MESIKHA: YOUR “GREEK BIBLE” SOURCE IS ONE OF MANY DIFFERENT VERSIONS.

YOU’RE GOING TO HAVE TO FACE THE HARSH REALITY: I THINK DEEP DOWN INSIDE YOU KNOW THE BIBLE HAS BEEN INFILTRATED.

MUSLIMS AND MANY CHRISTIANS ALIKE ACCEPT THE BIBLE HAS BEEN ALTERED LORD KNOWS HOW MANY TIMES.

EVEN IF YOU CLAIM YOU CAN SEE THE SIMILARITY BETWEEN “ALLAH” AND “666″ IN ONE OF THE MANY DIFFERENT VERISONS OF THE BIBLE, HOW RELIABLE IS THAT SOURCE?

TO BE QUITE HONEST, NOBODY CAN SEE THIS NONSENSICAL SIMILARITY WHICH IS WHY YOU HAVE AND WILL FAIL TO “REVOLUTIONISE” THE WORLD.

OH AND FOR THE RECORD: IN ISLAMIC PRAYER AND IN THE QURAN, THE DEVIL IS CURSED AND WE SEEK REFUGE FROM GOD FROM THE DEVIL AND HIS ARMIES.

HOW CAN ISLAM BE SATANIC?

WE BELIEVE IN WHAT YOU CALL THE “FATHER” – WITHOUT PARTNERS (I.E JESUS – THE CREATION- ISNT WORSHIPPED).

ITS IGNORANT INSECURE CHRISTIANS LIKE YOU WHO HAVE A MASSIVE COMPLEX ABOUT THEIR OWN BELIEFS WHO CLAIM ISLAMIC IS “SATANIC” – A BASELESS SPECULATION WHICH CANNOT BE BACKED UP.

YOU ALSO RESORT TO BLATANT LIES.

LIES AND BASELESS SPECULATION: A COMMON “CHRISTIAN” TACTIC

You obviously don’t see the backwardness in your society.
YOU SEEM DEAF, DUMP AND BLIND TO THINK ISLAM CAN BE WIPED OUT.

TRUTH REMAINS WHILE FLASHOOD AND DISBLEIF PERISHES.

BY THE WAY DON’T BELIEVE EVERYTHING THE MEDIA DISPLAYES!!!

in regards to your articles,
becareful the words which you utter –
firstly you have very little knowledge about history –
i will not give you any more advice -

indeed the punishment in the world – then the grave – and finally the hereafter – will be unleashed upon you Inshallah –

you think the life in this world is a long time -
many have lived before us and gone -

the most amazing thing is that i cannot wait – till people like you get thier reward ,

Take a look at Ariel Sharon he ordered the Massacre of Hundreds may be even thousands of Palestinians ( Muslims and Christians etc ) now take a look at him he is between Death and Death – do you ever hear his name ?????

this is the Power of the Lord of all creation –
the owner of the Heavens the Universe – the Throne – the last day

All praise be to ALLAH SWT

Nesikha – with regard to your comment about our beloved Prophet (peace be upon him) which you quoted something saying taking hostages of little ones and slaying the elders,

Here is an extract from the Quraan

Surah 109. Al-Kafirun

1. Say: O disbelievers!
2. I worship not that which ye worship;
3. Nor worship ye that which I worship.
4. And I shall not worship that which ye worship.
5. Nor will ye worship that which I worship.
6. Unto you your religion, and unto me my religion.

The meaning is self explanatory, believe that which you will, and leave us to our belief. There is no reason for hostility etc.

Muslims! Recollections of a convert to Islam.

By Laurence B. Brown, MD

Published on 29 Jan 2007 – Last modified on 22 Feb 2009

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Category: Articles > Comparative Religion > Jesus

When I was a child, growing up in the sixties and seventies just a few blocks away from the notorious Haight-Ashbury district of San Francisco, I was surrounded by the hippie movement. It was a “turn on, tune in, drop out” age of sexual freedom, cultural revolution and social recklessness.

Happily, I was never caught up in the hippie movement, but being so close to it, I could not help but observe its development. One thing I clearly remember is how many hippies were labeled “Jesus freaks.” As I surf my childhood memories, nearly four decades later, this euphemism strikes me as having been decidedly peculiar. These hippies were considered “Jesus freaks” because they dressed as Jesus did, grew their hair as he did, renounced materialism as he did, and propagated devotion to God, peace, charity and communal love.

Now, many whom embarked upon this path fell into hallucinogenic drug use and wanton sexual proclivities—practices which are far from the example of Jesus—but this is not why these hippies were called Jesus freaks. Rather, they were called Jesus freaks for their long hair, loose clothing, asceticism, communal unity and passivism, all a result of their effort to live like Jesus. The House of Love and Prayer, located nearby in the avenues, was a collecting point for many of these well-meaning souls, and the title of the institution reflected their focus in life.

Looking back, what seems strange to me now is not that people would wish to embody Jesus’ values, but that others would criticize them for it. What seems even stranger is that few Christians, in the modern day, match this profile. Indeed, what seemed most strange to me, prior to my conversion to Islam, is that Muslims seemed to embody Jesus’ values better than Christians.

Now, that assertion requires an explanation, and it goes like this: To begin with, both Christianity and Islam consider Jesus to have been a prophet of their religion. However, whereas Jesus’ teachings have been lost from the creed and practices of most Christians (see my article, Where is the “Christ” in “Christianity?”), these same teachings are respected and evident in Islam.

Let us look at some examples.

