I have been told that “Islam is one of the great world religions”. In the last couple of weeks I have read several anti-Islamic (especially http://www.faithfreedom.org and http://www.thereligionofpeace.... I checked the verses from Quran and Hadith and it is true what these websites say: Islam = Terrorism and its goal is the World Caliphate! It is all written in their “holy” books! Why did my school not tell us that Muhammad committed all kind of crimes, that he had several sex-slaves, raped a 9 years old child and murdered 700 unarmed Jewish men and boys? \n\nhttp://www.thereligionofpeace.com
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I know that this is going to sound paradoxical, but I would say that the main reason why they did not tell you the truth about Islam is that they were …Christian...\nEvery criticism of Quran can be matched with equal criticism of the Bible. So Christians are afraid to criticize Quran, because their criticism will also be against their own religion.\n\nCertainly Quran is utterly idiotic; however the Bible is full of idiocy as well. It is really hard to decide which is more absurd: the Muhammad riding his donkey to Heaven where he meets his Allah, or Jesus being born from a virgin, raising from dead or walking on water. Both is retarded, and both keeps the believers in the state of mental retardation.\nWithout any doubt Quran is a fanatical terrorist bloody scripture, and the Bible, too, is a genocidal fanatical scripture. Quran says kill the infidel, the Bible says kill a man who collected some sticks to make a little fire on a Saturday! The “God” of the Bible tell the Jews to exterminate whole nations living in Canaan, men women, even their cattle. The New Testament is a fanatical scripture as well; it clearly states that unless you are saved by Jesus you are going to hell. Either you are with Jesus, or you are against. So there are many parallels between Islam on one hand and Christianity and Judaism on the other. \nJudaism has lost its lethal power because Jews became powerless after being kicked out from their country some 1800 years ago. However Christianity and Islam have committed so many crimes against humanity that it is hard to judge which of these two cults have been more deadly. Both are guilty of genocides, persecution of minorities, repression of women, anti-democratic, anti-human and anti-scientific attitudes. Both are responsible for murder of hundreds of millions of people. \nThe BID difference is that the Western countries are now living in POST-Christian era, while the Muslims are still in the middle of Islamic Dark Ages. \nSo the advantage of Christianity of Islam is only because Christianity is relatively weak and has been to a large degree been replaced with humanism. Still, unfortunately Christianity is a dominating moral force, and very few people have the courage relegate Christianity to a museum where it belongs. Until such time, there will not be political courage to fight Islamic dark ages. Until such time, you will not hear the truth that “Islam is Fascism” that “Muhammad was a pervert, a liar, and a rapist”. \nOF course this is a very condensed answer that does not cover all aspects; it just focuses on one important aspect. I still hope that you read this carefully and consider the merits of what I wrote.\nAnd to my Muslim brothers and sisters, I do not hate Muslims; I hate only the Darkness but not the people (Muslims) who suffer from it. (I too was a Muslim once)\n\n**********************************************8\nOne more thing: I have to do some justice to the Bible and admit, that while from the literary point of view Quran is complete trash, the Bible, on the other hand while also full of trash, also contains parts that are among the worlds most beautiful literature on the same level as Odyssey and Shakespeare.
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islam is a religion as it is a  way of life. the quran doesnt say "says that if you die well killing others you will go to a muslim heaven" WRONG!! if you die defending yourself you go to heaven. make sense right? islam rule the world?! WRONG again. islam preaches religious tolerance more than any other religion out there. in fact, in the quran it states that NO place of worship has the right to be destroyed if even ONE person goes there. Islam dates back to the time of adam and eve. there was no founder; there was only god. why do so many religions exsist? because with time comes change. (and to clear up the answer above, no man has the right to beat a women. a women is to be treated with respect and compassion!) Muslims pray five times a day, fast the month of ramadan, give charity, state there is no god but god, and make the pilgrimage to mecca. those are the basis of islam. then comes things like, respecting your parents, being kind to your neighbors, and preforming good deeds as often as possible because it isnt just a religion but a way of living.
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No, I don't agree Islam is the best religion. Basically, the original teachings of Islam is the same as the original teachings of Christianity. So if Islam is the best, then what about Christianity?\n\nTalking about Muslims, which Muslims are you referring to? The Arab Muslims or the Chinese Muslims? There are millions of Chinese Muslims in China that don't resort to terrorism.\n\nThe one to be blamed is NOT Muslims, or Christians, or Jews, etc BUT the human race itself that always seem to misunderstood every teachings of God's prophets.\n\nHave this Muslim historian ever studied Buddhism, Taoism, Hinduism and Zen? If he/she does, honestly and open-minded, then I can bet he/she will never say Islam is the best religion.\n\nAnd the worst followers are the human race itself. Even the best religious and spiritual teachings can be ruined by human ignorance.
