'better the devil you know than the devil you don't', means that it is often better to deal with someone or something you are familiar with and know, even if they are not ideal, than take a risk with an unknown person or thing.
Who is the Enemy?
Humans are forgetful creatures as such they need to constantly remind each other for the devil is constantly misguiding you.
SELF-DECEPTION and forgetfulness, according to Imam al-Ghazali (d. 1111), are the causes of destruction and misery in the hereafter. Self-deception is a “disease” of the heart that inflicts almost everybody; even the scholars and religious people are not spared from it.
We are reminded of its danger by the Quran: “O mankind! Keep your duty to your Lord, and fear a Day when the parent will not be able to avail the child in aught, nor the child to avail the parent. Lo! Allah’s promise is the very truth. Let not the life of the world beguile you, nor let the deceiver beguile you, in regard to Allah.”
Let us say that the Abrahamic doctrine is correct. Let us say that God did create the universe and on the sixth day God created man (the first one named Adam) and then later God created a companion to Adam, Eve.
The Abrahamic religions then tell us that Iblis (Satan, the devil, etc.) refused to bow to man. And we are told the reason why and what happened after that. In short, Iblis entered into an ‘agreement’ with God that he was going to mislead humankind to prove to God that humankind is weak and that he (Iblis) was not wrong in refusing to bow to this weak creature, humankind.
Okay, taking the Abrahamic doctrine into consideration, Iblis has now embarked upon a campaign to mislead humankind. I am sure Iblis would have planned his strategy well and would have come out with the best plan on how to achieve this objective.
One strategy would be to mislead humankind into believing that God does not exist, which will be the strategy that people think Satan’s plan would be. Right?
But what if Satan had a different strategy? What if the Devil’s strategy is to convince humankind that God does, in fact, exist and that God has a religion.
The more the religion the better it be so as to create chaos and confusion among humankind into believing that the religion he or she was born into is the true religion while all the others are false. After which Satan would then just have to sit back and let humankind fight with each other and kill each other in God’s name and then join him in hell in the Afterlife.
So if that is the Strategy, would you think of a better strategy to mislead mankind? If it is the best of all strategy, does that made Satan the enemy of Man or enemy of God since God and Satan had an agreement before the downfall?
How much do we know and understand?
For the Angel ask, Why create upon a creature that brings bloodshed, destruction and downfall? And God says:- For I know what You not Know!!!
They say the first step to solving a problem is to acknowledge the existence of that problem. As long as you deny a problem exists then the problem can never be solved. If you want to cure your alcohol addiction you must first admit you are an alcoholic. As long as you deny you are an alcoholic and claim you are merely a ‘social drinker’ and can stop drinking any time you want you will never kick your addiction.
Likewise for smokers, its either you a smoker or you are a non-smoker for in reality it is either you a male or a female as there can be no such existence of a shemale. (Shemale (also known as she-male) is a term primarily used in sex work to describe a trans woman with male genitalia and female secondary sex characteristics, usually including breasts from breast augmentation or use of hormones.)
But in existence there seems to be a she-male and in the near future there’ll be a machine that is Human like in form, nature or stature.
One thing that is a fact and which cannot be denied is that Jews, Christians, Muslims and Hindus are historical enemies. If you deny this then you are either ignorant or lying. There is no such thing as liberal or moderate Jews, Christians, Muslims and Hindus; just like you cannot be slightly pregnant. You are either pregnant or you are not; and you are either a Jew, Christian, Muslim or Hindu or you are not.
In Islam, there are two categories of people. You are either a Muslim or a Kafir. Would a liberal or moderate Muslim or Jew drink alcohol or to even eat pork? Would a liberal or moderate believer not do his worshipping or prayers to God? is it right to be liberal or should one avoid liberalism since there are certain values and principles or standards to take into consideration.
And those liberal or moderate people would say for only God can judge me. It’s my body, It’s my rights, It’s my freedom, It’s my deeds for my deeds are mine alone and only me can answer to He.
What is the stand on apostasy, gay unions, drinking, gambling, couples living together out of wedlock, prostitution, pornography, Christians proselytising to Muslims, inter-faith marriages (especially Muslims marrying non-Muslims without the need to convert to Islam), children from mixed marriages adopting the religion of their non-Muslim parent, and so on?
So how liberal is liberal and how far does your liberalism really extend? Would you accept my invitation to go and see some sexy pole-dancing in Phuket?
Ah, yes, Phuket, with all those lovely lady boys at the Banana Disco.
Now that is what I would call liberal.
So do we forget, are we forgetful or just being pretenders?
Christians believe that your only salvation is to accept Jesus. If not you will not be forgiven for your sins. But then if you accept Jesus then you also need to accept the Crucifixion, the Resurrection, the Trinity, and the ‘fact’ that Jesus is the Son of God. Muslims argue that they ‘accept’ Jesus and, in fact, Jesus is mentioned in the Qur’an. But that is not the acceptance that Christianity is talking about. It is not just accepting the person of Jesus but the doctrine of who Jesus is.
Christians believe we are all born with sin but by accepting Jesus your sins will be erased. Muslims believe we are all born pure ‘like a white sheet of cloth’ but we accumulate sins as we go along. That is the main difference in doctrine and the reason why ‘accepting’ Jesus is crucial to Christians and blasphemous to Muslims.
