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Re:Why non-Muslims are converting to sharia finance by pavel_lishin on Monday October 22, 2018 @10:14AM (#18274794)
> Are you an actual muslim or just by name.

Neat, I've never seen a No True Muslim fallacy before.

Re:Why non-Muslims are converting to sharia finance by carlmr on Monday October 22, 2018 @10:21AM (#18274847)
Never heard of Sunnis, Shiites, Allevites, Ahmadiyya? There are probably others I'm forgetting.
Re:Why non-Muslims are converting to sharia finance by pavel_lishin on Monday October 22, 2018 @12:34PM (#18276074)
You know what, I honestly hadn't really thought about schisms and Scotsman fallacy being as equivalent before. I've been slightly enlightened.
Re:Why non-Muslims are converting to sharia finance by seeker61 on Monday October 22, 2018 @10:50AM (#18275081)
Is this an accusation of takfir? Do you have evidence for this accusation? Or is it just that you find it easier to impugn a brother Muslim's practice than to argue the facts? (I'll bet you're really fun at parties.)
Re:Why non-Muslims are converting to sharia finance by otras on Monday October 22, 2018 @10:17AM (#18274812)
I’m not a Muslim, and this comment is very interesting. Do you mind explaining what you mean?
Re:Why non-Muslims are converting to sharia finance by jimison on Monday October 22, 2018 @10:57AM (#18275137)
OP (Mengkudulangsat ) expressed problems with sharia finance in terms of investing fundamentals (risk, complexity, etc.).

stealthcat objected to OP raising these points and appealed to authority (variously, Islamic leaders/theologians, foundational religious texts, and God). stealthcat questioned OP's intentions and religious commitment, implying he might not be a Real Muslim(TM) and exhorting him to defend orthodox teachings.

To stealthcat, I would challenge him to consider that many religions are plagued by convoluted rules, to which people come up with hokey workarounds. Orthodox Jews have sabbat elevators; Amish use pay telephones; Sikhs have kirpans (knives) that are impossible to unholster. projectramo's comment about sharia finance obfuscating the principle of interest seems very on-point here.

Re:Why non-Muslims are converting to sharia finance by otras on Monday October 22, 2018 @11:22AM (#18275355)
Fantastic, thank you for for the explanation.