Jizyah>, if they do not choose to embrace Islam …
<with willing submission>, in defeat and subservience …
<and feel themselves subdued.>, DISGRACED, HUMILIATED AND BELITTLED. Therefore, Muslims are not allowed to honor the people of Dhimmah or elevate them above Muslims, FOR THEY ARE MISERABLE, DISGRACED AND HUMILIATED. Muslim recorded from Abu Hurayrah that the Prophet said…
<<DO NOT INITIATE THE SALAM to the Jews and Christians, and if you meet any of them in a road, FORCE THEM TO ITS NARROWEST ALLEY.>>
This is why the Leader of the faithful `Umar bin Al-Khattab demanded his well-known conditions be met by the Christians, THESE CONDITIONS THAT ENSURED THEIR CONTINUED HUMILIATION, DEGRADATION AND DISGRACE. The scholars of Hadith narrated from `Abdur-Rahman bin Ghanm Al-Ash`ari that he said, “I recorded for `Umar bin Al-Khattab the terms of the treaty of peace he conducted with the Christians of Ash-Sham:
‘In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. This is a document to the servant of Allah `Umar, the Leader of the faithful, from the Christians of such and such city. When you (Muslims) came to us we requested safety for ourselves, children, property and followers of our religion.
We made a condition on ourselves that we will neither erect in our areas a monastery, church, or a sanctuary for a monk, nor restore any place of worship that needs restoration nor use any of them for the purpose of enmity against Muslims.
We will not prevent any Muslim from resting in our churches whether they come by day or night, and we will open the doors [of our houses of worship] for the wayfarer and passerby.
Those Muslims who come as guests, will enjoy boarding and food for three days.
We will not allow a spy against Muslims into our churches and homes or hide deceit [or betrayal] against Muslims.
We will not teach our children the Qur’an, publicize practices of Shirk, invite anyone to Shirk or prevent any of our fellows from embracing Islam, if they choose to do so.
We will respect Muslims, MOVE FROM THE PLACES WE SIT IN IF THEY CHOOSE TO SIT IN THEM.
We will not imitate their clothing, caps, turbans, sandals, hairstyles, speech, nicknames and title names, or ride on saddles, hang swords on the shoulders, collect weapons of any kind or carry these weapons.
We will not encrypt our stamps in Arabic, or sell liquor.
We will have the front of our hair cut, wear our customary clothes wherever we are, wear belts around our waist, refrain from erecting crosses on the outside of our churches and demonstrating them and our books in public in Muslim fairways and markets.
We will not sound the bells in our churches, except discretely, or raise our voices while reciting our holy books inside our churches in the presence of Muslims, nor raise our voices [with prayer] at our funerals, or light torches in funeral processions in the fairways of Muslims, or their markets.
We will not bury our dead next to Muslim dead, or buy servants who were captured by Muslims. We will be guides for Muslims and refrain from breaching their privacy in their homes.’
When I gave this document to `Umar, he added to it, `We will not beat any Muslim. These are the conditions that we set against ourselves and followers of our religion IN RETURN FOR SAFETY AND PROTECTION. If we break any of these promises that we set for your benefit against ourselves, then our Dhimmah (promise of protection) is broken and you are allowed to do with us what you are allowed of people of defiance and rebellion.’” (Tafsir Ibn Kathir, Q. 9:29 https://www.alim.org/quran/tafsir/ibn-kathir/surah/9/28/; emphasis mine)
As if Islam’s disdain towards Jews and Christians couldn’t be any clearer note what the following narratives report:
512. When a dhimmi writes and gives the greeting, he is answered
1101. Abu ‘Uthman an-Nahdi said, “Abu Musa wrote to a Persian grandee and greeted him in his letter. He was asked, ‘Do you greet him when he is an unbeliever?’ He replied, ‘He wrote to me and greeted me, so I have answered him.'”
1102. Abu Basra l-Ghifari reported that the Prophet said, “I will ride to the Jews tomorrow. Do not give them the greeting first. If they greet you, then say, ‘and on you.'”
1103. Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet said, “Do not give the People of the Book the greeting first. FORCE THEM TO THE NARROWEST PART OF THE ROAD.”
