Ch 18.4: A White Lie

Isabella: Very good. Now, tell me if the quality of bravery can be manifested except in battle and justice can be at its best without the establishment of a government. Never! Thus Allah had provided both these opportunities to our sacred Prophet. That is, he waged war against non-believers and also acquired the ruling power so that on the occasion of fighting, his quality of bravery is manifested and with the establishment of a government the quality of justice comes to the fore. Can you show both these qualifications in your Lord?Christian woman: You think fighting is also a great merit. Our Lord brought the message of peace and security and not of fighting.Isabella: But in our Prophet both these qualities were combined. On the one hand he was a mercy for the worlds and kind and forgiving and on the other hand a champion fighterin the cause of Allah, so that he may be an example and good model in allaspects of life.Christian woman: How perverse is your talk, Isabella? Can you comparefavourably a fighting man with a man of peace?Isabella: If fighting the enemies and suppressing their mischief is a great crime, then what do you say about Prophet Moses, whole life was spent in fighting against enemies and of which the Old Testament is witness? It is true that Jesus Christ was an apostle of peace and security and he never fought in his life. But our Prophet was an Apostle of Dignity as well as of Grace. If on the one hand he fought against enemies like Moses, on the other hand, like Christ, he gave the message of peace and security to the world. Thus he was the most perfect example of both Prophets Moses and Jesus.Christian woman: It seems that you have become very clever, but I will not leave you till I have defeated you completely. I want to talk to you frankly so that all the women present here may follow it as two and two make four. Just think after comparing the Quran and the Bible so that the truth becomes quite clear to you at once.Isabella: I will promptly answer whatever question you ask.Christian woman: Look here, unless the apostleship of your Prophet is proved all this talk is useless. First you prove the truth and prophethood of Prophet Muhammad and then the talk may proceed.Isabella: What is the test of Prophethood according to you?Christian woman: If you can prove two things about Prophet Muhammad, then Islam is true, otherwise false. Firstly, that some previous Prophet has foretold about him and, secondly, that he should have performed miracles. For every Prophet these two things are essential.Isabella: Was Adam a Prophet according to you?Christian woman: Why not ?Isabella: Did any previous Prophet foretell about him ?Christian woman: There was no Prophet before him, so how could anyone have foretold about him?Isabella: So your criterion is obviously wrong and mischievous that it is necessary for every Prophet that some previous Prophet should have foretold about him, otherwise Adam would be excluded from Prophethood. As to the performance of miracles, that is also not necessary for prophethood, as it is written in your own Bible, that false prophets will perform greater miracles than Jesus.Christian woman: You do not agree to anything. After all, will you prove the Prophethood of your Prophet or not?Isabella: This is the very question I am asking you. On what ground Christians believed in Prophets Moses, David, Solomon, Jacob, Joseph, Job, Noah, Abraham? Just letme hear that argument and on the same ground, Inshallah (God willing), the Prophethood of the Last Apostle will be proved to your entire satisfaction and you shall have no reason to reject.Christian woman: We have accepted every Prophet by his acts.Isabella: What acts! Just give their details so that there remains no difficulty in establishing the basis of argument.Here the Christian woman became thoughtful keeping her head bowed for a long time, while the women present there felt that it was difficult for her to escape the strong grip of Isabella and that she would certainlybecome the cause of humility and degradation of the Christians. Then the Christian woman raised her headand spoke.Christian woman: We do not know about other Prophets, we are only concerned with our Lord Jesus Christand through him we believe in all Prophets.

Ch 18.3: A White Lie

Isabella: It does not prove superioritybut a defect. If mischief-makers and criminals are forgiven on every occasion, mischief will spread in the world and order of the world will be disrupted, but the Quran has allowedthe use of both, forgiveness and retaliation, in their proper places. Besides, the teaching of the Bible alsocasts aspersion on God as to why He created the quality of anger and excitement in men. Has the quality of anger been created uselessly? Never. God has never created any of the capabilities of men without merit. So the Quran has taught proper use of the qualities of mercy and anger and forgiveness and retaliation and does not allow any branch of human capabilities to wither away.Christian Homan: Look ! how unjust it is that you are rejecting every good quality of ours. Our Lord never fought with anyone but forgave his enemies and bore their oppression patiently, while your Prophet took revenge from his enemies and never forgave anyone. Thus it is proved that it is the example of the Bible and our Lord which will lead to salvation.Isabella: Patience, forgiveness, firmness, bravery and justice, etc., are such qualities whose merits are known to every man but few of them know their real significance. Every moral quality is good or bad according to its use in its proper place, otherwise in themselves patience and forgiveness, etc., have no merit. Look, forgiveness and overlooking will be at their best whenthe forgiver has the power to retaliate. If a helpless and weak person has no power to retaliate, his overlooking and forgiveness will not be considered a merit but just his helplessness. Our Prophet possessedthis moral power of forgiveness and overlooking in the highest degree. Thus when after the victory of Mecca cruel unbelievers were brought to him he let them free, saying : La tasriba alaikum al-yauma [There is no charge against you today]. Although if he wanted he could have cut them to pieces, because he was inpower and his Companions awaited his orders. Now, tell me what was theposition when your Lord forgave his enemies. Obviously he was oppressed, had no one to help him nor had he the power to take revenge; what else could he do but to forgive?If he were in power and then had forgiven his enemies it would have been a matter of pride for you. Patience in the state of helplessness is not at all forgiveness.Christian woman: Fie ! Isabella, you call sanguinary men moral and do not give any merit to the person who never shed a drop of blood.Isabella: It is your faulty understanding that you take obvious things in perverse light. I now put it to you. Do you see any good in bravery and whether you regard justice good or bad ?Christian woman: Both these qualities are excellent; who can deny it ?

