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Dear Hamza,

I have read your post. Thank you kindly for taking the time to reply to my article. I decided not to comment on this topic anymore. However, I want to discuss with you and all members a different article that I will post on the forum with a title "Believing in "Prophet Mohammad" is a "Must" in order to enter Heaven".

Once you have a moment, please read it and I would appreciate you and all members to comment on the article. The purpose of this debate is to understand Quran ONLY.

May Allah guide all of us to the straight path.

With peace and respect,

Dear All,

Good logic, thank you kindly for contributing your suggestions.

Regarding your first point, I agree with you that Abraham is the father of all the believers.

Regarding your second point that Allah doesn't order unjust or advocate sin. You said "Abraham saw in a dream. GOD does not order anyone to commit murder of the innocent." Please allow me to share with you my knowledge about this.

Allah doesn't want Abraham to kill his son. Allah showed him this dream only to test him. Once he obeyed Allah and agreed to sacrifice his son, Allah gave him an animal to sacrifice.

(29:2)  Do men think that they will be left alone on saying, "We believe", and that they will not be tested?

If you have any suggestion, please feel free to share it.     

Joseph, to save our time, I re-read your policy and this is the protocol you want your members to follow:

1) if we want to seek your opinion regarding an article that you already published and we may not agree with, we must say in the subject line the following:
Critique - [PROPHET ABRAHAM'S (pbuh) SACRIFICIAL SON - ISHMAEL OR ISAAC? (pbut)] by [Author making the critique: F]
And only one article is to be discussed even if there are other articles that may be related, and only one post per day, and to wait until your respond.

2) if we want to ask any question, we don't have to write: "Critique... in the subject line.

If this correct, you don't have to reply to me. If this incorrect, please explain to me the protocol you want me to approach by giving me an example.

Thank you, May Allah guide all of us to the straight path,

Best regards,

Dear Joseph,

Peace be upon you,

First, my academic background is Industrial Engineer. I am interested in discussing/understanding Quran with unbiased and professional parties. When I discovered your website, it attracts me because you said in your articles "don't follow blindly", etc. I was under the impression that all members can mutually share their opinions in the same matter without enforcing our opinion unto anyone. When I share with you any argument, it does not mean that you or any member are wrong. It means that this is what I believe and I am seeking your opinion and the opinion of all members. At the end, no one has the right to enforce her/his decision unto anyone since this is the principle of Islam as in (2:256) there is no compulsion in matter of faith.

When I read any of your articles and if I have any doubts, I believe that I have every single right to discuss it with you and receive a professional response as in (3:159) And if you had been rude [in speech] and harsh in heart, they would have disbanded from about you... and consult them in the matter; and as in (24:38) who (conduct) their affairs by mutual Consultation. If this is not your policy, please advice me and I will not visit your website any more.

Thank you kindly for your time and cooperation. I look forward to your response.

With peace and respect,   

Dear Joseph,

Peace be upon you,

Please note that this is my belief in this verse and I wanted to know your opinion. You have provided me with your opinion, and your efforts are very much appreciated. May Allah guide all of us to the straight path.

With peace and respect,

Dear Joseph,

Peace be upon you,

In the article that I posted on your forum regarding "Can Women pray/fast during Menstruation" http://quransmessage.com/forum/index.php?topic=2139.0
I said "I know that sometimes I discuss more than one article in the same post but that only to save your time because both articles are related. If this is not acceptable with you, please advice me." And I have not heard from you any response.

Any ways regarding your requests:
1.   You asked me for a verse from Quran to prove that Mohammad is from the offspring of Abraham. I have provided you verse (4:54) in my previous article as a clear proof. You decided that this verse is not a proof. Therefore, there is no reason for me to continue discussing this topic with you because I already knew your decision. This is what I said in my post below regarding verse (4:54):

(4:54) Shakir: Or do they envy the people for what Allah has given them of His grace? But indeed          We have given to           Ibrahim's CHILDREN          the Book and the wisdom, and We have given them a grand kingdom.

Allah said in this verse that He gave "Ibrahim's children":
1.   the Book
2.   and the wisdom
3.   and We have given them a grand kingdom.

