Saturday, July 18, 2009

With Muslims, Miracles Are Permissable

I get complaints that my nationalism, my Jewish nationalism, is "Biblical", it's "religious", it's based on irrational beliefs.

Well, I found this and ask you: so this is okay?

Ancient miracle inspires Muslims to meet challenges

...Muslims will be reminded of the Prophet Muhammad's miraculous holy nighttime journey known as "Isra and Miraj." The celebration recalls Prophet Muhammad's trip from Mecca to Jerusalem in a single night — a feat no mere mortal could possibly accomplish at the time — and it reinforces Muslims' ties to the holy city of Jerusalem


So, Muslim ties to Jerusalem are reinforced by...a miracle? A midnight journey no human could have made? This is serious?

Isra and Miraj is such a miraculous story. The trip was witnessed by no one and consequently required the faithful of the time to believe in the unseen. Believing the story of Isra and Miraj today still requires an act of faith — faith that is paramount in Islam because it recognizes God's ability to make possible the impossible...

Muslims believe that during Prophet Muhammad's brief stay in Jerusalem in A.D. 621, he met all God's past prophets and led prayer at a holy site. The story demonstrates the unity of humanity through prayer, and for Muslims, it confirms Islam as an Abrahamic religion and Muhammad as God's last messenger.

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