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Fulfilling God's commands on Earth will have the reward of heaven in the next life.

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The rewards for what?

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I don't know about that. In any case, I will just quote the definition that Google gave, which although containing a few subjective terms, seems pretty appropriate:

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... persuade (someone) to act in one's favor, typically illegally or dishonestly, by a gift of money or other inducement.

Regards,

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Why do you need my definition of bribery?

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Is a person's salary, Bribery?

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... among other things.

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Depends on the kind of rewards.

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W/slam,

Okay, thanks for the correction.

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The following is according to my own understanding and knowledge, which could be faulty.

First of all, the most important counter argument to the allegation that Islam came from the devil is the fact that Muslims pray to seek refuge from the devil, before their prayers, before reciting a surah of the Qur'an etc. Why would the devil make praying for refuge from him and cursing him, such an integral part of the religion?

In other words we seek refuge from Satan and curse him repeatedly every day, we do this probably more than the Christians themselves, who have even reached a point where in their entertainment shows, in pursuit of new stories and ratings, they have even started showing the devil as the protagonist in some stories, indirectly making the concept of the devil more acceptable to the hearts and minds of the viewers.

In such a scenario, if anyone has the right to accuse the other of being at a far greater risk of mislead by the devil, it should be the Muslims.

From what I understand, the "King of kings" as mentioned in 1 Timothy 6:13-15 is God "the father" but the same term is apparently used for Jesus (in Revelations 19:13-16), which brings us back to the whole problem of how Jesus, who died can be God, because if a part of God can die than the whole of God can also die thus making God mortal instead of an immortal being as the Bible claims; not to mention, many other issues than the trinitarian Christian doctrine has. This goes against Islamic doctrine and some would argue against sound logic too, therefore this is probably a corruption in the book and you should not put much stock in things like these.

I suspect the most troubling portion of that article for you, was the part about the false prophet. I am not a scholar so I can't be sure about how right I am here, but you should take a look at Revelations 19:19-21 which describe the "Beast and False Prophet".

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…19: And I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies assembled to make war against Him who sat on the horse and against His army. 20: And the beast was seized, and with him the false prophet who performed the signs in his presence, by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image; these two were thrown alive into the lake of fire which burns with brimstone. 21: And the rest were killed with the sword which came from the mouth of Him who sat on the horse, and all the birds were filled with their flesh.
Source: http://biblehub.com/revelation/19-20.htm

Aside from several other problems, as Prophet Muhammad has already left this Earth, there appears to be no possibility that the Biblical prediction about the false prophet can hold to Prophet Muhammad (p).

Regards,

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The test included following God's commands on Earth, which I suppose includes worshiping too.

Regards,

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I meant, I don't know for sure, others of more knowledge might.
Additionally, the argument can also be made to why not give the test, when God knew people would pass.

Regards,

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Don't know for sure. Probably to show the purpose of this life, of why we were created, of why there is a heaven and hell or the logic behind religion etc.

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Probably, but the scarcity of information that Islamic doctrine provides on the matter makes such conclusions, at the end of the day, nothing more that just speculation.

Regards,

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We don't know how many will fail the test, it is for God to decide who passes and who fails.

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It should have been in God's knowledge, yes.

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