Comments on: Dawah to Those Who Don’t Share our Islamic Faith, One at a Time

By: Abdullaah

Abdullaah — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 17:53:50 +0000

Reference: http://comparative-religion-points.blogspot.com/

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Comparative religion points for Christianity and Hinduism with respect to Islam:

(1) Prohibition of Alcohol:- Manu Smriti: 9:235, 11:55; Rig Veda: 8:2:12, 8:21:14; //BIBLE: Proverbs: 20:1, 23:31; Ephesians: 5:18.

(2) Prohibition of Pork:- //BIBLE: Leviticus 11:7-8; Deuteronomy 14:8.

(3) Prohibition of Usury (Interest on Money/Loan/Credit):- Manu Smriti: 11:62, 8:152; //BIBLE: Leviticus 25:36-37; Ezekiel 18:13, 22:12; Psalms 15:5.

(4) Permission for Non-Vegetarian Food:- Ramayana: 2:20:29; Manu Smriti: 5:30, 39; Mahabharata: 13:88.

(5) Veil/Head Scarf:- Rig Veda: 8:33:19; //BIBLE: 1st Corinthians 11:5.

(6) Oneness of God & Prohibition of Idol Worship:- VEDA: Yajur Veda 32:3, 40:8-9; Rig Veda 1:164:46, 6:45:16; UPANISHAD: Khandogya: 6:2:1, Shwetashvatara 6:9, 4:20; GEETA: 7:20, 10:3; BRAHMA SUTRA; //BIBLE: Leviticus 26:1; Exodus 20:4.

(7) Prophet Muhammadâ€™s Description:- Bhavishya Purana: Prati Sarag: Parv III: Khand 3: Aday 3: Shloka 5-8, 10-27; Samveda: Book II: Hymn 6: Verse 8; //BIBLE: Deuteronomy 18:18; John 14:16.

By: Safa'a I.

Safa'a I. — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 02:00:02 +0000

Salamu 3alaikum,

Thanks for the suggestions sister. It’s never too late to gain a greater understanding about this subject. I actually just heard about Bart Ehrman three weeks ago, so I’m looking forward to completing his books. And I’m currently in the process of reading your blog. I finished the ‘how’ you converted to Islam part, which let me tell you made my heart stop 50 times. I really hope it’s an easy road from here on out for you, and that Allah continues to guide you + your friends and family. Ameen. I’m going to start reading the ‘why’ part now insha Allah…

Thanks again!

By: Amad

Amad — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:03:25 +0000

Mashallah, I read your story… quite amazing. I have been to the Little Rock Masjid a long, long time ago.

By: Brooke

Brooke — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:27:59 +0000

I know this reply is a bit late but in case you’re still interested, I was a Protestant Christian and studied extensively regarding the authenticity of the Bible/Quran before converting to Islam. I wrote quite a bit about it in my blog: http://www.fearlovehope.blogspot.com/

Also, one of the leading scholars today in Biblical textual criticism is Bart Ehrman who wrote “Misquoting Jesus” and a few other good books. I would recommend those.

By: noon

noon — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:36:23 +0000

I like what Dr. Zakir Naik says about atheists. That is much easier to convert them. His work is half done. Because they already believe half the shahada, and he just has to guide them about the other half. i.e. they already say “there is no god” and he just has to guide them to “except God (Allah).”

By: Phil

Phil — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 04:53:56 +0000

Actually most converts I know were from highly liberal or borderline atheist backgrounds. One of my friends was even an Atheist/anarchist before coming to the fold. I tend to find the opposite, atheists react to the illogical nature of Christianity(and the Christian construction of God) rather than concrete opposition of the idea of God. While Christians tend to retreat to their dogma.

Oh yeah I was a Christian turned atheist also.

As Imam Al Ghazali said “there is no faith without certainty”, so I think you will find those with certainty are as likely to have a spiritual crisis because they talked to an atheist as one would have by trying to draw water from a rock.

By: Amad

Amad — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 09:59:41 +0000

I think atheistdebater, you have ended up on the wrong site based on your objectives.

See this comment:
http://muslimmatters.org/2009/11/15/responding-to-the-fort-hood-tragedy-imam-zaid-shakir/#comment-53759

You can see some other comments on that post from Carlos, who shares your religion of no-religion.

In general, we are not here to debate about Islam, the religion, or actually religion in general. The site is “MuslimMatters”, so it deals with matters concerning Muslims and Islam. And the site’s objectives and goal is not up for discussion either. Hope that is clear.

By: atheistdebater

atheistdebater — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 06:10:00 +0000

Converting Christians to Islam does not seem very hard. They are already predisposed to believe in the supernatural. Try converting an atheist. Good luck. More likely, he might talk some sense into you, and you might suffer a crisis of faith.

If you do choose to leave Islam, beware. There are those who make no apologies for the prophet’s command: “Kill those who leave Islam.”

Does anyone have any advice on how best to convert Muslims to atheism? I am doing the best I can, by engaging in debate on Muslim websites, but I can never be sure if I am actually getting my message across.

By: Safa'a I.

Safa'a I. — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:24:46 +0000

I LOVE dawah stories..

I’m actually meeting up with a Protestant Christian soon insha Allah to discuss the authenticity of the Bible/Qur’an! Can someone suggest something for me to read/listen to before doing that? I’d really like to read something DETAILED about the origins of the bible and the difference between versions and the original text.

By: Amatullah

Amatullah — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 02:36:10 +0000

…hmmmm…to Muslims it’s iblagh