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My Great Love for Led Me to Islam

By Simon Alfredo CaraballoCuruballo M.S.,M.5., Texas A&M, USA

Abo MaryamMarvam The Quranic translations used herein were extracted from the SAREERSAHEEH INTERNATIONAL TRANSLATION of the and the Biblical texts from the KING JAMES VERSION.

213dc 1429/933L429/933 L.D.NO.1429/933L.D,NO.L429/933 ISBN :978-9960-59-529-0:978-9960- 59- 529 -O All rights reserved for compiler [email protected]@myloveforj e sus. co m 009665522009850096655220098s My GreatLove For Jesus Led Me To lsl6mIslam IW Contents

I. Introduction...... Introduction ...... 4 II. My Experiencein theUnited States of America...... America 8 III. TheGospels ...... 11II IV. TheAuthenticity of theQur'dn ...... 2121 V. TheLife andMission of Jesus...... Jesus ...... 2626 VI. ProphetMuhammad.... ...... 33 VII. Doctrinesof Christianityand [s1am.....Isliim ...... 5l51 TheTrinity....Trinity ...... 52 The Divinity of Jesus ...... 56 The Divine SonshipSonship...... 616l The Original SinSin...... 63 Islam: The Monotheistic Religion of All the ProphetsProphets...... ,....73 73 VIII.VIll. My Final StepStep'l'oivardToward Islam:Isldnt:Thc The Influencelnfluence Of Jesus On My Conversion To Islam1s1ant...... 78 IX.IX.Horvls/arrAllectedMl,Lif-e...... How Islam Affected My Life ...... 8181 X. How I'lorvMy Conversion AffectedAffccted Other's Lives ...... 85 XI.XL When Religion Is Inculcated By81' CompulsionCompu1sion...... 88 XII. An Open InvitationInvitation toto thethe Popeand The Rest Of The World LeadersLeadcrs . 95 Appendix -- Comparison ChartChart... 99 IW frfyMy Great Love For Jesus Jesus Led Me To To lslAmIslam I. Introduction As a Catholic, II was ledled toto believe that Catholicism was thethe only truetrue religion,religion, and thatthat Judaismwas only a preparation for Christianity. Hence the other religions were all false. In fact, I only heardabout Isldmfor Islam for the first time in 1978. I had learnedthat believedin the divine origin of Christianityand Judaism.The Qur'dnQur 'an indicatesthat (the propername for in the language)had sentprophets to every land in order to guide peopleto the path oftruth and righteousness. In order to carvethe Christianmessage into the depths of my subconscious, the Catholic Church designeda program which, when applied from childhood, had a very high probability of retention. This program affected people's beliefs and their behavior for the rest of their lives. In this scheme, the central figure is Jesus and the rites are mostly related to events surrounding his birth, supposed death and resurrection; fromfrorl his birth,birlh, assumed to be in December, to his alleged crucifixion on Easter. These religious rites were introduced by human beings many centuries after Jesus' departuredepafture rather thanthan by Divine Revelation. According to traditiontraditionin in Venezuela,Venezttela,at midnight on December 2424'" th II usednsedtoto waitrvait forfor thethe arrivalarrival of Jesus toto bring thethe gifts thatthat II had requestedrequestedinin myrny yearly wish letter.letter. Being fromfrorn aa poor family,family, and having several brothersbrothersandand sisters,sisters,II understoodunderstoodthatthat itit waswas veryvery difficultdifficult forfor "Child"Child Jesus"Jesus"toto bringbringme me whatrvhatII hadhadasked askedfor.for. ButBut II waswas oftenoften confusedconfusedandand puzzledpuzzled becausebecauseifif Jesus Jesushad had perfonnedperformedsoso manymany miraclesmiraclesasas II hadhad learnedlearnedfromfrom nunsnuns andand ,priests,whywhy waswas hehe notnot ableableto to bringbring meme aa tricycle?tricycle? Wasn'tWasrr'tthat that requestrequcsteasiereasier forfbr HimHim thanthan bringingbringing deaddead My Great Love For Jesus Led Me To Islamtstam \pp people back to life? Thus, for several years, the concept of "Child Jesus" left me disappointed. As Easter was approaching, I used to watch televised stories of how Jesus was abused until he was hung on a cross to be crucified. I really wanted to climb inside the TV set and help him somehow. I asked God to help him, and asked Him not to let His 'son' be crucified. In the end, I would hide and cry because I was taught that "men do not cry." I could not understand whyrvhy such brutality was inflicted on such a good man.rnan.As a child, this incident cultivated in me an intense love for this great prophet of God. As for other children, perhaps the toys they received on Christmas - as an answer to their wish letters - was the cause of their affection towards Jesus. If the objective of the Church was to somehow infuse a feeling of reverence for Jesus, in my case they were successful. I learned to love Jesus more than my own parents. However, whilervhile still a child, I stal1edstartedto question the powerporverof God. The conceptcorrceptthat I had about God was that He could do whateverr.vhateverHe wanted.rvanted.HeI{e had created the universe, the earth,earth.the sun, the moon, rnoon.the stars, and humanltuman beings. I wonderedwondeledwhy rvhy He could not save Jesus from being crucified on the cross. In order to resolve this dilemma, on one occasion I climbedclirnbeda small wall in the backyard of my house and challengedcliallengedGod, saying: "If "lf You are really so powerful,porvcrful,and can do whateveru'hateverYou like, then makernake menie fly f1ywhenr.vhen IIjumpjump from{romthis wall.rvall. Otherwise,Otherrvise, I will not believe that You arcare so powcrful,pou'crfll, because You could not save Jesus from the cross either." Fortunately, Fofiunately, the wall wasn'as not so high and Il fell to the ground. With every attempt to flyfl1' I becamebecarnemorer.nore and morernoreconvinced that God wasrvasnot so powcrfulporveriulafteralier all. A childish analysis indeed!indeed! IW My GreatLove For Jesus Led Me To lslAmIshim ",Later on in life when I startedhigh school,my parents allowed me to work with an old man who was a photographerand I accompaniedhim to many places. It turned out that he was also a very famous fortuneteller. Whereverwe went, many of his female clients would ask him about events that would happen in their future. For this task, he used to smoke brown tobacco,and as it was 'reveal' being consumed and the ashes fell, he would 'reveal' information to his clients. rI also learnedthat he used to hypnotize people in order to learn hidden things about their lives and would then respondto their queries. All of these experiences were stored in my subconscious at a very early age. During this period, my parents were attending a center that specialized in parapsychology. rI accompanied them several times to see what was happening and it was in this center that I learned about the concepts of meditation, spirits, possession and l what I thought was dead people speaking to the livingliving'.. Here I learned to pray twice daily at a small altar that my father had built with great care and dedication,dedication. At one of the gatherings I attended, thetlie leader of the session prepared a talismantalismanfor for me, which he said would protect me, so I tooktook itit with me wherever I went. Meanwhile, I continued toto thinkthink about the crucifixion of Jesus. At the time,time. mymv fatherfatherhad a book thatthat he read

]r InIn reality,reality,thethe dead dcaddodo not talk to the living; living:rather, rather,devilsdevils imitate imitatethethe voicesvoicesofof thethe deaddeadandand communicatecommunicatethroughthrough thethc living,living. On thethe otherother hand,hand, QurQur'an'an recitationrecitation andand Prophetic supplications supplicationsareare effectiveeffective inin riddingriddingpeople peoplcofof allall evilevil spirits.spirits.'fheThe factlact that thatany anyMuslim can perform 'rin. suchsuchacts actsis is clearclearproof ofof the miraculous naturenaturc of of thethe Qur 'an. As forfbr thosethoscwho whcrsupplicate to otheroth0rthan thanAllahAIliih oror usc the Bible toto ridrid othersothersof possessionposscssionbyby ,dcvils,it it isis nono moremorcthan thana a cooperationcooperationwithrvith those thoseevilevil spiritsspiritsoror usingusingotherother evilevil spirits spiritstoto getgetridrid ofofotherother ones. ones. My Great Love For Jesus Led Me To Islamlsl6m pW frequently.frequently.It It was entitled "The Life of Jesus Dictated by Himself." He once told me that according to this book, Jesus had traveled to places away from , which made me a littlelittle optimistic about finding an answer to my question regarding his crucifixion.crucifixion. When II graduated from high school, I was granted a scholarship to study engineering in the USA, which I happily accepted. However, before traveling in 1977, I had a bad experience that affected my belief in Christianity. I saw twotwo Christianshelp a man who had suffered from an epileptic attack on the street. But afterwards, they searched his wallet and stole some of his money.1rnoney.rIn spite of the fact thatthat individualindividual acts cannot by any meansrleans be considered indicativeindicativeof the validity or invalidity of a religion, this incidentincident greatly affected me. Perhaps to many people this event might seem insignificant, but I had witnessed my fatherfatherpunish my brother severely when he brought home thethe equivalent of twenty-five cents and could not provide him with a satisfactorysatisfbctorvexplanationexolanation as to where he goteot it from.from.

1 1 Some Biblical tcxts clcarly forbidlorbid stealing andancl other acts of evil, as in thethe tenten commandments:"And"Antl God spake all these words,wot'ds, saying, I amarn thethc LORD thy GodGod...Thou...Thou shalt have no other othcr before merne...Thou...Thou shalt not makernake unto theethec any graven image,irnagc, or any likenesslikenessofofany any thingthing that is in heavenhcavenaboveabove...'fhou ...Thou shalt not borvbow down thyselfthyself to to them,thern, nor serve them:thcm: forlbr I the LORD thy GodGod...ThouThou shalt not take the namerrarneof the LORD thy God in vainvain...HonolHonor thythv father lathcr and thythv motherrnothcr...Thou...Thou shalt not kill. Thou shalt not commitionunit adultery. adtrltcr.y.-ThouThou shaltsltalt notrtot steal. Thou shalt not bear falsef,rls^cwitnesswitncn^s against thy neighbor.neig-hbor.Thou shalt not covet thythy neighbor'sncighbor's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wifervifc...rnr...nor any thing that is thy neighbor's."neighbot's."(Exodus(irxodus 20:20:l-17) 1-17) These tcxtstc\ts areconsidered consiclcrcdto bebc a sectionscctionofo1'the the BibleBiblc that is in line \\ith\vith the QUI'Qur'an.'an, onlyonly'that theirthcir impactirnpacton people'spcoplc'sliveslivcs has almostalntostvanished duetluetoto thetheexistence cxistcnccofol other textslexts in thethc BibleIliblc that allowaliorv their violation. OutOLrtofo1'rnr'rc)'to mercy to humankind.hunrankincl. God(lod revealedrcvealcdthethc QUI'Qirr'rirr'(In as a criterioncritcrion overor cl its predecessor:;.prcrlcccssols. IW My*, Great Love For Jesus Led Me To Islamlsldm II. My Experience in the United States of America lnIn 1977, I arrived in the United States of America to begin studies at one ofofthe the universities.First, I had to go to a school to learn English, and there I met many people of different beliefs from various parts of the world. In Seattle, Washington, at the English language school, I had a roommate from Saudi Arabia who was working on his master'srnaster'sdegree and whose name was Fouad. One day, he asked me if it was alright for him to pray in the room. I told him that JI did not have a problem with it. JI was surprised, since it was the first time J I saw a Muslim perform his prayers. Before starting to pray, he performed ablution. He washed his hands, rinsed his mouth, and washed his face and armsarms'1 in the small sink in our room. It was the first time I had seen someone wash his feet in a sink meant for washing hands. Then I observed the movements of his prayers. He stood up, bowed, knelt down, and prostrated. At that point I remembered how we used to pray in the church by only kneeling down and what

t I IsliimIslam assigns greatgrcat importanceimportanoe to the issue of cleanliness.For example, the cleanlinesscleanlincssof the dress,body, and place in addition to making ablution a requirementrequircmentfor 1br the validity ofol performing formal prayer. Ablution is also recommended before recitation of the QurQur'6n,'an, and going to bed. Washing the entire body bodf is an obligation after sexual intercourse and is a commendable act beforebclore the attending of the congregational Friday prayer. Other Othcr acts, such as washing the mouth, brushing teeth,teeth, trimming nails,nails. removingremovingthethc pubic and armpit hair, trimmingtrimming thethe moustache.moustachc.using perfume,perfume.tidying tidying up livingliving places, removingrernoving harmful objectsobjccts from thethe wayu'ay of others, abstaining fromfrom polluting public places and utilities, utilities.keepingkccping shady places clean, etc. are -l'hcsc all acts encouragedencouragcd and enjoined byb5' Islam.Islum. These are also acts thatthat bring one nearerncarerto God,God. andanclfor which one isis rewardedreuardedby Him.l{im. No other religionreligion comes anywhere anyrvherencarnear Islamlsldm as hlrfbr as clcanlinessof thethe body and soul is is concerned.conccrncd. My Great Love For Jesus Led Me To IslamlslAm pW Fouad did was different. A short time later he left the institute, and for several months, I did not see another Muslim pray. During break time at the English institute, foreign students from various countries used to meet and discuss a variety of topics. I clearly rememberthat on one occasion, as we were discussingthe origin of religions and prayers I told them: "You pray the way you do because that is the way your ancestors used to do." I went on to tell them that their ancestors used to worship the sun, the moon and the stars, and since then, that tradition has been transmitted through all the generations up to the present. I had even started to have doubts about the origin of belief in God. However, due to my deep Christian roots I did not become an atheist. One day I went to visit a and I observed many people praying the same wayrvay that I had seen Fouad pray previously. After the prayer, they all remained seated on the floor which was very cold to listen to a sermon. Since the rest of the people wereu'ere sitting, I joined themthern and listenedto all that thethe imam had to say. His name was JamilJarnilAbdul-Razzaq from Iraq,lraq, and he was giving a talk in English about "Backbiting." I remember that his voice was high pitched and emotional. As he spoke, he looked around the audience as if somebody sornebodyhad spoken ill of someone else, but he did not point out anyone specifically. I thinkthink his objectivewas toto instillinstill a feelingI'eelingof guilt in thosethose involvedinvolvedinin backbiting. That same day, someone sent me an envelope with some booklets comparing Islam and Christianity. They tooktook me a long time timeto to readas I wasrvasthen busy startingstarling as a freshmanfreshmanat Oklahoma State University. ItIt wasr'vasthroughthrough thethe comparativecomparatir"ebooklets that I learned learnedthatthat IslamIslunt andand thethe ~ !P My*t Great Love For Jesus Led Me To Islamlsl6m message of Jesus were both revelations from God. Jesus said that the message he was conveying was not his but God's: ""...for...for I have not spoken on my own, but the Father who sent me has Himself given me a commandment about what to say and what to speak." (John 12:49). Likewise, the revelation that Prophet Muhammad conveyed to the rest of humanity,hurnanity,was sent by God through : "And indeed, the Qur'anQur'6n is the revelation of the Lord of the worlds. The Trustworthy Spirit [i.e., Gabriel] has brought it down upon your heart, [0[O Muhammad] - that you may be of the warners .•...."" (Qur'an(Qur'dn 26:192-194)26:192-194) Therefore, the truth of every religion and the proof of its divine origin depends fundamentallyfundarnentally on the accuracy with which the original revelation fromfronr God was preserved and transmitted to the rest of humankind.l'rurnankind.The level of deviation and uncertainty uncerlainty depends on the degree of precision with whichrvhichevery wordrvord revealed revealeclto the prophets was transmitted to others. If these words have not been accurately transmitted and have instead suffered adulteration, it is highly likely that the essence of the original messagernessagewould be lost forever. Consequently, in order to make a just and unbiased comparisoncclr.uparison between Christianity and and Islam,Islctnt,it is necessary to determine the extent to which the original GospelsCospe ls and thethc QurQur'dn'an have been kept freefice fromf}om adulterations,adulterations.additionsaclditions or deletions. What follows in this book is a briefbriel'cornparisoncomparison between Christianity andand Islam; Isldm; the two most influentialirtf-luetttialreligions in the worldrvorldwith thethc highest numbernurrber ofol'fcrllowers followers fromfrorn all races and nations, and the twotn,o 1110stn.rostclosely associated faiths. I hope that by the will rvill of GodCod this book will assist the seeker scekerof truthtrLrthinirr his or herlrcl search forlbl the true religion. relision. ~ My Great Love For Jesus Led Me Toro Islamlslam !2 III. The The four well-known Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John are found in the New Testament section of the Bible. They were written between 70 CE and 115 CE; decades after Jesus had departed, and were supposedly based on documents that have since been lost. The according to Mark was the first one written in the Greek language in Rome, at least 40 years after Jesus' departure. The Gospel according to Matthew was written in Greek about 90 CEoCE. The Gospel according to LukeLr.rkewas written in Greek approximately 80 CEoCE. These three Gospels are called Synoptic because they are supposed to have originated from the same lost documents. The Gospel according to John!,Johnr, on the other hand, is profoundly different from the Synoptic Gospels. It is in this Gospel that the divinity and preexistence of Jesus wasrvas expressed, even though Jesus never confirmed this in the statements attributed to himself. This gospel was written rvrittenbetween 110 and 115 I 15CEoCE. The Gospels were composed after the first followers of Jesus had been divided into several sects. It can be confirmed that they were written in order to reflect the conception of the practical needs of the community. Although traditional sources were utilizedr.rtilizedto write them down, the writers did not exercise great care to keep the original content free from additions, deletions and other forms of corruption, as the contentcontelttwasu,as meant to serve the writers' personal interests. This fact was confirmedconfirrnedby

' 'Ihis I This John is not onc of Jesus' disciples. According to EncyclopediaEncy'clopedia Britannica,llritannica,whichu'hich wasuas co writtenrvrittenby 500 ChristianChrislianscholars. "the GospclGospel according to John is detinitclydefinitclyand undoubtcdlyundoubtedly a j~lbrication."labrication." !2W ruvMy Great Love For Jesus Led Me To lst6mIshim Christian authoritiesrauthorities! after the Qur'dnQur 'an had stated it more thanthan 14 centuriesago. It is worth mentioning tl-ratthat these four Gospels were not the only documentswritten in the centuriesfollowing the departure of Jesus.There were many otherssuch as the Gospelsof ,Peter, Thomas, Philip, and Barnabas.lfIf we considerthe "The GospelAccording to the ," for example, it was a document written in Aramaic, the same languagespoken by Jesus.It was utilized by the Nazarenes who negated the divinity of Jesus and consideredhim no more than a greatprophet. In the fourth century CE, the Gospels According to Mark, Matthew, Luke and John were included in the body of the main Biblical text, and the Church declared the remaining existent documents to be heretical. However, additional changes continued to be made in thcse Gospels even though they had already been declared to be 'The"The Word of God." And as years passed by, the same Gospels appeared with different texts from their predecessors, which is undisputed evidence of the kind of corruptioncot'rttptionaffecting these books.

r I According to Encyclopedia llncl'clopedia Britannica.Rritannicir. '"Important"lmpofiant intentionalintentional changes, such as the inseliioninserlionand additionaclditionofol- whole*'holc paragraphs tooklook placeplacc...... "" V2, pp.pp 519-521. Inln thethe introductioninlroclucliontoto thethc Catholic Bible (p.(p.113),3), itit isis statedstatedthatthat that thatthe thecopyists coplists had clearly clcarlyinsertedinscrtcd thingsthings overover thethecenturies centuricsthatthtrt wereu'crc not partpilrtof o1'thcthe Scriptures,Scriptures. andand as asa a resultresultofofthat that thethc texttcxt thatthat wene have now norv has reached reachcclus pregnantprcgnantwithrvith allall kinds of corruption,corruption"whichrvhich isis manifestmani{'estinin allall copies.copics.Also, Also.in in PrefacePrefoceto the King James Version, lersion producedploduccdby 3232 Christian scholars backed up by 5050 consultativeconsultativebodies,bodies. we*'e read:read:"Yet,"Yet. thethe King James.latnesVersion has grave grave defectsdefects...... andanclthesethcse defectsclci'ects areare soso many martvandtrncl soso serious scriotts..." " ~ My Great Love For Jesus Led Me To Islamlsl6m !2 Among the many factors to be considered when analyzing the veracity of the Four CanonizedGospels and the ar.rthenticityauthenticity of the messagesthat carnecame along with them,are the following: 1. The original Gospelas was revealedto Jesusand is l mentionedin thethe QurQur'dn.''an. as well as in the contemporary Gospels.Gospels, does not exist todaltodayr 2. The first records about the sayings of Jesus which were made shortly following his ascension to heaven have been lost. 3. The Gospels were written between 70 and 115115 CE, decades after Jesus' departure,depafture,and were based on lost documents. As a consequence,consequence?there was a loose manipulation of the content. 4. None of the Gospels'Gosoels'authors saw Jesus or heard him speak. Hence, they were u'erenot eyewitnesses. 5. The Gospels were written in the Greek language while Jesus spoke Aramaic. 6. The present Gospels and most of the Epistles were not chosen and validated until the fOUlihfourlh century CE, when a resolution by a minority of the CouncilCoLrncilof Nicea was enforced in 325325 CEoCE. Before this date the Gospels did not have any canonical authority, and were changed by the writers of different sects initt order to complyconrplv with their

'God 1 God said about Jesus "....and and We gave him the Gospel, in which was guidance and lightlight..."" (Qllr(Our'an 'dn 5:46)5:16) 2 2 "Verily"Verilv II say untotrnto you, \Vhcrcsocvcr Whcrescrcvcr thisthis gospel gospcl shall be preachedpreachctl throughoutthroughout the thc wholervhole world,uorld, thisthis also thatthat she she hath donedonc shall bebc spoken of forfil'aa memorialrttcnroli:rlof her." (Mark(lV1ark14:9l:1:9 and Matthewlvlatthuv 26:26:13).13). And whoever rvhocver \vantswants to learn lcarn about thethc original conceptsconccptsof Jesus'Jesr.rs'tcachingsteachings should readrcad thel|'tc QurQur'drt. ·(In. W!2 Mytt Great Love For Jesus Led Me To Islamlsl6m personal interests and desires. Up to the present day the practice of tampering with the text is still prevalent. 7. The vast majority of the New Testament is composed of the writings of Paul and his students. Paul, who never saw or heard Jesus speak, was initially one of the most prominent enemies of Jesus' ministry. He killed many followers of the and imprisoned them (Acts 8:3, 9:9:1-2).1-2). He afterwards forced them to confess to lies against Jesus (Acts 26:26:11).II). But when (later called Paul) supposedly converted,convefted, "he assayed to join himself to the disciples: but they were all afraid of him, and believed not that he was a disciple. But Barnabas took him, and brought him to the apostles apostles..."..." (Acts 9:26­9:26- 27). This event occurred after Paul claimed that Jesus appeared to him and spoke to him on the way to Damascus. He bore witness for himself! himself' without presenting any evidence establishing the truth of his claim (Acts 9:3-8). Surprisingly, he suddenly became the chief spokesman in the name of Jesus claiming that he was appointed by Jesus to preach to the world (Acts 9:3-6)?9:3-6).' Paul also·also accused those who "believed not that he was a

