The Qur'an and "liberal Islam"

Brian O. Sheppard x349393 bsheppard at bari.iww.org
Wed Sep 18 13:21:56 PDT 2002


Two pieces by Fred Woodworth about the Qur'an, Islam, and Sept. 11 are now online at my personal webpage. Jamal Hannah was instrumental in getting permission from Woodworth to put these pieces online, which is not usually done.

"The Koran: A Review" http://bari.iww.org/~bsheppard/koran.html

"[I]n one chapter, no. 55, which is something less than three pages long, the interrogation, 'Which of your Lord's blessings would you deny?' is repeated 31 times, many of these being complete non sequitirs, such as 'Flames of fire shall be lashed at you, and molten brass. Which of your Lord's blessings would you deny?" Well, for a start, I'd want to deny *that* one."

"Sept. 11: Religion Scores Another Hit" http://bari.iww.org/~bsheppard/sept11.html

"[L]et's be clear that Islam is not some noble ideal that has been perverted by a few foul mullahs and weird rich or suicidal fanatics. They haven't warped or misconstrued the religion; they have it right - death by fire to the infidels and unbelievers is precisely what their 'holy book' dictates."

Enjoy,

Brian



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