Q: Is there a difference in opinion when it comes to people who believe in one God (ex. Christian) and those who do not believe in God at all? I'm curious on the Muslim point of view. Please excuse my poor spelling. Athiests. Again, spelling error... but I think everyone gets my point... Thanks in advance for the input. Thanks everyone! I just was told before in the past that according to the Koran, that Allah looks down on non-believers (of any God), and has more favor upon people of the book, even though they may not be Islamic... ? Also told that Muslim men can marry Christian women, but not atheist women?
A: Yeah, there is a difference. A little knowledge of science makes a man an athiest. A knolwedge in-depth of science makes him a believer in God. Without a belief and fear of God, men have nothing left to restrain them from moral degradation. EDIT: Right. Muslims can't marry athiests. 'Cause athiests can't be depended upon to have any moral set of regulations to act upon. So, they can't be restrained from anything basically. The 'People of the Book' i.e., Christians and then Jews are given precedence over the athiests, since they follow God and believe in Prophets (A.S).