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WHERE DOES THE KORAN WHERE DOES THE KORAN COME FROM?COME FROM?

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MUHAMMADThe Koran is the work of

MuhammadHe was born in Mecca in

570 ADHe was a merchantHe was not a scholar, and

probably could not read or write, except simple business documents

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MUHAMMADAt the age of 40 he sat in

a cave and claimed to receive the Koran from the angel Gabriel

It took 23 yearsHe did not write it down

but memorised it and recited it afterwards to his followers

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THE KORANMuslims consider Jesus was only a

prophet, and that Muhammad was the greatest of the prophets

He left Mecca for MedinaThe Muslim calendar starts at this

point In his last 20 years Muhammad united

the Arab tribes

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MUHAMMAD THE SOLDIERHe led his followers against Mecca

and destroyed the old Arab godsHe went on a pilgrimage, returned,

and then died, in 632 AD

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AN EXAMPLE OF MUHAMMAD’S CLAIMS

Muhammad claimed all this happened in one night –

1. he travelled to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem,

2. he ascended to heaven on his horse Al Burak to talk to Abraham, Moses and Jesus

3. he returned

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AFTER HIS DEATHAfter his death, his followers

multiplied, and conquered with the sword Iran, Syria, Egypt, North Africa and Spain

Today there are 1,500,000,000 Muslims

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MUSLIM COUNTRIES

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MUSLIM TEACHINGSMUSLIM TEACHINGS

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MUSLIM TEACHINGS (ISLAM)

Muslims rely on the Koran, which they treat with great reverence

They learn it by heartThey also learn by example from the

life of Muhammad (‘hadith’) And the sayings and traditions of

Muhammad

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FACTIONSThere are rival groupsFor example the Sunni (85%), and the

Shiite (mainly in Iran)They fight each other, for example in

Iraq‘Fundamentalist’ Muslims seek to

destroy Christians and Jewsand spread Islam over the world

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ISLAM

Muslims must –1. Believe there is one God (Allah) and

that Muhammad is his prophet2. Pray five times a day3. Give alms to the poor4. Fast in the month Ramadan from

dawn to dusk5. Make a pilgrimage to Mecca

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ISLAMMuslims consider God’s revelations through Moses, the Jewish prophets and Jesus became corruptedThey say the Koran was the final and purest revelation from God‘Prophet Muhammad (saas) was the final Messenger of Allah to humanity, and therefore the Qur'an is the last Message which Allah has sent to us. Its predecessors such as the Torah, Psalms, and Gospels have all been superceded’

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HAS THE BIBLE BEEN HAS THE BIBLE BEEN CORRUPTED?CORRUPTED?

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MANY BOOKS IN ONE

The 66 books of the Bible were written over a period of nearly 3000 years

The Old Testament was the religious handbook of the Jews

The Bible claims its writers were inspired by God

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THE OLD TESTAMENTThe accuracy of the Old Testament text

is excellentThis can be proved by the Septuagint

translation (250 BC) and the Dead Sea Scroll copies of the Old Testament (70 AD)

After 1000 years of copying, there were very few errors in the text

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THE NEW TESTAMENTThe New Testament was written by

Jesus’ followers in the First Century

There are thousands of copies of the New Testament books to compare and check for errors

There is no evidence the Bible text has been corrupted as Muslims claim

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THE BIBLE, NOT THE THE BIBLE, NOT THE KORAN, IS THE FINAL KORAN, IS THE FINAL

REVELATION FROM GODREVELATION FROM GOD

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A COMPLETE BOOKIn 2 Timothy 3 v 16 Paul writes –‘ …from a child thou hast known the

holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvationthrough faith which is in Christ Jesus. All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness.’

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A COMPLETE BOOKIn this passage ‘the scriptures’

means the Old and New Testament books

So the Bible contains all we need for salvation. No further revelations are needed.

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A WARNING AGAINST ADDITIONS

The last revelation from Jesus himself warned there must be no additions to what has been written –

Rev 22:18 ‘For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things , God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book’.

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IS THE KORAN A IS THE KORAN A REVELATION FROM GOD?REVELATION FROM GOD?

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A WARNING

Jesus warned that false prophets would come claiming to be from God

Mat 24:11 ‘And many false prophets shall rise , and shall deceive many.’

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CLAIMS TO REVELATIONS

Others beside Muhammad have claimed to have revelations from God

For example, Joseph Smith , founder of the MormonsEllen White , founder of the Seventh day

Adventists

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THE TEST

The test is whether their message agrees with the earlier revelations in the Bible

Does the Koran meet this test?

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1) WHAT THE KORAN SAYS 1) WHAT THE KORAN SAYS ABOUT JESUSABOUT JESUS

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WHAT THE KORAN SAYS ABOUT JESUS

The Koran says God did not have a son, and that Jesus was just a son of Mary

‘ the Messiah, Isa son of Marium is only an apostle of Allah …. say not, Three. Desist, it is better for you; Allah is only one God; far be it from His glory that He should have a son’ (The Koran –Surah 3)

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WHAT THE KORAN SAYS ABOUT JESUS

‘Never did Allah take to Himself a son , and never was there with him any (other) god’ (The Koran – Surah 19)

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BUT THE BIBLE SAID GOD WOULD HAVE A SON

Psalm 2 ‘.. Thou art my son, this day have I begotten thee.

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BUT THE BIBLE SAID GOD WOULD HAVE A SON

This is God speaking to King David about his descendant–2Sam 7:13 ‘He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever. I will be his father, and he shall be my son’

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THE BIBLE SAID GOD WOULD HAVE A SON, AND HE WAS

JESUSThis is the angel Gabriel speaking to Mary –Luke 1:31 ‘And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS. He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest : and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David’

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THE BIBLE SAID GOD WOULD HAVE A SON, AND HE WAS

JESUSLuke 1:35 ‘.. the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God’ .

