Why did Muslims in Afghanistan Blow up the Bamiyan Buddha Statue


Chiki , Wednesday, 4th of August 2010 03:03:56 PM

wats wid buddha statue in islam country anyway?
 
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gigglebutt<3 , Thursday, 5th of August 2010 10:46:52 AM

For zeinab  
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When Prophet Mohammad SAW took over Mecca, he  
destroyed all idols housed inside Kaaba to eliminate the sings & symbols  
of iodol worshipping, & re-established Monotheism in Mecca as his great  
great grand father Abraham started when he & his son Ismael built Kaaba  
4000 years ago.  
 
Aghanees now are all Muslims & they followed the example of Prophet  
Mohammad by eliminating the signs of idolatory in their country.  
Afghanistan is no longer idol worshipping country, no Budhists live there,  
then why they should keep the Budha Statue. They didn't need it. They  
couldn't also sell it to highest bidder country because selling idols is  
Haram (prohibited) forf Muslims & they didn't want to be called idol  
sellers.  
 
These are not my views. This was the explanation given by  
Taliban government representatives when they destroyed the idol of Budha  
in Afghanistan.  
 
 
 
 
 

Chicle , Friday, 6th of August 2010 11:44:05 PM

Why does the biggest and most beautiful Buddha statue was  
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built right here in this muslim country in which i live in?  
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The Taliban diid that and youre' scolding us?  
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Sherry Baby , Saturday, 7th of August 2010 08:43:11 PM

They blew up the statues because they considered them pagan  
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idols.  
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When the Savior returns (book or Revelation) to establish his Kingdom,  
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guess what? He will destroy all pagan relics also. They are reminders of  
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a pagan falsehoods that will not be tolerated in his kingdom.  
 
Isaiah 55:8  
''For My thoughts are not ur thoughts, nor are ur ways My ways,'' says  
Yahweh.  
 
Ezekiel 6:3-4  
''and say, 'O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Sovereign Yahweh!'  
Thus says the Sovereign Yahweh to the mountains, to the hills, to the  
ravines, & to the valleys: ''Indeed I, even I, will bring a sword against  
you, & I will destroy ur high places. ''Then ur altars shall be desolate,  
ur incense altars shall be broken, & I will cast down ur slain men before  
ur idols.  
 
 
 
 
 

chunnu , Sunday, 8th of August 2010 06:47:13 AM

Because they ( the group which did this cruel thing ) are major  
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control freaks.  
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Romeo Dork , Monday, 9th of August 2010 08:18:21 AM

It is so much easier for me to read standard English.  
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Before Islam came to Afghanistan, Buddhism was one of the proiminent  
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The Taliban blew up the statues because of their misguided interpretation  
of Islamic law. I am not aware of any ruling in Islam that obligates us to  
destroy iconic or idolic statues of other religions. It is possible,  
though, that one does exist & I am not yet aware of it. I read a lot of  
literature on Islamic jurisprudence, but I am by no means a scholar.  
 
I as a human being am tempted to say that the Taliban blew up the statues  
because of their lack of humanity.  
 
 
 
 
 

Buffy , Tuesday, 10th of August 2010 04:24:40 PM

Because they thought it was against their religion and their  
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God (idolatry).  
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Mo Bo , Wednesday, 11th of August 2010 01:25:30 PM

In a theocracy, all ''other'' is the enemy and a threat to the  
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hungry pot , Thursday, 12th of August 2010 07:59:28 PM

According to islam idol worshipping is sin & afghanistan wasnt  
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a islam country untill the muslim rules invaded the country  
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''Hinduism in Afghanistan has existed for almost as long as Hinduism  
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itself. The religion was widespread in the region until the advent of  
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Islam.  
 
Hinduism in Afghanistan dates back to the Vedic periods when the country  
shared a common culture with India. Along with Buddhism & Zoroastrianism,  
Hinduism was also practiced among the local people, who were a  
heterogeneous mix of Iranian, Nuristani & Indo-Aryan background. Many of  
the local Iranian peoples embraced the Hindu religion & culture, including  
the Scythians, the Parthians & the Kambojas. The Hindu Shahi Kings who  
ruled Afghanistan till 10th century AD were the descendants of Persian &  
Scythian converts to Hinduism. Afghanistan gradually converted to Islam  
with the Islamic conquest.''  
 
 
 
 
 

Boopy , Friday, 13th of August 2010 07:48:40 PM

Nobody really cares. Everything is impermanent - even statues  
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of the buddha, so us buddhists can learn from it and use it in our own  
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ming-ming , Saturday, 14th of August 2010 11:05:09 PM

you were doing fine until you asked why a buddha statue was in  
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a muslim country.  
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Love Dove , Sunday, 15th of August 2010 12:41:53 PM

Yes.  
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Because people expand -move- and bring their beliefs with them.  
 
 
 
 
 

Love Bug! , Monday, 16th of August 2010 05:52:43 PM

''Why did Muslims in Afghanistan Blow up the Bamiyan Buddha  
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Statue? ''  
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Oh and part 2 of your question:''wats wid buddha statue in islam country  
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anyway?''  
 
Buddhism is a much more Ancient Religion.  
 
 
 
 
 



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