PM Erdogan The Term Moderate Islam Is Ugly And Offensive There Is No Moderate Islam Islam Is Islam
Reacting to the term, "Islamic terrorism," ErdoÄŸan stated,
"Such a definition saddens not only the Muslims, but also those who believe in other religions. No religion permits terrorism. Therefore, it is very ugly to put the word
Islam before
terrorism. You may say
religious terrorist but you can't say
Islamic terrorist."
Reacting to the term, "moderate Islam," ErdoÄŸan stated,
"Turkey is not a country where moderate Islam prevails. This expression is wrong. The word Islam is uninflected, it is only Islam. If you say
moderate Islam, then an alternative is created, and that is
immoderate Islam. As a Muslim, I can't accept such a concept. Islam rejects extreme concepts. I am not an extreme Muslim. We are Muslims who have found a middle road."
More from ErdoÄŸan:
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Moderate Islam is a term open for discussion. I would like to correct this. There is no need to place a new term before or after Islam. Islam means peace. Therefore, Islam refuses all radicalism. Islam is against all forms of fanaticism. According to Islamic teachings, the murder of one equals the murder of all globally. We do not need the term
moderate Islam to explain the true spirit of Islam,' told Erdogan. … Terms like
Islamic terror and
Islam's terror are wrong. Such an attitude towards other religions is also wrong and unacceptable. No religion can tolerate terror. Just as we can not talk about
Christian terrorism or
Jewish terrorism, we can not talk about
Islamic terror. Some terrorists may come up from certain Muslim, Christian or Jewish groups. Yet, we can not hold a whole religion responsible for the acts of a few individuals. This hurts honest and devoted people and is wrong. This is what the terrorists are striving for."