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[سواها قلبي]

In the name of God, the most gracious, the most merciful

When we come to the Old Testament and see the tricks that took place in the New Testament, we find that the Torah, which is the first five books that Moses gave to the Levites, we find the following:

When Moses had finished writing the words of this law in a book to the end, Moses commanded the Levites who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord, saying, “Take this book of the law and put it beside the ark of the covenant of the Lord to you, that it may be a witness against you there. For I know your rebellion and your stiff necks. Behold, while I am still alive with you this day, you have rebelled against the Lord; how much more after my death?” (Deuteronomy 31:24-27)

This is how our master Moses confirms to the generations that the Jews are a rebellious people not only against Moses, but also against God, the Creator of the people of Israel.

In the Book of Deuteronomy, before the conclusion, we find strange words that say in (Chapter 34: 5-7):

“So Moses the servant of the Lord died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of the Lord. And He buried him in a valley in the land of Moab”,

* Can a dead person write?

** If Moses died, how could he write these books and say, "I died and such-and-such happened?"

*** So, there is no doubt that this statement has been exaggerated, and that the Torah was written during a time other than Moses', and what happened to it happened.

In addition, by studying the Torah and the Bible historically, we will be completely reassured that the Torah in general was destroyed. In the history of Israel, we find that Nebuchadnezzar entered the temple with his army, destroyed it, and took all the possessions, including the holy books and vessels, and went with them to Babylon. Therefore, it is historically proven that the Torah written by Moses was completely lost. When Cyrus, the king of Persia, ordered the return of the Israelites to Palestine, Ezra and Nehemiah began to rewrite the Torah from memory.

** We cannot believe the whole Torah and the Bible.. nor can we disbelieve them all.. because the human factor is present in these books.

But as a human being (Ibrahim Khalil Ahmed), God guided me to Islam. I was a priest and I was not guided to Islam easily. I must have a strong argument. The books from Moses to Jesus prophesied about our master, the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace.

We find in Surat An-Nisa, verse (82), God Almighty says:

أَفَلَا يَتَدَبَّرُونَ الْقُرْآنَ ۚ وَلَوْ كَانَ مِنْ عِنْدِ غَيْرِ اللَّهِ لَوَجَدُوا فِيهِ اخْتِلَافًا كَثِيرًا”

Then do they not reflect upon the Qur'an? If it had been from [any] other than Allah, they would have found within it much contradiction.

Not all people are supposed to be scholars and devote their time to study and comparison. However, I believe that what I have written to you from Paul's letters to the Corinthians demonstrates the presence of the human element in the New Testament.

We find the Messenger, may God bless him and grant him peace, saying, “I am only a human being,” and he did not say, “I am a god.” The Qur’an says:

"قُلْ إِنَّمَا أَنَا بَشَرٌ مِثْلُكُمْ يُوحَىٰ إِلَيَّ أَنَّمَا إِلَٰهُكُمْ إِلَٰهٌ وَاحِدٌ ۖ فَمَنْ كَانَ يَرْجُو لِقَاءَ رَبِّهِ فَلْيَعْمَلْ عَمَلًا صَالِحًا وَلَا يُشْرِكْ بِعِبَادَةِ رَبِّهِ أَحَدًا(110)"

Say, "I am only a man like you, to whom has been revealed that your god is one God. So whoever would hope for the meeting with his Lord - let him do righteous work and not associate in the worship of his Lord anyone.(110)" (surah Al-Kahf)

The Qur’an challenges all creatures, saying:

"قُلْ لَئِنِ اجْتَمَعَتِ الْإِنْسُ وَالْجِنُّ عَلَىٰ أَنْ يَأْتُوا بِمِثْلِ هَٰذَا الْقُرْآنِ لَا يَأْتُونَ بِمِثْلِهِ وَلَوْ كَانَ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ ظَهِيرًا"

"Say, "If mankind and the jinn gathered in order to produce the like of this Qur'an, they could not produce the like of it, even if they were to each other assistants.(88)" surah Al-Isra

*** So we can conclude that the Gospel of Christ does not exist? This is certain.

Here we ask: How does the Holy Qur'an say:

