Can Islam co-exist with the modern world?
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yes for sure ...not bcs im muslim ...but bcs i know my religion so well ...\n\nhow couldn't co_exist in modern world ..and the islam prove manythings befor 1400 years ..and in our days the MODERN WORLD PROVE IT ... see this link \nhttp://www.miraclesofthequran.com/index2.html\n\nand the rules of islam ... made by GOD/ALLAH ... and he is the only one can make the best for us ...so God when teach us the islam by our Prophet Muhammad p.b.u.h ... he gave us rules thats will be good for any place and time ...\n\nso the Islam .. be co-exist befor and now and it will be for ever ...\n\nGOD/ALLAH bless you
499962
I feel Islam has not be positively popularised after WTC. It in fact has negative publicity all over the world. People might hesitate to accept upfront but the inner thoghts are contracdictory.
102351
No, Islam is not ruling the world.  (If it were, there would be a lot less unrest, mosque bombings, corpse burnings, etc).  That is something that the paranoid among the "dumbed-down" US citizenry fear, just because Muslims are out-spoken and are willing to live and die for what they believe, regardless of american threats, sanctions, etc.\n\nThey say it's a "free country".  Plenty of people criticize Islam, without fear.  Just because some fool in another country decides to print an ugly comic negatively depicting Prophet Muhammad does not mean that people can not intelligently (and that is the key word here) criticize the faith.\n\nJust would be nice if, when it is done, the person criticizing would study up on it before spouting emotional half-truths.\n\nLM
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Christianity and Islam
91280
Islam is a religion mixed up with politics, manily against the Jews.Anyone from any continet, if he/she is a moslem is anti-Jew.Moreover, there is no freedom for humanity under this religon where only the religous leaders exercise their will upon the society.\n Islam has never been tolerant because if you refuse to convert, you have to be a slave for the beleivers or pay extra tax.Moslems are responsible for the millions of Aremenians and Assyrians killed when they rejected conversion.The only difference at present time is that they kill and die anyone one who is not belonging to the religon.The teaching is based on violence and hatred for other faiths other than love.The sucide killing is a new fashion and image of what moslem are in the modern world.I don't agree that it is a religon of peace that uses persuasion to convert like other religon.All religon had their own shortcoming, but never as Islam is.It is either distored or it is like that from the start.What I don't understand is why Islam is anti jew even if he is middle east, Europena or African??The world had a great threat to world peace after the 2nd world war, i.e communism but this time Islamic fundamentalism is another threat to the security of all even including to moslems who are peacfull.
1030697
Yes. Islam is the latest in history, which was preached through rulers' patronage either by invasions or by conversion. So, St. Pittsburgh was a place of Christians which got converted to Islam at one stage of history. Within first 100 years of Muhammad's death 90%  of European population was converted on point of sword to Islam, but later again through wars they got reconverted to their original faith.
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This question is a blanket statement "modern religion" is a very large term.  Then you go on to address Christianity.  As a matter of interest, in numbers, it falls number 3 after Islam and Jews.\n\nThe fact is there are many alternates these days because they just don't wish to be guided by an outdated book which the above religions have...each is a religion of the book.\n\nFor an open minded look at what religion can be...guiding, comforting, loving, caring, kindness and acceptance...go to Spiritualism, Unity, Universal, etc. etc.
757775
Yes, I did know this about Islam.\n\nGod knows who will be in heaven and who will not.
1142246
Yes, it's a major world religion along with Judasim, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism
747976
Islam has yet to reach its peak. It came into existence roughly 400 years after Christianity and is making steady progress. By the time it is matured it will probably be the dominant religion (and a new one will be in its infancy)
151723
One could say that we are in WWIII right now, although most unlike WWI and WWII.  Seeing so many violent protests throughout the Muslim world over the cartoons of Mohammed published by Danish and other European newspapers, I can't help but think that the conflict between the Muslim world and the Western world has been escalating for centuries, and will soon erupt into a much larger scale conflict.  It's not about the war on terror, Bush trying to take over the world, Oil-rich capitatlists trying to manipulate the government, but an age old conflict of political ideology, religous beliefs, nationalistic pride, etc.\n\nBut if you refer to an all-out conventional/nuclear war between the most powerful countries of the world, i.e. America, Britain, France, India, Israel, vs. Russia, Iran, China, Pakistan; then my answer is no, thanks to globalization.  No matter how precarious relations between the world's most powerful and/or influential nations may be, most politicans will realize that such a large scale war is economically stupid, when even unsound peace is economically preferable.