Therefore, Prophet Mohammad is indeed from the     children             of Prophet Abraham.

2.   Regarding the second article about the sacrificed son of Abraham, I will open new article to post it as you requested.

With great respect,

Dear Joseph,

Peace be upon you,

Thanks for your response. I said in my previous post that "This is another proof that the sacrificed son was Ishmael." Therefore, I am asking you in this post about the sacrificed son of Abraham. To be clear with you, please let's put the subject of (Arab/Prophet Mohammad is from the offspring of Abraham) off the discussion, and let's focus ONLY on the sacrificed son of Abraham.

In your article, you said that according to Quran, the sacrificed son is "Isaac". I sent you two proofs from Quran that the sacrificed son is "Ishmael". Please reply only to this question.

Thank you kindly for your attention,

With peace and respect,

PS: regarding the Toolbar, when I sent you the example to show you what's happening when I click on change color, etc, I sent you the message that I received. In your post I didn't see the message that I sent to you and only seen the word "Test" in red color. I am still having the same problem. Any ways, don't worry about this any more. (Thanks) 

Dear Joseph,

Peace be upon you,

This is another proof that the sacrificed son was Ishmael.

The messengers of Allah told Abraham glad news.

•   (11:69) There came Our messengers to Abraham with glad tidings. They said, "Peace!" He answered, "Peace!" and hastened to entertain them with a roasted calf.

The messengers of Allah told Abraham that they were sent against the people of Lut.

•   (11:70) But when he saw their hands went not towards the (meal), he felt some mistrust of them, and conceived a fear of them. They said: "Fear not: We have been sent against the people of Lut."

The wife of Abraham was    "nearby"     when the messengers of Allah told her that she will give birth to Isaac, who will have a son Jacob. Since she was nearby, therefore Abraham heard what they told her. Therefore, Abraham knew that his son Isaac would live until he begets Jacob.

•   His wife who was standing   "nearby",    smiled and so We gave her the glad news that       she would give birth to Isaac who would have a son, Jacob.

Allah told Abraham to sacrifice his son. If the son that Allah told him to sacrifice was Isaac, how then he will beget Jacob. Therefore, it's clear that the son was Ishmael.

Please let me know what you think,

With great respect,

Note: I sent a note to QM Moderators Team that I tried few different computers/browsers to test the Toolbar buttons in my account but nothing worked. It's still not working. Would you please follow with them. I am unable to change font color/size/bold, etc. This is an example of what would happen if I try to change color, etc: Test

Dear QM Moderators Team,

Peace be upon you,

Thank you kindly for reading my post and for your response. Please note that without a doubt I am aware of your forum policy. Simply, I was not critiquing you, but suggesting my ideas. I was only following Quran as in (42:38) and whose affair is [determined by] consultation among themselves.

I started the article with "let me please discuss this with you." I meant "let me please share my suggestions with you". I ended the article with "I would suggest that you review your decision regarding these issues". I meant that "please analyze my suggestions and decide upon them." The reason that I didn't say "I look forward to hearing from you" is because I left the option open for you.

I know that sometimes I discuss more than one article in the same post but that only to save your time because both articles are related. If this is not acceptable with you, please advice me.

I tried to modify the original post but I couldn't. As per my request last time that my Toolbar buttons are not functioning. Joseph suggested that I use different browser/Computer which I tried few different computers/browsers and nothing worked. My toolbar is still disabled. Please resolve this issue on my account.

I hope this will clarify the misconceptions. In the meantime, if you have any questions, please feel free to reply to my post.

May Allah guide all of us to the straight path.

With peace and respect,

Dear Joseph,

I read your articles of whether women can pray/fast during Menstruation. Your efforts are very much appreciated. However, let me please discuss this with you.

I understood from your articles that Quran is silent, only sick people can't fast and menstruation according to Quran is harm "Aza" and is not necessary "sick", etc.

Let me discuss with you "fasting" from a common sense basis from Quran:

Menstruation may cause some women pain, cramps, anxiety, fatigue, poor performance, etc. and no one knows when this would arise (i.e. middle/end of day). Then, if women were fasting and any of these situations happened and become necessary for a woman to break her fasting, then, the time she fasted would be lost. And she must fast another day after Ramadan. This is unjust for women because Allah said:

(4:40) Indeed, Allah does not do injustice, [even] as much as an atom's weight

One may argue that some women are very healthy. But, is there any guaranty that those healthy women will not become ill after one minute? Allah alone knows the unseen. Therefore, to follow Quran and avoid injustice, all women must break their fasting in Ramadan during menstruation and fast them later after Ramadan.

(5:42) ... If thou judge, judge in equity between them. For Allah loveth those who judge in equity.

Regarding prayer, please note that purity is a prerequisite of establishing prayer and women during menstruation are impure as per (5:6) (2:222). However, it seems to me that you believe something different and you gave few examples from Quran to prove your argument such as:

(9:103) Take alms out of their property, you would cleanse them and purify them thereby

Then, you said "Does this mean that a state of impurity existed before purification and thus one could not pray?

The answer to your question is simple: Allah is talking in this verse about those who give charity to the needy, and by doing so, Allah will purify them. The meaning of "purify them" in this verse is: Allah will erase their sins and guide them to make best decisions in order to succeed on earth and the hereafter. 

Therefore, in my humble opinion, I would suggest that you review your decision regarding these issues.

Thank you kindly for your time. May Allah reward you for your efforts and guide all of us to the straight path,

With peace and respect,

Ref:

Can Women Pray During Menstruation?
http://quransmessage.com/forum/index.php?topic=163.0

Can Menstruating Women Fast?
http://www.quransmessage.com/articles/menstruation%20FM3.htm

To the best of my knowledge, there was an article in your Topics that "women are allowed to pray during Menstruation". However, I couldn't find at this moment to include the link in my post.

Dear Joseph,

Peace be upon you,

When I read your article of whether Prophet Mohammad is from the descendants of Prophet Abraham or not, I have noticed that you mentioned many verses to prove that he is not, but ignored to mention (4:54)

(4:54) Shakir: Or do they envy the people for what Allah has given them of His grace?  But indeed          We have given to           Ibrahim's CHILDREN          the Book      and the wisdom, and We have given them a grand kingdom.

Can you kindly explain to me the reasons of why you decided to exclude it. I believe that the readers have the right to know everything about Quran, and she/he alone can decide since there is no compulsion in Islam. Therefore, in order to be fair for the readers, I believe this verse should be included in your article.

ARE THE ARABS AND PROPHET MUHAMMAD (pbuh) REALLY DESCENDANTS OF PROPHET ABRAHAM? (pbuh)
http://quransmessage.com/articles/are%20the%20arabs%20descendants%20of%20abraham%20FM3.htm

May Allah guide all of us to the straight path.

With peace and respect,

Dear all,

Pease be upon you,

Hamzeh said in his post: "Also the verse you quoted from the Torah in Deuteronomy 18:18 in my humble opinion maybe referring to Jesus and not Muhammad (pbut)."

I appreciate your opinion and it seems to me that the proofs I provided from the Bible and Torah were not satisfactory for you. Therefore, I'll first explain the question you asked about, and then explain with proofs from Quran that Prophet Mohammad is indeed from the offspring of Prophet Abraham, and Ishmael was indeed the sacrificed son (if Allah wills). 

Deuteronomy (18:18): I will raise up for them a prophet         LIKE YOU          from among their brothers. And I will put my words in his mouth, and he shall speak to them all that I command him.

Please read the verse carefully, Allah told Moses that    "a prophet LIKE you".         Therefore the Prophet that Allah spoke about must be like Moses. Jesus is different than Moses. Moses birth was naturally, he came from a father and a mother, while Jesus came from only a mother. Therefore, indeed the prophet that Allah spoke about here is Mohammad.

Let's now discuss whether Mohammad is from the offspring of Abraham or not from Quran:

(57:26) And We verily sent Noah and Abraham               and placed      the prophethood     and the scripture           among their seed,            and among them there is he who goeth right, but many of them are evil-livers.

