Cameron J. Grysen, Ph.D. jude3

1. Cameron J. Grysen, Ph.D. www.jude3.us

2. University of Al Azhar in Cairo, Egypt

3. There are five types of Apologetics: • 1. Philosophical • 2. Historical • 3. Scientific • 4. Testimonial • 5. Comparative Religion

4. Common sense from the world • “If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle” • ― Sun Tzu, The Art of War,

5. Muhammad

6. Line of Ishmael • Gen 16:11-12“ The angel of the Lord also said to her [Hagar] :“You are now pregnant    and you will give birth to a son.You shall name him Ishmael,    for the Lord has heard of your misery.He will be a wild donkey of a man;    his hand will be against everyone    and everyone’s hand against him,and he will live in hostilitytoward all his brothers.”

7. Timeline of Muhammad's Life (A.D) • 570 - Born in Mecca- only child. Father Abd’ Allah (or servant of Allah) died before birth • 576 - Orphaned upon death of mother • 579- Grandfather died

8. 579-Lived with Uncle Abu Taleb, became a camel driver. • 595- War to expel Ethiopians. • Demoted to Shepherd. • Took job in market met wife “Khadija” (15 years his senior). Married. Had an easy life. • Waraqa ibn Nawfal cousin an Ebonite “Christian” pastor

9. Scripture Judaizers • Galatians 1:6 I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you to live in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel 7 which is really no gospel at all. Evidently some people are throwing you into confusion and are trying to pervert the gospel of Christ. 8 But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel other than the one we preached to you, let them be under God’s curse! • Gal 5:1 It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery

10. Cave at Mount Hira 610 A.D.

11. 610-622 Early years of Islam • 619 - Protector uncle diesWife dies shortly after. • 622 - Emigrates from Mecca to Medina (the Hijra) • 623 - Orders raids on Meccan caravans • 624 - Battle of Badr (victory) • 624 - Evicts Qaynuqa Jews from Medina • 624 - Orders the assassinations of Abu Afak, Asma bint Marwan, Ka'b al-Ashraf

12. 625 - Battle of Uhud (defeat) • 625 - Evicts Nadir Jews • 627 - Battle of the Trench (victory) • 627 - Massacre of the Qurayza Jews • 628 - Signing of the Treaty of Hudaibiya with Mecca • 628 - Destruction and subjugation of the Khaybar Jews

13. 629 - Orders first raid into Christian lands at Muta (defeat) • 630 - Conquers Mecca by surprise (along with other tribes) • 631 - Leads second raid into Christian territory at Tabuk (no battle) • 632 - Dies

14. Early follower: Abu Bakr- accepted Islam and was the first person outside the family of Muhammad to openly become a Muslim.

15. Wives • Muhammad’s 16 Wives:1. Khadija, 2. Sawda, 3. Aesha, 4. Omm Salama, 5. Halsa, 6. Zaynab (of Jahsh), 7. Jowayriyi, 8. Omm Habiba. Safiya, 10. Maymuna (of Hareth), 11. Fatema, 12. Hend, 13. Asma (of Saba), 14. Zaynab (of Khozayma),Habla16. Asma • Muhammad’s 2 concubines/slaves:Mary (the Christian) Rayhana • Muhammad’s 4 devoted followers who "gave" themselves to satisfy Muhammad's sexual desires.Omm Sharik Maymuna Zaynab Khawla

16. Quran / Koran • Muslim tradition holds that the Quran is a message of Allah, delivered through Muhammad as dictated to him by the angel Jabreel (Gabriel). It was delivered in Arabic, and all attempts at translation into other languages are deemed inadequate to proper transmission.

17. Qur’an • The Qur'an is divided into 114 suras, or chapters, which combined, contain 6,236 āyāt, or verses. • The earlier suras, revealed at Mecca, are primarily concerned with ethical and spiritual topics. • The later Medinan suras mostly discuss social and moral issues relevant to the Muslim community.

