Mohammad, prophet or cult leader ?

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Phew, that was some response !!

<i>Dan wrote</i>

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1. What are the major political concerns of the average Scot?

or

2. Are all Scottish people just wanting to get drunk and laid all the time?

I can certainly answer the 2nd questions as a yes and I do not find the question antagonistic.

I suppose my question could be construed as antonistic but if it weren't, who would respond. Maybe if I give you some insight as to how I look at Mohammad it would help.

I don't really see him as being a divine spiritual leader. Reading his history and various anlaysis of the times it would appear to me that he falls into the role of a cult leader. I just haven't seen any evidence to suggest otherwise. I don't think there ever will be either. I lot of what went on back then was symbolic and trickery of the various religious leaders just maintain their status. No doubt about it, Mohammad railed against that but to me he did so for his own needs, not because he was a benevolant prophet. Just my opinion, can't be proved either way, same way it cannot be proved that God spoke to Mohammad (or Jesus), you just have to take Mohammads word on that

So I see you are a convert for catholicism. Now, I don't want to sound offensive here so stick with me. You sort of fall into the category of a "Tesco" religious person. By that I mean, in Islam you have found a religion that suits YOUR needs which you picked up from the local supermarket. You pick and choose your religion based on what suits your mind set and Islam fits that, for the moment. So you could say you have found a "cult" that suits you, could have been the moonies, could have been the church of scientology.

This is why I say "Mohammad Divine prophet or cult leader ?". Just the same as if you had converted to the Moonies (people did you know!) would Moon be a divine leader or a cult figure ?

Again, I am not trying to be offensive but just expressing my views as tactfully as I can :cool:

I am obviously not going to read the entire QU'ran (who has time for that ? ) but I read bits and pieces and it just get me wondering. I gave up on the bible a long, long time ago.

Just as a side note, I watched a biography on T.E. Lawrence last night which was interesting. The Arab nations got screwed again. One commentator said that "Oil was a curse on the Arab people".