I'm in mixed views about Islam ?
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that's not true, i am a Muslim, and proud, Islam never tells the husband to beat up the wife, in fact, Prophet Mohammad (peace and prayers be upon him) treated his wives VERY respectfully and nicely, he (peace and prayers be upon him) was the kindest and most well-behaved person ever lived. he (papbuh) truely was, and that's how Muslims should be.
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WOW! IT'S ALL ABOUT INDIVIDUAL CHOICES. BUT HE SHOULD HAVE DISCUSED THIS ISLAM ISSUE WITH HIS PARTNER IN LIFE, HIS WIFE.  HIS DECISION  MIGHT  EFFECT HER  EMOTIONALY.I DON'T WHANT TO INPOSE MY IDEA ON HOW PERSONALY I FEEL ABOUT THIS,IT WOULD BE A SELF CENTERD OPINION OF MINE, AND THATS WRONG.EVERYBODY HAVE THERE OWN CHOICES TO CHOSE WHAT THEY LIKE.
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1. I am a Christian and do not believe that Islam is equal to terrorism. \n\n2.  I am a Christian who aloso does not believe that Islam is the religon from God. In fact I do not believe in Religon. Religon blinds and enslaves people. Truth awakens people and sets them free.  I've studied Islam, and this is just my personal view, but it didn't speak to me.   Much of it seems like a mixture between Judaism and Christianity.  I just think Christianity is more true, if not the truth.  \n\nAs for 1000s of people converting to Islam everyday, well 1000s of people convert to Christianity everyday, but you and I know that there is a diffrence between one who calls themselves a Muslim and One who truly is a Muslim. Just like there is a diffrence betweeen one Who calls himself a Christian and one who is truly a Christian.  \n\nG-flux\nGod bless
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some beautiful inspiring muslims...\n\n\nROB WICKS\n\n[In the following article, "NOI" refers to the Nation of Islam, which in spite of its name, is a group far removed from Islam. -Ed.] \n\nI grew up Baptist, in a family of ministers, in rural Mississippi. I went to college at Morehouse College in Atlanta, so I was exposed to the NOI, but I had the good fortune to become friends with an orthodox Muslim who explained to me the difference between NOI and Islam, and the lack of knowledge most NOI have of true Islam. Later, after I left school and began working, I got an internet account, and started to study some of the religions of the world. I had never really been a particularly religious person, due to my somewhat scientific nature. I always insist on proof. I started to delve deeper into Christianity, and studied it intently on the Web. I was somewhat disdained however by some inconsistencies in the Bible. I principally was troubled by the Trinity, though. I just did not see it. The one passage I saw as being most supportive (1 John 5:7) was partially forged. When I read Mathew 19:16-17, and Jesus (pbuh) says "Why callest thou me good?, it was clear to me that he was saying that he was not good, and only God was. But most of the Christians seemed to think Jesus was being tongue-in-cheek at this point. I found that I would have to be dishonest to accept this. \n\nThen fortune? smiled upon me. I hit a deer in my car. It was out of service for almost a month. During that time, I was unemployed, but had saved money, so I could live (I also have two roommates). I still had my internet account, and I decided to study more. After I had studied the Biblical contradictions, in addition to the inherent idolatry and unscriptural nature of the Trinity, along with other things, I rejected Christianity as a religion. Even Jesus did not seem to teach it, he taught belief in God. I went a time without any religion, thinking maybe it was all a sham. I have a friend who is in the 5% NOI, and I saw how much he hated religion, and I decided that I did not want to be like that. I believe that God kept my mind open and my heart from hardening against Him, and I studied Islam. Everything just seemed to fit: a reasoned faith which was very prayerful to keep us on the straight path, yet did not disdain acquisition of knowledge (the preachers back home loved to rail against education, as if ignorance is preferred by God). Islam seemed to be made for me. A good Muslim was the exact sort of person I aspired to be. After another month of study and prayer, I decided that if Muhammad (pbuh) was not a prophet, then there had never been prophets in the first place. The moment of decision came one night when I was reading the Qur'an and I read 21:30, and I read of God expanding his creation. Now, I almost became an astronomer at one point, and I still am interested, and these verses hit me like a sledgehammer. I became fearful of God, and wanted to worship him better.\n\n-----------------------------------------------------------\nCeline \n\nSalam Alekhum. \n\nI became Muslim almost three years ago, right after Ramadan in between the two Eids. \n\nMy spiritual search lasted over thirty years. I was born a Catholic and found many things I did not agree with: I believe in Jesus, but did not believe that he was the son of God, nor that he was God. I concluded on my own that he was a rabbi, since he was a learned Jew and a teacher. Because of this I went and studied under rabbis and learnt the Tanakh, the Torah and some of the laws of Judaism. I learnt the Kosher laws and the proper way of cooking, and the rules of being a woman. It became natural that men and women prayed separated as the women were together. Though Judaism was not the answer for me, I gained an understanding of its religious and spiritual ways. \n\nI then looked into women spirituality but found that it was lacking something, it was not always monotheistic in practice becau