18. Problems in the Quran • Sura 4:82 states: Do they not ponder on the Qur'an? Had it been from other than Allah, they would surely have found therein much discrepancy. • Internal contradictions: Verses contradicting each other or the laws of logic • External errors: Verses contradicting the facts of history or science • Verses contradicting the earlier revelations

19. Names of Allah in the Qu’ran • There are 99 names of Allah. • Al-Mutakabbir (The Proud One), • Al-Jabbar (The Despot), • Al-Qahhar (The Subduer), • Al-Khafid (The Humbler) • Al-Mudhell (The Humiliator), • Al-Mumit (The Death Giver) • Al-Muntaqim (The Avenger), • Ad-Darr (the Creator of the Harmful). • Khairul Makirin (the Best Deceiver).

20. The Muslim creed in English: • I believe in Allah; and in His Angels; and in His Scriptures; and in His Messengers; and in The Final Day; and in Fate, that Good and Evil are from Allah, and Resurrection after death be Truth. I testify that there is nothing worthy of worship but Allah; and I testify that Muhammad is His Messenger.

21. The Five Pillars of Islam are: • Shahadah: sincerely reciting the Muslim profession of faith • Salat: performing ritual prayers in the proper way five times each day • Zakat: paying an alms (or charity) tax to benefit the poor and the needy • Sawm: fasting during the month of Ramadan • Hajj: pilgrimage to Mecca

22. Prophets of Islam: • Adam, Enoch, Noah, Heber, Methuselah, Lot, Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Jethro, Job, Ezekiel, Moses, Aaron, David, Solomon, Elijah, Elisha, Jonah, Zachariah, • John the Baptist, Isa (Jesus) • Muhammad

23. By 650 AD there were 24 different variation of the Qu’ran and they thought that an inferior copy was picked, Shia’s claim that there was 25% missing. • Recent discovery from old grave found 1,000 copies back to 7th century. This is causing stir and they want to kill those involved. No results have been released.

24. The Sunna • “The Sunna” in Arabic literally means, “a clear or well trodden path”.. Muslims view Muhammad as being the perfect example for all human beings. This doctrine is spelled out quite clearly in the Quran: • If you love Allah, then follow me (Muhammad) -Sura 3:31 (Shakir) • Ye have indeed in the Apostle of Allah a beautiful pattern of (conduct) for anyone whose hope is in Allah and the Final Day. -Sura 33:21 (Yusuf Ali)

25. Creation Beliefs • Your view of creation will directly influence your view of salvation. If there is no image of God and there is no Fall, then there will be no need for a Savior, only the need for guidance.

26. God’s Image on man • Surat Al-Baqarah 2:22 … So do not attribute to Allah equals while you know [that there is nothing similar to him].

27. God resting • Surat Qaf 50:38 And we did certainly create the heavens and earth and what is between them in six days, and there touched us no weariness.

28. Fall of man • Surat Al-Balad 90:4 We have certainly created man into hardship.

29. Jesus in Quran • "O People of the Scripture! Do not exaggerate in your religion nor utter aught concerning Allah save the truth . The Messiah , Jesus son of Mary , was only a messenger of Allah , and His word which He conveyed unto Mary , and a spirit from Him . So believe in Allah and His messengers , and say not "three" . Cease! ( it is ) better for you! Allah is only One God . Far is it removed from His transcendent majesty that he should have a son . His is all that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth . And Allah is sufficient as its defender." [Surah 4 : 171]

30. Death on the cross • Surat An-Nisa 4:157 And for their saying, “indeed, we have killed the Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary, the messenger of Allah.” And they did not kill him, nor did they crucify him; but [another] was made to resemble him to them.

31. Salvation • Surat Al-Mu’minum23:102–103 • And those whose scales are heavy [with good deeds]—it is they who are the successful. But those whose scales are light—those are the ones who have lost their souls, [being] in Hell, abiding eternally.

