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I like that description. It made me realize I'm thirsty.Craziness starting to stream out like all the carbonation from a cheap fizz pop cooldrink...
Things to understand:
1) Attaturk was a Kaafir, and he was a Jew. This was proven in another thread a couple of months ago. Clear-cut statements of Attaturk were presented. That's besides the fact that he removed Islaam from Turkey. If Attaturk is a Muslim, so is Iblees. Their level of Islaam is the same.
Quick question, as I'm not entirely familiar with the comparison you're making here- did Iblees, at any point in time, recite the shahada and genuinely believe it while he was saying it? And was Iblees born to Muslim parents and raised in a Muslim family?
And here's a thing on Quora where someone asked if he was a Jew. https://www.quora.com/Was-Kemal-Ataturk-Jewish
On the distinction between Dar-al-Islam, Dar al Harb, Dar al Hudna, and Dar al Kufr, this is a particular source that I'm working with here. http://www.mideastweb.org/Middle-East-Encyclopedia/dar-al-islam.htm2) Turkey is Daar-ul-Kufr. It is not the "State" of Rasoolullaah صلى الله عليه وسلم. It never was. During the time of the old Uthmaani Sultaans, it was good. But since the 1700s, it's been devoid of Islaam.
Do you have any opinions that you want to share concerning what's laid out in this source?
Ah, but this Christian has the Internet. It's not that hard to find out what Takfir is. Notable examples of actual Takfir within Islam proper have involved Abu Bakr and certain Arab tribes that refused to pay zakat (although he didn't use the word Takfir and his comments may have been a description of general fact rather than a judgment against individuals). Ibn Taymiyyah ruled against certain Mongols in the 14th century (although he's followed more specifically by modern Salafis) and al-Wahhab cited him in the course of going after certain self-professed Muslims, including Sufis. Ahmadiyya has found itself on the business end of Takfir rulings, also the Zikri in Balochistan (Pakistan sure has gotten some mileage out of this), and Salman Rushdie has been a notable individual example....3) Why is a Christian speaking on Takfeer? Doesn't even know what the term means. Everyone speaks on everything these days.
Other than that though, you've got quite a few less-good examples from outside of mainstream Islam. The Khawarjis used it as justification for much violence against the Umayyad caliphate. And in most example since 1950, it's been a central tenet of militant groups in Egypt, Algeria, Persia, and elsewhere that is used to justify violence against people who call themselves Muslims (and sometimes it's violence against Muslims who are believed to be Muslims by literally everyone except the militants that have declared Takfir). The Persian examples are pretty obvious, I'm sure you know all about the Khawarjis, the actions (well....attempted actions) of Sayyid Qutb give you an idea about Egypt, and the horrific actions of the GIA during the Algerian civil war were officially justified in writing (and signed by Zouabri) on the basis of Takfir.
This is the main reason why it's so important to keep Takfir under control, and as a general rule to take people at their word when they say they're Muslims. Their Muslim identity is what protects them from violence by other Muslims. And the main reason for declaring Takfir is to open up the possibility of violence against those people. It's not the same thing as plotting or inciting violence, but I'll tell you exactly what it is- by declaring Takfir, you're literally saying this person or people-group is fair game. Anyone who wants to, go ahead, and I won't feel bad for them. They aren't on my team, they are a part of Dar al Kafr. I mean, that's exactly what you've said so far- you are referring to Turkey as Dar al Kafr.
Would you be interested in changing that label to Dar al Amn? Go ahead an build a house of safety around them, would that be all right with you? Dar al Hudna would also be preferable to what you've described so far, but it really seems like Dar al Harb (literally "house of war," often used interchangeably with Dar al Kufr) is exactly the thing that you're driving at. That is what you've said so far. I'll go ahead and give you ample opportunity to say something different if you mean something different, but I have a feeling you'll double down on this.
See, this is why true authoritative consensus and proper representation of the ummah as a whole is so important for this to be properly brought off. You can't just individually declare this kind of thing on your own or in small groups.
I'll take that as one type of opinion that can come out of Islam. Do you mind if I ask which scholars are your main sources for reaching this conclusion? Is this specific to Salafism?4) Nationalism is against Islaam. Whether it is Arab nationalism (like the Kufr of the "Ba`th Party"), or Indian nationalism, or Turkish nationalism, or any other nationalism. Never become nationalistic.