{"id":4225,"date":"2021-02-02T07:58:11","date_gmt":"2021-02-02T05:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/imranhosein.org\/n\/?p=4225"},"modified":"2024-02-10T07:57:21","modified_gmt":"2024-02-10T07:57:21","slug":"letter-from-a-greek-orthodox-christian-to-imran-n-hosein","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imranhosein.org\/o\/letter-from-a-greek-orthodox-christian-to-imran-n-hosein\/","title":{"rendered":"LETTER FROM A GREEK ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN TO IMRAN N. HOSEIN"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>Dear\u00a0Sir\u00a0(I\u00a0do\u00a0not\u00a0know\u00a0how\u00a0to\u00a0officially\u00a0address\u00a0you.)<\/p>\n<p>My name is Z&#8230;.. P&#8230;&#8230;.. 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We know how religion can be<br \/>\nmanipulated\u00a0for\u00a0political\u00a0reasons\u00a0and\u00a0we\u00a0can\u00a0differentiate\u00a0and<br \/>\nisolate\u00a0the\u00a0concepts\u00a0of\u00a0Islam,\u00a0Islamist,\u00a0extreme\u00a0Islamist\u00a0and<br \/>\nMuslim.\u00a0However,\u00a0the\u00a0&#8220;law\u00a0of\u00a0conquest&#8221;\u00a0in\u00a0its\u00a0popular\u00a0interpretation<br \/>\nhit\u00a0the\u00a0spot.\u00a0The\u00a0Muslim\u00a0scholars\u00a0that\u00a0called\u00a0upon\u00a0that\u00a0law,\u00a0on\u00a0the<br \/>\noccasion\u00a0of\u00a0Hagia\u00a0Sophia,\u00a0gave\u00a0to\u00a0me\u00a0the\u00a0impression\u00a0that\u00a0in\u00a0Islam<br \/>\nthere\u00a0is\u00a0a\u00a0moral\u00a0or\u00a0divine\u00a0justification\u00a0for\u00a0war.\u00a0Any\u00a0kind\u00a0of\u00a0war.<br \/>\nEvery\u00a0time\u00a0a\u00a0Muslim\u00a0in\u00a0\u00a0the\u00a0social\u00a0media\u00a0claimed\u00a0that\u00a0Islam\u00a0is\u00a0&#8220;the<br \/>\nreligion\u00a0of\u00a0peace&#8221;\u00a0it\u00a0seemed\u00a0as\u00a0an\u00a0oxymoron\u00a0to\u00a0me.<\/p>\n<p>And\u00a0then,\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0nowhere,\u00a0here\u00a0you\u00a0are,\u00a0saying\u00a0what\u00a0you\u00a0say,\u00a0and<br \/>\nmost\u00a0importantly,\u00a0acting\u00a0on\u00a0what\u00a0you\u00a0say.\u00a0As\u00a0I\u00a0said,\u00a0you\u00a0cannot<br \/>\nimagine\u00a0my\u00a0surprise.\u00a0My\u00a0very,\u00a0very\u00a0pleasant\u00a0surprise.\u00a0You\u00a0sir,\u00a0are<br \/>\nthe\u00a0only\u00a0one\u00a0that\u00a0I\u00a0know\u00a0of,\u00a0that\u00a0can\u00a0really\u00a0claim\u00a0that\u00a0his\u00a0Islam,<br \/>\nis\u00a0a\u00a0religion\u00a0of\u00a0peace.<\/p>\n<p>You\u00a0have\u00a0chosen\u00a0a\u00a0path\u00a0in\u00a0your\u00a0life.\u00a0A\u00a0hard\u00a0path\u00a0that\u00a0puts\u00a0a\u00a0huge<br \/>\nburden\u00a0on\u00a0your\u00a0shoulders.\u00a0Your\u00a0obligations\u00a0are\u00a0not\u00a0only\u00a0to\u00a0yourself,<br \/>\nbut\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0rest\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0world.\u00a0Thank\u00a0you\u00a0for\u00a0your\u00a0views\u00a0and\u00a0logic.\u00a0I<br \/>\ndo\u00a0not\u00a0know\u00a0whether\u00a0you\u00a0are\u00a0the\u00a0exception\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0rule,\u00a0or\u00a0not.\u00a0But<br \/>\nif\u00a0you\u00a0are\u00a0the\u00a0exception,\u00a0then\u00a0you\u00a0have\u00a0one\u00a0more\u00a0obligation.\u00a0Your<br \/>\nview\u00a0of\u00a0Islam\u00a0should\u00a0stop\u00a0being\u00a0an\u00a0exception,\u00a0and\u00a0become\u00a0the\u00a0rule.<\/p>\n<p>With\u00a0Honor<\/p>\n<p>Z&#8230;.. 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