This bothered me a little when I was Islam curious and sympathetic, now I think its really an example of the arrogance, insularity and supremacist idiocy of Islam.
In a discussion yesterday bronze said that some Muslims even allowed Hindus and Sikhs to be accepted as ahl e-kitab. This is supposedly an example of how Islam is fundamentally tolerant and Universal Brotherhood etc etc etc
And it got me thinking, how utterly pompous, arrogant and stupid that anyone should imagine that the people of the world should think themselves honoured to be 'accepted' into this pantheon, as if people's status as fully realised and 'permissible' humans is centred on what Islamic mullahs and bigots think of them, of whether they are ahl e-kitab, as if 'kuffars' are waiting and begging for being given 'permission' by Islam to exist.
How arrogant can you get? You are acceptable to us - now go and rejoice and count yourself lucky!
Islam abrogates to itself the right to define what is acceptable, and which humans are to be granted acceptability on account of their religious or non-religious background. Its breathtakingly arrogant and supremacist, and yet it dresses itself up as largesse and generosity and compassion and tolerance.
Islam is so bloody ridiculous and up its own arse sometimes. It honestly believes that it is the sun around which all other kuffar revolve and must be given light and gravity to exist by. Why else is Islam so utterly hysterical and neurotic and weeping about its status in the world, so fearful of liberal secular democracy, and everything that says 'Yeah, whatever', when it spins its nonsense out loud. Islam hates the indifference and lack of prostration that kuffars give to it - then thinks 'You ungrateful wretches, we even granted you permission to exist inside our Islamo universe!'
Universal Brotherhood = all men and women are equal despite what religion they follow - a Muslim is equal to a Hindu and Sikh and Jew and Christian and Atheist and Agnostic and Rastafarian and Pagan and Animist - deal with it.
ahl e-kitab my arse.
Well said Billy! The thing is, its only brotherhood and all that if you are Muslim. Not only that, but all those verses about love, charity, compassion, visiting the sick etc are for your brothers/believers, not everyone. Just try it out for yourself. All those verses about love, compassion, forgiveness, feeding the sick etc, it always says to a believer. I have yet to see one which says feed/help/have mercy upon the kuffar.
Topic: ahl e-kitab