Islam keeps a low-key in Latvia. Latvia has among the lowest population shares of Muslims in Europe (0,05%) and is among the few countries that have no mosques.
Nearly all Latvia’s Muslims (or their forefathers) came as a result of foreign pressure. First Latvia’s Muslims served in the 19th century Russian army or were its prisoners of war.
The bulk of current Muslims came as Soviet settlers during the Soviet occupation. Having came from modern-day Russia, Ukraine, Transcaucasia and Central Asia, they are mostly of Turkic stock (Tatars, Azeris, Uzbeks).
These “Soviet Muslims” are far from religious and usually assimilated into the Russophone community. Many of them became atheist (something promoted by the Soviet regime). While Latvia has some 7000 people of traditionally Muslim communities, merely several hundred still practice Islam.
After Latvian independence some new, more religious Muslims came as students from countries such as Lebanon. There were also a few illegal migrants scaling Latvia’s Eastern border.
The real game-changer however came in 2015 when Latvia gave in to European Union pressure to accept 776 illegal migrants from Middle East and Africa, most of them Muslim. As Latvia increasingly loses its sovereignty to the European Union, its ability to control its own population may grow increasingly limited and more Muslim illegal migrants may be sent from Western Europe to Latvia.
The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:
“Islam initiated as something strange, and it would revert to its (old position) of being strange. So glad tidings (Tooba) for the Strangers.” [Muslim]
Please visit and share :
https://toobaforthestrangers.com
You mean the pedofil?
Madeline- you struggle with spelling- a greater education would be better before you commenr on public forums. I suspect further that youre a lonely / divorced woman who Men hate and have nothing better to do than make spelling mistakes in an attempt to get attention.
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Let’s stop judging one another let’s all come together and teach knowledge to one another Inshallah
Please please please go and study I beg you my people
Good news.
ALHAMDULILAH
Subhanallah
I am full Latvian blood and I converted to Islam one day before Ramadan 2024 and it has been difficult to make people understand the knowledge and study they all just want to assume but not sit across the table and speak nice in the bible Jesus said to follow any messenger who comes after him also Jesus praise just like Muslims wha does Muslim mean? Muslim is someone who submits to God I love to speak so much and am full Latvian blood and am proud to be muslim what does the Quran tell us it even shows us the Quran is for the human kind there is no race no colour Jesus peace be upon him also submitted to God there is sooo much I can say listen guys if you want to sit nice around the table and talk okey but if you want to speak and assume go and study your bible because you guys are assuming study the bible and come back to us and we are happy to help don’t assume but learn knowledge anyways my name is Edijs I will keep my surname closed so no one does a hate crime against me remeber one more thing a true believer will always love one another no matter the race or the religion one fun fact before I go did you know Jesus in he’s time was Jewish well there you go go study guys please please it’s important subhanallah
There is only true debate her if you have an open mind are willing to Liatten than assume have a good day my brothers and sisters Inshallah
Nice to hear that brother that you converted to muslim now i am from Pakistan and feeling so happy for you
Muslim – submits to God
One fact did you know we Muslims love Jesus ?
Oo u are blind ,and devils make u blind, because u dont know anything abaut Muslim people ooooh
They are the most peaceful persons .
And alhamdulillah . They are strong believers ooo subhnaallah
This comment is for Madeleine
Subhanallah
There are good people her
I converted to Islam and I want to show people how beautiful it is I want to help people in Latvia understand what the bible means so much misunderstand over her in this world
I will keep all my Latvian people in my Duas I love you people of Latvia my people let’s learn knowledge we have intern now let’s stop wasting time and learn knowledge or don’t disrespect us Allah will guide you to the right path In Shaa Allǎh if your true believers you will follow your religion and listen to Gods messengers such as Jesus peace and blessing be upon him and all messengers can we please come together as 1 and open our bibles and seek the truth we Muslims (submit to God) we love to learn and gain knowledge if anyone can prove us wrong we as Muslims will always acknowledge we submit to God the almighty the same as Jesus and Jesus prayed just like us Muslims there is so much for me to learn my self no one will ever be perfect imagine how beautiful it is to submit to our creator I hope you all are guided to the straight path Inshallah
You are absolutely right….. Diana
Edijs Assalam Mu alaikum (May Allah subhan Wata’ala’s salam peace be on you) you have saved ur self from the Fire of Hell and may The Lord of All the universe and beyond, and may Allah jalla jalaluhu let u and me to be in islam util our death and we Ask Allah rabbul Ezza to rise us as muslimin in the day of resurrection!
