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Myths About Islam
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John Henry
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Oct 15, 2006 08:00 PDT
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10 Myths About
Islam
4th Edition
By Timothy W. Dunkin
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Table of
Contents
Introductory Comments (See
below)
The Qur'an
Chapter 1 - The
Qur'an is Preserved and Unchanged Revelation from Allah
The Tangible Evidences
Manufacturing the Qur'an
Garbled in Transmission
Homegrown Inspiration
Chapter 2 - The
Qur'an is Allah's Perfect and Complete Word
False Claims of Biblical Corruption
God's Preservation of the Bible
Pre-Islamic Source Materials Used in the Qur'an
Trappings of Paganism Introduced into Quranic Teaching
Mistakes, Inconsistencies, and Imperfections in the Qur'an
Theology
Chapter 3 - Allah
is the Same as the God of the Bible
The Attributes of God in the Bible versus
Allah in the Qur'an
Traces of Pre-Islamic Paganism in Attitude and Practice
Allah as the Pre-Islamic Arabian High God
Ilah and the Sumerian Origins of Allah
Enter the Moon God
Bel, Baal, and Hubal
Dushara - Proto-Islamic Arabian High God
Hadad/Rimmon and the Islamic Rahman
What Does It All Mean?
Chapter 4 - Muslims
Reverence Jesus Christ
A Short Synopsis of What Islam Teaches
About Christ
Reverencing the Lord?
The Gospel of Barnabas
Mohammed
Chapter 5 -
Mohammed was a Prophet of Allah
Who Was This Mohammed?
What Did Mohammed as a Prophet Represent?
Mohammed's Sexual Excesses
Mohammed's Greed for Wealth
Mohammed's Penchant for Violence
In Contrast - The Goodness and Purity of Christ
Chapter 6 -
Mohammed was the Fulfillment of Biblical Prophecies
The Claims
Prophecies Fulfilled by the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ
Other Prophecies Fulfilled by Christ
Social Impact
Chapter 7 - Islam
is a Peaceful Religion
Violence From the Qur'an
Violence From the Ahadith
Islamic Attacks on Scholarism
Historical Muslim Violence Towards Unbelievers
The Violence of Islam in the Modern Era
The Contrast of Bible Christianity
Chapter 8 - Islam
is a Tolerant Religion
Toleration - The American Example
Islamic Intolerance of Opposing Views
Islamic Intolerance Towards Other Religions
Dhimmitude
Racism in Islam
Islamic Imperialism
Islam Uber Alles By Any Means Necessary
Chapter 9 - Women
are Respected and Equal in Islam
Muslim Women in the West - The Whitewash
A Woman's Legal Status in Islam
A Woman's Social Status in Islam
"Honour" Killing
Women as Objects of Carnality
Eternal Efficacy
Chapter 10 - Islam
is a Religion Which Can Offer Eternal Salvation
Islam - A Way to Heaven?
How Everyone - Muslim or Otherwise - Can Receive Eternal
Life
Introductory
Comments
It has been said that knowledge is power. Certainly, we can know that
ignorance (the lack of knowledge) renders one absolutely powerless. The
truth of the Word of God shines out on American Christendom in the light
of Hosea 4:6, "..my people are destroyed for lack of
knowledge...", indicting us for our complacency and laziness in
educating ourselves about the trends that present themselves in these
latter days. One of these is the rise of Islam in the United States and
the Western world. How much does your average professing Christian even
know about the religion of Mohammed? How can church-goers know how to
sort through the varying images and claims which present themselves to us
about Islam? What is truth, and what is falsehood, as far as is being
told to us about the Muslim religion? How can we know the lies that will
invariably be told to us, and avoid them? I submit this work below as a
means of enlightening us all; my fellow Americans and others, Christians
or not; concerning the religion of Islam and its implications for America
and the West. I have attempted to debunk many of the common myths which
are taught about Islam, and to expose them in the blinding light of
truth.
I apologise for variant spellings of Arabic words which may appear in
this work. I have attempted to standardise my spellings, but have
retained variant spellings in quotations made from other works.
Explanation of
terms:
Qur'an - The primary religious text in Islam. It is held by
Muslims to be perfect, complete, and heavenly. The Qur'an forms the
primary and most important source of authoritative doctrine in orthodox
Islam.
Ahadith (sing. Hadith) - Collections of sayings, teachings, and
doctrines formulated attributed to Mohammed, narrated by several of his
companions, and collated by various compilers. Also considered a source
of authority for doctrine, as they contain the sayings of Allah's
prophet, Mohammed. Many Muslim scholars even refer to several of what are
widely held to be authentic ahadith as "second inspiration",
and place them nearly on par with the Qur'an as sources of doctrine and
practice. Among this body of hadithic literature, the collections of
Bukhari, Muslim, Malik, Tirmzi, Abu Dawud, Nasa'i, and Ibn Majah are the
most widely viewed as authentic, and therefore canonical. However,
examination of the ahadith and the sunnat (below) over the past few
decades have cast serious doubt onto the absolute authenticity of these
traditional records and commandments. The evidence put forth by
scholarship suggests that at least a large portion even of the canonical
collections listed above were probably invented, or at least embellished,
during the socio-political struggles between Muslim factions which
occurred in the two centuries following Mohammed's death. Therefore, when
the records of the ahadith are used to support a point made about Islamic
dogma or practice, it must be implicitly understood that this work does
not rely on these sources for their absolute authenticity. Rather, they
are looked to because they serve as a record of what the views, beliefs,
and actions of Muslim tradition were ideally meant to be in the eyes of
the Muslim reciters and collectors who attempted to give their creations
added legitimacy through appeal to the authority of Mohammed and/or his
Companions.
Sunnah (pl. Sunnat) - Very similar to the ahadith, these are
collections of rules which were said to be laid down by Mohammed, and
which he lived his life by. The ahadith, on the other hand, are
narrations about Mohammed's life which provide object examples for
Muslims. The Sunnah are very important to most orthodox Muslims, and they
are also considered to be a prime source of Islamic jurisprudence. Most
orthodox Muslim teachers consider both the Qu'ran and the sunnah/ahadith
to be indispensable in the lives of good Muslims.
Surah (pl. Surat) - A division of the Quranic text which most
closely approximates the concept of "chapter" in Western
literature. There are 114 surat in the Qur'an as it now exists. Each
surah is named after a different topical heading, though this is not
necessarily related to the main point of the surah.
Ayah (pl. Ayat) - A subdivision of the surahs, an ayah is
approximate to a verse as found in the Bible. Together, references in the
Qur'an are most commonly given in the form of (Surah number:ayah number)
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