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John Ankerberg, John Weldon, and Dillon Burroughs team up to revise and update The Facts on Islam, a popular Facts On book (more than 1.9 million copies of books from this series sold). Known for their extensive research and Bible knowledge, these authors offer readers the essential facts they need to evaluate and discuss today's issues regarding Islam. The concise, easy-to-follow information helps readers answer such questions as:How did Islam begin and who was Muhammad?What do Muslims believe and what do they teach about Jesus?Is Allah the same "person" as the biblical God?Whether readers are merely curious or searching for specific information, The Facts on Islam will give them what they are looking for--easy-to-understand, factual, and relevant information about Islam.

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Philosophie et théologie

Comparative religion

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Publié par	Harvest House Publishers, Inc.
Date de parution	01 août 2008
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9780736939065
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	2 Mo

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Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are taken from the HOLY BIBLE, ® ® NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION . NIV . Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by the International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved.

All emphasis (italics) in Scripture quotations has been added by the authors. Cover by Dugan Design Group, Bloomington, Minnesota Cover photos © iStockphoto Back cover author (Dillon) photo © Goldberg Photography

THE FACTS ON ISLAM Updated edition Copyright © 1992/2008 by The John Ankerberg Theological Research Institute Published by Harvest House Publishers Eugene, Oregon 97402 www.harvesthousepublishers.com Library of Congress CataloginginPublication Data Ankerberg, John, 1945 The facts on Islam / John Ankerberg, John Weldon; updates by Dillon Burroughs. p. cm.—(The facts on series) ISBN13: 9780736922180 ISBN10: 0736922180 (pbk.) 1. Islam—Controversial literature. I. Weldon, John. II. Burroughs, Dillon. III. Title. BT1170.A55 2008 297—dc22 2008001043 All rights reserved.No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic, mechanical, digital, photocopy, recording, or any other—except for brief quotations in printed reviews, without the prior permission of the publisher. Printed in the United States of America 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 / VPSK / 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Contents

Encouraging Communication and Critique . . . . . . . . . 5

Section One The Religion of Islam—Introduction

1. What is Islam? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 2. Why is Islam important? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 3. How did Islam begin? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 4. What are the basic Muslim beliefs? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 5. What religious duties are required of all Muslims? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Section Two The Theology of Islam—Is It Compatible with Christian Belief? 6. What does Islam teach about Allah? Is Allah just another name for the God of the Bible? . . . . . . . . 23 7. What does Islam teach about Jesus Christ? . . . . . . . . . 27 8. What does Islam teach about salvation? . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Section Three The Bible of Islam—Is the Qur’an the Word of God?

9. What does Islam claim about the Qur’an? . . . . . . . . . . 51 10. Does the Qur’an deny the Bible? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 11. Does the Qur’an contain historical errors and biblical distortions? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

12. Does the Qur’an contain contradictory teachings? . . . 56

Section Four Islam—A General Critique

13. How convincing are Muslim apologetics?. . . . . . . . . . . 61 14. What basic problem does the Qur’an present to Muslims?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 15. Is the Muslim claim that the Bible has been corrupted based on facts or bias? . . . . . . . . . . 64 16. Is the Qur’an uncorrupted? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 17. Can the Qur’an be objectively interpreted? . . . . . . . . . 70

Section Five The Accuracy of the New Testament Text 18. Can it be proved that the New Testament text is historically reliable and accurate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 19. What can Muslims do who desire to knowthat they have eternal life? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Recommended Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

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Apart from Christianity, Islam is probably the most influential religion on earth. It is the secondlargest religion in the world, with between 1 and 1.5 billion followers worldwide. Islam may be the fastestgrowing religion in the world; whether it eclipses Christianity is uncertain. In addition, a powerful resurgence of Islamic fundamentalism radicalism continues to spread the Muslim faith into more moderate Islamic nations. What is the difference between the termsIslamand Muslim? Islamthe correct name for the religion that the is Muslim prophet Muhammad claimed God (Allah) revealed to him through the angel Gabriel. The name Islamis derived from the infinitive of the Arabic verb “to submit” (to Allah’s will).Muslimis the correct term for a follower of Islam and comes from the present par 1 ticiple of the same verb. More than any other single factor, the followers of Islam have their lives directed by the book they believe is the Word of God—the Qur’an. Dr. J. Christy Wilson of Princeton University comments, “Next to the Bible, it is the most esteemed and most powerful book in the 2 world.” Whatever Muslims believe and do, it is the teachings in the Qur’an that have inspired these beliefs and actions. This is why no one should underestimate its importance. The book you hold serves two purposes. First, it 5

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supplies a critique of Islam from the perspective of history and Christian faith. Second, it’s designed to encourage those familiar with this information to seek appropriate and effective ways of communicating with their Muslim friends. The material in this book is introductory—primarily to inform Christians and non Muslims about Islam as it relates both to Christian and Muslim truth claims. Regrettably, Muslims often have a number of unfor tunate misunderstandings concerning Christianity. Muslims may also be very sensitive to even valid criti cisms about Islam, the Qur’an, or Muhammad, so dialogue can be difficult. Help on effectively relating to Muslims can be found in the resources listed at the end of this book. We emphasize that any Christian desiring to help Muslims spiritually will find it helpful to con tinue studies in this area.

Qur’an translations

Muslims may refuse to accept any translations of the Qur’an.* Nevertheless, a good English translation does provide sufficiently accurate meanings of the original. The translations we have chosen to cite are

•that ofA.J. Arberry,which in the words of Wilfred Cantwell Smith of Harvard University, is “the one that comes closest to conveying the impression made on the Muslims by the 3 original”;

•that of the Iranian scholarN.J. Dawood,director of Con temporary Translation Limited and managing director of

* Wîle Muslîms may be crîtîcal o non-Muslîm translatîons, we sould not necessarîly conclude tat Muslîm translatîons are always more accurate. For example, “Muslîm translators suc as Yusu Alî wîll not esîtate to mîstranslate te Arabîc text [compare Sura 5:76] în order to keep te Englîs reader rom dîscoverîng obvîous errors în te Quran…. he readers o îs translatîon must be aware o îts îdden apologetîc 4 agenda.”

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the Arabic Advertising and Publishing Company, Ltd., London;

•that ofJ.M. Rodwell,which “has been declared by modern 5 scholars to be one of the best translations ever produced”;

•and that byAbdullah Yusuf Ali,calledThe Holy Qur’an, widely used among American Muslims and considered by them to be among the best of translations.

Indeed, “some Muslims are prepared to commend the accuracy of the best of these translations, and to admit their value as inter pretation, though not official interpretation, of the meaning of the 6 sacred text.”

Finally, it should be noted that the different traditions of Islam (such as Sunni, Shi’ite, and Sufi) have, correspondingly, quite dif ferent interpretations of the Qur’an.