Question:
Salaam Most respected,
High in brilliance, but low in humility,
I come before you in distress,
Currently i am in a deadlock with a christian friend, “Pollock”,
me and pollock are in this art website, he decides to make a picture of Isa’s sacrifice,
I left my respects and a little fact that Isa meant a lot to us muslims too, this bought his interest, wishing to know what does Islam say, So i just told him what i knew,
From what was a mutual sharing of logic became a religious war,
he is suddenly imposing facts from the bible but in a very direct manner,
he is a VERY biased christian of the new testament, and he has locked me into this conflict
Honored learned, i ask that you help give me mutual proof that Isa was a prophet, not god and that the bible is wrong,please
Answer:
wa `alaykum salam,
Our mashaykh do no advise us to engage in religious debate and arguments. Argument, as Imam Ghazali said, “only brings darkness to the heart.” The best is to say, as Allah informed our Beloved Prophet (s):
{Say : O ye that reject Faith! I worship not that which ye worship, Nor will ye worship that which I worship. And I will not worship that which ye have been wont to worship, Nor will ye worship that which I worship. To you be your Way, and to me mine.} (Surat Kafirun)
Taher Siddiqui
