I'm a muslim, ask me
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- MakeBelieve3
As a Muslim too, I would like to thank Beeswax for starting this.
I'm from London, UK, born and raised here, but found my identity as a British-Muslim the most relevant to me. Parents are from South Asia and I have studied Islam quite extensively, although not a scholar or theologian. I do speak and read Arabic, even though its not my native language, as I studied in Egypt for several years.
Although I may consider myself more conservative, I don't drink, do pray 5 times and observe Ramadan, I therefore do also have different opinions to Beeswax on some things.
In Islam we have what we call 'ikhtilaf' or 'adab al-ikhtilaf', respecting of different opinions, which is the pinnacle of tolerance and understanding (which a certain minority love to hate).
To clarify again, most Muslims, the vast majority of Sunni and Shia (99%) oppose ISIS, terrorism and extremism. The very basic teachings of Islam are clear-cut about aggression, fighting, killing and hate, so even a young madrasah kid could poke holes in the rhetoric of the terrorists.
Don't mind answering some questions either (if that's ok Beeswax?), my answers would be only slightly different as I feel some things aren't as black and white as they may seem. But I will also be fair in showing the wide range of opinions that exist amongst (Sunni) Muslim jurisprudence, without getting too technical.
- Welcome to the party!pango
- Thanks!MakeBelieve
- Awesome. Please take over. I'd like to see your opinions about these matters too.Beeswax