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Jesus
- Was Jesus a prophet, and did he call himself one?Yes. Jesus called himself a prophet. On his way to Jerusalem he said, "it cannot be that a prophet perish out of Jerusalem".
- Was Jesus sent to all nations, or only to Israel?Only to Israel, by his own words. In Matthew's Gospel, Jesus says he was sent only to "the lost sheep of the house of Israel".
Qur'an
- Do the oldest Qur'an manuscripts match today's Qur'an?Yes. The oldest Qur'an manuscripts read as the Qur'an reads today. Two leaves at the University of Birmingham were carbon dated in 2015, most likely to between 568 and 645 CE.
- Do Muslims believe in the books God gave Moses and Jesus?Yes. Belief in God's (﷾) books is part of a Muslim's faith. The Qur'an says God (﷾) gave the Torah to Moses, the Psalms to David and the Injil (the Gospel Jesus preached) to Jesus.
- Why did Uthman burn copies of the Qur'an?To keep the recitation united, and to stop partial private copies being taken as the standard text.
- How is the Qur'an different from the Prophet's (ﷺ) own words (hadith)?The Qur'an is the word of God (﷾), recited exactly as the angel Gabriel brought it.
- Why does the Qur'an criticise Muhammad (ﷺ) if he wrote it?He did not write it, and these rebukes are part of the proof. A man making up a scripture to win followers has every reason to leave out any blame of himself.
- Is the Qur'an still passed down by memory?Yes. The Qur'an was always first a book to be recited. Its very name means "the recitation".
- Was any other scripture kept like the Qur'an?Not in the same way. The Qur'an was learned by heart and written down while the Prophet (ﷺ) lived.
Islam
- Why should other religions accept Muhammad (ﷺ) as a prophet?Because the message he brought is the one every people's warners brought, and he was sent to all of them.
- Why is Islam true?Islam is true because each step of its case holds, and the steps join up.
- Who was the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ)?Muhammad (ﷺ) was the last prophet God (﷾) sent to mankind. He was born in Makkah, in Arabia, in about 570.
- What did the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) foretell that came true?Many things he foretold came true. The Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) spoke them in Medina, when many Muslims were poor and the roads of Arabia were unsafe.
- Is Islam a new religion, or the religion of all the prophets?Islam is not new. The Qur'an teaches that every prophet, from Adam to Muhammad (ﷺ), brought the same faith: worship the one God (﷾) alone and follow His messenger.
- Which signs of the Last Day have already come true?Many of them. The Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) named signs that would come before the Last Day, and several are plain to see today.
- Did Muhammad (ﷺ) die of poison, and does that make him a false prophet?No. In 628 CE a woman of Khaybar gave the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) a poisoned sheep, but the poison did not kill him.
- Do Muslims worship Muhammad (ﷺ)?No. Muslims worship God (﷾) alone. Worshipping anyone beside Him, even the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ), is the worst sin in Islam.
- Is Muhammad (ﷺ) foretold in the Bible?Yes. The Bible points to him in several places. God (﷾) promised Moses a prophet like himself, raised from among Israel's brethren (their kin), with God's (﷾) words in his mouth.
- Which prophets are named in the Qur'an?The Qur'an names twenty-five prophets, in the list commonly taught. The first are Adam, Idris, Noah, Hud and Salih.
- What did Jesus mean by 'the kingdom of God shall be taken from you'?Jesus meant that the kingdom of God (﷾) would be taken from the leaders of Israel and given to another nation.
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Comparative Religion
- What are the main differences between Islam and Christianity?Islam and Christianity differ most on who Jesus was, whether he died on the cross for sins, and whether God's (﷾) Law still stands.
- With so many religions, how can I know which one is true?By testing them, the way a judge tests the stories of suspects. Many different answers do not mean there is no right answer.
Questions & Criticisms
- Why would God's last message come to 7th-century Arabia?Any time and place would draw the same question. The Qur'an's answer is that God (﷾) knows best where to place His message.
- Did Muhammad (ﷺ) invent Islam for power, money or women?No. The life of the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) rules it out. Once he began to preach, he met years of abuse, a boycott, exile and war.
- Why did the Prophet (ﷺ) marry Zaynab, the ex-wife of his adopted son?The Qur'an commanded the marriage, to end an old Arab custom. Zaynab bint Jahsh was the Prophet's (ﷺ) own cousin.
Where next
Whatever came before is forgiven
If you become Muslim, your past sins are wiped away. When Amr ibn al-As came to accept Islam, he held back his hand until he knew he would be forgiven, and the Prophet (ﷺ) asked him whether he did not know that Islam wipes out everything that came before it. The Qur'an promises more: for the one who repents, believes and does good, God changes his bad deeds into good ones.