Indeed
we now live in an age where Islam is being continuously and viciously
attacked from all sides. The attacks now range from everything we
Muslims believe in, from the Noble Quran, to the Prophet Muhammad (peace
be upon him) and to the Islamic law.
So
what should the Muslim do in the face of such assaults and attacks
against the true and mighty religion of Islam? Well for starters we
should remain calm, and not give in to the provocations because that is
one of the intended goals of these people. They want the Muslims to
become very angry and do something foolish; therefore we should not give
into this and must remain calm at all times. Let your rationality
overcome your anger.
As the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) taught us Muslims:
Allah's
Apostle said, "The strong is not the one who overcomes the people by
his strength, but the strong is the one who controls himself while in
anger."
So
a Muslim should always keep his anger in check. I know it is hard, but
when we become angry we lose our senses and this makes us unfit to
defend Islam as we are not thinking properly.
So
what should we do in the face of such attacks against our religion? The
answer is extremely logical; we must study our religion so that we will
be able to defend it. How can we defend our religion when we do not
even know much about it? Thus, if Muslims want to do something about it
then they should start learning about their faith.
So
the answer in such times is not anger, it is wisdom. It is not shouting
and burning things down. Truth will always crush the falsehood and
lies, as the Quran says:
017.081 YUSUFALI: And say: "Truth has (now) arrived, and Falsehood perished: for Falsehood is (by its nature) bound to perish."
021.018 YUSUFALI: Nay, We hurl the Truth against falsehood, and
it knocks out its brain, and behold, falsehood doth perish! Ah! woe be
to you for the (false) things ye ascribe (to Us).
So
all we need is the truth and we do have the truth. All we must do is
reveal the truth against the lies and the lies shall crumble and fall
apart.
These
points are crucial for a Muslim to understand because if there is no
wisdom in defending the religion, then the religion shall never be
defended and the lies shall continue to be spread against the true
religion of Islam.
The
goal of this booklet is to apply the correct method of responding
against falsehood, and that is by employing the truth. As many of you
might know, one of the most recent attacks against Islam was the new
documentary titled ?Fitna'. The documentary's goal was to try and show
that the Quran is an evil and fascist book and that the Quran is a book
that incites violence and terrorism. The maker of the documentary was a
right wing Dutch MP named Geert Wilders.
What
we shall do in this booklet is bring up the verses he produced in his
documentary and examine the verses in light of their textual and
historical context. We do this for the sake of Allah in order to defend
His noble religion and His noble speech, which is the Quran. We are also
doing this for the Muslims so that they shall be equipped with the
truth and knowledge to respond to such claims in the future. I hope you
all shall find this work beneficial and helpful.
We will separate this booklet into 5 parts, for the 5 verses he has brought up.
Surah Al-Anfal Verse 60
The
first verse that Wilders produced in his documentary was that of Surah
8, which is titled Surah Al-Anfal, verse 60. The verse reads like this:
008.060 YUSUFALI: Against them make ready your strength to the
utmost of your power, including steeds of war, to strike terror into
(the hearts of) the enemies, of Allah and your enemies, and others
besides, whom ye may not know, but whom Allah doth know. Whatever ye
shall spend in the cause of Allah, shall be repaid unto you, and ye
shall not be treated unjustly.
So
from this verse Geert wants to assert that the Quran advocates violence
and terrorism against the non-Muslims. As the verse says, the Muslims
should prepare our strength and power so we can fight against the
enemies, as well as casting terror in their hearts.
Without
a doubt when one reads this verse by itself it can paint the picture
that Geert is trying to assert. Yet, as we all know this is not how it
works in the field of literature and understanding the content of a
book. In the field of literature or in any other field when one wants to
examine a statement one must be aware of the statement's CONTEXT. One
cannot simply choose one statement and verse while ignoring the rest.
In fact this form of argumentation being used by Geert, which is taking a
verse out of its proper context is very unscholarly and cheap. It is
amazing that this man is a member of the parliament! You would think a
member of the government would adhere to the proper scholarly principals
of argumentation, yet Geert completely ignores this basic rule.
