a question..

[BJClark]

In trying to answer a friends question about what the Muslims believe concerning the End times, I came across this article..and as I was reading it some comments jumped out at me, and I thought I'd ask some more Scripturally educated men..what they think..

Here is a link to the article..

A Short Summary of Islamic Beliefs

It was this paragraph that jumped out at me..

Mecca at the time the prophet was born was inhabited by the tribe of Quraysh (Koreish) to which the clan of Hasim belonged. The city was a mercantile center with shrines to many gods, chief of whom was Ilah. The Ka'bah sanctuary in the city square guaranteed the safety of those who came to trade. The pre-Islamic deities of Arabia which were most venerated were astral deities, especially the triad of the moon god, the sun goddess, and the god associated with the planet Venus. The moon god was the chief and was protector of the cities. These deities were given various names, however the moon god was evidently originally the Babylonian moon god Sin. To end division among his people in Mecca, Muhammad elevated the moon god Al Ilah to the chief and only god. (It is not widely known in Islam that Allah was a sexual being, having fathered three daughters--this is documented in the E.B.).

Looking at their beliefs of the moon god Sin, and looking at Genesis 1;

Gen 1:3 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.

Gen 1:4 And God saw the light, that [it was] good: and God divided the light from the darkness.

Gen 1:5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.

Gen 1:16 And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: [he made] the stars also.

Gen 1:17 And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,

Gen 1:18 And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that [it was] good.

Christ, Bright and Morning Star (Revelation 22:16)

So Christ represented as the Sun, Satan the moon? Correct??

Sun ruling day, righteousness, Moon ruling over darkness; referred to in scripture as sin.

Abu al-Qasim Muhammad ibn 'Abd Allah ibn 'Abd al-Muttalib ibn Hasim was persecuted for his teachings in Mecca and fled to Medina in 622 AD, his teachings were soon accepted and the community-state of Islam emerged. From the date of Muhammad's flight, called the hijrah, Muslims begin their calendar---AH (Anno Hegirae) 287 is the same as AD (Anno Domini) 900. During the early period Islam acquired its characteristic ethos as a religion uniting itself in both the spiritual and temporal aspects of life and seeking to regulate not only the individual's relationship to God but human relationships in a social setting as well. Thus, there is not only an Islamic religious institution (private) but also an Islamic code/law governing society (public).

Anno Domini: The year of our Lord;

Anno Hegirae: ???

When searching for this I only get something about Muhammad, so can anyone tell me what Hegirae means?

 

[Pergamum]

Hejirah means flight...it was when MHD had to flee to Medina.

 

[Pergamum]

Muslims trace their years after this flight. Ramadhan just ended a week or two ago and it become year 1428 or something like that...(anno Hejirah that is)...

 

[BJClark]

Pergamum;

Thanks what about the other? Am I correct in my thinking??