why double standards towards muslims? - Page 3

Originally posted by: debayon

So, does that mean that there is no God but Allah? Is that what the message of Islam is? I have not seen any other religion even utter that.

Absolutely, that's exactly what it means. "Allah" is the Arabic term for God. The literal translation from Arabic to english would be, "There is no God, but God." I'm guessing to make it more precise, they replace the second "God" with "Allah", however there is no distinction between the two terms.

Why do you say that no other religion states this? On the contrary, all monotheistic faiths say that there is only ONE God. That is what that statement is implying, that only one God exists. Islam is clearly a monotheistic faith and this statement is only reinforcing that. Not just the Quran, the Torah and the Bible are built on this very statement that there is only one God.

P.S. I was nitpicking your post because I have no idea who exactly that is that you're quoting in your post. Just wanted to address this question.

Originally posted by: qwertyesque

Its unfair to criticize islam.. Islam is conservative so are we.. just cause they (muslims) refuse to change with time doesnt make them evil, terrorism prone or whatever.. We are as much conservative and should be in favor of most of the coservatism they observe. to the posters questions.. yeah its true that a jewish guy with a beard gets away because he doesnt show aggressiveness in terms of any belief.. everybody knows that.. but a muslim is forever at war with the world and thats one reason the next act of a muslim cant be predicted... If an educated Psychiatrist can go on a killing frenzy that leaves veri little for a common man... thats one reason a muslim with a beard boarding a flight would get reactions of hatred fear or mix of both...

For the woman, unlike a nun they dont show their face which makes it suspicious... cant a guy get into a hijab and blow up something around him...this is what some muslims have built for rest of them... so its difficult to undo this notoiriety so easilly....

If the true muslims come forward and voice their opinion against the extremists chances are this could change the worlds perspective of muslims... until then........... sad but true... stereotyping amongst common man will be a reality.....

What does that mean?

Faith comes from within. Therefore all wars regarding religion and faith are inner struggles. One cannot fight the world for a faith that lies inside one's heart.

I'm not sure exactly what you were trying to say there. Why would Muslims always be fighting against the world?

^^ He's Qwerty, C'mon! 😆

Originally posted by: *Woh Ajnabee*

... "There is no God, but God." ...

From my understanding, it's more like "There is no god, but God" - god being the humanized concept of the supreme being, while God being the actual supreme creator who is beyond human's grasp.

On a side note, what's the precise definition of a Muslim? One who submits/surrenders to the will of the Almighty, right?

Originally posted by: PhoeniXof_Hades

^^ He's Qwerty, C'mon! 😆

And I'm WA. 😛

... plus, Qwerty's come back after so long, I'm sure even he's craving something more than a debate on mangoes. 😆

Originally posted by: PhoeniXof_Hades

From my understanding, it's more like "There is no god, but God" - god being the humanized concept of the supreme being, while God being the actual supreme creator who is beyond human's grasp.

Sure, that makes sense too. Its giving God a title. Its just that people start thinking that anything aside from the word "god" is religion specific --- Allah, Yahweh, etc. Which is not necessarily true, obviously all languages have a word for "god", and Arabic uses Allah.

Originally posted by: PhoeniXof_Hades

On a side note, what's the precise definition of a Muslim? One who submits/surrenders to the will of the Almighty, right?

Whoops, I quoted you before you edited ...

Yes, the word Muslim translates to one who submits to God. I think, but don't quote me on this, that the literal translation of the Arabic root means something like "one who seeks wholeness".

Originally posted by: *Woh Ajnabee*

Sure, that makes sense too. Its giving God a title. Its just that people start thinking that anything aside from the word "god" is religion specific --- Allah, Yahweh, etc. Which is not necessarily true, obviously all languages have a word for "god", and Arabic uses Allah.

True there. However, I think I feel at ease calling the creator 'God' rather than any other names, because for some reason, any word other than God or The Creator immediately makes it look like a special property - even though that isn't really the case - of the respective religion.
Now go read my edited post, and respond to the part I added later.

Edit: Oops, I responded before I saw you catching up with my edit. So you have the habit of peeking at previous pages as well. 😆

Originally posted by: PhoeniXof_Hades

Edit: Oops, I responded before I saw you catching up with my edit. So you have the habit of peeking at previous pages as well. 😆

Yes, sir. I hate being uncertain. 😆