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Islam has yet to reach its peak. It came into existence roughly 400 years after Christianity and is making steady progress. By the time it is matured it will probably be the dominant religion (and a new one will be in its infancy)
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Anonymous is so right!!! Islam is a great religion and a way of life. People always think Muslims will bomb something or want to rage a jihad against someone. It's not like that. People like that are extremists!!!!!! Everyday Muslims like me are just like any other people. The only thing that separates me from other teens is my religion. Not every Muslim wants to kill and blow up buildings. I am a Muslim who wants to be happy. I want peace, I want to go to college and become a doctor! I want to leave the US and move to England. I want to be happy among Muslims and non Muslims. So don't judge Muslims, not all of us are cold blooded extremists. And why do people pick on Muslims when people of the Christian religion and the Jewish religion and other religions do dirty things too. People just look for some group of people to pick on. It's not fair.
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Islam means peace but terrorists spell it piece. Their moto is kill everybody into thousand pieces if they are not muslims.
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Study our recent U.S. history (20 years) and you will discover that more than 95% of our terrorist attacks and wars are against Muslims, and that they are the instigators of such activities.\n\nOR -\n\nStudy religion.  What are the Muslim faith doctrines ... OOPS!  "Death to all infidels!!!" (you are an infidel if you are not a muslim).\n\nNot all religions preach violence; you mentioned Christianity in your question, as I understand it christians preach peace, hope and love.\n\nOR -\n\nStudy Ancient History.  As far back as you would care to travel in time you will find the muslims at the heart of conflict from their very inception as a family, then tribe, then nation, then world religion.\n\nOR -\n\nStudy sociology.  Muslims view of life does understand that what you 'believe is true, is true' regardless of how other individuals or nations regard truth.  The driving force in Muslims lives is their religion because they clearly see that it is their belives that give meaning to life (and direction for their life choices).\n\nMeet a devote muslim and you will meet a person that has NO tolerance for anyone who does not believe exactly as they do. \n\nThis is true of very few of the 5000+ religions in the world.\n\nIn my opinion, muslims are just like you and me (hopefully), individulas that in the U.S. have the right to their thoughts and beliefs as long as they are not hurting others.  BUT therein lies the problem.\n\nThe scottish have a saying "Fool me once, shame on you.  Fool me twice, shame on me."\n\nWhy are people racist . . .
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Islam is one of the major religions of the world. Possibly the world's fastest-growing religion.\n\nTheir holy text is the Quran, it is GREATLY revered. \n\nThey also greatly revere the Prophet Mohammed. They worship Allah. They believe Allah is the ONE, the True God.\n\nI am not an adherent of Islam, but I believe it ought to be respected, as ought any religion.
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"Islamic terrorism is inspired by Islamic teachings. We can never get rid of Islamic terrorism unless we defeat the ideology behind it and that is Islam itself. Islam induces hate backed by lies. Muhammad was a terrorist by his own admission. All Muslims, to the extent that they follow him, are terrorists. Those Muslims who are not terrorists are ignorant of Islam. Fortunately they are the majority. We need to rescue them. If you are a good human being, you are not a Muslim. Read this site http://www.faithfreedom.org and if you can't prove me wrong, leave this deceitful cult of hate and terror and join mankind. Don't be part of the Umma. Umma is fascism. It is divisive. It induces the hatred of others. Be part of humanity instead. Your ignorance is not an excuse. Pull your head out of the sand and face the truth, like we did. \n\nFaith Freedom International is a grassroots worldwide movement of ex-Muslims and all those who are concerned about the rise of the Islamic threat. We want to bring humanity together, not by introducing yet another doctrine, which always ends up dividing mankind more, but by eliminating the doctrines that divide us. We want to abolish this evil 'Muslim vs. Kafir" dichotomy. Mankind is one family. Don't let narcissist men like Hitler and Muhammad sunder us with their big lies. Don't become the victim of the "divide and rule" policy of a psychopath. \n\nFaith Freedom stands for freedom of faith. We are against Hate, not Faith. We revere human rights not human beliefs. We endeavor to be factually correct, not politically correct. \n\nDo your part! Let this message out. Let us eradicate Islam and bring mankind together - the way God intended. Islam is the cancer of humanity. We can get rid of it. There is nothing we humans can't do. Mountains move aside to make way for those who are determined." - Ali Sina
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Hmmm. I don't know. Maybe they just think that Islam is evil because a crazy bunch of Muslims flew some airplanes into some buildings in the name of Allah. Maybe Islam gets a bad name because some of the lunatics that follow the religion are still fighting a holy war against the rest of the world that most of the world stopped fighting 400 years ago. Or maybe, Islam gets a bad name because they treat women like dirt. Hmmm. I don't know. Oh and by the way... I am an atheist. You can't say that I think this way because I am christian. I think all religions are idiotic, but as far as world religions go Islam gets my nomination for the award for being the most retarded. Hey Muslims... the year is 2006. Get over it!
