RE: It wasn't Mohammed who founded Islam.
January 14, 2015 at 2:43 pm
(This post was last modified: January 14, 2015 at 2:49 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
(January 14, 2015 at 2:29 pm)Rayaan Wrote: Then explain why the Quran - the very basis of Islam - consistently denounces man's desire and competition for wealth and power in the present life, instead of approving it.If you're in power, the one thing you don't want is other people wanting it. After all, that's what happened to the guy you "deposed", isn't it? Who was it that put together your book again? Some pauper, living in rags?
"Hey little people, I know you think it's shitty down there, but...really....you want to be down there, it's good to be down there. Hell, god doesn't want you lusting after power or money or wealth. Down this road lay only ruin, and just to help you get into heaven, Imma go ahead and keep all that over here, to help you resist that temptation. Because I'm a really pious guy like that"
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