Christian & Islamic

Heretics (Double
Standards)

By Christian Anarchist

One thing that I've learned recently

during my time debating Islam is that we
need to hold to a consistent worldview in
which we critique another worldview. In
which I mention this due to the classic series
of debates that goes on in today's tackle
against Islam. There are good sources out
there to help the Christian to understand a
starting point with Islam. One of the great
sites to help anybody get a starting search
into researching defenses against Islam is
the classic website known as Answering
Islam, which has become an encyclopedia
full of helpful information and articles.
However, the people involved with this site
have made one classical error. Whenever
they debate Islam, they treat the heretical
groups like they are Muslims. One example
is the Ahmidiyya group in Islam. According
to Norman Geisler in his book, "Answering
Islam: The Crescent in Light of the Cross",
we read the following in regards to this
group: "The Ahmadiyas are a heretical
Muslim group from Pakistan whose founder,
Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, claimed to be the
promised Mahdi and Messiah. They also
believe that Jesus, after escaping crucifixion,
went to Kashmir and died in Srinagar. They
also deny the virgin birth and sinless nature
of Christ, discrediting any superiority of
Christ over Muhammad (1)." In orthodox
Islam, Muhammad is said to be the final
prophet. This is based off of [33:40] in the
Quran. Yet, Nabeel Qureshi, David Wood
and others continually claim that this is
Islam. It's not and there is a good reason
why I am saying that. As a Christian, I want
my views to be represented accurately and
not to be associated with heretics. So when
Muslim apologists quote "Christian"
Unitarians, they are not quoting Christians.
They are quoting heretics. We as Christians
need to be careful of where we go in our
apologetic method and must contain a
consistent standard for when we debate the
Muslim. It's why I do not consider
Ahmadiyyans and Quran Onlyists to be
Muslims in orthodoxy, but heresy. I consider
a Sunni Muslim to be more in line with the
Quran and Orthodox Islam. So that's the
person who I want to prove is in error, not
the one who already has a shaken
foundation. Likewise, when I expect a
Muslim to debate a Christian, I expect him
to debate one and not a heretic like a
Jehovah's Witness or a Unitarian. Once the
Christian decides to make a distinction and
debate consistently in argumentation, then
he can truly expect to win over a Muslim
neighbor to Christ in the future.

Citation: Geisler, Norman L., and Abdul

Saleeb. Answering Islam: The Crescent in
Light of the Cross. Grand Rapids, MI:
Baker, 2002. Print.