[1x-Islam-PP-Slides-LB.PPT]1 OVERVIEW OF ISLAM By Lyle B., Ph.D. August 25, 2008.

[1x-Islam-PP-Slides-LB.PPT] 1

OVERVIEW OF ISLAM

By

Lyle B., Ph.D.

August 25, 2008


DIFFERENT VIEWS OF ISLAM

Islamic View -- all writings are done by believers; Muslims themselves.

Academic View -- taught in schools by dhimmis: basics of religion; art, poetry, etc.; jihad not discussed; always respectful.

Foundational View -- kafirs (unbelievers) use all Islamic texts to explain Muslim world: its politics, religion, history, victims; w/dots.

[CSPI, p. x (all)]


ISLAM -- THE COMPLETE WAY

Islam, viewed completely, is a:

Complete political system,

Complete cultural system,

Complete religious system.

[CSPI, p. viii (all)]


CORE BELIEFS OF ISLAM

1. Belief in Allah. 2. Belief in angels.

3. Belief in the revealed Books of God.

4. Belief in God’s many prophets.

5. Accepts concept of a last day.

6. Belief in divine measurement of humans.

7. Belief in life after death. [YE, p. 18 (all)]


FIVE PILLARS OF ISLAM

1. Shahadah -- profession-of-faith.

2. Salat -- Daily prayer, towards Mecca.

3. Zakat -- Almsgiving, annual charity.

4. Saum -- Month-long Fast of Ramadan.

5. Hajj -- Pilgrimage to Mecca.

[YE, p. 114 (all)]


THE SHAHADAH

Declaration of Faith:

“I declare there is no god except Allah, and I declare that Muhammad is the Messenger of God.”

[YE, p. 115]


ALLAH, GOD OF ISLAM (a)

Allah/God means “the divinity.”

Allah has many different names, such as the Compassionate, the Merciful, etc.

Allah is unknowable and impersonal.

[KRS, p. 249 (all)]


ALLAH, GOD OF ISLAM (b)

Allah absolutely monotheistic; no Son.

Allah wills directives & commands only.

Viewing Allah any different = a BIG sin.

Islam & Christian Worldviews differ.

[KRS, p. 249 (all)]


ALLAH, GOD OF ISLAM (c)

Allah is sovereign over all things.

Only His divine will & commands are known.

Allah is absolutely transcendent.

He never reveals himself; He is not a “personal” God.

[KRS, pp. 249-250 (all)]


ISLAMIC BELIEFS (a)

Muslims believe in angels, esp angel Gabriel. [KRS, p. 250]

Jinn -- Intelligent & powerful spirits; <angels, >humans; may be good or evil. [KRS, p. 250]

Satan (Shaytan), an evil Jinn, and other bad Jinn seek to corrupt us. [YE, p. 29]


ISLAMIC BELIEFS (b)

Muslims believe in Bible prophets.

Muslims believe Jesus was a prophet.

Muslims do not believe Jesus was a Son of God; Allah has no offspring.

[KRS, p. 250, (all)]


ISLAMIC BELIEFS (c)

Muslims believe in absolute monotheism.

ISLAM means “peace” & “surrender.”

Muslim: “one who submits to Allah.”

[KRS, p. 248 (all)]


ISLAMIC BELIEFS (d)

No original sin. Allah forgave Adam and Eve -- no taint of sin.

No atonement. No need for Allah to atone for sins of mankind.

No Trinity. Allah abs monotheistic; Niceene Creed rejected. [YE, p. 208 (all)]


ISLAMIC BELIEFS (e)

No Holy Spirit associated w/Godhead.

No Begotten Son. Allah did not have any children.

Mary, mother of God? No, no trinity, no quartet; Allah undivided.

