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• Rev. Thomas M cCuddy

Allah vs. Y ahweh

Is the God of M uhammad The Father of Jesus Christ?

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Preliminary Considerations

• Goal: Comparative Religion
• Difficulty 1: What is representative of the religions?
• Difficulty 2: What is characteristic?

Bottom Line

• A Christian believes in a theistic God named Y

ahweh (Jehovah), follows the teachings of Jesus, and uses the Bible as the rule and guide for faith and practice.

• A M uslim believes in a theistic God, named Allah, follows the

teachings of M uhammad, and uses the Qur’an as the rule and guide for faith and practice.

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The Test of Faiths

Compare the Deities Compare the Scriptures Compare the Champions

Test #1: The Deities

• What have they revealed about themselves?
• What are their natures?
• How do their followers understand them?
• What is expected of those who follow?

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Allah vs. Y ahweh

• “Allah” means “Divinity”
• Allah is Deterministic

Islam is Fatalistic (37:94) “En sh’Allah = “Allah wills it”

• The cause of evil. (17:16)
• Sends to hell not because of

justice but for pleasure.

• “ Y

ahweh” means “I am”

• God is Sovereign

Christianity is directed “God is in control”

• The cause of good.
• Sends to hell because of justice,

not for pleasure

Allah Arbitrarily Sends People to Hell

“ Had we so willed We should have brought every soul its guidance, but true is that saying of M ine: ‘I shall assuredly fill up Gehenna with jinn and men together’ ” (32:13)

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Allah vs. Y ahweh

• “He created you as well as what

you do”

• Not known by his nature; known

by his actions.

• He does everything, including

what Satan does, but better.

• Performs contradictory actions.
• “Choose this day whom you will

serve.”

• His nature is Father, Savior and

Comforter

• He does good and it is Satan

who does the bad.

• Cannot deny himself.

Test #2: The Scriptures

• How were they written?
• How do their compositions compare?
• Are they inspired or simply inspiring?
• Are there significant issues with either of the texts?

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Qur’an vs. Bible

• Inspiration of one man
• M eans “recitation”
• Written over 23 years and

compiled after his death (AD 633) [Traditional View]

• Cannon established by one man

(Not M uhammad).

• Self-Correcting
• Inspiration of many men
• M eans “book”
• Written over 1400 years and

compiled as written.

• Cannon established by the

church based on authenticity.

• Self-fulfilling

Quotes from the Qur’an

• The stories of the Qur’an were meant to validate the Bible

(12:111).

• “ If you (M ohammed) doubt the reliability of the Qur’an, you

should ask those who are reading the Bible, which was revealed prior to your life.” (10:94)

• There is nothing new in the Qur’an which was not revealed

to former apostles” (41:43).

• Previous revelations contained in “ the book” are

authoritative and authentic revelations from God (2:136, 4:163)

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Problems with the Qur’an

• Then we made the sperm into a clot of congealed blood,

then of that clot we made a (fetus) lump; then we made out that lump bones and clothed the bones with flesh” (23:14)

• The Sun sets in the west in a muddy spring (18:86)
• Claims prophecy but gives nothing specific that was fulfilled.

Contradictions in the Qur’an

• 125 verses calling for patience and tolerance
• + unbelievers should be murdered or crucified or their hands

and their feet should be cut off on opposite sides or they should be imprisoned (Surah 5:33)

• + slay the idolaters wherever you find them, and take them

captives and besiege them and lie in wait for them in every ambush (Surah 9:5)

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Contradictions in the Qur’an

• Abraham, Isaac, Ishmael, Jacob, M oses, and Jesus were the

first M uslims (Surah 2:136).

• Verse 131 commands Abraham to be a M uslim.
• Verse 135 tells Jews and Christians to submit to the religion
• f Abraham which is Islam.
• But Surah 6:14, 163; and 39:12 says M uhammad was the

first to submit to Allah and Islam, thus, the first M uslim.

Context, Context, Context

• “ When Islamic apologists say terrorists quote the Qur’an on

jihad ‘out of context’” author Robert Spencer noted, “ they neglect to mention that the Qur’an itself often offers little

• context. Frequently it makes reference to people and events

without bothering to explain what’s going on.”

• This is where the Hadith comes in.
• The Hadith is a compellation of things M uhammad may or

may not have said and may or may not have done.

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From the Pen of a M uslim Scholar

“ Unfortunately the Qur’an was badly edited and its contents are very obtusely arranged.”

Test #3: The Champions

• Who were they?
• What were they?
• What did they claim about

themselves?

• But let’s look at this using

ONL Y the Qur’an.

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M uhammad vs. Jesus

• Committed sins (40:55; 48:1-2)
• Not born of a virgin (known)
• Dead and buried in M edina

(known)

• Could not create (6:102)
• Could not make the deaf hear

(27:80)

• Human messenger (17:90-93)
• Awaits Judgment
• Without sin (3:34-46; 19:17-21)
• Virgin born (3:47)
• Bodily ascended into heaven

(4:158)

• Created a bird (5:110)
• Healed born blind and lepers (3:49)
• Called M essiah (3:45)
• Will return to Judge (3:55; 4:159)

Witnessing: C.A.M .E.L.

• Chosen – 3:42-44 – M ary was chosen by Allah for a special

purpose.

• Announcement 3:45-47 – Angels announced the birth of the

M essiah to M ary.

• M iracle 3:48-49 – Jesus’ power is revealed in His miracles.
• Eternal Life 3:50-55 – Jesus knows the way and is the way to

heaven.

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