What do YOU love about Islam and the Propet Muhammed (PBUH)?

[Queequeg]

This is a thread where all people (at least 'Ahl al-Kitaab) get to express their admiration of Muhammed, Islam and the History of Islam; its wonderful diversity, its staggering beauty and its courageous jihad against Zionist and Polish-Gay oppression.

I, for one, adore Sufism, Islamic poetry and Middle-Eastern and Indonesian cuisine.  I also enjoy reading about early Islamic Philosophy and Science. 

[Valmy]

Mohammed himself is a confusing figure.  I do not understand what is so inspiring about him to make him such a figure of spiritual and moral significance.  I see he led a victorious army in battle and smashed the altars of the vanquished.  I do not really see what makes so many millions think his example should inspire everybody to this day.

I have a hard time giving the religion of Islam credit for secular aspects of Eastern culture.  After all there are lots of religions in the East besides Islam, it is simply the largest.  That strikes me as saying Renaissance men like Galileo shows the greatness of the Catholic world.

I do, however, think Sufism and some of the less fundamentalist branches of Islam are rather inspiring.  They, along with similar movements in other religions, seem to point towards a new spirituality for the future.

[Faeelin]

The fact that it annihilated the blight upon the Earth known as the Eastern Roman Empire.

[Queequeg]

The fact that it annihilated the blight upon the Earth known as the Eastern Roman Empire.

Touche.  You forgot to mention the Sassanids. 

[Faeelin]

The fact that it annihilated the blight upon the Earth known as the Eastern Roman Empire.

Touche.  You forgot to mention the Sassanids.

That's a good point. The Sassanids were far more vicious, intolerant, and autocratic than the Byzantines.

Oh, the Islamic agriculturlal revolution; given its role in helping revive medieval Europe...

[Queequeg]

Hey!  I admitted I was mostly wrong there!

[Valmy]

Oh, the Islamic agriculturlal revolution; given its role in helping revive medieval Europe...

I don't know why everybody shits all over medieval Europe all the time.  It was not like the Franks were living in caves and wearing animal skins.

[Faeelin]

I don't know why everybody shits all over medieval Europe all the time.  It was not like the Franks were living in caves and wearing animal skins.

Pff. Urbanization, literacy rates, long distance trade, in short all the signs of civilization were pretty much gone in the early medieval era and you know it.

[Iormlund]

I love Muslim art, especially architecture (Alhambra, Taj Mahal and so on).

[Razgovory]

I don't know why everybody shits all over medieval Europe all the time.  It was not like the Franks were living in caves and wearing animal skins.

Pff. Urbanization, literacy rates, long distance trade, in short all the signs of civilization were pretty much gone in the early medieval era and you know it.

Depends on where you are at don't it?

[CountDeMoney]

The chicks can be really hot sometimes.

[Crazy_Ivan80]

The chicks can be really hot sometimes.

TNT does that yes.

[Grey Fox]

It's a good way to annoy Siegy.

[DisturbedPervert]

In the absence of space alien invasion or robotic slave uprising, it's the best thing to unite the planet against a common foe.

[saskganesh]

... the spreading of coffee, hash, falafaels and waterbongs. :hippy: