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Subject: Re: One Man = Two Women <===> Equality  ??? How come!
Message-ID: <1991Jun28.131006.6768@wpi.WPI.EDU>
Date: 28 Jun 91 13:10:06 GMT
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In article <1991Jun27.134332.26319@wpi.WPI.EDU> ekrem@vlsivie.tuwien.ac.at (Ekrem Saban) writes:
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>In article <1991Jun25.131903.28707@wpi.WPI.EDU> uunet!plains!tera.cs.umn.edu!cosar@ncar.UCAR.EDU (Ahmet Cosar) writes:
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>   Finally I would like to state that I have all the respect for all
>   religions and Qur'an, however I am not so sure how we can gurantee
>   that the Islamic rulers won't maliciously use Qur'an to strengthen
>   their chairs.
>
>I congratulate you, brother!

I would like to remind myself the first thing that the first Caliph of
Islam said, after being chosen as a Caliph by the Shura;

Abu Bakr Siddiq (RA) said;

As long as I follow the Qur'an and Sunnah you must obey me,
and whenever I do not follow Islam, then you can use sword against me.

This is roughly what I remember, please forgive me for the shortcomings of
my memory.  However, roughly the idea is there.  In what brother Ahmet writes,
therfore I would like to change the word "Islamic" with "tyrant".  Because
a true muslim ruler would not use Qur'an to shape his people, but he will be
shaped by Qur'an himself, and apply by it for his people.

Hamid