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Monday 27 August 2012

Crucifixions, Christianity and Islam




Dr Mahathir on his Blog Chedet bemoans the fact that places like Guantanamo exist and deaths of Muslims occur far too frequently. I share his dismay that the world is an Evil place. I differ, however, as to causality.

I want to highlight a gruesome picture of a crucified man. The reason is, crucifixions in
roman times, represent death by humiliation. This person was crucified as a collaborator in Yemen by an Islamist Group (See http://afrahnasser.blogspot.de/2012/02/who-are-ansar-al-sharia.html).

There is also a hoax going around the internet that this person was murdered for converting from Islam to Christianity. Perhaps, Islamists will say that he was murdered by justification as a collaborator of the enemy.

I believe this verse in the quran rightly depicts what this person apparently deserved

    The just retribution for those who fight GOD and His messenger, and commit horrendous crimes, is to be killed, or crucified, or to have their hands and feet cut off on alternate sides, or to be banished from the land. This is to humiliate them in this life, then they suffer a far worse retribution in the Hereafter. ~ Surah 5:33

In my conversations with Muslims on the Internet. Muslims often retort that the 'Prophet' pbuh himself received the final revelation from allah and i suppose continues the message Jesus wanted to share with the world. What i would like to know is would Jesus have approved of the punishments i.e. horrendous crimes per being ' killed, or crucified, or to have their hands and feet cut off on alternate sides, or to be banished from the land'. Is this what God wants .


Is this why one of the names of allah is



  المميت

      l-Mumīt    

  The Destroyer, The Bringer of Death



(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_of_God_in_Islam)



 As news of continued sectarian violence increase between Muslims, the West and Israel will be blamed. My question is? Did this person deserve to be humiliated in death?



Jesus does say this explicitly in Matthew 7


13 “Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. 14 Because[a] narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.

15 “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. 16 You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles?


1 comment:

  1. Verses above crucified man in picture is from Surah 5:33


    http://www.timesofisrael.com/alleged-us-spy-crucified-in-yemen/

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