The Bible. Not authentic, it has many errors and contradictions. [YE, p. 208 (all)]


ISLAMIC BELIEFS (f)

Islam accepts Jesus’ virgin birth. [YE, p. 208]

Jesus not crucified; Allah raised Him up directly to Paradise. [YE, p. 213]

Islam is not a religion of grace and redemption. [KRS, p. 253]


ISLAMIC BELIEFS (g)

Muslims believe Islam is God’s last and complete message to World.

If one learns about Islam, they are then compelled to become Muslim.

[YE, p. 209 (all)]


ISLAMIC BELIEFS (h)

Islam: Humans born good & responsible.

Islam: No “grace” or “redemption.”

Allah: Fair & impartial to all believers.

Get Paradise if “good” > “bad” actions; assuming a moral life. [KRS, pp. 252-253 (all)]


ISLAMIC BELIEFS (i)

To Muslims, sin is willful disobedience.

Muslims not born into sin of Adam.

Islam: religion of justice based on deeds.

Deeds may be good/bad, judged by Allah.

Paradise -- based upon one’s good vs bad deeds. [KRS, pp. 252-253 (all)]


ISLAMIC BELIEFS (j)

Muslims have no assurance of paradise.

They must always strive for submission to Allah’s will.

Paradise -- involves spiritual rewards; including physical pleasures for men.

Hell -- Eternal banishment from Allah, with despair and punishment. [KRS, p. 253 (all)]


ISLAM & CREATION (a)

According to the Koran:

God made time. A day to Allah is different than a day on Earth.

Six days to create everything; Earth and planets created during last two days.

Allah said “Be” and a “ball” of matter appeared, then spread out. [YE, p. 77 (all)]


ISLAM & CREATION (b)


Heavens filled with “smoke.”

Planets & stars “swim” in their orbits.

The Sun -- giver of light.

The Moon -- reflector of light. [YE, p. 77 (all)]


ISLAM & CREATION (c)


Earth is round (a sphere).

Earth’s surface is spread out like a carpet (crust).

Mountains have ”roots” to stabilize the planet (plate techtonics). [YE, p. 79 (all)]


ISLAM & CREATION (d)


Rain -- It falls, collects, springs up from ground (water cycle).

Clouds -- Different ones for rain, hail, sleet, snow, etc.

Earth -- Surrounded by protective layer (ozone layer). [YE, p. 79 (all)]


ISLAM & CREATION (e)

Muslims point out that these scientific descriptions in Koran were unknown in Muhammed’s time. [YE, p. 79]

Muslim scholars agree that universe developed over long time period. [YE, p. 80]


ISLAM & EVOLUTION (f)

Origin of life attributed to Allah; life arose via natural processes, separate from evolutionary processes. [YE, p. 81]

Muslims lean toward creationism regarding humans. [YE, p. 81]


PROOF OF ALLAH’S EXISTENCE

1 Natural world -- Beauty and complexity, created by an intelligent being. [YE, p. 19]

2 Human abilities -- capacity for thought, belief, invention, creativity. [YE, p. 20]

3 Allah’s revelations -- His guidance and existence of religion. [YE, p. 20]

4 Human feelings -- we seek meaning of life, why do we exist? [YE, p. 20]


THE COSMOS

The Word Muslim means submit or surrender. [YE, p. 20]

Allah created the cosmos; it submits to Him; hence it is Muslim. [YE, p. 21]

Animals are Muslim -- Allah taught them to do what they do. [YE, p. 21]

Plants are Muslim -- Allah programmed them to do what they do. [YE, p. 21]


PROPHET MUHAMMAD (a)

~570, Muhammad born in Mecca. [CSPI, p. 270]

At age 40 in Mecca, He received first revelation via angel Gabriel. [CSPI, p. 11]

During next 13 years in Mecca, He converted 150 people to Islam. [CSPI, p. vii]


PROPHET MUHUMMED (b)

In 622 he escaped assassination in Mecca and migrated to Medina. [YE, p. 277]

In Medina, he began using violence to promote his new religion. [YE, pp. 279-285]

In 630, he became “Master of Arabia.” [RS, p. xii]

In 632, he passed away. [YE, p. 286]


PROPHET MUHAMMED (c)

Muhammed received divine revelation.

