Re: Minorities in Islam/Interpreting scriptures on own [split]
Now I’m not the kind of person that goes around saying so and so is not a Muslim do I? I merely said the examples you give are not the definition of pious Muslims. They do not represent the majority of scholars in Islam. Now anyway let’s assume your argument is not flawed in that way … I’ll entertain you …
Taliban = 60,000 people ref - Taliban - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
ISIS = 80,000 people ref - Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Boko Haram = Max 3000 - ref - Boko Haram - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
TTP = 25,000 people - ref - Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Saudi Arabia population 30 Million people - ref - Saudi Arabia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Al-Qaeda - Max - 30, 000 people - al-Qaeda - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Iran Population - 77.5 Million people - Iran - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
World population of Muslims
2.08 Billion people - ref - Muslim Population in the World
Difference between your selection and the world figures … IS
1972302000 people remaining who are not part of those groups … also claim to be Muslim.
Which is 94.82% of the world’s Muslims … Now let me stress again … I do not believe these people are not Muslim and some indeed may qualify as holding heretical beliefs but that would need to be deemed by a scholar of repute (not by me) on a case by case basis.
Care to rethink your sweeping generalisation " VAST MAJORITY MUSLIMS? It is barely over 5% … 