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Ebook
Restore Your Original Religion
https://www.islamic-invitation.com/downloads/restore-your-original-religion_eng.pdf
Islam or Religion
The Key Undestanding Islam
https://www.islamland.com/uploads/books/the_key_to_understanding_islam-eng.pdf
Just One Message
https://www.islamland.com/uploads/books/en_just_one_message.pdf
Islam the Religion of Peace
https://www.islamland.com/uploads/books/Islam_Is_The_Religion_Of_Peace-eng.pdf
The Religion of All Time
https://www.islamic-invitation.com/downloads/the-religion-of-all-time_eng.pdf
The ABC of Islam
https://www.islamic-invitation.com/downloads/the-abc-of-islam-hq_eng.pdf
Islam Viewpoint of Racism
https://www.islamland.com/uploads/books/Bilal_the_Abyssinian-eng.pdf
How to Become A Muslim
https://www.islamland.com/uploads/books/How_to_Become_Muslim-eng.pdf
Answer to Non Muslim Common Question About Islam
https://www.islamland.com/uploads/books/en_Common_Questions.pdf
Isn’t it the time for you to become a Muslim
https://www.islamland.com/uploads/books/546b3092-9db8-40ee-a261-6cd3b8adb1fd-ISN%E2%80%99T-IT-THE-TIME-FOR-YOU-TO-BECOME-A-MUSLIM.pdf
A Peacefull Dialog Between Hindu and Islam
https://www.islamic-invitation.com/downloads/hindu-muslim-dialogue_eng.pdf
Human Right in Islam
https://www.islamland.com/uploads/books/Human_Rights_in_Islam-eng.pdf
Tolerance in Islam
https://www.islamland.com/uploads/books/ease_and_tolerance_eng.pdf
Just The Tip of The Iceberg
https://www.islamic-invitation.com/downloads/just-the-tip-of-the-iceberg_eng.pdf
About Islam A Brief Introduction
https://www.islamic-invitation.com/downloads/about-Islam-a-brief-introduction_eng.pdf
A Brief Illustrated Guide to Understanding Islam
https://theguidetoislam.com/book/download-lq/11
The Religion of Adam and Eve
https://www.islamic-invitation.com/downloads/the-religion-of-adam-and-eve_-larg-size_eng.pdf
The Message of Islam
https://www.islamland.com/uploads/books/en_The_Message_of_Islam.pdf
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Why Islam
https://d1.islamhouse.com/data/en/ih_books/single2/en-why-islam-islam.pdf
Glad Tidings
https://d1.islamhouse.com/data/en/ih_books/single2/en-glad-tidings.pdf
What Is Islam and how to Convert to Islam?
https://d1.islamhouse.com/data/en/ih_books/single2/en_What_Is_Islam_and_how_to_Convert_to_Islam.pdf
Islam: The Perfectly Complete Religion
https://d1.islamhouse.com/data/en/ih_books/single2/en_Islam_The_Perfectly_Complete_Religion.pdf
Understanding Islam and Muslims
https://d1.islamhouse.com/data/en/ih_books/powerpoint/en_Understanding_Islam_and_Muslims.ppt
The Keys Understanding Islam
01: https://d1.islamhouse.com/data/en/ih_books/single2/en-the-key-to-understanding-islam.pdf
02: https://d1.islamhouse.com/data/en/ih_books/single2/en-the-key-to-understanding-islam2.pdf
Call to Islam
https://d1.islamhouse.com/data/en/ih_articles/single/en_call_to_Islam.pdf
The Religion of Truth
https://d1.islamhouse.com/data/en/ih_books/single/en_The_Religion_of_truth.pdf
What is Islam?
https://d1.islamhouse.com/data/en/ih_books/single/en_What_Islam.pdf
Islam a comprehensive guide to the reality, legislation, beliefs and laws
https://d1.islamhouse.com/data/en/ih_books/single2/en-islam-a-comprehensive-guide.pdf
The Only Way out: A Guide for Truth Seekers
https://d1.islamhouse.com/data/en/ih_books/single/en_The_Only_Way_Out.pdf
Why Religion?
