Re: My original problem

On 6/27/06, Susan Maneck <smaneck@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

However, in that case he is contradicting Baha'u'llah whose
prohibition against shunning was aimed at the Islamic practice > of shunning those of different religious communities. It is based > on the passage from the Qur'an which says not to take
unbelievers as your friends.

Of course, saying it that way can give a misleading impression. For
example, the Quran clearly allows for certain interreligious
marriages. So since Islam allows Muslims to live together, have
children, and raise a family with non-Muslims, it would be silly to
suggest that Quran is against casual socializing or friendly, warm
relations with non-Muslims.

In the above "friend" is more like "an ally whom you are dependent on".

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