Post by iris89 on Jul 31, 2008 22:54:42 GMT -5
Independent Researchers
INTRODUCTION:
Many do NOT understand independent researchers. The good independent researcher goes out and investigates a subject and then writes up his/her findings in the most honest way possible. On controversial items, the good independent researcher tries to use only neutral historical data that has long been accepted as such. The good independent researcher avoids propaganda of one side or the other as one would avoid the plague.
I, as an independent researcher try to avoid documents slanted either Shia, Sunni, Alevia, Kurd, or what have you when writing on Islamic subjects. Yes, I do use Hadiths of great age that have been very widely accepted, but not because they are used by either either Shia, Sunni, Alevia, Kurd, or what have you, but because they have been long regarded as historically accurate.
THE EMPHLAR HADITH CASE:
The Sahib Bukhari Hadith is one such one as clearly shown by an encyclopedia:
<<<” The authentic collection (Arabic: الجامع الصحيح, al-Jaami al-Musnud al-Sahih or popularly al-Bukhari's authentic (Arabic: صحيح البخاري, Sahih al-Bukhari) is one of the six major Hadith collections (Hadith are oral traditions recounting events in the lives of the Islamic prophet Muhammad ). Most Sunni Muslims view this as their most trusted collection of hadith and it has been called "The most authentic book after the Qur'an [/quote] The authentic collection (Arabic: الجامع الصحيح, al-Jaami al-Musnud al-Sahih or popularly al-Bukhari's authentic (Arabic: صحيح البخاري, Sahih al-Bukhari) is one of the six major Hadith collections (Hadith are oral traditions recounting events in the lives of the Islamic prophet Muhammad ). Most Sunni Muslims view this as their most trusted collection of hadith and it has been called "The most authentic book after the Qur'an."
These prophetic traditions were collected by the Muslim scholar Muhammad ibn Ismail al-Bukhari (810-870) and published during his lifetime. He was a scholar from Bukhara, hence the name by which he is known. Al-Bukhari belonged to the Shafi'i School [1]. He traveled widely throughout the Abbasid empire for sixteen years, collecting those traditions he thought trustworthy. It is said that al-Bukhari collected over 300,000 hadith and transmitted only the 2,602 traditions that he believed to be Sahih [2] [3] [4]
It is said that before he placed a hadith in his collection, he would perform ghusl (full\greater ritual ablution) and prayed two Rakah (Islamic unit for form of prayer) Nafl (voluntary prayer) to ask God for guidance[citation needed].
It is said that notable hadith scholars including Ahmad Ibn Hanbal 855, Ibn Maīn 847, and Ibn Madīni 848 accepted the authenticity of his book. Therefore al-Bukhari finished his work around 846, and spent the last twenty-four years of his life visiting other cities and scholars, teaching the hadith he had collected. In every city that he visited, thousands of people would gather in the main mosque to listen to him recite traditions. Regarding Western academic doubts as to the actual date and authorship of the book that bears his name, Sunni say that notable hadith scholars of that time, such as Ahmad Ibn Hanbal (855 CE/241 AH), Ibn Maīn (847 CE/233 AH), and Ibn Madīni (848 CE/234 AH), all accepted the authenticity of his book [1] [2]. Thus, the collections inmediate fame makes arguments regarding its being changed after the authors death highly improbable.
During this long period of twenty-four years, Bukhari made minor changes to his book, in particular its chapter headings.Each version is named by its narrator. According to Ibn Hajar Asqalani in his book Nukat, the number of hadiths in all narrations (versions) is the same. The most famous one today is the version narrated by al-Firabri (d. 932 CE/320 AH), who is a trusted student of Bukhari. Khatib al-Baghdadi in his book History of Baghdad had quoted Firabri saying: "There were about seventy thousands people have heard Sahih Bukhari with me".
Firabri is not the only transmitter of Sahih Bukhari. There were many others that narrated that book to later generations,such as Ibrahim ibn Ma'qal (d. 907 CE/295 AH), Hammad ibn Shaker (d. 923 CE/311 AH), Mansur Burduzi (d. 931 CE/319 AH),and Husain Mahamili (d. 941 CE/330 AH). There are many books that noted differences between these versions; Fath al-Bari is the most famous among them.
