What was the context behind Islam?

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What exactly was the context behind Islam? What made a man like Mohammed rise up and start a religion based around the God of Israel? What social and political conditions would have sparked this? Did he see it as a way to unite the tribes of Arabia? Did he feel alienated from those around him and decided to create a religion? Do you think Mohammed, to an extent at least, really believed in what he was teaching (this is coming from a Christian perspective)? Is there any scholarly historical study’s behind what exactly made a religion like Islam come about? Was it a product of its time bound to happen?
For me there are some pretty clear parallels between the Prophets in the Bible and mission of Prophet Muhammad. The Mission of the Prophet began on Mount Hira and He was persecuted and laughed at for several years… After representatives of several tribes attempted to assassinate Him He escaped to Medina… The Meccan pagans attacked soon after and the “Ummah” rose to defend itself…

It was not because He calculated and schemed or deceived anyone for power as He was already with His wife Khadijih respected in Mecca…

Mecca had been a center of paganism for centuries and within the lifetime of Muhammad it was defeated and the idols of the Kaaba were destroyed.

Read:

archive.org/details/preachingislama00arnogoog

For information on preaching of Islam.
 
Read the context, “No one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of WATER and of spirit.” That is a reference to baptism. I don’t see where you’re going with this. The Gospel of John was written specifically to refute those who believe what you do as there were Gnostic at the time who had some similar beliefs as you. We have both internal and external evidence for this in John .
Hi philosopher,

How does that context you propose make the flesh into spirit and the spirit into flesh?

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Hi philosopher,

How does that context you propose make the flesh into spirit and the spirit into flesh?

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The flesh does not become spirit… where are you going with this? In the resurrection the flesh will be a total subject of the spirit, if you will, it will not become spirit… The verse you are quoting has nothing to do with the resurrection but rather with the sacrament of baptism which washes away our sins

Just as a side note, the entire New Testament was written by Catholics. So I find it funny how so many Protestants and Muslims and Bahai’s or whatever try to interpret the New Testament to fit it into their religion when it simply cannot be done. The New Testament only makes full sense within Catholicism since Catholics wrote the New Testament. For, the Catholic Church was created by Jesus Christ and built upon Saint Peter, the rock, the first Pope.
 
This is Islam everybody: youtube.com/watch?v=6DsG9yQrdD4

Just like author Samuel P. Huntington said in his book “Clash of Civilizations”
And do you think the guy who was shouting “This is a front for recruiting people for ISIS” was a Muslim guy or a non-Muslim guy?

The problem is philosopher is that your eyes are only open to one side of the story. The vast majority of Muslims are very much against the things you post in these threads.

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The flesh does not become spirit… where are you going with this? In the resurrection the flesh will be a total subject of the spirit, if you will, it will not become spirit… The verse you are quoting has nothing to do with the resurrection but rather with the sacrament of baptism which washes away our sins
So please tell me, what is so spiritual about walking through walls?

You say that the flesh will become subject to the spirit and the fruit of that is walking through walls??? Can’t think of anything more worldly…

My whole life and the subject and purpose of my creation is to be able to walk through a wall. Surely there is a more sacred purpose to my existence…
Just as a side note, the entire New Testament was written by Catholics. So I find it funny how so many Protestants and Muslims and Bahai’s or whatever try to interpret the New Testament to fit it into their religion when it simply cannot be done. The New Testament only makes full sense within Catholicism since Catholics wrote the New Testament. For, the Catholic Church was created by Jesus Christ and built upon Saint Peter, the rock, the first Pope.
That’s not what the Orthodox Church told me philosopher.
Are they also wrong?

Where I am going with all this is, that no one can be so assured in their awareness of reality as to assert statements as fact. Especially about other religions, especially about Islam when they have not even read the Quran.

