"Had God willed, He would have made you one community."
Quran 16:93
A short post in response to a short passage, drawn from the sixteenth surah, al-Nahl, here rendered as "The Bees." It may be a short passage, but the implications, obviously, are profound. As we've discussed many times the perception from outside Islam is all too often that the religion is intolerant, and while we have more than our fair share of intolerant Muslims the faith itself is the furthest thing from intolerant. We are told repeatedly to respect other traditions, and in this passage we are told in no uncertain terms that diversity is a blessing, and not a punishment from God or something that must be overcome.
Quran 16:93
A short post in response to a short passage, drawn from the sixteenth surah, al-Nahl, here rendered as "The Bees." It may be a short passage, but the implications, obviously, are profound. As we've discussed many times the perception from outside Islam is all too often that the religion is intolerant, and while we have more than our fair share of intolerant Muslims the faith itself is the furthest thing from intolerant. We are told repeatedly to respect other traditions, and in this passage we are told in no uncertain terms that diversity is a blessing, and not a punishment from God or something that must be overcome.
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