Keep your self close to Islam and be cautious from the manipulators of this erra ! As there r so many manipulators who don’t accept truth which is islam and always stop people from thruth .
Muslim people should go back to their country and practice those believes in their homeland. As it looks like you don’t have any regard towards Latvia or its people.
Muslim is not a race or a country ! Muslim means submit to God I don’t want to school you kid but before you bark first come with paper work and facts thankyou
Also Jesus said to follow the messenger that comes after him why don’t you open the bible and practise your religion more my sister ? Please if you want to have a open mind debate let’s talk am full Latvian blood if you saw me in life you will know am full Latvian blood ???? and also did you know Jesus in he’s time was who ? You tell me the answer go on ?
And also we submit to one God and God could never be human why? Because this is not possible Adam and even are first humans her and the rest are who our brothers and sisters ! Jesus never maficali just jump down to earth and if Jesus was God why did Jesus pray ? Did Jesus pray to him self ? Ermm come back to me with them few questions I love to talk and am full Latvian we can speak Latvian no problema my sisters and brother I love you all for the sake of Allah !
Assalamualaikum, welcome to Islam. I am a born Muslim and married to a Latvian. This may not be the best place to ask but I was wondering if you could help me find halal places in Riga? My husband says there are none but since reading this article I am sure there must be legit halal places here?
Glory to the one true Lord and God Jesus Christ, Amen!
I’m a Latvian too, born in Latvia and I am glad to expose all the lies you told about Jesus Christ and expose Islam, because I studied your religion, so you have your match buddy.
Now I am going to go through all your assumptions and dismantle them and your Dawah script with proofs of the Bible and your Quran and hadiths.
1) “… Jesus said to follow any messenger who comes after him…”
My CHALLENGE to you: GIVE ME A BIBLE VERSE, THAT TELLS That. (I know what Bible verse you are going to bring, but I give you the chance to take your argument back, because we are going to look at the context of that verse)
2) “…also Jesus praise just like Muslims…”
I guess you meant the prayer. If you guys came 600 hundred years later and prayed like Jesus did, why aren’t you Christians.?Because he didn’t pray like you did, but other way around, YOU Muslims pray like HE did.
But I’m going to show you guys how flawed your logic really is.
CHALLENGE to you: So were these Jews Muslims as they worshiped and bowed down before to the sun and other gods just like you guys pray?
Ezekiel 8:15-17
“[15] Then He said to me, “Have you seen this, O son of man? Turn again, you will see greater abominations than these.”
[16] So He brought me into the inner court of the Lord’s house; and there, at the door of the temple of the Lord, between the porch and the altar, were about twenty-five men with their backs toward the temple of the Lord and their faces toward the east, and they were WORSHIPPING THE SUN toward the east.
[17] And He said to me, “Have you seen this, O son of man? Is it a triving to the HOUSE OF JUDAH to commit the abominations which they commit here? For they have filled the land with violence; then they have returned to provoke Me to anger. Indeed they put the branch to their nose.”
Satanists and other cultures since the beginning of time have been BOWING DOWN before other gods, so it doesn’t automatically mean you’re Muslim, right Edijs?
3)”Muslim is someone who submits to God”
So what?
Christians submit their will to God.
Satanists submit their will to their god – Satan.
Buddhists submit their will to their god – Buddha.
Hindus submit their will to their thousand gods.
By the way, isn’t that shirk (idolatry) if you place someone next to the Allah?
Surah 48: al-Fath
9 So you may believe in Allah AND HIS MESSENGER, and assist him, and respect him, and PRAISE HIM morning and EVENING.
4)”…what does the Quran tell us it even shows us the Quran is for the human kind…”
QUESTION and CHALLENGE for you: how can Quran/Islam be for the human kind, if Quran tells you that the prophet will come ONLY in your language? Is Arabic or Latvian your native language, Edijs?
Surah 14: Ibrahim
4 We sent NO MESSENGER EXCEPT in the LANGUAGE of HIS PEOPLE , to make things clear for them. Allah leads astray whom He wills, and He guides whom He wills. He is the Mighty, the Wise.
5) “…remeber one more thing a true believer will always love one another no matter the race or the religion…”
Are you sure about, Edijs? Did you really read your Quran accurately enough?
