New Comic: "Kaaba"

The Kaaba is one of the holiest sites in Islam. Mohammad taught that it was built by Abraham. Is this claim true?

Islam seems to be making inroads into the West. The mayor of London is Muslim. This Fall two major US cities—New York and Minneapolis—will likely elect Muslim candidates for mayor. My literal next door neighbor is Muslim. So I’ve been trying to educate myself about Islam and what it teaches.

Many Muslims are kind people. I respect that their devotion is strong and sincere. Nevertheless, there are a lot of problems and contradictions within Islam that lead me to not accept it as a true faith.

For example, the Quran affirms the Torah and the Gospel as having been sent by God (Quran 3:3; 5:68; 5:46-47) and says the words of Allah can never be changed (Quran 18:27; 6:115; 15:9). And yet, the Quran also denies core teachings of the Bible. It says there is no Trinity (Quran 4:171); Jesus was not crucified (Quran 4:157); and Jesus did not die for anyone’s sins (Quran 53:38). Muslims try to solve this dilemma by saying the Bible’s core message has been corrupted, but there is simply zero evidence of this. The core Christian message (Jesus’ death and resurrection for our sins) spread very rapidly throughout the known world within the lifetime of Jesus’ disciples. The very earliest copies of the New Testament we have discovered, dating all the way back to within 100 years or less of the disciples, all teach that Jesus died on the cross for our sins. If Jesus was preaching Allah with a Muslim message, and if he did not die on the cross (as the Quran claims), then this supposed “corruption” would have had to have come directly from Jesus’ disciples and their followers, which would essentially make Jesus the world’s worst prophet because his followers all taught the wrong message.

The Quran also contradicts itself by saying Christians who believe that Jesus is God’s Son (the Trinity) will go to hell for not believing in Allah as the “true” god (Quran 5:72-73; 98:6); yet the Quran also says Christians will go to heaven (Quran 2:63; 5:69).

Below is another in a series of comics I’ve started making addressing some of the many problems with Islam. My intention is not to insult anyone’s faith. Rather, I want to do two things: Educate Christians about the problems in Islam; and expose false beliefs to Muslims in the hopes of bringing them salvation. I don’t want to see anyone trapped in a false hope. I want to see my Muslim friends find new life, forgiveness, and peace through the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Islam is so widespread and so deeply imbedded into Muslim thinking, it seems to me the best strategy is to first expose the false ideas they believe in order to prepare their minds and hearts to find the truth. Hopefully I am doing it in a way that is firm but kind.

If you find this interesting, or if you know any Muslims, feel free to share this with them (in kindness and love).

You can see my other comics about Islam on the “topics” page of my website.