Christian Claim

[M-Kamran]

'In every hour, 667 Muslims convert to Christianity. Everyday, 16000 Muslims convert to Christianity. Every year, 6 million Muslims convert to Christianity. '

I was on youtube and saw a comment saying the above. I was under the impression that Islam was the fastest growing religion in the world (in terms of converts also).

Is there any truth to the claim above. I google'd it and there are many other christian sites who are saying this. Does anyone know if there is any truth in this.

[tazkiyyah]

The traffic works both ways.

How many christians become atheist daily?

[M-Kamran]

Yeah I figured that, also checking up on it, it says this conversion is happening in africa. Where I guess the conversion process goes:

'Here's some bread, BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE LIGHT OF CHRIST!!! Seeing that you are poor, have no education and dont know any better, heres some reasons why you should be christian.....'

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Do we actually now the number of people converting to Islam every year?

[baa7ith]

I think it also has to do with the fact that Islam is decentralized and unless you study it a lot, can remain distant. You have to make an effort to understand Islam and discern what it teaches. You can't just open the Qur'an, read it, and know how to practice Islam. Islam puts a lot of emphasis on a revealed book, but then someone finds out they need hadiths, asbab al nuzool, sirah, tafsir, etc. to even understand what it says, and even then needs more resources to put it into practice and internalize it as the foundation upon which they live their life. However, open the Gospel of Matthew and you have 20-30 some odd pages of clear language, which despite being written in an ancient tongue, can be accurately and cogently rendered into modern languages, while still conveying deep, universally-applicable messages, despite the fact that like the Qur'an, it is a product of a place and time. Doesn't mean one isn't right, but the way in which one learns to be Christian is a lot more accessible than that of Islam. The gospels are free of dogma, and while conveying general principles, don't focus too much on rules, for some people who don't have a deep understanding of Islam, or are maybe cultural Muslims, this can be appealing.

[Julaybib]

Salaam.

The Gospel are like bedtime stories,...they have no chain of narration or authenticity like we do in Hadith..They cannot even match the authenticity of Hadith.

Thats why according to western statistics Islamic is the fastest growing religion, they spend Billions on demonising muslims but Islam continues to Grow.

The fact an African muslim is starving and has a family to feed the emotional blackmail of Missionaries charities can be very appealing.

[baa7ith]

Yes, but Christianity is not a religion of the head, it's a religion of the heart. Many modern Christians do not believe that Jesus was God in the flesh, they think he was a moral teacher, they take what they want and leave what doesn't seem rational to them. Not all, but many Christians probably couldn't care less about the modern day arguments about gospel scholarship, it's about what it teaches, and there's enough there to satisfy a lot of people. It's sort of like Buddhism, was the Buddha a historical figure? Maybe, maybe not. Are there teachings attributed to the Buddha that many people find comfort and base their life upon, yes. Gospel-based Christianity and Buddhism are not legalistic religions, Islam is, so its "proof" is of much more concern to Muslims than to people who follow other systems.

[alfatiha]

like this in afghanistan?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOCuusQFfns

[Julaybib]

Salaam.

Yeah thats why we got Millions of people being Touched by the Quran, and even those who have a hatred for Islam being moved by its vereses the Quran is the word of Allah. and no bedtime fables could compete with it.

and lol...at the missionary tag team of the two guys above...sorry guys you is gonna have to try better then that......

[KeepTheGazeDown]

Yes, but Christianity is not a religion of the head, it's a religion of the heart. Many modern Christians do not believe that Jesus was God in the flesh, they think he was a moral teacher, they take what they want and leave what doesn't seem rational to them. Not all, but many Christians probably couldn't care less about the modern day arguments about gospel scholarship, it's about what it teaches, and there's enough there to satisfy a lot of people. It's sort of like Buddhism, was the Buddha a historical figure? Maybe, maybe not. Are there teachings attributed to the Buddha that many people find comfort and base their life upon, yes. Gospel-based Christianity and Buddhism are not legalistic religions, Islam is, so its "proof" is of much more concern to Muslims than to people who follow other systems.

Bismihi Ta'alaa

1) Islam is a religion of the head and the heart. Islam is inner and outer. Islam is a way of life.

2) Obviously the beliefs of christianity will keep changing because the teachings have been interpolated.

3) Islam legalistic?, Constraints? What constraints? A lover never feels constrained.

You can pick and choose what you like. The ego will tell oneself that he/she knows it all. However, if that evil is not neutralised by humbleness than it leads to following whims and fancies. Those are the people who should prepare for the fire.

May Allah Guide Us.

[M-Kamran]

That is quite horrific, its easy to prey on the poor and needy, lets corrupted roots of chrisitianity and islamic terrorism take hold.

and Akash whats with all the sly digs at the Quran and Islam you keep on making by concentrating one aspect of Islam and not looking at Islam holistically.