ryu, the concept of the Quran is much deeper than that ..a verse is hardly representation of the entire message [5:51] O you who believe, do not take certain Jews and Christians as allies; these are allies of one another. Those among you who ally themselves with these belong with them. GOD does not guide the transgressors. [5:52] You will see those who harbor doubt in their hearts hasten to join them, saying, "We fear lest we may be defeated." May GOD bring victory, or a command from Him, that causes them to regret their secret thoughts. [5:53] The believers will then say, "Are these the same people who swore by GOD solemnly that they were with you?" Their works have been nullified; they are the losers. [5:54] O you who believe, if you revert from your religion, then GOD will substitute in your place people whom He loves and who love Him. They will be kind with the believers, stern with the disbelievers, and will strive in the cause of GOD without fear of any blame. Such is GOD's blessing; He bestows it upon whomever He wills. GOD is Bounteous, Omniscient. [5:55] Your real allies are GOD and His messenger, and the believers who observe the Contact Prayers (Salat), and give the obligatory charity (Zakat), and they bow down. [5:56] Those who ally themselves with GOD and His messenger, and those who believed, belong in the party of GOD; absolutely, they are the victors. [5:57] O you who believe, do not befriend those among the recipients of previous scripture who mock and ridicule your religion, nor shall you befriend the disbelievers. You shall reverence GOD, if you are really believers. again, it's a concept and a verse or two wouldn't be the representation of the "message" "do not take certain Jews and Christians as allies; these are allies of one another" ..although this is representin historical actions of the jews and christians against the muslims ..wouldn't you agree, not much has changed when you see most americans' and europeans' (christians) blind support for israel (zionist policies of the jews) back to the topic, and 46 verses before the one you quoted .. [5:5] Today, all good food is made lawful for you. The food of the people of the scripture is lawful for you. Also, you may marry the chaste women among the believers, as well as the chaste women among the followers of previous scripture, provided you pay them their due dowries. You shall maintain chastity, not committing adultery, nor taking secret lovers. Anyone who rejects faith, all his work will be in vain, and in the Hereafter he will be with the losers.
how can anyone befriend someone who ridicules them (their religion or whatever) ? ..i think its clearly established here, that a muslim CAN marry a jew or a christian
Yup especially as some of the righteous people after the prophet(peace and blessing of Allah be upon him) did it since its allowed under the banner that their chaste.
O my goodness. Please don't be upset and tell him not to be upset either, but it *is* against Christian scripture to marry someone who isn't a Christian. 2 Corinthians 6 14Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness? 15What harmony is there between Christ and Belial[b]? What does a believer have in common with an unbeliever? I'll attach an article on this here. This may not make me the popular chick, but I did want to answer your question... Take care. http://www.biblepath.com/questions/answer46.html
Yes, but they, according to the Koran, are still not allowed to befriend them. Which is sad, since there are many Muslims here I like.
you're still choosin to think what you wanna think, which is alright ..although not representation of what the Quran actually says
It's true that, probably in the Koran as well, one must have atleast 2 scriptures (2 witnesses) to support his or her reasoning...