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From: ksand@apple.com (Kent Sandvik)
Newsgroups: soc.religion.islam
Subject: Re: Message of Islam (part7: final part)
Keywords: Islam: a complete code
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Date: 5 Jan 91 10:43:38 GMT
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In article <1990Dec21.144253.16587@wpi.WPI.EDU> mmirza@ee.eng.ohio-state.edu (Muhammad Mirza) writes:
>
>             ISLAM:  A COMPLETE CODE OF LIFE
>
>	A little earlier, I mentioned that Islam represents a whole
>civilization, a complete culture, and a comprehensive world order. It
>provides moral guidance in all walks of life.  That is why Islamic
>values are not for the ascetic who renounces the world, but for him
>who actively participates in different spheres of life, and works
>within them.  The moral values which people look for in convents,
>monasteries, and cloisters are presented by Islam right in the current
>of life.  Heads of government, governors of states, judges, members of

Sorry to say, but it's very naive to assume that you could establish
a world order based on *one* single religion. If we look at Islam today,
how many different sects do we have? Why does Islam brothers and sisters
fight against each other - even if they belong to the same tribe, same
religion (Iran-Iraq war, Beirut)?

It is the nature of the human being to question an official dogma, and
start a movement against the common doctrine. This happen in all areas,
religion, politics, computers, fashion, music.

We could even create a future picture, where Islam is the main binding
force in the civilization of the Earth. Well, for how long? Maybe 40-60
years, and a splinter group in Mid-Europe starts a separatist movement
with a different idea about the central role of the spiritual leader.
Does it sound familiar (like Christianity)?

Personally I think that we will have a lot of old and new religions, it's
just the nature of a human being to question everything and build 
new world models.

This are my private thoughts.

Regards,
Kent Sandvik




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