Heretic: Why Islam Needs A Reformation Now - Plot & Excerpts
Jews worship a book. And Muslims worship both. Christians believe in the divinity of Jesus while also stating that the Christian Bible was written by men. Jews believe in the sanctity of the Torah, which they kiss and treat with reverence during their services; but they traditionally ascribe its authorship to Moses, a prophet who, like other Hebrew prophets, is presented as human and fallible. However, Muslims believe in both the superhuman perfection of Muhammad and the literal truth and sanctity of the Qur’an as the direct revelation of God. Indeed, while even Orthodox Jewish rabbis argue that it is impossible to defile the Torah, Muslims believe the opposite—so much so that the charge of disrespecting Muhammad or the Qur’an is enough to incite violent protests, riots, and, frequently, death. For example, erroneous charges in 2005 that U.S. guards had flushed a Qur’an down the toilet in the Guantánamo Bay detention center resulted in violent riots in many Muslim nations.
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