Why has husband been given this much of a right?

[hareem01]

Re: Why has husband been given this much of a right?

@chaibiskut

1. I didn’t claim anyone labeled the OP in particular as heretic. It is generally implied to describe those with a minority view, as they are accused of ‘cherry-picking’ and having questionable intentions.

2. You have misinterpreted my use of ‘ijtihad.’ I speak of it in the context of freedom of thought, rational thinking and the quest for truth through an epistemology covering science, rationalism, human experience, critical thinking and so on, not the narrow legal definition you’re referencing.

3. A quick scan of this thread doesn’t bring up the words ‘nonsense’ or ‘hogwash’ so I don’t know who/what you’re referring to.

4. You’re funny, really. I argue that human beings are wired to ask “why,” unlike cows and monkeys, and you interpret : “Chaibiskut is calling everyone a cow and monkey.” I present a valid argument, and you proclaim : “Chaibiskut is saying Hareem is a loser.” Straw man arguments and red herrings seem to be your achilles’ heel. When one is unable to make a counter argument, deflection and the ‘personal attack’ accusation comes in handy I imagine.

5. Thanks for the explanation of taqlid. Words have more than one meaning. The term also carries a negative connotation to the degree that it’s come to mean one who slavishly follows another, and hence follows blindly. Back to the OP’s question.

1. Yes, such people do exist.

2. That’s not* ijtihad* you’re talking about…it’s calledkalam.

3. no comment.

4. you’re more funny…I didn’t say you called everyone monkey and cows, I said you referred to Mutaqalideen as monkeys and cows who are following without questioning. Your post is up there and anyone can go and check.

"There’s nothing impressive about learning by rote, or emphasizing taqlid (copying/obeying without question). Unless one is a cow or a monkey, one will ask why."

About the other thread, I had to choose a title and that’s what I could think of at that time and I even made it clear that I myself chose the title of the thread. If you have anything against my method of moderation or you think I’m being dishonest and biased then please take it to admins instead of writing long posts against my character and personality. Thank you.

You attacked a guppan personally by calling her psycho and then you tried opening a new thread (just to very harshly criticize a poster for her opinion about her hypothetical child) with the same title which was previously locked because of too many people getting emotional and indulging in arguments, you broke the rules and you got warning for that, as simple as that. There was no need to write a 200 words essay on how bad and biased hareem is. Talk about personal vendetta!

Seriously, you should be the last person talking about “stating an opinion with freedom”.

5. Anyone who follows blindly is called a fanatic, not a muqalid or mujtahid, even a 10 year old can tell you that.