New Podcast Let Us Reason - A Christian/Muslim Dialogue

Al Fadi and Dr David continue to disprove the myth of the perfect preservation of the Quran. In this episode they go to a book called Fadaelle Al Quran; in Sura 33 there is only 73 verses left of 200 original verses; the reason is that a sheep ate it according to Ayesha who had the only copy of the sura. According to Muslims the Quran was preserved by memory. in Sura 87: 6,7 Allah allows Mohammad to forget some suras that He wills. In Hadith Al Bukhari 50:38,39 Mohammad claims that Allah caused him to forget some verses. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mohammad married Ayesha at age 6 and consummated the marriage at age 9. The Quran allows marriage of prepubescent child (Sura 65:4). And since Muslims believe that Muhammad was an example for mankind; therefore Islam allows child marriage. In order to justify that; the Muslim Da'wa team lie about girls being married as a child in the Bible; Mary is one example. They find unreliable Catholic apocryphal sources. Al and David discuss this matter in more details. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The lie of the perfect preservation of the Quran is no longer believable. Dr wood and Al Fadi discuss the discovery of multiple copies of the Quran that don't agree with each other. They also discuss the debate between Muslim scholars and debaters about how to answer the false claim of the preservation of the Quran. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Al Fadi and Dr Jay Smith discuss the incarnation of Jesus; the word became flesh. Muslims deny that God can come to earth even though the story of the burning bush is in Chapter 20:10-14 of the Quran . The only way to have a holy ground is if God is there. They also talk about the two types of revelations; the general revelation/ creation, and special revelation. Christians agree on the general revelation . Muslims believe that the Quran is a special revelation; is eternal, sent down, complete, and unchanged .The Quran is not complete and it changed according to all the research that was done. Christians believe that Jesus is the Word of God, eternal, came down , never changed, and the only complete revelation of God. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sin in Islam is a set of dos and don'ts, Muslims believe there is two angels that are assigned to every person at birth to record their good and bad deeds, and that good deeds cancel out bad deeds. The Bible says that sin is much deeper that that, it took one sin to get Adam and Eve out of the garden of Eden. They could no longer talk to God in person. All creation was affected by that sin. We are all out of the Garden because God is holy. God is the only one who can fix sin's problem. God made a covenant with Abraham were He alone can fulfill in Genesis 15 . Only God can atone for our sin through Jesus's ( the only sinless person) sacrifice which was promised in Genesis 3:15 that the seed of the woman ( Jesus) will crush the head of the serpent (Satan). To be continued in the next episode See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Al Fadi and Dr jay Smith discuss more doctrinal differences between Christianity and Islam and today they start with the trinity; they point out how the Christian God is relational both in the God head and with His creation. They point out that we are made in God's image to be relational too. Second they show the difference between Christians who are children of God versus Muslims who are slaves of Allah. Children can call God Daddy, and communicate with God without fear; Muslims are afraid of their God and must submit to him as master. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is a start of a new series called The Hermeneutical Key; it is the key to interpret scripture. Today's topic is The Garden of Eden. In the Bible (Genesis 3:8,9 ) we read the story of the fall of Adam and Eve ; God was walking and talking with them; He had a relationship with them. Also in the Bible the Garden of Eden was on earth. In the Quran, Chapter (2: 30-39,7: 19-25); the garden of Eden is in heaven, God is not in the garden. This means we are not talking about the same thing; the God of the Bible is omnipotent,; he entered time and space and took on a human form. The God of the Bible is not the Allah of the Quran. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Al Fadi and Michael Jones discuss the effects of polygamy in Islam which allows for polygamy. Muslims claim that the Bible has polygamy in it. The truth is that the old testament records the sins of some characters in the Bible who practiced polygamy ,but is not so from the beginning in Genesis 2:24 that a man leaves his father and mother and be joined to his wife and the two shall become one flesh, as when God brought Eve to Adam and Jesus later confirmed it in Matthew 19: 1-9 . They also discuss the scientific results of mental health issues that both women and children suffer in a polygamist marriages. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today Al Fadi and Michael Jones talk about the mental and the social harm of child marriage. Islam promotes child marriage as we saw in a previous episode. Studies shows the mental harm that it causes from depression, anxiety, phobia, and suicidal thoughts just to name a few. The social harm are death during child birth, cervical cancer, STDs, and being a victim of domestic violence. They conclude that child marriage is to be outlawed if Muslims really care about their daughters. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Al Fadi and his guest speaker Michael Jones of ( Inspiring Philosophy You Tube Channel) talk about why is child marriage allowed and promoted in Islam; 1. It was done by Mohammad who is an example to Muslims when he married Aisha at age six. 2. It is done to protect the parents social status and not the Girl's well being. 