THE THREE VIEWS OF ISLAM!!!
There are three points of view relative to Islam. The point of view de- pends upon how you think about Mohammed. If you believe Mohammed is the prophet of Allah, then you are a believer. If you don’t, you are a non- believer. The third viewpoint is that of an apologist for Islam. Apologists do not believe that Mohammed was a prophet, but they are tolerant about Islam without any actual knowledge of Islam.
Here is an example of the three points of view.
In Medina, Mohammed sat all day long beside his 12-year-old wife while they watched as the heads of 800 Jews were removed by sword. Their heads were cut off because they had said that Mohammed was not the prophet of Allah. Muslims view these deaths as necessary because de- nying Mohammed’s prophet-hood was, and remains, an offense against Islam. They were beheaded because it is sanctioned by Allah.
Nonbelievers look at this event as proof of the jihadic violence of Islam and as an evil act.
Apologists say that this was an historic event; that all cultures have vio- lence in their past, and no judgment should be passed. They have never actually read any of Islam’s foundational texts, but speak authoritatively about Islam.
According to the different points of view, killing the 800 Jews was:
• A tragedy
• A perfect sacred act
• Another historical event. We have done worse.
There is no “right” view of Islam, since the views cannot be reconciled.
Everything must be viewed from the perspective of how Islam affects non-Mus- lims. This also means that the religion is of little importance. A Muslim cares about the religion of Islam, but all nonbelievers are affected by Is- lam’s political views.
Muslims are people and vary from one to another. Religion is what one does to go to Paradise and avoid Hell.
We must talk about Islam in the political realm, because it is a powerful political system.
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