' I There was no eye-witnesseye-rvitnessto support Paul's claimclairn exceptcxcept for himself. Such testimony forfbr one's self is rejected according to the BibleBiblc itself. John 5:31 states: "If I bear witnessrvitness of myself, my witness is not true:'true." Added to this is the fact that therc are several other contradictions in the narrative. For example, in Acts 9:7 "And the men which'rvhich journeyedjoulneyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice, but seeing no man," while in Acts 22:9, we read: "but they heard not the voice of him that spoke to me:'me." With this claim, Paul managed to achieve whatnhat he could not achieve by force 2 2 According to 1 Jolmiohn 4:14:l "Beloved, "Belovecl, believe not everycvefy spirit, but try the spirits whether they are ale of God: because manyrnany false prophets are gone out into the world."rvorld." Paul himselfhirnselfconfessedconfessed to lying in his preaching "For"Fol if the truth of GodGotl hath more rnore aboundedaboundcd throughtlu'ough my lie unto his glory; why yet am I alsoalsojudgedjudged as a sinner?"sinnerP" (Romans 3:7). My Great Love For Jesus Led Me To Islamlslam W @ disciple" of erring concerning the faith (l(1 Timothy 6:20­6:20- 21).2l). He described Barnabas,Bamabas, who had been good to him, as ""...carried...carried away with their dissimulation," (Galatians 2:2:13).13). Paul even gave himself the right to propagate teachings that were contradictory to those taught by Jesus Christ and went against "the law" which Jesus came to fulfill!fulfill' (Acts 2121:20:20 and Romans 7:6). "Thus, we find: "When"'When Paul would have entered in unto the people, the disciples suffered him not" (Acts 19:30). He also declared that, "All they which are in Asia be turned away from me"rne" (2 Timothy 1:1:15),15), and "No man stood with me, but all men forsook me" (2 Timothy 4:4:16).16). 8. The oldest Biblical manuscripts we have access to, are Codexes Vaticanus, Sinaiticus and Alexandrinus; all dating back to between the 44tl'th and 55tr'th centuries AD. The extent of alteration the Gospels were subjected to prior to these dates can hardly be determined, considering that the

' 1 "Think not that I am come to destroy the law,larv, or the prophets: I am not comecomc to destroy, but to fulfill. For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot oror. one tittle shalIshall in no wise pass from thethe law,larv, till all be fulfilled." fulfrlled." (Matthew (Mattherv 5:17-18). Paul sought to gather round himself as many followers as possible even if his means to do so happened to go against the teachings of Christ or his ways of propagation. Inln 1 Corinthians 9:9:19-23,19-23, Paul confesses to horrendous acts of cheating lying and deceit to achieve his purposes. He says: "19."tg. For though I be freefi'ee from fi'om all men, yet have I made myself servant serwant unto all, that I might gain the more. 20.go. And unto the thc Jcrvs I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews;Jervs; to them that are ale under the law, as under the law,larv, that I might gain themthern that are underundel the law;larv; 21.91. To them that are without law, as without rvithout law, (being not without rvithout lawIarv to God, but under the law to Christ,) that I might gain them that are without law. 22.qe, To the weak rveak became I as weak,rveak, that I might nright gain the weak: I amarrr made alIall things to all men that I might by all means save some. 23.93. And this I do for the gospel's sake, that I might nright be partaker thereof withrvith you." !PW Mytt Great Love For Jesus Led Me To Ishimlslam language of the Gospels was Greek while Jesus spoke Aramaic. 9. There are many discrepancies in several places between the fourth and fifth century manuscripts.'manuscripts.! 10. The Gospels, seen as a whole, together with the Epistles,contain many errorseffors and contradictions?contradictions.2There is also great uncertainty among Biblical scholars as to who the authors of the Gospels actually were. These facts are mentioned here as evidence that the Gospel of Jesus as revealed by God has not reached us in its original form. In this way, it can be affirmed that the four Gospels included in today's Bible and the Epistles that accompany them cannot be considered similar or equivalent to the Gospel revealed to Jesus. As proof of this assertion, the following information is presented: The New Testament,Testament. on which modern Christian doctrines rest, has undergone radical changes and almost every new edition differs from the others. Some of the changes that are now being implemented are so fundamental that they strike at the very foundation of Christianity. For example, the only two references to the

t I Some Biblical scholars point to the existence of thousands of manuscripts from the Gospels but what is the true value of these manuscripts if amongst the thousands, we cannot find two that are alike?!. According to the International Translation of the New TestamentTestament...... "All thethe versionsof thethe NewNervTestament Tcstamentthat reached reachedus were not similar." 2 2 The numerous errors contained inin thethe Bible led Robert Kehl Zeller toto say in in his "The"The Authenticity of the Holy Bible" thatthat no other book ever sufferedsufl-eredas many changes, errorsenors and corruptions as the Holy Bible. This is in clear contrast to William Muir's and Laural,aura Vaglieri's statement about thethe QurQur'dn'an (see(seefootnotefootnote 2, Page 21 and footnote footnoteI,l, Page 22.) ~ My Great Love For Jesus Led Me To Islamlslam !y' ascension of Jesus that werervere foundfbund inirr the Gospels of Mark and Luke have now been deleted from the Revised StandardStaridard Edition (RSV), 1952. These passages contained evidenceeviderrcecited to support Jesus' ascensionascensior.r as follows: So then after the Lord had spoken to them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God. (Mark \6:l6: 19)l9) And it came to pass; whilervhile he blessed them, he wasrvas parted from them, and carried up to heaven. (Luke 24:51). 'flre The aforementionedaforernentionedverse fromfl'on.rMark 16:l6: 19, has been removedrernoved along withrvith a numbernumbel of other verses that immediatelyirnrnediately preceded and succeeded it. As for Luke 24:5\,24:51,the words,u,ords."carried up to heaven"heavcn" were removed. In MatthewMatther'v16:27-28,1621-28, we read: "For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father withrvith his ; and then he shall rewardrervard everyever).manman according to his works.rvorks. Verily I say unto you, There be somesorne standing here, whichrvhich shall not taste of death, cleath, till they see the Son of man coming corning in his kingdom." kingdorn." As this prophecy never camecarne true, it can only be concludedcorrcludedthat it was a fabricationlabrication ascribed to Jesus Christ whorvlto wasr,vasa true prophet of God and whose prophecy cannot be mistaken. The Gospel of MatthewMattherv contradictscontradicls itself on the same page whenrvhen talking about Peter. While Jesus.lesussays of him: "And Jesus answeredansrvered and said unto him,hirn, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee ... That thou art PeterPeter...... And I willrvill give unto thee the keyskevs of the kingdomliingdom of heaven: and whatsoeverrvhatsoever thou shalt bind bintl on earth shall be bound in heaven:hcaven: and whatsoever*'hatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven." (Matthew(Mattherv 16:l6:17-19).\7-\9). MatthewMatther,v\6:23 l6:23 stands in total contrastcontlast to all this as it ~ !P nvMy GreatGreat LoveLove For ForJesus JesusLe'l Le'1 MeMe To To lslAmIslam states:states: "But"But hehe (Jesus)(Jesus) .urned,.urned, andand saidsaid untounto Peter,Peter, GetGet theethee behindbehind me,me, :Satan: thouthou artart anan offenceoffence untounto me:me: for thouthou savourestsavourest not not thethe thingsthings thatthat bebe of God, butbut thosethose thatthat bebe of men."men." DurirrgDuring thethe allegedcrucifixiortcrucifixion events, Matthew 27:44 says: "The thievesthieves also, which rverewere crucified with him.him, cast the same in his teeth."teeth." Here the two thievesthieves arementioned as acting together. However.However, Luke 23:39-4023 :39-40 states:"And one of the malefactorsrvhichwhich were hanged railed on hirn,him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us. But the other answeringrebuked him, saying, "Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation?"lrrIn tlrethe latterexatnple,example, the two thievesare not acting together, together; rather they are in oppositionto each other. There are too manyrnarryother contradictions in the Bible to record here. The changes, alterations and contradictions,contt'adictiotts,are not found only in the New TestamentTestatttetltbut also in the Old 'lcstamentl.l Testament . For example,exal.rtple,inirt 2 Kings 8:26, we are told: "Two"Trvo and twentytwenty years old was Ahaziah when he began toto reign." This contradicts :22 Chronicles Chlonicles22:2, which states: "Forty"Forty and twot'ivo years old was Ahaziah when he beganbeqan toto reign"reign" AnotherAttothercontradiction isis foundfound

I I VaticanVaticirnEcumenical I:curncnicalCouncilCouncil IIIl (1962-65)(1962-(15)admittedirclmittcd toto thetheexistence cxistcnceofo{' 'l errorscrrors inin thethc OldOl,:1Testament. cstarnent."Now"Nou thethc booksbooks ofol'thcthe OldOld Testament,I'estament.inin accordanceaccoldance \v'ithnith the tlrc state statc ofof mankindmankind hefore bclilre thethe time tilne ofof salvationsalvatiott establishedestablishcdby bv Christ.Clhrist.reveal rcvcal to1oall all mentlcn the thc klHmkdgektroulcdgc ofof God God andand ofof mannran andanclthe thc ways uavs inin whichrihich God.Cod..itrstjust andlrlld mercirul.nlcrcilirl. dealsclcalswith rvith men.rnen. 'l Thesehcse books.books. thoughthottgh theytltcr also also containcontain somesolllc thingsthings whichr'r'hich arcars incompleteincomJrfete and and temporarytemnorary...... "· InIt l'I'U\'idi'lIlissiIllIlSl'rot'itlettlissirttttsDeliSl]t'lrs oncln thethc studystudl th ofllolyol'llolv ScriptureScriptLrreissuedissucrl byh1'I)opc Pope Leol.co XIII Xlllorron Ig 18"'NovenlbcrNovember 1893,1893, itit is is statedstatcd...."lt [t isistrue. tt uc.no ttodouht. cioLrbt.thatthat copyists copr istshale har c madetttltrlemistakesrnistakcs in in thethc texttcxt ofo1'thcthe Bible:tliblc:..." ..... And'\nd cont'cssioncottlcssiorlisis the tllcmaster lllilsteforol'c\idencc. evidence. My Great Love For Jesus Led Me To Islamlsl6m 9!y' inin 2 KingsKings 24:8: "Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem threethree monthsmonths...,"...," when compared to 2 Chronicles 36:9 "Jehoiachin"Jehoiachin was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months and ten days in Jerusalem." 2 6:23: "Michal the daughter of Saul had no child unto the day of her death" stands contradictory toto 2 Samuel 21 27:8,:8, which reads: "But the king took the twotwo sons of Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, whom she bare unto Saul, Armoni and Mephibosheth; and the fivefrve sons of Michal the daughter of Saul, whom she brought up for Adriel the son of Barzillai the Meholathite." In the New Standard American Version of 1973,1973, thethe namename Michal, as in 2 Samuel Sarnuel2121:8, :8, which appears inin both King James Version and the New World Translation of Jehovah's Witnesses, was replaced by Mirab to concealconcealthethe contradiction. Addressing the issue of seeing God as stated in both the old and new testaments, John 1:1:1818 teJlstells us: "No man hath seen God at any time."time." This is also confirmed by 1 I John 4:4:12.12. However, Genesis 32:30 teJlstells a different story "And Jacob called thethe name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face toto face, face, and my life is preserved." Strangely enough, thisthis isis also confirmed by Exodus 33:33:l II I "And the Lord spoke unto face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend." And in Exodus 24:9-11, we are told: "Then went up Moses, and AaronAaron...... also they saw God, and did eat and drink." We also find in John 3:3:1313 "And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven,heaven.even the Son of manrnan whichrvhich is in heaven." This ~ QP My GreatGreat LoveLove For ForJesus JesusLed Led Me Me To To lsldmIslam "t againagain contradictscontradicts GenesisGenesis 5:24,5:24, whichwhich states:states: "And"And EnochEnoch walkedwalked withwith God:God: andand hehe waswas not;not; forfor GodGod tooktook him,"him," as wellwell as 22 KingsKings 2:12:1 "And"And itit camecame toto pass,pass, whenwhen thethe LordLord wouldwould taketake upup ElijahElijah into heavenheaven by a whirlwindwhirlwind ..."..." Thus, was it only Christ who was taken up toto heaven or and as well? Additionally, therethere are numerous conflicting versions of the Old Testament (Hebrew, Greek, Samarian,etc.) whose authors are in many cases unknown to Biblical authorities. The same situation applies to "the great majority of authors and editorsofofthe the booksofofthe the Bible, who were presumedto be God's representativesby their people and were also anonymous",according to the Frenchversion. Isldm'sIslam's positionrelative to the Bible is one of fairness and unbiased judgment. Itlt views the Bible as clearly a book that contains some truth; however, some falsehood has tainted its noble origin. The Islamic criteria for distinguishing truth fromfroni falsehood are thethe QurQur'dn'an andand teachings of the Prophet Muhammad.Muhamn-rad. In simple terms, whatever contents of the Bible thatthat are inin agreementwith thethe QurQur'dn'an andand Sunnah are acceptable and what isis in in disagreement isis rejected.rejected.Other statements statelnentsinin itit arearenot to be either believedbelibvedor discredited. As for fbr the original scripturesscripturesthatthat God revealedrevealedtoto Hisllis prophets,prophets,, Moses,Moses,, David, JesusJesusandand others,others,firmflrm beliefbelief inin themthem isis amongarnongthethe pillarspillarsof of faithfaith withoutwithoutwhich rvhichoneone cannot cannotbebe aa Muslim.Muslim. My Great Love For Jesus Led Me To Islamtslam <:ijIQ2 IV. The Authenticity of the Qur'anQar'An The final scripture revealed to humankind by God (whose proper name is Allah),AllAh),|1 the the QurQur'dn,has'an, has remained unaltered and free from human changes for more than 1400 years. This final message from God was revealed to Prophet Muhammad during a period of almost twenty­twenty- three years. Itlt was revealed in segments of different lengths. As soon as he received a segment he recited it to his companions, who wrote it down and memorizedmernorizedit. In addition, the Prophet indicated to his scribes the precise location where each segment should be placed in the body of the text. In this way, the QUI'Qur'dn'an in its entirety had been written and memorized by hundreds of Prophet Muhammad's followers during his lifetime. , the first Caliph, assigned ZaidZaidbin bin Thabit the responsibility of compiling the first copy of the QurQur'an'an in a single text after Prophet Muhammad died. Then, followingfollor.vingthe orders of the third Caliph, Uthman,Uthrnan, Zaid later prepared seven copies which were sent to the differentdiflerent centers of the Islamic world. The existence of the QUI'Qm"dn'an in its original Arabic text, thetlre existence of millionsrnillions of people who memorized it verbatim in different parts of the world through the succeeding generations and the complete agreement of all its copies and manuscriptsmanuscripts'testify2 testify to the authenticity of the

'*.4llah* 1 "Allah" is the sameword*ord that Arabic-speakingArabrc-speakineChristians and Jews use forfbr God. It is a unique wordrvorcl grammatically,granrnralicallr'. since it cannot be made plural or givengiren a gender (i.e. masculinemasculincor feminine),ferninine).whichrvhich is consistent with the Islamic conceptconccpt of God. t ''lhc 2 Inln his book,book."The LifeLif'cof Mohamed",Mohamed".William\\jilliam MuirN,luirstates in referencercf-erence to thethc QUl'lil1.Qrrr'rin."There"'|here is probably no other book in the world u'orldwhich has remainedremaincdtwelvetrrelve centuriesccnturies (now(norv fourteen)fburtecn) withrvith so pure purca text." ~ I My Great Love For Jesus Led Me To lslAmIslam last and"t final revelation sent as guidanceto humankind. The entire Qur'dnQur'an is the literal Word of God without the least addition or omission.When God says ininthethe Qur'dn,Qur 'an, o'He "Say, "He is Allih,Allah, [who is] One," ProphetMuhammad, the conveyor of the message,would not have been able to changea single letter or a word from that divine statement. He had to say what he was commandedto: "Say, "He is Allah, [who islis] One," without ominingomitting the imperative verb "say.,,1"say."l Also, the Propheticnarrations (called hadiths), which are the second source of Islamic legislationand were also revealed by God, in meaning but not in word, were recorded and kept separate in the books of Hadith. On the other hand, the Bible cannot claim such an untarnished existence, being a mixture of words allegedly said by God, others ascribed to the prophets while still others spoken by people. ItIt is clear to anyone who reads thethe QurQur'dn'an that this Book focuses entirely on the oneness of God. It does not depict the life of Prophet Muhammad or his heroism like most people tend to believe. Any person who reads the QurQur'dn'an will clearly see that itsits aim isis toto promote belief thatthat God isis one, alone, glorifying Him,Hirn, followingfollowing His commands, and abstaining fromfrorn what He has forbidden. The QurQur'dn'an refersrefersto Muhammad as a messenger of God, likelike all the other messengers who preceded him. Verse

' I Dr. LauraI-aura VecciaVcccia VaglieriVaglicri states in in her book "Apologia"Apologia dell'dell' Islamismo",Islamismo","But"But therethereisis anotheranotherproofprool'of of thethe Divinity of thetheQurQur'dn: 'an: it it isis thethe factlbct thatthat itit hashas beenbcen preservedpreset'vcdintactintact throughthrough thetl.reagesages sinee sincethe the timetimeof of itsitsRevelation Revelationtilltill thethepresent presentday.da1 . AndAnd sosoit it willlvill alwaysalwaysremain,remain, bybyGod's God'swill, rvill,as aslonglong as asthethe universeuniverse exists."exists." MyMy GreatGreatLove Love ForFor JesusJesus LedLed MeMeTo To Islamlslam qy@ 3:3:144144 reads:reads: "Muhammad"Muhammad isis notnot butbut aa messenger.messenger. [Other][Other] messengersmessengershavehave passed passedonon beforebeforehim.him. SoSoif if hehe was to die or be killed, would you turnturn back on your heelsheels[to[to unbelief)?unbeliefl?And he who turnsturns back on his heels will never harm AllahAIIah at all; but Allah will reward thethe grateful." The Prophet isis also described as one who isis unable to benefit anyone, includingincluding himself~hirrrself. withoutlvitl-rout thethe permission of God. Verse 7:188 tells us: "Say, "I hold not forfor myself [the[the power of)of] benefit or harm, exceptcxceptwhat AllahAllih has willed. And if I knew thethe unseen,unscen,II could have acquired much wealth, and no harm wouldlvould have touchedtouched me. II am not except a warner and a bringer of good tidings to a people who believe. " In fact, there are even verses reproaching the Prophet forfbr celiainceftair-ractions. There is an incident wherein a blind manrnan interrupted him as he wasrvas calling a group of influential Makkans to IslamIsldrrrand pleaded withu,ith the Prophet to give him somcsorrereligious knowledge. In his eagerness to guide others. the ProphetPlophetfrowned fi'orvnedand ignored him for he knewknervthat the blind manInanwas of strong faith,1aith. and that there rvouldwould be no harm if he q'aitedwaited i.urtiluntil he finished his meeting.Horvever,However, the Prophetwas reproachedby God in theIhe QurQur'dn'un (80:(80:1-ll),I-II), rvherewherc He says: "The"'The Prophet frownedfrorvned and turned awavaway becausethe blind man came to him, [interrupting].Iinterrupting]. But rvhatwhat rvouldwould make you perceivc,perceive, 10lO Muhammadl, that perhaps he might be purificd?purified? Or be remindeclI'eminded ancland thcthe rentembranceremembrance would benefit him? As for he who thinks himself without need,to him vouyou givcgive attention.And not upon you [is :rnyany blanrelblame] if he will not bcbe puriliecl.purified. But as for he who camccame to you striving [for knowledgelknowledge] while he fears ~ I *tMy GreatGreatLovelove For ForJesus JesusLed ledMe MeTo To lsl6mIslam [Attahl,[Allah], fromfrom himhim youyou areare distracted.distracted. No!No! Indeed,Indeed, thesethese [verses][verses] are a reminder."reminder." The readerreader of thethe Qur'dnQur 'an willwill also findfind versesverses thatthat warn ProphetProphet MuhammadMuhammad inin strongstrong termsterms andand eveneven threaten him with death ifif he were to fabricate any saying inin thethe name of God. Verses 69:44-47 read: read: "And ifif he [Muhammad] had made up about Us some [false] sayings, We would have seizedhim by the right hand; Then We would have cut from him the aorta. And there is no one of you who could prevent [Usl[Us] from him.tthim." The Arab pagansat the time of the Prophet accused him of forging thethe QurQur'dn.'an. At that point, God revealed to him various verses in which He challenged them to 'c?n. produce a book similar to thethe Qur'an.Qur Verse 17:88 reads: "Say, "Ifo'If mankind and the gathered in order to produce the like of this Qur'an,Qur'in, they could not produce the like of it, even if they were to each other assistants." And verses 52:33-3452:33-34read: "Or do they say, "He has made itit up"? Rather, theythey do not believe. Then letlet themthem produce a statement likelike it,it, ifif theythey should be truthful."truthful." But they failedfailed toto do so. The challenge was laterlaterreducedreduced toto 1010 chapters as isis clearclearfromfrom Verse11: 1l:13, 13, whichwhich reads:reads:"Or"Or do theythey say, "He"He inventedinvented it"?it"? Say,Say' "Then'oThenbring bring tenten surahssiirahs likelike itit thatthat havehave beenbeen inventedinvented andand callcall uponupon [for[for assistance]assistance]whomeverwhomever youyou cancan besidesbesidesAllah,Allah, ifif youyou shouldshouldbe betruthful." truthful." ButButthey theyfailed failed inin thisthis also.also. ItIt waswas finallyfinally reducedreducedtoto aa singlesinglechapter. chapter. VersesVerses2:23-24 2:23-24infonn infonn us:us: "And"And ifif youyou areare inin doubtdoubt aboutabout whatwhat WeWe havehave sentsent downdown uponupon OurOur Servant Servant [Muhammad],[Muhammad], thenthen produceproduce aa surahsiirah thethe likelike thereofthereof andand callcall uponupon youryour witnesseswitnessesotherother thanthan Allah,AllAh' ifif youyou shouldshould bebe truthful.truthful. ButBut ifif youyou dodo not,not, andand youyou willwill MyMyGreat GreatLoveLove ForFor JesusJesus LedLed MeMe ToTo Islam tst6m~ Q2 nevernever bebe ableable to,to, thenthen fearfear thethe FireFire whosewhose fuelfuel isis menmen andand stones,stones,preparedprepared for for thethe disbelievers."disbelievers."VerseVerse 10:38 l0:38 says:says: "Or"Or dodo they they saysay [about[about thethe Prophet], Prophet], "He..He inventedinvented it?"it?" Say,Say, "Then"Then bringbring forthforth aa siirahsiirah likelike it it andand callcall upon upon [for[for assistance]assistance] whomeverwhomever you you cancan besidesbesidesAllah,Allah, ifif youyou shouldshould bebe truthful."truthful." TheyThey failedfailed toto accomplishaccomplishthisthis asaswell. well. ThisThis provesprovesthatthat the the bitterbitterenemies enemies of Isliim,Islam, although very eloquent in Arabic, failedfailed toto compose a single chapter similar toto thatthat inin thethe QurQur'dn.'an. Had theythey been able to stand up toto thethe challenge, they they would have saved themselvesthemselves much time and effort spent inin tryingtrying toto put an end to IslamIslambyby force.force. Unlike the Bible, thethe QurQur'dn'an isis freefree fromfrom all kinds of error, discrepancy, contradiction or conflict with reason ,,Then and science. In the Qur'an, Qur'dn,Verse 4:82, we read: "Then do they not reflect upon the Qur'an?Qur'dn? If it had been from [any] other than Allah,Alliih, they would have found within it much contradiction." The QurQur'cin,'an, which was revealed fourteenfoufteen centuries ago, mentions facts only recently discovered or proven by scientists with the help of sophisticated equipment and advanced scientific research.For example, God speaks vividly aboutthe phasesof man'sembryonic development, saying: "And certainly did We create man from an extract of clay. Then We placedhim as a sperm-drop in a firm lodging. Then We made the sperm-drop into a clinging clot, and We made the clot into a lump [of fleshl,flesh], and We made [from] the lump, bones,and We covered the bones with flesh; then We developed him into another creation. So blessedis Allih,Allah, the best of creators." (Qur'(Qur'an6n 2323:12-14): 12-| 4) The Qur'dnQur 'an also refersrefers toto thethe formationformation of thethe universe and the big bang which beganoegan the process.Verse 2l:3021 :30 IW ttMy GreatLove For Jesus Jesus Led Me To To lslAmIslam reads:reads: '6llave"Have thosethose who disbelievednot considered that thethe heavensand the earth were a joinedjoined entity, and We separated themthem and made fromfrom water every livingliving thing? Then will they not believe?'obelieve?" The topic of this verse was the subjectof the Nobel Prize in 1973.Modern Modem science also proved that 80% of the cytoplasm of the living cell is actuallywater. For suchprecise knowledge to l reach Muhammad.Muhammad, an illiterate man',man , more than 14 centuriesago is manifest proof that the Qur'dnQur 'an is aawordword of God, and that Muhammadwas His Messenger. V. The Life and Mission of Jesus Very little is known about the early years of Jesus' life. The Virgin Mary gave birth to him in .All Muslims believe in and respect Jesus because of the references to him in thelhe QurQur'dn'an andandthe prophetic sayings as one ofofthethe greatest Prophets of Allah. The essence of his teachings was based on the belief in a unique God and worshipping no one but Him in addition. He also preached love and peace. He performedperforrnedseveral miracles, never crediting them to himself, but indicating always thatthat itit was by God'swill?will.' InIn John 5:30, Jesus isis