https://d1.islamhouse.com/data/en/ih_books/single3/en-why-religion.pdf
ISLAM(Its Foundation And Concepts)
https://www.islamicbook.ws/english/english-056.pdf
What is Islam
https://www.islamicbook.ws/english/english-025.pdf
ISLAMIC WAY OF LIFE
https://www.islamicbook.ws/english/english-052.pdf
THE TRUE RELIGION
https://www.islamicbook.ws/english/english-013.pdf
Islam in Brief
https://www.islamicbook.ws/english/english-011.pdf
The Principles of Islam
https://www.islamicbook.ws/english/english-077.pdf
You ask and Quran answers
https://www.islamicbook.ws/english/english-114.pdf
Islam in Concept
https://www.islamicbook.ws/english/english-104.pdf
THE RELIGION OF TRUTH
http://www.islamicbook.ws/english/english-119.pdf
Discover Islam
https://www.islamicbook.ws/english/english-104.pdf
Islam our Choice
https://www.islamicbook.ws/english/english-057.pdf
This Is The Truth
https://www.islamicbook.ws/english/english-045.pdf
THE SEARCH FOR THE TRUTH
https://www.islamicbook.ws/english/english-060.pdf
ISLAMIC WAY OF LIFE
https://www.islamicbook.ws/english/english-052.pdf
WHAT A MUSLIM IS REQUIAED
TO KNOW ABOUT HIS RELIGION
https://www.islamicbook.ws/english/english-075.pdf
THE FUNDAMENTALS OF ISLAM
https://www.islamicbook.ws/english/english-078.pdf
A guide for the new Muslim
http://www.islamicbook.ws/english/english-107.pdf
The Way to Salvation
https://www.islamicbook.ws/english/english-108.pdf
The Muslim’s Book
https://www.islamicbook.ws/english/english-110.pdf
New Muslim Guideline
https://d1.islamhouse.com/data/en/ih_books/single2/en-new-muslim-guideline2.pdf
The Explanation of the Fundamentals of Islamic Belief
http://www.islamicbook.ws/english/english-120.pdf
33 LESSONS FOR EVERY MUSLIM
http://www.islamicbook.ws/english/english-109.pdf
The Fundamentals of Islam
https://d1.islamhouse.com/data/en/ih_books/single/en_The_Fundamentals_of_islam.pdf
The light of lslam
http://www.islamicbook.ws/english/english-116.pdf
NEW MUSLIM GUIDELINE
https://d1.islamhouse.com/data/en/ih_books/single2/en-new-muslim-guideline2.pdf
Explanation of the Important Lessons for Every Muslim
https://d1.islamhouse.com/data/en/ih_books/single3/en-explanation-of-the-important-lessons.pdf
Islam – A Brief Outline of Islam according to the Quran and the Prophetic Sunnah
https://d1.islamhouse.com/data/en/ih_books/single3/en-islam-a-brief-outline-of-islam-newest.pdf
Explanation of the Important Lessons for Every Muslim
https://d1.islamhouse.com/data/en/ih_books/single3/en-explanation-of-the-important-lessons.pdf
THE PURPOSE OF CREATION
https://d1.islamhouse.com/data/en/ih_books/single3/en-purpose-of-creation.pdf
lnvitation to A Good Tidings
http://www.islamicbook.ws/english/english-059.pdf
The Purpose of Creation
http://www.islamicbook.ws/english/english-018.pdf
THE WAY TO HAPPINESS
http://www.islamicbook.ws/english/english-051.pdf
THE MUSLIM’S BOOK
https://d1.islamhouse.com/data/en/ih_books/single3/en-muslim-book.pdf
Is the Qur’an the Word of God
https://d1.islamhouse.com/data/en/ih_books/single3/en-is-the-quran-the-word-of-allah.pdf
Fortification of the Muslim through Remembrance and Supplication from the Quran and Sunnah
https://d1.islamhouse.com/data/en/ih_books/single/en_Hisn_El_Muslim.pdf
ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF THE MEANINGS OF THE HONORED QURAN
https://d1.islamhouse.com/data/en/ih_books/single3/en-the-great-quran.pdf
Quranic answers to the most important questions of humanity
https://d1.islamhouse.com/data/en/ih_books/single3/en-questions-from-quran.pdf.
