Ibrahim al-Buleihi (photo) is a member of a group of Muslim thinkers who attempt the Islamic world's economic, social and cultural conditions of the 21st Century to approach while respecting their religious principles. He held several government posts in Saudi Arabia and was a member of the Saudi Shura Council (advisor of the Saudi Arabian government). He
in the video below the current state of the Arab world is subjected to a merciless criticism. He addressed a central feature of the Muslim World: The non-recognition of the existence of the individual and the related lack of human dignity, lack of freedom and lack of creativity. "The Islamic people in the herd goes under," said al-Buleihi.
Man is an individual with an inherent value
How it's dramatic potential for violence and politically-to-understand rule does claim to reform Islam is not apparent from the following portrait. By contrast, he makes a brilliant state analysis of the Arab world. And he gives us Westerners valuable input regarding the outstanding size of our own culture that we have lost by the dictates of cultural relativism [1].
[1] The left doctrine (teaching) of cultural relativism assumes that all cultures are equivalent. But how can an Islamic culture of the European culture to be equivalent, in which there is neither democracy, human rights, women's rights, the press of religion and freedom of expression, is the threat of exit from Islam with death and exists in the Sharia, stoning, flogging, the death penalty for blasphemy (blasphemous) tolerated and threatened in any political opposition from prison, torture and death is.
"We lack nothing. We are people like others and we have a high religion that calls us to commit ourselves to work [2], and which reminds the individual people, more for the state as for himself even be there. I would like to participate with others to wake up the Islamic community so that their inherent power to use what was previously only destructive. "
[2] I find it always amazing that even such outstanding people, such as Ibrahim al-Buleihi can free themselves only partially from the shackles of religion, otherwise he would certainly not think that Islam is a high religion. But it is first infected by the poison of religion, no matter from which, it is very hard to rid of it again. The reason for adhering to the religion seems to be psychologically conditioned. People cling to religion, because it gives meaning to their lives and support. Without this religion they would feel totally groundless and lose the ground under their feet. They would all be naked and the world alleinauf and no one would give them support.
you would be forced to take on alone the responsibility for their lives. Because of this loneliness But it scared them, they seek refuge in religion, as the child seeks refuge with her mother. From this primal fear of being alone out there is not even to questioning the religion or to break away from her. And when Ibrahim al-Buleihi says that religion must, in this case Islam, the people calling to get involved, then one does not forget that one of these calls is to kill non-Muslims, and another, people who turn away from Islam, to kill them also.
One can certainly also do not separate so easily from the absorbed with the milk culture (religion) because all the values, emotions and the whole socialization is associated, which affects all our conscious and unconscious thinking. As soon as one dares to these values to keys, to question them to report massive fear and you can easily lose the ground under their feet. Changes of this kind are always very painful, because it touches on the emotional injury one has experienced in this society. So many people do not have the courage to take this painful road. So one begins to talk to some nice things in order to not have to deal and to the pain associated with this is to go out of his way. Moreover, that one with such questions very easily outside the company provides, which may be associated, especially in the Islamic society with massive Konsequnzen.
Dear Ibrahim al-Buleihi, I know you mean well when you wake up the Islamic community and they want to break their destructive attitude. But you yourself will be realistic enough to know that you with your concerns reach only a small part of the Islamic community will. But I appreciate when people like you devote all their energy to this goal. I hope that your work will fall on fertile ground.
This is how Ibrahim Al-Buleihi together a liberal Saudi writer and thinker, the vision for its social activities. He sees no contradiction
between "Muslim" and "liberal." "I am Muslim first and second liberal. [3] I'm on a Muslim principles, and act in a liberal. I believe that Islam can only be successful when brought by his actions and mechanisms of the application of justice among the people can be. "
[3] The statement that there is no contradiction between" Muslim "and" liberal "is, is the result of the toxic (poisonous) effect of Islam and the psychological effect of me above. Dear Ibrahim Al-Buleihi, you can not Islam be interpreted so, how it would like because it's not Islam anymore, but rather a Christian religion, which represents the love and spirituality at the heart of his mission and not a desire take over the world, as Islam calls for it.
stand for me "Muslim" and "liberal" is clearly in contradiction. It also shows the reality in the Islamic States since 1400 years. I am very committed to reform Islam, but as I said, it's no longer Islam. And it should be noted that any reform in Islam will move in the direction of Christianity, Buddhism or tolerant towards other religions, or in the direction of humanism. This change, however, can take place only in a free and enlightened society, and not in a society in which freedom of expression is suppressed.
