Jesus said “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness but will have the light of life.” I start this new blog to teach the love of Jesus to Muslims. For Muslims have claim to have a Jesus, but have not understood Him. They remain in darkness. It is my prayer that Muslims will no longer stumble in the dark but come to know the true Jesus and have light and life.
-Israel James
Muslims claim to have a lot of respect for Jesus. They consider him as one of the greatest of God’s messengers to mankind, they call him the Messiah, believe his virgin birth, sinlessness, that he was raised, and that he will come be our judge. Yet they miss much of the point of Jesus.
According to Muslims, Jesus was a big failure. Muslims do not accept the writings made at the time of Jesus, but then accept what is written 600 years after Jesus without historical proof. According to the claims of Islam, Jesus’ prophecy did not accomplish anything. Jesus’ gospel, called in the Quran the “injil”, disappeared and not one piece of his teaching remains. By the Muhammad’s time, not one sincere Christian believer was left.
Yet we find in the Quran, Jesus was greater than Muhammad. Jesus performed extraordinary feats of miracles that Muhammad never did. He healed, he gave life and he raised people from the dead. Furthermore, he was born through miraculous virgin birth, has ascended to heaven and he is there now waiting to come back to judge. There is even evidence of Jesus being without sin.
Jesus, Born of a Virgin
The following Quranic verse is about the miraculous virgin birth of Jesus (i.e. the immaculate conception). It is from the chapter on Maryam, who even in Islam was revered as the mother of Jesus. Here Mary speaks:
She said: “How shall I have a son, seeing that no man has touched me, and I am not unchaste?
Quran 19:20, Yusuf Ali
The angel responded, making clear that Jesus is sent from Allah:
He said: “So (it will be): Thy Lord saith, ‘that is easy for Me: and (We wish) to appoint him as a Sign unto men and a Mercy from Us’: It is a matter (so) decreed.”
Quran 19:21, Yusuf Ali
Every Man is a Sinner but Jesus
Muhammed, like every man is a sinner:
All the sons of Adam are sinners, but the best of sinners are those who repent often.
Narrated by Anas (RAA). English Book 16, Hadith 1520
The Quran confirms that Muhammad was a sinner, where it says that Muhammad has both sins of the past and and his sins of the future:
Verily, We have given you (O Muhammad SAW) a manifest victory. That Allah may forgive you your sins of the past and the future, and complete His Favour on you, and guide you on the Straight Path
Quran 48:1-2, Muhsin Khan
But Jesus is special. Jesus, as a man and son of Mary had flesh and blood. Yet unlike every man (and indeed Muhammad), Jesus was untouched by Satan:
Abu Huraira reported Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: “The satan touches every son of Adam on the day when his mother gives birth to him with the exception of Mary and her son.”
Sahih Muslim 2366 c
In fact, Jesus was said in the Quran to be righteous, pure or blameless:
(The angel) said: “I am only a Messenger from your Lord, (to announce) to you the gift of a righteous son.”
Quran 19:19, Muhsin Khan
The word for righteous, in Arabic ‘زَكِيًّا’ (zakiana), is only used twice in the Qur’an and not of Muhammad. In the only other place it is used, it describes a young man’s innocence, where the young man was found not guilty of any crime deserving of death.
Jesus Conceived by Allah
When Allah conceived Jesus, he blew some of his spirit into Mary’s private parts:
And (remember) her who guarded her chastity: We breathed into her of Our spirit, and We made her and her son a sign for all peoples.
Quran 21:91, Yusuf Ali
The Arabic word used here for chastity ‘فَرْجَهَا’ also means “private parts”. This is what Allah breathed into. The same base word is used in ‘لِفُرُوجِهِمْ’, in an instruction to guard against sexual immorality:
… and who guard their private parts
Quran 23:5, Mufti Taqi Usmani
Why did Allah breathe into Mary’s genitals? It says he breathed into her “some of Our spirit”, some of Allah’s essence. And then Mary became pregnant.
Jesus, a Word of God or God’s Spirit?
