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Most Christians believe that Jesus did change God's law from all that was said in the Old Testament. They believe he had authority to do so because he was the son of God, i.e., God's incarnation on earth. This belief is probably the main thing that divides Christians from Jews and Muslims.
Incidentally, in English usage, "caliphate" is the system of government. "Caliph" is the word for the man that heads that government. I'm still not clear on how a caliph is elected or appointed, though. Is it a position that's passed down from father to son, as for a king or emperor?
I think much of what you're talking about is culturally-based, as opposed to based in the Muslim religion. I've heard Muslims in other parts of the world express different interpretations than yours. For example, most American Muslims don't want to cut off the hands of thieves and stone adulterers.
I haven't read the entire Quran, but some parts that I have read seem to me, like various passages of the Bible, either vague and ambiguous or applicable to their time and place (thousands of years ago in the Middle East). When I was a child, women still wore head coverings in Catholic church. They no longer do so. Why? Did God change his mind?
Incidentally, in English usage, "caliphate" is the system of government. "Caliph" is the word for the man that heads that government. I'm still not clear on how a caliph is elected or appointed, though. Is it a position that's passed down from father to son, as for a king or emperor?
I think much of what you're talking about is culturally-based, as opposed to based in the Muslim religion. I've heard Muslims in other parts of the world express different interpretations than yours. For example, most American Muslims don't want to cut off the hands of thieves and stone adulterers.
I haven't read the entire Quran, but some parts that I have read seem to me, like various passages of the Bible, either vague and ambiguous or applicable to their time and place (thousands of years ago in the Middle East). When I was a child, women still wore head coverings in Catholic church. They no longer do so. Why? Did God change his mind?