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Originally Posted by mindfulcoug
It must be so ,otherwise i wouldnot have hard time to comprehend mormon mission .
muslim missionaries are people who choose to build thier belief system through islamic education and improve their spirit to the point that spirit freedom becomes more pleasent and valuable than be surrendered to the manly desires, but it doesnt mean that they would be living through seclusion and grief ,on the contrary they mostly would be having healthy ,simple and enjoyable life .
so they are going to have a lifetime study and research ,endeavoring to find the truth and serve islam and muslims ... when they become eligible enough they would be elected to go to the mission , managing muslims affiars ,answering their questions and solving thier problems as much as they can.. and also meet non muslim who are coming to them with a mind full of questions .
worthy adding point is noone in islam is supposed to recommend others to good and prevent them from evil as long as he isnot committed to those deed himself !
thats why muslim missionaries get to be quite cautious about that , despite the fact they get equipped with the self built controlling system . there is also a specific system which would perform punishment if missionaries plead guilty ..
becuase they have no right to betray people trust , if they arenot willing to be observant clerics ..thats fine ..not just play with peopole's belief .
islam does respect the free agencey ,but cannot stand missionaries (who are transgressor themselves ) tell the people what to do and what not to do .
this is how the mission system works in Iran ..thats why i was curious to find out how a newly mormon would feel if he realises the one who helped him to convert to mormonism , is not supposed to follow the principals ?
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You are incorrect in saying the missionaries "aren't supposed to follow the principals." Of course they are. We just don't imprison our missionaries when they fail to do so like you note Islam does.
If Islamic missionaries were as dedicated and devout as you claim in your first few paragraphs, there would be no need for an external punishment system for those who fail. There wouldn't be any failures.
What you are acknowledging, without even realizing it, is that Mormon missionaries and Islamic missionaries are both prone to error. Islam just takes the extra step of brutally punishing those who step out of line. I wouldn't assume that a regime of brutal punishment for missionaries is per se better than one without such punishment.
Hopefully a new Mormon who was converted by a lousy missionary would recognize that the new Mormon's belief was built on Christ and God and not on a belief in the missionary. If the testimony was built on the missionary, then a fall from the church would be inevitable anyways.