US Commander Embraces Islam!!!

[wilberhum]

this news line here is just a repost of other sources. They didn't substantiate.

Well, you see the internet and news in general is tricky and not all people tell the truth. A possilby bogus report pops up and all of a sudden it reiterated on a few blogs and people start believing it. The story sounds fishy to me. Again I have no problem with the content.

There's tons of horrible bias if not outright lies. So you have discount sources of news like World Net Daily or National Enquirer (though I love it).

That's why news organizations take their reputation seriously. So I'm discerning about sources of news.

I also did not regulate it to only those mentioned as well.

If you look at any sight closely, there bias or lack of it becomes obvious.

But then we have several here that think Youtube is a good source of information. :skeleton:

 

[Jayda]

who did you think i was talking about NATO.No i meant the taliban the so-called extremists and terroroists.they are the true mujahideen you are non-nuslim you wouldn't understand.sorry.

then explain for us...

 

[north_malaysian]

Most non-Muslims know about Islam and Muslims from Non-Muslim sources and views... in fact most of them never meet a Muslim...

It's not surprising if they converted to Islam after a real encounter with Islam and the Muslims.

When the Kings of Europe sent crusaders to liberate the Levant... some of the Crusaders embraced Islam during those crusade missions in the Levant.

One of those groups are known as Sullubiyah ("little crusaders") which their descendants live in the northern part of Saudi Arabia... they have blue eyes.. Muhammad Asad did mention about them in his book "Road to Mecca".

 

[barney]

I love the spin!
He's a Commander of ISAF!.

He's a sodding Captain! I mean a Captain! LMAO. Thats hilarious.

All power to the guy, if that floats his boat then fine. I hope he finds his inner peace.
I just love the way that this is portrayed and suddenly , because some Second-from-the-bottom-rank-officer has converted, suddenly GW Bush and Tony are going to submit to Allah's might? Causing even P.A's reknown love for all humanity to be streched!

Al-muslimah, perhaps its a bit of a throw, but ...as a US Officer, this man is protecting the ummah from Muslims who would sin against allah, (breaking his commandment not to kill the innocent) with their Car Bombs, suicide vests and Hijacked freaking Airliners.

I hope that this officer manages to save many more muslim lives, just like he no doubt did during Kosovo and Somalia.

 

[جوري]

Causing even P.A's reknown love for all humanity to be streched!
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There is no such word as 'reknown'
once again irony is wasted here with your inability to deliver a significant punch line. Try again slugger, so that we can collectively recoil from your forceful wisdom...

You leave me no choice but to enjoy mocking you in this world, when we should only save ourselves to mock you in the hereafter insha'Allah ey?..

cheerio

 

[barney]

There is no such word as 'reknown'
once again irony is wasted here with your inability to deliver a significant punch line. Try again slugger, so that we can collectively recoil from your forceful wisdom...

You leave me no choice but to enjoy mocking you in this world, when we should only save ourselves to mock you in the hereafter insha'Allah ey?..

cheerio

You do realise im crying real tears now?
Will you join me in the hope that this US Officer saves Muslim lives? Yes or No? ( you can even add some medical stuff if you give me a yes or no answer

 

[جوري]

You do realise im crying real tears now?
Will you join me in the hope that this US Officer saves Muslim lives? Yes or No? ( you can even add some medical stuff if you give me a yes or no answer

what are you talking about? must you clutter every thread with nonsense like an arrant fool?

 

[barney]

A "YES!"
Hooray! You gave me a straight answer!

I'm so glad you agree with me!. Lets hope that US Officer prevents some market bombing muslim sinner dealing death to the ummah this very night!
Because of him and his men, Innocents will live when they would have died.
Interesting how his job and actions change so much upon reversion?

It gladdens the heart when two people so seperate in ways can unite in a common cause!.

 

[Grace Seeker]

A man is reported to have done something that gives hope for more understanding between different groups of people. Repeatedly people pray for peace, sing songs or shout slogans saying to "give peace a chance", and yet when an event occurs that might be a sign of the possibility for peace to succeed, what do we have here on our own beloved forum....a war of words breaks out.

I truly don't understand where all the virulence and enmity comes from.

 

[barney]

Human nature? Religion?

 

[Jayda]

US commander converts to Islam
Sun, 04 Nov 2007

The US commander of International Security Assistance Force in the Andar district of Ghazni Province in Afghanistan has embraced Islam.

The commander of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) embraced Islam in the presence of 2,000 people on Thursday.

Cap. Cormier Michel - 45 - commands 300 ISAF troops in the Taliban-infested district. The Ghazni governor, district chief, provincial council members, local officials, elders, ISAF soldiers and students attended a ceremony marking the commander's conversion to Islam.

The ceremony, which lasted well over three hours, concluded with chants of 'Allah-o-Akbar (Allah is Great).

Cap. Michel, who changed his name to Abdul Wahed, started his brief speech with Bismillah (In the name of Allah, the most Beneficent and the most Merciful). During the last five years, Abdul Wahed pointed out, he had been studying Islamic books and he concluded that Islam is the first religion.

“Islam is a religion of peace and brotherhood, but terrorists and extremists are bringing a bad name to it," he noted.

Source

hola

why did the ceremony last three hours? muslims believe that you need only say the shahadah right?

 

[wilberhum]

hola

why did the ceremony last three hours? muslims believe that you need only say the shahadah right?

Why does it take over an hour to say "I do"? :-\

 

[barney]

Why does it take over an hour to say "I do"? :-\

He followed it with a "Miller Time!" and the ceromony only ended when he passed out clingfilmed to a lamppost.

 

[Grace Seeker]

OK. We've had the smart aleck answers, now are there any sensible ones? I figure that maybe in some circumstances there is some type of celebration involved in recognizing this sort of decision. Maybe it even varies from one culture to another within Islam? I don't know. But I would be interested in learning more about it.

 

[Jayda]

Why does it take over an hour to say "I do"? :-\

si,

this is a good point... i suppose when it comes to life changing experiences the importance of even a few words cannot be understated and celebrated enough.

que Dios te bendiga