Islam is attacked in the wrong way. Read the Quran than judge!?

Question

peace be upon u all

Many ppl in this site judge islam by what the media says, and what political leader say. Islam, if u read the quran and ask the scholars and the believer about it, u would know that its a religion of peace and equal rights. nothin that u would do wrong here in this life would be "let go" untill u ask for forgivness. U have rights for urself as well as to your creator. True islam teahes u to thank, to help, to give the needy and to do only good .There are ppl in every religion that destroy the image of their religion by doing weird things.

READ THE QURAN THAN JUDGE
There is nothing to lose!!!!

not to be long, i have nothing if u do or do not, all i am saying is giving an advise. what is there to lose.

Answer 1

(I don't "care" if my answer gets sooo long that no one bothers to read it. I've lots to say, so I will.)

Why all the hate, folks? :D
He's not in any way asking you to become Muslims or to accept Islam! Sheesh, the Quran permits EVERYONE to believe whatever they wanna believe; it's the ONLY Holy Scripture that contains this teaching: "Let there be no compulsion in religion: Truth stands out clear from Error: whoever rejects evil and believes in Allah hath grasped the most trustworthy hand-hold, that never breaks. And Allah heareth and knoweth all things" (Quran, 2:256).
Can someone please name another Scripure that says something similar, if not exact?

All he's saying is for you judgmental darlings to not judge a religion based on how its followers follow it; the Quran is strictly against fighting others without a just cause. So all I can say is, true Muslims who know Islam and God really well do NOT fight others unjustly. It's the narrowminded, terroristic "Muslims" who're killing each other, and the Quran promises them punishment in hellfire. No doubt abt that at all.

Do you people have ANY idea what the Quran teaches at all?
Well, obviously not, but inshaAllah, I'll get to that in this answer. First, allow me to address some answers' comments on here. Let's pray this answer doesn't get deleted because I've the tendency to comment on people's answers quite often and then people can't handle them so they report me! Wonder why, but it's all good.
-- Robert, how many Muslims do you know? You don't hear of Muslim organizations dealing with charity and such because the good that people do is rarely counted; the media would seriously hate to show the true image of REAL Muslims (not the terrorist Muslims, since who said they're real Muslims?). My Mosque feeds the hungry here in Downtown Atlanta (GA, USA) every Sunday; we serve hundreds of people every week, but how come no one knows about that? Well, obviously because they're afraid that the true Muslims' image will be shown to the world, to America, specifically, and they don't like that. :S Why? I don't know. The Christian organizations who do such things are often credited and are commonly known; but the Muslims ones aren't, but you see, Robert, we Muslims don't WANT to be credited. We don't care if the world doesn't know that we do a lot of good for our community. God sees us, and He knows, and that's ALL that matters to us. :)
-- 13th Prophet, oh wow. You're letting your Bible think too much for you. Don't you ever wonder "why" your Bible forbids you from reading other Scriptures? The Quran "COMMANDS" me to read others, to ponder over things, to be educated, to be knowledgeable of my own religion and those of others.
-- Love Shepherd, have you "ever" in your life even opened the Quran? It's FILLED with stories, such beautiful and interesting ones. Don't make up your mind about the Quran until you've clrealy understood it, okie?
-- Tracy211968, have you ever read the Bible to see what the Bible thinks of your womanhood? I have. Don't skip those parts of the Bible; that's hypocritical of anyone to do. "Jesus" taught from the Torah, and the Torah hates women just as much as the Bible does--only more, actually. I wonder how many Christian women know this...?... The excuse that I've been hearing from Christians concerning the women's status in the Bible is this: "Those laws don't apply to us anymore because Jesus fulfilled the Law and died for us." Oh, really? Doesn't it "ever" cross your mind that "once upon a time," the God that you believe in today said the most evil, most disgusting things against women? How would you have felt if you were a part of those women, ma'am? I'd have cried and cried ad cried and eventually opened my eyes and thought to myself, "NO! This CANNOT be God's Words. He created me, and He loves me just as He loves any man." I've also heard the excuse that in Christianity, women represent flesh; yet, God hates flesh. Hm... makes you think, I'd expect. Why does "God" talk so much against WOMEN in the Bible but not men?
Shall I give you a few of those verses that I'm talking about?... Sure. NOoooOoo problem :)!

