Re: Another Taliban attack on Buddha statues in Pakistan
Such large statues could not possibly be missed by devout Muslims and reported, yet the early Muslims did not destroy them.
The reason could be just about anything. Destroying a particular statue depends on two factors. Actually seeing it, and then secondly, having the ability to destroy it.
The case with the sphinx, it was probably covered with sand, and hence not visible to earlier muslims. What we do know is muslims tried to get rid of many of the Pharonic structures in egypt. Mamoon tried destroying the pyramids, but their enormous size prevented him from doing so.
The case with the Bamiyan, is very clear. Their sheer size would have made it absolutely impossible for the earlier muslims to do anything but minor harm to them.
And who in the world has given right to one moronic group to harm national and historcial treasure.
From Sahih Muslim:
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*Muslim (969) narrated that Abu’l-Hayaaj al-Asadi said: ‘Ali ibn Abi Taalib said to me: “Shall I not send you with the same instructions as the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) sent me? ‘Do not leave any image without defacing it or any built-up grave without leveling it.’” *
Muslim (832) narrated from ‘Urwah ibn ‘Abasah that he said to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him): “With what were you sent?” He said, “I was sent to uphold the ties of kinship, to break the idols, and so that Allaah would be worshipped alone with no partner or associate.”
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Those statues pose no threat to Islam or muslims. Muslims are not led astray by those statues, and neither do you see anyone else worshipping those statues. Or do you? A simple yes or no would do.
The statues in Kaaba were considered holy, even if people did not pray to EACH one statue, they were collectively considered holy and people went to Kaaba to worship them, and bow to them, and ask them for bounty and yada yada.
WRONG! The statues in the kabaah were no longer considered holy, as the entire Makkah had converted to Islam, and everyone was now a Sahaabi, save a couple here and there...who fled the peninsula, fearing for their lives. So, why did the Prophet order the destruction of all the statues in the Kabaah? Surely, Al Laat, Al Uzza, Manaat and Hubal were a legacy for the Arabs and the Qureish in particular? The Prophet could have had them transferred to some other place, if the sanctity of the Kabaah was the issue. No, he ordered for their destruction and they were crumbled to peices.
People yelling historical treasure...since when have pagan statues become part of our history? We may have been whatever we were a few hundred years ago, but our history starts with Islam.
Is this the same west they castigated all the time, kidanpped or killed it’s citizens/aid workers and other such acts of criminality?. I suppose you are going to say the 9/11 attacks were a cry for aid for Afghanistan as well? The justifications from so-called religious people like yourself for acts of pure vandalism and bigotry is getting more pathetic all the time.