I See No Freedom of Religion In Islam
Freedom of Religion In Islam:
Islam does not accommodate for freedom of thought, and although there have been some aspects of tolerance in Islamic history it has not evolved to a level of religious freedom. The kind of freedom that accompanied the Islamic early stages was selective and relative. It was strategic and tactical in nature. It was imposed by the political, military and economic situation prevailing at the time.
Religious freedom in Islamic thought has also been a periodic phase, developed to serve totalitarian goals. That is why, once the Islamic state reached its full might, infringement on freedom of religion has become a usual occurrence. The apparent tolerance did not therefore come from a strong belief in freedom values. It was rather a political maneuver imposed by the specific conditions of the Islamic society at different stages of its history.
At the beginning, Muslims were very vulnerable hence their initial peaceful rhetoric. In order to avoid the wrath of Quraish, win over supporters and give the new religion a peaceful appearance, conversion to Islam was not initially forced on anyone. Quranic verses, which refer to the idea that there should be no compulsion in religion, or that anyone shall be entitled to his or her own religion, all appeared during the first period of Islam: i.e. the very early founding stage. But once Muslims acquired a bit more power, after the migration to Yathrib, they adopted the idea that the faith should be spread by the sword. That led them to their first military victory. They entered Mecca and started forcing people to convert to Islam and destroy their idols. This is contrary of course to the principle of freedom of religion.
Throughout Islamic history, we find that Muslims have blatantly violated religious freedoms. Many churches have been converted into mosques, among which the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus. Most of the religious symbols like crosses and statues were destroyed. One of the most serious violations is the fact that Jews and Christians were systematically categorized as Dhimmis; in other words as second-class citizens, who had to pay extra taxes. This is the treatment reserved for Jews and Christians, the People of the Book. As for those with other beliefs, they lived in a very difficult position and had either to accept the religion of Islam or be killed.
“Moroccan” but not a Muslim:
Moroccan law assumes that all Moroccans are Muslims, with the only exception of Moroccan Jews. All are subjects of King Mohammed VI, Commander of the Faithful. It doesn’t recognize other religions though such as Christianity or Buddhism -not even different Islamic doctrines such as Shiism. And the authorities are relentlessly fighting conversions to Shiism or Christianity.
For many, Moroccan is a term synonymous with Muslim, as if Islam were the sole basis for the Moroccan identity. This is misleading because there are also Atheist, Christian and Baha’i Moroccans, who are proud of their nationality and heritage. Those, unfortunately, have no legal or social protection to be able to safely practice their freedom of thought in public. Even if there were legal guarantees for religious minorities, it will be difficult to adapt the Muslim mind with the culture of coexistence and tolerance, regardless of belief. Perhaps the most important justification Muslims use to reject that kind of tolerance is the claim that non-Muslims do not respect their holy places and religious symbols. They should know that no one should confiscate other’s right for creativity, thought and expression. No one should have the right to censure criticism unless persons are targeted beyond their beliefs, convictions or opinions.
All religious minorities in the Moroccan society do not criticize or discuss the Islamic faith, and all are not even engaged in the effort of enlightening their countrymen, yet they are often mistreated by their families, friends and employers…
So I wonder what kind of religious freedom Muslims talk about exactly?
Posted on June 30, 2011, in Islam, Muslims Brotherhood, Religion. Bookmark the permalink. 9 Comments.
HELLoooo TURD,
#WHY DON’T YOU MAKE
YOUR OWN FREEDOM
RELIGION
INSTEAD MAKING NOISE
TO ANOTHER RELIGION
I TELL YOU WHAT”"”"
COLLECTED YOUR TURD MIX WITH YOUR URINE
TO MAKE PENIS SCULPTURE
IN YOUR IMAGES
THEN U CAN
LABEL IT WITH GOD WITH YOUR OWN HOLY GOODY GOODY BULLSHIT STORY
TO SELL FOR DRUNKARD IDIOT
JUST LIKE ANCIENT DRUNKARD HOMOSEXUAL MONKS DID
TURD MONKEY
SEE
TURD ELEPHANT
DO
TURD SNAKE
CHEAT
TURD SWINE
TURD COW
TURD ASS
TURD SHEEP
TURD TREE
TURD PARASITE
“”"”ETC”"”"”"TURD
dzul isn’t understandable or comprehensible.
Thank you for the insight Kacem.
I hope one day Morocco can develop a sense of nationality that doesn’t assume Islamic.
hey Kacem. you should compile, all the insults and bad comments , on file.in some time, you will have enough material, to publish a book of insults.it can be funny and it can even sell.
