Syed hannan
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exchemist
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That's not a question.
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Regiomontanus
Ματαιοδοξία ματαιοδοξιών! Όλα είναι ματαιοδοξία.
I know there is not just "one Islam" but generally speaking how is the natural world viewed in Islam? That is, does Islam place any importance on protecting Creation?
Why do Muslims call Israel little Satan and the US the great Satan?
exchemist
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I think I can answer that: they don't. It is the muslim governments of certain countries that do that, for geopolitical reasons. It's nothing to do with islam.
After all, nobody asked why "Christians" used to speak of the USSR as an "evil empire".
I have come to believe that it's impossible for Jews and Christians to debate scripture with Muslims because Muslims claim that the Tanach and the Christian Bible are full of man-made mistakes. Is this so?
Not a question, but welcome to the forum.
I hope you and yours are staying safe in these difficult times.
Salaam.
exchemist
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I should have thought that by that criterion it is also impossible to debate scripture with other Christians and Jews, too. I think most of them would agree there are man-made mistakes in the bible, at least in the sense of stories that can't be taken literally.
I'm pretty sure most Christians and all religious Jews agree that all parts of their accepted scripture (to each religion, their own) are infallible.
is god, or allah if you like, greater than islam?
exchemist
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I suppose it depends what you mean by "infallible". If, for instance, you consider the accounts of creation and Noah's Flood, there is no mainstream Christian denomination, so far as I know, that takes all of those literally. They are considered to be written long ago by people who may have intended them literally, but which we now see as figurative or allegorical.
But Christians will still agree that the text is how it is meant to be, while Muslims, to my knowledge, though perhaps not specifically about the flood, will say that the text was mutilated by various people over the ages. Not the meaning, but the words themselves.
exchemist
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OK, I had not appreciated that subtlety. Though it does seem likely that texts evolve over time, especially if they are very ancient. In the case of the New Testament, there is the whole business of translation to consider, for a start. While "mutilation" may be a charged term, it is undeniable that, as there are many translations, these are bound to introduce different nuances at least.
But I don't know the specific nature of the muslim argument on this.
What is your opinion on ‘anal haq’?
dybmh
דניאל יוסף בן מאיר הירש
What are some of your favorite Hadith?
TagliatelliMonster
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Islam tends to have a much higher degree of fundamentalism, to the point of it being problematic socially, in its following.
Why do you think that is?
But the government and the religion are one, so I'm not sure you can separate them.
So I don't think your answer deals with the question.
exchemist
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This sounds quite mad. The government of what country?
Iran and Pakistan are two that come to mind.