Spirituality in Islam?

Submitted by Henrik Ræder Clausen (Denmark), Sep 28, 2006 at 07:46

Interesting point touched on here.

Having been through large portions of the Quran and Hadith, I have yet to see anything 'spiritual' from Muhammad. The legends he 'borrowed' from the Jews who lived around him, nothing from Muhammad here. Allah and the other 'Gods' of the Kaa'ba were from the pagan tradition that had been around for a century. Nothing from Muhammad here.

What's new is that Muhammad tells us that Allah resides in Hell, taking delight in the suffering of the infidels.

And Jihad, holy war in Allah's cause, is just, as is the booty coming out if it, is another Muhammad invention?

Same god? I'll prefer being atheist if that's the case...

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