Is the Quran or Bible the Word of God? Christianity or Islam?

Thomas Jefferson’s Quran

September 4th, 2010

Below is an article by Samuel Blumenfeld and video hosted by David Barton about the history of Thomas Jefferson’s Qur’an,

On Friday, August 13th, President Obama welcomed members of the Muslim community to the White House to celebrate the Islamic holiday of Ramadan with an Iftar banquet — the meal served after the sunrise-to-sunset fast. Ramadan is the ninth month in the Islamic lunar calendar.

In the course of his flattering remarks about the great contributions of Muslims to America, the President mentioned the presence at the banquet of two Muslim members of Congress: Andre Carson, Democrat from Indiana, and Keith Ellison, Democrat from Minnesota, the latter of whom took his oath on Thomas Jefferson’s copy of the Quran, which has been preserved in the Library of Congress.

What the President didn’t mention is why Jefferson bought a Quran in London and why he read it. In preparing for war, he read it to find out what kind of religion the rulers of the Barbary States on the coast of North Africa believed in.

Read the entire article, Thomas Jefferson’s Quran.

For more about Thomas Jefferson’s Qur’an watch the following video:

 

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