I can see they didn’t tell you the truth, well then I’m going to give you some taste of a reality.
Your Quran tells you explicitly, that you as a Muslim:
– CAN’T LOVE anyone BEDSIDES Muslims:
Surah 58: Al-Mudschádelah
22 You WILL NOT FIND a PEOPLE WHO BELIEVE in ALLAH and the Last Day, LOVING THOSE WHO OPPOSE ALLAH AND HIS MESSENGER, EVEN IF they were their PARENTS, or their CHILDREN, or their SIBLINGS, or their CLOSE RELATIVES. These: He has instilled faith in their hearts, and He has supported them with a Spirit from Him. And He will admit them into Gardens under which rivers flow, where they will dwell forever. Allah is pleased with them, and they are pleased with Him. These are the partisans of Allah. Unquestionably, it is Allah’s partisans who are the successful.
-CAN’T have Jews and Christians as friends:
Sure 5: al-Maida
51 O you who believe! DO NOT TAKE the JEWS and the CHRISTIANS as ALLIES —some of them are allies of one another. Whoever of you allies himself with them is one of them. Allah does not guide the wrongdoing people.
TAFSEER (explanation) of this verse FROM IBN KATHIR (You sounded like a big expert so I expect you to know how this guy is):
Allah FORBIDS HIS BELIEVING SERVANTS from having JEWS and CHRISTIANS as FRIENDS, because they are the ENEMIES of ISLAM and its PEOPLE, !!!MAY ALLAH CURSE THEM!!!. Allah then states that they are friends of each other and He gives a warning threat to those who do this,
وَمَن يَتَوَلَّهُم مِّنكُمْ فَإِنَّهُ مِنْهُمْ
(And if any among you befriends them, then surely he is one of them.)
Are you sure you’re allowed to love others as muslim, Edijs?
– Allah/Islam is ABSOLUTELY RACIST against any other Umma (Community) than Muslims:
Surah 3: Al-i-IImran
110 YOU ARE the BEST COMMUNITY that ever emerged FOR HUMANITY: you advocate what is moral, and forbid what is immoral, and believe in Allah. Had the People of the Scripture believed, it would have been better for them. Among them are the faithful, but most of them are sinful.
Have the HADITH to these verse:
(7)”You (true believers in Islamic Monotheism, and real followers of Prophet Muḥammad pbuh and his Sunna) are the best of peoples ever raised up for mankind…” (V.3:110)
(7)باب {كُنْتُمْ خَيْرَ أُمَّةٍ أُخْرِجَتْ لِلنَّاسِ}
SAHIH AL-BUKHARI 4557 (Sahih is an authentic narration by the way)
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Verse:–“You (TRUE MUSLIMS) are the BEST of PEOPLES ever raised up for mankind.” MEANS, the best of peoples FOR THE PEOPLE, as you BRING THEM WITH CHAINS ON THEIR NECKS TILL THEY EMBRACE ISLAM.
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ مَيْسَرَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَة َ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ {كُنْتُمْ خَيْرَ أُمَّةٍ أُخْرِجَتْ لِلنَّاسِ} قَالَ خَيْرَ النَّاسِ لِلنَّاسِ، تَأْتُونَ بِهِمْ فِي السَّلاَسِلِ فِي أَعْنَاقِهِمْ حَتَّى يَدْخُلُوا فِي الإِسْلاَمِ.
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 4557
In-book reference : Book 65, Hadith 79
Question to you: if your Religion doesn’t teach you to love others, is racist towards others and curses as (including me), what you’re going to do about it, Edijs? I ask you as a fellow Latvian to fellow Latvian.
But I can tell you that there is someone bigger than allah, who teaches you to love others and even your enemies, and his name is JESUS CHRIST:
Matthew 5:43-48
[43] “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’
[44] But I say to you, LOVE YOUR ENEMIES, BLESS THOSE WHO CURSE YOU, DO GOOD TO THOSE WHO HATE YOU, and PRAY FOR THOSE WHO SPITEFULLY USE YOU AND PERSECUTE YOU,
[45] that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.
[46] For if you love those who love you, what reward have you? Do not even the tax collectors do the same?
[47] And if you greet your brethren only, what do you do more than others? Do not even the tax collectors do so?
[48] Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.
There is NO bigger teaching than THIS one.
