Islam is a major world religion started in Arabia in the seventh century AD by Muhammad. The Arabic term islām means “surrender,” and the fundamental religious idea of Islam is that the Islam believer (called a Muslim) in Allah accepts surrender to the will of Allah. "Allah is viewed as the sole god, creator, sustainer, and restorer of the world. The will of Allah, to which human beings must submit, is made known through their sacred scriptures, the Qur' an (often spelled Koran in English), which Allah revealed to his messenger, Muhammad" (Source: Britannica).
Muslims honor Mary, the mother of Jesus, and the Koran mentions her thirty-four times in their sacred book – while the Bible only mentions her nineteen times. In the Koran, Mary is considered to be pure and the greatest, most righteous woman to have ever lived, even to the point that, Islamic tradition and many Muslims call her the “queen of the saints.” Because of their devotion to Mary, the Muslims often travel to the places of the Marion Apparitions because they think they may get a message from Mary. The video below follows the Marion Apparitions and compares them to the Scriptures of the Bible.
Leading the Way
‘Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few” (Matthew 9:37 BSB).
“And if My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land” (2 Chronicles 7:14 BSB).
Nabeel Qureshi
Nabeel Qureshi was a Muslim who came to know Jesus as his Lord and Savior and wrote these books to share his testimony of how he came to know the Lord and as a witness for the sake of the gospel.
Purchase
Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus
No God But One
What Does the Scripture Say?
Some might ask, “Does it really matter what the Scriptures say?” While others stand firmly on the Scriptures. Why this difference in opinions? The difference is found in what one believes to be authoritive and the source of truth.
If we are to come to truly know Christ and be born again, it can only be through the revealing of His Word. "And that from childhood you have known the sacred writings, which are able to give you the wisdom that leads to salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus" (2 Timothy 3:15 NASB95). And Jesus said, "Whoever hears My Word and believes Him who sent Me has eternal life" (John 5:24a). Those who have been born again know the Scriptures to be the source of truth through which they have come to know the salvation of Jesus. Their faith rest on the promises of God given to them in the Scriptures. "Let us hold resolutely to the hope we profess, for He who promised is faithful" (Hebrews 10:23 BSB).
The Bible is the Word of God and the source of truth. "All Scripture is God breathed and is useful for instruction, for conviction, for correction, and for training in righteousness." (2 Timothy 3:16 BSB). It is the Scriptures that should be forming our beliefs and guiding our actions. We should not be reading the Word of God subjectively, trying to adapt the Bible to our feelings and beliefs, but we need to be reading the the Word of God objectively, asking God to reveal what is true to us through His Word and to be conforming our lives to the reality that is revealed in Scripture.
"Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart. I will be found by you, declares the LORD” (Jeremiah 29:12-14a BSB).
