"Whosoever is rightly guided is only rightly guided for the sake of of his own soul, and whosoever is astray is only astray to its detriment. None shall bear the burden of another."
Quran 17:15
Here is a passage, drawn from the 17th surah, al-Isra, here rendered as "The Night Journey," which I don't think I've discussed before, although I've touched upon the theme. In Islam you own your fate, and no one can bear your sins. While there are many things that are similar between Christianity and Islam, this is one of the biggest differences. Often I'll talk about the notion of waking up on third and thinking you hit a triple. There are times when I think this is a very easy situation to find yourself in Christianity, especially in modern America where you also ended up on third base for economic or racial reasons. It makes it very easy to think that you truly deserve to be there, and that others deserve the more seemingly cruel fate they "earned." If, in addition, you think someone died for your sins does it makes it easier for you to ignore them, and thus your own shortcomings?
Quran 17:15
Here is a passage, drawn from the 17th surah, al-Isra, here rendered as "The Night Journey," which I don't think I've discussed before, although I've touched upon the theme. In Islam you own your fate, and no one can bear your sins. While there are many things that are similar between Christianity and Islam, this is one of the biggest differences. Often I'll talk about the notion of waking up on third and thinking you hit a triple. There are times when I think this is a very easy situation to find yourself in Christianity, especially in modern America where you also ended up on third base for economic or racial reasons. It makes it very easy to think that you truly deserve to be there, and that others deserve the more seemingly cruel fate they "earned." If, in addition, you think someone died for your sins does it makes it easier for you to ignore them, and thus your own shortcomings?
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