Lulua
14-08-2001, 13:40
Bism Allah Alrahman Alrahim
I have been reading in the messages posted throughout this forum, and have noticed some questions put forth to the Christians, which no one has even attempted at answering. I have therefore taken it upon myself to attempt to answer some of those questions, as well as to use them as a springboard for pointing out some of the basic reasons and examples as to Islam’s claims that the current Christian bible is independable as a source of inspiration and guidance. This is based on the obvious many and various contradictions WITHIN the Bible itself, and really has nothing to do with anything that Islam or the Quran or Muslims have to say about Christianity. It is the Christian’s own Bible which points out the weak points and questionable points in their accepted and retained religion.
About things in reference to men and women in particular: Women in the Christian churches are now given to taking positions of authority within the church, some becoming ministers, even deacons, and other positions of instruction and authority. This is something that has been more or less widely accepted within a majority of the Christian communities and churches. As well, although granted, you will not see most Christian men wearing clothing of women, but it is quite easy to see Christian women wearing the clothing of men, whether it be the style of clothing (i.e. pants, pant suits, etc.) or even the actual clothing (many women like to and do actually wear men’s jeans, shirts and t-shirts). As well, you will notice that Christian women do not cover there heads, or make any attempt at covering them even in the Church, or during any kind of religious ceremony.
I have noticed, also, in the messages previously posted, and question put forth in general to the Christians, as to whether or not they take for seriousness and instruction and guidance the WHOLE of the Bible…to which it was answered ‘Yes’.
Some of the verses in question, I shall be quoting here, and others, for sake of space, I will merely list the reference for you to look to yourselves. In all, you will find the instructions given by the Bible…whether they be from within the New Testament or the Old. Yet they are all from the Bible…and quite obvious that Christians of today are not following by those instructions and guidelines. We do not do that in Islam. What is written for us in the Quran, we are to follow, regardless of what it is. There are always provisions and then explicit instructions as to how to implement what is given to us, or what is prohibited from us, and we look then to the Hadith, to find the exemplification of implementing the Quran in the life and practices of the prophet Mohammed himself. Surely, you will find always that there are individual Muslims who perhaps do not follow those instructions for one reason or another. The basic underlying reason would be the individual’s own weakness in faith, and their wrong supposition that there will be no retribution for disobeying those commandments. However, if you look to the Islamic society as a whole, you will find that if in some cases there is not individual adherance to such guidelines, then at least the community as a whole does recognize those instructions and guidelines, and at the very least makes an attempt to follow them, impressing and imploring upon the individuals to take to the guidelines and follow that which is directed for them. Quite different from Christian societies of today, who are not only being arrogant in their disregard for what is written for them in their own Bibles, yet even ignorant that such guidelines and instructions even exist! Or is it that the ‘Holy Book’ is to be taken that which appeals to the people, and to be left that which does not appeal to them, in the name of ‘modernization’ and ‘development’?
In reference to women’s actions and interactions in the church:
. As in all the congregations of the saints, women should remain silent in the churches. They are not allowed to speak, but must be in submission, as the Law says. If they want to inquire about something, they should ask their own husbands at home; for it is disgraceful for a woman to speak in the church.
(1 Corinthians 14:33-35)
Now, where does this verse come in, in view of the recent developments and controversies arising within the churches today, which are allowing and permitting that women become ministers, various teachers, and missionaries, as well as even deacons and bishops, and other positions of authority within the church structure? This verse tells people that not only are women not supposed to be holding or given positions of authority or teaching within the church, but that they are not even to ask questions. They are to reserve their questions for the privacy of their homes, in the audience only of their husbands!! Is there any church today…which is adhering to this instruction? Or is it perhaps that this instruction is invalid since it came as a personal instruction from him who wrote it? This ‘book’ of the Bible is one of the letters written by Paul…to the Corinthians. He is assuming for himself a degree of prophethood, in instructing people to do as he is telling them to, imposing upon them that he is himself receiving divine instruction. The prophets themselves are clearly known, and were men of righteous stature, and chosen by God. Not those who claim to have the prophethood. It is not something you can claim upon your own, but something that one rises to upon being chosen by God.
