{"id":223,"date":"2017-10-12T20:27:08","date_gmt":"2017-10-12T20:27:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/crosstownservices.co.uk\/crossintown\/?page_id=223"},"modified":"2024-01-15T22:37:02","modified_gmt":"2024-01-15T22:37:02","slug":"some-useful-pages-on-islam","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/crosstownservices.co.uk\/crossintown\/some-useful-pages-on-islam\/","title":{"rendered":"Some useful pages on Islam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\">Islam<\/span>, is a religion with over a thousand years of adherence. Like Christianity it is monotheistic, it teaches that God is a <strong>righteous<\/strong> and <strong>holy<\/strong> God, that men are <strong>sinful<\/strong> and that there will be a <strong>judgement<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>But, as is true of all other religions, <strong>Islam <span style=\"color: #00ccff;\">does not offer the guarantee of Salvation<\/span><\/strong> that following Jesus promises to do, since it offers no &#8220;<span style=\"color: #00ccff;\"><strong>Saviour<\/strong><\/span>&#8220;. Your salvation depends entirely on whether you live a life worthy enough, build up a bank of righteousness adequate to balance out your intrinsic sin.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\"><a style=\"color: #00ccff;\" href=\"https:\/\/answersingenesis.org\/world-religions\/islams-view-of-god-and-his-revelation\/\">Click here for how Islam differs in its view of God<\/a> <\/span>(<em>Allah<\/em> is not God) and particularly how it does not present God as a <span style=\"color: #00ccff;\"><strong>Heavenly Father<\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/answersingenesis.org\/world-religions\/islams-view-of-god-and-his-revelation\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-224 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/crosstownservices.co.uk\/crossintown\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/islams-view-of-god-and-his-revelation.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"945\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/crosstownservices.co.uk\/crossintown\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/islams-view-of-god-and-his-revelation.jpg 945w, http:\/\/crosstownservices.co.uk\/crossintown\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/islams-view-of-god-and-his-revelation-300x95.jpg 300w, http:\/\/crosstownservices.co.uk\/crossintown\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/islams-view-of-god-and-his-revelation-768x244.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Click here for why<span style=\"color: #00ccff;\"> <a style=\"color: #00ccff;\" href=\"https:\/\/answersingenesis.org\/world-religions\/islams-view-of-sin-and-salvation\/\"><strong>Islam cannot save you from your sin<\/strong><\/a> <\/span>and present you completely forgiven before God the Father.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/answersingenesis.org\/world-religions\/islams-view-of-sin-and-salvation\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-225 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/crosstownservices.co.uk\/crossintown\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/islams-view-of-sin-and-salvation.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"945\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/crosstownservices.co.uk\/crossintown\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/islams-view-of-sin-and-salvation.jpg 945w, http:\/\/crosstownservices.co.uk\/crossintown\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/islams-view-of-sin-and-salvation-300x95.jpg 300w, http:\/\/crosstownservices.co.uk\/crossintown\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/islams-view-of-sin-and-salvation-768x244.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Quran\u2019s teachings regarding salvation give no assurance of salvation. On the one hand, the Quran teaches that salvation is based on <span style=\"color: #00ccff;\"><strong>purification by good deeds<\/strong><\/span> (Quran 7:6\u20139). A Muslim can become righteous through prayer, almsgiving, fasting, and living according to the Quran.<\/p>\n<p>Yet the Quran also teaches that <span style=\"color: #00ccff;\"><strong>Allah has predetermined every person\u2019s destiny<\/strong><\/span>, and one\u2019s righteous acts may or may not affect Allah\u2019s decision (Quran 57:22).<\/p>\n<p>It teaches that everyone, both the righteous and the unrighteous, will be led into hell by Allah, before the righteous will enter heaven (Quran 19:67\u201372). Therefore <strong><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\">no Muslim can know his or her eternal destiny in this life<\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Even Muhammad himself was unsure of his salvation<\/strong> (Quran 31:34; 46:9).<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"A Jihadist Overcome by the Love of Jesus || Al Fadi former Wahabbi Muslim from Saudi Arabia\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6az_5mGa3QA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>You can <strong>know God<\/strong>, be free of sin and condemnation and even love the Jews!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Muslim woman who hated the Jews and ended up falling in love with their King - JESUS!\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wzfVAb4q8ZU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>The origins of the Qu&#8217;ran.<\/strong> How was it written? Did Muhammad even exist? What evidence do we have? When were his biographical descriptions actually written? Who was he?\u00a0 Talk by Historian Tom Holland.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Origins of Islam\u2014Tom Holland\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eDQh2nk8ih4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Tom Holland<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Al Fadi &amp; Jay Smith&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"01-MUHAMMAD&#039;S BIO IS 200 YRS TOO OLD! Al Fadi &amp; Jay Smith CIRA series\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jn3hRQNcvyE?start=90&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For a series of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jn3hRQNcvyE\">critiques<\/a> of Mohammad and Islam, its origins, history and reliability; and how the Qu&#8217;ran relates to the Bible<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Seeking Allah Finding Jesus, Video Study: Session 1\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/O9rcFduex1Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islam, is a religion with over a thousand years of adherence. Like Christianity it is monotheistic, it teaches that God is a righteous and holy God, that men are sinful and that there will be a judgement. But, as is true of all other religions, Islam does not offer the guarantee of Salvation that following &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/crosstownservices.co.uk\/crossintown\/some-useful-pages-on-islam\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Some useful pages on Islam&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-223","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/crosstownservices.co.uk\/crossintown\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/223","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/crosstownservices.co.uk\/crossintown\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/crosstownservices.co.uk\/crossintown\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/crosstownservices.co.uk\/crossintown\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/crosstownservices.co.uk\/crossintown\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=223"}],"version-history":[{"count":30,"href":"http:\/\/crosstownservices.co.uk\/crossintown\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/223\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":454,"href":"http:\/\/crosstownservices.co.uk\/crossintown\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/223\/revisions\/454"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/crosstownservices.co.uk\/crossintown\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=223"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}