Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site cvl.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!whuxlm!harpo!decvax!genrad!panda!talcott!harvard!seismo!lll-crg!gymble!umcp-cs!cvl!murali From: murali@cvl.UUCP (Muralidhara Subbarao) Newsgroups: net.politics,net.religion Subject: Re: Islamic Mystics - The Sufi Message-ID: <755@cvl.UUCP> Date: Wed, 21-Aug-85 18:22:37 EDT Article-I.D.: cvl.755 Posted: Wed Aug 21 18:22:37 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 25-Aug-85 00:04:10 EDT References: <542@scc.UUCP> Distribution: net Organization: Computer Vision Lab, U. of Maryland, College Park Lines: 30 Xref: watmath net.politics:10611 net.religion:7461 > *** > > "People oppose things because they are ignorant of them." > > Imam el-Ghazali > 12th Century Islamic mystic > > I am happy to report that 100% of the mail I have recieved > about my pleas for tolerance and understanding of Islam have supported > this position. This may be true, but this is not the whole truth. So, let me try a modification to this quote. "People oppose some things because they are ignorant of them; people accept many things because, again, they are ignorant of them." For example many people oppose religions other than their own; and many people accept Islam { :-) }. What I mean to say is that ALL religions have their weak points and strong points. But some religions are, on the whole, obviously better than others and, from the present day world events, it appears that Islam is certainly not one of them. Comments? murali.