In reference to clothing:
A woman must not wear men's clothing, nor a man wear women's clothing, for the LORD your God detests anyone who does this. (Deuteronomy 22:5)
Do not wear clothes of wool and linen woven together. Make tassels on the four corners of the cloak you wear. (Deuteronomy 22: 11-12)
How many people today follow either of those directives? There may not be so many instances within the church atmosphere of men wearing women’s clothing as there are of women wearing men’s clothing…but there are still those individual cases. Admittedly, the cases of women wearing men’s clothing is more predominant. Still, it is something which is directed against. Also, about the wool-linen mix…who is actually adhering to that instructive? As well as the tassels?
In reference to men and women covering their heads, and the permissibility of the length of the hair for both men and women, see verses: (1 Corinthians 11:4-15)
You will find within these mentioned verses, instruction which most definitely instructs that women are to have their heads covered, particularly when in the church and in prayer. If they are not going to or willing to cover their heads, then they are to shave their heads. If they are not going to or willing to shave their heads, then they are to cover them. How many Christian women do this? How many Christians even REALIZE the existence of such a verse and such an instruction? Why is this not followed among Christians?
In reference to a mediator between men and God, the Bible tells us this:
For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, (1 Timothy 2:5)
For Muslims, there is no mediator, whether living or dead. There is direct communication between each and every individual worshipper and his/her Creator, God.
We are even instructed to pray directly to God, asking from Him, asking of Him, and promised of His response and answer:
‘When My servants ask thee concerning Me, I am indeed close (to them): I listen to the prayer of every suppliant when he calleth on Me: let them also, with a will, listen to My call, and believe in Me: that they may walk in the right way.’ S. 2, v. 186.
Some more verses from the Bible in reference to women’s expected quietness in the church, as well as instructions of her modesty in dress: (1Timothy 2:9-15)
In the above mentioned verses, there is also reference as to how a woman is saved. This makes mention that a women is ‘saved’ through childbirth. That is quite interesting. Is that to include also those non-christian women, who go through childbirth? What about the Christian women who for some reason or another never go through childbirth? Are they to be rejected salvation, just because of a ‘flaw’ of nature, or more importantly, the design and will of Almighty God…they never were able to conceive? Does that include the many women throughout the annals of time, who have remained virgins till their death? Does that include the many women throughout the annals of time who have remained barren, regardless of their many attempts at conceiving?
In Islam, we are taught that each and every individual, regardless of man or woman, is responsible for his or her own soul, upon his or her own acceptance or rejection of the signs presented to them, as well as of their own obedience to the instructions and directions from God given to them, as well as of their own actions and non-actions during this life. Islam does not rest the important aspect of eternal and final salvation upon a decree from God that one is to remain barren…but upon the person’s (women or men alike) own achievement to overcome the forces and temptations of evil, to abstain from that which is bad (yet tempting and attractive) and to follow that which is good, leading towards eternal and final bliss and happiness and comfort.
‘On no soul doth Allah place a burden greater than it can bear. It gets every good that it earns, and it suffers every ill that it earns.’ S. 2, v.286.
In my many recent readings of the Bible, including it’s accompanying commentaries, I was reminded of my earlier days as a Christian, in a Christian family, living a most-generally-accepted Christian life among a most-generally Christian population. There was little contact with non-Christians, except for the few Jews that we knew and were acquainted with. Even for those Jews, we were quite friendly and even loving with them. This is one point I cannot understand…the utter hostility and unacceptance of Christians to Muslims, yet the total apathy and acceptance and even sense of brotherhood between Christians and Jews. In reviewing history as well as religion, you can easily see what the Jews themselves did to Jesus, and the claims and accusations that they made against him. In fact, it was the Jewish society itself which condemned him to the death and crucifixion that he was humanly condemned to. Even for those who remain Jews today, they do not recognize Jesus’ prophethood, his very existence in this world as what he came for…for their (the Jews’) own deliverance. While the Muslims, on the other hand, not only recognize Jesus’ prophethood and his existence and coming into this world as the Messiah, but he is held in quite high regard and respect, much as the other prophets and messengers. Yet there is this total scene of friction and misunderstanding between the Christians and Muslims, while a completely and utterly sense of true brotherhood between the Christians and Jews. Strange, and interesting.
