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While numerous scholars explain Quranic phrases on violence to be only in the context of a defensive response to oppression; [2] [3] violent groups have interpreted verses to endorse their violent actions [4] and made the Quran's teachings on violence and war a topic of vigorous debate, though it is clear that the Quran does not condone ...
There are several differences between the Quran and the Bible: In the Quran, Lot is described as a prophet, like his uncle Abraham. In Genesis (Genesis 19:1–29), Lot is not described as a prophet. In the New Testament, (2 Peter 2:7,8) Peter the Apostle describes Lot as a righteous man who was daily tormented by the lawless deeds he saw in Sodom.
Warfare represents a special category of biblical violence and is a topic the Bible addresses, directly and indirectly, in four ways: there are verses that support pacifism, and verses that support non-resistance; 4th century theologian Augustine found the basis of just war in the Bible, and preventive war which is sometimes called crusade has also been supported using Bible texts.
Blasphemy in Islam is an impious utterance or action concerning God, Muhammad, or anything considered sacred in Islam. [136] [137] The Quran admonishes blasphemy, but does not specify any worldly punishment for it. [138] The hadiths, which are another source of Sharia, suggest various punishments for blasphemy, which may include death.
The Quran and Bible differ on a number of narrative and theological issues. There is no original sin in the Quran; it specifically and repeatedly denies the Christian Trinity of three persons in one God, and denies that Jesus is the son of God (9:30), was crucified (4:157) and died, or rose from the dead. It holds that the Holy Spirit is ...
In the Quran, the Tawrāh, customarily translated as "Torah", refers to the divine scripture revealed to Moses as guidance for the Children of Israel. It contained laws, commandments, and stories of earlier prophets. [14] The Quran explains that the Gospel revealed to Jesus confirmed the Torah which came before it. [14]
Scholarly criticism of the Quran is thus a nascent field of study in the Islamic world. [3] [4] Scholars have identified several pre-existing sources for some Quranic narratives. [5] The Quran assumes its readers' familiarity with the Christian Bible and there are many parallels between the Bible and the Quran.
In 2010, Jones published Islam Is of the Devil, a polemic that claims Islam promotes violence, and that Muslims want to impose sharia in the United States. [14] [15] After Jones announced the Quran burning, the German Evangelical Alliance denounced his theological statements and his craving for attention. [16]