Ch 18.2: A White Lie

Isabella: I mentioned the Quran because you may know that in this matter the Quran and the Bible are one. Now listen! It is written in the Book of Matthew 10 : 5: “These twelve Jesus sent forth and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles and into the city of the Samaritans enter ye not: but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” Look, it has been proved from your Bibles also that Jesus Christ did not come as a prophet for us but only for the Israelites and it is better for you to obey your Lord. To convert us to Christianity is to act against the injunction of your Lord and to rebel against him.Christian woman: What do you knowabout the Bible? Ask from me the meaning of these verses. Is it not written in the Bible that the Bible may be proclaimed everywhere?Isabella: Not at all !Christian woman : Do not speak a white lie, Isabella. At least before this assembly you should refrain from lies. See, it is written in Mark 16:15= 16: “And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. He that believeth shall be saved.” Look, how clear is the injunction to make all the world Christian.Isabella: These are verses 15 and 16 of chapter 16. Probably you do not know that the real Bible ended at verse 8 only and the remaining twelve verses are later additions. So you cannot put forth in argument thismanipulated gospel.Christian woman: How do you know that these verses are later additions?Isabella: From the researches of Christians themselves, for by comparison with older copies it was found that twelve verses of the last chapter were not in the earlier copies. [In the Urdu edition of the Bible this manipulation is indicated in the margin.]Christian woman: As we do not have original copies of the Bible I cannot say anything in reply. Let me consult the original copies. But just what teaching of the Quran is not in the Bible? Then why did you accept Islam?Isabella: On this subject I had had detailed discussion with the priests. So you just enquire from them and then ask this question.Christian woman: How do I know what reply you gave to the priests. But just tell me what superiority you found in Islam. Tell me any superiority of Islam.Isabella: Do you think I accepted Islam with eyes closed? At least there is something which made me disgusted with Christianity and made me a lover of Islam.Christian woman: Why do you not mention the superiority of Islam? In fact, there is no superiority in it. Look here, Isabella! There is no one in Spain equal to me in learning and you have not the least inkling of things that I know Anyway, I am asking you just one question which will make clear the truth and untruth like the bright day. Just tell me which of the qualities of justice is superior to the law of grace or the law of graceis superior to the creed of justice.Isabella: Both are superior in their proper places and defective when outof place.Christian woman: Did you understand what I said ? Look ! the law of Taurat is justice as in this punishment is specified for every transgression, but the Bible is the lawof grace in which only Lord Jesus Christ has been specified as atonement for sins. Now, say if you reject the law of grace.Isabella: I have already said that both are correct in their proper places. If any transgressor is forgiven with a view that he will reform himself, then forgiveness and grace will be followed, but if it is feared that the transgressor will be emboldened in transgression and even then he is forgiven, then this forgiveness will be criminal and injustice to the transgressor.Christian woman: Now just say whether the Quran is the law of justice or of grace.Isabella: According to your view, Taurat is the law of justice and not of grace, while the Bible is the law of grace and not of justice. So both of them are defective in their places, while the Quran covers both justice and grace and has taught correct ways of the use of both. For instance, the Quran says that “the return of evil is evil.” This is the law of justice. It further says that “if anyone forgives and there is better in it, then he will berewarded” (xlii. 40). This is the law ofgrace.At another place it says: “If you have been wronged, then retaliate according to the wrong done.” This is justice and : Walan sabartum fa huwa khairul Sabirin [If you be patient, then that is also good for those who are patient]. This is grace. At a third place it says: Wa in kana dhu ‘usratin fa naziratun ila maisaratin [If the debtor is in strained circumstances then give him time till it is easy for him to repay(ii. 280)]. This is justice. But Wa in tasaddaqu khairul lakum [If you forgo it, this is better for you (ii. 280)].This is grace. Thus the Quran comprehends both justice and grace.Christian woman: The Quran orders retaliation but the Bible prohibits retaliation and orders forgiveness. Thus the superiority of the Bible has been proved.

Ch 18.1: A White Lie

The light of guidance of Islam is the greatest boon of Allah which He confers from His unknown treasure on whomsoever He likes. Isabella is the daughter of a great Christian priest, was a strict Christian herself and a scholar of Christian theology, but now she is a Muslim saint, a traditionist, a devotee and a perfectly disciplined Muslim lady. Eminent Muslim divines and jurists are proudof being her disciples and she is famed all over Spain for her learning and piety. She could solve at a moment’s notice the most complicated problems of Muslim law.She had been a Muslim for ten years and in this period the attacks of Christians had subsided. Hundreds of Christian men and women got right guidance of Islam through her and by Allah’s grace she won laurels in many learned discussions.Just at that time the news spread thata Christian woman of Toledo was highly learned in the Quran and the Traditions and earlier revealed books and she had such convincing arguments on the truth of Christianity that even the greatest divine could not refute. Besides, the fame of her miracles gave her a position among Christians which even the Pope did not enjoy. Christian men and women from far-off places came to touch her apparel to acquire blessings and it was said that she cured the most dangerous diseases just by her look. This woman knew that Isabella had accepted Islam ten years ago; she publicly proclaimed that if Isabella came to her she would reconvert her to Christianity by her miracles and force of her arguments, but said that Isabella would never come to her as during the last ten years she must have known the “fraud” which made her to give up Christian religion. Thisproclamation again created a stir all over Spain and Christians started mischief-making. At last one day in her study circle a learned man addressed her.The learned man : Have you heard of a new proclamation ?Isabella: What is it ?The learned man: A Christian womanhas challenged you to debate and has proclaimed that in the first place you will not come to her, and if you came she will not leave you without reconverting you to Christianity both by her miracles and arguments.Isabella: La haula wala quvvata ilia billah [All power and authority is with Allah]! A Christian woman and her assumption that she can convert a true Muslim to Christianity by her arguments! In fact, I have lost interestin such things. It seems that this Christian woman is greedy of fame.The learned man : She has her fame since long, but now she aspires to confront you. There is a talk of it all over the city and Christians.. .. Isabella, this is what I have heard that she is very learned and scholarlyand Christians even claim that no Muslim divine can beat her in the knowledge of the Quran and the Traditions.Isabella: Very good. If she is fond of confrontation, let her come here with her associates and ask any question she wants.On the sixth day after this Isabella received a letter from this woman which said: “Will you have a talk withme on Islam and Christianity? If you allow me to come to you I will gladly try to resolve your doubts.” Isabella wrote in reply: “Not for idle talk or wasting of time but for search of truth, you are welcome to my house at any time.” Immediately on getting Isabella’s reply the Christian woman made it known publicly and next day with about a hundred Christian women she came to Isabella’s house which was in fact a centre of Quranic studies. Isabella cordially welcomed all guests and the talk was initiated by the Christian woman.Christian woman: It is said that you gave up Lord Jesus and all the saints and accepted a spurious religion likeIslam. It is better that after having this experience you come back to Christianity.Isabella: Even if anyone burns me alive I cannot give up Islam, nor can Iaccept multi-divinity and shameful creed of Christianity, yet I have a rightto ask why you have come here to invite me to Christianity. It is nowhere written in your Bible to invite other communities to Christianity; on the other hand, it is written there that Jesus Christ was the Prophet of Israelites (Jews) only and he was sent to preach to them alone.Christian woman: But is it written in the Bible that the doors of Christian religion be closed to humanity? Is this your research that made you renounce Christianity?Isabella: Yes, it is written in the Bible and is also proved by the Quran which says: Wa Rasulan ila Bani Isra’il, that (Jesus Christ) was sent as an apostle to the Israelites (Jews), and at another place: Waj’alnahu mithlan Bani Isra’il [And We have made Jesus Christ a model for the Israelites (not for the whole world)].Christian woman: We do not believe in the Quran; why do you put it to me?

