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Arfaj, Naji Ibrahim

Just One Message
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1- Oneness 2- Islam
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Seekingthe Truthseries
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Just
One
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Messogt

Dr. l{oji L AI-Arfai

 Dedication

To thosewho seekthe truth sincerely,

honestly,and open-mindedly!
 Contents

Pre-reading Questions
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Straight to the Point [lL_I
The One God in the Bible
The Old Testament W
The One God in the Bible
The New Testament
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The One God in the Qur'an i;-l

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Conclusions
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Pre-readingquestions
:

'JustOneMessage'?
l . What is this

2 . What doesthe Bible saYaboutit?

3 . What doesthe Qur'an saYaboutit?

4 . What is your oPinionaboutit?

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Straight to the point

'\:a
of Adam,
fterthecreation
just one original messogehas been
repeatedly delivered to mankind
throughoutthe historyof humanity.
Thus,to remindpeopleaboutit
and bring them back on track, many
prophets and messengers including
Adam, Noah, Abraham,Moses,Jesus,
and Muhammadwere sent bY the onlY
true God to conveythis message:

The true Godis only ONE.

WorshipHim ALONE ond
keepHis commandments.
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The True God, The Creator

Adam God is One

Noah God is One

A b r ah a m God is One

Moses

Jesus

Muhammad
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God sent thesemajor ProPhets

as well as many other ProPhetsand
messengersto accomPlish several
tasksandmissions,someof which are:

1- To receive guidance from God and

deliver it to their PeoPle'
To convey the message that "God is
a',

One" to their peoPle.

3- To be good examplesto their people'
4 - To instruct their people to fear God
and keep His commandments'
5- To teach their followers important
things like religious and moral
matters.
6- To guide those who deviated,
disobeyedGod, or worshiPPedother
godsor idols.
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7- To tell people about their final

destination (the Last Day) and what
leadsto Paradiseor Hellfire.

It is the sameGod who created

those prophets, all humans, all
animals,and all objects.

In other words, it is this ONE

TRUE GOD who created the whole
universe(including nature) and all it
contains. He is the Creator of life,
death,and life after death.

The ONENESS of this true

God, the Creator, is clearly evident
and easily traceable in the holY
scriptures of the Jews, Christians,
Muslims.and others.
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StudYingthe concePtof God in

the Bible and the Qur'an sincerelyand
objectively,a researcher or a seekerof
the truth would be able to define some
unique qualitiesbelongingto the true
God only.
Some of the qualities that
distinguish this onlY one true God
from otherclaimedgodsare:

O This one true God is Creator,not

created.
o This one true God is ONE, not
three or maret He hasno Partners'
o This one true God is invisible; no
one can seeHim in this life' He is
not manifested or incarnated in
other forms.
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o This one tme God is eternal; He

doesnot die or change.

o This one true God is not in needof

anyone(like a mother,a wife , or a
son) or anything (like food, drink,
or help). But othersare in need of
Him.

O This one true God is uniquein His

attributes;no one is like Him. No
human or animal descriptionscan
be attributedto Him.

We can use these criteria and

qualities (as well as other ones
belongingto Him alone) in examining
andrejectingany claimedgods.
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Now let me turn to discussthe

one messagementionedaboveand cite
some of the Biblical and Qur'anic
versesconfirmingthe onenessof God'
But before that' I would like to
sharewith you this thought:

Some Christians might

wonder, "It is obvious
that God is one. ll/e
believein one God.
So,whut is thePoint?"

However,basedon a greatdeal
of reading and studying materialson

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Christianityand dialogueswith many

Christians,I came to understandthat
they perceive this one God to
include:
l- God the Father.
2- God the Son.
3- God the Holy Spirit.

So, based on common sense

and simple logic, a sincereand honest
seekerof the truth could reason:

* Whot do you mean by saying that

GOD is OllE, while you refer to
THREE GODS?
* Is God ONE in THREE or
THREE in OIttrE(I in 3 or 3 in I)?!

