Isabella : Are the Christians so shameless that they still believe in Prophets while considering them sinners. Probably you have misunderstood. I have not yet heard from anyone that Apostles worshipped idols and told untruths. Can you prove your allegations from the religious and revealed books of Christians ?Umar Lahmi: Certainly from your revealed books…Isabella : My religious and revealed books! My religious and revealed book is the Holy Quran.Umar Lahmi: I mean the books whichyou as a Christian regarded religiousand revealed. They contain all these things.Isabella : Very strange! But kindly give some proof of it.Umar Lahmi: I say it again that in the sacred Christian books Prophets (Allah forbid!) have been described as adulterers and idol-worshippers. It is said about Prophet Lut (Lot) (the Old Testament in his hand) had sexual intercourse with his daughters. See Genesis, Chapter 19, verses 32-38. About Prophet David it is said that he had. sexual intercourse with an alien woman. See Samuel 2, Chapter 11, verse 4. Then it is said about Prophet Samson (Shamshun) that he had intercourse with an alien woman and then had a love affair with another. See Judges, chapter 16, verse 1.All present: Allah forbid ! Allah may curse the Jews and Christians! Allah forgive us! Allah forgive us!Isabella is ashamed and perspires and could not speak.Umar Lahmi : Now, listen further. In the Christian sacred books Prophets have also been said to have been liars. First the Prophet Samson (Shamshun) told a lie and taught a wrong thing to a woman thrice. See Judges, chapter 16. Next a Prophet (whose name is not mentioned in the Bible) told a lie. See 2 Kings, chapter 13. Another Prophet also told a lie. See 1 Kings, chapter 20. Christ told a lie. See 1 Kings, chapter 22, verse 15. Apostle Jeremiah also spoke a lot of falsehood. See Jeremiah, chapter 38.(To Isabella:) You know Saint Paul very well. What do the Christians say of him ?Isabella : Christians believe Saint Paul to be a prophet and all great priests are regarded as successors ofSaint Paul and for this they are authorised to forgive sins.Umar Lahmi: Quite right. But is it not said about him in all the four Bibles that when the enemies arrested JesusChrist and wanted to arrest Saint Paul, he thrice cursed Jesus- Christ and told a lie that he did not know him (Christ)?Isabella : Of course, it is so written. I used to take daily lessons of the Biblefrom my teacher, Michael.Umar Lahmi: Now, take the proof of the third thing that, according to Christians, Prophets worshipped idols. It is written in the Book of Exodus (which is the fourth part of Taurat), chapter 32, verse 4, that Prophet Aaron asked his people to make idols and taught them to worship them. In chapter 11 of 1 Kings, it is said that Prophet Solomon at the insistence of his wife worshipped idols in his old age and thus assigned partners to Allah. Allah forbid!Isabella : Allah protect us !Umar Lahmi: Look, I have the Bible with me and I have marked relevant portions. You may see yourself that I am not telling a lie. (Isabella turns over the pages and reads all the references.) My object in referring to these is that Christians boldly and fearlessly commit all kinds of sins because, according to them, Prophets also committed them (Allahforbid!) and they think that when Prophets were not deprived of their prophethood in spite of their sins, why should common people be condemned on that very account.Isabella: Does the Quran call all Prophets innocent ?Umar Lahmi: It is the greatest merit of the Quran that it has strongly repudiated all the wrong ideas and allegations of the Jews and Christians and declares that Prophets did not. even think of committing sins, to say the least of actually committing them. The Quran says that what the Prophets prohibited they had never even thought of doing it, and the Quran counts all Prophets among the virtuous.Isabella : Is it not written in the Quranthat Prophet Adam ate the fruit of the prohibited tree? Is it not disobedience of God’s orders a sin?Umar Lahmi: The definition of sin is that it is an act which is committed deliberately. Anything done unintentionally is not a sin. For instance, a man is prohibited from eating or drinking while he is observing fast, but if anyone eats anddrinks in forgetfulness the fast is not broken and there is no sin. Prophet Adam also ate the fruit of the prohibited tree in forgetfulness as theQuran says: “We had taken a pledge from Adam but he forgot it and We did not find deliberation in him.”Isabella: Glory to God! I know it today that Adam committed no sin, otherwise Christian priests used to allege that Adam is described as a sinner in the Quran. (Suddenly becoming conscious of the time) Oh! I am very much delayed and should go home at once. My father and mother will be anxiously waiting for me, and I have not yet taken my food.Umar Lahmi: If you like food can be served to you here. The common food of my master (Ziad b. Umar) willbe served to all of us, You may also participate. Will you accept this request of mine?Isabella: Thank you very much, but I will prefer to take food at my house, for mother does not eat till I return after walk. She always takes food with me.Umar Lahmi: How long will she have your company in taking food! At last one day the secret has to be out.Isabella: Leave it to the time when it comes, but just now permit me to leave.Umar Lahmi: When will you bring your friends with you?Isabella: Tomorrow if possible, otherwise day after tomorrow certainly. And now you should pray that they should also be guided to theright path like me.All present : Amin!
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