Greetings Ansar,
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Originally Posted by Ansar Al-'Adl Okay, well if that's the case then obviously there's no harm in Muslims listening to that form of benign music. But if you expect Muslims to integrate it into our culture, then that's not very likely to happen. |
This reinforces the point I made about the insularity of Muslim culture.
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I think the situation arises because of a neglected spiritual side in people living in the west.
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That's one way of putting it. I would say the spiritual side diminished in the West as more and more people began to see that it was, in fact, a fantasy.
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To examine this question accurately, one has to look at the historical causes behind the downfall of the Islamic Empire, which used to lead the world in Sciences and Arts, while the rest of the world was in the 'Dark Ages'.
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The Islamic world was certainly way ahead of other civilisations during the Dark or Middle Ages, but for some reason it stagnated. As I've hinted, I would attribute this partly to cultural insularity.
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If something is the truth, why would anyone hesitate to share it with the world? If anything, the fact that Muslims are so intent on 'proselytising' is reflective of the strength of their conviction in their beliefs.
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Fair enough.
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I'm not sure what you mean by 'suspicion' or 'contempt'.
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I'm talking about the attitude towards the
kuffar engendered in Muslims from a young age. The belief that most of the population of the world will go to an imaginary place of eternal fiery torment called Hell is a contemptuous one, I believe. Christians believe it too, of course, but these days they make an effort to conceal it, because they are aware of how nasty it makes them sound.
Islam is supicious and contemptuous regarding innovation regarding religion, the influence of other cultures,
kaffirs of every kind; suspicious and contemptuous, in short, of everything that is not Islam, to a degree that simply isn't found in other mainstream religions.
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Not all fast-food restaurants are bad for your health. Many have begun to offer very healthy choices, while others have been entirely devoted to healthy options all along.
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Ha ha ha!!! I stand corrected!
Peace