Dear Sir,

Since the brilliant Isaac Newton believed that the book of Daniel contained genuine prophecy, I'm curious to look into the matter and have been reading different websites for perspectives about what the 10 toes might represent on the statue that symbolizes the Roman empire.

I really admire people who are able to convert from Islam, because it must be such a huge change. A Muslim colleague once openly voiced her opinion that she basically hoped she was right because she'd already invested her entire life in that perspective: I found that revealing. And when I debated religion with a teacher of Islam in Saudi, he began crying and begged, "Stop, or you'll make me an atheist." It seems that for far too many Muslim people, there is no alternative belief. Congratulations on making the change!)

I'm writing to initiate a rational dialogue about the perspective that the 10 toes on the Roman statue represent Islamic kingdoms. Since Rome governed an area much more vast then those kingdoms, I don't see how the passage in Psalms could be referring to the same 10 referred to by Daniel. These were 10 toes of the Roman empire after all. How would you see a logical progression from Rome to those 10 kingdoms?

I've been entertaining the notion that the two legs might have represented Eastern and Western Rome. If so, the next question becomes, what were the 5 most influential cities/provinces/countries/rulers per leg either when Rome fell or that somehow derive from Rome at a later time?

Have you heard any other explanations on this? At this point, I'd like to hear as many possible explanations as possible instead of limiting myself to just one possible explanation.

Take care.

Kind Regards,
George