I noticed that Brother Joseph said in his original article "In verse 57:26, the seed (Arabic: Dhurriyyati) of Prophets Noah and Abraham (pbut) are mentioned. No names of the seed are mentioned."

Please note that Allah said in this verse "and placed     the prophethood         and the scripture       among their seed". Since Mohammad is a      "Prophet",    and Allah sent to him      the scripture "Quran",           therefore, he is automatically from the offspring of Abraham as to what the verse is telling us. Also, Allah did not mention names of Prophets in this verse because He said in (40:75) that there are many prophets came before Mohammad that Allah did not mention their names (at all) in Quran.

(40:75) Verily We sent messengers before thee, among them those of whom We have told thee,        and some of whom        We have    not         told thee;

I also noticed in Joseph's article that he did not mention verse (4:54) or even said anything about it which in my opinion is the clear evidence that Prophet Mohammad was from the       CHILDREN          of Prophet Abraham.

(4:54) Shakir: Or do they envy the people for what Allah has given them of His grace? But indeed          We have given to           Ibrahim's CHILDREN          the Book and the wisdom, and We have given them a grand kingdom.

Allah said in this verse that He gave "Ibrahim's children":
1.   the Book
2.   and the wisdom
3.   and We have given them a grand kingdom.

Therefore, Prophet Mohammad is indeed from the     children             of Prophet Abraham.

I also read article "DARUD SHAREEF PRAYER"
http://quransmessage.com/articles/darud%20shareef%20prayer%20FM3.htm

I noticed in this article that Joseph said "It is worth considering that if Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) and his family were descendants of Prophet Abraham, (pbuh) why are they excluded from the 'Al' of Prophet Abraham (pbuh) in the 'Darud Shareef' prayer which is clearly dealing with two separate progenies?"

Well, I'll be very cheerful to explain the reason.

In our prayer, we say:
1.   Greetings and prayers to Allah
2.   Peace be upon you, O Prophet, and Allah's mercy and blessings be upon you
3.   Peace be upon us and upon the righteous servants of Allah
4.   I bear witness that there is no god but Allah and I bear witness that Muhammad is His Prophet
5.   I copied this part from Joseph's article which I agree with it "O God, let your blessings come upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad (including his progeny),  as you have blessed Abraham and his progeny. Truly, you are Praiseworthy and Glorious"
6.   "O God, bless Muhammad and the family of Muhammad (including his progeny), as you have blessed Abraham and his family (including progeny). Truly, you are Praiseworthy and Glorious".

The reason for #1 above is to greet Allah
The reason for # 2 is to greet Prophet Mohammad
The reason for # 3 is to greet all righteous mankind (from Adam till Day of Judgment)
The reason for # 4 is to testify that Allah alone is God, and Mohammad is His Prophet.

Please note that we don't do any distinction between the Prophets of Allah as one may think, because we greet (send Peace) to all righteous people as in # 3, and all the Prophets of Allah are among the righteous people.

The reason of why we mention Mohammad with Allah in the testimony (Shahada) is only to testify and to acknowledge that he is the Prophet of Allah as in:

(3:86) How shall Allah guide a people who disbelieved after their belief              and had witnessed           that the Messenger is true

(2:253) Those messengers - some of them We caused to exceed others. Among them were those to whom Allah spoke,                and He raised some of them in degree.

Allah raised some of His Prophets in degree. For Mohammad, Allah honored him to be mentioned everywhere i.e. when we call for prayer, with testimony, in our 5 daily prayers as in verse (94:4) And raised high for you your repute

Also Allah sent all Prophets before Mohammad for certain people or certain time, but He sent Mohammad for all nations and till the Day of Judgment.

(34:28) And We have not sent thee (O Muhammad) save as a bringer of good tidings and a warner unto                  all mankind

(33:40) Muhammad is not the father of [any] one of your men, but [he is] the Messenger of Allah and                 last of the prophets.

Also, Allah ordered the believers to honor Mohammad as in:

(7:157) Those who follow the Messenger, the unlettered prophet,... So they who have believed in him,        HONORED him,        supported him and followed the light which was sent down with him - it is those who will be the successful.