Encyclopedia of Translated Prophetic Hadiths
https://islamhouse.com/2828281
Get Your Belief From The Qur-an And The Authentic Prophet Tradition
http://www.islamicbook.ws/english/english-046.pdf
Ways For gaining rewards
http://www.islamicbook.ws/english/english-112.pdf
Human Rights in Islam
http://www.islamicbook.ws/english/english-118.pdf
The Rights of non muslims in the islamic world
http://www.islamicbook.ws/english/english-121.pdf
Islam’s Teachings and How They Solve Past and Current-Problems
https://www.alukah.net/Books/Files/Book_8977/BookFile/Islam%20Teachings.pdf
Islam and the Discoveries of Modern Science.
https://www.alukah.net/Books/Files/Book_7147/BookFile/Islam%20and%20the%20Discoveries%20of%20Modern%20Science.pdf
Quiet Dialogue Between a Muslim and a non-Muslim.
https://www.alukah.net/books/files/book_11995/bookfile/quietdialogue.pdf
The Islamic Faith: A simplified presentation
https://d1.islamhouse.com/data/en/ih_books/single2/en-the-islamic-faith-a-simplified-presentation.pdf
The Tenets of Faith, Creed of Ahlu Alsunnah and Aljamah
This Book Present the Pillars of Eman in a very Simple way.
01: https://d1.islamhouse.com/data/en/ih_books/single/en_The_Muslims_Belief_part1.pdf
02: https://d1.islamhouse.com/data/en/ih_books/single/en_The_Muslims_Belief_part2.pdf
lslamic Creed
http://www.islamicbook.ws/english/english-115.pdf
The Foundations of Faith in the Light of the Qur’an and the Sunnah
https://d1.islamhouse.com/data/en/ih_books/single2/en_Foundations_of_Faith.pdf
THE PILLARS OF FAITH
https://www.islamicbook.ws/english/english-105.pdf
The Meaning of the Testimony of Faith
https://www.islamicbook.ws/english/english-064.pdf
EXPLAINING THEFUNDAMENTALS
OF FAITH
https://www.islamicbook.ws/english/english-086.pdf
Arkan Al-eeman(The articles of faith)
https://www.islamicbook.ws/english/english-036.pdf
THE MUSLIM’S BELIEF
https://www.islamicbook.ws/english/english-063.pdf
A GLIMPSE OF ISLAMIC FAITH
https://www.islamicbook.ws/english/english-053.pdf
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Because God is one, His message to mankind has been the same since the time of Adam and until the Day of Judgement. This message is called Islam, which means to believe in God, and to obey and submit to Him. God sent a chain of prophets, one after another, to keep the believers on His Straight Path. One of these prophets was Jesus (peace be upon him).
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However, in order to grow, the Church compromised the true religion of God with a mix of sun worship polytheism, Paul’s thoughts and Jesus’ monotheism and created the doctrine of the Trinity. This doctrine was finalised at the Council of Constantinople in 381 AC and was enforced by Emperor Constantine. Consequently, Jesus became a saviour son of God and God “incarnate”, who was crucified to carry our sins.
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This book provides evidence for the deviation of Christianity from the original message of God and how it was influenced by myths, rituals, and practices of pagan religions which existed in its neighbourhood. It also gives you evidence that prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), is the awaited prophet foretold in the Bible.
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4. MOTHER AND CHILD WORSHIP
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The origin of the mother goddess and child
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The story of the mother goddess and child was firmly written with the sun worshipper’s mind. Numerous monuments of Babylon show the goddess mother Semiramis with her child Tammuz in her arms.
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When the people of Babylon were scattered to various parts of the-earth (Genesis, 11:5-9), they carried the so-called divine mother and child with them.
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Examples of divine mothers
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• The mother goddess was known as Isis and her child Horus in Ancient Egypt; Nana to the Sumerians; Aphrodite or Ceres to the Greeks; Venus and her child Aeneas to the Romans.
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• The Chinese had a mother goddess of mercy called Madonna Guanyin and another Holy Mother called Shing Moo. Both appear with a child in their arms and rays of glory around their heads.
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• In Japan, the mother was known as Kishimojin and her son was known as Buddha.
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• In Asia and India, she was Indrani carrying her child; Cybele and the child Deoius; Maya and the child Buddha; Devaki and the child Krishna.
