Re: [IslamCity] Women caught in a more radical Indonesia

[Kraftvollkrieger]

I see a problem here, in the methods these local governments in Indonesia employ:   Indonesia has been a predominately Islamic country for a few centuries, relatively new when it comes to Islam (except in places like Aceh, where it is much older). Out of ignorance, the Indonesians usually mixed Islam with their own previous polytheistic practices, creating what is called a "folk-religion".   It is excellent that more and more Indonesians are becoming more religious Muslims, and instituting Shari'ah is wonderful. Al-Hamdudillah!   But I also caution that a quickness to institute Shari'ah, without first educating the people who are in need of such, could very well create a backlash against Islam....which must be averted. I simply feel that these governments should exercise a little caution before going head-first in instituting Shari'ah upon a people who are not very religious.   However, I have never been to Indonesia and the evidence I gather is from books. So I could be wrong. And Allah (Subhanahu wa-Ta'ala) knows best.   Was-Salaam, Suhaib Jobst __._,_.___ *************************************************************************** {Invite (mankind, O Muhammad ) to the Way of your Lord (i.e. Islam) with wisdom (i.e. with the Divine Inspiration and the Qur'an) and fair preaching, and argue with them in a way that is better. Truly, your Lord knows best who has gone astray from His Path, and He is the Best Aware of those who are guided.} (Holy Quran-16:125) {And who is better in speech than he who [says: "My Lord is Allah (believes in His Oneness)," and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites (men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: "I am one of the Muslims."} (Holy Quran-41:33) The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "By Allah, if Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of camels." [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim] The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)  also said, "Whoever calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all." [Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, at-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah] -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Recommended: http://www.islamonline.net http://www.islam-guide.com http://www.prophetmuhammadforall.org -------------------------------------------------------------------------- All views expressed herein belong to the individuals concerned and do not in any way reflect the official views of IslamCity unless sanctioned or approved otherwise. If your mailbox clogged with mails from IslamCity, you may wish to get a daily digest of emails by logging-on to http://www.yahoogroups.com to change your mail delivery settings or email the moderators at [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the title "change to daily digest". SPONSORED LINKS Holy quran YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS  Visit your group "islamcity" on the web.    To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:  [EMAIL PROTECTED]    Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. __,_._,___