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Hello to all:

   I have come across an article in a blog that stunned me to the core. It deals with the beliefs and views of the followers of Wahhabi Islam. I had no idea of how this small sect in Islam has had such a traumatic and devastating effect not only to other sects of Islam but in the world in general.

   I have always thought that there were basically two components of mainstream Islam, Sunni and Shia, but this is not the whole story. Wahhabi Islam makes up little more than one percent of Muslims worldwide, and the Wahhabis believe that if Muslims do not follow their version of Islam then they are not a Muslims at all and are as much an infidel as Christians, Jews and other religions.

   The website is:

http://snippits-and-slappits.blogspot.com/2010/05/sickness-that-is-wahhabi-islam.html

   I'm not that knowledgable about posting web addresses like the one above and I'm not sure if it is in the right form. I found it by entering "Wahhabi Islam" in the Google search box and on page two found the article: "SNIPPETS AND SNAPPITS: THE SICKNESS THAT IS WAHHABI ISLAM" The web address says "slappits" instead of "snappits" so I don't know if it's a misprint or part of the actual web address.

   This website gives a long history of Wahhabism and the intolerant and narrow theology that it teaches. The article details many of the examples of Wahhabi destruction of Islamic holy sites, tombs, mosques and shrines, even the destruction at the tombsite of Mohammad himself and that of his own daughter and wife. It was the Wahhabis who, with their Taliban co-religionists, destroyed the Bamiyan Buddha statues that were 1,500 years old. The article gives many examples of the Wahhabi intolerance of the great majority of Muslims worldwide.

   I had no idea of just how vast the difference is between Wahhabi Islam and the rest of the Islamic community and how destructive their beliefs have proven, including the attacks of 9/11. I think that many people reading this article will come away with a much different attitude towards Muslims and an understanding of just how a small sect in Islam can basically hijack Islam and make it seem to be an enemy of the modern world.

   This article has definately changed my basic thoughts and assumptions about Islam and has given me a much better understanding of the true qualities and peaceful intentions of 99% of all Muslims worldwide. I think the article is one that should be read by everyone who has difficulty understanding what Islam truly is and how a tiny percentage of Muslims can cause so much damage to Islam and it's image worldwide.

   I would be interested to hear from other Islamicity members as to their reaction and thoughts concerning this article.

Larry

Edited by Larry - 05 September 2010 at 5:49am

Hello Gibbs,

Faisal you said,

Faisal, You seem to think that merely by saying that something is true or untrue that I should accept your statements regarding homosexuality, suicide and prostitution, etc. as the honest truth?

(Faisal) "You will never understand the basic beliefs of shias."

Actually, Faisal, my roommate in college was an Iranian Shiite named Farhad Hashemi Shayan, from the beautiful city of Shiraz, and he was a wonderful, funny, thoughtful, pious and generous man. His faith in Islam was complete and he even showed me how to write some words from the Qur'an in Farsi. And he never once said anything derogatory about Sunni Muslims, as you say derogatory things about Shiites.

(Faisal) "For your kind information homosexuality is a psychological disorder which can be cured by proper treatment, this is not a natural urge, this does not exist in nature."

Is this your personal "observation" Faisal? I would be interested in your SOURCES for your statement that homosexuality is a "psychological disorder" that can be "cured" by proper treatment. What is the "proper treatment" for homosexuals? The American Psychiatric Association does not accept the uninformed and ignorant idea that homosexuality is a "disorder." But I guess you're smarter than they are, right Faisal? And what happens to the homosexuals in Saudi Arabia who don't get "cured" by the "proper treatment"?

Bottom line here is that you are uneducated about anything concerning homosexuals and their lives. We don't execute people here in the United States for homosexuality. We believe in equality and freedom for ALL Americans regardless of their sexual orientation.

(Faisal) "I have never heard of a rape case in Saudi, and there are strict laws which enable woman to get justice."

Reuters: A 19 year-old woman, the "Girl of Qatif" who was abducted and gang-raped by seven men, was sentenced to 200 lashes in a case that drew international criticism and tarnished the image of Saudi Arabia, the birthplace of Islam, around the world. King Abdullah issued a pardon for the woman, in what appeared to be a sharp rebuke to clerics of Saudi Arabia's hardline Wahhabi Islam who dominate the judiciary."

The Register; "Three jailed in Saudi rape film case." "Saudi Arabia has jailed three men convicted of organizing the rape of a teenage girl and later peddling footage of the assault across mobile networks." The rape statistics for Saudi Arabia per capita is 0.00329321 per 1,000 people. Do the math.

(Faisal) "cases of prostitution is very low and if it is found it is dealt with strictly."

"The Nation, Wan Noor urges Riyadh to punish wrongdoers". "Thailand's President Wan Muhammad Noor Matha said that Bangkok should make it clear to Saudi officials that the Thai government wants justice in a case in which nine Thai women were forced into prostitution in Saudi Arabia." Wan Noor said he was confident the Saudi authorities would co-operate with their Thai counterparts." And I'm sure that this is not just an isolated incident. There are many reports of rape and prostitution of foreign women working as maids, etc.

(Faisal) "You hardly hear a case of suicide here."

"English Language Arab News". "In a recent study, a researcher from King Saud University tackled the often unmentioned subject of suicide in Saudi Arabia. In her study, which concentrated on failed suicide attempts in 2006, the researcher found out that 96% of the cases involved women. She told Reutern News Agency that in the hospital (a single hospital) where she works, they receive around eleven cases every month of women who have failed in their suicide attempts. She said, "I can well imagine that a society like Saudi Arabia, where families would feel an especially strong desire to cover up suicides, suicides by males might be even more thoroughly suppressed than suicides by females. SO far, we are talking about survivors, but if the figures are correct, then we must assume that there are as many, if not more, who actually manage to kill themselves."

(Reuters) "Saudi women try suicide to escape social pressure." Dec. 18, Reuters: Segregated from men, banned from driving and facing restrictions on travel, work, and even study, many Saudi women attempt suicide to escape one of the world's strictest societies. Saudi Arabia, a conservative Islamic state where clerics demand the seclusion of females, often has an unforgiving attitude to women who find themselves victim to male violence."

(Faisal) ********"BELIEVE ME sister this is NOT CORRECT that WOMEN here are OPPRESSED, they ENJOY the BEST LIFE compared to ANY other COUNTRY."**********

And I don't hate Muslims, Faisal, I just point out many of their religious policies that you say do not exist. You say that "It is mentioned in the Qur'an that Christians are the supporters of Muslims and they have a softcorner for Islam in their heart." Well, Faisal, I guess they forgot to mention that to us Christians, because I have never heard of such a thing, ever.

You consistently quote the Qur'an in support of your views but don't seem to realise that Christians have just as strong a faith in their Bible as Muslims do in the Qur'an. And I repeat that the Jewish and Christian Bible was written thousands of years (in the case of Judaism) and hundreds of years (in the case of Christianity) before Islam even existed in the world. It was not til the seventh century A.D. that Muhammad started to get his messages via the angel Gabriel.

Seems like you have a whole lot of things wrong with your observations, Faisal. Maybe you should read up on these subjects so you won't sound like such a hypocritical and puritanical know-it-all. And you should also stop your hatred for Shiite Muslims, who are every bit as Muslim as YOU are.

And Abraham is the Grandfather and Prophet for Jews and Christians also. In fact, the Jewish Torah records the story of Abraham more than three thousand years ago. May God lead you to the truth.

Larry






Edited by Larry - 07 August 2010 at 2:24am