Islam lessons 1# Should Muslims befriend Non-Muslims?

[Mortimer]

Maybe more lessons will follow

By Emir Mortimer

 

[justinacolmena]

Maybe more lessons will follow

I had at one time a philosphy instructor whose wife was a Muslim.
Islam is, by definition, a religion of submission to authority.
Is it reasonable to expect that someone in submission to authority can befriend a person who is not in submission to that same authority without being considered a traitor or accused or treason?

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

 

[The Irish Ram]

Svet, what is going on with you? Have you reversed your feelings for the Catholic faith? You were pretty enamored with it at one time.

 

[Colin norris]

I had at one time a philosphy instructor whose wife was a Muslim.
Islam is, by definition, a religion of submission to authority.
Is it reasonable to expect that someone in submission to authority can befriend a person who is not in submission to that same authority without being considered a traitor or accused or treason?

You're partly right about submission although it means to God etc.
It's the misogyny which you are referring to.

 

[justinacolmena]

although it means to God etc.

That's the way Muslims take it when something (anything) is expressed in classical Arabic, versus, say, modern Pashtu. A bit like how the Catholic Mob interprets classical or ecclesiastical Latin versus modern Italian street slang.

 

[EvilCat Breath]

If a Muslim says he or she is friend to non Muslim he or she is lying.

 

[LuckyDuck]

You're partly right about submission although it means to God etc.
It's the misogyny which you are referring to.

You are correct in that Islam means to "submit" to god, however, they feel if you refuse to, then it's their obligation to dish out the appropriate punishment for your refusal to submit.

 

[justinacolmena]

If a Muslim says he or she is friend to non Muslim he or she is lying.

Well of course. Being in submission to authority logically precludes friendship with those who are not in submission to the said authority.