[28] In one of the footnotes before there was Benedict’s XVI opinion about that Koranic statement “There is no compulsion in religion” (2:256) is referred to the time when Muhammad had no power and was persecuted. From this one can think that when Muhammad had got the power and military-political weight in his region, he refused such principle and started spreading Islam using force.
Such view on Muhammad’s person and deeds means that Muhammad was unprincipled hypocrite. And if he was a hypocrite, he couldn’t be a messenger of the Almighty. Thus Koran is his own figment or delusion of possessed. So all non-Muslims can integrally reject Koran and Muhammad, even without going into details of what is said in Koran and the Muslim culture forming. However, such view is really unfounded, and as the history shows it isn’t supported from Above.
In essence, this hidden and groundless accusation of hypocrisy for Muhammad is really insulting for him. But Muslims, as events ware shown in mass-media, haven’t noticed this insult hidden in reticence. They were indignant with the citation from Manuel II Palaiologos . It seems like Benedict XVI hasn’t noticed it as well.
[29] “He (God) has ordained mercy on Himself” (Koran, 6:12).
[30] Well, but one should understand that becoming like God – is far from equating a man and God, it isn’t becoming God: a man is a man, one of God’s creations, when God is God, Creator and the Almighty. Nevertheless, some participation in His deeds is possible for a man. But man’s morality should be as close to God’s morality as possible for such participation.
[31] Muslim prayer.
[32] The Sunnah is the second source of Islamic jurisprudence, the first being the Koran (Koran). See .
[33] On September 25, 2006, Pope Benedict XVI received ambassadors of 22 Muslim countries in his summer residence Castel Gandolfo.
«The Pope hosted Moslem leaders in a conference today, giving a five-minute speech that sounded conciliatory, at least from the short excerpts published (I can't find a full transcript). Although he didn't offer an apology for his previous remarks, the topic was working together to overcome historic enmities between the two faiths.
The feeling tone was good, too. The Pope "greeted [the envoys] one-by-one, clasping their hands warmly."
Iraqi Albert Edward Ismail Yelda seemed happy: "The Holy Father stated his profound respect for Islam. This is what we were expecting...It is now time to put what happened behind and build bridges."
Al Jazeera televised the speech in its entirety. The Vatican, in an unusual move, offered an Arabic translation of the text in its press releases.
So, according to Mohamed Nour Dachan, an Syrian-Italian-Moslem "The dialogue goes on....The dialogue is a priority for both Muslims and Christians»
Read here: .
We have taken information in Russian from: .
So at the official diplomatic level one can consider the conflict on the Pope’s lecture (which was maliciously exaggerated and told to be an insult) to be settled. But consequences of that provocation will not disappear so fast as regards the unofficial relation of Muslims to the West…
[34] The symbiosis of Judaism, Christianity and imprudently atheistic Marxism and liberal individualism.
[35] For comparison let’s see Talmudic qualifying requirement: «Members of Sanhedrin (Sinedrion – the Highest Council, which analogues are the Conclave of Cardinals with Pope in its head and Sinods of Orthodox churches) should be experienced in the science of magic and heathen theology», – Talmud (Sanhedrin, Menahot). Under the “heathen theology” in Judaism any non-Judaic theology is understood, including the Koranic, Catholic, Orthodox etc.
Thus the Pope and patriarchs of Orthodox churches, if they pretend on enlightening peoples with the Truth, should thoroughly know other religious dogmas for see and expose their errors in Life with dignity and honour and without insulting the believers of other religions.
[36] There is no ready for use sociological doctrine at the level of global importance in Koran, but there is all needed for people to create it in harmony with God. However, it needs a creative work, but not a worship of the rug for prayers, which many Muslims content themselves to and what they think to be the true Islam.
[37] So-called “Sociological doctrine of Russian Orthodox Church” is a document estranged from life, and so religiously and scientifically ungrounded. And Shariat is not a doctrine, but the result of Muslim ruling “elite” timeserving to life under slogans of Koranic Islam.
[38] Matthew, 5:39. But Koran says: «Repel evil with that which is best» (Sura 23:96).
[39] This is the literal translation of the word “Evangelium” (the Gospel).
[40] Christ’s teaching collected from fragmentary parts existing in the New Testament appears in the next form (our commentaries are given in italic):
«The Law and the Prophets (“the Law and the Prophets” in the time of Christ are called now “the Old Testament”) were until John (the Baptiser, the Baptist); since then the good news of the Kingdom of God (in Arabian language the Kingdom of God is called Islam) is preached, and everyone forces his way into it (Luke, 16:16). But seek first the Kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things (in the context: the welfare at the Earth) will be added to you (Matthew, 6:33). For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the Kingdom of God (in the canonical version it is said “Kingdom of Heaven”, but it surely must mean “Kingdom of God”) (Matthew, 5:20).
The Lord our God, the Lord is one (Mark, 12:29 – there is not a single hint on Trinity). You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbour as yourself. On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets (i.e. that Christ didn’t mean that all prophecies of the Old Testament should realize – he meant “I say to you, not heaven and earth pass away, until everyone becomes a righteous man”). (Matthew, 22:37-40). Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the Kingdom of God (and here is ‘the Kingdom of Heaven’, but it should be ‘the Kingdom of God’ in the context), but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven (Matthew, 7:21). And I tell you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened. (…) If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the Heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him! (Luke, 11:9, 10, 13). When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth (John, 16:13).