Description: The Arabic letter Nun was used by the Islamic State jihadists in Iraq as the symbol for "Nasrani" (Nazarene), or Christian, to label Christian properties as part of their on-going effort to drive out the Ancient Christian Community with threats to either convert to Islam, or die. How can you use the term…
The Arabic letter Nun was used by the Islamic State jihadists in Iraq as the symbol for “Nasrani” (Nazarene), or Christian, to label Christian properties as part of their on-going effort to drive out the Ancient Christian Community with threats to either convert to Islam, or die.
How can you use the term radical without first identifying the norm? Normative Islam is based on the unabrogated commands of Allah in the Koran, and the examples and teachings of Muhammad (the Sunnah). If the Koran and the Sunnah support a Muslim’s actions, that Muslim is not radical, he is devout.
Stephen M. Kirby