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In addition to that, and

according to Christian dogmas, these
three "Gods" have different identities,
images,roles,and functions:

1. God the Father: the Creator.

2. God the Son : the Savior.

3. God the Holy Spirit=the Counselor'

By the way, if Jesus,God the

Son (or Son of God) is reallYGod or
part of the one God, doesn't this
tontradict what the Bible itself reports
that no one can seeGod, nor hearHis
voice?The Bible states:
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* YOU HAVE NEVER HEARD

HIS VOICB NOR SEEN HIS
FACE.(John5:37)

* NO ONE HAS EVER SEEN HIM.

AND NO ONE CAN SEE HIM.
(1 Timothy6: 16)

* NO ONB CAN SEE ME AND

STAY ALIVE. (Exodus33:20)

Based on these and other

Biblical texts,I sincerelyand honestly
wonder- how can we reconcile the
dogma that Jesus is God and the
Biblical testimonythat no one hasever
seenGod,nor heardHis voice?
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Didn't the Jewsat his time, his

family, and his followers SEE Jesus
(God the Son, as some believe!) and
FIEARhis voice?
t Is there any secretor hiddenpurpose
concerning the truth about God?
In the Bible, the true God
emphaticallytestifies,"I am the Lord,
and there is no other god. I have not
spoken in secret or kePt mY Pur7ose
itAdtn.., I am the Lord, and I sPeak
js
the truth; I make known what
right|'(Isaiaha5;19)

So,what is the truth?

Pleasere-readthe verse
andthink about it!
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Now. let us take off on a

journey of seekingthe truth aboutthe
one true God in the Bible and the
Qur'an.
At the end of this journey and
after your critical, sincere,honest,and
thoughtfulreadingof this booklet and
particularlythe versescited below, I
would like to know your reactionsor
views.

To be as objectiveas possible,
I cite the verseswithout any comment.
Pleaseread the following verses
CAREFULLY, CRITICALLY
And
WITHOUT ANY PRECONCEPTIONS.
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The One True God in the Bible

(The Old Testament):

is one Lord, (Deuteronomy6: 4)

sustainedfor us the spirit of life?

( M a l a c h2i : 1 5 )

understand thut I am He. Before

Me no god was formed, nor shsll
there be any after Me. I, I am the
Lord, and besidesMe there is no
Sovior.(Isaiah43: l0-11)

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besidesMe there is no god. Who is

like Me? (Isaiah44: 6)

Me, a righteous God ond a Savior;

there is none besidesMa Turn to
Me and be soved...To Me every
kneeshall bow. (Isaiah45:21-23\

TI{ESE ARE JUST SOME VERSES

FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT.

Can you think of

other similar ones?
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The One True God in the Bible

(TheNew Testament):

Good Master, whut good thing

shall I do, that I maY have eternal
lifeT And he (Jesus) said unto
him, lYhy callest thou me good?
There is none good but one, that
is, God.
(Matthew19: 16-17,,
in Kins JamesVersion)

Now this is life eternal, that theY

know you, the only true God, and
JesusChrist, whom You hove sent.
( J o h n1 7 :3 )
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serveHim only. (Matthew 4: l0)

OneLord. (Mark 12:29)

one mediator between God ond

men, the mon Christ Jesus.
( l Timothy2: 5)

Can you recall other

versesconfirming that
GOD IS ONLY ONE?

NOT THREE!)
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The One True God in the Quroan

the Eternal, Absolute; He begets

not, nor is He begotten;and there
is none like unto Him- (ll2 l-4)

Me. Ql:25\

(God) is one of three,for there is

no god excePt One God. If theY
desist not from their word ("f
btasphemy), verilY, a grievous
chsstisement will befsll the
disbelieverssmong them. (5: 73)

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Allah (God)? Nay, most of them

know not. (27: 6l)

Allah (God)? High is AIIah above

what they associatewith Him.
(27: 63)

'Bring
Altah (God)? SaY, forth
your proof, if Ye ure telling the
truth!' (27: 64)