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Me: Muslim\n\nJesus in Islam    \n\nThe Islamic view of Jesus (or, “Isa in Arabic, ;- peace be upon him) lies between two extremes. The Jews, who rejected Isa (Jesus) as a Prophet, called him an imposter. The Christians, on the other hand, considered him to be the son of God and worship him as such. Islam considers Isa (Jesus, Peace be upon him ) to be one of the great Prophets of Allah and respects him as much as Ibrahim (Abraham), Musa (Moses), and Muhammad (peace be upon them all). This is in conformity with the Islamic view of the oneness of God (Allah), the oneness of Divine guidance, and the complementary role of the subsequent mission of Allah’s messengers. \n\nThe essence of Islam- willing submission to the will of Allah- was revealed to Adam ( - peace be upon him), who passed it on to his children. All the following revelations to Nuh (Noah), Ibrahim, Musa, Isa (Jesus), and, finally, Muhammad (peace be upon them all) are in conformity with that message, with some elaboration to define the relation between man and God, man and man, man and his en­vironment, and living according to Allah’s instructions. Thus, Islam views any contradictions among revealed religions as a man-made element introduced into these religions. The position of Isa (Jesus, Peace be upon him ) in the three major creeds- Judaism, Christianity, and Islam- is not an exception. \nMiraculous Birth\n\nAlthough the Qur'an does not present a detailed life-story of Isa (Jesus, Peace be upon him ), it high­lights the important aspects of his birth, his mission, his ascension to heaven, and passes judgment on the Christian beliefs concerning him. The Qur'anic account of Isa (Jesus, Peace be upon him ) starts with the conception of his mother, Maryam (Mary, peace be upon her), whose mother, the wife of Imran, vowed to dedicate her child to the service of God in the temple. When Maryam (Peace be upon her)  became a woman, the Holy Spirit (the angel Jibraîl ) appeared to her as a man bringing her the news of a son. We read the following dialogue in the Qur'an between Maryam (Peace be upon her)  and the angel: \n\nWhen the angels said: ‘O Mary! Allah gives thee glad tidings of a Word from Him, whose name is the Messiah, Jesus, Peace be upon him son of Mary, illustrious in the world and the Hereafter, and one of those brought near (unto Allah). \n\n  He will speak unto mankind in his cradle and in his manhood, and he will be of the righteous.’ \n\nShe said: ‘My Lord! How can I have a child when no mortal has touched me?’ He said: ‘So (it will be). Allah creates what He will. If He decrees a thing, He says unto it only: “Be!” and it is.’  (Ali-Imran, 3:45-47) \n\nIn a chapter (surah) entitled “Maryam” (Mary), the Qur'an tells us how Maryam (Peace be upon her)  gave birth to her son, and how the Jews accused her when she brought the child home: \n\nThen she brought him to her own folk, carrying him. They said: ‘O Mary! Thou hast come with an amazing thing. O sister of Aaron! Thy father was not a wicked man nor was thy mother a woman unchaste.’ \n\nThen she pointed to him. They said, ‘How can we talk to one who is in the cradle, a young boy?’ \n\nHe spoke: ‘Lo! I am the servant of Allah. He has given me the Scripture and has appointed me a Prophet; And has made me blessed wheresoever I may be, and has enjoined upon me prayer and alms-giving so long as I live; And (has made me) dutiful toward her who bore me, and has not made me arrogant, wicked. Peace be upon me the day I was born, and the day I die, and the day I shall be raised alive!’ (Maryam, 19:27-33) \n\nIn the same chapter, following the above quotation, Allah assures Muhammad ( peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), and through him the whole world, that what is told above is the TRUTH about Isa (Jesus, Peace be upon him ), although the Christians might not accept it. Isa (Jesus, Peace be upon him ) is NOT the “son of God”: he was, obviously enou
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I'm not a christian, but I always defended the islamic faith saying it was peaceful and good, etc. This was because I thought however misguided religions were still inherently good.\n\nWhile on this site I kept seeing questions and quotes from the quran that I thought seemed a bit strange and out of line with my previous thoughts, that religions were based on books that were inherently good.  So I thought Ok, I better read this one and check it out for myself, I have the read the bible so its only fair, (although I didn't believe the bible either).\n\nTo be honest, I won't go into detail so don't worry, I was absolutely horrified by what I found.  I do not like the quran, and did not find it to be the revealed word of a 'god'.\n\nEqually I found parts of the bible (spefically the OT) equally horrific.  I do like parts of the bible stories as myths though, and some of the teachings are good, but were already known about in philosophy without the need for religion anyway.
