reply to Sana2

Submitted by Libra (United States), Dec 5, 2005 at 11:21

It may be true for that verse, but some of the other verses and experinces described by Mr.X are valid...there are more or less three types of Islam, the jihad-holy war against infidel, the jihad-self improvement, and the jihad-isolation from and dislike of other religions.

Islam is not a horrible fight against non-Muslims, but some people believe this...I believe Mr.X is in an area which is not at the violence level, but is at the isolation from and dislike of other religions...at least for the religious standpoint...the socialization seems unrestricted.

As for America, most of the Muslims in America are the jihad-self improvement. Before I realized there were more than one types of Islam (not including Sunni and Shi'ite) I thought it was more of a trial of deception and accusation. Every arguement as convincing as the one before...I didn't know what to think.

But know I see...we are arguing a whole religion based on the best suited perspective. The Islam accusers bring up the hostile or isolated Islam. The defenders bring up the self-improvement one. Islam has been around for a while, and has many different ways to interpret it. We need to realize there isn't one view of Islam, there are many.

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