1) "When a woman has her regular flow of blood, the impurity of her monthly period will last seven days, and anyone who touches her will be unclean till evening. anything she lies on during her period will be unclean, and anything she sits on will be unclean. Whoever touches her bed must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean till evening. Whoever touches anything she sits on must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean till evening. Whether it is the bed or anything she was sitting on, when anyone touches it, he will be unclean till evening" (Leviticus 15:19-23).
2) "...if a woman have conceived seed, and born a man child: then she shall be unclean seven days...but if she bear a maid child, then she shall be unclean two weeks..." (Leviticus 12:2-5).
3) "And in case men struggle together (in a fight) with one another, and the wife of the one has come near to deliver her husband out of the striking one (to save her husband), and she has thrust out her hand and grabbed hold of his private (the other man's groin), she must then get both her hands cut off, and the eyes of the men must feel no sorrow" (Deuteronomy 25:11-12).
4) "... Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head. And every w om an who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head...If a w om an does not cover her head, she should have her hair cut off; and if it is a disgrace for a w om an to have her hair cut or shaved off, she should cover her head" (1 Corrinthians 11:3-6).
5) "The birth of a daughter is a loss" (Ecclesiasticus 22:3) [Catholic Bible].
6) "Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but they are commanded to be under obedience, as also saith the law, and if they will learn anything, let them ask their husbands at home: for it is a shame for woman to speak in the church" (1 Corinthians 14:34-35).

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-- Tuberoot, what do you mean which Quran should you read? LOL! Silly you :D! There's only ONE Version of the Quran, but it's just translated by many, many differnt people. Here's a link for you in case you wanna know what I mean: http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/quran/

-- Truth Sayer, why judge a religion by its followers? How do you know if these Muslims are following the real Islam that's taught in the Quran? What would you say if I judged the entire religion of Christianity based on what the Slave Trade (controlled by Christians) was like? What about how Christopher Columbus and his crew wiped out the innocent Native Americans in the name of Christianity? What about those Christians who bombed abortion clinics because "they" didn't believe in abortion?
Mind telling me if these people truly represent the true Chrisitianity taught by the true Jesus? No, they don't. Jesus NEVER permitted ANYONE to bomb anyone.

Now... Thank God all that's over!
I can finally address Bionimetiket's answer. Yes, Islam IS the Religion of Peace. Only and only if you read the verses of the Quran "IN" context, not "out of" context. Only and only if you LEARN the Quran and Islam KNOWING that each verse of the Quran has a certain context, and not all of them (e.g., the ones about killings!!) can be used in daily affairs.
See, what you're doing is the exact same thing that the SUPPOSEDLY "Muslim" terrorists are doing; they take verses of the Quran where God told Muhammad (peace be upon him) and his followers who were with him during the War of Badr, "Kill them wherever you see them!" Or when God told Muhammad (pbuh) and his followers during their threat of extinction from Mecca to Madina, "Kill the non-believers wherever you see them, and don't be afraid because I'm with you." Sheesh! Do you really expect us to let you anti-Muslims and non-Muslims kill us as you please??? Give me a break! You wouldn't do anythingdifferent yourself, you see. What would you do if some enemies wrongfully attacked you and your family and other loved ones and threated to wipe you all out and raped your women and children and fought the freak out of your men? Do you HONESTLY believe you'll NOT fight back? Come onn!! You know you would. So, the Quran allows us to fight back when needed! What's wrong with that?
You're looking at these terrorists and other idiots who claim to be Muslims and you're thinking that Islam supports them in those verses that you think it supports them in.
Whoever told you that these idiots follow the True Islam, the Islam taught by the Quran? Lemme tell you that they're NOT, ok? These people include the Talibans, of course. They're the type of people who'd NEVER let their women to be educated; they're the type who'd NEVER let their women drive; they're the type who'd NEVER let their women choose their own marriage partner; they're the type who'd kill others if they educated their women!! THIS is NOT Islam. In fact, NONE of what they practice seems to follow Quranic teachings; do you know that? No, you don't, and I don't blame you since these Talibans go around claiming the Faith of Islam, claiming they LOVE God when they don't even know what the Quran says; they don't even know that the Quran hates their negative actions and that God WILL be punishing them for spreading lies and hatred.
Please read the following because it explains the Quranic verses in context, those verses that anti-Muslims use against Islam and those verses that're used by supposed Muslims who are terrorists.

