Perceptions of Islam (Jesus, morals, followers, grace, America)

[mehrosh]

Dear Members,The title says it, I welcome you to criticize anything you think is wrong with Islam. But I have a request, if we discuss one point at a time, we can do justice with the topic...Thankyou, and regards, Mehrosh

[Judgement Day]

I bet its gonna be one of these top ten misconceptions:

1. Muslims are violent, terrorists and/or extremists.
2. Islam oppresses women.
3. Muslims worship a different God.
4. Islam was spread by the sword and intolerant of other faiths.
5. All Muslims are Arabs
6. The Nation of Islam is a Muslim group.
7. All Muslim men marry four wives.
8. Muslims are a barbaric, backward people.
9. Muhammad was the founder of Islam and Muslims worship him.
10. Muslims don't believe in Jesus or any other prophets.

[mehrosh]

Yes there might...But brother I want to discuss one at a time...so that we can get to details...

[Judgement Day]

Yes, I'm sorry...

[Karl R]

The biggest problem I see is that Islamic fundamentalism seems to represent the majority of of Islamic belief. From what I can tell, the fundamentalists outnumber the rationalists. I realize that only a few of the fundamentalists are actively promoting violence, but I consider fundamentalists of any religion to be a problem. Numerically, fundamentalists of other religions are a small problem in comparison.

[ChrisP]

Originally Posted by Karl R

The biggest problem I see is that Islamic fundamentalism seems to represent the majority of of Islamic belief. From what I can tell, the fundamentalists outnumber the rationalists. I realize that only a few of the fundamentalists are actively promoting violence, but I consider fundamentalists of any religion to be a problem. Numerically, fundamentalists of other religions are a small problem in comparison.

The same is true of many religions. Fundamentalists are never truly religious in any case. Unless foaming at the mouth is a religion.

[mehrosh]

Originally Posted by Karl R

The biggest problem I see is that Islamic fundamentalism seems to represent the majority of of Islamic belief. From what I can tell, the fundamentalists outnumber the rationalists. I realize that only a few of the fundamentalists are actively promoting violence, but I consider fundamentalists of any religion to be a problem. Numerically, fundamentalists of other religions are a small problem in comparison.

Dear Brother Karl R, Its my pleasure that you have posed your opinion regarding Islam, and you have put up a very nice topic Fundamentalism in Islam and we can discuss about it. This question is often hurled at Muslims, either directly or indirectly, during any discussion on religion or world affairs. Muslim stereotypes are perpetuated in every form of the media accompanied by gross misinformation about Islam and Muslims. In fact, such misinformation and false propaganda often leads to discrimination and acts of violence against Muslims. A case in point is the anti-Muslim campaign in the media. First we need to understand fundamentalism inorder to understand this topic better, According to Webster’s dictionary ‘fundamentalism’ was a movement in American Protestanism that arose in the earlier part of the 20th century. It was a reaction to modernism, and stressed the infallibility of the Bible, not only in matters of faith and morals but also as a literal historical record. It stressed on belief in the Bible as the literal word of God. Thus fundamentalism was a word initially used for a group of Christians who believed that the Bible was the verbatim word of God without any errors and mistakes. According to the Oxford dictionary ‘fundamentalism’ means ‘strict maintenance of ancient or fundamental doctrines of any religion, especially Islam’. Today the moment a person uses the word fundamentalist he thinks of a Muslim who is a terrorist. A fundamentalist is a person who follows and adheres to the fundamentals of the doctrine or theory he is following. For a person to be a good doctor, he should know, follow, and practise the fundamentals of medicine. In other words, he should be a fundamentalist in the field of medicine. For a person to be a good mathematician, he should know, follow and practise the fundamentals of mathematics. He should be a fundamentalist in the field of mathematics. For a person to be a good scientist, he should know, follow and practise the fundamentals of science. He should be a fundamentalist in the field of science. Not all ‘fundamentalists’ are the same --One cannot paint all fundamentalists with the same brush. One cannot categorize all fundamentalists as either good or bad. Such a categorization of any fund amentalist will depend upon the field or activity in which he is a fundamentalist. A fundamentalist robber or thief causes harm to society and is therefore undesirable. A fundamentalist doctor, on the other hand, benefits society and earns much respect. I am proud to be a Muslim fundamentalist I am a fundamentalist Muslim who, by the grace of Allah, knows, follows and strives to practise the fundamentals of Islam. A true Muslim does not shy away from being a fundamentalist. I am proud to be a fundamentalist Muslim because, I know that the fundamentals of Islam are beneficial to humanity and the whole world. There is not a single fundamental of Islam that causes harm or is against the interests of the human race as a whole. Many people harbour misconceptions about Islam and consider several teachings of Islam to be unfair or improper. This is due to insufficient and incorrect knowledge of Islam. If one critically analyzes the teachings of Islam with an open mind, one cannot escape the fact that Islam is full of benefits both at the individual and collective levels. Islam means peace Islam is derived from the word ‘salaam’ which means peace. It is a religion of peace whose fundamentals teach its followers to maintain and promote peace throughout the world. Thus every Muslim should be a fundamentalist i.e. he should follow the fundamentals of the Religion of Peace: Islam. He should be a terrorist only towards the antisocial elements in order to promote peace and justice in the society.

[frg001]

Originally Posted by mehrosh

Little knowledge of science makes an atheist,
indepth study of science makes a believer in God

Without wanting to sound too rude, where did you dig this nugget of nonsense from?

[mehrosh]

Originally Posted by ChrisP

Fundamentalists are never truly religious in any case. .

No one can be sincere with his religion unless he is a fundamentalists, it is true that this might sometimes harm others, but every Muslim has to be a fundamentalists, and there is not a single fundamental of Islam which harms the society or any group of people, such ideas only come out of less knowledge of Islam. Refer to my Reply to Karl R in this thread

[mehrosh]

Originally Posted by frg001

Without wanting to sound too rude, where did you dig this nugget of nonsense from?

Brother why are you running behind my signature, we can discuss it in a thread related to this topic, not here, here you are welcome to criticize Islam....If you are interest than let me inform you that this is the statment of Francis Bacon, the famous philosopher, I have modified it because it was not fitting the numbers of words allowed int he signature...the correct one is a little knowledge of science makes man an atheist, but an in-depth study of science makes him a believer in GodThankyou