Thursday, April 21, 2016

Allah in a Burning Bush?

We have all heard of the famous Bible story where God appears to Moses
 in the form of a burning bush. (Exodus 3:2-6)
Muhammad's version of this story appears in the Quran as well.  "And when he came to it (the fire), he was called by name: 'O Musa (Moses)!  Verily. I am your Lord! So take off your shoes; you are in the sacred valley, Tuwa. And I have chosen you. So listen to that which will be revealed  (to you).  Verily, I am Allah! La ilaha illa Ana (none has the right to be worshiped but I), so worship Me, and perform As-Salat for My remembrance." (Surah 20:9-14)
 What is odd is that Muslims can believe that God (or Allah in their case) manifested in the form of a burning bush which demands to be worshiped, yet they claim God in no way would appear in human flesh, as in the case of Jesus, and demand to be worshiped.  The Quran clearly puts limitations on what God can do.

Monday, April 18, 2016

Fatalistic Allah

 The fatalistic nature of Islam is apparent in its view of victors in war.  In the section entitled The Call to Jihad in the Qur’an published by Darussalam it reads, “Similarly the Qur’an points out the well-known fact that the battle is by turns, (one) day (victory) is for you  (the other) day (victory) is for others  as Allah said: “If a wound (and killing) has touched you, be sure a similar wound (and killing) has touched the others.  And so are the days (good and not so good), that We give to men by turns...” (Sura 3:140).  So apparently Allah is for both sides.  These would not be very encouraging words for most western soldiers.  It’s one thing to say “you win some, you lose some” in a game of checkers, but if that is God’s attitude on your life, one might consider a different God.
"And every nation has its appointed term; when their term comes, neither can
 they delay it  nor can they advance it an hour" (Surah 7:34).
So why do Muslims complain about their miserable state of being when it is
 all part of Allah's great plan?