Comments on: Abdullahi Ahmed An-Naim: Islam and the Secular State http://abunooralirlandee.wordpress.com/2008/05/14/abdullahi-ahmed-an-naim-islam-and-the-secular-state/ Unrepentant Fenian Islamist Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:34:03 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: abunooralirlandee http://abunooralirlandee.wordpress.com/2008/05/14/abdullahi-ahmed-an-naim-islam-and-the-secular-state/#comment-145 abunooralirlandee Fri, 16 May 2008 15:46:31 +0000 http://abunooralirlandee.wordpress.com/?p=57#comment-145 Marc, Jazzak Allahu Khayr for commenting. Of course, your second point is why I mentioned specifically that I had not read the book and was just responding to points made by Dr.An-Naim either in his lecture or in our conversation. I am obviously very interested in the subject matter, but for the reasons I tried to get at a little bit here, our conversation kinda made me less interested in reading the book then I would have been otherwise. Still, if I can get it from the library or something, I would be interested in reading the ideas in a fuller form and will add an addendum here. Also, I would love for you or anyone else to raise any points, if not about Dr. An-Naim's argument then on the points of discussion I've raised...as I said I realize the post was not really polished but was an attempt to throw out some thoughts that I had in the interest of promoting discussion. The impression it leaves may not even really reflect my own views. However, I should restate that I approached both the lecture and this post intending to be as intellectually charitable as possible and with an open mind to a variety of views. I suspect that upon further study I will find myself even much more opposed and in disagreement with Dr. An-Naim's proposed solutions while still sympathetic to much of his critique of the way notions of shari'ah can be misused by tyrannical, hypocritical regimes. Again, Jazzak Allaahu khayr for reading and commenting Marc. Marc,

Jazzak Allahu Khayr for commenting. Of course, your second point is why I mentioned specifically that I had not read the book and was just responding to points made by Dr.An-Naim either in his lecture or in our conversation. I am obviously very interested in the subject matter, but for the reasons I tried to get at a little bit here, our conversation kinda made me less interested in reading the book then I would have been otherwise. Still, if I can get it from the library or something, I would be interested in reading the ideas in a fuller form and will add an addendum here.

Also, I would love for you or anyone else to raise any points, if not about Dr. An-Naim’s argument then on the points of discussion I’ve raised…as I said I realize the post was not really polished but was an attempt to throw out some thoughts that I had in the interest of promoting discussion. The impression it leaves may not even really reflect my own views. However, I should restate that I approached both the lecture and this post intending to be as intellectually charitable as possible and with an open mind to a variety of views. I suspect that upon further study I will find myself even much more opposed and in disagreement with Dr. An-Naim’s proposed solutions while still sympathetic to much of his critique of the way notions of shari’ah can be misused by tyrannical, hypocritical regimes.

Again, Jazzak Allaahu khayr for reading and commenting Marc.

]]> By: Marc http://abunooralirlandee.wordpress.com/2008/05/14/abdullahi-ahmed-an-naim-islam-and-the-secular-state/#comment-142 Marc Fri, 16 May 2008 03:31:52 +0000 http://abunooralirlandee.wordpress.com/?p=57#comment-142 Abu Nur, wa 'alaykum salaam. I read your post. I think some of your arguments are ok, though of course I'd disagre with a few points here and there, but just a technical note: if you're going to disagree with an-Naim, it would come across are more valid if you have actually read his book and not just attended his lecture. Perhaps you can acquire a copy, review it and make an addendum to your post here. Thanks. Salaams. Abu Nur, wa ‘alaykum salaam. I read your post. I think some of your arguments are ok, though of course I’d disagre with a few points here and there, but just a technical note: if you’re going to disagree with an-Naim, it would come across are more valid if you have actually read his book and not just attended his lecture. Perhaps you can acquire a copy, review it and make an addendum to your post here.

Thanks. Salaams.

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