Fariq Naik – To be a Fundamentalist, Vice or Virtue

The second most common question or misconception that is there in the

minds of non Muslims is that why are most of the Muslims

fundamentalist? What is the meaning of the word

fundamentalist? Fundamentalist, by definition means a person who

follows the fundamentals of a particular subject. For example,

for a person to be a good mathematician, he should know,

follow and strive to practice the fundamentals of maths, unless he's

a fundamentalist in the field of maths, he cannot be a good

mathematician, for the person, to be a good scientist, he should

know, follow and strive to practice the fundamentals of

science. Unless he's a fundamentalist in the field of

science, he cannot be a good scientist.

You cannot paint all fundamentalist with the same brush

that all are good or all or bad. Depending upon which field the

person is a fundamentalist, you have to label him accordingly.

For example, there is a fundamentalist doctor whose

profession is to save human lives. He's a boon for the society. On

the other hand, there is a fundamental slob whose profession

is to rob. He's been for the society.

As far as I am concerned, I am a fundamentalist Muslim, and I'm

proud to be a fundamentalist Muslim.

Because I know and I strive to practice the fundamentals of

Islam. And I know that there is not a single fundamental of Islam,

which is against humanity as a whole. I challenge any human being

to point out a single fundamental of Islam, which is against

humanity as a whole. There may be some fundamentals, which some

people might think they're against humanity. But the moment to give a

logical background, there is not a single fundamental of Islam, which

is against humanity as a whole. Fundamentalists, according to the

Webster Dictionary, was first used to describe a group of American

Protestant Christians. The Christian Church believed that the

Bible was the Word of God, these American Protestant Christians,

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

they believed every word, every letter of the Bible is the Word of

God. According to Oxford Dictionary, fundamentalist is a

person who strictly adheres to the ancient doctrinal of any religion.

And in the revised edition of the Oxford Dictionary, fundamentalists

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

religion, especially Islam. This word, especially Islam has been

added in the revised edition of the Oxford Dictionary. The moment

you hear the word fundamentalist, you starting your Muslim, you

start thinking of an extremist. I tell the people, I am an

extremist. I'm extremely kind. I'm extremely honest, I'm extremely

loving. I'm extremely just what's wrong in being an extremist? Why

are we apologetic? What is wrong and being extremely kind,

extremely honest, extremely loving, extremely, just extremely

thoughtful, but we should be an extremist in the right direction.

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

subhanaw taala says in the Glorious Quran Surah Al Baqarah.

Chapter number two was number 208. Yeah, you have lady Manuel de

julio facili. Me Kapha or you believe enter into Islam

wholeheartedly. You can't say partially when it will benefit me

I'll be just and when it will not benefit me. I will not be just but

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

an extremist in the wrong direction. So why are we Muslims

apologetic? It is time for us to turn the tables over