Muslims believe he is the final prophet.

He is #1 moral example for Muslims.

He is perfect of all God’s creatures.

Muslims: “What would Muhammed do?”

[KRS, p. 251 (all)]


ISLAMIC DIFFERENCES (a)

Two major Islamic sects, Sunni & Shia:

Sunni ~85%; all successors to be blood relative of Muhammed.

Shia ~15%; all successors from Ali and his male decendents. They interpret Koran & other religious books differently. [YE, pp. 334-335 (all)]


ISLAMIC DIFFERENCES (b)

Islam has three major movements: (1) traditional or orthodox, (2) modernist or secularist, (3) Fundamentalist (Wahhabism).

Wahhabism -- fundamental Islam; extreme, intolerant, uncompromising.

Some believe Wahhabism may die out.

[KRS, p. 255 (all)]


WHAT IS JIHAD?

‘The word “jihad” literally means to struggle or strive or work for something with determination.’

Two basic types of Jihad:

Personal struggle, such as quitting smoking.

Physical struggle, such as warfare for Allah’s cause (holy war). [YE, p. 166 (all)]


TESTING ISLAM WORDVIEW (a)

Islam has commendable positive features:

1. Belief in human reason & argumentation.

2. It has some rationality (coherence).

3. Believes cosmos real (scientific realism).

[KRS, pp. 256-257 (all)]


TESTING ISLAM WORLDVIEW (b)

Commendable positive features, continued:

4. It can document historical truth-claims.

5. It believes in a single transcendent Creator.

6. Muslims believe in Jesus, as a prophet.[KRS, pp. 256-257 (all)]


TESTING ISLAM WORLDVIEW (c)

Negative aspects of Islam:1. No coherence between Koran and Bible.

2. Non-existential, impersonal for living.Allah’s nature unknown.

3. Non-explanatory, superiority not real;e.g., sins of al-Qaeda and 9/11/01? Superior inconsistent with submission.

[KRS, pp. 260-261 (all)]


SUMMARY COMMENTS (a)

Islam: Trinity is idolatrous polytheism.

Islam: Incarnation is blasphemy.

Islam rejects “original sin,” man is only disobedient, not a lost sinner.

[KRS, pp. 262-263 (all)]


SUMMARY COMMENTS (b)

Islam denies need for a Savior.

Islam: Jesus did not die on the cross.

Islam: Jesus less prominent than Muhammed.

[KRS, pp. 262-263 (all)]


SUMMARY COMMENTS (c)

Christianity & Islam at odds w/ each other.

Each denies the essential doctrines of the other.

Their theological essentials are in conflict with each other.

[KRS, pp. 262-263 (all)]


SUMMARY COMMENTS (d)

“If Islam is true, then historic Christianity is false.” [KRS, p. 262]

“If Christianity is true, then Orthodox Islam is false.” [KRS, p. 262]


SUMMARY COMMENTS (e)

In 2001, a leading Saudi Sheik, Almad Al Qatani, confirmed that:

“In every hour, 667 Muslims convert to Christianity” … “Every day, 16,000 Muslims convert to Christianity. Every year 6 million Muslims convert to Christianity.” [JCR, p. 28]


BIBLIOGRAPHY

(YE) Yahia Emerick. The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Understanding Islam. Alpha, a Pearson Education Co., 2002.

(JCR) Joel C. Rosenberg, author. The Big Untold Story in the Middle East. My world article, Long’s Christian Bookstore Cat., Fall 2008.

(KRS) Kenneth R. Samples. A World of Difference, Putting Christian Truth-Claims to the Worldview Test. Reasons To Believe, BakerBooks, MI., 2007.

(RS) Robert Spencer. The Truth About Muhammad : founder of the world’s most intolerant religion. Regnery Publishing, 2006.

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