TDH #6

Surely those who believe, and those who are Jews, and the for Christians, and the Sabians, whoever believes in Allah and the Last day and does good, they shall have their reward from their Lord, and there is no fear for them, nor shall they grieve.

The Qur’an 2:62
(Translated by Muhammed Ali Shakir)
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I lived in Saudi Arabia for a year after graduating college. I got to see the practice of Islam firsthand. While at first the practice of bowing down to pray five times a day seemed extreme, after a while I came to appreciate how peaceful and humble it could make you.

Imagine even taking five breaks out of your day to breathe and offer gratitude for what you have. How could that habit change your life?

Islam gets a bad rap from the radical terrorism that emerges from the religion, but all I met were warm and welcoming people while I was there. This quoted line appears early in the Qur’an and makes it seem like other (at least Abrahamic) religions are accepted amongst Muslims as well.

I’m curious to see what the exploration of the Qur’an has to offer.