I feel like leaving islam, ive opened my eyes, and i see alot of flaws. Read on?

Question

There are so many restrictions in islam, and i cant deal with them. Also some rules, make me nautious. Such as the stonings, if the Prophet was such a great and "merciful" person, why would he order stonings? If Allah was so merciful, why would he not condemn mohammed stonings? My familly is strict muslim, im 16 years old, i dont want to say anything to my parents, but so much other thoughts are adding up. Should i convert? or am i to young and unexperienced at the moment to see a bigger picture? These are literal thoughts, i argue with myself alot in my head. what should i do? What are everyone elses thoughts on reliegon. I am Indian,. if i walk into a church there will be stres (AHAHAHAHA) full of white people lol. W/e, weird idea in my head.

Oh i was born and raised in the united states, im in new york city

Answer 1

yes, you are still young but old enough to make your decisions.
Islam encourages everyone to research.
why don't you give your religion (even if you were not a Muslim) a chance and clear your doubts, confusions or misunderstanding by reading the book of Muslims (Quran) actually thats why that book exists and the thing that i really like about it is that unlike other religious books, it has not changed at all, not even a single dot. there is no one who could claim that it has changed.

First research about both religions and then decide for yourself, God is one, My god, Mulsims God, Jews, Yours, Christians etc everyone's god is the same, its just our beliefs.

its absolutely natural for you to question your religion but i strongly suggest that you do your research.

if you are trying to run away from the restrictions, then im sorry, theres nothing you can do, the least you can do is stick to the 5 pillars of Islam (assuming you are still a Muslim), you will at least be granted Heaven.

Answer 2

These are good thoughts, and you have a lot of maturity for your age in being able to think for yourself instead of just listening to what other people have told you. If you walk into a church, yes, there may be a majority of white people, but, really, that's just like the rest of the world, right? So, no worries if that's your problem. Good luck confronting your parents about a conversion, though. That's going to be tough, but you should definitely do it if you believe it's right. Let me suggest something before you officially "convert", though: read a book called "Mere Christianity" by C.S. Lewis. Just so you have a little background on what Christians believe. It is Christianity you're wanting to convert to, right, because if it's not, let me explain something really quick:

Christianity is the only religion where the head figure (in this case, Jesus Christ) actually claimed to be the God. That's not something that can just be dismissed, because if you look at everything He said in His teachings, He most definitely not (1)a lunatic, because he was, definitely and undeniably, a great moral teacher. You cannot be such a great moral teacher and have people have valued your teachings and opinions so much and if you are merely out of your mind. Yet thousands came to listen to Him. And you cannot deny that, and say, "oh, that's just what the Bible says", because the Bible has been more SCIENTIFICALLY PROVEN has accurate than ANY OTHER BOOK EVER PUBLISHED. (2)He was not a liar. He wouldn't have lied about being the Son of God, because it couldn't have mattered to Him that much that He would die for saying something like that if He wasn't out of His mind, which we've already concluded that he wasn't. (3)Which leave only one option. He is Lord.

Answer 3

Im a born hindu but a reborn christan, muslim, jew, buddist, and lastly hindu. All religons has its flaws even though your religon is in fire currently for its ways its people has endured so much and stuck as stone through cultural degragation. Your people have not changed there morals, I admire that the only morals changed were needed ones. Look at my religon look at the hindu indians gurls most of them are looked upon in America as $%^$^. Look into one self to find god, I see that your very intuned with the big picture here it takes years sometimes to understand where you are with god for some never. Look at Ghandi's teachings he wasn't a hindu after he was enlightend. I am too questioning my faith i was going to convert to islam, but then I thought why not give respect to other major religons. And yes learn and master your religon before you pass judgement that this religons not right for you. If you ever wanna get in detail with this my email is [e-mail]. Im an american born Guyanese son of a son of a son who was indian. lol werid huh!

Answer 4

Never check your brain in at the door. If you believe there are problems with Islam, that's valid. My advice is to figure out what you believe and follow that.

Don't convert to something else until you know whether or not you believe in it. Many of us see problems with Christianity and Judaism as well. If you stick to what you really believe and follow that, and search for a religion that's a close match, you'll do fine.

