Executive wrote:Paddington Bear wrote:
Subxanallah, he is one of Islams enemies, Have you ever read his blog?
Proof, my brother, proof. You can't label someone an enemy of Islam and expect people to just take your word for it (even though I consider you one of the more reasonable people in these parts).
I referred her to his blog, where he has posted several anti-islamic articles. And this is not the first time this character has been exposed on Somalinet. When you claim Islam oppresses women and Islam is the reason why ppl praise white skin, then you are directly attacking Islam and therefore deemed a enemy of islam. This topic is proof enough, I am not going to bother searching for his articles, some of them have already been posted here.
Horta are you selective when you question people? Kumbuli said he needs to come back religion, suggesting that he left islam, aren't you going to ask her for proof?[/quote]
Yes I am very selective on who I take seriously here, saaxib. You seem reasonable and genuine; this is why I picked you up on your comment (it's also why I replied to this thread - Jamaal is another, usually, reasonable guy). Kumbuli didn't come across as someone who made up her mind on the guy. Even when finally choosing to condemn him, she simply said "he needs to come back to the religion" (suggesting he
strayed not left or is an enemy of Islam). With the other posters, AbdiWahab seems to be doing a sterling job (I'd rather not interfere with his windup).
I read many of Bashir Goths articles in the past. I mostly think the man is up to no good and, like you, get the feeling he’s simply imitating and regurgitating Western ideas and terms (Wahabi, Salafi, extremist, fundamentalist, etc). However,
I do not know if the man is simply ignorant of the impression some of his words make or if he is genuinely setting out to attack Islam and Muslims (and by that I mean renounced his faith).
Because I do not know and cannot be certain of his intentions, I insist on defending him. He says he is a Muslim and repeats it on many of his articles. This is the sticking point for me (not all the rubbish he writes).
It’s a gamble one must take brother, a modified version of Pascal’s wager, if you like. We have two choices. One, he is indeed an enemy of Islam and our suspicions are proven correct (on the day of judgment). Two, he is not an enemy of Islam but a misunderstood bumbling buffoon. On the first option, I cannot see what rewards one will get by making the correct guess. On the second, I can imagine what punishments one will get by questioning another Muslim’s faith. You may be a brave man and still insist on making the first call, but at what cost?
This habit of questioning each other’s Islam is not healthy (I am not talking about you now, I am talking in general). It is much better to attack what such people say rather than what
we think they are.
Allahumma inni ballaghat.....
, you seem to have a sensible grasp of the topic