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I know they may not be considered Muslims, strictly speaking, but what's your take on B'hai? Do Muslims view them as nonbelievers, or more like how Catholics view Protestants?
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Another question springs to mind, given the thread title. What's the deal with djin? I mean, I know they aren't the fun loving genies we see in animated movies. Where do they come from, and what place do they hold in Islamic theology?
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CommissarMega posted:Oh don't worry, I won't hesitate to say 'gently caress the Saudis' as much as I can. Their Wahhabist brand of reactionary thought is a cancer on modern religious practices, and it galls me to see so many people, Muslim or otherwise, look the House of Saud and think 'yep, that's a Muslim all right'. And let's face it, they're hardly the ones to talk about being good Muslims when they sin like the worst of 'em. I know absolutely no Arabic, so forgive me if this sounds silly. What do long swooshes, like the one in that picture, represent in Arabic sentences? Is it a sound, or some kind of pause?
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This isn't related to Islam, strictly speaking, but I wanted to crosspost something interesting I came across in the Christianity thread. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LT_ANOw-YzU That's a Byzantine chant used in Greek Orthodox churches. I know almost nothing about liturgical music, but I bring it up because something about the vocal style used sounds like the call to prayer (to my non-muslim ears, anyway).
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Grape posted:The coffee/tea thing is huge in Christian areas in or adjacent to the Middle East as well, so I have to doubt it has major religious origin. Being a big fan of Turkish coffee, I can confirm this.
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