Jesus, just like Allah, gave life using his breathe. In the Quran it says that from the mud, he formed a living bird and breathed into the bird to give it life, just as Allah did to make man:
(Remember) when Allah will say (on the Day of Resurrection). “O ‘Iesa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary)! Remember … when you made out of the clay, as it were, the figure of a bird, by My Permission, and you breathed into it, and it became a bird by My Permission, …”
Quran 5:110, Muhsin Khan
In John 1:1 of the Bible, Jesus is equated to being the Word of God. Indeed in John 1:14, the Word became flesh and God became a man. Yet in the Quran, Jesus is “a Word from Him” (Allah):
“(Remember the time) when the angels said: “O Maryam, Allah gives you the good news of a Word from Him whose name is MasīH ‘Īsā , the son of Maryam (the Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary) a man of status in this world and in the Hereafter, and one of those who are near (to Allah).”
Quran 3:45, Mufti Taqi Usmani
In what sense did Jesus (Isa) come out from Allah as Word from him? Perhaps it is that Allah conceives Jesus by saying “Be”:
“She said: “O my Lord, how shall I have a son while no human has ever touched me?” Said He: “That is how Allah creates what He wills. When He decides a matter, He simply says to it ‘Be’, and it comes to be.”
Qur’an 3:47, Mufti Taqi Usmani
Here, Allah makes Mary come to be pregnant by simply saying “Be”. Though in Surah 21:91 above, Allah breathes his spirit into Jesus. This is a contradiction. How can Jesus be a Word of God and simultaneously also Allah’s spirit or breathe? The contradiction is reinforced here:
Surely, the case of ‘Īsā , in the sight of Allah, is like the case of ’Edam . He created him from dust, then He said to him, “Be”, and he came to be.
Qur’an 3:59, Mufti Taqi Usmani
This verse says Jesus was created in the same way as Adam (Edam) was created. I.e. Jesus was created from dust by Allah saying “Be”. Adam, being the first man, was created from dust. But Jesus was birthed from Mary. Certainly, of Adam, Allah fashioned him out of clay and breathed his spirit into him:
Recall when your Lord said to the angels, “I am going to create a human being from a ringing clay made of decayed mud. When I form him perfect, and blow in him of My spirit, then you must fall down before him in prostration.”
Qur’an 15:28-29, Mufti Taqi Usmani
More evidence for Allah breathing into Adam is in Ibn Kathir’s commentary on this verse 17:11:
Man prays for evil like his prayer for good, and man is so hasty.
Qur’an 17:11, Mufti Taqi Usmani
To explain why man is so hasty, Ibn Kathir recalled the following anecdote:
Salman Al-Farisi and Ibn `Abbas mentioned the story of Adam, when he wanted to get up before his soul reached his feet. When his soul was breathed into him, it entered his body from his head downwards. When it reached his brain he sneezed, and said, “Al-Hamdu Lillah” (praise be to Allah), and Allah said, “May your Lord have mercy on you, O Adam.” When it reached his eyes, he opened them, and when it reached his body and limbs he started to stare at them in wonder. He wanted to get up before it reached his feet, but he could not. He said, “O Lord, make it happen before night comes.”
Ibn Kathir
Here, Adam is having his spirit breathed into him by Allah but Allah is slow. Adam asks Him to hurry it up and have it done before sunset.
Therefore, irrespective of what Qur’an 3:47 says 1) neither Adam nor Jesus were created in the same way, and 2) neither Adam nor Jesus were created by Allah saying “Be” but by the imparting of Allah’s spirit.
Jesus, Creator and Doer of Miracles
Jesus created a bird and breathed life into it. This is an amazing feat for any man. Yet he did much more. He raised the dead, he healed the lepers and the blind. He, rather surprisingly, “spoke” whilst still a baby in the cradle. (Not all of these things are in the Bible.):
(Remember) when Allah will say (on the Day of Resurrection). “O ‘Iesa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary)! Remember My Favour to you and to your mother when I supported you with Ruh-ul-Qudus [Jibrael (Gabriel)] so that you spoke to the people in the cradle and in maturity; and when I taught you writing, Al-Hikmah (the power of understanding), the Taurat (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel); and when you made out of the clay, as it were, the figure of a bird, by My Permission, and you breathed into it, and it became a bird by My Permission, and you healed those born blind, and the lepers by My Permission, and when you brought forth the dead by My Permission; …”
Qur’an 5:110, Muhsin Khan
These miracles are also mentioned in Qur’an 3:49. These feats are much more than what Muhammad ever did, for Muhammad performed no miracles.
