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An Open Letter to Moderate Muslims

ISIS represents Islam, the moderate voices we hear is also Islam (Taqiyya). Non-Muslims already know that there is nothing called "Moderate" or "Liberal" Muslim, these terms have been invented to fool the non-Muslims.

So I've heard this 'Taqiyya' thing before. And honestly, as a Muslim, I'd never heard of it, or the concept, EVER, until I was accused of it by some dumbass on the internet.

The level of stupidity and paranoia to believe such a thing is laughable. You are laughable and those thoughts of yours I pity.
 
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Every religion and religious books are made with right intend and it is written to guide people in the right path...... The problem starts when idiots interpret it using their brain...... That is where everything goes wrong.....

1. “There is no god but Allah; Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.”
2. The Qur’an is the last scripture revealed by Almighty Allah (God), confirming what little truth remains in parts of previous scriptures"

This is believed by 99.99% of muslims and it is taught as the fundamental truth in islamic teachings. I am sorry but to me...that's clearly a sign of intolerance. Islam directly or indirectly teaches intolerance by claiming it that it is the superior religion.

So what you have said is flat wrong. (There was a time i used to believe that too)
 
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1. “There is no god but Allah; Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.”
2. The Qur’an is the last scripture revealed by Almighty Allah (God), confirming what little truth remains in parts of previous scriptures"

This is believed by 99.99% of muslims and it is taught as the fundamental truth in islamic teachings. I am sorry but to me...that's clearly a sign of intolerance. Islam directly or indirectly teaches intolerance by claiming it that it is the superior religion.

So what you have said is flat wrong. (There was a time i used to believe that too)

How so? Do Christians not believe that Jesus is the son of God and all those who don't believe so are infidels? these sort of teachings are for the individual, if you're a Muslim, you believe what it says, it does not mean we can't be tolerant of other people's beliefs or respect their religion and their practices.

By your logic, many religions that claims to teach many fundamental truths are showing signs of intolerance.
 
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The article is totally right. The Quran is the last scripture by God, but should in my view not be the very last scripture.
Nor should Mohammed The Prophet be the very last prophet of God.

The car, airplane and the internet and our sometimes densely populated world of today have created the need to update all religions and their scriptures (to be more peaceful towards eachother and their own peoples). My advice to God would be not to send us a new Prophet, but to keep sending men and women who will do peaceful battle (when possible on this Earth of today) with the forces of darkness.

Darkness includes forcing your own religious rules onto others with violence or the threat thereof. God please help us. I will do my best to help as well.
 
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How so? Do Christians not believe that Jesus is the son of God and all those who don't believe so are infidels? these sort of teachings are for the individual, if you're a Muslim, you believe what it says, it does not mean we can't be tolerant of other people's beliefs or respect their religion and their practices.

By your logic, many religions that claims to teach many fundamental truths are showing signs of intolerance.

Many people in west are moving away from christianity (due to teachings like "jesus is the only way")toward becoming atheists or other eastern philosophies like buddhism. You don't see them being charged under blasphemy laws..do you? can a muslim afford to do that?
Even bigger issue then islamic teachings here is its followers who would act violently because that's what they are taught. You tell a kid that this is the only way right and other ways wrong...that kid will act that way when he grows up.

A religion that tells its followers my god is the only one...is clearly a sign of intolerance in my book. So as long as one holds these types of beliefs...does not belong to civilized society Period!
 
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1. “There is no god but Allah; Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.”
2. The Qur’an is the last scripture revealed by Almighty Allah (God), confirming what little truth remains in parts of previous scriptures"

This is believed by 99.99% of muslims and it is taught as the fundamental truth in islamic teachings. I am sorry but to me...that's clearly a sign of intolerance. Islam directly or indirectly teaches intolerance by claiming it that it is the superior religion.

So what you have said is flat wrong. (There was a time i used to believe that too)
Wait. Doesn't everyone who has a religion think that way? Christian or any other faiths for that matter believe that their religion is superior. That’s the whole point in believing in particular faith is that you think it’s better than others. if you didn’t think that way why would anyone stay in a religion that they thought was inferior?
 
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So, what does Mr. Ali A. Rizvi expect "reformists" (as opposed to "moderates") to do about the ISIS problem? Go after them?

There are many insurgent groups in South Asia (my town), and they don't have the outrageous levels of money and weapons that ISIS have secured.

The "Open Letter" should be for the ones who are responsible for the security of the middle east.

The article is totally right. The Quran is the last scripture by God, but should in my view not be the very last scripture.
Nor should Mohammed The Prophet be the very last prophet of God.
The car, airplane and the internet and our sometimes densely populated world of today have created the need to update all religions and their scriptures (to be more peaceful towards eachother and their own peoples). My advice to God would be not to send us a new Prophet, but to keep sending men and women who will do peaceful battle (when possible on this Earth of today) with the forces of darkness.

Darkness includes forcing your own religious rules onto others with violence or the threat thereof. God please help us. I will do my best to help as well.

Would you like to try that in a village in Bangladesh?
 
