"ISIS has nothing to do with Islam".

Thornewood9 · February 25, 2015, 10:21pm

Re: “ISIS has nothing to do with Islam”.

External intervention will always be there, and such intervention must be condemned. Starting warfare in another country for geopolitical gains is obviously wrong from any point of view. But if muslims make themselves stronger, they will be better equipped to withstand external pressure. So how does muslim nations become stronger?

Are some muslims providing the means to their children, to have a fanatic and uncritical approach to their religion, or is this notion wrong?

Should sanctity of human life be held higher than sanctity of religion, or would that be a wrong approach?
** Sanctity of human life IS a priority in Islam.**

Is “all other religions are false and everyone else will burn in hell”, something many muslim children are thaught, or was the mosque I attended as a child among the minorities to advocate such a view? And does such a view create zealots or not?
** Maybe it was a good ten twenty years ago but as the older generation is being replaced by the younger who are actually more about Islam rather than culture I do believe this mindset is changing. **

Muslim nations and societies denying freedom of religion (which includes converting away from islam, and non-muslim proselytizing their religion freely to muslims) creates zealots or not?
** The problem with Muslim nations and societies is that they are not following Islam in his they run their country or society. Pakistan is a prime example. We need to remove the corrupt from power first. **

Will there ever be a time when the different sects and law schools will agree upon the interpretation of Islam?

** The Muslims need to look at their own history and learn from their scholars and people. The schools of the four imams had no problems with each other. They respected the teachings and agreed to disagree. Muslims need to turn back to sunnah and Qur’an and learn from these role models. **

Why has religion been made such an art an science, which can not be comprehended by layman without the assitance of “professional” intermediaries? Isn’t fasting, praying, paying zakat and generally being a good human being enough for layman?
** Islam encourages the seeking of knowledge. To do that we need to go to the experts. You wouldn’t read Shakespeare without the commentary. So too you wouldn’t read Qur’an just at face value. **

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