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1 | Do you understand Islam vs. Christianity | Bible general Archive 1 | EdB | 16371 | ||
Islam is the religion, Muslim or Moslem is a follower of Islam. Islam is the religion based on the teachings of the prophet Mohammed. Muslim is by definition a follower of the Islamic religion and the word means surrendered to God, or one who surrenders to God. Incidently Islamic followers by definition belong to the "Nation of Islam" therefore much of their loyalites are reside there. |
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2 | Do you understand Islam vs. Christianity | Bible general Archive 1 | retxar | 16373 | ||
Thanks EdB. So Moslem would be as we would say Christian and Islamic would be as we would say Baptist, Methodist, etc., right? OK here's another question from the un-informed (that sounds much better than stupid!). You said, "Incidently Islamic followers by definition belong to the "Nation of Islam" therefore much of their loyalites are reside there." What exatly does this mean? Are certain middle east countries considered to be part of the "Nation of Islam" or is this just something Moslems say as we may say "Kingdom of God"? thanks, retxar |
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3 | Do you understand Islam vs. Christianity | Bible general Archive 1 | EdB | 16377 | ||
Mohammed in around 500AD taught that Allah was to be worshipped by all the world. There were very many Arab nations and sheikdoms at the time. He knew to successfully unite these into a cohesive war machine he had to establish a national unity. He invented the nation of Islam. His call to war was take from the rich and give to the poor, along with a religious duty. Once he had accomplished a unification he then sweep through what is now Saudi Arabia capturing Mecca and Medina and much of that Middle Eastern area converting or killing the people that dwelt there. Islam later swept through the rest of the Middle East, across Northern Africa and north and west into Turkey, Afghanistan, and those countries bordering Northern Europe and Asia. Then the moors swept into part of Spain and Portugal laying siege to Italy and Greece. About this time the Christians decided it was time to defend itself, and the “Holy Lands” and the crusades began. Many atrocities occurred from both sides and the fighting and hatred grew. Eventually the Islamic tide was turned and many nations came under rule of European countries. Muslims were forced to draw back and learned to survive. Much of what went on in Yugoslavia and Balkans was predicated on the on going war between Christian and Muslims of the region. The war in the Sudan is a battle between Christians and Muslims, the war in Afghanistan was a war between Russians and the Muslims, the war in Israel is a battle between Muslim and Jew. My history might be a little rusty and I may have the events out of order, I’m doing this from recall but the jest of what I said is what happened. |
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