Back to the previous train of thought: In my studies and researches here, I was strongly reminded of my earlier years as a Christian, amongst Christians. In reviewing the Bible itself, along with sometimes the commentaries, I was painfully and strongly reminded of those days as a Christian, when I would ask things, listen to sermons, lessons, and lectures, as well as attending Bible classes, or perhaps merely ‘simple’ and very private conversations with fellow students, youths, or even some of the adults in the church, including sometimes the minister himself, or any of his associates, or even my own parents or perhaps some of our group-leaders or counselors or teachers. Things were always QUITE confusing…to say the least. There was NEVER the element of sense, or of understanding. Whatever answers that I ever got, there was always a major question lurking behind, bothering my mind. And no questions that I ever asked got a merely simple and logical answer…no matter whom I asked, nor what reference I researched or studied in. All explanations were always quite complicated, and seeming literally turning around in circles, going back again and again upon itself, all the while not making ANY sense or logic. This is the feeling that I got again last night. A total sense of turning round and round in illogical circles, in an attempt to explain something which makes no sense in the first place.
In my recent researches back again into the Christian Bible, I am not searching for answers for myself, but rather merely pointing out to all the inefficiency of the Bible as a reference Book, guidance Book, and the dire and real possibility…no, probability…that it is not in actuality the Word of God, as is liked to be claimed by Christians, and even the Jews. Please look sincerely at the many discrepancies…too many, and too important, and too common-place to possibly be the word of God, even in translations. Not only that, the many ‘letters’ so obviously written by men…humans…people…common people, and not the prophets themselves. These ‘letters’ (which have since been turned into Books for the Bible…such as Corinthians, Galatians, even Revelations)…were written by men not even prophets themselves, yet they were writing instructions from themselves to the people. Who were these men…that they acclaimed of themselves the level and the right and the position of instructing people as in the way and format that the prophets lead and instruct the people?
I am sorry…but such letters…although they may actually exist within the boundaries of today’s Bible…yet they are obviously NOT the word of God…nor are they even the word of the prophets, but of normal men and women, much like you and me…instructing people who read and take this to be the word of God. That is a blaspheme. How can such things…such writings, letters, and human instructions and ‘inspirations’ be included in a Book which is acclaimed to be the Bible?
When I found Islam…although I was at first taken aback, and even a bit turned off by the many seemingly restrictions, yet upon reading more, and learning what Islam actually is, and what it entails, and more importantly, upon reading the Book of Islam…the Quran, and finding such ease, simplicity, logic, and total and consistent explanations of all things, it appealed to me as the Bible never did before. Even the Quran itself needed no interpretation or explanation such as was always required with the Bible. The verses were simple, self-explanatory, and so logical in their meaning. As well, there is an obvious discouragement at oppression within the Quran, unlike the Bible, whether that be a racial discrimination, or anything related to birth, including the totalitarian oppression of men over women. Women have been given their full rights in Islam, along with their full responsibilities. Nothing like in the Bible, where women are referred to as the originators of the sins, as well as their only chance at redemption is through childbirth. Such an illogical and unimaginable fate for believers of God, and followers of divine guidance. Yet, in Islam, women are not only endowed with full rights and inheritances, but they are loaded with full responsibilities as Muslims in their own rite, needing to attend to the religion and their duties to their Creator much as the men, and therefore responsible, through their acceptance or rejection, their obedience to God’s commands or their disobedience, responsible for the fates of their own souls.
Aahhhh…such true beauty and utter logic and simplicity!!! Such an appealing life, and such a natural approach to life!!!
I pray sincerely that all those searching and fumbling in the dark may be enlightened to see the way, to be enabled to see the light, to be able to differentiate between the darkness and the light, and to never again be fooled.
For those of you so dependent and reliant upon the Bible…read again and again…do you not see the confusion? Do you not see the contradictions? Do you not see the differences?
Read the Quran…perhaps you, too, shall be enlightened with simplicity, purity of message, and logic of reason, as well as a sense of truth. Read, and open your eyes, open your hearts.
This is not for me, not for anyone else here at this site. It is for you. You have had the opportunity, you have been forewarned, you have had the many chances. Do not be arrogant in turning away from it all, when it has been presented to you. Yes…there is no compulsion in religion, true as the Quran states. However, it also states that…there will be a day when there will be no religion accepted to God from man other than Islam. And…what is Islam, other than submission to God? Submission to His commands? Submission to His Will? It is simple, logical, appealing to man’s inner sense and search for the One God…not the trinity or any son-ship relation to God, nor any incarnation of God into human flesh…but a true and simple and pure obedience to and worship of one and ONLY one God.
May we all who are striving for that goal of pleasing God by worshipping Him and following ONLY His Directives find that final and eternal peace.