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• In Europe, she was known as Hertha in Germany and Jörð in Scandinavia.
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How was Mary worshipped?
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There is no scriptural basis for the worship of Mary (peace be upon her) and therefore, it was not a part of the original Christian faith. Mary was looked upon as a virtuous, dedicated and godly woman, and none of the apostles or Jesus (peace be upon him) himself ever even hinted at the idea of worshipping Mary.
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When the children of Israel were defiled with mother goddess worship, of the so-called ‘Queen of Heaven’, the Prophet Jeremiah rebuked them (Jeremiah, 44:17-19).
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It was at the time of Constantine when people began to look at Mary-as the mother of God and prayed to her. This concept became an ‘official doctrine’ at the Council of Ephesus in 431 AD. At this Council Mary (peace be upon her) was considered the true Mother of God, as she gave birth to Jesus (peace be upon him), who was allegedly believed to be the son of God and the second person of the Trinity.
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Depiction of Mary as ‘The Queen of Heaven’
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After officially becoming the ‘Queen of Heaven’, Mary (peace be upon her), was depicted like other Queens of Heaven, such as Semiramis (Ishtar), Isis, Semele, and Diana, etc., in order to attract pagans to Christianity. It is unfortunate that Christians today unknowingly commit the sin of idol worship to Mary and pray to her statue just as the pagans did for their goddesses.
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The secret of the black Madonna
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The black Mary and Jesus (peace be upon them) have shrines within some European Catholic and Orthodox countries. These shrines are visited by millions of pilgrims every year.
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The shrines of Isis and Horus of ancient Egypt were very popular in ancient Rome. Some scholars24 believe that when Christianity spread throughout Europe, the shrines of Isis and Horus were not destroyed; instead, they were turned into shrines for the black Mary and Jesus (peace be upon them)
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Conclusion
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• The worship of Mary within today’s Christianity has replaced the worship of the Babylonian Queen of Heaven who existed in different parts of the world under different names.
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• The practice of mother worship, in praying and bowing down to her statue, is idolatry, unbiblical and contradicts the original message of Jesus (peace be upon him)
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“And when God will say: ‘Jesus, son of Mary, is it you who said to people: Take me and my mother for deities besides God?’ and he will answer: ‘All Glorified You are. It is not for me to say what I had no right to!’”(Qur’an, 5:116).
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*Remember that Allah will address Jesus son of Mary (peace be with him) on the Day of Rising and ask him whether he told people to worship him and his mother besides Allah. Jesus will reply, declaring Allah’s purity, ‘It was not right for me to tell them anything but the truth. If I had said that You would know it, because nothing is hidden from You. You know what I keep hidden within myself, but I do not know what is with You. You are the only one who knows everything that is hidden and everything that is apparent’*
*Jesus will say to His Lord, ‘I only told people what you instructed me to tell them: to worship You alone. For as long as I remained amongst them I watched over what they were saying. When my term ended and I was raised to the sky alive, You, O Lord, were watching their actions. You are a witness to everything and nothing is hidden from You; so You know what I said to them and what they said after me’*
*If you punish them, O Lord, they are your servants and You can do with them as you wish. If You graciously forgive those of them who had faith, nothing can stop you from doing so because You are the Mighty, Who cannot be overpowered, and the Wise in Your handling of matters*
*Allah will say to Jesus (peace be with him) that the Day of Rising is a day on which the truthfulness of those who were true in their intentions, statements and actions will be of benefit to them. They will receive gardens with palaces and trees overlooking flowing streams, in which they will live eternally, with death never coming to them. Allah will be pleased with them and will never become angry with them. They will pleased with Allah because of the everlasting delight they have received. Such reward and pleasure is the supreme success, which cannot be equalled by any other*
*Allah alone controls the heavens and the earth, and everything within them. He is their Creator and the One Who handles their affairs. He has power over everything and nothing can overpower Him.*
[al-Maa’idah 5:116-120].
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5. DYING AND RISING SAVIOUR GODS
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Introduction
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Within the societies of early Christianity, there were myths of incarnate sons of solar deities and saviour gods who preceded Christianity by thousands of years, such as Osiris, Horus, Mithras, Krishna, Tammuz, and Attis. The followers of these cultures attributed symbolic themes toward their sons of gods, such as miraculous conceptions and births heralded by wise men; temptations or fights against evil forces; crucifixions and deaths, descents into hell and resurrections after three days25. In this chapter, the myths of some saviour sons of gods are briefly presented. You will find amazing similarities in the broad outline of the faiths, rituals and mythical stories of the accounts of incarnate sons of gods and those of Jesus (peace be upon him) as portrayed by today’s Christianity. These amazing similarities are not coincidental; they rather suggest that the Church amalgamated different myths of different incarnates of sons of gods to create Jesus (peace be upon him) as a new super saviour who could appeal to different pagans from different backgrounds.
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Dionysus
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When Christianity was establishing itself in the ancient Mediterranean world,the cult of Dionysus of Greece was widely spread and was a deeply rooted rival. Dionysus was allegedly the son of a mortal, Semele, and the god Zeus. He was said to have been born miraculously and to have turned water into wine as Jesus (peace be upon him) was claimed to have performed later. The followers of Dionysus also ate a sacred meal of bread and wine that became the body and blood of their god Dionysus. A parallel has been drawn as to how Dionysus appeared before King Pentheus on charges of claiming divinity, and this is compared to the interrogation of Jesus by Pontius Pilate. In honour of Dionysus, there were two large festivals celebrated in ancient Athens; ‘The Great Dionysia’, in late March and early April, and ‘The Small Dionysia’, in late December and January.
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Isis/Osiris/Horus
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The Egyptians worshipped the sun as a trinity of gods; Osiris, the Father,Horus, the Son, and Ra, the Highest Sun. Osiris represented the “setting sun”, and is reborn as Horus, the ‘rising’ sun. Ra represented the ‘mid-day’ sun. Osiris was the brother and husband of Isis, and the father of Horus, who was begotten miraculously after his death. Pharaohs were, generally speaking, regarded as manifestations of the god Horus in life, and of the god Osiris in death. Horus was most often depicted as a falcon. The similarities between Osiris, Isis and Horus allegories to the Gospel stories are striking.
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Osiris came to earth for the benefit of mankind, bearing the title of Manifester-of Good and Truth. He was called, “The Good Shepherd” and he was always depicted with a shepherd’s crook. Osiris was resurrected from death on the third day to eternal life at the Vernal Equinox (spring). Horus, at the age of 12, had no rivals in reading and writing. Jesus at the same age spoke with various Jews in the temple and amazed them (Luke, 2:39-52). His divine birth was at the Winter Solstice and he struggled against Seth, his enemy, in the wilderness. He walked on water and was anointed. The similarities with Christianity are again striking!
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Mithras
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In Persian mythology, the sun god Mithras was the god of light, the patron of-warriors and kings, and the protector of cattle, the harvest, the waters and “wide pastures”. Mithras was miraculously born from a rock. After his birth, he was adored by some shepherds
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In the first century, Mithraism began to spread in Rome, and in the third and-fourth century, it was incorporated into the state religious canon. Mithras made many extraordinary miracles. The date of his birth, December 25, was adopted in the fourth century as the date of Jesus´ birthday and today it coincides with most Christian’s Christmas.
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The temples of Mithras were natural caves which were found in many-countries in the former Roman Empire. Some of them were converted into crypts under Christian churches.
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The main ritual of the Mithras’ cult was similar to the Christian Eucharist – a holy meal of bread and wine, with bells and candles, and a purification ritual of baptism was performed.
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It was common to impose a mark on the foreheads. Women were not admitted to the mysteries of the religion. At the highest level of initiation, the so-called ‘Pater’ (Papa) sat on a holy throne wearing the Phrygian cap and bearing a rod and a ring which are very similar to the mitres, the crosiers, and rings of Christian bishops.
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Krishna
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Krishna is recognized as the eighth-incarnation (avatar) of Lord Vishnu, and one and the same as Lord Vishnu and one of the Trimurti (Indian Trinity). The king Kansa, Devaki’s brother, was terrified because of a prophecy that he would be killed by her eighth son. Therefore, he decided to imprison her and her husband and to kill all their newborn children. However, he failed to kill Krishna, who after his birth, was handed over to his new foster parents. According to some sources, god Vishnu himself descended into the womb of Devaki to be born as a divine incarnation. The Bhagavad Gita describes his childhood and youth among the shepherds, and his heroic deeds as a warrior and teacher. He killed the demons sent by King Kansa and he performed miracles. Krishna was mortally wounded by a hunter´s arrow and the Mahabharata describes the ascension of Krishna – when “the whole sky was filled with his glory.
