I'm not an expert in the Koran, and I haven't studied it extensively, but I have put some time into it. I haven't read it cover to cover yet. It's one of my goals.
Growing up, my family was pretty close with a Muslim family from Dubai. This family was extremely kind, warm, and welcoming with a great sense of humor. They had two young children my younger sister used to babysit. I used to come over and help their son (who was only in 2nd grade) with his art assignments. They even joined us for our Christmas Eve service where the father and husband of the family delivered a Bible passage in farsi (as it was closest to the original language of the three kings).
Through them, my mom established a relationship with the imam and his wife at their mosque (which wasn't too far from my family's church). The imam's family were also very sweet people with a great sense of humor. My mom's goal was to create a program where both the church and the mosque would work together to help local homeless shelters in fundraising. The imam was on board, but some of the Muslims at the mosque were not.
Likewise, many of the congregants at my family's church thought it was hobnobbing with terrorists.
Just like Christians, you will find Muslims can be extremely different. However, as much as easy as it is to love many of them, from what I've read in the Koran, there isn't a sense of peace. There is a sense of war against anyone who does not hold the Islamic faith. Where as with Christians, there is a sense of concern for those who do not hold the Christian faith.
The Muslim people I have gotten to know, I'm not sure, are obeying the faith of Islam, because of how loving and peaceful they have been to non-Muslim people like myself. However, it's no secret that many Muslims are devout and stick to the Koran passages to the letter. And these are the ones who have martyred, tortured, and treated others so inhumanely.
Are all Muslims trouble makers? No. From my experience, most of them have been absolutely wonderful. Does Islam promote trouble-making? You bet it does.
Growing up, my family was pretty close with a Muslim family from Dubai. This family was extremely kind, warm, and welcoming with a great sense of humor. They had two young children my younger sister used to babysit. I used to come over and help their son (who was only in 2nd grade) with his art assignments. They even joined us for our Christmas Eve service where the father and husband of the family delivered a Bible passage in farsi (as it was closest to the original language of the three kings).
Through them, my mom established a relationship with the imam and his wife at their mosque (which wasn't too far from my family's church). The imam's family were also very sweet people with a great sense of humor. My mom's goal was to create a program where both the church and the mosque would work together to help local homeless shelters in fundraising. The imam was on board, but some of the Muslims at the mosque were not.
Likewise, many of the congregants at my family's church thought it was hobnobbing with terrorists.
Just like Christians, you will find Muslims can be extremely different. However, as much as easy as it is to love many of them, from what I've read in the Koran, there isn't a sense of peace. There is a sense of war against anyone who does not hold the Islamic faith. Where as with Christians, there is a sense of concern for those who do not hold the Christian faith.
The Muslim people I have gotten to know, I'm not sure, are obeying the faith of Islam, because of how loving and peaceful they have been to non-Muslim people like myself. However, it's no secret that many Muslims are devout and stick to the Koran passages to the letter. And these are the ones who have martyred, tortured, and treated others so inhumanely.
Are all Muslims trouble makers? No. From my experience, most of them have been absolutely wonderful. Does Islam promote trouble-making? You bet it does.
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