THE FALSEHOOD OF ISLAM: A Comparative Scriptural Investigation

By Dr. Maxwell Shimba | Shimba Theological Institute

Introduction

We believe that if you carefully follow this topic, you will heed the Word of the true God, live it, and practice it. A true Christian does not return to religious debates with pagans, who are among the Antichrists known as Muslims. This is a scriptural investigation comparing the message of the Holy Qur’an and the Holy Bible, from someone who lived in a mosque and by God’s grace came to know the truth. Welcome, and we wish you fruitful reading.

BEGINNING

We greet you again in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Once more, our God, whose name is YEHOVAH, has granted us grace to share these words of life—the TRUTH OF THE WORD OF GOD, THE BIBLE.
First, I wish to clarify that this platform is not for religious purposes, but to sound the trumpet so that the unique and true children of God can flee from worship contrary to God’s will.
We do not care what religion, nation, or language you are from; our aim is to examine the Holy Scriptures and uncover their truth.
May the Lord bless you as you seek the truth.

DO CHRISTIANS AND MUSLIMS WALK THE SAME PATH?

Amos 3:3
Can two walk together, unless they are agreed?
Even a five-year-old child could answer NO!

Reason No.1: THEY ARE A RELIGION, WE ARE THE CHURCH

Islamic Reference:

Qur’an 5:2–3 (Surat al-Ma’ida):
"O you who have believed, do not violate the rites of Allah or the sacred month or the sacrificial animals or the garlands or those coming to the Sacred House seeking bounty from their Lord and [His] pleasure... This day I have perfected for you your religion and completed My favor upon you and have approved for you Islam as religion..."

Qur’an 4:171 (Surat An-Nisa):
"O People of the Scripture, do not commit excess in your religion or say about Allah except the truth..."

Biblical Reference:

Matthew 16:16, 18:
Simon Peter answered, 'You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.' Jesus replied... 'On this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.'

Acts 2:41, 47:
Those who accepted his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to their number that day... And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.

1 Corinthians 3:23:
And you are Christ’s, and Christ is God’s.

Acts 11:26:
...The disciples were called Christians first at Antioch.

Reason No.2: THE ONE TRUE GOD

Muslim preachers often compare Qur’anic and Biblical verses to claim that Allah is the same as Jehovah. Let us examine both the Qur’an and the Bible to see if this claim holds.

Exodus 20:1–3:
And God spoke all these words, saying, “I am the LORD your God... You shall have no other gods before Me.”

The warning means there are other “gods” worshipped by people. The Hebrew “Elohim” and Greek “Theos” appear thousands of times in the Bible, but there are also mentions of false gods:

Dagon (Judges 16:23)
Baal (1 Kings 18:21)
Artemis (Acts 19:24–28)

Similarly, the Qur’an refers to other gods worshipped in Mecca:
Qur’an 53:19–23 (Surat An-Najm):
Have you considered al-Lat and al-‘Uzza and Manat, the third, the other one? ...These are nothing but names you have named, you and your fathers...

Thus, different gods are worshipped by different groups. The prophets served Jehovah, but Muhammad worshipped Allah. Is Allah the same as Jehovah?

Deuteronomy 6:4:
Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one.

Isaiah 45:18, 21:
...I am the LORD, and there is no other.

Psalm 86:10:
For you are great and do marvelous deeds; you alone are God.

John 17:3:
Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.

1 Corinthians 8:4:
...There is no God but one.

Reason No.3: ALLAH IS NOT JEHOVAH GOD

Qur’an 15:30–39 (Surat al-Hijr):
Describes the story of Iblis refusing to bow to Adam and Allah granting him respite until the Day of Resurrection.

Qur’an 51:56 (Surat adh-Dhariyat):
I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me.

Reason No.4: ALLAH SWEARS BY HIS CREATION, JEHOVAH DOES NOT

Qur’an 92:1–3 (Surat Al-Layl):
By the night as it envelops and by the day as it appears...

Qur’an 91:1–7 (Surat Ash-Shams):
By the sun and its brightness... By the soul and Him who proportioned it...

Yet, Jehovah does not swear by creation:

Isaiah 44:24:
I am the LORD, who has made all things, who alone stretched out the heavens, who spread out the earth by myself.

Isaiah 45:22–23:
...For I am God, and there is no other. By myself I have sworn...

Hebrews 6:13:
For when God made a promise to Abraham, because He could swear by no one greater, He swore by Himself...

Jehovah swears by Himself, never by creation.

Reason No.5: THEIR GOD DENIES JESUS CHRIST

Qur’an 19:35 (Surat Maryam):
It is not befitting for Allah to take a son; exalted is He!

Qur’an 112:1–4 (Surat Al-Ikhlas):
He begets not, nor is He begotten...

The Bible teaches:

1 John 2:22–26:
Who is the liar? It is whoever denies that Jesus is the Christ. Such a person is the antichrist—denying the Father and the Son...

