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**PRB** · 09-10-2009, 10:36

afchic,
There are different schools (Fiqhs) of Islamic jurisprudence and no central authority.
But there are common threads and the one that keeps many along the same line is this.
Muhammed is considered the best man that ever lived and his example is one to be followed...exactly...not updated to modern interpretation.
In the haddiths there are examples of Muhammed killing prisoners, taking slave women as prizes and gifts, etc.etc. Muslims do not put this in a 7th Century context (that's why marrying 9 year olds is still legal in Saudi Arabia) as to put Muhammed in the 7th century context would marginalize him (Islamic teaching).
That is why you can find an Imam/Mullah that can underwrite just about anything with legitimate Islamic tradition.

09-10-2009, 10:36	#31
PRB Quiet Professional Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Arizona Posts: 5,326	afchic, There are different schools (Fiqhs) of Islamic jurisprudence and no central authority. But there are common threads and the one that keeps many along the same line is this. Muhammed is considered the best man that ever lived and his example is one to be followed...exactly...not updated to modern interpretation. In the haddiths there are examples of Muhammed killing prisoners, taking slave women as prizes and gifts, etc.etc. Muslims do not put this in a 7th Century context (that's why marrying 9 year olds is still legal in Saudi Arabia) as to put Muhammed in the 7th century context would marginalize him (Islamic teaching). That is why you can find an Imam/Mullah that can underwrite just about anything with legitimate Islamic tradition.
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