I have a few questions I am a Christian by way ?
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Are Non Muslime like me allowed to read the Quran ? Can I read a Quran in English ? Does Islam teach that people should be stoned to death for Adultery/Homosexuality and punishing in public those people who drink Alcohol ? Also is the Hadith the word of God in Islam or is it like how the Talmud in Judaism is opinions of the Rabbis ?
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Welcome, may be after reading Qur'aan and accepting it, you say, in the tradition of many of those Christians living in the days of revelation of Qur'aan who on accepting it said "We were earlier also Muslims". My respects and regards for all of them.
The Grand Qur'aan is introduced as "The Book" and book is for everyone to read. But, be careful, the reading of a book imposes an obligation upon the reader. He has either to reject its content by tangible counter evidence or accept its word and then follow it.
Introduction of Qur'aan The only Infinitely Reliable Book
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Are Non Muslime like me allowed to read the Quran ?
No you cannot!! It's Haraaam!! You must recite the shahada first and then perform the ablution before doing so!!
Even if I or anyone else said so... what or who can keep you from clicking this link below?
http//corpus.quran.com/Can I read a Quran in English ?
See the answer above..
Does Islam teach that people should be stoned to death for Adultery/Homosexuality and punishing in public those people who drink Alcohol ?
islam cannot teach anyone.. islam is not an entity or subject which can do something.. islam cannot talk...
As thus the answer is no..Also is the Hadith the word of God in Islam or is it like how the Talmud in Judaism is opinions of the Rabbis ?
Hadiths is an arabic word for 'stories' a.k.a rumor / gossips..
The equivalent of Talmud of Judaism in Sunniism (and not Islam) is "Ijma Ulema" a.k.a "The Agreement/Consensus Of The Scholars" some of those are documented and some others are not.
Salam / Peace
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I read the Quran as a Christian when seeking knowledge. Yes it was in english and no I did not self combust. If you are seeking God, read it! Either you will be guided or not. I would recommend Yahya Emmerick, that is my opinion for English Translation. Arabic is the only accurate version, however some of us will never obtain that goal of understanding such a complex language.
Oh by the way Welcome!
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Are Non Muslime like me allowed to read the Quran ? Can I read a Quran in English ? Does Islam teach that people should be stoned to death for Adultery/Homosexuality and punishing in public those people who drink Alcohol ? Also is the Hadith the word of God in Islam or is it like how the Talmud in Judaism is opinions of the Rabbis ?
Peace Roger peace
-Yes you are more than welcome to read the Quran. The Quran was sent as a message to mankind, not just Muslims laugh
-Yes yu are more than welcome to read a an English Quran (as per Quran 4144)
(You can read the english translation on here www.free-minds.org/quran/PM/1)
-The Quran, the "LAW" of the muslims, does not stipulate stoning as a punishment for anything. So called Muslims who practice stoning are actually basing their support for stoning from Hadith (alledged sayings of the Prophet Muhammed). The real Punishment for Adultry (Arabic Zina) is 100 lashes as per Quran 242.
Moreover, the punishment for a slave woman guilty of indecency/lewdness (fahishah) is to receive half the punishment of that of a free woman as per Quran 425. Thus you can never support stoning as a punishment for adultry from the quran, because stoning leds to death, and yu cannot half kill someone, if the person guilty is a slave laugh
Moreovere, Homosexuality is described as sexual lewdness (Fahisha), but there is no punishment stipulated for it .- Hadiths are NOT the word of God Almighty. God Almighty stated that he revealed to Muhammed the Quran, which is said to be complete, fully detailed, and not missing anything. The Hadiths & sunna are like the Jews' "Mishna & Gamarah", or the Sayings and the traditions. Now we know how Jesus comdemned the Chief jews for nullifying the LAW by their traditions (Mathew 1516).
Today, Many Muslim "Scholars" do the same by following man made laws that were never decreed by God Almighty, and attribute them to the Prophet Muhammed. The Almighty stated to Obey the Messenger Muhamed,
"We did not reveal the Quran to you, to cause you any hardship" (Quran 202)
"These are God's revelations that We recite to you truthfully. In which Hadith other than God and His revelations do they believe?" (Quran 456)
"Shall I seek other than God as a source of law, when He has revealed to you this Fully Detailed book ?" (Quran 6114)
~ Hope that helped ~ Peace peace
~Blessed is his Most Blessed, Supreme, Serene, High Majesty, YHWH; The Everlasting, Merciful Lord & king of All ~
~ Hallel YAH! ~
sun - Hadiths are NOT the word of God Almighty. God Almighty stated that he revealed to Muhammed the Quran, which is said to be complete, fully detailed, and not missing anything. The Hadiths & sunna are like the Jews' "Mishna & Gamarah", or the Sayings and the traditions. Now we know how Jesus comdemned the Chief jews for nullifying the LAW by their traditions (Mathew 1516).