Commentaries
Several Muslim scholars have written full commentaries on this collection, such as:
· Fath al-Bari by Ibn Hajar Asqalani (most notably).
· Umdat al-Qari
· Irshad al-Sari by Al-Qastallani
Translations
· The Translation of the Meanings Of Sahih Al-Bukhari - by Muhsin Khan. 1984? In nine volumes with an Arabic text. ISBN 81-7151-013-2 (set)
References
1. ^ Ibn Hajar op cit
2. ^ The number of authentic hadith
3. ^ The Sciences of the Hadith: Results of Islamic Scholarship, Muslim American Society, October 9, 2003, retrieved May, 2008
External links
· Study the abridged Sahih Al Bukhari online - Delivered weekly by Shaykh Abu Yusuf Riyadh ul Haq
· Read English Translation of Sahih Al Bukhari in Mobile Phone - translated by Muhamamd Muhsin Khan and presented by SearchTruth.com
· Search any word in English Translation of Sahih Al Bukhari - translated by Muhamamd Muhsin Khan and search engine developed by SearchTruth.com
· English Translation of Sahih Al Bukhari - translated by Muhamamd Muhsin Khan
· Islamic Awareness, On The Nature Of Hadith Collections Of Imam Al-Bukhari & Muslim
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sahih_al-Bukhari"
Categories” [source - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia] >>>.
I have used this Hadith due to its earliness of writing and its acceptance by more in Islam than perhaps any other Hadith, and because as a whole its historical references check out best.
If members of Islam wish to argue about Hadiths, leave me out. I am an independent researcher and NOT AN ARBITRATOR of Islamic belief. Members of Islam should arbitrate this out an in no way involve objective independent researcher in their differences. I am only interested in accuracy of historical account and nothing else.
All this nonsense with respect your differences and your violent reactions to them reminds me of the stupid 30 year war of religion in Europe between type 2 so called Christians, actually counterfeit followers of Jesus (Yeshua) in Europe in the middle ages. I find it very dumb, and in complete violation of the Qur’an. You all should read the Qur’an at Sura 5:13, AL-MAEDA (The Table, The Table Spread), and put it in practice:
Sura 5:13 AL-MAEDA (THE TABLE, THE TABLE SPREAD)
YUSUFALI: But because of their breach of their covenant, We cursed them, and made their hearts grow hard; they change the words from their (right) places and forget a good part of the message that was sent them, nor wilt thou cease to find them- barring a few - ever bent on (new) deceits: but forgive them, and overlook (their misdeeds): for Allah loveth those who are kind.
PICKTHAL: And because of their breaking their covenant, We have cursed them and made hard their hearts. They change words from their context and forget a part of that whereof they were admonished. Thou wilt not cease to discover treachery from all save a few of them. But bear with them and pardon them. Lo! Allah loveth the kindly.
SHAKIR: But on account of their breaking their covenant We cursed them and made their hearts hard; they altered the words from their places and they neglected a portion of what they were reminded of; and you shall always discover treachery in them excepting a few of them; so pardon them and turn away; surely Allah loves those who do good (to others).
Also, you need to do a reality check.
THE REAL REALITY:
Neither what the Bible or the Bible takeoff, the Qur'an, says really matter:
Many are just fooling themselves, it is not what either the Bible or the Bible takeoff the Qur'an actually say, but how religious leaders be they priest and/or imams or muftis or what ever teach the people is the interpretation of what is written either in the Bible or the bible takeoff the Qur'an that matters and governs actions. It matters not what the Bible and/or the Bible takeoff really say. People go by what they are taught by their religious leaders. Take the genocide committed by the Roman Catholic Church at the direction of their supreme religious leader, the pope, what mattered was not that the Bible clearly said at Exodus 20:13, "Thou shalt not kill." (Authorized King James Bible; AV), but what their religious leaders told them. Therefore, it is the religion at fault, irregardless of what their particular holy book, be it the Bible or the Bible takeoff the Qur'an may say. Neither in so called Christianity or in Islam are most individuals actions really governed in any way by what their particular holy book really says, but they are governed by the interpretation of their religious leaders. Thus, knowing this reality, one would be either just plain stupid and/or dumb to even bother looking at a particular religion's holy book and expect the members would conform to it. Take the Rig Vede and find me for example a Hindu actually conforming to it instead of the interpretation given to it by his religious leaders, like looking for a needle in the haystack per K.S. Lal, India's greatest historian."