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well iam muslim, islam is so far from terrorist yes and so far from ben ladin, islam is a religon which dont conflict with others and we belive in all god messengers we believe in the christ , and we dont make difference btween them, islam is not a religon which only cares abt the spirituality sides its a full system wich cares abt many reallife sides like marriage and women rights and other things which we use judiciary system, islam has its own judiciary system which is very reliable but we dont fully use it in islamic countries we use integration between laws and islamic judiciary system,there are lots of things islam care abt "which arent applied in islamic countries"\n my english doesnt help me, but i know some one who can help u to find resources and stuff\n,i can send u her email
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I have mixed feelings about Islam to be perfectly honest.  I think it has the potential to be a great religion, but its followers have some things they need to work out.  It is a fact that there is terrorism among Muslims, and this is a major problem.  It is a fact that there is a lot of hatred of Jews among Muslims, and this is very wrong.  But it does not have to be that way.  There are wonderful Muslims who are peaceful and loving.  I just wish there were more of the good ones and less of the bad ones, and I wish that the Qur'an and Hadith were easier to interpret in a peaceful manner.  The fact is, there are verses in the Qur'an and Hadith that seem to me to support violence, if one wishes to seek support for violence.  I think this is problematic.  It can be solved, because the same thing is true of some other religions but they do not interpret the violent verses of their scriptures in a violent way.  They have reinterpreted them with an eye to peace.\n\nI have studied Islam a little.  I have talked to Muslims, read the Qur'an with some commentary and Hadith (al-bukhari), and I have read a few books on Islam, by both Muslims and non-Muslims.
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Ture by the year 2025 Islam will be the world's largest religion! But Islam's history is just as bloody sa Christanity eventhough in my opinion Christanity is worse. In the end Islam is growing bot by violence but I'm not really sure why people are so interested in Islam. There must be something special about if so many millions of people are converting to it each year.
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if you were to check out Muslim History you would see that it started off as a religion of violence. Mohamed converted much of the areas of todays Islamic world through violence. I am  not saying that all Muslims are violent and radical, but i am saying that the majority are showing the true colors of their religion. I think it is right to stand up for what you believe but not with violence. "Actions speak louder than words." "Lately" you have just seen more of what this religion can be about (It condones 'Holy war' and suicide). For all of you moderate, nonviolent Muslims, I am sorry. I do not mean to include you in this.
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To find out general facts about Islam their are many websites such as \nhttp://www.fisabilillah.org/ebooks.asp\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam\n\n1) Muslims do not spend the interest they earn on any bank account/building society account they have.  This is becasue Muslims belive that you should spend money that they have earned not free money if you can call it that.http://www.mustaqim.co.uk/usury.htm\n\n2) One in five people in the world is a Muslim and\njust under two million Muslims live in the UK.\n\n3)  Muslims women have many rights, such as The right and duty to obtain education. The right to have their own independent property. The right to work to earn money if they need it or want it. Equality of reward for equal deeds. and many more\n\n4) Muslims fast during the month of Ramadan; this is the month that Mohammed performed his meditation and the quran Islams holy book was revealed.  \n\n5) Islam is a complete way of life that governs all facets of life: moral, spiritual, social, political, economical, intellectual, etc.\n\n6) Muslims accept the original unaltered Torah (the Gospel of Moses) and the original Bible (the Gospel of Jesus) since they were revealed by God. However, none of those original scriptures are in existence today, in their entirety. Therefore, Muslims follow the subsequent, final, and preserved revelation of God, the Holy Qur'an.\n\n7) Terrorism, unjustified violence and the killing of innocent people are absolutely forbidden in Islam. Islam is a way of life that is meant to bring peace to a society, whether its people are Muslim or not. The extreme actions of those who claim to be Muslim may be, among other things, a result of their ignorance or uncontrolled anger. Tyrant rulers and those who commit acts of terrorism in the name of Islam are simply not following Islam. These people are individuals with their own views and political agendas. Fanatical Muslims are no more representative of the true Islamic teachings than Timothy McVeigh or David Koresh are of Christianity. Extremism and fanaticism is a problem that is common to all religious groups. Anyone who thinks that all Muslims are terrorists should remember that the famous boxer Muhammad Ali, perhaps the most celebrated person of our era, is a practicing Muslim.\n\n8) Muslim women wear the head-covering (hijab) in fulfillment of God's decree to dress modestly. From a practical standpoint, it serves to identify one as attempting to follow God in daily life and, therefore, protects women from unwanted advances from men. This type of modest dress has been worn by righteous women throughout history. Prominent examples are traditional Catholic Nuns, Mother Teresa and the Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus.\n\n9)Allah: is Arabic for God and is the same word used by many Christian Arabs. Allah is the same God worshipped by Christians and Jews.\n\n10) Jihad: means ‘to exert ones utmost’.  Muslims consider that the greatest Jihad is to struggle for inner growth in their daily lives.
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I am afraid you did not even discover this "wonderful" world of Islam by yourself. Muslims are severly misled by their scholars who try to twist historical facts. Please read Bukhary, Muslim and Quran by yourself without using interpretation from scholars and you will find many violent actions that should be denounced.
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As in all religions there are some that believe certain things and others that see it a different way. Islam is not a hate oriented religion at all, they just have some hateful offspring.  Same goes with all the other religions.