And the reason of why the family of Mohammad is excluded from the family of Abraham as in Joseph's' article is:
•   If you read in # 5 and # 6 above, the exclusion is between Mohammad & his family and Abraham & his family
•   We first mention Mohammad because we must honor him as I explained above
•   Then we mention Prophet Abraham because he is the forefather of the believers, and Allah said about parents:
(17:24) And lower to them the wing of humility out of mercy and say, "My Lord, have mercy upon them..."

Now, let's discuss who the sacrificed son was, Isaac or Ishmael. 

(1)   (37:100) My Lord! grant me of the doers of good deeds.
The word is mentioned in Quran is ("Saleheen", which is plural of "Saleh") which means (righteous, doers of good deeds). The reason Abraham asked Allah in the plural because he wants righteous son and righteous descendants from this son. If you read verse (2:124), Allah told Abraham that He will make him a leader. Abraham immediately asked Allah "and of my descendants".

(2)   (37:101) "So We gave him tidings of a gentle son."
Please note that this was the     FIRST          good news. And Allah didn't mention the name of the child.

(3)   Then from verses (37:102-7), Allah said that Abraham saw in a dream that he is sacrificing his son; then his son obeyed; before killing the son, Allah gave him an animal to sacrifice instead of his son). Please note that the story of Abraham and the sacrificed son is          finished          at this point.

(4)   Then from verses (37:108-11) Allah said that He was pleased with Abraham.

(5)   Then Allah told Abraham in verse (37:112) about the         SECOND            good news for another son and Allah mentioned the name of the child "Isaac"
(     AND        We gave him good tidings of Isaac, a prophet from among the righteous.) Please note that Allah started this verse with "AND" which means "one more son".

Since the second son was Isaac, therefore, the first "good news" son was Ishmael.

Joseph said when he replied to my previous post: "Unfortunately, this is not a post that I would be willing to entertain further. Therefore, please kindly accept my response as my last to you on this matter."

Although I appreciate you for taking the time to read and respond to my post, but, please note that the purpose that I decided to join your forum is to discuss Quran and understand it as much as possible, and to demonstrate our suggestions with proofs from Quran if we disagree with any post as long as it's discussed in a professional manner. Therefore, I disagree with you that you are not willing to continue discussing with me this topic. I believe it is the best time to respond to my analysis.

I would welcome any feedback. I know my article was lengthy, but thank you so much for taking the time to read it.

May Allah guide all of us to the straight path.

With peace and respect,

Brother Joseph: I am still unable to use the toolbar buttons, and it's very important that I highlight some important words. I searched everywhere in your forum but with no luck. Would you please send me the instructions of how to enable it to my email that you have in the forum. (Thanks)

Dear Joseph A. Islam,

Peace be upon you,

I read your article that Arab (Prophet Mohammad) is not from the offspring of Ishmael and Abraham as per your article http://quransmessage.com/articles/are%20the%20arabs%20descendants%20of%20abraham%20FM3.htm

I realized that you referred to verses from Quran that "the Arab forefather received no Warner before; Abraham was the father "in faith only" to the believers, etc..." I don't want to argue with you from Quran or Islamic resources because we may never reach any agreement. Therefore, I decided to argue with you from the Torah.

Deuteronomy (18:18) "I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their brothers. And I will put my words in his mouth, and he shall speak to them all that I command him."

According to this verse, Allah told Moses that He will send a Prophet from the "Brothers of the Jewish". Jewish are from the offspring of Isaac. Isaac's brother was Ishmael. Therefore, Prophet Mohammad is from the offspring of Ishmael.

I hope that you are not going to dispute with me and say that the meaning of "Brothers of the Jewish" is "brothers in faith".

I also read your article that you believe that the sacrifice son of Abraham was Isaac and not Ishmael as per your article http://quransmessage.com/articles/ishmael%20or%20isaac%20FM3.htm

Again I will discuss this topic with you from the Bible that tells us that the sacrificed son was Ishmael.

Genesis (16:16) Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore him Ishmael.

Genesis (21:5) Abraham was a hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him

This concludes that Ishmael was 14 years older than Isaac.