Just like Jews, Christians, Muslims and Hindus are enemies of one another — and there is nothing you can do about it. You can pretend and claim you are a liberal or moderate Jew, Christian, Muslim or Hindu and are tolerant of those of other religions. But that is not what your religion says. And if you insist you are a liberal or moderate Jew, Christian, Muslim or Hindu and are tolerant of those of other religions then you are either ignorant of your own religion or you are a liar.
Read the Bible, both the Old and New Testaments. Read the Qur’an and the Hadith. Don’t pretend that later verses or books have abrogated and replaced earlier verses or books. Understand that religions follow the doctrine of ‘either you are with me or you are against me’. Accept that you can never be buddies. Then focus of how to keep out of each others’s way so that conflicts do not occur.
Let not believers take disbelievers (Kafir) as allies rather than believers. And whoever [of you] does that has nothing with Allah, except when taking precaution against them in prudence. And Allah warns you of Himself, and to Allah is the [final] destination. 3:28
Fight those who do not believe in Allah or in the Last Day and who do not consider unlawful what Allah and His Messenger have made unlawful and who do not adopt the religion of truth from those who were given the Scripture – [fight] until they give the jizyah willingly while they are humbled. 9:29
The Jews say, “Ezra is the son of Allah”, and the Christians say, “The Messiah is the son of Allah.” That is their statement from their mouths; they imitate the saying of those who disbelieved [before them]. May Allah destroy them; how are they deluded? 9:30
Indeed, Allah has cursed the disbelievers and prepared for them a blaze. 33:64
Our Lord, give them double the punishment and curse them with a great curse. 33:68
So today those who believed are laughing at the disbelievers (kafir). 83:34
So when you meet those who disbelieve (Kafir) [in battle], strike [their] necks until, when you have inflicted slaughter upon them, then secure their bonds, and either [confer] favour afterwards or ransom [them] until the war lays down its burdens. That [is the command]. And if Allah had willed, He could have taken vengeance upon them [Himself], but [He ordered armed struggle] to test some of you by means of others. And those who are killed in the cause of Allah – never will He waste their deeds. 47.4
Indeed, they are planning a plan. But I am planning a plan. So allow time for the disbelievers (Kafir). Leave them awhile. 86:15-17
When your Lord inspired to the angels, “I am with you, so strengthen those who have believed. I will cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieved (Kafir), so strike [them] upon the necks and strike from them every fingertip.” That is because they opposed Allah and His Messenger. And whoever opposes Allah and His Messenger – indeed, Allah is severe in penalty. 8:13-14
O you who have believed, when you meet those who disbelieve (Kafir) advancing [for battle], do not turn to them your backs [in flight]. And whoever turns his back to them on such a day, unless swerving [as a strategy] for war or joining [another] company, has certainly returned with anger [upon him] from Allah, and his refuge is Hell – and wretched is the destination. 8:16-17
And you did not kill them, but it was Allah who killed them. And you threw not, [O Muhammad], when you threw, but it was Allah who threw that He might test the believers with a good test. Indeed, Allah is Hearing and Knowing. That [is so], and [also] that Allah will weaken the plot of the disbelievers (Kafir). 8:17-18
Kafir does not just mean non-Muslims. The meaning of Kafir is deeper than that and is quite derogatory. Kafir means rejecter of the truth. So you non-Muslims are considered as those who reject the truth.
The term Kafir alludes to a person who rejects or disbelieves in Allah and the teachings of Prophet Muhammad and denies the dominion and authority of Allah. Rejecting Allah’s laws, for example, means you are Kafir. So most Muslims will consider all those who reject Hudud or the Shariah as Kafir.
Those are just some of the many verses in the Qur’an that refer to the Kafir and that tell believers (Muslims) how to deal with Kafir (the rejecters of the truth). Those who tell you that Islam is a religion of peace either does not know Islam or is lying to you. There is nothing peaceful about Islam or even about the other religions of the Book if you were to read the Bible properly and not go into denial mode.
The Abrahamic God is a violent and jealous God who does not tolerate you believing in any other God. You break His commandments and he not only punishes you but will punish the entire community and your whole family as well. And He tells you to fight those rejecters of the truth and to show no mercy until they submit and have been humbled and pay tax or ransom (or are all killed).
Allah also tells you not to side with the Kafir to fight Muslims. And if the Kafir rejects Allah and Allah’s commands and you support them to fight Muslims then you are condemned.
Muslims who are truthful will confirm what I say. Muslims who are lying to you would disagree with what I say. But they will disagree with what I say merely so that they would be perceived as moderate or progressive and so that they can get the non-Muslims and non-Malays to support them. So in that sense they are dishonest Muslims.
Angel shine your Light on Me!!!
Put Sad Wings around me now, Angel take me far away...
Liberal
Willing to respect or accept behaviour or opinions different from one’s own.
Open to new ideas.
Favouring individual liberty.
Favouring reform.
Not bound by traditional thinking.
Broad-minded.
Conservative
Opposed to change or innovation.
Holding traditional views and values.
Traditional or restrained in style
Moderate.
Cautious.