Losing Weight by Reviving the Adrenal Cortex

Losing weight is one of the most popular searches on Google. There are many modern outlooks on how to lose weight effectively without any side effects. The major reason for gaining weight in today's world is the trash we feed ourselves. The intake of junk food disrupts our natural cycles including the adrenal rhythm. A disrupted adrenal rhythm is responsible for weight gain and many other maladies.What is Adrenal Rhythm?Adrenal glands are small glands which are situated above the kidneys and they are responsible for producing hormones like epinephrine and norepinephrine. These are the hormones responsible for gearing up us against any perceived threat. The outer cortex present in the adrenal glands, produce cortisol which is a hormone responsible for maintaining equilibrium especially during chronic stress. Cortisol is the hormone responsible for maintaining weight.A normal adrenal rhythm is characterized by a rise in cortisol early in the morning, which reduces during the afternoon and goes low during the night. Sleepiness is caused due to the reduction of cortisol which in turn helpsthe pineal gland to release melatonin. Cortisol affects weight variations as it helps in regulation of blood sugar. If cortisol levels are not well maintained then depression and weight gain are seen. Moreover it may lead to irregular sleep and stress.The blood sugar levels are directly proportional to the amount of carbohydrates in our food. If there is increase in carbs then the blood sugar rises. Similarly when a meal is skipped the blood sugar drops suddenly leading to the release of extra cortisol which further results in stress and irritation. Hence, it is essential to maintain a regular supply of carbohydrates on which the body is used to. Moreover, the timing for consumption of carbs should also be modulated in order to promote effective weight loss.Basically the diet comprises of two major divisions, one the foods we need to avoid and the other the foods we need to incorporate in our diet. A correct method of eating the same is also essential. Eating correct meals is just not enough as the correct timings for the same also count. The entire topicabout food is too complicated but if onefollows basic rules then it will lead to a complete picture.Adrenal rhythm affects many functions of our body and hence a control on this will lead to the overall wellbeing of our body. Moreover it will also help in somebasic function of the body such as:Adrenal Fatigue:Adrenal fatigue is the belief that the general fatigue experienced by people is due to the poorfunctionality of the adrenal glands. This occurs in people who are stressed or mentally disturbed. The adrenal glands can be revived by the addition ofseveral nutritional foods at the correct time.Balance Hormone:A complete balance of the hormones leads to a better life. This can be achieved by a healthy lifestyle and a complete diet.Relieve Adrenal Stress and anxiety:Adrenal stress occurs due to an increase or decrease in blood sugar levels. Stress is also related to poor nourishment to the brain. Hence, this again can be brought under control by a proper diet. Similarly one can break free from insomnia.Lose Radical Weight Naturally:Weight control can be achieved in a simple manner by retrieving the adrenal rhythms which lead to a better life on the whole. This can be done by consuming food on regular intervals based on the adrenal rhythms.Article Source:http://EzineArticles.com/expert/Kavita_G/1070066

The Key Elements to Success As an Affiliate Marketer

A Successful Affiliate Marketer's primary advantage is the fact that they never give up and a passion for what they do drive them. A determined eagerness to learn, and patience to achieve their goals is what resulted in their outstanding success. Their fascination with the entire logic behind the method of making money online drives them. Yes, good things come to those who wait but Great Things come to those who go out and get it. They only promote what they have personally purchased and tested, to enhance their product knowledge.Successful Affiliate Marketers are constantly testing different products, systems, methods and tactics in order to learn new things to share with their audiences. They sacrifice the needed time to complete crucial tasks and carefully track their analytic results. They constantly change and adapt their content to target a current high converting trend and/or keywords and keyword phrases. The majority of Successful Marketers absolutely love what they do, and it's not a job to them but rather a stimulating activity.The engagement of a targeted audience is a favourite, where they write their own eBooks and articles to share with their audience. Content creation is one of the skills every one of them had to master, any they will confirm that true success can take a really long time. Actually generating sales on the internet as an affiliate marketer has no specific time or final destination. Success is theability to have combination of methods and tactics all resulting in a single primary purpose. They don't just comment and post on any website, they target Page ranks 1-3 which is why they get the floods of visitors.Proper targeting is what separates a visitor from abuyer, where relative and useful content remain the secret sauce. Successful Affiliate Marketers know just how and when to share what kind of content, because they know their audiences. Success come form blogs where they share great content, the kind that inspires and teaches with links to their own professional websites. You will seldom find them sharing raw affiliate links on posts and emails, because they prefer visitors to their own sites.They absolutely prefer to offer advice, rather than a sales pitch and their content is always focused on that. Sharing and inspiring, offering solutions to obvious problems established by research within their niche.Being a Successful Affiliate Marketer will depend on your Attitude and not your Aptitude, where a willingness to learn will serve you well. More information on this is available on the Websites and Blog.Wishing You Prosperity,http://www.bestviralmarketing.comhttps://bloggingaffiliatemarketingwriter.wordpress.comArticle Source:http://EzineArticles.com/expert/Deon_Christie/2244072

