Jesus In Islam

[umm Zachariah]

Hi Ronniv,


Ok lets see now...


<i>''So, for Joseph to go around telling everyone that Mary's baby was the miraculously-born, promised Messiah, he's practically inviting the King to come and kill the child before he even gets started in life.''</i>


I do see this from another angle than you do, since Islam teaches that we are to put our TRUST in Allah, SWT and also that it is He alone that rules over life AND death. It is like trying to avoid the fate or destiny that all of us already has been given by Allah, SWT but that we know nothing about.


So yes I would have preferred Joseph to be strong and have faith in Allah, SWT and go around and tell everyone what was taking place. Imagine a PROPHECY being fulfilled and it is kept silent about. I DO find that strange.


Ronniv, how much I would like to discuss the 'cross-issue' I will leave it for now, since I don't think it is relevant in this discussion, we are already a bit on the edge here I think, but THAT would go to really cross the line.


I don't agree on that spreading the news of who YOUR father is and spreading the news of the coming Messiah, no offense meant , as similar events though. They are two very different stories to my comprehension.


Truly I think if I would have been in Joseph's shoes I would have been so PROUD to be able to raise the child that would be a great prophet, so people would surely have noticed my happiness and would have found out sooner or later - just a personal thought in this matter


Ronniv, it is NEVER 'OK' to commit adultery. It does not matter if you are being witnessed doing the act or not, you forget that Allah, SWT will ALWAYS see you anyway. And therefore many that did commit adultery during the prophet's time did go and confess themselves, without being witnessed against, only so that they could take the punishment in this life instead of in the coming one. Of course when one understands that taking punishment in this life is a little price to be payed, if one compare that with loosing Paradise in the coming one. Perhaps not such a difficult choice after all.


Regards