Let The Bible Speak (1)

Let The Bible Speak By: Abdul Rahman Dimashkiah Introduction In the past, when so many attacks were launched against Islam under an open and unabashed crusader flag, various popes used to encourage some fanatics to write booklets containing lies against Islam and against the Prophet of Islam, distorting his message and reviling his religion. After the church withdrew from this activity, the number of these attacks was obviously reduced. Yet they did not stop altogether. They took another form under a different banner, the pretext of freedom of expression. Only the approach has changed. An apostate and heretic called Salman Rushdi wrote a book in which he reviled Islam, describing verses of the Quran as satanic and revealed by the Devil. He abused the Prophet of Islam, his companions and his wives, describing the latter as adulteresses. Britain, defender of freedom rushed headlong to support and defend this man using as a pretext, the necessity of freedom of expression, which is in this case, the freedom of revile and curse. Even in the west no one has a right to shout fire in a crowded hall and escape the punishment for causing a possibly fatal panic. Yet one month before the publication of Rushdi's book, the partisans of free speech violated freedom of expression when they banned the book, SPY CATCHER by Peter Wright. This inconsistency makes it clear that their freedom is to do as they desire, not as people of other religions earnestly request. And I wonder if we were to complain to the British Judges against a person who falsely accused me of being adulterer, what then their judgment will be?!! Would they defend him and justify his right to slander? And if not, why do they use a deviant standard of justice concerning Rushdi's book which reviled those who are more beloved to us than our fathers, sisters, wives and daughters? It seems to me that perhaps the one or two centuries of peaceful coexistence has not made British neo-crusaders forger their ancient hatred of Islam. The book of Salman Rushdi reviled many more beside Islam and the Prophet. On (page 461), he states, "nigger eats white man's [shit]". On (page 529), he mocked the black brethren by saying "black shit is bad". On (page 80) is found: ["the sister fucking British-shits"]. The word [Fucking] used in his book fifty-two (52) times. It describes Margaret Thatcher as a [Bitch], he also mocks her name by using the word [Toicher] instead of her name Thatcher. He was also conspiring to have one night of love with the Queen of England. Tell me now: who do you think inspired Salman Rushdi to use these despicable and mean words but Satan ? It is the same Satan who inspired him to revile the book of the most merciful one, and describing parts of it as Satanic verses. Isn't amazing that despite all of these mean and shameful words in his book, he receives a literary award today as the best among the play stage among writers and novelists as it was recently announced in the B.B.C broadcasting. My argument is not really against a man who is happy being used by the Devil. He and his low words are so mean that they are not worthy of rebuttal. Those who deserve countering are those who supported him, hid him and used his book including the devil himself. Is freedom so holy to them that they scaled the feeling of 1,000,000,000 Muslims worldwide? For what reason? If the author of the book is really sincere enough, and if he had logically concluded in his research or analyses that the Quran was not valid, that therefore it might have been revealed by Satan, we would then have appreciated the value of freedom of concepts in the sight of the British who sacrificed much to keep their promise to protect freedom. But when they protect such a base and vulgar person whose manner of expression is as low and mean as he is, then I would say that makes it a mockery of freedom. It is another misuse of the slogan freedom, with a profound awareness that this is not the only time that the word, "FREEDOM", has been abused. By this book, I intend to