Who was hurt more, you or me?

Question

Who was hurt more, Muslims by Muslims or NonMuslims by Muslims? What do you think?

"Taliban have "hurt Islam and distorted the reputation of Muslims throughout the world".
Full text of the Saudi Arabian Government's statement on the breaking off of diplomatic relations with the Taleban
IslamForToday.com Tuesday, 25 September, 2001

Despite everything that has happened, the Taleban government is continuing to use its territory to shelter, arm and encourage those criminals to carry out terrorist acts that terrorize safe and innocent people and spread panic and destruction in the world. This has hurt Islam and has distorted the reputation of Muslims throughout the world.

The Taleban government has not heeded the contacts and attempts made by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to persuade it to stop sheltering criminals and terrorists and training and inciting them, and stop turning its territory into a shelter and safe haven for them.

http://www.islamfortoday.com/taleban9.htm

Answer 1

As salaamu 'alaikym warahmatullahi wabaraktuh, my sister and my friend.

The extremist of any religion , life philosophy or political ideology more often do greater harm to the very cause the espouse to be supporting than to those whom they choose to attack.

Sadly, of those who are not associated with these same religions, life philosophies and political movements so as to be able to separate the true believer from the extremist, most associate or identify the extremist as a true example of what such really teaches or proposes.

When one ask a non-Muslim in this country about Islam, they respond by citing the terrorism they have seen on their television.
When one ask about racism in the U.S. of A., most cite the Klu Klux Klan rather than the enduring works of the late Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.
As a society, the people of this nation seem to have been taught to look for the worst instead of the best. We are, at best, optimistic pessimist hoping for the best while expecting the worst.

Insha'Allah, let us all pray and work for a change.

Ma'a salaam.

Answer 2

Nothing good ever comes out of someone behaving bad. It affects people who are affiliated with those people, and also those who are not. These folks are a class apart from the rest of the world. Anybody who is radical is neither Muslim nor any other religion, they are all hypocrites and enemies of humanity. Instead of pointing fingers everyone should unite against the problem, instead of the people who are associated with them.

Answer 3

Islam is Islam and has many groups not all to my taste and may be not to yours . the Taliban did not hurt Islam the west propaganda of the Taliban hurt Islam .Arabia now called Saudi Arabia has hurt Islam the Saudi royal family suppressed and killed all opposition to them and the west let them why not for the good of Islam no for the oil . do the Saudis help the struggling Muslims in Afghanistan no as the west wont let them so now the main crop in Afghanistan is the poppy now I am sure this is not for Islam we should not poin the finger at the Taliban and say they hurt Islam as a lot of what they did was good and was for Islam but it was not to the taste of the west

Answer 4

It is very difficult for people to stand up against those they identify with. People cry for Islam to stand up against the terrorists, but if it was a militia, like in the United States, the country would be divided.

Look at what happened to David Koresh (sp?). A leader of a small religious group, who was a cult leader/God-inspired man (which one?) who was attacked by the U.S. government/sought to bring into custody for breaking the law (which one?).

The country was on all sides of this.

The hardest part is learning to speak up.
The second hardest is to look past what appears to be an attack/complaint/etc. and open communications (being firm when you have to, of course).

People forget that the first to try to make things difficult for Osama bin Ladin WAS Saudi Arabia. They kicked him out for his ideas alone.

I pray Islam has the strength to stand with the West and guide it in the proper way to deal with these terrorists in an effective and permanent way, rather than continue to both support and hinder them, leaving them to stumble around trying to solve the problem through the confusing (as the West is often confusing to the East) collection of social rules and customs that comprise Islam (at least confusing for the West).

What a team that would be!
Our disagreements are the beginnings of communication. The haggling back and forth in the market of political advantage with the flesh-scouring sand-winds minutes away from our tents.

Islam is multitudes. Time for it to sort itself out (and it is, if you folks are paying attention to the news).

At the same time, I must say that although the damage to Islam is great, few will empathize with a group who was silent while thousands danced in the streets on 9/11, regardless of the unforeseen pain to come.

When the world sees more of what it has begun to see, Islam policing their own, it will regain the respect it has lost and in time embrace the West again as...well, at least a wayward brother.

I am sad when I am shunned (blocked). I leave my email open (and IM) so that I can learn from those who disagree with me. Your posts are thoughtful.

Loss of communication is never thoughtful. Time for the West and Islam to talk.

Answer 5

Usama Bin Laden and Taliban actually blocked the best suitable route for the oil of Russian countries, to reach to the world market.
It helped USA and Middle Eastern oil producing countries to monopolise the trade of oil Fields in the world.
The name of Islam and Jihad was exploited for the sake of worldly wealth, specially when it was done thru Muslims, it hurts more.

Same is the present story of Darfer in Sudan.

Answer 6

Muslims by So - Called Muslims like Taliban.

Answer 7

In a way it has hurt Muslims...akin to the Mafia and how it affected those of Italian descent.

Answer 8

my dad had the identical factor and he had ADEMA. Edema is a situation of abnormally colossal fluid quantity within the circulatory procedure or in tissues among the frame's cells (interstitial areas).

Answer 9

We Christians have had our Talebans too. Mostly with the Catholics in the middle ages, but a few cults pop up every now and then like the Wesboro Baptist. The KKK also claims to be Christian. It seems it's human nature to do horrible things and attach the name of GOD to it.

Answer 10

You will try anything to try to get people to feel sorry for you, Let me say before 9/11, I never did believe in your false prophet mohammed, But 9/11 was not thought of over night, it was in the makings for many years, so let just forget just for a second about 9/11, & let's see what was going on many years before 9/11, Therfore you islamic ideals was already in the making to try to hurt America, Now you are crying wolf, on the United States, I have always said if someone come from another country, & want to live in the USA, then abide by our laws, don't try to change our laws to suit yourself, This goes with anyone, Why should I learn how to speak spanish, if Mexico wants to let their people move to the USA, Then they should learn English. So as you can see Muslims were many year before 9/11 already in the making of their attack on the United States. Why don't you use your energy to try to change your peope instead of using it to try to change America.