09-24-2006, 05:31 AM
Quote:Bismillah:
I guess Shamms said before that he/she is an orthodox Christian.
And by the way sister, just little correction from your little brother :) .. Yusuf Estes was a Protestant Preacher, not a priest, because this term used only in the Catholic Church. but i do agree, that he was very active in preaching Christianity, he even hated Muslims and Islam, and yet he accepted Islam under no compulsion, and not only him who embraced Islam, but his wife, his father, daughters, and many of his family members. <b>so where is this invisible sword that we cannot see</b>????
Salam
Wael.
Re: the invisible sword that we cannot see: From "Islam Question and Answer" a website by Muslims, for Muslims:
The fact that the sword and power were means of spreading Islam is not a sources of shame for Islam, <b>rather it is one of its strengths and virtues</b>, because that makes people adhere to that which will benefit them in this world and in the Hereafter. Many people are foolish and lacking in wisdom and knowledge, and if they are left to their own devices they will remain blinded to the truth, indulging in their whims and desires. So Allaah has prescribed jihad in order to bring them back to the truth and to that which will benefit them. Undoubtedly wisdom dictates that the fool should be prevented from doing that which will harm him, and <b>should be forced to do that which will benefit him</b>.
http://www.islamqa.com/index.php?ref=43087&ln=eng
That pretty much clears that one up right there, hey? If you're going to tell me that these are bad Muslims, fine, but this is what they're saying. That Islam was spread by the sword, and it was a good idea, and necessary. Not shy. I'm not saying that everyone who converted did so under duress, but they're making it clear on at least that website that some people were ("the fool"), and that it was a nifty idea. Note that this has no time limit on it. This is not a past event, lodged in history to never be repeated. This is doctrine that still bears a present-day weight to it.
"But when there is a divine system and law, and alongside it there are human systems and laws, then the matter is fundamentally different, and the divine law <b>has the right to remove the barriers and free people from enslavement to human beings</b>"
If this is wrong, contact the staff over at Islam Question and Answer, and advise them of their error. If not, then the quote that Pope Benedict used had some basis in reality.