Anti-Islamic people often use the following verses to justify the stereotype that Islam is a religion of violence and intolerance and was spread by the sword. The following will hopefully help you understand that Islam DOES teach peace (but some of its followers don't practice Islam properly).
The verses used by these anti-Muslims are given below:
Sura 8.12 "Remember thy lord has inspired the angels with the message. Give firmness to the believers and instill terror into the hearts of the unbelievers. Smite them above their necks and smite the fingertips of them."
Sura 9.5 "When the sacred months have passed, kill the idolaters whereever you find them."
Sura 47.4 "When you encounter the unbelievers, Strike off their heads. Untill you have made a wide slaughter among them tie up the remaining captives."
Below are the completions of /explanations to the verses.
Sura 8 is about a BATTLE - the Battle of Badr - not just some daily affair. A battles take two side to occur. Are you under the impression that while these 'horrid' Muslims were fighting, the enemies were simply standing there like good little peaceful men?
Sura 47 was revealed during the first year of Hijrah when the Muslims were under *threat of extinction* by invasion from Makkah.
Sura 9 is interesting. Non-Muslims almost invariably quote verse 5 but leave out verse 4 and 6. Why? Because verse 4 says, "But the treatires are not dissolved with those Pagans with whom you have entered into alliance and who have you subsequently failed you in aught, nor aided anyone against you. So fulfill your engagements with them to the end of their term: for God Loves the righteous."
And verse 6 says, "If one among the Pagans ask thee for asylum, grant it to him so that he may hear the Word of God; and then escort him to where he can be secure."
So basically what has been done above is:
1. The background to each sura was shown. One cannot take a verse revealed for a battle and insist it is if for the daily affairs of Muslims.
2. It was shown how Non-muslims who wish to attack Islam, conveniently leave out verses before and after their quoted verse. Above, I have shown only one of the many examples.

And don't you forget: "Let there be no compulsion in religion; Truth stands out clearly from Error..." (Quran, 2:246).
In the Qur'an, the principle of fighting is purely self-defensive.
"Permission [to fight] is given to those against whom war is being wrongfully waged and, verily, God has indeed the power to succour them; those who have been driven from their homelands against all right for no other reason than their saying, 'Our sustainer is God!'" (22:39-40).
Now, anyone can commit acts of terror and aggression and say, "it's in self-defense." In fact, that is precisely what Al Qaeda is doing: they claim by killing 3,000 people in New York City and Washington, D.C., they are "defending" the Muslim nation against "Zionist and Crusader" aggression against the Muslims. What sheer rubbish! They're NOT following the Quran!!! They're killing others for personal pleasure as have done many, many other religious freaks throughout history.
The Qur'an clearly states, in the remainder of 2:190:
"...but do not commit aggression, for verily, God does not love aggressors."
"Committing aggression" includes killing innocent civilians in Tel Aviv, Beslan, New York, Baghdad, or wherever. Furthermore, when the enemy ceases its hostility, fighting must cease:
"...but if they desist, then all hostility shall cease, save against those who [willfully] do wrong" (2:193).
Another verse repeats this insistence that hostility must cease when the enemy stops its aggression against you:
"But if they [the enemy] incline to peace, incline thou to it as well, and place thy trust in God: verily, He alone is all-hearing, all-knowing! And should they seek but to deceive thee [by their show of peace] - behold, God is enough for thee! He it is who has strengthened thee with His succour, and by giving thee believing followers" (8:61-62).
Thus, even if the enemy is feigning a peaceful posture, the Muslims are still commanded to cease hostility and "place their trust in God."
It is quite clear that fighting is in self-defense, and aggression is not allowed. Now, Muslims have waged wars of aggression in the past, for sure, and they even called them "jihad against the infidels" in order to justify their desire for territorial expansion. In fact, one of the most pertinent examples of this was the Ummayad Dynasty, which enacted a policy of "jihad" as perpetual warfare. But, such a policy is not Islamically correct, and as the collapse of the Ummayad Dynasty showed, not sustainable.
Truly educated Muslims who practice Islam TRUTHFULLY know this as well:

During wars, Muslims are NOT permitted by God to kill children, women, religious leaders (priests, imaams, rabbis, etc.), or the elderly; we're not permitted to destroy places of residence, animals (unless they're being used in the war--as has been the case in past history), or places of worship like Mosques, Churches, Temples, etc. If Muslims disobey this law, that's between them and God, and God is most Fair.

THIS seems quite peaceful to me; wouldn't you think so, too? ;).

So, the important thing to remember about Islam is that it's being misunderstood by MANY people, and then there are those other people (anti-Islamic ones) who judge it based on how some uneducated-in-Islam Muslims practice the religion. They look at Osama Bin Ladin or other terrorists and then claim that Islam supports them in being terrorists. But that's not true. The Quran abhors terroristic acts, but people take verses out of context from the Quran and apply it to every-day life when that's not supposed to be the case.
Ever heard of how men get 70 virgins in heaven for killing others in Islam? Well, know that thats NOT true, haha. :D
--- What the Quran teaches:
The Quran teaches us, Muslims, that we are to respect others, whether younger or older, but mainly elders, neighbors, guests, and so on. It allows us to fight wars ONLY if we're being oppressed by another group of people and/or if another people attack us (as in, in self-defense); hence, there's no such thing as fighting wars in order to gain innocent people's lands and whatnot (Quran, 22:39-40)
The Quran strictly says, "Do NOT take women against their will....On the contrary, live with them on a footing of KINDNESS AND EQUITY..." (4:19). No anti-Muslim seems to notice this, apparently. I haven't come across ANY other Holy Scripture that teaches similar things about women.
The Quran teaches people to respect their neighbors and guests more than anything and to have good relations with them, whether these guests and neighbors are Muslims or non-Muslims. And you'll see this very, VERY commonly being practiced among the Muslims.
It also teaches: "Never will I [God] suffer to be lost the work of any of you be it male or female: you are members of one another ..." (Qur'an 3:195).
And: "And for women are rights over men similar to those of men over women" (2:226).
And, "And serve Allah and do not associate any thing with Him and be good to (your) parents and to the near of kin and the orphans and the needy and the neighbor of (your) kin and the alien neighbor, and the companion in a journey and the wayfarer and those whom your right hands possess; surely Allah does not love him who is proud, boastful" (4:36).
And "O ye who believe! stand out firmly for Allah, as witnesses to fair dealing, and let not the hatred of others to you make you swerve to wrong and depart from justice. Be just: that is next to piety: and fear Allah. For Allah is well-acquainted with all that ye do" (5:8). "To those who believe and do deeds of righteousness hath Allah promised forgiveness and a great reward" (5:9).

Come on, honeys; don't be so silly and foolish and take the Quranic verses OUT of context and assume that they apply to every-day life.
I think that's all I've to say... LOL!

Note to the Asker ;)! You know something? I'm not minding all these misconceptions about Islam, though. It is mainly due to these misconceptions that non-Muslims (and Muslims too) start to open their eyes and QUESTION Islam. While searching for what Islam reallly is about (e.g., does it REALLY teach Muslims to kill non-Muslims? Why? That's not fair!), they find out the TRUTH about Islam, and most eventually conver to Islam. Is anyone aware that Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world, mainly with Western women? Women have more respect in Islam than they do in other religions, that's why. For instance, it is the Quran that obligates every Muslim parent to educate his/her children (males AND females) equally and to treat them equally in all other matters as well. It is the Quran that says that male and female children are an EQUAL blessing to their family, and Quran is the ONLY Holy Scripture that condemns killing your daughters based on their gender (something still practiced all over the world!!! It's really, REALLY sad, I know). It's the Quran, ONLY, that doesn't say that women are a loss... the Bible says this, for God's sake. :S

