Benarkah Quran Mengiktiraf Agama Kristian Paulus

Menurut Kristian, St Paul atau nama sebenarnya Saul the Tarsus merupakan penyambung warisan kenabian Nabi Isa Alayhi wa Salam.

Oleh yang demikian, kisah Paul lebih diceritakan secara meluas dalam Bible dan tulisan beliau menjadi sumber rujukan utama untuk penulisan empat buah injil dalam perjanjian baru.

Baru-baru ini, saya telah diberitahu bahawa terdapat satu ayat dalam Quran yang dikatakan mengiktiraf Paul sebagai waris Nabi Isa iaitu dalam surah As-Shaff yang berbunyi seperti berikut

Hai orang-orang yang beriman, jadilah kamu penolong (agama) Allah sebagaimana Isa ibnu Maryam telah berkata kepada pengikut-pengikutnya yang setia: "Siapakah yang akan menjadi penolong-penolongku (untuk menegakkan agama) Allah?" Pengikut-pengikut yang setia itu berkata: "Kamilah penolong-penolong agama Allah", lalu segolongan dari Bani Israil beriman dan segolongan lain kafir; maka Kami berikan kekuatan kepada orang-orang yang beriman terhadap musuh-musuh mereka, lalu mereka menjadi orang-orang yang menang. [Q61:14]

Mereka menambah hujjah mereka bahawa Allah telah menolong Paul menegakkan agama Allah dan berjaya. Buktinya, pada hari ini kristian mempunyai penganut agama yang teramai di dunia.

Sebelum masuk ke bahagian penghujahan, mari kita lihat beberapa tafsir sebenar ayat di atas mengikut pandangan beberapa ulamak tafsir Islam.

Mengikut tafsir Ibn Qurtubi

Ibn Abbas mengatakan bahawa Allah telah menguatkan para pengikut Nabi Isa pada zamannya dan memberi kemenangan kepada mereka dengan meletakkan agama Nabi Muhammad sebagai agama yang ulung berbanding agama orang kafir.

Tafsir Tabari pula berkata

Allah telah memberikan kemenangan kepada dua puak bani Israel berbanding musuh mereka(iaitu kaum yang menolak Nabi Muhammad). Nabi Muhammad telah dihantar untuk mengesahkan bahawa Nabi Isa merupakan utusan Allah dan mendedahkan pembohongan bani Israel yang mengatakan Nabi Isa itu Tuhan ataupun anak Tuhan. Oleh yang demikian, Allah memberi kemenangan pada puak yang percaya pada ajaran Muhammad ini dan menjadikan mereka sebagai puak yang Berjaya dan mengatasi musuh mereka.

Mengikut tafsir Ar Razi pula

Allah telah mengangkat kedudukan mereka yang mempercayai kerasulan Nabi Isa seperti mana diberitahu Nabi Muhammad dan percaya bahawa Nabi Isa itu merupakan kalam Allah dan merupakan roh yang dicipta oleh Allah.

Islam mengiktiraf agama asal yang dibawa Nabi Isa kerana ia bersumberkan Allah. Akan tetapi, setelah berlaku penyelewengan, Nabi Muhammad telah dihantar untuk memulihkan kembali akidah ummat manusia yang rosak.

Lakaran Nabi Isa mengikut kepercayaan Kristian. Nabi Isa digelar sebagai "the Lamb of God" kerana mengorbankan dirinya bagi emnebus dosa warisan. Dalam Islam, lakaran sebegini tidak dibenarkan dan dianggap sebagai 'blasphemy'

Namun, pengikut asal agama Nabi Isa diberikan kemenangan oleh Allah. Dan penolong agama Allah seperti mana diceritakan dalam ayat ini merupakan pengikut setia nabi Isa yang berdakwah seperti mana ajaran nabi Isa. Mereka ini digelar sebagai golongan Hawariyyun. Mengikut kepercayaan kristian, terdapat 12 orang kesemuanya anak murid Isa (termasuk Judas yang mengkhianati Nabi Isa dan tidak lagi digelar hawariyyun). Golongan Hawariyyun ini berlatarbelakangkan mereka yang bekerja sebagai nelayan, pengutip cukai dan tukang kayu.

Dalam buku Acts of Apostle ada diceritakan mengenai dakwah yang dijalankan puak Hawariyyun contohnya Barnabas, Peter. Akan tetapi, cerita mengenai kaum hawariyyun ini menjadi senyap sepi.

Adalah dipercayai bahawa golongan ini musnah setelah ajaran bawaan Paul menjadi lebih dominan setelah maharaja Rom memeluk kristian.

Islam tidak mengiktiraf agama kristian Paulus disebabkan ajarannya yang jauh menyimpang daripada ajaran sebenar Nabi Isa. Dan ayat diatas juga semestinya tidak ditujukan kepada Paulus kerana dia mengatakan bahawa Nabi Isa telah mati disalib seperti mana yang diceritakan dalam buku 1 Corinthians 1:23.

