Newsgroups: soc.culture.bangladesh,soc.culture.indian,soc.culture.pakistan
Subject: Idols RE: Why did Muhammad Break Temples
From: yea027@marshall.wvnet.edu
Date: 14 Dec 92 20:51:55 -0500
Organization: Marshall University

Bismillahe rahmaano raheem
Salam alaikum,


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>>the unity of God. How can a multitude of idols be considered as Allah.
>>Its ridiculous! 
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>>Towards understanding each other,
>But if allah is one, why did not mohammad consider that all idols are
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>nothing bu t allah. What is this excuse that you are offereing for
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>mohammad who went and broke idols.

Let's use some logic here please.  1=1.  1 =/= many.  There is ONE God.  He is
Allah.  There need be no idol to represent Him because He is far too big to be
one idol.  Okay, so perhaps that is why there are so many idol.  Then why not
just accept that God is supreme and does not need to be
either personified or made into a statue. 
This is getting into a theological question now.  Since we seem to have so many
questions, then here is my question which will relate directly to the hot topic
of the past few days:  If Hindus do believe in ONE God who is Brahmen and that
there are other carnations of this one God, then if Ram is buried (therefore
meaning dead) god is dead (astaghfirullah)?   Or is one carnation of god dead? 
How can a carnation be dead and the thing itself be alive?  Can God die?  If
one does believe in God, then one knows that all things are in the hands of
God.  If God is dead (astaghfirullah), then the world should be in chaos.
	God is big enough that He is all-present.  Why then does He have to be
pinned down to an idol, thus limiting him?  Why does he have to be pinned down
to a human being?  Is He so unsuccessful just "being" that He has to either put
Himself into human or idol form?  
	If you are interested in having an intellectual discussion rather than
a fighting session, respond with intellect and I will read what you have.  I
will respond but I do not wish to bite anyone's head nor have mine bitten,
thank you.  
	My other question is : why all this Islam bashing?  Muslims are being
bashed left and right but everyone fails to mention that the problem right now
is riots between both groups, Hindus and Muslims, not just Muslims beating
Hindus.  You've got angry people out there and they are responding emotionally. 
I've been hearing that Muslims are making the situation worse.  I don't think
it is just Muslims.  I think that it is all people.  Not just Hindus either.  I
will still say to the Muslims,
 stand up for what you believe in, don't let anyone scare you
from your religion.  
	If people believe their religion (culture, society) should be
secular, then they have to abide by that when it concerns everyone not just
themselves.  Muslims don't believe in secularity, but when they live in 
a secular environment, then it is logical to deman that the environment is
secular for everyone, not just secular
 for the citizens and zealots for the minority.  Furthermore, before slamming a
religion along with its people, I would suggest that Muslims and non-Muslims
alike open the Quran and see what kind of words are preached in that.  Since
Islam is the Quran, you will see what the religion is really all about.
	For anyone that is interested, I could post the letter written by Malik
al-Shabaz (Malcom X) to his home when he went to Hajj.  In that you can see the
love, fraternaty, and understanding that is preached by Islam.
Salam alaikum
Mariam
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