Koran[2.91] And when it is said to them, Believe in what Allah has revealed, they say: We believe in that which was revealed to us; and they deny what is besides that, while it is the truth verifying that which they have. Say: Why then did you kill Allah's Prophets before if you were indeed believers?
2007-09-16 09:53:24 · 8 answers · asked by Ahmad 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I suspect that I, as a Jew, have a completely different conception of what the term "chosen people" means than you do.
2007-09-16 10:04:47 · answer #1 · answered by Cathy 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Someday I am going to read the Koran, cover to cover. Perhaps then I will understand its meaning. Until then, I think it is impossible to understand a specific verse, out of context. I will say this, when God chose the Jews, for His bidding, it was a double-edged sword. As you can see, many terrible things have happened to the Jews over the millenia. It might have been wise of Abraham to say no thank you to the almighty one, when he made the initial offer, in retrospect.
2007-09-17 15:07:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Jews were (according to the Old Testament) chosen by God to be a blessing to the rest of the World (blessed, to be a blessing). Christians believe that this Covenant was passed to the Christians because the Jews rejected Jesus's message.
2007-09-16 19:33:39 · answer #3 · answered by william a 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I have no idea what that means, but let me explain the term "chosen ones".
The term is not "better ones" or "special ones" for a reason. Jews are the chosen people because we were chosen by God to receive the Torah (Bible) and fulfill all of its commandments. To refer to Muslims as the chosen people would mean that they have chosen to take the Jewish Bible and follow all of the laws - kashrut, holidays, rituals, etc.
Has that happened?
2007-09-16 17:06:56 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The concept of "chosenness" is highly misunderstood.
It does not imply superiority of any kind.
choseness does imply a special uniqueness.
What is this uniqueness?
Historically, it goes back to Abraham. Abraham lived in a world steeped in idolatry, which he concluded was contradicted by the reality of design in nature.
So Abraham came to a belief in God, and took upon himself the mission of teaching others of the monotheistic ideal. Abraham was even willing to suffer persecution for his beliefs. After years of enormous effort, dedication and a willingness to accept the responsibility to be God's representative in this world, God chose Abraham and his descendents to be the teachers of this monotheistic message.
In other words it is not so much that God chose the Jews; it is more accurate that the Jews (through Abraham) chose God.
2007-09-16 17:08:21 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
You will rarely, if ever, find Jewish people actually saying that we are the 'chosen' ones.
The term doesn't mean what people often think, anyway; all it means is that when other religions rejected the covenant with G-d, we Jews accepted it and agreed to worship one G-d and only one.
2007-09-16 17:00:31 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Allah loves the Jews, he calls them ''The Children Of Israel''.
2007-09-16 17:16:55 · answer #7 · answered by B 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Read the last two verses of Roman's Chapter 2 and decide for yourself.
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2007-09-16 17:46:39 · answer #8 · answered by TeeM 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