I pray that Lord Jesus Christ opens your blinded eyes to the light of Gospel and that you cross over from death to the life, that we can get only through Jesus Christ.
@soldiers of jusus….. you r give so many proves that islam is not true …. but do u yourself practice Christianity properly? In Christianity idol worship is forbidden than why u hang the statue, not drink alcohol not to eat pig … now don’t try to give your fantasy’s opinions like whatever u like u follow and whatever is difficult to follow u change the real meaning of bible and show ur favor of opinions….. and the proof u have provided to show Quran wrong all of ur proof is waste ! Because u haven’t given the real meaning of those verses
Glory to the one and only true God Lord Jesus Christus, Amen!
Buddy, I’m going to let the Bible speak for itself and attack every point you made, so everyone sees that you don’t have any clue, you’re speaking about, whether it’s Bible or Quran.
1) “…but do u yourself practice Christianity properly?…”
A: Yes, I practice Christianity properly (doesn’t mean i don’t stumble (James 3:2), but I hate sin (Roman’s 12:9))because :
1. I hold the commandments of Jesus Christ:
John 14:21
[21] He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him.”
2. Worship the God in truth and spirit:
John 4:24
[24] God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.”
2) “…in Christianity idol worship is forbidden than why u hang the statue…”
A: Well, i guess you mean catholics. You can ask them yourself, why they do that, because I’m NOT a catholic and I don’t hang any statues anywhere and don’t worship them(I already answered you, how I worship God), because it’s not allowed:
Exodus 20:4-6
[4] “You shall not make for yourself a carved image—any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth;
[5] you shall not bow down to them nor serve them. For I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me, [6] but showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments.
3) “… not drink alcohol…”
A: Stop judging the Bible after the standards of Islam, you make yourself like a fool more and more.
Alcohol in Bible is forbidden ONLY IN 3 CASES…:
1. If you are Levite (Priest) (Aaron and his sons) and teaching the Law of Moses:
Leviticus 10:8-11 NKJV
[8] Then the Lord spoke to Aaron, saying: [9] “Do not drink wine or intoxicating drink, you, nor your sons with you, when you go into the tabernacle of meeting, lest you die. It shall be a statute forever throughout your generations,
[10] that you may distinguish between holy and unholy, and between unclean and clean,
[11] and that you may teach the children of Israel all the statutes which the Lord has spoken to them by the hand of Moses.”
2. If you’re a Nazirite (you separate yourself to the Lord for certain time):
Numbers 6:2-4
[2] “Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘When either a man or woman consecrates an offering to take the vow of a Nazirite, to separate himself to the Lord, [3] he shall separate himself from wine and similar drink; he shall drink neither vinegar made from wine nor vinegar made from similar drink; neither shall he drink any grape juice, nor eat fresh grapes or raisins.
[4] All the days of his separation he shall eat nothing that is produced by the grapevine, from seed to skin.
3. If your goal is DRUNKENNESS:
Galatians 5:19-21
[19] Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness,
[20] idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies,
[21] envy, murders, DRUNKENNESS, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
…Otherwise Bible DOESN’T FORBID Alcohol, neither in:
1. OLD Testament:
Deuteronomy 14:26
[26] And you shall spend that money for whatever your heart desires: for oxen or sheep, for wine or similar drink, for whatever your heart desires; you shall eat there before the Lord your God, and you shall rejoice, you and your household.
Deuteronomy 32:12-14
[12] So the Lord alone led him, And there was no foreign god with him.
[13] “He made him ride in the heights of the earth, That he might eat the produce of the fields; He made him draw honey from the rock, And oil from the flinty rock;
[14] Curds from the cattle, and milk of the flock, With fat of lambs; And rams of the breed of Bashan, and goats, With the choicest wheat; And you drank wine, the blood of the grapes.
2. Or NEW Testament:
– JESUS himself drunk wine:
Matthew 11:18-19
[18] For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon.’ [19] The Son of Man (Jesus) came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look, a glutton and a winebibber, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ But wisdom is justified by her children.”
– PAUL confirms the usage of alcohol:
1 Timothy 5:23
[23] No longer drink only water, but use a little wine for your stomach’s sake and your frequent infirmities.