And the treatment of the Hazara by their brother members of Islam, the Sunnis is unconscionable and should be stopped – get it? Now, what am I referring to? Let’s consider,
THE EMPLAR CASE - THE HAZARAS OF AFGHANISTAN:
Yet, the lack of love and kindness between various flavors of Islam is clearly shown in the case of the Hazara of Afghanistan and how they were/are treated by the Sunni Taliban. Let's just look at some salient examples. The Taliban (Sunnis) see the Hazaras as infidels, animals, and worse. They just do not look the way Afghans should look, nor worship the way Muslims should worship per the Taliban. A saying of the Taliban,
<<<" "Tajiks to Tajikistan, Uzbeks to Uzbekistan, and Hazaras to 'goristan, (the graveyard)" [source - February 2008, National Geographic, page 118] ">>>
In fact the Sunni Taliban have slaughtered many Hazaras for no offense whatsoever. The modern ill treatment of the Hazaras started in 1890 when Sunni King Abdur Rahman launched a bloody anti-Hazara program in and around Hazarajat. To wit,
<<<" "Fueled by chauvinism, armed with fatwas from Sunni mullahs who declared the Hazaras infidels, Rahman's forces killed many thousands and took slaves from among the survirors. Throngs of Hazaras were driven from lowland farms up into the central highlands. Later rulers used force, law, and manipulation to keep the Hazaras confined, physically and psychologically, to those highlands." [source - February 2008, National Geographic, page 120]">>>
In even more modern times, the Sunni Taliban went on a killing spree against the Hazaras as follows:
<<<" "In early 2001, in the coldest day of a brutal Hazarajat winter, the horror came to the district of Yakawlang. On January 8, the Taliban rounded up young Hazara men in Nayak, the district center. 'People were thinking they would be taken to court,' recalls Sayed Jawhar Amal, a teacher in the nearby village of Kata Khona. 'But at 8 A.M. they were killed. All of them.' The men were lined up and shot in public view. When elders from Kata Khona inquired about [the] young men from their community, they were also killed. In all, Human Rights Watch concluded, more than 170 were executed in four days. 'Because we were Shia. That was the only reason,' says Mohsin Moisafid, 55, of Kata Khona, who lost two brothers that day." [source - February 2008, National Geographic, page 120/121]">>>
As an independent researcher, I am appalled by it.
FOOTNOTE:
Footnote, on the Taxonomies of the two very different groups called Christian:
Group 1 - the genuine (true) followers of Jesus (Yeshua) Christ do NOT involve themselves with war and violence or meddle in politics, and try to follow to the 'letter' the words and commandments of Christ. Also, they have NO creedal doctrines and/or traditions.
Group 2 - the false claimants of being followers of Jesus (Yeshua) Christ involve themselves with war and violence and meddle in politics while falsely claiming to be followers of Christ, the Prince of Peace. The give 'lip' service with respect following to the 'letter' the words and commandments of Christ - the term Sunday Christian aptly fits them. They have their creedal doctrines and/or traditions and assign more importance to these than the Inspired Word of Almighty God (YHWH), the Bible.
So it is NOT my taxonomy but reality that sets the two groups clearly apart as separate classifications. Also, it is not my opinion that sets the two separate groups that are called "Christians" apart, but clearly the diametrically opposed actions of the two groups.
In fact, the Inspired Word of Almighty God (YHWH), the Bible, clearly demonstrates how difficult it really is not to be mislead by the Devil and the religious leaders of evil false religions under control of the god of this system of things. This was clearly shown by Almighty God's (YHWH's) Son, Jesus (Yeshua), in answering a question asked of him at Luke 13:23-30, "And one said unto him, Lord, are they few that are saved? And he said unto them, 24 Strive to enter in by the narrow door: for many, I say unto you, shall seek to enter in, and shall not be able. 25 When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, open to us; and he shall answer and say to you, I know you not whence ye are; 26 then shall ye begin to say, We did eat and drink in thy presence, and thou didst teach in our streets; 27 and he shall say, I tell you, I know not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity. 28 There shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and yourselves cast forth without. 29 And they shall come from the east and west, and from the north and south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God. 30 And behold, there are last who shall be first, and there are first who shall be last." (American Standard Version; ASV).
