When Muslims try to tell people “Islam is universal,” seculars (even “Muslim” seculars) say, “Well, Islam allowed slavery and multiple wives for men. If it was truly universal, why would it permit such horrendous evil?”
These stupid folks (primarily Islamoleftists) have no clue what being universal means. It means Islam can work with the values of any culture, individual intelligence level, or time period.
When slavery was widespread, Islam accepted that reality but encouraged freeing slaves. In today’s cultural realities—i.e., multiple wives being looked down upon—it still fits. There’s no compulsion to own slaves or marry multiple women.
Instead of focusing on what Islam allows, note what it prohibits. Nothing that’s prohibited in Islam is a net good at an individual or societal level, without exception. This makes it universal.
When BAP and co. try to convince you Islam is a desert religion, they are lying just based on literal reality. It can smoothly fit any culture, as long as there’s appetite for spiritual awakening.
The older Japanese population and their culture of discipline, tradition, and harmony fit like a glove with Islamic principles, hence why we see this success.
