Sebastian Faulks: Koran has ‘no ethics’
Submitted by Administrator on Mon, 08/24/2009 - 04:08
THE bestselling author Sebastian Faulks has courted controversy by saying the Koran has “no ethical dimension”.
In an interview with today’s Sunday Times Magazine, he added that the Islamic holy scripture was “a depressing book”, was “very one-dimensional” and unlike the Christian New Testament had “no new plan for life”.
Faulks was speaking in advance of the publication of his novel, A Week in December.
Best known for historical works such as Birdsong and Charlotte Gray, his new novel addresses contemporary London. Its characters include a health fund manager, a literary critic and a Glasgow-born Islamic terrorist recruit. Researching the latter, he read a translation of the Koran which he found “very disappointing from a literary point of view”.
He also criticised the “barrenness” of the Koran’s message and the teachings of the prophet Muhammad, especially when compared with the Bible.
“Jesus, unlike Muhammad, had interesting things to say,” Faulks said.
“He proposed a revolutionary way of looking at the world: love your neighbour; love your enemy; the meek shall inherit the earth. Muhammad had nothing to say to the world other than, ‘If you don’t believe in God you will burn for ever’.”
Criticism of the Koran is regarded as blasphemous by Muslims.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article6806488.ece
Wow...this guy has
Wow...this guy has guts....this is great!! And he is spot on....the Quran is boring, repititive, turgid, violent and has nothing new to say....muhammed was a nut ......a violent nut to be sure!!
I hope this guy holds strong and has protection!
Above all qrand is
Above all qrand is putrid,rancid, stinking, stale vomitus
Hi friends I think Sebastian
Hi friends
I think Sebastian Faulks has not read Quran carefully and he does not seem to have read the Bible intently. The message of Jesus, Moses, Krishna and Muhammad was the same as their source was the same God Allah YHWH.
All human beings are just like one family; no one amongs them is to be hated and every one should be convinced with the peaceful teachings of Quran.
Thanks
I am an Ahmadi peaceful Muslim
Ahmadi Christians were never
Ahmadi
Christians were never told to kill nonChristians like Islam was. You are not approved by allah as you are not doing allah's will of killing other people. allah said he will kill you or have another Muslims to do it.
Stop trying to make Islam nice. Allah your god is the DEVIL Revelations 12:9 and Quran 3:54.
***Muhammad had nothing to
***Muhammad had nothing to say to the world other than, ‘If you don’t believe in God you will burn for ever’.”***
he forgot to mention, pedo mo urge the herd of goat to have sex with whatever you like as long as you pay them to be your sex' slave (married), but if you can not pay, blow yourself for allah, than have sex in paradise with 72 in one go,.........and kill unbeliever for allah
paarsurrey August 24, 2009 •
paarsurrey
August 24, 2009 • 11:53 am
Please do not but Yaweh in the same light as alllah. Allah is Satan himself. Do not fool yourself in thinking that Abraham an Moses knew or believed in allah. Stop with this crazy thinking. Mad mo' was a false prophet. Worship allah if you want, but don't put him on the same level as Yaweh.
JESUS SAID YOU CAN JUDGE A
JESUS SAID YOU CAN JUDGE A TREE FROM HIS FRUITS, LOOK AT THE FRUITS OF ISLAM AND YOU WILL SEE THAT MOHAMAD WASNT SUCH A GREAT TREE.
the good news is in 50 years
the good news is in 50 years time AL-KAABA IN MECCA should be converted and transformed into a museum of terror,first thing is to dig out muhammad filthy bones,and then put them on display in the new museum of terror,and mount a sign that says here where terrorisim originated,and these bones belong to the first pedophiler terrorist in chief,,,please don,t forget to buy some peanuts and beer from al-kaaba bar..bathroom is located next to muhammad,s boney bones be careful with your whish whish
will politically correct
will politically correct British Govt able to protect him from the ferocious British Taliban?
Here is a golden opportunity
Here is a golden opportunity for Karen Armostrong to became more popular in Muslim world.I THINK SHE IS ALL READY PLANNING TO CRITICISE SEBASTIAN FAULK.Criticism of JEWEL OF MEDINA make her famous to the muslim.Now here is an another opportunity.
This dope aint even read the
This dope aint even read the quran properly. The quran is beautiful, the bible is false. Theres so many testamens or whatever you call them and different versions. But the Holy Qur'an is the same. Get yo facts right before you say shit.
Muslim Gyal says: \This dope
Muslim Gyal says:
\This dope aint even read the quran properly. The quran is beautiful,\
It is a book full of contradictions and riddled with logical absurdities, geographical errors, mathematical mistakes and scientific heresies. A book that is a collection of self serving to its author who is obsessed with wealth , power and women and who could not be but a Hijaz desert warlord. A book compiled of myths from the Persians, Greeks and Arabian tribes and embellished stories adapted from the Old Testament and the New Testaments.
Sebastian Faulk .. is 100%
Sebastian Faulk .. is 100% correct!. The qur'an has nothing NEW 2 offer!. Except ... promising the non-believers HELLLLLLL!. It fails me .. when intellectual Muslims fail 2 see this obvious fact!. I confer with everything that Faulk says. Those who say otherwise .. have not understood the qur'an .. READ may be .. But not understood!.
this person is just trying
this person is just trying xxxxxx. islam and prophet muhammad are peaceful
i will prove every1 wrong by giving hindu holy books QOUTES
Rigveda Book I, Hymn 53 verse 9:
The Sanskrit word used is Sushrama, which means praiseworthy or well praised which in Arabic means Muhammad (pbuh)
Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) is also prophesised in the Samveda Book II Hymn 6 verse 8:
"Ahmed acquired from his Lord the knowledge of eternal law. I received light from him just as from the sun." The Prophecy confirms:
The name of the Prophet as Ahmed since Ahmed is an Arabic name. Many translators misunderstood it to be Ahm at hi and translated the mantra as "I alone have acquired the real wisdom of my father".
It is mentioned in Atharvaveda Book XX Hymn 21 verse 6, "Lord of the truthful! These liberators drink these feats of bravery and the inspiring songs gladdened thee in the field of battle. When thou renders vanquished without fight the ten thousand opponents of the praying one, the adoring one."
This Prophecy of the Veda describes the well-known battle of Ahzab or the battle of the Allies during the time of Prophet Muhammed. The Prophet was victorious without an actual conflict which is mentioned in the Qur’an in Surah Ahzab:
DOES ANY1 WANT TO SAY SOMETHING NOW.
I WILL COME WITH MORE DETAILS
Please read: The Quran cannot
Please read: The Quran cannot be compared to the Bible - a response to Sebastian Faulks and Fay Weldon
http://www.islam-explained.info/cache/125/1251340734.html