01-15-2005, 09:38 PM
The thing is everyone including Christians agree the Bible in it's current form is a book which has gone through many changes additions and editing, re visions, re wording, whatever call it what you want. It's a vastly changed book. Christians accept this. You know they do i know they do. But only a selected few people (Western historians, the odd deviant sect etc) have the view the Qur'an has changed and been switched etc as you do. It's not even Accepted by Muslims the same way it is accepted by Christians that the Bible in some way has gone through major changes. Christians accept this, if am wrong and the general Christian stance is the <b>Bible is the %100 untouched word of God</b>, then honestly, right now i apoligise, i have made an error in what i thought Christians belived. But as far as i know with every Christian i have spoken to, they have to accept the Holy Book they read now has gone through Major changes. The difference in Muslims is, they don't. Because no where has it been proven that the Qur'an we read now is not the original.
If the general beleif in Islam when i first looked into it was <i>"Ok Anyabwile, let me tell you about our religion. We have the Holy Book The Qur'an but there has been major changes in it, and it has been altered by men and changed by ancient Muslim councils / scholars throughout history, much like Christianity. We accept this isn't the complete words of God but some of it is" </i> Then knowing how i am, i wouldn't be Muslim now...i'm not interested in that kind of religion. To the clear thinker there's no logic to embrace a religion like this. I understand at this moment i am only reading an interpretation of the meaning, an English translation. But i have the original %100 untouched word of God on my shelf, and Insha Allah soon i will be able to read it. But the fact the original is still here today gives me confidence in reading the translation English for now, because i know it's the closest i can possibly get until i learn Arabic.
There's a big difference there, we can say the Qur'an we have today hasn't been changed from the original for various reasons, and stand confident in that proof. A Christian cannot put their hand on their heart and say the same thing. I belive the Qur'an is untouched and this version Muslims have is the version revealed to Mohammed (Peace Be Upon Him). Muslims can say this with extreme confidence, because it's there proven. There's none of this "well it may be changed over time but the word of God is still there" which you get with Christians. No...it is the unchanged book, we belive this, <b>we unlike ANY Christian can say this with our hands on our hearts.</b>
Where else is there to go on this? You are on a Muslim forum daily trying to counter this but you cannot. Islam is the truth, this is why you come daily we all know this. But soon all that banging your head against the wall will leave a big lump. What's the point? Honestly Ronni, what is the point in coming here every day several times a day? It's not to learn we've established this by your tone, so what is the point?