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I.S.I.S has Nothing to Do With Islam?

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ISIS is based on a fundamentalist interpretation of Islam. Granted, Islamic fundamentalism seems to be on the upsurge in the past century or so, but just because a movement is fundamentalist doesn't necessarily mean it's the only authentic interpretation of the religion. Often times history has shown that fundamentalism distorts the religion in the name of repristinating a mythical past.
 
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The Bible foretells that Muhammad's Revelation will take on more of a Law based Faith, just as the Old Testament was. The Passsage about the two witnesses clothed in sackcloth, who would give Prophecy for 1260 years, tells us that it is God that gave us Muhammad and the Quran.

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:scratch: Really? Never heard that one! :doh:
 
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In Islam, a Muslim is a person who have entered into a covenant with Allah to comply with the covenanted terms stipulated within the Quran and the Ahadith with a promise of salvation.

The covenanted terms [6236 verses] contain loads of evil and violent elements.

To be more religious meant complying with more the 6236 verses.

Because the convenanted terms contains loads of evil and violent elements [3400++] evil and violent concepts against disbelievers, then being more religious, i.e. more compliant would meant the Muslims must be more evil and violent, for fear of missing the passage to paradise and ending hell.

Some people see the same violence in the Bible, so this isn't a criticism that is unique to Islam. Not all interpretations of Christianity are particularly nonviolent. Centuries ago Christians put religious freethinkers, unbelievers, and homosexuals to death, something that would be considered wrong by many Christians today. In addition, Christian women weren't treated very different from women in some Muslim countries, with the state having a parernalistic attitude towards women that did not recognize their full humanity.
 
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ISIS is based on a fundamentalist interpretation of Islam. Granted, Islamic fundamentalism seems to be on the upsurge in the past century or so, but just because a movement is fundamentalist doesn't necessarily mean it's the only authentic interpretation of the religion. Often times history has shown that fundamentalism distorts the religion in the name of repristinating a mythical past.
Islam is represented by all the 6236 verses in the Quran.
A Muslim is a person who has entered into a covenant [divine contract] with Allah to comply [to the best of their ability] with all the 6236 verses in the Quran.

In the case of Islam, fundamentalism is not a critical point in Allah's eyes. To Allah what is Islamic and who is the better Muslim will depend on how many verses the Muslim comply within the 6236 verses in the Quran.

The fact, is the so-called 'fundamentalists' those Muslims of IS and elsewhere agree and comply with >90% of the 6236 verses of the Quran.

Whereas the so-called moderates [the less violent ones] would only agree and comply with >60% of the 6236 verses.


Note these 20+ verses where Allah commanded Muslims not to befriend non-Muslims [disbelievers] even if they are their fathers, bethrens and kin.
I.S.I.S has Nothing to Do With Islam? #60

You will note the so-called fundamentalists would comply with all the above verses prohibiting friendship with non-Muslims, they will never befriend non-Muslims.

On the other hand, the so-called moderate Muslims will not comply with almost all the listed verses by being friendly to all human beings.

Note it is the same with the rest of the 3400++ or 55% of the verses of the Quran which is contemptuous and antagonistic to non-Muslims where the "fundamentalists' will comply 100% with all these verses. In this case, the question is, who is more Islamic, thus these so-called more compliant fundamentalists are more Islamic.

The moderates are Muslims but far less Islamic in according the authorized religion of Islam from Allah in relation to their compliance to the Quranic verses.
Actually these moderates are being more humans by befriending non-Muslims than being Islamic doctrinally.

From the above, IS and its member are very Islamic on an objective basis based on their compliance to the doctrines of Islam as represented by the 6236 verses in the Quran sent by Allah.
 
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:scratch: Really? Never heard that one! :doh:

Yes really.

Stands to reason that since the Muslim empire had control over the Holy Land and Jews were not permitted to return until the edict of toleration in 1844, which is also the year 1260 of the Muslim Revelation, that the Bible has Prophecy on all this. The beast with 7 heads were the Muslim empires and 10 horns the rulers of those empires.

Shows Christ knew the future.