Al-Buleihi had several government posts in Saudi Arabia, before he resigned from his post as executive (ruling) Director of the province of Qassim. He was then member of the Saudi Shura (the National Council, whose members the king and the ministers discussed) and other organizations and institutions. His professional activities have never discouraged him to pursue his intellectual interests at the passionate way.
a long time it was interested in the decline of the condition of Arabia and concerned. This concern led him to the trampling of what the dominant culture is permitted as Saudi. Furthermore he states: "The situation in the Arab world is sad and shameful. Realizing this, it is necessary to make not only cares, but even to feel a deep unease. I have to learn early in my life that a terrible lack of life Arabs and Muslims is inherent, for the reasons I did not recognize but only once. My strong feeling unwell asked me that I studied history and cultural depth to the source of this defect out. I also found myself called upon to devote my attention to the successful Western civilization, beginning with the Greek philosophical ideas, I studied the political, social, scientific, anthropological [4], as well as other brilliant achievements of the West.
[4] Under the anthropology is understood one hand, the genetic-biological changes that has seen the man in the course of its evolution, on the other hand, is defined as including the changes has learned that humanity, through the influence of natural sciences and philosophy tablets. One speaks also of the physical (genetic and biological) and the philosophical and cultural anthropology.
I am convinced that Western civilization is to be considered exceptional, pioneering, and not merely as a continuation of previous civilizations. Rather, it is civilization par excellence (as such). The excellence of the West lies not in its achievements in science, art and technology, these services are merely the result of respect for the human being, the recognition of his individuality, the freedom which he is granted and the creation of a government in the service of citizens. The government belongs to the people and not vice versa. This is a qualitative change, unheard of in the history of mankind;. The source of all that man experiences the amazing changes in all aspects of life "
Al-Buleihi claims that individualism is the main foundation of modern civilization. Other hand, promotes Arab culture, the "resolution" of the individual in the community. People are solved initially individuals, but as the Arab cultures, the individual in the clan, the sect (religion) or the State. The individual human being was so not in a position to recognize its own identity, or to rediscover. Only through the dissemination of philosophical ideas from Greece, this was possible, as (the Greek philosophers) in the fifth century BC. for the first time in world history, philosophy uplifting ideas for human beings per se (by itself) developed. They told the people to the individual. This is an inextricably inherent value. The development of this individual was the ultimate goal. The man is not only a means and purpose for the interests of others.
Regarding the current situation of the Arabs and Muslims, he says: "I think it is a very bad Situation. The reason for this is the completion of culture, their inability to absorb modern civilization (assuming to speak) and become aware of their own deficiencies and the merits of other cultures to be. "
For those who are his recipes (the concepts of Western civilization) to appear harsh and who claim that potential recipients would be so frustrated, he says: "My views are not frustrating ... the real frustration, however, is that we praise, while we are in a terrible situation. The Arabs and Muslims have become the laughing stock for the rest of the world. I mean, we are a joke and no one is worried about us. And now we are announcing that we head to kill and bomb sold as novelty. That is the extent of our innovation (our progress, our orientation). This is a big problem. I mean, that we not only a burden for ourselves but for the whole world. I am of the view that makes the whole world because of our actions setbacks. For example, Western democratic countries like America, Britain and others have their laws amended so that they are now restricted in their freedom. Traveling was difficult, because ... people have to stand for a security check in a long queue before departing can, something that did not exist before. As already mentioned, we are a burden for us and the whole world has become. "
He said that the Arab society can not progress unless the Arabs engage in critical thinking. "The show history and experience of contemporary man, that enlightened critical thinking plays an important role for the progress and prosperity and that a society can not flourish without (not develop (grow)) can. First, companies hostage to prevailing ideologies, roles and behaviors and they can not get off this hamster wheel without critical thinking. You can have absorbed only by thinkers, what components of their own culture and the qualitative changes in human civilization (recorded over) are encouraged to renew. I have of the principal means such as writing, lecturing and TV panel discussions made use, as they ran me straight on the road. We Arabs are still a culture of oral tradition. "(Which has been handed down are not questioned and analyzed)
finally claimed Ibrahim Al-Buleihi that the solution of the Arab tragedy was to be found within the system. "The first duty of Arab intellectuals, the Arab culture pass in review to have to analyze the individual components to then uncover the cultural barriers that prevent us from achieving prosperity. to make the attempt, others for our failure responsible means of the truth to escape, is a distortion of reality, a perversion of the citizens and keep the bad conditions of the status quo (current state) upright "
Here's the video.
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Text Ibrahim Al-Buleihi in English / Translation: www.derprophet.info
Source: Man is an individual with a value
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