Comments on: Anti-Semitism in the Holy Koran http://www.afilsforyourthoughts.com/blog/2007/05/07/anti-semitism-in-the-holy-koran/ Where Ideas are Valued.. and Evaluated Sat, 12 Mar 2011 14:02:52 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Haider http://www.afilsforyourthoughts.com/blog/2007/05/07/anti-semitism-in-the-holy-koran/comment-page-1/#comment-16018 Haider Mon, 04 Oct 2010 19:42:51 +0000 http://www.afilsforyourthoughts.com/blog/2007/05/07/anti-semitism-in-the-holy-koran/#comment-16018 Dear Gauhar, Thank you very much for your feedback, and apologies for the delay in replying. Muslims are certainly in need of good writers, and I'm thrilled to be making a positive contribution to the world, and to our community. :) Dear Gauhar,

Thank you very much for your feedback, and apologies for the delay in replying.

Muslims are certainly in need of good writers, and I’m thrilled to be making a positive contribution to the world, and to our community. :)

]]> By: GauharK http://www.afilsforyourthoughts.com/blog/2007/05/07/anti-semitism-in-the-holy-koran/comment-page-1/#comment-15997 GauharK Sun, 03 Oct 2010 12:26:20 +0000 http://www.afilsforyourthoughts.com/blog/2007/05/07/anti-semitism-in-the-holy-koran/#comment-15997 Excellent article Mr Haider. I am happy to see that you have tried to dispel the myth of anti-semitism in the Holy Quran. Keep on writing. The Muslim blogosphere feels empty without good writers like you... Excellent article Mr Haider. I am happy to see that you have tried to dispel the myth of anti-semitism in the Holy Quran.

Keep on writing. The Muslim blogosphere feels empty without good writers like you…

]]> By: Haider http://www.afilsforyourthoughts.com/blog/2007/05/07/anti-semitism-in-the-holy-koran/comment-page-1/#comment-15879 Haider Wed, 22 Sep 2010 14:49:14 +0000 http://www.afilsforyourthoughts.com/blog/2007/05/07/anti-semitism-in-the-holy-koran/#comment-15879 Hi Jeff, Welcome to my blog. :) The purpose of this post was to point out that the Holy Koran's "clear language of contempt" isn't directed at Jews for their ethnicity, but for some beliefs and practices that they've adopted, which conflict with the original message God conveyed to them. Therefore, this "contempt" applies equally to Christians and Muslims who exhibit the same characteristics. I'm certainly not telling you that Muslims are role models, and I'm very much against the Islamist worldview (I dedicated a blog category for Islamists because I'm in strong disagreement with them). I don't approve of acting arrogantly towards any other faith or human being, but encourage open-mindedness in discussing religious matters to arrive at the truth and to promote moral conduct and human happiness. I've not written on this blog for about 2 years, so I apologize if I haven't expanded much on the ideas I've presented here. Hi Jeff,

Welcome to my blog. :)

The purpose of this post was to point out that the Holy Koran’s “clear language of contempt” isn’t directed at Jews for their ethnicity, but for some beliefs and practices that they’ve adopted, which conflict with the original message God conveyed to them. Therefore, this “contempt” applies equally to Christians and Muslims who exhibit the same characteristics.

I’m certainly not telling you that Muslims are role models, and I’m very much against the Islamist worldview (I dedicated a blog category for Islamists because I’m in strong disagreement with them). I don’t approve of acting arrogantly towards any other faith or human being, but encourage open-mindedness in discussing religious matters to arrive at the truth and to promote moral conduct and human happiness.

I’ve not written on this blog for about 2 years, so I apologize if I haven’t expanded much on the ideas I’ve presented here.

]]> By: Jeff http://www.afilsforyourthoughts.com/blog/2007/05/07/anti-semitism-in-the-holy-koran/comment-page-1/#comment-15876 Jeff Wed, 22 Sep 2010 09:59:40 +0000 http://www.afilsforyourthoughts.com/blog/2007/05/07/anti-semitism-in-the-holy-koran/#comment-15876 Sorry Haider I don't buy much of what you write. Mohammed has said nothing that wasn't previously spelt out in the Jewish faith. It's not surprising that the two religions have so much in common, Mohammed was in fact taught by Rabbis for twenty five years. Your central premise that the Koran is not implicitly anti-Semitic is weak given it's clear language of contempt for Jews. Are you telling me that every human being will be a role model as a Muslim - I look around the world now and many Islamists make me wonder if they are indeed human! As you say there is one God and he is accepted by Jews, Christians and Moslems, why can't one Abrahamic faith be enough, rather then two arrogantly claiming superiority over the first? Sorry Haider I don’t buy much of what you write.
Mohammed has said nothing that wasn’t previously spelt out in the Jewish faith. It’s not surprising that the two religions have so much in common, Mohammed was in fact taught by Rabbis for twenty five years.
Your central premise that the Koran is not implicitly anti-Semitic is weak given it’s clear language of contempt for Jews. Are you telling me that every human being will be a role model as a Muslim – I look around the world now and many Islamists make me wonder if they are indeed human!
As you say there is one God and he is accepted by Jews, Christians and Moslems, why can’t one Abrahamic faith be enough, rather then two arrogantly claiming superiority over the first?

]]> By: Haider http://www.afilsforyourthoughts.com/blog/2007/05/07/anti-semitism-in-the-holy-koran/comment-page-1/#comment-248 Haider Wed, 19 Mar 2008 05:13:14 +0000 http://www.afilsforyourthoughts.com/blog/2007/05/07/anti-semitism-in-the-holy-koran/#comment-248 I agree. The problem with the belief in God is that "God" as a concept is very empty, if we don't associate any attributes to God. Is He a malevolent or benevolent God? Does He demand things from us that we cannot fulfill? Does He expect us to wage war or to promote peace? The fact is, many people use "God" to represent their own values, rather than the other way around. Prophet Muhammad (peace be on him and his family) said: "Adopt the attributes of God." But we tend to operate in the opposite way: "Adapt God to your attributes!" So if we are racist, we make God racist, if we are violent, we make God violent. I agree. The problem with the belief in God is that “God” as a concept is very empty, if we don’t associate any attributes to God. Is He a malevolent or benevolent God? Does He demand things from us that we cannot fulfill? Does He expect us to wage war or to promote peace?

The fact is, many people use “God” to represent their own values, rather than the other way around. Prophet Muhammad (peace be on him and his family) said: “Adopt the attributes of God.”

But we tend to operate in the opposite way: “Adapt God to your attributes!”

So if we are racist, we make God racist, if we are violent, we make God violent.

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