What is the difference between a Muslim extremist and a Muslim moderate?

Answer 1

You ask what distinguishes the Muslim "moderates" from the Muslim “extremists”?

Political realists see that Muslim “moderates” are more patient than Muslim extremists. The “moderates” merely prefer a phased strategy for Israel’s demise. This makes Mahmoud Abbas a “moderate” and Ismail Haniyeh an “extremist.”

The litmus test of a Muslim moderate is this: Does he or she publicly avow the legitimacy of the Jewish State of Israel? And does he or she publicly reject the Arab “right of return”—which is but a code word for Israel’s destruction? You will not find a politically or strategically significant number of such Muslims.

All the talk about Muslim “moderates” is little more than escapism and obscurantism. Terrorism is coextensive with Islam: in Iraq and Iran, in Syria and Lebanon, in Algeria and the Sudan, in Chechenya and Indonesia.

Meanwhile, in mosques across the United States, imams preach hatred of Christians and Jews; some even call for Jihad.

This denial of the enormity of evil may be attributed to hedonism and moral cowardice. Once you acknowledge such evil you cannot simply ignore the imperative to fight against it—which may cost you your comfort as well as your life.

Of course the denial of evil has been spawned by the academic doctrine of moral relativism, a doctrine most prevalent among the democratic and cultural Left. In relation to Israel, however, the moral relativism of the Left has metamorphosed into moral reversal. Notice how left-wing dominated media portray Israel as the villain in its conflict with the Arabs. This is paradoxical.

After all, the democratic and cultural Left is diametrically opposed to the totalitarianism of Islamic culture. So why this animus against Israel?

Israel disturbs the Left. The cultural Left cannot deny the greatness of biblical “literature,” the lofty visions of the prophets, their concern for the poor, the widow and the orphan. But the Left, steeped in a decayed cosmopolitanism, abhors Jewish particularism. The more so since this particularism, structured by Jewish law, coexists with an indefatigable yet genial affirmation of moral truths or standards concerning how man should live—something intolerable to hedonists and moral relativists.

Answer 2

Muslim extremist and muslim moderate I think just the same with christian extremist and christian moderate too..The difference lies on his/her emotion and attitude or behaviour whether he/she is easily angry or be patient or calm or more tolerance and whether he/she wants a quick change or evolution or step by step.action.In politics there are also extremist and moderate.Extremist is divided into left extremist and right extremist.

Answer 3

Same as the difference between a Christian Extremist and a Christian Moderate

Answer 4

Extremist, i believe in the modern world is synonym of terrorist.. so if you say muslim extremist, but the terrorist i say has no religion he could be a christian or jew or hindu or buddhist or a muslim..
A moderate religious person can not be same as an extremist. I pray to ALLAH that make all the human beings on the planet live peacefully on the planet. May ALLAH guide all of the mankind and help them show the truth.
For me and all muslims following Quran 100% is the best way of living a peaceful and happy life. Islam has solution to all the modern life problems.
Read it understand it and than you will love it, even more than your life.

Answer 5

The word "Muslim moderate" is a misnomer by politicians and the media. To say that a Muslim can be moderate is like saying that a woman can be a "little bit pregnant". You either are, or you are not.

The Qu'ran and the Ha'diths dictate the lives and views of Muslims. Their sole purpose is to make the world Islamic. And if that means killing Jews, Christians and non-Muslims, the Qu'ran orders them to do so. There is nothing moderate about that.

Answer 6

Same difference between Black and white, day and night.. The extremist only thinks of Punishment, death, what's forbidden, while the moderate tend to forgive people for their mistakes and understands weakness of mankind...

Answer 7

Probably the same ratio of a Christian extremist to a Christian moderate... Extremist would try to convert everyone, moderate would just follow the belief.

Answer 8

the same difference as a fundie christian and a moderate christian, the extremist/fundie has the largest voice and such strong conviction in what they believe that they are questionably insane.

Answer 9

Moderate one have peace, extremist one have no peace!

Answer 10

The extremist explodes themselves and the moderate shoots from a distance.