So
let us now quote the verse in its proper context, so the reader will
get the true meaning of what the passage is actually saying:
60 Against
them make ready your strength to the utmost of your power, including
steeds of war, to strike terror into (the hearts of) the enemies, of
Allah and your enemies, and others besides, whom ye may not know, but
whom Allah doth know. Whatever ye shall spend in the cause of Allah,
shall be repaid unto you, and ye shall not be treated unjustly.61But if the enemy incline towards peace, do thou (also) incline towards peace, and trust in Allah: for He is One that heareth and knoweth (all things).
So
notice what verse 61 says right after verse 60, verse 61 tells the
Muslims that if the enemies want to make peace, then we Muslims should
make peace as well. How could Geert intentionally leave this verse out?
How can those who support Geert have the audacity to say he is a great
man and a hero?
We
are still not done with the context, let us now quote the verses that
come before verse 60 so the entire context of this situation can be
known, and made clear to the reader. So here is verse 60 put in its
proper context:
They are those with whom thou didst make a covenant, but they break their covenant every time, and they have not the fear (of Allah.. If ye gain the mastery over them in war, disperse, with them, those who follow them, that they may remember. If
thou fearest treachery from any group, throw back (their covenant) to
them, (so as to be) on equal terms: for Allah loveth not the
treacherous. Let not the unbelievers think that they can get the better (of the godly): they will never frustrate (them). Against
them make ready your strength to the utmost of your power, including
steeds of war, to strike terror into (the hearts of) the enemies, of
Allah and your enemies, and others besides, whom ye may not know, but
whom Allah doth know. Whatever ye shall spend in the cause of Allah,
shall be repaid unto you, and ye shall not be treated unjustly. But
if the enemy incline towards peace, do thou (also) incline towards
peace, and trust in Allah. for He is One that heareth and knoweth (all
things). (56-61)
So here is the proper context starting from verse 56. As you can see the context first starts with mentioning the non-Muslims who BREAK their covenants,
which they have made with the Muslims and fighting breaks out as a
result of this. The context of the verse continues to verses 59-60,
which is warning the non-believers to not attempt to INSTIGATE against the Muslims
and then it commands the Muslims to make themselves ready for such
treacherous people. Then we get to the ending of the context with verse
61, which tells the Muslims that if these people want to eventually make
peace then we Muslims should also make peace.
As
you can see there is nothing within this context that advocates
violence nor terrorism, Wilders has unscholarly twisted a verse out of
its proper and clear context to paint a very false picture. The verses
are all about wars in which the Muslims are on the DEFENSIVE reacting
against an enemy who instigates and begins the war.
Now that we have seen the context of the passages, what about the historical context? Well the 8th
Surah of the Quran (Al-Anfal) was revealed during a time in which the
Muslims began to fight back against the Pagans of Makkah. This was a
period of war and the meaning of Al-Anfal itself means the spoils of
war.
Now
why is its historical context important? The historical context of this
Surah is extremely important because one must know what was happening
around the Prophet (peace be upon him) at the time. By knowing such
things it allows for a better evaluation of the verses in question. As
we said, the historical context of this time was a time of war between
the Muslims and the Pagans. It was a war in which the Pagans had
instigated and the Muslims were now finally fighting back. By not giving
the historical context of the verses Wilders yet again twists the verse
completely out of its proper usage and meaning.
So let us summarize what we have so far:
- Surah Al-Anfal was revealed during a time of war between the Muslims and the Pagans
- It was a war in which the Muslims were fighting back against Pagan oppression and attacks.
- The Muslims were ordered to prepare themselves against non-Muslims who seek to instigate a war against the Muslims
- If the non-Muslims who instigated the war wanted to make peace, then the Muslims were to accept it and make peace as well
So
the case is closed. There is nothing within these verses that advocate
any violence or terrorism. Wilders should be ashamed of himself for
intentionally twisting the Quran to give a false image and for this he
is a liar because no one could possibly do what he did when they read
the context of these passages.
