Monday, August 14, 2006

ISLAM = CHRISTIAN (4)

(From Islamic point of views)

8. Hajj

Islam suggested to the disciples to full fill the Hajj almost once in their life, but this can be done if they have a ability to full fill this Hajj. This event is so important to create the global discipline friendship among the Muslims in the world. The Muslim that visited the Kaabah at Mecca is equal, no matter where are from, what is your skin color, what is your race, is you are poor or rich they all are same with the two white cloth.
Bible too have state about this element in Psalms 84: 4-7 “Blessed are those who dwell in your house; they are ever praising you (4). Blessed are those whose strength is in you, who have set their hearts in pilgrimage (5). As they pass through the Valley of Baca, they make it a place of springs; the autumn rains also cover it with pools (6). They go from strength to strength, till each appears before God in Zion (7).”

9. Everyday Practices

Islam and Christian have a similarity in it disciple’s everyday practices. Islam prohibits its disciples drink the alcohol, gambling and etc. Al-Qura’an 5: 90 “O ye who believe! Intoxicants and gambling, (dedication of) stones,[1] and (divination by arrows[2] are abomination, - of satan’s handwork; eschew such (abomination), that ye may prosper.” (Al-Maidah 5: 90)
Bible in Old Testament; Proverbs 20: 1 too had described about this “Wine is a mocker and beer a brawler; whonever is led astray by them is not wise.” (Proverbs 20: 1). Ephesians 5: 18 too prohibit about this with using the phrase of advise and describe the effect of the practices.
It is not clear that Bible had prohibit it disciples to worship the idols as state in Al-Qura’an as above.
[1] The stones there referred to were stone altars or stone columns on which oil was poured for consecration, or slabs on which meat sacrificed to idols. Any idolatrous or superstitious practices are here condemned. The Arabic word ansab (translated here “stones”) were objects to worship, and were common in Arabia before Islam. See Renan, Historyof Israel, chapter iv, and Corpus Inscriptionum Semiticarum Part 1. p.154: Illustration Nos. 123 and 123 bis are Pheonician columns of that kin, found in Malta. [794]
[2] The arrows that referred to were used for the division of meat by a sort of lottery or raffle. But arrows were also used for divination, i.e for ascertaining lucky or unlucky moments, or learning the wishes of the heathen gods, as to whether men should undertake certain actions or not. All superstitions are condemned.



[1] The stones there referred to were stone altars or stone columns on which oil was poured for consecration, or slabs on which meat sacrificed to idols. Any idolatrous or superstitious practices are here condemned. The Arabic word ansab (translated here “stones”) were objects to worship, and were common in Arabia before Islam. See Renan, Historyof Israel, chapter iv, and Corpus Inscriptionum Semiticarum Part 1. p.154: Illustration Nos. 123 and 123 bis are Pheonician columns of that kin, found in Malta. [794]
[2] The arrows that referred to were used for the division of meat by a sort of lottery or raffle. But arrows were also used for divination, i.e for ascertaining lucky or unlucky moments, or learning the wishes of the heathen gods, as to whether men should undertake certain actions or not. All superstitions are condemned.

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