Indeed, this messageconcernlng

t h e O ne n e ss o f Go d (i .e.,
Tuwheed in Arabic) is the
essentiultheme of the Qur'an.
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Conclusions

These verses as well as

hundredsof similarpiecesof evidence
in the Bible and the Qur'an confirm
this one, eternalmessagethat the true
God is only ONE. "Turn to me now
and be saved, people all over the
world! I AM THE OIVLY GOD
THERE,IS." (Isaiah45:22)

Not only doesthe Bible affirm

that God is only ONE, but it also
revealsthat the true God,the Creator,is
the only Savior. "Before Me no god
was formed, nor shull there be any
after Me. I, I am the Lord, and besides
Me thereis no Savior." (lsaiah43:10-11)

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So, according to this

affirmation,all other supposedgods
or deitieslike Jesus,the Holy Spirit,
Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva,Krishna, or
Buddha are neither gods nor
manifestations of the ONE TRLIE
GOD.
It was becauseof such false
beliefs that after the Jews worshipped
other gods, "the Lord's anger burned
against them." (Niumbers25'. 3)
Likewise,Mosesdestroyedthe golden
calf.
On the otherhand,the Essenes,
an early Christianunitariancommunity,
endured torture and Persecution
because they refused to exchange
Jesus' monotheisticteachingsfor the
Paulineinnovationof the trinity.

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To sum uP, all God's Prophets

including Adam, Noah, Abraham,
Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad were
sent by the sameGod, the Creator,to
conveythe samemessage:

The true God is onlY ONE' IVorshiP

Him ALONE and keePHis
commandments'

And since those ProPhetsand

messengersPreachedthe same one
message,their religion must be the
same one! So, what is the religion of
thoseproPhetsandmessengers?

Submissionto the will of God

is the essenceof the messageof those
'SUBMISSION'
prophets.This word
'ISLAM' in Arabic'
means
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The Qur'an does confirm that

'I s l a m ' i s th e re l i g i o n
o f a l l God' s
prophets and messengers. This
Qur'anic fact is also traceable in the
Bible itselfl And rhis is what wilt be
discussed in the upcoming booklet, God
willing!

Ultimately, to attain salvation,

we must receive and believe in the
above-mentionedmessage willingly
and whole-heartedly. Nevertheless,
doing this is not enough!We mustalso
believe in all God's true prophets
(including Prophet Muhammad) and
follow their true guidance and
teachings.This is the gateway to a
huppy,eternallife!
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So, if You are a sincereseeker

of truth and a lover of salvation,you
might like to consider this NOW,
before it is too late! BEFORE
DEATH! It can be soon! Who
knows?

One more thing...

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thought

Those who are sincere, honest,

serious, objective, and open-
minded in seeking the truth,
and after thinking uitically
about this one message,they
may ask questionslike:

t So,what is the truth?

+ What went wrong?
+ W h a t c a nI d o ?

Thesequestionssnd more will be

discussedin mv uncoming writings,
God wiUine!

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For further information,questions,
suggestionsror reactions,
pleasefeel free to contact:

Dr. Naji Ibrahim Al-Arfaj

Website: www.abctruth.com
E-mail: abctruth@hotmail.com
P. O. Box 418
Hofuf. Al-Ahsa 31982 KSA

are
Anyfeedbackor comections
mostwelcomeand aPPreciated!
 Writings and Works by the Author

I. A step by step series ofseeking the truth

(Following a scholarly and comparative approach);
1. Who is He? 11
2. What is His Nature? b
3. JustOneMessage! ry
4. What is the Truth? h
5. What WentWrong? g
6. The Beautyof Islam! S
7. TheABCsof Islam. I
8. What Is Next? I

n. Ilpcoming writings:
Keys to UltimateSuccess
and Happiness!
A Letter to Janet!
Whv'We'?

III. Other works:

. A weekly TV program. (using creative
PowerPoint and Internet materials\.
o TV episodeson video & audio tapes.

o Public lectureson Islam.

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