Colossians 1:13–15:
He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness... The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.

John 3:16–17:
For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son...

Reason No.6: GOD’S NAME

Qur’an 17:110 (Surat Al-Isra):
Say, “Call upon Allah or call upon the Most Merciful. Whichever [name] you call—to Him belong the best names...”

The name Allah appears 2,866 times in the Qur’an, but the Bible reveals God’s name as Jehovah:

Exodus 6:2–3:
God spoke to Moses and said, “I am the LORD [YHWH]... I appeared to Abraham... as God Almighty, but by my name Jehovah I was not known to them.”

Psalm 83:18:
That men may know that You, whose name alone is the LORD [YHWH], are the Most High over all the earth.

NB: “God” is a title, not a personal name.

Reason No.7: THE MESSAGE IS DIFFERENT

While Islamic apologists claim the prophets taught the same message as Muhammad, the evidence is otherwise:

Qur’an 41:6 (Surat Fussilat):
Say, “I am only a man like you, to whom it has been revealed that your god is one God...”

Qur’an 29:46–47 (Surat Al-Ankabut):
...Our God and your God is one; and to Him we submit.

However, the Bible teaches distinct revelation through Jesus Christ and the apostolic church.

Reason No.8: ANGELS—GABRIEL OR MICHAEL?

Islam claims Gabriel (Jibril) is the chief angel:

Qur’an 81:19–21 (Surat At-Takwir):
Indeed, the Qur’an is the word of a noble messenger [Jibril], having power and with the Owner of the Throne, secure [in position]...

The Bible presents Michael as the chief angel:

Jude 1:9:
But even the archangel Michael... said, “The Lord rebuke you!”

Therefore, the chief angels differ.

Reason No.9: THE CHOSEN CITY—MECCA OR JERUSALEM?

Qur’an 27:91 (Surat An-Naml):
I am commanded only to worship the Lord of this city [Mecca]...

Qur’an 3:96 (Surat Al-Imran):
Indeed, the first House [of worship] established for mankind was that at Mecca...

Jehovah chose Jerusalem:

2 Chronicles 6:4–6:
...But I have chosen Jerusalem for my Name to be there...

Reason No.10: PURITY AND HOLINESS

Qur’an 53:32 (Surat An-Najm):
...So do not claim yourselves to be pure. He is most knowing of who fears Him.

Qur’an 12:53 (Surat Yusuf):
And I do not acquit myself. Indeed, the soul is a persistent enjoiner of evil...

Jehovah commands His people to be holy:

Isaiah 43:3:
For I am the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel...

Leviticus 11:44:
Consecrate yourselves therefore, and be holy, for I am holy...

1 Peter 1:15–16:
Be holy, because I am holy.

Reason No.11: PARADISE—ISLAMIC OR CHRISTIAN?

Luke 20:34–36:
The people of this age marry and are given in marriage. But those who are considered worthy... will neither marry nor be given in marriage...

Islamic Paradise (Jannah) is described as a place of physical pleasures:

Qur’an 39:20:
But those who fear their Lord will have chambers, above them chambers built high...

Qur’an 47:15:
The description of Paradise... rivers of water... milk... wine... honey... and therein are for them purified spouses...

Sunan Ibn Majah, vol. 5, p. 546, Hadith 4337:
Each man will marry seventy-two wives in Paradise...

Christian heaven, in contrast, is spiritual (Romans 14:17; Revelation 7:16–17).

Reason No.12: THE FINAL DESTINY OF ALLAH AND HIS FOLLOWERS

Qur’an 51:56:
And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me.

Qur’an 6:128:
The Fire is your residence, wherein you will abide eternally...

Sahih al-Bukhari, vol. 6, hadith 371, p. 353:
Allah will place His foot in Hell and it will say “Enough! Enough!”

Biblical teaching is different:
Matthew 25:41, 46; Revelation 20:10, 21:8:
The lake of fire is prepared for the devil and his angels, and the wicked will be eternally separated from God.

Conclusion

It is evident from the Qur’an, Bible, and Islamic Hadith that Allah, worshipped by Muslims, is not the same as Jehovah, the God worshipped by Christians. If you, as a Muslim, realize this truth, I urge you by the grace of Christ to receive Jesus into your life and escape the worship of Satan, saving your soul from eternal death.

Welcome to Jesus Christ our Lord.

Revelation 3:20:
Here I am! I stand at the door and knock...

REFERENCES

The Holy Bible

New International Version. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan.
All scripture citations per standard Bible referencing.

The Qur’an

Saheeh International. Riyadh: Dar Abul-Qasim, 1997.
All surah/ayah citations per standard Qur’anic referencing.

Hadith Collections

Sunan Ibn Majah
Sahih al-Bukhari

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Geisler, Norman L., and Abdul Saleeb. Answering Islam: The Crescent in Light of the Cross. Baker Books, 2002.
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Dr. Maxwell Shimba
Shimba Theological Institute

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Thursday, July 10, 2025