Positive things about Islam?

Protégé

There are many flaws of Islam but what do you think are the positive aspects?

pls no sarcasm lads

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Reply 1

h3isenberg

inb4 'there are no flaws of Islam'

Reply 2

whatisthis47

Sufism! I love love loooooooooooove Sufism! If Hell didn't exist in Sufism I'd totally be a Sufi. :ahee:

Reply 3

garfeeled

It caused the development of a society that made great leaps in science and maths.

Reply 4

Protégé

Original post by Vixen47

Sufism! I love love loooooooooooove Sufism! If Hell didn't exist in Sufism I'd totally be a Sufi. :ahee:

What do you like about it?

Reply 5

Chakede

Original post by garfeeled

It caused the development of a society that made great leaps in science and maths.

not really

Reply 6

Chakede

i suppose much islamic society has some simliar aspects to asian of being family orientated and respectful to elders - but i cant think of much else. as OP points it it has caused huge negatives on society and historically much conflict and bloodshed.

Reply 7

ThatGurl

Original post by Chakede

not really

lol yes really - persian scientists were one of the firsts that used plants to create medicinal drugs which then led to modern world medicine today. Before this, people in Britain were using rather unusual cures for diseases :/

Reply 8

QE2

Original post by garfeeled

It caused the development of a society that made great leaps in science and maths.

The leaps would probably have been greater if the Persian and Indian cultures were not subsumed by expanding Islam.

Reply 9

Protégé

Original post by QE2

The leaps would probably have been greater if the Persian and Indian cultures were not subsumed by expanding Islam.

Why? How does Islam restrict science?

Reply 10

German123

So many bad stuff seem to outweigh the good.

Reply 11

ThatGurl

Original post by Protégé

Why? How does Islam restrict science?

It doesn't :smile:

Reply 12

Maradiah

Original post by Protégé

There are many flaws of Islam but what do you think are the positive aspects?

pls no sarcasm lads

As-salamu-Alaykum, which means "peace be unto you".

Is a "positive" greeting.

Reply 13

Protégé

Original post by German123

So many bad stuff seem to outweigh the good.

I think it's more to do with the fact that Islam is meant to be perfect and absolute, even one mistake or contradiction topples the whole ideology.

Original post by ThatGurl

It doesn't :smile:

Well, let's see what he has to say.

Original post by Maradiah

As-salamu-Alaykum, which means "peace be unto you".

Is a "positive" greeting.

I always found that quite interesting, do any other cultures or religions besides Islam and Judaism use a positive greeting like that regularly?

Reply 14

Chakede

Original post by ThatGurl

no not really :rolleyes:

- this had nothing to do with islam was the point. the early muslims didnt know how to count, didnt understand science and the quran was no help in this respect. they 'inherited' persian scientists by conquest - educated people who had studied maths and science books from india, china and ancient greece for many years before islam. this is why it became big in the islamic world, not becuase of islam. the early quran didnt have numbers because islam didnt understand or promote the use of them - numbering verses chapters etc was added later - look it up.

and btw 'persian plant medicine' was not the first - india ayurveda is waaay older and deemed the founding principle of diagnostic medicine as well as some of the first hospitals and surgical practices

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Reply 15

Maradiah

I always found that quite interesting, do any other cultures or religions besides Islam and Judaism use a positive greeting like that regularly?

Shalom- means peace.

Reply 16

Europhile

The main positives are Jihadism and Sharia Law :smile:

Reply 17

German123

Original post by Protégé

I think it's more to do with the fact that Islam is meant to be perfect and absolute, even one mistake or contradiction topples the whole ideology.

Well, let's see what he has to say.

I always found that quite interesting, do any other cultures or religions besides Islam and Judaism use a positive greeting like that regularly?

If you say so.

Reply 18

strongpar

It puts women in their place. That's about it.

Reply 19

garfeeled

Original post by Chakede

not really

Original post by QE2

The leaps would probably have been greater if the Persian and Indian cultures were not subsumed by expanding Islam.

I agree islam has resulted in the destruction/prevention of some major discoveries and the destruction of casts amounts of culture but the thread is about the positives. Granted this is a bit of a weak postive given that pretty much every successful empire has advanced science in some way.