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No you cannot!! It's Haraaam!! You must recite the shahada first and then perform the ablution before doing so!!
At first I thought this was a joke.
But then I realized that someone who can't tell the difference between and probably is no rocket scientist.
And yes it's written as Al-Arabu and not Al-Badawi or Badawiyun..
*For those who had a hard time accepting this fact..Hahahah oh wow...that is the most contrived and forced justification I've ever come across.
Badawi is a modern term and doesn't exist in the Quran. It comes from al-badwi - the desert.
Meanwhile, A3raab are described for you right in the Book
"It is not for the people of the City and for the Bedouins who dwell around them to ..."
By definition, bedouins live around cities.
God makes it clear in other verses
"He brought you out of the desert.."
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"They think the Confederates have not departed; and if the Confederates come, they will wish that they were desert-dwellers among the Bedouins "
Stop spreading lies to people - yes, lies, because you know just as well as I do that a3raab is a different word than 3arab.
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Are Non Muslime like me allowed to read the Quran ? Can I read a Quran in English ? Does Islam teach that people should be stoned to death for Adultery/Homosexuality and punishing in public those people who drink Alcohol ? Also is the Hadith the word of God in Islam or is it like how the Talmud in Judaism is opinions of the Rabbis ?
Shalom,
Are Non Muslime like me allowed to read the Quran ?
Who did the messenger of the Qur'an recite to when he supposedly received the revelation ? Non-muslims. So yes, you are welcome to read and share your findings with us )
Can I read a Quran in English ?
"This is an honourable Quran. In a protected record. None can grasp it except those pure. A revelation from the Lord of the worlds."
For general reading, God guides His servant. The arabic is extremely important. But I only need that for resolving controversial issues and verifying laws. Normally, English is good enough. I think the same applies to the holy Bible.Does Islam teach that people should be stoned to death for Adultery/Homosexuality and punishing in public those people who drink Alcohol ?
242 The adulteress and the adulterer, you shall lash each of them with one hundred lashes, and do not let any pity overtake you regarding the system of God if you believe in God and the Last Day. And let a group of the believers witness their punishment.
In contrast, the holy bible paints such picture
Leviticus 2010
10 ? ?If a man commits adultery with another man?s wife-with the wife of his neighbor-both the adulterer and the adulteress must be put to death.If a man happens to meet in a town a virgin pledged to be married and he sleeps with her, you shall take both of them to the gate of that town and stone them to death?the girl because she was in a town and did not scream for help, and the man because he violated another man's wife. You must purge the evil from among you. (Deuteronomy 2223-24)
Stoning to death is not advised as a solution anywhere in the qur'an.
Anyways, Qur'an, as shown above, does not endorse Stone to death. In contrary to that, Qur'an actually shows you that this is a PAGAN law.
Exaples
26116 They said If you do not cease, O Noah, you will be of those who are stoned.
1946 He said Have you abandoned my gods O Abraham? If you do not stop this, I will stone you; and let me be.
1820 If they discover you, they will stone you or return you to their creed. Then you will never be successful.
3618 They said We have welcomed you better than you deserve. If you do not cease, we will stone you, and you will receive a painful retribution from us!
1191 They said O Shuayb, we do not understand most of what you say, and we see you as weak among us; and if it were not for who your family is, we would have stoned you, and you would not be proud against us.In the Quranic literature, only the Mushriks (idolaters) resort to stoning, not muslims.
Also is the Hadith the word of God in Islam or is it like how the Talmud in Judaism is opinions of the Rabbis ?
Hadiths are known by the traditional muslims as the words attributed to the prophet Muhammad. The collection of this literature began centuries later when all witnesses were dead. It is more like oral laws, traditions passed down. In any case, Qur'an describes it as the criterion. So verify whatever you hear about Islam with the Qur'an.
I wish I could help you our more, but I am not that learned as a person. Pray to God that he increase me in knowledge and help me be his slave.