Jesus Is Coming Back to Judge
Islam teaches that Jesus did not die on the cross but was ascended straight to heaven.
They (the opponents of ‘Īsā) devised a plan, and Allah devised a plan. And Allah is the best of all planners. When Allah said: “O ‘Īsā , I am to take you in full and to raise you towards Myself, …”
Qur’an 3:54-55, Mufti Taqi Usmani
In Quran 3:45 quoted above, Jesus is said to be close to Allah and a man of status in heaven. It should be of little surprise then that Jesus will descend to earth as judge:
Abu Huraira reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “By Him in Whose hand is my life, the son of Mary (ﷺ) will soon descend among you as a just judge. He will break crosses, kill swine and abolish Jizya and the wealth will pour forth to such an extent that no one will accept it.”
Sahih Muslim 155 a
How can Jesus judge justly? Only God is just. If Jesus is but a man, judging with perfect justice is impossible. Only a sinless man can judge justly. Further, if Jesus is not God, why is he now residing with God in heaven?
In contrast to Jesus, Muhammad was not raised to heaven but died of poisoning. Muhammad is not alive in heaven. Muhammad is not returning to judge. As a sinful man he incapable of judging justly. Jesus is greater than Muhammad.
(More information on Jesus as judge is here.)
Can Allah Have Blood?
The Quran does not say whether Allah has blood. But Allah has physical hands, legs a shin and a foot:
It was narrated from ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr bin Al-‘As that: “The Prophet [SAW] said: “Those who are just and fair will be with Allah, Most High, on thrones of light, at the right hand of the Most Merciful, those who are just in their rulings and in their dealings with their families and those of whom they are in charge.” Muhammad (one of the narrators) said in his Hadith: “And both of His hands are right hands.” “
Sunan an-Nasa’i 5379
If Allah can have a physical body and still be God, why is it not possible for Jesus to have a body?
(The above argument was drawn from a YouTube video of Christian Prince entitled “God yet he has blood like us”.)
The biggest Muslim objection to Christianity is over whether Jesus is God. Muslims may object with the challenge: ‘where does Jesus says, “I am God, worship me”?’ How do we answer this?
Jesus is portrayed differently in the Bible to that in the Qur’an. In John 17:1, Jesus calls God the Father, yet the Qur’an denies bother the sonship of Jesus and the fatherhood of God. In the gospels, Jesus is sent by God:
And this is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.
John 17:3 ESV
In the Qur’an, Jesus too is sent as a messenger. Yet the Qur’an denies Jesus as the source of eternal life.
Say the Words “I am God”
If you are ever asked show where Jesus says “I am God, worship me”, you are not being asked what you think. The question is actually a trap, designed to show that you lack logical reasoning skills. If you give an answer without quoting the exact words, a Muslim will say that you haven’t answer the question. Throw the same question back to the Muslim. Muslims believe that Jesus is a Messiah, that he is the virgin-born son of Mary, that he is a word from Allah and a spirit from Him. This is taught in Qur’an 4:171. But Jesus is never quoted as saying these things in the exact words. Nowhere in the Qur’an is Jesus quoted as saying “I am the Messiah” nor “I am a Word from Allah directed to Mary” nor “I am a Spirit from Allah”. You can safely promise to the Muslim shows you in the Qur’an where Jesus says these things in exact words, that you will convert to Islam! The facts are taught in the Qur’an, but nowhere is there an exact quote of Jesus saying them.
Why didn’t Jesus simply say that he was God? His words on this may not have been recorded, for Jesus said and did many things that are not written down (John 20:31-32, John 21:24-25). More likely, Jesus did say it, but not in the way a Muslim would expect. Since his main audience was Jews, he probably communicated in a manner that Jews would understand.
How Not to Prove His Divinity
There are many arguments for Christ’s divinity that are not adequate. One may be tempted to quote the Bible where Jesus says, “I and the Father are one”, or “whoever sees me sees the Father”, or “before Abraham was born, I am” (a reference to the Old Testament “I am”). There are many arguments that seem persuasive but can easily be shot down. Several arguments not to use:
Jesus was worshipped, but this does not prove his divinity. In John 9:35-38, a man worshipped Jesus after being healed from blindness, but not as God but ‘Son of God’. This is not good enough, since King David was worshipped as a god in 1 Chronicles 29:20.