"وَلْيَحْكُمْ أَهْلُ الْإِنْجِيلِ بِمَا أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ فِيهِ ۚ "

"And let the People of the Gospel judge by what Allah has revealed therein(47). surah Al-Ma'idah

“إِنَّا أَنْزَلْنَا التَّوْرَاةَ فِيهَا هُدًى وَنُورٌ ۚ يَحْكُمُ بِهَا النَّبِيُّونَ الَّذِينَ أَسْلَمُوا لِلَّذِينَ هَادُوا”

“Indeed, We sent down the Torah, in which was guidance and light. The prophets who submitted [to Allah] judged by it for the Jews,(44). surah Al-Ma'idah

And God Almighty says:

" قُلْ فَأْتُوا بِالتَّوْرَاةِ فَاتْلُوهَا إِنْ كُنْتُمْ صَادِقِينَ"

"So bring the Torah and recite it, if you should be truthful(93)." surah Al-'Imran

Which Torah does he mean...and which Gospel?

The existing Torah is filled with words attributed to Moses, but not everything in it is the words of Moses. Likewise, the Bible is filled with words attributed to Christ, but not everything in it is the words of Christ.

We can sum up the answer in that when God Almighty said:

“Indeed, We sent down the Torah, in which was guidance and light (93).” surah Al-'Imran

"And let the People of the Gospel judge by what Allah has revealed therein(47). surah Al-Ma'idah

Our Lord Almighty said to His Messenger, may God bless him and grant him peace...

"وَأَنْزَلْنَا إِلَيْكَ الْكِتَابَ بِالْحَقِّ مُصَدِّقًا لِمَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ مِنَ الْكِتَابِ وَمُهَيْمِنًا عَلَيْهِ"

“And We have revealed to you, [O Muhammad], the Book in truth, confirming that which preceded it of the Scripture and as a criterion over it.(48)” surah Al-Ma'idah.

So the only reference for what is authentic in the Bible, what is authentic in the Torah, and what God is pleased with, is the Holy Quran. Whatever the Quran confirms and approves is true, whatever the Quran abrogates has been abrogated, and whatever the Holy Quran rejects is false.


There's more to come... Your brother, Al-Athram

[سواها قلبي]

In the Name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

We begin by completing the elements of the crucifixion. We had already finished discussing the charge of betrayal (4- The Last Supper and the Traitorous Disciple). We saw that Satan entered Judas before the Last Supper, according to Luke's account. However, according to John's account, he entered Judas after Christ gave him the food during the Last Supper, and then left to plot against him.

And now we begin with a well-known element under the title .. The suffering in the garden or the pains and troubles of Christ in the garden .. We will read the text .. I always begin with the Gospel of Mark as it is the oldest of the Gospels .. But I hope that we focus as we read the text that describes this important and decisive period of the life of Christ .. on whether the image that the Gospel writers painted of Christ here shows that he came to shed his blood as a ransom for many .. And thus the crucifixion and the shedding of his blood was a main goal of his message .. as they say .. Or was Christ surprised by the power of injustice almost closing in on him .. And that his life was threatened with danger in a way he did not expect .. And therefore he was seized with a state of deadly terror in which he wished at every moment to escape from the danger and save himself from death ..


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The Passion of Christ
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“32 Then they came to a place which was named Gethsemane; and He said to His disciples, "Sit here while I pray." 33 And He took Peter, James, and John with Him, and He began to be troubled and deeply distressed. 34 Then He said to them, "My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death. Stay here and watch." 35 He went a little farther, and fell on the ground, and prayed that if it were possible, the hour might pass from Him. 36 And He said, "Abba, Father, all things are possible for You. Take this cup away from Me; nevertheless, not what I will, but what You will." 37 Then He came and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, "Simon, are you sleeping? Could you not watch one hour? 38 Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak." 39 Again He went away and prayed, and spoke the same words. 40 And when He returned, He found them asleep again, for their eyes were heavy; and they did not know what to answer Him. 41 Then He came the third time and said to them, "Are you still sleeping and resting? It is enough! The hour has come; behold, the Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of sinners. 42 Rise, let us be going. See, My betrayer is at hand." (Mark 14)

The simplest comment on this statement is that it is quite clear that Christ did not expect this amazing surprise, which is that his enemies would seize him. Of course, he knew that when they seized him, they would kill him. Therefore, he was praying at all times for this hour, this trial, or this cup to pass from him, so that he would be saved.

