shocking hatred and venom in these forums

[Al Zulfiqar]

dear friends,

i have been a recent member on this site and will hopefully like to continue. i see some very interesting threads and postings by members from which i get a lot of interesting information and also learn many new things. but what really bothers me is the hatred, animosity and mistrust which is being spread by a few members here and which vitiates the whole atmosphere.

when one member starts attacking the other and that too in a very denigrating and contemptous manner, then the other is also forced to take a stand and retaliate in like fashion, pay it back in the same coin so to say.

this is a very unhealthy and uncivilised way of behaving. what it only lends credence to is the incorrigible nature of human beings. the great prophets came and did their utmost to elevate us in terms of character, morality and spiritual values, to do good to others, to open our minds and to show compassion and tolerance. well, they all were mortal and passed away, and what do we see after them..? the same blessed unfortunate bunch, divided amongst themselves, bickering over practices, traditions, rights and power!

whereas one does acknowledge that all great religions brought in a framework and a structured set of values and formulated moral and social laws in ages when human beings were more like animals, but if this is the state today, where religion has caused deep divisions, caused massive wars, raised impenetrable barriers and is the cause of so much havoc, pain and suffering, then either those religions have failed us or we have failed them. we have proved that we are as yet beyond redemption.

the daily vicious name calling here, the amount of venom displayed.. its really saddening! it's enough to make someone want to just walk away and distance oneself from the source of all this misery.

how many of us have genuinely tried with affection and love, to understand someone else's beliefs, been to their churches, mandir's, masjid's, tried to talk to their learned men, listen to their reasoning and get behind their logic, with an open mind? there are gems to be collected from them as well. why not take the good from wherever it comes our way and respectfully leave whatever does not agree with our god-given intellect, instead of deriding them and hating them? do we really think we are superior, each one of us, than the other? that would have to be an extremely hypocritical and arrogant point of view to have!

what is being displayed here is naked intolerance, prejudice, dogmatic narrow-mindedness and bigotry. the ummah self-destructed after the death of the prophet and the process still continues! congrats and welcome....

[salim]

I agree with you Bro.

[hafeez]

what do you expect!
It's a DOG eat Dog in the world of mullah's islam and, they all think they are the "best of all nations."