I 1 InIn thethe QurQur'dn,'an, Verse 29:48, God says: "And"And you did not recite beforebefore itit anyany scripture,scripture, nor diddid youyou inscribeinscribeone one with your rightright hand.hand, Otherwisethethe falsifiersfalsifierswould have had [cause[causeforIforl doubt."doubt." 2 2 InIn spitespiteofof this we rvefindflnd Christianpreachers insistinginsisting onon goinggoingagainst against thethe teachingsteachingsofof Christ and consideringconsideringhis miracles asas reasonsrcasonstoto believebelieveinin hishis divinity.divinity.One One may,ma1,therefore, thcretbre,bebe entitledentitledtoto askask them:them: "Why"Why dodo youyou notnot considerconsiderMosesMoses GodCiod sincesince hehc hithit thethesea seawithrvith hishis staffstaff andandit it parted?"parted?"(Exodus(E,xodus 14:16-29).14:16-29).llis His statTwas stafI rvasalsoalso transformed transfbrmedintointo aa reptilereptile(Exodus(Exodus 4:2-5).4:2-5). "Why"Why diddid you)'ounot notconsider considerJoshuaJoshua GodGod thoughthough hehe orderedordered thethe sunsun and and thethe moon moon to to stopstop andand they they obeyedobeyed hishis command?"command?"((Joshua 10:10:l2-13). 12-13). "Why"Wh1'rvas was Elijah F)li.iahnotnot consideredconsideredGodGod thoughthoughhehe quickenedquickenedthethc dead'I"dead?"(I(l KingsKings 17:20-22)l7:20-22)"And"And whatwhatabout about ElishaE,lishawhorvho alsoalso broughtbrought thethe dead cleadbackback toto life?"lil'e'?"(2(2 KingsKings4:32-35).4:32-35). EvenEven MyMyGreatGreat LoveLove ForFor JesusJesus LedLed Me To Islam ~ MeTo tst6m @ quotedquotedas as saying:saying:"I "I cancan ofof minemine ownown selfself dodo nothing."nothing." LukeLuke 1111:20:20 reads:reads: "But"But ifif II with thethe fingerfinger of GodGod cast out devils." Jesus used to supplicate to God, Creator of thethe Heavens and Earth. Upon bringing Lazarus Lazarus back toto life,life, JohnJohn 11:41-42ll:41-42 states: "And"And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, II thank thank thee thee thatthat thou thou hast heard me. And II knew thatthat thouthou hearest me always: but because of the people which stand by I said it, that theythey may believe that thouthou hast sent me." Simon (Peter),(Peter),a major disciple says: "Yemen "Ye men of Israel, hear thesethese words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know." (Acts 2:22) Even the people who witnessed those miracles knew that they were approved by God and that Jesus was a prophet of God. In the case of the widow's son, whomlvhom Jesus brought back to life, those present proclaimed: ""...that ...that a great prophet is risen up among us; and, that God hath visited his people." (Luke 7:7:1 16).6). Inlnthethe QurQur'dn,this'an, this great Prophet of God is referred to as "Isa ibn " (Jesus, the son of Mary) 25 times, whereasthe nameof ProphetMuhammad himself is only mentioned5 times. In Chapter 3 of the QurQur'dn,'an, called Aali-'ImraanAali- 'Imraan (The Family ofofImran) Imran)we read: 42. And [mention] when the angelssaid, "0"O M"ryt,Mary!, indeed AllnhAllah has chosen you and purified you and chosenyou abovethe women of the worlds.

E,lisha'sElisha's bones after his deathraised the dead,(2 Kings l3:20-21).13:20-21). As fbrfor E,zekielEzekiel (37:7-10), he broughta whole arml'army of thousandsof people backto life,life. Still noneofthemof them is considercdconsidered God or evena god. ' I Maryam (Mary), thethe motherof thcthe ProphetJesus.Jesus, isis thethe ontyonly woman mentionedby name in lhethe Qur'anQur 'an. Her name appears34 times. In I\W fuvMy Great Love For Jesus Led Me To lsldmIslam 43.43.0 O Mary, be devoutly obedient to your Lord and prostrate and bow with thosewho bow [in prayer]." 44. That is from the news of the unseen which We reveal to you, [0[O Muhammad]. And you were not with them when they cast their pens as to which of them should be responsible for Mary. Nor were you with them when they disputed. 45. [And mention] when the angels said, "0"O Mu.y'Mary, indeed AlliihAllah gives you good tidings of a word'wordl from Him, whose name will be the Messiah, Jesus,the son of Mrry,Mary, distinguished in this world and the Hereafter and among thosebrought near [to Allah]. 46.46.HeHe will speak to the people in the cradle and in maturity and will be of the righteous." 47. She said,saido"My'oMy Lord, how will I have a child when no man has touched me?"me?o' [The angel] said,said' "Such'oSuch is Allah; He creates what He wills. When He decrees a matter, He only says to it,itr'Ber''Be,' and it is. 48. And He will teach him writing and wisdomwisdom'2 and the and the Gospel 49. And [make[make him] a messenger to the Children of 'Indeed Israel, [who will say], 'Indeed I have come to you with a sign from your Lord in that I design for you from clay 3 [that[that which is]isl likelike the formform of a birdbird.,, then I breathe

addition, therctherc is is no single chapter in thethc Bibletliblc by her name, whereasrvhereas an entire chapterchaptcr inin thethe QurQur'dn'an isis named afteraftcr her.hcr. Inln fact,fact, no Qur'anieQur'dnic chapter mentionsmcntions thethe names of Prophet Muhammad's Muharrrnad'smother, his daughtersdaughtersoror his wivesrvivesby name. ItIt isis owingowingto thc greatgreatlovelove for for Mary thatthat many MuslimsMuslir"nsname their daughtersdaughtersafterafler her. I I ReferringItelbrring toto thethe prophet Jesus,Jesus,whorvho wasrvas conceivedconceived merely by a commandcommandfromlrom God- - thethe wordrvord"Be." "Bc." 2 2 i.e.i.e.thethe teachingsteachings ofof the Prophets I 3 This miracle plus the the miracle ofol AI-Maa/l-Maa'idah'idah (the(thetable tableof foodfood thatthat descendeddescendcdfromfrom thethe heaven)heaven)andand othersothcrsarc arc mentionedntcntionedonlyonly inin the the QurQur'dn,'an, but butnot notin in thetheBible. Bible. MyMy GreatGreatLove Love ForFor JesusJesus LedLed MeMe Tofo Islamlslam ~ @ intointo itit and and itit becomes becomesaa birdbird byby permission of Allah. AndAnd II curecure thethe blindblind andand thethe leper,leper, andand I give lifelife toto thethe deaddead -- byby permissionpermissionof of Allah. And II informinform you of whatwhat youyou eateat andand whatwhat you storestore in your houses. Indeed inin thatthat isis aa signsign forfor you,you, ifif you are believers. 50.50. AndAnd [I[I havehave come]come] confirming what was before meme ofof thethe TorahTorah andand to make lawfullawful for for you some of whatwhat was forbiddenforbidden toto you. And I have come to you withwith aa signsignfrom from your Lord, so fear AllahAllnh and obey me. 51.51. Indeed,Indeed, AllahAlleh isis my Lord and your Lord, so worshipworship Him. That isis thethe straight path." 52.52. But when Jesus feltfelt [persistence[persistence in]inl disbelief fromfrom them, them, he said, "Who are my supporters for [the cause of] Allah?" The disciples said," We are supporters forfor Allah. Alllh. We have believed in Allah and testifytestifythat that we are Muslims [submittingto Him]. 53. Our Lord, Lordo we have believed in what You revealed and have followed the messenger Jesus, so register us among the witnessesrvitnesses[to truth]." 54.54. And the disbelievers planned, but AllehAllah planned. And Allah is the best of planners. 55. [Mention][Mention] when AllahAlldh said, "0"O Jesus, indeed I will take you and raise you!you' to Myself and purify you from those who disbelieve and make those who follow you [in submission to AllAhAllah alone] superior to those who disbelieve until the .Then to Me is your return, and I will judge between you concerning that in which you used to differ. 56. And as for thoservhowho disbelieved,I will punish them with a severe punishment in this lvorldworld and thethe Hereafter, and they will have no helpers."

' I God sar,edsaved Jesus and raisedhim toto hcavenheaven alive, inin body and soulsoul rvithoutwithout any harmor pain ~ My Great Love For Jesus Led Me To lslimIslam I fr/lyGreat Love For Jesus Led MeTo 57.57. ButBut asas forfor thosethose whowho believedbelieved andand diddid righteousrighteous deeds,deeds, HeHe willwill give themthem inin fullfull theirtheir rewards,rewards, andand All6hAllah does notnot likelike thethe wrongdoers.wrongdoers. 58. This isis whatwhat WeWe reciterecite toto you,you, [O[0 Muhammadl'Muhammad], of [Our] versesand thethe precise [and wise] message. 59. Indeed,Indeed, thethe example of Jesusto to AllShAllah isis likelike thatthat of . He created Him fromfrom dust; thenthen He said to himrhim, ttBertt"Be," and he was. 60. The truth is from your Lord, so do not be among the doubters. 61. Then whoever argues with you about it after - [this] knowledge has come to you - say'say, "Come, let us call our sons and your sons,sons' our women and your women, ourselves and yourselves, then supplicate earnestly [together] and invoke the curse of AIInhAllah upon the liars [among us]." 62. Indeed, this is the true narration. And there is no deity except Allah. And indeed, Allah is the Exalted in Might, the Wise. And in chapter 19, called Maryam,Maryam,, God revealed: 16. And mention, [0 [O Muhammad], inin thethe Book [the[the story of)o{l Mary,Mury, when she withdrew fromfrom her familyfamily toto a place toward toward thethe east. 17.17. And she took, inin seclusionseclusionfromfrom them,them, a screen. Then We sent toto her Our Angel, and he represented himselfhimselfto to herher asasa a well-proportionedwell-proportionedman.man. 18.18. SheShe said,said, "Indeed,"Indeed, II seekseek refugerefuge inin thethe MostMost MercifulMerciful fromfrom you,you, [so[so leaveleave me],mel, ifif youyou shouldshould bebe fearingfearingof of Allah."AII5h." 19.19.He He said,said,"I "I amam onlyonly thethe messengermessengerofof youryour LordLord toto givegiveyou you [news[newsof)ofl aa purepure boyboy [i.e.,[i.e.'son]."sonl." 20.20. SheShesaid, said,"How "How cancan II havehavea a boyboy whilewhile nono manman hashastouched touchedmeme and and1 I havehavenotnot beenbeenunchaste?"unchaste?" o(Thus 21.21.HeHe said,said,"Thus [it[it willwill be];be];your your LordLord says,says"It'It isis easyeasyforfor Me,Me, and.and.WeWe will will makemakehim him aasign signto to thethe peoplepeople My Great Love For Jesus Led Me To Islam creat ForJesus Led Me To tslam R2W and a mercy from Us. And it is a matter [already] decreed." 22. So she conceived him,him. and she withdrew with him to a remote place. 23. And the pains of childbirth drove her to the trunktrunk of a palm tree. She said, "Oh, I wish I had died before this and was in oblivion, forgotten." 24. But he called her from below her, hero "Do66Donot grieve; your Lord has provided beneath you a stream. 25. And shake toward you the trunk of the palm tree;tree; itit will drop upon you ripe, fresh dates. 26. So eat and drink and be contented. And if you see from among humanity anyone, say, 'Indeed, I have vowed to the Most Merciful abstention, so I will not speak today to [any][anyl man." 27. Then she brought him to her people, carrying him. They said, "0"O Mary,Mury, you have certainly done a thingthing unprecedented. 28. 0O sister of , your father was not a man of evil, nor was your mother unchaste."unchaste.tt 29. So she pointed to him. They said, "How can we speak toto onewho is in the cradle a child?" 'olndeed, 30. [Jesus][Jesus]said, "Indeed, I am the servantser-vantof Allah. He has given me the Scripture and made me a prophet. 31. And He has made me blessed wherever I am and has enjoinedenjdined upon me prayer and Zakah,lZakAh,r as long as I remain alive 32. And [made[made me] dutiful to my mother, and He has not made me a wretched tyrant. 33. And peace is on me the day I was born and the day II will die and the day I am raised alive." t I ZakdhZakahis is one the thc pillars ofo1'lslam. Islam. ItIt is a fixedfixcd percentagepcrcentageof rvealthwealth on specifiedspecifiedproperties to bebc given to deservingdcscrvingpoor and needynccclvpeople. ~ My Great Love For Jesus Led MeMeTo To lslAmIslam I fr/lvGreat Love For Jesus Led 34.That34. That isis Jesus,Jesus,the the sonson ofof MaryMary thethe wordword ofof truthtruth aboutabout whichwhich theythey areare inin disPute.dispute. 35.35. ItIt isis notnot [befitting][befitting] forfor AllnhAllah toto taketake aa son;son; exaltedexalted isis He!He! WhenWhen HeHe decreesdecrees anan affair,affair, HeHe onlyonly sayssays toto itrit, "Ber""Be," andand itit is.is. 36. [Jesus[Jesus said], "And indeed,indeed, AllahAllah isis mymy LordLord and youryour Lord,Lord, so worshipworship Him.Him. That is a straight palh.'.'path." Further,the the words of ProphetMuhammad also includeinclude referencesreferences toto Jesus.lnIn one narration,Prophet Muhammad says:"Both in this world and in the HereaftelHereafte-:, lI am the nearest of people to Jesus, the son of Mary. The prophets are paternal brothers;,brothers; their mothers are aiffirentdifferent but their religion is one."rone."l In another hadith, Prophet Muhammad says: "When any human being is born, Satan touches him at both sides of the body with his two fingers, except for Jesus, the son of Mary, whom Satan tried to touch but failed,failed' for he touched the placenta-cover instead.,,2instead."' This was a response to the supplication of his grandmother "the wife of Imran"Imrdn" when according to the narration in the QurQur'dn,'an, she said: ""...And...And I have named her Mary,Maryr and I seek refuge forfor her inin You and [for][forl her descendants fromfrom Satan,Satai, thethe expelledexpelled[from[from thethe mercy of Allah].,,3Allahl."3 TheThe QurQur'rirz'an considers the the characters charactersof Jesus and MuhammadMuhammad equallyequally pure,pure, immaculate,immaculate,and and noblenoble sincesince bothbothof of themthemare areprophets prophetsfromfrom thethe samesameAlmightyAlmighty God.God.

I ] Nan'atedNan-atedbyby Al-Bukhari, Al-Bukhari, hadithhadithno. no.3370. 3370. 22Al-Bukhari,Al-Bukhari, 3216.3216. r 3 33:36.:36. BothBoth the the QurQur'dn'an andandProphct ProphctMuhammad Muhammadhonored honoredJesus Jesusbyby statingstatingthatthat he hewas wasguarded guardedfromfiom thethecvils cvilsof of Satan.Satan.Actually,Actually, this this isis aa refutationrefutationofof the theBiblical Biblicalclaimclaim in inLuke Luke4:2 4:2that thatJesusJesus wasrvas "tempted"tempted by by thethedevil." ." My Great Love For Jesus Led Me To Islam My creat LoveFor Jesus Led Me lstam Q2W VI. Prophet Muhammad Jesus had told the Jews that after him no prophet would appear among them, and that the Kingdom of God would be taken from them and given to a nation more worthy of it (Matthew 21:43).21 :43). This nation was the descendents of who had been rejected by thethe l Jews.Jews.r The Qur'dn (61:6) states, "And [mentionl[mention] when Jesus, the son of Mary, said, "0"O children of Israel'Israel, indeed I am the messenger of Allah to you confirming what came before me of the Torah and bringing good tidings of a messenger to come after me, whosename is ." But when he came to them with clear evidences, they said, "ThisooThis is obvious magic." In the New Testament,Testarnent,Jesus prophesizes the coming of Muhammad in these words: "Nevertheless I tell you -' -* the truth; ItIt is fr "-.. for you that I go away: for if II go not away, il not come unto you; but if II depart untoJnto you. And when he isis come, he ,: world of sin, and of righteousnes~righteousness .t:.t: ... Howbeit when he, thethe Spirit of ?:, ~: willrvill guide you into all r

(( .c ' I DespiteDespitethis [/ r, . ,eLereader ofol- thelhc QurQur'dn'an finds that Allah:1//al favoredfavored1 1 orbr a certain period period(Qur (Qur'dn'an 2:47). ManyMany stories stories lkrk of o1' themthem and their Prophets, especiallyespccialll'MeMc byb,vnamenanre 136 times in thethe QurQur'6n.'an, NotNot ononlvIv thaI thal ladradencouragedencouraged Muslims to fast on thethe lOth"lOthofof itil :1thrth of thethe IslamicIslamiccalendar) and thethe dayday beforebelbrc ji ec toto Allah,lllah forfirr savingsavingMoses and the ChildrenChildrenofoj ofof Pharaoh by partingparling thethe Red Sea. MuslimsMuslims hh mn commemorationcommcnlorationof thisthis eventfor for moremorc thanthan alsoalso hold great respect respectforfor all thethe ProphetsProphcts namenamethe'the' ~ I Mytt Great Love For Jesus Led Me To IslamlslAm truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will show you things to comecome...... He shall glorify me me..."..." (John 16:7-14). Since that time, who has glorified Jesus as much as Muhammad did]?did'? In the Gospel of Barnabas, one of the Gospels not recognized by the Church, Jesus says: "since men have called me "God," and "Son of God," God, in order that I be not mocked of the on the day of judgment, hath willed that I be mocked of men in this world by the death of Judas;Judas,o making all men to believe that I died upon the cross. And this mocking shall continue until the advent of Mohammed, Mohammed. the messenger of God, who, whenrvhen he shall come, shall

t I Many people went to extremes regarding the person of Jesus Christ. Some rejected him and spared no cffortel'fortto discredit him, while others laterlatcr denied his existenceexistcncealtogetheraltogethcr considering him to be a fictional character. As forfbr Jesus' teachings regardingrcgarding the belief in only one true God, his so-called followersfollorvers wentrvent off in another direction. It wasrvasonly Islam that declared his prophethoodorophethoodand defended his character 2 2 According to the Gospels,Gospeli, ChristChrisl wasrvasbetrayedhetrayer.l for 30 pieces of silver byb1' his treasurer.trcasurer.However, Horvever, , in his Qur'anicQur'6nic exegesiscxegesis(Q. 4:4:157)157) and others say that the disciple who'"vho allegedly betrayed Christ did not actually do so; instead he sacrificedsacrillcedhimselfforhimself fbr Christ. After he had heard Christ say "On the day ofofdanger,danger, whom shaHshall I cause to look like me, and he shaHshall be my companion cornpanion in Heaven?" that disciple . expressed his willingnessrvillingnessto be so, and so it was.ri'as.Such selfless act is worthyrvorthyof the disciples of Jesus Christ. On the other hand, the act of betrayal committed by Judas, according to the Gospels, is contradictory to other gospel narrations such as Matthewlvlatthew19:28I 9:28 ""...... when the Son of man shaHshall sit in the thc throne of his gIOl'y, glory, ye also shaHshall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel."Isracl." So, if Judas wasrvas a traitor, Jesus wouldrvould havehavc said "cleven"cicvcn thrones" not "twelve"trvelve *-*\ My Great Love For Jesus Led Me To lsl6mIslam My Great Love @W reveal this deception to those who believe in God's law." (Barnabas220).(Barnabas 220). Prophet Muhammad is mentioned several times in various places in the Old Testament.Such mention has survived distortion and corruption. For example in Deuteronomy18:18-19, we read:"I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him. And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, 1I will require it of him." Makkah (Baca), where Prophet Muhammad received his divine revelations, is mentioned in 84:6, which says: "Who passing through the valley of Baca make it a well; the rain also filleth the pools." The QurQur'dn'an states in Chapter 3, verse 96, "Indeed, the first House [of worship] established for mankind was that at Baca (Makkah), blessed, and a guidance for the worlds." Prophet Abraham also mentioned the same place where he raised the foundation of the sacred House of God (the KaKa'bah)'bah) there,there,indicating that it was an arid area. In ln thetheQur Qur'tin,'an, v. 14:37,74:37,we read: "Our Lord, I have settled some of my descendants inin an uncultivated valley near Your sacred House." In addition, Isaiah 21:2l:1313 also mentions revelation fromfrom Arabia. The factfact thatthat Prophet Muhammad would be illiterate and could not readread isis mentionedinin IsaiahIsaiah29: 29.12,12, "And "And' when theythey give thethe book toto one whorvho cannot read,read, saying, "Read"Read this,"this," he says,says,"I"I cannot read."read."(ESY) (ESV) Inln Sahih Al-Bukhari, hadith no. 3, we findfind the the following,following, aboutabout thethe firstfirst revelationrevelationtoto thethe prophetprophet ofof Isliim:Islam'.""...... HeHe (Muhammad)(Muhammad) waswas inin thethe cavecavewhen when thethe My Great Love For Jesus Led Me To Islam WI ffy Great Love For Jesus Led Me To lsl6m angel came to him. He (the angel) said to him "Read." He (Muhammad) said "I cannot read." He (Muhammad)(Muhammad) reports "So, he (the angel) held me so tightlytightly that 1I felt exhausted, then let go of me and said '6I "Read." 1I said "I cannot read." He held me again so tightlytightly that 1I felt exhausted, then let go of me and said "Read."ttRead.tt 1I said "Ittl cannot read."read.tt So, he held me so tightlytightly for the third time, then let go of me and said "Read inin the name of your Lord who created ... created man from a clinging clot. Read and your Lord isis thethe Most GenerousGenerous..."..." In Chapter 7, Verse 157, the QurQur'iin'an states: "Those who follow the Messenger, the unlettered prophet whom they find written in what they have of the Torah and the Gospel."Gospel.'o In the yearyear 571571 CE, in Arabia, the prophesy of Jesus and his predecessors was fulfilled. The Comforter was born amongst the Children of Ishmael (Ismaa(lsnaa'eel),t 'eel), I who were polytheists and idolaters. MuhammadMuharnmad stood out among his people due to the genuineness of his character, his lovelove for truth and his compassion for the poor and weak. He came to be known as "AI-Ameen" "Al-Ameen" (The Trustworthy)Trustworlhy) amongst his people. He was chosen by Almighty Allah at the age of forty to be His last messenger and prophet to all humankind. He preached belief in the

