This was today in Sydney.
I think Muslims need to grow a thicker skin. This is exactly the kind of response they were expecting to get out of Muslims.
Those who insult HAZRAT MUHAMMAD SAW only deserve to die and die the most brutal death that is order of ALLAH and INSHALLAH Muslims will make sure who ever has made the film meets this fate sooner or later
SEPTEMBER 12, 2012
On Insulting Muslims
This morning, in response to the news that people were killed because someone somewhere made a movie that supposedly insults our Prophet (PBUH), I wrote the following tweet:
I think we need more, not less cartoons and videos that insult Muslims. We need once and for all to be desensitized & grow thick skins
As you might have imagined, I got a few, ehm, colorful responses, many of which by otherwise reasonable people who seemed to have missed the point of the tweet. Considering that this is a sensitive topic, I think the idea deserves a little bit of elaboration.
First, I want to make it clear that I dont approve of the movie which, judging from the parts I saw online, appears to be tasteless and crass drivel. But the point is not whether the movie is good or bad, tasteless or poignant. The question we all need to ask ourselves as Muslims is: Do people who make movies/cartoons/art that insult Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) deserve to die?
To me, the answer to that question is an absolute, unqualified No. There are two reasons why every Muslim on this planet should share this opinion. One is based on principles and the other is pragmatic.
The principled position is clear: Nobody deserves to die because of something they said. And certainly nobody deserves to die because of something someone else said. It is true that freedom of speech can be abused, but killing people for their opinion (or silently approving of other people killing them) is not the mark of Islam, a religion which many of its adherents believe was built on persuasion, not subjugation.
The pragmatic reason is that your response is doing more harm to your religion than the insult itself. I would never have watched that movie If the angry mobs in Egypt and Libya didnt kill people because of it. By being angry and killing people you are unwittingly exposing much more people to the object of your wrath.
Imagine youre driving down the road, and some idiot on the street calls your mother a *****. There are two things you can do: You can ignore him and his insult will be lost in the urban noise and concrete jungle. Or, you can park your car, make a scene and kill the guy. This way you guarantee that youll be featured in the newspaper the day after, with a couple of reporters investigating whether or not your mom was really a *****, and a columnist swearing that she actually is.
Was the man a jerk for calling your mother a *****? Of course! But it should be obvious to everyone what the right reaction to his insult is.
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Sorry Sir their is no question of handling it on intellectual level this type of things have to be only handled by sword and guns and finishing those who do these kind of acts for doing this Muslims should do some sort of covert operations to eliminate these kind of bastards
Do you even live in America? There are so many bad things said about Jews on TV and in public every day. And yet they do not end up in Jail. If you attempt to do than just excessive the American right to free speech, then you'll find yourself in a bit of trouble. For example: "I will kill all the Jews", in which case that would lead you to jail.
SEPTEMBER 12, 2012
On Insulting Muslims
This morning, in response to the news that people were killed because someone somewhere made a movie that supposedly insults our Prophet (PBUH), I wrote the following tweet:
I think we need more, not less cartoons and videos that insult Muslims. We need once and for all to be desensitized & grow thick skins
As you might have imagined, I got a few, ehm, colorful responses, many of which by otherwise reasonable people who seemed to have missed the point of the tweet. Considering that this is a sensitive topic, I think the idea deserves a little bit of elaboration.
First, I want to make it clear that I dont approve of the movie which, judging from the parts I saw online, appears to be tasteless and crass drivel. But the point is not whether the movie is good or bad, tasteless or poignant. The question we all need to ask ourselves as Muslims is: Do people who make movies/cartoons/art that insult Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) deserve to die?
To me, the answer to that question is an absolute, unqualified No. There are two reasons why every Muslim on this planet should share this opinion. One is based on principles and the other is pragmatic.
The principled position is clear: Nobody deserves to die because of something they said. And certainly nobody deserves to die because of something someone else said. It is true that freedom of speech can be abused, but killing people for their opinion (or silently approving of other people killing them) is not the mark of Islam, a religion which many of its adherents believe was built on persuasion, not subjugation.
The pragmatic reason is that your response is doing more harm to your religion than the insult itself. I would never have watched that movie If the angry mobs in Egypt and Libya didnt kill people because of it. By being angry and killing people you are unwittingly exposing much more people to the object of your wrath.
Imagine youre driving down the road, and some idiot on the street calls your mother a *****. There are two things you can do: You can ignore him and his insult will be lost in the urban noise and concrete jungle. Or, you can park your car, make a scene and kill the guy. This way you guarantee that youll be featured in the newspaper the day after, with a couple of reporters investigating whether or not your mom was really a *****, and a columnist swearing that she actually is.
Was the man a jerk for calling your mother a *****? Of course! But it should be obvious to everyone what the right reaction to his insult is.
Hello, my name is Mustapha and I've been writing about Lebanese society, business and politics since February 2005. Subscribe to my feed to stay updated with the latest posts.
Solomon2 note: Click on the article link to view the comments thread.
