Thank you all, who cared enough to comment coherently on my previous blog. It meant a lot to me.
I honestly tried to make sure that the English I used to make my point was sufficiently clear and concise. However, for those who didn’t get it the first time, I see no harm in presenting my case in somewhat different terms, again.
What I am trying to say is that based on the paradigm and the ground rules that the nature of Islam and the commands and the scripture of Quran itself establish, it is logically impossible for a person to be identified as being “moderately” Muslim; just like it is impossible for a woman to be identified as being “moderately” pregnant. That’s it! That’s what I meant by “There is no such thing as a ‘Moderate Muslim’.”
If you say Quran is holy and it is the direct word of Allah “the almighty and omnipotent,” then you who decides to call him/herself a Muslim must submit fully and leave no room for yourself to play it half-cocked and half-assed. Once you neglect or disobey even one command, then you are not fully “submitting,” and therefore aren’t a "Muslim” by definition, and labeling won’t apply; “moderate” or otherwise.
May be I should have also stressed that, on the flip side, execution of no command in Quran should be viewed as an extreme action, as far as Islam is concerned. Quran tells you what to do and you the Muslim do it. Period. Be it praying peacefully five times a day and fasting piously during Ramadan, or sending as many “Infidels and Kuffar” as you can to “Hell,” say, with the detonation of a Nuclear device in Manhattan. Either way, you are just carrying out your duty as a Muslim per order of Allah.
So again, as far as Islam is considered, one is either a Muslim, or not. “Moderation” or “extremism” are not relevant terms in the discussion of practicing Islam and obeying the commands of Allah as prescribed by his very words in his book, Quran.
Recently by Piyalechi | Comments | Date |
---|---|---|
There is No Such Thing as a "Moderate Muslim" 4 - Behold Rezwan Ferdaus | - | Sep 28, 2011 |
There is No Such Thing as a "Moderate Muslim" 3 | 9 | May 15, 2011 |
چه ظهوری بسیار نزدیک است؟ | 4 | Apr 01, 2011 |
Person | About | Day |
---|---|---|
نسرین ستوده: زندانی روز | Dec 04 | |
Saeed Malekpour: Prisoner of the day | Lawyer says death sentence suspended | Dec 03 |
Majid Tavakoli: Prisoner of the day | Iterview with mother | Dec 02 |
احسان نراقی: جامعه شناس و نویسنده ۱۳۰۵-۱۳۹۱ | Dec 02 | |
Nasrin Sotoudeh: Prisoner of the day | 46 days on hunger strike | Dec 01 |
Nasrin Sotoudeh: Graffiti | In Barcelona | Nov 30 |
گوهر عشقی: مادر ستار بهشتی | Nov 30 | |
Abdollah Momeni: Prisoner of the day | Activist denied leave and family visits for 1.5 years | Nov 30 |
محمد کلالی: یکی از حمله کنندگان به سفارت ایران در برلین | Nov 29 | |
Habibollah Golparipour: Prisoner of the day | Kurdish Activist on Death Row | Nov 28 |
This may clarify things a bit
by Shepesh on Sat Mar 05, 2011 12:10 PM PSTSource: Talk:Intellectual giftedness - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I therefore prove there IS such a thing as a Moderate Muslim.
خانم جون شما فارسی هم بلدی؟
بت شکنSat Mar 05, 2011 11:30 AM PST
این حرفا چیه میزنی عزیز؟ اسلام چه ربطی به زن حامله داره؟ نشنیدی میگن اسلام حسنی و اسلام حسینی؟ اسلام هم میونه رو داره از نوع حسنی هم تند رو داره از نوع حسینی. ما که دیگه نعوذ بالله از امام حسن و آقام امام حسین بالاتر نیستیم. بفرما تموم شد رفت. سوال بعدی؟
How is my English?
by comrade on Sat Mar 05, 2011 04:02 AM PSTIf you feel the urge or have the mission for writing a daily blog about Islam or any other Abrahamic religion in order to edify(?!!) your readers, go ahead. but don't expect the same rate of readership of 600 or something (if not self-induced!!!) to remain intact.
Don't you believe me? then ask Goebbels.
Never increase, beyond what is necessary, the number of entities required to explain anything.