Through Force or Faith? — Page 267
Chapter 7 — Novelty in the Teachings of Muhammad 267 belief bible quran 3 Equality of humans The Israeli race is supe- rior to all other races. All humans are equal. 4 Birth of man The earth was cursed because of man. Old Testament: Sinner and accursed by birth All humans are born on the nature of God and are pure. 5 Hell & Heaven Physical Spiritual 6 Hell Everlasting Temporary 7 Philosophy of Hell & Heaven Not provided Spiritual similitude of human actions and their natural consequences Injunctions About Deeds Religion has special relationship with human actions. Every reli- gion has presented some instructions concerning rules of conduct and moral values. As for the religion of Islam, it has explained moral teachings with great detail out of which a few examples are set down below. Human society needs three kinds of rules; those that concern his morality, those that apply to his economy and those that regulate his politics and organization. We shall com- pare Islam with other religions concerning all these three set of principles.