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In response to: "MYTHS ABOUT ISLAM" 1409 days old
by thinkingpeace [Member]

Please refer to this link to find out the real facts instead of the myths you prefer to believe:

marriage with Hazrat Aysha:
http://www.understanding-islam.com/related/text.asp?type=question&qid=375

Quran:
http://www.islam4all.com/new_page_32.htm

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In response to: "MYTHS ABOUT ISLAM" 1411 days old
by dirtykafir [Member]

what rubbish.

your so called prophet muhammed married a six year old girl and had sex with her when she was nine. there were 14 versions of the koran floating about hundreds of years ago, so it is hard to believe that what is recorded is the "whole picture". at best the koran is mixture of old teachings and fables.
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In response to: "Ijtihad: A report " 1521 days old
by thinkingpeace [Member]

Thank you for your recommendation. I will post a link on this blog. more…

In response to: "Ijtihad: A report " 1521 days old
by  [Visitor]

Salam,

I think you might find "Ijtihad: Its Meaning, Sources, Beginnings and the Practice of Ra'y" by Muhammad Ibrahim Jannati, a good explanation of ijtihad. It is posted on my blog:http://alshia.blog.co.uk/main/

quick link:
http://www.blog.co.uk/main/index.php/alshia?tag=Ijtihad


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In response to: "Ijtihad: A report " 1522 days old
by Babak [Visitor]

salaam,

thank you for sparing the time to reply to my post thinkingpeace.

I agree with you on the principle of Islamic unity. My point is that there are lots of uninformed Sunnis Muslims, who for various political rather than sound theological reasons want to re-open Ijithad. This is quite different from the views expre more…

In response to: "Ijtihad: A report " 1524 days old
by thinkingpeace [Member]

Dear Babak,

Salam.

Thank you for your comments. Firstly this article is not mine and the views shared in this article do not necessarily match completely with mine. I have posted this article to make people aware of what different groups are upto.

I agree that that the Shias generally seem to have a more alive more…

In response to: "Ijtihad: A report " 1524 days old
by Babak [Visitor]

Salam

Ijtihad is still practiced by the Shia, who account for approx 15% of the Muslim Ummah.
The fact is that Ijtihad is beyond most Muslims, thus the need to do Taqleed of a Maraja: that is to follow the rulings of a preeminent Mujtihad, recognised as a source of emulation. This is the reverse side of Ijtihad.

Wh more…

In response to: "Invitation" 1525 days old
by Inquisitor [Visitor]

Btw,

regarding 'extremism'. I wrote a piece on it that disputes the general application of such a term. Basically, most extremist behaviour cannot be construed as such when couched within a capitalist/nationalist framework of being.

To the site administrator, I'm not trying to use your site as an ad. Just an attempt to more…

In response to: "Invitation" 1525 days old
by Inquisitor [Visitor]

"People become bigots when there is something that scares them and do not
understand and because of the increasing violence that is attached to it ...

First one must understand why people become bigots...I think mostly it is
because of ignorance."

Theah,

Just a thought,

Amongst others, more…

In response to: "Terrorism: A Return To Jahiliyya" 1525 days old
by Inquisitor [Visitor]

The world of Islam is one that has been adapting to the national world's refusal to bother about the 100s of thousands of deaths of its family members simply because it is not encompassed within their idea of a state.

'Jihad' is 'Patriotism' without the Nation-State. 'Jihad' is also due to 'Patriotism' of the Nation-state that divided more…

In response to: "MYTHS ABOUT ISLAM" 1529 days old
by deleted user [Visitor]

I am impressed with your description of Islam. I have read a couple of books on Islam and also the Qur'an, and your essay gives me greater knowledge and understanding.

Regards
Dawn more…

In response to: "Invitation" 1530 days old
by Theah [Member]

We westerners have a lot of prejudice, I read about the Vietnam, Japanese and Korean dilemma that came off the wars, till these days people (and especially from the USA) still point to anyone from the Asian race with hatred and racist remark. There isn't much help from the government to change that around the world.

These days anyone more…

In response to: "Invitation" 1532 days old
by Trixta-X [Member]

I think you article was very insightful, informative and very well written.

Thanks for the information. more…

In response to: "Words of wisdom" 1532 days old
by thinkingpeace [Member]

Yeah, I know. The world media also has a role in perpetuating the myth also. It is indeed mind numbing the way there is silence in the world media over extra-judicial executions, kidnappings, subjugation and occupation of the Chechans by the Russian government over all these years. To add insult to injury the only thing that people seem to know abo more…

In response to: "Words of wisdom" 1532 days old
by Murray [Member]

It is a shame so many people are falling for the myth of Islam as the 'evil religion'. Me and a friend encountered one such guy and recorded it in a blog;
http://www.blog.co.uk/main/index.php/trixta-x more…

In response to: "Invitation" 1532 days old
by thinkingpeace [Member]

Yeah, I agree with you. Not many people are trying to understand the situation. The Federation of Student Islamic Societies (FOSIS) conducted a survey in the wake of the 7/7 bombings. The survey asked various questions about the definition and causes of extremism and suggestions for improving the situation. However the outcome of the survey has bee more…

In response to: "Invitation" 1533 days old
by Theah [Member]

People become bigots when there is something that scares them and do not
understand and because of the increasing violence that is attached to it ...

First one must understand why people become bigots...I think mostly it is
because of ignorance. I have no bigotry because I am trying to understand humane
reaction.
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In response to: "Invitation" 1535 days old
by deleted user [Visitor]

Hi thinkingpeace
Theah has visited my site too, in which Muhammad and the Quran are discussed. I started this writing in order to find out about Islam, and to escape from being a bigot.

Regards
Dawn more…

In response to: "Invitation" 1535 days old
by thinkingpeace [Member]

Well one concern when I started this blog was the increasing bigotry and intolerance among a portion of the Muslim community and also among sections of other groups which is not helping the global situation at all.

What have you been studying in theology? more…

In response to: "Invitation" 1536 days old
by Theah [Member]

What a lovely idea!

I'm all ears, when do you start and on what theme? ..

Get a topic up, you're going to save up a lot of time - I was about to do the same...

I study theology and I'm extremely curious to read all aspects to all religion!



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