On Thu, May 29, 2014 at 10:22 AM, Samiya Illias <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > On 29-May-2014, at 12:07 am, meekerdb <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 5/28/2014 9:50 AM, Samiya Illias wrote: > > You assume that Islam is unethical. Quranic teachings are based on > beautiful moral principles and enjoin ethical and just relations among > people. The Quran repeatedly enjoins good actions, read it and you'll be > amazed how far from truth all the negative propaganda against it is! > > > Don't bother warning the disbelievers. Allah has made it impossible for > them to believe so that he can torture them forever after they die. 2:6-7 > > > 2:7 speaks of a seal on hearts and 2:9 speaks of a disease in the heart > because of lying. My blogpost lying Sinful Forelock and Rust Upon Their > Hearts may be of interest (www.signsandscience.blogspot.com ) However > 2:26,27 further explains who and why Allah causes to stray. > If it's any comfort, Allah also promises that everything is being recorded > (54:53) (99:7,8) (34:2-4) and not the least injustice will be done to > anyone. > > We are directed to remind in case the reminder benefits anyone. (6:68,69) > > > Allah turned Sabbath-breaking Jews into apes to be despised and hated. All > modern Jews are descendants of apes (or all modern apes are descendants of > Sabbath-breaking Jews). 2:65-66 > > > An alternate translation to apes is pigs. My cousin seems to think that we > are forbidden to eat pigs because that would be cannibalism. I haven't > researched the evolutionary history of pigs, so I don't know if that > follows. However, as directed, I don't eat pigs. > I find I made a mistake here. The word for monkeys / apes is 'qirdatan' as used in 2:65. The word for pigs / swines is 'khanazeer' as used in 5:60 [Translator: Yusuf Ali] Say: "Shall I point out to you something much worse than this, (as judged) by the treatment it received from Allah? those who incurred the curse of Allah and His wrath, those of whom some He transformed into apes and swine, those who worshipped evil;- these are (many times) worse in rank, and far more astray from the even path!" I have also just read in an article, quoting a hadith, according to which those who are transformed as a punishment are unable to reproduce. However, as I have stated earlier, since hadith are human efforts at recording history, this may or may not be accurate. And God knows best. Samiya > > Have no unbelieving friends. Kill the unbelievers wherever you find them. > 4:89 > > > I assume this verse, read in context with the preceding and following > verses is regarding the Prophet and his companions' migration to Medina to > escape persecution. In today's world also, I think those who are forced to > migrate to escape war and persecution will be able to better relate to > these verses. > > > Cut off the hands of thieves. It is an exemplary punishment from Allah. > 5:38 > > > My responses to Telmo and Spudboy earlier today address this. > > Samiya > > > Brent > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Everything List" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
