You Can’t Have a True Muslim State without Freedom, Democracy, Music, Art and Science
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On the other hand, freedom comes with responsibilities and therefore one is not completely free in his actions. In other words, one’s freedom cannot override other’s rights. For instance, a Muslim cannot act in a way to hurt another person or damage his honor and self-respect. Along the same line of thought, an idolater or atheist cannot also act in any way against another’s dignity, self-respect or chastity. Thus, nobody can interfere with another’s rights. The important thing is for people not to harm one another, not to insult or physically attack one another. Otherwise, they should be as free as the birds of the air and enjoy their right to express themselves and behave. As long as people do not act violently or interfere with other’s freedom, there should be unlimited freedom.
tell a friendAbout the Author: Sinem Tezyapar is an executive producer on Turkish Television. She is a political and religious commentator and a peace activist. She can be reached on Facebook, and Twitter.
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18 Responses to “You Can’t Have a True Muslim State without Freedom, Democracy, Music, Art and Science”
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Thank you for such an excellent posting. I have personally experienced life with both the Jewish and Muslim peoples, and can honestly say all peoples, regardless of Faith can live together, in harmony. The beauty and Harmony that True Islam promotes convinced even a hardened soldier such as myself to become a True believer. How wonderful life would be, if only the radical fringes would stop attempting to subjugate peoples that have little or no control over their circumstance. Evil elements must be confronted before such a country can exist. Turkye itself seems to come far closer than any other in the mid east. Those that claim to honor the Qur'an, and manipulate the Palestinian issue, need only to read the Book they claim to believe in. Hopefully, external pressure, such as that the Turkish-Islamic Union can exert, thru peaceful means, may allow us to realize true peace and harmony in our time. ihsa'Allah
the turkish islamic union? are you off your meds again?
the only reason turkey is in a better position today then most other islamic countries is because of the decades of secularism, not islamism.
You have been duped my friend
Amazing article, really articulated and written in truth, with truth and by the truth. I applaud you.
Amazing article, really articulated and written in truth, with truth and by the truth. I applaud you.
As an international relation speacialist, I participate in your ideas. To live in a freedom with limitless democracy , to live in a peace with security , it should be established as a Muslim State.
first of all thank you because muslims need quality, science and art. world needs your ideas and the solutions you offer. we want a age just like rennasaince quality modernity and peace of course. thank you
Islam's divine source is the Qur'an, which is based on concepts of morality, love, compassion, humility, sacrifice, understanding and peace. A Muslim who lives by those precepts in its true sense will be most polite, careful of thought, modest, decent, noble, just, trustworthy and easy to get on with.
Many Muslim countries in the middle ages and even early modern times were quite tolerant — far more so than most of Christian Europe.
What a nice article, thank you for writing it. I agree with the ideal. The radical rightist bigotry should end with the correct point of view. A Muslim person is qualified, mercyful, cheerful, beautiful, clean and justiful. All the world should understand it.
masaAllah. Beautifully articulated comment Sister Amber. I can tell you that Muslims are the salt of the earth. The search for a lasting peace is real, and educating all sides is our mission. Allowing radicals to hijack, then twist the words of our Holy Qur'an, will be defeated thru education and speaking the Language of peace. May God Bless you. insha'Allah.
Thank you sir, may Allah bless you too and love & peace be with you inşaAllah
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whether it is contradictory to Islam or not is absolutely irrelevant. If you look at facts on the ground in Islamic countries this is not the reality but wishful thinking. It might have been in the past but it is not any more. Face reality!
Thank you for your insightful comment. Before Islam, I have spent my adult life in battle against the 4 Radical groups. With brothers and sistesr on both sides of the Fences, it is fact that the Qur'an plainly states that the Jewish people belong in the Jewish state. That alone totally dissolves the argument Hamas is making. Time is not on their side. They continue to defy the will of Allah and the Holy Qur'an May yo have a blessed holiday season. insha'Allah
Jimmy Coleman look up the meaning of abrogation
you will find though intense research of the koranic passages that much of what you think is clear is abrogated (annuled/superceeded) by passages written later in time
There are quite a number of states run under Islamic law, including Iran for the Shiites and Saudi Arabia for the Sunnis.
A Muslim country is a place where non-Muslims do not have equal rights.
As your own country Turkey has become more Islamized under the AKP, Jews have been complaining about the loss of their rights and feeling intimidated.
ok, so which islamic state in all of recorded history has been a "true islamic state" saudi arabia the utopia? the caliphate? seljuks? ottomans? andalusian spain? All were genocidal. The entire premise of this article is false. I wish it were true but its simply a dreamland that never existed and never will.
I see this quoted.
God says “There is no compulsion in religion.” (Qur’an, 2:256).
I saw no mention of these.
Quran (5:33) – "The punishment of those who wage war against Allah and His messenger and strive to make mischief in the land is only this, that they should be murdered or crucified or their hands and their feet should be cut off on opposite sides or they should be imprisoned; this shall be as a disgrace for them in this world, and in the hereafter they shall have a grievous chastisement".
Quran (8:12) – "I will cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieve. Therefore strike off their heads and strike off every fingertip of them".
Quran (9:29) – "Fight those who believe not in Allah nor the Last Day, nor hold that forbidden which hath been forbidden by Allah and His Messenger, nor acknowledge the religion of Truth, (even if they are) of the People of the Book, until they pay the Jizya with willing submission, and feel themselves subdued."
Quran (61:9): "He it is who has sent His Messenger (Mohammed) with guidance and the religion of truth (Islam) to make it victorious over all religions even though the infidels may resist."
are those the words that remind you of the utopia you seek?