Genesis (22:2) Then God said, "Take your son, your only son, whom you love—Isaac—and go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on a mountain I will show you."

In this verse, Allah told Abraham to sacrifice his ONLY SON, and Isaac is mentioned in this verse. This contradicts the other two verses because the ONLY SON Abraham would had at that time is Ishmael. So, it seems to me that someone added the word "Isaac" while was not aware of the age of the two boys Ishmael and Isaac.

I verified these verses from the bible. However, I should give the credit to "Simon Alfredo Caraballo" for his great book "My Great Love for Jesus Led Me to Islam" because I learned this information from his book, page 30. His book is available online for free.   

I would welcome your feedback. Thank you kindly for taking the time to read my post.

May the blessings of Allah be on all of the believers,

With great respect,

Brother Joseph: I am sorry that I am not highlighting important info because in fact the toolbar buttons are disabled on my account. I tried many ways to enable it but with no success.

Salam,

(3:64) Sahih International: Say, "O People of the Scripture, come to a word that is equitable between us and you - that we will not worship except Allah and not associate anything with Him and not take one another as lords instead of Allah." But if they turn away, then say, "Bear witness that we are Muslims [submitting to Him]."

(7:157) Sahih International: Those who follow the Messenger, the unlettered prophet, whom they find written in what they have of the Torah and the Gospel, who enjoins upon them what is right and forbids them what is wrong and makes lawful for them the good things and prohibits for them the evil and relieves them of their burden and the shackles which were upon them. So they who have believed in him, honored him, supported him and followed the light which was sent down with him - it is those who will be the successful.

(67:3) Pickthall: Lo! We have shown him the way, whether he be grateful or disbelieving.

(90:10) Mohsin Khan: And shown him the two ways (good and evil)?

Regards,

Dear Joseph,

Peace be upon you,

Thank you kindly for taking the time to review my posts and for your reply.

You mentioned in your post: "I do not agree with what appears to be your traditionalist position that one cannot be friends with Jews and Christians in toto."

I said in my previous post: "For peaceful people from all creed, Allah ordered us to be nice and just with them only. (Allah forbiddeth you not those who warred not against you on account of religion and drove you not out from your homes, that ye should show them kindness and deal justly with them. Lo! Allah loveth the just dealers.)" (60:

Let me explain to you what I meant with (peaceful people) and (nice and just) by giving some examples.

1) (peaceful people): are those who "warred not against you on account of religion and drove you not out from your homes". Please note that this is not only to the people of the book (Christians and Jewish), it's for all religions i.e. Hindus, Sikhism, Buddhism, etc. Also note that I am talking here about the public, not governments, because those who want to marry, they marry from the public, not from the rulers and their administrators. However, even though if a certain person from the public want to harm us, we should not deal with him/her. 

2) (nice and just): you should show them kindness and deal justly with them i.e. you can be friends, neighbors, colleagues, etc. and for instance, when you work with them, you must be loyal and do your best improve the quality of their products; and so on.
 
I myself have few non-Muslim friends including Christian that we visit each others on a regular basis and I explained to them that I can't sit with them in the same room if they drink alcohol; I was a regular blood donor for the Canadian blood Services but later my doctor told me that I can't donate anymore due to health reasons; I always donate used clothes/food to non-Muslim organizations; and many other things.

You also mentioned: "Secondly, it appears that you do not appear to recognise that all People of the Book are not 'disbelievers' or 'idolaters'."

I said in my previous posts that those Muslim women who want to marry Christian or Jewish men MUST
1) Investigate carefully to ensure that he is not associating Jesus (PBUH) with Allah or associate Ezra with Allah or believe that they are the children of Allah. According to Quran, in many verses, those who associate anything with Allah are Moshrikeen / Kaafir (disbelievers), will never enter heaven, and will never get out of hell fire.
Sahih International: Indeed, he who associates others with Allah – Allah has forbidden him Paradise, and his refuge is the Fire. And there are not for the wrongdoers any helpers. (5:72)
Also, according to Quran, Allah does not forgive those who associate anything with Him.
Sahih International: Indeed, Allah does not forgive association with Him, but He forgives what is less than that for whom He wills. And he who associates others with Allah has certainly gone far astray. (4:116)