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The ruling system that emanates from Islam is neither theocratic nor republic. It's unique; Islam is not being implemented in it's totality anywhere in the world. The misconception is that countries such as Saudia Arabia and Iran can be considered Islamic states, however, that is not the case. Furthermore, the Islamic state permits it's citizens to practice other religions, in contrast, to what was just conveyed earlier by the other person. If your intention is to attain a better grasp of the ruling system under Islam then I recommend the book that I inputed under the heading "Source(s)" in the bottom. I hope I was to some avail in respect to your inquiry.
936323
Yes of course bro. Thats the beauty of Islam. I hope everyone can correct their mistakes before its too late. God is waiting for our repentances.\n\nMay God bless you.
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islam,christianity and judaism
155044
The west is already at war with a small segment of Islam. The question is, will Islam go to war with itself and extinguish the radical element, or will mainstream Islam join the radicals.\n\nPeople should recognize that huge percentages of muslims are non practicing and don't even go to mosque. This is especially true in Europe where some estimates show 80% of the muslim population not really formally participating.
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A few weeks ago, I replied to a similar question. I think I should again. I am a muslim. The first thing you should know that, just like christians or jews, we beleive in only one God too, which means that my God is not different than theirs. We beleive in all the prophets including Jesus..Islam is based on love, respect, peace, friendship, consideration, forgiveness etc., just like other religions.Islam is also a religion of science. You couldn't beleive your eyes if you read the book and saw that many discoveries made after 1900s were all explained in detail in Koran more than 1300 years ago. Whatever happening in the world so cruel and unreasonable that is told to be executed in the name of islam has in fact nothing to do with it. Can you imagine the God ordering to kill, torture and urge people to do things other than their will? No, this is ridiculous.\nIn my country there are really a lot of moderate muslims, while there are of course some of these ignorant and stupid people as in any other places. I beleive there are so many other moderate ones too around the world everywhere. As a matter of fact, the word "moderate" is not fitting in. Because islam itself is moderate. But the damage these radicals have given has raised to a point that, most people have started thinking that islam itself and its beleivers are cruel, bigot and uncultured.\nI respect any other religion and I wish the others did the same without prejudice and they understood this cruelty has nothing to do with my religion. It is the people who are cruel, not the religions. And no religion orders cruelty or violence.
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It's not Islam.  It's the state of Muslim nations which is in a struggle for freedom.  Muslim nations have directly and indirectly been, and in some cases, continue to be colonized by Western Nations.\n\nMuslims have not been able to fully practice their beliefs in about 100 years.  In many cases they have been oppressed by tyrranical regimes that are supported, militarily and economically, by Western countries.\n\nAs a result, desperation and extremism have been allowed to flourish in some parts of these countries.  If history is any indication, once these people are able to rule themselves by the Islamic Shari'a (jurisprudence), they will not have any animosity against anyone.\n\nWhat we are seeing today is reactionary.  If the West, especially the U.S., was to implement a more even-handed, fair, and truly pro-democratic foreign policy, there would not be a need for such extremist reactions.  Unfortunately, so far the West has viewed the Middle East as a region to serve interest of the West, even if it went against the interest of people of the Middle East.\n\nI must say that it is arrogant to think that what pleases the West (i.e. materialism) will be the answer that will please Muslim nations.  Not to mention, absolute freedom infringes on the borders of morality that Muslims live by. This is philosophical and idealogical colonialism at its worst, which is more dangerous than military and economic imperialism.\n\nWho are we to think that they're jealous of us?  If anything, Pope Benedict was correct in saying that Muslims criticize the West for marginalizing God and religion in everyday life.  The West is in dire need for an idealogical renaissance.  Morality has been replaced with greed and selfishness.  As a result, we say 'democracy' but act in the most fascist manner.\n\nIt's time for us in the West to wake up.  The presence of extremism in the world indicates that we are also extreme, but in the opposite direction.  We need to start refocusing on God, human rights, family, and the global community.  Then, and only then, will we not taste the sour fruits of our seeds.