what do u think about islam?

Question

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Answer 1

My problem with the Islamic religion is it's totally intolerant of any other religion. Muslims on some level believe anything they do is all right if it furthers the Islamic cause. The end justifies the means. I believe this will be Islam's downfall. We all reap what we sow.

Answer 2

I've read the Quran, (only in English though), and I thought it was rather confusing. I think I spent twice as much time doing internet searches trying to find explanations for all the parts I couldn't figure out myself.

I think there are some good things in Islam, but I also think there are some bad things. I really got the impression that the messages Muhammed preached could have only been from God some of time. There seemed to be parts that were simply too self-serving towards Muhammed.

For example, there seemed to be a Surah where he declared that Allah had sent a special prophecy that made it OK for Muhammed to marry a woman that he would not have been able to legally marry according to rules that he had announced earlier. That seemed just waaay too suspicious for me to swallow it.

Also, I think that even though Muhammed preached against paganism, that he seemed to have not been able to completely shake free of its practices. I think the fact that Muhammed declared that his home town contained so many sacred relics was rather iffy. Everyone having to bow to the Ka'aba seems really, really weird. Everyone knows Allah doesn't live in the Ka'aba. Why bow towards it? It seems like a bad idea. Everyone that doesn't know much about Islam will think that you are worshiping the Ka'aba like it was an idol or something. And why kiss the special stone in its wall? Apparently even some of the earliest followers of Muhammed thought that that practice was a bit freaky.

Another thing that troubled me was that the Quran was supposed to be the perfected message from Allah, but the Muslims go outside of the Quran to other books like the Sunna and the Haditha. That seems like a dangerous practice. Why would you use books that were NOT supposed to be perfect instead of just sticking solely with the book that WAS supposed to be perfect? Apparently even some parts of Sharia law that carry death sentences are drawn from the Haditha. I think death sentences are serious enough that you shouldn't base them on a religious text that could contain flaws.

However, as I said, there were things I thought were good. Especially like the emphasis on helping the needy. Apparently when Muhammed died and when Saladin died they each were very poor because they had given away almost everything of the vast fortunes they had won through their conquests. I don't know if its really true or not, but its at least a good moral sentiment. So, it shows the religion has its heart in the right place in that respect.

Also, some stories made more sense in the Quran. For instance, in the Bible, God supposedly rejects Cain's offering of fruits and vegetables because God must have blood. In the Quran it was because Cain was not sincere in his worship. It makes a lot more sense for God to reject an offering because it was not sincere than because it didn't contain blood. Why would an omnipotent God want blood so much? Its like the Bible makes him out to be a vampire or something.

Also, I thought it made more sense that Jesus was a prophet rather than supposedly being a part of God. I think the early Christians sort of got carried away and started making some very over-inflated claims regarding Jesus. If it had really been so important to worship Jesus and believe that he was God, then Jesus should have been preaching and telling people that instead of all the other things he taught them. Considering that Jesus never gave a public sermon in which he instructed people to worship him, I think that this was something that some fanatics added later.

So, like I said, some things I thought were good, and others didn't seem quite right to me. I think it could be a very good religion with some adjustments here and there. However, I kind of suspect that most Muslims wouldn't be real keen on making any adjustments.

Answer 3

That it has lost its way LIKE Judaism, Christianity and most other religions. They deteriorate into silliness over time. That its great insights have been dumbed down for the masses - 'at best' into pious ritual and community activities, and that the core message of personal transformation and unity with God/Reality is entirely distorted, and I am NOT referring to the fundamentalist nonsense in all three religions.

The infidel and therefore 'jihad' is WITHIN each individual and it has powerful relevance for today's world. Whether Christianity's 'ego death,' Judaism's perfection of the 'altruistic self,' or Islam's call to 'unselfing,' they all originally led to personal transformation. But today, few have any clue as to what that psychological imperative means and no understanding of its transformational power for individuals and reality.

It is a sad situation for the world, because of the suffering all religious 'attachments' cause in one way or another.

Answer 4

Wow! I just read an awesome book by a woman who grew up in Lebanon. She draws parallels between Lebanon and the USA. I am now fearful of Islam, and should be as a Christian infidel. She had one line that said something like
'why don't they(islam) like us-the answer was- 'because you are infidels'. Plain and simple, you aren't Islam, you are infidels who deserve death. (The book is Why the Hate by Brigette Gabriel)

Answer 5

I think Islam is a religion, similar to Christianity, with some differences. Islam believes that Jesus was a prophet, not the "Son of God". Islam also believes that Muhammad was the Last Prophet, sent with the Qur'an to help mankind.

The only problem with Islam, is that there are many passages and ayats from the Qur'an that are open for interpretation, especially some of the passages regarding war and violence. These are the same ayats used by the "Jihadists" to justify why they are killing innocents by the dozens every day.

Answer 6

IMHO, Islam is a religion founded on violence that encourages violence. In researching the life of Islam's Mohammed, I have found him to be a murderer, liar, misogynist, and serial rapist. He teaches intolerance and hatred to anyone not of the muslim faith, and countries around the world today that are overwhelmingly Muslim, treat their women with such horrendous violence in the name of Islam, that it almost seems surreal. While today's mainstream muslims preach about the "peaceful" ways of their religion and how they are so misunderstood, there is a glaring indiscrepancy in the way that none of them are coming forward to condemn these countries and muslims for their "extremist" views and threatening them with excommunication from their "peaceful" Islamic religion. Until they do, I can't really take any of them seriously. By their overwhelming silence to the violence their Muslim "brothers and sisters" are committing on an everyday basis, they are condoning their acts.

If you lie down with dogs, you get up with fleas. That's what I think about Islam.

Answer 7

I have been having difficulty with accepting Islam anywhere near me. I don't think of myself as a racist or a biggot its just that I haven't seen anything of redeeming value come from Islam. We all have our sins as people and as a society but most of us atone for it and I just haven't seen that really come from that culture. There is a lot of propaganda about Islam right now and I don't know a Muslim on a personal level so I will keep myself open to a good side to that religion but right now I am rather anti-Islamic.

Answer 8

Being a Muslim I feel it is the truth. I say alhumdillah everyday I found Islam.

Answer 9

Speaking of books about Islam, you might try "The Trouble With Islam", by Irshad Manji. She is a practicing Muslim who loves her religion but advocates reform. I found it very informative.

Answer 10

I read parts of the Quran and tried practicing the religion by praying and what not. I found it to be meaningless traditions. I also found it to be a cult because it tries to correct Christianity. The author of the Quran, Mohammed, did not even know if he would make it into heaven. If a prophet of his god did not know if he would make it into heaven that what chances would a simple follower or believer have? Also, the way you get into heaven is a balance sytem where your good works have to out weigh your bad works. According to this method you will never make it in and I understand why Mohammed felt that way.