On Thu, 13 Jan 2005 16:34:51 -0600, Mark A. Foster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >>ANYONE who believes in God, the Last Day and does righteous deeds, will > >>surely meet with their reward. They have no reason to fear and neither will > >>they grieve.<< > Your liberal interpretation of this concept, perhaps influenced by your > interests in Tasawwuf, is not shared by all Muslims. > Even "non-liberal" Muslims would agree that in other times and places people got into heaven through believing in Moses, Jesus, Abraham, Noah, etc. and not just Muhammad. Even "non-liberal" orthodox Muslims (like the Asharis for instance) would say that if you haven't heard of Muhammad, you still might be saved by God in his mercy. Even "non-liberal" Muslims would say that Christianity, Judaism, and other religions had divine origins. Peace Gilberto "My people are hydroponic" __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:[email protected] To unsubscribe, send a blank email to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, use subscribe bahai-st in the message body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:[email protected] Web - http://list.jccc.edu/read/?forum=bahai-st News - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st Public - http://www.escribe.com/religion/bahaist Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
