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: : : I have noticed that as Catholics we have isted athiests and Protestants and other religionists of a non Christian origin arrive at believing in the truths of our Faith. : : : Specifically though, I have found very little by way of our Church's response to the claims of Islam, the supposed inerrancy of its Koran and of the characteristics of its prophet, Mohammed. : : : What authoritative sources of information do we have handed down by St Thomas on Islam and its philosophical basis? : : : The Islamic misunderstanding of Aristotle and the other philosophers by its development of the "doctrine of the two truths'; I have heard this term used but not know what is meant by it. Guessing I would think it may have something to do with dualism, imbalance in misuunderstanding the harmony between written and oral revelation and the nature of things and the natural law. : : : Thanking you in advance for any istance anyone may be able to provide. : : In response to this let me say that St. Thomas in the Summa : : Contra Gentiles (I'm looking for the pages right : : now) clearly argues that Mohammed was a false prophet. : : His argument runs something like this: : : 1) Islam does not promise an after life consisting : : of anything more tham the carnal pleasures of this : : life. In other words, the contemplation of the : : truth, a basic component of the beatific vision as : : we see it, is not considered the highest form of : : happiness in Islam as it is in true Chritianity. : : 2) Mohammed's followers spread Islam not by holy : : examples, sanctity, persuasive reasoning and : : miracles, but by the sword, by force, by coersion. : : He gave some other reasons as well, but I can't remember : : them at the moment. : : Unfortunately, even today the response of many : : Muslims to those who disagree with them or challenge : : their theology or criticize them is to threaten : : the use of force, even murder. Take the Salman : : Rushdie case as a simple example.

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