As Jesus, the Son of Mary, Said to the Disciples

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PietaJesusSonOfMary

One evening in the fall of 2005, after finishing one emotional session during a weeklong Strictly for Scoutmasters training in the National Scout Center in Cimarron, New Mexico, the realization of the major test and its consequences that mankind is subject to came striking into my heart. The realities of things came vivid to my sight in black and white; there was no shades of gray. The first one was the smog that extends between the American people and the external world. Extending as a translucent barrier causing the American people being captive to an external image that does not reflect who they really are. From their side, the understanding of the external world is reciprocally unclear, being fed to them through pinholes in a semi opaque veil. This might have changed since then, but that was the image at that time. The other bold reality is as much as we, humanity, share vast concerns, goals and values in our lives, yet there is that a very fine thread that sets each individual’s destiny for eternity; that is our understanding of the salient truth about the existence. That is the universal truth about divinity; our choices of conviction, and how we interpret it. All of these came to me at once in the outdoors where the hustle and bustle of our city routine was absent. Feeling these thoughts, my heart was deeply aching, I was weeping the whole evening into the deep night, and I was not able to sleep.

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Points covered in this article are the description of Jesus, relation to prophet Mohammad, Jesus disciples as an example, the table from heaven, crucifixion, return at the end of time, the dialog between Jesus and God on the day of Judgment, the status of Jesus before God as is what humanity should aspire for, and concludes with a message from the Quran.
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I think most Americans are scratching their heads to understand “Why the violence that erupts?”

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[Edited communication, for better understanding of people’s rage in Afganistan]

Ahmad,

Anyway, this is indeed another good topic to discuss, as most non-Muslim’s, I feel, don’t understand why this turns into bloodshed. Certainly, nobody wants to see a Bible or Quran or any other religious text, or heck, for that matter, any book whatsoever burned. That’s just silly, unnecessary, un-called-for, etc. But, it happens – I remember the stories of my neighbor when I moved to Warrenville. She was much older, and was in Germany when Hitler was burning books, and had some very dreadful stories about that. For me, religious texts are simply human’s manifestations, or creations by humans, NOT the Deity, so when one destroys that book, they are simply destroying a creation of a human. Distasteful, yes, but an affront against the Almighty, no. So, it would never cause me to ever seek the destruction of another human being for this transgression, as it is simply destroying a human creation, NOT the belief, teachings, or word(s) of God.

Maybe the PPT answered why Muslims would treat the Quran differently than say a Christian would treat the Bible, but since I couldn’t read it, I don’t know, so am asking for clarification. So my question is: What is it with the Quran, that if/when it is destroyed it can cause such violent reactions?

Hopefully I’m asking this in the proper fashion, with no affront intended – simply wanting to learn for myself what’s going on in the world. Thanks for your explanations!

Jim