My Favorite Verse from the Quran (so far)

I was Muslim for almost a decade after being Christian for 33 years. American Christianity, to me, is too bizarre though I believe in One God and Jesus. Anything I am confused about will be explained to me. As I have said before I am now an Abrahamic Religionist. Muslims believe in Jesus (Isa) but not as the Son of God. Of course there is Matt 3:17 "This is my son, in whom I am well pleased".

There were lots of belief systems before the Jews. It is all an interesting field of study. I am well aware that lots of people have been killed in the quarreling about the various doctrines.

The difference is that the Qur'an mandates killing in many instances where Christianity does not. There is no "death to infidels" in the New Testament. What I find bizarre is Christians saying that Islam is an Abrahamic religion.

I may be too old to correctly remember, or to do accurate research any more. In my opinion, the violence in Islam comes from the Fatwas, and Hadiths. There are Muslims who are "Quran Only" Muslims and I would be quite sympathetic to their views. In my research, I found that "Quranism" is a movement that permeates all of Islam.

As far as the "Death to Infidels" ideas are concerned, Christianity is full of them slaughtering one another by hideous means.

There is no commandment to treat anyone with violence or slaughter anyone in the New Testament, whereas the
Quran has over a hundred verses advocating violence and death to infidels, Jews, Christians, and non-believers.

The Quran contains at least 109 verses that speak of war with nonbelievers, usually on the basis
of their status as non-Muslims. Some are quite graphic, with commands to chop off heads and
fingers and kill infidels wherever they may be hiding. Muslims who do not join the fight are called
'hypocrites' and warned that Allah will send them to Hell if they do not join the slaughter. source

The quran is NOT Holy... It is a deception from a false prophet..

Wow. I mean . . . just . . . wow.

Comparing Islam and Christianity

Muhammad...
Stoned women for adultery.
(Muslim 4206)

Jesus...
"Let he who is without sin cast the first stone."
(John 8:7)

Muhammad...
"I have been commanded to fight
against people till they testify that there
is no god but Allah, and that Muhammad
is the messenger of Allah"
(Muslim 1:33)

Jesus...
"He who lives by the sword
will die by the sword."
(Matthew 26:52)

Muhammad...
Permitted stealing from unbelievers.
(Bukhari 44:668, Ibn Ishaq 764)

Jesus...
"Thou shalt not steal."
(Matthew 19:18)

Muhammad...
Permitted lying.
(Sahih Muslim 6303, Bukhari 49:857)

Jesus...
"Thou shalt not bear false witness."
(Matthew 19:18)

Muhammad...
Owned and traded slaves.
(Sahih Muslim 3901)

Jesus...
Neither owned nor traded slaves.

Muhammad...
Beheaded 800 Jewish men and boys.
(Abu Dawud 4390)

Jesus...
Beheaded no one.

Muhammad...
"If then anyone transgresses
the prohibition against you,
Transgress ye likewise against him"
(Quran 2:194)

Jesus...
Preached forgiveness.
(Matthew 18:21-22, 5:38)
"If someone strikes you on the right
cheek, turn to him the other also."
(Matthew 5:39)

Muhammad...
Jihad in the way of Allah elevates one's position in Paradise by a hundred fold.
(Muslim 4645)

Jesus...
"Blessed are the peacemakers, for
they will be called Sons of God"
(Matthew 5:9)

Muhammad...
Married 13 wives and kept sex slaves.
(Bukhari 5:268, Quran 33:50)

Jesus...
Was celibate.

Muhammad...
Slept with a 9-year-old child.
(Sahih Muslim 3309, Bukhari 58:236)

Jesus...
Did not have sex with children.

Muhammad...
Ordered the murder of women.
(Ibn Ishaq 819, 995)

Jesus...
Never harmed a woman.

Muhammad...
"O you who believe! Fight those of the
unbelievers who are near to you
and let them find in you hardness."
(Quran 9:123)

Jesus...
"Blessed are the meek, for
they shall inherit the earth."
(Matthew 5:5)

Muhammad...
Ordered 65 military campaigns
and raids in his last 10 years.
(Ibn Ishaq )

Jesus...
Ordered no military campaigns, nor
offered any approval of war or violence.

Muhammad...
Killed captives taken in battle.
(Ibn Ishaq 451)

Jesus...
Never took captives.
Never killed anyone.

Muhammad...
Encouraged his men to rape enslaved women.
(Abu Dawood 2150, Quran 4:24)

Jesus...
Never encouraged rape.
Never enslaved women.

Muhammad...
Demanded captured slaves and
a fifth of all other loot taken in war.
(Quran 8:41)

Jesus...
"The Son of Man came not
to be served, but to serve."
(Matthew 20:28)

Muhammad...
Was never tortured, but tortured others.
(Muslim 4131, Ibn Ishaq 436, 595, 734, 764)

Jesus...
Suffered torture, but never tortured anyone.

Muhammad...
"And fight them until there is no more persecution and religion is only for Allah"
(Quran 8:39)

Jesus...
"Love your enemies and pray
for those who persecute you"
(Matthew 5:44)

Muhammad...
Blessed the brutal murder of a half-blind man
(al-Tabari 1440)

Jesus...
Healed a blind man
(Mark 8:28)

Muhammad...
Ordered a slave to build the very pulpit
from which he preached Islam.
(Bukhari 47:743)

Jesus...
Washed his disciples feet.
(John 13:5)

Muhammad...
What are the Greatest Commandments?
"Belief in Allah and Jihad in His cause"
(Muslim 1:149)

Jesus...
What are the Greatest Commandments?
"Love God and love thy neighbor as thyself."
(Matthew 22:34-40)

Muhammad...
Demanded the protection of armed bodyguards, even in a house of worship
(Quran 4:102)

Jesus...
Chastised anyone attempting
to defend him with force.
(John 18:10-12)

Muhammad...
Died fat and wealthy from what was
taken from others in war or
demanded from others in tribute.

