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I was wondering if you are religious and think your holy book is inspired by God, who do you think wrote the other holy books. I can't answer that one even though I was once involved with a Christian sect because I never thought about it. For example, if you are Christian do you think a human wrote the Quran or the Buddhist holy book or do you think it was something more sinister? Do you think these holy books were planted by Satan to mislead?
From the Islamic point of view, God's message of monotheism was revealed upon Jesus through Bible. And upon Moses through Torah.
Whether that message is preserved in its original form, is a matter of difference in opinion; however, Islam does not consider these two books as Satanic in anyway. Both these books were holy when they were in their original form.
Matter of fact, it's a part of Islamic faith to believe in the Prophethood of Jesus and Moses. You won't see or hear a true follower of Islamic faith attacking Jesus Moses Abraham Lot, Jackob Jonah etc, as these were all holy men of God who are placed on the highest echelon of humanity.
Thank you for explaining that. So do you see Christians as followers of Allah as well? What about other faiths like Buddhist that aren't Abrahamic in origin?
Thank you for explaining that. So do you see Christians as followers of Allah as well? What about other faiths like Buddhist that aren't Abrahamic in origin?
From the Islamic faith, there is only one God. In Arabic, the word used for God is Allah, and hence Muslims believe that Muslims, Christian and Jews follow the same God. Whether Christians and Jews believe the same, is their own opinion, which they are entitled to, and Muslims have no issue with it.
So far as the Budhism goes, Islamic faith believes God sent at least one prophet with the message of monotheism to every nation in the human history. I personally think that a prophet may have been also sent to those who are these days called Buddhists; however, over the course of thousands of years, the message of monotheism was slowly evolved into modern day Budhism. And the same goes with Hinduism. Again, that's my personal opinion, and I may be wrong.
There is a short and interesting video on YT which broadcasts an opinion of how holy men of God were turned into gods by their followers over the years.
Thanks for the video. Can I have your commentary on?
Being raised the way I was I was just told everyone else was mislead by the devil so I know NOTHING about other's faith. That was one of the things that tipped me off something wasn't right. I would go to school and see there wasn't much different than me from worldly people. I just internalized that I must have the same black mark on me as worldlies and just couldn't see it. certainly nothing so special about me that I should live while others died. I like to think I am cooler than most, but doesn't everyone at some point? I just couldn't conceive of a way that I was so much cooler that I deserved something other's didn't.
So far as the Budhism goes, Islamic faith believes God sent at least one prophet with the message of monotheism to every nation in the human history. I personally think that a prophet may have been also sent to those who are these days called Buddhists; however, over the course of thousands of years, the message of monotheism was slowly evolved into modern day Budhism. And the same goes with Hinduism. Again, that's my personal opinion, and I may be wrong.
Actually, Buddhism is a nontheistic religion which started as an alternative to Hinduism with its many gods. Hinduism is not a monotheistic religion. Buddhism started as a nontheistic religion.
I was wondering if you are religious and think your holy book is inspired by God, who do you think wrote the other holy books. I can't answer that one even though I was once involved with a Christian sect because I never thought about it. For example, if you are Christian do you think a human wrote the Quran or the Buddhist holy book or do you think it was something more sinister? Do you think these holy books were planted by Satan to mislead?
I think Holy books are Divine in nature.
I guess the main difference is that my religion doesn't preach that it's the only correct one or that other people can't have valid and true paths to God that differ from our own.
I was wondering if you are religious and think your holy book is inspired by God, who do you think wrote the other holy books. I can't answer that one even though I was once involved with a Christian sect because I never thought about it. For example, if you are Christian do you think a human wrote the Quran or the Buddhist holy book or do you think it was something more sinister? Do you think these holy books were planted by Satan to mislead?
When I was a believer in Christianity I assumed that other holy books were wrongly held to be holy, were authored by humans, and while they perhaps had some value as wisdom literature, were not inspired by any deity.
You know ... the same thing I now think about ALL holy books.
And there was an implicit thought that "other" holy books were "counterfeit holy books", and therefore deceptive and misleading and such harms were greater than whatever inherent value they might have.
Every person's holy book / religion / deity is sacrosanct; it's only the others that aren't.
From the Islamic point of view, God's message of monotheism was revealed upon Jesus through Bible. And upon Moses through Torah.
Whether that message is preserved in its original form, is a matter of difference in opinion; however, Islam does not consider these two books as Satanic in any way. Both these books were holy when they were in their original form.
There is some understandable concern that parts of Islam have not exactly embraced Christianity and Judaism as alternate paths to spiritual truth or enlightenment -- your relatively liberal sentiments notwithstanding.
I wonder what Muslims think of atheists and their right to exist and participate equally in society?
You know ... the same thing I now think about ALL holy books.
How dare you sir!!! How dare you hold yourself to the same standard you hold others to. JK I think that ability actually helped me achieve escape velocity as well. nice work.
I watched this video( doesn't he remind you of Vincent Price?) and it seems like a lot of what is going on between the Jews and Hindus is political. Very smart on their part to cooperate. It probably ticks off some True Believers, but they are usually ticked off no matter what anyway.
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