Munqidh Bin Mahmoud Assaqqar
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Praise to Allah1 (S.W)2, the cherisher and sustainer of the worlds, and may peace and blessings be upon all of His messengers.
In every age and generation there will be
honest people who are looking for the true guidance. Allah (S.W.) had
sent his messengers with signs, light, and true guidance. “It was We who revealed the law (to Moses): therein was guidance and light.” (Holy Quran, Surah 5. Al-Ma’ida – 44)
“And in
their footsteps We sent Jesus the son of Mary, confirming the Law that
had come before him: We sent him the Gospel: therein was guidance and
light, and confirmation of the Law that had come before him: a guidance
and an admonition to those who fear Allah.” (Holy Quran, Surah 5. Al-Ma’ida – 46)
The Holy Quran, the final divine book, then was revealed to reveal the light and the true guidance. “O
people of the Book! There hath come to you our Messenger, revealing to
you much that ye used to hide in the Book, and passing over much (that
is now unnecessary). There hath come to you from Allah a (new) light and
a perspicuous Book,- Wherewith Allah guides all who seek His good
pleasure to ways of peace and safety, and leads them out of darkness, by
His will, unto the light,- guides them to a path that is straight.” (Holy Quran, Surah 5. Al-Ma’ida – 15 -16)
However, the previous books of Allah
(S.W.) that revealed to prophets were lost due to the circumstances of
writing and the way of conservation, and they were subject to distortion
and loss. Thus, people went astray from the guidance and the right
path, and people used other books that attributed to Allah (S.W.).
These books do not contain – except
slightly – the true guidance and light. These written books contain and
conclude the weakness of the human beings and their ignorance. They are
full of contradictions, and issues, which no sane or wise person would
accept their attribution to Allah (S.W.). This does not mean that these
books are lack of the true guidance completely, but, as I mentioned,
they were subject to alteration and human contradiction.
This is the Muslims’ belief of the
previous books. Muslims believe in the books that Allah (S.W.) had
revealed to his prophets, but they do not accept that the Old Testament
is Allah’s (S.W.) word, even though it contains some of His revelation
and guidance.
However, Christians and Jews believe that
these books (The books of the Old Testament) are divine, and consider
them the word of Allah (S.W.) that He revealed to His prophets and the
Jews read and kept throughout their long history.
With this significant difference between
the two teams, I propose the question, “Is the Old Testament Allah’s
(S.W.) word?”, which I will try to answer in this book of this series,
and present it to those who are searching for the true guidance among
the people of the book (Christians and Jews).
In this series, I will search the folds
of the sacred books of the Christians, to look, through the big pile of
falsehood, for the truth that the prophet had spoken. In addition, I
will prove, to those who believe in the divinity of these books, that
they are not the word of Allah (S.W.). I have endorsed my evidence with
the sayings of the church scholars, its councils, and foundations.
Moreover, I used some of the sayings of the Western free thinkers, who
spoke some of the truth that we are looking for in this series; the true
guidance and light series.
Oh our Lord (Allah S.W), guide us to the truth by your will, indeed, you guide whom you want to the right path. Amen.
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1 – Muslims prefer using the name
“Allah”, which is one of many other beautiful names and it is God
Almighty’s greatest name, instead of the English word “God”. The word
“Allah” is pure and unique unlike the English word “God”, which can be
used in many forms. If we add ‘s’ to the word “God” it becomes “Gods”,
that is a plural of God. Allah is one and singular, there is no plural
of Allah. If we add ‘dess’ to the word ‘God’, it becomes ‘Goddess’, that
is a female God. There is nothing like male Allah or female Allah.
(taken from: “The Concept of God in Major Religions”, Dr. Zakir Abdul
Kareem, pp 18) (Added by the translator)
2 – Muslims do not mention the name of Allah without glorification. The
letters “S.W” is an abbreviation of the two Arabic words “Sobhanahu
Wataala”, which means, “Glory to Him! He is high above all” (Holy Quran
17:43). The English meaning of these two words is from the “Meaning of
the Holy Quran by Abdullah Yusof Ali”. (Added by the translator)
Acknowledgements:
First, all praise and thanks to Allah –
God Almighty. It is with great honor that I present this humble work to
my reader, hoping that God Almighty will help him benefit from it, and
makes him and me among
those who know the truth and among the guided.
Following the tradition of prophet
Mohammad (PBUH) in thanking people who did us a favor, I would like to
thank the many people from whom I benefited in completing this work, and
possibly my success in this work was a result of their prayers to God
Almighty to help me to do so.
I wish to express my appreciation and
gratitude to my noble parents, who have done the greatest favor for me,
in continuously fostering and cherishing me. I also extend my
appreciation to my faithful wife, for her continuous support, help, and
for her standing beside me during the completion of this work.
I would also wholeheartedly like to
express my thanks and gratitudeto the translator, who played a major
role in enabling this book to reach the English speaking reader, Dr. Ali
Qassem.
I also extend my thanks and appreciation
to all my brothers, friendsand colleagues, who played any role in the
completion of this book. Munqidh Bin Mahmoud Assaqqar, PhD
Dr. Monqith Ben Mahmoud Assaqar
Makkah Al Mokarramah
Shaaban, 1423 Hejra
mongiz@maktoob.com
http://www.tojesusway.com
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