{"id":1490,"date":"2025-11-04T01:22:48","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T01:22:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/douglasgilliland.com\/theology\/?p=1490"},"modified":"2025-11-04T01:22:48","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T01:22:48","slug":"islamic-dilemma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/douglasgilliland.com\/theology\/2025\/11\/04\/islamic-dilemma\/","title":{"rendered":"Islamic Dilemma?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Islamic Dilemma<\/strong> is a simple, evidence-based argument used in Christian apologetics to show that the Qur\u2019an itself proves the Bible (both Old and New Testaments) is reliable and uncorrupted.
It forces any Muslim to choose between two contradictory claims inside the Qur\u2019an<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step-by-step proof (with exact verses)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  1. The Qur\u2019an commands Muslims to believe the Bible<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    • \u201cSay, \u2018We believe in\u2026 what was revealed to Moses, Jesus and the prophets\u2026 We make no distinction between any of them, and to Him we submit.\u2019\u201d (Surah 2:136)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • \u201cLet the People of the Gospel judge by what Allah has revealed therein.\u201d (5:47)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • \u201cIf you are in doubt about what We revealed to you, ask those who have been reading the Scripture before you.\u201d (10:94)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      The Bible that existed in the 7th century is the same Bible we have today<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

        <\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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        • Dead Sea Scrolls (1947): Isaiah scroll dated 150\u2013100 BC \u2014 identical to modern copies.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Codex Sinaiticus (c. 350 AD): full New Testament, 250 years before<\/strong> Muhammad.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • 25,000+ ancient manuscripts; no major doctrine changed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

          The Bible teaches Jesus is God and died on the cross<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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            • \u201cI and the Father are one.\u201d (John 10:30)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • \u201cBefore Abraham was, I AM.\u201d (John 8:58)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • \u201cHe was crucified\u2026 rose on the third day according to the Scriptures.\u201d (1 Cor 15:3-4)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

              The Qur\u2019an denies exactly those two points<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                • \u201cThey did not kill him, nor did they crucify him.\u201d (4:157)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                • \u201cAllah has no son.\u201d (multiple verses)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                  The Dilemma in one sentence<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                  If the Bible is corrupted<\/strong>, then Allah told 7th-century Muslims to believe a corrupted book (5:47, 10:94) \u2014 Allah is a false god.
                  If the Bible is not corrupted<\/strong>, then Jesus is God and died for sins \u2014 Islam is false.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  Muslims have only three escape routes\u2014none of them work:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                  • \u201cThe Bible was corrupted after<\/strong> Muhammad.\u201d
                    \u2192 Impossible. We have 4th-century complete Bibles.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                  • \u201cThe command was only for 7th-century Jews\/Christians.\u201d
                    \u2192 The Qur\u2019an never says that; it speaks to all Muslims.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                  • \u201cWe only believe the original Torah\/Injil.\u201d
                    \u2192 Circular. The Qur\u2019an never quotes the \u201coriginal\u201d; it tells you to ask the people who actually have<\/strong> the book (10:94).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                    One-minute challenge you can give any Muslim<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                    \u201cShow me one verse<\/strong> in the Qur\u2019an that says the Bible is textually corrupted.
                    If you can\u2019t, then the Qur\u2019an just told me to believe the Gospel\u2014and the Gospel says Jesus is God.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    99 % of Muslims go silent, because no such verse exists<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    That is the Islamic Dilemma.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    It is not an insult; it is the Qur\u2019an arguing against itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                    The Islamic Dilemma is a simple, evidence-based argument used in Christian apologetics to show that the Qur\u2019an itself proves the Bible (both Old and New Testaments) is reliable and uncorrupted.It forces any Muslim to choose between two contradictory claims inside the Qur\u2019an. Step-by-step proof (with exact verses) The Bible that existed in the 7th century […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1490","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-history"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/douglasgilliland.com\/theology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1490","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/douglasgilliland.com\/theology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/douglasgilliland.com\/theology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/douglasgilliland.com\/theology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/douglasgilliland.com\/theology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1490"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/douglasgilliland.com\/theology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1490\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1492,"href":"https:\/\/douglasgilliland.com\/theology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1490\/revisions\/1492"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/douglasgilliland.com\/theology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1490"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/douglasgilliland.com\/theology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1490"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/douglasgilliland.com\/theology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1490"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}