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Yes, thank you… I did modify my inquiry because I did find it.Hadith - Saheeh Muslim, vol. 1, no. 284
But in the future Hamba, please quote the volume & hadith number as well as the authors name or perhpaps a link.
Yes, thank you… I did modify my inquiry because I did find it.Hadith - Saheeh Muslim, vol. 1, no. 284
Did you get an answer to that question?I think that we also asked if it was POSSIBLE to practice “:True Islam”
Oh DZ, I am not worried for one moment. The Truth is in Jesus Christ!This may be nice as an intellectual exercise, but let’s not forget as Christians who is a LIAR (Muhammad) and who is THE TRUTH (Jesus Christ). If Muhammad was, by some amazing coincidence, actually telling the truth in the quoted hadith, it would only confirm to us that there were no even slightly orthodox Christians around Muhammad, so either way we can still feel fine (heck, feel GOOD! Feel strengthened in our faith!) even as we reject Muhammad, the Qur’an, and Islam. They’re all false anyway, so why worry?
[We need an Alfred E. Newman icon for posts like this…]
You know me too well.Yes… and I think I am being set-up for a follow-up question or remark.
It seems like she told me once before that since it was done years ago, it could be done again.Did you get an answer to that question?
Christians are not alone in assigning partners to the Lord as there are a lot of idol-worshipping faiths in the world… and so, this would not make Christians the worst sinners on earth.You know me too well.
If this is true, and the Qur’an claims that Christians do just that, doesn’t that mean Christians are the worst sinners on earth?
But it would mean that the Qur’an says we’re in trouble. And doesn’t it also say that Christians are safe? Which one is it?Christians are not alone in assigning partners to the Lord as there are a lot of idol-worshipping faiths in the world… and so, this would not make Christians the worst sinners on earth.
Indeed Ralph…But it would mean that the Qur’an says we’re in trouble. And doesn’t it also say that Christians are safe? Which one is it?
I wonder where the Christian posters on these forums fall - we’ve heard about Islam and whole-heartedly reject it. But, do we fall under the “we’ve been preached the true Islam and reject it and are going to hell” or “we’ve been fed misconceptions and haven’t learned the true Islam and could possibly be saved” ?
Really?Regarding 2:62 and 5:69, those verses are being misinterpreted in this thread; it is not saying that those groups listed will go to Paradise. When the Qur’an says ‘believers, Jews, Christians, Sabeans’ it is calling out to those groups before giving a message which they should listen and adhere to; the message being that ‘whoever believes in God and the Last Day and works righteousness’ will have their reward with their Lord. Like a teacher may say to his students ‘John, Michael, Alice, Laura, whoever gets an A in this exam will get a prize’, but that’s no guarantee that those students named will get As and get the prize.
And what facts do you have that us **Christians **are not doing that?When the Qur’an says ‘believers, Jews, Christians, Sabeans’ it is calling out to those groups before giving a message which they should listen and adhere to; the message being that ‘whoever believes in God and the Last Day and works righteousness’ will have their reward with their Lord
I don’t see what there is to be resolved. The Qur’an calls on all humanity to accept Islam and warns you that you will suffer damnation if you don’t. Being ‘People of the Book’ doesn’t change that.That still does not resolve what we are to think of the contradictory messages elsewhere in the Qur’an, where it apparently does not matter what we do or the fact that we are “People of the Book”, we’re still damned for not accepting Muhammad and Islam.
Sorry, but I can’t really answer that question, it’s for God to decide. I wouldn’t count on it though.Kadaveri,
Here’s my question - perhaps you can answer it from a Muslim perspective:
Jay53;5964725:
I wonder where the Christian posters on these forums fall - we’ve heard about Islam and whole-heartedly reject it. But, do we fall under the “we’ve been preached the true Islam and reject it and are going to hell” or “we’ve been fed misconceptions and haven’t learned the true Islam and could possibly be saved” ?
