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Mr. Spencer continues today with Sura 2, Part 5. Here is a sample:
Verses 211-216 again remind the Jews of all of Allah’s spurned favors toward them (v. 211) and notes how the unbelievers scoff at the Muslims (v. 212). V. 213 contains in capsule form the Islamic view of salvation history: Allah sent prophets to the world, and “with them He sent the Book in truth,” and even “the People of the Book” — mainly Jews and Christians — agreed with one another, “except through selfish contumacy.” Then Allah guided the Muslims to the truth about the things the People of the Book disagreed about. Ibn Kathir explains that they disagreed about the “day of Congregation”: “The Jews made it Saturday while the Christians chose Sunday. Allah guided the Ummah [community] of Muhammad to Friday.” They also disagreed about the direction to face when praying (qiblah), postures of prayer, fasting, and whither Abrahim: “The Jews said, `He was a Jew,’ while the Christians considered him Christian. Allah has made him a Haniyfan Musliman” — that is, a pre-Islamic monotheist.
This is an example of Islamic assertion of superiority, and should not be allowed as an axiom in discussion with Muslims. Sheltering such folks as Abraham and Jesus under the Muslim concept of hanif may seem like an ecumenical compliment, but it is really an assertion that Judaism and Christianity are corrupt and in need of the revelation of Mohammed.
Click through for a discussion of when it is permissible for Muslims to break moral law. Understanding that concept will take you far upon the road of understanding the futility of appeasement towards Islamists.
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