After the answers I recieved off my last question, it seems that Muslims claim that anyone who devotes there life to God is Muslim, including Abraham (and his kin), Moses and Jesus.
I'm not comfortable with that answer because it means that anyone who is not alive today can be labeled anything because they're not around to defend themselves. It's implying that Jesus and Moses would support curent day Islam, including their traditions and customs as well as beliefs. I'm Christian and I know Jesus wasn't a Christian, he was a Jew, and I'm not going around calling Moses and Abraham Christians.
At the same time, If i created a religion where Muhammad seemed to fit right in, do you think Muslims would approve of me using the name of their profit?
My questions are these:
Do you think people like Abraham, Moses and Jesus would call themselves Muslim if you were able to ask them today? Do you think they Muslims would be upset if another religion used Muhammad as a figure in theirs?
2007-10-29
18:16:21
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