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To: cloudmountain

I’ve read the Koran, and there is absolutely no commonality between it and the Old Testament. There is some stuff “ripped off” from parts of the Talmud, but it’s heavily distorted and mixed with Arab mysticism. There is exactly one Bible verse quoted in its pages, but it doesn’t immediately come to mind.


13 posted on 08/18/2016 8:21:41 AM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai
I’ve read the Koran, and there is absolutely no commonality between it and the Old Testament. There is some stuff “ripped off” from parts of the Talmud, but it’s heavily distorted and mixed with Arab mysticism. There is exactly one Bible verse quoted in its pages, but it doesn’t immediately come to mind.

The themes seem TO ME to be similar.

I randomly opened the Koran just now and the "Surah LXXII" that people were ascribing righteousness to Jinns instead of to Allah. To me that sounds like "no false gods."

Another, at random, Surah XXXIX: "If ye are thankless, yet Allah is Independent of you, though He is not pleased with thanklessness for His bondmen; if ye are thankful He is pleased therewith for you."
That seems to me that folks must be grateful to God.

Another: Surah XVII The Children of Israel: "We gave unto Moses the Scripture and We appointed it a guidance for the Children of Israel, saying: Choose no guardian beside Me."
Sounds biblical to me as well.

But, this WAS written in the 7th century and their way of expression may not be what you are used to. Understandable.

15 posted on 08/18/2016 11:52:24 AM PDT by cloudmountain
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