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To start, about Muslims using the bible. When a Muslim debate with a Christian we do not use the Qur'an because the Christians do not believe in the Qur'an so what we say from the Qur'an does not matter to them, but if we use the Bible they will look over what we say. Yes, the Bible has been tampered with but the Christians utter out their mouth things that are not in the Bible; for example, Jesus declaring that he is god, a lot of Muslims that have studied the Bible and many other holy books have proven this wrong like Ahmed Deedat (from Allah we come to Allah we must return, May Allah grant him Jannah). AND, when they say Jesus has died for their sins. IN THE BIBLE, it says otherwise:
Ezekiel 18:20-The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.
We use the bible in order to show how it contradicts itself, only meaning that man has tampered with it because how can GOD contradict himself? It's absurd. If the Bible was never tampered with and if Allah (SWT) said that He would have protected it like He said with the Qur'an then we would have also taken that as a book of God, but the Qur'an is protected and it confirms what the scriptures before it said.
That it is protected and its a confirmation:
Surah Yunus, Chp.10, Verse(AYAH). 37:
37. And it was not (possible) for this Qur'an to be produced by other than Allah, but (it is) a confirmation of what was before it and a detailed explanation of the (former) Scriptures, about which there is not doubt, from Allah the Lord of the worlds.
Surah Al-Hijr, Chp 15, Verse. 9
9. Indeed, it is We (Allah, alone) who sent it down the message (i.e. the Qur'an), and indeed, We (Allah) will be its guardian.
*When Allah mentions Himself as "WE" it is in a state of Grandeur, not meaning that He is a group (Astighfirullah); for example, a King or someone of royalty will use this term.
So, therefore, we use the bible in order to show its contradictions and because a couple of Christians will not believe if we use the Qur'an because they do not believe in it. And like Humblewun said and May Allah bless him, that we except what does not contradict the Qur'an and we reject what does.
As for the Arabic, Allah (SWT) revealed the message in arabic because He sent it down to an Arab. It will only be right to send it down to him in arabic. To refute your claim that "if God is so powerful why do He need to send it in The Prophet's
language?" Allah (SWT) knows what is before use and what is behind us meaning He knows what we have done in the past and He knows what we will do in the future. I'm saying this to say that in the Qur'an Allah (SWT) says that IF he sent it in a language other than arabic the people would have denied and basically said we can not even understand it so why believe in it? SubhanaAllah! Surely Allah (SWT) is the most Powerful and surely He aids the believers.
And we do NOT give our own interpretation to the Qur'an, the people around the Prophet
has spent their lives with the Prophet
and after the Prophet
who intepreted the Qur'an, therefore, we refer to the hadeeth and the tafsir of the Sahaba and the Tabi'een (People around the Prophet and the People after him
)
Allah (SWT) says: And hold fast all together, by the rope of Allah, and be not divided among yourselves. (3:103)
We as muslims SHOULD call what Allah (SWT) and what Prophet Ibrahim (AS) [Abraham] called us, which is Muslims.
The Prophet of Allah
says there will be 72-73 sects and all will enter the fire except the ones who follow Allah (SWT) and MY SUNNAH.
So now this is to Muslims, call yourselves Muslims and adhere to what Allah (SWT) and the Prophet
have brought. Follow the example in which the Prophet
has sent. And May Allah (SWT) grant us All Jannatul Firdous, protect us from the torment of the grave and the hereafter, and the trials of Messiah Dajjal.
If I have said anything that is wrong it was from myself, and if I said anything right and true then it was from Allah (SWT). Ameen
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