Why: Ignorance & Tradition

Submitted by Dajjal (United States), Sep 17, 2016 at 20:14

Dar al-Harb tolerates Islam & Muslims 'cuz civilizational memory has been abandoned. Neither the populace nor the rulers are aware of Islam's prime directive & duality.

They erroneously assume that Islam is a religion equal in validity to Christianity as a pathway to the divine. They erroneously assume that Muslims share our values.

While the universal hierarchy of biological needs applies to Muslims as to us, our values do not. We value life, Liberty & Justice. Muslims value admission to Jannah above all else. The Qur'an calls it "the supreme success". Wealth, property, prosperity and family are deprecated; the life of this world is but play and pastime; the real action is in Jannah.

Doubters, deniers & dissenters, open your Qur'ans!! 9.24, 9.38, 9.69, 9.72, 48.5. ... Unk, you should print your cmnt. and pass it out on the street corner.

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