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Many people in west are moving away from christianity (due to teachings like "jesus is the only way")toward becoming atheists or other eastern philosophies like buddhism. You don't see them being charged under blasphemy laws..do you? can a muslim afford to do that?

Yes, they are. That's true, almost everywhere in the developed world, as societies evolved, people became less and less religious and many identify themselves as atheists now.

So, what exactly does this have to do with Islamic or indeed Christian. But this proves little in what you're trying to say.

And a for the part in bold, how is that relevant? I'll let you in to a little secret, when in a debate people go off topic and take pot shots, it DEEPLY irritates me. I'm a Muslim, I live like a Muslim, and I don't wan't to see any blasphemy law in the society I'm in and I don't hold any desire for me or my government/court/law representatives to enforce such things as blasphemy laws.

Even bigger issue then islamic teachings here is its followers who would act violently because that's what they are taught. You tell a kid that this is the only way right and other ways wrong...that kid will act that way when he grows up.

Just what the hell does this have to do with anything? Muslims are fools, yes we know, we've had crazy people.
You teach any kid, any ideology, give him a few intolerant ideals alongside that, and give him a purpose to that intolerance and you will have other ideological equivalent of extremists.

So now tell me, just what are you debating here friend, you are taking one random pot shot after another.

Please explain it in one simple sentence below, before you procede:


A religion that tells its followers my god is the only one...is clearly a sign of intolerance in my book. So as long as one holds these types of beliefs...does not belong to civilized society Period!

Pretty much all religions are like that.

And here's the irony, one minute you talk about intolerance and then you have the nerve to say THAT last line in bold. :lol:
 
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Wait. Doesn't everyone who has a religion think that way? Christian or any other faiths for that matter believe that their religion is superior. That’s the whole point in believing in particular faith is that you think it’s better than others. if you didn’t think that way why would anyone stay in a religion that they thought was inferior?

every religion...? No?
 
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The "Open Letter" should be for the ones who are responsible for the security of the middle east.

I agree, Islam and Muslims are simply irrelevant in the bigger picture, if you wan't to address the Muslim problem, then deal with the politics of Middle East. The REAL root cause.
 
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Useless article. Disappointment in my opinion.

This article had a great opportunity and topic to say something meaningful. Instead we got this. Some good points here and there, but apart form that, the only thing it contributes is the debate we members are about to have below.

The author worries about a non muslims perception towards Islam. Is he wrong on that count? I doubt it.

Wait. Doesn't everyone who has a religion think that way? Christian or any other faiths for that matter believe that their religion is superior. That’s the whole point in believing in particular faith is that you think it’s better than others. if you didn’t think that way why would anyone stay in a religion that they thought was inferior?

I would much rather religion be an open architecture that allows adoptation and reforms so that it moves with the times. We grew up with the teachings that no one is superior to another. The moment when someone says that his belief is the most superior - it implies that he is standing on flimsy ground's.
 
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Every religion and religious books are made with right intend and it is written to guide people in the right path...... The problem starts when idiots interpret it using their brain...... That is where everything goes wrong.....
thats either a blatant lie or a naive person speaking..
first of all there are many religions in the world, and many new ones getting created even now...
Take scientology for example one of the newest religion, are you absolutely sure it was done with 'right' intent? to guide people on 'right' path?
 
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@Jungibaaz @Loki you might not agree with the author of the article, but do you at least concede that not every non muslim who criticize islam is a racist or hates muslims...
do you at least sympathize the dilemma that non muslims have, in believing that islam is peaceful, not because ISIS or other phenomena which are rooted more in politics than religion... but beliefs of most peaceful muslims that can directly be traced to quran and hadith (death for apostasy for example)
 
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There is NO such thing as a moderate or liberal muslim. Period. Muslim is muslim and Islam is Islam. islam is the only religion ordained by Allah (swt) for mankind and it has been there since the beginning of time with Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) being the last and final messenger and Quran being the last and final revelation of Allah (swt) as a mercy to mankind. Unlike previous scriptures , Quran will be preserved by Allah (swt) till the end of the world and Allah (swt) guarantees it. and as such muslims don't have to worry abt that.

ISIS type extremist with khawarij tendencies have always been there and will always be there and as such, such groups are not unique to the 21st century.

As for the verses quoted in the article, scholars (yeah fundamentalist muslims) have already cleared the mis-conception regarding those verses that arise due to quoting it out of context. Its freely available online for any butthurt islamophobe if he/she wants to search for the truth. Verses has to be understood and interpreted inline with the context . Its a very simple notion.

A Muslim don't need to be apologetic and justify anything to suit the perception of butthurt anti-islam bigots .For peace and harmony , its the society and time that will have to adjust itself according to islam and not the other way around.
 
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The author worries about a non muslims perception towards Islam. Is he wrong on that count? I doubt it.

He's right to worry and he raised some excellent points. But there's a lot that he said that I don't agree with and many KEY issues he has simply left out, not just of the article but also left out of his thinking, and I can tell so by reading through it.
 
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