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Just One Message!

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Just One Message!

Written by: Dr. Naji Ibrahim

Edited by: Ann Ronayne

Dedication

To those who seek the truth sincerely, honestly, and with an open mind!

Straight to the point

Since the creation of Adam, throughout history, just one original and eternal message has been delivered repeatedly to humankind.

To remind people of it and get them back on track, many prophets and messengers ̶ including Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad ̶were sent by the onlyTrue God to convey thismessage:

The True God, The CreatorIs Only ONE.

Worship Him ALONE.

TheTrue God, The Creator

Sent These Prophets:

To Convey This Message: message

--------- Adam God is One

--------- Noah God is One

--------- Abraham God is One

--------- MosesGod is One

--------- Jesus God is One

--------- MuhammadGod is One

The OneTrue God (Allah) sent these major prophets, as well as many other prophets and messengers,to accomplish various tasks and missions, some of which were:

To receive guidance from God anddeliver it to their people.

To convey the message that God is One and to command their people to worship Him alone. (NOT to worship Brahma, Buddha, nature, Jesus, Muhammad, or any others!)

To be role models for their people.

To instruct their peopleto love and obey God, fear Him, and keep His commandments.

To teach their followers important religious and moral tenets and to advise them on worldly matters.

To guide those who had deviated, disobeyed God, or worshipped other false gods or idols.

To tell people about their final destination (the Last Day) and what will lead them to either Paradise or …

All those prophets and messengers were created and sent by the same God. He is the Creator of all humans, all animals, and all creatures and objects. It is this OneTrue God (Allah) who created the whole universe, including nature and all it contains. He is the Creator of life, death, andlife after death.

The Oneness of thisTrue God, the Creator, can be easily found in the scriptures of the Jews, Christians, Muslims, and others.

By objectively studying the concept of God according to both the Bible and the Qur’an, a sincere seeker of the truth can easily discern the unique attributes belonging to the OnlyTrue God (Allah).

Some of the qualities that distinguish this OnlyTrue God from others who claim (or are claimed) to be God are:

ThisTrue God is the Creator; He Himself is neither created nor born.
TheTrue God is ONE, not three or more! He has no partners or equals.

This One True God (Allah) cannot be seen byhumans in this life.

TheOne True God (Allah)is not manifested or incarnated in any physical forms of His creation.

This One True God (Allah) is eternal; He does not die or change.

TheOneTrue God (Allah) is not in need of anyone, such as a mother, a wife, or a son; nor does He require food, drink, or any kind of help. It is others who need Him.

This OneTrue God (Allah) is unique in His attributes and qualities. No one is like Him, and no humanor animal descriptions can be attributed to Him.

We can use these criteria and qualities (as well as others belonging to Him alone) to evaluate any claim that someone or something is God.

Now let us turn to discussing the one message mentioned above, citing some of the Biblical and Qur’anic verses that confirm the Oneness of God (Allah). But before that, I would like to share with you this thought:

Some Christians might wonder, “It is obvious that God is One.

We believe in One God.

So what is the point?”

After spending a great deal oftime studying the Bible, reading variouswritingson Christianity and its history, andengaging in many dialogues with Christians, including church clergy, I have come to understand that most of them perceive this One God to include:

1- God the Father,

2- God the Son, and

3- God the Holy Spirit.

So, based on common sense and simple logic, a sincere and honest seeker of the truth might wonder:

What do you mean by saying that GOD is ONE, while you refer to THREE GODS? (Does 1+1+1= 1?!)

Is God ONE in THREE (1 in 3) or THREE in ONE (3 in 1)?!

In addition, according to Christian dogma (faith), these three ‘Gods’ have different identities, roles, and functions:

1. God the Father =the Creator

2. God the Son =the Savior

3. God the Holy Spirit=the Counselor

By the way, if Jesus, ‘God the Son’ (or ‘Son of God’),were really God or part of the One God, wouldn’t this contradict what the Bible itself reports?

You have never heard his voice or seen his face.(John 5: 37)

No one has ever seen him; no one can ever see him.(1Timothy 6: 16)

I will not let you see my face, because no one can see me and stay alive.

(Exodus 33: 20)

Based on these and other Biblical verses, I̶with all due respect ̶sincerely and honestly ask: How can we reconcile the dogma that ‘Jesus is God’with the Biblical testimony that no one has ever seen Godor heard His voice?!

Didn’t the peopleof his time, including his family and followers,SEE Jesus the ‘God’(or ‘God the Son’, as some Christians believe!) and HEAR his voice?

Is there any secret or hidden purposeconcerning the truth about God?

In the Bible, God emphatically testifies:

“I am the Lord,and there is no other god.I have not spoken in secretor kept my purpose hidden… I am the Lord, and I speak the truth;I make known what is right.”

(Isaiah 45: 18-19)

So, what is the truth?

Now, let us take off on a journey to seek the truth about the OneTrue God as described in the Bible and the Qur’an.

At the end of this journey, after your critical, sincere, honest, and thoughtful reading of this booklet (and particularly the Biblical and Qur’anic verses cited below), please judge for yourself.

To be as objective as possible,

I cite the verses without any comment.

Please read the following verses

CAREFULLYand CRITICALLY.

(WITHOUT ANY PRECONCEPTIONS).

