Welcome, Observer (interesting username...)
We apologise if you felt any hostility from us when you first landed here but don't you think your first post saying such things about Maryam Namazie "referring to anyone who disagreed to her as Al-Qaeda (really)" and CEMB as a "satirical" movement as maybe being a bit hostile themselves?
Anyway, it is always nice to see Muslim members joining. So you are a sunni, which school of thought do you follow and may I ask, what are your views on the Prophet Muhammad as "a perfect example for mankind"?
Thank you for the welcome Eli.
Hmm that is a good point, so i apologize if i came across that way. I was pretty much relaying the feeling of everyone at the talk (Both Muslim and Non-Muslim) as to Mariams casual stereotyping.
I follow the Hanafi Madhab [School of Thought].
And yes, i believe that Prophet Muhammed (PBUH) was a perfect example of mankind.
He not only eradicated the ills and fallaciousness of a region that was eating itself inside out, but set a blue print for a system that actually worked,
when practiced.
Unlike other systems i.e. Democracy and Communism, which look glamorous on paper, yet fail miserably when put into practice.
A system, when under the Caliphate, allowed the prosperity of economic good will, sciences and philosophy and religion.
Sadly, after the demise of the Caliphate, all that remains are nations with Muslims who follow a patchy pick'n'mix psuedo-Sharia system, where individuals are defaulting usually to cultural norms present at the time. The very norms and values which are in fact contrary to Islamic teaching, yet sadly, for some reason, the blame falls on Islam.
May i ask what you were ?