Jesus performed many miracles, but this does not prove his divinity. In the Old Testament, Elijah and Elisha performed miracles of raising the dead and multiplying food, just as Jesus did. Many unitarians will bring up this point.
In the revelation of Jesus Christ in Revelation 1:8, the speaker claims to be the Alpha and Omega. This does not mean it was Jesus who was speaking in this verse. It may have been God the Father.
Jesus is given a seat at God’s right hand in Mark 14:62:
And Jesus said, “I am, and you will see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of Power, and coming with the clouds of heaven.”
Mark 14:62 ESV
This is an important passage, so it will be picked up again below. Yet, on its own, this passage does not show that Jesus is God. That Jesus ‘was given’ a seat in heaven may imply he was inferior in authority to God, and possibly a subordinate deity. The true God should have the authority to choose his own seat in heaven.
A Seat at God’s Right Hand
In Psalm 110 and Daniel 7 are prophecies about the Messiah being exalted to God’s right hand. In Daniel 7:13-14, the Son of Man is described as approaching the ‘Ancient of Days’ (a name for God). The Son of Man is given dominion, glory and a kingdom in which all peoples, nations and languages should serve him. In Psalm 110:1, David’s Lord is asked to sit at God’s right hand of power, having been enthroned to rule. This Lord is identified as Jesus:
The Lord says to my Lord: “Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool.”
Psalms 110:1 ESV
These prophecies describe Jesus’ exaltation after he was humbled on the cross. In one of the most the famous prophecies about Jesus, Isaiah 52:13-53:12, the servant is lifted up and exalted in status:
Behold, my servant shall act wisely; he shall be high and lifted up, and shall be exalted.
Isaiah 52:13 ESV
For what reason did Jesus have to be exalted? He had humbled himself, taking the role of a servant.
Jesus Humbled as a Servant
Jesus voluntarily humbled himself to assume the status as a servant. It says that Jesus lowered his status in the gospels.
Matthew 12:17-21 says that Jesus is a servant to the Father. In Luke, Jesus describes himself as one who lowers himself as a servant to men, through washing the feet of his disciples:
“For who is greater, one who reclines at table or one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines at table? But I am among you as the one who serves.”
Luke 22:27 ESV
In Mark, Jesus, referring to himself as the Son of Man, identifies himself as a servant:
“For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
Mark 10:45 ESV
So according to Matthew, Mark and Luke, Jesus is a servant to both the Father and mankind. This picture of Jesus is corroborated in the gospel of John. In John 13:3-17, Jesus assumed the lowly status of a household servant by washing dirty feet of his disciples, and he said:
If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet …Truly, truly, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him.
John 13:14,16 ESV
If Jesus had the status of a servant, how could he be king? For the gospels say he was a king.
Jesus’ Kingdom is God’s Kingdom
Jesus tells us he is a king, but that his kingdom is not one of this world:
Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would have been fighting, that I might not be delivered over to the Jews. But my kingdom is not from the world.”
John 18:36 ESV
Jesus’ kingdom must be heaven. Yet how could this be? Yahweh is the only king of heaven.
Jesus’ Right to Rule with God
The only one way Jesus could be sitting with Yahweh, is if he is worthy for the position. All the host of heaven stand to the right and to the left of Yahweh, and are not worthy to sit on his throne:
And Micaiah said, “Therefore hear the word of the Lord: I saw the Lord sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing beside him on his right hand and on his left;
1 Kings 22:19 ESV
If Jesus was merely a creature, why would he be allowed to sit on the throne with God? Yet in the book of Psalms, David’s Lord, Jesus, sits with Yahweh on high at His right side (Psalm 110:1).
Now, there is no one like our God Yahweh. Mistaking anyone for Him is out of the question, for His identity is undeniable as shown in the following rhetorical question:
Who is like the Lord our God, who is seated on high,
Psalms 113:5 ESV
Yahweh is sitting on his throne is in heaven, and he sees the actions of men:
The Lord is in his holy temple; the Lord ‘s throne is in heaven; his eyes see, his eyelids test the children of man.
