[73:15] We have sent to you a messenger, just as we sent to Pharaoh a messenger. … [73:19] This is a reminder; whoever wills, let him choose the path to his Lord. Based on these verses, what is the Qur’an really saying about the path to God? Apparently there are choices to be made. […]
Ishmael, Pharaoh, Moses – and Esau More
If what we see in the Middle East today is a hijacked version of Islam – then Islam was hijacked before the Qur’an was put in written form! However – we must never lose sight of the fact that God has plainly stated he loves the Muslim people. And so should we. Hard to believe? It
Jonah Abrogated. Islam Hijacked? More
Yes. Jonah, the reluctant prophet with 4 short chapters, has ties to both Christianity and Islam. This isn’t going at all like I expected when I started this project. I went into it with the feeling that Muslims and Christians couldn’t possibly be talking about the same God. And I expected to be writing about
Jonah revisited – from the OT to Christianity and Islam More
Abrogation. This is how a religion can talk about peace, incite violence, and claim no contradiction in what it teaches. Some in Islam say there is no such thing as abrogation. We’ll shortly see that the Qur’an itself puts the lie to this statement. Others say abrogation is the key to understanding Islam. If you’ve
Is this really a goal of some scientists – to prove that people are no better than cockroaches? Filthy, smelly, repulsive. There are a lot of ways to describe cockroaches, but “full of personality” usually isn’t one of them. Yet a team of scientists has not only found evidence that the scuttling insects have personalities,
Cockroaches have personalities? Science – or dehumanize people at any cost? More
The “Jonah question” is turning out to be tougher than expected. There’s a difference between God hating what people do – and hating the people themselves. Let’s see if that could help with the “Jonah question”. This is part of a continuing series looking at God in the Qur’an, the Old Testament and the New
A deeper look into the Jonah question More
Right now – maybe the motive really is all about making more money. But later? It’s 16 months since I wrote that line. It’s now later. Let’s see what’s happening now. The original article was from September 28, 2013. As usual, updates will be in rust colored italics. They’re watching you! Hopefully, you’ve already
They’re watching you! (updated) More
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis says the most effective antidote to violence among Christians and Muslims is learning about each other and then accepting differences. Francis also told participants Saturday of a meeting promoted by the Pontifical Institute of Arab and Islamist Studies that only by carefully listening can interreligious dialogue make progress. He said
Pope: Ridding stereotypes key to Christian-Muslim relations More
In the previous article, we saw that Muhammad was told not to be like Jonah. This is a complex, but critical issue. With God’s command to Jonah – it was an outreach from the Hebrew people to the Ninevites (which is in modern day Iraq). It was unheard of. Jonah at first rejected it! But then,
The Jonah Question of Sura 68 – Part 6 More
Do not be like (Jonah) who called from inside the fish. At the end of a very long and difficult revelation, Muhammad is told to not be like Jonah. What does this mean? Among other things, it obviously means that either Muhammad already knew the story of Jonah from the Jewish Bible – or he
Don’t Be Like Jonah – Sura 68 Part 5 More