' I InIn spite spite of thethe factlact that Ishmael wasrvas thethc oldestoldcst son of the Prophet Abraham as isis clearclcarfromliom GenesisGcncsis16:16:l6:16: "And Abram was fourscore and six years old, when Hagar bare barc Ishmael Ishrnacl to Abram," and Genesis 22l:5, I:5, "And AbrahamAbraharn was a hundred years old, when his sonson was born unto him," the Bible comes to contradict itself by claiming otherwiseothenvisc inin GenesisGcncsis22:2,22:2,"An

) I AbuAbu Lahab,Lahab.an uncle ofProphctof ProphctMuhammad. rejectedrc'iected God'sCod's message. AsAs aa result,result,Qur'anicQur'dnic versesverscs were revealedrevcaled condemning him and he was promisedpromised Hellfire. HisIIis relationship relationshiptoto thethc Prophet provided no protectionprotectionforfbr himhim againstagainsteternaleternal punishment.punishrnent. 2 2 NarratedNarratcdby Ahmad,Ahnad. 23\23105. 05. ~ My creatGreat Love For Jesus Jesus Led MeTo To lsl6mIslam Qy' Prophet Muhammad was sent as 66a"a mercy to the worlds." This is statedinin the Qttr'dnQur 'an (21:107).(21: 107). Prophet Muhammad said: "The merciful are treated with mercy by Allih.AlHih. Thus, have mercy upon those on earth'earth, so that He who is in Heaven may have mercy upon you."'yoU."l Another hadith states:"Whosoever does not have mercy upon the peoplewill not receivemercy from Allah."'Allah.,,2 Prophet Muhammad was the living example of mercy.Allah states in the Qur'dnQur 'an (3:159):(3: 159): "So by mercy from Altdh,Allah, [O[0 Muhammad], you were lenient with them. And if you had been rude [in speech] and harsh in heart, they would have disbandedfrom about you. So pardon them and ask forgiveness for them and consult them in the mattermatter..."..." The Prophet was compassionate even to his enemies.enemies' A clear example of his compassion was shownshorvnwhen he conquered Makkah. The Makkan pagans were\\'ere sure that he would exact his vengeance on them.tltetn. However,How'ever,when he stood at the door of the Ka'bah and said to them: "How do you think 1 I should act toward you?" "With kindness, gracious and merciful brother," theytheyreplied. "Be itit so,"sor" declared the Prophet. "I say unto you as Prophet saidsaiclunto his brothers: "No blameblamc will therethere be upon you today. Allah will forgiveforgive you;youl and He is the most merciful of thethe merciful.'"merciful."r ThenTherthe saidsaicitoto them:them: "Go,"Go, forfor you are free.,,4free."4It It would have been easy forfor himhirn toto seekseek revengerevengeforfbr all all thethe tOliuretofture andand deathdeath hehe andand hishis followersfollorverssufferedsuffered atat their theirhands,ltands. yetyet he lrepardonedpaldoned themthem all. all.

I I NarratedNarratecllwby i\t-Tirmidhi, At- lirrnidhi.1928.1928. I 2 NarratedNarratcdb)'bl Muslim.ivluslirn.5983.5983. t 3 Thesel'hcscwordsrrords arcare quotedquotccl inin the lhcQur'an. v.t'.12:92. 1292 j Qur'un. 4 Narratedr'\arratcdbyby al-Bayhaqi, al-lSayhaqi.18648,Itt648. 18647.Itt647. ~ \Z MyfUVGreat Love For Jesus Led Me To Islamlsldm This clearly proves that he was indeed a mercy to humankind. In so doing, he was following the Qur'anicQur'dnic instruction to be of those ""...who ...who restrain anger and who pardon the people and AllahAlliih loves the doers of good." (3:134) A/liihAllah alsoalsosays in thethe Qur'anQur'6n (41:34-35): "Repel [evil][evill by that [deed] which is better; and thereupon the one whom between you and him is enmity [will become]becomel as though he was a devoted friend. But none is granted it except those who are patient, and none is granted it except one having a great portion [of[ofgood]."good]." When his companions appealed to himhirn to ask for the descent of God's wrath on his enemies after they had broken his tooth and injured his head, he refused and said, "Oh Lord, have mercy on my people for they know not what they are doing.'"doing."' He never got angry over personal matters. All his anger was for the sake of Allah. He used to say: "The truly strong person is not one who fights others and defeats them, rather it is the one who restrains himself when angry.,,2angry."2 He was an exemplary model of humility. Once a man came to him tremblingtrernblingwith fearf'earthinking he was about to meet a greatgreatking. The Prophet met him with all humility and said to him: "Calm down, I am not a king. I am the son of a woman who used to eat cured meat in Makkah."jMakkah."'' In another hadith, the Prophet said: "Whoever has in his heart an ant's weightrveightof arrogance will not enter .,,4Paradise.'o*

' I Ibn Hibban. 949. 2 2 Muslim, 6595. t 3 Ibnlbn Majah.Ma.iah,3391.3391. a 4 Musli~,Muslim,225. MyGreat Love For JesusJesus Led Me ToTo lsldm Islam I9 When a solar eclipse occurred at the timetime of thethe Prophet's son, Ibrahim'sIbrahim's death, people began toto say thatthat thethe eclipse was due to his son's death. However, he summonedthem and proclaimed:"The sun and the moon are two of AllnhosAllah's signs. They do not eclipse for the death or birth ofanyone."'ofanyone.,,1 In yet anotherhadith, ProphetMuhammad instructed his followers:"Do not praise me excessivelyas the son of Mary was praised by the . I am only a slave of Alleh.Allah. So call me the slave of AllnhAllah and His ? messenger."2messenger.,,- One companiononce said to him: "You are our master and have more power and favor over all of us." The Prophet, angry at such a thought, - and his anger was only for the cause of Allah - answered: "Only Allah is the Master! I am no one's master. Do not let the devil deceive you. I do not want you to raise me to a status higher than where AllahAlllh has placed me. I am only Allah'sAlliih's slave and His messenger.,,3messenger.''' The Shari'ah (divine(divine legislation)legislation) thatthat Prophet Muhammad brought, made rnadecaring forfor thethe weak, the poor, thethe indigent,indigent, and orphans an integralintegralpali parl of Islam. Allah says inin thethe Qur'anQur'tin (107:1-3):(107:1-3):"Have you seen the one who denies the the Recompense?For that isis thethe one who drives away thethe orphan and does not encourage the the feedingfeedingof the poor." Neglecting thethe needy mayrnay alsoalso lead lead oneone toto thethe Hellfire.Hellfire.Allah AllAh sayssaysinin thethe QurQur'iin'an (69:33-34):(69:33-34): "Indeed,"Indeed, hehe diddid notnot usedusedto to believebelieveinin Allah,Allflh, thethe MostMost Great,Great, nornor diddid heheencourage encouragethethe feedingfeedingofof thethe poor."poor."

I 1 AI-Bukhari.Al-Bukhari.1044.10,1,1. 2 2 AI-Bukhari.Al-Bukhari.3372.3372. 3rAhmad, Ahmad,12295.12295. ~ I My*t Great Love For Jesus Led Me To IslamlslAm Islam condemnscondemnsall kinds of injustice, aggression and terror against the innocent. Allah says:says: ""...and...and do not transgress. Indeed, AllahAlllh does not like aggressors." (Qur(Qur'dn'an 2:2:190)190) The QurQur'dn'an alsoalsosays: "Because of that, We decreed upon the Children of Israel that whoever kills a soul unless for a soul or for corruption [done] in the land it is as if he had slain mankind entirely. And whoever saves one - it is as if he had saved mankind entirelyentirely..."..." (Qur(Qur'dn'an 5:32). Such is the brutality of murder in Islam.Isldm. Muslims are even encouraged to be kind to animals and are forbidden to harm them. On one occasion Prophet MuhammadMuharnmadsaid: "A 'oA woman was punished because she tied up a cat until it died. On account of this, she was doomed to . She imprisoned it, not giving it food or drink, nor did she let it free to eat the vermin of the earth.,,1earth.tt' He also reportedreporledthe case of a prostitute who gave water to a dog dying of thirst, for which Allah forgave her sins?sins.'.The Prophet was asked: "Messenger'oMessenger of God, are we rewarded for kindness towards animals?" He said: "There is a reward for kindness shownshorvn to every living animal or human being.'"being."l TheTlre message of IsliimIslam promotes tolerance and respect for the rights of non-Muslims. In a hadith, Prophet MuhammadMuharnmadsaid: ""...Whoever ...Whoever doestloesinjustice to another having a covenant of protection (i.e. a non-Muslim), or falls short in giving one his l'ight,right, or burdens one with more than he can bear or takes from one something

' 1 Muslim, 5804.580,1. 2 2 AI-Bukhari.A1-Bukhari.3392. I J AI-Bukhari,Al-Bukhari.2323. My Great Love For Jesus LedLed Me Me To To lsldmIslam My GreatLove For Jesus I<:$I against his will,will, I willwill bebe hishis opponentopponent onon thethe DayDay ofof Judgment."tJudgment."] The messageof IslamIsliim calls forfor fulfillingfulfilling truststrusts andand shunning all acts of betrayal. One hadithhadith states: "Give"Give back what you have been entrusted with toto whoeverwhoever entrusted you ^withwith it,it, and do not betray one whowho hashas betrayed you."'yoU.,,2 IslamIsliim alsoalsostrongly disapprovesof selfishnessand calls for man to love for otherswhat he lovesloves forfor himself. The Prophet said, "A man is not considered a believer until he loves for others what he loves for himself."3himself.,,3 Good morals and respect for women are also part of the Islamic message. The Prophet said: "The believer with the most complete faith is the one who has the best moral behavior. And the best among the believersare thosethosewho are best in treating their women"'owomen.,,4 Also, a man came to thethe Prophet and said, "0"O Messenger of Allah, who is most entitled to my best companionship?" TheThe ProphetProphet said, "Your"Your mother." The man asked, "Who"'Who isis next?" The Prophet replied, "Your mother." TheThe man asked again, "Who'oWho isis next?" The Prophet againagainreplied, replied,'oYour"Your mother." When thethe man asked for thethe fourthfourth time, time, thethe Prophet replied,replied, "Your father."sfather."5 AccordingAccordingtoto IslamicIslamicteachings,teachings, thethe reward rervardforfor servingservingand lookinglooking afterafter one'sone's mothermother isis Paradise.Paradise.The Prophet instructedinstructedaa manmanwho who hadhadconsulted consultedhim about going going for

I 1 AbuAbuDawud. Darvud.3054.3054. 2 2 At-At-Tirmidhi.Tirmidhi. 1261.1261. I 3 AI-13ukhari,Al-Bukhari,13.13. r 4 Ahmad,Ahmad.7374.737'1. 5 5 Muslim.Muslim.6452.6452. 9V MylvtyGreat Love For Jesus Led Me To Islamlsl6m jihad while he had a mother to take care of by saying "Stayo'Staywith her because Paradise is under her feet."!feet."' The Prophet also said: "Whoever has a daughter and does not humiliate her or favor his son over her will enter Paradise.,,2 Paradise."2 Prophet Muhammad also stated: "Whoever"\ilhoever has two daughters or two sisters, and treats them well will be my close companion in Paradise.,,3Paradise."3 Thus, it is clear that kindness to women is strongly emphasized in Islamic teachings and is a major good act that may take one to Paradise. According to the ShariShari'ah,'ah, males are responsible for the welfare of females, whether he happens to be a father, son, brother or even a ruler. She is entitled to her share of the inheritance, to a dowry dolvry at the time of marriage,mariage. to choose whom she wishes to marry,marrv. and to

' 1 An-Nasa'i. 3106. 2 2 Ahmad. 1966. r 3 Ibnlbn Abi Shaibah.Shaibah.2l21179.t79 My GreatLove For Jesus Jesus Led Me To To lslamIslam I9 remarry after divorce and thethe like.tlike. 1 Allah says inin thethe Qur'dnQur 'an (2:228):(2:228): "And due to thethe wives isis similar toto what isis expectedof them,them, according toto what is reasonable." lIn I In Leviticus l5:19-30,15:19-30, rvewe find: "And if a wornanwoman have an issue,issue, and her issueissue inin her flesh be blood, she shall be put apart seven days: and whosoever toucheth her shall be unclean until the even. And every thing that she lieth upon in her separation shall be unclean: every thing also that she sitteth upon shall be unclean. And whoioever-touchethwhosoever toucheth her bed shall *'ashwash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even'even. And whosoever toucheth any thing that sheshc sat upon shall wash his clothes, and bathe himseifhimself in water, and bcbe rrncleanunclean until the even. And if it be on her bed, or on any thing whereon she sitteth, when he toucheth it, he shall be unclean until the even. And if any man lie with her at all, and her flowers be upon him,hin, he shall betrc unclean seven days;davsr and all the bed whereon he lieth shall be unclean. And if a i"o-attwoman have an issue of her blood many days out of the time of her separation, or if it run beyond the time of her separation; all the days of the thc issue issuc of her uncleanness shall be as bed the days of her separation: she shall be unclean. Everylvery bed whereonwhereoin she lieth all the daysclays ofofherher issue shall be unto her as the bed of her separation: and whatsoever rvhatsoever she sitteth uponupon_ shall be unclean, as the tlre uncleannessuncleanncss of herhcr separation. scparation. And whosoever touchethtoucheth thosethosc thingsthings shall shall be unclean, and shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself iniri water, and be unclean until thethc even. But if sheshc be bc cleansedclcansed of her issue,issue, then then she she shallshall numbernurnber toto herself sevenseven days, andarrd after that sheshe shallshall be clean.. And onon.thethe eighth daytlay sheshe shallshall taketake unto her twotwo turtles,turtles, or two trvo young pigeons, and bring themthern unto thethc , to to thethe doordoor of the the tabernacletabernacle of the the congregation.cong'rcgation. andand thethc priest shallshall makernakc atonementatonement forfbr her before thethe LORD fO!'fbr thethe issue issue of her uncleanness."unclearuress"' Thel-he Bible not not only only condemnscondemns thethc womanrvoman toto aa lifetimelil'etirne ofof uncleanness uncleanness andilnd treatstreats herher likelike a a sourcesourccof of impurity:impurity':it it alsoalsotreats treatsher her likelike anan offenderolJ'erlderwho$'ho hashascommitted committed if it nerc hcr choico. Thc Bible depicts aa crimecrimc thatthat needsneed.satonementatoncmcnt as as if it were her choice. The Bible-l-imothydepicts thethc womanrvoman inin the the mostInost debasingdebasing andand humiliatinghulr-riliatingway.n'a1'. In In 1I Timothy 5:5:10,I0, itit isis consideredconsidcrcd aii "good"good work"\\'ork" forlbr aa widow\\idow to to washriash thethe feet1'ectofof saints.saints.She Shc isis wicked*icked (Zachariah(Zachariah5:8) 5:8) andand shouldshould bebc forcedlbrccd toto marrymarry'herher husband'shusb:md'sbrotherbrother afterafter his hisdeath death(Deuteronomy(Detrteronornl'25:5), 25:5). SheShe is is ineligibleineligible forfor inheritanceinheritancein in thethe presencepresenceofof malernalcrelatives rclatives(Deuteronomy (Deuterononrl 21:2 I :15-17 15-i 7 andand NumbersNumbers 27:27.1-ll)1-1 J) andand aa manrnanreserves rcsel'\'esthethc rightright toto sellscll hishis daughterdaughtcr (Exodus(Exodr.rs21 2l :7).:7). Furthermore,Furrhet'lltore.a a femalelclnale divorceedivorcce isis prohibitedf rohibitccl fromlitrnl remarryingrcmarrying (Matthew(Nlatttreu 5:32)5 :32) WI My*t Great Love For Jesus Led Me To Islamlsldm IsliimIsldm also also encourages kindness to parents and treating them with compassion even when they happen to be in opposition to Islam. Allah says:says: "And We have enjoined upon man [care] for his parents. His mother carried him, [increasing her] in weakness upon weakness, and his weaning is in two years. Be grateful to Me and to your parents; to Me is the [final] destination. "But66But if they endeavor to make you associate with Me that of which you have no knowledge, do not obey them buttrut accompany them in [this] world with appropriate kindnesskindness..." ..." (31:14-15). IslamIslctm alsoalso calls for lenient and compassionate treatment of others. Another hadith states that: "the Fire is forbidden from everyone who treats people with kindness, understanding, and compassion and is approachable."lapproachable.t''As for those who are harsh, arrogant and inconsiderate, the Prophet counted them among the dwellers of the Hellfire.Hellfire.' Islam honors and respects human rights, and the application of SharShar'iah'iah laws guaranteesguararlteesa lifeIife of peace and harmony between people. The Prophet said: "The bankrupt from my nation is one who comes to the Judgment with prayers and fasting and charity. However, he also brings with him (heinous deeds) as he has insulted, abused, stolen from, beaten or killed others. So those whom he wronged take of his good deeds to make up for the wrong he did to them. When his good deeds are finished and he still owes them, then their bad deeds are added to his until he is thrown into the Fire.'"Fire."3 IslamIslantalso alsocalls for justice and tolerancetolcrance even with the enemy.enerny.A/NihAllah says:says:"0 "O you1'ou whorvho have believed, be

IAtimad,3937. I Ahmad, 3937. ? 2 Muslim, 7136. r 3 Muslim,Muslirn.6531.653 l, ~ My GreatGreat LoveLove For ForJesus Jesus Led Led Me Me To To lslamIslam @ persistently standing firmfirm forfor Alldh,Allah, witnesseswitnesses inin justice,justice, and do not let the hatredhatred ofof aa peoplepeople preYentprevent you from being just.just. Be just;just; thatthat isis nearernearer toto righteousness.And fearfear Alllh."Allah." (Qur'dn(Qur 'an 5:8).5:8). Islam is a comprehensivereligionreligion thatthat caterscaters toto thethe needsof the mind, body and soul, and isis suitable forfor allall peopleat all times. It enjoinsall good deedsand orders abstentionfrom all evil deeds.'deeds. I Before his mission,the the Prophet was maniedmarried to Khadijah, a wealthy ladylady fromfrom Makkah, for whom he had worked as a merchant.When the news of his prophethoodwas madepublic, his people t 1 Among the many proofs of the prophethoodof Muhammad is the fact thatthat he was an illiterate man living in an environment that lacked education. In spitespitc of this, he brought a complete lawlarv that addresses every aspect of human life at all times in terms tel'ms ofol' belicf,belief, acts of worship,rvorship,dealings, morals, etc. He introducedperfect systems in marriage. divorce, pregnancy,pregnanc)', parenting,parenting. alimony,alimonl. inheritance, family andand neighborly relations,relations, criminalcrirninal punishment,punishmcnt, humanhurnan rights, politics, economy,econom)',socialsocial life, life, etiquettectiquetlcof and howhori' toto conductoneself whenrvhen eating,eating, drinking,drinking. gettinggetting dressed,dressed. traveling,traveling, sleeping,slecping' wakingrvaking up, up' yawning,yawning, sneezing,sneezing,seekingseeking permission,permission. visitingr'isiting the sick,sick' personal hygiene,hygiene,etc,etc. HeHe diddid notnot bring all all thisthis1i'om f}om himself:himsell.and never claimed thatthatsuchsuch knowledgeknoulcdge wasrvas his.his. HadHadMuhammad's Muhammad'saimaim been beenpersonalpersonal gaingain or glory,glorl'.it it wouldrvouldhave gone againstagainsthimhim toto commandcommanclhishis followersfbllorverstoto performpcrfornl certainccrtain actsacts such as havinghavingto to performperformablutionablution andand prayer praler fivellve timestirnesaa day.da1.lashing \vashing after sexualscxualintercourse, intercourse.fastingfasting ~- withoutu'ithouteven cvcn drinkingdrinking water\\'ater-- a wholervhole monthmonthfrom from dawnda*'nto to sunsetsunseteveryevcr)'1ear. year. especiallycspeciallr inin Arabia.whichrvhich is is mainlymainll desertdesertwithri'ith unbearableunbearable heat;heat; letlct alone aloncforbiddingfbrbiilding themthem from liom actsacts thatthat areare desireddesiredbyb1' the the majorityrnaiolitl'such such asas drinking,drinking.adultery, adultcrl, usury,usury' gambling,garrbling.etc.etc. It It isis statedstatedinin Deuteronomyl)cuteronornl'18:20l8:20 andandJeremiah .lcremiah14:15l4:15 thatthatGod Godcondemns condentnswhoeverrrhoever falselyl'alsell' claimsclirims prophesyplophesl as ashe hc condemnedcondemncd HananiahHananiahtoto death deathinin less lessthanthm aayear 1'car((Jeremiah 28:2ft:15-17).'l'he 15-17). The missionmission ofof ProphetProphctMuhammadll'luhamnrad onon thetltcother othcrhand, hand,lastedlasted forfirr 2323 years.1'ears.andand his his religionrcligiontoday todal isisthe thclilstest lirstestgrowinggrorving religionrcligion in in thetheworld. worlcl. DuringDuringhis his lifetimelif'etimehehe \Ias uassupported supportedbyby God Godat atall alltimes. 1imes. ~ 9 MyfrtyGreat Love For Jesus Led Me To Islam tstdm offered him enormous wealth and even to crown him as theirtheir king if he would abandon his call to Allah. He refused and continued on thethe path chosen for him by Allah; a path thatthat entailed all kinds of suffering for the sake of spreading the Word of God. In spite of all the power and authority thatthat were at his fingertips after thethe spread of his message, he still led a very simple basic life, free from luxuries, which he could have possessed if he had wanted. Instead, he slept on a rough straw mat and lived in a mud house. As related by his wife, "There were many times when the Prophet and his family went for successive nights without any food. Most of the bread they contented themselves with was made of barley."]barley."l At the time of his death, his shield had been pawned to a Jew in exchangefor barley to make bread for his family. He dedicated all of his life and efforts to enable humankindhumarrkindto believe in Allah as the only true God. He said in thethe QurQur'dn:'an: "And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me." (51(51:56):56) This was in order to guide them to true happinesshappir,essand rescue them fromfiom the calamities ofthisof this worldrvorldand the Hereafter. Prophet Muhammad, last of the prophets and messengers of God, died in the year 632 CE,CE,leavingleaving with liSus the Qur'an,Qur'i)n, God's final message,rnessage,and his teachings to guide all of humanity up until the Day of Resurrection. An AmericanArnericanwriter, Hart, states in his book "The 100: A Rankingof the Most Influential Persons in lfistury"History" that Muhammad- rvhowho topped the list - "Was the only man in historywho r,vaswas supremely successful on botliboth the secular and religious level." This unique

