Sherly Isaac
On 11 September 2001, the whole world watched the most horrific and painful event taking place
before their eyes. Terrorists attacked the United States' World Trade Center and the Pentagon by
using planes as guided missiles. Both of the 110-story buildings of World Trade Center collapsed
within one hour, and more than 3,000 people died.
These events have raised many serious questions about the religion of Islam, Allah, Mohammed
and Muslims because all the 19 hijackers were Muslims, and they did this horrible act purposely,
to kill thousands of people. Many are looking for answers and many are curious to know more
about Islam...the world's second largest religion. Many are curious to know what Jihad is and
why Muslim young men behaved like this. Many are asking, "are not Allah and Elohim/Yahweh
God same? Are the Muslims worshipping the God of Abraham, God of Isaac and God of Jacob?
In this book I have tried to delve into the scriptures of both the Quran and the Bible to find out
answers to the questions. I have compared God of the Bible and Allah to know whether the
Christians and the Muslims worship the same God or not. I hope this book will help clear most of
the questions troubling your mind.
May the Almighty God open your eyes of understanding, so that you may know the truth and be
blessed!
In Allah and Elohim, Sherly Isaac documents her search for the answer to the all-important
question—are Allah and Elohim the same God? Using scripture quotations from the Bible and
Quran along with key conversations with several followers of Islam, Isaac weighs the facts and
uncovers the truth. This book will be a helpful reference tool for the libraries of people of all
faiths.
- Ella Robinson, editor
Sherly Isaac was born and raised in a Christian family in India. She was brought up under strict
discipline, as her parents themselves were very strict regarding religious formalities. They
insisted on her going to church every Sunday and reading the Bible and praying every day.
But she wasn't good in her studies. She even struggled to get passing marks in her exams. Not
only that, her home was a broken home. Her parents always fought with one another. It was such
a hell that it is very difficult to explain in words. She was totally broken, dejected, and hopeless.
She wondered whether any good thing would ever happen in her life.
During her school days, almost every day, she wished that it might turn out to be the last day of
her life and that the evening might not come so that she need not to return home. She longed to
meet with some accident and die, but it never happened. Many times, she thought of committing
suicide. But whenever she thought about it, a great fear came, and she left that idea. She had no
desire to live in this world.
Meanwhile, something happened in her legs, and doctors could not figure out what the problem
was. She was unable to walk due to terrible pain in her legs. She was hardly able to even move
from her bed. Doctors gave her double doses of a painkiller, but it never helped her. Only the
misery intensified.
Then one day she heard a Christian radio program in which the preacher said, "If you die today,
would you go to heaven? If you are not sure about going to heaven, repent from your sins and
invite Jesus in your life. And He will forgive all your sins and give you assurance of heaven."
She prayed the sinners' prayer with him (Lord Jesus, I am a sinner, please forgive all my sins and
wash me with your precious blood. Please give me assurance of heaven that if I die today, I may
reach heaven.) As soon as she prayed this prayer from the bottom of her heart, a great peace came
into her life. Though her circumstances did not change immediately, still she got great peace and
joy in her heart.
She started feeling as if all the miserable conditions had left her. In due course, her family
members also accepted Jesus in their lives, and their lives started changing. Her home became a
sweet home. God removed all the bitterness from their hearts and helped them to love each other.
Not only that, God exalted her in her studies. She took many exams after that and passed all, with
flying colors. God also healed her completely... Her life was not miserable any longer. God has
blessed her and her family members.
She is now a computer programmer, and this is her second book. Her book, Is Jesus God? is
available in major bookstores, at Amazon.com, and at BN.com.
Mohammed could portrait and visualize it while he was in this world, as we read in this Hadith:
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 770:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The people said, "O Allah's Apostle! Shall we see our Lord on the Day of Resurrection?" He
replied, "Do you have any doubt in seeing the full moon on a clear (not cloudy) night?" They
replied, "No, O Allah's Apostle!" He said, "Do you have any doubt in seeing the sun when there
are no clouds?" They replied in the negative. He said, "You will see Allah (your Lord) in the
same way. On the Day of Resurrection, people will be gathered and He will order the people to
follow what they used to worship. So some of them will follow the sun, some will follow the
moon, and some will follow other deities; and only this nation (Muslims) will be left with its
hypocrites. Allah will come to them and say, 'I am Your Lord.' They will say, 'We shall stay in
this place till our Lord comes to us and when our Lord will come, we will recognize Him. Then
Allah will come to them again and say, 'I am your Lord.' They will say, 'You are our Lord.' Allah
will call them, and As-Sirat (a bridge) will be laid across Hell and I (Muhammad) shall be the
first amongst the Apostles to cross it with my followers. Nobody except the Apostles will then be
able to speak and they will be saying then, 'O Allah! Save us. O Allah Save us.'
