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guillaumeb

(42,649 posts) Wed Jan 23, 2019, 02:02 PM Jan 2019

'More merciful than Yahweh': Jack Miles on God in the Quran [View all]

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What you found is that Allah is more merciful, consistently so, than in the Bible. Is that accurate?

Yes, it is. A friend asked me, what was the biggest surprise you discovered in writing the book? I said, Allah is more merciful than Yahweh.

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'More merciful than Yahweh': Jack Miles on God in the Quran [View all] guillaumeb Jan 2019 OP

That's like saying smallpox isn't as bad as the plague. trotsky Jan 2019 #1

Of course he is. Act_of_Reparation Jan 2019 #2

Tell that to the Muslims who know that the words al Lah refer to "the one God". guillaumeb Jan 2019 #3

So it can't be more or less merciful if it is Voltaire2 Jan 2019 #4

It's not a contradiction, because you just don't understand Major Nikon Jan 2019 #8

Maybe Muslims get a better deal? Voltaire2 Jan 2019 #9

Odd. Act_of_Reparation Jan 2019 #5

In the name Stan Lee, guillaumeb Jan 2019 #6

Stanford Lordquinton Jan 2019 #7

No. Act_of_Reparation Jan 2019 #10

His real name was Stanley Lieber edhopper Jan 2019 #11

Understood. guillaumeb Jan 2019 #12

He started as a very young lad edhopper Jan 2019 #13

You could have looked that up really easily. MineralMan Jan 2019 #14

And you could have addressed the actual topic. guillaumeb Jan 2019 #15

I did not participate in your thread until your useless question MineralMan Jan 2019 #16

Thank you. guillaumeb Jan 2019 #17

There is no need to thank me. MineralMan Jan 2019 #18