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Originally posted by babloyi
Originally posted by FlyersFan
The God of the bible is a Trinity God. God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit. There is NO WAY that Muslims believe that Jesus is God incarnate. Therefore, the God of the bible is NOT the god of the Qu'ran.
Hahaha....if that were true, there seem to be a huuuuge number of christians who are doing it wrong. I suppose only you are correct?
Originally posted by sk0rpi0n
reply to post by WarminIndy
Well, go on.
Are you going to comment on Surah 53:53?
And He destroyed the Overthrown Cities (of Sodom and Gomorrah).
What? Now Im really confused. I thought it was the God of the old testament who destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah. But since we read that in the Koran as well, it settles that Allah is the God of the Old Testament.
Theres a whole lot of other things in the Koran which matches what God did in the Old Testament.
Surah 28:59 And never would your Lord have destroyed the cities until He had sent to their mother a messenger reciting to them Our verses. And We would not destroy the cities except while their people were wrongdoers.
(Complete Jewish Bible) Genesis 14:21 The king of S’dom said to Avram, “Give me the people, and keep the goods for yourself.” 22 But Avram answered the king of S’dom, “I have raised my hand in an oath to Adonai, El ‘Elyon, maker of heaven and earth, 23 that I will not take so much as a thread or a sandal thong of anything that is yours; so that you won’t be able to say, ‘I made Avram rich.’ 24 I will take only what my troops have eaten and the share of the spoil belonging to the men who came with me — ‘Aner, Eshkol and Mamre; let them have their share.”
21 וַיֹּ֥אמֶר מֶֽלֶךְ־סְדֹ֖ם אֶל־אַבְרָ֑ם תֶּן־לִ֣י הַנֶּ֔פֶשׁ וְהָרְכֻ֖שׁ קַֽח־לָֽךְ׃ 22 וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אַבְרָ֖ם אֶל־מֶ֣לֶךְ סְדֹ֑ם הֲרִימֹ֨תִי יָדִ֤י אֶל־יְהוָה֙ אֵ֣ל עֶלְיֹ֔ון קֹנֵ֖ה שָׁמַ֥יִם וָאָֽרֶץ׃ 23 אִם־מִחוּט֙ וְעַ֣ד שְׂרֹֽוךְ־נַ֔עַל וְאִם־אֶקַּ֖ח מִכָּל־אֲשֶׁר־לָ֑ךְ וְלֹ֣א תֹאמַ֔ר אֲנִ֖י הֶעֱשַׁ֥רְתִּי אֶת־אַבְרָֽם׃ 24 בִּלְעָדַ֗י רַ֚ק אֲשֶׁ֣ר אָֽכְל֣וּ הַנְּעָרִ֔ים וְחֵ֙לֶק֙ הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר הָלְכ֖וּ אִתִּ֑י עָנֵר֙ אֶשְׁכֹּ֣ל וּמַמְרֵ֔א הֵ֖ם יִקְח֥וּ חֶלְקָֽם׃
وَأعطَى أبْرامُ مَلْكِيصادَقَ عُشْراً مِنْ كُلِّ ما غَنِمَهُ مِنَ الحَرْبِ. 21 ثُمَّ قالَ مَلِكُ سَدُومَ لِأبْرامَ: «رُدَّ لِي أسْرايَ، وَاحتَفِظْ لِنَفْسِكَ بِمُقْتَنَياتِنا الَّتِي غَنِمْتَها.» 22 فَقالَ أبْرامُ لِمَلِكِ سَدُومَ: «رَفَعْتُ يَدِي إلَى اللهِ العَلِيِّ الَّذِي صَنَعَ السَّماءَ وَالأرْضَ، وَعاهَدْتُهُ 23 أنْ لا آخُذَ مِنْكَ وَلَوْ خَيطاً أوْ رِباطَ حِذاءٍ. حَتَّى لا تَقُولَ: ‹أغْنَيتُ أبْرامَ.› 24 سَأعْتَبِرُ أنَّ نَصيبي هُوَ ما أكَلَهُ هَؤُلاءِ الفِتْيانُ. أمّا الرِّجالُ الَّذِينَ جاءُوا مَعِي: عانِرُ وَأشْكُولُ وَمَمْرا، فَلْيَأْخُذُوا نَصِيبَهُمْ.»
Um .. no. It's not the 'fundamentalist Christians who keep rambling on about it'. It's just historical truth.
