07-02-2005, 03:35 AM
Quote:Those who believe (in the Qur'an), and those who follow the Jewish (scriptures), and the Christians and the Sabians,- any who believe in Allah and the Last Day, and work righteousness, shall have their reward with their Lord; on them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve. Surah 2:62
I've gone through the threads on IslamMessage which discuss this verse, and done more reading on other websites, and I still don't understand the Muslim position on this verse.
It appears that Muslims believe the word "Christian", when it appears in the Koran, has a totally different meaning than the word "Christian" as used today. Is this correct? How would you define the word "Christian", as it appears in the above passage?