What Would Muhammad Do?

[guillaumeb]

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.

[Major Nikon]

1. The guy who said not to leave marks while beating your wife?

The guy who raped his child wife at the age of 9?

That Muhammad?

Why do you keep trying to pass off that Muhammad as a beacon of human rights?

Very telling that.

[guillaumeb]

3. How insightful.

Thank you for your insightful and revealing response.

[Major Nikon]

4. You stole my line!

[MineralMan]

2. What would YOU do, Guy?

Muhammad is dead. Jesus is dead. You live. So, tell us what you would do and why.

[guillaumeb]

5. Off topic MM.

If you wish to discuss what I would do, feel free to start another post.

[MineralMan]

6. No, it is not off topic at all.

It is simply uncomfortable for you, which is not the same thing at all.

I will reply to posts as I choose.

[guillaumeb]

7. Another off topic response.

Read the article, respond to it.

My suggestion.

[MineralMan]

8. Get over it.

My suggestion.

[Major Nikon]

9. He's not going to answer, so one can always speculate

It does seem rather odd as to why someone would wonder what a polygamist, a wife beater, and child rapist would do in regards to human rights, but here we are. I suppose some look for inspiration in strange places.

[MineralMan]

18. But, Rumi, see...

Or some Muslim blogger on Patheos. I don't know, someone authoritative and superbly qualified to speak about Islam. They abound on blogs, apparently.

[Act_of_Reparation]

10. Who fucking cares.

It's almost 2019. Maybe we shouldn't be looking for direction on human rights from a guy who died 1,300 years ago.

[guillaumeb]

12. Off topic.

[Act_of_Reparation]

14. Then lock the fucking thread.

[guillaumeb]

16. Attempted censorship?

No, my view is that people should speak.

[Act_of_Reparation]

17. For a guy so wrapped up in the decorum of "tolerance"...

...you have a pretty low opinion of your audience.

[trotsky]

11. No one knows.

But he did some pretty bad stuff, so I'm not going to automatically assume he is any kind of moral authority.

He started a religion that has, like all of them, had a few ups but a lot of downs.

Maybe if we all started asking "What would everyone else like me to do?" instead of trying to imagine what some person who lived centuries ago wanted, we might start behaving better.

[guillaumeb]

13. And are the things written here examples of, in your words, "a few ups"?

[trotsky]

15. Not really, they're just the author's personal interpretation.

You're the one veering off topic now.

Why should we care what Mohammed would do?

[MineralMan]

19. Because Allah, prophet of, supposedly.

I don't know. He's been dead a long time, though, so there's that.

[Runningdawg]

20. What Would Muhammad Do?

Retreat to a cave to talk to his imaginary friend, emerge and say it's all Gods will. Inshallah.

[Cartoonist]

21. Unlike Jesus, he never recovered from death.

So he won't be doing anything. At least, not until they invent time-travel

[guillaumeb]

22. Note the use of the word "would" instead of will.

[Cartoonist]

23. Well, that limits him even more

He's already done whatever he would have done.