Muslim & Christian Discussion ForumWhy do you shun the truth? Jesus is the only son of the LordAineo wrote:First, the manuscripts used to translate the Bible were in use when the Qur'an was written, therefore your argument lacks historical truth and if Allah is omniscient he would know this to be true. Also you response lacks any examples of when the manuscripts used to translate the Bible were changed, altered, or distorted. Also the fact God first revealed Himself to the Jews when Hebrew was the predominate language and in Greek when God made His truth available to all mankind is simply common sense since in the 1st century Greek was the language used in the Roman Empire for both political and commercial communications.
As to lying: Lying in Islam
By Abdullah Al Araby
Like most religions, Islam in general, forbids lying. The Quran says, "Truly Allah guides not one who transgresses and lies." Surah 40:28. In the Hadith, Mohammed was also quoted as saying, " Be honest because honesty leads to goodness, and goodness leads to Paradise. Beware of falsehood because it leads to immorality, and immorality leads to Hell."
However, unlike most religions, within Islam there are certain provisions under which lying is not simply tolerated, but actually encouraged. The book "The spirit of Islam," by the Muslim scholar, Afif A. Tabbarah was written to promote Islam. On page 247, Tabbarah stated: "Lying is not always bad, to be sure; there are times when telling a lie is more profitable and better for the general welfare, and for the settlement of conciliation among people, than telling the truth. To this effect, the Prophet says: 'He is not a false person who (through lies) settles conciliation among people, supports good or says what is good."
In exploring this puzzling duplicity within Islam, we will examine first some examples from recent and ancient Islamic history. These examples demonstrate that lying is a common policy amongst Islamic clerics and statesmen.
http://www.islamreview.com/articles/lying.shtml
Now, to Muslims promoting Islam by any means necessary is good, lying is part of how Islam is spread.
Peace,
Yes, lying is only permitted in three cases only and not one of those three are for spreading Islam. I'll post a hadith in which Muhammad pbuh says which three cases are allowed:
(Go to http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Sate ... 3996016692 for more info) "According to At-Tirmithi, there are only three conditions where not telling the truth is permitted:
1. In case of war.
2. In case of fixing relations between people. By this it is meant, for example, that if two friends have a misunderstanding, a person can tell each one that the other is speaking good of him/her, while it did not happen. This is in order to get people closer and end any misunderstanding.
3. Between husband and wife. Here, for example, a husband can tell his wife that he loves her, while he doesn’t. This is, of course, to have the relation and family going on and not to break the family ties."
Lying about religion is something sick. Almighty God has said:
"O you who believe, fear Allah and keep your duty to Him and always speak the truth."
Quran [33]
As for the Bible being not perserved in it's original form take a look at this website(if you want):
http://www.answering-christianity.com/d ... canons.htm
It has links to other websites that demonstrate this. Not all of the links on that page are to Islamic websites.
Peace,
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