Please don’t gloat on seeing a Muslim make an ass of himself, – for every Muslim ass, there is a Hindu, Jewish, Christian and Buddhist ass. While there is one in all other religions and groups, the most violent ones are in these groups.
Secondly the stupid argument made by idiots among Muslims that “treating other religions as equals will erode the faith of Muslims in the country” is the same stupid argument made by idiots among Hindus in India (and want to convert all Muslims and Christians to Hindus by 2021, violence against Christians for celebrating Valentine days), idiots among Jews ( Preserve Jewishness of their state with no room for others), idiots among Buddhists ( Myanmar and Sri Lanka) and idiot among Christians ( Plenty of them in the United States).
Jahiliyah is what Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) and all other great masters like Moses, Jesus, Krishna, Buddha, Mahavir, Nanak and others have called. Kali Yuga is the age of ignorance before each one of them started speaking about enlightenment.
Let me pick apart a few statements from the article.
“I’m a Muslim, I love Hindus” — saying that this could erode the faith of Muslims in the country.”
Islam is not going anywhere; prophet is not going anywhere and those who do not have a strong faith, did not have the faith to begin with. God is not a weakling to seek protection of humans, those Muslims are mistaken. There is no compulsion in religion says the Quran, and don’t forget what God said to the Prophet when he was frustrated. He said, Muhammad, don’t be frustrated if people don’t listen to you, your role is simply to tell the truth and it is up to the individuals to accept it, and I am the one to guide them.
“The conviction of Muslims — that Islam is the only true religion is being blamed as the reason behind racial discord and the cause of disharmony,”
Verse 3:85 is one of the most quoted verses, and there are two different understandings of it, depending on your view of Islam between a limited exclusive religion for Muslims or an open religion as wide as the milky way for humanity. URL :http://quraan-today.blogspot.com/2010/09/q385-other-than-islam.html
There are several verses in Quran where God essentially says, whether you are a Jew, Christian or the other, you don’t need to worry, God will bless you if you take care of your fellow beings” Nothing is more powerful than this.
“Muslims involved are advised to refer to experts on Islam, so that such action can be avoided in future,” said Mohd Hazizi.
Prophet Muhammad did not favor the clergy business like Jesus, unfortunately both religions have clergy establishment to cater to the employment of those and they will do everything to justify their job. Ever shown a perfectly crafted document to an attorney and walked out without a correction and paying a fee?
Prophet has emphasized in his last sermon – I am leaving this book (Quran) to you to read and understand. He did not say, I am assigning this book to Abu Bakr or Ali, and whatever they interpret is what god. He did not say that. It puts a heavy burden on individual Muslims to understand the faith – in creating cohesive societies, where all of humanity is included – Remember the first Chapter and the last chapters? Both address entire humanity of the universe and not Muslims.
God willing, I will be releasing three video discussions this week “Pluralism in Islam” “Confident faith” and “Open Societies”. All of them will be on Vimeo and YouTube and will be listed here at www.WorldMuslimCongress.com
Mike Ghouse is a public speaker, thinker and a writer committed to shining the light on Pluralism in Islam and manages the World Muslim Congress, a think tank based in Dallas. More about him in 63 links at www.MikeGhouse.net. He is committed to building cohesive societies and offers pluralistic solutions on issues of the day.
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Hazizi said that campaigns such as ‘I’m Muslim, I love Hindus’, which claim to push for multi-religious harmony, are largely backed by foreign funders to convince Muslims that other religions are equal to Islam. — Picture by Choo Choy May
http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/im-muslim-i-love-hindus-campaign-will-destroy-islamic-faith-isma-claims#sthash.OEVG4PRl.dpuf
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 5 — An “I’m Muslim, I love Hindus” campaign by the Young Interfaith Peacemaker Community of Indonesia (YIPCI) is a veiled attempt at pushing for religious equality in Muslim-majority Malaysia, Ikatan Muslimin Malaysia (ISMA) has alleged.
ISMA information chief Mohd Hazizi Ab Rahman took issue with a photograph of a YIPCI representative, who appears to be a Muslim female clad in a headscarf, holding up a placard that read “I’m a Muslim, I love Hindus” — saying that this could erode the faith of Muslims in the country.
The photograph, which appears to be have been taken during the Thaipusam celebration here on Monday, has since gone viral on social media.
“The conviction of Muslims — that Islam is the only true religion is being blamed as the reason behind racial discord and the cause of disharmony,” said Mohd Hazizi in a statement published yesterday on Ismaweb.net.
“The baseless accusations have been successful in convincing a group of Muslims to feel guilty and to be apologetic over something that does not exist and to get involved in campaigns that could destroy their faith,” he added, referring to the Indonesian group’s interfaith initiative.
Indonesia is home to the world’s largest Muslim population, with over 200 million of its people subscribing to Islam.
Mohd Hazizi said that such campaigns,which claimed to push for multi-religious harmony are largely backed by foreign funders to convince Muslims that other religions are equal to Islam.
He did not provide evidence to back up his allegations.
Mohd Hazizi said it was “strange” to launch such a campaign as Muslims have been the target of insults and persecution by non-Muslims in many countries worldwide.
“It is strange that there is the ‘love other religions campaign’ targeted at Muslims, when, in reality, Muslims are the victims of religious hatred in Palestine, Myanmar, France, Netherlands, in the African continent and other countries,” he said.
He also claimed the ongoing campaign in commemoration of the “World Interfaith Harmony Week” to convey ones’ love for non-Muslims “has serious implications on one’s faith” as it would cause Muslims here to question their religious beliefs.
“Muslims involved are advised to refer to experts on Islam, so that such action can be avoided in future,” said Mohd Hazizi.
ISMA’s assertions, made ahead of Indonesian leader Joko Widodo’s maiden visit here as president today, could add to the thorny issues testing bilateral ties with Malaysia.
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