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Dear Muslim, Let Me Tell YouWhy I Believed
 
Walid Note: Considering readers with English as their second language,this book is written using simple and basic English. For Muslimreaders many names have been translated into Arabic.
 
 Introduction
 
Today over half the population of the world claims to be either Muslim or Christian, with two separate religious books and twoseparate faiths which teach that someday everyone will stand before God and be judged. Each claim to believe they alone havethe true message from God. Muslims claim that the Bible we havetoday is a corrupted version from the original, while the Christiansclaim that God never will allow his word "the Bible" to becorrupted. Yet God's judgment which will decide our eternaldestiny --heaven or hell, depends on whether we accepted Histruth. Islam claims that the way to heaven is to declare Allah as theone and only God and Muhammad as His last and final messenger for mankind. Christianity claims that faith in Christ's redemption by dying on the cross alone as the final act from God, and is theonly way to heaven. The bottom line is that one of the choices hasto be correct and the other is wrong. The right choice leads toeternal heaven, and the other leads to eternal hell. I will share withyou why I believe that the Christian choice is the only way toheaven.To understand the differences one must spend ample timesearching through the evidence for each claim. As the Quran2declares; "
 Produce your evidence if you are really truthful.
" (Al-Baqarah[2]:112). The Bible on the other hand declares; "
 Produce your cause saith the Lord; bring forth your strong reasons saiththe King of Jacob.
" (Isaiah 41:21). And In respect to both requestsand as commanded by both, I will ponder these issues, and weigheach claim on the scientific scale.I dedicated several years studying this very issue, comparing boththe Bible and the Quran, and share my experience as I ponderedinto the Bible attempting to find the alleged corruptions its chargedwith. The results of this comparison are astonishing. Readers willincrease their knowledge with the evidence I gathered in the areasof Prophecy, History, and Science.The issues will include a comparison between the Bible and theQuran on subjects, events and persons like; Peace and War inIslam, Science in the Bible and the Quran. Israel and the Muslimnations in prophecy. Prophecy in the Quran. The Historical,Manuscript, Prophetic and Archaeological evidence of the Bible.My aim is to show the problems of how Muslims view theChristian faith and to provide hundreds of facts and evidences to prove to Muslims why Christianity is the only way.With 18 years living in the Holy Land, growing up as a Muslim, Ilived, breathed, and walked in the Islamic path, studying the Quranand practicing the faith. I hope the reader keeps an open mind andheart as he reads this. Praying that God will open our hearts andminds to better understand His truth. May God be with you as you ponder into this. To Him we give glory, and to Him we submit.
 
Take the Bible Challenge
 
3Several years ago, I passed by a stand with a sign that read "
Takethe Pepsi Challenge
". I thought to myself, why not, I have beendrinking Coke all my life, I wonder if I can find out if I still prefer it. Since the two cups laying on the table had no labels, I could notknow which is which, I tasted each and made my decision. Its asimple choice of course, and it probably would not make a bit of difference to my life if I choose Pepsi or Coke. On the other hand,I would have never found out weather I prefer Pepsi or Coke,without
tasting both
.I realize that this comparison is by no means the best, but there isno way to know which is better, the Bible or the Quran, unless we
 taste
the words. We do not have to swallow them, just taste anddecide whether we want to swallow or reject. One day a greatdesire in my heart caused me to open the
Bible
and compare it withthe
Quran
, I set them side by side and started to study. The studylasted many months, as God overwhelmed me with His truth.I vowed not to stop until a found out if they are really equal whenweighed side by side on the scientific scale. It was the only way...to take the Bible Challenge. I have documented all I learned fromthis experience, which I am forwarding to you. I urge you to takethe
Bible Challenge
. Note: Try to respond to the questions presented here, they all endwith "
?
" in bold. These are questions directed to you. If you areable to answer them, then indeed you have faith based on facts.Please send the answers back to me. I will be waiting patiently for your response.
 
What's Faith?
 
Regardless to what we believe in, all of us have faith in someoneor in something which dictates the way we live. In our case here,4since both Muslims and Christians believe in eternal destiny (hellor heaven), the choice one needs to make becomes the mostimportant struggle for truth and life. If you are afraid to read this, itis perhaps you do not have a strong
knowledge
in your faith. Youshould have no fear if you know what you believe to be true is trueindeed.On the other hand, one could choose for some reason to ignore thisissue altogether, thinking that it does not matter what one believes,since we will find out at the end which is true. That is your choice,and no one including God will force you, but if you were wrong,and end up in
eternal torment 
, do not blame me. I did my job, Ioffered you the challenge.
 The "Quran" Challenge to the Judeo-Christian Faith:
In Islamas the Quran states it clearly; "
 And they say: `None shall enter  paradise unless he be a Jew or a Christian.' Those are their desires. Say: `produce your (Evidence) if you are really truthful'.
"(Al-Baqarah[2]:112).
 The "Bible" Challenge:
"Present your case, says the Lord. Bring  forth your strong reasons, says the King of Jacob. Let them bring  forth and show us what will happen; Let them show us the former things, what they were, That we may consider them, And know thelatter end of them; Or declare to us the things to come. Show thethings that are to come hereafter 
 
