Re: [[offlist] Re: [Way off topic] the Quran

2004-12-29 Thread Roberto Sanchez
Syed Huq wrote: Then why do early verses in the Quran say that Jews and Christians (people of the Book) or OK and can continue practicing their religion and later say that they must be converted? That would seem like a contradiction to me. The Quran considers Jews and Christians as people of the

Re: [[offlist] Re: [Way off topic] the Quran

2004-12-29 Thread Syed Huq
> Then why do early verses in the Quran say that Jews and Christians > (people of the Book) or OK and can continue practicing their > religion and later say that they must be converted? That would > seem like a contradiction to me. > The Quran considers Jews and Christians as people of the Book

[[offlist] Re: [Way off topic] the Quran

2004-12-29 Thread Roberto Sanchez
Syed Huq wrote: The Muslims believe in a conecpt of "nullification" (I forget the correct term) that essentially states that later verses in the Quran that contradict with earlier verses, contradict or "trump" the earlier verses. Read the book I mention above and you will see what I mean. The Qura