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End of Islam ? End of which 'Islam' ? Sunni 'Islam'? Shia 'Islam'? Ibadi 'Islam'? Salafi' 'Islam'? Ahmadiyya 'Islam'? Islamili 'Islam? etc.
Are people leaving Islam? Not that I know off, On the contrary Islam is still an expanding religion.. Every nation/people has a period in which they reach their maximum heights, where they lead the world . I don't believe Islam has even achieved its full expansion yet, how can it start contracting?
What you are referring to is in fact the physical, moral, materialistic and scientific advancements of Muslims. For example, 'physically', Muslims are a majority in 57 countries. Yet, they form no coherent block of powers that can work to their benefits. From Palestine to Kashmir and all the way to Chechnya, even while making up such a large number of the world nations, Muslims are getting kicked around like dirt. The only time when a Muslim nation is taken seriously is when the world suspects it of harbouring extremists or trying to acquire nuclear weapons. Like Hassan Nisar said, there's 1.57 billion of you, yet you are still getting kicked around. Why? There must be something you are doing wrong. So how do you acquire a station in which you are able to project your power? This, in my view, nicely links in with the other mentioned attributes I mentioned.
Morally, the muslim world is in no shape to dictate to others on any major issues. Neither economically, nor militarily, on any issue what so ever. The Muslims world is full of incidents of injustices to our minorities and atrocities against each other. We are still stuck in Shia Kafir, Sunni Kafir etc. We haven't got a leg to stand on. We need to stop all injustices we commit on each other, end sectarian violence, stop oppressing women, and treat all our citizens equally. This is the only way we can create a more harmonious society, remember economic development can only take place when their is peace.
The next part is about materialistic development, this is one aspect that our religious clergy has absolutely destroyed. Mullahs and self declared religious scholars have, throughout the Islamic history, opposed our materialistic advancements by passing religious edicts against anything they don't understand. One important example I can think of right now is the fatwa on the ban on printing press, Lol I mean seriously? This is the broad mindedness of our elite. Instead of encouraging the understanding of the world, our clergy wants us to stop exercising our intellect and instead became brain dead zombies, which surprise surprise, makes us easy to control.
Scientific/technological development is linked to my previous point. how long will we neglect this world ? Why do we forget that before death, there is life. Yes, we must nurture our souls, but what about the flesh and bones? what about making advancements in medicines, to treat our people? what about agricultural advancements, so we can feed ourselves and not have to rely on others? etc.
These are all just incoherent thoughts of mine that I have just thrown out here, if you don't understand something, ask away. Sorry for the wall of text. You are free to disagree, and constructive feedback is always welcome.
Are people leaving Islam? Not that I know off, On the contrary Islam is still an expanding religion.. Every nation/people has a period in which they reach their maximum heights, where they lead the world . I don't believe Islam has even achieved its full expansion yet, how can it start contracting?
What you are referring to is in fact the physical, moral, materialistic and scientific advancements of Muslims. For example, 'physically', Muslims are a majority in 57 countries. Yet, they form no coherent block of powers that can work to their benefits. From Palestine to Kashmir and all the way to Chechnya, even while making up such a large number of the world nations, Muslims are getting kicked around like dirt. The only time when a Muslim nation is taken seriously is when the world suspects it of harbouring extremists or trying to acquire nuclear weapons. Like Hassan Nisar said, there's 1.57 billion of you, yet you are still getting kicked around. Why? There must be something you are doing wrong. So how do you acquire a station in which you are able to project your power? This, in my view, nicely links in with the other mentioned attributes I mentioned.
Morally, the muslim world is in no shape to dictate to others on any major issues. Neither economically, nor militarily, on any issue what so ever. The Muslims world is full of incidents of injustices to our minorities and atrocities against each other. We are still stuck in Shia Kafir, Sunni Kafir etc. We haven't got a leg to stand on. We need to stop all injustices we commit on each other, end sectarian violence, stop oppressing women, and treat all our citizens equally. This is the only way we can create a more harmonious society, remember economic development can only take place when their is peace.
The next part is about materialistic development, this is one aspect that our religious clergy has absolutely destroyed. Mullahs and self declared religious scholars have, throughout the Islamic history, opposed our materialistic advancements by passing religious edicts against anything they don't understand. One important example I can think of right now is the fatwa on the ban on printing press, Lol I mean seriously? This is the broad mindedness of our elite. Instead of encouraging the understanding of the world, our clergy wants us to stop exercising our intellect and instead became brain dead zombies, which surprise surprise, makes us easy to control.
Scientific/technological development is linked to my previous point. how long will we neglect this world ? Why do we forget that before death, there is life. Yes, we must nurture our souls, but what about the flesh and bones? what about making advancements in medicines, to treat our people? what about agricultural advancements, so we can feed ourselves and not have to rely on others? etc.
These are all just incoherent thoughts of mine that I have just thrown out here, if you don't understand something, ask away. Sorry for the wall of text. You are free to disagree, and constructive feedback is always welcome.