4) “…not to eat pig…”
A: You’re talking about old covenant laws, about Leviticus 11, given to Hebrews:
Leviticus 11:1-2, 4, 7:
[1] Now the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying to them,
[2] “Speak to the CHILDREN OF ISRAEL , saying, ‘These are the animals which you may eat among all the animals that are on the earth:
[4] Nevertheless these you shall not eat among those that chew the cud or those that have cloven hooves: the camel, because it chews the cud but does not have cloven hooves, is unclean to you;
[7] and the SWINE, though it divides the hoof, having cloven hooves, yet does not chew the cud, is unclean to you.
– As the NEW Covenant, which was prophesied in the OLD covenant by the way (probably something your Dawah buddies didn’t tell you), came:
Jeremiah 31:31-34 (Old Testament)
[31] “Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will make a NEW covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah—
[32] NOT ACCORDING TO THE COVENANT THAT I MADE WITH THEIR FATHERS IN THE DAY THAT I TOOK THEM BY THE HAND TO LEAD THEM OUT OF THE LAND OF EGYPT, My covenant which they broke, though I was a husband to them, says the Lord.
[33] But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put My law in their minds, and write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people.
[34] No more shall every man teach his neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ for they all shall know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them, says the Lord. For I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin I will remember no more.”
Hebrews 9:11-18
[11] But CHRIST came as High Priest of the good things to come, with the greater and more perfect tabernacle not made with hands, that is, not of this creation.
[12] Not with the blood of goats and calves, but with His own blood He entered the Most Holy Place once for all, having obtained eternal redemption.
[13] For if the blood of bulls and goats and the ashes of a heifer, sprinkling the unclean, sanctifies for the purifying of the flesh,
[14] how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
[15] And for this reason HE is the MEDIATOR of the NEW COVENANT, by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions under the first covenant, that those who are called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance.
[16] For where there is a testament, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator.
[17] For a testament is in force after men are dead, since it has no power at all while the testator lives.
[18] Therefore not even the first covenant was dedicated without blood.
– JESUS made absolutely clear, that every meat is permissible:
Mark 7:14-19 NKJV
[14] When He had called all the multitude to Himself, He said to them, “Hear Me, everyone, and understand:
[15] There is NOTHING that enters a man from outside which can defile him; but the things which come out of him, those are the things that defile a man.
[16] If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear!”
[17] When He had entered a house away from the crowd, His disciples asked Him concerning the parable.
[18] So He said to them, “Are you thus without understanding also? Do you not perceive that whatever enters a man from outside cannot defile him,
[19] because it does not enter his heart but his stomach, and is eliminated, THUS PURIFYING ALL FOODS?”
-PAUL confirms it:
1 Timothy 4:1-5
[1] Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons,
[2] speaking lies in hypocrisy, having their own conscience seared with a hot iron,
[3] forbidding to marry, and COMMANDING to ABSTAIN FROM FOODS which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.
[4] For EVERY CREATURE of GOD IS GOOD, and NOTHING IS TO BE REFUSED if it is received with thanksgiving;
[5] for it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.
So here you go, doesn’t sound like a fantasy to me. It’s just a fact, that you try to be an expert of bible and in reality don’t know the scriptures and context.
Well I agree with you, Islam is waste, because I used your direct sources like Quran verses, Hadiths, Tafseers, but i absolutely agree with you, your sources being waste.
[Q no 1]
. JESUS (PBUH) IS THE SON OF GOD Question: Jesus (pbuh) is referred in the Bible as the Son of God. Does this not make him God too? Answer: 1. IN THE BIBLE GOD HAS SONS BY THE TONS In the Bible God has sons by the tons. Consider the following verses from the Bible. Gospel of Luke Chapter 3 Verse 38: “…Adam, which was the son of God” Genesis Chapter 6 Verse 2: “That the son of God saw the daughters of men, that they were fair…” Exodus Chapter 4 Verse 22: “…Israel is my son, even my firstborn” Jeremiah Chapter 31 Verse 9: “…for I (God) am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn” Psalms Chapter 2 Verse 7: “…the Lord hath said unto me, thou art my son, this day have I begotten thee.”
Romans Chapter 8 Verse 14: “For as many as are led by the spirit of God, they are the sons of God.” According to the Bible every righteous person who follows the commandment of God is referred to as the son of God.
