In Islam, it is an article of faith to believe that Allah (God) gave His prophets Moses and Jesus revelations. The Quran teaches that Allah gave Jesus the Injeel (known as the Gospel) and gave Moses the Torah (known as Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy). When it comes to the Injeel , there is no historical evidence that Jesus received a document.
Allah in the Quran says that the Torah and Injeel are not what God gave to Moses and Jesus, since human hands altered and corrupted the text.
Allah says in the Quran 7:79 (Interpretation of the meaning)
Therefore, woe be unto those who write the Scripture with their hands and then say, "This is from Allah," that they may purchase a small gain therewith. Woe unto them for that their hands have written, and woe unto them for that they earn thereby.
Throughout history, some Muslims and Bible scholars who studied the Bible started criticizing the Bible. We will find those Muslims and Bible scholars on YouTube debating the accuracy of the Bible with priests who deny the inaccuracy of the Bible.
I spent time studying the Bible to find it filled with errors, contradictions, and many false prophecies. I included many of these errors, contradictions, and false prophecies in this website under the top menu "Christianity Q&A," then "Bible." Read a document called "Is the Bible the word of God?".
We must agree that God does not inspire wrong information. Paul mentioned in his writing that the whole Bible is the inspired word of God, as we read in 2nd Timothy chapter 3 verse 16:
2 Timothy 3:16 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting, and training in righteousness.
If you believe the Bible is the inspired word of God, as Paul wrote, then you must refute all the errors, contradictions, and false prophecies found in the Bible. If you ignored this message and kept believing the Bible is the word of God, then be ready to answer God asking you, Why did you insult me by believing I gave wrong information?
Muslim Apologists
Muslim apologists started appearing on the scene. Apologists, such as Ahmed Deedat and Zaker Naik,
were able to criticize the Bible and prove its inaccuracy. Both Ahmed Deedat and Zaker Naik memorized much
of the Bible and excelled at finding the verses that contain scientific errors, contradictions, and false prophecies.
They were able to prove the Bible is not the inspired word of God. Ahmed Deedat's and his student Zakir Naik's seminars and debates
were effective in guiding many Christians to convert to Islam.
Ahmed Deedat
Ahmed Deedat (1918–2005) was one of the most influential Muslim missionaries and polemicists of the twentieth century. Ahmed Deedat,
a self-taught Muslim scholar from South Africa, became well known for his public debates with Christian evangelists.
Deedat first spoke on February 19, 1979, at the Durban City Hall on "The Quran or the Bible? Which is God’s Word?"
Ahmed Deedat, in June 1984, wrote inviting Pope John Paul II to a dialogue. The secretariat of the Pope replied that the Pope was
agreeable, but there was no further response from the Pope or his secretariat.
Ahmed Deedat debated with several high-profile televangelists. This included:
The Reverend Jimmy Swaggart on the topic "Is the Bible God's word?" Debated in March 1986 at the University of Louisiana.
Pastor Stanley Sjoberg on the topic "Is Jesus God?"
Dr. Anis Shorrosh on the topic "Is the Bible God's word?"
Dr. Floyd E. Clark, a theology professor on the topic "Was Christ Crucified?"
Zakir Naik
He attended St. Peter's School, a coeducational Catholic parochial school in Mumbai. He studied medicine at Topiwala National Medical College
and Nair Hospital in his native city. He then received his MBBS degree from the University of Mumbai. In 1991, he started working in the
field of Da'wah (calling others to Islam). Naik says he was inspired by Ahmed Deedat, who was active in the field of Da'wah for more than 40
years.
Naik has held many debates and lectures and is said to have delivered over 4000 lectures worldwide as of 2016.
Uthman Ibn Farooq Yusufzai
"Uthman Ibn Farooq Yusufzai, commonly known as Sheikh Uthman, is an American da’eeh. He is best known for his work with the One Message
Foundation (OMF), a platform aimed at inviting people to Islam through interfaith dialogue and public outreach. Uthman gained widespread
recognition for his street dawah efforts in Balboa Park, San Diego, where he engages in religious discussions and debates, primarily with
Christians and atheists. His videos on YouTube have garnered millions of views, making him a key figure in modern Islamic outreach efforts
in the West." wikipedia, Sheikh Uthman
Seach YouTube for "Sheikh Uthman" for many videos of his public debates
Bible Scholars Who Have Criticized The Bible
Some Christian scholars, after studying the Bible and finding the many errors and contradictions in the Bible rejected the Bible,
rejected the Bible as the divine inspiration of God. Scholars such as:
Thomas Hobbes, Benedict Spinoza, and Richard Simon
In the Enlightenment era, these philosophers and theologians began to question the idea that Moses wrote the first five books of the
Bible. In particular, the name of Moses was mentioned using the third person, and the death and burial of Moses are mentioned in these
five books. In addition to the many errors and contradictions found in it.
Humanists
Humanists reject the idea that the Bible is the word of God and believe that it was written by humans in a cruel, ignorant, and
superstitious age.
Michael Licona
Licona raised questions about the literal interpretation of the resurrection of the saints in Matthew 27:51-53. Scholars like Norman
Geisler accused Licona of denying the Bible's inerrancy. Licona resigned from his position as a research professor of New Testament at
Southern Evangelical Seminary.
Bart D. Ehrman
Bart D. Ehrman is a distinguished professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is a graduate
of Wheaton College (Illinois). Professor Ehrman received both his Masters of Divinity and Ph.D. from Princeton Theological
Seminary, an American New Testament scholar focusing on textual criticism of the New Testament, the historical Jesus, and
the origins and development of early Christianity. He has written and edited 30 books, including three college textbooks.
Christian apologists were in a dilemma when Bart Ehrman started criticizing the New Testament, proving:
(1) The authors of the New Testament are not Jesus' disciples.
(2) The New Testament contains hundreds of contradictions.
One of his distinguished lectures, "Misquoting Jesus in the Bible," was uploaded to YouTube and is one of the strongest
criticisms of the Bible's authenticity.
The Bible contradictions highlighted by this Bible scholar were given many years before by Ahmed Deedat and Zaker Naik, in
addition to the many scientific errors and false prophecies in the Bible in their public lectures and debates.
I strongly advise Christians to see "Misquoting Jesus in the Bible."
For a full video, search YouTube for "Misquoting Jesus in the Bible."
