Fariq Naik – The Original Meaning of Fundamentalism

03 January 2024

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The speaker discusses fundamentalism and its negative consequences, including extremist behavior. They argue that individuals should not be apologetic or neither should be an apologetic person. The speaker also mentions a theory that individuals should be more vocal in their speech and speak with a certain degree of freedom.

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			What is the meaning of the word
fundamentalism?

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			According to the Webster
Dictionary, fundamentalism was

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			first used to describe a group of
American Protestant Christians who

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			protested against the church. The
Christian Church believed that the

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			Bible was the Word of God, these
American production questions.

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			They not only believe that the
Bible was the Word of God, but

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			they believe that every word,
every letter of the Bible is the

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			Word of God. If anyone can prove
that every word, every letter of

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			the Bible is the Word of God, then
this moment is a good movement.

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			Whereas on the other hand, if
anyone can prove that every word,

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			every letter of the Bible is not
the word of God, then this

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			movement is not a good movement.

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			What is the meaning of the word
fundamentalist? According to the

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			Oxford Dictionary, fundamentalist
is a person who strictly adheres

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			to the ancient doctrine of any
religion.

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			And the revised edition of the
Oxford Dictionary, fundamentalists

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			is a person who strictly adheres
to the ancient doctrine of any

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			religion, especially Islam.

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			This word, especially Islam has
been added in the revised edition

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			of the Oxford Dictionary. The
moment you hear the word

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			fundamentalist, you start in the
for Muslim, you start think of an

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			extremist and many of the Muslims
are politic. No, no, I'm not an

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			extremist. I tell the people I am
an extremist. I'm extremely kind.

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			I'm extremely loving. I'm
extremely merciful. I'm extremely

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			just what's wrong and be an
extremist. Why are we apologetic?

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			What's wrong and be extremely
kind, extremely honest, extremely

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			loving, extremely merciful. But we
should only be an extremist in the

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			right direction. We should not be
an extremist in the wrong

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			direction.