put their freedom to a test. Will they protect me and my book, allow its publication and distribution, or will they try to ban it. I have not, however, used here the same method or approach as Salman Rushdi did. Instead, I have quoted verses of the Bible providing complete references. This is the method employed by no less a scripture than the Holy Quran, itself: "O YOU WHO BELIEVE, STAND OUT FIRMLY FOR ALLAH, AS WITNESSES TO FAIR DEALING, AND LET NOT THE HATRED OF OTHERS TO YOU MAKE YOU SWERVE TO WRONG AND DEPART FROM JUSTICE. BE JUST! THAT IS NEXT TO PIETY. AND FEAR ALLAH. FOR ALLAH IS WELL-ACQUAINTED WITH ALL THAT YOU DO". [Holy Quran 5:8] The Bible itself testifies that this method is fair and just enough, We find that in Luke: "By your own mouth I condemn you". [19:22] And in Mathew: "Judge not, that you be not judged, for with what judgement you judge, you shall be judged: and with what measure you mete, it shall be measured to you again. Why behold you see the mote that is in your brother's eye, but consider not the beam that is in your own eye?" [7:1] This booklet is a brief of my big research about the Bible after I have passed through all of it and collected its verses in the same method that you see in this book, which makes it much beneficial for those who are interested in more investigations about the Bible. I hope I will be able to translate it as soon as possible. Before I close my preface, I would remind the reader that we Muslims have an advantage over Christianity, namely that we bear witness that we believe in the books revealed to both MOSES and JESUS, the prophets of the Jews, except for those Biblical accretions written by the hand of man, That the are accretions, my book is going to prove to you by their collection in one place. It is not meant as an insult to the Bible, because I select verses and leave them as they are, without interfering comment beside the text, except for some essential and important explanations as the foot-notes. It rather intend to defend my God, because my God and yours does not speak in the way that you will see in this booklet. A final purpose of this book is to assist you in distinguishing God's verses from satanic verses. As to other Christians who protested against Salman's book I extend my gratefullness and apology, wishing that they appreciate the reaction of one whom his book was unjustly abused. While reading my pages, I would suggest that you read it intellectually, I appeal to you that you be yourself a fair judge for this case, and that you be on the side of none but the truth. Peace to all!... The initials of books in the Bible listed alphabetically Act=Acts Amos=Amos 1 Chron.=1 Chronicles 2 Chron.=2 Chronicles Colo.=Colossians 2 Corin.=1 Corinthians 2 Corin.=2 Corinthians Dan.=Daniel Deut.=Deuteronomy Eccl.=Ecclesiastes Eph.=Ephesians Esth.=Esther Exo.=Exodus Ezek.=Ezekiel Ezra=Ezra Gal.=Galatians Gen.=Genesis Hab.=Habakuk Hag.=Haggai Heb.=Hebrews Hos.=Hosea Isia.=Isiah Jam.=James Jer.=Jeremiah Job=Job Joel=Joel John=John 1,2,3 John=1,2,3 John Jona=Jonah Josh.=Joshua Jude=Jude Judg.=Judges 1 King.=1 Kings 2 King.=2 Kings Lam.=Lamentations Lev.=Leviticus Luk.=Luke Mal.=Malachi Mark=Mark Math.=Matthew Mic.=Micah Nah.=Nahum Neh.=Nehemiah Num.=Numbers Oba.=Obadiah 1 Pet.=1 Peter 2 Pet.=2 Peter Phile.=Philemon Philip=Philippians Prov.=Proverbs Psalm.=Psalms Rev.=Revelations Rom.=Romans Ruth=Ruth 1 Sam.=1 Samuel 2 Sam.=2 Samuel Song.=Songs of Solomon 1 Thes.=1 Thessalonians 2 Thes.=2 Thessalonians 1 Tim.=1 Timothy 2 Tim.=2 Timothy Tit.=Titus Zech.=Zechariah Zeph.