No, Jesus did not allow Solomon to have the 700 concubines.
Thanks for the link. You know, I used to think maybe this teaching was some kind of a hoax that Christian posters posted here to counter the Muslims argument that Mohammad did not commit adultery. Now that a Muslim Imam endorses this teaching surely there can be no doubt that indeed Islam condones free sex with multiple partners, slaves not withstanding.
It does not matter what all Christians or all Muslims believe. It matters what God Almighty decides. Is there any verse in your holy book that says it was a sin to had concubines but still Jesus (p) won’t punish Moses, David, Solomon ( pbut) ?
Pl. explain . Moses (p) ordered his soldiers to marry them ?
If Jesus (p) did not allow divorce , how come Church can allow it ? Catholic Church is not listening to Jesus (p) properly ?
The Catholic Church does not allow divorce.http://theislampath.com/smf/Smileys/default/salam.gif
Salaam/peace
It does not matter what all Christians or all Muslims believe. It matters what God Almighty decides. Is there any verse in your holy book that says it was a sin to had concubines but still Jesus (p) won’t punish Moses, David, Solomon ( pbut) ?
Pl. explain . Moses (p) ordered his soldiers to marry them ?
If Jesus (p) did not allow divorce , how come Church can allow it ? Catholic Church is not listening to Jesus (p) properly ?
All Christians agree that Church leaders won’t be punished for disobeying God in this matter ?
then what’s the solution for the victim of an abusive marriage ?
Marriage couple is encouraged to come to the priest or attend Christian Marriage Seminars or just to come to Jesus. Jesus is love and will teach them to love one another and that marriage is a gift from God which should never be broken. Marriage couples who are obedient to the Lord will have their marriage and their lives and household blessed. Divorce should never be the issue and the solution.
take example of Princess Daina & Charles. I guess , they discussed their problem with the priest . Somehow it did not work out. The whole married life , they cheated each other .
It is not just Princess Diana & Charles. There are millions who are in their situation.
In OT , there is instruction not to deprive firstborn if he is from the wife whom husband does not love etc etc. So , Jesus (p) sanctioned polygamy only for that time ?
Jesus clearly stated that any intercourse outside the bonds of Monogamous marriage whether adultery/fornication. Also, he said that divorce was given to the Jews, due to the hardness of their hearts. Moses, David, Solomon, Abraham & al. chose Polygamy and Concubinage were chosen by Human Beings (remember God did not create automatons), If we did not have free will there would be no such thing as sin. Also, it is clear from the OT, that the marital infidelity that was practiced was against God’s plan of salvation. For example, see the story of Abraham, Sarah, and Hagar. Abraham did not believe the promise of God and that bore consequences. Another example is God’s saying that Solomon’s wives and concubines turns his heart away from God. If you read my previous posts, you will see that there is a progressive revelation from the OT to the NT. I know that Muslims like to say that OT Prophets, like David, could not have done the things that the Bible alleges. However, to Christians, this is a huge consolation!!! The fact that we can be restored to Grace after sinning is a BIG PLUS for Christianity. This does not mean the sins do not have consequences. Sometimes there are legal consequences, apart from spiritual, but these are not the Church’s concern. The Church is concern with spiritual restoration. Consider the case of Saint Peter, who after denying Christ 3 times (even after advance warning), was restored to Leader of the Church. You must remember that it is necessary to see the OT, in light of the NT. You must put on the Blood-Stained googles of the Cruxifiction and Resurrection of NT to understand Salvific history.http://theislampath.com/smf/Smileys/default/salam.gif
Salaam/peace
It does not matter what all Christians or all Muslims believe. It matters what God Almighty decides. Is there any verse in your holy book that says it was a sin to had concubines but still Jesus (p) won’t punish Moses, David, Solomon ( pbut) ?
Pl. explain . Moses (p) ordered his soldiers to marry them ?
If Jesus (p) did not allow divorce , how come Church can allow it ? Catholic Church is not listening to Jesus (p) properly ?
All Christians agree that Church leaders won’t be punished for disobeying God in this matter ?
The church can grant nullity. By the way, I wife knew a Yemeni, Muslim lady who was routinely beat by her Muslim husband. In fact, he cut off the tip of one of her fingers to make sure that she understood that he would kill her if she said anything. She had to take her children and go into hiding (in the US), as she feared for her life, from both his family and hers. She would go to a local Imam, out of fear that he would notify her family. By the way, what’s the solution for the victim of an abusive marriage, in Islam, when God Himself gives men the right to beat their wives?
See previous posts by myself and others.
Honestly eichenb2, you will just get the same answer from muslim woman. The teachings of muhammad was deeply ingrained to her belief system. To give you an idea, she mentioned on one of her post that she would rather be the “another wife”.
His Sheep know His Voice!
Sheeps are reserve for Christians friend, the most accurate depiction of his followers would be Goats as described in the bible.
Perhaps, brevity was misplaced on my reply. I would like Muslim Woman, and others, to know that the Bible states that followers of Christ will recognize Him as their Shepherd when called. After all, Muslim Woman was led to this forum for a reason. She may not be aware of God’s plan, but, true conversion to the truth does not, usually, come out of nowhere.
someone gave example of Adam (p). He had only one wife & see what happened later
yes , that is another difference between Islam & Christianity. Muslims reject all the dirty allegations against all the Prophets (pbut) . We respect all Prophets , not only Muhammed (p).
Is there any Biblical verse to support your this claim ?
O ye who believe!