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In the name of God, the most gracious, the most merciful

And yet... can a scientific researcher be certain that there is now a gospel attributed to Christ?

These contradictions exist in the gospels, despite their small size... because the gospels are very small in size... This is the size of the entire gospels.

If it is proven that these Gospels contain some contradictions, even if it is just one contradiction...not a hundred contradictions...then that invalidates their being a revelation from God Almighty...because God Almighty said in the Qur’an that was revealed to an illiterate Messenger and to an illiterate nation that could neither read nor write, He said:

"أَفَلَا يَتَدَبَّرُونَ ٱلۡقُرۡءَانَۚ وَلَوۡ كَانَ مِنۡ عِندِ غَيۡرِ ٱللَّهِ لَوَجَدُواْ فِيهِ ٱخۡتِلَٰفٗا كَثِيرٗا (82) "

“Then do they not reflect upon the Qur'an? If it had been from [any] other than Allah, they would have found within it much contradiction.(82).” (surah An-Nisa')

That is, if the Quran was not from Allah, they would have found many discrepancies within it. Therefore, every Muslim openly declares: “Bring us a single contradiction from the Holy Quran, with its 6236 verses.” No one would dare say that there is a single contradiction in the Quran. We, in your hands, can face any accusation, doubt, or suspicion that has been proven that there is a single contradiction in the Quran. As for the Gospels, you have seen that despite their small size, they are contradictory. In fact, there is a contradiction on a single page. I will give you an example of some of this contradiction on a single page.

In the Gospel of Matthew, for example, we find dozens of these contradictions, and we can point out some of them without bias. Jesus Christ says to Peter:

“18 And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it. 19 And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven." (Matthew 16)

So - Peter, Christ said to him: You are a rock, you are strong, and the demons cannot enter through you, nor can the gates of hell, and upon you I will build my church. Then He gave him an amazing promise or covenant that:

“Whatever you make lawful on earth, I will make lawful in heaven.. And whatever you bind on earth, I will bind in heaven.. Whatever you do, I do, and whatever you want, I want.”

That is, God's will is subordinate to Peter's will. This is what is stated in the Holy Quran, where God Almighty says:

"وَقَالَتِ الْيَهُودُ عُزَيْرٌ ابْنُ اللَّهِ وَقَالَتِ النَّصَارَى الْمَسِيحُ ابْنُ اللَّهِ ۖ ذَٰلِكَ قَوْلُهُمْ بِأَفْوَاهِهِمْ ۖ يُضَاهِئُونَ قَوْلَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا مِنْ قَبْلُ ۚ قَاتَلَهُمُ اللَّهُ ۚ أَنَّىٰ يُؤْفَكُونَ (30)
"اتَّخَذُوا أَحْبَارَهُمْ وَرُهْبَانَهُمْ أَرْبَابًا مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ وَالْمَسِيحَ ابْنَ مَرْيَمَ وَمَا أُمِرُوا إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُوا إِلَٰهًا وَاحِدًا ۖ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ۚ سُبْحَانَهُ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ"

“The Jews say, "Ezra is the son of Allah "; and the Christians say, "The Messiah is the son of Allah." That is their statement from their mouths; they imitate the saying of those who disbelieved [before them]. May Allah destroy them; how are they deluded?(30). They have taken their scholars and monks as lords besides Allah, and [also] the Messiah, the son of Mary. And they were not commanded except to worship one God; there is no deity except Him. Exalted is He above whatever they associate with Him.( surah At-Taubah)

Adi bin Hatim Al-Ta’i, who was a Christian and later converted to Islam, said: “O Messenger of God, we did not worship them.” He understood that worship meant bowing at his feet or praying to him. The Messenger, peace and blessings be upon him, said to him: “Did they not make things lawful for you and unlawful, so you took their word for it?” He said: “Yes.” He said: “That is their worship instead of God.”

* So, for anyone other than God alone to have the right to permit and prohibit is polytheism. Therefore, we find that Islam denies that the authority to permit and prohibit belongs to anyone other than God. It does not even belong to the Messenger Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him. The Messenger does not possess the right to permit and prohibit except by revelation from God. God rebuked him when he forbade himself something, saying to him:

"يَا أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ لِمَ تُحَرِّمُ مَا أَحَلَّ اللَّهُ لَكَ ۖ تَبْتَغِي مَرْضَاتَ أَزْوَاجِكَ ۚ وَاللَّهُ غَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌ(1).

