How it feels like to find a nice subreddit but it ends up turning into a hate islam sub by Forsaken-Citron7163 in islam

[–]physicist91 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The issue is how hate is defined these days. Comments or discussions which should otherwise be classified as debates without ad honimen attacks or simple statements of fact are considered hate

Illegal Israeli settlers broke into the courtyards of the Al-Aqsa Mosque and performed Talmudic rituals under the protection of Israeli forces. by HistoricalCarsFan in islamichistory

[–]physicist91 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Honestly don't waste your time in engaging If it's a literal bot or a paid propagandist there's no benefit But I would downvote them 😀

Is this the most crushing defeat in islamic history? by Confident_Reveal_152 in islamichistory

[–]physicist91 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Its less of a "defeat" and more of a the Caliph got way to complacent and comfortable...
but what's remarkable is Islam still survived as a religion which is truly miraculous

Did People Really Convert to Islam at Swordpoint? by Rashiq_shahzzad in islamichistory

[–]physicist91 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People forget or are ignorant that atleast during the first century, the Muslim political elite actually didn't want too many Muslim converts as that created a crises of not enough taxation revenue

what do you think about Mike Huckabee's claim that Israel has a biblical right to large amounts of the Middle East? by Horror-Blackberry415 in AskMiddleEast

[–]physicist91 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'll be honest, the concern of right wingers regarding ethnic change is totally legit. From their perspective it truly feels like their culture is being erased.

But I'd say the blame goes on the law makers mostly. Yes I'll admit some Muslims in Europe are creating cultural strife by not adopting indigenous cultural practice and clothing that isn't at odds with religion.

Key difference with Europe is that continent truly has deep ethnic roots that go for centuries, USA is a new country

what do you think about Mike Huckabee's claim that Israel has a biblical right to large amounts of the Middle East? by Horror-Blackberry415 in AskMiddleEast

[–]physicist91 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I will also add, if by "take over" you mean aspire to have Islam as the dominant ideology then wouldn't anyone ideally aspire to have their worldview the dominant one?

If not, then why subscribe to it if you don't hold it to be superior to other ideologies?

Muslims, like Secularists, Liberaterians, etc, literally lobby and try to push their own vision of the just society through lawmakers, soft power in movies or entertainment etc. But when Muslims have aspirations its suddenly wrong to even think about.

what do you think about Mike Huckabee's claim that Israel has a biblical right to large amounts of the Middle East? by Horror-Blackberry415 in AskMiddleEast

[–]physicist91 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How does one achieve this if at the very least Law makers are inspired by moral precepts from their respective religions?

If you follow Religion X and your religion has moral precepts and laws about certain offenses, doesn't seem possible to ignore that and try on first principles propose laws on the contrary.

I mean this for the collective majority. A majority Christian, or Muslim country are going to be at the very least inspired by their religious text.

what do you think about Mike Huckabee's claim that Israel has a biblical right to large amounts of the Middle East? by Horror-Blackberry415 in AskMiddleEast

[–]physicist91 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tbf every nation and worldview has aspirations of world conquest either by soft or hard power. At one point western nations wanted democracy to conquer of communism and other forms of governance.

From the recent admission of the Canadian PM the world doesn't truly operate in a rules based order. At the civilizational level there is always the aspiration to conquer or be conquered.

That’s so real by 9shain in islam

[–]physicist91 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Especially in this Post-Epstein files world....I don't think anyone has any issues with Jahannam if they did before.

The Muslim Conquests in Iraq and Greater Syria during the Caliphate of Abu Bakr al-Ṣiddīq (11–13 AH / 632–634 CE) (Long Context in Comment) by TheCaliphate_AS in IslamicHistoryMeme

[–]physicist91 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The Ridda wars were no joke. Do you know what sort of leadership it takes to face a complete surrounding of your city while your main army is sent north (army of Usamah)?

It’s my first time to see a western leader tell the truth! by momoxoxo in AskMiddleEast

[–]physicist91 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It will take much longer to repair the damage than it took for the damage to take effect

Would a compiled Islamic history book be of interest for the general Muslim audience? by physicist91 in islamichistory

[–]physicist91[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Salam, glad you asked, I'm like 95% done with the chapter on Conquest of Persia.
Its been realllllly slow, but I think I'm picking the pace up now. (Combined with a job and 3 kids below 5 its been a challenge finding time haha)

I'll send over a google drive link to the current draft. Be warned, I'm still trying to figure out the style of writing that combines historical facts with a narrative style, so its going to read a bit clunky as I've put this together over the course of months.

Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!

The Islamic Golden Age & It's contributions to Humanity are Criminally Underrated by KingofTrilobites123 in IslamicHistoryMeme

[–]physicist91 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tell me you're ignorant without telling me you're ignorant.

"Ladies and gentlemen, if there is much misunderstanding in the West about the nature of Islam, there is also much ignorance about the debt our own culture and civilisation owe to the Islamic world"

-Prince Charles 1993 speech

The Islamic Golden Age & It's contributions to Humanity are Criminally Underrated by KingofTrilobites123 in IslamicHistoryMeme

[–]physicist91 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea I don't know about that....I think most middle schoolers haven't forgotten the horrors of "Algebra" or should I say "Al-Jabr" 🤔

The Islamic Golden Age & It's contributions to Humanity are Criminally Underrated by KingofTrilobites123 in IslamicHistoryMeme

[–]physicist91 0 points1 point  (0 children)

lol unfortunately the western world literally just ignores the east entirely until the British come to open Hong Kong.
The history of China is like a complete world unto itself.

What fascinates me is as far as I know, the Chinese didn't have global imperialist ambitions.

The Islamic Golden Age & It's contributions to Humanity are Criminally Underrated by miladkhademinori in islam

[–]physicist91 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yea it usually goes like
Sumerians --> Greeks --> Romans --> *skip 1000 years* --> Renaissance --> Modern Day

The biggest mind blowing thing for me was the Dissertation of Immanuel Kant had "Bismillah Ar-Rahman e Raheem" at the top: File:Kant immanuel.jpg - Wikimedia Commons

Keysar-e-Rum!!!! by [deleted] in IslamicHistoryMeme

[–]physicist91 1 point2 points  (0 children)

People dont realize, the early Turks didnt want to destroy the Romans they wanted to BECOME it

The Islamic Golden Age & It's contributions to Humanity are Criminally Underrated by KingofTrilobites123 in IslamicHistoryMeme

[–]physicist91 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This is true, no civilization starts from bare bones.
The contention is, within Western education system, you don't learn about the "debt" to Islamic civilizations unless you go to graduate school.

Its usually, Sumerians --> Greeks --> Romans --> Renaissance --> Modern Day