Originally posted by babloyi
Since your information seems to be wikipedia,
The Black stone itself is evidently a meteorite and undoubtedly owes it's reputation to the fact it fell from the 'heavens'. It is doubly ironic that Muslims venerate this piece of rock as that given to Ishmael by the angel Gabriel to build the Kaaba, as it is, to quote Margoliouth, 'of doubtful genuineness, since the Black Stone ws removed by the ... Qarmatians in the fourth (Muslim) centur, and restored by them after many years: it may be doubted whether the stone which they returned was the same stone which they removed."
Hubal was worshiped at Mecca, and his idol in red cornelian was erected inside the Kaaba above the dry well into which one threw votive offerings. It is very probable that Hubal had a human form. Hubal's position next to the Black Stone suggests there is some connection between the two. Ellhousen thinks that Hubal originally was the Black Stone that, as we have already remarked, is more ancient than the idol. Wellhausen also points out that God is called Lord of the Kaaba, and Lord of the territory of Mecca in the Koran. The Prophet railed against the homage rendered at the kaaba to the goddesses al-Lat, Manat, and al-Uzza, whom the pagan Arabs called the daughters of God, but Muhammad stopped short of attacking the cult of Hubal. From this Wellhousen concludes that Hubal is no other than Allah, the "god" of the Meccans. When the Meccans defeated the Prophet near Medina, their leader is said to have shouted, 'Hurrah for Hubal."
... cut to page 40 ....
The goddess al-Lat is also sometimes identified with the solar divinity. The god Dharrih was probably the rising sun. The Muslim rites of running between Arafat and Muzdalifah, and Muzdalifah and Mina had to be accomplished after sunset and before sunrise. This was a deliberate change introduced by Muhammed to supress this association with the pagan solar rite, whose significance we shall examine later. The worship of the moon is also attested to by proper names of people such as Hilal, a crescent, Qamar, a moon, and so on.
And having something as your symbol, doesn't make you the god of it.
Originally posted by FlyersFan
Originally posted by babloyi
Originally posted by FlyersFan
The vast majority of Christians believe in the Holy Trinity. Catholics, Episcopalians, Greek Orthodox, Russian Orthodox, Lutherans, Methodists, and even the Baptists (according to the Southern Baptist Convention). I am unsure about the Church of Christ (I have read it as that the do believe and that they do not .. I don't know).
Originally posted by babloyi
PS: And you're actually giving Ibn Warraq as suggested reading?!
That guy's stuff's been disproven more times than the Protocols of Zion
Julius Wellhausen (who the information came from )
nd to say Muhammad "stopped short" of attacking Hubal is silly.
After defeat by Muhammad's forces at the Battle of Badr, Abu Sufyan ibn Harb, leader of the Quraysh army, is said to have called on Hubal for support to gain victory in their next battle, saying "Show your superiority, Hubal". When Muhammad conquered Mecca in 630, he removed and had destroyed the statue of Hubal, along with the other 360 images at the Kaaba, and re-dedicated the structure to Allah.
Originally posted by FlyersFan
Originally posted by sk0rpi0n
Theres a whole lot of other things in the Koran which matches what God did in the Old Testament.
That's because Muhammed, when he invented his new religion, PLAGIARIZED from the Jews and Christians. Muhammed took what he knew from the other religions (Jews, Christianity and Zoroastrianism) and tried to transpose it to the new one he was inventing. But he didn't do a good job of it.
God didn't write the Qu'ran. Muslims made it up. So some of the same stories will be in it. They are twisted from the original sources and added to in order to fit into the political asperations of Muhammed and his followers. The 'god' of the Qu'ran isn't the same God of the Old Testament. The Qu'ran god is a twisted version of the original.
Originally posted by sk0rpi0n
The fundamentalists will never acknowledge all that, instead they'd just say "Oh but Mohammad just copied it all from the bible"... which is a pretty weak argument.... and go on and on about the moon god..
- I'm not a christian fundamentalist .. so lets not go there.
- Muhammed DID copy it from the bible. (and did a poor job of it) That's a fact.
- The truth isn't a 'weak argument'. It's just the truth.
- There IS a pre-Islamic moon good named Allah. It was still worshipped during the time Muhammad was a kid. That's a fact as well. So when people go 'on and on' about the moon god, they are just stating truth.
Originally posted by FlyersFan
Originally posted by logical7
The problem here is that if its acknowledged that the God of Bible and Quran is same, then Islam stops appearing alien and scary and possibility of it being authentic increase, thats DANGEROUS!!
The problem here is that the god of the Qu'ran is NOT the same God of the bible or of the Jewish writings.
The two are completely different, even though Muhammed plagiarized some of what is in the Qu'ran from the Christians and Jews. The god of the Qu'ran comes up with things that are contradictory to what the God of the bible says. All those verses about killing non-Muslims for example ... :shk: OBVIOUSLY the two books are not from the same source.