=Zephaniah The initials of different versions of the Bible R.S.V Revised Standard Version K.J.V King James Version N.I.V New International Version L.B.V Living Bible Version G.N.B Good News Bible (Known as Today's English Language) PROPHETS BUT NAKED ! [Gen 9:21] Noah drank of the wine, and became drunk, and lay uncovered in his tent. and Ham [his son] saw the NAKEDNESS of his father. [1 Sam. 19:23] And the spirit of God came upon Saul.. And he too STRIPPED OFF HIS CLOTHES, and he too prophesied before Samuel and lay NAKED all the day and all the night. [2 Sam. 6:20] David DANCES NAKED before the people and before the Lord. [Exo. 15:20] And so his sister Mariam the Prophetess dances, she took a tremble and dances with the women. FORNICATORS ! [Judg. 14:19] And the spirit of God came upon Samson, he killed thirty men. [Judg. 15:5] And he burned up the shocks and the standing grain as well as the olive orchards... [Judg. 16:1] And he went to Gaza, and there he saw a HARLOT, and he went into her. LOT'S DAUGHTERS COMMIT INCEST WITH HIM ! [Gen. 19:30] Lot went up out of Zo'ar and dwelt in the hills with his two daughters. And the first-born said to the younger, "Our father is old, and there is not a man on earth to come to us after the manner of all the earth. COME LET US MAKE OUR FATHER DRINK WINE AND WE WILL LIE WITH HIM, that we may preserve offspring through our father. So they made their father drink wine that night; AND THE FIRST BORN WENT IN AND LAY WITH HER FATHER; HE DID NOT KNOW WHEN SHE LAY DOWN OR WHEN SHE AROSE. And on the next day, the first-born said to the younger "Behold, I lay last night with my father, let us make him drink wine tonight also; then you go in and lie with him that we may preserve offspring through our father. So they made their father drink wine that night also, and the younger arose, and LAY WITH HIM; and he did not know when she lay down or when she arose. THUS BOTH THE DAUGHTERS OF LOT WERE WITH CHILD BY THEIR FATHER. JUDAH WITH HIS DAUGHTER-IN-LAW Judah fornicates with his daughter-in-law: Ta'-mar. [Gen. 38:15] When he saw her, he thought her to be a harlot, for she had covered her face. He went over to her at the road side and said "Come, LET ME COME INTO YOU" for he did not know that she was his daughter-in-law. She said, "What will you give me, that you may come into me?" He answered, "I will send you a kid from the flock." And she said "Will you send me a pledge till you send it?" He said, "What pledge shall I give you?" She replied "Your signal and your cord and your staff that is in your hand." So he gave them to her, and WENT INTO HER, and she conceived by him. About three months later, Judah was told, "Ta'-mar your daughter-in- law has played the harlot, and moreover SHE IS WITH CHILD BY HARLOTRY. DAVID WITH HIS NEIGHBOUR'S WIFE [2.Sam. 11:1] David arose from his couch and was walking upon the roof that he saw from the roof a WOMAN BATHING; and the woman was very beautiful, and David sent and enquired about the woman. And one said, "Is not that Bathshe'ba, the daughter of Eli'am, the wife of Uri'ah the Hittite?" So David send messengers and took her, and SHE CAME TO HIM AND HE LAY WITH HER.. Then she returned to her house; and she sent and told David, I am with child. David called her husband, and invited him, and ate in his presence and drank, so that he made him drunk. In the morning David wrote to Jo'ab, "Set Uri'ah in the forefront of the hardest fighting, and then draw back from him, that he may be struck down and die. When he died David sent and brought Uri'ah's wife to his house, and she became his wife. GOD PUNISHES DAVID [2.Sam. 12:10] The Lord said to David, "Because you despised me, and have taken the wife of Uri'ah the Hittite to be your wife. Thus say the Lord, "Behold, I will take your wives (He punished David through his daughter and son not his wife as you will see) before your eyes, and give them to your neighbour and he shall lie with your wives in the sight of this sun." DAVID'S SON WITH HIS SISTER [2.Sam. 13:1] Amnon the son of David fell in love with his sister Ta'-mar. "Amnon was so tormented that he made himself ill because of his sister Ta'-mar; for she was a virgin, and it seemed impossible to Amnon to do anything to her. Amnon had a friend who said to him, "Lie down on your bed and pretend to be ill, and when [your father] the king comes to see you, you say to him: let my sister Ta'-mar come and give bread to eat from her hand. David sent Ta'-mar to her brother and ordered her to feed her brother by her hand. Ta'-mar took