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Questionable Teachings of Islam:

One Billion People Deceived

Testing whether any revelation is of Divine nature is within the scope and right of all
individuals who sincerely seek to find the answers that lead to the One True God of
Creation. A God of love, mercy and compassion would not deliberately lead anyone astray,
cause them to become an unbeliever and then punish them for it as taught in the Qur'anic
revelations.

Just as Muhammad included "safeguards" to warn Muslims not to befriend Jews and
Christians and to consider them as enemies of Islam, Judaism and Christianity also had
established warnings about the false prophets that would come along and deceive many
by claiming that they were sent as messengers of God. Here are two examples from
Judaism and Christianity:

From Judaism:
"Assuredly, I am going to deal with the prophets - declares the Lord - who steal my words
from one another. I am going to deal with those who prophesy lying dreams - declares
the Lord - who relates them to lead my people astray with their reckless lies when I did
not send them or command them. They do this people no good - declares the Lord."
(Tanakh - Jeremiah: 23:30-32)

From Christianity:
"For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles
of Christ. And, no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.
Therefore, it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of
righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works."(2 Corinthians 11:13-15)

"Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because
many false prophets are gone out into the world..." (1 John 4:1)

If there is anything in common between people who claim to be a "prophet of God," it is
that they are usually rejected and persecuted for what they preach. This holds true
whether the individual is a "true prophet" or a "false prophet." As a self-proclaimed
prophet, Muhammad endured rejection and persecution, however, his "angelic
revelations" should still be allowed to be scrutinized and compared to other teachings.
Truth endures all testing.

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