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Some people see the same violence in the Bible, so this isn't a criticism that is unique to Islam. Not all interpretations of Christianity are particularly nonviolent. Centuries ago Christians put religious freethinkers, unbelievers, and homosexuals to death, something that would be considered wrong by many Christians today. In addition, Christian women weren't treated very different from women in some Muslim countries, with the state having a parernalistic attitude towards women that did not recognize their full humanity.
You missed out the critical difference between Christianity and Islam.

Note my argument in terms of evil and violent nature [not other factors] between the two religions;
The Covenant as a Watertight Defense for Christianity

The point is Christianity which core is the Gospels has an overriding pacifist maxim, i.e. "love all - even enemies" to absolve itself from being blamed by the evil and violent acts committed by Christians on their own free will.

Islam on the other hand do not have an overriding pacifist maxim to cover itself. Instead Islam as in the Quran condone the killing and violence upon non-Muslims under very loose terms of threat against Islam, e.g. even drawing of cartoons are a threat to Islam, thus warrant death for the cartoonists and in reality even innocent non-Muslims had been killed when Muslims went on a rampage on this isssue.
 
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You missed out the critical difference between Christianity and Islam.

Note my argument in terms of evil and violent nature [not other factors] between the two religions;
The Covenant as a Watertight Defense for Christianity

The point is Christianity which core is the Gospels has an overriding pacifist maxim, i.e. "love all - even enemies" to absolve itself from being blamed by the evil and violent acts committed by Christians on their own free will.

A Christocentric hemeneutic is not essential to all forms of Christianity. Both Catholics and Protestants have believed, at times, in a more theonomist type approach, not completely unlike Salafism in Islam. Today in the US, in fact, there are some Christians that still uphold the notion that being a Christian is synomymous with upholding social and legal sanctions against people not living in accordance with their understandings of the Bible.
 
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Note my argument, Islam do not condone suicide-in-general as committed by the depressive and suicide prone people. However sacrificing one live [martyrdom] for the cause of Allah is not considered suicide-in-general but something of merit.
This is what Islamic extremists teach, not the religion of Islam. Suicide and killing innocent people are forbidden in Islam, so suicide attacks can't possibly be acceptable.

Depends on lying under which circumstances. Note I stated many are ignorant of the central message and commands of Allah in the Quran to be antagonistic to non-Muslims.
My point was for those who are aware to the need for contempt towards non-Muslims as condone by Allah, they are likely to pretend, thus my reference to Taqiyyah, thus lying in some cases.
There is only one circumstance and that circumstance is well defined in the Qur'an as to when a lie is permissible.

Below is the ONLY verse found in the Qur'an that suggests that lying is acceptable and even then it is better to choose death rather than to lie as the hadith below it states:

"As for anyone who denies God after having once attained to faith - and this, to be sure, does not apply to one who does it under duress, the while his heart remains true to his faith, but only, to him who willingly opens up his heart to a denial of the truth upon all such falls God's condemnation, and tremendous suffering awaits them" (Qur'an 16:106)

"There is a consensus that whomsoever is forced into apostasy and chooses death has a greater reward than a person who takes the license to deny one's faith under duress, but if a person is being forced to eat pork or drink wine, then they should do that instead of choosing death." (Sahih al-Bukhari)


If you do not separate Islamism from Islam, then you should be condemning the part where Islam [verses] contribute to Islamism. But you don't.
The verses aren't the problem, it's the individuals who alter them from their original course or meaning that are the problem. Christian extremists also twist and distort the scriptures to justify committing atrocities.

Do you feel that I should also be condemning the Bible verses that extremists or Christian terrorist organizations have used their actions?

Note I have argued strongly evil and violent acts by Christians on their own freewill has nothing to do with Christianity itself. Note my argument;
The Covenant as a Watertight Defense for Christianity
So far you have not countered the above argument effectively.
You mean I haven't countered the above to your impossible standards.

The Quran is not a historical book.
The Qur'an was written 1,400 years ago. What you are reading in the Qur'an are verses that were supposedly revealed at different times in Muhammad’s life. Some verses answered specific questions at a specific time or during a specific historical event such as a battle. Many verses have specific messages intended for specific people, while others give general guidelines to be used for future generations. So when you read the Qur’an it's important to understand what was happening at the time that resulted in a particular verse to be revealed to Muhammad.

The Bible is similar in the fact that each book was written to a specific audience, who were facing specific circumstances, at a specific point in time. The Bible wasn't written to Christians living in the year 2019, but it was written for us in 2019.

Historical context means everything when trying to understand and properly interpret religious texts. You are obviously having a difficult time in doing this in regards to the Qur'an, and this is why I suggested you take some courses in Islamic Studies in the other thread.

In the context of the whole of the Quran, the disbelievers are a threat to Islam as perfected to Muslims [5:3].
Here is Qur'an 5:3 in full context:

Prohibited for you are carrion, blood, the flesh of swine, and animals dedicated to other than God; also the flesh of animals strangled, killed violently, killed by a fall, gored to death, mangled by wild animals—except what you rescue, and animals sacrificed on altars; and the practice of drawing lots. For it is immoral. Today, those who disbelieve have despaired of your religion, so do not fear them, but fear Me. Today I have perfected your religion for you, and have completed My favor upon you, and have approved Islam as a religion for you. But whoever is compelled by hunger, with no intent of wrongdoing—God is Forgiving and Merciful.

It's ironic that you would use this verse to defend your position that the the Qur'an is saying that disbelievers are a threat to Islam.

This verse was supposedly revealed to Muhammad when Islam had finally developed into a complete way of life for Muslims and is referred to as the Ikmal al-Din or "perfection of the religion" in English. This verse says that non-Muslims had now reached a point of no hope in destroying Islam and it tells Muslims that they no longer needed to fear non-Muslims; they should only fear God. This verse is considered by most Muslims to be the final verse revealed to Muhammad and in essence it tells Muslims that non-Muslims are no longer a treat to them which is the exact opposite of what you believe it's saying.

Which brings us to this:

Note whatever that has inkling of a peaceful gesture to non-Muslims in any verse in the Quran they are all subsequently abrogated by the contemptuous verses against non-Muslims.
Fact is, there is a chronological order the Quranic verses were delivered to Muhammad over 23 years. The abrogation of the 'no compulsion' is from the evil and violent contents and contexts of the later verses of the Quran.
All these stand-alone verse are abrogated by later verses which are evil and violent.
You'll need to read the Quran chronologically
Since Qur'an 5:3 is considered to be the final revelation to Muhammad, using your own theory of abrogation and how the verses revealed later in Muhammad's life override previous ones, the war between Muslims and non-Muslims is over. That verse tells Muslims that non-Muslims have lost hope in the fight against Islam and that Muslims no longer need to fear them.

Btw, WHO ARE YOU, me or anyone to judge those Muslims who adopt these divine principles
as wrong?
Do you believe we should ignore them? Why shouldn't we judge extremists and point out how they are morally wrong in their interpretations? Should we just allow their perverted ideologies spread without consequence?

Note the Quran are full of stories "plagiarized" from the Bible with reference to incidents that happened 3000++ years ago re Torah and 600++ re Gospels.
Why are these historical stories kept in the Quran?
In Islam these stories are important in telling how the Muslim faith came into existence.

Then why do you insist, "I will say that Christian extremism is inconceivable without reference to Christianity."
Christian extremists alter verses from the Bible from their original course or meaning to justify their actions, therefore; Christian extremism is inconceivable without reference to Christianity.

IS is a convenient reference but my main point is to the pool of 20% or 320 million evil prone Muslims who will naturally be inclined to the evil and violent laden verses.
This mythical pool of yours is very weak. Since the inception of Islam, less than 1% of Muslims have participated in violent jihad. Today fewer than 1/10th of 1% of Muslims are doing so and there is no evidence that this number is presently increasing. If there are 320 million evil prone Muslims, why aren't there more of them acting out violently towards non-Muslims since this is what you believe the Qur'an commands Muslims to do? There isn't even 1% of your mythical 320 million doing this.

It is critical that humanity recognize the above facts and act according. This is what Bale had advised but he did not offer any specific solutions nor dig deeper into the root causes. Refer to the "conclusion" of his article;
Denying the Link between Islamist Ideology and Jihadist Terrorism: “Political Correctness” and the Undermining of Counterterrorism | Bale | Perspectives on Terrorism

This brings us to the real nub of the problem: the longer that key Western elites persist in mistakenly denying the central role played by Islamist interpretations of Islam in motivating jihadist terrorist attacks, the less likely they will be able to prevent future attacks from this quarter.
Until Western intelligence, military, and law enforcement personnel are provided with accurate information about the history and core religious doctrines of Islam and the intrinsically extremist nature of Islamism,
and until they are taught how to distinguish between Muslim moderates and Islamist extremists (including those who are posing as moderates) and learn how to recognise the many telltale signs of Islamist ideological radicalisation, they will generally be unable to identify prospective jihadist terrorists in advance.[75]
Nor will they be able to respond effectively to the stealthy “civilization jihad” being waged by certain Islamist organizations that have abandoned violence for tactical reasons, albeit only to pursue their intrinsically anti-democratic agendas via seemingly legal means.
It should also go without saying that relying on Islamist activists for “advice” about how to deal with the threat posed by Islamism is not only preposterous but utterly self-defeating.


Unless that situation changes dramatically, which means that a multitude of blatantly false but au courant “politically correct” notions will have to be jettisoned,
the United States and its democratic allies will never be able to develop effective policies or strategies to cope with their extremist Muslim enemies,
whether they are armed jihadists or subversive “stealth” Islamists who have concluded that resorting to violence is not the best way, at least at the moment, to pursue their Islamic supremacist objectives.
You seem to have difficulty comprehending what is being said in that article.

Until Western intelligence, military, and law enforcement personnel are provided with accurate information about the history and core religious doctrines of Islam and the intrinsically extremist nature of Islamism, and until they are taught how to distinguish between Muslim moderates and Islamist extremists (including those who are posing as moderates) and learn how to recognise the many telltale signs of Islamist ideological radicalisation, they will generally be unable to identify prospective jihadist terrorists in advance.

The above is talking about people like you who can't differentiate between the religion of Islam and what it teaches and the extremist ideology and what it teaches. Until you can can make a distinction between the religion of Islam and extremism, you will continue to be in error.

It should also go without saying that relying on Islamist activists for “advice” about how to deal with the threat posed by Islamism is not only preposterous but utterly self-defeating.

Once again, the above is talking about people like you. The sources you have been using and relying on to support your position in these threads have been coming from extremists and anti-Islamic propagandists.

Dr. Bale differentiates between the religion of Islam and Islamism (Extremism) in his articles. Your failure to do this is what leads you to have a misunderstanding of what Islam teaches.
 
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This is crazy, Muslims are not allowed to be friends even with their fathers, brethren, as friends if they are disbelievers'
The above is a very general principle of not to befriend non-Muslims because they are disbelievers, i.e. 60:1 ... disbelieve in that [revelation Quran] truth which hath come unto you [Muslims], driving out the messenger and you [Muslims] because ye [Muslims] believe in Allah, your Lord?
The above override all the other verses if they have any vague points and circumstances. e.g. 60:8-9.
Muslims "LOVE THEM"?? But that is very conditional, i.e. with the condition and hope the non-Muslims must ultimately convert to Islam, else 60:1 applies.
I will get back to the friend issue, but you have repeatedly made the claim that Islam doesn't teach Muslims to love others, and especially their enemies, but this verse shows this not to be true. In this verse it clearly shows that the Muslims do love others, even those who hate them and want to do them harm. Where would they have learned this?

O you who believe! Do not befriend outsiders who never cease to wish you harm.They love to see you suffer. Hatred has already appeared from their mouths, but what their hearts conceal is worse. We have made the messages clear for you, if you understand. There you are, you love them, but they do not love you, and you believe in the entire scripture. And when they meet you, they say, “We believe;” but when they are alone, they bite their fingers in rage at you. Say, “Die in your rage; God knows what is within the hearts.” (qur'an 3:118-119)

I also gave you some supporting Islamic texts to show where Muslims are taught to love others, but you discounted it. Here is is again:

Islam has very similar teachings to Christianity on responding to evil and showing kindness and love towards others. This is why better than 99% of Muslims live in peace and harmony with their non-Muslim neighbors. Below are a few examples from various Islamic sources:

Good and evil are not equal. Repel evil with good, and the person who was your enemy becomes like an intimate friend. (Qur'an 41:34)

And those who patiently seek the presence of their Lord, and pray regularly, and spend from Our provisions to them, secretly and openly, and repel evil with good. These will have the Ultimate Home. (Qur'an 13:22)

Repel evil by what is better. We are aware of what they describe. And say, “My Lord, I seek refuge with You from the urgings of the devils. And I seek refuge with You, my Lord, lest they become present.” (Qur'an 23:96-98)

He told Jesus, “I will save you from your enemies, raise you to Myself, keep you clean from the association with the disbelievers, and give superiority to your followers over the unbelievers until the Day of Judgment. On that day you will all return to Me and I shall resolve your dispute.” (Qur'an 3:55

Because of that We ordained for the Children of Israel: that whoever kills a person—unless it is for murder or corruption on earth—it is as if he killed the whole of mankind; and whoever saves it, it is as if he saved the whole of mankind. (Qur'an 5:32)

It is by of grace from God that you were gentle with them [Non-Muslims]. Had you been harsh, hardhearted, they would have dispersed from around you. So pardon them, and ask forgiveness for them, and consult them in the conduct of affairs. And when you make a decision, put your trust in God; (Qur'an 3:159)

The below comes directly from Jesus' Sermon on the Mount:

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying : Verily, Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, would say on the Day of Resurrection: O son of Adam, I was sick but you did not visit Me. He would say: O my Lord; how could I visit Thee whereas Thou art the Lord of the worlds? Thereupon He would say: Didn't you know that such and such servant of Mine was sick but you did not visit him and were you not aware of this that if you had visited him, you would have found Me by him? O son of Adam, I asked food from you but you did not feed Me. He would say: My Lord, how could I feed Thee whereas Thou art the Lord of the worlds? He said: Didn't you know that such and such servant of Mine asked food from you but you did not feed him, and were you not aware that if you had fed him you would have found him by My side? (The Lord would again say O son of Adam, I asked drink from you but you did not provide Me. He would say: My Lord, how could I provide Thee whereas Thou art the Lord of the worlds? Thereupon He would say: Such and such of servant of Mine asked you for a drink but you did not provide him, and had you provided him drink you would have found him near Me. (Sahih Muslim, Book 32, Number 6232)

Some other examples:

Be devout and you will be the most pious of people. Be content and you will be the most grateful of people. Love for people what you love for yourself and you will be a believer. Behave well with your neighbors and you will be a Muslim. (Sunan Ibn Ma¯jah 4217)

O son of Adam, be disinterested in what people own and they will love you. Be content with what God has apportioned for you and you will be the richest of people. Love for people what you love for yourself and you will be a believer. Do not harm your neighbour and you will be a Muslim. (Ibn ’Askir, Tarikh Madinat Dimashq 47:439)

None of you has faith until he loves for his brother or his neighbor what he loves for himself. (Sahih Muslim, Book 1, Number 72)

Worship Allah and associate nothing with Him, and to parents do good, and to relatives, orphans, the needy, the near neighbor, the neighbor farther away. (Surah al-Nisa 4:36)

A commentary on the above verse:

I say based upon this verse, kind treatment of neighbors is enjoined and is recommended, whether they are Muslim or an unbeliever, and this is the right thing to do. Kind treatment may be in the sense of helping or it may be in the sense of being kind, refraining from harm, and supporting them. (Tafsi¯r al-Qurt?ubi¯ 4:36)

Now back to the friend issue:

Note Muslims will be seemingly "friendly" in any initial phase for purpose of marriage, proselytization, and in various intention to deceive or killing of non-Muslims.
Ultimately, the non-Muslims must convert to be Muslims without exception, else there is no friendship thus no marriage except the possibility of being killed for disbelieving in Allah and his messenger.
with the condition and hope the non-Muslims must ultimately convert to Islam, else 60:1 applies.
If you read chapter 60 in it's entirety, that is only talking about some non-Muslims. Those who are fighting against Islam.

Perhaps God will plant affection between you and those of them you consider enemies. God is Capable. God is Forgiving and Merciful.

As for those who have not fought against you for your religion, nor expelled you from your homes, God does not prohibit you from dealing with them kindly and equitably. God loves the equitable.

But God prohibits you from befriending those who fought against you over your religion, and expelled you from your homes, and aided in your expulsion. Whoever takes them for friends—these are the wrongdoers.
(Quran 60:7-9)

The non-believers that are considered enemies in verse 1 are only those who are fighting against Islam and persecuting Muslims. There is no condition that they someday become believers. Once they stop fighting against Islam and Muslims, they are no longer considered enemies.

The above prove your ignorance and lack of depth in understanding the Quran.
Note this; The Muslims are unanimously agreed that it is not permissible for a Muslim woman to marry a non-Muslim, whether he is Jewish, Christian or anything else, because Allah, may He be exalted, says;
A Muslim woman is in love with a Christian man and wants to marry him - Islam Question & Answer
Here you are once again using the point of view of an extremist to support your position.
Muhammad Al-Munajjid, [A Saudi Arabian Whahhabist Cleric] -- "Follows Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab movement." He is the founder of IslamQA.info and oversees the fatwas issued on the website. He follows the Hanbali jurisprudence and uses the basis of the salafi movement to answer questions on the website.

Salafis, and especially those who follow the Hanbali school of thought, follow a very strict literal interpretation of the Qur'an. They are much like the Fundamental Independent Baptists in Christianity and their numbers are very small.

The Hanbali school was founded by Ahmad ibn Hanbal in the 9th century. It is primarily found in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and has some presence in the countries surrounding the KSA, such as Qatar, UAE, Bahrain, Yemen, and Oman. It is the smallest Sunni school by far, estimated to contain fewer than 5% of the world’s Muslims as adherents, but as they are concentrated in areas of great wealth and power it has a stronger influence on global Islamic thought than might be expected.

Here are some examples of the extreme teachings found at that site you inked to:
Women who drive are prostitutes, women being "weak, defeated and dazzled" if they take part in politics, women being intellectually inferior to men, women who work as broadcasters will lead to illegitimate children, needing to divorce women who don't wear the hijab, needing to leave work if there are women working there too, polygamy being necessary for all Muslim males, women who do not marry will become prostitutes and the illegitimacy of the children will be reflected in their behavior, a muslim male being sinful for getting to know a girl for the sake of marriage, being sinful to live in non-Muslim countries (and needing to hate non-muslims if one does live in a non-muslim country), and not being allowed to appreciate the skills of non-muslim football players, because they are non-muslim.

Needless to say, the above are not a part of the teachings of the religion of Islam, nor do very many Muslims believe that way.

Yes, martyrdom is honored in Islam, but the above has nothing to do with suicide attacks or terrorism in general.

Note your mentioned verse 60:9 is very conditional and for 5:57-58, you missed out the overall command in 5:56-57.
All the other verses are overwhelming and specific that Muslims cannot befriend non-Muslims and disbelievers even their fathers, bethrens and kins.
Do you have any counter to the above?
Yes, you cherry pick verses and have a problem comprehending what you are reading. I have already addressed some of these verses already for you in other threads. If you read the surrounding context and have an understanding of the historical context in which these verses are written, it will become clear to you that these verse do not tell Muslims that they can't befriend non-Muslims.

Whether you realize it or not, you are legitimizing extremists and their perverted teachings by equating extremism with the religion of Islam. I hope you will take a pause and enroll in some courses on Islamic Studies so you will have a better understanding of what Islam actually teaches. What you have been posting here comes straight from the mouths of Islamic extremists and anti-Islamic propagandists and it's counter productive in fighting against Islamic extremism. This was the entire point of Dr. Bale's article you linked to.
 
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Yes really.

Stands to reason that since the Muslim empire had control over the Holy Land and Jews were not permitted to return until the edict of toleration in 1844, which is also the year 1260 of the Muslim Revelation, that the Bible has Prophecy on all this. The beast with 7 heads were the Muslim empires and 10 horns the rulers of those empires.

Shows Christ knew the future.

Regards Tony

Was the Roman religion correct when they controlled Jerusalem?
 
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Was the Roman religion correct when they controlled Jerusalem?

The fact that Christ came and gave a Message from God, in the heart of the Roman Empire, answers that Question.

Also the Fact that Baha'u'llah gave a Message from God, in the heart of the Muslim Empire, will also give food for thought.

