Tabligh Guide — Page 37
(American Edition) 37 PART THREE Islām and t he Bible 1. Unity o f God The Holy Qur’ān states: ۡ ُالصَمَد ُ ۚ﴿﴾لَم َّلل ی ُاَحَد ٌ ۚ﴿﴾ا ّلل ی قُل ۡ ہُو َ ا َۡلَۡ ۙ﴿﴾ َِلِۡ ۬ۖو َ لَم ۡ یُو ی ﴿﴾ ٪ ٌ و َ لَم ۡ یَکُن ۡ ل َٗکُفُوًا اَحَد Say, ‘He is Allāh, the One; Allāh, the Independent and Besought of all. He begets not, nor is He begotten; and there is none like unto Him. ’ (112 [Al-Ikhl āṣ ]:2-5) The Bible: The Muslim belief in the oneness of God corresponds to the statements in the Old Testament, such as, Moses said: Hear, O Israel: the Lord our God is one Lord. And thou shalt love thy Lord with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. And these words which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart. (Deuteronomy, 6:4-6) It also coincides with the teachings in the New Testament: And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is One Lord. (Mark, 12:29) Certain fundamental tenets of the Christian faith do not agree with the teachings given in the Bible. Some of these have been mentioned on the next few pages: i. Jesus did not come to abolish the Law: [Jesus said,] Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets; I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil; (Matthew, 5:17) ii. Man cannot be God: Paul said: Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became of vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image that like to corruptible man, and to birds, and four-footed beasts, and creeping things. (Romans, 1:21-23)