 , That we may know that you are gods; Yes, do good or do evil, That we may be dismayed and see it together. Indeed you are nothing, And your work is nothing; Hewho chooses you is an abomination." 
(Isaiah 41:21-24).So, for that challenge which was ordered by both books, and since both encourage us to produce "proof", or evidence to each claim, Iwill respond to answer each challenge. As Christians need to be inobedience to God, they are required to respond, and fulfill thecommission, to defend the faith, to fight the battle, the real war for souls, not by the Sword but by the Word.
 
5We are ordered by God to produce evidence, and witness to thoselost in darkness, to the world that we seek for Christ. As the Biblesaid: "
 In your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have.
" (1 Peter 3:15).In the Old Testament, God encourages debate and challenge;"
Come now, let us reason together, says the Lord.
" (Isaiah 1:18a).Both challenges assure us, that there is
no
need to pick up stonesand fight,
no
need for anger or fits of rage. Just let us reasontogether, and prove with evidence each his claim.The Bible claims that the true Christian faith is the only way toGod, while Islam's Quran says its the other way around. I haveseen many debates concerning this issue, and the problem withthese debates is that no side was able to fully express their opinion.The time element was always a factor, and the heated argumentswould always upset Muslims as they were too quick to throwshouts of "Allahu Akbar' (God is greater). We need to see howGod is great and not just shouting it. We need patience by avoidingquick judgments.The bottom line is that one of the two (Muslims or Christians) isdeceived, to understand deception one must understand the natureof Satan. The Bible gives the best explanation about him, and ingeneral he is the most intelligent, smart, beautiful being God ever made. He deceived 1/3 of the angels. He deceived Adam and Eve.He can even deceive the very elect. You stand no chance to histricks without God and his spirit being in you. He is the best conartist. He appears as an "
 Angel of Light 
". He created all falsetheology, as he claims to be God. The Bible describes him to bethe false God of this world, the one who wants to rule the world.The Quran on the other hand gives some different descriptionsabout Satan. The Quran calls him "Iblees" which is a fiery creature"jin", which the English derived the word "genie" from. Muslims6deny the Biblical claim that the Devil is an angel, one cannotignore the Quranic verse; "
 And as we told the
Angels
to bow downto Adam,
All 
did except Iblees (Satan), refused. He was one of the jinn
" (Al-Kahf[18][18]:50). One could ask, why would God order the Angels only to bow then expect Satan who as the Qurandeclares as being from the jinn (jenie)
?
 
That would logically refer to jinn (jenie) as fallen angels and not another creature made fromfire as the Quran claims in other verses.In the Quran devils are found doing the work of Solomon byAllah's command. Allah is also found protecting them as declaredin the Quran: "
 And sundry satans who should dive for him and  perform other work beside: and it was We who guarded them.
"(Alanbya[21]:82). These devils are also found in the Quran to beSolomon's messengers: "
 He said (Solomon),: "Ye Chiefs! which of   you can bring me her throne[Queen Sheba's] before they come tome in submission? Said an `Ifrit, of the Jinn (devils): "I will bring it to thee before thou rise from thy council: indeed I have full  strength for the purpose, and may be trusted.
" (Al-Naml[27]:38-39). Such claims are rejected by Christianity, no where in the Bibledevils are used to do any physical work, especially building God'stemple, which God used Solomon and his people, (God's chosen people). The most interesting part in the Quran's description of devils is in Surah Saba[34]:14, were Allah declares: "
Then wedecreed Solomon's death, nothing showed them (the devils) that hewas dead as the termites gnawed the staff which supported hiscorpse. And when it fell, the devils perceived that if they had known ...
" Muslim interpreters say that Solomon died suddenlywhile he was leaning on his staff. A full year had passed while hiscorpse was still leaning on his staff. Finally when the termites ate part of his staff, it broke and Solomon fell to the ground. It wasn'tuntil then, the devils realized that Solomon was dead. And we ask:What did Solomon's servants, wives, and army do while Solomonwas dead leaning on his staff for a year 
?
 
Muslim scholarsconcluded that demons are stupid beings who's main job is only towhisper in peoples ears to sin, a description unlike the Bible's
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