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You don't want to get into this conversation.
I have. Have you? Is the question you're asking in your original post a sincere one?
Yes and Yes.
Not relevant.
Not relevant.
Okay so are you then saying that the fatwas made against the West is due to the Qur'an? Or...?
InterestingI suspect the people of Islam are defiantly influenced by the Koran. I gather a great many of them
view the people of the United States a a nation of Infidels.
Was TV mentioned in the KoranA few years back when the cut the head of that reporter and showed it on TV, seemed to me to be a reenactment from the Koran.
I don't think you should be throwing stones"Take him by the right hand and cut through the vein of the Neck, only the infidel will care"
Technically a Jew or a Christian is not considered and infidel but whoa to the rest, heh?
Interesting
Was TV mentioned in the Koran
I don't think you should be throwing stones
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I have not read the Koran, so my information is very limited. I have read the Torah and so have a good deal of understanding of the blood and violence it encourages.
I suspect the people of Islam are defiantly influenced by the Koran. I gather a great many of them
view the people of the United States a a nation of Infidels. A few years back when the cut the head of that reporter and showed it on TV, seemed to me to be a reenactment from the Koran.
"Take him by the right hand and cut through the vein of the Neck, only the infidel will care"
Technically a Jew or a Christian is not considered and infidel but whoa to the rest, heh?
"Verily, they who believe, and the Jews, and the Sabeites,26 and the
Christians hoever of them believeth in God and in the last day,
and doth what is right, on them shall come no fear, neither shall
they be put to grief.
Of old we accepted the covenant of the children of Israel, and sent
Apostles to them. Oft as an Apostle came to them with that for
which they had no desire, some they treated as liars, and some
they slew;27
And they reckoned that no harm would come of it: but they
became blind and deaf! Then was God turned unto them: then
many of them again became blind and deaf! but God beheld what
they did.
Infidels now are they who say, "God is the Messiah, Son of
Mary;" for the Messiah said, "O children of Israel! worship God,
my Lord and your Lord." Whoever shall join other gods with God,
God shall forbid him the Garden, and his abode shall be the Fire;
and the wicked shall have no helpers.
They surely are Infidels who say, "God is the third of three:" for
there is no God but one God: and if they refrain not from what
they say, a grievous chastisement shall light on such of them as
are Infidels."
How to deal with the infidel is a salient lesson though out the Koran.
Rather chilling to any that suspect they might be considered infidels in the eyes of
the Muslims.
No, not much instruction on what to do with non believers.
I don't know how to read Korean
I don't know how to read Korean
MarAzul, there is a lot to talk about here, so I need to ask you a few questions first.
1. What is your understanding of the history of Islam?
2. What is your understanding of the current beliefs of mainstream Muslims?
3. What is your understanding of the cultures and societies of Muslims?
I certainly am not a historian on the subject but here is a bit that I have read or seen.
Islam was founded around 600 ad by the prophet Muhammad. He was the last of the prophets to come to men, one about every 600 years or so for several 1000 years. See the Book The sixteen Saviors. Notice they haven't been coming lately, but then on the other hand, maybe they have and I just don't know.
I know little about the main stream beliefs of the Muslims other than what I have read in the Koran. I have been to Turkey and Muslim areas around the South China Sea.. In my youth I took part in freeing some hostages from some of those guys. They were more than happy to take any infidels they could get as a hostage. As one put it, you may take him if you pay more than he is worth to feed the dogs. We didn't pay though.
Ephesus in Turkey is an interesting place, the guides there are enthusiastic about showing visitors about. I went there once when cruising the islands of the Aegean Sea by Sailboat and had stopped in Bodrum for a look. Took a bus from there to Ephesus. They are quite pleased to talk a great deal about Paul and his days in Ephesus. I take it he annoyed the crap out of the locals there so they jailed him for some time. The guides, all Muslims, get a hoot out of telling that tale with a gleam in their eye.
I couldn't help but chuckle at their joy of sticking it to the big Christian Paul.
Then we have the American variety. Here is a sample of their stuff, I don't know, maybe it's a Fatwa too.
http://www.thenationofislam.org/greateststoryevertold.html
Alright. So, from what I can tell, what you know about Islam is based on personal experience dealing with Muslims while in the military(?). Also, the Nation of Islam is not "The American variety" of Islam. It's a totally divergent thing.
So, let's move on and try to answer your question. Do you know what a fatwa is?
Fatwa
a legal pronouncement in Islam. or
a legal opinion or ruling issued by an Islamic scholar.
Ben Laden issued three unfavorable to Americans so I have read. I also see some Cleric issued
a Fatwa calling for the killing of the Ambassador in Benghazi. So much for a friggin home made video.
What? The Nation of Islam is not part of Islam? Interesting. But then I suppose the Catholics
don't exactly consider the Mormons part of the same religion either.
Good.
Right. So you see, fatwas can be issued by any "Islamic scholar." Countless fatwas have been issued by countless imams, and the only people that even care are that imam's followers (and the sensationalist western media.) All Islamic law is "required" to be based on the Qur'an or the Hadith or previous interpretations of them. Since Islamic jurisprudence has a tradition that spans over a thousand years, there are many, many different interpretations of Islamic law. The result is that any modern Islamic "scholar" can issue whatever he wants and be able to find some kind of shaky argument for it in the past. It doesn't have to come from the Qur'an.
Exactly. The Nation may think of themselves as Islamic, but Muslims don't share the same view. The Nation of Islam considered their founder as the Messiah of Judiasm in the Mahdi of Islam. Neither Jews nor Muslims think this is true.
