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The Koran: Words beyond worth
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by Barry ORegan | June 21, 2008 at 01:08 pm
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Having read the Koran cover to cover and being Catholic having the Bible drilled into me as a child the comparisons are eeriely similar, both preach tolerance, benevolence, peace and death to non believers.
The only difference between the two religions is that one knows when to temper the written word with reality to conform to modern times and morals in which the written word in the Dark Ages neglected to foretell, but should have, after all are they not professed to be Gods words.
If both Gods are all knowing and all seeing, certainly they would have known the future outcome of man in todays warring religious and ethnic cleansing society and mentioned for it to stop.
Since both Written Books failed to fortell what is today, are these books relevant now as they were then. Only to the Zealots who wish the total destruction of mankind by any means possible, so they as the true chosen ones, in all their piety can begin their ascent to the heavens as the Koran or Bibles true believers.
The Koran: Words beyond worthMONA SIDDIQUI
From Saturday's Globe and Mail
June 21, 2008 at 12:00 AM EDT
How do you measure a book's worth? By its sales in the millions, by its perennial appeal to generation upon generation, by the beauty of its language and style or because, as in the case of the Koran, the book is considered sacred and venerated as God's very word. With more than one billion Muslims in the world who believe that the Koran is God's last revelation in human history, the Koran, like the Bible, is one of the most widely read, revered and recited books in the world.
Its reach is global, its influence is global. It has been the inspiration to one of the greatest civilizations in the world and is the basis for some of the most impressive art, architecture, literature, philosophy and science the world has ever known.
A relatively short scripture, the Koran is the culmination of a series of revelations that Muslims believe were given to Muhammad, a seventh-century Arab who became God's last Prophet and the recipient of God's final revelation.
The book was revealed in Arabic and subsequently compiled in Arabic. Though it has been translated into numerous languages, the faithful nevertheless always try to read the original Arabic because the power of the book lies as much in the oral recitation of the verses as its does in its content. For Muslims, the Koran is central to the good and moral life.
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Barry ORegan
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at 19:18 on June 21st, 2008
Barry Artiste, very thought provoking.
Yet another example of how the messages that were relevant and meaningful for that generation could have been "mis-interpreted" when passed through time.
We must learn from the past and from our predecessors; we must also be vigilant in our attention on what is relevant now.
Beware of the Dogma -- it may bite you (us).
at 20:40 on June 21st, 2008
Thanks Felton for your comments, so true misinterpretation of the book leaves many to believe perhaps dark age religions have no place in society, especially with those believers who vie to prove their imaginary friend is the true God.