Anyhow, my husband doesnât understand how Satan is Islamically wrong by not bowing to man, and it kind of freaks him out. Because if it looks to him like Satan is Islamically correct in this, no matter how much he tries to understand Godâs condemnation here, then is there hope for his (my husbandâs) soul?
Very well put and reasoned. I suppose I would say a human being is not an idol in the context Islam âŚor your husband is looking at it. It is not a graven image or other physical property typical idols are. We are living creature in the image of our Creator with Free Will.
If Peter had disobeyed God when commanded to eat of those things previously forbidden in his vision would be a similar transgression. It was a lawful and justified command as are all things from God as long as they are from God.
There is always hope for his and others souls. Ultimately I believe this:
Matthew 12:31 âTherefore I say to you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven men.
Iâm not sure even the most misguided jihadist is blaspheming the Holy Spirit, so I think Christs forgiveness is broader than many might think. It gives me hope.
Iâd like to tell my husband my perspective, but I think it might be more offensive to him than enlightening. I hope it makes sense here and it doesnât seem like I am stretching things.
When you start thinking that parts of the Quâran may have been revealled by an evil spirit, reading it gets a lot scarier.
I agree it is scary.
First I thought Islam was respectable enough, like Protestantism, or Judaism. Then I thought it was a bunch of nonsense like Wicca or Scientology. Now itâs kind of frightening.
I was of the same mind about 10 years ago when I started to study Islam. I think what really did it for me was contemplating
Matthew 4:1-11 in relation to Mohameds first visitation. I could not get past why Mohamed was âchosenâ as a prophet in the manner he was chosen, and then why Mohamed did the things he did in the name of allah.
My first conclusion is that the allah descibed in the Quran is not I AM, not just becasue allah rejects Jesus as Son but because allah gets so much else wrong. My second conclusion off the first was that if allah is not God Mohamed is either a 100% liar and charlatan, or his experience is largely true but is to be understood differently than how Mohamed took it.
The spirit never identified itself as Gabriel (his first wifes uncle did), and after the first experience the visitations/revelations stopped for almost 3 years.
Even with the gnostic texts that influenced Mohameds view of Christianity some things I think are beyond his capacity to conclude on his own, particularly the nature of Satan and his words in the Koran that you have quoted. The subtly of deception is too exact and purposefull for an illiterate to fashion himself, but not for an evil spirit counting on the corruptability of man. Mohamed was not the smartest camel in the pack, but was charasmatic and fairly respected by his home town before the first call and seems a logical choice for deception because he was sincere but ignorant, petty, and supersticious.
It seems logical to ask if not from God, not spoken by Gabriel, and not all from Mohamed- who/what influenced him and why?
Christ showed Satan that one man with conviction could change the world. I think Satan, the same demon that tempted Christ in the desert 600 yrs before gave Mohamed that false conviction, with some well placed lies and threats then left him to his own petty, greedy, and weak human nature to do the rest.
When reading the Quran and history of Mohamed in that context it makes a lot more sense in the good vs evil big picture. Some things are just wrong and some things are just right.
Islam is not right even if everything else is wrong.
(cant keep up with that)
