Convert Me

To respond to my opponent's request, yes, I am a Muslim myself. Although President Obama is ridiculed and insulted for *not really* being a Muslim, I am a proud follower of what I know to be the true religion of God, and will defend it to the best of my ability. To proceed forth with the debate, it has been requested of me that I go deeper into the religion of Islam. I will do my best with the 8000 characters I'm provided to prove that Islam is a religion worth converting to. === Content =============== ll o The TRUE Word of God ll . . . - Claim to the True Religion ll . . . - Miraculousness ll . . . . . . > Prophecy ll . . . . . . > Science ll ll o A Perfect Book ll . . . - Preservation ll . . . - Discrepancy-free ll ll o Sources ======================== o The TRUE Word of God - Claim to the True Religion Let's setup a scenario. We'll begin by saying we have 3 individuals; all of these individuals are teachers. You don't know these teachers, but you read of them while walking down a road. The first teacher claimed to be a divine teacher, and wished to show you the way to God. The second teacher built on the teachings of the first, and claimed that his culmination of teachings is the only way to salvation; otherwise, you will suffer eternal damnation. Naturally, the second teacher would be the best bet. But then, you come across a third teacher. This teacher comes to you with irrefutable evidence proving that the first two teachers' source of knowledge was, 1) unreliable, 2) added on to, and 3) mutilated and cut from. Then, this third teacher provided you with a more sensible understanding of what the first two were preaching, and was, while resolving the problems of the first two, largely independent and sensible. The third teacher represents Islam; the first and second, Judaism and Christianity respectively. The rest of my case will be an attempt to fulfill this analogy. [Qur'an 3:85] "If anyone desires a religion other than Islam (submission to Allah), never will it be accepted of him; and in the Hereafter He will be in the ranks of those who have lost (All spiritual good). " - Miraculousness It is known around the world how brilliant the Qura'an is. In a book of only 114 chapters, the Qura'an has in depth writings not only on Islam itself, but also on literature, history, zoology, embryology, botany, medicine, jurisprudence, and on grows the list. For the sake of this debate, I will get into the prophecies and science that I believe make the Qura'an the unmistakable word of God. > Prophecy There are many prophecies that will be fulfilled, but I will get into only one for the sake of the debate. In the Qura'an, the story of Pharaoh and his army chasing Moses across the desert is well known, and held in common with the Bible. Moses reaches the Red Sea whereupon God parts the sea for him to cross. Pharaoh and his army chase him, but once Moses gets to land past the sea on the other side, God shuts the sea upon Pharaoh and his army. This is what is held in common; the Qura'an does not stop there, though. It prophecizes that his body will be found naturally preserved for future generations of humans as a lesson. No Muslim knew of this truly until recently; it is commonly known that if a human body is thrown into a body of warm water, everything from the fish to the bacteria will devour the corpse. But God violated natural law to fulfill the prophecy. [1] "Maurice Bucaille was busy conducting a final report while thinking as to whether the pharaoh's body was recovered from the sea and mummified immediately after he drowned. But one of his company whispered in his ear, saying" There is no need to rush about this issue, since the Muslims say that this pharaoh did drown". " (from the source provided) If this isn't the word of God, I urge my opponent to provide an alternative explanation to everything the article explains. > Science See the YouTube video. . http://www.youtube.com... o A Perfect Book - Preservation [2] No holy book of any of the great Monotheisms has the same authenticity of the Qura'an. Revealed over roughly 22ï¿½ years to the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) by portions, Muhammad had his closest followers memorize it with him and it became an oral tradition. Then, after the people who had memorized it became numerous but dispersed, the Caliph Umar announced that it was time to compile the Qura'an. After it was put together, we came up with a collection of 30 books and 114 chapters; that Qura'an is the same Qura'an I have on my shelf, and that my Grandfather has on his shelf over in Syria. Allah himself promised to guard the Qura'an. [Qur'an 15:9] "We have, without doubt, sent down the Message; and We will assuredly guard it (from corruption). " - Discrepancy-free [Qur'an 4:82] "Do they not consider the Qur'an (with care)? Had it been from other than Allah, they would surely have found therein much discrepancy. " To this day, hundreds and even thousands of people have taken on the Qura'an's challenge- find a contradiction or a discrepancy. It has yet to be done; I challenge my opponent to do the same thing, and with that, I'll turn the debate over to Pro. I thank the readers for their time, and wish my opponent luck. o Sources [1] . http://rupeenews.com... [2] . http://www.islam101.com...