Problems with Islam
It does not matter if offense is not meant, some will probably be taken. Therefore let me get straight to the point. There are some problems I have with Islam (not Muslims) which I find very hard, if not impossible, to reconcile.
Their prophet is supposed to be the last and final prophet to the entire world. He performed no miracles because he said there was no need for it. Yet the Qur’an is believed to be a miracle by Muslims, but the Qur’an is in Arabic. So unless one knows Arabic, one cannot perceive the miracle. What is even more troubling is the fact that a large number of Muslims in the world do not even speak (or understand) Arabic, so the Qur’an in its original language is not accessible to them. Nevertheless, Muslims have traditionally objected to its translation on the grounds that it is the word of God. Islamic doctrine teaches that the Qur’an is the miracle of Muhammad and neither its composition nor its contents can be imitated. So there are millions of people who cannot perceive this miracle (because they don’t know Arabic) and the English and other translations they will tell you are not accurate. The only accurate translation is the original translation in Arabic. So if the Qur’an is the final and last revelation from God to man, and the only translation considered accurate and pure is in Arabic, pray tell; how on earth will anyone who does not speak Arabic, understand what God revealed?
The Qur’an was written about 6 centuries after Jesus Christ. But remember from the previous point, the original absolute was corrupted. But about 600 years later, we now have the latest and greatest revelation from God which means that B (Qur’an) succeeds A (Gospels, Scripture etc.). So B overrules A because A is corrupt. So if that is the way an absolute is overruled, what is to keep C from coming in 6 centuries from now and overruling B? This is exactly what Joseph Smith did when he founded Mormonism. The previous revelations as found in Christianity and Islam are “corrupt” and he has come out with the last and the greatest revelation and so on. If absolutes keep overruling absolutes without any point of reference and we can keep going on and on ad infinitum (or more like ad nauseam).
They can freely debunk truths we hold about our Lord but you cannot do the same with the names or truths that are precious to them. We can be told in the Qur’an that Jesus never died (which is what is said), we can be told that it is blasphemy to claim that Jesus said he was the Son of God (but that is precisely what he said). In other words, all kinds of concepts that are treasured truths (the Incarnation, the Resurrection, Jesus’ deity) can be denied by Islam. But to even suggest that some treasured Islamic truth might not be true, is “deeply offensive” to Muslims. So, A is given the right to impugn what B is saying but B is not given the privilege of scrutinizing what A is saying. How can there be any dialogue?
Their prophet is supposed to be the last and final prophet to the entire world. He performed no miracles because he said there was no need for it. Yet the Qur’an is believed to be a miracle by Muslims, but the Qur’an is in Arabic. So unless one knows Arabic, one cannot perceive the miracle. What is even more troubling is the fact that a large number of Muslims in the world do not even speak (or understand) Arabic, so the Qur’an in its original language is not accessible to them. Nevertheless, Muslims have traditionally objected to its translation on the grounds that it is the word of God. Islamic doctrine teaches that the Qur’an is the miracle of Muhammad and neither its composition nor its contents can be imitated. So there are millions of people who cannot perceive this miracle (because they don’t know Arabic) and the English and other translations they will tell you are not accurate. The only accurate translation is the original translation in Arabic. So if the Qur’an is the final and last revelation from God to man, and the only translation considered accurate and pure is in Arabic, pray tell; how on earth will anyone who does not speak Arabic, understand what God revealed?
The Qur’an was written about 6 centuries after Jesus Christ. But remember from the previous point, the original absolute was corrupted. But about 600 years later, we now have the latest and greatest revelation from God which means that B (Qur’an) succeeds A (Gospels, Scripture etc.). So B overrules A because A is corrupt. So if that is the way an absolute is overruled, what is to keep C from coming in 6 centuries from now and overruling B? This is exactly what Joseph Smith did when he founded Mormonism. The previous revelations as found in Christianity and Islam are “corrupt” and he has come out with the last and the greatest revelation and so on. If absolutes keep overruling absolutes without any point of reference and we can keep going on and on ad infinitum (or more like ad nauseam).
They can freely debunk truths we hold about our Lord but you cannot do the same with the names or truths that are precious to them. We can be told in the Qur’an that Jesus never died (which is what is said), we can be told that it is blasphemy to claim that Jesus said he was the Son of God (but that is precisely what he said). In other words, all kinds of concepts that are treasured truths (the Incarnation, the Resurrection, Jesus’ deity) can be denied by Islam. But to even suggest that some treasured Islamic truth might not be true, is “deeply offensive” to Muslims. So, A is given the right to impugn what B is saying but B is not given the privilege of scrutinizing what A is saying. How can there be any dialogue?
