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guillaumeb

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Wed Dec 5, 2018, 01:38 PM Dec 2018

What Would Muhammad Do? [View all]

From the article:

We tend to focus on the religious and theological aspects of his message, which remains a very important part of his message. But we tend to forget the impact on social norms he brought about. His call to Islam, and the islamic way of life, was a significant threat to the elites of Mecca. Here is a man calling for the equal rights of the marginalized- the poor, the slaves, the women and others. He gave voice to the voiceless. No wonder among the first to change course after his call were the social discards.


To read more:

https://www.patheos.com/blogs/askamuslim/2018/12/what-would-muhammad-pbuh-do/?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Muslim&utm_content=49

The author's opinion, describing the social impact, echoes what has been said when describing the message of Jesus.
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What Would Muhammad Do? [View all] guillaumeb Dec 2018 OP
The guy who said not to leave marks while beating your wife? Major Nikon Dec 2018 #1
How insightful. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #3
You stole my line! Major Nikon Dec 2018 #4
What would YOU do, Guy? MineralMan Dec 2018 #2
Off topic MM. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #5
No, it is not off topic at all. MineralMan Dec 2018 #6
Another off topic response. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #7
Get over it. MineralMan Dec 2018 #8
He's not going to answer, so one can always speculate Major Nikon Dec 2018 #9
But, Rumi, see... MineralMan Dec 2018 #18
Who fucking cares. Act_of_Reparation Dec 2018 #10
Off topic. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #12
Then lock the fucking thread. Act_of_Reparation Dec 2018 #14
Attempted censorship? guillaumeb Dec 2018 #16
For a guy so wrapped up in the decorum of "tolerance"... Act_of_Reparation Dec 2018 #17
No one knows. trotsky Dec 2018 #11
And are the things written here examples of, in your words, "a few ups"? guillaumeb Dec 2018 #13
Not really, they're just the author's personal interpretation. trotsky Dec 2018 #15
Because Allah, prophet of, supposedly. MineralMan Dec 2018 #19
What Would Muhammad Do? Runningdawg Dec 2018 #20
Unlike Jesus, he never recovered from death. Cartoonist Dec 2018 #21
Note the use of the word "would" instead of will. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #22
Well, that limits him even more Cartoonist Dec 2018 #23
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