The God of the bible is a Trinity God. God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit. There is NO WAY that Muslims believe that Jesus is God incarnate. Therefore, the God of the bible is NOT the god of the Qu'ran.
Oh .. and there is no way that the god of the Qu'ran is 'authentic' (to use your word). Suggested reading - Why I am Not a Muslim by Ibn Warriq. Very educational on the errors and contradictions in the Qu'ran and problems with Islam in general. And here ya go .. should keep you busy on a rainy afternoon ... 1000 errors and mistakes in the Qu'ran The god of the Qu'ran is a confused mess and rather petty. Not the kind of god I'd want to have to deal with for eternity.
Originally posted by WarminIndy
Originally posted by logical7
reply to post by WarminIndy
the surah at the start is addressed to companions of prophet and talking about Muhammad(pbuh)
maybe nw it will make sense.
And the "mighty one" is angel Jibrael(Gabriel) and ya angels are visible. Now the surah makes more sense right?
Now re-read it ane see how stupid your conclusions sound.
And i'l post the remaining surah in next post, which you conviniently skipped. Maybe you should read it and give it some thought
Yeah, uh huh.
Which came first? The Torah or the Quran? If the Torah came first, then don't you think it is possible maybe the writers of the Quran was simply implanting things they already knew about? How does that confirm the books that came before? It does not, it merely recycles information. And much of the information is not even correct.
If it's clear, it should be correct, right?
Surah 28:2These are the verses of the clear Book.
Surah 28:6 And establish them in the land and show Pharaoh and [his minister] Haman and their soldiers through them that which they had feared.
Even though this is supposed to be about the birth of Moses and his life, what the writer here clearly did, and it is very clear, clearly WRONG. Haman and the Pharaoh of Moses' time did not live at the same time, and neither did Haman work for Pharaoh.
Clearly the Quran is WRONG.
Surah 28:38 And Pharaoh said, "O eminent ones, I have not known you to have a god other than me. Then ignite for me, O Haman, [a fire] upon the clay and make for me a tower that I may look at the God of Moses. And indeed, I do think he is among the liars."
HAMAN THE AGAGITE. Son of Hammedatha; chief minister of King Ahasuerus (Esth.iii.1-2). As his name indicates, Haman was a descendant of Agag, the king of the Amalekites. On account of his attempt to exterminate the Jews in the kingdom of Ahasuerus, he is frequently called "the persecutor of the Jews" ( ; Esth. iii. 10; viii. 1; ix. 10, 24). His machinations against the Jews and his downfall are remembered during the Feast of Purim.
AHASUERUS. Persian king, identical with Xerxes (486-465 B.C.). The Book of Esther deals only with one period of his reign. It tells us that he ruled over one hundred and twenty-seven provinces—"from India, even unto Ethiopia" (Esth. i. 1)
Is this inaccuracy clear yet that the Quran is clearly inaccurate?
All you have done is show a surah written several thousand years later than the Torah and said "see, the Bible says it too"...the Bible said it first, your Quran said it wrong. The Quran is supposed to confirm, but yet this is one verse out of many that is inaccurate, therefore wrong.
BTW, the tower that Haman was supposed to build for Pharaoh was the Tower of Babel, which was made by Nimrod, who lived a long time before Moses.
Will you care to say this surah confirms the Bible? It does not even confirm history.
Originally posted by logical7
writing something in BOLD or repeating it a lot doesnt make something true.
Originally posted by WarminIndy
Originally posted by sk0rpi0n
reply to post by WarminIndy
Well, go on.
Are you going to comment on Surah 53:53?
And He destroyed the Overthrown Cities (of Sodom and Gomorrah).
What? Now Im really confused. I thought it was the God of the old testament who destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah. But since we read that in the Koran as well, it settles that Allah is the God of the Old Testament.
Theres a whole lot of other things in the Koran which matches what God did in the Old Testament.
Surah 28:59 And never would your Lord have destroyed the cities until He had sent to their mother a messenger reciting to them Our verses. And We would not destroy the cities except while their people were wrongdoers.
Do you have the surah of Abraham's mother receiving the message about destroying Sodom and Gomorrah? Do you have the surah of Abraham reciting the Quran to Sodom and Gomorrah?
Can you show me from the Torah where Abraham preached the message of Allah to Sodom and Gomorrah? This is the only interaction of Abraham with the king of Sodom
(Complete Jewish Bible) Genesis 14:21 The king of S’dom said to Avram, “Give me the people, and keep the goods for yourself.” 22 But Avram answered the king of S’dom, “I have raised my hand in an oath to Adonai, El ‘Elyon, maker of heaven and earth, 23 that I will not take so much as a thread or a sandal thong of anything that is yours; so that you won’t be able to say, ‘I made Avram rich.’ 24 I will take only what my troops have eaten and the share of the spoil belonging to the men who came with me — ‘Aner, Eshkol and Mamre; let them have their share.”
