Islam – A Religion of Peace Mohammed Amin MBE FRSA

Transcript:Islam – A Religion of Peace Mohammed Amin MBE FRSA:
Islam – A Religion of Peace Mohammed Amin MBE FRSA MA FCA AMCT CTA(Fellow) 21 November 2017 Nazarene Theological College Synopsis The speaker Scene setting: “A religion of peace?” A religion v its adherents Islam Structure of authority What I believe Abrogation Salafi-Jihadism Bibliography Q&A Slide 2 Mohammed Amin Mohammed Amin has lived in the UK since the age of 2. He graduated in mathematics from Cambridge University and before retirement was a tax partner in PricewaterhouseCoopers. Amongst other things, he is: Co-Chair of the Muslim Jewish Forum of Greater Manchester Chairman of the Conservative Muslim Forum, part of the Conservative Party A member of the Consultative Council of the Three Faiths Forum A Trustee of Curriculum for Cohesion A Council member of the Istanbul Network for Liberty Most of his previous writings on religion and other topics are on his website: www.mohammedamin.com Slide 3 Scene setting: “A religion of peace?” Slide 4 Conflict with Jews at end of time Allah's Apostle said, "The Hour will not be established until you fight with the Jews, and the stone behind which a Jew will be hiding will say: "O Muslim! There is a Jew hiding behind me, so kill him." Bukhari Volume 4, Book 52, Number 177 Slide 5 Quoted today The Prophet, Allah bless him and grant him salvation, has said: "The Day of Judgement will not come about until Moslems fight the Jews (killing the Jews), when the Jew will hide behind stones and trees. The stones and trees will say O Moslems, O Abdulla, there is a Jew behind me, come and kill him. Only the Gharkad tree, (evidently a certain kind of tree) would not do that because it is one of the trees of the Jews." (related by al-Bukhari and Moslem). Hamas Covenant of 1988, extract from Article 7 http://avalon.law.yale.edu/20th_century/hamas.asp Slide 6 A religion v Its adherents Slide 7 Judaism Jewish rule destroyed by Roman Empire History ignores the Kingdoms of Himyar and the Khazars ~2,000 years of Rabbinic Judaism in exile Growing religious influence in Israel from 1947? Slide 8 Christianity Persecuted minority religion until Emperor Constantine "In this sign you will conquer“ European Enlightenment = struggle for freedom from religious control State enforcement of Christianity now low, in most places Slide 9 Islam Persecuted minority while Prophet in Mecca From 622 AD Prophet ruled mixed society in Medina Arab conquests  Arab empire Ottoman