Appearance

1. Jesus was bearded, as are most Muslims, but only the rare Christian.

2. Jesus dressed modestly. If we close our eyes and form a mental picture, we see flowing robes, from wrists to ankles—much like the loose Arabian thobes and the Indio-Pakistani shalwar kameez, typical of the Muslims of those areas. What we don’t imagine is the revealing or seductive clothing so ubiquitous in Christian cultures.

3. Jesus’ mother covered her hair, and this practice was maintained among the Christian women of the Holy Land up to the middle of the twentieth century. Again, this is a practice maintained among Muslims as well as Orthodox Jews (of which Jesus was one), but not among modern day Christians.

Manners

1. Jesus focused upon salvation and eschewed finery. How many “righteous” Christians fit this “It’s not just on Sundays” profile? Now how many “five prayers a day, every day of the year” Muslims?

2. Jesus spoke with humility and kindness. He didn’t “showboat.” When we think of his speeches, we don’t imagine theatrics. He was a simple man known for quality and truth. How many preachers and how many evangelists follow this example?

3. Jesus taught his disciples to offer the greeting of “Peace” (Luke 10:5), and then set the example: “Peace be with you” (Luke 24:36, John 20:19, John 20:21, John 20:26). Who continues this practice to this day, Christians or Muslims? “Peace be with you” is the meaning of the Muslim greeting, “Assalam alaikum.” Interestingly enough, we find this greeting in Judaism as well (Genesis 43:23, Numbers 6:26, Judges 6:23, I Samuel 1:17 and I Samuel 25:6).

Religious Practices

1. Jesus was circumcised (Luke 2:21). Paul taught it wasn’t necessary (Rom 4:11 and Gal 5:2). Muslims believe it is.

2. Jesus didn’t eat pork, in keeping with Old Testament law (Leviticus 11:7 and Deuteronomy 14:8). Muslims also believe pork is forbidden. Christians … well, you get the idea.

3. Jesus didn’t give or take usury, in compliance with the Old Testament prohibition (Exodus 22:25). Usury is forbidden in the Old Testament and the Quran, as it was forbidden in the religion of Jesus. The economies of most Christian countries, however, are structured upon usury.

4. Jesus didn’t fornicate, and abstained from extramarital contact with women. Now, this issue extends to the least physical contact with the opposite sex. With the exception of performing religious rituals and helping those in need, Jesus never even touched a woman other than his mother. Strictly practicing Orthodox Jews maintain this practice to this day in observance of Old Testament law. Likewise, practicing Muslims don’t even shake hands between the sexes. Can Christian “hug your neighbor” and “kiss the bride” congregations make the same claim?

Practices of Worship

1. Jesus purified himself with washing prior to prayer, as was the practice of the pious prophets who preceded him (see Exodus 40:31-32 in reference to Moses and Aaron), and as is the practice of Muslims.

2. Jesus prayed in prostration (Matthew 26:39), like the other prophets (see Nehemiah 8:6 with regard to Ezra and the people, Joshua 5:14 for Joshua, Genesis 17:3 and 24:52 for Abraham, Exodus 34:8 and Numbers 20:6 for Moses and Aaron). Who prays like that, Christians or Muslims?

3. Jesus fasted for more than a month at a time (Matthew 4:2 and Luke 4:2), as did the pious before him (Exodus 34:28, I Kings 19:8), and as do Muslims in the annual fast of the month of Ramadan.

4. Jesus made pilgrimage for the purpose of worship, as all Orthodox Jews aspire to do. The Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca is well known, and is alluded to in the Bible (see The First and Final Commandment).

Matters of Creed

1. Jesus taught the oneness of God (Mark 12:29-30, Matthew 22:37 and Luke 10:27), as conveyed in the first commandment (Exodus 20:3). Nowhere did he declare the Trinity.

2. Jesus declared himself a man and a prophet of God (see above), and nowhere claimed divinity or divine sonship. Which creed are the above points more consistent with—the Trinitarian formula or the absolute monotheism of Islam?

In short, Muslims appear to be the “Jesus freaks” of modern day, if by that expression we mean those who live by God’s laws and Jesus’ example.

Carmichael notes, “… for a whole generation after Jesus’ death his followers were pious Jews and proud of it, had attracted into their fold members of the professional religious classes, and did not deviate even from the burdensome ceremonial laws.”[1]

One wonders what happened between the practices of the first generation of Jesus’ followers and the Christians of modern day. At the same time, we have to respect the fact that Muslims exemplify Jesus’ teachings more than Christians do. Furthermore, we should remember that the Old Testament foretold three prophets to follow. John the Baptist and Jesus Christ were numbers one and two, and Jesus Christ himself predicted the third and last. Hence, both Old and New Testaments speak of a final prophet, and we would be amiss if we didn’t consider that final prophet to be Muhammad, and the final revelation to be that of Islam.

Copyright © 2007 Dr. Laurence B. Brown; used by permission.

Dr. Brown is the author of The Eighth Scroll, described by North Carolina State Senator Larry Shaw as, “Indiana Jones meets The Da Vinci Code. The Eighth Scroll is a breath-holding, white-knuckled, can’t-put-down thriller that challenges Western views of humanity, history and religion. Bar none, the best book in its class!” Dr. Brown is also the author of three scholastic books of comparative religion, MisGod’ed, God’ed, and Bearing True Witness (Dar-us-Salam). His books and articles can be found on his websites, http://www.EighthScroll.com and http://www.LevelTruth.com, and are available for purchase through amazon.com.