Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Call for Topics
Well guys and gals I've pretty much exhausted the list of things I want to write about except for one more article about the Prophet Elijah and the ways he was similar to Prophet Mohammad (pbuh). So, if you all have any ideas, drop me a line or leave it in the comments section. Peace out!
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Could you write on where Mohammad (pbuh) is foretold in Torah and Bible, as mentioned in Koran?
ReplyDeleteSure I can do that.
DeleteGreat! I posted this request ealier also. So, when are you giving us this topic?
DeleteMany thanks.
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As soon as I get around to it. With me, that's not very predictable. I might start work on it today, if I'm feeling up to it.
DeleteI can promise you that you have atleast one very eager reader waiting for it :)
DeleteI wrote it up. :) Enjoy.
DeleteThere are several topics I'd love to read about...
ReplyDelete- Differences between Jewish and Islamic law (dietary, ritual purity, criminal law, marital law, etc.) as it's found in the Torah as we have it today
- Evolution of the sacrificial system and why it's not found in Islam
- Evidence of the pillars of iman in the Tanakh/Talmud (belief in the angels/jinn/heaven/hell/resurrection/yawm-ul-qiyamah/etc.)
If you've already written posts on some of these, please reply with the links, as I'm very interested to read them, but haven't had time to peruse your entire blog yet. Love the work you're doing here, and I really hope you find material to keep writing about!
1. The first topic is a little complicated because it's very in depth. I'll get to it eventually.
Delete2. http://judaismtoislam.blogspot.com/2013/04/sacrifice-what-for.html
3. I could get that but what for? They're not considered pillars of faith in Judaism. :) Thanks for the suggestions tho! I really appreciate it.
Thanks again! I left a comment over at the "Sacrifice: What For" post. Again, just to clarify the questions above, I'm trying to figure out if Judaism - as we know it today, and the Torah/Tanakh as we know it today - have been significantly corrupted/changed, and the original form of Judaism - the religion practiced by Abraham, Moses, and David, was closer to Islam as we know it, or whether it really was that different (belief-wise, sacrificial system-wise, law-wise, etc.), and God simply prescribed all these things uniquely for the Israelites, while dictating a fairly different setup for all people through Muhammad.
DeleteSo all three questions above, reworded with respect to that, would be something as follows..
-Is Jewish doctrine compatible with Islamic doctrine? If not, did people over time change the message given to Noah/Abraham/Moses or did God change the message given to Muhammad?
-The sacrificial system as an institution is in no way duplicated in Islam [see my comment on the other post]. Did people over time change the system prescribed through Moses, or did God change the system given to Muhammad?
-There are differences between Mosaic law and Shari'ah law. Did people over time change Mosaic law, or did God change the law given to Muhammad?
Hope that's a little more clear :) It's still early morning here and I haven't had my tea, so if it doesn't make sense, let me know :) Heading over to read the post about Elijah now - fascinating stuff. Thanks so much for the work you do here - it's by far one of the most insightful and helpful blogs I read.
-I dealt with the major points on which Judaism and Islam seem incompatible in my series: Judaism and Islam: Incompatible? back in January 2010.
Delete-The simple answer is: It's a little of both. It's hard to tell how *much* of each it is because the Torah we have isn't the original. If we were to find an original, older Torah, that might be more clear, but that on the face of it seems unlikely. You can read about how the Torah was lost in my series: The History of Judaism and Its Corruption.
-Again a little of both, but there are clear differences between Mosaic law and Talmudic law. These differences were clearly derived from men, not from prophets, and so although to Jews they hold more authority than the Scriptures (which I dealt with in "Forbidding the Acceptable and Making the Acceptable Forbidden"), to us as Muslims these changes seem like bid'ah. There are not as many differences between (what we know today as) Mosaic law and Shariah law as it would first appear; but there are major differences between Talmudic law and Shariah law.
Okay, I will definitely check out those series. JazakAllahu khayran for your responses - REALLY appreciate it!
DeleteSalam.
ReplyDeleteI learn briefly about judaism in college from non jewish prof.
1. Can you describes a little bit about samaritans? I watch them on National Geographics channels and quite suprised with their similarity with Islam. What are their status in judaism and how they differs from other jewish in general.
2. Comparison on ritual purification tahor/taharah in judaism and taharah in Islam.
3. On the lighter note i think you can write about the linguistic term of both religions. I mean the similarities and differences. Example how selah and solah is only linguistically saond similar, or maybe not.
Read your comment. I don't have the energy to do the posts; but I wanted you to know I will get around to it.
DeleteCould you give an exegesis on the Qur'anic verse, "The Jews call 'Uzair a son of Allah, and the Christians call Christ the son of Allah. That is a saying from their mouth; (in this) they but imitate what the unbelievers of old used to say. Allah's curse be on them: how they are deluded away from the Truth!" - [Surah at-Tawbah 9:30]
ReplyDeleteMainly in regards to the former (Uzair), what is the background for this belief? Do we have anything that of which corroborates that a jewish people once held this conviction, who were they, when, what were the circumstances etc....
Salaam Alaykum. May Allah swt reward you with good.
I read your comment. I will get around to it.
DeleteSalaam Safiyya. I'm actually a muslim asexual too so nice meeting you. My question is regarding the jewish community. Amy Chua, better known as the 'Tiger Mom' recently wrote a book called "The triple package" that argues that some ethnic groups, jewish americans included, disproportionately succeed in america due to three traits: a superiority complex, a feeling of insecurity, and impulse control. As an ethnically jewish person, would you agree with that? Why do you think jews tend to succeed more than others in america? Also on a different note, there's another great blog by a muslim asexual its called Muslim Ace.
ReplyDeleteWasalam. Yes, I would generally agree with that.
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