The Sword of Intellect

Book - 5

Moses and the Golden Calf

Mohammed Fareeduddin Siddique

Book Number: 5 Document number: 5.07 Dated Updated: 20th May 2004.

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Mr. Know-it-all this time comes-up with a learned question along with his Know-it-all-team: Did the Golden Calf say "Moo"? The Surah 20:88 says it sounded like Moo Mr. Know-itall yells at us: How can a mere piece of gold moo like a live cow? This is stated again in 7:148. Apart from the scientific problem which could be answered by the reply that God can do a miracle, there is the theological problem: Has Allah given a miracle to this false idol even though idolatry is so detested by him?" This time our Know-it-all-team has done a bit better job than before, somehow the team thinks that Allah had given a Miracle to the golden calf and yet Allah [ ] denounces Idolaters. Also our Know-it-all-team suggests that there are scientific and theological problems with these verses. Let us first remember that Quran is not a science manual, neither is Quran meant to teach you science. If you want to learn science you do not go to Quran, instead you have to go to science school. The word theology is best fit for Bible studies, where people [Churches] can deduce whatever meaning they want to get from Bible and be called as theologian M.Th. or better still, in my language Mr. Know-it-all. Speaking of Biblical sciences and theological boasts let me show our Mr. Know-it-all the mirror of what his theologians have done to their folks in the name of Word of God. Mirror 1: Mark 16:16-18 "He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. And these signs shall follow them that believe; (a) In my name shall they cast out devils; (b) they shall speak with new tongues; (c) They shall take up serpents; and (d) if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; (e) they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover." Can any believing Baptized Christian today show me he is a believer by getting bitten by a poisonous Cobra or a Rattlesnake? Lay his hands on the sick, the Pope John Paul-II failed to do so, why then this boast a real theological boast? Are all the Christians damned or not saved? If you believe and are Baptized show me your belief by this test, can you Mr. Know-it-all? Is that a real theological problem or not? Mirror 2: How about the scientific boast of the Bibles? Job 38:13 That it might take hold of the ENDS OF THE EARTH, that the wicked might be shaken out of it? (KJV) start counting the ends of the earth now! Revelation 7:1 And after these things I saw four angels standing on FOUR CORNERS OF THE EARTH, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree. (KJV) How many corners do the earth has? Just four indeed! Now I want to shake the wicked off these corners of the earth How to do that? Bible tells me how to do that Job 38:13 That it might take hold of the ENDS OF THE EARTH, that the wicked might be shaken out of it? (KJV) Hold the corners of the earth and shake wicked off! Where do the wicked fell after being shaken-off? Bible knows best. Mirror 3: How about a talking ass: NUMBERS 022:029: And Balaam said to the ass, because you hast mocked me: I would there were a sword in mine hand, for now would I kill you. 030: And the ass said to Balaam, Am not I yours ass, upon which you hast ridden
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ever since I was yours to this day? was I ever wont to do so to you? And he said, Nay. How nice ass! Now to answer to our Mr. Know-it-all let us look at the noble verses of Quran, our Mr. Know-it-all seems to have found theological and scientific problems with: "The people of Moses made, in his absence, out of their ornaments, the image of calf, (for worship): it seemed to low: did they not see that it could neither speak to them, nor show them the way? They took it for worship and they did wrong. (The Noble Quran, 7:148)" "(God) said: "We have tested thy people in thy absence: the Samiri has led them astray." (The Noble Quran, 20:85)" "So Moses returned to his people in a state of indignation and sorrow. He said: "O my people! did not your Lord make a handsome promise to you? Did then the promise seem to you long (in coming)? Or did ye desire that Wrath should descend from your Lord on you, and so ye broke your promise to me?" (The Noble Quran, 20:86)" "They said: "We broke not the promise to thee, as far as lay in our power: but we were made to carry the weight of the ornaments of the (whole) people, and we threw them (into the fire), and that was what the Samiri suggested. (The Noble Quran, 20:87)" " Then he brought out (of the fire) before the (people) the image of a calf: It seemed to low: so they said: This is your god, and the god of Moses, but (Moses) has forgotten!' (The Noble Quran, 20:88)" Know-it-all-team Now let us look at the explanation of it seemed to low as the translator Mr. Abdullah Yousuf Ali states: The Meaning of the Holy Qur'an [1], foot note #1114, page 386 "The lowing of the golden calf was obviously a deception practiced by the Egyptian promoters of the cult. Litton in his "last Days of Pompeii" exposes the deception practiced by the priests of Isis. Men hidden behind images imposed on the credulity of the commanalty." [2] The Jews knew about this trick and they repented after they erred: "When they repented, and saw That they had erred, They said: 'If our Lord Have not mercy upon us And forgive us, we shall Indeed be of those who perish. (The Noble Quran, 7:149)" O my Learned Christian readers and Mr. Know-it-all-teams, do you really want to close your eyes to truth? Would you take man-made lies of a talking ass, instead of truth of Islam in your lives? do you have any sense of reason? Do they have any thinking-heads? Does God stop you from thinking reasonably? Or would you like to regret in the hereafter. They will say, "If only we had really listened and used our intellect, we would not have been Companions of the Blaze." (Noble Quran, Surat al-Mulk: 10) or would the followers of St. Paul like to regret!
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O Mr. Know-it-all ! Respond to your Lord before a Day comes from Allah [,] which cannot be turned back. On that Day you will have no hiding-place and no means of denial. (Noble Quran, Surat ash-Shura: 47) I invite you, O my Christian readers, to use your intellect and be a true believer, a truthful submitter to your God Allah [ .] May Allah [ ] bestow upon you his mercy and help you understand the fallacies of the Christian Pauline religion of Saul of Tarus...Ameen, ya Rabbiziljalaal. Allah [ ] makes it very evident for you "W e shall show them Our signs on the horizons and within themselves until it will become clear to them that it is the Truth. Does it not suffice that your Lord is Witness over all things?" The noble Qur'an, Fussilat (41):53. "Verily! this Qur'an guides to that which is most upright, and gives glad tidings to the believers who work deeds of righteousness that theirs will be a great reward" The noble Qur'an, Al-Isra (17):9 Sadakhallah alazeem.

Color codes in this document: Red italics are the words of the present day bible KJV / RSV. Blue italics are the Holy verses of Quran Al-Kareem, Translations by Yousuf Ali / M. Pickthal. Normal blacks are my words, bolded emphases are added from my side. In this paper I am referring the name of the Author of the Anti-Muslim web sites as Mr. Know-it-all and Mr. Know-it-all-teamfor the sole purpose of ease of my readers understanding.

Page 4 of 4 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ DISCLAIMER: This document in not intended to hurt any sects religious, emotional feelings. Any thing that is written by a human being is susceptible to errors (like the present day Bible). If there is any truth in this paper, then it is from Allh s.w.t, the typo errors (if any) are from myself, Allh s.w.t forgive me for my human / typo errors. I can be contacted at mailto:author@fareedsiddique.com. I will be happy to clarify any doubts from my Christian friends in particular and all others in general. Fareed Siddique