Houston's Islamic Da'wah Center For those of you in Houston and work downtown. If you're ever curious about the religion...stop by there one day and visit. Seriously...go and talk to them and open up your conversation with " So I read about some guy who beheaded his wife....are beheading written in the Koran?" They'll answer all your questions. Also, culture trumps religion every day.
I would guess that beheadings and honor killings pre-date Islam. So more cultural than religion. But yes, many people from certain parts of the world are extremely primitive.
Culture trumps religion? What are you trying to say in reference to this murder? Are you saying the culture of Buffalo has a reputation for beheadings? Or the local Islamic culture of Buffalo does this? What exactly do u mean by saying "culture trumps religion" in regard to this murder? It doesn't take a big leap to think his religious beliefs most likely had an impact on how his wife died. It is standard operating procedure for the Islamic radicals to behead people. Some of you people love to make excuses for anything imaginable. Islam has a really nasty subsection that must be dealt with, irregardless of the majority of decent Muslims.
A true Christian that follows Jesus would never murder another man/woman. Jesus does not condone murder, never has and never will. this is what I don't like about coining a society or community as "Christian" ... it may be the culture they grow up in but unless they are a Christ follower, they are not really Christian.
From the al-Quran, Sura 8, Verse 12: Remember thy Lord inspired the angels (with the message): "I am with you: give firmness to the Believers: I will instill fear into the hearts of the Unbelievers: Therefore strike off their heads and strike off every fingertip of them." Please recall that in Islam, the Koran is the unadulterated, direct word of Allah as delivered to his Prophet Mohammad. The reason moderate Muslims do not decry the practice, is because it comes straight from Allah, throught Mohammad. (Neither of which may be argued with.) A few lines later: Sura 8, Verse 16: If any do turn his back to them on such a day - unless it be in a stratagem of war, or to retreat to a troop (of his own)- he draws on himself the wrath of Allah, and his abode is Hell,- an evil refuge (indeed)! Not exactly "turn the other cheek", is it ?
From the al-Quran: 5:33-“The punishment of those who wage war against Allah and His Messenger, and strive with might and main for mischief through the land is: execution (by beheading), or crucifixion, or the cutting off of hands and feet from opposite sides, or exile from the land: that is their disgrace in this world, and a heavy punishment is theirs in the Hereafter;” 8:12- “I will instill terror into the hearts of the unbelievers: smite ye above their necks and smite all their finger-tips off.” 47:4- “Therefore, when ye meet the Unbelievers (in fight), strike off their heads; at length; then when you have made wide Slaughter among them, carefully tie up the remaining captives”: thereafter (is the time for) either generosity or ransom: Until the war lays down its burdens.” And once again, remember that for ALL Muslims, these are the unalterable instructions direct from Allah himself. You're welcome.
From Wiki article on The Koran: "Muslims believe the Qur’an to be the book of divine guidance and direction for mankind, and consider the original Arabic text to be the final revelation of God." "Islam holds that the Qur’an was revealed to Muhammad by the angel Jibrîl (Gabriel) from 610 CE to his death in 632 CE." It does NOT say "Some Muslims...". It also does not say that "Some sects of Islam...". I have researched this subject for years. (About a decade prior to 9/11, actually.) The one thing that ALL sects agree on is that the al-Quran is the direct word of Allah. (It may very well be the ONLY thing they all agree on, but make no mistake, they all agree.) Maybe you should do some more research..
IRC...a good percentage of the people living in Guinea are Muslim. An Imam in Conarky believes himself as "Muslim" as an Imam in Saudi Arabia. After all, he has studied in Saudi Arabia as well. However, this Imam when practicing Islam often includes the practice of worshiping and asking his ancestors for advice since he is also the guardian of his village's tradition. Is the Islam practiced by this Imam correct? He certainly would think so...but the imam from Saudi Arabia probably not. This is what I mean when I say culture over religion.
what an incredible story. I cannot imagine how much you must hate somebody to decapitate them. seems like so much effort. would a christian, say, a governor of a state who had the power to stop executions, be compelled by their faith to do so? or, is there some sort of "doing your job" clause that would forgive them? on the other hand, I agree with the general idea on this thread that the more secular a society, the fewer batshit/crazy/arcane laws will exist.