Malaysian politicians say Scottie dogs in CWG opening ceremony 'disrespectful' to Muslims'
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Everything that exist in this Universe has a place in the Universe.Reply
Even the darkest Avici Hell - has its place and its role - because once the sentinent beings burnt out all its negative karma and has truly repented - one can be rebirth in Nirvana - the Eternal Bliss of No Sufferings if one attained Enlightenment.
This is Mutually Inclusiveness of Universal Law of Dharma.
No one, no beings in the Universe is excluded in the Final Salvation.
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This is the attribute of OmniBenevolence or the Great Compassion of Universal Law - Mutual Inclusiveness - not Exclusiveness.
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Dogs[edit]
The historian William Montgomery Watt states that Muhammad's kindness to animals was remarkable given the social context of his upbringing. He cites an instance of Muhammed, while traveling with his army to Mecca in 630 CE, posting sentries to ensure that a female dog and her newborn puppies were not disturbed.[22] On the other hand, in a tradition found in the Sunni hadith book al-Muwatta, Muhammad is reported as saying that the company of dogs voids a portion of a Muslim’s good deeds.[23] However, in "two separate narrations by Abu Hurayrah, the Prophet told his companions of the virtue of saving the life of a dog by giving it water and quenching its thirst. One story referred to a man who was blessed by Allah for giving water to a thirsty dog, the other was a prostitute who filled her shoe with water and gave it to a dog, who had its tongue lolling out from thirst. For this deed she was granted the ultimate reward, the eternal Paradise under which rivers flow, to live therein forever."[24]
According to a Sunni narration classified as authentic by Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj, black dogs are a manifestation of evil in animal form;[25] Khaled Abou El Fadl states that the majority of scholars regard this to be "pre-Islamic Arab mythology" and "a tradition to be falsely attributed to the Prophet".[26]
Another tradition attributed to Muhammad commands Muslims not to trade or deal in dogs.[27] The Hanafi school, however – the largest school of ritual law in Sunni Islam – dismisses this claim and permits dog trading.[citation needed]
Many Muslim jurists consider dogs to be ritually unclean. (najis)[28] However, "jurists from the Sunni Maliki School disagree with the idea that dogs are unclean."[29] Individual fatāwā ("rulings") have indicated that dogs be treated kindly or otherwise released[30] and earlier Islamic literature often portrayed dogs as symbols of highly esteemed virtues such as self-sacrifice and loyalty, which, in the hands of despotic and unjust rulers, become oppressive instruments.[28]
Abou El Fadl "found it hard to believe that the same God who created such companionable creatures would have his prophet declare them 'unclean', stating that animosity towards dogs "reflected views far more consistent with pre-Islamic Arab customs and attitudes".[31] Furthermore, "he found that a hadith from one of the most trustworthy sources tells how the Prophet himself had prayed in the presence of his playfully cavorting dogs."[31]
Dogs in the Qurʼān[edit]
The Qurʼān contains three mentions of dogs:
Verse 5:4 says "Lawful for you are all good things, and [the prey] that trained [hunting] dogs and falcons catch for you."
Verse 7:176 says that if you drive a dog away, it lolls out its tongue, panting, but if you leave it alone, it lolls out its tongue anyhow.
Verse 18:18 describes the Companions of the Cave, a group of saintly young men presented in the Qurʼān as exemplars of religion, sleeping with "their dog stretching out its forelegs at the threshold." Further on, in verse 22, the dog is always counted as one of their number, no matter how they are numbered. In Muslim folklore, affectionate legends have grown around the loyal and protective qualities of this dog, whose name in legend is Qiṭmīr.[32][33][34]
Trained hunting dogs and the dog of the Companions of the Cave are described in a positive light, and the companionship of these dogs is mentioned with approval. The Qurʼān thus contains not even a hint of the condemnation of dogs found in certain ḥadīths.[35]
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In Islam, the Qur'an strongly enjoins Muslims to treat animals with compassion and not to abuse them.[citation needed] All creatures are believed to praise God, even if this praise is not expressed in human language.[1][2]
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Ar-Rahman (الرحمن) The All-Compassionate
Ar-Rahim (الرحيم) The All-Merciful
Al-Khaliq (الخالق) The Creator
Al-Wahhab (الوهاب) The Giver of All
Al-Wadud (الودود) The Loving One
Al-Wahid (الواحد) The One, the All Inclusive, The Indivisible
As-Samad (الصمد) The Satisfier of All Needs
How can any beings be left out?
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Even if the beings are lesser beings than Human.
How can any beings be left out - under the Universal Law of OmniBenevolence, Great Compassion and Mutual Inclusiveness?
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The interpretation of holy teachings should be anchor on the Human 3 wholesome inherent roots of:-
(1) No-Self
(2) Compassion - Mutual Inclusiveness
(3) Panna Wisdom
and should not be anchor on the Human 3 unwholesome inherent roots of:-
(1) Ignorance of Universal Law - result in wrong interpretation of holy teachings
(2) Greed / Attachment to wrong views - result in narrow interpretation of holy teachings.
(3) Hatred / Anger - result in bringing out unwholesome outcome from wholesome holy teachings.
This mark the difference between Moderates vs Extremists.
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And if the True Spirit and True Value of :-
Ar-Rahim (الرحيم) The All-Merciful
As-Salam (السلام) The Source of Peace
Al-Ghaffar (الغفار) The Forgiving
Al-Ghafur (الغفور) The Forgiver and Hider of Faults
Al-Wadud (الودود) The Loving One
have been truly understood and truly internalise, all the conflicts in Middle East - whether Sunni vs Shitte, Muslim vs Other Religions conflicts will not arise anywhere in the World.
Islam is then truly a Peaceful Religion - having truly understood the True Values of the Holy Teachings (not the literal interpretaion).
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And the chopping of the adversaries' heads, torture, cruelty - will never arise - as it is the greatest sin committed to mankind.
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Holiness - is associated with Spiritual well beings for their followers and for others, preaching Peace and Harmony for themselves and for others - hence "Holiness" - "I am OK, You are OK".
Evilness - is the opposing pole of Holiness - associated with Self-Centredness - at the expense of their followers and others - to achieve their Self-Centred objectives - by preaching Exploitation, Manipulation - using Violence, Murder, Suicide, Harming the Society of their followers and others - hence "Devil" - "I am OK, You are not OK - is OK for me".
Holiness is anchor on 3 Wholesome Inherent Roots of Human :-
(1) No-Self
(2) Compassion - Mutual Inclusiveness
(3) Panna Wisdom
Evilness is anchor on the Human 3 unwholesome inherent roots of:-
(1) Ignorance of Universal Law & Self-Centredness - result in wrong or deliberate skewed interpretation of holy teachings to serve their selfish gain.
(2) Greed / Attachment to wrong views - result in narrow interpretation of holy teachings.
(3) Hatred / Anger - result in bringing out unwholesome outcome from wholesome holy teachings.
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