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Khayyam was also a skeptic and had very hostile attitudes to all religions at various times. Very, very far from being orthodox in any sense.
by ZanyProgrammer 11y ago
Khayyam was also a skeptic and had very hostile attitudes to all religions at various times. Very, very far from being orthodox in any sense.
- acqq 11y agoAnd very, very far from being supported by the Islamic clergy of today. Khayyam died in 12th century. What's with some nine hundred years afterwards? What's with the state today with to which we have to know? Whoever wants to argue what "Islam is" must observe what the clergy and "the learned" promote today and since oil rich countries started to pump their money all through the world (billions and billions), hijabs, jihad and sharia are more popular than ever. The ideal becomes exactly a country like Saudi Arabia with prohibition, beheadings and hand cutting. Because they are the most capable in spreading their values, and they do support their values with the quotes from the holy texts. You can't "catch them" in "misquoting." That's the dangerous development, compared with what was common in a lot of mostly Muslim countries until just some decades ago. And also the role of the US in that development is far from positive (as documented by the Washington Post): https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2014/12/08/the-taliban-indoctrinates-kids-with-jihadist-textbooks-paid-for-by-the-u-s/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2014/12/08... "The Taliban indoctrinates kids with jihadist textbooks paid for by the U.S." And nobody should pretend all this doesn't exist. Especially not based on what was centuries ago: we have to take the stance to what is happening now. Anyway, Omar Khayyam was a fantastic poet. Absolutely joy to read, but don't expect that many of those who are religious today would share his views.