moses wrote on Jun 28
th, 2015 at 4:11pm:
Karnal,
I can't link circumcision and blood sacrifice.
My understanding is based on the discourse between Y.H.W.H. and Abraham in Genesis 17.
Genesis 17:
Quote:17:7 And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.
17:8 And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.
17:9 And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations.
17:10 This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised.
17:11 And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of the covenant betwixt me and you.
17:12 And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every man child in your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any stranger, which is not of thy seed.
17:13 He that is born in thy house, and he that is bought with thy money, must needs be circumcised: and my covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant.
17:14 And the uncircumcised man child whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken my covenant.
So God established a covenant with Abraham, all male children were to be circumcised as a token of this covenant.
muslims still practice animal blood sacrifice at the Feast of Sacrifice held at Mecca during the pilgrimage and simultaneously in every moslem community.
By definition muslims also practice human sacrifice today in the 21st century.
Human sacrifice is the act of killing one or more human beings, usually as an offering to a deity, as part of a religious ritual.
muslims invoke allah's favour before they kill (in the most degenerate way possible) some unfortunate human / humans.
muslims believe they are doing allah's will by this slaughter.
muslims believe that allah will give them a greater reward in paradise for these slayings.
Human sacrifice by any other name is still human sacrifice. muslims are practicing it on a daily basis around the globe.
I’m sorry, Moses, but Muslims don’t sacrifice animals at Mecca. Muslims kill animals for food. They don’t kill animals to offer to deities.
As for human sacrifice, by your definition many in the military would be guilty of this. Almost every religious person (and many non-religious) prays before going into battle.
Muslims don’t believe they will get rewards in paradise for killing. They believe they get rewarded for
dying..
The only sacrifice Muslims partake in is
self sacrifice. Like the early Christians, Muslims believe in martyrdom. Dying as part of a cause is held in high esteem in.both religions, but even in the secular world.
Every night at 7pm, RSL clubs dim their lights dim and say the Remembrance. This "prayer" honours those who fought in past wars. It’s not religious, but those fallen comrades are secular martyrs in the defence of our empire/nation.
The self-sacrifice of martyrdom is no different.
Well matty muslims do kill because it is the will of allah however as written in the so called word of allah in the quran.