| God in Bible versus Allah in Quran-1 | | | | That is, 'What is within My prior knowledge does |
| | | | | not change, so that it would become contrary to |
| The Bible discloses the word of the LORD God | | | | My pre-existing knowledge concerning it. |
| that came to the Prophet Hosea. | | | | And I am in nowise a tyrant unto the servants |
| The LORD God said to him, "Go, and take to | | | | such that I would punish them in the Hereafter |
| yourself an adulterous wife and children of | | | | without them having committed a crime. |
| unfaithfulness. | | | | |
| The LORD God commanded Hosea to take an | | | | Also, it should be emphasized that Hosea, Beeri, |
| adulterous wife, because the land is guilty of the | | | | Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, Hezekiah, Judah, Jeroboam, |
| vilest adultery in departing from the LORD. | | | | Jehoash, Gomer, Diblaim, Jezreel, the house of |
| Hosea obeyed the LORD God and married an | | | | Jehu, Lo-Ruhamah (No Mercy girl) and the new |
| adulterous woman; and she conceived and bore | | | | born boy whose name is Lo-Ammi (Not My |
| him a son. | | | | People) all these names are not mentioned therein |
| Then the LORD said to Hosea, "Call him Jezreel, | | | | in the entire Quran. |
| because I will soon punish the house of Jehu for | | | | |
| the massacre at Jezreel, and I will put an end to | | | | The Comments about some remarks: |
| the kingdom of Israel. And it shall come to pass | | | | 1- It is well known that the Lord God forbids |
| at that day, that I will break the bow of Israel in | | | | adultery in the Bible; then how come that he |
| the valley of Jezreel. | | | | commanded one of his prophets to marry an |
| The adulterous wife of Hosea conceived again and | | | | adulterous wife? |
| bore a daughter. | | | | 2- Would anyone believe that the Lord God who |
| And the LORD said to him, "Call her name | | | | strongly forbids adultery says to Hosea: ""Go, and |
| Lo-Ruhamah (it means No Mercy) for I will no | | | | take to yourself an adulterous wife"? it is hard to |
| more have mercy on the house of Israel, to | | | | believe that! |
| forgive them at all; I will no longer show love to | | | | 3- However, there is a hidden meaning of |
| the house of Israel. | | | | adulterous wife in the Bible that may solve this |
| God prefers Judah and rejects Israel | | | | point. If you smart reader is interested, read my |
| Then the LORD said: yet I will show love to the | | | | series of "The Foreigner woman in Bible versus |
| house of Judah; and I will save them—not by | | | | Quran 1-13" |
| bow, sword or battle, or by horses and | | | | 4- Also, the Lord God prophesizes that the |
| horsemen, but by the LORD their God. | | | | Israelites will be like the sand on the seashore, |
| When the adulterous wife of Hosea had weaned | | | | which cannot be measured or counted. It is well |
| Lo-ruhamah, her No Mercy daughter, she | | | | known that the Israelites were and are few in |
| conceived, and bare a son. | | | | number throughout the history of mankind and |
| Then the LORD said, "Call him (the new born boy) | | | | they can be easily measured and counted. |
| Lo-Ammi (it means Not My People), for you are | | | | Again, would the Lord God who knows better |
| not my people, and I am not your God. | | | | than us say that? |
| Then, all of a sudden, the Lord God has changed | | | | 5- it is interesting that the Lord God chose some |
| his mind and said: "Yet the Israelites will be like the | | | | strange names for the newly born babies like the |
| sand on the seashore, which cannot be measured | | | | girl whose name was "No Mercy" and the boy |
| or counted. In the place where it was said to | | | | whose name was "Not My People"! |
| them, 'You are not my people,' they will be called ' | | | | 6- It is also interesting that the LORD show love |
| the sons of the living God.' | | | | to the house of Judah and He rejected Israel. God |
| And the children of Judah and the children of | | | | will save Judah not by sword. |
| Israel shall be gathered together and reunited, and | | | | This is important because the sword is mentioned |
| they shall appoint themselves one head, and shall | | | | more than 400 times in the Bible (the sword is |
| go up from the land; for great shall be the day of | | | | not mentioned at all therein in the entire Quran). |
| Jezreel. | | | | 7- it is also very interesting that the Lord God will |
| | | | | break the bow of Israel and I will put an end to |
| In the Quran, | | | | the kingdom of Israel and says that the Israelites |
| In Verse 16:90, Allah commands three Moral | | | | are not my people. Then all of a sudden, God |
| things and forbids three immoral things. | | | | changed his mind and says: "In the place where it |
| On the other hand, Verse 49:13 banned any form | | | | was said to them, 'You are not my people,' they |
| of Racism | | | | will be called ' the sons of the living God." |
| In addition, Verse 50:29 states that Allah does not | | | | 8- Would the Lord God change his mind all of a |
| change his words. | | | | sudden like that? |
| | | | | 9- Does the Lord God encourage Racism by |
| In Verse 16:90, | | | | saying that the Israelites are the sons of the living |
| Allah commands three Moral things and forbids | | | | God? |
| three immoral things. | | | | 10- it is clear that the Lord God changed his mind |
| Allah commands three Moral things: | | | | very fast although the Israelites did not change |
| 1) Justice, | | | | their behaviors. |
| 2) The doing of good, and | | | | |
| 3) Kindness to the kindred i.e. keeping ties | | | | The Bible, Hosea 1 (English Standard Version) |
| with one's kinsfolk. | | | | 1The word of the LORD that came to Hosea, the |
