Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

To: justshutupandtakeit
Take lessons yourself. Islam has not been around 1700 yrs. That "fact" is like most of those of the Antis- LIES.

Well, excusssssse me, 1436 years, give or take a calendar rewrite or two or three dozen, but hardly a "lie".

· Name: Islam · Founder: The Prophet Muhammad ibn (son of) Abd Allah · Date of Birth: 570 C.E. · Birth Place: Mecca, present day Saudi Arabia · Year Founded: 622 C.E., Mecca · History: Islam is the third and final Abrahamic religion, after Judaism and Christianity. It is believed that the descendents of Islam can be attributed directly to Abraham. "Abraham married Sarah. Sarah had no son, so Abraham, wanting to continue his line, took Hagar for his second wife. She bore him a son Ishmael, whereupon Sarah conceived and likewise had a son, named Isaac. Sarah then demanded that Abraham banish Ishmael and Hagar from the tribe. This is where the first divergence arises between the biblical and Qu'ranic accounts. According to the Qu'ran , Ishmael went to the place where Mecca was to rise. His descendants became Muslims; whereas those of Isaac were Hebrews and became Jews." Prior to the birth of Islam in 622 C.E. the environment in the Arabian Peninsula was characterized by warring tribes, trade routes, multiple religions (Christianity, Judaism, Mysticism, Polytheism, etc.), and a general ambiance of ambiguity. All of which the Prophet had to overcome when he established a new faith. This faith, Islam, was founded based on the revelations of God as they were revealed to Muhammad Ibn Abd Allah through the archangel Gabriel. "Through a combination of divine revelation and great personal character, Muhammad brought humanity a religion that offered alternatives not only to the idolatry and bigotry of the desert Arabs, but also to the world."

Blackbird.

2,241 posted on 03/10/2006 3:00:01 AM PST by BlackbirdSST (Diapers, like Politicians, need regular changing for the same reason!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1955 | View Replies ]


To: BlackbirdSST

Islam is less than 1400 yrs. old. That is the degree of accuracy to be expected from those cheering the GOP's sverve towards suicide.

Why would you post all that irrelevent crap? It does not make you appear that you know what you are talking about except to the even more ignorant.


2,301 posted on 03/10/2006 3:50:17 PM PST by justshutupandtakeit (Public Enemy #1, the RATmedia.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2241 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson