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Does the Quran Force Jews and Christians to Submit to Islam?

Does the Quran Force Jews and Christians tois most holy to the Lord' (Exod. 30: 10.
Submit to Islam? By Gabriel Sawma The QuranNRSV. Biblia Hebraica). The term 'kfr' is
states the following: INNA ALLADHIINA KAFARUused to describe the 'sin offering' as is
SWAA ON ALAYHIM ANDHARTAHUM AM LAM TUNDHIRHUMshown in the following Biblical passage:
LA YUMINOON, (Quran 2: 7). Muslim'These are the ordinances for the altar, on
commentators render the followingthe day when it is erected for burnt
interpretation: 'God hath set a seal on theirofferings upon it and for dashing blood
hearts and on their hearing, and on theiragainst it…a bull for (kfr) sin
eyes is a veil; great is the penalty theyoffering' (Ezekiel 43: 19. NRSV. Biblia
incur. As those who reject the faith, it isHebraica). 'kfr' is used to mean 'cover over,
the same to them whether thou warn them or dopacify, propitiate' as indicated in the Book
not warn them, they will not believe'of Genesis: 'Let me cover over his face by
(translated by Abdullah Yusuf Ali). Thethe present ) so that he does not see the
translator renders the followingoffense, i.e. pacify him' (Gen. 32: 21). In
interpretation: 'Kafara, kufr, kafir, arethe New Testament, the "kfr" (i.e. ransom) is
derivative forms of the word, imply ano longer associated with the temple
deliberate rejection of Faith as opposed to asacrifices, still less with payments of
mistaken idea of God or faith, which is notmoney, or incense, or even with prayers. It
inconsistent with an earnest desire to seeis the life of Jesus and his death by
the truth. Where there is such desire, thecrucifixion, with the actual shedding of
grace and mercy of God gives guidance. Butblood that makes the ransom "kfr" possible.
that guidance is not efficacious when it isThe New Testament declares that in Christ and
deliberately rejected, and the possibility ofhis death is all that man needs in order for
rejection follows from the grant of freehis sins to be forgiven, and his life is
will. The consequence of the rejection is"kfr" (i.e. ransomed). There is no indication
that the spiritual faculties become dead toin the Aramaic language of the Bible that the
impervious to better influence. The rootsword 'kfr' means 'infidel' or 'those who did
kafara has many shades of meaning: (1) tonot accept Islam'. Misinterpretation of the
deny God's goodness, to be ungrateful. (2) ToQuran led Muslim commentators to render an
reject Faith, deny His revelation. (3)Toerroneous definition to the Aramaic word
blaspheme, to ascribe some limitation or"kfr". It is important to keep in mind that
attribute to God, which is derogatory to Histhe early copies of the Quran did not have
nature. In a translation, one shade orthe vowel signs necessary for vocalization.
another must be put forward according to theWhen the vowel signs were introduced at a
context, but all are implied'. (See Abdullahlater time, Aramaic 'kfr' changed to
Yusuf Commetary on the Glorious Qur'an,'kafaru'. The Quranic word 'sawaa' has been
numbers 30 and 93). The Quranic wordinterpreted erroneously as 'whether'. Aramaic
'kafara', which is interpreted in modern days'shwh' means 'to agree with' (Isa. 16: 6).
as 'infidel', does not necessarily mean 'toThe shift from /sh/ to /s/ and vice versa is
reject faith'. Aramaic 'kfr' means 'the priceinterchangeable in the Semitic languages as
of life, ransom'. Akkadian "kaparu" meansfor example 'sham[s]' (sun) and 'sham[sh]a';
'wipe off, redemption, ransom'. In the book'M[es]ih' and 'M[sh]iha' (Messiah) etc. The
of Exodus we read the following: 'If a ransomQuranic word 'andhartuhum' has been
is imposed on the owner' (Exod. 21: 30.interpreted as 'you warn them'. Syriac (a
NRSV). Paying ransom for life was a form ofdialect of Aramaic) 'etnadrat' means 'you
taxes. It was a natural obligation ongive a notice, make a vow' (Syriac Peshito,
individuals to buy protection for theirGen. 31: 13). Aramaic 'ndr' means 'vow'
lives. During the time of Moses, God imposed(Psalms 132). In Aramaic, letter /d/ is also
a ransom on each Israelite, the Bible reads:spirant /dh/ like 'there'. When the Arabic
'The Lord spoke to Moses: When you take avowel signs, which developed later, were
census of the Israelites to register them, atadded, Aramaic 'ndr' change to 'nadhara' or
registration all of them shall give a (kfr)'andhara'. The Quran is saying: 'those who
ransom for their lives to the Lord, so thatused sin offering for ransom agree (Jews and
no plague may come upon them for beingChristians), whether you give them a notice
registered' (Exod. 30: 11. NRSV. Bibliaor not, are not going to believe (i.e. in the
Hebraica). 'kfr' also means 'ransom for sinQuran). In Syriac, the verse is pronounced as
offering' as stated in the Biblia Hebraica:following: 'holen kafore, showe 'layhoon,
'Throughout your generations he shall performetnadrat lhun ao lo atnadrat lhun lo mhaymne
the atonement for it once a year with theenun'. Gabriel Sawma, P. O.
blood of the atoning 'kfr' sin offering. It



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