tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7747759322341026313.post8665123071506340656..comments2023-12-31T07:32:12.295+00:00Comments on The Voice of Reason: Islam gave Man the Idea of NationhoodClaire Khawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11557436240917008429noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7747759322341026313.post-3715475650208960062011-09-16T11:10:43.477+01:002011-09-16T11:10:43.477+01:00What sort of nation was this Scottish State to whi...What sort of nation was this Scottish State to which you refer as the Kingdom of Picts? Is a kingdom a nation?Claire Khawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11557436240917008429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7747759322341026313.post-7087122601978441102011-09-15T10:50:38.501+01:002011-09-15T10:50:38.501+01:00I suppose you could say that the Ummah are those w...I suppose you could say that the Ummah are those who recognise each other as Muslims.<br /><br />Being an atheist, I would substitute God with "Truth, Reality and Reason".Claire Khawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11557436240917008429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7747759322341026313.post-77687694420850907732011-09-15T08:06:41.110+01:002011-09-15T08:06:41.110+01:00Mcgonagall
Just to point out not all Muslims belie...Mcgonagall<br />Just to point out not all Muslims believe Islam begins with muhammad (pbuh) for example the prayer and pilgrimage to the Kaba originate with Abraham (pbuh) and other aspects with the first prophets such as Adam and Noah. <br /><br />For example some Muslims see themselves as part of an ummah including all who submit to 1 God - past, present and future. This includes people of the book (who may or may not call themselves Jews or Christians) and may exclude some who do call themselves Muslim. <br /><br />U may have thought Muslim (noun) ummah = anyone who says they r Muslim. <br />However for me Muslim or submitting (verb to submit) ummah = anyone submitting to 1 God - past present and future.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7747759322341026313.post-4322121256606993662011-09-15T02:53:55.309+01:002011-09-15T02:53:55.309+01:00The first Islamic state was, apparently, Medina in...The first Islamic state was, apparently, Medina in around 622 AD. The first Scottish state was the Kingdom of the Picts (which became known as Alba or Scotland) about 100 years before Mohammed's compact.McGonagallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14887321534801112949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7747759322341026313.post-20112088283350582252011-09-15T02:04:13.358+01:002011-09-15T02:04:13.358+01:00The awful truth is that nations only come into bei...The awful truth is that nations only come into being after war and revolution.<br /><br />Rome was an empire. <br /><br />Perhaps "nation" is a polite way of saying "empire" after its conquered peoples and lands have been completely absorbed.Claire Khawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11557436240917008429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7747759322341026313.post-8231993585551328542011-09-15T00:53:35.161+01:002011-09-15T00:53:35.161+01:00Before Islam we had the Roman Empire that encompas...Before Islam we had the Roman Empire that encompassed most of western Europe and all of the Mediterranean basin. Citizens of Rome came from many different ethnicities. Before Rome there was UR, the Indus Valley Civilization, Egypt, Persia. There were many states in ancient times, long before Mohammed, that had developed away from tribalism.McGonagallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14887321534801112949noreply@blogger.com