Try reading the first five chapters. These account for almost 25% of the Qur’an and talk at length about Christianity.
What is more important is having a relationship with God. Direct, no intermediaries. Understanding who God is, understanding how to obey and worship Him.
I have read those; they say very little “about christianity.” Christ (Issa) is mentioned maybe 10 times.
Yet you say they “talk at length about christianity”, like many muslims on the internet.
But both say almost nothing about the crucifixion, which you admitted is very important to christianity. So, according to you, the Koran talks at length to christians yet neglects the thing that you say important to them, but also insignificant.
That is a HUUUUUGE contradiction by yourself and the man you follow. A gaping hole in Islam, imo.
Let me break it down:
و قولهم And their saying/speech:
إنا قتلنا المسيح عيسى ابن مريم رسول الله: certainly, we killed the Messiah Jesus the son of Mary the Messenger of Allah
و ما قتلوه : they didn’t kill him
و ما صلبوه : and they didn’t crucify him
و لكن شبه لهم: however it seemed that way to them
و إن الذين اختلفوا في لفي شك منه: and certainly those who differ about it are in doubt about it
ما لهم به من علم الا اتباع الظن: they have no knowledge (at all) except following assumption
و ما قتلوه يقينا: but no, they didn’t kill him, for sure
Anyway, this ayah is one of many which directs people towards truth. It does a few thing–it mentions a false claim that’s being made. It honors Jesus with the best titles, and then it disputes two different claims. Not one, check it, but two. First, it says Jesus wasn’t killed. (What happened to him? Oh, the next ayah says Allah raised Jesus up to Himself.) And then it says that they didn’t crucify him. However, the ayah also acknowledges that it seemed like a crucifixion happened.
I’ve read that many times.
'They killed him not."
It just “seemed that way.”
???
That is substantial information on the matter, you say.
I say it is incredibly lacking, but understandable. As I said before: if Mohammad can’t come up with a good story, it is wise in some respects that he not even try.
The Qur’an mentions Jesus literally dozens of times. Mostly it talks about Allah, however. After all this time, have you even read it?
Most of it. It is painful to read, I’m sorry.
I would say Jesus is mentioned 1 or 2 dozen times in passing.
Although mentioned by name maybe only six times, the “messenger of Allah” defintely has a much more prominent role. That is understandable. But I reject the notion that Jesus is a big deal in the Koran.
what really happened at the crucifixion is less important in reality than Christianity has made it seem.
As I’ve said more than once, I wouldn’t expect you to think anything else: it is best to essentially flank what you can’t confront successfully.
I’m curious though, how exactly is the crucifixion less important to christianity than what christians think it is?
I thought the conversation wa essentially over, but let’s pursue that.