Jesus...
Demanded nothing for himself.
Died without possessions.

Muhammad...
Advocated crucifying others.
(Quran 5:33, Muslim 16:4131)

Jesus...
Was crucified himself.

Muhammad...
According to his followers:
Had others give their lives for him.
(Sahih Muslim 4413)

Jesus...
According to his followers:
Gave his life for others.
(John 18:11 and elsewhere)

One heaven promises young prime girls in paradise (Idk what the women get,lol)
The other heaven is the Kingdom of God where we will meet Jesus and our loved ones in a glorified land.
One was carnal the other one of the Spirit.
Which one will we choose to bet our eternal life on?
Also, Jesus at birth was called Emmanuel, God is with us.

It kinda sounds like a fairy tale similar to the show 'I Dream of Genie', lol.

You'd better not look at your English version of the Scripture about Koran. It's a terrible translation. Maybe you can learn Chinese.

jinn (n.)
1680s, djen, from Arabic jinn. It is a collective plural, "demons, spirits, angels;" the proper singular
is jinni, which appears in English occasionally as jinnee (1840) but more frequently as genie.

The 9th century Islamic historian and exegete al-Tabari notes the following: “The pre-Islamic Arabs
believed in the demon of poetry, and they thought that a great poet was directly inspired by demons"
(The History of al-Tabari, Vol. 9, [State University of New York Press, 1990], p. 167 note 1151). The Koran
itself mentions some examples of people who suspected that Muhammad was under such demonic
inspiration. Koran 44:14 says, “Yet they turn away from him and say: ‘Tutored (by others), a man possessed!’”
(Koran 44:14, Yusuf Ali). Also Koran 37:36 says, “And say: ‘What! shall we give up our gods for the sake
of a Poet possessed?’” (Koran 37:36, Yusuf Ali).

In the early Muslim literature – namely al-Tabari and Ibn Isaq – we find Muhammad believed he was one
of these demon possessed poets after his experience with Gabriel in the cave of Hira, so much so that he
wanted to commit suicide. Muhammad was so distraught and convinced his encounters with spirit beings
were nefarious that he wanted to end his own life! In the Bible there is not one instance of a true prophet
or apostle being concerned they were demon possessed or controlled by Satan in going forth with their
divine mission from God. This is unique to Muhammad because he was demon possessed. source

It's claimed that either the angel Gabriel dictated the Koran to Muhammad or it just came to him, but since God is not the author of confusion, why would He issue out two different theologies? I would think if people would look into the origins of the Koran they might be concerned about exactly who they are worshipping imo.

2 Corinthians 11:14: “And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light.”

Mohammed's wife Khadija was instrumental in convincing Muhammed that he was not demon possessed.

He even included verses from Satan as part of the Koran and then retracted them.

Perhaps the truth, or closer to it, lies with the Quran only folk? Perhaps the Fatwas and Hadiths are largely false?

My position is that I need to know for absolutely sure that I serve the almighty God of creation and that I'll be in His eternal kingdom forever. There isn't any room for error on a decision that will determine where I spend eternity. There can only be one creator and I've come to the firm conclusion it is Jehovah, the God of the Bible. God bless you!

There is no such thing as "Koran only," since the Sunnah are required to
contextualize the text; both are primary sources of understanding Islam.

Jesus Christ is the Truth. Mohammed was an anti Christ.

Why are you even here?

The Quran seems to imply hating Christians more than it does sticking up for Allah. Everything the Quran teaches is to object to what the bible teaches. I read the Quran myself. I used to have one.

Question: Can God lie or speak falsehood?
If the Holy Bible and the Quran are placed side by side, do they not speak against each other? Does not Jesus state that no man can come to the Father but through Him?
You Stat that it is sad that there are those who are intent on maintaining an unholy polarization between those who believe in on God, but it is God, Himself, who has pitted these two beliefs against each other. They cannot both be true.
If God is true and holy, then only a true accounting of Him can be followed. We must seek truth if we are to know God. What is amazing about this is that Jesus stated that He is the way, the truth, and the life. He is then either the only way to God, making the Holy Bible the only true book or He is liar, which then allows the Quran to be a possible choice, though even then the whole of the Quran would have to meet the same standards of truth as the Bible. The issue is that even if it is held upon only what is found in its pages the Quran is not found above reproach for it contains many untruths. The Holy Bible though, contains no untruths. People have claimed to find some, but once you dig deep into what they claim it is unbelievable of the person and not an untruth in the Holy Bible that they have.
I pray you would test the "Holy books" and see for yourself what is true. The devil would have you believe a lie. He would have you be destroyed. Do not let his lies keep you from knowing truth. Seek for it. Ask the God of all creation to show you His truth. Knock on the doors and He will open them to you so that your faith is not merely a blind faith but that is it upheld and affirmed by an undeniable truth that cannot fail.

The Quran challenges ANYONE to write a single chapter like the Quran has in it's books. So no, if you write scripture, you are not going to hell. That's a Christian superstition!
“Produce One Chapter Like It”: The Miraculous Inimitability of the Qur’ān’s Shortest Chapter – Sapience Institute