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An Islamic Japan? with Dr Naoki Yamamoto

The Thinking Muslim

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The Importance of Forgiveness in Islam

In the West, especially amongst British people, they come to Islam because they feel Islamic values. But for the ordinary Japanese person, he was to observe or she was to observe Islam and Islamic practice would not endear them towards Islam. Would not bring them closer to Islam. So you don't have to show the full package of Islamic cultures, just a tiny practice of forgiveness that could be convincing enough for Japanese to embrace Islam. This is what I feel. And remember, for example, one of my Japanese Muslims like a brother in a friend, innocent they asked me why I am wearing the infidel clothes. The name of this in kimono is called Jiban? It's from

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