the cakes she had made, and brought them into the chamber to Amnon, but when she brought them near him to eat, he took hold of her, and said to her, "Come, lie with me, my sister", she said, "No my brother, do not force me." But he would not listen to her; and being stronger than she, he forced her, and lay with her." GET FOR YOURSELF A HARLOT !!! [Hos. 1:2] When the Lord first spoke to Hose'a he said to him, "GO TAKE TO YOURSELF A WIFE OF HARLOTRY and have children of harlotry, for the land has committed great harlotry by forsaking the Lord." [Gen. 35:22] Rueben the son of Jacob lay with Bilhah his father's concubine. [Gen. 49:4] His father blamed him and said, "Because you went up to your father's bed, then you defiled it, you went up to my couch. PAGAN PROPHETS !!! [1 King 11:3] Solomon had seven hundred wives princesses and three hundred concubines; and his wives turned his heart after other Gods.... the Goddess of the Sido'nians. AARON BUILT THE CALF ! [Exo. 32:2] Aaron said to people of Israel, "take off the rings of Gold which are in the ears of your wives, your sons and your daughters. So they took off the rings of gold, and brought them to Aaron. And he received the golf at their hand and fashioned it with a graving tool and made a molten calf and they said, "These are your Gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt." THE SEX LITERATURE IN THE BIBLE ! [Prov. 7:7] I have seen among the simple, I have perceived among the youth, a young man without sense, passing along the street near her corner taking the road to her house in the twilight, in the evening at the time of the night and darkness. And lo, a woman meets him, dressed as a harlot, wily of heart. She is loud and wayward. Now in the street, now in the market, and at every corner she lies in wait. SHE SEIZES HIM AND KISSES HIM, and with impudent face she says to him: I have come to meet you, to seek you eagerly, and I have found you. I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon. COME, LET US TAKE OUR FILL OF LOVE TILL THE MORNING, LET US DELIGHT OURSELVES WITH LOVE. FOR MY HUSBAND IS NOT AT HOME, HE HAS GONE ON A LONG JOURNEY. With much seductive speech she persuades him, with her smooth talk she compels him. All at once he follows her, as an ox goes to the slaughter. WOMAN'S BREASTS IN THE BIBLE ! [Songs. 1:13] My beloved is to me a bag of myrrh, that LIES BETWEEN MY BREASTS. Behold, you are beautiful, my beloved, truly lovely. Our bed is green.(In R.S.V. our couch) [Song. 3:1] Upon my bed night I sought him whom my soul loves but not found him. "When I found him whom my soul loves, I HELD HIM, and would not let him go until I had brought him into my mother's house, and into the CHAMBER OF HER THAT CONCEIVED ME. I adjure you, o daughters of Jerusalem, by the gazelles or the hinds of the field, that you steer not up nor awaken love until it pleases. THE SONGS OF SOLOMON - A BOOK OF FLIRTATION [Songs. 4:1] Behold you are beautiful my love. YOUR LIPS are like a scarlet thread your cheeks are like halves of a pomegranate, your neck like the tower of David. YOUR TWO BREASTS are like two fawns, twins of a gazelle. How sweet is your love my sister, my bride, how much better is your love than wine. How graceful are your feet in sandals, O queenly maiden! YOUR ROUNDED THIGHS are like jewels, the work of a master hand. YOUR NAVEL is rounded bowl that never lacks mix wine. YOUR BELLY is heap of wheat, encircled with lilies. YOUR TWO BREASTS are like two fawns, twins of a gazelle. You are stature (in R.S.V. stately) as a palm tree, and your breasts are like its clusters. I say: I will go up (in R.S.V. climb) the tree, and lay hold of its branches. Oh, may YOUR BREASTS be like clusters of the vine. [Song. 8:8] We have a little sister, and she has no breasts. What shall we do for our sister on the day when is spoken for? I was a wall, and MY BREASTS WERE LIKE TOWERS. REJOICE WITH THEM !! [Prov. 5:18] REJOICE WITH THE WIFE of your youth. Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; LET HER BREASTS SATISFY YOU AT ALL TIMES.