[Q 2] JESUS (PBUH) IS THE BEGOTTEN SON OF GOD Question: Is it not mentioned in the Bible that Jesus (pbuh) is the ‘Begotten son’ of God, thus making him God? Answer: 1. JESUS (PBUH) IS THE BEGOTTEN SON OF GOD The Christian agrees with the reasoning that in the Bible God has got many sons but says that “Jesus was not like that”, Adam was made by God, every living thing was made by God, but Jesus (pbuh) was the begotten son of God. Begotten not made. And the Christian quotes from the Gospel of John Chapter 3 Verse 16: “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” 2. MEANING OF THE WORD BEGOTTEN When asked the meaning of the word ‘begotten’ the Christian will rarely be able to explain. Begotten means to beget i.e. to procreate. Begetting is an animal act belonging to the lower animal function of sex, how can we attribute such a lowly capacity to God. 3. THE WORD ‘BEGOTTEN’ IS AN INTERPOLATION The word ‘begotten’ mentioned in the Gospel of John Chapter 3 Verse 16 has been thrown out of the Revised Standard Version of the Bible as an Interpolation, as a Fabrication. The Revised Standard Version has been revised by 32 Christian Scholars of the highest eminence backed by 50 different Cooperating denominations. These Scholars have removed this blasphemous word without any ceremony as an interpolation, concoction, fabrication and adulteration.
QUR’AN SAYS ALLAH DOES NOT BEGET a. The Qur’an mentions in Surah Maryam Chapter 19 Verses 88 to 92 They say: “(Allah) Most Gracious has begotten a son!” Indeed ye have put forth a thing most monstrous! At it the skies are ready to burst, the earth to split asunder, and the mountains to fall down in utter ruin, That they should invoke a son for (Allah) Most Gracious. For it is not consonant with the majesty of (Allah) Most Gracious that He should beget a son. [Al-Qur’an 19:88-92] b. The Qur’an mentions in Surah Al Ikhlaas Chapter 112 Verse 3 “He begetteth not, nor is He begotten” [Al-Qur’an 112:3]
[Q-3] JESUS (PBUH) IS THE BEGOTTEN SON OF GOD Question: Is it not mentioned in the Bible that Jesus (pbuh) is the ‘Begotten son’ of God, thus making him God? Answer: 1. JESUS (PBUH) IS THE BEGOTTEN SON OF GOD The Christian agrees with the reasoning that in the Bible God has got many sons but says that “Jesus was not like that”, Adam was made by God, every living thing was made by God, but Jesus (pbuh) was the begotten son of God. Begotten not made. And the Christian quotes from the Gospel of John Chapter 3 Verse 16: “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” 2. MEANING OF THE WORD BEGOTTEN When asked the meaning of the word ‘begotten’ the Christian will rarely be able to explain. Begotten means to beget i.e. to procreate. Begetting is an animal act belonging to the lower animal function of sex, how can we attribute such a lowly capacity to God. 3. THE WORD ‘BEGOTTEN’ IS AN INTERPOLATION The word ‘begotten’ mentioned in the Gospel of John Chapter 3 Verse 16 has been thrown out of the Revised Standard Version of the Bible as an Interpolation, as a Fabrication. The Revised Standard Version has been revised by 32 Christian Scholars of the highest eminence backed by 50 different Cooperating denominations. These Scholars have removed this blasphemous word without any ceremony as an interpolation, concoction, fabrication and adulteration.
man and every woman of faith. Let the same John explain his difficulty. It is mentioned in Gospel of John Chapter 17 Verses 21 to 23: 21 That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me. 22 And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one: 23 I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me. If Jesus is “one” with God, and if that “oneness” makes him God, then the traitor Judas, and the doubting Thomas, and the satanic Peter, plus the other nine who deserted him when he was most in need will be Gods. Will the Christians accept Jesus (pbuh) alongwith his disciples as Gods? Wll they believe in the Concept of 13 Gods i.e. Jesus (pbuh) and his 12 disciples? It is mentioned in Gospel of John Chapter 10 Verses 31 to 36: 31 Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him. 32 Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me? 33 The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God. 34 Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods? 35 If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken; 36 Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God?
Ye are gods:” He is obviously quoting from the 82nd Psalms, Verse 6, “I have said, ye are gods: and all of you are the children of the most High.” Jesus, continues: “If he (i.e. God Almighty) called them gods, unto whom the word of God came (meaning that the prophets of God were called ‘gods’) and the scripture cannot be broken…” (John 10:35), in other words he is saying: “you can’t contradict me!” Jesus knows his Scripture; he speaks with authority; and he reasons with the Jews that: “If prophets of God are being addressed as ‘gods’ in the Old Testament, with which you find no fault, then why do you take exception to me? Hence, the expression “I and my Father are one,” was very innocent, meaning nothing more than a common purpose with God.
