And this testimony does not only move the hearts of the common non Muslims, but also forces the priests, bishops, monks and all holy men of their own faith to ponder of the truth that Qur'an contains about Oneness of God and enter the fold of Islam.
Today, in our series of posts on Revert Experiences, share the revert experience of a Bishop from Philippines, who found a connection between the two verses of Qur'an and that of John 17:3 and found the reconnection an eye opener to shun the concept of Trinity and embrace Islam.
Bishop Kleopas Daclan has been one of the most important bishops in the Philippine Orthodox Church. He had served in this Church for over 21 years. He is a scholar who has studied the Bible extensively in three different languages; Greek, Hebrew and Aramaic which is the original language of the Bible. He was considered a Bible expert.
The verses from Qur'an are the 116th and 117th verses form Surah 5. Al Maidah (The Table Spread) as mentioned below. In fact the verses 116-120 are about the Testimony of Jesus on the Day of Judgement about the Christians:
(5:116) And imagine when thereafter Allah will say: 'Jesus, son of Mary, did you say to people: "Take me and my mother for gods beside Allah?"130 and he will answer: "Glory to You! It was not for me to say what I had no right to. Had I said so, You would surely have known it. You know all what is within my mind whereas I do not know what is within Yours. You, indeed You, know fully all that is beyond the reach of human perception.
(5:117) I said to them nothing except what You commanded me, that is: 'Serve Allah, my Lord and your Lord.' I watched over them as long as I remained among them; and when You did recall me, then You Yourself became the Watcher over them. Indeed, You are Witness over everything.
When the Bishop read these two verses, he was suddenly reminded of John 17:3 which said: Jesus defined eternal life saying, “This is eternal life, that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.”
He then read Qur'an extensively to find the truth, until he reached the 112th Surah / Chapter of Qur'an which very clearly and explicitly define Oneness of God in very simplified manner:
1. Say (O' Muhammad), “He is Allah, (the) One (Ahad - In Arabic Ahad means One).2. Allah, the Absolute.3. He begets not, nor was He begotten;4. And there is none co-equal or comparable unto Him.”
This clarified Bishop's misconception about Trinity that he has been struggling all along to find an answer for the concept really did not fit the definition of God. Now watch the video below and see how Bishop Kleopas Daclan finally found the truth and reverted to Islam:
Read explanation of above quoted verses of Qur'an:
- Verses 116/117 of Surah 5. Al Maidah (The end of the Part IV)
- Surah 112 Al Ikhlas
This is but one example of holy men of other faiths entering fold of Islam. If you are a non Muslim, think over your reservations over Trinity and find the truth. May Allah help you find the truth. Ameen
May Allah (سبحانه و تعالى) help us understand Qur'ān and follow the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, which is embodiment of commandments of Allah contained in the Qur'ān. May Allah help us have unflinching faith and trust in Divine Wisdom and decisions and should never lament for we do not know that something better has been planned for us by our most caring Lord. May all our wrong doings, whether intentional or unintentional, be forgiven before the angel of death knocks on our door.
وَمَا عَلَيۡنَاۤ اِلَّا الۡبَلٰغُ الۡمُبِيۡنُ
(36:17) and our duty is no more than to clearly convey the Message.”
That is Our duty is only to convey to you the message that Allah has entrusted us with. Then it is for you to accept it or reject it. We have not been made responsible for making you accept it forcibly, and if you do not accept it, we shall not be seized in consequence of your disbelief, you will yourselves be answerable for your actions on Day of Resurrection.
Reading the Qur'ān should be a daily obligation of a Muslim - Reading it with translation will make it meaningful. But reading its Exegesis / Tafsir will make you understand it fully. It will also help the Muslims to have grasp over social issues and their answers discussed in the Qur'an and other matter related to inter faith so that they are able to discuss issues with non-Muslims with authority based on refences from Qur'an.
May Allah forgive me if my posts ever imply a piety far greater than I possess. I am most in need of guidance.
Note: When we mention God in our posts, we mean One True God, we call Allah in Islam, with no associates. Allah is the Sole Creator of all things, and that Allah is all-powerful and all-knowing. Allah has no offspring, no race, no gender, no body, and is unaffected by the characteristics of human life.
To read personal accounts of many who have reverted to Islam, please visit our page: Embracing Islam: Revert Experiences.
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2 comments:
Para 2 and 3 leaves much for cknseration of Bible Followers. As for as the believes, we belive in all Divine Books and firmly believe in oneness of Allah because concept of more God's is illogical by any stretch of imagination.
TY so much for this meaningful article for followers of Bible and other Divine Books as well.
Thanks Abwar Butt for the support
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