“But we preach Christ crucified: a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles,”

Hal ini jelas menyalahi kepercayaan orang Islam iaitu Allah telah menyelamatkan Nabi Isa dari disalib

dan karena ucapan mereka: "Sesungguhnya kami telah membunuh Al Masih, Isa putra Maryam, Rasul Allah”, padahal mereka tidak membunuhnya dan tidak (pula) menyalibnya [Q4:157]

Kepercayaan Nabi Isa tidak disalib turut dicatat dalam tulisan Agnostic yang tidak diiktiraf oleh Kristian pada hari ini seperti Gospel according to Thomas.

Berdasarkan huraian di atas, jelaslah bahawa ayat tersebut bukanlah dituju kepada kristian pada hari ini.

Why did Muslim is so sensitive with dogs and pigs and why Allah create them

The issues regarding pigs and dogs are geographical issues which differ among country. However, the fundamental issues on these two animals are clear. First of all, we need to believe that Allah did not create anything for nothing including dogs and pigs.

"Our Lord! not for naught Hast Thou created (all) this! [3:191]

Every creature that Allah creates will prostrate and worship him in their own way.

And to Allah doth obeisance all that is in the heavens and on earth, whether moving (living) creatures or the angels: for none are arrogant (before their Lord).[16:49]

However, we as human are giving limited knowledge on how all of this creatures worship the almighty Allah.

The seven heavens and the earth, and all beings therein, declare His glory: there is not a thing but celebrates His praise; And yet ye understand not how they declare His glory! Verily He is Oft-Forbear, Most Forgiving![17:44]

In Islam, it is clearly being said that we are forbidden from eating the flesh of pork like what is being mentioned In the Holy Quran

Say: "I find not in the message received by me by inspiration any (meat) forbidden to be eaten by one who wishes to eat it, unless it be dead meat, or blood poured forth, or the flesh of swine,-[Q6:145]

However, for touching it is not being forbid. Meanwhile, for the dogs, we also being forbade by Allah from eating it. Whether it is allowed to touch it or not is a khilaf among the scholars (disagreement among scholars revolving small matter which not cause the faith is shake)

However, all the scholars agree that it is allowed to touch the dogs if both hands and dogs is dry. Some scholars said it is okay to touch them in the wet condition, however Muslim need to wash their hands with one portion of mud water followed by six portion of clean water.

Meanwhile in Malaysia, the issues regarding Pigs and Dogs are very sensitive issues especially among the Malay Muslim. It is because that Malay has being indoctrinated to hate dogs and pigs since they are kids by their parents. The way that they are being upbringing is a factor leading to their behavior toward dogs and pigs.

It is very difficult to change their minds especially the elder generation. The only ways to change the attitude is by implementing the truth to the younger generation.

Is Quran being Copy from Christian scholars or Bible?

First of all, we as a Muslim did not deny that there are some similarity in the content of the Quran and Bible. But it did not means plagiarism as it might comes from the similar source which is Allah almighty.

However, there is a huge difference between al Quran and the Bible which I will mention in another section.

There are few accusation made by non Muslim since the day of Prophet Muhammad still alive until now. One of the famous one, is that the Quran originally wrote based on a teaching by a Roman blacksmith who live outside the Mecca. Allah by himself has answered this accusation in Quran 16:103

We know indeed that they say, "It is a man that teaches him." The tongue of him they wickedly point to is notably foreign, while this is Arabic, pure and clear [Q16:103]

Another accusation is that Prophet Muhammad acquired the Holy Quran from Waraqah B. Naufal, a Christian who acknowledges the prophethood of Muhammad based on the Injeel.

However, prophet Muhammad only meet him twice. One is during his childhood when Waraqah prophesize than Muhammad will become a prophet and the second time is in front of the Ka’abah. At that time, Waraqah is already blind.

Waraqah B. Naufal died three years after the first revelation to prophet Muhammad while the Quran continually revealed for 20 years after the death of Waraqah B. Naufal.

The original copy of Mushaf Uthamni in the Museum of Tashkent which dated 1000+ years

The last accusation is that the bible is wrote base on the Arabic Bible. This is totally nonsense as there is no single Arabic verse of Bible during the time of Prophet Muhammad. The first Arabic old testament is the translation of R.Saadias Gaon which being publish in the year of 900 C.E/ 250 after pprophet died

And the first version of New Testament was translated at the year of 1616 C.E and known as NT Erpenius I.

And the language of the quran itself has being a reference by the Christian in translating the bible into English. This is based on the history of the development of Arabic language. Arabs use a totally different slang in their daily live meanwhile Quran is based on Quraisy dialect.