“O Prophet, why do you prohibit [yourself from] what Allah has made lawful for you, seeking the approval of your wives? And Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.” (surah At-Tahrim)

In this Gospel text above, we find Peter's high status, but look at what he says at the end of the page?

At the beginning of the page we find Peter - as the Gospel says on the tongue of Christ - is the rock on which Christ will build the edifice of his call.. and will bind it to him.. and he is a firm rock that the gates of hell cannot reach.. and in his hand are the keys of the kingdom of heaven.. Then the eye can hardly take in this great image of Peter until it encounters another completely opposite image that distorts this apostle and transforms him from a divine human into a scheming devil.. so suddenly.. and where is that? .. In the Gospel of Matthew itself, in the same chapter number 16, and after two verses - that is, only about two lines from the words of the Lord Christ announcing to him..

“21 From that time Jesus began to show to His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised the third day. 22 Then Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him, saying, "Far be it from You, Lord; this shall not happen to You!" 23 But He turned and said to Peter, "Get behind Me, Satan! You are an offense to Me, for you are not mindful of the things of God, but the things of men." (Matthew 16)

** Look at how at the beginning of the page Christ tells Peter: What you have done on earth, you will do in heaven... Then at the end of the page he tells him: You are a devil... There are many contradictions in the Gospels...

Professor Ibrahim Khalil Ahmed... was a priest and professor of doctrine and theology at the Faculty of Theology... the head of all the churches of Upper Egypt in Egypt... says...

The truth is that our work as missionaries was based on a document that came in the Second Epistle of Peter to confirm that the Torah and the Gospel are books inspired by God. So we used to say:

“ 21 for prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.”( 2 Peter 1)

Of course, this text, which was spoken by Peter as it appeared in his second letter, will give the impression that the current Bible is a book inspired by God. The priest also addresses, in his work among Muslims, a verse from the Holy Quran in Surat Al Imran that says:

" نَزَّلَ عَلَيْكَ الْكِتَابَ بِالْحَقِّ مُصَدِّقًا لِمَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَأَنْزَلَ التَّوْرَاةَ وَالْإِنْجِيلَ (3)

“He has sent down upon you, [O Muhammad], the Book in truth, confirming what was before it. And He revealed the Torah and the Gospel.(3)” surah Al-'Imran.

The Quran is very precise. It did not mention the New Testament or the Old Testament, but it mentioned the Torah and the Bible. When the Quran came to mention the Old Testament and the New Testament in the book, what did it say? It said in Surat Al Imran:

"قُلْ يَا أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ تَعَالَوْا إِلَىٰ كَلِمَةٍ سَوَاءٍ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَكُمْ"

“64- Say, "O People of the Scripture, come to a word that is equitable between us and you “

So when the entire book was mentioned, the Qur’an began to give the correct and sound guidance.. and likewise in Surat An-Nisa.. God Almighty says:

"يَا أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ لَا تَغْلُوا فِي دِينِكُمْ وَلَا تَقُولُوا عَلَى اللَّهِ إِلَّا الْحَقَّ ۚ إِنَّمَا الْمَسِيحُ عِيسَى ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ وَكَلِمَتُهُ أَلْقَاهَا إِلَىٰ مَرْيَمَ وَرُوحٌ مِنْهُ ۖ فَآمِنُوا بِاللَّهِ وَرُسُلِهِ ۖ وَلَا تَقُولُوا ثَلَاثَةٌ ۚ انْتَهُوا خَيْرًا لَكُمْ ۚ إِنَّمَا اللَّهُ إِلَٰهٌ وَاحِدٌ ۖ سُبْحَانَهُ أَنْ يَكُونَ لَهُ وَلَدٌ ۘ لَهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ ۗ وَكَفَىٰ بِاللَّهِ وَكِيلًا"

“O People of the Scripture, do not commit excess in your religion or say about Allah except the truth. The Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary, was but a messenger of Allah and His word which He directed to Mary and a soul [created at a command] from Him. So believe in Allah and His messengers. And do not say, "Three"; desist - it is better for you. Indeed, Allah is but one God. Exalted is He above having a son. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. And sufficient is Allah as Disposer of affairs.(171).” (surah An-Nisa”