Top Hosting Companies in Asia

There are more than 4 billion people living in Asia, with a large amount of Outsourcing, Tech, and IT based companies. There are also some hosting providers to host their company websites. Along with using hosting providers from the west, people are now trusting the hosting providers from the east as well. Some of the companies have servers in the west but have data centers in Asia. It helps them to provide better support to the local companies. So, we are going to discuss on some leading hosting companies in Asia.Leading Hosting Service Providers in AsiaHosting a website in a fast and reliable server is very important to give proper service to the customers and visitors. With the impact of loadingtime in SEO, choosing a perfect hosting is a must for a company.HostSGHostSG is a Singapore-based hosting company, providing consistent hosting service with its six tier one networks around Asia. The company covered a global reach of more than two lac users with Deutsche Telekom, Hurricane Electric, PCCW, NTT Communication, Singtel, and Starhub networks. The company was founded in 1997 and started their shared hosting services in 2006. HostSG has different hosting packages, which suitable for different users and companies.The 5 GB storage with unlimited bandwidth is the starter package for their "Budget Shared Hosting" Plans. This package will cost $6 per month. The premium package will provide 15 GB storage for$18/month. They also offer Cloud Shared Hosting, Business VPS Hosting, Cloud Business VPS Hosting and many more plans for their big customers.Eleven2Eleven2 has headquarters in Singapore along with Dallas and London. The company has various plans for different kinds of businesses. This company provides proper support to their customer websites with faster bandwidth. Eleven2 ensures some attractive budget plans for the smallbusinesses. They also offer some attractive premium packages. In their shared hosting plans, the "S-100" package with 10 GB storage will cost$4.95/month. They also provide fully manageable VPS plans for different customers. Starting from the 120 GB storage plans for $49 per month, the 360 GB storage plan will cost $149 per month.SignetiqueThe company was founded in 1996 in Singapore. It has become very popular among Tech Communities for their reliable hosting services. Their customer care is renowned for user-friendly supports. The company has a presence in Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, Australia and many cities around the world. Signetique provides a wide range of packages for hosting services for their different kind of customers. The shared hosting plans started with 1 GB storage is for$8/month. However, the plan offers enterprise packages of 150 GB Storage for $99.95 per month,with some decent 80 GB, 50 Gb, 30 GB packages.They provide Linux, and Windows-based VPS hosting plans. Their package starts from 20 GB storage for $49.95/month. Their professional package provides 60 GB storage in for $ 89.95/month.WebAsroyWebAsroy is providing different hosting packages.There are some low-budget packages for small companies. WebAsroy also offers some big plans for the large businesses and companies. The hosting provider is a sister concern of XerOne IT, a web programming company of Bangladesh. If youare looking for a cheap andreliable hosting servicein Bangladesh, the company is a good choice.Their services start from $2.42 (190 BDT) for a month with 10 GB space and 100 GB Bandwidth to$8.80 unlimited packages for unlimited domains. Comparing the services with the costing,WebAsroyis decent choice for the small companies.Article Source:http://EzineArticles.com/expert/Md_Muniruzzaman/1975230

Start Your Day Off Right

I am always being asked what to do next, what will help us make a difference in our lives as adoptive or foster parents? My answer always starts with... Intentionally Build a SafetyNet for your child. There are multiple ways in which we do that and I think one of the most foundational ways is when we meet them right where THEY are at.Our children come to us with so much life and loss behind them. Among other things, they've missed developmental milestones and trauma's impacts have taken hold. They have had to adapt and survive. There is so much behind the cover of the book that is their life story.As I continue to answer my question, I urge you and those that have asked it before to realize that itseems like we know this story, like we have read this book before and that it seems like we know theending. Here's the BIG part - it might look the same, but it is imperative that you remember to never judge the pages of the book by it's cover. It is HUGELY important that we check our expectations and read the book with an open mind and heart... even memorizing each page.Meeting your child right where he/she is at increases your child's successes in life and ultimately in relationships. Start by understanding that his chronological age and emotional age are NOT the same. He may look 13, but that does not mean he is prepared to emotionally handle all that entails (remember... book - cover). Do you see your child sabotage goodness in his life? How about problems makingfriends, or doing chores or taking care of toys/things? What if emotionally that 13 year old really can only deal with life at about his 6 year old self? What if your seven year old child is emotionally only able to manage at 3? What if your 3 year old is still trying to master the milestones of infancy?Remember my friends, your child's story entails being a survivor. Survivors can look okay on the outside, but they are "getting by" for the moment. Itis what it is costing them, on the inside, each time they have to survive that gets in the way of healing.That gets in the way of his ability to do positive, loving and trusting relationships.Many misinterpret survival behavior as defiance. Many misinterpret their child's emotional inabilityto manage a moment, finish a job, do a chore, relate to a person, be careful with an item, interpreta nuance, etc., as defiance, manipulation or, even worse, a lack of conscience or respect.I once had a client who was so frustrated with her twelve year old daughter. She really felt like when her child didn't get her chore done the right way, ina timely fashion without being reminded, she was being disrespectful and showed she didn't really love her. (Been there done that - I get it!) Now, my response usually goes something like... "Would you ask a 3 year old to complete that job the right way every time, in a timely fashion without you asking? Seems ludicrous when you put it like that - doesn't it? Her daughter was SO emotionally 3! She handled most emotional situations from a 3 year old perspective - especially within her relationship with her Mom.Meet your child at his emotional age as well as hischronological age... and most of the time in that order!I want to challenge you to start today and every day by remembering to read every word on every page. Don't assume or paraphrase. Don't look for the ending to be like someone else's ending. When we look with clarity at our child's pages, we can meet them where they are at, which allows us to build them the Safety Net they've lost. From that netcomes trust, self-worth, regulation, and a belief that I am worthy of goodness... from the net comeshealing!Stacy Manninghttp://www.tohavehope.com/emotional-age-matters.htmlA strategy that will show how to connect with your child at the right level. That's where success happens for you, your child, & your relationship. Get your seat for this POWERFUL class.Article Source:http://EzineArticles.com/expert/Stacy_Manning/2238627

