Explore the contradictions between the Quran and the Bible, and understand the Islamic Dilemma. Is the Quran affirming the inspiration, preservation, and authority of scriptures that contradict itself?
The Quran and the Bible present an interesting paradox known as the Islamic Dilemma. The Quran affirms the inspiration, preservation, and authority of scriptures that contradict its teachings, creating a conundrum for followers of Islam. This article delves into the complexities of this issue, examining the implications of the Quran’s affirmation of the Bible’s authority.
There are two main possibilities to consider. Either Christians possess the inspired, preserved, authoritative Word of God, or they do not. If they do, Islam is refuted due to its contradictions with the Bible. Conversely, if Christians do not have the Word of God, Islam is still invalidated because the Quran affirms the authority of the Bible.
The article further explores the Quran’s declarations about the Torah and the Gospel, the concept of Allah’s unchangeable words, and the supposed corruption of the scriptures. Join us as we unravel these intricate religious contradictions.
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▶The Quran The Bible and the Islamic Dilemma So the Quran is affirming the inspiration and the preservation and the authority of scriptures that contradict itself. And, that’s a problem. ▶There are two possibilities. ▶Either Christians have the inspired, preserved, authoritative word of God, or we don’t.
▶Those are the only two possibilities. ▶If we have the inspired, preserved, authoritative Word of God, Islam is false, because Islam contradicts what we have. ▶If we don’t have the inspired, preserved, authoritative Word of God, Islam is false because the Quran affirms the inspiration, preservation, and authority of our book. ▶It’s one or the other. ▶If this is the inspired, preserved, authoritative word of God, Islam is false because Islam contradicts this book. ▶So that’s one possibility. ▶The other possibility is that we don’t have the inspired, preserved, authoritative word of God. ▶So, if the gospel is the word of God, Islam is false. ▶If the gospel isn’t the word of God, Islam is false. ▶Either way. Islam is false. ▶Muslims have to reject the Bible because the Bible contradicts the Qur’an. ▶But Muslims have a problem here. ▶The Qur’an declares that the Torah and the Gospel were revealed by Allah.
▶Surah three , verses three through four . ▶He has revealed to you the book with truth, verifying that which is before it. ▶And He revealed the Torah and the Gospel afore times. ▶One in nature or essence, but three in person, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. ▶The Son entered creation as Jesus of Nazareth. ▶Jesus died on the cross for sins and rose from the dead. ▶The Quran denies all of this, so a Muslim can’t say that he believes in the Bible or that Allah and the God of the Bible are the same God. ▶Muslim does know that according to Islam, the books of the Jews and the Christians were supposedly inspired by Allah. ▶That’s why they say corrupted and don’t just say that they were never the word of God or something like that. ▶Despite Allah’s clear declaration that no one can change His words, many Muslims assert that the Gospel was corrupted by the Apostle Paul or by later Christians. ▶Oh no, the Apostle Paul overpowered me kind of makes your God sound weak. ▶Our Muslim friends tell us that Allah couldn’t protect the Torah and the Gospel, and that both revelations were corrupted by men. ▶What Allah sent to guide people ended up misguiding people, convincing Christians that God is a trinity and that Jesus died on the cross for sins. ▶Of course, we should be puzzled when Muslims tell us that the Torah and the Gospel were changed, because the Qur’an states that no one can change Allah’s words. ▶Surah eighteen , verse twenty-seven . And recite what has been revealed to you of the book of your Lord. ▶There is none who can change his words, and you shall not find any refuge besides him. ▶And again, you could walk up to ten Muslim friends, ten, ten out of ten of your Muslim friends have not read this before.
▶They do not know it’s here. ▶Same chapter Surah five verse, sixty-eight . ▶Say, O people of the book, you have no ground to stand upon unless you stand fast by the Torah, the Gospel, and all the revelation that has come to you from your Lord. ▶Very, very odd thing to say if he thought the Torah and the Gospel were corrupted. ▶This verse only means that no one can change the Qur’an. ▶But the verse doesn’t say that no one can change the Qur’an. ▶It says that no one can change Allah’s words. ▶And the Torah and the Gospel, according to the Qur’an, are Allah’s words. ▶If the gospel is corrupted, we can only wonder why the Qur’an says that Christians still had the gospel during the time of Muhammad. ▶Many Muslims say something very different to Christians. ▶They say, we don’t believe in your book because it’s been corrupted, and your God is a false God. ▶If Muslims are commanded to say that they believe in what has been revealed to us, why do they instead say that they don’t believe in the Bible, the only revelation we have? ▶And if they’re commanded to say that our God and their God is one, why do they instead say that our God is a false God? ▶The Qur’an commands Muslims to say to Christians, We believe in what has been revealed to us, and in what has been revealed to you. ▶Our God and your God is one, and to Him we submit. ▶The Qur’an clearly maintains that the gospel is authoritative for Christians, and this only makes sense if the author of the Qur’an believed that Christians have the word of God. ▶But the gospel wasn’t just authoritative for Christians. ▶It was also authoritative for Muhammad himself, and, therefore, for Muslims.
▶One day, Muhammad started having doubts about his revelations. ▶In response to these doubts, Allah commanded Muhammad… ▶To go to the people of the book, Jews and Christians, for confirmation. ▶Verifying that which is before it, according to this translation, and he revealed the Torah and the gospel afore time, a guidance for mankind. ▶Notice even there, the Torah and the gospel were revealed as a guidance for mankind. ▶Okay. ▶Did the apostle Paul corrupt them? ▶Muslims today act as if the Qur’an stands in judgment over the Bible. ▶Since the Bible contradicts the Qur’an, Muslims assume that the Bible must be rejected. ▶But in the Qur’an, it’s exactly the opposite. ▶The Bible stands in judgment over the Qur’an, and Muhammad himself could only confirm his revelations by checking to see if they line up with the scriptures of the People of the Book. ▶Since Muhammad continued preaching Islam, he apparently never took this test very seriously. ▶If he had gone to the People of the Book in search of confirmation, he would have been forced to reject the Qur’an, because the Qur’an puts Muslims in an inescapable dilemma. ▶By affirming scriptures that contradict its core teachings, Islam self destructs. ▶Muslims who don’t want to believe in a religion that self destructs will therefore need to find a new religion. ▶If the gospel is corrupted, we can only wonder why the Qur’an says that Christians still had the gospel during the time of Muhammad. ▶Surah seven , verse one hundred fifty-seven . Those who follow the messenger, the unlettered prophet, whom they find mentioned in their own scriptures, in the Torah and the gospel. ▶It is they who will prosper. ▶How could Christians find Muhammad mentioned in the Gospel, when the Gospel was supposedly corrupted centuries earlier? ▶Is Allah saying that we find Muhammad mentioned in our corrupted scriptures? ▶But we don’t find Muhammad mentioned in our scriptures at all, except as part of a general warning about false prophets who come to lead people away from the Gospel. ▶And if we did find Muhammad mentioned in our scriptures, how would we know that this wasn’t one of the corrupted parts? ▶And since our scriptures contradict Islam, why would Allah appeal to them as evidence for Islam? ▶But Allah goes much further than this.
▶He commands Christians to judge by the gospel. ▶Let’s encourage our Muslim friends to obey the Gospel as both of our religions command. ▶if the gospel is the word of God, Islam is false. ▶If the gospel isn’t the word of God, Islam is false. ▶Either way. Islam is false. ▶That’s a pretty big problem
