(September 13, 2012 at 3:41 pm)MysticKnight Wrote: The problem with extremist, is that they are the ones with the all the evidence in Islam.
In Islam, how to act is according to Quran and hadiths, and the latter take precedence over Quran, even though Quran is suppose to be the highest authority. The reason is because hadiths can abrogate Quran.
There is proof in the Sunnah to kill:
Apostates
Anyone whom insults the Messenger.
There is authentic hadiths for both of these.
The extremist are the ones with evidence in hadiths.
However I would say the modernist have support from Quran, the problem of course, is that per classical scholars, hadiths abrogate Quran.
That is why people whom do adultery are to be killed, while Quran says to lash them only.
It's also the case that extremist tend to be the knowledgeable of the Muslims.
It's sad to say, but I think Islam needs to be disproved, before you can get rid of extremism. This is because extremism is founded upon authentic hadiths.
Wow, this is great insight. Thanks for the post. You should be the best person to talk about this, seeing that you were a former Muslim. This post is highly educational.
