March 23, 2015
By Ekrem Dumanli
Famous Turkish poet Necip Fazıl frequently used the term “raw bigot.” This was a term he borrowed from his mentor Abdulhakim Arvasi, and he used it to criticize superficial views and analyses that relied on extremist tendencies. Fazıl's concern reflected the common concern of Islamic scholars because bigotry was hurtful to Islam. Bigotry is seriously harmful because of the people who fail to understand the main sources of Islam (Quran and hadith) properly and argue that everybody else should subscribe to their views. This danger has always been there. Sometimes, bigotry has won a victory over a reasonable approach and become extremely popular. But thank God, strong societal grounding in proper religious sources has remained an obstacle to the spread of bigotry all over the world.
Today, the Muslim world is facing a huge test. A few days ago, a bomb claimed many lives in Sana'a, Yemen. Four suicide bombers attacked the most crowded mosque in the city. A total of 137 people were murdered; more than 350 were wounded. And ISIL (the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant) assumed responsibility. These people were killed during the Friday prayer in a mosque. This is savagery; this is a case of savagery that we also have seen many times before. The same murderers behead people and make a tape of it, then post the videos online so that the whole world will watch it. They butcher people just because they are members of another sect. And it is not just ISIL; the murders committed by Boko Haram are also horrible. They refer to Islam when they adopt a fanatical attitude towards schoolgirls. What is happening in Syria, the countries supporting terrorism and the Middle East's most horrible groups that rely on terror for survival are all cases of bigotry. And sadly, all these savage groups rely on the Quran to justify their brutalities. What they do hurts the image of Islam and the conscience of all humanity....
Hadith:
Both Muslim and Hebrew faiths are Abrahamic religions. They also share the type of scripture they enjoy in that it has two authorities, the written word and the spoken word.
The term Hadith ((click here) derives from the Arabic root ḥdth meaning “to happen” and so “to tell a happening,” “to report,” “to have, or give, as news,” or “to speak of.” It means tradition seen as narrative and record.
Christianity is an Abrahamic religion as well but, is different in that it's Bible has two written books, the Old Testament and the New Testament. Otherwise known as the Original Covenant and the New Covenant.
By Ekrem Dumanli
What is bigotry and who is a bigot? (click here)
Bigotry means the reinterpretation of fanaticism and extremism, sometimes with reference to religious sources. It does not recognize the rights of others. Bigotry is a state of extremism by which the world is divided into two main camps: us and others, black and white. And bigotry is a state of destroying the boundaries of respect and extreme hate towards others.Famous Turkish poet Necip Fazıl frequently used the term “raw bigot.” This was a term he borrowed from his mentor Abdulhakim Arvasi, and he used it to criticize superficial views and analyses that relied on extremist tendencies. Fazıl's concern reflected the common concern of Islamic scholars because bigotry was hurtful to Islam. Bigotry is seriously harmful because of the people who fail to understand the main sources of Islam (Quran and hadith) properly and argue that everybody else should subscribe to their views. This danger has always been there. Sometimes, bigotry has won a victory over a reasonable approach and become extremely popular. But thank God, strong societal grounding in proper religious sources has remained an obstacle to the spread of bigotry all over the world.
Today, the Muslim world is facing a huge test. A few days ago, a bomb claimed many lives in Sana'a, Yemen. Four suicide bombers attacked the most crowded mosque in the city. A total of 137 people were murdered; more than 350 were wounded. And ISIL (the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant) assumed responsibility. These people were killed during the Friday prayer in a mosque. This is savagery; this is a case of savagery that we also have seen many times before. The same murderers behead people and make a tape of it, then post the videos online so that the whole world will watch it. They butcher people just because they are members of another sect. And it is not just ISIL; the murders committed by Boko Haram are also horrible. They refer to Islam when they adopt a fanatical attitude towards schoolgirls. What is happening in Syria, the countries supporting terrorism and the Middle East's most horrible groups that rely on terror for survival are all cases of bigotry. And sadly, all these savage groups rely on the Quran to justify their brutalities. What they do hurts the image of Islam and the conscience of all humanity....
Hadith:
Both Muslim and Hebrew faiths are Abrahamic religions. They also share the type of scripture they enjoy in that it has two authorities, the written word and the spoken word.
The term Hadith ((click here) derives from the Arabic root ḥdth meaning “to happen” and so “to tell a happening,” “to report,” “to have, or give, as news,” or “to speak of.” It means tradition seen as narrative and record.
Christianity is an Abrahamic religion as well but, is different in that it's Bible has two written books, the Old Testament and the New Testament. Otherwise known as the Original Covenant and the New Covenant.
