Who here has an opinion about Islam AND has actually read the book?

Question

I haven't read the Koran. I really don't post much about Islam.

I wonder how many Christians who holler for others to read the Bible have read anything BUT the Bible...

Answer 1

I don't need to read the Quran to know that suicide bombers are evil.

( I'd like to add , I don't believe all Muslims are suicide bombers or evil.)

Answer 2

If you knew the life that God gives through Jesus Christ, you wouldn't ask this question. I can tell you that there is a reason which was blatantly given by Jesus Christ himself concerning this. It's just that so many people do not understand what he said.

But in the interest of those who might read this and understand it, I will show you what Jesus said concerning the truth, and being able to divert reading every religion of the world - as it is not necessary to once you've accepted the truth.

This is what he said, I do not expect that you will understand it:

13 Jesus answered, "Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, 14 but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life."
( John 4 )

I have been given that water. I don't need to read the whole Koran, or any part of it, though I have read part of it.

After discussing with Muslims on chat and Message Boards I have come to know their error. I also see the ability of them to accept the lies which the Koran and their teachers deliver to them.

So if you know the real God, you do not need to read another religious text.

Answer 3

I have read both the Quran and the Bible. I feel much of the problem with Islam is that many of its believers actually follow the Quran while fortunately for us, most Christians no longer follow the Bible. You can see this in the people calling for the death of the teddy bear teacher, while Christians no longer execute witches and homosexuals as the bible commands them to.

Answer 4

The Holy Koran is the Holy words of Allah through his own Book . It is very easy to understand . You may feel happy & safe while you read it . When you read it , you feel as if Allah himself is talking to you . It is a great feeling . I think you will like it so much .
Islam wants all people live in peace , safety and happiness . Allah wants people to be good mannered , like and help each other . He also wants people to develop their life and invent things .
The prophet Mohammed never hated christians or jews , but he liked Islam & Moslems much more . He wished all the people to be Moslems . He could not hate them as they follow Allah" religions .

Answer 5

i have read quite widely in the koran (quite a bit of it is simply incoherent this is also true of the bible) and i have also lived in an area subject to sharia law.

i don't think this makes me uniquely qualified to have an opinion on islam, though it probably adds a little weight to what i say.

but how much do you need to know about islam to understand that hanging a teenage girl from a crane because she is not a virgin is wrong?

Answer 6

I am Jewish, and I skimmed the Koran because I don't like basing my opinions and what everyone else is saying. I was actually pretty shocked that some of the things people claimed it said, was right. No offense to any Muslim person, it is jut a very different religion than what I am used to.

Also, I want to add- Actions speak louder than words. If many Muslim people don't follow the book, why should the world judge Muslims based on the book they are supposed to follow but don't?

Answer 7

I am not a Christian...but I have read the Koran and like the Bible it's ambiguous and subject to interpretation...Therein lies the weakness of both books in terms of their being taken literally. I can't take something ambiguous and lacking in clarity literally. When I go to the bookstore I see shelf upon shelf of varying versions of the Bible and Koran along with other texts on HOW TO READ & UNDERSTAND THEM...What a crock...I need another book to understand a book. I see a big issue there. PEACE!

Answer 8

I have a copy, and am currently trying to read through it. I have to be honest, at this point it seems rather rhetorical to me, and short on reasoning.

Do X, because X, and thus, you have X

Rather than:

Do X, because if you do X? Then you will notice the outcome will be Y, and wouldn't you agree that this is a better outcome than Z? If you look at Z, then you would agree ...

Just seems very rhetorical, and doesn't try to reason with the reader, as books such as Isaiah and Proverbs do, as well as books like James and Pauls letters. Who knows, maybe I just haven't reached that part in it yet.

Answer 9

I've read an english translation. Very, very revealing. ONE verse about "love" (and it concerns Moses). 1 in 55 verses deals with hatred, violence and waging war against Jews and Christians.

Of course, like the vast majority of muslims, I haven't read any of the very many arabic versions of the koran (I don't read or speak the language).

I found that it further strengthens my trust and faith in the one true God.

It also made me devote part of my prayers that muslims will come to know the love and mercy of God and that they will open their hearts and minds to the covenant of the New Testament for forgiveness of sin and salvation of the eternal soul thru God's Son, Jesus.

Answer 10

i read the koran often, as i debate with my Muslim friends.

Islam is no different than catholicism in my opinion...

corruption...thats the word...

The koran takes all its basics from the bible, as it was written 600 years after the completion of the bible...

Mohamed traveled with rabbis and monks and decided that although he likes the idea of monotheism, he hated the Christians and Jews..

Furthermore, there is evidence of catholic influence in Islams origins...

So, like most religions, its a weapon of leaders, an opiate of the masses, and another reason to justify what people do.

i like the bible's definition of religion, from the book of James, "pure and undefiled religion before God the father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their troubles, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world..."

Answer 11

The Bible is the Word of God and it is complete in and of itself. There is no need to go anywhere else to find answers when Jesus Christ is the Answer. It does not take a bible scholar to see what a weak imitation of God's Word the Quran is. Why would I ever mix fiction ( the Quran ) with the truth of God's Word? I wouldn't.