And in Surat Al-Ma’idah, God Almighty also says about the People of the Book:

"يَا أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ قَدْ جَاءَكُمْ رَسُولُنَا يُبَيِّنُ لَكُمْ كَثِيرًا مِمَّا كُنْتُمْ تُخْفُونَ مِنَ الْكِتَابِ وَيَعْفُو عَنْ كَثِيرٍ ۚ قَدْ جَاءَكُمْ مِنَ اللَّهِ نُورٌ وَكِتَابٌ مُبِينٌ"

“15- O People of the Scripture, there has come to you Our Messenger making clear to you much of what you used to conceal of the Scripture and overlooking much. There has come to you from Allah a light and a clear Book.” (surah Al-Ma'idah).

** So, when the reference was made to the Book, the reference was made to point out the correction. But when the reference was made to the Torah and the Gospel, the reference was made to confirm it, without mentioning either the Old Testament or the New Testament.

Let us move from this to the Gospels themselves... and let us contemplate the Gospel of Luke itself... Was it inspired by God? Or was it under the influence of God Almighty's revelation? Luke says (1:1-4):

“1 Inasmuch as many have taken in hand to set in order a narrative of those things which have been fulfilled among us, 2 just as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word delivered them to us, 3 it seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write to you an orderly account, most excellent Theophilus, 4 that you may know the certainty of those things in which you were instructed.”

*** He said: As those who were from the beginning handed it down to us.. and he did not say inspired by the Holy Spirit..

* Luke was not one of the twelve disciples who were with Christ. This is a point that has weight in assessing the situation.

Then when we come to Saul, who later became known as Paul, we find in (Chapter 7:8) of the First Epistle to the Corinthians) he says in paragraph 8:

“8 But I say to the unmarried and to the widows: It is good for them if they remain even as I am; “

These words are from Paul himself... and he wants people to remain unmarried like him... then he says:

“10 Now to the married I command, yet not I but the Lord: A wife is not to depart from her husband.”

This is separation without divorce.. and when you move forward a little we find him saying:

"12 But to the rest I, not the Lord, say: "

Sometimes he says, "Our Lord said," and other times he says, "I say." So it is as if he is on the same level as God - Glory be to Him - in the Book.

Moreover, he makes it permissible for a believing woman to marry a polytheist. This is a great danger to the marital life between a believing woman and a polytheist man, as he says:

“13 And a woman who has a husband who does not believe, if he is willing to live with her, let her not divorce him.”

These are Paul's words...

Was this man awake when he came to correct the situation? But when he came to, we find him saying:

“14 Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? And what communion has light with darkness? 15 And what accord has Christ with Belial? Or what part has a believer with an unbeliever? 16 And what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For you* are the temple of the living God. As God has said: "I will dwell in them And walk among them. I will be their God, And they shall be My people." 28916 18 "I will be a Father to you, And you shall be My sons and daughters, Says the Lord Almighty."*”

This statement came in the second letter to the Corinthians, and it came in (Chapter 6: 14-18).

* So in the first epistle he says... and the woman who has an unbelieving husband and is willing for him to live with her, she should not leave him... but in the second epistle he says...

"Separate yourselves."

This is undoubtedly a fluctuation in the words of the holy books that are supposed to be believed absolutely?

We come to Paul and the virgins and we find him also saying in the First Epistle to the Corinthians:

"25 Now concerning virgins: I have no commandment from the Lord; yet I give judgment as one whom the Lord in His mercy has made trustworthy. 26 I suppose therefore that this is good because of the present distress--that it is good for a man to remain as he is"

I believe that speculation in the Holy Books is something very terrible that a person cannot rely on.. Moreover, marriage in Christianity does not dissolve except by death.. If it happens that a woman marries a man and she hates him and wants to get rid of him in any honorable way, she says: When he dies, she can get married. So the woman remains waiting for the hour of death so that she can get rid of the ominous man who was a nightmare in her life.. So what does Paul say:

" 39 A wife is bound by law as long as her husband lives; but if her husband dies, she is at liberty to be married to whom she wishes, only in the Lord. 40 But she is happier if she remains as she is, according to my judgment--and I think I also have the Spirit of God."

He does not believe himself whether he has the Spirit of God or not. When a man like Paul says such things, it gives us terrible doubt about what is stated in the New Testament.


There's more to come... Your brother, Al-Athram