Did this old man has really read the entire bible to prove that the land of Israel belongs to the Jews? or maybe he just has read one post from the website; truepeace.org
I think everyone is agree that 'knowlegde is power', with the knowledge we have more confident and it is not easy for people to manipulate us. And we must always remember that Allah is The all Knowing (Al-'Alim) and He commands us to search for knowledge! (Al-'Alaq:1-4)
Proclaim! (or read!) in the name of thy Lord and Cherisher, Who created.
Created man, out of a (mere) clot of congealed blood.
Proclaim! And thy Lord is Most Bountiful.
He Who taught (the use of) the pen.
Abraham (prophet Ibrahim) was considered as father of the Arabs and the Jews. He had 2 sons;Ishmael (prophet Ismail) and Isaac (Prophet Ishaq). Arabs trace their ancestry through Ishmael while Jews from Isaac.
Christian believes that Ishmael is a 'bastard' curse because his mother, Hagar (Hajar) was a slave; while for them, Isaac is superior because his mother Sarai (Sarah) was in a high standard rank.
Besides, many Christians and Jews claim that Ishmael was an illegitimate son (another reason why they call him 'bastard'); but Bible has proved that it is wrong through Genesis 16:3)
And Sarai Abram's wife took Hagar her maid the Egyptian, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife.
If the marriage was legal, how could their offspring be illegal then? Is a marriage between two foreigners, a Chaldean and an Egyptian, not more legal than a marriage between a man with a daughter of his father?
Genesis 20: 2-12
And yet indeed she is my sister; she is the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife. (Genesis 20:12)
So, Isaac should be cursed as 'bastard' because Sarai was a daughter of Abraham's father with another wife. Err, how can Abraham married with her own sister? I don't know. It is through the Christian perspective not Islam.
Jews believes that Palestine is theirs; that's why they struggle hard to conquer the land. Some verses from the Bible which show that the land should be belonged to them:
Genesis 17:8 And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.
Genesis 13:15 For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.
Exodus: 32:13 Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to whom thou swarest by thine own self, and saidst unto them, I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of will I give unto your seed, and they shall inherit it for ever.
Genesis 17:19-21 And God said, Sarah your wife shall bear you a son indeed; and you shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him.
And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.
But my covenant will I establish with Isaac, which Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year.
But, there are also some verses in the Bible that are contradicted with the above verses.
First, the below verses indicate that the firstborn son (Ishmael) should get the double portion of the land. It means if Ishmael got 2/3, then Isaac will only get 1/3.
Deuteronomy 21:15-17 If a man have two wives, one beloved, and another hated, and they have born him children, both the beloved and the hated; and if the firstborn son be hers that was hated.
Then it shall be, when he maketh his sons to inherit that which he hath, that he may not make the son of the beloved firstborn before the son of the hated, which is indeed the firstborn:
But he shall acknowledge the son of the hated for the firstborn, by giving him a double portion of all that he hath: for he is the beginning of his strength; the right of the firstborn is his.
Secondly, some Bible verses tell that only the meek (aka righteous and have taqwa) will inherit the land; and amazingly the verses are about similar with one verse from Holy Qur'an, Al-Baqara:124). These verses of the Bible emphasize that the land is belong for good people only, and they never mention only jews can inherit the land.
Psalm 37:11 But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
Psalm 37:29 The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.
And remember that Abraham was tried by his Lord with certain commands, which he fulfilled: He said: "I will make thee an Imam to the Nations." He pleaded: "And also (Imams) from my offspring!" He answered: "But My Promise is not within the reach of evil-doers."
Matthew 5:5 Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
Psalm 25: 11-13 For thy name's sake, O LORD, pardon mine iniquity; for it is great.
What man is he that feareth the LORD? him shall he teach in the way that he shall choose.
His soul shall dwell at ease; and his seed shall inherit the earth.
learn from the jews; the title of the book 'Arabs and Israel-Conflict or Conciliation?' was a title of a debate between the author of the book and Dr. E.Lottem in 1982. The topic of which was chosen by the Jews.
To know more about this, there is a good book that can tell details about who is the right for the land, and you'll find that this book is not one-sided.. Arabs And Israel: Conflict Or Conciliation? by Ahmed Deedat. (you can download the book here)
sources:
- my notes of comparative religion class
- Bible, King James Version
- combat kit by late Ahmed Deedat
salaam... shalom... peace...
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