RE: An Inconvenient Question(s)
June 14, 2011 at 3:45 am
(This post was last modified: June 14, 2011 at 3:50 am by Rayaan.)
(June 13, 2011 at 8:42 pm)Atheist Jew Wrote:
I'll answer them briefly:
1. There is no evidence that the Quran was cobbled together or plagiarized from the Torah and Bible.
2. Where did you hear that "half of the material was rejected" from the Quran? If you can't support that with a scholarly opinion, then that is a baseless statement.
3. There is no sexism and intolerance in the Quran except for God's intolerance of certain things. Also, there is no mention of stoning the Quran either. Stonings are only mentioned in Hadith books.
4. Terrorists are not following the word of Allah. They think that they are following the word of Allah. And they don't understand the concept of Jihad nor when it is permissible.
5. You believe that he was an ordinary man, while Muslims believe that he was an ordinary man and yet one of the prophets of God. And yes, making silly cartoons of Muhammad is a sin. But you can still do it if you want to.
6. Because the Quran is indeed very poetic if you could read it in Arabic. The linguistic style of the Quran is beautiful and many non-Muslims scholars have said this as well.
7. I know what doctor you're talking about, but there is no evidence that Muhammad was referring to such a doctor to obtain all the scientific information. If he was doing that, then he would've risked his own life as being known as a false prophet.
8. No, Muslims do not mutilate their children's reproductive organs. They circumcise them. Know the difference.
9. The Quran is the best argument for Islam along with it's history, authenticity, and literary excellence which could not have been written by an illiterate man. But there is another argument, which is the life and deeds of Muhammad (pbuh).
10. Some Muslims find that very offensive (while I find it very stupid), but in my opinion, no one should have started mass protests and rioting over such a thing. A cartoon of Muhammad is really not a big issue.
There, I answered your questions. And of course, I voted for "yes" on the poll, and perhaps I'll be the only one to choose that option.
@ Minimalist: You seem to have a lot of prejudices in your mind about Muslims along with the Christians (as well as all the other religious people in general). For example, you just posted a picture of Muslims having blood on them which makes it seem as if all Muslims are violent and barbaric. But, I don't know how much of a conscious thought you put before making that post (not to mention that the post has nothing to do with the questions). Also, I don't know if that's what you think about me, but that is definitely not true. Maybe you don't see too much Muslims where you live. I'll tell you that my parents, friends, family, grandparents, cousins, and all my relatives that I know are just as peaceful as many of you here even though they are Muslims. Maybe I'm wrong, but that's what I honestly feel about them.