PEACE be on you, may God be pleased with you
------------------- Student of Allah
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Are Non Muslime like me allowed to read the Quran ? Can I read a Quran in English ? Does Islam teach that people should be stoned to death for Adultery/Homosexuality and punishing in public those people who drink Alcohol ? Also is the Hadith the word of God in Islam or is it like how the Talmud in Judaism is opinions of the Rabbis ?
welcome brother rogerwood,
I will answer two of your question with the references from AlQuraan other answers you can find in the above post from "Student of Allah".
Are Non Muslime like me allowed to read the Quran ?
No where it is said that AlQuraan is the property of Muslims, but it says
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2185 A month of Ramadhan, in which the Qur'an was revealed; as a guide to the people and clarities from the guidance and the Criterion. Therefore, whoever of you witnesses the month, then let him fast therein. And whoever is ill or traveling, then the same number from different days. God wants to bring you ease and not to bring you hardship; and so that you may complete the count, and glorify God for what He has guided you, that you may be thankful.Also is the Hadith the word of God in Islam or is it like how the Talmud in Judaism is opinions of the Rabbis ?
There are two types of Hadith
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3923 God has sent down the best Hadith, a Book that is similar, dual. The skins of those who are concerned towards their Lord shiver from it, then their skins and their hearts soften up to the remembrance of God. Such is the guidance of God; He guides with it whoever He wills. And for whoever God misguides, then none can guide him.First one is the Best Hadith sent down by our God to the mankind.
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316 And from the people, there are those who will purchase a baseless Hadith with which to mislead from the path of God without knowledge, and to make it a mockery. These will have a humiliating retribution.Second one is the baseless Hadith to misguide from the path of God. This is any Hadith which is not from God.
May Allah help you understand the Truth and guide us all to His true path pr
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Are Non Muslime like me allowed to read the Quran ? Can I read a Quran in English ? Does Islam teach that people should be stoned to death for Adultery/Homosexuality and punishing in public those people who drink Alcohol ? Also is the Hadith the word of God in Islam or is it like how the Talmud in Judaism is opinions of the Rabbis ?
Peace Roger
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QA muslims are considered not to be muslims (by the other muslims) but we still read the Quran. Yes, you can read it, eat it, burn it, love it or hate it. You got the rights to read and believe whatever you want my christian friend.
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You can read it in english, but be careful which translation you pick up, there are numerous Qurans with subjective translations. Be careful with anything you read (within brackets), those are interpretations of the translator or his clergy. Cross reference between different translators is almost a must.
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Yes, some sects within islam teaches stoning to death and punishing alcohol consumption. However, when you read the Quran you will find nothing about this. The punishments are derived from outside the Quran (hadith). A QA follower does not see these punishments to be part of islam.
4.) Hadith is not the word of God. The Quran is the word of God. Hadith is not divine.
Regards
Emil
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Are Non Muslime like me allowed to read the Quran ? Can I read a Quran in English ? Does Islam teach that people should be stoned to death for Adultery/Homosexuality and punishing in public those people who drink Alcohol ? Also is the Hadith the word of God in Islam or is it like how the Talmud in Judaism is opinions of the Rabbis ?
Quran means "reader". Its purpose is to be read. English or not, if its a translation than yes. There is no stoned to death in the Quran. Capital punishment is sanctioned for murder only. The Quran says a soul for a soul. But it also says murderers can be exiled from the community. Capital punishment can be lifted. But as far as I see in the Quran its only sanctioned if a person deliberately takes a life without just cause. People here may have different point of view, as we do not have a dogma as Muslims do.
There is no punishment in the Koran for alcohol as such. The Koran only sanctions punishment if something is committed against another person. There is no punishment for "sins". Thats God's job . Sunni Shia Islam see sins as punishable things. The ruler for them is god like.
The hadith has the same place in Islam as the Talmud has in Judaism. Islam here I mean Sunni Shia Islam. Sectarian Islam.But we do not follow, or at least I do not follow, the same Islam as Muslims do. I don't accept the Talmud or Hadith as binding. The only difference between Hadith and Talmud is the Hadith is a prophetic tradition while Talmud is prophetic and rabbinic. There are reasons for this is that the Muslims could not agree on any other authority besides Muhammad. Too much divisions and sects. Muhammad was the one character that they can agree on so they trace their traditions to him mostly and a few of his disciples. But mostly him.
