Word: korans
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...fact that some of this information cannot be corroborated by other sources - that's why we call it faith. Karen Rogers Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S. If your story scrutinizing the factual truth of the Gospel accounts of the Nativity had been written in the same tone and vein about the Koran and its Prophet Muhammad, it would no doubt invoke a fatwa by the mullahs. The piece is full of conjectures and speculation by theologians. Please do your readers a favor. In the future, assign such articles to born-again, Bible-believing Christians. There are more than enough other subjects with...
...this time, when so many people are asking, ‘Where is God?,’ this prayer reminds us that God is there,” said Kennedy School student Rashad Hussain, who read a prayer from the Koran...
...theShi'iteuniverse,thefirstrequisite for leadership is erudition, measured by a lifetime's knowledge of Islamic principles and law. Sistani's learning is universally recognized. According to his official biography, the child born into a pious, scholarly family in rugged northeastern Iran began learning the Koran at age 5. He absorbed the conservative traditions of the Islamic seminaries in Qum, where he arrived as a 19-year-old prodigy. Three years later, he left to study in the Iraqi city of Najaf, the prestigious 1,000-year-old home to some of Shi'ism's most...
...stick. But the imam's voice is strong, and the some 50 men, women and boys crammed into a dingy room sit enraptured as he talks for two hours, waving his hands for emphasis and making eye contact with his listeners. The subject matter is familiar: verses of the Koran spliced with denunciations of the war the U.S. and its allies are waging against Islam; the suffering of Muslims worldwide; the sacred duty to struggle against those who would deny Muslims the chance to worship in peace. The preacher's voice?he requested anonymity?rises as he issues a final...
...would still be in power. It is incredible that people can't see that if Saddam had not been removed, before long Iraq would have bankrolled terrorist organizations and suicide bombers to target Americans. Frank Wenceslao Norwalk, California. U.S. Of Life and Law You asked, appropriately enough, "Does the Koran Condone Killing?" [Sept. 20] and then focused primarily on the beheading of hostages by insurgents in Iraq. Why not ask whether the Bible condones killing and explore the bombing, shelling and deaths of thousands of innocent civilians in Iraq? From the fire bombings of Dresden and Tokyo to the nuclear...