I 1 Ar-fAt-Tirmidhi, irmidhi.2400. ~ MyGreat Love For Jesus Led Me To lslam Islam I combination entitled him to be classed as thethe greatest, most influential characterin the world. William Muir, thethe Scottish historian previously mentioned, praised thethe clarity of the words of Prophet Muhammad and the easeof his religion. He also stated that the Prophet accomplished wonderful deeds and that there was no other man inin history who succeeded in wakening souls and reviving good morals and virtueviftue in such a shoftshort time as he did. The famous historian, George Bernard Shaw, in his book "The Genuine Islam",Islam ", Vol. 1, No.8, 1936,said that the world was in desperate need of a man who had Muhammad's intellect, as he was the Prophet who always placed his faith in a place of respect and honor.He added thatthat Islam was the religion most able to accommodate all civilizations at all times, and that it would claim more ground in Europe in spite of the fact that the clergy of medieval timestimes painted a dark picture of Muhammad and considered himhirn an enemy to Christianity. Shaw goes on to add: "I "I have studiedhim - the wonderful man - and in my opinion, far far fromfrom being an anti-Christ, he must be called thethe Savior of Humanity." He continues: "I"l believe that if a manman likelike him were to assume the dictatorship of the modernmodernworld he would succeed inin solvingits problems in aa wayway that would bring itit thethe muchrnr,rchneeded peace and happinesshappiness..."..." AlphonseAlphonsedede Lamartine,Lamarline,thethe famousfamousFrench poet sayssaysin in hishis book,book,Histoire Ilistoire de lala Turquie,Turquie,(1854):(1854): "Never hashasa a manman setsetfor for himself,himself,voluntarily or involuntarily,involuntarily,a morernore sublimesublime aim,aim, sincesince thisthis aimairn was beyond human grasp:grasp: undermineundenninethe the superstitionssuperstitionsplaced between the creaturecreatureandand thethe Creator,Creator,...... NeverNever hashas aa man accomplished inin suchsucha a shortshorltime time suchsuchaa hugehugeandand lasting lastingrevolutionrevolution inin ~ I frfvMy Great Love For Jesus Led Me To lsldmIslam the world...Ifworld...If the grandeurof the aim, the frugality of the means,the immensityof the result are the three criteria of a man's genius,who would dareto comparea great man of modernmodem history with Mohammad?,..Mohammad? .. He moved souls. He founded upon a book, of which each letter has become law, a unifying spiritual factor embracing people of all languages and races... his forbearance in victory, his ambition,which was entirely devotedto one idea and in no manner striving for an empire;... empire;.. . As regards all the standards by which humangreatness may be measured,we may well ask: "is there any man greaterthan he?" Dr. Vaglieri states in "Apologia dell' Islamismo": "Muhammad, as a preacher of the religion of God, was gentle and merciful even towards his personal enemies. In him were blended justice and mercy, two of the noblest qualities which a human mind can conceive. It is not difficult to supportsupporlthis with many examples that are to be found in his biographies." Dr. Gottlieb Wilhelm Leitner, a renowned orientalist said: "1"l cannot conclude this address better than by expressing a hope that the day willrvill come when Christians will honor Christ more by also honoring Muhammad. There is is a common ground between "Islam" and Christianity, and he is a better Christian who reveres thethetruths truthsenunciated by the Prophet Muhammad."]Muhamutad."l

' I "The"TheIslamic IslamicReview"Revinv" MayMai' 1961.196l. pagespages66 ~- 10.I0 ~ My GreatLove For Jesus Led Me To lsl6mIslam I VII. Doctrines of ChristianifyChristianity and IslhmIslam Many denominationsof Christianity believe inin thethe following five doctrines: (l)(1) The Trinity (2) The divinity of Jesus(3) The divine sonshipof Jesus(4) OriginalSin (5) The Atonement In Isldm,Isliim, the onenessof Allah, being the one and only God who deservesto be worshipped and petitioned for help is the fundamental belief of every Muslim, as opposed to the triune God of many denominations of Christianity. Itlt sees the deificationof Jesusas a reversion l to paganism.tpaganism. As describedin the QurQur'dn,'an, Jesus was not an incarnation of God, but His Prophet and Messenger, and like any other prophet, he was a human being in every aspect. Islam alsoalso rejects the divine sonship of Jesus and does not accept the dogma of original sin, the vicarious sacrifice and the atonement. The fundamentalfundamentaldoctrinesdoctrines of faith in Islam are six: (1)( I ) Belief inin thethe onenessof God (2)(2) Belief inin thethe existenceof angels (3)(3) Belief inin thetherevealed scriptures (4)(4) Beliefin in thethemessengers of God (5)(5) Belief in in thetheDay of Resurrection (6)(6) Belief inin Qadar (predestination), (predestination).both the the good or badbadaspects aspectsofof itit

I I InIn hishisbook. book.StoryStory ofof Civilization. Civilization.vol.vol. 11.11.p.216. p. 276. Will Will DurantDurantsaidsaid thatthat ChristianityChristianitl'diddid notnot putputan an endendto to paganism:paganism:rather.rather. itit adoptedadoptedit.it. ThisThis appliesappliestoto thetheChristianity Christianityofof PaulPaulandand notnot the thetrue trueandand pure pureChristianityChristianity ofof JesusJesusChristChrist whowho called calledforfor the theworshiprvorship ofof GodGodalone. alone. ~ R2 Mytt Great Love For Jesus Led Me To Islamlslim The Trinity This doctrine, adhered to by many Christians throughout the world, refers to the existence of three divine, distinct and separate persons inin God: God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Ghost. It is astonishing, however, that Jesus himself never mentioned the Trinity. He said absolutely nothing about three divine persons in a trinity. As a matter of fact, the word "person" itself is not to be found anywhere in the Bible. The concept that Jesus had about Allah was in no way different from the concept that all the previous prophets had. All of them preached the oneness of God, never the Trinity.l Trinity.r Jesus affirmed the tradition that had been revealed to the prophets who came before him. "And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well,well. asked him,him. Which is the first commandment of all?allP And Jesus answered him,him. The first of all the

' I According to Isaiah 44:24,4424,"1 "I am the Lord that makethrnakethall things," Isaiah 45:5, "I am the Lord, and there is none else, there is no God beside me." rne." and IsaiahIsaiah,l5:l845: 18 "For thus saith the Lord that created thethc heavens; God himselfhiurself that formed forrned the earth and made it; he hath established establishcd it, he created it not in vain, he formedlbrmed it to be inhabited: I amarn the Lord; and there is none else."elsc." 1I Timothy1-imothy6:6:16 16 also states about God: "Who"\Nho only hath immortality." imnrortality." Isaiah 46:9 confirms:conflrms: "for I am God, and there is nonenonc else;clsc; I am God, and theretherc is nonerronelikelikc me."rnc." The QUI'Qur'in.'on, on the othcr hand,hand. states: "Allah"Allih is the Creator of all things, and He is the Guardian and Disposer of all affairs." (39:62);(39 62):"That is Allah,AIlih, your Lord! There is no god but He, Creator of all things; then worship Him; and He has power to dispose of all affairs." (6:(6:102): I02): "And trust in Him who livestivesand dies not." (25:58);(25:5ti);and "There is nothing like unto Him, and He is the Hearing, the Seeing." (42:(42:ll). 11). It is only reasonable that He who'"vhois such should bcbe worshippedrvorshiooedalone. My Great Love For Jesus Led Me To IslamlslAm 9W commandments is, Hear,Hear. 0O Israel;Jsrael: The Lord our God isis one Lord: and thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thythy mind, and with all thy strength, this is the first commandment." (Mark 12:28-30).12:28-3 0). Other evidence in the Bible shows that Jesus believed inin only one God, not in three divine persons in one, as in thethe followingfollowing saying:"Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God and Him only shalt thou serve." (Matthew(Mattliew 4:4:10). 10). The doctrine of the Trinity was incorporated into the teachingsteachings of Jesus more than three hundred years after Jesus' departure. The four Canonized Gospels do not contain any reference to the Trinity. Neither Jesus nor his disciples taught this doctrine. Likewise, none of the earlier great scholars or the followers of Jesus preached it. This doctrine was established by the Nicean Council after great controversies and conflict, more than three hundred years after Jesus' departure.depafture. The Council adopted the view ofofthethe minorityrninority rather than the majority whorvho believed in monotheism.rnonotheism.lI

I 1 The ecumenical councils gave themselvesthemsclvcs rights above their authority as in in thethc F'irstFirstCouncilCouncil. • ./esusJcsus wasrv;rs deified;deitled: in thethc Second,Sccond,thethc Holyltoly Ghost wasrias alsodeified.deilled. In thethc Third CounciLCouncil.thethc same waslas donedonc to Mary and inin thethc'lu'clfthTwelfth CounciLCouncil.thethc churchwas*as granted thethc right to forgive sins, whilervhileinin thetheTwentieth, I'rrcnticth.the Popel)opc wassas madernadeinfallible.infalliblc. EncyclopediaEnclclopcdiaAmericanaAnrcricirna sayssa1,s that monotheismmonothcismbegan as a thcologicaltheological movementrroYcmentat a veryver)'carl)early stage in history,histor'y'.and that it precededp|ccedcdthe bcliefbelief inin thethetrinity trinitvby bv tenstensofof)'cars. years. It also goes on to saysa\'1hatthat ChristianityChrislianity rvaswas a product 01'./o1'Judaisnr. udaism. \vhiehnhich wasr'"asveryr'crr strictsLrictas fariar as monotheismt.nonotl.tcismrvaswas 'l'he concerned. The belief inin thethc'lTrinity rinitv \vasrias onlyonll admittedaclmittcdin thcthe fourth centuryccntur)AD and did not accurately accuratcllreflectrel'lect the original ChristianClhristian belief in thethe truetrue natureof God. rather. the Trinity wasu'as a deviationdcviationfromfi'om that original beliefbeliel. (c.f.(c.t. V. 27,27.p. 294)291) ~ I ttMy GreatLove ForJesusFor Jesus Led Me To lsl6mIslam However, when consideredrationally, the concept of the Trinity is unsustainable.It meansto believe in three divine persons who are either finite or infinite. If we consider them infinite, then there are three different infinities, three different omnipotent beings, and consequently three different Gods. However, if we considerthem finite,finite. then neither the Father nor the Son nor the Holy Ghost can be God. Indeed the concept of Trinity came into being as a result of falsely ascribing divinity to two "creatures" namely; Jesus and the (Gabriel). Owing to the irrationality of the doctrine of Trinity, the conventional response of the Church clerics is that it is a mystery beyond human comprehension, and that it doesn't have to be understood as it suffices to just accept it as a matter of faith. Islam preaches a plain and simple belief in the oneness of God. ItIt affirms the uniqueness of Allah andand states that He has no partners.paftners.He is the self-sufficient One, on whom all of creation depends, and who depends on no one. He neither gives birth nor is born. Nothing can come out of Him, be His equal or be His partner. "I speak of what I have seen with my Father, and you do what you have heard fromfrom your father."father." They answered him,him. "Abraham isis our father."father." Jesus said to them,them, "If you were Abraham's children, you would do what Abraham did, but now youyou seek to kill me,me' a

The New Catholic Encyclopedia says:says: "The"1'he conceptconcept ofofonc one God in in threethree persons diddid not become part parl ofof Christian life life andand religiousreligious practices until near the endend ofof thethe fourthfourth century.century.'fhisThis isis thethe conceptconceptwhich firstfirst 'l'rinitarian tooktook thethe name ofof Trinitarian Principle. WeWc do not findfind amongamong the disciplesdisciplesanyany idea idearesemblingresembling itit atatall.'· all." My Great[oveLove ForJesus Led MeTo lslamIslam @W manrmanl who has told you the truth which I heard from God." (John 8:38-40). "And this is eternal life, that they know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent. I glorified thee on earth, having accomplished the work which thou gavest me to do" (John 17:3-4) 'rirz The Qur 'an affirms the oneness of God in chapter 112:t12: "Say, "He is Alllh,Allah, [who is] One, Allah, the Eternal Refuge. He neither begets nor is born. Nor is there to Him any equivalent." . AndAnd Allah has said in the QurQur'dn:'an: "0"O People of the Scripture, do not commit excess in your religion or say about AllahAllnh except the truth. The Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary,Mury, was but a messenger of AllahAllnh and His word which He directed to Mary and a soul [created at a command]commandl from Him. So believe in Allah and His messengers. And do not say,sayr"Three";"Three"l desist; it is better for you. Indeed, Allah is but one God. Exalted is He above having a son. To Him belongs whateverrvhatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. And sufficient is AllahAltlh as Disposer of affairs." (4:(4:111).171). InIn another chapter, He says: "They have certainly disbelieved who say, "Allah"Alllh isis thethe thirdthird of three."three." And there is no god except one God. And ifif theythey do not desist fromfrom what theythey are saying, there there will surely afflict thethe disbelievers among themthem a painful punishment. SoSo willlvill theythey not repentrepent toto AllahAllnh and seek His forgiveness? And AllahAlllh is Forgiving and Merciful." (5:73-74)(5:73-74) r"..f

'For 'fhe [For example,example, The Bible inin Basic English, The Darby Translation, Weymouth's New Testament, Testament. HolyHoll' Bible: Easy-to-Readtiasy-to-Road Version, Contemporary English Version. The American Amcrican Standard Version, GOD'S WORD translation, Thel-hc NewNov Living Translation,The New GOD'S 'l'hc AmericanAmerican StandardStandardBible, Bible, The RevisedRevisedStandard StandardVersion,Vcrsion, WorldWorld EnglishEnglish Bible,Bible, InternationalInternationalStandardStandard Version,Version, and and HebrewHebrew NamesNames VersionVersionofof WorldWorldEnglish EnglishBible.Bible. MyMyGreatGreat LoveLove ForFor JesusJesus LedLed MeMe To Islamtstam \Wp areareby by thethe willwill ofof GodGodwho who hadhadsent senthim.him. He isis recordedrecordedas havinghaving said:said:"I "I cancan ofof minemine ownown selfself dodo nothing': as II hear,hear, II judge:judge: andand mymy judgmentjudgment isis just; because I seek notnot minemine own own will,will, but the will of thethe Father which hathhath sentsent me."me." (John(John5:30). 5:30).Again he states thatthat thethe words hehe speaksspeaksareare not not his,his, but revealedrevealedtoto him as a prophet sent byby God: God: "For"For II havehave not spoken of myself; but the FatherFather which sent me, he gave me a commandment, whatwhat I I shouldshould say, and what I should speak." (John 12:49).12:49).Also, in John 7:17-18, Jesus states: "If any man willwill dodo his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether itit be of God, or whether I speak of myself. He thatthat speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but he thatthat seeketh his glory that sent him, the same isis true,true, and no unrighteousness is in him." Jesus also stated thatthat thethe Lord is greater than him according to John 14:28, which reads,"reads,"....I....1 go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I." Jesus did things only for the pleasure of God, who sent him.hir-n. He states: "And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him. As he spoke these words, many believed on him." (John 8:29-8:29­ 30). Also, according to Luke 4:43, Jesuscame to preach thethe Kingdom of God:Cod: "And he said unto them, I must preach the kingdom of God to other cities also: for therefore am I sent." In addition, Jesus stated that enterirrgentering the Kingdom of Heaven is dependant upon doing the will of God: "Not everyoneevery one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter

' 1 This is rvhatwhat Jesus said of himself whereashe said about Cod.God, "..," ... forfor with God all things are possible..."possible..." (Mark l0:27)10:27) \ijI My Great Love For Jesus Led Me To lsldmIslam into the kingdom of heaven; but he thatthat doeth thethe will of my Father which is in heaven."lheaven.'" (Matthew(Matthew 7:21). Again he says: "For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother.,,2mother."'(Mark(Mark 3:35) According to Mark 13:32, Jesus is also reported to have denied having knowledge of the final hour of this world, saying: ""...but...but of that day or hour no man knoweth, neither the angels in the heaven nor the Son but the Father." In Luke 13:33-34,13.33-34,Jesus ref'ersrefers to hirnselfhimself as one of the Prophets: "Nevertheless I must walk today, and tomorrow, and the day following: for it cannot be that a prophet perishes out of Jerusalem. O0 Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto theethee....!"....!" These words of Jesus as repOIied reporled in the Bible, demonstrate thatthat he, in relation to God, stood like any other human being. He was not the Creator but a creation likelike Adam. He prayed to God (Mark I1:35,:35, Mark 14:35 and Luke 5:5:16),16), which means conclusively that he was a prophetprophet and not God, for God does not pray to anyone.

I 1 TheThe word "","Rabbi". translatedtranslatcdas "Lord""Lord'' actuallyactualll'means "Master." JohnJohn1 1:38:38 says: sa1's:"Then"Then Jesus turned, and sawsarl'thernthem following, and saithsaith untounto them,them, What seek ye? They said untorrnto him, Rabbi, (which(which isis toto say, say, beingbeing interpreted, irrterprcted, Master,)N{astcr',) wherervhr:rc dwellestdwcllest thou?"thou?" 2ln 2 In MatthewMatthew12:50 l2:50 wewe read: "For"For whosoever shall do the willrvill of.!!U'of my FatherFather whichwhich isis inin heaven,hcaven, thethe samesarneisis my brother,brothcr, and sister, and mother."mother." MatthewMatthov hereherc changeschangesthethe Word "God" to "my"my Father" for theologicaltheological purposes.purposes. KismanKisrnan saidsaid thatthat both Lukel-ukc and MatthewMattherv deliberatelydeliberatelychangedchanged Mark's Mark's texttext air hundredhunclredtimestimes forfor theological theological purposes.purposes. My Great Love For Jesus Led Me To Islamlsl6m p~ Jesus also used to praise God, as is clear from Matthew 11ll:25,:25, "Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O0 Father, Lord of ofheavenheaven and earth." This dogma of divinity is not supported by the words of Jesus as written in the Gospels. Like the doctrine of Trinity, thethe doctrineof the incarnation was developed after Jesus' departure. ItIt was incorporated into Christianity from paganism. In the mythologymy'thology of religions that preceded Christianity, it can be seen how some heroes were considered to be gods. Most of what was said about Krishna by the Hindus, Buddha by the Buddhists, Mithra by the Persians, Osiris by the Ancient Egyptians, Bacchus by thethe Greeks, by the Babylonians and Adonis by the Syrians, was said of Jesus by the Christians. Islam, on the other hand, has freed its followers from such superstitions by rejecting the doctrine of the incarnation and of God's embodiment in or union with any of His creatures. IslamIsldm statesstatesemphatically that neither Jesus nor any other human being may be God.God. IsliimIsldm also rejects the notion thatthat God may be incarnated or unite with any of His creation. In Chapter 5, verse 75, the QurQur'dn'an tells us that Jesus was a messenger of God like many of the messengerslnessengerswho came before him; and that he and his virtuousvirluous mother "used to eat food." The idea is that anyone who eats cannot be God, be it Jesus, Muhammad or other prophets and messengers, as eating represents need and dependence on external elements, and God is neither inin need nor dependent. Also, eating entails processing of the food in the body and then the needto defecate. Such acts do not befit the majestyrnajestyof God. Many nations, no matter how primitiveprirnitivethey happento be, reject the idea that a messenger from God could be a human being beine who "eats food" like them. As such,such.manvmany ~ RP *tMy GreatLove For Jesus Led Me To lsldmIslam prophets were discredited by their people under this pretext. The Qur'dnQur'an relatesthat the people of said about him: "This is not but a man like yourselves. He eats of that from which you eat and drinks of what you drink.'odrink." (23:33). The Qur'dnQur'an also quotesthe among whom Prophet Muhammad appearedas follows: "And they say: 'What is this messengerthat eats food and walks in the markets?r"markets?'" (25:7).(25 7). As for thosewho ascribe divinity to Prophet Jesus, we find that they took divergenceto a whole new level by degradingGod, the Almighty, and consideringHim a hurnanhuman who eatsfood. The divinity of Jesus is rejected in theIhe QurQur'dn.'an. Allah says: "They have certainly disbelieved who say, "Allah"Alliih is the Messiah, the son of Mary"Mary'o while the Messiah has said, "0"O Children of Israel, worship Allah,Alleh' my Lord and your Lord." Indeed, he who associates others with Allah,Alleh, AllahAlllh has forbidden him Paradise, and his refuge is the Fire. And there are not for the wrongdoers any helpers" (5:72) Allah alsoalsorevealed: "Indeed, the example of Jesus to Allah is like that of Adam. He created Him from dust; thenthen He said toto him, "Be," and he was." (3:59)1(3:59)l InIn thethe QurQur'dn,'an, Allah describes describesJesus as His Prophet, pure and pious like thethe rest of His prophets, but always as a human being." He [Jesus][Jesus]said: "Indeed, I am thethe servant of Allah.Alteh. He has given me the Scripture and made me a prophetprophet...'o..." (19:30)(19:30) Acts 3:3:1313 also states: "The"The God of Abraham, and of Isaac,Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers,fathers, hath

1 1 Even Melchisedec. Melchisedec,thethe Biblellible sayssaisor o1'himhim "Without"Without father,fathcr',withoutrvithout mother,mother, withoutwithout descent, descent, havinghaving neitherneithcr beginning begirming ofof days, days, nornor endcndoflife of lif'c..."..." (Hebrews([ Icbrervs7:3).7:3). HoweverIIorve ver nono one oncclaimedclaimed hishis divinity.divinity. My Great Love For Jesus Led Me To Islamlsl6m ~ @ glorifiedglorified his servant Jesus." (New(New Testament, Catholic Edition)Edition) FromFrom the facts presented toto thethe reader above, it is clear thatthat IslamIslam is is not thethe only religion that refutes Jesus' divinity;divinity;the texts of the Bible do as well. InIn aa poll carried out by a British television show called Credo,Credo, itit was stated by 19 out of 31 Bishops of the Anglican Church that Christians are not obligated to believebelievethat Jesus Christ was God.!God.r

