A response to Rachel Sharon-Krespin’s ‘Fethullah Gülen’s Grand Ambition: Turkey’s Islamist Danger’ (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
GREG BARTON, Ph.D.ADJUNCT PROFESSORArea of Expertise – Southeast Asia —————————————————— orijinal publication of Rachel krespin can be found with the following link https://www.meforum.org/2045/fethullah-gulens-grand-ambition Veya turkce icin asagidaki link e tiklayip turkce okuyabilirsiniz https://www.meforum.org/2071/fethullah-gulenin-buyuk-ihtirasi greg barton is A writer in fetullah gulen web side(*) |
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It is deeply misleading and offensive to claim that “Fethullah Gülen is an imam who considers himself a prophet.” This is a very strong assertion but the evidence given in support of it does not go beyond hearsay and is certainly entirely out of keeping with the vast corpus of material published by and about Gülen.
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Turkey’s Islamist Danger
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3 responses to “Turkey’s Islamist Danger”
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As the saying goes by “One evangelical monk knows another regardless of his or her denomination.” Why an educator like Dr.Barton is given such a privilege to defend and write good things about the Gulen organization? Is it just a charity? I see, you all want to go to heaven!….
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Koran confirms the Torah and Gospel and attacked the Talmud and the trinity. Real Islam is only Koran and the Sunnah was an invention by Imam Malik and Imam Shafi 150 years after Muhammad and was produced by the Qureishi tribes to replace the Koranic Islam. The Sunnah is Islam’s Talmud. Jesus condemned the Talmud and so did the Koran. The trinity was invented in the Council of Nicea 300 years after Jesus and has nothing to do with the Gospel.
The Koran says God made as as different communities, whether these communities are tribal, ethnic, national or religious. The Koran say:
5.43. But why do they come to thee for decision, when they have (their own) law before them?- therein is the (plain) command of Allah. yet even after that, they would turn away. For they are not (really) People of Faith.
44. It was We who revealed the law (to Moses): therein was guidance and light. By its standard have been judged the Jews, by the prophets who bowed (as in Islam) to Allah.s will, by the rabbis and the doctors of law: for to them was entrusted the protection of Allah.s book, and they were witnesses thereto: therefore fear not men, but fear me, and sell not my signs for a miserable price. If any do fail to judge by (the light of) what Allah hath revealed, they are (no better than) Unbelievers.
45. We ordained therein for them: “Life for life, eye for eye, nose or nose, ear for ear, tooth for tooth, and wounds equal for equal.” But if any one remits the retaliation by way of charity, it is an act of atonement for himself. And if any fail to judge by (the light of) what Allah hath revealed, they are (No better than) wrong-doers.
46. And in their footsteps We sent Jesus the son of Mary, confirming the Law that had come before him: We sent him the Gospel: therein was guidance and light, and confirmation of the Law that had come before him: a guidance and an admonition to those who fear Allah.
47. Let the people of the Gospel judge by what Allah hath revealed therein. If any do fail to judge by (the light of) what Allah hath revealed, they are (no better than) those who rebel.
48. To thee We sent the Scripture in truth, confirming the scripture that came before it, and guarding it in safety: so judge between them by what Allah hath revealed, and follow not their vain desires, diverging from the Truth that hath come to thee. To each among you have we prescribed a law and an open way. If Allah had so willed, He would have made you a single people, but (His plan is) to test you in what He hath given you: so strive as in a race in all virtues. The goal of you all is to Allah. it is He that will show you the truth of the matters in which ye dispute;
49. And this (He commands): Judge thou between them by what Allah hath revealed, and follow not their vain desires, but beware of them lest they beguile thee from any of that (teaching) which Allah hath sent down to thee. And if they turn away, be assured that for some of their crime it is Allah.s purpose to punish them. And truly most men are rebellious.
50. Do they then seek after a judgment of (the days of) ignorance? But who, for a people whose faith is assured, can give better judgment than Allah.
51. O ye who believe! take not the Jews and the Christians for your friends and protectors: They are but friends and protectors to each other. And he amongst you that turns to them (for friendship) is of them. Verily Allah guideth not a people unjust.