Ch 17.4: Duty of Islamic Government

Mirano: Never. All the three are false and if anyone is correct it cannot be specified.Umar Lahmi: You have seen contradictions in two different Bibles and contradictions in the same Bible.Now see the wonder of contradiction in one and the same verse. In Luke, chapter 21, verse 16, Jesus says to his disciples that men will kill them and drive them out of their homes butthey will not be able to injure them in the least. It means that enemies will kill the disciples but would not cause any injury, as if killing is not contradictory of not causing any injury. One may wonder whether the compilers of Bibles had any sense. Inone and the same verse there is such a ridiculous contradiction.Isabella: After all, how do the unluckyChristians explain this?Umar Lahmi: What explanation can they give ? They evade the question by irrelevant talk and attribute the error to the copyist. This does not lessen the importance of the matter. Even if this answer is taken for granted the question remains as to what the real passage was and which are the errors of the copyist? For instance, the age of a person is said to be twenty-two years and forty-two years at one and the same time; which of them is the copyist’s error and what is the correct figure ? No Christian can say now that the real passage was this but the copyist made it thus. And when the copyist’s error cannot be located, then the explanation and the reply are nonsense. So it proves that even according to Christians these books are suspicious. When at one place the copyist’s error has been admitted, there could be no belief or faith in the whole book.Isabella: Is it not possible to correct these errors of the copyist’s by a comparison with the original?Umar Lahmi: Had the original books been available, why should have there been all this trouble? Original books do not exist; only the translations from translations and copies from copies are relied upon. And what is more strange is that it has not yet been ascertained about these Bibles as to when they were written or who were their authors. Some say that the original Bibles were written in the Greek language which was current in Palestine at that time. Some say they were writtenboth in the Greek and the Hebrew languages. But in whatever languages they were written they should have been available, but they are not found anywhere ; the translations from translations cannot be trusted. Then there is also the difference of opinion about the period during which they were written, nor is anything known about their authors. Some say that the Disciple Jonah wrote his own Bible and some say it was written by another person whose name was also Jonah. What is worse is that there is no internal evidence in the books about their authors; in the Bible of Matthew his name is mentioned in absentia.Mirano: Christians say that whichever books have been certified by the Church they alone are Books ofGod and revealed ones.Umar Lahmi: So for the book to be taken as revealed we have to depend on the Church and the books themselves are deaf and dumb.Isabella: Christians assert that the decision of the Church is free from errors and so their decision is also revealed.Umar Lahmi: If the decisions of the Church are free from error, why then are there differences in the decisions of different Churches. In the Council of Nice held in Constantinople some of the Books were treated as revealed; these were excluded from the revealed books by the Councils of Trent and Philadelphia, while some books which were excluded from the list of revealed books were again included in the revealed books by the Council of Trent. As if the revealed books are noses of wax which may be turned to any side.After this meeting the participants dispersed. Arrangements were made for the training of Isabella and her friends and they all devoted themselves in acquiring religious knowledge. Four years later all the girls began to speak Arabic fluently and gained direct knowledge about Islam. Isabella after some time became the refuge of women of Cordova after acquiring religious knowledge. She became a model of Islamic injunctions and she was taken as a Muhaddithah (Traditionist) in Cordova as she became an expert in the knowledge of Traditions and the related matters and she continued to advance in piety, prayerfulness and attachment to Allah, and many women were benefited by her vast learning.