Psalms 11:4 ESV
“He who sits in the heavens laughs; the Lord holds them in derision.” Psalms 2:4 ESV
Summarizing, there is only one Lord, he is in heaven, and only he sits on the throne. All the heavenly host are standing. Further, the entire heavens belong to Yahweh:
The heavens are the Lord ‘s heavens, but the earth he has given to the children of man.
Psalms 115:16 ESV
The Lord has established his throne in the heavens, and his kingdom rules over all.
Psalms 103:19 ESV
How can a creature be allowed to share the throne with Yahweh in heaven, when the Bible is clear that the heavens belongs to Yahweh and there is no one like him who sits on heaven’s throne? How is it possible for him to do all this if he is not in fact God?
Jesus, the Son of Man, is the Son of God
Matthew, Mark, Luke and John show that Jesus set aside His kingdom and kingdom prerogatives, privileges and honour. The same Jesus testifies that he is the Son of God who is the heir of the Father and whose heavenly kingdom also belongs to Him. It is written that the Son of Man has a kingdom and angels and authority over them. The kingdom is also the Father’s kingdom, and will be shared with the righteous believers:
The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all causes of sin and all law-breakers, … Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.
Matthew 13:41,43 ESV
But who is the Son of Man? It says in the next passage that He comes in the glory of his Father. That is to say, the Son of Man is the Son of God:
For the Son of Man is going to come with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will repay each person according to what he has done. Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.”
Matthew 16:27-28 ESV
Jesus the Son of Man is coming back to judge. He will reward each of us according to our works. When Christ comes, God’s kingdom will be established.
Addressing Unitarians, Showing Islam is False
If Jesus is God, why did he need to be given kingly power and authority? Why did Jesus need to receive kingly authority? If he is God, didn’t he already possess it? The answer is that he became a servant on earth and set aside his kingly title, privilege and glory to accomplish God’s will. To fulfill the prophecy of Isaiah 42:1-4, Jesus became a servant of the Father:
Behold, my servant whom I have chosen, my beloved with whom my soul is well pleased…
Matthew 12:18 ESV
How can God entrust his sovereignty to a creature? How can a creature oversee the entire creation? Why would God share his authority over His creation with a creature? The entire creation was made subject to him including Mohammad and all Muslims:
And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
Matthew 28:18-20 ESV
The answer from this passage is that Jesus is no creature but God. Since Jesus is personally present with all of his believers, he is omnipresent. Since he knows where they are and where they are going, he is omniscient. Since he guarantees the inevitable success of the Great Commission, he is omnipotent. Critically, Matthew 28:19 says the Father, the Son and Holy Spirit all possess the same name. This is a big statement. Biblically, a “name” refers not only to the name of a person and but also his character. The Father, Son and Holy Spirit then share the same character. When baptized, we come equally under the headship of all three. This verse is a powerful witness to the essential equality of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. A challenge the Muslim to prove the truth of their equality is to say “in the name of Allah, the messenger of Allah and the angel Gabriel”. No creature can claim to be united with God. Matthew 28:19 directly contradicts the Qur’an:
the One to whom belongs the kingdom of the heavens and the earth, and who did neither have a son, nor is there any partner to him in the Kingdom, and who has created everything and designed it in a perfect measure.
Qur’an 25:2, Mufti Taqi Usmani
This verse claims that Allah, who has the authority of heavens and earth, has no son. The gospels instead show us that Jesus is the Son of God, and shares God’s authority over heaven and earth. Yet Jesus is Not the Father As said in the gospel of John, Jesus said many things that are not recorded in the gospels. He may have said “I am God” and it simply was not recorded. Yet to a first century Jew, the term “God” would refer to the Father in Heaven. To claim “I am God” then equates you to the Father. If Jesus was precise in his communication this is something that he would not have wanted, for it is not accurate. Unitarians should understand this concept. To the Jehovah’s Witness, to say “Jesus is God” equates Jesus with Jehovah. To say “Jesus is Allah” is confusing to the Muslim, since Jesus was sent by Allah. If Jesus is Allah, then Jesus sent himself. Jesus is not the Father, he is the Son of God.
(Credit for the above argument goes to Sam Shamoun. It was taken from his video “The Question Christian Prince Cannot Answer”.)
