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And I saw the holy city, new Islam, coming down out of heaven from God, made ready as a bride adorned for her husband (cough!):
From the useful idiot taqiyya-masters at the BBC:
Turkey is preparing to publish a document that represents a revolutionary reinterpretation of Islam - and a controversial and radical modernisation of the religion.
The country's powerful Department of Religious Affairs has commissioned a team of theologians at Ankara University to carry out a fundamental revision of the Hadith, the second most sacred text in Islam after the Koran.
The Hadith is a collection of thousands of sayings reputed to come from the Prophet Muhammad.
As such, it is the principal guide for Muslims in interpreting the Koran and the source of the vast majority of Islamic law, or Sharia.
But the Turkish state has come to see the Hadith as having an often negative influence on a society it is in a hurry to modernise, and believes it responsible for obscuring the original values of Islam.
It says that a significant number of the sayings were never uttered by Muhammad, and even some that were need now to be reinterpreted.
'Reformation'
Commentators say the very theology of Islam is being reinterpreted in order to effect a radical renewal of the religion.
Its supporters say the spirit of logic and reason inherent in Islam at its foundation 1,400 years ago are being rediscovered. Some believe it could represent the beginning of a reformation in the religion.
I have a feeling that, even if this article is telling the truth and the Turkish government does want to "modernize", the end result is simply that we will see a new Gnosticism arise in Islam, where the Hadith will only be shared with initiated adherents. However, their spirit will still be taught.
Look, if Turkey showed any other evidence of wanting to "modernize" then I would believe that "hope was making a comeback." But, well, I'm dubious, as Tim Gunn would say.
The Turkish government just recently swung towards the side of the radical Islamists. And, I'm supposed to believe Turkey is in the beginning stages of a reformation?!?
Bullshit!
The BBC ought to be ashamed of themselves. They report these news stories as if they were gullible enough to believe them themselves. The BBC knows the truth, but they dish out Soma for the people, hoping we will rest gently and not dislike Islam too much.
What the hell is the point?
If we have a problem with Islam, then we have a problem with Islam. No fairy dust of nice words
is going to pacify Muslims who believe in Jihad.
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A New Islam
And I saw the holy city, new Islam, coming down out of heaven from God, made ready as a bride adorned for her husband (cough!):
From the useful idiot taqiyya-masters at the BBC:
Turkey is preparing to publish a document that represents a revolutionary reinterpretation of Islam - and a controversial and radical modernisation of the religion.
The country's powerful Department of Religious Affairs has commissioned a team of theologians at Ankara University to carry out a fundamental revision of the Hadith, the second most sacred text in Islam after the Koran.
The Hadith is a collection of thousands of sayings reputed to come from the Prophet Muhammad.
As such, it is the principal guide for Muslims in interpreting the Koran and the source of the vast majority of Islamic law, or Sharia.
But the Turkish state has come to see the Hadith as having an often negative influence on a society it is in a hurry to modernise, and believes it responsible for obscuring the original values of Islam.
It says that a significant number of the sayings were never uttered by Muhammad, and even some that were need now to be reinterpreted.
'Reformation'
Commentators say the very theology of Islam is being reinterpreted in order to effect a radical renewal of the religion.
Its supporters say the spirit of logic and reason inherent in Islam at its foundation 1,400 years ago are being rediscovered. Some believe it could represent the beginning of a reformation in the religion.
I have a feeling that, even if this article is telling the truth and the Turkish government does want to "modernize", the end result is simply that we will see a new Gnosticism arise in Islam, where the Hadith will only be shared with initiated adherents. However, their spirit will still be taught.
Look, if Turkey showed any other evidence of wanting to "modernize" then I would believe that "hope was making a comeback." But, well, I'm dubious, as Tim Gunn would say.
The Turkish government just recently swung towards the side of the radical Islamists. And, I'm supposed to believe Turkey is in the beginning stages of a reformation?!?
Bullshit!
The BBC ought to be ashamed of themselves. They report these news stories as if they were gullible enough to believe them themselves. The BBC knows the truth, but they dish out Soma for the people, hoping we will rest gently and not dislike Islam too much.
What the hell is the point?
If we have a problem with Islam, then we have a problem with Islam. No fairy dust of nice words
is going to pacify Muslims who believe in Jihad.
- Usa Today Column: "the Quran's Deadly Role In Inspiring Belgian Slaughter"
Nabeel Qureshi is a Muslim. His father served as a Lieutenant Commander in the US Navy. She grew up believing Islam is a religion of Peace, and that his family's love was an extension of their religion. She still believes that. But her eyes are wide...
- An Awakening For The Infidel World
Islam's plan for the rest of us is fitting nicely with our bizarre unwillingness to acknowledge it. From Islam Watch: In September of 2001 the President addresses the nation, identifies the enemy as the particular people involved in the attacks,...
- Will A Mirage Materialize?
Ibn Warraq via Samizdata:1. What is a Reformation? Defined from the UDHR 1948 perspective Since there is no Pope or even, in principle, an organized clergy in Islam, how would we ever know if an Islamic Reformation had taken place? One person’s reformation...
- Winds Of War: Is A Muslim Reformation A Blessing Or A Curse?
Many of us see parallels between Islam today and Holy Roman Empire of the Middle Ages. Islam’s all encompassing socio-political-religious system is similar to the Rule of the Holy Roman Empire and the Popes who headed it up. Just as Christian morals,...
- Video: British Mainstream Mosque
If you preach Islam, orthodox Islam, the Islam of the Koran, hadith, and early Muslim biographies of Muhammad, THIS is what you preach, plain and simple...As Hirsi Ali put it so unequivocally here. Bostom writes, Hirsi Ali's response to the standard...