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I think your viewpoints are very healthy.  What I believe is very similar to you.  I think we should question everything and use our God given free will to logically find the truth.  Never fall for what someone else tells you to believe simply because they claim to have the one true word of God.\n\nGay people-  I'm Gay.  I have control over my actions, but not my emotions.  I've never been romantically attracted to any females, and can't understand how I could be.  If there is a God, He/She/it made me this way, just like God made me male, white, brown hair, brown eyes, etc.\n\nMuslims- I think of Muslims the same way I think of Christians.  Most are alright, but when they become extremists no good can come from it.\n\nAtheists- Well, there is no proof of God, but there is no lack of proof either.  You can believe what you want to.  I believe in something, but many would not call it God.\n\nPremarital sex- Well, I can't get "married" so, I'm fine with it, however, I think that there should be some sort of commitment going along with sex.  I don't think Promiscuity is a good idea, but those practicing it have their own free will.\n\nAbortion- I'm divided on this issue.  In one respect it's taking a life, but a life in terrible conditions is no life at all.  I'm not really sure.\n\nPeople not of your religion- I'm fine with it.  I have friends of all sorts of persuasions, Wiccan, Sikh, Buddhist, Christian.  Never met a Muslim though... I'd like to.\n\nPeople dating out of their religion- I'm fine with it.  As long as the two are in love, and get along on a basic personal level, religious issues shouldn't become a major part of choosing a partner.
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I don't even believe in the christian idea of God. why would Islam's version be any different?\nChristians and Musilims, and Jews have been bickering over the same old nonsense for too long. When humanity finally sheds the B.S. that is RELIGION- who's right, who's wrong, heaven & hell, boxers or briefs, yada yada yada....THEN mabey we can have some PEACE and quiet around here.\nYou should be proud that you are a musilim my dear. I'm proud of my Jewish herritage. We should ALL be proud of who we are and where we came from. Be objective. Try to look at issues from another's point of view. \nGood Luck to you.
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And how much do you know about Islam??? Lots enough for you to talk about something that indeed you have very less knowledge about it???\n   Many people all over this world talk about freedom including free to be muslim, christian, budhist and so on. But how many of us respect every single person's right to be in which religion they want to? Including respect their faith and beleive. For example, be careful in whatever issue that you want to raise.