JESUS (PBUH) CLAIMED DIVINITY IN JOHN 14:6 Question: Jesus (pbuh) indicated that he was God when he said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the father, but by me.” Answer: 1. GOSPEL OF JOHN CHAPTER 14 VERSE 1 TO 6 In the Gospel of John Chapter 14 Verse 6 Jesus (pbuh) said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the father, but by me.” To understand the verse better we should read the context i.e. Gospel of John Chapter 14 Verses 1 to 6 1 “Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. 2 In my father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself, that where I am, there ye may be also. 4 And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know 5 Thomas, saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way? 6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the father, but by me.
EVERY PROPHET IN HIS TIME IS THE WAY TO GOD Jesus (pbuh) being a Prophet of God, rightly said that he was the way to God. Every Prophet of God during his time is the way, the truth and the life and no man comes to God but through him. Moses (pbuh) during his time was the way, the truth and the life, no man could come to God but through Moses (pbuh). Every Prophet of God in his time is the ultimate path and guidance to God. Today the last and final messenger of God is Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) who is the way, the truth and the life, no man cometh unto God but through the teachings of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh).
JESUS (PBUH) SAID “HE THAT HAS SEEN ME HAS SEEN THE FATHER” Question: Jesus (pbuh) claimed Divinity when he said in the Bible, “he that hath seen me hath seen the Father.” Answer: 1. JESUS (PBUH) SAID HE THAT HAS SEEN ME HAS SEEN THE FAHTER Some Christians consider the statement of Jesus (pbuh) “he that hath seen me hath seen the Father” in the verse of Gospel of John Chapter 14 Verse 9, as a proof that Jesus (pbuh) claimed divinity. If you read in context, its mentioned in Gospel of John Chapter 14 Verses 7 to 9 7 “If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him. 8 Philip saith unto him, Lord shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us. 9 Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? He that hath seen me hath seen the father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father?” 2. KNOWING GOD IS SEEING GOD Jesus (pbuh) says in the Gospel of John Chapter 14 Verse 7, “If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him and have seen him.” Seeing according to Jesus (pbuh) means knowing. Thus he who knows Jesus (pbuh) also knows God. The Miracles and works of the Prophets bear testimony to the existence of God.
JESUS (PBUH) CLAIMED DIVINITY AT THE BEGINNING OF GOSPEL OF JOHN Question: It is mentioned in the Gospel of John that, “In the beginning was the word, and the word was with God, and the word was God”, proving without doubt that Jesus (pbuh) is God? Answer: 1. GOSPEL OF JOHN CHAPTER 1 VERSE 1 It is mentioned in Gospel of John Chapter 1 Verse 1: “In the beginning was the word, and the word was with God, and the word was God”? These words are not the words of Jesus (pbuh), but of St. John (or whoever is the author of this Gospel). Christian scholars say that these were the words of a Jew, Philo of Alexandria who wrote them before Jesus (pbuh) and John were born and claimed no divine inspiration for them. 2. SUBSTITUTE’ ‘WORD’ WITH ‘GOD’ If we substitute the word ‘word’ with the word ‘God’ then it will be, “In the beginning was the God, and the God was with God, and God was God.” Does this mean there were two Gods? 3. ‘HOTHEOS’ – THE GOD; ‘TONTHEOS’ – A GOD The New Testament is written in Greek. The Greek word used for ‘God’ when it occurs for the first time in the quotation is ‘Hotheos’ which literally means ‘the God’ i.e. “and the word was with God”. But the second time when God appears in the quotation, the Greek word used is ‘Tontheos’, which means ‘a god’ i.e. “and the word was god”.
In Hebrew there is nothing like capital ‘G’ and small ‘g’ like in the English language. Thus ‘Hotheos’ is ‘the God’ with capital ‘G’ and Tontheos is ‘a god’ with small ‘g’ 4. II CORINTHIANS CHAPTER 4 VERSE 4 The Biblical scholars have reversed their system while translating the verse of II Corinthians Chapter 4 Verse 4 “(and the devil is) the god of this world.” Here ‘Hotheos’ has been wrongly translated as ‘the god’, instead of ‘the God’. 5. EXODUS CHAPTER 7 VERSE 1 In Exodus Chapter 7 Verse 1 “And the Lord said unto Moses, see, I have made thee god to Pharoah” Why is a small ‘g’ used for God instead of Capital ‘G’?