Here the Koran makes it clear that though the Koran, Gospel and OT are three different communities of believers, they are one in faith. There are believers among these communities and non believers.
Sunnis take these verses as meaning theocratic laws in an Islamic state. There is the famous hadith in Sahih Muslim:
‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar, may Allah be pleased with them, reported:
A Jew and a Jewess, who had committed adultery, were brought to Allah’s Messenger (may peace be upon him). Allah’s Messenger (may peace be upon him) came to the Jews and said: What do you find in Torah for those guilty of adultery? They said: We darken their faces and make them ride on the donkey with their faces turned to the opposite direction (and their backs touching each other), and then they are taken round (the city). He said: Bring Torah if you are truthful. They brought it and recited it until when they came to the verse pertaining to stoning, the person who was reading placed his hands on the verse pertaining to stoning, and read (only that which was) between his hands and what was subsequent to that. ‘Abdullah bin Salam who was at that time with the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: Command him (the reciter) to lift his hand. He lifted it and there was, underneath that, the verse pertaining to stoning. Allah’s Messenger (may peace be upon him) pronounced judgment about both of them and they were stoned. ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar said: I was one of those who stoned them, and I saw him (the Jew) protecting her (the Jewess) with his body.Of course this hadith is a fabrication(I believe, I have no proof). Why, because what would happen if the adulterers were Christians and the Gospel was used? There is no theocracy in the Gospel. It is quite clear the Koran is not talking about a theocracy where Muslims live by Islamic law and Jews and Christians by Christian and Judaic law, as the case in the so called Islamic state. The Koran is saying each community should take its religious laws from the scriptures and not from(I believe) the talmud, the Church and their trinity and the so called hadith of Muslims.
This is because the religion of the scriptures are one, but they are followed by different communities. These communities have abandoned the scriptures for man made dogmas with each accusing the other of disbelief regardless of an individuals faith in God and the hereafter.
It is clear the Sunnis could not bring a hadith of a theocratic nature regarding Christians so they brough a Jew instead to twist the verse to mean the law of man and not the law of God. It is clear that the same hadith could not have worked with a Christian and a Gospel.
Let the people of the Gospel judge by what Allah hath revealed therein. If any do fail to judge by (the light of) what Allah hath revealed, they are (no better than) those who rebel.
The Koran then say:
“To each among you have we prescribed a law and an open way”
So its not believing in the Koran that we should emphasize but what was revealed by the Koran. The religion of the Koran is the religion of all the scriptures. Yes the scriptures differ in detail and linguistic but they have the same theology. Which is what I have said before, the Koran is a Book of theology.
“Surely those who believe, and those who are Jews, and the Christians, and the Sabians — whoever believes in God and the Last Day and does good, they shall have their reward from their Lord. And there will be no fear for them, nor shall they grieve” (2:62, 5:69, and many other verses).
“If only they [i.e. Christians] had stood fast by the Law, the Gospel, and all the revelation that was sent to them from their Lord, they would have enjoyed happiness from every side. There is from among them a party on the right course, but many of them follow a course that is evil” (5:66).
Our message to Christians should be to remind them about holding to the teachings of the Gospel and not the Church or any Christian denomination that adds a theology that contradicts the OT, Gospel and the Koran alike:
“Oh People of the Book! Commit no excesses in your religion, nor say of God anything but the truth. Christ Jesus, the son of Mary, was (no more than) a messenger of God, and His Word which He bestowed on Mary, and a spirit proceeding from Him. So believe in God and His messengers. Say not, ‘Trinity.’ Desist! It will be better for you, for God is One God, Glory be to Him! (Far exalted is He) above having a son. To Him belong all things in the heavens and on earth. And enough is God as a Disposer of affairs” (4:171).
These verses in chapter 5 are very important in understanding the intended message of the Koran. To remind people to hold to the teachings of the scriptures. But faith is all about faith in God and the hereafter and we should define it in any other way but the Koran’s way
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To read Dr. Barton’s full articles:
1-http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=166511
2-http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=166572
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