I was in DC riding in a cab that was driven by a muslim fellow. We got into a pleasant conversation, not political at all. I don't know how it happened but all of a sudden we began talking about religion and he felt the need to share with me something of his faith. He tapped an app on his cell phone and pretty soon I was listening to some guy reading the koran first in Arabic and then in English. This cabby seemed to be a faithful observer. What I heard sounded a lot like Proverbs in the Bible. It sounded like what I read when I open my Bible. I was slightly amazed, however I knew what I was listening to was only a small portion of the koran, and that those portions are eclipsed by the other portions that convince young people to strap on explosive vests.
There is no way to talk to these people unless they see what I saw as I listened to the koran app.
It sounded like what I read when I open my Bible. I was slightly amazed, however I knew what I was listening to was only a small portion of the koran, and that those portions are eclipsed by the other portions that convince young people to strap on explosive vests. When Muhammed was in Mecca and started Islam, and was getting messages from Allah thru the angel Gabriel which were writen down and started the Koran, the religion was somewhat tolerant of Infidels and their beliefs.
Muhammed aggravated a lot of Kafirs (Unbelievers) in Mecca, and after losing his family's protection from harm by the Infidel Meccans he moved his operation to Medina.
When he got to Medina (after about 10 years in Mecca) he had only about 150 Muslim followers.
Then Muhammed started a new approach to us Infidels .
No more nice tolerant guy, he instructed his followers in Medina to subjugate ,convert or kill anyone who does not believe there is only one God (Allah) and Muhammed is his prophet.
Those Koran chapters written in Medina are violent and supersede the earlier softer Koran chapters.
if there appear to be a conflict in the Koran you go by the later chapter on that subject. - Tom