The common claim made by Muslims is that the Bible has been corrupted. Muslims want you to believe that the books of the Bible have been changed to the point that their original meaning is unrecognizable. What the average Muslim doesn’t know, is that the Quran can be used against itself, to show that the Bible could not possibly have been corrupted. This puts Muslims in a difficult predicament, because the Bible shows the Quran is a fabrication. Below we explain this so-called Islamic Dilemma.
The Bible is Allah’s book. By asking, “So, do you think that Allah’s Bible has been corrupted?” Muslims may be taken aback. They may not having realized that their corruption claim is actually an attack on their own Allah. To reinforce, you might follow up with, “Are you saying that the words of Allah have become corrupted?”
The Quran doesn’t actually use the term Bible, the Quran references the “Zabur” (Psalms), the “Torah”, and the “Injil” (lit. the Gospel). If asked, the Muslim will hopefully admit that both Torah and Injil are the words of Allah. If not, lead them to the Qur’an:
We sent ‘Īsā son of Maryam after those prophets, confirming the Torah that was (revealed) before him, and We gave him the Injīl having guidance and light therein, and confirming the Torah that was (revealed) before it; a guidance and a lesson for the God-fearing.
Surah 5:46, Mufti Taqi Usmani
He has revealed to you the Book with the truth, confirming what has been before it, and has sent down the Torah and the Injīl earlier to give guidance to mankind, and has sent down the Furqān (the Criterion of right and wrong). Surely, those who have rejected the verses of Allah, for them there is severe punishment. Allah is Mighty, the Lord of Retribution.
Surah 3:3-4, Mufti Taqi Usmani
And when there came to them (the Jews), a Book (this Quran) from Allah confirming what is with them [the Taurat (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel)], although aforetime they had invoked Allah (for coming of Muhammad Peace be upon him) in order to gain victory over those who disbelieved, then when there came to them that which they had recognised, they disbelieved in it. So let the Curse of Allah be on the disbelievers.
Qur’an 2:89, Muhsin Khan and Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Note that I chose Muhsin Khan over Usmani for the translation of Surah 2:89 because it clarifies that “what is with them” are the Torah and Injil. In the Arabic, the verses actually don’t say “sent down” but literally says “what is is between your hands”. So the verses refer to a real physical book, not just a message.
Next, according to the Quran, Allah’s word cannot be changed:
The Word of your Lord is perfect in truth and justice. None is there to change His words…
Surah 6:115, Mufti Taqi Usmani
And recite what has been revealed to you of the Book of your Lord. There is no one to change His words…
Surah 18:27, Mufti Taqi Usmani
For them there is the good news in the worldly life and in the Hereafter: there is no change in the words of Allah. That is the great achievement.
Surah 10:64, Mufti Taqi Usmani
So the Injil and Torah are the words of Allah and cannot be changed.
You might have trouble getting the Muslim to admit that the Injeel corresponds to the New Testament gospel of Jesus. The term Injeel or Injīl or in Arabic إنجيل literally means gospel. As it says in Surah 5:46 above, the Injil is a book. But which book?
From 200-800 AD, there was only one Christian book commonly available, the Evangelion, which was a compendium of the synoptic gospels Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. This was most likely the book Muhammad saw the Christians reading. Ibn Ishak, the earliest Islamic biographer of Muhammad even quotes John 15:23-16:1 and says that it is taken from the Injil. Was Ibn Ishaq lying? Probably not.
So, the Qur’an shows that the synoptic gospels are the words of Allah and cannot have been corrupted. The synoptic gospels of course asserts that 1. Jesus is God, 2. that he died and 3. that he rose from the dead. These claims completely contradict the Quran and expose it as a fabrication.Other objections:
Some might want to divert attention by insisting that the Quran is the final revelation of God so that we should listen exclusively to it. We as Christians have a good response to this. The Qur’an actually instructs us to put our faith in the Bible:
“And the people of the Injīl must judge according to what Allah has sent down therein. Those who do not judge according to what Allah has sent down, they are the sinners.” Surah 5:47, Mufti Taqi Usmani
Thanks to David Wood, Sam Shamoun and Christian Prince for presenting this argument. Watch their videos at:
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