The Divine Sonship This doctrine, like those previously discussed, is not in conformity with the teachings and sayings of Jesus. In the Bible, the expression "son of God" has been used to refer toto AdamAdarn(Luke(Luke 3:38) and many of the earlier prophets who preceded Jesus. Israel, for example, was called the "Son of God" in one of the books of Moses: "And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith the Lord, Israel is My sorr,son, even My first born." (Exodus 4:22). Also, in the Psalms, the same title wasr.vasgiven to David: "I will declare the decree: the Lord had said unto me, Thou art My son,sorr, this day have I begotten thee." (Psalms(Psalms2:7). Likewise, in I Chronicles, 22:10.22: 10, was called the Son of God: "He shall build a house for My name: and he shall be My S011, sott, and I will be his Father and I will establish the throne of his Kingdom over Israel forever." From the above statements and f}omfrom many othersin the Bible, it has been established that the rvordword "son" really meant nearnessneal'ness to God in love. Even Jesussaid in the

' 1 DailyDailvNewsNerrs 25 June 1984.198,1 R2\ij> My GreatLove For Jesus Led Me To To lslAmIslam "t following verses:"Love your enemies...enemies... thatthat yeye maymay bebe the children of your Father who is inin Heaven."Heaven." (Matthew 5:44-45). "Blessed are the Peacemakers: forfor they shall be called the sozssons of God." (Matthew(Matthew 5:9).5:9). Analysis of all of the previous sayings leavesleaves no doubt regarding the meaning that Jesus assignedto to thethe word "son." Therefore, in view of this, therethere can be nono justification to regard Jesus as the Son of God in an exclusive and unique senseas most Christiansdo. When Jesus used the phrase"Son of God", it meant exactly thethe same as it meant when it was used for Adam, Israel, David, and Solomon. Jesus was referredto as the "Son of God" 13 times in the Bible whereashe was referedreferred to as the "Son of Man" 83 times. TheThe QurQur'tin'an emphaticallyemphaticallyand categorically rejects the dogma of "sonship" in Chapter 2, verse 116: "They say'say, "Allah has takentaken a son." Exalted is He! Rather'Rather, to Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and the earth. All are devoutly obedient to Him." Furthermore,Furthetmore, attributing a son to God would implicitlyimplicitly deny and negate thethe perfection of God and implyimply His need of another being beside Himself. My Great Love For Jesus Led Me To Islam ~ My GreatLove For Jesus Led To lslam @ The Original Sin According to the explanation of this dogma, Adam sinned when he disobeyed Allah by eating from the forbiddenforbidden tree (the tree of knowing good from evil as in Genesis 2:2:17'). 1i). As a result, and according to Christian theology,theology,all descendantsof Adam inherit the sin of Adam, which means that all human beings are born with this original sin. And according to Christianity, for God's justicejustice toto be satisfied,a price must be paid for every sin thatthat has been committed. Inln other words, God will not let any sin go unrequited and cannot even forgive a simple sin! Accordingly, the only thing that can wipe out sins is the shedding of blood. According to Paul, "Without the shedding of blood therethere isis no remission." (Hebrews 9:22)?9:221.2 But this blood must be perfect, sinless,sinless.and incorruptible. Therefore, Jesus, alleged to be the son of God, shed his sinless blood, suffered indescribableindescribable agony and died to pay the penalty forfor thethe sins of men. Because he was the infinite God, he alone could pay the infiniteprice of sin. Therefore, no one can be saved unless he accepts Jesus as his personal 3 saviorsavior3.. Moreover, everyone is condemned to suffer eternally inin Hellfire because of his or her inherent sinful

' ] ItIt isis thereforethereforefittingfitting to ask: HowHorv willrvill Adam hebe punished forfbr his deed ififhehe did not know right from wrong? t 2 This veryverl'samesame text is inin contradiction withn'ith other Biblical tcxtstexts w'hichwhich statestate that atonement could be through the offering o1I'eringof flour as in Leviticus 5:5:ll. 11, or moneymone)'asas in Exodus 30:l0:15 15 or "of"ofjcrvclsjewels ofofgold,gold, chains, and bracelets, rings, earrings, and tablets." as in Numbers 313l :50. 3'rIsaiah Isaiah43:43:ll 11 reads,001,"I, even 1,I, amarn the LORD; and besidebcside rneme there isis no saviour."saviour."This verse clearlyclearlv states that God is the onlyonh'savior' savior ~ I ttMy GreatLove For Jesus Led Me To lslAmIslam nature unless he or she acceptsatonement for his or her sinsmade by Jesuswith his blood. This dogmacan be divided into three distinct parls:parts: (1) the original sin, (2) the belief that God's justicejustice requires that.thethat the penalty for sin must be paid for by blood, and (3) the belief that Jesushas paid the price for the sins of men by his death on the cross and that salvation is only for thosewho believein his vicarioussacrifice.sacrifice.' I Regarding the first nart,part, the Reverend De Groot (Catholic Teaching, p. 140)1a0) writes: "Scripture teaches us that Adam's sin passedunto all men (our Blessedlady exempted). For in the words of St. Paul: "Therefore, as by the offence of one (Adam) all men were taken to condemnation; so also by the Justice of one (Christ) many shall be made just." (Romans 5:5:18-19)." 18-19)." These words make it plain that all men inherited Adam's sin. Like many other Christian beliefs, the doctrine of the 'Inherited'InheritedSin' finds no supportsuppoftin the words of Jesus or of the prophets who came before him. They taught that every man was accountable for his own actions; children would not be punished for the sin of oftheirtheir parents. No human being is born sinful. Jesus himself regarded children as innocentinnocentand pure, not born with sin. It lt isis clear fromfrom his reported saying: "Suffer not the little children to come untoLrntome, me. and forbidforbid themthem not: for such isis the Kingdom of God. Verily I say unto you, whosoever shall not receive the Kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein." (Mark(Mark 10:l0:14-15). 14-15).

t 1 IfIf thethebelief bcliefin in thethccrucifixion crucifixionofof JesusJesusisis thethconly only wayrvaytoto salvationsalvationforfor thosethoseliving living inin his time andandthose thosewho rvhobelieve bclievein in himhim afterwards,afterwards,what isis thethe casecasefor lbr thethe sinnerssinnerswho r.r'hodieddied beforebcfbre JesusJesusandand nevernever hadhad thethe chancechancetoto knowknorvhimhim ororbelieve believeinin the thecrucifixion? crucifixion? ~ My Great Love For Jesus Led Me To Islamlslam QP Rationally considered, it would be the height of injusticeinjustice to condemn the entire human race for the sin committed thousands of years ago by our first parents.Sin isis a willful transgressionof the Law of God or the Law of rightright and wrong, hence the responsibility or blame for it must lie only on the person committing it, and not on his children. ItIt is is a grave injustice to consider man sinful at birth. How unreasonable and hard-hearted a man can become by believing in the dogma of the inherited sin as shown by the theological dictum of Saint Augustine that all unbaptized infants are doomed to burn eternally in the Fire of Hell?! Until recently, the unbaptized infants were not buried in consecrated grounds in Christendom, because theytheywere believed to have died in 'original sin.' IslamIsldm condemns condemns the dogma of Original Sin and regardsregardschildren as pure and sinless at birth. Sin, it says, is not inherited, but is something that one acquires by doing what he or she should not do and by failing to do what he or she should do. The second partnart of the Christian doctrine of atonement isis that God's justice requires that a price be paid for for thethe originaland all other sins of man. If God were toto pardon a sinner without punishment, it would be a denial of His justice.justice, The Reverend W. Goldsack (The(Zfte Atonement, p.5) writes in this connection: "It"lt should be as clear as daylight to anyone that God cannot break His own law:law: He cannotforgive a sinner without first giving him an appropriate punishment. For if He did so, who wouldrvould call Him 'Just''Just' and Equitable." This view shows complete ignoranceignoranceof God's justice. God is not a mere judge or king. He is as the QurQur'iin'an describes Him: "The Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Master of the Day of Recompense." He is not only 'Just' but also Merciful and ~ I MymVGreat Love For Jesus Led Me To IslamlslAm Forgiving, "*...Allah...Allah will forgive you; and He is the most merciful of the merciful." (Qur'an(Qur'dn 12:92).12:92).IfIf God knows that man is sincerely repentant,having a real urge to conquer the evil within himself, then Almighty God can forgive his failings and sins altogether. After all, the only proper motive for punishmentis to check evil and reform the offender. To punish a person for his past sins, even after he had repented and reformed himself is a sign of vengeance, not justice. Also, forgiving a person after punishing him or her, or after inflicting punishment on someone else instead, cannot be considered forgiveness by any stretch of imagination. The God we worship is a God of mercy. If He prescribes a law and demands obedience, it is not for His own benefit, but for the benefit of humankind. And if He punishes a man for his faults and sins, it is not for His own satisfaction or compensation, as the Christian dogma proclaims, but it is to curb evil and purify the sinner. God forgives the faults and sins of those who have turned away from their sins and reformed themselves without punishing them or any other person on their behalf and this is not contrary to God's justice. Thus, A/liihAllah says: says: ""...Your...Your Lord has decreed upon Himself mercy: that any of you who does wrong out of ignorance and then repents after that and corrects himselfhimsetf - indeed, He is Forgiving and Merciful." (Qur'an(Qur'dn6:54) The third part of the Christian dogmadogrna of the atonement isis thatthat Jesuspaid the penalty for the original and other sins of men by his death on the cross of Calvary, and that that salvationcannot be obtained without belief in in thethe saving power of his blood. J.F. De Groot (Catholic(Catholic Teaching, p. 162)162)writes: "Since Christ, God Incarnate,has My Great Love For Jesus Led Me To Islamlslam @\W takentakenupon Himself our sins in order to atone for them by giving satisfaction to God's demand for jr,rstice,justice, He is the mediator between God and man." This dogma is not only a denial of thethemercy of God but also of His justice.'justice. [ To demand the price of blood in order to forgive the sins of men is to show a complete lack of mercy, and to punish a man who is not guilty for the sins of others, whether the fannerfonner is willingrvilling or not, is the height of injustice.injustice. There are manyrnanyrefutations which confirmconfinn the falsity of the belief in in atonement and crucifixion. cruciflxion.The following areale only a fewfbr.vfromfiorn 21l10ngamongthem: First, the dogma dogrnaof crucifixion ofo1'.f Jesusesus Christ to atone for thethe original sin is based on a corruptcornrpt foundationfbundation and anythingany,thingbuilt on a corrupt foundationfbundation is itself corrupt. The ideaidea thatthat Adam's sin wasnas passedpesseclonor.r to his offspring -['orah contradictsconlratlictsthe versesvcrses in thethcTorah which.ri'hich.according to the Bible. Jesus.lesrrscamecarrre not to1o destroyrlestrorbut to fulfill.firlllll. Also, in DeuteronomyDeuterortottrl24:3-1, 16l(r weu'c read:rcacl:"The"'[-hc fathersfirthcrs shall not be put to death forftrr the children, cltiltlren, neineitherther shall the childrenchildrcn be bc put to death forfbr the the' fathers: every man shall be put to death for fbr his owno*rt sin." InIrrEzekiel 18:20l8:20 we also find: llncl:"The"'l'hc soulsorrlthat sinneth,sinncth, it shall die. The son shall not hearbear the iniquityirticlLrit-r'of the father,f'ather, neither shall the father bear thethc iniquityiniquit,vof the son." Jesus himself said,said. accordingaccordins to ManhewMatlheu'16:27,16;27. "then he shall

I I At this point itit mustnruslhebc asked:askcd:Was\\'as Adam'sAdartt's remorserclnofsc and repcntancerepentance to God,God. his departingdeyraltingfrom1r'ont Paradise.I'aradisc. thethc tloodingflooding andancl the numerous sacrilicessacriliccsmadenraclc [0tu God(iocl not a pricepricc enoughcrtoLrghttlrlbr his salvation'?')salration?l)What about thethc sins morerttorchorrendous horrcnclousthanthatt Adam's')'\dattt's'l And,\ttd hOlvhorr could this mysterym)'ster)of salvationsalrationremaintcntitir.t unkl101\11unkttontt to allallthcthe prophets propltclsonlyonll'to to bcbe latcrlater diseOVCl'eddiscovcrcclbybv thethc church')church? ~ I My Great Love For Jesus Led Me To Islamlslim "t reward every man according to his works." This is in agreement with the Qur'anQur'dn as it states "That no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another. And that therethere isis not for man except that [good] for which he strives. And that his effort is going to be seen." (53:38­(53:38- 40) Second, according to Genesis 5:5, our father, Adam, lived with his wife after they had eaten from the forbidden tree forfor 930 years. This proves the falsehood of Genesis 2:17,2: 17, which states ""...for ...for in the day that thou eatest thereof thouthou shalt surely die" because it did not occur. This also indicatesindicates that Adam repented from his sin and sought forgivenessforgiveness and God pardoned him. Ezekiel 18:21-22 states: "But if the wickedwicked'l will turn from all his sins thatthat he hath committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die. All his transgressions that he hath committed, they shall not be mentioned unto him: in his righteousness that he hath done he shall live." So, as Adam and his wife "lived", they must have "turned fromfrom all the sins they have committed." This meansthat thethe sin was not inherited,inherited.and thus,thus. there was no reason thatthat Jesushad to die for the sins of anyone. This is in total 'o...And agreement with the Qur'an,Qur'iin,which states: " ...And Adam disobeyed his Lord and erred. Then his Lord chose him and turnedturned to him in forgiveness and guided [him]."[himl." (20:121-122).(20:121-122). Third: ItIt isis not correct according to the Bible to say that Jesus had come to die willinglywillinely and deliberately for the

' ''u'icked". I IfIf thisthis isis thethe case with the "wicked", what would be whenrvhenthe sinner happened toto be a righteous person like Adam? Surely, he would be granted forgiveness as he sought repentance. ~ My Greatcreat Love For Jesus Led Me To Islamlslam Q2 sins of men. We read in the Bible that he did not wish to die on the cross. For when he learnt that his enemies were plotting against his life, he declared that his "soul was exceedingly sorrowful unto death." (Mark 14:34).l4:34). After that he prayed to God, saying, "Abba, Father, all things are possible unto Thee; take away this cup from me; nevertheless not what I will, will. but what Thou wilt." (Mark 14:36). He also asked his disciples to buy swords (Luke 22:36) and keep watch over him at night to protect him from his enemies. Fourth: The Bible tells us in Mark 1515:34:34 that the person crucified "cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?" which is being interpreted as, "My66My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?" Such desperate cries - if we accept for the sake of argument that they did occur - prove that the person crucified was not willing to die on the cross. More importantlyimporlantlythe passage contains clear evidence that the person crucified could not possibly have been Jesus Christ, as such desperate cries and panic do not befit a prophet of God, let alone one who is claimed to be God. Fifth: According to Mark 14:50,the crucifixion was not witnessed by anyone of the disciplesof Jesus as ""...... they all forsook him, and fled."]fled."r Also, none of the Gospel and Epistle writers witnessed the crucifixion; in other words,rvords, there were no credible eye-witnesses. Thus, the sources of the story are doubtful especially considering that the

' 1 As werveare to think good of the disciplesdisciplcsof Jesus \ve\\'e are to conclude one ofoftrvotwo things: either this text is anotheranothcrinterpolation and wasrvasnot part ofo1'thcthe original text,text. or (if it was correct) the disciples did leave as they realized that the crucified one was notnot.lcsusJesus himself. Either way,*'a1'. the result is the same,same. ~ I Mytt Great creat Love For Jesus Led Me To Islamlsldm Canonical Gospels themselves differdiff'er amongarnong themselves as to the exact details of the crucifixion fromfiom beginning to end. Sixth: The idea that shedding of blood is necessary to appease the wrath of God camecarneinto Christianity from the primitive image of God as an all-powerfulall-porverfuldemon.dernon. There is no logical connection between sin and blood. What wipes away sins is not blood.blood, but remorse.rcrnorse.sincere repentance,repentance. persistent resistance totcl evil inclinationsinclirrationsand constant struggle to carrycarr1,'out the wirvillII ofo1'CodGod as revealedrer,ealedto us by the prophets. Furthermore,Furlhermore, whenrvhen Jesus wasrvas asked about the way to eternaletemallife, his reply wasrvasnot belief in himhirn as the savior through the shedding of his blood. Instead, it was, ...... ".... but if thou wiltrvilt enterentcr into life, keep the commandments."commandrnents."(Matthew(Mattherv 19:| 9: 17). 17). The Christian schemescherne of salvation is not only morally and rationally unsound,unsound.but also contradicts the words of Jesus whor.vho came to rescue menlnen fromli'om sin by his teachings and the example of his godlygodll' lifelifc rather than by deliberately dying on the cross forlbr them,therrt.andancl offering his blood for their sins. His missionrnissiortwasu'as alsoalsc'l to call sinnerssitrnersto repent as was the casecascwithrvith all thetlrcprophets prophctsbeforebelbre him.hirn. He never said that he came for fbr thethc atonement of human sin. This is emphasizedernphasizedin MatthewMattherv4: 17, 17.as we \\e are told about Jesus: "From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdomkingdornof heavenheavcnis at hand." It is really incomprehensibleincornprehensible that the Bible goesgocs to the extreme and abusesabuses.lesLrs Jesus byby'rnakingmaking himlrinr a curse.cursc.PaulI)aLrl says: "Christ hath redeemed us fromfi'orn the curse of thethc law,larv, being made a curse forfbr us: forf

I 1 AtheismAtheism onlyonll'startedstarted toto spreadspreadonon aa largelargescale scalein in ChristianClhristiansocietiessocieties duringduringthe the eighteentheighteenthandand nineteenth nineteenthcenturies.centurics. AmongAmong thethe reasonsreasonsforfor thatthat werewere thethe injusticesinjusticescommitted cornmittcdby by thethe ChurchChurch manifestedmanifestedin in the the enslavement,cnslavcment,humiliationhumiliation andand abuse abuseofof peoplepeopleinin thethe namenameof of "God.""God'" ChristianityChristianityalso alsoconflicted conflictedwith r.vithreasonrcason andancl humanhunlan needs. nceds.TheThe ChurchChurch foughtfoughtscientific scientillcadvancementadvancement andand persecuted pcrsecutcdscientists,scicntists. resultingresulting inin aa dichotomydichotomybetweenbetrveen manman and andfaith. laith.Consequently, Conscquentll',peoplepeople becamebccame moremore concernedconcerneclwithwith thethematerial materialworldrvorld and andgave gavein in toto theirtheirnatural naturaltendencytendcncy toto pursuepursuc worldlyrvorldly temptations.temptations. WithWith the the absenceabsenccofof reason rcasonand and compatibility,compatibility.f~lithfnith disintegrateddisintegratcdandand religion'sreligion'srole role inin lifelif'ebecame becamc nonexistent.nonexlstcnL My Greatcreat Love For Jesus Led Me To Islam ~ , LedMe To lslam 9 all prophets are brothers and no distinction should be made between them. As for thosethose people who followed thethe guidance of thethe prophet of theirtheirtime time andworshipped God as He should be worshipped, theythey are all considered Muslims, and Paradise will be theirs. Islam restored restoredtoto itsits original status thethe same eternal message that God revealed to all His prophets. Islam is a continuation of that message, which is in essence,one. AlthoughAlthouglr AllahAllclh had originally addressed it to a specific tribe, people or nation through their prophet, with the passage of time tirne it was misinterpretedrnisinterpretedand mixed with superstitions, false beliefs and rituals inventedby man. This caused a degeneration of the true religion into superstitions and meaningless rituals. Islam, as revealed to Prophet Muhammad,Muhamrnad, is a revival ofofthethe concept ofofmonotheism monotheism taught by Jesus and by all of thetlre preceding prophets of Allah. hlamIslclmis a messagernessageto all of humanity until the end of time and not to a particular group, as was the case with previous prophets. Islam rejectsrejectsall blasphemous theological beliefs and reinstates the true concept ofol'God; God; that He alone is the Creator, the Provider and Controller of everythingevery.thingin the universe and to whom alone perfectionperfbction is attributed. This necessitates that He alone is to be worshipped. Furthermore,Furlhermore,He must be worshipped in the wayu,ay that He ordained and not through invented rituals ritr.ralsand acts of worship. I'{eHe is the only one to whonwhom prayersshould be addressed.And just as confirmingthe onenessof God is the greatestand rnostmost impOliantirrrportant virtue, associating others rvithwith l'lirlHim is the gravestsin of all. It is the only sinsirr unfbrgivableunforgivable by God unlessone repentsto Him before dcatl-r.death. He hassaid in the Qur'cin:Qur'dn:"Indeed, AlllhAllah doesnot forgivcforgive associationrvithwith Him, but He forgives what is My Great Love For Jesus Led Me To Islam IW *t GreatLove For Jesus Led Me To lslim lessthan that for whom He wills." (4:48).(4:48). Moreover, Moreover, itit isis a sin that deprives one of Paradise and consequentlyconsequently relegates the person who commits itit toto eternityeternity inin thethe Hellfire. This was stated by Jesusas quoted inin the Qur'dnQur'an (5:72): "Indeed, he who associatesothers with AllehAllah -­ AtllhAllah has forbidden him Paradise, and his refuge isis thethe Fire. And there are not for the wrongdoers any helpers." Directing any act of worship to other thanthan God is the one sin that nullifies all good deeds.The Qur'dnQur'an confirms: "But if they had associatedothers with Allnh,Allah, then worthless for them would be whatever they were doing." (6:88) God is indeed the one to whom all needsare sought without intercessors,the one upon whom all creatures depend, the Creator and Sustainer of the entire universe, the Oft-Forgiving, the Most-Merciful, the Almighty, the Omniscient. Citing thethe words of the famous Italian orientalist, Dr. Laura Veccia VVaglierir,aglieri \ she writes: "Thanks to Islam, paganism in its various forms was defeated. The concept ofof thethe universe, the practices of religion and social customscustoms were each liberatedliberated from all the monstrosities whichwhich had degraded them,them, and human minds were made freefreeof of prejudices.prejudices.MankindMankind finallyfinally realizedrealizedits dignity and humbledhumbleditself itself beforethe the Creator,thethe Lord and Master of allall mankind." mankind." SheShe continues,continues,"The "The spirit was liberated fromfrom prejudice,prejudice,man'sman's will will waswas setsetfreefree from from thethe tiesties which hadhadkept kepthim him boundboundto to otherothermen menor or otherotherso-called hidden powers.powers. Priests,Priests,false false guardiansguardiansofof mysteries, brokers of salvationsalvation andand allall those those whowho pretendedpretendedtoto be be mediatorsmediators

| I "Apologia"Apologia dell'dell' Islamismo"Islamismo"translated translatedintointo EnglishEnglishas as "Interpretation"lnterpretation ofofIslam" Islam"by byDr. Dr.Caselli, Caselli,pp.pp. 33 3334. 34. MyMyGreatGreat LoveLove ForFor JesusJesus LedLed MeMe ToTo Islamlstam \ij) @ betweenbetweenGodGod and andman manand andconsequently consequentlybelievedbelieved thatthat they they hadhadauthority authorityover overthe thewill will ofof otherotherpeople peoplefell fell fromfrom theirtheir pedestals.pedestals.ManMan becamebecamethe the servantservantof of AllahAllah alonealone andand towardstowardsother othermen menhe hehad hadonly only thethe obligationsobligationsofof oneonefree free manmantowards towardsanother anotherfreefree man. man.While While previouslypreviouslymen men hadhad sufferedsuffered fromfrom thethe injusticeinjustice ofof social social differences,differences, Islam,Islarz proclaimedproclaimedequality equalityamong amonghuman human beings.beings.Each Each MuslimMuslim waswas distinguisheddistinguishedfromfrom otherother MuslimsMuslims not by reason of birthbirth oror anyany other other factorfactor notnot connected connected with his personality,personality,butbut byby hishis greatergreaterfearfear of God, his good deeds, hishis moralsmoralsand andintellectual intellectualqualities."qualities." She also states in her book,book, "It"It was, was, therefore,therefore,neither by means of violence of armsarrns nornor throughthrough thethe pressure of obtrusive missionaries thatthat causedcausedthe the great and rapidrapid diffusion of Islam, but above all, through the the fact that this Book presented by the Muslims toto thethe vanquished, with the liberty to accept it or rejectreject it,it, was thethe Book of God, the Word of Truth, the greatest miracle Mohammad could show to thosein doubt and to those who remained stubborn." She continues,continues. "The,,The strength ofthisof this message was its crystal clear simplicity and marvelous easiness, for Islam reachedout to the soul of the people without having recourseto long explanationsor involved sermons." And as one of the foremost historians,Arnold J. Toynbee,obsenres:observes: "Indeed, I invite thethe world toto adoptthe the Islamic principle of brotherhood and equality. The doctrineof God's onenessbrought by Islam isis of thethe mostmost wonderful examplesof how toto unify thethe world.world. TheThe continuationof Islamgives hope to the whole world."rworld."l