Wilders
knew exactly what he was doing. It was calculated and precise. It was
meant to deceive his people and the non-Muslims who have no knowledge of
Islam or the Quran. He was simply playing on their fears and he knew
that all he had to do was quote verse 60 all alone and he would manage
to dupe them into believing his false arguments.
So that is one down, four more to go.
Surah An-Nisa Verse 56
The next passage Wilders brings up is from the 4th Surah of the Quran, verse 56.
Let us now quote the verse that Wilders has brought up, which is verse 56, and it reads:
56.
Those who reject our Signs, We shall soon cast into the Fire: as often
as their skins are roasted through, We shall change them for fresh
skins, that they may taste the penalty: for Allah is Exalted in Power,
Wise.
I
really fail to see the argument here. The verse is clear; if you reject
the signs of God, and remain a disbeliever then the hell-fire awaits
for you. This is the sad truth, however you must accept the truth of God
and His prophets if you want salvation and to be safe in the Hereafter.
I
don't see why non-Muslims are complaining, the Quran is WARNING the
disbelievers about the consequences that awaits them in the Hereafter.
The Quran is warning them so they make the right choice and come to
Islam and be saved in the Hereafter.
As the Quran says:
25.
But give glad tidings to those who believe and work righteousness, that
their portion is Gardens, beneath which rivers flow. Every time they
are fed with fruits therefrom, they say: "Why, this is what we were fed
with before," for they are given things in similitude; and they have
therein companions pure (and holy); and they abide therein (for ever).
This is from Surah Al-Baqara, which is the 2nd
Surah of the Quran, verse 25. As you can see Allah tells mankind that
those who believe and work righteous deeds will be saved and that they
will be granted paradise.
Allah
has told you to come to Islam, therefore why do you complain when Allah
warns you of punishments? If someone warns you of a punishment and a
way to avoid that punishment for something much better would you not
listen to the advice so you can avoid the harm? Off course you would,
therefore if non-Muslims have a problem with Surah 4 verse 56 then they
should become believers and become saved and have the glad tidings of
Surah 2 verse 25!
As the Quran says in Surah 2 verses 38-39:
We
said: "Get ye down all from here; and if, as is sure, there comes to
you Guidance from me, whosoever follows My guidance, on them shall be no
fear, nor shall they grieve. "But those who reject Faith and belie Our Signs, they shall be companions of the Fire; they shall abide therein."
As
you can see Allah tells us to follow His guidance and then we shall be
saved, but He gives us a warning that if we do not follow His guidance
then there is a harsh punishment awaiting us.
There
is nothing hateful with Surah 4 verse 56, it is the harsh reality. On
the contrary, it indicates a message of love. If Allah did not love that
His creation earns eternal salvation then why would He warn them?
Now
having said that how does Surah 4 verse 56 advocate violence or
terrorism? Is Wilders trying to say that the verse is what Muslims will
do to non-believers? We will quote the verse again:
56.
Those who reject our Signs, We shall soon cast into the Fire: as often
as their skins are roasted through, We shall change them for fresh
skins, that they may taste the penalty: for Allah is Exalted in Power,
Wise.
Is
Wilders trying to say that the word ?We', which is mentioned here is
referring to the Muslims? That it is the Muslims who will do such a
thing?
For
starters incase he is arguing that then I have a simple question for
Geert, unless Muslims are so advanced in skin operations then how in the
world is it possible for us to burn someone completely and then replace
his skin with a new set of skin?! Secondly, I challenge Wilders to
bring up one case in Islamic history where Muslims have burned people
and then replaced the burnt skin with new skin.
The
?We' who is referred to in this verse is referring to Allah, to God, it
is He who will burn the disbelievers in the Hereafter and it is He who
will replace the skin with new skin. He is our Creator and the All
Powerful and that shouldn't be difficult for Him.
Now
there are some people who will say why does Allah say "we"? Is Allah
made up of more than one persons or is Allah referring to Himself and
the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) or is Allah referring to
Himself and the angels?
It
is neither of the above. The "we" that Allah uses is His way of
signifying His Majesty and this is something for very common in
languages including English. Often times you will even hear the queen of
England referring to herself as WE. It is a very common usage of language, which is used by royalty and leaders.
