I can be wrong, and I am far from perfect as person, yet alone a muslim.
I also think that people have no clue about a religion that has taken scholars after scholars after god knows how many generations of scholars to truly get the most meaning of the Quran, and this is solidified with further fiqh, seerah, hadiths, and fatwas, many of which would not even have a clue what 1 of them are.
I am an Ex Muslim who lived a Muslim life close to 35 years. I was taught Islam for a decade. So , please don't be little . Instead of saying meaningless stuff I would love for you to provide scriptural evidence.
There are multitude of books just on the meaning of a single surah, yet we get people here plucking quranic quotes because they can use that special something called "google", and use this to try and sway a topic their way without truly knowing the in depth meaning of it. If I read the Quran, doesnt make me a muslim. If I read a book about heart surgery, doesnt make me a heart surgeon. If i attempted to open a heart clinic, id end up killing people, irrespective of knowing a heart surgery book back to front. Same way with the Quran, if I take everything literally without knowing the context and motivation behind it, I will be causing more harm then good.
Well then go ahead and provide the content. I in my example specifically provided the
Hadith and mention the exact relevant content . Again , no actual content given but a crappy analogy about cardiac surgery which had nothing to do with actual Islamic scripture. But to stick with your crappy analogy , a heart surgeon doesn't deviate from the book to be a better surgeon he actually tries to mimic it. And the discussion was about the root of Isis beliefs which are Hadith and Quran .
Im not going to pretend killing doesn't happen in countries like Pakistan, Saudi etc for being homosexual and of another faith. I bet many people dont even know that irrespective of all the killings of homos and leaving faiths, people fail to realise how popular Pakistan has become and how socially acceptable it has become to be of a different faith. There are many churches in Lahore, amongst many other parts of Pakistan, as a typical example.
Here is another fact, I as raised in Pakistan and still visit. Your first statement is straight up a big fat lie. Beside the bombing in Lahore in kids park during Easter , we had Qadri who was celebrated in street as a matyr for killing governor because he was going to change apostosy law, you can't even call Ahmedi Muslims and actual have laws against it, your minorties are leaving the country with fear
http://tribune.com.pk/story/519125/all-minorities-please-leave-pakistan/
Read the damn article above
There are alot of laws and quotes from Islam that do not fit in this day and age, but is still enforced in these countries, i certainly wont deny that, but that is not my responsibility to turn around and rewrite the laws for these countries that still live in the stone ag. They certainly need to "modernise" their acts, much like the west.
Good at least you realized Quran is outdated . And you shouldn't be surprise as its social progress is 1400 years behind.
I have been practising Islam for over 15 years, yet I still am continually learning more about my faith, so rest assured, it becomes a laughable debate when people who use google think they can school people on an Islamic debate. There is a fair number of muslim gaffers on here who dont get involved with these topics because its a joke to say the least.
I have already provided my view points about this and ISIS, and if any one thinks they are confident enough to denounce what scholars have been saying since 911 about these scum bags of terrorists, then rather then hiding behind a forum nameless, come forward and actually debate with a scholar. Because this hasnt happened since 9/11, people have made their own comfort approach to what Islam is, for the better or worse. Check out Mehdi Hassan, who is a Shia, school many people on this very matter.
I wont bother replying anymore, but thats my two cents.
Again with your 15 years experience you provided nothing from literature or the books. I also like the fact you are talking about scholars to understand Islam but your only example is medhi Hassan who is s damn journalist on a al jezeera and is no Islamic scholar. And please at least provide link where he school people
You also left the convo. Not surprising
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