Showing posts with label people of book. Show all posts
Showing posts with label people of book. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 05, 2017

Quran sura 9 repentance

129 verses. Pagans unrepentant after four months face war. People of the Book must submit and pay the Jizya. Jews call Ezra a son of God, Christians Christ is the Son.They have priests and anchorites as lords. No exemption from fighting. Only that God has decreed will happen. He protects believers. Sent to Noah, Hebrews, Thamud in Arabia, Abraham, Midian and cities overthrown.. Hypocrites made a covenant with God for bounty and they would be charitable and righteous. But turned back. Desert Arabs failed to help Mohammed. Medina too.

Wednesday, March 29, 2017

Quran sura3

the family of Imram. 200 verses include stories of Imram, father of Mary and of Zachariya and John. I use the English spellings. Mary will bear a Word from Him, Christ Jesus. God creates him and Mary will give birth. He will make a clay bird miraculously come to life. He and his disciples are Muslims. People of the Book are called to worship none but God, as did Abraham who was not a Jew. Again there is reference to the covenant of the prophet but no institution or content. Muslims believe in what was revealed to the Patriarchs, Ishmael and the Tribes and in books given to Moses, Jesus and the prophets. I do not comment the other ramblings, only on that which refers to matters biblical.