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| Invention of the term ‘preacher’ in Muslim societies |
| 2018-02-10 |
| [ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] Islam did not forbid slavery. According to Islamic law, a Moslem can own slaves, buy them and sell them as he wishes. Despite this fact, Moslem societies have stopped practicing slavery and the slave market has been banned for a long time. This is natural and logical progress, as human beings naturally respond to social and cultural development. Other nations and peoples have similarly given up many old practices because many of them are no longer in keeping with the times. One of the most important evidence is that Moslem societies stopped Sharia punishments such as hand cutting or stoning, as well as criminalizing the narrow understanding of jihad because it contradicts humanitarian principles. What about "religious institutions", which continue to actively propagate in other countries? Is propagation suitable abroad in today’s age, which requires non-interference in the affairs of other countries? Stereotypical image Does this activity fit the stereotypical image of Islam, which unfortunately has been tarnished and associated with terrorism, especially as aspersions have been cast against the funding of seminaries, which are believed to be promoting terrorism. We may all recall here the ’preachers’ who incited the youth to join ISIS or those who flaunted their sins, their crimes and the killing of innocent people in Syria. Despite the proliferation of "preachers" around us, our societies did not know the concept of a "preacher" before the rise of the Sahwa movement as the title was coined for political purposes, particularly to promote divisive ...politicians call things divisivewhen when the other side sez something they don't like. Their own statements are never divisive,they're principled... ness and intolerance. "Moslem" society does not need anyone to remind it about Islam. A few days ago, I witnessed a charity advertisement encouraging people to donate money to convert non-Moslems in China. Despite our "very, very, very" small size compared to China, which is a great nation, we seek to change the faith of its people, as if it is our legitimate responsibility to undertake this religious duties on behalf of Moslems in China. We might end up inviting the wrath of the Chinese dragon. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 Taqqiyah. Slavery is legally banned, and actively — even avidly — practiced, throughout the Ummah and beyond. One might say it is a mark of the Third World, causing as well as reflecting the ills contained in such societies. Moslem societies, it has become clear, have not progressed at all on this subject, except temporarily here and there. Perhaps the use of the English word preacher is new, but the giving of sermons encouraging much stricter observance of Muslim law and the support of jihad is not, whether in formal houses of prayer or in the street. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2018-02-10 13:11 |
| #2 One imagines Harvey Weinstein clouting his forehead with the heel of his hand. "You mean if I'd been on the record opposed to what I was doing all that time, it'd been honky dory..." |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2018-02-10 12:26 |
| #1 Saudi Arabia "banned" slavery in the 1960s. It's still unofficially practiced. |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2018-02-10 00:05 |