1hope wrote:
Warm greetings
When I reverted to Islam I was full of hope & enthusiasm, but all that has crumbled away along with the basic practice I was able to partake in (circumstance allowing). I know why this has happened, but am unable to do anything about it, so I guess my query is what all this means?
The reason is thus��.
I am been asked to support a nationalist/cultural ideology (so-called moderates), as a pose to an Islamic ideology (so-called Islamists).
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This is a called a "false dichotomy". These are not the only two choices to be a practicing Muslim, neither do these two choices have anything to do with islam.
I am neither of the same nationality, nor of the same culture as you, so if this stance is continued then not only do we have nothing in common, but you also set yourselves up as rivals and enemies to me.
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This is a faulty premise, given that the cultures within Islam are so varied, that one cannot make the assumption that every Muslim must have the same culture or race. Asians are not the same as Arabs or Persians.
Please tell me how you expect people to embrace a religion that stresses on the importance of leaving behind the wrongs of our forefathers, when you yourselves are upon the very thing you found your forefathers upon?
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I am at a loss. How do you define "wrong doings" and where in the Quran or the Sunnah of the Prophet (saw) are you asked to leave behind these "wrong doings" of your forefathers?
I am a convert, and have not found these new criteria to become Muslim.
I don�t why I am even asking this question, because I haven�t found a single person who is willing to accept (and more importantly face) the issue that is the division of the Muslim community.
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divisions exist in any community, regardless of faith.
If Muhammad {SAW} had - talked the talk, without walking the walk - then no one would have believed him, so how is it that you expect anyone to believe in this that you are brining to the west?
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Muslims bring the message and do not claim to be angelic. The early Muslims brought many into the folds of Islam simply due to their behavior. Now days, there are some good Muslims, and bad Muslims, and some inbetween, but they are still Muslim.
A zen master once said that he can only point to the direction of the moon, but he cannot make you see it. You are complaining because the finger is imperfect, or that the nails are too long, or the hand is blemished, and because of this, you refuse to see the moon. That is a pity.