Ch 17.3: Duty of Islamic Government

Mirano: Fie, fie! so many contradictions in these books! God forbid! How can they be accepted in Islam? The fact is that so thick curtains are drawn against the wisdom, conscience and love of unbelief that they do not see while they have eyes and do not hear while they have ears. May Allah give them guidance!Umar Lahmi: So much about contradictions of Taurat and Old Testament which can admit no compromise. Now let us have a look at the Bibles. It appears after careful consideration that the condition of all the existing four Bibles is worse still. In the first place the Bibles were composed and written in different languages. The Bibles which were in olden times regarded as divine revelation are today regarded as apocryphal (of doubtful origin) and, instead of these, other Bibles came into use. As if Bibles were just school text-books which could be changed at will according to prevailing conditions and a new series of text-books introduced. Besides, different Bibles were used at the same time, such as the Bibles of the Eastern Church are different from the Bibles of the Western Church. Councils were held at various times in which different Bibles were chosenas if God’s revelation and word is dependent on the judgment of the Church.Mirano: Yes, I also once heard from my father. (Michael) that in one of theCouncils some of the revealed books were excluded from the list of revealed books.Umar Lahmi: Now let us test the Bibles on the Quran and its principles and standard so that the unstability and unreliability of Biblesmay be established. It is written in the Book of Matthew 27 : 3-8 that a disciple of Christ (Judas) taking a bribe of thirty pieces of silver surrendered Jesus Christ to the government and when (God forbid!) Jesus Christ was killed on the cross, Judas was very repentant and went to the chief of fortune-tellers and left after throwing the thirty silver pieces before them and committed suicide on reaching home. But in the Bible of Acts it is written that Judas purchased a field with the bribe money and, while he was going to this field, stumbled and his entrails came out. In the first Bible it was saidthat Judas returned the thirty pieces to the chief of fortune-tellers and committed suicide on returning home, while the Bible of Acts says that Judas purchased a field with the bribe money and while going to it he stumbled there and his entrails cameout.These are two different statements of the different Bibles both of which are accepted as revealed by Christians, and the Holy Ghost got them written according to revelation. That is whenthe Holy Ghost went to the author of the Book of Matthew he dictated one thing, and something quite different when he went to the author of Acts. Now either you should take the Holy Ghost as a liar and cheat or refuse to take the books as revealed. It is, however, preferable that, instead of accusing the Holy Ghost, you should declare all these Bibles as forged andfalse, otherwise neither God nor the Holy Ghost can be exonerated from evils.Mirano: Obviously it is the existing Bibles which are forged and false and the enemies of Christ have forged them to serve their ends.Umar Lahmi: This was the contradiction of two different Bibles, but let us see the contradiction in oneand the same Bible. The story of the conversion to Christianity of Saint Paul, who, inventing the creed of Trinity, made all Christians guilty of assigning partners to God, is mentioned in three places in the Bookof Acts and all the three are different. How strange that (God forbid!) the Holy Ghost lies at three places in the same book about the same incident. In chapter 9 verse 3 of the Book of Acts it is written that Saint Paul was going somewhere with his companions when he saw a light in the heaven and heard a voice on which he fell on the ground, but the companions remained standing. Thecompanions heard the voice but did not see anything, while in chapter 22,verse 4 of the same book it is written that the companions saw the light but did not hear the voice and in the same Bible, chapter 26, verse 13, it is written that Saint Paul and all his companions fell on the ground. Now just fancy in one Bible three lies have been told about the same incident at three places. Can all these three be correct?

Ch 17.2: Duty of Islamic Government

Mirano: Christians say that these are the very Taurat and Bible which the Quran confirms.Umar Lahmi: Well, now I will ask the Quran itself whether it confirms the existing Taurat and Bible or considers them false. The Quran says that Allah is one Who created the earth and the sky .. . and was not fatigued in creating them. But Taurat says that God created everything in six days and on the seventh day he rested.! Rest is taken by one who is fatigued So by Taurat it is proved that God fatigued, but the Quran saysAllah is never fatigued. Now say whether the Quran confirmed or rejected the previous books. The Taurat says that the Prophet Solomon worshipped idols, but the Quran says Solomon never committed unbelief. Now is it confirmation or rejection of Taurat ?Now take the Bible. In all the four Bibles it is said that Jesus Christ died crying on the cross, that he was actually crucified, but the Quran saysthat the Jews neither killed nor crucified Christ. Then the Bible says that Jesus Christ claimed to be God, but the Quran says that those who call Jesus son of Mary God are rejectors. Now let any Christian priest say with justice whether the Quran confirmed or rejected the Bible.Mirano: No doubt, it is proved from the Quran that It does not confirm theexisting Taurat and Bible but rejects them.Umar Lahmi: It is now clear that the Quran does not at all confirm the existing Taurat and Bible but rejects them strongly and has called their statements and facts and beliefs as assigning partners to God and apostasy. Now I am giving a general principle from the Quran by which every book can be tested, as if the Holy Quran had given us a touchstone by which we can judge every book. The Quran says that if theQuran were not from Allah you would have found in it many contradictions. This verse of the HolyQuran asserts that except the Book of Allah no other book is free from contradictions, because man is not immune from errors and lapses and howsoever care a man takes in writing a book there must be some contradictions in it and a book whichhas contradictions cannot be from Allah, otherwise Allah will be taken tobe committing lapses and lies. Can anyone dispute this principle?Mirano: The principle is quite just and natural. Surely any book containing contradictions cannot be from perfect God. But are there contradictions in Taurat and Bible?Umar Lahmi: Many, so many that the reader’s mind is puzzled. Now I test Christian books by this principle so that you may also see reality. Now, sister Mirano, tell me what is your age.Mirano : Between twenty-one and twenty-two, say twenty-two.Umar Lahmi: Very good. Now if you say that your age is twenty-two and an hour later that it is forty-two. Will both the statements be correct?Mirano: How can both be correct? My statement that my age is forty-two will be quite wrong, twenty-two will be correct.Umar Lahmi: Now, see it is written in 2 Chronicles 21:20. that Ahaziah’s age was thirty-two when she was enthroned, but in 2 Kings 8 :26 it is written that at the time that Ahaziah began to rule her age was twenty-two. Can both these statements be correct?Mirano : Never, one of them will be correct and the other wrong.Umar Lahmi: Now the question which of the statements is correct can never be solved and so both the books of the Bible have become doubtful and the seal of falsehood is affixed to both. Now see further. It is written in 2 Samuel 24:9 that there were eight lakhs of Israelites and five lakhs of Jews who took up swords, but in 1 Chronicles 5: 1’8 it is written that Israelites were eleven lakhs and Jews 440700. Now say if both the figures are correct.Mirano : Never, one of them is incorrect.Umar Lahmi: And can the book which gives such incorrect figures befrom God?Mirano: Never, God forbid ! God protect, fie, fie ! God’s honour is damaged by this and so it is better not to attribute them to God.Umar Lahmi: Now, see further. It is written in 2 Kings 24 : 8 that at the time of coronation Jehoiachin was only of eighteen years. As if coronation was a miracle that his age was at the same time eight and eighteen. In the presence of these contradictions, can anyone call Taurat and the Psalms revelations from God ? Can (Allah forbid!) such inaccuracy be attributed to God ?Mirano : Subhan Allah (Glory to God)! These are such patent arguments of unreliability of Christian Books which cannot be explained away. Even a child can understand it as two and two are four.Umar Lahmi: In 2 Samuel 23 : 8 it is written about an incident that Adino the Eznite killed eight hundred enemies and against this in 1 Chronicles 11:11 it is written about the same incident that he killed only three hundred, and, strangely, both are about the same incident. In 2 Samuel 24:13 it is said : “Shall seven years of famine come unto thee in thyland?” but in 1 Chronicles it is said that the famine would be sent for three years. Probably in those days, there was no difference between the figures three and seven, as Christiansdid not discriminate between one and three Gods!Those present: Surely, it looks like this.Mirano: It is strange that Christians did not notice such errors.Umar Lahmi: They could notice theseerrors if they had made enquiries and had resolved to reject inaccuratestatements and confirm what is correct. But they hold on to these errors as one would adhere to the truth. And see in 1 Kings 4:46 where it is written that there were forty thousand stables for horses and carriages of Prophet Solomon and twelve thousand horsemen, but against this in 2 Chronicles 9 :25 it is written that there were just four thousand stables for horses and carriages of Prophet Solomon. Is there no difference between four thousand and forty thousand ? One book says forty thousand and the other book deducts thirty-six thousand from it and is contented with just four thousand, and what is strange is that both the books are regarded as revealed and from God. Did the Quran say it wrongly that there can be no contradictions in a book of God?Isabella: Subhan Allah (Glory to God)! How great is the Quran! If this book had not come Christian books would have never been shown in their true colours.Umar Lahmi: Now just see another interesting reference. It is written in 2 Samuel 10:18 that Prophet David cut down men of seven hundred carriages and forty thousand horsemen. Just keep in mind the figures of seven hundred and forty thousand horsemen. But against thisit is written in I Chronicle 19:18 that Prophet David cut down seven thousand men mounted on carriagesand forty thousand footmen. Both thebooks are said to be revealed and from God and both are supposed to be from men’s manipulation and satan’s interloping, but one book says men on seven hundred carriages and the other book says seven thousand men on carriages and forty thousand footmen, not horsemen. These books are said to be revealed and it is to these books that Muslims are called. Are these thebooks which God revealed to Prophets?

