not Isaac

when leftist devils tell you to stop being muslim, you throw rocks at them and shoot up their workplaces

I used to not give too much credence to that

but now that I believe the Jews are anti-Jews

its easy

hahaha in another chat with "altright mormons," they told my my views are extreme even compared to FLDS

Who is better in religion than he who surrendereth his purpose to Allah while doing good (to men) and followeth the tradition of Abraham, the upright? Allah (Himself) chose Abraham for friend.

dont be proud of extreme views

or be proud, at all

our religions have different views on pride

religion or no religion

pride is a sin and a failing

if there was a religion in which pride was good

our prophets say that if a man ought to be proud of anything, it out to be the glory of our god

it would be false

I believe Brigham Young was the one who said that

you cannot be proud of something outside yourself

so that would not be pride, the sin

the way pride is used up there is more an existential satisfaction

whereas the sin of pride would be "I'm better than these people"

confirmed, it was brigham young

Abdullah ibn Mas’ud reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “No one who has the weight of a seed of arrogance in his heart will enter Paradise.” Someone said, “But a man loves to have beautiful clothes and shoes.” The Prophet said, “Verily, Allah is beautiful and He loves beauty. Arrogance means rejecting the truth and looking down on people.”

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 91

I live a really monk like existence

I own one bag full of possessions and even then it is mostly work clothes that I am going to get rid of once my business takes off

Abdullah ibn Amr reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Those who are merciful will be shown mercy by the Most Merciful. Be merciful to those on the earth and the One in the heavens will have mercy upon you.”

I have almost nothing and study my religion all day

nobody is going to call me a proud materialist

one time a member of my clergy, the guy second in command to our version of an imam, was talking about some life lesson and how he really wanted some car, and then he did muh calvinist Hard Work to get it

Maymun ibn Mihran reported: A man came to Salman Al-Farisi, may Allah be pleased with him, and he said, “O Abu Abdullah, advise me.” Salman said, “Do not speak.” The man said, “How can one live among people and not speak?” Salman said, “If you speak, then speak the truth or be silent.” The man said, “Tell me more.” Salman said, “Do not be angry.” The man said, “You have commanded me not to be angry, yet it overcomes me in a way I cannot control.” Salman said, “If you are angry, then restrain your tongue and your hand.” The man said, “Tell me more.” Salman said, “Do not mix with people.” The man said, “How can one live among people and not mix with them?” Salman said, “If you mix with people, then speak truthfully and fulfill the trust.”

and I stopped him mid story and said "Wait a minute, why did you even WANT a shiny car? What is the point of it? Beside something that gets you from Point A to Point B, it's just vanity. I would take your shiny toys and put them in the trash and use the money to help the poor"

Imams aren't a thing really

anyone can lead the prayer

well, you get the idea I hope

the scholars of knowledge have weight

yeah

I do

it's funny though because I as someone who owns less than some homeless people am in a position of authority to say what I said

once I realized my own priesthood was less holy than me in some very critical ways, I couldn't listen, that's when I just started staying home and reading and praying

a priest is a man

a man is fallible, but a fallible man can still occupy a position of divine authority

because the authority doesn't proceed from him