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Salutations,
God loves us all.We should love all God’s children. Now, to say the living conditions are harsh over there is an underststement. The Quran espousing love for believers, who are PEOPLE OF THE BOOK, which includes followers of Abraham,. Therefore Ismael tribes of 12 lead to the Arab races. Ishmael is written of as being a hot head and very good with the bow and arrow.As first born, he should have gotten the birth rite inheritence. But he was the son OF DOUBT. Abraham loved both his sons. Ishmael was 11yo when Isaac was born.
There was still time, I feel for Ishmael Tobe assigned watching a toddler, Isaac for a few years where he probably was fond of the little kid. If not, Isaac would have had an accident. I suppose they played together a little. Ishmael may have tossed stones with Isaac. He could have tried to show a 4 or 5 yo how to shoot an arrow. But, Haggar, probably, had negative moments complain that Isaac Wil get Ishmael’s birthrite. Hence, as the story goes, Sarah had Abraham, give supplies to Haggar and Ishmael and send them out into the desert. They ran out of H2O and cried out to God who sent Gabriel to them and saved them. So they found a place to settle and Ishmael took wives=12 nations. Isaac grew and did the same.Abraham would visit Ishmael and (supposition here) take Isaac with him. Abraham dies and BOTH SONS and the tribes buried him together. They had built that mausoleum for him. Unbeknownst to me till I had to do some research, Sarah died first and Abraham took another wife. I forget about more children. I’m thinking and could be wrong (you think) Haggar may have moved back. After Sarah was gone I do believe Ishmael came back at Abraham’s request. Abraham and sons did care for each other at some level.
NOW, I established some good feelings here between the Arab and the Jew. Both were worshiping Abraham’s God. The 12 tribes of each divided.
NOW WHERE DOES MOHAMMED ENTER! Born 570CE in Mecca. Died June 8, 632 CE at age 61-62yo. Buried in Medina at green dome mosque. From 583-609CE he was a merchant. His religious journey started in 609 CE to 632CE. He had 13 wives.3 sons and 5 daughter’s and that was wit 13 wives??
GABRIEL’S VISIT: He was 40yo and would isolate in Cave for prayer when visited there by Gabriel. The visions occurred over 3 years. His heart was PURIFIED by an angel. SUCCESSORS: Here is the trouble between Shite and Sunni, SHIA has AL IS SUCCESSOR… Now my phone needs charging aND I was researching as I typed. I believe the Shia recognize Ali because was the grandson of Mohammed. This is a purer blood line. ABU-BAKR as 1st Rashid caliph was voted in or assigned by Mohammed. He is the leader that the Sunni follow or anyone who follows him. Sunni are more worldly. Shites, supposedly, more holy.
MY QUESTION TO GABRIEL IS: IF he spoke to Mary and states she would carry the Messiah and our SALVATION is secured through God’s son; how could he appear to Mohammed in 609CE?:confused: The story should not have changed.
The God of Abraham and his tribes was a monotheistic God. This God continues to be Adonai, the God of the Jews. That would make Him our God who sent His son, Jesus so we could on e, again be in a close relationship with God, our Father.
The Muslims think we have 3gods. I’VE EXPLAINED THE SHAMROCK. I explained you and I are someone’s daughter, someone’s spouse, and thirdly parent. So, we are one person who have to perform different roles depending on with whom we ARE present. Another issue is Jesus is only a prophet born of a virgin. (documented by the midwife Joseph found) How many prophets were born of virgins=NONE. So why Jesus.Another issue: Are there three heaven’s or seven heavens. Our God the Father, on His crowded throne with Jesus and the Holy Spirit, (sorry God for the joke) is in a third heaven where Islam’s God, Allah sits on a throne in t he seventh heven.

NOW,OUR HOLY SAINTS, who had apparitions of Jezus, MARY, Angels and Saints. Would require them to say the name of Jesus and throw Holy Water on them to ensure they were not demonic apparitions. The evil spirits can take on forms of Holy angels, Saints, Mary and Jesus…
I’m sleepy. The area was polytheistic, except for the Jews. Ohammed had a pull on him from some supernatural source. The Torah has sharia law in it. I asked our Rabbi, “Why did the Jews still not use sharia law?” He said that the Rabbis had a conference and decided that those laws were not given by God, but we’re patriarchal tribal rules that were not to be followed. .
One marries when the husband can provide for a family. Eventually, multiple wives weren’t needed as some people went into trade and merchandizing.
Someone got smart with beastiality with lambs, camels or whatevewhatever and stopped that practice. Sex with young boys, I just don’t know. I have a friend on this site who was Muslim? He is praying to God to help the people that beat him and raped him when he was little. Thank God that Marine got off for beating that pedophile to a pulp when he caght him in the act raping a 6yo. It is a sin to engage in beastiality and pediaphilia per the Quran but they just have to perform a ritual bath to clense them of their sins. See SISTANI.ORG. He is the high Ayatollah of the Shites in Iraq, even though he is Iranian.
I thought it might help to get some of the history. My argument with Gabriel, and I have them with no answers back is, "WHY IS THE STORY DIFFERENT? "
in Christ’s love
Tweedlealice
 
