Due to recent happenings, it really made me think you know...there really is not that much different between the three semitic religion: Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Semuanya derive from the same line of ancient sacred text lah istilahnya. Evolution. Judaism and its sacred text being the paling pertama, the origin and everything. Trus develop ke Christianity... trus ke Islam.
Emang I'm still green to all this and I'm not actually a theologian, but banyak banget gitu text di Quran yang refer to both Torah and Injil as sacred texts, books with lights and guidance. And vice versa, di Old Testament (I think) in Deutoronomy 18, it prophesied the coming of Muhammad as "another Prophet like Moses" (because Muhammad and Moses are more similar than Jesus and Moses). So why? why? whyyyy? WHYYYYYYYYYYY ALLL THE PROBLEMS? i guess i know the answer to that... It's just the nature of human to be oh so protective in what they believe in. Human are born naturally stubborn. That's just that.
And then Nora asked "Trus kenapa ngga ada orang pindah dari Christianity ke Islam if Islam is the religion that completes the semitic line?"
Trus dia jawab sendiri "Probably because we are fine with what we believe in. As long as we dont harm others and keep on doing good... knp harus repot repot convert? Toh its the same God anyway.. just different mode of praying"
To which I agree... I mean its not like one sacred text allows its believer to devour the beating heart of a 9 year old... hahaha. Dont worry, I'm still a believer, I'll always will be.
Anyway, I just bought Karen Armstrong's "A History of God" book and after I read that book... hopefully I'll be able to make a more comprehensive and not as amateurish post on this matter. haha... exam boo... gtg back to my chapter on privileges....
VIRA
16th Century Persian depiction of Muhammad's Night Journey (Isra Miraj)