519. The People of the Book are forced to the narrowest part of the road
1111. See 1103.
521. When someone greets a Christian whom he does not recognise
1115. ‘Abdu’r-Rahman said, “Ibn ‘Umar passed by a Christian who greeted him and Ibn ‘Umar returned the greeting. He was told that the man was a Christian. When he learned that, he went back to him and said, ‘Give me back my greeting.'” (Al-Adab al-Mufrad by Al-Bukhari, translated by Aisha Bewley, chapter XDIII. The People of the Book: source; emphasis mine)
What the foregoing indicates is that Muslims can only greet Jews and Christians first, and can allow them to walk on the road alongside of them, when they are in the minority and/or are under the rule of disbelievers. Yet, once they dominate and have the upper-hand they are not allowed to do so, just as the following Muslim source admits:
Chapter 41. What Has Been Related About Greeting The People Of The Book With Salam
1602. Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah said: “Do not precede the Jews and Christians with the Salam. And if one of you meets one of them in the path, then force him to its narrow portion.” (SAHIH)
[He said:] These are narrations on this topic from Ibn ‘Umar, Anas, and Abu Basrah al-Ghifari the Companion of the Prophet.
[Abu ‘Eisa said:] This Hadith is Hasan Sahih. And regarding the meaning of the Hadith: “Do not precede the Jews and Christians”: Some of the people of knowledge said that it only means that it is disliked because it would be honoring them, AND THE MUSLIMS WERE ONLY ORDERED TO HUMILIATE THEM. For this reason, when one of them is met on the path, then the path is not yielded for him, because doing so would amount to honoring them.
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IN NORMAL CONDITIONS, WHEN MUSLIMS ARE IN POWER AND THEY ARE NOT LIVING AS A MINORITY, AND THEY ARE NOT UNDER ANY COMPULSION OR SUBJUGATION, IT IS AN ORDER for Muslims that they should not give such leeway to the non-Muslims and they should not greet them first nor yield the way for them. Some of the people of knowledge said that it only means that it is disliked because it would amount to honoring them, AND THE MUSLIMS WERE ONLY TO HUMILIATE THEM. FOR THIS REASON, when one of them is met on the path a Muslim is not to yield for him because doing so would amount to honoring them. In a country where Muslims are living as a minority, THEY ARE ALLOWED TO GIVE SUCH LEEWAY TO NON-MUSLIM RULERS FOR THE GREATER INTEREST OF THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY. (Tuhfat Al-Ahwadhi v.2, p.397.) (English Translation of Jami‘ At-Tirmidhi, Compiled by Imam Hafiz Abu ‘Eisa Mohammad Ibn ‘Eisa At-Tirmidhi, translated by Abu Khaliyl (USA), ahadith edited and referenced by Hafiz Tahir Zubair ‘Ali Za’i [Darussalam Publishers & Distributors, First Edition: November 2007], Volume 3, 19. The Chapters On Military Expeditions From The Messenger of Allah, pp. 365-366: https://sunnah.com/tirmidhi:1602; emphasis mine)
Therefore, the god of Muhammad stands condemned by the true God revealed in Christ, namely, the God and Father of our risen Lord and Savior Jesus. As such, they most definitely cannot be the same God. Rather, the Muslim ilah is a false god set up by the enemy to keep people away from the Father of our Lord Jesus so as to prevent them from obtaining everlasting life, which only comes through trusting in God’s uniquely beloved Son:
“If we receive the testimony of men, the testimony of God is greater; for this is the testimony of God that he has borne witness to his Son. 10 He who believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself. He who does not believe God has made him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has borne to his Son. And this is the testimony, that God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He who has the Son has life; he who has not the Son of God has not life. I write this to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life. And this is the confidence which we have in him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us. And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have obtained the requests made of him.” 1 John 5:9-15
According to God’s inspired writings, Allah is the spirit of antichrist which makes Muhammad an antichrist:
“Who is the liar but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist, he who denies the Father and the Son. No one who denies the Son has the Father. He who confesses the Son has the Father also.”
There’s simply no way around this revealed truth.
All scriptural references taken from the Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (RSVCE).
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