Salutations,
God loves us all.We should love all God’s children. Now, to say the living conditions are harsh over there is an underststement. The Quran espousing love for believers, who are PEOPLE OF THE BOOK, which includes followers of Abraham,. Therefore Ismael tribes of 12 lead to the Arab races. Ishmael is written of as being a hot head and very good with the bow and arrow.As first born, he should have gotten the birth rite inheritence. But he was the son OF DOUBT. Abraham loved both his sons. Ishmael was 11yo when Isaac was born.
There was still time, I feel for Ishmael Tobe assigned watching a toddler, Isaac for a few years where he probably was fond of the little kid. If not, Isaac would have had an accident. I suppose they played together a little. Ishmael may have tossed stones with Isaac. He could have tried to show a 4 or 5 yo how to shoot an arrow. But, Haggar, probably, had negative moments complain that Isaac Wil get Ishmael’s birthrite. Hence, as the story goes, Sarah had Abraham, give supplies to Haggar and Ishmael and send them out into the desert. They ran out of H2O and cried out to God who sent Gabriel to them and saved them. So they found a place to settle and Ishmael took wives=12 nations. Isaac grew and did the same.Abraham would visit Ishmael and (supposition here) take Isaac with him. Abraham dies and BOTH SONS and the tribes buried him together. They had built that mausoleum for him. Unbeknownst to me till I had to do some research, Sarah died first and Abraham took another wife. I forget about more children. I’m thinking and could be wrong (you think) Haggar may have moved back. After Sarah was gone I do believe Ishmael came back at Abraham’s request. Abraham and sons did care for each other at some level.
NOW, I established some good feelings here between the Arab and the Jew. Both were worshiping Abraham’s God. The 12 tribes of each divided.
NOW WHERE DOES MOHAMMED ENTER! Born 570CE in Mecca. Died June 8, 632 CE at age 61-62yo. Buried in Medina at green dome mosque. From 583-609CE he was a merchant. His religious journey started in 609 CE to 632CE. He had 13 wives.3 sons and 5 daughter’s and that was wit 13 wives??
GABRIEL’S VISIT: He was 40yo and would isolate in Cave for prayer when visited there by Gabriel. The visions occurred over 3 years. His heart was PURIFIED by an angel. SUCCESSORS: Here is the trouble between Shite and Sunni, SHIA has AL IS SUCCESSOR… Now my phone needs charging aND I was researching as I typed. I believe the Shia recognize Ali because was the grandson of Mohammed. This is a purer blood line. ABU-BAKR as 1st Rashid caliph was voted in or assigned by Mohammed. He is the leader that the Sunni follow or anyone who follows him. Sunni are more worldly. Shites, supposedly, more holy.
MY QUESTION TO GABRIEL IS: IF he spoke to Mary and states she would carry the Messiah and our SALVATION is secured through God’s son; how could he appear to Mohammed in 609CE?:confused: The story should not have changed.
The God of Abraham and his tribes was a monotheistic God. This God continues to be Adonai, the God of the Jews. That would make Him our God who sent His son, Jesus so we could on e, again be in a close relationship with God, our Father.
The Muslims think we have 3gods. I’VE EXPLAINED THE SHAMROCK. I explained you and I are someone’s daughter, someone’s spouse, and thirdly parent. So, we are one person who have to perform different roles depending on with whom we ARE present. Another issue is Jesus is only a prophet born of a virgin. (documented by the midwife Joseph found) How many prophets were born of virgins=NONE. So why Jesus.Another issue: Are there three heaven’s or seven heavens. Our God the Father, on His crowded throne with Jesus and the Holy Spirit, (sorry God for the joke) is in a third heaven where Islam’s God, Allah sits on a throne in t he seventh heven.

NOW,OUR HOLY SAINTS, who had apparitions of Jezus, MARY, Angels and Saints. Would require them to say the name of Jesus and throw Holy Water on them to ensure they were not demonic apparitions. The evil spirits can take on forms of Holy angels, Saints, Mary and Jesus…
I’m sleepy. The area was polytheistic, except for the Jews. Ohammed had a pull on him from some supernatural source. The Torah has sharia law in it. I asked our Rabbi, “Why did the Jews still not use sharia law?” He said that the Rabbis had a conference and decided that those laws were not given by God, but we’re patriarchal tribal rules that were not to be followed. .
One marries when the husband can provide for a family. Eventually, multiple wives weren’t needed as some people went into trade and merchandizing.
Someone got smart with beastiality with lambs, camels or whatevewhatever and stopped that practice. Sex with young boys, I just don’t know. I have a friend on this site who was Muslim? He is praying to God to help the people that beat him and raped him when he was little. Thank God that Marine got off for beating that pedophile to a pulp when he caght him in the act raping a 6yo. It is a sin to engage in beastiality and pediaphilia per the Quran but they just have to perform a ritual bath to clense them of their sins. See SISTANI.ORG. He is the high Ayatollah of the Shites in Iraq, even though he is Iranian.
I thought it might help to get some of the history. My argument with Gabriel, and I have them with no answers back is, "WHY IS THE STORY DIFFERENT? "
in Christ’s love
Tweedlealice
Dear Alice,

Thank you for your thoughts.