Furthermore, Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) forbade that someone be burnt as a punishment:
Saheeh Bukhari
Volume 9, Book 84, Number 57:
Narrated `Ikrima:
Some Zanadiqa (atheists) were brought to `Ali and he burnt them. The news of this event, reached Ibn `Abbas who said, "If
I had been in his place, I would not have burnt them, as Allah's
Apostle forbade it, saying, 'Do not punish anybody with Allah's
punishment (fire).' I would have killed them according to the statement of Allah's Apostle, 'Whoever changed his Islamic religion, then kill him.'"
Before
this order was issued, the Prophet (peace be upon him) did initially
order that specific individuals be burnt as a punishment. However, it is
totally prohibited now. Also, when the Prophet (peace be upon him) did
initially apply this punishment it wouldn't have anything to do with
Surah 4:56, since he obviously did not have the ability to reattach the
skins of those being punished and having them burnt over again.
Now
what makes this more interesting is that the Bible teaches that
disbelievers will go to hell as well, so why doesn't Wilders argue
against that? And why do the Christian fans of Wilders have no problems
with the Bible condemning people to hell, but have a problem with the
Quran when it does so? Here is the Bible condemning people to the
hellfire:
11 And
I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the
earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.
12 And
I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were
opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. 13 And
the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered
up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man
according to their works. 14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. 15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire. (Revelations 20:11-15)
So
as you can see non-believers according to the Bible will be thrown into
the lake of fire. So if the Quran is evil for such a teaching, then so
is the Bible and every Christian fan of Wilders must now disregard their
Bible or show the world that they are hypocrites preaching from two
mouths.
Surah Muhammad verse 4
The third verse that Geert cites in his bankrupt documentary comes from the 47th chapter of the Noble Quran, Surah Muhammad. The Islamophobe cites verse 4 which reads as follows:
047.004 YUSUFALI:
Therefore, when ye meet the Unbelievers (in fight), smite at their
necks; At length, when ye have thoroughly subdued them, bind a bond
firmly (on them): thereafter (is the time for) either generosity or
ransom: Until the war lays down its burdens. Thus (are ye commanded):
but if it had been Allah's Will, He could certainly have exacted
retribution from them (Himself); but (He lets you fight) in order to
test you, some with others. But those who are slain in the Way of
Allah,- He will never let their deeds be lost.
It
is truly shocking that one could try to use this verse to try to prove
that Islam advocates terrorism. The verse explains itself quite
properly, and the other two main English translations of Shakir and
Pickhtal have translated it more properly:
PICKTHAL:Now when ye meet in battle
those who disbelieve, then it is smiting of the necks until, when ye
have routed them, then making fast of bonds; and afterward either grace
or ransom till the war lay down its burdens. That (is the ordinance).
And if Allah willed He could have punished them (without you) but (thus
it is ordained) that He may try some of you by means of others. And
those who are slain in the way of Allah, He rendereth not their actions
vain.
SHAKIR:So when you meet in battle
those who disbelieve, then smite the necks until when you have overcome
them, then make (them) prisoners, and afterwards either set them free
as a favor or let them ransom (themselves) until the war terminates.
That (shall be so); and if Allah had pleased He would certainly have
exacted what is due from them, but that He may try some of you by means
of others; and (as for) those who are slain in the way of Allah, He will
by no means allow their deeds to perish.
The
verse is referring to a battle! Has Geert never witnessed a battle in
his life before? Does Geert believe that when battles take place the
opposing armies trade jokes with each other while serving tea and
biscuits to one another? When there is a battle between two opposing
armies they fight each other to the death unless one of them decides to
retreat or surrender.
Secondly,
the Quranic passage that is cited here was referring specifically to
the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and his fellow Muslims, and
back then when they would battle they would use swords. Hence the Quran
is giving logical instructions on how to fight in a battle, which is to
aim for the neck as to get an instant blow and to nullify your enemy.
Also, as we all know after a battle there will always be prisoners to be
taken, and these prisoners will usually be ransomed off later.
