Have you read any biographies on the Prophet or on the early Muslims?  Have you read from the primary sources or any Hadith collections?  Have you taken classes on Islam - if so, on what exactly?

What is your conclusion after studying Islam and Muhammad?  If you haven't, what do you think of Islam and Muhammad currently?

Post edited at 10:05 pm on Aug. 17, 2008 by Jettie12

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Black, get in the back, Brown can stick around, but not with me,
Yellow, best not be mellow, the Red band can go to hell man,
And White, continue to do what's always right.

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I've just looked up the difference between Sunnis and Shiites.

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So what are the major differences?

>>>> after muhammed has died

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Love the Earth.

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Quote: from Jettie12 at 10:05 pm on Aug. 17, 2008

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I've just looked up the difference between Sunnis and Shiites.

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So what are the major differences?

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Sunnis- followed muhammed's disciples
Shi'ites- followed his family's  

>>>> after muhammed has died

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Shia follow Muhammad's disciples.

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Quote: from lsd at 1:07 am on Aug. 18, 2008

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Quote: from Jettie12 at 10:05 pm on Aug. 17, 2008

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I've just looked up the difference between Sunnis and Shiites.

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 So what are the major differences?

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One follows descendants of Muhammad while the other follows whoever else.  Not a very exciting difference, so I didn't read too much into it.

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There are some other differences - Shia follow different Hadith collections, practice shirk

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What is your conclusion after studying Islam and Muhammad?

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Quote: from lsd at 10:04 pm on Aug. 17, 2008

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What is your conclusion after studying Islam and Muhammad?

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It's a fabrication propagated for his own benefits; period.

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And you came to this conclusion after studying Islam?

I've not had formal (or really informal) study of Muslim theology.

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This is the philosophy of my life.

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I've studied the historical rise of Islam in conjunction with getting my history degree.  I've also done study on the impact of early Islam on Christian history.  

I read pieces of the Qu'ran out of personal curiosity in high school, but the only formal training I've had in that area was an extremely biased literature teacher who assigned sections of it almost certainly in order to disprove it.  

I've not had formal (or really informal) study of Muslim theology.

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What was the impact of Islam on Christian history?  Have you ever heard that the areas conquered from the Byzantine empire influenced Islamic law vis-a-vis its relations to non Muslims, and the laws the Byzantine empire had regarding religious minorities were in turn left overs from pagan Rome?  So, if you're keeping up, the Islamic laws on dhimmis were actually influenced by the Byzantines and the Byzantines were actually influenced by the Pagans (the last part is kind of a "duh" statement).

Post edited at 11:56 am on Aug. 18, 2008 by lsd

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Quote: from sophos at 12:26 am on Aug. 18, 2008

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Quote: from lsd at 10:04 pm on Aug. 17, 2008

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What is your conclusion after studying Islam and Muhammad?

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It's a fabrication propagated for his own benefits; period.

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And you came to this conclusion after studying Islam?

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Quote: from lsd at 8:44 am on Aug. 18, 2008

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Quote: from sophos at 12:26 am on Aug. 18, 2008

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Quote: from lsd at 10:04 pm on Aug. 17, 2008

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What is your conclusion after studying Islam and Muhammad?

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It's a fabrication propagated for his own benefits; period.

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And you came to this conclusion after studying Islam?

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Extensively, yes.

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fascinating.

I note that you have studied Islam "extensively."  What aspect of the religion do you not find logical?

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I note that you have studied Islam "extensively."  What aspect of the religion do you not find logical?

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