The OneTrue God (Allah) in the Old Testament of the Bible

Listen, Israel! The LORD our God is the onlytrue God!(Deuteronomy 6:4)

How great you are, O Sovereign Lord! There is no one like you, and there is no God but you, as we have heard with our own ears.(2 Samuel 7:22)

…So that you would know me and believe in me and understand that I am the only God. Besides me there is no other god; there never was and never will be. “I alone am the Lord, the only one who can save you.(Isaiah 43: 10-11)

Iam the first, the last, the only God; there is no other god but me.(Isaiah 44: 6)

There is no other god. “Turn to me now and be saved, people all over the world! I am the only God there is. My promise is True, and it will not be changed. I solemnly promise by all that I am: Everyone will come and kneel before me.

(Isaiah 45: 21-23)

Can you think of

other similar ones?

The OneTrue God (Allah) in the New Testament of the Bible

And, behold, one came and said unto him (Jesus), Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?And he (Jesus) said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.

(Matthew 19: 16-17)

And eternal life means to know you, the onlyTrue God, and to know Jesus Christ, whom you sent.(John 17: 3)

Worship the Lord your God and serve only him!(Matthew 4: 10)

Hear, Israel! The Lord our God is the only Lord.(Mark 12: 29)

For there is one God, and there is one who brings God and human beings together, the man Christ Jesus.(1Timothy 2: 5)

Can you recall other

verses confirming that

GOD IS ONLY ONE?

(NOT THREE!)

The OneTrue God (Allah) in the Glorious Qur’an

Say, "He is Allah, [who is] One,Allah, the Eternal Refuge. He neither begets nor is born,nor is there to Him any equivalent."(112: 1-4)

“There is no deity except Me, so worship Me.”(21: 25)

That is Allah, your Lord; there is no deity except Him, the Creator of all things, so worship Him. And He is Disposer of all things.(6: 102)

Indeed, your God is One.(37: 4)

And your god is one God. There is no deity [worthy of worship] except Him, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.(2:163)

This message concerning theOneness of God (in Arabic, Tawheed) is the essential theme of the Qur’an.

Conclusions

These verses, as well as hundreds of similar pieces of evidence in the Bible and the Qur’an, confirm this one eternal message: that theTrue God is only ONE. “Turn to me now and be saved, people all over the world! I AM THE ONLY GOD THERE IS.”(Isaiah 45: 22)

Not only does the Bible affirm that God is only ONE, but it also reveals that theTrue God, the Creator, is the only Savior. “I am the only God. Besides me there is no other god; there never was and never will be. I alone am the Lord, the only one who can save you.”(Isaiah 43:10-11)

According to this affirmation, all other supposed gods or deities like Jesus, the Holy Spirit, Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva, Krishna, or Buddha are neither gods nor manifestations of the ONETrueGod.

To sum up, all God’s prophetsand messengers̶including Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad ̶ were sent by the same God, the Creator, to convey the same message:

TheTrue God, The CreatorIs Only ONE.

Worship Him ALONE.

Since these prophets and messengers all preached the same message, their religion must be the same! So what is the religion of these prophets and messengers of God (Allah)?

Submission to the will of God is the essence of their message. This word ‘SUBMISSION’ is the meaning of the Arabic word ‘ISLAM’.

The Qur’an does confirm that ‘Islam’ is the True religion of all God’s prophets and messengers. This Qur’anic fact is also found in the Bible itself!

Submit yourselves therefore to God.(James 4:7)

Ultimately, to attain salvation, we must receive and believe in the above-mentioned message willingly and wholeheartedly. But this is not enough! We must also believe in all God’s True prophets and messengers (including Prophet Muhammad) and follow their True guidance and teachings. This is the gateway to a happy, eternal life!

If you are a sincere seeker of truth and salvation, you should consider this NOW, before it is too late! BEFORE DEATH! It could be soon! Who knows?

One more thing…

A final thought!

If you are sincere, honest, serious, objective, and open-minded in seeking the truth, then after thinking critically about this one message, you may be asking questions like:

So, what is the truth?

What can I do now?

If yousincerely believe in your onlyTrue God (Allah) and in His LastProphet Muhammad, then YOU CANpronounce the following:

“I testify that there is no god but Allah, and I testify that Muhammad is the messenger of Allah.”

In Arabic, it reads:

أشهد أن لا إله إلا الله

وأشهد أن محمدا رسول الله

which sounds like this:

ASH-HADU ALLA ILAHA ILLA ALLAH,

WA ASH-HADU ANNA MUHAMMADAN RASOOLU ALLAH.

This is the testimony of faith and the gateway to Islamthat one needs to utter in order to embrace Islam.

Yes, you can do it!

This testimony is your first step on the way to eternal life and is also your real key to the gate of Paradise.

If you decide to take this path, you can contact a Muslim friend, visit the suggested websites at the end of this booklet, visit the nearest Islamic center, or e-mail us at:

info@discoveritsbeauty.com

Basic Islamic Names and Terms

Allah: In Arabic, Allah is the propername of the OneTrue God, the Creator. Islam teaches that Allah is theTrueGod of all humankind. Jewish and Christian Arabs use this name (Allah) to refer to God, and it is the word used for God in Arabic-language Bibles.

Muhammad(may Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him): the last Prophet of the OneTrue God(Allah); sent to all humankind.

Islam: submission to the Will of the OneTrue God (Allah), the Creator.

Muslim: one who submits to the Will of the OneTrue God (Allah).

The Glorious Qur’an: the final Word of the OneTrue God (Allah), as revealed to Prophet Muhammad.

Are You Curious?

If you are curious and interested in discovering more information about Islam, please visit our website:

www.discoveritsbeauty.com

Feel free to e-mail your questions or feedback to:

info@discoveritsbeauty.com

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