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ISLAM & THE GOSPEL

New Life Equipping Class

Schedule

Introduction

Origin & History

Muhammad & Jesus

Allah & Yahweh

The Qur’an & the Bible

Sharing the Gospel with Muslims

Jesus said, “I am the way, and the

truth, and the life. No one comes to the

Father except through me” (John 14:6)

Jesus was Born of a Virgin

Behold! the angels said: “O Mary! God giveth

thee glad tidings of a Word from Him: his name

will be Christ Jesus, the son of Mary, held in

honour in this world and the Hereafter and of

(the company of) those nearest to God; He shall

speak to the people in childhood and in maturity.

And he shall be (of the company) of the

righteous.” She said: “O my Lord! How shall I

have a son when no man hath touched me?” He

said: “Even so: God createth what He willeth:

When He hath decreed a plan, He but saith to it,

‘Be,’ and it is! (Q 3:45-47).

Jesus was Born of a Virgin

• And Mary said to the angel, "How will this be,

since I am a virgin?" And the angel answered

her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and

the power of the Most High will overshadow you;

therefore the child to be born will be called holy-

the Son of God. (Luke 1:34-35)

• All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had

spoken by the prophet: "Behold, the virgin shall

conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his

name Immanuel" (which means, God with us).

(Matt 1:22-23; cf. Isa 7:14)

Jesus was Sinless

For we do not have a high priest who is

unable to sympathize with our

weaknesses, but one who in every

respect has been tempted as we are,

yet without sin. (Heb 4:15)

Muhammad was a Sinner

Know, therefore, that there is no god

but God, and ask forgiveness for thy

fault, and for the men and women who

believe: for God knows how ye move

about and how ye dwell in your homes.

(Q 47:19)

Muhammad was a Sinner

• But because of the temptation to sexual

immorality, each man should have his own wife

and each woman her own husband. (1 Cor 7:2)

• Marry women of your choice, Two, or three, or

four. (Q 4:3)

• Prophet! We have Made lawful to thee Thy

wives…And any believing women Who

dedicates her soul To the Prophet if the Prophet

Wishes to wed her…this Only for thee, and not

For the Believers (at large). (Q 33:50)

Jesus was the Messiah

Behold! the angels said: ‘O Mary! God

giveth thee glad tidings of a Word from

Him: his name will be Christ [Messiah]

Jesus, the son of Mary, held in honour

in this world and the Hereafter and of

(the company of) those nearest to God.’

(Q 3:45)

Muhammad was a Prophet

The Muslims worship God alone. Muhammad

was only a mortal being commissioned by God

to teach the word of God and lead an

exemplary life. He stands in history as the best

model for man in piety and perfection. He is a

living proof of what man can be and of what he

can accomplish in the realm of excellence and

virtue. Moreover, the Muslims do not believe

that Islam was founded by Muhammad,

although it was restored by him in the last

stage of religious evolution.

-Muslim scholar Abdalati

Muhammad was a Prophet

• And remember, Jesus, the son of Mary, said: ‘O

Children of Israel! I am the apostle of God (sent)

to you, confirming the Law (which came) before

me, and giving Glad Tidings of an Apostle to

come after me, whose name shall be Ahmad

[Muhammad].’ (Q 61:6)

• Muhammad is not the father of any of your men,

but (he is) the Apostle of God, and the Seal of

the Prophets: and God has full knowledge of all

things. (Q 33:45)

Jesus was the Word of God

• “Christ Jesus the son of Mary” who

was “His [God’s] Word.” (Q 4:171)

• In the beginning was the Word, and the

Word was with God, and the Word was

God. (John 1:1)

• He is clothed in a robe dipped in blood,

and the name by which he is called is

The Word of God. (Rev 19:13)

Jesus Performed Miracles

And (appoint him) an apostle to the

Children of Israel, (with this message):

“I have come to you, with a Sign from

your Lord, in that I make for you out of

clay, as it were, the figure of a bird, and

breathe into it, and it becomes a bird by

God’s leave: And I heal those born

blind, and the lepers, and I quicken the

dead, by God’s leave.” (Q 3:49)


1. He spoke at birth (Q 19:27-31)

2. He created birds from clay (Q 5:113)

3. He cured the blind and the lepers (Q

5:133; 3:49)

4. He raised the dead (Q 3:49)

5. He had supernatural knowledge (Q 3:49)

6. He spread a table with food from heaven

(Q 5:115-18)


The Mahometan religion has for a foundation

the Koran and Mahomet. But has this prophet,

who was to be the hope of the world, been

foretold? What sign has he that every other

man has not, who chooses to call himself a

prophet? What miracle does he himself say that

he has done? What mysteries has he taught,

even according to his own tradition? Any man

can do what Mahomet has done; for he

performed no miracles, he was not foretold. No

man can do what Christ has done.