Anyway...:D
~ Peace and blessings of God be upon the world! ~

Answer 2

Religion of PEACE

Well, I read the Quran and this is what I have found so far:

Remember thy Lord inspired the angels (with the message): "I am with you: give firmness to the Believers: I will instil terror into the hearts of the Unbelievers: smite ye above their necks and smite all their finger tips off them." [8:12]

If thou couldst see, when the angels take the souls of the Unbelievers (at death), (how) they smite their faces and their backs, (saying): "Taste the Penalty of the blazing Fire. [8:50]

It is not fitting for a Prophet that he should have prisoners of war until he hath thoroughly subdued the land. Ye look for the temporal goods of this world; but Allah looketh to the Hereafter: and Allah is Exalted in might, Wise [8:67]

But (now) enjoy what ye took in war, lawful and good: but fear Allah: for Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful [8:69]

All the above verses are from ONE chapter in the Quran (there are more than 100 chapters)

Answer 3

yes of course''robert k'' us muslims give to Charity,this is part of our believe in islam.But we dont need to boost about this because Allah sees and hears all

If a very high standard has been set for charity, it is because zakat and sadaqat are performed by believers not just as moral obligations to society, but as sincere endeavors to gain God's pleasure. In his commentary on the Quran, Abdullah Yusuf Ali writes:

1. "It must be in the way of God
2. It must expect no reward in this world
3. It must not be followed by reference or reminders to the acts of charity
4. Still less should any annoyance or injury be caused to the recipient e.g. by boasting that the giver relieved the person in the hour of need.

Answer 4

I have read some of the answers above and realised damned well that some poeple are not open to new ideas or not willing to believe. As for now their mind are fixed to one thing that is Islam is a religion of terror and refused to believe the truth.

ISLAM is the religion of PEACE...! I challenge all of you to read it...and understand it IN CONTEXT not OUT OF CONTEXT. And I can bet with you that all of you are WRONG in judging ISLAM as religion of terror as a whole.

added: Read and understanding it is 2 different issues!

Answer 5

CORRECTION :

They are judged by their own actions and their personal attitude towards others.

If muslims are judged in a negative way then it is because they bring it upon themselves by their own actions and attitudes towards others.


You say that "radical" muslims does not speak for Allah and yet you do very little or nothing to condemn their perpetual violence and hatred towards others.

The only thing that the media does is report what is going on.

I choose not to read the Qu'ran because I don't believe in your Allah nor do I choose to follow the teachings of Muhammed which encourages hate and violence upon others that chooses not to bow down to your God and because of that your fellow brothers and sisters of Islam calls me an infidel and wishes me and my family dead while others do very little or mostly nothing at all to condemn,discourage or prevent such a thing.

It is very plain & simple,Jesus brought love,the word of God and forgiveness while Mohammed brought the sword bathed by the blood of the innocence through hate,violence and destruction just because they refuse to bow down to Allah.

Answer 6

You are missing the point. Most people judge Islam by the fact that at least once a day, some Muslim boy straps on a bomb to his chest and blows up a bunch of other Muslims and American kids if they are "lucky." That is not from the media -- it is what is happening. Not many people are going to read the Koran because it is not an interesting book to read. At least the Bible had stories.

Answer 7

It's so sad that we can say over and over that Islam doesn't = terrorism or hate. Yet, apparently people want to dwell in ignorance over Islam. If they want to sit and judge people who are not terrorists then fine. People always want to hate somebody and if it's us Muslims then let them. As long as they don't disrupt my life. I have better things to do then hate people I will never met. Should I hate all white people, because many of them are racist?

Answer 8

Which koran should I read?

This one?

http://cremesti.com/amalid/Islam/Yemeni_Ancient_Koranic_Texts.htm

Answer 9

I have read the Koran. It doesn't take that long to read.

Answer 10

I never read about any Muslim outreaches, charities, missions, helping ou the poor etc. Maybee they do but I never heard of any.

Answer 11

my bible says to stay away from books of withcraft and books of the devil, so if i read it, i am sinning. Sorry.