I I Civilizationon Trial. Trial, NervNew York, OxtbrdOxford UniversityUniversity press,Press, 1948 ~ My Great Love ForJesusJesus LedLed MeMe ToTo lslAmIslam \Z tty Great Love For VIII. My FinalFinal StepStep TowardToward Isltim:Islam: TheThe InfluenceInfluence OfOf Jesus On MyMy ConversionConversion ToTo IslfimIslam Even a portion of thethe informationinformation containedcontained inin thethe previous chapters isis sufficientsufficient forfor aa seekerseeker ofof truthtruth toto perceivethe authenticityof Islamlshim and the the extent toto whichwhich Christianity has deviated fromfrom and contradicted the the realreal teachingsof ProphetJesus. Yet II stillstill couldcould notnot taketake anyany decisive step to distance myself from thethe path that thethe church had outlined for me. My "talisman" was always with me wherever I went. Inside thisthis srnallsmall package II always carried were seven small silver crossesand a supposed irnageimage and statueof Jesus.I felt thatthat if I everput it aside something bad would happen to r.ne.me. For this reason I never misplaced it; it wasalways in rnymy pocket. One day, when I was reviewingthe literaturethat had been given to me in the mosque, I readtwo statementsthat been given to rne in the mosque, 'fears filled my heart with great joy and happiness. Tears started to flow from my eyes and I said: "My God, this is the truth;truth;thisthis isis thetheanswer that I could never find!"findl" At this point, I must admit adrnitto the readerleaderthat up to that At this I 'cirr' timetirne II had never touchedtouchedor readrcad therl'teQUI'Qur ·cin. I had not seenseenoror touched a copy of it inin any language,langtrage,andarrd the namenalle QUI'Qur'dn'an was not partparl of mylny vocabulary. Inln a categorical, emphatic,emphatic,clear clear andand preciseprecisc manner,lrlatlner.I I read inin the study guideeuide II hadhad receivedreceivedin in the the mosque:lnosque: "They"T'hey said [in boast],6oast], 'We'We killedkilled ChristChrist Jesus, thethe son of Mary, the MessengerMessengerofof Allah.'All[h.' ButBut theythey killed him not, nor did theythey crucifycrucify himhim..."..." (Qur(Qtrr'tin'an 4:4:157) 157) Here,Here,I I pausedpausedinin thethereading. reading.II repeatedrepeatedseveralseveral times,times, ""...lhey... they killedkilled himhim not,tlot, nornor diddicl{hey the.1tcrucifycrLtcifi' him.him'" " At the rhe preciseprecisemomentmoment II wasrvasreadingreading thosethose statements,statetrents' II feltI'eltthatthat Godbod waswasanswering answeringthethe question questionthattltat mademade meInc have ltavedoubtsdoubts aboutabout HisHis powerpower duedue toto the the lacklack ofo1' aa logicallogical andand convincingconvincinganswer.answer. ItIt waswasnot not easyeasytoto findflnd thisthisanswer. anslver.II hadhadto to competecotnpete withwith manyrnanyother otherstudents studentstoto earnearttaa scholarship.scholarship.II hadhad toto MyMyGreat GreatLove LoveFor ForJesus Jesus LedLedMe MeTo ToIslam tstim ~ @ traveltravelthousands thousandsofof milesmilesto to thethestate stateofof WashingtonWashinstoninin thethe westernmostwesternmostpartpart ofof thethe USA.USA. II hadhadto to learnIearnto to*speakspeak andand readreadEnglish, English,and andbeing beingfrom from LatinLatin America,America,I I hadhadto to havehave aa charactercharacterthatthat waswasacceptable acceptabletoto thethe restrestof of thethe MuslimsMuslims inin SeattleSeattle inin order order toto findfind thesethese twotwo statements.statements.TheThe probabilitiesprobabilitiesthatthat thisthis informationinformationwould would reachreachthe the handshands ofof aa VenezuelanVenezuelaninin 19781978werewere remote. remote.However,However, what what hashas beenbeendecreeddecreedby by AllahAllAh must mustbebe fulfilled. fulfilled.In In thosethosemomentsmoments whilewhile II waswasstill still rejoicingrejoicingoverover this thisgreat greatnews,news, II spokespoketoto GodGod andand askedaskedHim Him forfor forgiveness.forgiveness.II wantedwantedto to flyfly with with thisthis news toto Venezuelaand give itit toto my familyfamily and to thethe restrestof thetheworld. ItIt was happening just likelike inin thethe movies. My great hero, thethe good guy inin thethe movie, my beloved prophet, Jesus of Nazareth, toto whom I used to pray twicetwice a day in a small altar in my house, had not been crucified! To me it seemed as though the weight of the cross allegedly carried by JesusJesLrsto Mount Calvary vanished and disintegrated in the samesarnemannerrnanner that great buildings and firm mountains crumble whenrvhen demolished by dynamite. What followed this discovery was no lesssignificant. I reasoned,and said: "If"lf this is the trr.rth,truth, then this religionis the right one." For twentyyears, I had beentold that Jesus had beenkilled. I had beentaken on a journeyjourney without any alternateroutes. Now, anotheravenue had been opened with a more logical answer,and nou,now thingsr.vere were getting clearerand the last pieceof the "Dnzzle""puzzle" was available. This wasthe lastin thesequence of miraclesthatthat Jesus had perfonnedperformed by the powerof Atlah.Allah. A man who, by the will of God, hadreturned returned sight toto thethe blind,rvho who had walked on lvater,water, healed a leper, nlademade thethe lamelame walk, rnultipliedmultiplied breadbread and fishfish toto feedfeed thousandsthousands of peoplepeople and whowho hadhad given lifelife backback toto thethe dead.dead, undoubtedly undoubtedly could notnot havehave beenbeen crucified! Once again II reasonedreasoned and resolved;resolved; I I wantedwanted toto belongbelong toto thisthis religion; religion; II rvantedwanted toto bebe a a Muslirn!Muslim! ~ My Great Love For Jesus Led Me To Islam 9 ftfyGreat Love For Jesus Led Me To lsl6m In the same manner thatthat thethe weight ofof thethe crosscross disintegrated, thethe resurrection of Jesus on Sunday, thethe Holy Week (Easter),Good Friday, thethe visitvisit toto thethe SevenSeven Churches(Stations of the Cross),the the fastingfasting onon Fridays,Fridays, 'Holy the eating of insteadof meat on those alleged 'Holy Days' also disintegratedall at once and II realized thatthat theythey were all lies. The power of thethe talismantalisman vanished. The logical mind of a young man studying to be an engineer was now free to reject all of thesebaseless traditionstraditions built upon the irrational concept of God becoming a man and dying for the sins of men. As a young man who had beena professional fireman saving lives and property and who had not acquired the vices of smoking and drinking even though these were among the norms of society,I could no longerlongeraccept these impositions. During the summer of 1979 I took an optional course at Oklahoma State University that further illuminated the new path I had started to walk. The course was called "Islamic"Islamic Culture." At the end of the summer of 1979 I went back to Seattle, and before the same imam who had given me the Islamiclslamic literature,I embraced Islam officiallyofficially by pronouncing the testimonytestimonyof faith (the Shahiidah). Shahadah)' II can can stillstill rememberrememberthe the imamimam asking me:tne: "Are you suresureyou want toto embrace Islam?" I said, "Yes." Then he insisted:insisted:"Even"Even ifif it it means that it will be written in your passportpassportthatthat youyou areare aa Muslim?" II said:said: "Even so." Then hehe said,said,"If "If youyou arearesure surethat isis what you want, then repeat afterafter me:me: I testifytestifu thatthat none has the right toto be worshipped exceptexcept Allah,AllAh, andand II testify testify thatthat Muhammad isrs the MessengerMessengerojof Allah.Allah. "" II mademadethethe testimonytestirnonyinin Englishand thenthen inin Arabic Arabic byby repeatingrepeatingit it after afler thethe imam,imam, therebythereby takingtakingmy my finalfinal stepsteptoto Islam.Islam. My Great Love For Jesus Led Me To lslamIslam Great Love @\ij/ IX. How IsldmIslam Affected My Life Undoubtedly,changes involve certain adjustments and my casewas no exception.Once I had embracedIslam, I prornisedpromised Allah that I rvouldwould do whatever I could to learn as much as possibleabout this religion.While I was still relativelyyoung having justjust completedmy first year at Oklahoma State University, I married a young Muslim girl. In Stillwater, Oklahorna,Oklahoma, the IslarnicIslamic Center assigned me my first Islamicteacher. Brother Faiz from Palestine (may Allah blesshim and rewardhim for rvhatwhat he taught me) dedicateda of his tirnetime to teachtncme the prayer,the other pillars of Islam,l~lam, the pillars of f-aith,faith, about life after death, the Day of Resurrection and many other topics. I can still remember the great impactin"rpactcaused by the discussion of life after death. During my life as a Christian, no one ever taught merre anythingany'thingsimilarsirnilar and in such detail. Death wasrvas alwaysalu'ays a mysterym,v"steryto me.tne. I did not know what wouldrvould happen to me once my body had been buried in the ground.grottnd.Inln Islelm,Islc1rn,I found detailed answers. When a person dies,dies. he or she must be buried according to the instructionsitrstrlrctiotrs of Prophet Muhammad. The body of thethe person is vvashedrvasltedcompletelycornpletely and perfumed. Then itit isis wrappedrvrappedinitt twottvo piecesof whiter.vhite cloth and the body isis buried inin thetlteground grotttrdwithoutrvithotrt a coffin and facing Makkah. The dead dcadperson vvillu'ill hear thethe stepsof thethe livingliving as they walk rvalkawayarval fromfrorrrthethc gravegrareand attdwill rvill be aware thatthat he or sheslteis being leftlcft alone. alone. ShortlyShortlythereafter,thereafter, twotrvo angelsangelscome into into thethe grave and ask the tlte deceasedcleceasedthethe followingfollorvingthreethree questions:questiorts: (I)( l) Who isisyour Lord?Lord'? (2)(2) What isis your voul religion?religion? (3)(3)Who Whois isyour yourprophet?prophet? I\@ n/|yMy creatGreat LoveFor Jesus Led Me To lsl6mIslam ProphetMuhammad disclosed that thethe believerwould have no difficulty answeringthese questionscorrectly, while the unbelieverwould not be able to answerthem. Furthermore, depending on the deedsthe personhad done in this life, he or she wor"rldwould feel either cool perfumed breezes from Paradiseor scorching winds from thethe Hellfire. The deadperson will rernainremain in this stateuntil thethe Day of Resurrection.Resumection. This information provided by Brother Faiz clarified some of my doubts about people who cornrnitcommit crimes and are not punished during their u'orldly worldly lives.It alsoexplains whywhy Allah gives every hutnanhuman being many opporlunitiesopportunities to repent and start a new life while helte or she is still alive; a clear portrayalpoftrayalof God's utmosttttmostjLrsticejustice to his creatures.I once thought I had deeplydeepty understood tl-rethe concepts of temporary and eternal life. While in the Catholic Church, I was taught thatthat Jesus had died to save us; in Islam I learnedlearnedthatthat every person is responsible for his own acts and will be rewarded or punished accordingly.accorclingly, This sounded so logical logicaland mymy'soLtl soul wasu'as reassured by it. -['his This newnervknowledgekrrorvledge wasu'as gradually transformingtranslbrrning all of mymy previous informationinfbrmation as well r'vellas mylry senseof priorities. II began toto devotemoretnore timetitue to to studystr-rdyof the reIreligion.igion. When mymy earlyearly morningmonting trainingtraining at thethc gymgynl began to conflict withwith morning rnorning prayers, I delayed the training to give priority toto mynlyprayers. pra)crs. ForFor severalseveralyearsvears before embracingetttbracing Islam,Isltlnt, I wasrvas an aspiringaspirirrgmusicianmusician whorvho hadp

I I Thel'hcnumbernurnbcr ofo1'practicine practicing MuslimsIVluslinrs e'.ceedscrccctls thethc totaltotul numbernurrrbcr ofoi'pcople people practicing all other religions rcligionsput together.togetlrcf.i\eeording..\ccording to thethc SundaySundal 'l Times.inrcs.thethc numbernunttrcrofol mosque-gol'rstttosquc-ttoclsin BritainIlntain oneoltc timetilnc a lIed:scck wasIvas at leastlcast930.000910.000 peoplepeoplc comparedcornpared to 916.000916.()(X)church-goerschLrrch-gocrs. ThisI his is taking placeplaccinin a supposcdlysupposcdlyChristianClrristian cOllntry.countD. Ilhercrvhcrc 'Vluslims\,luslinrs.rlc arc ar minority. ntrrtoritr'. ~ My Great Love For Jesus LedLed Me ToTo lsldmIslam I tt Great Love Jesus have been no match for Islam had itit notnot beenbeen forfor thethe enormousresources behind their their missionaryactivities.activities. AA simple comparison between thethe converts toto IslamIslam and Christianity,the two rnajormajor religionswith followers all over the world (unlike otherreligions whose followers are mostly confined to specific ttations),nations), shows clearly thatthat Christianity attracts people of limitedlimited means.They are drawn to the Church due to poverty and need as the materialrnaterialtemptations it offers are great.What supporlssupports thisthis argument is the f'actfact that the churchesand what they represent are being abandoned in tlreirtheir own wealthy home countries while being expOliedexportedto poor countries.On the other hand,hand.werve find that thoservhowho embraceembraceblamIslc1m are from among the untouchables and the poor, the rich and the famousand fromfrorn scientists and scholars. Even thosewho stand to losemuch in terms of worldly gain as soonas they convertconveftto Islam likelike membersof the Christian clergy have done so. Consequently, my faith keeps getting stronger as I witness thatthat the promiseprornise of Allah is being fulfilled gradually:gradually:"They"They want toto extinguishthe light of Allah withwith their mouths, but AllahAtlah will perfect His light althoughalthough thethe disbelievers dislike it. ItIt is He who sent HisHis MessengerMessengerwith guidance and thethe religion of truth toto manifestmanifest itit overover all religion,religion, although those who associateassociateothersothers with AllahAllnh dislikedislikc it."it-" (QlIr(Qur'rin'lin 61 6l:8-9):8-9) AnyoneAnyone whowlto readsreadsthe the BibleBible mayrnay well notice that somesome teachingsteachingsfromfrorrr the the BibleBible itselfitsclf are only being implementedimplernentedbyby Muslims.Muslims.AccordingAccorclirtg toto thethe Bible, Jesus andand thethe ProphetsProphetsbeforebefbre him hirn prostratedprostratedwhenrvhen praying toto GodGod(Genesis (Genesis17:3l7:3 and andMatthewMattlrew 26:36),26:36), yetyet only onlyMuslims dodo so so inin their their prayersprayerstoday.today. Likewise,Likervise.onlyonly Muslim womenwomenwear wearthe the headheadcoveringcoveritrg mentionedrlentionccl inirl thethe Bible,Biblc, ~ My Great Love For Jesus Led Me To Islamlslam @ while the vast majority of Christian womenwornen tend to disregard this teaching in spite of the fact that Mary used to wear a veil over her head. (Song of SolomonSolorr-ron4:9 and 1I Corinthians 11I I :5) Even the greeting usedr-rsed by Jesus, "Peace be unto you" (Luke 24:36), is used by MuslimsMuslirnswhile mostrnostChristians greet with "Hello". There are manyrnanyother religious rites whichrvhich only MuslimsMuslirns practice today, such as wudhu' (ablution beforebefbre prayer), circumcision,circuurcision, abstaining from eating pig flesh and the meatnreat ofo1' dead animals, etc. Therefore,Therefbre,it is crystal clear that the true tnrefollowers follor.versof Jesus and the prophets of God beforebelbrehimItitn are the Muslims, who follow what they all taught.

x.X. How My Conversion AffectedAffccted Others'Others'LivesLives I-lavingI'lavingreceived this great giftgilt fromfrornAllahAlldlt (may(nay He be praised and glorified), I feltl'elta strongstrot'rgdesire to convey His final message to those who hadhaclnot heardltcarclit. I wasrvasnot very successful at the outset. SomeSorre people took it as a joke, whilervhile others advised me to take the messagentcssageto thetlte children sincesincc older people werer.vere alreadyalleady' fixedlixcd in their ways. For a longlorrgtime,titne, myIr.ry onlyonll' supportsttpltol'twas myrtt)'wife,u'ife, who shared my belief in Islam.Islum. InIrr 1990, I returnedreturneclto thethc United[]nitedStates ofol'AInerica America to do a master's degree in safetysafbtyengineeringcngineerirtg at TexasTe.rasA&M University.Univcrsitv.And it wasrvasduringdr.rling this trip that Ilclecideddecided to increaseirrcreascmyrnv effortsefJbrtsto propagatepfopagateIshlm.Isldnr. I followed fblloucd anarl Islamic trainingtrairtin-u programpfograrn whichu'hich I created forfbr myselfrrtvselffromfl'om materialrnaterialavailablearailable at the BryanBry'artCollegeCollegc Station StatiortIslamicIslan-ric Library.l,ibrarl. Il used to writelvritcto myn'tl familyfarnilf initt VenezuelaVcncztrelaabout whateverrvhatcr.crIslamicIslarnic topics IIsttrdiccl. studied. HappilyIJappill \\ultctt hen IIreturned returned to VenezuelaVcrrezuelain 1992.afteraltcr onlyonly'a fewl-etrbriefbricf discussions,cliscttssions, myrn)'parents and oneonc of o1-mynt\ older brothersbrothcrs embracedctttbritcccl hie/ill.Lsldrn. ~ My Great Love For Jesus Led Me To lslAmIslam I fufyGreat Love For Jesus Led Lateron, two of my sisters,another brother, and a nephew alsoembraced Islam. The director of the recentlyopened lnosquemosque inin Caracas approved my proposalfbrfor a Sundayprograrxprogram toto inviteinvite non- non­ Muslims to visit the largestl.nosquemosque in Latin America. II volunteeredvolurrteeredto coordinatethis prograrnprogram with thethe imam of the mosque and, praise be to Allah, our initial effort was a complete success. About 250 peopleattended what wasthe first public lecture I had ever given to Venezuelansabout Islam.Isldm.Perhaps for the first tirnetime in Vcnezuela,Venezuela, a mixtureof Jews,Jervs,Christians, atheists and others attendeda lecture aboutaboutIslam.Islc1nt. The programprograrnwas sucha great success that by thethe grace of Allah,Allcih. manyrnatryVenezuelansVenezuclatts embraced Islam. The Sunday out-reachor.rt-reach programprograrn is still ongoing and anyone interestedirrterestedin knowing aboutaboutIslalllIslail can attend.attetrd. WhenWherrI lecture inirr different places, I noticcnotice that many people are interestedinterested in Islam.Islum. Many people have embraced thisthis religion;manyrnany othersothct's take the available literatureliteratureand go through it gradually,gradtrally,-iustjust as I did almostahnost thirtythirty years ago. Still others are moretttorc resistantresisttrnttoward Islalll;Islan. theythey say thatthat theythcy have too manyInany vicesviccs that tlteythey cannotcannotget ridrid of.ol'.At this point,poiltt. I want\\'alttto telltcllthethe readerreaderthatthat whenwlren aa person embracesernbraccs IsLsltlnr. hllll, his or her lifelif'e may not changechangedramaticallydranratically all of a sudden. sttdden.ItIt may,rtray,but not always.always.OftenOfien thisthis isis a processltrocessthatthat developsdcvclclpsas the person learnslearnsandand gradually gets closer and closer tolo Allah, to his oror herher brothersbrothersandancl sisterssisters inin faithfaith andartcltoto thethe fundamentallirndatnental teachingstcachingsofof thethe faith.laith.Many of thosetltosewhorvho have har"eattended myrly lectureslectureshaveltavc askedaskecl thethc following lbllorvingquestions:clltestiorts: I.L DoDo II haveltavetoto speakspeakArabic initt order toto bea Muslim?Mtrslirn? 2.2. IsIsit it necessarynecessarytoto beannn Arab ifi1'I I wantu,atrt to be a Muslim? 3.3. ShouldShoulclIlstop stop believingbelicvinginin.lcstts .Jesus andattd rejectre-icct thethe Virgin MaryMaryto to bebca aMuslim? MLrslint? My Great Love For Jesus Led Me To Islamlsl6m @W The answers to all of the above questions are in the negative. IslfimIslam is a universal religion, and Muslims are in every country around the world. Language is not a barrier. To be a Muslim it is necessary to believe in Jesus as one of thethe greatest prophets of Allah, and in Mary as Jesus' mother, whom Allah favoredfavoredover all other women. The first step to become a Muslim is indeed a very simple and easy one. There are no complexitiescon-rplexitiesor difficult requirementsrequirementssuch as special ceremonies, or the mediation of certaincefiain agents, or anythingan),thingbeyond one's means. The only requirement to embrace Islam is to believe sincerely inin and obey the one and only true God, to accept God as thethe Creator,the Sustainerof the universe, the One in whose hands isis life and death,the Controller of all things, thethe only Oneworthy of worship, the One who has the most beautiful names, and most glorious attributes, the One who has no associate, child, motherrrother or father, and nothing is comparable to Him.Hirn. All formsforrnsof paganismpaganisrnmustrnust also be abandoned. After testifying that none has the right to be worshippedworslrippedinin truth but AINihAllah and that MuhammadMuharnmadis the Messenger of Allah,Alluh, everything every,thingelse can be learned gradually with patience and dedication. Iflf anyone dies after accepting this firm beliet~belief,he or she is considered to be a MuslimMLrslimand may, byt:y Allah'sAlluh's mercy,Inercy.enter Paradise at thetheend of this world. When a person testifies that MuhammadMuhamtrad is the Messenger of Allah,A//clh,this does not mean that he is the only prophet of Allah,Al/ah, but that he is the last messengerrressenger of Allah and thethe last lastinin the lineof prophets going back to Adam. ~ My Great Love For Jesus Led Me To Islam \Z wtVGreat Love For Jesus Led Me To lsldm XI. When Religion Is Inculcated By Compulsion Allah Almighty Almighty has revealedthat no one can be forced to embrace Islam. This is a fundamental tenettenet of His teachings. "There shall be no compulsion in [acceptance of)ofl the religion. The right course has become clear from the wrong." (Qur'dn2:256)(Qur 'an 2:256) AndAnd Allah has said: "And say, "The truth is from your Lord, so whoever wills let him believe; and whoever wills let him disbelieve...'odisbelieve..." (Qur'dn(Qur 'an 18:29). Islam alsoalso calls for establishing dialogue with the others and inviting them with wisdom and beautiful exhortation to embrace this true religion. "Invite to the way of your Lord with wisdom and good instruction, and argue with them in a way that is best."trest.o'(Qur'an(Qur'dn 16:125) The Catholic Church attained the position it has today as a result of the horrendous bloodshed of millions of innocentinnocentpeople. I was astonished when I learned that in thethe Netherlands alone, three million people were executed when they did not abide by, and accept the doctrines of the Catholic Church. "Upon"Upon thethe 16thL6th February, 1568,1568, a sentence of the Holy Office Office condemned all thethe inhabitants of the Netherlands toto death as heretics. From this universal doomdoom only a few persons, especially named; were excepted.excepted.A proclamation of thethe King, dated ten days later, confirmedconfirrnedthisthis decreedecreeofof the inquisition,inquisition,and ordered it to bebe carriedcarried intointo instantinstant execution, without regard tolo age, sex,sex,or or condition.condition.This This isis probablyprobobly thethe most concise death­death- warrantwarrant thatthat waswas everever framed.f amed. Three millions of people, men,n1en,women,women, and and children,children,were sentencedsenlencedtoto thethe scaffold in:in: threethreelines lines...... And And underunderthis thisnew newdecree, decree,thethe executions certainlycertainly diddid not not slacken. slacken. Men in in thethe highest and the ~ MyGreat Love For Jesus Led Me roTo lslamIslam Q2 humblest positions were daily and hourly dragged toto thethe stake.Alva, in a single letter to Philip, coolly estimated the number of executions which were to take placeplace immediately after the expiration of holy week, "at eight hundred heads.heads."' ,,1 After the Nicean Council was held it becamea capital offense to possess an unauthorizedGospel. As a result, over a million Christians were killed in the yearsfollowing the Council's decision. This was the methodologyused by Athanasius to unify the Christians. It may seemto most of us that the perpetrators of these crimes against humanity were bloodthirsty individuals with no genuine motives; but I was shocked to find out that the call to perpetratingthese horrendous crimes stems directly from Biblical verse,verse. It may seem obvious to anyone who reads the Bible that thesetheseindividualsindividuals were implementing some texts of some verses of the Bible. "And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying ...... Now therefore kill every male among the littlelittle ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with himhim...... But all the women children, thatthat have not known a man by lying withrvith him, keep alivealive forfor yourselves (Numbers(Nr-rmbers 31: 17-18). And the Lord said,said,"Go"Go throughthrough thethe city, and smite: let not your eye spare,spare, neither have you pity. Slay utterly old and young,yorrlg, both maids and littlelittle children, and womenwomen..."..." (Ezekiel(Ezekiel9:5-6).9:5-6). Joshua said toto thethe people of Israel, "The LordLord hashas givengiven youyou the citycity (of thethe Canaanites)Canaanites)'..... all silver,silver, andand gold,gold, andand vessels of brass and iron,iron, are consecratedconsecrateduntounto thethe Lord:Lord: TheyThe)' shall come intointo the treasurytreasury ofof thethe LordLord...... TheThe people utterly destroyed

