Islam view of both the old and new testament is that they have been adulterated. So that leaves lots of room for interpretation. The Koran was the Final message form God and whatever is there settles it. Just like Christianity was Judaism 2.0, Islam makes 3.0.
The flip side, the Koran came down by Fax, hence it is The Word of God and NOT the prophet, allowing for very little or no wiggle room at all. Untranslated, and still in its original form for 1400 years, the Koran sets some pretty good universal laws that can transcend space and time. Dietary laws, tithing, inheritance and so on. Shariaa law, leaves some room for interpretation. The other thing is that a community is allowed to make its own rules. Meaning, if you are a Muslim community that live in an area where the summer sun rises at 2:00 am and sets at 11:00 pm. making hard to fast during the month of Ramadan, the community has the power to say that we are going to break fast at 7:00 and that settles it. That's why there was never a central church in Islam, because each community had to tend to its geopolitical needs. > And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Behold, thou [art] with > child, and > shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the LORD > hath heard thy affliction. > > And he will be a wild man; his hand [will be] against every man, and > every > man's hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all > his > brethren. > > Gen 16:12 > > Does Islam read this text with resignation to destiny? > Discouragement > against God's pronouncement? Justification for violence? Reverence > for prophecy which seems to have come true? > > ____________________________________________________________ Small Business Tools Compete with the big boys. Click here to find products to benefit your business. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/c?cp=8KPB9DiC6zGcfwwrjtG-ggAAJ1BoN5MIA846iJgpKACKCvEMAAYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARMQAAAAA= Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