JESUS (PBUH) WAS ALPHA AND OMEGA Question: Jesus (pbuh) claimed Divinity when he said, “I am Alpha and Omega”. Answer: 1. JESUS (PBUH) SAID “I AM ALPHA AND OMEGA” a. Jesus (pbuh) said in the Book of Revelation Chapter 1 Verse 7: “I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending.” b. He repeated the statement in the Book of Revelation Chapter 1 Verse 11: “I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last.” c. Jesus (pbuh) says in the Book of Revelation Chapter 22 Verse 13 “I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.” 2. BOOK OF REVELATION IS A DREAM OF ST. JOHN Book of Revelation is a book of dream seen by St. John. In his dream he sees absurd and weird things such as beast with seven heads and ten horns etc. In this unrealistic dream St. John says that Jesus (pbuh) said that he was Alpha and Omega. So in reality Jesus (pbuh) never uttered these words. 3. JESUS (PBUH) WAS NOT THE ALPHA i.e. THE FIRST OR THE BEGINNING Jesus (pbuh) was not Alpha i.e. the first or the beginning because Jesus (pbuh) had a beginning in the stable when he was born. Thus he was not the first or the beginning.
EVERY MESSENGER AT HIS TIME IS THE ALPHA AND OMEGA AS FAR AS THE LAW OF THE RELIGION IS CONCERNED Every Messenger at his time is the Alpha and Omega as far as the Law of the religion is concerned. At the time of Jesus (pbuh), he was the Alpha and Omega as far as the teachings of Almighty God were concerned.
JESUS (PBUH) IS “A WORD” OF ALLAH Question: Does not your Qur’an mention that Jesus (pbuh) is “Kalimatullah – The Word of Allah”, indicating his Divinity? Answer: 1. JESUS (PBUH) “IS A WORD FROM ALLAH” NOT “THE WORD OF ALLAH” The Qur’an mentions in Surah Aali ‘Imraan, Chapter 3, Verse 45 “Behold! The angels said: O Mary! Allah giveth thee glad tidings of a Word from Him: his name will be Christ Jesus. The son of Mary, held in honour in this world and the Hereafter and of (the company of) those Nearest to Allah.” [Al-Qur’an 3:45] Jesus (pbuh) is referred in the Qur’an as a word from Allah and not as ‘the word of Allah’. “A word” from Allah means a message of Allah. If a person is referred to as “a word” from Allah, it means that he is a Messenger or a Prophet of Allah. 2. THE TITLE OF A PARTICULAR PROPHET (PBUH) DOES NOT EXCLUSIVELY BELONG TO THAT PROPHET (PBUH) Different titles are given to different Prophets (pbut). Whenever a title is given to a Prophet (pbuh), it does not necessarily mean that the other Prophets (pbut) do not have the same characteristic or quality. For example Prophet Abraham (pbuh) is referred to in the Qur’an as Khaleelullah, a friend of Allah.
This does not indicate that all the other Prophets (pbuh) were not the friends of Allah. Prophet Moses (pbuh) is referred to in the Qur’an as Kaleemullah, indicating that God spoke to him. This does not mean that God did not speak to others. Similarly when Jesus (pbuh) is referred to in the Qur’an as Kalimatullah, “a word from Allah”, it does not mean that the other Prophets were not “the word,” of Allah. 3. JOHN THE BAPTIST (PBUH) IS ALSO CALLED “A WORD” FROM ALLAH Yahya (pbuh) i.e. John the Baptist (pbuh) is also referred to in the Qur’an as Kalimatullah i.e. a word from Allah in Surah Aali ‘Imran, Chapter 3, Verses 3839. “There did Zakariya pray to his Lord, saying: “O my Lord! Grant unto me from Thee a progeny that is pure: for Thou art He that heareth prayer! While he was standing in prayer in the chamber, the angels called unto him: “Allah doth give thee glad tidings of Yahya, witnessing the truth of a Word from Allah, and (be besides) noble, chaste, and a Prophet – of the (goodly) company of the righteous.” [Al-Qur’an 3:38-39]