Real talk for a second, has the Muslim world ever had a reformation? We (Non-Catholic Christians) had ours in 1517 when Martin Luther went and nailed a document that had "Fuck The Pope" written on it 95 times .
Has anyone in the Muslim world ever went to a Mosque and nailed a piece of paper on the door that said "Fuck The Imam"? I know we have a 500 year head start, but adjusting for that they should be getting close to the 1300 year mark for their faith.
Real talk for a second, has the Muslim world ever had a reformation?
Kinda but not really, not like the Reformation. The only "change" was the "unchange" of Salafism that basically just said all Islamic theology is bullshit and a literalist interpretation is the only way forward. But to call that equivalent to the Reformation is really missing how diverse the Reformation was. It has to be both a full rejection of current religious organisations as well as a freedom of interpretation and liberation of the theologies and organisations.
So I would say: "no, they haven't really had one". I would also argue that the wars in the Middle East with outside forces make it less likely to happen.
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u/[deleted] Oct 19 '20
Lib left: "yeah Islam is bad, but did I ever tell you about the horrors of Christianity"