Eid milad un nabi is biddat - Saudi mufti

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Re: Eid milad un nabi is biddat - Saudi mufti

@MangoMan

Let’s keep the intentions part aside as we are talking about different sects here and I am not in a position to say some sects are based on bad intention. The other aspect is consulting evidences and then making the best possible decision. Well, the problem is not all the sects agree on the validity of the evidences or they interpret them in different ways. The evidences, I would say, lack solidity. They are insufficient to resolve disputes. Otherwise, let alone the different Sunni sects, there won’t be the Sunni and Shia divide in the first place. So while I agree with your statement that difference of opinion can always be there, what I don’t agree with is that in the matters of faith one should try to change the beliefs of the people on the other side of the spectrum if they are not ready to review, scrutinize, and change their own beliefs. There is no way of resolving religious disputes through arguments as there is no reliable, unanimously agreed upon instrument to resolve those disputes. Live and let live should be the policy.

Peace MangoMan

At the same time we need solidarity and unity among ourselves. We need dialogue and not debate, we need respect and not alienation. If we live and let live in the sense “we have nothing to do with you, do as you like” then in my view that is failure.

At the same time - I have not been the one trying to change or alter the view of others. Except that I feel we can never be too sure of our own position. In which case we should all be ready to modify and improve our beliefs. However I can only enforce that logic on myself and I can only speak of this in an advisory capacity to others, if they wish to take that advice.

We need proper scholarship of subjects and even sit down with the opposing minds and route out verdicts together. There may still be difference - but the cooperative effort may allow the two people to respect each other.

We can work with Shi’a on a common platform just like we can work with non-Muslims on other common platforms. This is the recipe to strengthen ourselves - the separation and segregation that both the modernists and radicals call for will harm us and weaken us.

I would like to stress that I am not calling for resolving disputes to the extent that we get one answer. I was actually refuting that it is necessary in order for us to function as a homologous whole. I was saying that religion is not like measuring the height of someone and that example is not fitting for this situation. Sincerity is about whether we want to continue arguing or want to find some ground towards truth.

Now in our exchanges together what have we achieved on this thread? We can review our posts if you like.