Ch 17.1: Duty of Islamic Government

The Muslims had learnt the details ofthe secret meeting which was convened by Christians and that Isabella’s letter had cooled down all their ambitions. After four or five days in the company of Ziad b. Umar eminent exponents of Islam and divines assembled. Isabella and her friends were also present there when one of them said.A person: Respected sir! the Christians have been secretly trying to defraud Isabella and reconvert herto Christianity, but the Muslim government has not taken any actionin this respect so far. When Isabella has become a Muslim it is the duty of the Muslim government to release her from the clutches of Christians, but it did not do that. Even now Christians are’ doing mischief but the Muslim government is taking no action against them.Ziad b. Umar: All the efforts of the Christians have so far been secret, so how could the Muslim government take cognizance of it? Then there is another thing. It is true that when anyone becomes a Muslim it is the duty of the Muslim government to protect him from the oppression of the non-Muslims and stand by anyone openly declaring Islam. But we deliberately prevented the Muslimgovernment from taking such action for we thought the persecution suffered by Isabella and her friends will make them used to suffer troubles in the path of truth and their belief and faith will be put to the test. If we wanted we would have openly released Isabella from their clutches.The same man: But for the future, the Christians should have been warned to refrain from doing this in the case of anyone else.Ziad b. Umar: You need not worry. In future the government will be more active to support freedom of conscience. In this connection we have informed Christian priests about all the details of Isabella and her whereabouts and told them that we do not in the least want to concealIsabella as the government is responsible to take action against anyone trying to make her an apostate and that if they took any action in future against Isabella they will be liable to answer before the government.Umar Lahmi: Respected sir, Isabella’s friends request that they may be taught the tenets of Islam andconverted to Islam.Ziad b. Umar : Well, do it in the name of Allah and convert them.Umar Lahmi: Have Mirano, Mertha and Hanana any doubt about any tenet of Islam? Mirano for her own satisfaction wants to clarify some points. We do not want to stop her from further inquiry and not to answer her questions.Ziad b. Umar : Very well. Ask Mirano to put up questions and I depute you to answer her.Mirano: Respected sir, first let us be converted to Islam and then I will askone or two questions just because I wish I could give silencing answer to Christians. God forbid! I do not have the least doubt in my mind about Islam.Then the three girls were converted toIslam and all those present congratulated them and after accepting Islam they covered their faces while Mirano proceeded to ask her questions.Mirano: According to the Christians, Taurat is the law and Bible the perfection. Obviously after the law and perfection there is no need of anything else, so the Quran was also not needed. Since the Quran has confirmed Taurat and the Bible, the objection gains further strength.Umar Lahmi: If Christians attribute certain qualities to their books, how does it become necessary to believe that they are actually so? This claim must be proved by argument. But taking for granted that Taurat is the law and Bible the prefection, then the Quran is the preserver. As a preserverthe Quran covers both the law and the perfection. The word preserver the Quran itself has used. It says in Surah Maidah (v.), verse 48 : “(0 Prophet!) this Book (the Quran) has been revealed to you with the Truth which confirms previous books and is their preserver.” But the Bible, never uses the word perfection for itself. It is thus proved that the Quran covers both the law and the perfection.Mirano: The Taurat and the Bible have been mentioned in the Quran and it is necessary for every Muslim to accept them. Then why do not the Muslims believe in them?Umar Lahmi: Because Christians do not have the real Taurat and Bible with them.Mirano: If Taurat and Bible do not exist, why does the Quran confirm them ?Umar Lahmi: The Quran has confirmed the original Taurat and Bible and not these forged and manufactured ones.

