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Hamza81
Asalaamu Alaikum Wr Wb, my sister rather than prove to others that their scriptures are false- Which will always lead to one putting ones barriers and defences up, why do you not try to prove to them that Islam is the truth? When you listen to Dr Zakir Naik who is at the forefront in comparitive religion, then you will notice that he talks more about proving Islam to be the truth and he uses their own scriptures to prove this. He will never put another faiths book down by saying it has this or than many mistakes because this approach will never have a good response. Rather prove to them that their scriptures prove the truth of Islam and that Muhammed (Pbuh) has been prophecised in their own scriptures.
Look at the links below on my signiture as they are perfect for proving that Islam is the truth and is proved by the scriptures of other religions such as the vedas,the bible etc
:sl: Ahki,
My dear brother you are correct. This is an error that many inexperienced debaters get pulled into. Non-Muslim debaters want us to try to prove they are wrong. The minute we fall for the trap, we have set ourselves up to look foolish. the trap is that from then on our arguments will become based upon emotionalism which will never win any debate, nor show the truth of Islam.
We need to remember that in any debate over the truth of Islam, we have no need to prove any other religion is false. The burden of proof is upon them to prove they are true.
Our burden is to prove Islam is true. That is what we must concentrate on and avoid falling into a trap that shifts the burden to being we must prove another religion is false.
It is very rare to bring a person to Islam, by proving him wrong. However, many will come to Islam when you show them it is true.