There will be hooks like the thorns of Sa'dan in Hell. Have you seen the thorns of Sa'dan?" The
people said, "Yes." He said, "These hooks will be like the thorns of Sa'dan but nobody except
Allah knows their greatness in size and these will entangle the people according to their deeds;
some of them will fall and stay in Hell forever; others will receive punishment (torn into small
pieces) and will get out of Hell, till when Allah intends mercy on whomever He likes amongst the
people of Hell, He will order the angels to take out of Hell those who worshipped none but Him
alone. The angels will take them out by recognizing them from the traces of prostrations, for
Allah has forbidden the (Hell) fire to eat away those traces. So they will come out of the Fire, it
will eat away from the whole of the human body except the marks of the prostrations. At that
time they will come out of the Fire as mere skeletons. The Water of Life will be poured on them
and as a result they will grow like the seeds growing on the bank of flowing water.
Let us analyze this Hadith and see what it says.
This Hadith says that Mohammed is not in heaven right now, but he is waiting for the Day of
Judgment to go to heaven, and he will be the first to cross the bridge to go to heaven, as we read
this, "Then Allah will come to them again and say, 'I am your Lord.' They will say, 'You are our
Lord.' Allah will call them, and As-Sirat (a bridge) will be laid across Hell and I (Muhammad)
shall be the first amongst the Apostles to cross it with my followers. Nobody except the Apostles
will then be able to speak and they will be saying then, 'O Allah! Save us. O Allah Save us.'"
Hadith Volume 1, Book 8, Number 345 also says that while Mohammed was in this world he
ascended into heaven and saw many prophets and other Bible characters like Adam, Moses, Jesus
and Abraham. And he saw the paradise while he was still alive and on this earth, so why he
should wait to go to heaven after his death? I asked many Muslims where Mohammed is right
now and why he is waiting for the Day of Judgment. Why could he not reach heaven while he
saw many ancient prophets and the first human of this planet earth—Adam—who lived many
thousands of years before Mohammed. All are in heaven but Mohammed says; he will reach
heaven on the Day of Judgment. Why? No Muslim that I have asked, has been able to reply to
these questions.
Yes, my friend, death is not the end of your life. There is a life after death, and the God of the
Bible promised heaven for those whose sins are forgiven. All the Bible prophets were dead-sure
that they are going to heaven after death but Mohammed was not. It is because Allah does not
promise eternal life for anybody. The Hadith further says that Mohammed will say, "O Allah!
Save us. O Allah Save us." But the Bible says that there is no hope after death for our salvation.
We have to get salvation in this world itself, as we read in Isaiah 38:17-18, "Indeed it was for my
own peace That I had great bitterness; But You have lovingly delivered my soul from the pit of
corruption, For You have cast all my sins behind Your back. For Sheol cannot thank You, Death
cannot praise You; Those who go down to the pit cannot hope for Your truth."
The same Hadith that I quoted above says, "He will order the angels to take out of Hell those who
worshipped none but Him alone. The angels will take them out by recognizing them from the
traces of prostrations, for Allah has forbidden the (Hell) fire to eat away those traces. So
they will come out of the Fire, it will eat away the whole of the human body except the
marks of the prostrations. At that time they will come out of the Fire as mere skeletons. The
Water of Life will be poured on them and as a result they will grow like the seeds growing on the
bank of flowing water."
This Hadith clearly says that the followers of Allah are going straight to hell fire, and that Allah
will order the angels to take out of Hell those who worshipped none but Allah alone. And angels
will recognize them by the marks of prostrations.
Think about it for a moment--what is your fate? How sad it is that Muslims are waiting to go to
this horrible place. How sad it is that they are following a god who promised hell fire for them.
How sad it is that they put all their trust and belief on Allah with all their heart and with all their
passion just to go to Hell fire! But no, there is a way out, there is a God who gives eternal life and
heaven to His followers whose name is Jesus. Jesus said, in John 5:24 "Most assuredly, I say to
you, he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not
come into judgment, but has passed from death into life."
