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“Duty Bound To Protect Them”

Since my class was cancelled for the Summer session I thought I would spend the day irritating as many people as possible…..

This post will not be met with much interest because most Americans do not want to hear this…..you see it does not fit the paradigm that has been set in motion….

I do not really give a shit about what you think of Muslims…this is not open to discussion….I just wanted the naysayers to know that some of their misguided beliefs are wrong….and border on outright lies.

According to Muhammad Muslims are duty bound to protect Christians…..another thing that westerners do not seem to realize is the the Quran and a Hadith are not the same thing……a Hadith is an interpretation of what the Prophet has said…..there are some Muslims that reject all Hadiths…they do not consider them as important as the Quran…..they reject the authority of the hadith…..

Prophet Muhammad’s covenants state that Muslims are duty bound to protect Christians. It is time that IS sympathizers heeded his call

Picture this. A Muslim leader reaches out to a group of Christians and invites them to his country. The Christians happily accept the invitation, while the Muslim leader prepares his people for their arrival. This is the first time the two communities have met in an official delegation. Matters of state, politics and religion are the topics of discussion. The two groups see eye-to-eye on most issues, but also agree to disagree on theological issues. If one phrase can best describe their meeting, it is “mutual respect”.

At the end of their talks, the Christians tell the Muslims, “It is time for us to pray”. The problem for the Christians is that there is no church nearby to worship. Instead of letting the Christians pray on the dirty street, the Muslim leader tells the Christians, “You are followers of the one true God, so please come pray inside my mosque. We are all brothers in humanity.” The Christians agree to use the “Islamic space” as their own. A bridge between these religious communities is made in the name of peace and goodwill.

This story is not some fairytale. It is a historical fact (I did, however, make-up quotes based on how the interaction might have played out). The Muslim leader of the story is Prophet Muhammad and the Christians are from Najran, or modern-day Yemen. The event happened in Medina in 631 AD. This moment in time represents one of the first examples of Muslim-Christian dialogue, but more importantly, one of the first acts of religious pluralism in Islamic history.

Source: What Prophet Muhammad’s covenants with Christians say about IS | Middle East Eye

You see what ISIS is doing is NOT part of the Muslim belief…..I know this will be as popular as saying that Reagan was the anti-Christ but the fact is there….most choose to ignore the fact and follow or believe a lie….because it fits the paradigm they want…..hate without thought proves that you are a moron.

I await the mindless dribble to commence…

19 thoughts on ““Duty Bound To Protect Them””

  1. “People just use ‘it’ for whatever point they want to make…. “They come to it with their own ideas and look for verses that confirm what they want to hear.”
    Same with all religions…..
    Problem is ……..
    Unfortunately, many of the men who deny their wives and daughters basic freedoms hide behind their Korans. A favourite passage for patriarchs is the famous 4:34, the thirty-fourth verse of “The Women,” the Koran’s fourth chapter.
    These six lines must surely rank among the most hotly debated in Muslim scripture. The women’s group Musawah has called them the “DNA of patriarchy” for the Islamic legal tradition. For it is here that many scholars have claimed to find Allah setting out men’s superiority and authority over women, an authority that can be backed up by force.
    It seemed sometimes as though God only spoke to men, not women.
    The response from Sheikh Mohammad Akram Nadwicame :

    For the men who acquiesce to the will of God, and the women who acquiesce,
    the men who believe and the women who believe,
    the men who are devout and the women who are devout,
    the men who are truthful and the women who are truthful,
    the men who are constant and the women who are constant,
    the men who are humble and the women who are humble,
    the men who give charity and the women who give charity,
    the men who fast and the women who fast,
    the men who are chaste and the women who are chaste,
    and the men and women who remember God a lot, God has arranged forgiveness for them, and a magnificent reward.
    Sheikh Mohammad Akram Nadwi wouldn’t call himself a feminist. Just a Muslim who has read his Koran.

    Too many in the world of ‘religion’ use it for their own ends….
    Which is why…I run a mile…….because the teaching is only as good as the teacher is enlightened…not many around….in any faith…
    so head for the hills…gene pool is sadly lacking….’sides even if you are a student of calligraphy…your teacher will not let you free…until….you have mastered your art…..then you are free to explore your own divinity…..
    as such……then nothing matters….as such.

    “Forget safety.
    Live where you fear to live.
    Destroy your reputation.
    Be notorious.”
    ― Rumi

    A 13th-century Persian poet, jurist, Islamic scholar, theologian, and Sufi mystic.
    Personally,I’ll settle for mystics of any religion…they are far closer to the truth.
    I trust that was not mindless drivel chuq….
    🙂

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    2. Excellent comment, if a bit of a long road to a simple point, which, simply stated, says, “Most folks will choose self-interest over ethics every time.” Humans, mostly, prefer not to think, which makes them perfect targets for anyone with a firm opinion…. Hence, religions.

      I think it was Robert Heinlein who pointed out there are basically two kinds of people; those who wish to assert control over others, and those who have no wish to do so…. The second kind make better neighbors….

      gigoid, the dubious

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      1. If a bit long winded Sir?
        That’s it you, are off my ‘fave’ list!
        ;(

      2. Oops,comma in the wrong place…
        Must be coz I was up at 4am…..We Won!
        Yeah!
        OUT!

      3. I’m glad you’re happy Penn (i heard the news) but…not to start a war or anything…dubi said it was a long road to a simple point, two insults in one….giggle… ~~dru~~

  3. Mindless Drivel? You are well along your way to your goal, chuq.

    Doesn’t the bible…well in some parts…, like the quran, state christians’ also have the duty protect?
    “…nor stranger within thy gates…”

    Everything is subject to interpretation and not all interpretations will jive but ISIS is a POLITICAL group that Practices a type of religion that amounts to a sect not unlike the branch davidians or some of the religious practices of the tea party members. ~~dru~~

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    1. There’s the problem….all the crap about killing is from Hadiths which are not part of the Quran only papers of interpretation….chuq

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  4. Off topic…but my last for tonight…
    I have just voted Out of the EU……for these reasons ….it is a little sad that the remain campaigners have no idea of what they are doing….we will get the results tomorrow…..well worth reading.
    this is the EU — so take it or leave it… #8. last calls for Brexit https://wallofcontroversy.wordpress.com/2016/06/23/this-is-the-eu-so-take-it-or-leave-it-8-last-calls-for-brexit/ via @wordpressdotcom

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      1. Just to clarify, the link (to my previous comment) was meant to be an ironic example of my above comment, not a comment upon your comments.

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