05-13-2004, 05:57 PM
Bismillah
As salam alaikum
Why are countries called muslim countries when they have muslims living there? Nations with christians living there are not called Christian. They are called Western.
This is just something that popped into my mind while reading this thread. It might be a topic for a new thread but since it originated with this conversation I am posting it here.
As was stated before, the leaders of "muslim" countries are in no way representative of the muslim people or Islam. So why are they so readily linked? Should not the responce of Islam be coming from the imams and scholars? Are they not a better representative? When the Catholic posistion is desired, the pope is questioned. When other christian sects' views are wanted, the clergy and ministers are asked. We do not ask the leaders of Italy and Mexico about the Catholic position even though these are predominately Catholic nations.
I have no conspiracy or theory of my own. I was just struck by this as I read. Does anyone have a rational reason for this?
So, it is nice that the leaders of those nations have condemned such acts but does that really mean that muslims have followed suit? What are the leaders in Islam saying? I have not come across much about this point myself.
As salam alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatu