Who Speaks for Islam? (1 of 2), 2008

Irshad Manji and Dalia Mogahed discuss the system of leadership in Islam.

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[Crazyup12]

Irshad Manji is an Ismaili, and does NOT represent the views of the Muslims.

She is also a lesbian and is a very bigoted person!

[listophile]

Er, I agree with you that Manji is not representative of the majority of Muslims, but to say that lesbians cannot be Muslims, that's going too far. To be a Muslim, you need to believe in La IIlaha Illala, Muhammad dur rasulallah. There is no mention of heterosexuality. If some Muslims are homosexual, that is between Allah and them, and not for any of us to judge.

[shebzydon]

I've just looked at the document on her page about interfaith marriage. The document is full of holes, misinterpretations and incorrect translations. When you base a whole argument on it, well, you can't be the most truthful of people can you?

[FLARE95127]

@listophile There is no such thing as a gay Muslim my friend. Islam makes that very clear. Irshad Manji is not a Muslim because she does the exact opposite of what is required of her, to be a heterosexual. She falls under the category of a hypocrite. With that being said, I don't think any homosexual should be stoned or even flogged to death. But we must remember that Islam teaches us to stay away from lewd acts between members of the same sex, and sex in general until we get married.

[Aviator411]

Also, interfaith marriage is allowed in Islam, so Irshad doesn't know wtf she's talking about

[Aviator411]

Irshad Manji has constantly said the most terrible things about Muslims on Fox News... She also claims to have interpreted the Quran, when she can't even read Arabic let alone understand it.

[KnightofPower]

@listophile Also, given that she has taken a personal problem, and been open about it, called others to submit to committing this heinous act, those who know the truth of the matter must warn against it and her. For the sake of those who might listen to her, and fall into the same trap, she must be spoken against. There is a reason that sinning openly is worse than sinning in private, for being open leads to the detriment of society.

[KnightofPower]

@listophile Of course, struggling with homosexuality is a personal problem. Allah may forgive the person, though it is a major sin. However, claiming that there is nothing wrong with it, as this woman does, is lying about the commandments of Allah, and denying the authority of the Qur'an and the authentic Sunnah, so tantamount to contradicting the shahada. Such people have not submitted themselves to the commands of Allah, but seek to make the religion submit to their whims.

[listophile]

@KnightofPower I'm not denying that homosexuality is clearly forbidden in the Quran and therefore a sin. But just like my sins are between me and Allah, and my fight against them is my own personal ongoing fight, people who struggle with homosexuality have their own battle to wage, and their ups and downs are between them and Allah. But that does not necessarily put them outside the fold of Islam. The only unforgivable sin is shirk.

[KnightofPower]

@listophile The Qur'an is the word of Allah. And the Qur'an is quite clear on the issue of homosexuality. Of course, all things are for Allah to judge, we as human beings are flawed, and should not judge the mistakes of others, but it is wrong to deny that they are mistakes at all.

[aminmu65]

@Crazyup12 Who represent the view of Muslims , name any person whon all the musims of the world agee that he or she is the representative of Muslims.