freediver wrote on Aug 20
th, 2017 at 6:35pm:
I did not ask what it is less than or more than, but thanks for the transparent attempt to change the topic. No surprise there. Or perhaps you were attempting to be on topic? After all, The left attack Christianity but supports Islam, right?
Mushriken means infidel. The verse says to slaughter the infidel. Not one infidel. Not one group of them. All of them.
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What is the difference between mushrikeen and kuffaar? Are the Jews and Christians mushrikeen or kuffaar?.
Published Date: 2005-02-13
Praise be to Allaah.
Firstly:
The kaafir is the one who denies and conceals the truth. The basic meaning of the word kufr in Arabic is concealment. Shirk means devoting worship to anyone or anything other than Allaah.
Kufr may take the form of denying and rejecting, but the mushrik may also believe in Allaah. This is the difference between the mushrik and the kaafir.
Each word may also carry the meaning of the other, so the word kufr may be used in the sense of shirk, and the word shirk may be used in the sense of kufr.
This is a continuations of a discussion we had in another topic and I know what you are trying to do with this quote. In your mind it is the " Ah! Ha! Gotcha Moment. Instruction for Muslims to go out and kill. In particular according to your myopic view of things to go out and kill Christians.
The word used in the Quote is Mushrikun according to my references is the sin of practicing idolatry or polytheism, i.e. the deification or worship of anyone or anything besides the singular God, i.e. Allah. Literally, it means ascribing or the establishment of "partners" placed beside God. Judaism and Christianity are monotheistic faiths.
Further Jesus or in Arabic Isa Is considered as an Islamic Prophit. Among the major world religions, Islam is the only non-Christian faith that recognizes the person of Jesus. Qur'an talks a great amount about Jesus. However, Jesus Christ is the most controversial personality in Islam. In the Qur'an, Jesus is referred to in over ninety verses in fifteen surahs. Islam corroborates that Jesus was born to a virgin, was sinless, performed miracles, and was superior to other prophets. Yet, Islam teaches that Jesus was no more than a prophet. It denies the central message of Christianity by denying Jesus' divinity, crucifixion, and resurrection.
This quote must be looked at in the same light as
Exodus 35:2
"Six days work shall be done, but on the seventh day you shall have a Sabbath of solemn rest, holy to the Lord. Whoever does any work on it shall be put to death."I worked last Saturday according to this I should be put to death. The Bible! The article of faith for Christianity says I should be put to death for working on the Sabbath. Now you are probably going to obfuscate and tell me that the bible really does not want me killed. Use the same arguments you are going to use to defend Exodus 35:2 and dismiss your Koran quote.
' .............. Exodus 35:2
"Six days work shall be done, but on the seventh day you shall have a Sabbath of solemn rest, holy to the Lord. Whoever does any work on it shall be put to death......... '
is the Old Testament.
It is for Jews only.
You are either unaware of that, or a deceiver.