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**lagunaEl** · 04-17-2011, 03:01 PM

Mostly it's about intolerance, a trademark of Salafis. They won't accept any slight difference with what they preach, they can't accept the existance of difference of opinion. That's mainly due to their simple-mindness and ignorance: when someone is very ignorant he will see the world as "black and white". And for them it's their way or no way.

But brother, forget about opposing other groups, they can't even stop opposing each othe, amongst multitudes of different Salafi groups and factions.

Only in Gaza there are other salafi group other than the one claiming responsability of this vile action.

I've read time ago that some years ago only in Egypt have been counted something like 700 Salafi groups (obviously each one of them considering himself "the Saved Sect"...

The more I have to deal with them the more I can't stand them.
It's true, they may seem "more similar" to us than modernists, innovators and so on, but once you deal with them you'll understand they're pure venom!

This is unfortunately very true in many cases.

I still don't say this about all Salafis, because I know and have met Salafi brothers who are not like this at all. Besides them, however, the mainstream Salafi ideology is definitely like this.

I think I can honestly say that 70-80% of what led me away from being completely sympathetic to Salafiyyah is the sayings of actions of Salafis themselves. My personal dealings with multiple Salafi groups (each opposed to each other and backbiting one another, of course), and what I saw on forums like SalafiTalk and IslamicAwakening really, really put a sour taste in my mouth.

04-17-2011, 03:01 PM	#38
lagunaEl Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 439 Senior Member	Mostly it's about intolerance, a trademark of Salafis. They won't accept any slight difference with what they preach, they can't accept the existance of difference of opinion. That's mainly due to their simple-mindness and ignorance: when someone is very ignorant he will see the world as "black and white". And for them it's their way or no way. But brother, forget about opposing other groups, they can't even stop opposing each othe, amongst multitudes of different Salafi groups and factions. Only in Gaza there are other salafi group other than the one claiming responsability of this vile action. I've read time ago that some years ago only in Egypt have been counted something like 700 Salafi groups (obviously each one of them considering himself "the Saved Sect"... The more I have to deal with them the more I can't stand them. It's true, they may seem "more similar" to us than modernists, innovators and so on, but once you deal with them you'll understand they're pure venom! This is unfortunately very true in many cases. I still don't say this about all Salafis, because I know and have met Salafi brothers who are not like this at all. Besides them, however, the mainstream Salafi ideology is definitely like this. I think I can honestly say that 70-80% of what led me away from being completely sympathetic to Salafiyyah is the sayings of actions of Salafis themselves. My personal dealings with multiple Salafi groups (each opposed to each other and backbiting one another, of course), and what I saw on forums like SalafiTalk and IslamicAwakening really, really put a sour taste in my mouth.
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