Joseph Schacht explains why the Muslim hadith traces its origins to Muhammad directly and not some other authority as the Talmud often does
The need of creating some kind of theoretical justification for what so far had been an instinctive reliance on the opinions of the majority, led, from the first decades of the second/eighth century onwards, to the living tradition being retrojected, and to its being ascribed to some of the great hgures of the past. This process, too, began in Kufa, where the stage of doctrine achieved in the time of Hammad b. Abi Sulayman (d. I20/73 was attributed to Ibrahim al-Nakha'i (d. 95-6/7I3-I5). The Medinese followed suit and retrojected their own teaching to a number of ancient authorities who had died about the turn of the century, some of whom later became known as the 'seven jurists of Medina'. At the same time as the doctrine of the school of Kufa was retrospectively attributed to Ibrahim al-Nakha'i, a similar body of doctrine was directly connected with the very beginnings of Islam in Kufa by being attributed to Ibn Mas'ud, a Companion of the Prophet who had come to live in that city, and Ibrahim al-Nakha'i became the main transmitter of that body of doctrine, too. In the same way, other Companions of the Prophet became the eponyms of the schools of Medina and of Mecca. One further step in the search for a solid theoretical foundation of the doctrine of the ancient schools was taken in 'Iraq, very early in the second/eighth century, when the term ' Sunna of the Prophet ' was transferred from its political and theological into a legal context, and identified with the sunna, the ideal practice of the local community and the corresponding doctrine of its scholars. This term, which was taken over by the school of Syria, expressed the axiom that the practice of the Muslims derived from the practice of the Prophet, but it did not as yet imply the existence of positive information in the form of ' Traditions ' (Hadith), that the Prophet by his words or acts had in fact originated or approved any particular practice. It was not long before these Traditions, too, came into existence, and the persons who put them into circulation were the Traditionists
The ancient schools of law themselves represented, in one aspect, an Islamic opposition to popular and administrative practice under the later Umayyads, and the opposition group which developed into the Traditionist movement emphasized this tendency. As long as a Companion of the Prophet had been the final authority for the doctrine of a school on a particular point, it was sufficient for a divergent doctrine to be put under the aegis of another Companion of equal or even higher authority, as happened in Kufa where all kinds of minority opinions were attributed to the Caliph 'Ali, who had made Kufa his capital. But after the general authority of the Prophet himself had been invoked by identifying the established doctrine with his sunna, a more specific reference to him was needed, and there appeared detailed statements or 'Traditions' which claimed to be the reports of ear- or eye-witnesses on the words or acts of the Prophet, handed down orally by an uninterrupted chain of trustworthy persons. Very soon the emphasis shifted from proposing certain opinions in opposition to the ancient schools to disseminating Traditions from the Prophet as such, and the movement of the Traditionists, which was to develop into a separate branch of Islamic religious learning, came into being. It was the main thesis of the Traditionists that formal Traditions from the Prophet superseded the living tradition of the school. The Traditionists existed in all great centres of Islam, where they formed groups in opposition to, but nevertheless in contact with, the local schools of law. Initially the ancient schools offered strong resistance to the disturbing element represented by the Traditions, but they had no real defence against their rising tide; they had to express their own doctrines in Traditions which allegedly went back to the Prophet, and to take increasing notice of the Traditions produced by their opponents. Finally the outlines and many details of Islamic law were cast into the form of Traditions from the Prophet. In this way, one of the greatest and most successful literary fictions came into being.
http//www.fordham.edu/halsall/med/schacht.asp
Too much divisions. Its a very large community and Muhammad was the one authority who they can agree on. All the sects of Islam whether Sunni or Shia or Zaydi or Ismaeli trace their traditions to Muhammad directly.
Both these religions believe their oral traditions are binding. They both believe that the oral traditions can abrogate the scripture. Both believe that following the scripture by itself is not acceptable and they both would not consider that person a part of their community. Both say the scripture can not be understood except by following the oral traditions. The followers of the Talmud were known in the Gospel as the Pharisees. They were Jesus's main enemies and Jesus cursed them.
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Matt 151-3 "Then the scribes and Pharisees who were from Jerusalem came to Jesus, saying, "Why do Your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread." He answered and said to them, "Why do you also transgress the commandment of God because of your tradition?"
