Well, there were 100's of different books around by the 3rd century.
One must take heed which of these books is true and which are false.
This was the difficulty the church fathers had when compiling the Bible.
Yes the church fathers had a lot of difficulty sifting through gospels and theological doctrine.
They had to choose between old books people weren't even paying attantion to, and new fashion books with all the latest stories.
The Infany Gospels were one of these "new fashion" books, too flaky and not written as an honest attempt to tell about Christ's early life, but as entertainment!!! That's all it was! A book written for entertainment!!!
Didn't you earlier claim that they were written 400 years after Jesus (pbuh) ascension? The church fathers were still deciding on which gospels were correct at that time? Nice.
The Infancy Gospel stories in the Quran are some of the most irrational unreal stories found in the Infancy Gospels!!!!
What does this tell you????
Irrational to you only because they're not in the Bible. Otherwise they are no more irrational nor miraculous than the Biblical accounts.
This Quran also displays total misunderstanding of Christian doctrine and the mission of Christ, and the prophets...much of what the Quran contains is derived from apocryphal writings!!!
http://www.islamic-awareness.org/Quran/Sources/
Face it, your book is not the Word of God, but the word of human beings.
If you like what people say over what God truly says, then follow that road.
This is ironic.
I will tell you sir that Islam does not verify or build on the pure and perfect teachings of Jesus Christ...so it is not from God at all.
On the contrary my good sir, Islam builds on the pure and perfect message of Jesus Christ (pbuh) and Moses (pbuh) and Abraham (pbuh) all through to Adam (pbuh). It's Trinitarian Christianity which placed words in Jesus' (pbuh) mouth and diverged from Jesus' (pbuh) true teachings.
I'm only telling you what is REAL.
It is not a reality that a servant supercedes his King,
it is not realistic that a human prophet supercedes the Messiah, the Great King!!! Jesus even said He was the heavenly King!!!!
They were both men and Messengers of God. The difference is that Jesus (pbuh) mission is yet to be fulfilled as the Messiah, which is why he returns.
Or that Jesus sits at the right hand of the Almighty as Lord?
In the Qur'an it says that Jesus (pbuh) ascended to God. Where do you think he is now?
What's wrong with relfecting on the Prophets before prayer?
The problem isn't with reflecting, it's with giving them more importance than was allocated to them by God Almighty, or associating them in worship to God, or having them in mind while worshipping God.
Man, you know whenever people think of Jesus Christ, or Isa, an image of a young man with a beard and smile shows up in their mind...that is with everyone.
Not really, but I'm sure that all the drawings and depictions of Jesus (pbuh) help to instill this image in their minds.
Again, Muhammed veered from the moral teachings of Jesus Christ, ergo he taught a regressive false doctrine. So the Quran leads you on a different less moral path than the Gospels, what does this tell you????
By their fruits ye shall know them.
The Muslims I know are far more moral than any other religious people I know. Just look at this thread as an example. Look at who does the cursing and the sardonic remarking.
Peace bro