Does Islam Respect King David
In the most glorious Qur'an, King David is revered as one of the three main prophets before the coming of Mohammed. Before the Qur'an, the previous Islamic holy books were the Torah, which was given to Moses; the Psalms given to David; and the Gospels given to Jesus.
Known as Dawood in Arabic, Islamic tradition recounts much of the Jewish history of David including his battle with the giant Goliath. The Jewish King also appears in the aHadith as one whose way of fasting and praying is the most perfect (1).
Given that the prophets of Islam are held in such high esteem, one would think that Muslims would be taught to respect the prophet Dawood and not make images of the shield of King David being pooped out of assholes as seen in the photo above right.
But that is precisely what reader Kal has done in response to my article If You Knew Islam Like I Know Islam. Earlier in the same comment section Kal wrote: "Fck the cross and fck the jews." (I cleaned it up for my corporate readers)
This is the respect and tolerance Muslims have for unbelievers. It should be noted that Kal is from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia where Constitutionally to be a Malay one must be a Muslim. It is quite well known that it is almost impossible for a Muslim in Malaysia to change his or her religion legally. Yes, indeed, Islam the religion of tolerance.
Kal isn't the only Muslim reader who has contempt for infidels, a quick reading of Muslim comments to my main joke page shows precisely how many, many Muslims feel about unbelievers. This is one of the reasons that I allow Muslims to rant without any restrictions other than asking them to put asterisks in f-words, so that the rest of us can read what Muslims really think of us when they let their guard down.
Before any reader asks about the image of an Islamic crescent being trashed at the bottom of my sidebar, so why am I picking on Kal for doing the same with crosses and Stars of David? Let me say that I am not the one pretending to be tolerant of other religions. But when I read thousands of Muslim comments declaring "Islam is the religion of tolerance," then I believe I have a right to point out that this is one of the great Islamic Myths of this century.
ENDNOTES
(1):
The Religion of Islam, The Ancient Kingdom of Israel (part 3 of 6): Prophet David
David was known for his piety and devotion to worshipping One God, and he fasted every other day. Prophet Muhammad, may the mercy and blessings of God be upon him, is said to have told his companions that, “The most beloved fasting to God was the fasting of Prophet David, he used to fast alternate days. And the most beloved prayer to God was the prayer of David, he used to sleep the first half of the night, and pray for one third of it and again sleep for a sixth of it.”
~~Saheeh Al-Bukhari
