Not Peace but a Sword: The Great Chasm Between Christianity and Islam (31 page)

74 Stanley L. Jaki,
Chance or Reality and Other Essays
(Lanham, Maryland and London: University Press of America; BrynMawr, Pa.: The Intercollegiate Studies Inc., 1986), 242.

75 Abu Hamid al-Ghazali,
The Incoherence of the Philosophers
, translated by Michael E. Marmura. (Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University Press, 2000), 2.

76 Ibid., 8.

77 Tilman Nagel,
The History of Islamic Theology from Muhammad to the Present
, translated by Thomas Thornton, (Princeton: Markus Wiener Publishers, 2000), 211.

78 Al-Ghazali, 226. Emphasis added.

79 Stanley Jaki,
The Savior of Science
(Washington, D.C.: Regnery Gateway, 1988), 43.

80 Rodney Stark,
The Victory of Reason
(New York: Random House, 2005), 20-21.

81 Stanley Jaki,
The Savior of Science
(Washington, D.C.: Regnery Gateway, 1988), 56.

82 Ibrahim Hooper, “Love for Jesus can bring Christians, Muslims together,”
Washington Post
, December 17, 2010.

83 “Muslims Publish ‘Jesus’ Ad,”
World Net Daily
, March 24, 2004.

84 “The Second Treatise of the Great Seth,” translated by Roger A. Bullard and Joseph A. Gibbons, in
The Nag Hammadi Library
, James M. Robinson, general editor (Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1988), 365.

85 Bulandshahri, vol. 2, 8.

86 Ibn Kathir, vol. 3, 26-27.

87 For example, the Qu’ran says the Jews “had disbelieved the signs of God and slain the Prophets unrightfully” (2:61; cf. 3:21, 3:112). Allah tells Muhammad to ask them: “Why then were you slaying the Prophets of God in former time, if you were believers?” (2:91).

88 Tanwîr al-Miqbâs min Tafsîr Ibn’Abbâs for 19:33.
www.altafsir.com
.

89
Sahih Muslim
, translated by Abdul Hamid Siddiqi (New Delhi: Kitab Bhavan, revised edition 2000), book 25, no. 5326.

90
Tafsir al-Jalalayn
, 130.

91 Christoph Luxenberg, “Christmas in the Koran,” translated by Ibn Warraq. Unpublished. An abridged version of this article was first published in German in
Imprimatur
, No. 1, March 2003, 13-17.

92 Samir Khalil Samir, “The Theological Christian Influence On the Qur’an,” in
The Qur
’
an in Its Historical Context
, Gabriel Said Reynolds, editor (New York: Routledge, 2008), 35-36.

93
Tanwir al-Miqbas min Tafsiribn Abbas
, translated by Mokrane Guezzou, 3:45.
www.altafsir.com
.

94 Ibn Kathir, vol. 2, 160.

95 “Gospel of Thomas Greek Text A,” from
The Apocryphal New Testament
, translated by M.R. James (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1924).
http://wesley.nnu.edu/biblical_studies/noncanon/gospels/inftoma.htm
.

96 Abdullah Yusuf Ali,
The Meaning of The Holy Qur
’
an
(Beltsville, Maryland: Amana Publications, 1999), 1461.

97 Ibn Ishaq,
The Life of Muhammad: A Translation of Ibn Ishaq's Sirat Rasul Allah
, translated by Alfred Guillaume (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1955), 410.

98 Ibn Ishaq, 402-403.

99 “Friday Sermons in Saudi Mosques: Review and Analysis,”
Middle East Media Research Institute
, Special Report No. 10, September 26, 2002.

100 Muhammed Ibn Ismail Al-Bukhari,
Sahih al-Bukhari: The Translation of the Meanings
, trans. Muhammad M. Khan (Riyadh: Darussalam, 1997), vol. 3, book 46, no. 2476.

101 Ibn Kathir, vol. 3, 32.

102 Abdullah Yusuf Ali, “On the
Injil
,”
The Meaning of the Holy Qur
’
an
(Beltsville, Maryland: Amana Publications, 1999), 291.

103 Reza Kahlili, ”Iran: Discovery Will Collapse Christianity,” World Net Daily, May 23, 2012.

104 “How the Gospel of Barnabas Survived,” March 23, 2008,
The Gospel of Barnabas
,
www.barnabas.net/how-the-gospel-of-barnabas-survived.html
.

105 Lonsdale and Laura Ragg,
The Gospel of Barnabas
(New Delhi: Islamic Book Service, n.d.), 103-104.

106
The Gospel of Barnabas
, 104.

107 Ibid., 106.

108 Peter Kreeft,
Between Allah and Jesus
(Downers Grove, Illinois: IVP Books, 2010), 11-12.

109 Dinesh D’Souza,
The Enemy At Home
(New York: Doubleday, 2007), 15.

110 Sharia states base their entire criminal code upon Islamic law, criminalizing sins such as adultery, apostasy, and blasphemy, and prescribing for them the punishments that are mandated in the Qur’an and Sunnah. The most notable Sharia states today are Saudi Arabia and Iran.