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JESUS HIMSELF SAID HE WAS GOD’S SON

These are the words of Jesus –John 5:25 ‘Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God : and they that hear shall live. Joh 5:26 For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself’

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JESUS HIMSELF SAID HE WAS GOD’S SON

These are the words of Jesus –John 10:36 ‘Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God? If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not’.

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CONTRADICTION

The Koran contradicts the Bible, which came earlier

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2) WHAT THE KORAN SAYS 2) WHAT THE KORAN SAYS ABOUT THE REWARD OF THE ABOUT THE REWARD OF THE

RIGHTEOUSRIGHTEOUS

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THE REWARD OF THE RIGHTEOUS

‘Surely those who guard against evil are in a secure place,In gardens and springs; They shall wear of fine and thick silk, sitting face to face;Thus shall it be, and We will wed them with Houris pure, beautiful ones’ (Koran – Surah 44)

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WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS

The Bible says the righteous do not marryMat 22:30 ‘For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage , but are as the angels of God in heaven.’

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CONTRADICTION

Again, the Koran contradicts the Bible, which came earlier

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3) WHAT THE KORAN SAYS 3) WHAT THE KORAN SAYS ABOUT THE DEATH OF JESUSABOUT THE DEATH OF JESUS

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THE DEATH OF JESUS

The Koran says Jesus did not die on the crossIt says a substitute died

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‘And (the Jews) saying: Surely we have killed the Messiah, Isa son of Marium, the apostle of Allah; and they did not kill him nor did they crucify him, but it appeared to them so (like Isa) and most surely those who differ therein are only in a doubt about it; they have no knowledge respecting it, but only follow a conjecture, and they killed him not for sure .Nay! Allah took him up to Himself; and Allah is Mighty, Wise’ (Koran Surah 4)

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JESUS HAD TO DIE TO SAVE US

The Bible says Jesus died as a sacrifice for our sinsFor centuries slain lambs pointed forward to his deathThe Old Testament predicted his crucifixion

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1 Peter 1 v 19 ‘ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold …….but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot’

Psalm 22:16 ‘For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet’

Zechariah 12:10 ‘And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace ….and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced , and they shall mourn..’

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CONTRADICTION

The Koran contradicts the Bible

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4) WHAT THE KORAN SAYS 4) WHAT THE KORAN SAYS ABOUT THE RANK OF JESUSABOUT THE RANK OF JESUS

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THE RANK OF JESUS

The Koran says Jesus was only one of many prophets

The Bible says Jesus is the only one who can save us from eternal death

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THE RANK OF JESUSHere is Peter speaking –Act 4:12 ‘Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved’.

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THE RANK OF JESUSAnd Paul –Heb 1:1 ‘God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things … who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person … sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high’

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CONTRADICTION

The Koran contradicts the BibleThey cannot both be true

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THE TEST OF A PROPHETTHE TEST OF A PROPHET

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MOSES AND THE PROPHETMuhammad accepted Moses as a

teacher from GodMoses spoke of a Prophet who would

speak the words of God -Deut 18:15 ‘The LORD thy God will

raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken’

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MOSES AND THE PROPHETThis Prophet was not MuhammadMuhammad was not ‘of your brethren’The Bible says the Prophet was JesusThis is Peter speaking -

Act 3:20 ‘And he shall send Jesus Christ , which before was preached unto you …… for Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you’.

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MOSES AND THE TEST OF A PROPHET

Moses laid down a test for someone claiming to be a prophet from God –

Deut 18:21 ‘How shall we know the word which the LORD hath not spoken ? When a prophet speaketh in the name of the LORD, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which the LORD hath not spoken, but the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously’

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MOSES AND THE TEST OF A PROPHET

The Bible prophets – Isaiah, Jeremiah, Daniel – left many predictions which have come true

For example, the fall of Babylon and the Return of the Jews after centuries of dispersion

Muhammad left no significant prophecies about the future

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A COMPARISON

The thoughts of Muhammad, though pious and in places wise, do not compare with the clear, incisive message of the Bible

for example -

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KORAN Surah 27In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.

Ta Sin! These are the verses of the Quran and the Book that makes (things) clearA guidance and good news for the believers,Who keep up prayer and pay the poor-rate, and of the hereafter, they are sure.As to those who do not believe in the hereafter, We have surely made their deeds fair-seeming to them, but they blindly wander on.These are they who shall have an evil punishment, and in the hereafter they shall be the greatest losers.And most surely you are made to receive the Quran from the Wise, the Knowing God.When Musa said to his family: Surely I see fire; I will bring to you from it some news, or I will bring to you therefrom a burning firebrand so that you may warm yourselves.

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So when he came to it a voice was uttered saying: Blessed is Whoever is in the fire and whatever is about it; and glory be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds;O Musa! surely I am Allah, the Mighty, the Wise;And cast down your staff. So when he saw it in motion as if it were a serpent, he turned back retreating and did not return: O Musa! fear not; surely the apostles shall not fear in My presence;Neither he who has been unjust, then he does good instead after evil, for surely I am the Forgiving, the Merciful:And enter your hand into the opening of your bosom, it shall come forth white without evil; among nine signs to Firon and his people, surely they are a transgressing people.So when Our clear signs came to them, they said: This is clear enchantment.And they denied them unjustly and proudly while their soul had been convinced of them; consider, then how was the end of the mischief-makers.

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CONCLUSION

We have to conclude that –a) the Koran disagrees with the Bible in

fundamental doctrinesb) in particular, it denies the central role

of Jesusc) it was therefore not a revelation from

God

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