' I "The"TheRise Riseofof thetheDutch DutchRepublic,"Republic." byby JohnJohnLothropLothrop Motley \WI My Great Love For Jesus Led Me To Islamlslim "t all that was in the city, man and woman,woman. young and old,old. and ox and sheep, sheep. and ass,ass. with the edge of the sword!.sword'. (Joshua 6:6:1 16-21) 6-21) The Lord allegedly said: - "Now go and smite , and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling,suckling. ox and sheep,sheep. camel and ass." (1 Samuel 15:3). - 'Their"Their children also shall be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be spoiled, and their wives ravished." (Isaiah(lsaiah 13:13:16).16). - "Samaria shall become desolate; for she hath rebelled against her God: they shall fall by the sword: their infants shall be dashed in pieces, and their women with child"child' shall be ripped up." (Hosea 13: 16).l6).

' I Since somesonre Church officials have recentlyrcccntly beenbcen so bold as to attackallack Islam[slam and accuse itit of having been spread by the "sword"',"srvord", it is worthri,ofth mentioningmcntioning that the word "sword" is actually mentionedmcntioned 406 times in thethc Bible while not being mentioned evenevcn once init the thc QUI'Qur'in.'an, So whichrvhioh religion was likely to havehavo been spread by by,thethc sword? 2 2 IslamIsldm allowedallored Jihad as a means to defenddclend and protect the weakrvcak such as women and children, and not killing or dashing them,thcrn. "And whatrvhat is [the matter]matterl with you that you fight not in lhethe causccause of AllahAlltrh and [for]lforl the oppressed among men, women, womcn, and children ....,,1"!" (QUI'(Qur'dn'an 4:75),4:75).Jihad is also an act ofofselfdef'enseself defense nolnot an act ofofaggrcssitxr..,l//Jiaggression, AINih says:sa1's: "Fight in the way of AllahAlllh those whorvho fight you1,oubut do not transgress,transgrcss. Indeed.Indecd. Allah docs not like transgressor's."transgressors."(QUI'(Qur'dn 'an 2:2:190).190), Jihad is also prescribedprescribcdas a means to insure insurc the freedomfreedonr ofol- calling others othcrs to the waynirl of Allah Allclh and and offeringofl'eringthem the choice to embracecmbraceit ifif'thc1'sothey so wishl'ish withoutu'ithout compulsion,compulsion. Allah says: "There"-I'here shall be no compulsion in [acceptancelacceptance of]ofl the religion.religion.'I'heThe right course has becomebecomc clear from the wrongwrong...".. ." (QUI'(Our'dn'an 2:256),2:256). Alliih,llklh also says:sa1's:"And say, "The"-l'he tl'Uthtruth is fromfronr YOU!'vour Lord, so whoeverrvhoever wills let him believe; belicvc; and whoeverwhoevcr willsn'ills letlct him disbelieve." (Qur'an(Our'tin 18:29)18:29\ ~ MyGreat Love For Jesus Led Me To lslAm Islam Qy' It appearsthat the Bible is thethe only religiousreligious book inin the world that sanctionsthe killing of children, the dashing of infants and the ripping open of the bellies of pregnant women. The presenceof such verses in the Bible and ascribing them to God is a clear proof that the Bible was subject to corruption by human handsthat invented lieslies in in l God's name.'name. AllahA/Nih says in the noble Qur'dn:Qur'an: "So woe to those who write the "scripture" with their own hands, then say, 'This is from Allnh,'Allah,' in order to exchangeit for a smalJsmall price. Woe to them for what their hands have written and woe to them for what they earn." (2:79)(2:19\ Compulsion is incompatible with religion because religion depends upon faith and resolution, and these would be meaningless if induced by force. Men and women mustbe given the opportunity to choose whatever religion they believe in,in, but thethe alternatives must be presented without bias and without compulsion. Guillotines, saws, axes and

' lOwingOwing toto thethe factfact thatthat thethe presence of such textstcxts and othersothors is a cause of greatgreat embarrassmentembarassment toto thethe "editors" ofofthethe Bible, they havehavc been interferingintcrfering 'l'hey inin whatwhat allegedlyallegedly isis thethe Word of God. They treatedtreatcd thethe text like any other bookbook writtenrwitten by by humans;humans; andand thereforetlierefore added to and deleteddelcted fromfiorn it, what theythey deemeddeemedunfit.unfit. For exampleexamplc IlSarnuelSamuel 6: 6:1919 reads:"And hehc smote thethc menmen ofofBcthshemcsh,Bethshemesh, because theythel'had had lookedlooked intointo thethc ark ofofthcthe Lord, eveneven hehe smotesmote ofof thethe people fifty thousand and threescore and ten men."men." However,Holever, the English. English, French,French. German Gcrman and Arabic translations decideddecided thatthat suchsuch anan actact doesdoes not befit thethe MereiMerci{ulful Lord,Lorcl. soso theythel changed ''looking" thethe texttext toto onlyonly (seventy(sevent1,men),men). They1'he1'believcdbelieved that that thethe merernerc "looking" intointo thethe arkark of of thethe LordI-ord is is not not a a crimecrime punishablepunishable by genocide.genociclc. EvenLven at the presentprcsenttime,tin.rc. withs'ith thethc Bible'sBible's exposureexposurctoto translatorstranslatorsand printing tools,tools.it is stillstill beingbeingaltered, altered.OneOnc wonderss'ondershowhorv the the situationsittrationwasrvas in in thethc ancientancicnttimes times whenrvhenonlyonll thethepriests priestshadhad access accesstoto thethe13ible. Biblc. IW fvrvMy Great Love For Jesus Led Me To tslAmIslam fire should not have been the optionsroptionsl given to thosethose who did not want to accept doctrines being enforced by the Catholic Church. AllAhAllah had already revealed in His lastlast message to humankind:o'There"There shall be no compulsion in [acceptance ofJ the religion. The right course has become clear from the wrong" (Qur'dn(Qur 'an 2:256). Today, we are witnessing the resultsof compulsionin religion in various countries. Drug addiction, murder, theft, prostitution, corruption, rapes and homosexualityare some of the consequences of imposinga religionon people that is not carried in the heart. Sticking to ancestral traditions will not necessarily take a nation to success. For this reason I would like to offer at least one alternative that can save lives, rehabilitate alcoholics, alcoholics.as well as r.rniteunite families and society.

' I The Bible attributes heinous acts of genocidegenocidc to Prophet David, of which ''And hehe isis totallytotally innocent.innocent.InIn 2 SamuelSarnucl12:29-3112:29-31we we find:fincl:"And David gathered allall the people together,together, and wentrvent to Rabbah,llabbah, and fought against it, and tooktook it.it. And he took theirthcir king's crown from off his head, the weight whereofwhereof was a talenttalent of gold with*'ith the thc precious stones: and it was set on David'sDavid's head. And he brought forthforth thethc spoil of the city in great abundance.abundance.And he brought forth the people that that were therein,thcrcin, and put themthem underunder saws,saws, andand under harrowsharro*'s of iron,iron, and under axes of iron, andand mademadc them passpassthrough through the brick kiln: andantl thus did he unto all the citiescities ofof thethe childrenchildren ofof Ammon. So David and all thethc people returned untounto Jerusalem."Jcrusalem." Also, in I ChroniclesChroniclcs20:3,20:3" it it isis said: "And he brought outout the thc peoplepeople thatthat werewere in it, and cut themthem with rvith saws,saws, and with harrowsharrows ofof iron,iron, andand withwith axes.axes,Even[ven so so dealtdcalt David withrvith all thethc cities of thethe childrenchildren of of Ammon. ,{mmon. And David and all nll the people returned to Jerusalem."Jerusalem," ItIt makes rnakes oneone wonderrvonder howhou the the world*'orld can can evercver livelivc in peace whenwhen suchsuch inhumaneinhumane actsacts ofof genocidegenocide arcarc calledcallcd upon inirr a so-calledso-callcd HolyHo'ly Book,Book. andand arearc ascribedascribedto to GodGod andand His prophets?nrophets'l MyGreat Love For JesusJesus LedLed MeMe ToTo lslAm Islam Q2 \ij) The latest heart-breakingnews of the year 2002 regarding the Catholic Church inin thethe USA relatesrelates to to thethe sexualabuse that somepriests committed against innocent innocent children. Astonishingly, thethe toptop ranks in thethe VaticanVatican diddid not respondas though suchacts were atrociouscrimes, but insteadtried to cover them up by offering money to silence the victims. I kept a report from severalyears ago where itit was stated that more than five percent of priests inin thethe USA were perpetratorsof sexualchild abuse.However, itit took several years for this news to become headlineson the main TV stations worldwide. The whole world was shocked when the latestnews in 2004 stated that in the past 50 years, more than four thousandthousandpriests in the USA have been involved in sexual child abuse. That is an astonishing statistic to say the least, but not at all surprising. The undoubted truth is that if therethereisis anyoneany onefactorfactor to blame, then it should be the Bible itself.itself. ItIt isis extremely important impoftantthat the reader knows that thesethese evil acts are not just carried out by perverts.pervefts. The Bible itselfitself encourages immorality as stated in Ezekiel 23:23:1.1. Adultery and incestincest are just two of the evil acts falselyfalselyattributedattributed toto some prophets. Of course, as Muslims, wewe whollywholly rejectreject thethe ideaidea thatthat any prophet of Allah was involvedinvolvedinin suchsuchdespicabledespicable acts. II havehaveaskedasked thethe following followingquestion to some Christians inin those those countriescountriesoror communitiescolrlmunitieswherervhere the Bible is generallygenerallyacceptedaccepted asas HolyHoly Scripture,Scripture."Why"Wl]y are the ratesrates ofof murder,rnurder, rape,rape, theft,theft, alcoholism,]alcoholism,' prostitution,prostittttion, lOner One ofof thethc majorrnajorabusesabuses andand false fnlscaccusations accusationsdirecteddirccted againstagainst thethe personpcrsonofof JesusJesusatat thethc handshandsofof thosethosewhorvho corrupted corruptcdthethe Bible.Bible' andand whichn'hichnono Muslim Muslimwould '"r'ouldtolerate,tolerate, isis his hisdescription descriptionasas aa '"winebibber" "rrincbibber"asas isis mentionedmentionedinin LukeLuke 7:347:34"The "The SonSon ofof manman isis comecourc eatingeating andancl ~ I My Great Love For Jesus Led Me To Islamlsldm "t homosexuality, incest and widespread corruption extremely high compared to those countries where the QurQur'dn'an is the scripture of reference though with some variation?" Many of them have been shocked by this question since they have never thought about making such compansons.comparisons. For example, in a dialogue that I had with a US citizen,citizen,I cited a case where the death penalty was imposed in Saudi Arabia on seven criminals who, while under the influence of alcohol, raped a woman. I told him that as a consequence of the application of the full weight of the law hundreds ofofthousands thousands ofofother other women had been saved from other potential criminals. He disagreed and felt that the law was too severe and that it could not be implemented in his country. Based on official statistics, I told him that in his country in the last eight months more than half a million women were raped; an average of two thousand women raped every day! He was shocked and admitted to the effectiveness of the application of the Islamic Law. If I could talk to him again, I would tell him that in Islam,Isldm, even if an imamimarnwere to rape a child, as the priests have done in the church, he would be executed without delay, in order to save the rest of the children. How happy I am to have embraced 1\1amIslarn and I am proud totobebe a Muslim.

drinking; and ye say, Behold a gluttonous man,nrarr,and a winebibber, a friend ofofpublicanspublicans and sinners!."sinrrers!."'fhcThe irony is also apparent whenrvhen one finds Proverbs 20:1 saying: "Wine is a mocker,rnocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise." One can only imagine the stateof humankindhurnankindifitif it werewerc to believebelicvc that one of the greatest prophets ofofGod, God, like Jesus Christ,Christ. wasrvas an alcoholic. My Great Love For Jesus LedLed MeMe ToTo lslamIslam My Great Love For Jesus Q/W XII. An Open Invitation toto thethe Pope and Other World Leaders I begin in the name of Allah, thethe Most Gracious,the the Most Merciful. May Allah blessall those who follow the correctpath. I hereby extendthis invitation toto thethe Pope and all the leadersof the world, especiallythose who govern and rulerule over millions of people of other religiotts,religions, sects and ideologies; I invite all of you to etnbraceembrace Islam.Isliim. Come toto IsldmIslam andandyou will be savedfrom the punishmentof Allah and earn His reward in Paradise. If you are a Jew or a Christian, Allah will give you a double reward once you l embrace IslamIslam'.. Prophet Muhammad said: "A person from the people of the Scripture (a Jew or Christian) who believes in his prophet (Jesus or Moses) and then believes in Prophet Muhammad (embraces Isllm)Islam) will have a double reward.,,2reward."' However, ifif you reject this invitation, you willrvill be held accountable forfor all thoseunder your influence and all those who followfollow you. LikeLike all all my Muslim brothers andatrd sisters the world over,over,Allah has charged merne withrvith the responsibility of conveyingconveyingthisthis message toto all humanity to the best of my ability.ability. He has said: "Say,"Say, 0O People of the Scripture, comecometo to aa wordword thatthat isis equitableequitablebetween us and you ­- thatthat wewe willwill notnot worshipworship exceptexceptAllahAlllh and not associate

I 1 TheT'hepeoplepeople ofof thethe BookBook (Jews(Jeu'sandand Christians) Christians)are granted grantedaa. specialspecial statusstatus inin the ihe QUI'Qur'dn'an asas toto invitinginviting themthem toto [sfiim Isldnt andanclestablishing establishing^ dialoguedialoguewithrvith them.them. Allahlllah says: says:"And"And dodo notnot arguearguewith thetlrePeople People-of-I'hcof thethe ScriptureS"criptureexceptexcept in in a a'wayway thatthat isis best."best"t (QUI'(Qttr'an'an 29:46). The QUI'Our'dn'an also alsostatesstates thattltat thethe Christians Christiansarearc nearest nearcstinin lovclovcto to thetheMuslims: Muslims: ";...... thetne nearestnearestofofthem them inin affectionaffectiontoto thethe believersbelieversthosethose whowho say,say, "We"We areAreChristians." Christians."That That isis becausebecauseamongamong them them areare priestspriestsand and J,ll0nksqonks andandbecause becausetheythey are arenot notarrogant." arrogant."(QUI' (Qttr'an'an 5:82)5:82) •' NarratedNarratedhybv Muslim. Muslim.342. 3,12. ~ I MynAVGreat Love For Jesus Led Me To Islamlsl6m anything with Him and not take one another as lords insteadinstead of Allah. But if they turn away, then say, "Bear witness that we are Muslims [submitting to Him]." (Qur'an(Qur'dn 3:64). Having presented the previous proofs in this book so thatthat whoever has eyes can see them and whoever has intellectintellect can understandthem, a junction has been reached where Allah, the Exalted, calls on all people to embrace thethe truth. truth. Once again I affirm that it is my duty and responsibility as a human being, one who submitted by freefree will to the law and commands of Allah, the one and only God, the Beneficent, the Merciful, to invite all mankind to give up the worship of false deities, whether animate and inanimate objects or any other thing created by AllahAIIAh or fashioned by man. After repenting, they must submit themselves completely to the will of Allcth,Allah, the only truetrue God, Creator oftheof the universe. ItIt isis worthy to note that as much money, prestige, position, and power that a non-Muslim might have in this life,life, he or she will never have enough to buy his or her entrance to the gardens of Paradise in the next world.lworld.! The poorest inhabitant inhabitantof the earth who has testified that none

rOnly 1 Only thethe person who fulflllsf'ulllllshis purpose in life,lil-e,i.e.,i.e.. the rvorshipworship of Allah alone,alone,may be able to achieve true happiness and internal peace. Al{ahAl[ah says:says:"Whoever does righteousness, whether male or female, while he is a believer - We will surely cause him to live a good life, and We will surely give them their reward lin the HereafterlHereafter) according to the best of what they used to do."do." (Qur(Qur'dn'an 16:97). AllAhAllah also says: "Those who have believed and whose hearts are assured by the remembrance rememtrrance of Allah. Unquestionably, by the remembranceremembranceof Allah hearts are assured." (Qur(Qur'dn 'an l3:28).J3:28). lnIn Chapter 20, Verses 123-124, wewc read:rcad: ""...... whoever follows My guidance will neither go astray lin[in the worldworldlI nor suffer [inlin the Hereafter].Hereafterl. And whoever turns away from My 'fhisremembrance indeed,indeed,he willlvill havea depressedli.e.,Ii.e., difficult]difficultl lifelife..."..." This latterverse explains the cause for many psychological illnesses and u4rywhy some very wealthyrvealthy'peoplepcople attemptatternpt suicide. My Great Love For Jesus Led Me Islam JesusLed Me ToTd tstam \ijIQz has thethe right to to be worshipped but Allah and that Muhammad is His Messenger (the(the testimonytestimonyof faith) will be happier and more dignified in the next world thanthan thethe richest person who did not accept the last message sent by Allah to guide humankind. Allah says says in thethe Qur'anQur'dn (3:85)(3:85) "And whoever desires other than IslamIslem as religion never willwilt it be accepted from him, and he, in the Hereafter, will be among the losers." And in 5:36-37 it says: "Indeed, those who disbelieve if they should have all that is in the earth and the like of it with it by which to ransom themselves from the punishment of the Day of Resurrection, it will not be accepted from them, and for them is a painful punishment. They will wish to get out of the Fire, but never are they to emerge therefrom, and for them is an enduring punishment." So while one's soul is still within his body and he can still breathe, speak and is conscious of his actions, he can always repent to Allah, the Exalted. If repentance is sincere and one testifies that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah and that Muhammad is His Messenger, while avoiding all forms of paganism, Allah will forgive him, even if he should be but a minute distance away from the Hellfire. Allah will then change the person's bad deeds into good deeds and allow him or her entrance intointo (the garden of Paradise) eternally. Allah has said: "Except for those who repent, believe and do righteous work. For them AllahAllnh will replace their evil deedswith good.And ever is Allah Forgiving and Merciful." (25:70). And He has said: "But the ones who believeand do righteousdeeds We lvillwill admit them to gardensbeneath which rivers flow, wherein they will abide forever. [It is] the promise of Allah, [which islis] truth, and who is more truthful than Allah in statement?" (4: 122) It is the promiseof Allah for anyone IW MyMy GreatGreat LoveLove ForFor JesusJesus LedLed MeMe ToTo lslAmIslam whowho wantswants toto repentrepent sincerely sincerely and and startstart aa newnew life.life. II closeclose thisthis invitationinvitation citingciting thethe followingfollowing versesverses fromfrom thethe Qur'dn,Qur 'an, whewherere Allah,Allah, thethe AlmightyAlmighty givesgives thethe opportunityopportunity toto allall humhumanan beingsbeings toto repentrepent sincerely.sincerely. HeHe invitesinvites sinnerssinners toto reperepent,nt, regardlessregardless ofof thethe magnitudemagnitude of of theirtheir sins,sins, andand HeHe willwill forgiveforgive them.them. lntheIn the Qur'dnQur 'an (39:53-54),(39:53-54), AllahAllah revealed:revealed: "Say, "O"0 My slaveswho have transgressed against themselvesthemselves [by sinning], do not despair of thethe mercy of Alteh.Allah. Indeed, AllehAllah forgives all sins. Indeed, it is He who is the Forgiving, the Merciful. And return [in repentance] to your Lord and submit to Him before the punishment comes upon you; then you will not be helped." Here also,Allah informs us that time for repentanceis of limited duration and that when death arrives it is no longer-Finalfy,possible to obtain forgiveness. 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