Buddha
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On the night Buddha was conceived, his mother Queen Maya dreamt that a white elephant with six white tusks entered her right side. Buddha’s mother died soon after his birth and he was brought up by his mother’s younger sister. His father, King Suddhodana, knew from Brahmin fortune tellers that Buddha would become a holy man instead of a successor of his throne. Therefore, he separated him from the outside world, but he did not succeed to change his destiny. As a truth-seeker, the Buddha met the best sages, however, he abandoned their extreme methods of self-denial etc. and meditated for 49 days under a sacred fig tree. He was tempted by a demon of ignorance called Mara. Finally, through his method of meditation, Buddha reached a stage of full enlightenment and preached his first legendary sermon. He is said to have performed many miracles and gained many disciples, converting courtesans and murderers. Before entering the final so-called deathless state, Nirvana, and abandoning his earthly body, he gave many detailed instructions on his teachings to his disciples (compare this with the Last Supper of Jesus). However, despite his legacy of teachings, today’s Buddhists follow many diverse and deviated forms of worship.
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Tammuz
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Tammuz of the Babylonians (Dumuzid in Sumerian) was born of Semiramis, who was also called Ishtar and the ‘Queen of Heaven’. She claimed that she was impregnated through the rays of her ex-husband, the sun god Nimrod. Tammuz who was a shepherd-god, died and descended to the underworld and was then resurrected. Therefore, Tammuz was the incarnated son of Nimrod. The cross was a sacred symbol of Tammuz, being in the shape of the mystic letter ‘Tau’ (letter T in English), which is the initial letter of his name. Tammuz, Nimrod, and Semiramis represent the first Trinity Godhead. The worship of Tammuz was detested by Ezekiel (Ezekiel, 8:14) in the Old Testament.
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Attis
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Attis was the Phrygian god of vegetation-and spring. His father was Agdistis, a demon, and his mother was Nana, daughter of the river god Sangarius. Attis was born miraculously and was considered as the god of vegetation. In his selfmutilation, death, and resurrection after three days, he represented the fruits of the earth, which die in winter only to rise again in the spring. In memory of his death, his worshippers cut down a pine tree (Like Christmas tree), then they mourned his death for two days, and followed this with a joyful celebration of the resurrection day (Like Easter).
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Why are there these amazing similarities?
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Is it conceivable to believe that the striking similarities in the broad outline-of these faiths, rituals and mythical stories of incarnate sons of gods, and those of Jesus (peace be upon him) as portrayed by Christianity today, are just coincidental.?
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No, these similarities are not coincidental! In order to attract pagans and create a more appealing Christianity, different myths of incarnate sons of gods were amalgamated to create a new saviour incarnate son of God. Unfortunately, by doing so, the real monotheistic message of Jesus (peace be upon him) was compromised and a new polytheistic religion was created.
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Why isn’t Jesus then typically identical to any particular prehistoric son of god?
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It is because Jesus (peace be upon him) was re-defined to share divinity with as many as possible of the sons of gods’ mythical attributes, and yet to be superior to all of them in order to attract their followers.
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Conclusion
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• The myths of ancient incarnate saviour sons of solar gods, with miraculous conceptions, crucifixions, deaths, descents into hell for three days, together with resurrections, were common in the societies of early Christianity.
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• To grow and attract more followers, the Church amalgamated the true story of the Prophet Jesus (peace be upon him), with myths of different incarnate sons of saviour gods to create of Jesus a false new super saviour.
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• The Church also adopted some rituals and practices of some pagan religions, No wonder why today’s Christianity has some common traits with paganism.
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“Assuredly they have disbelieved who say: God is the Messiah (Jesus), son of Mary, whereas the Messiah himself proclaimed: O Children of Israel! Worship God, my Lord and your Lord. Whoever associates partners with God, God has surely made Paradise forbidden to him, and his refuge is the Fire. And the wrongdoers will have no helpers” (Qur’an, 5:72).
