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Well yeah... I think I was talking more collectivist than Islamic... it is just an example of more collectivist.. most all collectivist cultures have this same type of view.
Mohammed was raised by his uncle as his own when his parents died... but really when he founded the religion it was about going back to the Jewish law that was being deviated from... THEN taken to the extreme. The area had become more christian/jewish and as he felt, corrupt. His goal was to bring back morality... just today it is to the extreme because the christians have always tried to push them around. It really originally isnt about religion against religion...but the fact that the christians keep trying to take them over and control them.
Just giving insight... this isnt only an Islamic view.. that just happens to be a more collectivist (non-western) culture. You'll find it a lot in asia, africa and other collectivist areas, too -- where your family, your name, your group, your community IS who you are.
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