On 5/18/05, David Lambert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Gilberto wrote:
And elsewhere the Quran explicitly gives Muslims permission to eat
with Jews and Christians (which implies sociability) and even limited
inter-marriage. So the idea that the Quran asserts that the only
dialogue possible the
Thank you! For those of us unfamiliar with the Quran, this is helpful.
Dave
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On 5/18/05
Could someone, perhaps Gilberto, tell me the particular
Quranic text being referenced in this statement?
Dear Sandra,
I presume you are pulling Gilberto's leg? As you know there are no bullets
in the Qur'an. ;-}
warmest, Susan
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You are
On 5/17/05, Sandra Chamberlain [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The following is a quote taken from a news item... Musab
al-Zarqawi: Our Sunni faith stipulates that the sword and
bullets be the only dialogue between us and the worshippers of
the cross.
Could someone, perhaps Gilberto, tell me the
Dear Gilberto,
No assumption on my part... I assure you. My error is asuming
that because he said Our Sunni faith... etc. the belief
would have some basis in the Quran. And, if I remember
correctly you are Sunni ... obviously a reliable source of
information.
If there is no basis for this
I guess I would take with a great deal of salt the claim of someone
like that to speak for all sunnis. (Especially since he doesn't speak
for me). I tend to view this sort of conflict through a political lens
before seeing it as a religious issue. Analogous to the Troubles of
Northern Ireland.
Gilberto wrote:
And elsewhere the Quran explicitly gives Muslims permission to eat
with Jews and Christians (which implies sociability) and even limited
inter-marriage. So the idea that the Quran asserts that the only
dialogue possible the sword and the bullet is really silly to me.
Gilberto,