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The Christians who Say that ‘Allah is the Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary’ have committed disbelief, as they have attributed Lordship to someone other than Allah. The Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary, himself said to them, ‘O Israelites, worship Allah alone. He is my Lord and your Lord. We are all His servants’. Whoever ascribes anything as a partner to Allah, then Allah will not allow them to ever enter Paradise and their place will be the fire of Hell. They will have no one to help or assist them before Allah and no one to save them from the punishment that awaits them.
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The Christians who say that ‘Allah is part of the Trinity: Father, Son and Holy Spirit’ have committed disbelief. Allah is far above such a statement. Allah is not many, but He is only One God Who has no partner. If they do not stop saying such things, a painful punishment will afflict them.
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The Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary, was only a messenger like other messengers. Just as death occurs to other messengers, it will occur to him as well. His mother, Mary, was a truthful and sincere woman. Both of them were in need of and used to consume food. How can they be gods when they were in need of food? Look, O Messenger, and think about how I make clear to them the signs indicating My Oneness and the falsehood of their extremism in attributing Lordship to others besides Me. Despite this, they do not recognise these signs. Then look and think about how they are misled from the truth, despite these clear signs indicating My Oneness.
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The Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary, was only a messenger like other messengers. Just as death occurs to other messengers, it will occur to him as well. His mother, Mary, was a truthful and sincere woman. Both of them were in need of and used to consume food. How can they be gods when they were in need of food? Look, O Messenger, and think about how I make clear to them the signs indicating My Oneness and the falsehood of their extremism in attributing Lordship to others besides Me. Despite this, they do not recognise these signs. Then look and think about how they are misled from the truth, despite these clear signs indicating My Oneness.
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Say, O Messenger, as an argument against their worship of others besides Allah: Do you worship that which can bring you no benefit and which cannot protect you from any harm? Such a god is in reality very weak! Whilst Allah is High above any state of weakness. Allah alone is the One Who hears your statements and knows your actions. Nothing remains hidden from Him and He will repay you accordingly.
(Al-Maidah:72-76)
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“Say we believe in God and the revelation given to us and Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob and the tribes and that given to all prophets from their Lord; we make no distinction between them and unto Him we have surrendered (in Islam)” (Qur’an, 2:136).
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Tell the Jews and Christians who make these baseless claims that you have faith in Allah and the Qur’an which He revealed to you, and in what He revealed to Abraham and his sons Ishmael and Isaac, and to Jacob, and in what He revealed to the prophets from the descendants of Jacob. Say that you have faith in the Torah which Allah gave to Moses, and the Gospel which He gave to Jesus, and in all the scriptures that He gave to every one of the prophets, with no distinction between them, having faith in all of them, not only having faith in some and rejecting others. Tell them that you humbly surrender to Him alone.
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If the Jews and the Christians, and other disbelievers, have faith in the same way that you do, then they have been guided to the right way of life which Allah is satisfied with. Yet if they turn away from faith because they reject all the prophets or some of them, then they are in disagreement and are against you. Do not be sad, O Prophet, because Allah will protect you from their harm and evil, and give you victory over them. Allah hears ail that they say, and knows all their intentions and actions.
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Hold tightly to the religion of Allah which is the natural way of life for you, on the inside and outside. There is no better way of life than the path of Allah, which agrees with our nature, benefiting us in every way and protecting us from evil and corruption. Say that you worship Allah alone and do not worship anything apart from Him.
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If the People of the Scripture argue with you, saying they have more right to Allah and His religion than you do because their way of life is older and their scriptures came before yours, then it will not benefit them. Allah is the Lord of everyone, and He is not for them alone. Tell them, O Prophet, that you have your actions which they will not be asked about; and they have their actions which you will not be asked about. Everyone will be rewarded according to what they have done. Tell them that you are sincere to Allah in your worship and in doing as He instructs you, and that you do not worship anything apart from Him.
(Al-Baqarah:136-139)
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6. THE CROSS
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Origin of the Cross
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Christianity is not the origin of the cross. Engraved and painted crosses were-found in caves inhabited by humans 10,000 years ago. This means that the cross was worshipped by pagans long before Jesus (peace be upon him).
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The cross in ancient Babylonian sun worship, was a sacred symbol of their-god Tammuz, being in the shape of the mystic letter ‘Tau’ (letter T in English) which is the initial letter of his name, as stated previously.
