RE: I can help you in knowing more about Islam
Thank you, lina. for your reply. I agree that generalisations are unhelpful.
A few point in reply:
ORIGINAL: lina
we do not hate american but we do hate the government of america
Quite a few Americans have a dislike of the present government there right now. 😉
we cut a stealer`s hand off until he has 12 conditions. < .... > we do not have crimes as many countries have.
I can believe that!
you mentioned also thatthe USA's CIA overthrough the democracy in Iran. so great if it did that iniran
I don't know if you understood me? I meant that it is an example of America doing something wrong, not good.
Thanks again,
Venetian
RE: I can help you in knowing more about Islam
lina = if those terrorist guys did something wrong this did not mean that all of saudis were like them and had the same thought.
it's like saying all americans like the US government! lol - i agree with your point here lina, and having a muslim husband (i am from the US he is from Kosovo) he absolutley abhoars suicide bombers - who call themselves muslim - because it is against the Quran.
i guess i am interested - now we are on the subject of that - is there anything in the quran that says its ok to kill yourself and other innocent people?
thanks
Ada
RE: I can help you in knowing more about Islam
Hi,
Nothing in Qu'ran to say suicide and muder are ok...suicide is a sin apart from when the person who does it is not of sound mind.
Murder is a sin. In Qu'ran there are very clear rules that apply to combat and situation of war. for example, cicilian warefare is not allowed. War or fighting is only permistted in defence or when diplomatic attempts have failed to find a peaceful solution.
Then fighting should only occur between those who agree to fight, young, old, any civilians should never be harmed.
hal
RE: I can help you in knowing more about Islam
dear lina
first of all i think your wish to reach out to others to share your religion to increase friendship and understanidng isa deep and good thing.
as youmay realise; my chosen approachfollowing a path of faith is through the teachings oftheLord Buddha.
theBuddha challenged the beliefs of the brahmins who were the only peoplewho could conduct religious rituals. this was the basis of a great deal of injustice in indian society that was based on the beliefBrahman the universal God.
i have buddhist friends indiawho feel threatened by muslim believers who dislike buddhismbecause buddhists do not worshipGod.buddhistsbelievethatbeing compassionate to all especially those who would harm them is the most important of all things. this is exactly the same as Jesus' teaching to love your enemy. i know many people in history have claimed to be Chritian who seem to think that it is ok not to follow Jesus' instruction but this does not mean that Jesus would have any more sympathy for their claim to be Christian than he had for the Pharisees who he accused of being hypocrits.
like many peopleall over the worldi find the injustice and double standards applied to problems in the middles east very wrong and canunderstand how suchinjustice leads to hatred. but surely turning to hatred isspiritual suicide and surely Islam does not teach that hatred can help any situation.
how does Islam teach the believers to overcome anger andhate?
wishing blessings on you and all your fellow belivers of the Ummah
Dear Norbu,
you are making some rather sweeping staements about Muslims there.
Have you been to the middle east or met many people from there? You are describing a lot of people when you talk of those who live in the middle east, which ones? which double standards are you thinking of?
And, do you seriosuly believe that all of us Muslims run on hatred??
Islam as you correctly guessed does not teach us to be full of hatred but actually to be kind, compassionate and full of love. We are taught to be respectful of other people's views and cultures and their spiritual beliefs. Muslims are not supposed to try to convert others or to coerce people into that which they do not believe.
Sure, Muslims as all people will vary, sure you will get the ones who don't like people who are different, but not everyone is that way.
Anyway from my view point, Islam is a beautiful religion based on kindness and decent behaviour, anything that contradicts that is not islam in my book,
hal