Ch 16.3: A Secret Meeting

“All praise to Allah, the Fosterer of theworlds, Who created the earth and the sky and everything in the universewith His absolute power. Thousands of thousands of greetings to that holyand chaste Prophet who came to the world and took out the world from misguidance and darkness to the bright scene of spiritualism and guided us to the right path which was taken by all Prophets and whoseadoption leads us to the nearness of Allah and everlasting peace and security.“O, my respected father! be it known to you that I have accepted Islam which, according to my deep study, isthe only religion which is free from excesses and defects and is the giver of right guidance and salvation. I gave up the Christian religion because it is full of excesses and defects and a contradiction of teachings of all Prophets. Briefly, the following comparison will make the truth clear to you.“(1) According to Islam, Allah in His Person and Qualities is One without any partner. He is unique and is all goodness and perfection. The Quran says that Allah is one, neither he is the son of anyone, nor has He any son, neither is anyone equal to Him. He is living and will live for ever and is free from sleep, drowsiness or fatigue or any human want. To enumerate His good qualities you should study the Quran.“(2) On the other hand, Christian religion believes that God is not one but three, Father, Son and the Holy Ghost. Jesus Christ is the only Son of God and he is creator and everlasting like his father, although the Bible says that Jesus ate and drank, slept and woke and was dependent on water, air and everything that a human being requires and had in him all human wants. If God is also dependent on all things like man, then how can He be fit to be God and what difference remains between God and man? The Quran has clearly declared that those who call Christ God or Son of God assign partners to Allah and are unbelievers. Christians by making Christ son of God are traducing God. The Quran has taught that Christ, likeMoses, David, Solomon, Job, Hud, Noah and other Prophets, was an apostle and prophet and just a man and created and not creator. Now think yourself how clear and acceptable is this declaration of the Holy Quran and how the Christian creed is complicated and unacceptable.“(3) According to Islam, every man is born pure and free from sins and on attaining maturity, others lead him astray. Further, Allah has given man the capacity to obey the laws of Allah and avoid prohibited things. The Quran says that Adam did not commit any sin and all Prophets were innocent and free from sins, and so the question of inherited sin issatan’s invention. The Christian creed, on the other hand, says that every man is a sinner, born so much so that even Prophets committed sinsand Adam’s sin has made all men sinful. It is obvious that this belief is illogical, unnatural and contrary to the evidence of intuition that while Adam commits sin (which is also not proved) all humanity suffers punishment for it. So in this respect also the teaching of the Quran is just and right and its decision is logical, natural and according to the usage of Prophets.“(4) The emphasis which the Quran lays on conduct and on the sublimity and superiority of morals is not found in any other religion. Islam says that man will succeed by his own efforts and will be rewarded by his own good actions. It says that this was the teaching of all Prophets (see Surah Najm, Section 6).“No one can bear the burden of another, but every man will be responsible for his own actions. It is this chaste teaching which gives man the lesson of nobility and urges him to do good.“On the other hand, the Christian teaching is that Jesus Christ, taking the load of the sins of all sinners, wascrucified and he atoned for the sins of all. Sins were committed by thousands and millions of men but punishment was given to an innocent person, the only Son of God!This teaching, on the one hand, makes man worthless and insolent and, on the other hand, one loses confidence in oneself, and so his worth and value fall in his own eyes. Further, this creed is a great derogation of God’s Holi-ness.‘ “(5) When the Quran came to the world, it revealed all the truths, the truths which had been long forgotten; even their sources were polluted. Islam re established the nobility of all Prophets and refuted the false allegations made against them. It exposed man’s interpolation made in their revealed books and clarified the reality by this exposition. Islam refuted false and base-less charges against Prophet Jesus which some enemies and false friends had made against him, and it is in fact the beneficence of Islam thatit represented Prophet Jesus in his true colour and cleared him of the accusations of the Jews and the so-called Christians.“As against this Christians have accused the Prophets with falsehood,fornication and murder and presented the character of Christ alsoin such a mutilated form that if Islam on its advent had not clarified the truth” no one would have taken him even as a man of morals. This is an obligation of Islam which Christians can never repay. Christians not only manipulated their books but also compiled hundreds of Bibles in the name of Christ. Today the same compiled, fraudulent and false Biblesare put before us which do not have the remotest concern with Christ. TheQuran claims that all revealed books have been fully and completely preserved in it. So I invite you and all Christians to this Quran which maintains the honour of Christianity in the world and which presents to usall at a time the teachings of all Prophets.“(6) Islam specifies the rights of women, issues orders for the liberation of slaves, infuses the spirit of equality and brotherhood among mankind and establishes contact between man and God.“But in Christianity there is not even ahint at women’s rights. Only men have been told that they can divorce their wives on adultery but said nothing as to what the wife could do on husband’s going bad. There is not a word of liberation of slaves in Christianity.“(7) Islam fertilised human morals and provided a regular code of conduct for humanity. By following itman can utilise moderately his inner faculties. The Holy Quran says (see Part 2 5, Section 4): ‘The return of evilis evil, but who forgives for the sake of reforming them, its reward and credit is with God.’“But Christianity emphasises only one aspect if it that the offender may not be punished, but if anyone strikeson one cheek the other cheek should also be presented to him. How can anyone in the world follow this teaching and how can world order be maintained by it? If it were the intention to show mercy and kindness on every occasion, then why did He create the quality of anger in man and then why did He allow His part of human instinct to wither away.“These are a few points as an illustration on understanding. I have accepted Islam and so for you also if there is any straight path it is only one, that is you should accept Islam at the earliest and express penitence on such multiplication of Divinity in Christianity which are contrary to all qualities of God and an obstacle in the path of human progress. May God grant you the privilege of accepting the truth ! I am also praying for your right guidance and may God give it to you soon! Amen !