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Therefore, the solar cross of sun worship is considered one of the oldest religious symbols in the world. The symbol and worship of the cross spread from Babylon to ancient civilizations in Africa, Asia, and Europe, centuries before the birth of Christianity.
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Pre-Christian crosses in one form or another were in use as a symbol among-the Chaldeans, the Phoenicians, the ancient Egyptians, the ancient Chinese and many other nations.
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The Tau cross of Tammuz was called the sign of life. The Ankh cross of the-Egyptians was considered as a symbol of eternal life. The Buddhists believe that the cross represents both the tree of life and spiritual nourishment. The Spaniards in the 16th century found crosses among the native Indians of Mexico and Peru.
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How did the Cross become Christian?
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Christians suffered persecution at the hands of the Roman Empire for-hundreds of years. When Constantine, who was a sun worshipper, became an Emperor, he wanted to promote the stability of his empire. Therefore, he initiated a plan to unite pagans and Christians. He claimed to have become Christian after seeing the cross in a dream and hearing the words, “By this sign, you shall conquer”. As mentioned previously, in spite of his claims of being a Christian, he was not baptised until he was on his deathbed, and he never ceased minting coins imprinted with the sun, being the symbol of his previous god Sol Invictus! However, it should also be mentioned that the cross did not become a symbol commonly found in Christian Churches until 431 A.D.
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Although in today’s Christianity the cross is predominantly associated with-the crucifixion of Jesus (peace be upon him), the historical origin of the symbolism and the ancient worship of the cross has been hidden, ignored or forgotten.
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Is the cross mentioned in the Bible?
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Jesus (peace be upon him) never taught his followers anything about the cross; neither did-any prophet of God. In fact, there is no mention of the cross in the Bible as a symbol of religion.
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Christians bow down before the cross, kiss and pray to it, just as the pagans-did with their god Tammuz. It is a great misfortune that instead of influencing and guiding the pagans to the path and worship of God, Christianity adopted their paganism.
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Conclusion
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The cross is a pagan symbol of sun worship which has nothing to do with the teachings of Jesus (peace be upon him). God forbids the adoption of religious practices of pagans and idol worship and guides us through Islam back to His original teachings.
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“Break down their altars, smash their sacred stones and cut down their Asherah poles. Do not worship any other god for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God” (Exodus 34:13-14).
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“And they worship, apart from God, things that can neither harm nor benefit them and they say: ‘These are our intercessors with God’. Say: ‘Would you inform God of something in the heavens or the earth that He does not know?’ All-Glorified is He and absolutely exalted above all that they associate with Him”(Qur’an, 10:18).
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The idolaters worship what they claim to be gods beside Allah, which cannot benefit or harm them, while Allah can benefit and harm as He wills; and they say that the things they worship will plead with Allah on their behalf, so that they will not be punished for their sins. Ask them O Messenger, ‘Would you inform Allah, the Knowing, that He has a partner, when He does not know of a partner for Himself in the heavens or the earth?!’ Allah is divine and far above the falsehood and lies of the idolaters.
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People were just one believing, unified nation, then they differed: some of them still had faith, while others disbelieved. If it had not been for the decree of Allah that He would not judge between them in what they differed about, then it would have been made clear which of them were guided and which of them were astray.
(Yunus:18-19)
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“Say (O Muhammad), O people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians)! You have no ground to stand upon unless you act according to the Torah, the Gospel, and what has been sent down to you from your Lord [i.e. the Qur’an]” (Qur’an, 5:68).
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Say, O Messenger: You — Jews and Christians ~ have no religious basis, unless you practice what is in the Torah and the Gospel and practice the Qur’an that has been revealed to you. Your faith is not valid until you have faith in it and practice it. That which has been revealed to you from your Lord will increase the disobedience and disbelief of many of the People of the Scripture because of their envy. So do not be sad over these disbelievers: In the believers who follow you there is sufficient goodness.
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The believers in Muhammad, and the Jews, Sabians and Christians before Muhammad — whichever of them believes Allah and the Last Day and does good actions — they will have no fear for the future and will not be sad over that which they missed in the worldly life.
(al-Maidah:68-69)9)
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