2) If he associates anything with Allah, she must deliver for him Quran before marriage. I gave few references to Quran, and will give another reference.
Sahih International: Indeed, those who conceal what We sent down of clear proofs and guidance after We made it clear for the people in the Scripture - those are cursed by Allah and cursed by those who curse, (2:159)

3) If he refused to follow principles of Quran and continue to associate others with Allah, I don't see any reason of why she should continue with him.
Pickthall: And incline not toward those who do wrong lest the Fire touch you, and ye have no protecting friends against Allah, and afterward ye would not be helped. (11:113)

I hope this illustrates that Muslim women are not allowed to marry from Christian or Jewish unless he accepts the principles of Quran. I would welcome any feedback from any member.

May Allah guide all of us to the straight path.

With Peace and respect,

Brother Joseph: please note that I am unable to use the toolbar buttons in the forum. Once you have a moment, please enable me to use it because sometimes I need to change font size, color, etc. Thanks  

Peace be upon you,

اللَّهُ وَلِيُّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا يُخْرِجُهُم مِّنَ الظُّلُمَاتِ إِلَى النُّورِ
Pickthall: Allah is the Protecting Guardian of those who believe. He bringeth them out of darkness into light. (22:257)

يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تَتَّخِذُوا الْيَهُودَ وَالنَّصَارَىٰ أَوْلِيَاءَ بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلِيَاءُ بَعْضٍ وَمَن يَتَوَلَّهُم مِّنكُمْ فَإِنَّهُ مِنْهُمْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَهْدِي الْقَوْمَ الظَّالِمِينَ                
Sahih International: O you who have believed, do not take the Jews and the Christians as allies. They are [in fact] allies of one another. And whoever is an ally to them among you – then indeed, he is [one] of them. Indeed, Allah guides not the wrongdoing people. (5:51)
             
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تَتَّخِذُوا الَّذِينَ اتَّخَذُوا دِينَكُمْ هُزُوًا وَلَعِبًا مِّنَ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ وَالْكُفَّارَ أَوْلِيَاءَ وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ إِن كُنتُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ                                                         
Pickthall: O Ye who believe! Choose not for guardians such of those who received the Scripture before you, and of the disbelievers, as make a jest and sport of your religion. But keep your duty to Allah if ye are true believers. (5:57)                   

وَلَن تَرْضَىٰ عَنكَ الْيَهُودُ وَلَا النَّصَارَىٰ حَتَّىٰ تَتَّبِعَ مِلَّتَهُمْ
Pickthall: And the Jews will not be pleased with thee, nor will the Christians, till thou follow their creed. (2:120)

Allah clearly told us that the people of the book "Jews and Christians" will never be happy from us till we follow their religion. How then would you expect him to love you and be loyal to you!!! Then, one may argue is that Allah allowed Muslim men to marry from chaste women from the "people of the book", and did not say anything about Muslim women marrying from the chaste men from the "people of the book". This is absolutely incorrect. Allah clearly said that man is in charge of woman:
الرِّجَالُ قَوَّامُونَ عَلَى النِّسَاءِ بِمَا فَضَّلَ اللَّهُ بَعْضَهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ
Yusuf Ali: Men are the protectors and maintainers of women, because Allah has given the one more (strength) than the other (4:34)

For peaceful people from all creed, Allah ordered us to be nice and just with them only.
لَّا يَنْهَاكُمُ اللَّهُ عَنِ الَّذِينَ لَمْ يُقَاتِلُوكُمْ فِي الدِّينِ وَلَمْ يُخْرِجُوكُم مِّن دِيَارِكُمْ أَن تَبَرُّوهُمْ وَتُقْسِطُوا إِلَيْهِمْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ الْمُقْسِطِينَ  
Pickthall: Allah forbiddeth you not those who warred not against you on account of religion and drove you not out from your homes, that ye should show them kindness and deal justly with them. Lo! Allah loveth the just dealers. (60:

May Allah guide all mankind to the straight path.

With peace and respect,