3. Muslims also claim that it reduces premarital sex. Yet the physical harm that is caused to the girls is great because of their undeveloped bodies; death and infection are two harms. The united nations classify any girl under 18 as a child. In Chapter 65:4 the Quran promotes child marriage. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today Al Fadi and Michael Jones talk about the mental and the social harm of child marriage. Islam promotes child marriage as we saw in a previous episode. Studies shows the mental harm that it causes from depression, anxiety, phobia, and suicidal thoughts just to name a few. The social harm are death during child birth, cervical cancer, STDs, and being a victim of domestic violence. They conclude that child marriage is to be outlawed if Muslims really care about their daughters. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Al Fadi and his guest speaker Michael Jones of ( Inspiring Philosophy You Tube Channel) talk about why is child marriage allowed and promoted in Islam; 1. It was done by Mohammad who is an example to Muslims when he married Aisha at age six. 2. It is done to protect the parents social status and not the Girl's well being. 3. Muslims also claim that it reduces premarital sex. Yet the physical harm that is caused to the girls is great because of their undeveloped bodies; death and infection are two harms. The united nations classify any girl under 18 as a child. In Chapter 65:4 the Quran promotes child marriage. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Al Fadi continues his series on simple questions answered; this time he asks the question "My dear Muslim friends are you sure of your salvation?" In the first part of the episode he gives many references(1 John 5:12-13,John 5:24,etc)from the Bible that Christians who are in Christ are assured of their salvation by trusting what Christ did on their behalf to save them. On the other hand he points out and quotes references ( Sura46:8-9,Bukhari 5:58:266)from the Quran and hadith that says that Muhammad was not sure of his or the other Muslims salvation. Al Fadi urges Muslims to examine the verses and see for themselves who can save, and to come to the Savior. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode Al Fadi answers the question on his Facebook page; Alfadi.cira, " If Mohammad is a prophet like Moses why did he violate the Sabbath". Mohammad acknowledged in Sura 4:154 that the Sabbath was not to be violated . In Hadith Al Bukhari B2,V13:1,21, Mohammad did not honor the Sabbath, but introduced his own holy day; Friday, thus dishonoring the Sabbath . Therefore he is not a prophet like Moses. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Al Fadi and Anthony Rogers continue their discussion of Isaiah 53. In this session they discuss how Jesus and His disciples talked about the fulfillment of Isaiah 53; 1. In Luke 24 after Jesus's resurrection ; he is explaining to the two disciples on the road to Emmaus how the Christ will suffer, die and come back to life. 2. All four accounts of the gospel mention Isaiah 40 a voice crying out in the wilderness . 3. Jesus told his disciples that he will go to Jerusalem to die. 4. Another example was in Acts 8 where Philip is explaining the suffering Messiah to the Ethiopian who was reading Isaiah 53. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Al Fadi and Anthony Rogers continue in Isaiah 53 about the reason for the death of the righteous servant. It is atone for the guilt of the people (53:5,11). This is the gospel message in advance. The gospel is the good news; in Isaiah 40:9, 52:7. Is. 53:1 the gospel is proclaimed. The gospel of Mark starts as it is written in Isaiah. Zachariah 6:12 talks about the branch/ The Nazarene/ the Messiah. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Al Fadi and Anthony Rogers continue discussing Isaiah 52 and 53, They notice that this servant is an individual, a human, a man, not a nation. The pronoun "He" is being used many times. In Isaiah 52:13, This servant will be highly exalted. In Isaiah 2, the Lord alone will be exalted; This shows the divine identity of this figure. Isaiah 52: says that this upright man will suffer and die, buried , resurrected and exalted (Is. 52:13,14). He will be stricken, smitten , and afflicted (Is. 53:4) . He will be chastened, scourged , and crushed (Is. 53: 5). This figure will die for the sins of his people, and he will succeed. This person is the Lord Jesus. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Al Fadi and Anthony Rogers begin a new series on the book of Isaiah, and focus on Isaiah 53. Isaiah's name means Yahweh saves, which reminds us Jesus's name. In this series they will cover the following: 1. Chapter 52-53 see that the Messiah will bring a new and greater exodus; redemption. 2. The Messiah is both a suffering servant and the incarnate deity. 3. That He will die and will be exalted; He will die as a substitutionary atonement for sinners and secure justification before God. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Al Fadi summarizes the highlights of the ministry for 2023; the purpose of the ministry is to train and equip people to reach out to Muslims. This is done through media, in person training, and special projects(ie translation). Cira international you tube channel had 181 thousands subscribers this year, 10 million views; the top video was "Allah is Satan". The top live stream was" How the Mighty has fallen"; about Muslims leaving Islam in Pakistan. This year was also the start of an Arabic You Tube channel called " King's Church". See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

1. The gift of fulfilled prophecy. 2. God entered into the world. 3. God showing us the way back into His presence. 4. God is making it possible for us to be reconciled to Him. 5. God is saving sinners. 6. God is the one who made this sacrifice. 7. God's anointed son was born to save us. 8. This coming of Christ brings joy to men and angels. 9. The star at the top of the tree represents Christ. 10. The tree represents the cross Jesus died on. 11. God's greatest gift is His son. 12. God's peace to mankind. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.