Christians: Is Islam a cult or a religion? Why?

Answer 1

All religions are cults...there for the answer to your question is both.

Answer 2

Cult "a religion or sect considered to be false, unorthodox, or extremist, with members often living outside of conventional society under the direction of a charismatic leader"

Islam is an established religion, not false, unorthodox or extremist. Certain sects of Islam are cults, same as certain sects of Christianity.

Answer 3

A religion. There are extreme Muslims though, and I think that would be the work of a cult perhaps.

Answer 4

It has all the ear markings of a cult. It not only does not allow its members to question its teachings, it kills those who convert out of Islam (even one's own family members) and those involved in getting people out of that cult. It controls its members through physical and legal suppression allowing no freedom of choice.

Answer 5

All religions are cults.

Answer 6

Islam is a religion. Extremist Islam is a cult.

Answer 7

Does any one know a cult that has 1.4 billion followers and they are deeply devoted to serve the God?

Answer 8

Religions are cults and that's is what must be understood. They all are equally worthless excluding Buddhism. How often do you see a buddhist kill somebody???

Answer 9

It is of course a religion. Nobody has changed the scriptures of the Quran, since it was reavealed by God, 1400 years ago.

1.5 billion Muslims worldwide.

for Translation of the Quran
http://www.islam101.com/quran/yusufAli/

http://www.shaikhyusuf.com/
http://www.islamchannel.tv/
http://www.shareislam.com/
http://www.muslimconverts.com/
http://www.islamreligion.com/
http://www.islam101.com/quran/yusufAli/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMaF_CB55f0

INTELLECTUALS AND LEARNED OPINIONS ON ISLAM.
George Bernard Shaw wrote of Muhammad, peace be upon him, that he had studied the man, "...the wonderful man - and in my opinion, far from being an anti-Christ, he must be called the saviour of humanity."

Lamartine, the French historian asked:"As regards all standards by which human greatness may be measured, we may well ask, is there any man greater than he?"

In a study by Micheal Hart The 100, A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History, Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, is placed on the top of the list.

In Muhammad and Muhammadanism, Rev. R. Bosworth describes the Quran as"...a miracle of purity of style, of wisdom

Thomas carlyle, one of the greatest thinkers of the past century, in his series of lectures under the theme "Heroes and Hero-worship" remarked: "The lies, which well meaning zeal has heaped around this man are disgraceful to ourselves only."

In his book of the same title he wrote: "A silent great soul.. such sincerity, as we named it, has in very truth something of divine. The word of such a man is a voice direct from nature's heart. Men do and must listen to that as to nothing else; all else in wind in comparison."



To LUCIFER below, Muslim countries are rich in Oil, so that's why there r wars and invaders takes advantage, as they are weak in military strength.

Answer 10

Try this one!

http://www.faithfreedom.org/oped/sina50218.htm