Islam And The West – Dr. Jordan Peterson
Regarding the third point, I did not mean a debate; rather, a civilized dialogue, discussion, or conversation. And that is just a personal wish. Perhaps one of Ghamidi Sb’s students could one day tackle the philosophical and religious questions of the present-day West, pointed towards Islam. Perhaps they already have. I was more interested in the first two questions, and hoping that the community members could share answers if they had found them. I would also be grateful if one of Ghamidi Sb’s students or organizers could kindly get those answered in one of the live sessions, or by other means. P.S. Ghamidi Sb also seem to have studied the Western philosophy. He cited Des Cartes and Kant in one of the videos. I’m speaking only from my limited knowledge.
As far as prophet Muhammad SAW being a warlord, such allegations are not new, however they’re baseless and meaningless. There are lots of other people, even in the western academia, who have refuted such allegations. For example: Understanding Arabs, 5th Edition Margaret Nydell Muhammad fought fewer than ten battles in his lifetime, resulting in barely 1,000 casualties on both sides. Please see the following discussions to understand the reasons why people were killed at all: Discussion 37972 Discussion 1114 Discussion 1477 Also keep in mind that warlords do not create 1500 years of legacies with billions of followers around the world. To keep things in perspective, it should also be noted that the Christian crusades between the years 1095 and 1291, an estimated 9 million people were killed ( Short History of Christianity by John Robertson). Ghamidi sahab’s focus is to thoroughly research and teach Islam in the light of the Quran and the sunnah. He doesn’t have the time to refute or debate such baseless claims. Separation of church and state is not a problem with Islam but with the Muslims, depending upon whether or not you even consider it as a problem since many don’t (even Christians). A governing body is a need of every human society. From the Islamic perspective, what kind of government a society decides to form is left up to the people of each society. The only guidance we find from God in that regard is that the decision should be made democratically on the principle of amra-hum shura baynahum . Please see the following to understand the political sharia: Discussion 32022 As for your point about the western philosophy, yes Ghamidi sahab is very well versed in it. In fact I have been very lucky to directly learn from him on this very subject.
Islam has already separated state and church by limiting states role only to stopping crimes, collecting taxes and administrating Friday prayers. Intervening in people’s faith and beliefs is none of state’s business. This is quite aligned with the western ‘nation state’ concept.