06-18-2004, 05:18 PM
Jazzak Allah khayr brother Dan, I think everything should be clear for Joshua now, if still not clear don't worry we will still help, below ayas also from the Quran which will fortify what Dan calrified :
In the Name of Allah most Gracious Most Merciful,
51. And indeed now We have conveyed the Word (this Qur'ân in which is the news of everything to them), in order that they may remember (or receive admonition).
52. Those to whom We gave the Scripture [i.e. the Taurât (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel), etc.] before it, - they believe in it (the Qur'ân).
53. And when it is recited to them, they say: "We believe in it. Verily, it is the truth from our Lord. Indeed even before it we have been from those who submit themselves to Allâh in Islâm as Muslims (like 'Abdullâh bin Salâm and Salmân Al-Farisî, etc.).
54. These will be given their reward twice over, because they are patient, and repel evil with good, and spend (in charity) out of what We have provided them.
So here it says that we prevailed the truth to them and everything is clear and we sent prophet Muhammad to remind them and to correct their mistakes. And those who have the apostle(the correct unchanged versions that are directly from God) who beleived in it before and now we will give them their reward twice for beleiving in the begining and beleivng now.
Well I hope it is more clear now
wasalam 'alaykom
If I am right it is from Allah, if I am wrong it is from my Ignorance and mistake.