So
what exactly is the problem here? It is very strange that when
Islamophobic haters view Quranic passages dealing with battles and wars
they some-how use very strange logic which they never apply to other
battles and wars that have been waged throughout man's history.
It is very sad that people are actually praising Geert for ?exposing' the Quran with such weak arguments.
Three down, two more to go.
Surah An-Nisa verse 89
The Islamophobe Geert goes back to the 4th chapter of the Quran, this time he brings verse 89 which reads:
004.089 YUSUFALI:
They but wish that ye should reject Faith, as they do, and thus be on
the same footing (as they): But take not friends from their ranks until
they flee in the way of Allah (From what is forbidden). But if they turn
renegades, seize them and slay them wherever ye find them; and (in any
case) take no friends or helpers from their ranks;-
Geert
is guilty of taking another passage out of its proper context, as well
as its historical context. Since he was not scholarly enough to follow
the proper forms of argumentation, we shall have to do the work instead.
So let us see this passage in its proper context, this will give us a
better understanding of what the passage means:
88Why should ye be divided into two parties about the Hypocrites?
Allah hath upset them for their (evil) deeds. Would ye guide those whom
Allah hath thrown out of the Way? For those whom Allah hath thrown out
of the Way, never shalt thou find the Way.89 They but wish that
ye should reject Faith, as they do, and thus be on the same footing (as
they): But take not friends from their ranks until they flee in the way
of Allah (From what is forbidden). But if they turn renegades, seize
them and slay them wherever ye find them; and (in any case) take no
friends or helpers from their ranks;-
So
Geert conveniently forgot to mention verse 88, the one right before 89.
As you can see the command of verse 89 is very specific, and it is
specific to the hypocrites mentioned in verse 88. Geert had intended to
show that verse 89 was a general command for Muslims to carry out on all
non-Muslims, yet thanks to the context of verse 88, we see the command
is referring to the hypocrites amongst the Muslims.
Secondly,
the historical context comes into the equation now. The hypocrites that
are mentioned in verse 88 are referring to the hypocrites who were
alive during the time of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). What
these men would do was disguise themselves as Muslims, to basically act
like infiltrators in order to cause confusion and chaos. They wanted to
break the Muslim community from within.
So
due to this fact Allah gave the Muslims the permission to fight these
hypocrites. However it is important to take note that since Allah is
very merciful He still gives these hypocrites a chance as He says:
But take not friends from their ranks until they flee in the way of Allah (From what is forbidden).
Notice
if these hypocrites stopped behaving the way they did and had a pure
heart, then they would have been forgiven and no war would have been
waged upon them. However, if they persisted then the Muslims would have a
legitimate reason to fight these people.
These
hypocrites are no different than an army who sends an infiltrator to an
opposing army to act like one of them as to get information, basically
like a spy, as well as carrying out sabotage acts to break the opposing
army.
The Muslims were forced to act on these hypocrites because that is exactly what they were.
Therefore to summarize:
1-The
Quranic command is specifically referring to HYPOCRITES who infiltrate
the Muslim community and act like Muslims only to spy on them and to
break the community from within.
2-The
hypocrites are still to be given a chance to repent before war is waged
upon them, hence war is not the first option. The hypocrites are given a
chance as Allah is merciful.
3-The
passage was revealed in a historical period when there were hypocrites
who were infiltrating the Muslim community during the lifetime of the
Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him).
Of course Geert ignored all of this.
So with four verses down, only one remains now.
Al-Anfal verse 39
The Islamophobe Geert goes back to 8th chapter of the Quran and this time he quotes the 39th verse of the chapter which says:
008.039 YUSUFALI:
And fight them on until there is no more tumult or oppression, and there
prevail justice and faith in Allah altogether and everywhere; but if
they cease, verily Allah doth see all that they do.
This
verse proves that Islam is a religion of peace, rather than a religion
of violence. The passage calls on the Muslims to fight against
oppression, and to make sure that justice prevails. Is this not a noble
cause that all humans should strive for?
