Could Not Answer

Could Not Answer It is a translation of (Cevap Veremedi) into English. Harputlu Ishâk Effendi explains how the Bible - the true book revealed to Isa 'alaihis-salam - was distorted; how words that belonged to people were put into firstly written four Gospels; that the theory of trinity is erroneous; the belief of Tawhid (the unity of Allahu ta’ala) in Islam. Besides, a few very precious letters - a food of a soul by Muhammad Ma’sûm-î Fârûkî - take place. Information about Judaism, Torah and Talmud is also given. CONTENTS Chapter Page No. Essence of chapter No. 1– Preface.................................................................................................3 2– Introduction to the first edition .......................................................7 3– Dıyâ-ul-qulûb (Light of the hearts) ..............................................19 4– Observations on the four books called Gospels..........................43 a. The Gospel of Matthew..................................................................57 b. The Gospel of Mark........................................................................59 c. The Gospel of Luke ........................................................................61 d. The Gospel of John .........................................................................63 5– Contradictions and discrepancies among the four Gospels.......66 6– An observation of the Epistles ......................................................93 7– An answer to the book Ghadâ-ul-mulâhazât ..............................97 8– Qur’ân al-Kerîm and today’s Gospels ........................................132 9– Trinity (Belief in three gods) and its falsity...............................180 10– Proving the falsity of trinity by means of the statements of Îsâ ‘alaihis-salâm’ ......................................................................197 11– Priests’ attacks on Islamic worships and refutations against them..........................................................................................238 12– Answers to a priest’s denigrations ..............................................278 13– Allâhu ta’âlâ is one........................................................................346 14– A discourse on knowledge ...........................................................360 15– A discourse on power ...................................................................365 16– Îsâ ‘alaihis-salâm’ was human. He is not to be worshipped........371 17– Îsâ ‘alaihis-salâm’ is a prophet. He is not to be worshipped.......375 18– Concerning the four Gospels .........................................................380 19– Judaism — The Taurah — Talmud...............................................384 20– Talmud ............................................................................................393 Last words of one of our martyrs ................................................401 Translation of 147th letter............................................................403 Translation of 83rd letter..............................................................408 Translation of 16th letter..............................................................412 Translation of 153rd letter............................................................417 Translation of 154th letter............................................................418 The prayer to be said after namâz .............................................419 The belief of ahl as-Sunna............................................................420