[quote]lixy wrote:
Sloth wrote:
In the meantime it’s good to see you denouncing the treatment of Christians in Turkey.
Of course I denounce that. It goes without saying.
They oppressed the Kurds, Assyrians, the veiled girls who wanted to get an education and countless others. The Turkish government is not really a military junta, but it ain’t much of a democracy either.
Maybe once they’ve finished reforming Islam they’ll recieve fair treatment.
Again, you mistake what is political for what is religious.
Odd though, isn’t it? I mean, these folks doing the reforming see a poblem great enough, they’re willing to take up such a controversial undertaking. It’s as if they’ve recognized something others on this here board have refused to see.
I don’t see what you mean. When I talk about Islam, I refer to the Mohamedian message as I understand it. Not the way an ignorant Turk in rural areas does. More often than not, the latter will seek others to interpret the message for him/her. That is where this “effort” comes in.
If I refuse to acknowledge the issues with Wahabism or other doctrines, it is because I see it - like most people - as an aberration of the original message.[/quote]
Well what about the jurists? Do they see it the same way you do? Is Al-Azhar University going to endorse these Turkish reforms?
Wahabism was an effort to return to orthodox Islam, but by all means, try and convince those jurists to throw the gates of ijtihad open again.