Islamic Publishing House Prints "Forged" Bible

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Islamic Publishing House Prints "Forged" Bible

Friday, August 20, 2010 (1:56 am)

By Joseph C. DeCaro, Worthy News International Correspondent

CAIRO, EGYPT (Worthy News)– An Islamic publishing house in Egypt printed what it claims is a "forged" version of the Bible.

Abuislam Abdullah, owner of the Islamic Enlightenment Publishing House, wrote that the reason behind the publication of this version of the Bible was to prove that Christians themselves forged the books they now hold sacred.

The Coptic Church was offended by the publication and is considering filing a complaint with Egypt's Attorney General, al-Masry al-Youm reported.

Coptic Bishop Abdel Messih Bassit called IEPH's Bible an "act of contempt" for Christianity.

"Do Christians have the right to publish manuscripts of the qu'ran from our own point of view?" he asked. "Can Christians print the qu'ran and add their comments to it?"

"The translation of this (forged) version was written in Levantine Arabic 400 years ago," Bassit said. "With the development of language from generation to generation, the meaning of certain words was changed."

Relations are often tense between Copts — who make up around 10 per cent of the population — and Egypt's Muslim majority.

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philo101

It's true what he says. If Christians published their version of the Quran they'd all be massacred.
Diti Olawale

Why would Muslims be bothering themselves about printing the Bible in the first instance? I believe:
1. The Muslims are being pricked in their consciences that they need to believe in the Bible but now they want to doctor the Bible to suit their own taste and hear what their itching ears want to hear.
2. The Muslims feel threatened by the existence of Christianity and so they seek to kill it but they know they cant. So they are adopting the policy of "if you cannot kill a dog, just call it a bad name"
Muslims need to know that Christianity is not a man-made religion like Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Humanism, etc. Christianity came out of a rock not cut with human hands (Dan. 2: 34). I used to be a Muslim myself before I got saved in 1992. I know and I know that JESUS IS THE WAY. THE TRUTH, AND THE LIFE.

joshua

I'm sorry to hear that you used to be a Muslim but i do want to give you one peice of advice; if you want to believe in Jesus (sws) please believe in Jesus (sws) and not Paul of Tarsus. being saved through the blood of Jesus (sws) son of God on earth dying on the cross to save mankind are all pagan Ideas and concepts that existed long before Jesus (sws) ever came into existence and it was Paul who infused these concepts into Christianity. if you don't believe me look it up. Google teachings of Paul versus Jesus and look up mystery religion of Dionysus, Mithraism and you will find that everyone of the concepts associated with Jesus (sws) existed and were practices by pagans. so the natural question is; did Jesus (sws) come to earth just to reinforce some centuries old pagan practices and ideas?

now this publishing company printing a forged bible is out of line and should not be doing it. we do not need to take such idiotic approaches to bible or Christians. as the Holy Qur'an says; Truth stand out clear from falsehood". The Qur'an teaches us much better than that but it is sad that many Muslims fail to follow the most amazingly beautiful teachings of the Holy Qur'an. and if Christians would do the same with the Holy Qur'an, although they would never find forgeries in it, the same publishing company would condemn it and raise quite a bit of stir. I think we humanity have lost sight of the fact on how to respect one another and how to live in peace. as a Muslim it is embarrassing to see these Muslims do these things, our religion is the most beautiful of all religions in the universe instead of trying to prove the bible is a forgery, show the world the many beautiful teachings of the Holy Qur'an one of which is religious tolerance and respect for others to believe in what ever religion they want to believe and to respect their books.
Peace! be to all the world!

Quinn

Actually the Quran gives an open challenge as a proof of the Qu'rans "divine origins" to ask if anyone could write a book like the Qu'ran. Anis Shorrosh did, its called the True Furqan.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_True_Furqan
shade

i dont think the muslim should borther themselves with the othenticity of the holly Bible is of no use if you know your religion is ok go by it leave others alone to practice what they believe in face yours and dont try to prove others wrong after all we all met this religion thing on earth no body was there when it started of when the books was written we all met it in this world so please lets have freedom of worship and no interference please
NRM

I don't think that this was the right thing to do but that they are just retaliating against increasing attacks on the religion. I think the Quran itself states that "you have your religion and i have mine" which denotes religious tolerance. From my 2 decades of Islamic study I can conclude that The Quran never instigates religious coercion, in fact in Islamic lore "the sword is mightier than the pen" is a powerful recurring statement. Another is "conviction over compulsion".
It does legalize war on the grounds of oppression and self defence. Much like our own constitution here in the US. Actually we can be worse; sometimes all we need is forged evidence and irrational suspicion guided by self/national gain.

Max

"I think the Quran itself states that “you have your religion and i have mine” which denotes religious tolerance…"

Quran 9:5 – "So when the sacred months have passed away, then slay the idolaters wherever you find them, and take them captives and besiege them and lie in wait for them in every ambush, then if they repent and keep up prayer and pay the poor-rate [these are the pillars of ISLAM by the way], then leave their way free to them."

"From my 2 decades of Islamic study I can conclude that The Quran never instigates religious coercion…"

DWC

@NRM
Your studies must not have gotten past the early Qu`ranic verses yet then.
It's clear that in Muhammeds' early years pushing his cult, that he did promote tolerance for "The people of the Book", but as time progressed his passages became increasingly more violent and intolerant of other religions. Since it's accepted in Muslim teachings that latter passages supersede any of the earlier ones, it's these very intolerant views that dominate Islam today.
There are many quite violent passages as to what a "believer" must do to those of different beliefs, so don't push this false "peaceful" version of Islam because it clearly flies in the face of what Islam is today.
IMO, all religions are the downfall of mankind, made by man to control other men/women and subjugate the weak minded. Science has long since proven that most things said in any holy texts about the creation of man, animal, the earth and the heavens above are clearly not true. Now if these holy texts are "supposedly" orated by an all mighty, all knowing super entity who created all of this…then why the heck was he so wrong about all of it??? Sounds like someone goofed up way back when and the truth is coming to light…we are a lucky accident of billions of years of evolution and circumstance. Pretty simple actually, compared to what religions want us to believe.

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