Islam, the Materialistic Religion
July 8, 2014 at 9:12 pm
(This post was last modified: July 8, 2014 at 9:14 pm by Rabb Allah.)
I have been ridiculed on reconciling religions into a very secular framework and to the common atheist religions hold no benefit. Having enjoyed theology I love the hell out of religions greatly and one thing I would like to address is the secular interpretations of religions and one in specific, Islam.
Islamic Atheism or Islami Mulhidiyya as I like to call it is very possible and can be done with great ease but many Muslims will not acknowledge although it is extremely possible. One issue I am going to address is miracles and supernatural actions.
The issue in this case all comes down to what is a miracle to a Muslim. A miracle(mud'jiza) is a very simplistic concept for Muslims because the Qur'an itself is considered a miracle and a linguistic miracle at that. The fact stands though that there is nothing spectacular about the Qur'an and that if the Qur'an is a miracle then it is a lousy one.
But what is considered a miracle within the Qur'an is even more simplistic and baffling considering that natural events are miracles according to the Qur'anic point of view.
10:5 "He it is who made the sun a shining brightness and the moon a light, and ordained for it mansions that you might know the computation of years and the reckoning. Allah did not create it but with truth; He makes the signs manifest for a people who know."
55:5 "The sun and moon follow courses exactly computed."
31:29 "Allah makes the night to enter into the day, and he makes the day to enter into the night, and he has made the sun and the moon subservient to you;each pursues its course till an appointed time."
39:5 "He has created the heavens and the earth with the truth; He makes the night cover the day and makes the day overtake the night, and He has made the sun and the moon subservient; each one runs on to an assigned term."
21:31 "And We have set on the earth mountains standing firm, lest it should shake with them, and We have made therein broad highways (between mountains) for them to pass through: that they may receive Guidance."
The Qur'an goes into great details about the 'miracles' of Allah and none of in which are miraculous. All of these things are understood by modern day astronomers and physicists as being the effects of gravity, planetary movements and the forces of tectonic plates.
The concept of miracles and the works of god are indistinguishable from events within the knowledge of scientific understanding. Allah appears as only nature itself when spoken of by Muhammad. When given anthropomorphic features Allah only appears as a wrathful ruler or slave master. No matter the depiction of Allah, the things that make him divine are anything but divine.
Islamic Atheism or Islami Mulhidiyya as I like to call it is very possible and can be done with great ease but many Muslims will not acknowledge although it is extremely possible. One issue I am going to address is miracles and supernatural actions.
The issue in this case all comes down to what is a miracle to a Muslim. A miracle(mud'jiza) is a very simplistic concept for Muslims because the Qur'an itself is considered a miracle and a linguistic miracle at that. The fact stands though that there is nothing spectacular about the Qur'an and that if the Qur'an is a miracle then it is a lousy one.
But what is considered a miracle within the Qur'an is even more simplistic and baffling considering that natural events are miracles according to the Qur'anic point of view.
10:5 "He it is who made the sun a shining brightness and the moon a light, and ordained for it mansions that you might know the computation of years and the reckoning. Allah did not create it but with truth; He makes the signs manifest for a people who know."
55:5 "The sun and moon follow courses exactly computed."
31:29 "Allah makes the night to enter into the day, and he makes the day to enter into the night, and he has made the sun and the moon subservient to you;each pursues its course till an appointed time."
39:5 "He has created the heavens and the earth with the truth; He makes the night cover the day and makes the day overtake the night, and He has made the sun and the moon subservient; each one runs on to an assigned term."
21:31 "And We have set on the earth mountains standing firm, lest it should shake with them, and We have made therein broad highways (between mountains) for them to pass through: that they may receive Guidance."
The Qur'an goes into great details about the 'miracles' of Allah and none of in which are miraculous. All of these things are understood by modern day astronomers and physicists as being the effects of gravity, planetary movements and the forces of tectonic plates.
The concept of miracles and the works of god are indistinguishable from events within the knowledge of scientific understanding. Allah appears as only nature itself when spoken of by Muhammad. When given anthropomorphic features Allah only appears as a wrathful ruler or slave master. No matter the depiction of Allah, the things that make him divine are anything but divine.
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