...Lulua.
I have been reading in the messages posted throughout this forum, and have noticed some questions put forth to the Christians, which no one has even attempted at answering. I have therefore taken it upon myself to attempt to answer some of those questions, as well as to use them as a springboard for pointing out some of the basic reasons and examples as to Islam’s claims that the current Christian bible is independable as a source of inspiration and guidance. This is based on the obvious many and various contradictions WITHIN the Bible itself, and really has nothing to do with anything that Islam or the Quran or Muslims have to say about Christianity. It is the Christian’s own Bible which points out the weak points and questionable points in their accepted and retained religion.
About things in reference to men and women in particular: Women in the Christian churches are now given to taking positions of authority within the church, some becoming ministers, even deacons, and other positions of instruction and authority. This is something that has been more or less widely accepted within a majority of the Christian communities and churches. As well, although granted, you will not see most Christian men wearing clothing of women, but it is quite easy to see Christian women wearing the clothing of men, whether it be the style of clothing (i.e. pants, pant suits, etc.) or even the actual clothing (many women like to and do actually wear men’s jeans, shirts and t-shirts). As well, you will notice that Christian women do not cover there heads, or make any attempt at covering them even in the Church, or during any kind of religious ceremony.
I have noticed, also, in the messages previously posted, and question put forth in general to the Christians, as to whether or not they take for seriousness and instruction and guidance the WHOLE of the Bible…to which it was answered ‘Yes’.
Some of the verses in question, I shall be quoting here, and others, for sake of space, I will merely list the reference for you to look to yourselves. In all, you will find the instructions given by the Bible…whether they be from within the New Testament or the Old. Yet they are all from the Bible…and quite obvious that Christians of today are not following by those instructions and guidelines. We do not do that in Islam. What is written for us in the Quran, we are to follow, regardless of what it is. There are always provisions and then explicit instructions as to how to implement what is given to us, or what is prohibited from us, and we look then to the Hadith, to find the exemplification of implementing the Quran in the life and practices of the prophet Mohammed himself. Surely, you will find always that there are individual Muslims who perhaps do not follow those instructions for one reason or another. The basic underlying reason would be the individual’s own weakness in faith, and their wrong supposition that there will be no retribution for disobeying those commandments. However, if you look to the Islamic society as a whole, you will find that if in some cases there is not individual adherance to such guidelines, then at least the community as a whole does recognize those instructions and guidelines, and at the very least makes an attempt to follow them, impressing and imploring upon the individuals to take to the guidelines and follow that which is directed for them. Quite different from Christian societies of today, who are not only being arrogant in their disregard for what is written for them in their own Bibles, yet even ignorant that such guidelines and instructions even exist! Or is it that the ‘Holy Book’ is to be taken that which appeals to the people, and to be left that which does not appeal to them, in the name of ‘modernization’ and ‘development’?
In reference to women’s actions and interactions in the church:
. As in all the congregations of the saints, women should remain silent in the churches. They are not allowed to speak, but must be in submission, as the Law says. If they want to inquire about something, they should ask their own husbands at home; for it is disgraceful for a woman to speak in the church.
(1 Corinthians 14:33-35)
Now, where does this verse come in, in view of the recent developments and controversies arising within the churches today, which are allowing and permitting that women become ministers, various teachers, and missionaries, as well as even deacons and bishops, and other positions of authority within the church structure? This verse tells people that not only are women not supposed to be holding or given positions of authority or teaching within the church, but that they are not even to ask questions. They are to reserve their questions for the privacy of their homes, in the audience only of their husbands!! Is there any church today…which is adhering to this instruction? Or is it perhaps that this instruction is invalid since it came as a personal instruction from him who wrote it? This ‘book’ of the Bible is one of the letters written by Paul…to the Corinthians. He is assuming for himself a degree of prophethood, in instructing people to do as he is telling them to, imposing upon them that he is himself receiving divine instruction. The prophets themselves are clearly known, and were men of righteous stature, and chosen by God. Not those who claim to have the prophethood. It is not something you can claim upon your own, but something that one rises to upon being chosen by God.