Also, I'd take a look at the Advanced Bonewits Cult Danger Evalutation Frame (or ABCDEF) at http://www.neopagan.net/ABCDEF.html. It's a resource I use to make sure I'm avoiding dangerous cults.

There are lots of great religions out there. There aren't just the Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity and Islam), but Hinduism, Taoism, Buddhism, Wicca, various religions in the Neopagan movement, Zoroastrianism and a bunch of others.

If you believe in God, but are opposed to all the nasty stuff you see in Islam, you might try an inclusive belief system: believing that all conceptions of God are metaphors for the same ineffible and mysterious being and that therefore many myths and many holy books in many religions are equally valid. Unitarian Universalitsm, Quakerism (aka the Society of Friends), Hinduism and Wicca are all examples of inclusive religious systems.

Finally, you might look into other forms of Islam. In every religion, there is a range of beliefs. You may find that liberal Islam is more what you really believe.

Always find out about religions from the perspective of worshippers. For example, religions that have prohibitions against idolatry (like Islam) will often scoff at religions that have images, saying things like, "they just worship statues". But, most people who DO use images of the Divine understand their statues as merely being representations or symbols of the Divine, but still see the Divine as ineffible and mysterious.

Good luck!

Answer 5

I attend a church where we are the only white people. Admittedly, most people around me are black, so this is not surprising, but you may not feel as different as you fear. I don't know what country you are in, but perhaps you would be surprised at the make-up of the congregations in Christian churches. Why not go to see a sympathetic Christian minister of religion and talk things over? Ask advice about reading the Bible and about what your approach to your family should be. Your family would be outraged at your conversion and might take drastic steps to remove you from what they would see as a bad influence, so you must be very sure before you take any action to convert. Do you have any Christian friends of your own age whom you could talk to? I'll pray for you.

Answer 6

Talk to some atheist youth councillors man and you will find them refreshing and helpful as they won't try and convert you like all the other freaks on this forum. If you question your faith then that's cool, take a break from it but wait until you are in a position to do so without your parents punishing you for it. I had a mate who was burned with an iron by his religious parents for questioning his religion. If your parents are so extreme then wait until you are outta home to have your non-spiritual awakening. By the way don't feel like you will be alone without your religion there are plenty of people around outside your isolated world of Islam. I hope you can solve this man.

Answer 7

This is pretty close to an excellent poem. Your 5th and 6th lines are the weak points. You change from verse to simply making a statement. Here's an example of what I mean: With my eyes closed I can see everything. I can see the moon and the stars, I can hear the beat of your heart, And I can feel the warmth of your breath, "I still help you to walk, you don't want it I still care for you, you don't like it." I taught you how to love, And I taught you how to die. Maybe you should close my eyes, So I can open mine.

Answer 8

If you are really thinking of suicide it is just a symptom of adolescence. Stay with your parents and learn alot more about the world so you can follow your dreams. Leaving Islam at the moment will only create frictions within your family and make you feel worse.

Wait a few years until you can support yourself and then decide.
You really need to be sure of yourself, which will only come with time.

Answer 9

I wouldn't convert just yet.
I've explored many religions. And many of the different Christian denominations. I think you'll find if you do some research on organized Christianity that it isn't that much different from Islam.

'Christians' have done their fair share of stoning, torturing, murdering Innocent people in the name of their lord.
Jesus himself said "If your leaders say to you, 'Look, the (Father's) kingdom is in the sky,' then the birds of the sky will precede you. If they say to you, 'It is in the sea,' then the fish will precede you. Rather, the (Father's) kingdom is within you and it is outside you."

The kingdom resides within you. Not within the confines of a building or religious dogma.

This was scripture removed from the bible by the Catholics. I wonder why........

Answer 10

I have to agree with you, and no, not because I don't like Islam or Muslims. I'd be saying the same if you were christian, Jewish, or anything else. I believe a person is a lot better off without religion, thinking for themselves. I'm an atheist personally, but one is perfectly free to maintain their spirituality, if one must, without religion getting in the way of it, as it always does. The choice is yours, make the one you want to make.