The non-believer may claim the passage says that Muslims should fight to convert people because it says:
And fight them on until there is no more tumult or oppression, and there prevail justice and faith in Allah
However so when we read the ending of the passage we know that this is not the exact cause of fighting:
And fight them on until there is no more tumult or oppression, and there prevail justice and faith in Allah altogether and everywhere; but if they cease
Notice
the passage says that we should fight until there is no more
oppression, and then the verse ends by saying "but if they cease",
obviously this refers to them ending their oppression.
Thus,
Muslims are commanded to fight against oppression to make sure justice
stands. Notice the verse says to fight them to stop oppression and does
not say "fight them to convert them to Islam".
The
reason why the Quran mentions that we should also make people believe
in Allah is very simple. Muslims do not fight under the banner of
nationalism, we fight for God. This is why when Muslims go out to fight
oppression we should also try to make the people living under the
oppression see the truth of Islam. It is not an ultimatum, for it is up
to them, but the Muslim must still try to bring Islam to them as we
fight against oppression in the cause of Islam.
Here is the passage again:
008.039 YUSUFALI:And fight them on until there is no more tumult or oppression,
and there prevail justice and faith in Allah altogether and everywhere;
but if they cease, verily Allah doth see all that they do.
No
where does it say that we should fight them until they all convert to
Islam or that we should fight them because they aren't Muslims. The
command to fight them is because of the oppression they are inflicting.
It is important to take the historical context as well, which is something that Geert has not done. Remember the 8th
chapter of the Quran was revealed in a time of war, a war against the
brutal oppressive Qurayshi pagan regime, who would not allow Muslims the
right of freedom of religion. The Quraysh committed several oppressive
acts, not only in the area of freedom of religion, but also in their
treatment of women and the poor. So the Muslims were fighting back now
and were commanded to fight against this oppression that the Quraysh
were committing.
If
the Muslims were all about fighting the pagans because they were not
Muslims then how was it that at the same time the Muslims were living
side by side with the Jews of Medina? Not only were the Muslims living
side by side with the Jews of Medina, there was a written constitution
between both parties, which was initiated by the Prophet Muhammad (peace
be upon him), which allowed the freedom of religion in Medina, meaning
no one was forced to convert to any religion and could follow their own!
This
historical importance of this refutes any claim that Surah 8 verse 39
was a command to fight the pagans just because they were not Muslims and
to force them to Islam. If that was the case then the Muslims first
victims would have been the Jews of Medina, they would have forced them
to convert, yet that was never the case.
The fact is Surah 8 verse 39 is all about the pagan oppression and it is as simple as that.
Conclusion
We
have read and analyzed the Quranic passages that Geert has raised. We
have seen from both their textual context, as well as their historical
context that none of these verses advocate terrorism.
All
we have seen is that Geert abused the Quranic text by taking passages
out of their context to paint a false picture and to benefit his right
wing agenda.
One
positive note we can say is that Geert is doing Allah's work. Thanks to
Geert's documentary it has given so much attention to the Quran and has
caused it to sell out in the Netherlands,
as well as giving it the spot light to the rest of the world. People
will be very eager to read the Quran now and they will see the truth and
the beauty of it, as well as Geert's wicked distortion.
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A very important Christian missionary Reverted to Islam and became a major herald for Islam, he was a very active missionary and was very knowledgeable about the Bible. This man likes mathematics so much, that's why he likes logic. One day, he decided to read the Qur'an to try to find any mistakes that he might take advantage of while inviting Muslims to convert to Christianity. He expected the Qur'an to be an old book written 14 centuries ago, a book that talks about the desert and so on. He was amazed from what he found.
He discovered that this Book had what no other book in the world has. He expected to find some stories about the hard time that the Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) had, like the death of his wife Khadijah (may Allah be pleased with her) or the death of his sons and daughters. However, he did not find anything like that. And what made him even more confused is that he found a full "Sura" (chapter) in the Qur'an named "Mary" that contains a lot of respect to Mary (peace be upon her) which is not the case even in the books written by Christians nor in their Bibles. He did not find a Sura named after "Fatimah"(the prophet's daughter) nor "Aishah" (the Prophet's wife), may Allah (God) be pleased with both of them. He also found that the name of Jesus (Peace Be Upon Him) was mentioned in the Qur'an 25 times while the name of "Muhammad" (Peace Be Upon Him) was mentioned only 4 times, so he became more confused. He started reading the Qur'an more thoroughly hoping to find a mistake but he was shocked when he read a great verse which is verse number 82 in Surat Al-Nisa'a (Women) that says:
“Do they not consider the Qur'an (with care)? Had it been from other than Allah, they would surely have found therein much discrepancy”.
Dr Miller says about this verse: “One of the well known scientific principles is the principle of finding mistakes or looking for mistakes in a theory until it’s proved to be right (Falsification Test). What’s amazing is that the Holy Qur'an asks Muslims and non-muslims to try to find mistakes in this book and it tells them that they will never find any”. He also says about this verse: "No writer in the world has the courage to write a book and say that it’s empty of mistakes, but the Qur'an, on the contrary, tells you that it has no mistakes and asks you to try to find one and you won’t find any."
Another verse that Dr Miller reflected on for a long time is the verse number 30 in Surat “Al-Anbiya” (The Prophets):
“ Do not the Unbelievers see that the heavens and the earth were joined together (as one unit of Creation), before We clove them asunder? We made from water every living thing. Will they not then believe?"
He says: ”This verse is exactly the subject of the scientific research that won the Noble Prize in1973 and was about the theory of the “Great Explosion”. According to this theory, the universe was the result of a great explosion that lead to the formation of the universe with its skies and planets.
Dr Miller says: “Now we come to what’s amazing about the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and what’s pretended about the devils helping him, God says:
“No evil ones have brought down this (Revelation), it would neither suit them nor would they be able (to produce it). Indeed they have been removed far from even (a chance of) hearing it.” The Holy Qur'an, Chapter 26, Verses 210-212.
“When thou does read the Qur'an, seek Allah's protection from Satan the Rejected One” The Holy Qur'an, Chapter 16, Verse 98.
You see? Can this be the devil’s way to write a book? how can he write a book then tells you to ask God for protection from this devil before reading that book? Those are miraculous verses in this miraculous book! and has a logical answer to those who pretend that it’s from the devil”.
And among the stories that amazed Dr Miller is the story of the Prophet(PBUH) with Abu-Lahab. Dr Miller says: “This man (Abu Lahab) used to hate Islam so much that he would go after the Prophet wherever he goes to humiliate him. If he saw the prophet talking to strangers, he used to wait till he finishes and then ask them: What did Muhammad tell you? If he said it’s white then it’s in reality black and if he said it’s night then it’s day. He meant to falsify all what the prophet says and to make people suspicious about it. And 10 years before the death of Abu Lahab, a Sura was inspired to the prophet, named “Al-Masad”. This sura tells that Abu Lahab will go to hell, in other words, it says that Abu Lahab will not convert to Islam. During 10 years, Abu Lahab could have said: “Muhammad is saying that I will not become a Muslim and that I will go to the hell fire, but I’m telling you now that I want to convert to Islam and become a Muslim. What do you think about Muhammad now? Is he saying the truth or no? Does his inspiration come from God?”. But Abu Lahab did not do that at all although he was disobeying the prophet in all matters, but not in this one. In other words, it was as if the prophet(PBUH) was giving Abu Lahab a chance to prove him wrong! But he did not do that during 10 whole years! he did not convert to Islam and did not even pretend to be a Muslim!! Throughout 10 years, he had the chance to destroy Islam in one minute! But this did not happen because those are not the words of Muhammad (PBUH) but the words of God Who knows what’s hidden and knows that Abu Lahab will not become a Muslim.
How can the prophet (PBUH) know that Abu Lahab will prove what is said in that Sura if this was not inspiration from Allah? How can he be sure throughout 10 whole years that what he has (the Qur'an) is true if he did not know that it’s inspiration from Allah?? For a person to take such a risky challenge, this has only one meaning: that this is inspiration from God.
“Perish the hands of the Father of Flame (Abu Lahab)! perish he! No profit to him from all his wealth, and all his gains! Burnt soon will he be in a Fire of blazing Flame! His wife shall carry the (crackling) wood; As fuel! A twisted rope of palm-leaf fibre round her (own) neck!” The Holy Qur'an, Chapter 111.