-Blaise Pascal

Muhammad was Confused

Stricken with panic, Muhammad arose and

asked himself, What did I see? Did possession

of the devil which I feared all along come to

pass? Muhammad looked to his right and his left

but saw nothing. For a while he stood there

trembling with fear and stricken with awe. He

feared the cave might be haunted and that he

might run away still unable to explain what he

saw. - Muslim biographer Haykal

Jesus Ascended to Heaven

• Behold! God said: “O Jesus! I will take thee and

raise thee to Myself and clear thee (of the

falsehoods) of those who blaspheme; I will make

those who follow thee superior to those who

reject faith, to the Day of Resurrection.” (Q 3:55)

• Isa [Jesus] says: “So peace is on me the day I

was born, the day that I die, and the day that I

shall be raised up to life (again).” (Q 19:33)

• And when [Jesus] had said these things, as they

were looking on, he was lifted up, and a cloud

took him out of their sight. (Acts 1:9)

Romans 1:18-21

For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven

against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of

men, who by their unrighteousness suppress

the truth. For what can be known about God is

plain to them, because God has shown it to

them. For his invisible attributes, namely, his

eternal power and divine nature, have been

clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the

world, in the things that have been made. So

they are without excuse. For although they knew

God, they did not honor him as God or give

thanks to him, but they became futile in their

thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened.

Muhammad in the Bible?

God speaks to Moses, “The LORD your

God will raise up…a prophet like you

from among their brothers. And I will

put my words in his mouth, and he

shall speak to them all that I command

him.” (Deut 18:15-18)


Gird your sword on your thigh, O mighty

one, in your splendor and majesty! In

your majesty ride out victoriously for

the cause of truth and meekness and

righteousness; let your right hand teach

you awesome deeds! Your arrows are

sharp in the heart of the king's enemies;

the peoples fall under you. (Ps 45:3-5)


[Moses] said,

“The LORD came

from Sinai and

dawned from Seir

upon us; he

shone forth from

Mount Paran.”

(Deut 33:2)


• And I will ask the Father, and he will

give you another Helper, to be with you

forever. (John 14:16)

• But when the Helper comes, whom I

will send to you from the Father, the

Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the

Father, he will bear witness about me.

(John 15:26)

Old Testament Passages Muslims Claim as Predictions Regarding Muhammad:

• Genesis 49:10

• Deuteronomy 18:15, 18; 32:21; 33:2

• Psalms 45; 149; Song of Songs 5:16

• Isaiah 21:7; 42:1-4; 42:10-12; 53; 54:1; 63:1-6; 65:1-6

• Daniel 2:45; Habakkuk 3:3; Haggai 2:7

• In addition, the Shi‘ites claim Genesis 17:20 and Jeremiah 46:10

New Testament Passages Muslims Claim

as Predictions Regarding Muhammad:

• Matthew 3:2; 17:11; 20:1-16; 21:33-44

// Mark 12:1-11; Luke 20:9-18

• Mark 1:7

• John 1:21; 4:21; 14:30; 14:16-17, 26; 16:13

• 1 John 4:2-3

• Jude 14-15

• Revelation 2:26-29

Jesus Did Not Die on the Cross

• They said (in boast), ‘We killed Christ

Jesus The son of Mary, The Apostle of

God’;--But they killed him not, Nor

crucified him, But so it was made To

appear to them. (Q 4:157-59)

• Jesus was taken to heaven and a

substitute killed in his place.


Two Arguments:

1.God’s Sovereignty – God would not let

this happen

2.Denial of Original Sin – Mankind does

not need a Savior


Christian Refutations of Islamic

Inconsistency:

• Behold! Allah said: “Jesus I will cause you to

die and I will raise you to me.” (Q 3:55)

• And I was a witness over them while I remained

among them; but when You did cause me to

die, You were Thyself the watcher over me. (Q

5:117)

• Peace be upon me, the day I was born, the day I

die and the day I am resurrected. (Q 19:15)

Jesus Never Rose Again

• How could he be raised to life if he was

never crucified?

• The resurrection will happen in the last

days when Jesus comes again.

Jesus Never Claimed to be God

• “All [the passages about Jesus in the Qu’ran]

emphasize the fact that Jesus never claimed to

be a god or the Son of God, and that he was only

the servant and apostle of the Lord in the pattern

of those before him.” - Muslim scholar Abdalati

• Christ the son of Mary was no more than a

Messenger; many were the Messengers that

passed away before him. (Q 5:75)

• The Muslim who links the nature of Allah with

the nature of man has committed the ultimate

sin (shirk).


• “Jesus claimed only to be a prophet or a

messenger of God. The Gospels also

accord Jesus a status not a shade higher

than that of Prophet and Messenger.”

- Muslim scholar Ajijola

• “The biblical expression ‘Son of God’

cannot be said to have ever come,

authentically, from the lips of Jesus

himself.” - Muslim scholar Mufassir


• Thomas answered him, “My Lord and my

God!” (John 20:28)

• And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me

good? No one is good except God alone.”

(Mark 10:18)

• “The Father is greater than I.” (John 14:28)

How Could God Have a Son?

• It is not befitting To (the majesty of)

God That He should beget A son. (Q

19:35)

• And exalted is the Majesty Of our Lord:

He has Taken neither a wife Nor a son.

(Q 72:3)

• Allah is far ‘from having partners they

associate [with him].’ (Q 9:31)

How Could God Have a Son?

• O Jesus, son of Mary! Didst thou say

unto mankind: ‘Take me and my mother

for two gods beside Allah?’ (Q 5:119)

• For God so loved the world, that He

gave His only begotten Son, that

whoever believes in Him shall not

perish, but have eternal life. (John 3:16,

NASB)

Application

1. Focus on Jesus

2. Speak gently

3. Know the truth

4. Address misconceptions

5. Evangelize in love

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