₦airaland Forum

I always wonder why some non-Muslims are always quick to jump at Muslim section to drop insulting comments and disparaging statements.

Yet, these set of people will be the ones accusing Muslims of intolerance.

Nothing is more disrespectful and intolerant than speaking discourteously of something or someone that another person holds dear.

It is absolutely nonintellectual thing to do. You can disagree without having to necessary hurl insults and abuses at people.

While it is quite easy to cite examples of intolerance on the part of 'some' Muslims and the subsequent generalisation and labelling of 'All' Muslims and the religion as intolerant, what always got me thinking is that why it is that it is the Muslims, Islam and its Prophet that are always blasphemed against especially by non-Muslims?
However, I must state that I do not support violence in any form but why would someone resort to writing or saying insulting, scornful and unwholesome things about someone else's faith? Even the liberty of using the cyberspace to anonymously insult other people's belief in contemptuous manner is a more serious manifestation of intolerance.
I believe there are more intelligent and scholarly ways to express disagreement or disbelief without being unnecessarily provocatively blasphemous.
And by the way, the exchange of insults will never be a balanced one between a Muslim and a non-Muslim. If say a Christian started insulting Islam, Allah and His Prophet(SAW), would you insult Jesus in return? Whatever is the belief about the person of Jesus, Jesus will never be disrespected in the House of Islam.
Islam teaches respect and tolerance in dealing with other religions and admonishes the Muslims to engage people of other faith with wisdom, knowledge and beautiful exhortations. Islam never teaches Muslims to insult other faiths.
It is unfortunate that 'some' Muslims who could not stomach the bashing received from their non-Muslim counterparts often resort to physical confrontation, especially when the culprit would not accept any word of reason or caution to stop their vituperations, after all, not everyone can not operate on the same level of civility, it is not out of place to also admonish those who are quick to invoke their right to offend others to wise up.