The forgotten laws of Christianity

While Christians see no wrong in consuming the flesh of swine, the Bible abhors this conduct.

The Book of Deuteronomy relates:
And the swine, because it divideth the hoof, yet cheweth not the cud, it is unclean unto you; ye shall not eat of their flesh, nor touch their dead carcass. (Deuteronomy, 14-8)

Drinking is also portrayed in the Bible in a negative light.

The Book of Hosea relates:
...wine and new wine take away the heart. (Hosea, 4:11)

The Book of Luke relates:
An angel said about John: For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink... (Luke, 1:15)

While circumcision is not considered a necessity among Christians, the Bible does.

The Book of Genesis relates:
He that is born in thy house, and he that is bought with thy money, must needs be circumcised; and my covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant. (Genesis, 17:13)

The uniqueness and beauty of the Holy Qur’ān is that it contains no contradiction. This is due to the promise of Allāh made to mankind that the teachings of this Holy Book of Allāh are complete and would be safeguarded by Him alone. It is also the only scripture with a universal and everlasting message. The Bible contains some teachings that clearly belong to the pre-Islāmic era only.

Women in Islām are considered by some to have no rights. However, the following verse of the Holy Qur’ān states otherwise.

Allah states:
(۱۲۵) وَ مَنۡ یَّعۡمَلۡ مِنَ الصّٰلِحٰتِ مِنۡ ذَکَرٍ اَوۡ اُنۡثٰی وَ ہُوَ مُؤۡمِنٌ فَاُولٰٓئِکَ یَدۡخُلُوۡنَ الۡجَنَّۃَ وَ لَا یُظۡلَمُوۡنَ نَقِیۡرًا
But whoso does good works, whether male or female, and is a believer, such shall enter Heaven, and shall not be wronged even as much as the little hollow in the back of a date-stone.(Quran 4:125)

In fact, it is in the Bible where women are treated unequal.

The First Letter to Cornith states:
I want you to realize that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God. Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head. But every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head—it is the same as having her head shaved. For if a woman does not cover her head, she might as well have her hair cut off; but if it is a disgrace for a woman to have her hair cut off or her head shaved, then she should cover her head. A man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God; but woman is the glory of man. (1 Corinthians, 11: 4-7)

The Holy Qur’ān declares that there is no compulsion in matters of faith. No one has the right to punish another for rejecting a religion.

Allah states:
لَاۤ اِکۡرَاہَ فِی الدِّیۡنِ ۟ۙ قَدۡ تَّبَیَّنَ الرُّشۡدُ مِنَ الۡغَیِّ ۚ فَمَنۡ یَّکۡفُرۡ بِالطَّاغُوۡتِ وَ یُؤۡمِنۡۢ بِاللّٰہِ فَقَدِ اسۡتَمۡسَکَ بِالۡعُرۡوَۃِ الۡوُثۡقٰی ٭ لَا انۡفِصَامَ لَہَا ؕ وَ اللّٰہُ سَمِیۡعٌ عَلِیۡمٌ
There should be no compulsion in religion. Surely, right has become distinct from wrong; so whosoever refuses to be led by those who transgress, and believes in Allah, has surely grasped a strong handle which knows no breaking. And Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.(Quran 2:257)

But there is punishment for apostasy in the Bible.

The Book of Deuteronomy relates:
If your very own brother, or your son or daughter, or the wife you love, or your closest friend secretly entices you, saying, “Let us go and worship other gods” (gods that neither you nor your ancestors have known,

gods of the peoples around you, whether near or far, from one end of the land to the other),

do not yield to them or listen to them.Show them no pity. Do not spare them or shield them.

You must certainly put them to death. Your hand must be the first in putting them to death, and then the hands of all the people.

Stone them to death, because they tried to turn you away from the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. (Deuteronomy, 13: 6-10)