Slain policeman’s family warns against confusing extremists with Muslims

[politicman]

39. More like different people interpreting the religion to suit their cultural needs.....

Except talk to a terrorist or an extremist and they will tell you that they consider normal or moderate Muslims to be as much of a non-believer as a Christian or Jew, this they find to acceptable to target and kill these fake Muslims.


On the flip side, talk to a normal or moderate Muslim and they will tell you that the extremists and terrorists are non-believers and as such are the real fake Muslims.


So in effect you are left with 2 kinds of people that call themselves Muslims and each group believes the other is a fake Muslim, or a non-believer and as such shouldn't be referred to as a true Muslim.


So again, which one is the true Muslim, is it the terrorist/extremist or is it the normal/moderate Muslim?


Or maybe you can stop thinking in black and white terms and think outside the box for once, and understand that Islam is a religion that at its basic level is a Jihad that every believer fights in their heart to refrain from sinning, and it does not matter how many times one refers to himself as a Muslim, the proof of the pudding that determines whether someone is truly a Muslim is how well they abide by the tenets of Islam.


But to understand this concept, you need to keep in mind that the tenets of Islam can be interpreted in different ways by different peoples.

To illustrate this I ask you to look at how the different sects of Islam came about. All it took was one person or a small group of people to change the way that certain passages of the Koran should be interpreted, thus you ended up with the 2 different sects of Sunni and Shia who each believe the other is not a real Muslim. Now think of how many sects and beliefs and interpretations there are among Muslims, and you can see quite easily how one set of peoples beliefs and interpretations shouldn't be referred to as the true representation of the Islamic religion.