I admire the Baha'i Faith for their conscious efforts to promote unity and understanding among the different religions of the world.
I admire Sikhism for it's denouncement of the caste system, as well as sati and ghoonghat. I also appreciate that their saints are of all different religions...
I'm a feminist and I don't really have much of an opinion on the goddesses since I don't believe in them. I like things that show the feminine as powerful though, so I can appreciate that aspect.
That would certainly depend on what Muslim lands you look at. The Muslims of Dagestan? Nahh. Kazakhstan? Nope. Uzbekistan? Nope. Albania? No. Yemen? Yes. Bangladesh? Yes.
Sources differ on the exact age of Aisha. If you compare Asma's age (according to ahadith) at the time of Aisha's marriage, it would put her at 17 or 18 years old. The fact is we really don't know how old she was. Ahadith is a source that is often contradictory.
Obviously not all Muslims advocate child marriage. Yemen is a very poor, backward place. I think there are heinous actions committed by people of all different religions. Child marriage is also still practiced in rural areas of India with Hindu populations, so it is not something peculiar to...
This topic is not for theological debating, it for informational purposes. I am not interested in arguing about which sect has the correct interpretation.
In not understanding the metaphorical significance of Islamic rituals, people reduce them to meaningless gestures. I adhere to the belief that it is the duty of every Muslim to read the Qur'an and interpret it for themselves, not just scholars.
Muslims for Progressive Values is as group that believes in full equality, however, when it comes to drinking most people in MPV would say drinking is haram. I'm not sure about tattoos.
I am of the interpretation that verses of the Qur'an contain both zahir (exoteric) and batin (esoteric) meanings. Unfortunately, most people don't seem too interested in divulging the batini meanings of the Qur'an. It also doesn't help that many are opposed to tawil (esoteric interpretation)...
Assalamu alaikum.
Does anyone have any information on this sect?
I have been researching the sect for a long time, but the best resources on the sect are very expensive books.
Do any of y'all have a tumblr? I'm really never on here anymore. If you do have a tumblr, follow on there so we can keep in touch.
http://semasahin.tumblr.com/