| Allah forbids three immoral things: | | | | son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, |
| 1) injustice | | | | and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of |
| 2) all shameful deeds | | | | Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel. |
| 3) rebellion | | | | 2When the LORD first spoke through Hosea, the |
| The verse says that Allah instructs you, that you | | | | LORD said to Hosea, "Go, take to yourself a wife |
| may receive admonition. | | | | of whoredom and have children of whoredom, for |
| He forbids you from engaging in lewdness, | | | | the land commits great whoredom by forsaking |
| abomination and wickedness in order that you | | | | the LORD." |
| take admonition from the parable of the Quran. | | | | 3So he went and took Gomer, the daughter of |
| That is why it is said that this verse is the most | | | | Diblaim, and she conceived and bore him a son. |
| comprehensive verse in the Quran in terms of | | | | 4And the LORD said to him, "Call his name |
| what is good and what is evil. | | | | Jezreel, for in just a little while I will punish the |
| | | | | house of Jehu for the blood of Jezreel, and I will |
| On the other hand, Verse 49:13 banned any form | | | | put an end to the kingdom of the house of Israel. |
| of Racism | | | | 5And on that day I will break the bow of Israel in |
| The background of the verse: | | | | the Valley of Jezreel." |
| On the day Mecca was conquered, the Prophet | | | | 6She conceived again and bore a daughter. And |
| Muhammad ordered Bilal, a poor black man, to | | | | the LORD said to him, "Call her name No Mercy, |
| climb on the roof of the Ka'bah and perform the | | | | for I will no more have mercy on the house of |
| call to prayer. It was a great honor for Bilal. | | | | Israel, to forgive them at all. |
| A group of noble Arabs mocked Bilal. | | | | 7But I will have mercy on the house of Judah, |
| A man said: 'I Praise Allah that my father died | | | | and I will save them by the LORD their God. I will |
| before he did not see this day'. | | | | not save them by bow or by sword or by war |
| Another man said: 'Did Muhammad not find any | | | | or by horses or by horsemen." |
| other caller to prayer except this black raven?' | | | | 8When she had weaned No Mercy, she conceived |
| A third person said: 'How can this black Ethiopian | | | | and bore a son. |
| slave be allowed to perform the call to prayer on | | | | 9And the LORD said, "Call his name Not My |
| top of the Ka'bah?' | | | | People, for you are not my people, and I am not |
| The Angel Gabriel went to the Prophet, and | | | | your God." |
| informed him about what they said. | | | | 10 Yet the number of the children of Israel shall |
| The Prophet summoned them and asked them | | | | be like the sand of the sea, which cannot be |
| about what they said and they admitted it. | | | | measured or numbered. And in the place where it |
| The Prophet Muhammad said: 'Well, you are not | | | | was said to them, "You are not my people," it |
| better than anyone unless it be through the good | | | | shall be said to them, "Children of the living God." |
| practice of religion and the fear of God. | | | | 11And the children of Judah and the children of |
| Allah then revealed this verse warning them | | | | Israel shall be gathered together, and they shall |
| against boasting about their lineages and | | | | appoint for themselves one head. And they shall |
| abundance of wealth and against looking down on | | | | go up from the land, for great shall be the day of |
| the poor". | | | | Jezreel. |
| In Verse 49:13, Allah said: | | | | |
| O mankind! Lo! We have created you a male and | | | | |
| a female (Adam and Eve) and we have made | | | | The Quran, Yusuf Ali Translation: |
| you nations and tribes that you may know one | | | | |
| another. Lo! The noblest of you in the Hereafter, | | | | Verse 16:90 |
| The noblest of you in the sight of Allah on the | | | | Allah commands justice, the doing of good, and |
| Day of Judgment, is the best in conduct in the life | | | | liberality to kith and kin, and he forbids all shameful |
| of the world; which in this case is Bilal. | | | | deeds, and injustice and rebellion: he instructs you, |
| Lo! Allah is the Knower of your status and lineage, | | | | that ye may receive admonition. |
| and He is the Aware of your works and standing | | | | Verse 49:13 |
| in His sight. | | | | O mankind! we created you from a single (pair) of |
| In other words, Allah has created human being | | | | a male and a female, and made you into nations |
| from Adam and Eve, and made them nations | | | | and tribes, that ye may know each other (not |
| which is the broadest category of lineage and | | | | that ye may despise (each other). verily the most |
| tribes which are smaller than nations so that man | | | | honored of you in the sight of Allah is (he who is) |
| may acquire knowledge of the cultures of one | | | | the most righteous of you. and Allah has full |
| another and not to boast to one another, for | | | | knowledge and is well acquainted (with all things). |
| pride lies only in the extent to which man has fear | | | | Verse 50:29 |
| of God. Truly the noblest of you in the sight of | | | | The word changes not before me, and I do not |
| God is the most God-fearing among you. | | | | the least injustice to my servants." |
| Truly Allah is Knower of you and Aware of your | | | | |
| inner thoughts. | | | | Back to my question to the smart and interested |
| In addition, Verse 50:29 states that Allah does not | | | | reader: |
| change his words. | | | | Are the Scholars truthful when they claim that |
| In this verse, Allah says: The word that comes | | | | the Quran quoted from the Bible? |
| from Me cannot be changed. | | | | |