EnterNetProphet said:Well Hamzah...I would not rather live in a "islamic country" having that philosophy of..."well allah knows I'm innocent...so chop away at least I will make it in paradise enshallah"...It does not address the issue of corrupt ulema or Imams..I would pretty much want justice in the physical realm...or better yet..these folk ahem "removed permanently".
If the"extremist" interpret the Qur'an based upon their own understanding....are they still muslims?....and what reason would they take up arms?......They must feel justified in doing so...heres an example of what I'm talking about.
Some reasons off the top of my head
Israel reconquers the holy lands---->who owns the land, the Israeli's or the palestinians?
America usually stations troops in saudi arabia from time to time..to sort out problems in the region..America being the infidels on saudi soil.
the west supports moderate govts in the arab world(by various means)----->The arabs in general actually prefer a watered down interpretation of the qur'an in general..so one could argue they are not muslims and are not following the hadith of mohammed or implementing shariah..seems to be a valid argument of muslim fundermentalists.
In your own eyes Hamzah...who is actually an Islamic country today?
Hiya! Thanks for the questions again.
Well, there is hardly much petty crime or murder, umm, and they will find out who is innocent and who isn't. And they only inflict these punishments on extreme charges. They interpret it in the extreme and violent way incase you missed that. For instace there are Sexual refferals in the Bible that talk about "Breasts". You can interpret this as a heart of a women or her pecks. If American troops were "infidels and hated" well, the minorty does but if the majority did, they would be attacked a lot... And not allowed on Saudi Soil to put there carriers etc... The thing is, the Arabs (I am one), don't take the Qur'an violently as the other Arabs do. There principles and implementation are not violent. Me and my family, we pray 5 times a day and regularaly attend Mosques. On the other hand, we always have family meetings and we always talk about how we can fit in more with the west and still keep our Islam. We go to theme parks, restaurants, the works! There is no perfect Islamic country, but there is the perfect kind of Islam. It's faith through faith. I take the Qu'ran, (which is meant for good) and do as much good as possible, and I try to avoid bad as much as possible. Arabs do not make up the majority of Muslims. Indonesians do! They are so peaceful and follow Islam the way it is supposed to. Also Dubai is a great example! Saudi Arabia's people may seem extreme to your western eyes, I hate to say that but it's true... Why? Because think of this. Islam is being ridiculed, therefore you hit the roots of it... Which is Saudi, and do bad things to too. Muslims, should never question the Bible/Gospel, although now Muslims expect many questionings from others about the Qu'ran, but it's aaalll good! We love the questions as they help you understand for your better interpretation. As long as it's un biased and true. If I lied to you about this kind of thing, than I would be going now here but the big man in the red suit! And no, not Santa! Hehe.
As long as Islam can be practised freely, we don't care if it's Arab, Israeli or American. Thats the way I see it.