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kimchiandolives · 3/11/2025, 3:48:40 PM · permalink

"Killed Islam?" That's way too silly to address, so the world can decide how "dead" Islam is. And to the Muslims, the answer to why you are Muslim is not, "why not." Islam is arguably the only Abrahamic Faith with a massive following today. Its foundational text doesn't insult the intelligence, nor has it ever been altered (see Manchester Koran), and has been memorized by millions of Muslims from its very revelation, until today. Moreover, there have always been Muslims who have also memorized thousands of pages of Oral tradition in perfect Arabic. The Quran is the only text that does not defame other religious texts and Prophets, whether they be real or imagined. The Koran does not present arithmetic mistakes, and contradictory information. 600, 6000 wives? How many wives did the Prophet Solomon have? The Bible actually asserts that he had x number wives on one page, and 600x wives on the next.   
  
Muslims, and  very educated ones at that, know there are Limits to reason (read Kant). Scientists who believe in no religion are also aware of this. One does not use science to prove the Quran, but often the opposite is true. Unlike other faiths, the Koran never rejects the big bang. Nor does it argue for  a geocentric solar system. These may or may not be mechanisms that were employed by God's decree. But, let me share a passage directly paraphrased from the Koran  for your satisfaction, " we skinned (SEPERATED) the earth from the Heavens."  
The planetary bodies revolve around others, and they revolve around themselves (ie, rotate) and all are swimming along  assigned paths in the cosmos."  
  
These uninformed attacks by politically motivated critics of Islam need to stop. No one seeks to convert you, and Islam has never needed me nor does it need you. Also, the unparalleled  linguistic  genius  of the Koran (not a translation, although Marmaduke Pickthall's translation aims to preserve  its  poetic language, and has converted millions).   
  
I've read elementary school texts that start with the phrase, "in the beginning," usually concluding with the very informative phrase, "the end." True, The Bible(s) do not say "the end" on the final page.  But it can't seem to decide what was created first, the firmament,  the seas, the animals, the flora and fauna, or humanity. The Koran is also very cautious not to clearly state woman was created from man. Nor does it say that the first woman bears responsibility for the imperfect, fallen world. Nor is she understood to menstruate and give birth as a punishment for her mistake. In fact, God is said to have forgiven both Adam and Eve, especially because they expiated for this mistake by their removal from Eden.  Nor does Islam short circuit  when the "Problem of Evil" is considered. Nor does Islam resort to promoting Satan to the Prince of the world," creating a junior god to explain evil.  
  
I can literally go on for hours and provide citations for what I have presented, and God (or Allah, as even Jesus and Jews call him, Exalted and Glorious be His Mention). One last thing, God transcends gender, color, time, place, and literally everything He  doesn't constrain himself  to by His Will.   
  
I am calling out such silly lies about a faith, a book, written in a language aknowledged for its unique precision and clarity, and its singular ability to convey a statement precisely, using the minimum number of  words that fully communicates the most complex of ideas, in a manner that retains the Majestic sound of the THE MOST HIGH.   
  
"There is no compulsion in Islam. "  And so long as you are not abused, nopressed, defamed, killed, "For them, their religion, and to you (Muslims) yours." An interpretation of this translation, "let people believe in whatever they desire, and let the Muslims believe in their religion \[and coexist respectfully and peacefully\].  
  
I tend not to engage in such religious feudimg,  which is discouraged in the Koran itself.  
  
If refuse to read even this very brief, but not dismissive,  response to why Islam is the Truth, then by all means, you're dismissed.  
  
And let us not kid ourselves, the Bible(s) of today is rarely and thoroughly read and understood even by most clergy. I have read it,  and boy was it unpleasant, and actually caused my head to throb in a sea of confusion and irrelevence.  Usually, Muslims will never make such a provocative statement, but you asked, forcing me respond,  and as a Muslim, I must be honest in my response. So apologies to my fellow non-Muslims. It is axiomatic and almost inherently manifest, that to be Christian, you reject other faiths, as a Muslim rejects contemporary Christianity. This is not an assertion that should upset anyone who is rational. It is such a truism, that it is almost never verbalized.

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