Convert Me

I apologise for the delay in replying. • Argument 1 o Claim to be the True Religion My opponent states that "Now, the passage above does not mention Jesus saying that no one goes to the Father except if believing that Jesus is God. It simply says "through him," meaning by accepting him, having him in your heart. Islam agrees with this: no person is a Muslim if he denies Jesus' words, and he will not have access to Paradise. Therefore, truth of Christianity is not excluded for Muslims. In fact, "Christianity" is not found in the Bible." However most sects of Christianity require not merely the belief in Jesus as a agent of the divine but the following in addition. 1: A belief in Jesus as the Son of God. 2: A belief in Jesus as God. 3: A belief in Jesus as the perfect sacrifice that absolves mankind of sin. Islam denies all three of these statements. It is not certain that if the Catholics, or the Anglicans or the Eastern Orthodox are the one true faith that Muslims would also be accepted into heaven. The safest bet argument used by my opponent is in no way clear cut. • Argument 2 o Creation in Six or Eight Days? My opponent counters that, "Reading this, you will find no contradiction. Why? Because the word 'moreover' is used in verse 11. The Arabic word used there is "suma" and means moreover, simultaneously, then. In this context, the words simultaneously/moreover are the correct ones, because the creation part is six days, and the Qur'an refers to it. Some translators translated 'suma' as 'then', but that is their own mistake. The translation I used has the correct word. There is no contradictions here." This is a perfectly valid rebuttal, but I would ask for it to be confirmed with some sort of link. • Argument 3 o Seven Heavens, Scientific Error? My opponent argues that the Qur'an is erroneous in the part where it mentions "seven heavens." Firstly, heavens refer to the universe, too. Science has no objection to the fact that there might be seven so-called heavens in the entire existence. In fact, we humans have a lot to find out about our universe. This is therefore not a scientific error, but scientific theory. This argument, though it may be true, relies on the presumption of future evidence. It can not be certain that scientists in the future will divide the universe into seven parts. My opponent also offers that, "However, as for seven heavens above one another, let us apply it to the atmosphere. The atmosphere consists of following layers: Troposphere Stratosphere Mesosphere Thermosphere Exosphere Ionosphere Magnetosphere These layers of the atmosphere have their own tasks, and they all help in preserving life on our planet. Now, compare it to the following verse: [Qur'an 41:12] "So He completed them as seven firmaments in two Days, and He assigned to each heaven its duty and command." These are both fascinating rebuttals, however is it the case that this part of the Qur'an is referring to a universe that can be classified into seven parts, or the atmosphere that may be divided into seven parts. My opponent can not claim that both arguments are true, and this suggests doubt. In addition it can be argued that there are 5, not 7 principle layers, and an additional 5 layers with them. [1] • Argument 4 o Preservation and Divine Claim My opponent states, "The citation of the son of Caliph Umar is not one I can seem to find in any collection of authentic hadith. If this was said, we would have seen it in many authentic hadith, since they describe incredibly many events, sayings etc. This citation would be no exception, but I cannot even find a narration of it in authentic hadith on Google.[2]" Then I have no real choice but to accept it as hearsay and withdraw it. o Doubts About the Qur'an in Early Times? My opponent states that, "When Uthman was in power, he feared that the Qur'an would be vulnerable, so he ordered that all the Qur'an copies got collected, except the original one, and then burnt. It was successful, and the original Qur'an was preserved, and is today in a museum. Although missing some parts, there are other old Qur'an copies, all matching each other, and I have presented sources in the link I referred to above." Your sources do contain a lot of information and claims, so I do need to ask, what is the verifiable evidence that Uthman had an original Koran. Where specifically is the worlds oldest Qur'an, and what museum is it stored at? Additional Arguments. Abrogating Verses The Qur'an is internally contradictory due to abrogating verses [2]. Indeed such an understanding was at the core of Islamic theology from even the early days of Islam. [3] Contradictions with History The Qur'an states that the Golden Calf of the Israelites was constructed with the aid or at the best of a Samaritan. "020.085 YUSUFALI: (Allah) said: "We have tested thy people in thy absence: the Samiri has led them astray." PICKTHAL: He said: Lo! We have tried thy folk in thine absence, and As-Samiri hath misled them. SHAKIR: He said: So surely We have tried your people after you, and the Samiri has led them astray." [4] However The Samaritans did not emerge as a people until 722BC, several centuries later. [5] [1] http://en.wikipedia.org... [2] http://skepticsannotatedbible.com... [3] http://en.wikipedia.org...(tafsir) [4]http://www.usc.edu... [5] http://en.wikipedia.org...