32. Spread of Islam • In Muhammad's words: "I have been ordered to fight the people till they say: 'None has the right to be worshipped but Allah.' And if they say so, pray like our prayers, face our Qibla and slaughter as we slaughter, then their blood and property will be sacred to us and we will not interfere with them..."  (Bukhari 8:387)

33. Islam’s goals and Jihad • Mawlana Sayid Abul Ala Mawdudi an Islamic scholar: • Islam is a revolutionary faith that comes to destroy any government made by man. Islam doesn’t look for a nation to be in a better condition than another nation. Islam doesn’t care about the land or who owns the land. The goal of Islam is to rule the entire world and submit all of mankind to the faith of Islam. Any nation or power that gets in the way of that goal, Islam will fight and destroy. In order to fulfill that goal, Islam can use every power available every way it can be used to bring worldwide revolution. This is Jihad.

34. Historic expansion of Islam

39. Battle of Vienna 1683King John III Sobieski • In the summer of 1683, 300,000 warriors of the Ottoman Empire began the siege of Vienna. The fall of the city would have opened the way to conquer Europe.

40. LETTER FROM KING JOHN SOBIESKI TO HIS WIFE (1683) • The immortal God, (to whom Honour and Glory be Ascribed for Ever) has Blest us with so Signal a Victory, as scarce the Memory of Man can Equal: The Enemy was not only content to Raise the Siege of Vienna, and Leave us Masters of the Field; But also of all their Cannon, and Tents, with Inestimable Treasure.

41. Islam today • Sunni (85%) and Shia (15%) • 1.6 Billion followers • Religion has not been hijacked. • Instituting Sharia Law worldwide is the Jihad of all Muslims and their duty. • Muslims are allowed to deceive to achieve this goal. “Taqiya” to lie about beliefs and ambitions.

42. Awareness of Christian Eschatology

43. Islamic Eschatology • Walid Shoebat • Joel Richardson

44. Major Figures • Mahdi (Guided One) • Isa • Masih ad-Dajjal

45. Gharqad tree (Boxthorn tree) • Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: The last hour would not come unless the Muslims will fight against the Jews and the Muslims would kill them until the Jews would hide themselves behind a stone or a tree and a stone or a tree would say: Muslim, or the servant of Allah, there is a Jew behind me; come and kill him; but the tree Gharqad would not say, for it is the tree of the Jews. (Sahih Muslim, Kitab al-Fitan wa Ashrat as-Sa'ah, Book 41, 6985)

46. Al Mahdi

47. Mahdi • The Mahdi is Islam’s primary messiah figure. • Different origin beliefs, Shai and Sunni • He will be a descendant of Muhammad and will bear Muhammad’s name (Muhammad bin Abdullah?). • He will be a very devout Muslim. • He will be an unparalleled spiritual, political and military world leader. • He will emerge after a period of great turmoil and suffering upon the earth.

48. He will establish justice and righteousness throughout the world and eradicate tyranny and oppression. • He will be the Caliph and Imam (vice-regent and leader) of Muslims worldwide • He will lead a world revolution and establish a new world order. • He will lead military action against all those who oppose him. • He will invade many countries. • He will make a seven year peace treaty with a Jew of priestly lineage.

49. He will conquer Israel for Islam and lead the “faithful Muslims” in a final slaughter/battle against Jews. • He will establish the new Islamic world headquarters from Jerusalem. • He will rule for seven years. • He will cause Islam to be the only religion practiced on the earth. • He will appear riding a white horse (possibly symbolic).

50. He will discover some previously undiscovered biblical manuscripts that he will use to argue with the Jews and cause some Jews to convert to Islam. • He will also re-discover the Ark of the Covenant from the Sea of Galilee, which he will bring to Jerusalem. • He will have supernatural power from Allah over the wind and the rain and crops. • He will posses and distribute enormous amounts of wealth. • He will be loved by all the people of the earth.