Is Islam A Death Cult?

[The Grand Nudger]

Not really. I was talking about the more ordinary people. Not intellectuals. In sociology they refer to this as “The demystification of the world”. And I think it happened mostly in the beginning of the 20th century.
 
So I’m talking about a change in paradigm. I think you are understanding.
 
There is a good source on the issue of martyrdom:
It says:
“We may therefore conclude that there is neither jihad nor martyrdom outside the realm of truth, that martyrdom applies only when it is preceded by jihad, that jihad is an inclusive struggle for the cause of the truth, that a mujahid dies the death of a martyr even though he does not fall on the battlefield. He dies as a martyr even though he is not killed, on the condition that he stays loyal to the divine truth and stands ready to fight for the truth and to defend it at all costs, even at the cost of his own life. He is a mujahid while he lives, and a martyr if he dies or is killed for it.”
 
https://www.al-islam.org/al-serat/vol-12...rdom-islam

You can conclude whatever you like, but mere reality stands in the way of that conclusion.  I'm all for contemporary abrahamics finding whatever way they can to reject the ridiculous shit their magic books contend while still feeling faithful - ofc. Still, I think it's a fucking tragedy if the best islamic academics you can grasp for come up with some risible self serving shit like that.

As for the opq, I think every religion with a heavy emphasis on afterlives is never more than one purity purge or bout of performative piety away from being a death cult. They're the incubators for death cults. So, is islam a death cult? I guess it depends on what day it is. Was it a really tough monday? Dial the death cult clock closer to midnight. Hope for a good tuesday.