Now in Hebrew..which the Torah is written in
21 וַיֹּ֥אמֶר מֶֽלֶךְ־סְדֹ֖ם אֶל־אַבְרָ֑ם תֶּן־לִ֣י הַנֶּ֔פֶשׁ וְהָרְכֻ֖שׁ קַֽח־לָֽךְ׃ 22 וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אַבְרָ֖ם אֶל־מֶ֣לֶךְ סְדֹ֑ם הֲרִימֹ֨תִי יָדִ֤י אֶל־יְהוָה֙ אֵ֣ל עֶלְיֹ֔ון קֹנֵ֖ה שָׁמַ֥יִם וָאָֽרֶץ׃ 23 אִם־מִחוּט֙ וְעַ֣ד שְׂרֹֽוךְ־נַ֔עַל וְאִם־אֶקַּ֖ח מִכָּל־אֲשֶׁר־לָ֑ךְ וְלֹ֣א תֹאמַ֔ר אֲנִ֖י הֶעֱשַׁ֥רְתִּי אֶת־אַבְרָֽם׃ 24 בִּלְעָדַ֗י רַ֚ק אֲשֶׁ֣ר אָֽכְל֣וּ הַנְּעָרִ֔ים וְחֵ֙לֶק֙ הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר הָלְכ֖וּ אִתִּ֑י עָנֵר֙ אֶשְׁכֹּ֣ל וּמַמְרֵ֔א הֵ֖ם יִקְח֥וּ חֶלְקָֽם׃
Now the Arabic (not the Quran)
وَأعطَى أبْرامُ مَلْكِيصادَقَ عُشْراً مِنْ كُلِّ ما غَنِمَهُ مِنَ الحَرْبِ. 21 ثُمَّ قالَ مَلِكُ سَدُومَ لِأبْرامَ: «رُدَّ لِي أسْرايَ، وَاحتَفِظْ لِنَفْسِكَ بِمُقْتَنَياتِنا الَّتِي غَنِمْتَها.» 22 فَقالَ أبْرامُ لِمَلِكِ سَدُومَ: «رَفَعْتُ يَدِي إلَى اللهِ العَلِيِّ الَّذِي صَنَعَ السَّماءَ وَالأرْضَ، وَعاهَدْتُهُ 23 أنْ لا آخُذَ مِنْكَ وَلَوْ خَيطاً أوْ رِباطَ حِذاءٍ. حَتَّى لا تَقُولَ: ‹أغْنَيتُ أبْرامَ.› 24 سَأعْتَبِرُ أنَّ نَصيبي هُوَ ما أكَلَهُ هَؤُلاءِ الفِتْيانُ. أمّا الرِّجالُ الَّذِينَ جاءُوا مَعِي: عانِرُ وَأشْكُولُ وَمَمْرا، فَلْيَأْخُذُوا نَصِيبَهُمْ.»
OK, now you have it three languages. Show me there where Abraham preached the message to Sodom, show me where his mother received the message, show me where Abraham preached the Quran.
Originally posted by babloyi
Hahaha....if that were true, there seem to be a huuuuge number of christians who are doing it wrong. I suppose only you are correct?
Originally posted by FlyersFan
Originally posted by logical7
writing something in BOLD or repeating it a lot doesnt make something true.
And yet, when I say Muhammed PLAGIARIZED .. it most definately is true .. bold or not.
The reason it is repeated is because that fact doesn't seem to be sinking in.
Originally posted by logical7
Originally posted by FlyersFan
Originally posted by logical7
writing something in BOLD or repeating it a lot doesnt make something true.
And yet, when I say Muhammed PLAGIARIZED .. it most definately is true .. bold or not.
The reason it is repeated is because that fact doesn't seem to be sinking in.
OT is an ancient historical account. Now when egyptian tablets and writings were found that dated older than OT but had the same history, would OT be blamed as been plagiarized? And if they differ, which would you take as true account? And why?
Not all that is mentioned in OT has been proved true by archeology or other sciences. But you still take everything as fact. While you ignore the established facts mentioned in Quran and question things which are in Quran but not OT. In short you mean "if its not in OT, it dint happen"
let me tell you a prophecy in Quran that Allah would make pharoh a sign for people till judgement day. Now Muhammad(pbuh) had no clue what that meant, it could simply mean making the story a lesson.
But then the mummy of a pharoh, possibly of the time of Moses was discovered.
Now if that finding validitates OT, doesnt it validitate Quran more?