Also, Jesus (Yeshua) clearly showed his genuine (true) followers would be few in number compared to the total number of mankind. Let's consider both Luke 13:24 and Matthew 7:13-14, it is in both of these that the road followed by true believers would be narrow and cramped, Luke 13:24, "Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able." (Authorized King James Bible: AV); And Matthew 7:13-14, "Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, abroad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: 14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it." (AV); thereby, clearly showing few would be entering the narrow gate "which leadeth unto life." In reality, it will be difficult for even true Christians to enter as testified to at 1 Peter 4:18, "And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear." (AV). In order to enter, we must have the right sort of guide, Luke 1:79, "To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace." (AV). Now, if one picks the wrong group, just because it is popular or the so called 'one to belong to in a community' and not because of Bible Truths, there is an important warning given at Matthew 15:14, "Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch." (AV). In fact, being with the wrong group can mean you are NOT having fellowship with the Son of God, Jesus (Yeshua) as testified to at 1 John 1:6, "If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not [have] the truth." (AV). This danger is made abundantly clear at Luke 12:32 when Jesus (Yeshua) spoke of his true followers as a little flock and not a large one, "Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom." (AV). Simply stated, his true followers will be relatively few in number which should cause all sincere individuals to question whether mainstream religion with its vast membership is heading for the narrow gate!
Now being this is the case, it behooves all genuine (true) followers of Jesus (Yeshua) to show neighbor love and warn their neighbors of the need to seek genuine salvation and to get OUT OF EVIL FALSE RELIGION regardless of what it is called or how long their families and friends have been members of it. This would be required by what Jesus (Yeshua) said at Matthew 22:37-40, "And he said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. 38 This is the great and first commandment. 39 And a second like unto it is this, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. 40 On these two commandments the whole law hangeth, and the prophets." (ASV).
We will consider how this love of neighbor requires all genuine (true) followers to warn their neighbors of evil false religion by exposing it for what it is.
Your Friend in Christ Iris89
INTRODUCTION:
Many do NOT understand independent researchers. The good independent researcher goes out and investigates a subject and then writes up his/her findings in the most honest way possible. On controversial items, the good independent researcher tries to use only neutral historical data that has long been accepted as such. The good independent researcher avoids propaganda of one side or the other as one would avoid the plague.
I, as an independent researcher try to avoid documents slanted either Shia, Sunni, Alevia, Kurd, or what have you when writing on Islamic subjects. Yes, I do use Hadiths of great age that have been very widely accepted, but not because they are used by either either Shia, Sunni, Alevia, Kurd, or what have you, but because they have been long regarded as historically accurate.
THE EMPHLAR HADITH CASE:
The Sahib Bukhari Hadith is one such one as clearly shown by an encyclopedia:
<<<” The authentic collection (Arabic: الجامع الصحيح, al-Jaami al-Musnud al-Sahih or popularly al-Bukhari's authentic (Arabic: صحيح البخاري, Sahih al-Bukhari) is one of the six major Hadith collections (Hadith are oral traditions recounting events in the lives of the Islamic prophet Muhammad ). Most Sunni Muslims view this as their most trusted collection of hadith and it has been called "The most authentic book after the Qur'an [/quote] The authentic collection (Arabic: الجامع الصحيح, al-Jaami al-Musnud al-Sahih or popularly al-Bukhari's authentic (Arabic: صحيح البخاري, Sahih al-Bukhari) is one of the six major Hadith collections (Hadith are oral traditions recounting events in the lives of the Islamic prophet Muhammad ). Most Sunni Muslims view this as their most trusted collection of hadith and it has been called "The most authentic book after the Qur'an."
These prophetic traditions were collected by the Muslim scholar Muhammad ibn Ismail al-Bukhari (810-870) and published during his lifetime. He was a scholar from Bukhara, hence the name by which he is known. Al-Bukhari belonged to the Shafi'i School [1]. He traveled widely throughout the Abbasid empire for sixteen years, collecting those traditions he thought trustworthy. It is said that al-Bukhari collected over 300,000 hadith and transmitted only the 2,602 traditions that he believed to be Sahih [2] [3] [4]
It is said that before he placed a hadith in his collection, he would perform ghusl (full\greater ritual ablution) and prayed two Rakah (Islamic unit for form of prayer) Nafl (voluntary prayer) to ask God for guidance[citation needed].
It is said that notable hadith scholars including Ahmad Ibn Hanbal 855, Ibn Maīn 847, and Ibn Madīni 848 accepted the authenticity of his book. Therefore al-Bukhari finished his work around 846, and spent the last twenty-four years of his life visiting other cities and scholars, teaching the hadith he had collected. In every city that he visited, thousands of people would gather in the main mosque to listen to him recite traditions. Regarding Western academic doubts as to the actual date and authorship of the book that bears his name, Sunni say that notable hadith scholars of that time, such as Ahmad Ibn Hanbal (855 CE/241 AH), Ibn Maīn (847 CE/233 AH), and Ibn Madīni (848 CE/234 AH), all accepted the authenticity of his book [1] [2]. Thus, the collections inmediate fame makes arguments regarding its being changed after the authors death highly improbable.
During this long period of twenty-four years, Bukhari made minor changes to his book, in particular its chapter headings.Each version is named by its narrator. According to Ibn Hajar Asqalani in his book Nukat, the number of hadiths in all narrations (versions) is the same. The most famous one today is the version narrated by al-Firabri (d. 932 CE/320 AH), who is a trusted student of Bukhari. Khatib al-Baghdadi in his book History of Baghdad had quoted Firabri saying: "There were about seventy thousands people have heard Sahih Bukhari with me".
Firabri is not the only transmitter of Sahih Bukhari. There were many others that narrated that book to later generations,such as Ibrahim ibn Ma'qal (d. 907 CE/295 AH), Hammad ibn Shaker (d. 923 CE/311 AH), Mansur Burduzi (d. 931 CE/319 AH),and Husain Mahamili (d. 941 CE/330 AH). There are many books that noted differences between these versions; Fath al-Bari is the most famous among them.
Commentaries
Several Muslim scholars have written full commentaries on this collection, such as:
· Fath al-Bari by Ibn Hajar Asqalani (most notably).
· Umdat al-Qari
· Irshad al-Sari by Al-Qastallani
Translations
· The Translation of the Meanings Of Sahih Al-Bukhari - by Muhsin Khan. 1984? In nine volumes with an Arabic text. ISBN 81-7151-013-2 (set)
References
1. ^ Ibn Hajar op cit
2. ^ The number of authentic hadith
3. ^ The Sciences of the Hadith: Results of Islamic Scholarship, Muslim American Society, October 9, 2003, retrieved May, 2008
External links
· Study the abridged Sahih Al Bukhari online - Delivered weekly by Shaykh Abu Yusuf Riyadh ul Haq
· Read English Translation of Sahih Al Bukhari in Mobile Phone - translated by Muhamamd Muhsin Khan and presented by SearchTruth.com
· Search any word in English Translation of Sahih Al Bukhari - translated by Muhamamd Muhsin Khan and search engine developed by SearchTruth.com
· English Translation of Sahih Al Bukhari - translated by Muhamamd Muhsin Khan
· Islamic Awareness, On The Nature Of Hadith Collections Of Imam Al-Bukhari & Muslim
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sahih_al-Bukhari"
Categories” [source - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia] >>>.
I have used this Hadith due to its earliness of writing and its acceptance by more in Islam than perhaps any other Hadith, and because as a whole its historical references check out best.
If members of Islam wish to argue about Hadiths, leave me out. I am an independent researcher and NOT AN ARBITRATOR of Islamic belief. Members of Islam should arbitrate this out an in no way involve objective independent researcher in their differences. I am only interested in accuracy of historical account and nothing else.
All this nonsense with respect your differences and your violent reactions to them reminds me of the stupid 30 year war of religion in Europe between type 2 so called Christians, actually counterfeit followers of Jesus (Yeshua) in Europe in the middle ages. I find it very dumb, and in complete violation of the Qur’an. You all should read the Qur’an at Sura 5:13, AL-MAEDA (The Table, The Table Spread), and put it in practice:
Sura 5:13 AL-MAEDA (THE TABLE, THE TABLE SPREAD)
YUSUFALI: But because of their breach of their covenant, We cursed them, and made their hearts grow hard; they change the words from their (right) places and forget a good part of the message that was sent them, nor wilt thou cease to find them- barring a few - ever bent on (new) deceits: but forgive them, and overlook (their misdeeds): for Allah loveth those who are kind.
