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Irfan habib - Radical face of wahhabism
by truthbetold Thu Nov 20, 2014 9:13 am
http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/radical-face-of-saudi-wahhabism/article6612018.ece?homepage=true&utm_source=MostPopular&utm_medium=Homepage&utm_campaign=WidgetPromo
Muhammad ibn Abdul Wahhab, the founder of Wahhabism, and his radical, exclusionist puritanism became deadlier when Ibn Saud decided to add its religious fervour to his banditry.
All those who did not adhere to his proposed version of Islam were to be killed; their wives and daughters violated. Shias, Sufis, and other Muslims whom he judged unorthodox were to be exterminated, and all other faiths to be humiliated or destroyed. With this awful doctrine, the foundation was laid for Islamic fundamentalism, leading ultimately to terrorism, vitiating the lives of not only Muslims but everyone else in the world.
Why did hydra-headed Wahhabism become so menacingly active during the past few decades? One factor may be the Iranian Revolution of the 1970s, which was perceived as a threat by Wahhabism that had begun to look dated by then. It, therefore, had to reinvent itself to remain relevant. This reinvention had deadly manifestations such as the Boko Haram, the Al Shabab, the Al Qaeda, the Taliban and now the IS, and many others all over the world. Even Shia Islam changed radically in the post Ayatollah Khomeini era; it is no more as relaxed as it used to be.
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May be merlots of the world understand the nature jehadi terrorism and stop making excuses for their brutal acts against humanity.
Muhammad ibn Abdul Wahhab, the founder of Wahhabism, and his radical, exclusionist puritanism became deadlier when Ibn Saud decided to add its religious fervour to his banditry.
All those who did not adhere to his proposed version of Islam were to be killed; their wives and daughters violated. Shias, Sufis, and other Muslims whom he judged unorthodox were to be exterminated, and all other faiths to be humiliated or destroyed. With this awful doctrine, the foundation was laid for Islamic fundamentalism, leading ultimately to terrorism, vitiating the lives of not only Muslims but everyone else in the world.
Why did hydra-headed Wahhabism become so menacingly active during the past few decades? One factor may be the Iranian Revolution of the 1970s, which was perceived as a threat by Wahhabism that had begun to look dated by then. It, therefore, had to reinvent itself to remain relevant. This reinvention had deadly manifestations such as the Boko Haram, the Al Shabab, the Al Qaeda, the Taliban and now the IS, and many others all over the world. Even Shia Islam changed radically in the post Ayatollah Khomeini era; it is no more as relaxed as it used to be.
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May be merlots of the world understand the nature jehadi terrorism and stop making excuses for their brutal acts against humanity.
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Re: Irfan habib - Radical face of wahhabism
by Merlot Daruwala Thu Nov 20, 2014 10:13 am
Maybe incoherent, ungrammatical spewers of 500-word essays of the blindingly obvious will make the effort to actually read what others write and stop manufacturing spurious opinions on their behalf. But that's not going to happen, is it?truthbetold wrote:May be merlots of the world understand the nature jehadi terrorism and stop making excuses for their brutal acts against humanity.
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Re: Irfan habib - Radical face of wahhabism
by truthbetold Thu Nov 20, 2014 2:00 pm
Lashing out at straw-men does not help jihadi apologists escape their diversionary rants.Merlot Daruwala wrote:Maybe incoherent, ungrammatical spewers of 500-word essays of the blindingly obvious will make the effort to actually read what others write and stop manufacturing spurious opinions on their behalf. But that's not going to happen, is it?truthbetold wrote:May be merlots of the world understand the nature jehadi terrorism and stop making excuses for their brutal acts against humanity.
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Re: Irfan habib - Radical face of wahhabism
by Guest Thu Nov 20, 2014 6:48 pm
truthbetold wrote:Lashing out at straw-men does not help jihadi apologists escape their diversionary rants.Merlot Daruwala wrote:Maybe incoherent, ungrammatical spewers of 500-word essays of the blindingly obvious will make the effort to actually read what others write and stop manufacturing spurious opinions on their behalf. But that's not going to happen, is it?truthbetold wrote:May be merlots of the world understand the nature jehadi terrorism and stop making excuses for their brutal acts against humanity.
Truth, please concede that Merlot is an intellectual. Stop using your diversionary rants (like insinuating that he is a jehadi apologist) on Merlot.
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Re: Irfan habib - Radical face of wahhabism
by truthbetold Thu Nov 20, 2014 7:27 pm
here is an effort by jehadi apologists to turn this thread into another personal conflict instead of commenting on irfan habib's article.
This is typical of Jehadi apologists.
This is typical of Jehadi apologists.
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Re: Irfan habib - Radical face of wahhabism
by Guest Thu Nov 20, 2014 7:29 pm
truthbetold wrote:here is an effort by jehadi apologists to turn this thread into another personal conflict instead of commenting on irfan habib's article.
This is typical of Jehadi apologists.
The creature depicted in this picture reminded me of Toothbetold:
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Re: Irfan habib - Radical face of wahhabism
by Kris Fri Nov 21, 2014 3:18 am
"Today, a collective military action seems to be the only way to check the IS menace, but a lasting peace in the Islamic world is possible only if a battle is waged within Islam to change the mindset".truthbetold wrote:http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/radical-face-of-saudi-wahhabism/article6612018.ece?homepage=true&utm_source=MostPopular&utm_medium=Homepage&utm_campaign=WidgetPromo
>>>>Habib is on the money!
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