Monday, August 16, 2010

Christians Ask Muslims by Gerhard Nehls

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Introduction

Why do the Bible and the Quran not agree
What the Quran teaches about the Bible
There are differences between the Bible and the Quran

Contradictions in the Quran
The problem of abrogation (cancellation and replacement of Quran verses)
Problems regarding the consistency of Quranic revelation

The Holy War
The romantic ideal
The materialistic purpose
The opposing concept of Jesus

Total predestination or free will of man?
Pre-ordained sin - but man's responsibility
The witness of the Hadis to predestination
The witness of the Quran to predestination
Righteousness or mercy?
Fear or love - which is the better motive?
Allah directs believers

Why the Quran claims to be of divine origin
Five reasons

The Christian answer to this

How the Quran was revealed

The collection of the Quran
Omitted or lost passages
eaten by domestic animal
one whole sura lost
another sura lost (with 'stoning verse')
a verse connected with Al-Lat and Al-Uzza left out
The adding of the verse 'blessed by Allah, the best of creators'
There were differing texts
four variant texts at Uthman's time
different meaning through differing vowels being added
examples of different readings
seven variant forms used under Mohammed
destruction of variant texts by Uthman
final form given to today's Quran by A.H. 311

Proofs of the prophethood of Mohammed
Miracles performed by Mohammed as a proof
Prophecies attributed to Mohammed

"Produce a sura like it"

Mohammed - the warner of Arabia
Mohammed did not at first claim universality
The uniqueness of Jesus
Mohammed, the 'seal of the prophets'
All prophets are equal

The Hadith and the Sunnah
The integral parf the Hadis in Islam
The authority of Mohammed
The need for the Sunnah
The collection of Hadis
The meaning of Sunnah
The Sunnah regulates all aspects of the life of Muslims
How Christians view the Sunnah
The Christian alternative to the Sunnah
Some practical cases of Hadis and Sunnah

The Sources of Islam
Quranic concepts were taken from the Arabian past
Allah
Ka'aba
Hajj
Salat
Ramadan
Quranic concepts taken from the Talmud
Qibla
Abraham
Cain and Abel
The visit of the Queen of Sheba
Harut and Marut
Seven heavens and seven hells
Quranic concepts taken from the Gospel and Apocrypha
Jesus
Trinity
Virgin Mary
Holy Spirit
The Miraj
Quranic concepts from Eastern sources
Paradise
The Balances (Haqq)
The Bridge Sirat
Quranic concepts taken from the Hanifites

The ethics of Islam seen from a Christian viewpoint
The status of women in the Quran and Hadis
The concept of prayer

Evaluation of the challenge that Mohammed ought to be the model for all mankind
The command to obey Mohammed
Muslim objections to Western criticism
A query about polygamy and concubinage
Mohammed and his wives
breaking of an oath
revelation for personal advantages
the story of Zainab and Zaid
Mohammed's extended matrimonial rights
his marriage to a minor
jealousy among Mohammed's wives?
Mohammed and his enemies
Mohammed's dealings with the Jews
Mohammed's dealings with the prisoners of Badr
the murder of Ka'b ibnu'l Ashraf
the murder of Ibn Abil Huqaiq
the murder of Abu Afak and Asma

The mysterious 19 in the Quran
An introduction to computerised numerology
The claims
The possibility of co-incidence
Can one produce a sentence with 19 letters?
Is there another book with numeric marvels? The Bible speaks.
Evaluation
of the claims about Sura initials
of the claim about the Bismillah
problems of this theory:
lack of chronology
variant readings in the Quran
the admission by Dr Khalifa
Chart to Quranic numerology

We conclude
Expected Islamic objections
The reason for this study
Comparison of Quranic and Biblical evidences
The eternal consequences of truth and error
What the Gospel actually means

Bibliography


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