Matt 231-5 "Then Jesus spoke to the multitudes and to His disciples, saying "The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat. Therefore whatever they tell you to observe, that observe and do, but do not do according to their works; for they say, and do not do. For they bind heavy burdens, hard to bear, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers. But all their works they do to be seen by men."
The Talmud made it imossible for Jews to assimilate as it isolated them from mankind. The Hadith gave us the Taliban. brickwall
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Moreover, the punishment for a slave woman guilty of indecency/lewdness (fahishah) is to receive half the punishment of that of a free woman as per Quran 425. Thus you can never support stoning as a punishment for adultry from the quran, because stoning leds to death, and yu cannot half kill someone, if the person guilty is a slave
If Quran established law for slave, does it mean Quran allow or approve slavery?
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If Quran established law for slave, does it mean Quran allow or approve slavery?
That depends on how you translate "ma malakat aymanukum". I see the verse as talking about concubines and not slaves. Slavery is an act of shirk, since only God owns humans and not humans owning other humans. This is one of the condemnation Moses gave to the Pharoah.
26.18-26 (Pharaoh) said "Did we not cherish thee as a child among us, and didst thou not stay in our midst many years of thy life? And thou didst a deed of thine which (thou knowest) thou didst, and thou art an ungrateful (wretch)!" Moses said "I did it then, when I was in error. "So I fled from you (all) when I feared you; but my Lord has (since) invested me with judgment (and wisdom) and appointed me as one of the apostles. "And this is the favour with which thou dost reproach me,- that thou hast enslaved the Children of Israel!"
Plus why would the Koran tell people to emanicipate slaves if there is nothing wrong with slavery?
2.177. It is not righteousness that ye turn your faces Towards east or West; but it is righteousness- to believe in Allah and the Last Day, and the Angels, and the Book, and the Messengers; to spend of your substance, out of love for Him, for your kin, for orphans, for the needy, for the wayfarer, for those who ask, and for the ransom of slaves; to be steadfast in prayer, and practice regular charity; to fulfil the contracts which ye have made; and to be firm and patient, in pain (or suffering) and adversity, and throughout all periods of panic. Such are the people of truth, the Allah.fearing
The Koran can't say that freeing slaves is an act of righteousness and then see nothing wrong with slavery. People can say these were practices that existed before the Koran so the Koran acted practically. Well so did idol worship exist.
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Plus why would the Koran tell people to emanicipate slaves if there is nothing wrong with slavery?
Emancipating slave is an act of humanity. When you see something wrong then there should be a law to prevent this wrong doing and punish the wrong doer. Why there is not a single verse in Quran forbid slavery?
590 O you who believe! intoxicants and games of chance and (sacrificing to) stones set up and (dividing by) arrows are only an uncleanness, the Shaitan's work; shun it therefore that you may be successful.
Slavery is worst than the Shaitan's works described in above verse but Quran don't state it stand on slavery issue.
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Emancipating slave is an act of humanity. When you see something wrong then there should be a law to prevent this wrong doing and punish the wrong doer. Why there is not a single verse in Quran forbid slavery?
590 O you who believe! intoxicants and games of chance and (sacrificing to) stones set up and (dividing by) arrows are only an uncleanness, the Shaitan's work; shun it therefore that you may be successful.
Slavery is worst than the Shaitan's works described in above verse but Quran don't state it stand on slavery issue.
Did the Koran tell us not to rape women? But it said that was one of the things the Pharoah did. It also told us the Pharoah enslaved the Israelites. It told us he was a tyrant. So do the math.
Did the Koran tell us not to execute prisoners? It told us what should be done to them and placed it in the criteria of righteousness. Even if the Koran explicitly said so the sects would have simply abrogated it. There are many verses that limited the prophet's authority, yet the sects abrogated them all.
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Did the Koran tell us not to rape women? But it said that was one of the things the Pharoah did. It also told us the Pharoah enslaved the Israelites. It told us he was a tyrant. So do the math.
Did the Koran tell us not to execute prisoners? It told us what should be done to them and placed it in the criteria of righteousness. Even if the Koran explicitly said so the sects would have simply abrogated it. There are many verses that limited the prophet's authority, yet the sects abrogated them all.
From Quran point of view, is it a sin or crime to enslave other human being?
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From Quran point of view, is it a sin or crime to enslave other human being?
Peace, the believers are nice people and it's crime to harm anyone unless in self defense.