** So we can decide - in principle - that any statement that says that he came to sacrifice his life as a ransom for many... or that the shedding of his blood was necessary to atone for Adam's sin or the sins of humanity... all of that cannot be accepted.

*** If Adam's disobedience... his atonement would be by killing the Son of God against the will of the Son of God himself... then this is a greater catastrophe... because the sin is completely multiplied in this way...

Next we go to know the opinions of scholars and interpreters of the Gospels. Dennis Nineham says:

Opinions have been violently divided over the historical value of this section, and it has been questioned whether it is in fact part of the source from which St. Mark narrated.

Others assert that no one could have witnessed most of the events mentioned here, nor could anyone have known what prayer Jesus prayed alone. Therefore, they consider the typical prayer (in verse 36) and its repetition three times to be something artificial, like saying that Peter denied it three times.

A reliable decision (about the truth of what happened in the garden) is impossible.. (Interpretation of the Gospel of Mark, pp. 389-390)

As for Luke’s account of the sufferings of Christ, we find in it what makes us present it... as it says:

“39 Coming out, He went to the Mount of Olives, as He was accustomed, and His disciples also followed Him. 40 When He came to the place, He said to them, "Pray that you may not enter into temptation." 41 And He was withdrawn from them about a stone's throw, and He knelt down and prayed, 42 saying, "Father, if it is Your will, take this cup away from Me; nevertheless not My will, but Yours, be done." 43 Then an angel appeared to Him from heaven, strengthening Him. 44 And being in agony, He prayed more earnestly. Then His sweat became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground. 45 When He rose up from prayer, and had come to His disciples, He found them sleeping from sorrow. 46 Then He said to them, "Why do you sleep? Rise and pray, lest you enter into temptation." (Luke 22)

George Caird says in his interpretation of these passages: According to Mark's account (which was a source for Luke), Jesus was now seized with fear and astonishment, and he spoke to his disciples about the grief that accompanied the exhaustion and disappearance of his life. Unable to be in the company of his dearest friends (his disciples), he spent the night in successive spasms of the Anguished Prayer. But Luke's shortened account (relative to Mark's) gives us as much as possible a stronger impression of the state of confusion that befell Jesus. He tells us that it was Jesus who tore himself away from his friends, that he was in excruciating pain, and that his sweat became like drops of blood. When we remember the courage and steadfastness with which other brave men faced death in all its barbaric forms, and the excessive torture that accompanied it, we cannot help but wonder what cup Jesus was praying to God to spare him.

Jesus' prayer shows us that the torment of doubt was one element of his complex ordeal.

How many times has he predicted his sufferings, but now, on the eve of their occurrence, we find him retreating on his heels... This... and since some ancient references omit the two verses (43, 44)... which say:

“43 Then an angel appeared to Him from heaven, strengthening Him. 44 And being in agony, He prayed more earnestly. Then His sweat became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground.”

Despite their presence in most versions and the knowledge of Christian scholars in the second century of them, “the reason for this deletion can be traced back (as George Caird says) to the understanding of one of the scribes that the image of Jesus here... was surrounded by human weakness... was in conflict with his belief in the divine Son who shared his Father’s all-powerful power...” (Interpretation of the Gospel of Luke, p. 243).

If we accept that this is what really happened to Christ in the garden, then this clearly means that he did not expect to be killed at all. As for the torment of doubt that afflicted him, it can be attributed to the fact that he must have been reassured in advance that his enemies would not be able to catch him - which we will return to talk about in some detail under the title: (Christ’s predictions of his escape from being killed) - but when he saw his enemies about to catch him, then there afflicted him the torment of doubt as to whether he would really escape or whether they would kill him.


There's more to come... Your brother, Al-Athram