Gilberto, Also, I don't think that the fact that there may, proportionately, be more people calling themselves "Christians" who claim to be prophets, messiahs, and the like than those calling themselves "Muslims" (Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, Rashad Khalifa, and Elijah Muhammad has much to do with the qur'anic statement on khatam. To many Christians, "I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life" carries about just as much weight.
IMO, the main factor is the fact that the Christianities are prevalent in post-Enlightenment Western societies which value and tolerate religious pluralism. The Islams are not. With regards, Mark A. Foster � 15 Sites: http://markfoster.net "Sacred cows make the tastiest hamburger" -- Abbie Hoffman __________________________________________________ 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]
