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HOLLiS · 09-10-2009, 20:15

I am with RL on this, Islam demands Muslims to follow the path of the Prophet.

I would say, that is not a peaceful, tolerant or friendly way to live. As with a lot of believers or people who follow some faith, their observances is never 100% to the rules of that religion. (good news)

I have friends who are Muslims, if they lived in a Islamic country where Shariah law was the law of the land, they would have serious problems.

The good news, is that Islam is changing. In Turkey the clerics are looking at the Hadiths and reviewing them. Who knows maybe a more tolerant Islam is in the making. It is doable for a number of reasons, one is the Qur'an, it is not the original copy or translation. So one could argue that it was abrogated. Just as the Turkish clerics claiming that the Hadiths have been/possibly altered. There are seven different readers of the Qur'an. The word reader is used, because it is Haram (a sin) for a Muslim to alter the interpretation of the Qur'an

If Islam was to challenged on a religious status, I doubt it would be a blanket statement that covers all of Islam, maybe more on a specific sect or even a finer delineation, a specific Mosque.

09-10-2009, 20:15	#14
HOLLiS Area Commander Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Pacific NorthWet Posts: 1,495	I am with RL on this, Islam demands Muslims to follow the path of the Prophet. I would say, that is not a peaceful, tolerant or friendly way to live. As with a lot of believers or people who follow some faith, their observances is never 100% to the rules of that religion. (good news) I have friends who are Muslims, if they lived in a Islamic country where Shariah law was the law of the land, they would have serious problems. The good news, is that Islam is changing. In Turkey the clerics are looking at the Hadiths and reviewing them. Who knows maybe a more tolerant Islam is in the making. It is doable for a number of reasons, one is the Qur'an, it is not the original copy or translation. So one could argue that it was abrogated. Just as the Turkish clerics claiming that the Hadiths have been/possibly altered. There are seven different readers of the Qur'an. The word reader is used, because it is Haram (a sin) for a Muslim to alter the interpretation of the Qur'an If Islam was to challenged on a religious status, I doubt it would be a blanket statement that covers all of Islam, maybe more on a specific sect or even a finer delineation, a specific Mosque.
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