PICKTHAL: And because of their breaking their covenant, We have cursed them and made hard their hearts. They change words from their context and forget a part of that whereof they were admonished. Thou wilt not cease to discover treachery from all save a few of them. But bear with them and pardon them. Lo! Allah loveth the kindly.
SHAKIR: But on account of their breaking their covenant We cursed them and made their hearts hard; they altered the words from their places and they neglected a portion of what they were reminded of; and you shall always discover treachery in them excepting a few of them; so pardon them and turn away; surely Allah loves those who do good (to others).
Also, you need to do a reality check.
THE REAL REALITY:
Neither what the Bible or the Bible takeoff, the Qur'an, says really matter:
Many are just fooling themselves, it is not what either the Bible or the Bible takeoff the Qur'an actually say, but how religious leaders be they priest and/or imams or muftis or what ever teach the people is the interpretation of what is written either in the Bible or the bible takeoff the Qur'an that matters and governs actions. It matters not what the Bible and/or the Bible takeoff really say. People go by what they are taught by their religious leaders. Take the genocide committed by the Roman Catholic Church at the direction of their supreme religious leader, the pope, what mattered was not that the Bible clearly said at Exodus 20:13, "Thou shalt not kill." (Authorized King James Bible; AV), but what their religious leaders told them. Therefore, it is the religion at fault, irregardless of what their particular holy book, be it the Bible or the Bible takeoff the Qur'an may say. Neither in so called Christianity or in Islam are most individuals actions really governed in any way by what their particular holy book really says, but they are governed by the interpretation of their religious leaders. Thus, knowing this reality, one would be either just plain stupid and/or dumb to even bother looking at a particular religion's holy book and expect the members would conform to it. Take the Rig Vede and find me for example a Hindu actually conforming to it instead of the interpretation given to it by his religious leaders, like looking for a needle in the haystack per K.S. Lal, India's greatest historian."
And the treatment of the Hazara by their brother members of Islam, the Sunnis is unconscionable and should be stopped – get it? Now, what am I referring to? Let’s consider,
THE EMPLAR CASE - THE HAZARAS OF AFGHANISTAN:
Yet, the lack of love and kindness between various flavors of Islam is clearly shown in the case of the Hazara of Afghanistan and how they were/are treated by the Sunni Taliban. Let's just look at some salient examples. The Taliban (Sunnis) see the Hazaras as infidels, animals, and worse. They just do not look the way Afghans should look, nor worship the way Muslims should worship per the Taliban. A saying of the Taliban,
<<<" "Tajiks to Tajikistan, Uzbeks to Uzbekistan, and Hazaras to 'goristan, (the graveyard)" [source - February 2008, National Geographic, page 118] ">>>
In fact the Sunni Taliban have slaughtered many Hazaras for no offense whatsoever. The modern ill treatment of the Hazaras started in 1890 when Sunni King Abdur Rahman launched a bloody anti-Hazara program in and around Hazarajat. To wit,
<<<" "Fueled by chauvinism, armed with fatwas from Sunni mullahs who declared the Hazaras infidels, Rahman's forces killed many thousands and took slaves from among the survirors. Throngs of Hazaras were driven from lowland farms up into the central highlands. Later rulers used force, law, and manipulation to keep the Hazaras confined, physically and psychologically, to those highlands." [source - February 2008, National Geographic, page 120]">>>
In even more modern times, the Sunni Taliban went on a killing spree against the Hazaras as follows:
<<<" "In early 2001, in the coldest day of a brutal Hazarajat winter, the horror came to the district of Yakawlang. On January 8, the Taliban rounded up young Hazara men in Nayak, the district center. 'People were thinking they would be taken to court,' recalls Sayed Jawhar Amal, a teacher in the nearby village of Kata Khona. 'But at 8 A.M. they were killed. All of them.' The men were lined up and shot in public view. When elders from Kata Khona inquired about [the] young men from their community, they were also killed. In all, Human Rights Watch concluded, more than 170 were executed in four days. 'Because we were Shia. That was the only reason,' says Mohsin Moisafid, 55, of Kata Khona, who lost two brothers that day." [source - February 2008, National Geographic, page 120/121]">>>
As an independent researcher, I am appalled by it.
