gwydion@tavi.rice.edu (Basalat Ali Raja) (02/28/90)
In article <16286@orstcs.CS.ORST.EDU> sdodd@nyevax.cas.orst.edu (Stephen M. Dodd) writes: >The 'people of the book' have no bearing on this. Anyone who denys the >Prophethood of Muhammad (SAAWS) also denys the Qur'an and the concept of >Allah as described in the Qur'an. Therefore there is no allowed category >in Islam for one who accepts Allah but not Muhammad. These cannot be >included in the set of Muslims or believers. There is something I do not understand here, and call for further clarification. It relates to the status of the people of the book. You state that there is no allowed catagory in Islam for one who accepts Allah but not Mohammed [saws]. However, the Quran is full of references to the People of the Book. These are distinguised from the Kuffar in many cases. As an example, I refer you to the reference in the Quran about the Christians, Jews and Sabeans. These are the people who, if they do right works and believe in Allah, will enter heaven. [If you are not familiar with the verse, I can look up the reference for you - I don't have a copy handy right now]. This would certainly be a very important distinction which you do not seem to consider important. Please explain your viewpoint in greater detail.