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Hi,\nI'm glad to get the opportunity to help you understand this situation.\n\nWhat happened to you is indeed very strange, from the books offered, the itch, the sore and the whole rest ot it.\n\nThe question here is: What does that person has to do with Islam? what does his reaction has to do too? As well as his behaviour to you and the kids? \n\nI studied Islam as a subject and can tell you that you have been very unfortunate to fall on a person that showed you a wrong image of a great religion.\n\nYour case is just one that could also happen to a muslim while visiting a christian family, isn't it?\n\nIslam is nothing of what you saw and heard!\n\nIt's very unfortunate when a person without or with only a little Islamic academic background try to call people to conversion...\n\nWould you care to read the following:\n\nFr. Theodore Pulcini, a priest of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, is Assistant Professor of Religion at Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA 17013. His articles have appeared in Diakonia, The Journal of Ecumenical Studies, Church Divinity, Commonweal, and St. Vladimir's Theological Quarterly. His essay is reprinted from New Theology Review. \n\n\nMuslims now constitute a significant minority in Western countries, most notably France, Britain, Germany, Canada, and the United States. Consequently, those in the West engaged in theological discourse and pastoral work can no longer consign Islam to the outer limits of their universe of religious concerns. Islam is no longer just "over there," an exotic feature of distant cultures; it is a well-established component of our own religious landscape and deserves attention from all who work to further the Reign of God in our culture. \nHaving taught courses in Islamic civilization as part of the religious studies curriculum at both secular and church-related institutions, I can give ample testimony to the antagonistic images of Islam obtaining in, and actively perpetuated by, many Western circles. In some cases, it is alarmism that fuels the antagonism ("Muslims are taking over the world!"); in others, the indignation of post-modern Westerners who resent the very existence of a powerful religious tradition which seems to foster "unenlightened" values ("Islam is intolerant, it oppresses women, etc."). It is a situation fraught with the real possibility of bigotry and violence.\n\nAs "people of religion," we can be particularly effective in shaping religious sentiment toward Muslims in our society. We can either stoke the fires of antagonism, feeding into the dominant societal trend of "demonizing" Islam and Muslims; or we can fight those fires, challenging people to come to a well-informed, balanced appreciation of this "other" in our midst. Most of us, I assume, would affirm the desirability of the latter option. I would like to offer a few suggestions as to how that option might be realized.\n\nFirst, expose the caricatures -- both our own and those of others. Such caricatures are usually based on the assumption that Islam is monolithic and that Muslim communities are homogeneous. Both assumptions are false. Just as there are many "Christianities," there are many "Islams" and most have very little to do with "Islamism," that militant, extremist fringe of Islam which, despite its claim to "traditionalism," actually violates such perennial Islamic values as tolerance, forbearance, hospitality, and broad-mindedness. A number of excellent resources can help you in this process -- see the attached reading list. All the recommended authors are Christians who have done much to dispel the rampant misinformation concerning Islam.\n\nSecond, reflect on what underlies our tendency to caricature Islam. Many in the Christian world have thrown themselves headlong into the process of challenging the traditional shape of our society an
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No. I don't get your question completely but if you're asking whether you should look at a religion's followers and from them deteremine a conclusion on the religion, then NO. I'm a Muslim and if you saw me in the street one day, you shouldn't think that that's what Islam teaches, because I don't do a lot of things that I'm supposed to as a Muslim. I hope that answers your question.
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SHUT YOUR FUCKING MOUTH AND GO SCREW YOURSELF. I CAN WRITE IN CAPS TOO Y'KNOW. AND JUST BY YOUR WAY OF JUDGING ISLAM, YOU SOUND LIKE A VIOLENT ASS-HAT. ISLAM IS NOT WHAT EVER THE HELL YOU WANT TO MAKE IT. OUR GOD IS YOUR GOD. BUT IF YOU'RE A BORN ASS-HOLE AND THAT'S ONE HELL OF A PROBLEM THERE. MAYBE YOU NEED A REALITY CHECK BEFORE POSTING STUFF. READ A BOOK AND BUY YOURSELF A LIFE. It might cost a bit tho.
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Well I see nothing wrong with it. But you may be confused to be Muslim.  Seek GOD and Godly Counselors on this. \n\nk1
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I choose Islam. There is a lot I know, but there is still a lot for me to learn inshallah
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Christianity and Islam, ironically come from the same "parents" if you will. They are like feuding brothers. Many of the beliefs in both religions are very similar, with the exception of who they chose as their saints. The problem with islam in my humble opinion is that the religious people in charge dont try to conform to modern standards, rather they want to keep people lost in 2 A.D. Christianity isnt entirely better mind you, while it has to a large degree adapted to the modern world there are still many people who believe in antequated ideologies. \n\nThere are many kinds of christians, each with their own varaition of Christianity. Some believe in the trinity, God, Jesus and the Holy spirit. Some pay tribute to saints or holy people sent by god to do his work on earth. And some still have many varying beliefs that are not all the same. \n\nIt would not be a wise judgement to say that all christians are the same, as I've just pointed to you theyre not. I don't know enough about muslims to make a similar remark, however when you begin generalizing people you make really gross assumptions that arent necessarily true of all people.\n\nIn my opinion, education rules supreme above religion. I also think that everyone should have some kind of faith, and we should stop persecuting eachother for being different and having different beliefs.\n\nLove thy neighbor etc.\nLive and let live. etc etc
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No it's not, I'm a muslim and this is allowed. Islam is a very very very good Faith.
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Read about the religion first! Convert if you want to. Meaning you agree to everything islam is about. Dont convert if you feel pressured. Do what you feel is right in your heart.