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23 the ones who they believe in the unseen and establish the prayer and from what we provided them they spend
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From Quran point of view, is it a sin or crime to enslave other human being?
Well to be fair, issues like prisoners and slaves are for the elites and the ruling class. Its not something that most people would experience or be in a position to decide upon.
But looking at how Moses looked at it, it seems to be a crime.
These are Verses of the manifest Book (that makes clear truth from falsehood, good from evil, etc.). We recite to you some of the news of Moses and Pharaoh in truth, for a people who believe (those who believe in this Quran, and in the Oneness of Allah). Verily, Pharaoh exalted himself in the land and made its people sects, weakening (oppressing) a group among them, killing their sons, and letting their females live. Verily, he was of the Mufsideen (those who commit great sins and crimes, oppressors, tyrants, etc.). And we wished to do a favor to those who were weak (and oppressed) in the land, and to make them rulers and to make them the inheritors, and to establish them in the land, and We let Pharaoh and Haman and their hosts receive from them that which they feared. And We inspired the mother of Moses, saying "Suckle him (Moses), but when you fear for him, then cast him into the river and fear not, nor grieve. Verily! We shall bring him back to you, and shall make him one of (Our) Messengers." (Ch 28 2-7 Quran).
And remember when We rescued you from Pharaoh's people, who were afflicted you with the worst torment, killing your sons, and letting your women live. And in that was a great trial from your Lord. (Ch 7138-141 Quran)
So its a form of oppression so Moses commented on that when he reminded the Pharoah that whatever favor he did for Moses was first because the phraoah's oppression forced Moses's mother to place him in the river in the first place and he ended up in the Pharoah's household and second he reminded the Pharoah of his enslavement of the Israelites and probably others too.
Nobody would want to be a slave so why would you want it for others.
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Peace, the believers are nice people and it's crime to harm anyone unless in self defense.
Not all nice peoples are believer of certain faith or religion and not all believers are nice peoples. Many terrorist groups also claim that they are believers of certain faith.
I'm the believer of truth and the truth is that Quran didn't say 'yes' or 'no' to slavery, the highest priority issue of human to human relationship. Modern civilization had denounced slavery and realized it through human rights act and local laws.
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Not all nice peoples are believer of certain faith or religion and not all believers are nice peoples. Many terrorist groups also claim that they are believers of certain faith.
I'm the believer of truth and the truth is that Quran didn't say 'yes' or 'no' to slavery, the highest priority issue of human to human relationship. Modern civilization had denounced slavery and realized it through human rights act and local laws.
Industrialization ended slavery and not what you think. Plus the part when you said the Koran neither said yes or no to slavery sounds like Sunni Islam. I bet thats the background you came from. Your view about alcohol sounds very Sunni. I also came from that background and I know the mindset.
When the Koran says "shun it" in the verse you quoted (5-90), is it the Alcohol and gambling to shun or the Shaytan? Is its shun it or shun him? The verse after it tells us that its one of Shaytan's tools. Shaytan has many tools, including fear and anger.
Not everyone who drinks alcohol neglets Salaat and gets invloved in animosity and hostility with others. Just like not everyone who eats fatty foods becomes fat. But your reading sounds very similar to Sunni Islam.
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Well to be fair, issues like prisoners and slaves are for the elites and the ruling class. Its not something that most people would experience or be in a position to decide upon.
From Quran point of view, Prophet or 'Nabi' is the most elite of the elites thus he is the right person to look into the slavery issue. Guided by Quran, Muhammad does not put a stop to slavery. He rather preferred to dwell on other less important issues such as 'where-to-eat' issue which to me is totally nonsense.
2461 No blame is there upon the blind nor any blame upon the lame nor any blame upon the sick nor on yourselves if ye eat from your houses, or the houses of your fathers, or the houses of your mothers, or the houses of your brothers, or the houses of your sisters, or the houses of your fathers' brothers, or the houses of your fathers' sisters, or the houses of your mothers' brothers, or the houses of your mothers' sisters, or (from that) whereof ye hold the keys, or (from the house) of a friend. No sin shall it be for you whether ye eat together or apart. But when ye enter houses, salute one another with a greeting from Allah, blessed and sweet. Thus Allah maketh clear His revelations for you, that haply ye may understand
This 'where-to-eat' issue is nothing compare to slavery but Quran give more priority to the former issue. It is not acceptable for a book that claim to have solutions to mankind problems doesn't really want to put a stop to slavery.
