I know I said more about Leo Tolstoy to come soon and it still will, but first I want to talk a bit about Muhammad. I have recently been reading a book called Memories of Muhammad: Why the Profit Matters . This book is not only a biography of Muhammad but also a history of the rise of Islam. It talks about pre-Islamic Mecca and the rise of Muhammad as a prophet. As I read more about the major religious prophets, I am learning that more the most part they are all saying the same thing, a return to traditional values. What these traditional values are depend if you are reference Buddhism or one of the Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam). Ironically enough for the Abrahamic religions, the message these profit are relaying are almost the exact same thing; a return to worship of the one true GOD.
It amazes me how inspiring these profits (Muhammad and Jesus) can be and yet after their deaths, their closest followers and disciples forget the message and transform or dilute the main points. Jesus for example as far as I am concerned, never wanted to create a new religion, but to reform Judaism.
I know I said more about Leo Tolstoy to come soon and it still will, but first I want to talk a bit about Muhammad. I have recently been reading a book called Memories of Muhammad: Why the Profit Matters . This book is not only a biography of Muhammad but also a history of the rise of Islam. It talks about pre-Islamic Mecca and the rise of Muhammad as a prophet. As I read more about the major religious prophets, I am learning that more the most part they are all saying the same thing, a return to traditional values. What these traditional values are depend if you are reference Buddhism or one of the Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam). Ironically enough for the Abrahamic religions, the message these profit are relaying are almost the exact same thing; a return to worship of the one true GOD.
It amazes me how inspiring these profits (Muhammad and Jesus) can be and yet after their deaths, their closest followers and disciples forget the message and transform or dilute the main points. Jesus for example as far as I am concerned, never wanted to create a new religion, but to reform Judaism.
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