We seek refuge in God against Satan
Bismillahi Rahmani Rahim
First of all let’s clarify that Islam does not reject the revelation of Christianity, Judaism, or any previous revelation brought by a prophet of God (like Adam, Noah, Abraham…). We know through the Quran that misguidance and confusion always occurs somewhere down the line after departures of an appointed messenger. Judaism, Christianity and Islam are all monotheist faiths that believe in the same God and the word Allah is the Arabic translation of God that emphasize on the Oneness of Almighty God. If Islam is much unknown by the West, it has to do with certain circunstances of history, although the revelation also took place in a very far away land. Christianity has easily growed in eastern and western of Europe because it was just another revelation to the Hebrews confirming Judaism. Jesus (peace be upon him) brought forth a Divine message to clean up falsehood that people had added up after the departure of the prophet Moses (peace be upon him). Several controversies also came up when the Jewish temple built by the messenger Solomon (peace be upon him) was destroyed by the Babylonians in 586 BC. People have considered that certain scriptures may have disappeared during that time of destruction.
Now as far as the current version of Christianity, we need to know that the individuals who recorded did not meet with Jesus because the Gospels were collected into booklets several decades after Jesus. So those who collected the Gospels were more like historians/Christians disciples who attempted to retrace the history. And this is all fact that can be verified. In fact the Gospel of Barnabas is a very interesting text that can help shred light on this matter. This old Hebrew script written prior to the four Gospels was found hidden at Rome (Italy) in the library of the Pope in the 14th century. It’s a Gospel from the Apostle Barnabas who knew Jesus (p.u.h) and was around him. This volume was in circulation in the Churches of Alexandria up until 325 A.C and was recognized as a Canonical Gospel. Later on an edict was issued that anyone in possession of this Gospel or one of a similar nature will be put to death. In fact there are many Hebrew scripts that were destroyed by the Romans because of differences with the Pauline Church. The Pauline Church was led by a self claim apostle by the name of St Paul. He never met Jesus, but because of his influencial theory within the council of nicea, he is accountable for most of the New Testament. The idea of trinity in the Catholic Church was originated by the Pauline Church. These are all historical events that can be verified. If the Gospel of Barnabas survives until now it's because in 325 A.C the pope had made a copy of it and kept it secretly in his private library. The scripture is available today to the public in English translation by the Grace of God; you can occasionally find it on some libraries (especially Islamic centers), you can also view it on online (barnabas.net)
Now it's interesting to note that the concept of Trinity that the word trinity itself is not mentioned once in the whole Bible. Certain Christians have rejected this idea of trinity, while the majority accepts it without understanding it. And by the way, there is no passage in the Bible reporting that Jesus (p.u.h) refers to himself as God or son of God (subhanallah). Note that Adam (p.u.h.) doesn’t have any parents and that didn’t make him son of God (Subhanallah); the same is also true with Eve (p.u.h) who like Jesus (p.u.h) was created from a single person. And today there are countless different versions of the Bible printed into new booklets with the claim to be holier or more complete than the previous writings; what's alarming here is that it seems that these writers publish reformed scriptures like Divine revelation was at their hands. We will let our readers imagine how many versions of the Bible exist presently. You could also find out more about the contradictions between the four Gospels through online searches; and to be fair try to get a priest or reverend opinion regarding these contraversies. The true fact is some scientists and atheists have used these mistakes to reject the validity of religion. Anyone could see at least that many people thave taken religion very slightly because of this matter.
For interested folks, we'll suggest to do more investigation on Christianity by looking at the Roman history and its early conflict with Christianity; then do some background checks on the Pauline Church and the divisions within Christianity that have led to all these denomination of Christian beliefs. If you take consideration of all those factors you’ll see that the issue within Christianity is similar to the past situation of the Jews (i.e. issues raised concerning loss of Jewish scriptures and reform of religious text by men without Divine revelation). The confusion and misguidance that existed later on after Moses (peace be upon him) have appeared once again after Jesus (peace be upon him). So if this same scenario (lost of guidance) took place once again after Jesus (p.u.h), then why reject this renewed message of Muhammad (p.u.h) considering that he has confirmed what is in the past scriptures in a complete and accurate manner?
Dear respected readers, the Quran is indeed what proves the prophethood of Muhammad, and after examining the text Inch Allah, you will see clear coherence in it, starting from the first man and prophet Adam to the last messenger Mohammad (peace be upon them)...
Now let's quickly look at some of the miracles in the Quran. A non Muslim may be surprised to hear this but they are in fact numbers of scientific innovations that are mentioned in this holy book as signs for mankind; the Quran also contains predictions of historical events that took place after the revelation and these signs are still occurring up until now. For this matter I will just give you the two following links that you can refer to regarding these prophecies. Note that scientists who came across the Quran have never reported any incoherence in it; in fact they were amazed by the scientific discoveries that it revealed.
http://haq505.sulekha.com/blog/post/2007/03/predictions-in-the-noble-quran.htm
However the central question is why Islam is the final revelation? One major reason which justifies Islam as the final revelation is the system inside of it. By reading the Quran you’ll know that the scripture does not preach only, but it also emphases on social life; for instance you’ll find in it different topics on how to conduct business; how laws enforcements should be done with fairness; it also talks about systems of administration and many others aspects of life. The prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) himself has given the examples on how to implement these practices in real life; many of his legacies are recorded on “Hadith” books by his companions (named Sahabas, peace upon them). It's true, society always changes, but the last messenger has left a heritage that will not be exhausted before the End of the time; and he said himself that if prophethood was a building then he would be the final stone of it, making the message of God complete for the benefit of all mankind. His legacy is therefore the foundation to build upon.
Before I end I just want to say that 9/11 was a big turning point in history. Those attacks were very evil and far from the concept of Islam, but because God is the most merciful and His ability is without limit, He can turn tragedy to something positive. Today many people are curious about Islam. And to their big surprise they find out that this religion is actually very peaceful and totally the opposite of what we could think of it by looking at the media. Through the study of Islam, many people including priests have actually found the answers they were looking in the Bible or Torah. In the U.S alone 20,000 people convert to Islam every year since 9/11. (NB: check statistics from CNN). These conversion are also very significant in Europe; especially U.K, Germany and France...
So I seriously hope with God’s will that you’ll learn more about Islam. This present life is however very short while the other life is eternal. So determination is the key you want to use in demonstrating that you are willing to get closer to God. We do not know how much time we have ahead of us, so may God guide all of us to the right path until the End A.S.A.P. Amin!
Click on the following link for videos on new converts
http://www.turntoislam.com/
Wassalam!