The reasons for a different story can easily be explained if we were to consider that religious revelation is progressive, not absolute. This is the reason Moses said one thing and Jesus said something different, something that “progressed” or “fulfilled” understanding of God’s Revelation to man.

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And do you think the guy who was shouting “This is a front for recruiting people for ISIS” was a Muslim guy or a non-Muslim guy?

The problem is philosopher is that your eyes are only open to one side of the story. The vast majority of Muslims are very much against the things you post in these threads.

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Quite the contrary, actually. What you call a minority is actually very large. And although yes, a “minority” support it in a sense that they are not the majority, they are a very large minority. I can give you more information on this if you’d like.

So, indeed, not all Muslims know the true teaching of Islam. Islam though, is the most violent religion on earth. Time and time again we see terrorist attacks by Muslims. In country under Sharia law such as Saudi Arabia and Pakistan we see opression of women, public beheading and beating, etc. Islam, in its fullest expression is seen in the nations. Every time Islam comes into contact with other civilizations there IS bloodshed of some kind. So far, no religion in the history has shown to be more brutal than Islam. That is because Islam is not just a regular religion. Instead, it is almost like a nation. Islamic law is like a law of a nation of people. And Islam actively seeks to take over the world and recruit members like many empires would.

You silly Bahai’s. Lol. I just can’t take you seriously.
 
Quite the contrary, actually. What you call a minority is actually very large. And although yes, a “minority” support it in a sense that they are not the majority, they are a very large minority. I can give you more information on this.

So, indeed, not all Muslims know the true teaching of Islam. Islam though, is the most violent religion on earth. Time and time again we see terrorist attacks by Muslims. In countrys under Sharia law such as Saudi Arabia and Pakistan we see opression of women, public beheadings and beating, etc. Islam, in its fullest expression is seen in the nations.
There was a time Christianity was the most violent religion on earth.

I know about the violence of so called “Muslims”. One relative in Iran was killed for nothing more than being a Baha’i. My cousin in Iran has also been in and out of prison for nothing more than being a Baha’i. If I go to Iran today, it’s very likely I would be killed or captured too.

And yet, I LOVE the Prophet Muhammad, and would readily die for him if anyone put me to the sword to stop loving Him. Why do I feel this way?

That is the question you must ask yourself?

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You silly Bahai’s. Lol. I just can’t take you seriously.
Please refrain from this. Bahais have given up their lives for the emancipation of spiritual teachings, for the equality of men and women, for the loving of our enemies and for the construction of a world built on fairness, love, gentleness and reverence.

Bahai’s are the only hope you have from the wrath of these so-called “Muslims” who are intent to destroy you for the disrespect you show to other people’s beliefs and loving way of life.

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Bahai’s are the only hope you have from the wrath of these so-called “Muslims” who are intent to destroy you for the disrespect you show to other people’s beliefs and loving way of life.
Assuming that the Islamists’ loving way of life hasn’t destroyed all the Bahai’s first, of course.
 
Assuming that the Islamists’ loving way of life hasn’t destroyed all the Bahai’s first, of course.
They’ve tried really really really hard for nearly 200 years and the Faith has only grown in Iran and around the world.

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Come back in a couple of millennia and we’ll compare notes.
😃

Fair 🙂

In the meantime, many will keep building this Garden of Paradise.
Some like to sit back and observe, some feel impelled to get their hands dirty and contribute…

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Assuming that the Islamists’ loving way of life hasn’t destroyed all the Bahai’s first, of course.
I had the pleasure to speak to two Iranians here on a holiday the other day. They say an amazing amount of spiritually capacity is being raised in that country among all the turmoil and it is just waiting for the harvest to happen.

The harvest is pending, basically waiting for the right season. :cool:

Regards Tony
 
I had the pleasure to speak to two Iranians here on a holiday the other day. they say an amazing amount of spiritually is being raised among all the turmoil and it is just waiting for the harvest to happen.

The harvest ispending waiting for the right season. :cool:

Regards Tony
When the moon is in the seventh house
And Jupiter aligns with Mars
Then peace will guide the planets
And love will steer the stars.

😉
 
When the moon is in the seventh house
And Jupiter aligns with Mars
Then peace will guide the planets
And love will steer the stars.

😉
Love has steered the Stars
beyond our gaze set on Mars
Twin Stars have dawned
a new Faith spawned! 😉
 
Love has steered the Stars
beyond our gaze set on Mars
Twin Stars have dawned
a new Faith spawned! 😉
Actually, the next lines are:

Harmony and understanding
Sympathy and trust abounding
No more falsehoods or derisions
Golden living dreams of visions
Mystic crystal revelation
And the minds true liberation.
 
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