(Q) Non-Muslim: Why does Islam call Christians?
(A) The Muslim: The belief that Christ is God's son and one of
His hypostases is an apparent contradiction and is utterly incompatible
with the Islamic doctrine. Islam calls for belief in one God's
existence, His beautiful attributes, and holy purity from any attribute
unworthy of Him. We will briefly explain this through many questions as
follows:
1. Is human nature compatible with animal nature?! Does it make
sense to accept the mating of a human being with a cow or other animals
to give birth to what is half a human being and the other half a cow (or
other animals), and then the animal nature is one of the natures and
images of man?! Can a reasonable person accept such a thing?!
Of course, no, this is considered a moral degradation and an
underestimation of the human beings honored by the Creator God because
humans are more honorable and higher than animals; however, they are all
God's creatures.
If this is the case for human and animal nature, what if it is
about Almighty God who creates humans, animals, and all creatures!
Why choose Islam as a religion?
2. Can the lowest contain the highest? Can a tiny cup hold the
water of seas, oceans, and rivers?! Of course, no, and if so, can the
womb of the created Virgin Mary contain the creation of Almighty God?!
Absolutely, nope.
3. What about the major sins people commit after Christ (peace
be upon him)? Do humans need Christ to be crucified, humiliated, and
killed again to atone for those sins? Or should God have other sons and
children in addition to Christ to play the role of redemption?
4. If forgiveness for Adam's disobedience (when he ate from the
forbidden tree) did not require crucifixion and murder, then why should
they be for who they claim to be God's son and not for sinners?
5. Why did God need to take a son to be crucified and die as an
atonement for mankind's sins? Couldn't He expiate their sins without the
need for such illusions and suspicions that do not enrich anything from
the truth?!
6. Is it conceivable that Adam's sons should bear sins that have
nothing to do with them because their father, Adam, ate from the
forbidden tree? Certainly, no. Is this from the wisdom and justice of
God, who we should glorify and purify from what does not befit Him? Of
course, it is not.
7. If Christians believe in Christ as a god or his son
(regardless of their differences) because he was born without a father,
what will they say about Adam (peace be upon him), who had no father or
mother? Should they attribute divinity or part of it to him or claim
that he is a god or his son too? Of course, no.
Why choose Islam as a religion?
8. If they believe in Christ's divinity because some miracles
appeared at his hands because of God's support for his prophethood, what
should they say about Muhammad (peace be upon him) when God performed
on his hands the miracle of the splitting of the moon and others?! And
in Moses' hand, peace be upon him; God performed the miracle of the
separation of the sea and others?! Also, other prophets and messengers
came with many miracles from God to support them in the truth of their
prophecies and messages. Should these miracles lead us to believe in
their divinity?! Of course, we shouldn't.
God sent prophets and messengers to guide people to Him and tell
them His great qualities, actions, the perfection of His wisdom, the
comprehensiveness of His knowledge, the limitlessness of His power, His
commands, and prohibitions. Allah wants people to live on the earth
according to His will, worship, and comply with Him. He supported His
prophets and messengers with miracles and supernatural to be a witness
for them on the truth of their prophecies and messages, not to be a
reason for people to worship them like God.
We note that: there have been many fairy tales for thousands
of years from which the doctrine of the Trinity was taken, such as the
story of Osiris in Egypt (BC), the story of Baal in Babylon (BC), and
the story of Krishna in India (BC) and so on.
- The story of Horus (the sun god incarnated as a human being)
among the ancient Egyptians states the belief in the birth of the God's
son (Horus) as a result of the marriage of the father god (Osiris) to
the mother (Isis) is the same as Christ's story among Christians today.
The difference is in time and the names of people.
Why choose Islam as a religion?
Whoever thinks will notice that the ancient pagan feast [the Day of the Sun] has been made a festival for Christians [Sun day].
The deplorable question here is: Since both stories are
identical in the origin of belief (where the divine incarnation is in
human form), which of the two gods is more worthy of worship?! Horus, as
the ancient Egyptians believed (as his story is much older and earlier
than the story of Christ), or the Messiah whose divinity is claimed by
Christians?!
Hence, it turns out that the alleged story of Christ today is
nothing but a transfer and copying of the corrupt beliefs and false
claims of previous nations.
Important logical clarification:
- The nature of Christ, whom Christians claim to be God's son, is either mortal or immortal:
1. If his nature is mortal, then he is not a god, and therefore
the claim that he is a god and a redeemer at the same time is invalid.
2. If he is immortal because he is a god, he would not die. Therefore, there was no redemption or any of these illusions.
Hence, Islam claims that Allah SWT is the only (indivisible) God
who did not beget and was not born. Also, there is no one similar to
him.