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Nasima · (#29 (**permalink**))

jamal786 wrote:

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""Please be as so kind to answer this question for me . In an earlier theard / posting you mentioned that Christians have gone astray correct ? Therefore your implication to that is that's where the need for Islam arouse, to set what was not necessarily incorrect but more or less seen as not being followed through adqueately by Christians to be set on course adequately and Islam was that answer right ? Are we Following my train of thought thus far ? So my question is this , why fix or incorporate a diffrent idealogy with what was made perfect in the begining ? Is the same to be conculded with that arguement that if Islam at some point becomes the dominate religion on the face of the earth and people begin to go astray from that faith , do we purpose to change Islam becuase Muslims aren't following the Koran ? So then why would we do the same with Christianity ? The thought is absurd. I'm most interested in your feedback.""Nasima.

Yes the laws of Moses and Word of Jesus was "perfect" to begin with, therefore the religion that came from it was "perfect" to begin with. However, these "religions" were much different from the religions of christianity and judaism today. In fact moses and Jesus did not even call these religions Juadism and Christianity, or promote many of the beliefs and behaviours presented in these religions today. Much of the original scriptures and teachings are therefore lost, and the consequent holy books and religions have encountered countless changes and additions. Therefore it is impossible for members of these religion (who may or may not have gone astray) to go back to following their religion in its original form. For this reason, this "religion of god" needed to be re-expressed in a new form which was Islam. Islam does not claim to be a new religion, but a re-expression of the religion of god.

However, whereas I make no claim that there are not muslims that have also "gone astray". The fact remains that the foundation of Islam which is the Qur'an and the Sunnah of the Prophet, remain the same as they did in their original forms. Therefore, Muslims can always refer to the original foundation and form of their religion which is perfect. The five pillars of Islam have remain the same since the revelation, and will stay the same for all time.

The True Religion
By Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips
http://www.islamworld.net/true.html

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@ Jamal ,

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Wonderful Explaintion and clarification for me and well appreicated ! So therefore Christianity as it was intially introduced was and is Perfect . It's Man that has changed or saught to change the Word Of God and it's teachings to suit their own evil desires. But What i want to emphasize is that Gods Law is Perfect Man is Imperfect . Even if they take the Law and attempt to change it they shall have to answer to God , that i worry not about , my concern and focus is following God and the teachings of his son Jesus Christ . There can be no changing what is Made Perfect by God NO MATTER how the centuries have changed or whether one chooses to interpet the Word falsely. However i thank you Jamal for your response.

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Nasima.