Really, what's with the hostility around here...

[PyariCgudia]

Re: Really, what's with the hostility around here...

@picard

The unsimplified topic is "Whats with the hostility around here?". The simple fact is that the cause of the hostility is shia-sunni tension. Theres no getting around that. To not even accept that is like the proverbial ostrich putting his head in the sand. This was brought up to move this thread from theoretical wishes and intentions of peace and love to actually dealing with the causes. One poster tried to turn it into a shia sunni debate and I pointed out that this isnt about that. But accepting that shia sunni conflict IS the main reason of the hostility around here (again thats what the topic is....if u dont oversimplify it) and investigating its CAUSES is the first, basic and minimal requirement for anyone wishing to reduce the hostility.

Allow me to explain something to you. The difference between Shias and Sunnis goes back to when? Yep. And how many people have been killed and have died over it? Yep. And how many hours of the day have been spent arguing these theological/historical arguments over what hadith's say, and over what Ali (R) said and what the Rasul (SAW) said , and what Aisha (R) said, etc etc? And how has this decreased the difference between Sunnis and Shias?

Yep.

I suggest you accept that Sunnis and Shias are different to a slight extent. And that this difference doesn't impede you from being a muslim whether you are Sunni or Shia. And leave the judging up to God. I think God is intelligent enough to figure out who to throw in Hell and who to send up to Heaven. And arguing about it on forums and going to the extent of throwing around personally insulting remarks, and negatively toned statements is not really going to facilitate you getting into Heaven whether or not you believe that Ali (R) should have been the first caliph. Because guess what? He wasn't.

So cope. Ali (R) did, and I'm sure you can too.