It is also an occasion for you, to thank all the people that insult you, for contributing to make you a rich man by providing any insult or bad comment to you
… then why is it when any other religion does NOT convert to Islam, the Muslims kill them? So much for freedom there … Why is it women cannot drive cars? … oops, no freedom there. Why is it Christians cannot build churches and when they attempt to, Muslims burn them down and kill the church leaders? oops, no freedom there.
… you’re only fooling yourselves.
“you’re only fooling yourselves.”
umm, Larry, who are you addressing there? Did the article suggest anything contrary to what you were saying?
“Throughout Islamic history, we find that Muslims have blatantly violated religious freedoms. Many churches have been converted into mosques, among which the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus. Most of the religious symbols like crosses and statues were destroyed. One of the most serious violations is the fact that Jews and Christians were systematically categorized as Dhimmis; in other words as second-class citizens, who had to pay extra taxes. ”
Well no actually.
Your statement is true, but the conclusion is wrong.
Why ? Because compared to the other religions, islamism was midly tolerant. In the middle-age, the christians killed and converted the non-christians while the islamic let them free to practice their own religion, albeit restricted, as long as they paid their taxes.
It’s especially true for the spanish jews who were persecuted by the christians prior to the invasion of the moors.
They were “dhimmis” but they were not confined in the ghetto, they were not expelled and most of them stayed in Spain. As a matter of fact, the golden age of the jewish culture happened during the muslim invasion (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_age_of_Jewish_culture_in_Spain).
You see ? All is relative.
If the islamists of today were as open-minded as the umayyad there wouldn’t be so much trouble.
The Muslim religion was created many hundreds of years after Christ. Mohammed, the Islam prophet, was born around AD 570. But Muslims believe that Islam is the true religion dating back to Adam and that the biblical patriarchs were all Muslim including Noah, Abraham, Moses, and even the Lord Jesus Christ. Muslims are not real studious and tend to reject scholarship in favour of their own version of things. In other words, they invent stuff when it suits them. Take the definition of the word Islam. I have heard Muslims actually say the word “Islam” means peace, trying to put a kinder gentler wrapping paper on their horrible religion. Lesser educated Muslims sometimes claim that the root word of Islam is “al-Salaam,” which is “peace” in Arabic.The Truth:An Arabic word only has one root. The root word for Islam is “al-Silm,” which means “submission” or “surrender.” There is no disagreement about this among Islamic scholars. al-Silm (submission) does not mean the same thing as al-Salaam (peace), otherwise they would be the same word.Unfortunately, Muslims in debate or negotiations are forced to LIE to preserve Islam’s integrity. This noble Islamic activity is called “TAKIYA”. Most people are simply unaware that Islam is NOT just another religion but a totalitarian political cult-like ideology, which compels its followers into blind obedience, teaches intolerance, brutality and locks all Muslims and non-Muslims in a struggle deriving directly from the 7th century nomadic, predatory, Bedouin culture.Islam means “submission” to the will of Allah and the teachings as depicted in the Qur’an which include jihad – the genocidal slaughter of infidels by the sword, killing by beheading, intolerance of other religions, as well as forcing submission to Islam. Muhammad was not only a religious leader, but a military leader who waged war against his enemies as soon as he had the means.Muhammad organized 65 military campaigns in the last ten years of his life and personally led 27 of them. After Mohammed’s death in 632, the new Muslim caliph, Abu Bakr, launched Islam into almost 1,400 years of continual imperialist, colonialist, bloody conquest and subjugation of others through invasion and war, a role Islam continues to this very day. North Africa, Egypt, Syria, even Persian-ruled Iraq, had been Christian countries, in which Christianity was older and more deeply rooted than in most of Europe. Their loss was sorely felt and heightened the fear that a similar fate was in store for Europe.We know from Islamic history and by looking around us at the world today, Islam is not a religion of peace. The talk of Islam being the religion of peace is just talk.”Jihad,” while best translated as “struggle,” as represented in the Koran and the life of Muhammad, means nothing less than organized warfare against unbelievers. Islam has long proven itself to be a religion of violence and hatred that commonly inspires its adherents to commit acts of obscene bloodshed and intolerance.Islam is not intended to co-exist as an equal with other religions. It is to be the dominant religion with Sharia as the supreme law.The politically correct apologists for Islam claim that it is a “religion of peace” with the numerous acts of terror and murder perpetrated by Islamists being dismissed as the misguided acts of a minority. One must consider however that the majority of Germans during World War II were not active members of the Nazi party, were not waging war, and were not involved in the Holocaust. The leaders, though, were active members of the Nazi party, were waging war, and were involved in the Holocaust.Some Germans embraced a passive longing for Germany to be victorious; some few actually despised fascism, and some, an almost non-existent few acted against it. So it is with Islam and the Muslims.
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