Rejecting the Qur’an, rejecting Muhammad’s Prophethood and believing Jesus to be God are all examples of things which in Islam are considered tantamount to rejecting God Himself.And what facts do you have that us **Christians **are not doing that?
OK. Thanks for your honesty at least. I am definitely counting on it though because I believe Jesus and His teachings, not Muhammad.Sorry, but I can’t really answer that question, it’s for God to decide. I wouldn’t count on it though.
Yes, but then it says that Christians assign partners to God. And those who do that are in deep doo-doo.Regarding 2:62 and 5:69, those verses are being misinterpreted in this thread; it is not saying that those groups listed will go to Paradise. When the Qur’an says ‘believers, Jews, Christians, Sabeans’ it is calling out to those groups before giving a message which they should listen and adhere to; the message being that ‘whoever believes in God and the Last Day and works righteousness’ will have their reward with their Lord. Like a teacher may say to his students ‘John, Michael, Alice, Laura, whoever gets an A in this exam will get a prize’, but that’s no guarantee that those students named will get As and get the prize.
That is because the Qur’an doesn’t declare the fate of entire groups of people who happen to possess a certain label, but rather gives warnings of the consequences of specific actions. I guess you could call it subtle, but that’s not the point. The point is that it is your actions that decide your fate, not whatever label you attribute to yourself. This includes Muslims.Yes, but then it says that Christians assign partners to God. And those who do that are in deep doo-doo.
It is really very subtile. It does not say that Christians are damned, only those who assign partners to God
Hello again.The verse I was thinking of, by the way, is Pickthal translation of 29:46: And argue not with the People of the Scripture unless it be in (a way) that is better, save with such of them as do wrong; and say: We believe in that which hath been revealed unto us and revealed unto you; our Allah and your Allah is One, and unto Him we surrender.
This stance seems to contradict what is in 29:46 above (particularly the “we believe in what has been revealed unto you” part), but…eh…wrong thread…![]()
I don’t think the meaning of “argue” is the most important part of my problem with this. What of the “we believe in what has been revealed unto you” bit? If that is true, then where does this idea of Christian corruption come from, given that the substantial message of the Bible has not changed since the time of Muhammad (meaning, there are Bibles from Muhammad’s time and before that also proclaim Christ’s divinity, the Trinity, the Resurrection, and all the other things that Muslims have problems with)? How can it be that you believe in what has been given to us when the Qur’an denies the substance of it? I know you will say “we are not talking about the Gospels, we are talking about the teachings of Christ”, as though the Gospels were not written by apostles of the same Christ, but simply stating corruption is anything that conflicts with the Qur’an does not wash with non-Muslims, the very people the Qur’an is apparently warning…Hello again.
29:46 doesn’t mean not to argue with the People of the Book full stop, but rather to argue with them in the ways that are best. It’s similar in meaning to 16:125: “Invite (all) to the Way of your Lord with wisdom and beautiful preaching; and argue with them in ways that are best and most gracious”.
Would islam have thrived if it remains commonly known as the pagan moon worship from arabia? Of course not. The key to expanding the religion by leaps & bounds is to springboard it from another major religion.I don’t think the meaning of “argue” is the most important part of my problem with this. What of the “we believe in what has been revealed unto you” bit? If that is true, then where does this idea of Christian corruption come from, given that the substantial message of the Bible has not changed since the time of Muhammad (meaning, there are Bibles from Muhammad’s time and before that also proclaim Christ’s divinity, the Trinity, the Resurrection, and all the other things that Muslims have problems with)? How can it be that you believe in what has been given to us when the Qur’an denies the substance of it? I know you will say “we are not talking about the Gospels, we are talking about the teachings of Christ”, as though the Gospels were not written by apostles of the same Christ, but simply stating corruption is anything that conflicts with the Qur’an does not wash with non-Muslims, the very people the Qur’an is apparently warning…