Arabic is the Purest Language for Scripture?

“Arabic is the purest language for Scripture”

According to some, Scripture is God’s very Words, the exact copy of an eternal Book which pre-existed the world. This is the foundation for the use of Arabic Qur’ānic verses as magical amulets, mantras, since it is believed that these are God’s very utterances.…

God’s Word of Man’s Word?

“The Qur’ān is all God’s Word, but the Bible is a mixture of God’s Words, the prophets’ own words, and historian or narrator’s words.”

This objection is built on a totally false understanding of what ‘God’s Word’ (كلمةﷲ) is. …

Man-made Stories?

“Unlike the Qur’ān , the Bible and all other scriptures read like human-made stories— ‘in the beginning, etc'”

Actually, most religions’ scriptures don’t read like stories—they resemble esoteric utterances more than human stories.

We know that God is the Greatest Communicator.…

Scriptures Outdated?

“The Torah and Injil have been surpassed and made irrelevant by the arrival of the Qur’ān.”

There is a widespread idea among Muslims that the Torah and Injil have been superceded or made irrelevant by the arrival of the Qur’ān.  This fantastic allegation has absolutely no basis in the Qur’ān or Hadith, it is a mere opinion which contradicts the Qur’ān.…

Paul hijacked the Gospel?

“Paul hijacked Jesus’ message and changed it to fit his own interests”

There is no evidence from the Bible or any other reliable source that there was any major conflict between the apostolic community and Paul. Critics like to exaggerate Acts 15:39 as a major divide between Paul and Barnabas.…

Authorship of the Gospels

“None of the four Gospels were written by Jesus’ original twelve disciples”

The early church, many of whom know Matthew, Mark, Luke and John personally, was unanimous that the four Gospels were written by Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. Matthew and John were both among Jesus’ twelve disciples, Mark got his account from the apostle Peter (also one of the twelve), and Luke was an active member of the first generation church.…

Greek Injil?

“The Greek Injīl cannot be Jesus’ original Injīl, because Jesus spoke Hebrew or Aramaic.”

Zakir Naik has claimed,

“Though Jesus Christ (Peace be upon him) spoke Hebrew, the original manuscript that you have is in Greek.1

It is true that Jesus probably understood Hebrew, though his mother-tongue was not Hebrew but Galilean Aramaic.…

Hebrew Old Testament Unavailable?

“The present Hebrew Old Testament is translated from a Greek translation, while the original Hebrew is not available.”

Zakir Naik has outrageously claimed,

“The Old Testament, the original Hebrew is not available. Do you know that? The Hebrew translation of the Old Testament is from the Greek.

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Doesn’t Every Christian Group have a Different Bible?

“Doesn’t every Christian group have a different Bible?”

All the branches of Christianity—Catholic, Protestant, Orthodox, Lutheran, Anglican, Pentecostal, etcetera—have exactly the same Tawrat (Torah), Zabur (Psalms), and Injīl (New Testament) . Even if you compare any Jewish Torah or Psalms with that of the Christians, it is identical (though arranged in a different order).…

Bearing Another’s Burdens?

“Jesus Cannot Bear Our Sins, since the Qur’an says that ‘No Soul Bears the Burden of Another’ (53:38)”

The Qur’an is often wrongly used to deny the Substitutionary Atoment of Jesus by those ignorant of its meaning. Here is what the Qur’an says:

 

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