FOOTNOTE:
Footnote, on the Taxonomies of the two very different groups called Christian:
Group 1 - the genuine (true) followers of Jesus (Yeshua) Christ do NOT involve themselves with war and violence or meddle in politics, and try to follow to the 'letter' the words and commandments of Christ. Also, they have NO creedal doctrines and/or traditions.
Group 2 - the false claimants of being followers of Jesus (Yeshua) Christ involve themselves with war and violence and meddle in politics while falsely claiming to be followers of Christ, the Prince of Peace. The give 'lip' service with respect following to the 'letter' the words and commandments of Christ - the term Sunday Christian aptly fits them. They have their creedal doctrines and/or traditions and assign more importance to these than the Inspired Word of Almighty God (YHWH), the Bible.
So it is NOT my taxonomy but reality that sets the two groups clearly apart as separate classifications. Also, it is not my opinion that sets the two separate groups that are called "Christians" apart, but clearly the diametrically opposed actions of the two groups.
In fact, the Inspired Word of Almighty God (YHWH), the Bible, clearly demonstrates how difficult it really is not to be mislead by the Devil and the religious leaders of evil false religions under control of the god of this system of things. This was clearly shown by Almighty God's (YHWH's) Son, Jesus (Yeshua), in answering a question asked of him at Luke 13:23-30, "And one said unto him, Lord, are they few that are saved? And he said unto them, 24 Strive to enter in by the narrow door: for many, I say unto you, shall seek to enter in, and shall not be able. 25 When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, open to us; and he shall answer and say to you, I know you not whence ye are; 26 then shall ye begin to say, We did eat and drink in thy presence, and thou didst teach in our streets; 27 and he shall say, I tell you, I know not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity. 28 There shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and yourselves cast forth without. 29 And they shall come from the east and west, and from the north and south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God. 30 And behold, there are last who shall be first, and there are first who shall be last." (American Standard Version; ASV).
Also, Jesus (Yeshua) clearly showed his genuine (true) followers would be few in number compared to the total number of mankind. Let's consider both Luke 13:24 and Matthew 7:13-14, it is in both of these that the road followed by true believers would be narrow and cramped, Luke 13:24, "Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able." (Authorized King James Bible: AV); And Matthew 7:13-14, "Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, abroad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: 14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it." (AV); thereby, clearly showing few would be entering the narrow gate "which leadeth unto life." In reality, it will be difficult for even true Christians to enter as testified to at 1 Peter 4:18, "And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear." (AV). In order to enter, we must have the right sort of guide, Luke 1:79, "To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace." (AV). Now, if one picks the wrong group, just because it is popular or the so called 'one to belong to in a community' and not because of Bible Truths, there is an important warning given at Matthew 15:14, "Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch." (AV). In fact, being with the wrong group can mean you are NOT having fellowship with the Son of God, Jesus (Yeshua) as testified to at 1 John 1:6, "If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not [have] the truth." (AV). This danger is made abundantly clear at Luke 12:32 when Jesus (Yeshua) spoke of his true followers as a little flock and not a large one, "Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom." (AV). Simply stated, his true followers will be relatively few in number which should cause all sincere individuals to question whether mainstream religion with its vast membership is heading for the narrow gate!
Now being this is the case, it behooves all genuine (true) followers of Jesus (Yeshua) to show neighbor love and warn their neighbors of the need to seek genuine salvation and to get OUT OF EVIL FALSE RELIGION regardless of what it is called or how long their families and friends have been members of it. This would be required by what Jesus (Yeshua) said at Matthew 22:37-40, "And he said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. 38 This is the great and first commandment. 39 And a second like unto it is this, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. 40 On these two commandments the whole law hangeth, and the prophets." (ASV).
We will consider how this love of neighbor requires all genuine (true) followers to warn their neighbors of evil false religion by exposing it for what it is.
Your Friend in Christ Iris89