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- From: nabeel@sce.carleton.ca (Bulbul)
- Subject: Re: Sadam
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- Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 17:24:29 GMT
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- In <1690@yetti.UUCP> aboelaze@cs.yorku.ca (Mokhtar Aboelaze) writes:
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- " In article <nabeel.727988902@oracle.sce.carleton.ca> nabeel@sce.carleton.ca (Bulbul) writes:
- " Some discussion about is Saadam a Moslem or not.
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- " > JLE's idea was that, whatever Saddam has done does not deny him the
- " >chance of repentance. [As I understand it.]
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- " First, it is not "has done" it is "still doing", there is a big difference.
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- " Second, What exactly do you mean by "repentence".
- " To the best of my knowledge, to repent, you have to acknowledge first
- " that you have done something wrong and vow not to repeat it again.
- " When did Sadam acknowledge any thing wrong he has done ?
- " if you have any information about this, please let us know, I am willing
- " to be persuaded.
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- I am very careful, contrary to rumours on the net; I did not say
- Saddam is Muslim or not. I was being general. I do not know what
- he is doing, but whatever it is, I have reason to believe he is not
- the worst Arab ruler, probably, not even in the bottom five!
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- " >
- " >" >jle
- " >
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- " > If you are a Muslim ruler and some people opposed you, would you be
- " >patting their backs because they are Muslims?
- " >
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- " That is a very hypothetical question. However, my answer is
- " I WILL NOT KILL THEM unelss there is something mysterious about being
- " in power that completely ruin people mind and turn them into power hungary
- " murderers.
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- It depends how you look at it. Ali (raa) fought Mu`awiyah (raa),
- give yourself some room to maneuvre (in the future).
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- ** ra.hima al-'ilaahu 'akaariman wa .haraa'iran
- sakanoo al-jazeerata wa al-zzamaanu ^sabaabu
- yaa .saa.hi 'in zurta al-madeenata balli.gan
- minnee salaaman wa al-ssalaamu kitaabu
- --<NMG>, 1993
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