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@SomeHand Thank you for that reply.
I understand that most Muslim states are indeed living side by side in peace.
But there is evidence of diplomatic strife between Arabia and Oman,
active war between sects in Syria and Afganistan,
and conflict and violence between sects in Indonesia.
How can these be brought to peace?
I understand that most Muslim states are indeed living side by side in peace.
But there is evidence of diplomatic strife between Arabia and Oman,
active war between sects in Syria and Afganistan,
and conflict and violence between sects in Indonesia.
How can these be brought to peace?
SomeHand · 31-35, M
@hartfire
There is a difference between Islam vs Muslim, just as there is a difference between Education vs Student.
You Education is an idea. You can criticize teach, and convey it. A student is a student, no matter how much you want them all to learn algebra and learn poetry, they will do what they want : )
There is a difference between Islam vs Muslim, just as there is a difference between Education vs Student.
You Education is an idea. You can criticize teach, and convey it. A student is a student, no matter how much you want them all to learn algebra and learn poetry, they will do what they want : )
@SomeHand OK - so let me try to understand this more clearly.
The Muslim is the one who believes in Islam,
meaning he or she willingly submits to the will of God.
more specifically...
The Muslim believes that Allah is the One and only God,
that Allah created this world and everything in it,
that the Prophet Mohammed was an ordinary mortal man,
and he was inspired by Allah to be his Messenger,
and therefore the Qur'an is the word of God, hence God's will for humanity.
However, it seems that there are differences in how to interpret the Qur'an when the sayings are ambiguous or seem apparently contradictory.
Since Arabic is a language in which one word can have many meanings,
it is generally agreed by Muslim scholars,
that since Allah is perfect,
all possible meanings and interpretations must be equally true.
To gain clarification, the interpretation of the law seeks outside the Suras, to examine what was remembered of Mohammed's words and actions, and these are taken as guidelines in deciding legal issues and cases. These non-Sura guides are the Hadith.
A few months prior to his death, Muhammad had given a sermon at Ghadir Khumm where he named Ali ibn Abi Talib as his successor.
After the sermon, Muhammad ordered the Muslims to pledge allegiance to Ali.
Among the many who pledged allegiance to Ali were Abu Bakr, Umar ibn al-Khattab, and Uthman ibn Affan.
However, just after Muhammad died, a group of Muslims met at Saqifa, where Umar, a companion of Muhammad, pledged allegiance to Abu Bakr. Abu Bakr then assumed political power, and his supporters became known as the Sunnis.
The Sunni, who represent 85–90% of the world's Muslims, accept all of the Hadith.
However, the Shia give less authority to the sayings of Mohammed's wife Aisha, and they do not accept the hadith of Abu Hurairah because, although he was a fairly recent (four years) follower of Mohammad, he was the enemy of Mohammad's chosen successor Ali.
These differences arising between the Shia and Sunni appear to be one of the reasons why the tiny minority Wahabi sect (a sub-group of the Sunni) has gone into jihad, to conquer and impose what they consider to be the only correct interpretation of the Qur'an. They also seek to reform their fellow Sunnis.
And long-term, the Wahabi vision was also to try to convert the rest of the world to Islam and their particular view of it.
Have I understood this correctly?
The Muslim is the one who believes in Islam,
meaning he or she willingly submits to the will of God.
more specifically...
The Muslim believes that Allah is the One and only God,
that Allah created this world and everything in it,
that the Prophet Mohammed was an ordinary mortal man,
and he was inspired by Allah to be his Messenger,
and therefore the Qur'an is the word of God, hence God's will for humanity.
However, it seems that there are differences in how to interpret the Qur'an when the sayings are ambiguous or seem apparently contradictory.
Since Arabic is a language in which one word can have many meanings,
it is generally agreed by Muslim scholars,
that since Allah is perfect,
all possible meanings and interpretations must be equally true.
To gain clarification, the interpretation of the law seeks outside the Suras, to examine what was remembered of Mohammed's words and actions, and these are taken as guidelines in deciding legal issues and cases. These non-Sura guides are the Hadith.
A few months prior to his death, Muhammad had given a sermon at Ghadir Khumm where he named Ali ibn Abi Talib as his successor.
After the sermon, Muhammad ordered the Muslims to pledge allegiance to Ali.
Among the many who pledged allegiance to Ali were Abu Bakr, Umar ibn al-Khattab, and Uthman ibn Affan.