Regards Tony
 
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The fact that Christ came and gave a Message from God, in the heart of the Roman Empire, answers that Question.

Also the Fact that Baha'u'llah gave a Message from God, in the heart of the Muslim Empire, will also give food for thought.

Regards Tony

Your original claim was that Islam proved itself by conquering the Holy land, which would imply that Catholicism proved itself right for about a hundred years during the Kingdom of Jerusalem. Then the Muslims again, then the Anglicans and now I suppose the Jews.

Shifting the goalpost is usually considered a bad thing. It's a mistake to use the Islamic conquest of Jerusalem as evidence of divine sanction or approval. I'll also point out the Edict of Toleration came about only at the behest of foreign pressure from Great Britian, not out of Islamic reflection.
 
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Your original claim was that Islam proved itself by conquering the Holy land, which would imply that Catholicism proved itself right for about a hundred years during the Kingdom of Jerusalem. Then the Muslims again, then the Anglicans and now I suppose the Jews.

Shifting the goalpost is usually considered a bad thing. It's a mistake to use the Islamic conquest of Jerusalem as evidence of divine sanction or approval. I'll also point out the Edict of Toleration came about only at the behest of foreign pressure from Great Britian, not out of Islamic reflection.

They are your thoughts of what I offered.

Personally I see Muhammad (peace be upon Him) as a Messenger of God, as Christ.

Personally I see the Message given by Muhammad is foretold in Jewish and Christian Scriptures, especially Daniel and Revelation. I see the Bible tells us the Faith given by Muhammad would last 1260 years.

I also see that God/Allah doeth as He Willeth. As the timing of the Edict of Toleration was foretold thousands of years before it was written, that is a sign for people to consider, as many Biblical scholars did in the 1800's.

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Yes ISIS has nothing to do with the Message of Muhammad. Just as abusive priests have nothing to do with Jesus Christs Message.

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Those Priests are not practicing what they preach. Is it the same with ISIS?
 
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They are your thoughts of what I offered.

Personally I see Muhammad (peace be upon Him) as a Messenger of God, as Christ.

Personally I see the Message given by Muhammad is foretold in Jewish and Christian Scriptures, especially Daniel and Revelation. I see the Bible tells us the Faith given by Muhammad would last 1260 years.

I also see that God/Allah doeth as He Willeth. As the timing of the Edict of Toleration was foretold thousands of years before it was written, that is a sign for people to consider, as many Biblical scholars did in the 1800's.

Regards Tony

You don't really engage with arguments do you? Just saying what you believe doesn't actually respond to anything I've said. The Bible doesn't prophesize the Muhammad either.
 
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Those Priests are not practicing what they preach. Is it the same with ISIS?

I sre that they do not practice what they are taught in the book, is a better way of making reference to those actions.

A person of any Faith can practice what they preach, in all self righteousness, but still be wrong if they have not grasped the intent of the word.

Then there are those that know the intent, but still self rules their decisions.

We all have to watch our own actions.

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I sre that they do not practice what they are taught in the book, is a better way of making reference to those actions.

A person of any Faith can practice what they preach, in all self righteousness, but still be wrong if they have not grasped the intent of the word.

Then there are those that know the intent, but still self rules their decisions.

We all have to watch our own actions.

Regards Tony
They preach what they are taught, yes, and?
 
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You don't really engage with arguments do you? Just saying what you believe doesn't actually respond to anything I've said. The Bible doesn't prophesize the Muhammad either.

No point in arguments. The way I see it we would both be wrong.

Consider, by just saying Muhammad is not forerold in the Bible, does not make it so either. Whereas sound logical argument is available to show Islam was part of what Christ offered humanity as a whole.

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They preach what they are taught, yes, and?

No not that Twist either.;)

They preach what they think was taught.

Eample, the Jews still teach and preach what they see the Tanaka means. Now if Christ, Muhammad, Bab and Baha'u'llah are the promise they await, then that is how history has shown all Faith has unfolded.

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No not that Twist either.;)

They preach what they think was taught.

Eample, the Jews still teach and preach what they see the Tanaka means. Now if Christ, Muhammad, Bab and Baha'u'llah are the promise they await, then that is how history has shown all Faith has unfolded.

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Catholics preach strict interpretation that they are taught.
 
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