Dr Miller says about a verse that amazed him: One of the miracles in the Qur'an is challenging the future with things that humans cannot predict and to which the “Falsification Test” applies, this test consists of looking for mistakes until the thing that is being tested is proved to be right. For example, let’s see what the Qur'an said about the relation between Muslims and Jews. Qur'an says that Jews are the major enemies for Muslims and this is true until now as the main enemy for Muslims are the Jews.
Dr Miller continues: This is considered a great challenge since the Jews have the chance to ruin Islam simply by treating Muslims in a friendly way for few years and then say: here we are treating you as friends and the Qur'an says that we are your enemies, the Qur'an must be wrong then! But this did not happen during 1400 years!! and it will never happen because those are the words of The One who knows the unseen (God) and not the words of humans.
Dr Miller continues: Can you see how the verse that talks about the enmity between Muslims and Jews constitutes a challenge to the human mind?
“Strongest among men in enmity to the Believers wilt thou find the Jews and Pagans; and nearest among them in love to the Believers wilt thou find those who say, "We are Christians": because amongst these are men devoted to learning and men who have renounced the world, and they are not arrogant. And when they listen to the revelation received by the Messenger, thou wilt see their eyes overflowing with tears, for they recognize the truth: they pray: "Our Lord! We believe; write us down among the witnesses” The Holy Qur'an, Chapter 5, Verses 82-84.
This verse applies to Dr Miller as he was a Christian but when he knew the truth, he believed and converted to Islam and became a herald. May Allah support him.
Dr Miller says about the unique style of the Qur'an that he finds wonderful: No doubt there is something unique and amazing in Qur'an that is not present anywhere else, as the Qur'an gives you a specific information and tells you that you did not know this before. For example:
"This is part of the tidings of the things unseen, which We reveal unto thee (O Prophet!) by inspiration: thou was not with them when they cast lots with arrows, as to which of them should be charged with the care of Maryam: nor was thou with them when they disputed (the point)” The Holy Qur'an, Chapter 3, Verse 44.
“Such are some of the stories of the Unseen, which We have revealed unto thee: before this, neither thou nor thy People knew them. So persevere patiently: for the End is for those who are righteous” The Holy Qur'an, Chapter 11, Verse 49.
“Such is one of the stories of what happened unseen, which We reveal by inspiration unto thee: nor was thou (present) with them when they concerted their plans together in the process of weaving their plots” The Holy Qur'an, Chapter 12, Verse 102.
Dr Miller continues: “No other holy book uses this style, all the other books consist of information that tells you where this information came from. For example, when the Holy Bible talks about the stories of the ancient nations, it tells you that a this King lived in a this place and a that leader fought in that battle, and that a certain person had a number of kids and their names are. But this book (Bible) always tells you that if you want to know more, you can read a certain book since that information came from that book”.
Dr Garry Miller continues: “This is in contrary to the Qur'an which gives you the information and tells you that it’s new!! And what’s amazing is that the people of Mecca at that time (time of inspiration of those verses) used to hear those verses and the challenge that the information in those verses was new and was not known by Muhammad (PBUH) nor by his people at that time, and despite that, they never said: We know this and it is not new, and they did not say: We know where Muhammad came from with those verses. This never happened, but what happened is that nobody dared to say that he was lying to them because those was really new information, not coming from the human mind but from Allah who knows the unseen in the past, the present and the future”.
Great Debate Between Shiekh Wesam Abd Allah vs. Rev. John Rankin
The Title of the Debate : Is the Bible the Word of God ?
Who's Shiekh Wesam Abd Allah
he is specialized in Biblical studies and debated many Christian Scholars.
His debates held in his room "oJJl Muslim Christian Dialogue oJJl" at Paltalk.
Rev. John C. Rankin
is the President of the Theological Education Institute (TEI), and of the Mars Hill Society in Hartford, CT. USA. Sheikh Wesam Abd Allah annouced his challenge to any Christian Scholar who can ascribe any book of the gospel to its real writer You can find his challenge in :-
