No, they're "beni Israel" (the title of one of the Suras of the Qur'an), meaning by way of connotation that they, along with Christians, are "children of the Book" and are to be treated with respect. It's not just Christians who are hypocrites and misread their own scriptures. True infidels are actually those who do not believe in a form of monotheism, according to "pure" Islam. Atheists, Hindus, Buddhists, etc.
The vast majority of Sunni and Ismaili Muslims, which are the branches I'm most familiar with, and to which persuasions most of the Moslems I have met belong to, are more tolerant by far than our media portrays. There's no news to ordinariness. I've only ever known well one Iranian, and he was from a Turkmen minority group who are Sunni, so I'm not sure if I even know any Shiites. Many Moslems are like Christians, too -- they are really Muslim in name only, and tend to be rather secular (most Egyptians and Palestinians I have met, let alone Turks, are like that). But Palestinians are in a difficult position, as we all know, and there is a lot of polarization going on there. That's what happened in Chechnya. There has never been any love lost between the Chechens and the Russians, dating back to when Peter the Great conquered the Caucasus's northern slopes for the Empire, but Chechens have mostly been secular, and are using Islam as a means of militarizing their nationalism. Paul Osborne wrote: > No. I would say that person wasn't a true Muslim. Are not the Jews > infidels? > > Paul O > > On Sat, 09 Nov 2002 19:42:45 -0700 "Marc A. Schindler" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Suppose I were to tell you one. What would be your reaction? Would > > you change > > your mind? > > > > Paul Osborne wrote: > > > > > >I suppose you have a dim view of all Muslims, then? Or is it > > just the > > > >Islamist factions? > > > > > > Millions upon millions of Muslims will gear up to go into > > Armageddon and > > > their whole religion will support it. Babylon must fall. Tell me > > the name > > > of just one Muslim that does not despise the Jews and wish that > > their > > > nation was dissolved? > > ________________________________________________________________ > > Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today > > Only $9.95 per month! > > Visit www.juno.com > > ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// > /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// > /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// > ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// > -- Marc A. Schindler Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada -- Gateway to the Boreal Parkland “Man will occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of the time he will pick himself up and continue on” – Winston Churchill Note: This communication represents the informal personal views of the author solely; its contents do not necessarily reflect those of the author’s employer, nor those of any organization with which the author may be associated. ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ==^^=============================================================== This email was sent to: archive@jab.org EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aaP9AU.bWix1n.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^^===============================================================