111 Saeed Kamali Dehghan, “Necklace ban for men as Tehran’s ‘moral police’ enforce dress code,”
The
Guardian
, June 14, 2011.

112 John Geoghegan, “Widow of suicide bomber is arrested by terror squad on suspicion of helping husband plan attack on Christmas shoppers,”
Daily Mail
, September 15, 2011.

113 Ibn Ishaq, 287-288.

114 Ibid., 288.

115 For example, 2 Corinthians 6:14: “Do not be mismated with unbelievers. For what partnership have righteousness and iniquity?”

116 Sahih Muslim, book 32, no. 6309.

117 Bukhari, vol. 4, book 56, no. 3030; Muslim, vol. 4, book 32, no. 6303.

118 Ibn Kathir, vol. 2, 141-42.

119 Ibn Kathir, vol. 5, 530.

120 Maududi,
Towards Understanding the Qur
’
an
, 72.

121
Catholic Encyclopedia
, “Mental Reservation.”
www.newadvent.org/cathen/10195b.htm
.

122 IbnSa’d,
Kitab Al-Tabaqat Al-Kabir
, vol. I, S. MoinulHaqand H K. Ghazanfar, translators (New Delhi: KitabBhavan, n.d.), vol. I, 328.

123 Ibn Sa’d, vol. I, 328-329.

124 Bukhari, vol. 4, book 58, no. 3162.

125 “Muslims Forcing Christian Assyrians in Baghdad Neighborhood to Pay ‘Protection Tax,’” Assyrian International News Agency, March 18, 2007.

126 “Egyptian Salafi Leader Yassir Al-Burhami Compares the Christians of Egypt to the Jews of Al-Medina,” Middle East Media Research Institute, December 3, 2011.

127 “Yohanna Qulta, Deputy Patriarch of the Coptic Catholic Church in Egypt: If the Salafis Come to Power and Instate the Jizya Poll Tax, We Will Oppose This to the Point of Martyrdom,” Middle East Media Research Institute, December 10, 2011.

128 Bruce Bawer,
While Europe Slept
(New York: Doubleday, 2006), 30.

129 Faraz Rabbani, “Zakat Cannot Be Given to Non-Muslims,” Qibla, n.d.
http://qa.sunnipath.com/issue_view.asp?HD=1&ID=1527&CATE=5
.

130
Reliance of the Traveller
, 4.9. This manual of Islamic law is certified by one of the highest authorities in Sunni Islam as conforming to the practice and faith of the orthodox Sunni community.

131 Sultanhussein Tabandeh,
A Muslim Commentary on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
, translated by F. J. Goulding (London: F. T. Goulding and Co., 1970), 18.

132 Bulandshahri, vol. 1, 235.

133 Pope Benedict XVI, Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation
Ecclesia In Media Oriente
, September 14, 2012.
www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/apost_exhortations/documents/hf_ben-xvi_exh_20120914_ecclesia-in-medio-oriente_en.html
.

134 “Hilali in hot water again,”
The Age
, January 11, 2007.

135 Bukhari, vol. 6, book 65, no. 4556.

136 As-Suyuti
, Al-Itqanfii Ulum al-Qur
’
an
, p. 524, in Gilchrist.

137 Bukhari, vol. 8, book 82, no. 816.

138 Quoted in Amir Taheri,
Holy Terror: Inside the World of Islamic Terrorism
(Bethesda, Maryland: Adler & Adler, 1987), 241-3.

139 “Gunmen attack night club Mombasa,”
Telegraph
, May 15, 2012; “Bomb in south Lebanon restaurant injures five,” Reuters, April 23, 2012.

140 “Officials: Islamic extremist planned to bomb Florida sites,” WKMG ClickOrlando.com, January 9, 2012.

141 Mohamed Saadouni, “Rabat Salafists assault woman over dress,”
Magharebia
, May 11, 2012.

142 Dinesh D’Souza, “Land of the Free: The Islamic critique cuts deep, but there is an answer,”
National Review
, July 2, 2004.

143 Jamie Glazov, Interview with Dinesh D’Souza, “Did the Cultural Left Cause 9/11?,” FrontPageMagazine.com, January 25, 2007.

144 “Islamic Rulings on Contraception,” Islamic Learning Materials,
http://islamiclearningmaterials.com/islam-birth-control
.

145 Sahih Bukhari, vol. 3, book 34, no. 2229.

146 Malik’s Muwatta, translated by ‘A’isha’Abdarahman at-Tarjumana and Ya’qub Johnson, vol. 29, book 32, no. 98. Center for Muslim-Jewish Engagement.
www.cmje.org/religious-texts/
hadith
/muwatta
.

147 Sahih Muslim, book 8, no. 3377.

148 Sunan Abu Dawud, translated by Ahmad Hasan, book 11, no. 2166. Center for Muslim-Jewish Engagement.
www.cmje.org/religious-texts/
hadith
/abudawud
.

149 Sahih Muslim, book 8, no. 3388.

150 Malik’s Muwatta, vol. 29, book 32, no. 100.