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<blockquote data-quote="wkmac" data-source="post: 2632626" data-attributes="member: 2189">That makes sense on some level but seems to me the place to start would be how did Islam appear to become so influenced and dominated by a fundamentalist and radical form that for the most part came to prominence mostly in the latter half of the 20th century? And not to ignore events in the early half of the 20th century either.&nbsp; Or even before that.Who was the greatest beneficiary of both power and wealth as this vulgar form of Islam came to the fore front?&nbsp; For starters, I&#039;d start with a study of Wahhabism and the Wahhabist tribes of the deep Saudi Arabian deserts.&nbsp; In fact, start with Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab who lived in the 18th century in the Najd region of central Arabia.Again, seems to me, these would be worthy questions to consider before one can understand how one might &quot;decouple Sharia from Islamic history&quot; to slightly paraphrase your quote.&nbsp; It might also be good to study the history and even the text itself of not just the Quran but also what is Sharia?&nbsp; What is its history?&nbsp; Where in fact does its authority come from? From what does it derive its authority?&nbsp; Many throw around the name Quran when speaking of Sharia but few if any ever dare mention the text known as Hadith.&nbsp; I suspect most have no clue what the Hadith is much less that it even exists.Some might be rather surprised and some might be even more surprised in that all Sharia law are not equal or even the same thing.&nbsp; Quote often, many of the historical Christian scholars different with one another on conclusions with some parts (not all) of Christian life, Christian doctrine and Christian customs, same is true of Judaism.&nbsp; So why being that Judaism, Christianity and Islam are all rooted in Abrahamic traditions, should Islam be any different?To answer a question, one first needs to know the subject.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="wkmac, post: 2632626, member: 2189"] That makes sense on some level but seems to me the place to start would be how did Islam appear to become so influenced and dominated by a fundamentalist and radical form that for the most part came to prominence mostly in the latter half of the 20th century? And not to ignore events in the early half of the 20th century either. Or even before that. Who was the greatest beneficiary of both power and wealth as this vulgar form of Islam came to the fore front? For starters, I'd start with a study of Wahhabism and the Wahhabist tribes of the deep Saudi Arabian deserts. In fact, start with Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab who lived in the 18th century in the Najd region of central Arabia. Again, seems to me, these would be worthy questions to consider before one can understand how one might "decouple Sharia from Islamic history" to slightly paraphrase your quote. It might also be good to study the history and even the text itself of not just the Quran but also what is Sharia? What is its history? Where in fact does its authority come from? From what does it derive its authority? Many throw around the name Quran when speaking of Sharia but few if any ever dare mention the text known as Hadith. I suspect most have no clue what the Hadith is much less that it even exists. Some might be rather surprised and some might be even more surprised in that all Sharia law are not equal or even the same thing. Quote often, many of the historical Christian scholars different with one another on conclusions with some parts (not all) of Christian life, Christian doctrine and Christian customs, same is true of Judaism. So why being that Judaism, Christianity and Islam are all rooted in Abrahamic traditions, should Islam be any different? To answer a question, one first needs to know the subject. [/QUOTE]

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