RE: General argument for Islam.
April 3, 2015 at 5:57 pm
(This post was last modified: April 3, 2015 at 6:06 pm by watchamadoodle.)
(April 3, 2015 at 10:42 am)MysticKnight Wrote: I'm saying the emphasis on the following the chosen ones, and appointing a set of chosen ones to follow a long with the oneness of God, and showing their exalted station and praiseworthy path, is not found anywhere else but in Quran or religions that are offshoots of the Quran. I posted these verses to show how much it's been emphasized, unlike other holy books that are not offshoots of Islam.My recollection from reading the wikipedia article yesterday is that these chosen ones were a bloodline with about a dozen generations, and the last chosen one disappeared from history 1000 years ago. So if using these chosen ones was so wise, then why did God leave Islam without guidance for that last 1000 years?
When I was talking about wisdom, I'm talking about specifically that wisdom. There is many wisdoms in Quran, but this is the wisdom that stands out for me.
I know Christianity probably looks ridiculous to people who did not grow-up in Christian cultures, but Islam looks ridiculous to me. I like most of the Muslims I have met on forums, but it's hard to understand what you guys see in the Quran.
Here is a quote from the beginning of the Bhagavad Gita that I liked. I think this is just as wise as anything I have heard from the Quran, and it is only from the first few pages that I have read so far.
As background, the prince Arjana is despondent because he is about to do battle with friends and family in a civil war, so Krishna says the following:
http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/gita/bg02.htm
