The role of Muslims in the current conflicts
December 31, 2015 at 7:37 pm
(This post was last modified: December 31, 2015 at 7:40 pm by WinterHold.)
In a previous topic, I cited all the reasons I had in mind that stood behind the violence in the Middle East, it was pretty obvious that religion was nothing but a paint; an outfit worn by the conflicting sides, but never was it the main reason.
Though, it is a reason, it is not the main cause, but it is a cause that produced an effect.
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Intro :
Islam is not whole anymore. As a given fact, it has many versions, perhaps the most famous are :
-Sunni version
-Shia version
Here, I will cite the main effects of those versions on the nature of the region.
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1- Ultimate obedience & loyalty to the ruler :
The Sunni & Shia faiths, have direct commands to the followers, to follow the leader no matter what; despite the crimes he commit.
It's as if both sects, are turning the ruler into something "holy". That way, a leader can commit all possible crimes, without fearing a revolt or an investigation.
Adding more; the leader will be pardoned when he kills/suppresses his opposers.
Quoting from Sunni sources :
Hadith number 4473; Sahih Muslim :
It has been narrarted on the authority of Abu Huraira that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: People are subservient to the Quraish: the Muslims among them being subservient to the Muslims among them, and the disbelievers among the people being subservient to the disbelievers among them.
Quoting from Shia sources :
Al Kafee 1 : 369
Imam Al Sadeq said : "we are impeccable people -referring to the family of Mohammed-, God demanded that we be obeyed. "
Thus, we can really understand the role of religion in all of this; since it acts as an opium to the crowd, turning their eyes away from the violations that their governments and leaders are practicing.
We observed this in Europe during the reign of the Church. Believing that a certain bloodline is holy, is the entrance to an everlasting conflict.
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2- Embedded Racism :
Racism exists in the teachings of the sects, for example ; putting forth a condition that the leader of the "Islamic community" to be of certain origin.
Shia Muslims believe he should be from the descendants of the prophet.
Sunni Muslims believe he should be from the tribe of the prophet (i.e Quraish).
Which results in neglecting & ignoring others, just because their bloodline is different. Hence, it the candidate can be corrupt beyond repair; though the bloodline gives him the means for the posisition
Example of Shia Muslims practicing racism, can be seen in the appointment of "Sayyed Ali Khameni " in Iran as the "supreme political power"
Khamenei is a head of state, and is considered the most powerful political authority in Iran.
Example of Sunni Muslims practicing racism, can be seen with ISIS (its leader is claimed to be descendants from Quraish).
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3- Narcism & self-righteousness :
When a certain conflict explodes, the religious side would probably hang on to the cause of the struggle, as an excuse & motivation for the war being waged. For example, the famous
war against idols, that "Mohammed Ibn And Al Wahhab" waged upon the citizens of the M.E
The wrong interpretations of the faith and the scarce observation & meditation in meanings, accompanied by ignoring the Quran & holding on to the Hadiths, are the main engine that
creates & makes extremists hard to negotiate and hard to reason with; the conflict will be nearly impossible to stop.
That way,stopping & working out mistakes is so rare, and closing up & ceasing war is hard to end.
Utter obedience is linked to the racism,
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4- Exaggerating on a bad understanding of the term "Jihad" :
"Jihad" as a word in Arabic, means "to put forth a challenging effort", never was it limited to war only.
Having patience against different lusts ; fighting your own self so you don't commit wrong actions, is itself a type of Jihad.
Yet, it was used too often to wage war, with some Sunni sects believing it should be carried on against any non-Muslims.
And from that door, Extremist militants started to wage warfare globally, based on a wrong understanding.
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5- Divide & conquer :
Since each sect sees itself as the one with the righteous message, it tends to destroy the other sects; either explicitly of implicitly.
Since each sect sees itself as the one with the righteous message, it tends to destroy the other sects; either explicitly of implicitly.
One example, is the Sunni/Shia situation we see in places like Iraq.
and such a was cannot end, because every side believes that God is fighting by their side.
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Conclusion :
I leave it to you.
