Christianity - A Journey from Facts to Fiction — Page xii
xii Christianity – A Journey from Facts to Fiction Christ as , or refute Christianity understood as the true teachings and examples of Jesus Christ as. He says: ‘I must emphasize, how- ever, that I do not mean to be disrespectful, in any way, to the Christians or to the person of Jesus Christ as. As a Muslim, it is a fundamental article of my faith to believe in the truth of Jesus Christ as and to accept him as a special and honoured Messenger as of God, holding a unique position among the Prophets of Israel…. My purpose is not to drive a wedge between Christians and Christ as. On the contrary, I wish to help Christians to come closer to the reality of Jesus Christ as and away from the myth created around him’ The Christian myth, according to the author, has led to the moral decadence of Christians and has helped promoting Western Imperialism. It has also been a hindrance in the progress of knowledge, especially scientific knowledge which was made possible only when the myth was renounced, with the unfortu- nate consequence of turning most Christian scholars, scientists and other intellectuals to atheism—in fact, it (the myth) turned Europe into a breeding ground of atheism. Putting aside the myth and turning to facts, we find that Jesus Christ as was a man, and no more than a man, and a great Prophet of God. ‘His real greatness lies in the fact that he transcended and conquered the forces of darkness that had conspired to vanquish him despite being a human being and no more than a human being. That victory of Jesus as is something to be shared with pride by the children of Adam as. He taught humanity by his example of perseverance in the face of extreme suffering and pain. Not to surrender but to remain steadfast in the teeth of extreme trial was