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-----Original Message----- Inter-faith dialogue as envisioned
here and shown in postings of Christians, belonging to various
denominations and using the same Bible yet of various versions, does not jibe
with Islamic mandate about propagation. Muslims are commanded to convey
the message of Islam, the religion (meaning actually, the way of life)
given by God to the first human beings, Adam and Eve, not to hear
or study the merits of religions established by men. Islam establishes that the
first pair was created and all succeeding generations are born
Muslims (possessing the instincts of good and bad and the
consciousness of One Unique Creator Who is worthy of obedience and
submission, or Islam). The recipients of the message are not compelled to
believe nor expected to justify their own belief to the contrary. The message
of God contained in Islamic teachings is not subject to arguments, only
the practices of believers are (if they conform or not to God's
words and prophets' traditions(. Islam should not be judged according
to the actions of Muslims but Muslims' acts should be judged
according to the tenets of the religion. Therefore, the "judge" ought
to know what God (Allah, glory to Him) teaches through all the prophets from Adam
to Jesus and Muhammad (peace be upon them). Human opinions do not find a place in
Islam, the only basis is God's Revelation (Qur'an) as
exemplified by the Traditions of the prophets. Allah knows best. " {Invite (mankind, O Muhammad )
to the Way of your Lord (i.e. Islam) with wisdom (i.e. with the Divine Inspiration
and the Qur'an) and fair preaching, and
argue with them in a way that is better. Truly, your Lord knows best who has
gone astray from His Path, and He is the Best Aware of those who are guided.} " (Holy Quran-16:125) With utmost respect, Muhammad Eisa de Jesus, Jeddah Born Muslim and Balik-Islam, Ex-Catholic
Lay Minister (Parish of the Good Shepherd, Faiview, Q.C.), Ex-officer:
KC, HNS, AN, CFM,
Legio Mariae, Cursillos in Christianity, LSS,
Parish Councils of (Valenzuela), etc. except
CWL. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Dindo Sent: To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [botomo] Re: The Church
on Confession/Historical exploitation: Interfaith dialogue with respect! There is an Islamic Botomo member so
can anyone set the rules for "interfaith dialogue"? Dindo * * * ----- Original Message
----- From: David C Martinez
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Subject: Re: [botomo] Re: The Church on Confession/Historical exploitation: Interfaith dialogue with respect! I have the honor to second Lou's motion. David Lourdes Arsenio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Friends, AS myself a Catholic and Theologian, i believe
everyone here that shares their thoughts about the faith be
it Christian and others, have points worth respecting. It seems that
debating and trying to convince(if that is the intention) others to
the principles of Catholics, Budhists, Islams and etc
is an exercise in futility because i believe everyone here in this group have
already cemented their faith. I remembered that this discussion on the faith
started from social justice and now the sacraments...
May be we can discuss things in the light of
interfaith dialogue where respect of each faith is present without
criticizing anyone so as not to hurt those with deep emotional
attachments or intimacy with their faith. I just believe that we set aside faith in our efforts
to help release our country from extreme poverty and
moral crisis. Just my two cents worth! Salamat po! Lou *************************************************************************** {Invite (mankind, O Muhammad ) to the Way of your Lord (i.e. Islam) with wisdom (i.e. with the Divine Inspiration and the Qur'an) and fair preaching, and argue with them in a way that is better. Truly, your Lord knows best who has gone astray from His Path, and He is the Best Aware of those who are guided.} (Holy Quran-16:125) {And who is better in speech than he who [says: "My Lord is Allah (believes in His Oneness)," and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites (men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: "I am one of the Muslims."} (Holy Quran-41:33) The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "By Allah, if Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of camels." [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim] The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also said, "Whoever calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all." [Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, at-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah] -------------------------------------------------------------------------- All views expressed herein belong to the individuals concerned and do not in any way reflect the official views of IslamCity unless sanctioned or approved otherwise. If your mailbox clogged with mails from IslamCity, you may wish to get a daily digest of emails by logging-on to http://www.yahoogroups.com to change your mail delivery settings or email the moderators at [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the title "change to daily digest". YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS
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