Why Islamic Rage Over Burning the Quran?, Christian News.
‘Why do some Muslims resort to incendiary violence when their holy book is burned? Do Christians do the same when their Bible is desecrated or burned? No. We do not because our view of the Bible is different to how Muslims view the Qur’an. (We should not however underestimate the degree to which religious leaders in some Mid-East countries use this issue as a way of manipulating emotions, triggering mob violence and murder.)
Muslims believe the Qur’an was dictated directly to the Prophet Muhammad by Allah over 20 years, somewhere between 570 and 632 AD. This is different to our Bible, in that while we believe it is inspired, we acknowledge the Bible is a series of books written over time by various authors, in testimony to Jesus of Nazareth, God’s Son. We believe Jesus is divine, much like Muslims believe the Qur’an is divine. However when we make the Bible and the Qur’an equivalent, we misunderstand how Muslims regard their holy book. The Qur’an and Bible operate very differently for Muslims and Christians.’
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There is so much ignorance among Christians about the basic teachings of Islam. The same is true among Muslims about the basic teachings of Christianity.
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