However, just after Muhammad died, a group of Muslims met at Saqifa, where Umar, a companion of Muhammad, pledged allegiance to Abu Bakr. Abu Bakr then assumed political power, and his supporters became known as the Sunnis.
The Sunni, who represent 85–90% of the world's Muslims, accept all of the Hadith.
However, the Shia give less authority to the sayings of Mohammed's wife Aisha, and they do not accept the hadith of Abu Hurairah because, although he was a fairly recent (four years) follower of Mohammad, he was the enemy of Mohammad's chosen successor Ali.
These differences arising between the Shia and Sunni appear to be one of the reasons why the tiny minority Wahabi sect (a sub-group of the Sunni) has gone into jihad, to conquer and impose what they consider to be the only correct interpretation of the Qur'an. They also seek to reform their fellow Sunnis.
And long-term, the Wahabi vision was also to try to convert the rest of the world to Islam and their particular view of it.
Have I understood this correctly?
SomeHand · 31-35, M
@hartfire
This is historically inaccurate because Ali was the fourth caliph. Both Shia and Sunni agree to this that Ali was the fourth caliph. Even if one posits that Ali was pledged as the first (which is historically incorrect), the historical position was that Ali accepted the position as the caliph, after the death of Uthman.
Since Arabic is a language in which one word can have many meanings,
it is generally agreed by Muslim scholars,
that since Allah is perfect,
all possible meanings and interpretations must be equally true.
Arabic is a logical language and one word's trilateral root can be conjugated into many meanings. Secondly, an interpretation's validity is different from correctness. A valid interpretations can be reached upon correct methodology, yet still be incorrect. However, incorrect methodology will lead to an invalid interpretation, and thus incorrect position.it is generally agreed by Muslim scholars,
that since Allah is perfect,
all possible meanings and interpretations must be equally true.
To gain clarification, the interpretation of the law seeks outside the Suras, to examine what was remembered of Mohammed's words and actions, and these are taken as guidelines in deciding legal issues and cases. These non-Sura guides are the Hadith.
YesA few months prior to his death, Muhammad had given a sermon at Ghadir Khumm where he named Ali ibn Abi Talib as his successor.
After the sermon, Muhammad ordered the Muslims to pledge allegiance to Ali.
Among the many who pledged allegiance to Ali were Abu Bakr, Umar ibn al-Khattab, and Uthman ibn Affan.
However, just after Muhammad died, a group of Muslims met at Saqifa, where Umar, a companion of Muhammad, pledged allegiance to Abu Bakr. Abu Bakr then assumed political power, and his supporters became known as the Sunnis.
After the sermon, Muhammad ordered the Muslims to pledge allegiance to Ali.
Among the many who pledged allegiance to Ali were Abu Bakr, Umar ibn al-Khattab, and Uthman ibn Affan.
However, just after Muhammad died, a group of Muslims met at Saqifa, where Umar, a companion of Muhammad, pledged allegiance to Abu Bakr. Abu Bakr then assumed political power, and his supporters became known as the Sunnis.
This is historically inaccurate because Ali was the fourth caliph. Both Shia and Sunni agree to this that Ali was the fourth caliph. Even if one posits that Ali was pledged as the first (which is historically incorrect), the historical position was that Ali accepted the position as the caliph, after the death of Uthman.
The Sunni, who represent 85–90% of the world's Muslims, accept all of the Hadith.
However, the Shia give less authority to the sayings of Mohammed's wife Aisha, and they do not accept the hadith of Abu Hurairah because, although he was a fairly recent (four years) follower of Mohammad, he was the enemy of Mohammad's chosen successor Ali.
The Science of Hadith methodology is a mix analyzing references in academia and text analysis, along with testimony of character.However, the Shia give less authority to the sayings of Mohammed's wife Aisha, and they do not accept the hadith of Abu Hurairah because, although he was a fairly recent (four years) follower of Mohammad, he was the enemy of Mohammad's chosen successor Ali.
These differences arising between the Shia and Sunni appear to be one of the reasons why the tiny minority Wahabi sect (a sub-group of the Sunni) has gone into jihad, to conquer and impose what they consider to be the only correct interpretation of the Qur'an. They also seek to reform their fellow Sunnis.
And long-term, the Wahabi vision was also to try to convert the rest of the world to Islam and their particular view of it.
I don't know too much about Wahabiism.And long-term, the Wahabi vision was also to try to convert the rest of the world to Islam and their particular view of it.
Thank you for your clarifications. I've saved them to my harddrive. :)