Specifically, what would be an Islamic view of the following words, which the Bible says were taught by Jesus:
"You have heard that it was said, 'Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.' But I tell you, Do not resist an evil person. If someone strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also." (Matthew 5:38-39)
Under the law 'Eye for eye...', if someone does something to a person, then that someone should have what they did done to them.
Under the above teaching, if someone has something bad done to them, they not only don't do it to the person in return, they take on the 'penalty' that would otherwise have been applied to that other person.
Do Muslims believe this is an appropriate attitude?
What, if anything, would those verses have to say about God's attitude towards us?
2006-08-05
02:59:46
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