In reference to clothing:
A woman must not wear men's clothing, nor a man wear women's clothing, for the LORD your God detests anyone who does this. (Deuteronomy 22:5)
Do not wear clothes of wool and linen woven together. Make tassels on the four corners of the cloak you wear. (Deuteronomy 22: 11-12)
How many people today follow either of those directives? There may not be so many instances within the church atmosphere of men wearing women’s clothing as there are of women wearing men’s clothing…but there are still those individual cases. Admittedly, the cases of women wearing men’s clothing is more predominant. Still, it is something which is directed against. Also, about the wool-linen mix…who is actually adhering to that instructive? As well as the tassels?
In reference to men and women covering their heads, and the permissibility of the length of the hair for both men and women, see verses: (1 Corinthians 11:4-15)
You will find within these mentioned verses, instruction which most definitely instructs that women are to have their heads covered, particularly when in the church and in prayer. If they are not going to or willing to cover their heads, then they are to shave their heads. If they are not going to or willing to shave their heads, then they are to cover them. How many Christian women do this? How many Christians even REALIZE the existence of such a verse and such an instruction? Why is this not followed among Christians?
In reference to a mediator between men and God, the Bible tells us this:
For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, (1 Timothy 2:5)
For Muslims, there is no mediator, whether living or dead. There is direct communication between each and every individual worshipper and his/her Creator, God.
We are even instructed to pray directly to God, asking from Him, asking of Him, and promised of His response and answer:
‘When My servants ask thee concerning Me, I am indeed close (to them): I listen to the prayer of every suppliant when he calleth on Me: let them also, with a will, listen to My call, and believe in Me: that they may walk in the right way.’ S. 2, v. 186.
Some more verses from the Bible in reference to women’s expected quietness in the church, as well as instructions of her modesty in dress: (1Timothy 2:9-15)
In the above mentioned verses, there is also reference as to how a woman is saved. This makes mention that a women is ‘saved’ through childbirth. That is quite interesting. Is that to include also those non-christian women, who go through childbirth? What about the Christian women who for some reason or another never go through childbirth? Are they to be rejected salvation, just because of a ‘flaw’ of nature, or more importantly, the design and will of Almighty God…they never were able to conceive? Does that include the many women throughout the annals of time, who have remained virgins till their death? Does that include the many women throughout the annals of time who have remained barren, regardless of their many attempts at conceiving?
In Islam, we are taught that each and every individual, regardless of man or woman, is responsible for his or her own soul, upon his or her own acceptance or rejection of the signs presented to them, as well as of their own obedience to the instructions and directions from God given to them, as well as of their own actions and non-actions during this life. Islam does not rest the important aspect of eternal and final salvation upon a decree from God that one is to remain barren…but upon the person’s (women or men alike) own achievement to overcome the forces and temptations of evil, to abstain from that which is bad (yet tempting and attractive) and to follow that which is good, leading towards eternal and final bliss and happiness and comfort.
‘On no soul doth Allah place a burden greater than it can bear. It gets every good that it earns, and it suffers every ill that it earns.’ S. 2, v.286.
In my many recent readings of the Bible, including it’s accompanying commentaries, I was reminded of my earlier days as a Christian, in a Christian family, living a most-generally-accepted Christian life among a most-generally Christian population. There was little contact with non-Christians, except for the few Jews that we knew and were acquainted with. Even for those Jews, we were quite friendly and even loving with them. This is one point I cannot understand…the utter hostility and unacceptance of Christians to Muslims, yet the total apathy and acceptance and even sense of brotherhood between Christians and Jews. In reviewing history as well as religion, you can easily see what the Jews themselves did to Jesus, and the claims and accusations that they made against him. In fact, it was the Jewish society itself which condemned him to the death and crucifixion that he was humanly condemned to. Even for those who remain Jews today, they do not recognize Jesus’ prophethood, his very existence in this world as what he came for…for their (the Jews’) own deliverance. While the Muslims, on the other hand, not only recognize Jesus’ prophethood and his existence and coming into this world as the Messiah, but he is held in quite high regard and respect, much as the other prophets and messengers. Yet there is this total scene of friction and misunderstanding between the Christians and Muslims, while a completely and utterly sense of true brotherhood between the Christians and Jews. Strange, and interesting.
Back to the previous train of thought: In my studies and researches here, I was strongly reminded of my earlier years as a Christian, amongst Christians. In reviewing the Bible itself, along with sometimes the commentaries, I was painfully and strongly reminded of those days as a Christian, when I would ask things, listen to sermons, lessons, and lectures, as well as attending Bible classes, or perhaps merely ‘simple’ and very private conversations with fellow students, youths, or even some of the adults in the church, including sometimes the minister himself, or any of his associates, or even my own parents or perhaps some of our group-leaders or counselors or teachers. Things were always QUITE confusing…to say the least. There was NEVER the element of sense, or of understanding. Whatever answers that I ever got, there was always a major question lurking behind, bothering my mind. And no questions that I ever asked got a merely simple and logical answer…no matter whom I asked, nor what reference I researched or studied in. All explanations were always quite complicated, and seeming literally turning around in circles, going back again and again upon itself, all the while not making ANY sense or logic. This is the feeling that I got again last night. A total sense of turning round and round in illogical circles, in an attempt to explain something which makes no sense in the first place.
In my recent researches back again into the Christian Bible, I am not searching for answers for myself, but rather merely pointing out to all the inefficiency of the Bible as a reference Book, guidance Book, and the dire and real possibility…no, probability…that it is not in actuality the Word of God, as is liked to be claimed by Christians, and even the Jews. Please look sincerely at the many discrepancies…too many, and too important, and too common-place to possibly be the word of God, even in translations. Not only that, the many ‘letters’ so obviously written by men…humans…people…common people, and not the prophets themselves. These ‘letters’ (which have since been turned into Books for the Bible…such as Corinthians, Galatians, even Revelations)…were written by men not even prophets themselves, yet they were writing instructions from themselves to the people. Who were these men…that they acclaimed of themselves the level and the right and the position of instructing people as in the way and format that the prophets lead and instruct the people?
I am sorry…but such letters…although they may actually exist within the boundaries of today’s Bible…yet they are obviously NOT the word of God…nor are they even the word of the prophets, but of normal men and women, much like you and me…instructing people who read and take this to be the word of God. That is a blaspheme. How can such things…such writings, letters, and human instructions and ‘inspirations’ be included in a Book which is acclaimed to be the Bible?
When I found Islam…although I was at first taken aback, and even a bit turned off by the many seemingly restrictions, yet upon reading more, and learning what Islam actually is, and what it entails, and more importantly, upon reading the Book of Islam…the Quran, and finding such ease, simplicity, logic, and total and consistent explanations of all things, it appealed to me as the Bible never did before. Even the Quran itself needed no interpretation or explanation such as was always required with the Bible. The verses were simple, self-explanatory, and so logical in their meaning. As well, there is an obvious discouragement at oppression within the Quran, unlike the Bible, whether that be a racial discrimination, or anything related to birth, including the totalitarian oppression of men over women. Women have been given their full rights in Islam, along with their full responsibilities. Nothing like in the Bible, where women are referred to as the originators of the sins, as well as their only chance at redemption is through childbirth. Such an illogical and unimaginable fate for believers of God, and followers of divine guidance. Yet, in Islam, women are not only endowed with full rights and inheritances, but they are loaded with full responsibilities as Muslims in their own rite, needing to attend to the religion and their duties to their Creator much as the men, and therefore responsible, through their acceptance or rejection, their obedience to God’s commands or their disobedience, responsible for the fates of their own souls.
Aahhhh…such true beauty and utter logic and simplicity!!! Such an appealing life, and such a natural approach to life!!!
I pray sincerely that all those searching and fumbling in the dark may be enlightened to see the way, to be enabled to see the light, to be able to differentiate between the darkness and the light, and to never again be fooled.
For those of you so dependent and reliant upon the Bible…read again and again…do you not see the confusion? Do you not see the contradictions? Do you not see the differences?
Read the Quran…perhaps you, too, shall be enlightened with simplicity, purity of message, and logic of reason, as well as a sense of truth. Read, and open your eyes, open your hearts.
This is not for me, not for anyone else here at this site. It is for you. You have had the opportunity, you have been forewarned, you have had the many chances. Do not be arrogant in turning away from it all, when it has been presented to you. Yes…there is no compulsion in religion, true as the Quran states. However, it also states that…there will be a day when there will be no religion accepted to God from man other than Islam. And…what is Islam, other than submission to God? Submission to His commands? Submission to His Will? It is simple, logical, appealing to man’s inner sense and search for the One God…not the trinity or any son-ship relation to God, nor any incarnation of God into human flesh…but a true and simple and pure obedience to and worship of one and ONLY one God.
May we all who are striving for that goal of pleasing God by worshipping Him and following ONLY His Directives find that final and eternal peace.
...Lulua.