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Old 06-05-2009, 06:39 AM   #40 (permalink)
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[/COLOR]where does the Aga Khan stack up within the Muslim world? Is he considered a supreme spiritual leader like the Caliphs were (or the Pope is)?

Did I understand correctly when you intimated earlier that the Pope is infallible? Is this really the case? I'm not Catholic, so have always thought of the Pope as a sort of head priest.[COLOR="DarkSlateGray"]


to be honest i dont know all that much about the Aga Khan. fromw hat i know, he was a leader of the Ismai'li shiites, and i know very little about him or that part of islamic history. from what i can recall on shia islam, he was one of the 12 islamic leaders after muhammad were supposed to have been divinely ordained.

this is another point where sunni and shia sects differ. the shia believe that the 12 imams are infallible, where as in sunni islam, all humans are bound to err and make mistakes, including the caliphs.

leto, as far as im aware, the pope is the head for the church and is believed to be chosen or guided by god when it comes to religious matters. ive done a quick wiki search for you.

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Papal infallibility - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Papal infallibility is the dogma in Catholic theology that, by action of the Holy Spirit, the Pope is preserved from even the possibility of error[1] when he solemnly declares or promulgates to the Church a dogmatic teaching on faith or morals as being contained in divine revelation, or at least being intimately connected to divine revelation. It is also taught that the Holy Spirit works in the body of the Church, as sensus fidei, to ensure that dogmatic teachings proclaimed to be infallible will be received by all Catholics. This dogma, however, does not state that the Pope cannot commit sin in his own personal life.


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It looks like this could be very easily accomplished in a regular meat processing plant. I often purchase halal meat if there is little selection of non-halal in our grocery. My question is why the stricture against swine? The obvious thoughts about pigs and dirt (i.e. mud in pig styes) is on my mind, but that sounds too simplistic to cut out some of the best flavoured meat available. What is the real reason?[COLOR="DarkSlateGray"].
well, there is no 'real reason' why swine is off limits for muslims except that god commanded it be off limits.

here is the verse to which the prohibition of swine is mentioned in the Qur'an

“He has forbidden you only dead animals, and blood, and the flesh of swine, and that which is slaughtered as a sacrifice for other than God.” (Qur'an 2:173)

people can come to conclusions that pigs are dirty animals, or that they contain parasites etc, but the reason isnt as easy to see as with alcohol for example. here is a website you can visit about this issue.
Why Pork is Forbidden in Islam (part 1 of 3): Obeying the laws of God - The Religion of Islam


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- I'll have to read back through your thread, but are the Christian Heaven and the Muslim Paradise the same? Or is the one God maintaining two penultimate locations for different sets of believers? (tongue not too firmly placed in cheek... really seeking an answer)
the muslim and christian heaven is the same. there will be jews in heaven (those that followed the true path of moses and the jewish prophets), there will be christians in heaven (those that followed the true message of jesus) just as much as there will be muslims in heaven (those that followed the true message of muhammad).

i should note that muslims are not guranteed free entry into heaven and must be judged according to their deeds
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