Anybody have any ?'s about Islam?
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Yes, where would I ask those???
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I would be interested in reading about the details of daily life.  What are the restaurants like?  What are the bathrooms like? How many women go out without the hijab?  What's a typical breakfast menu?
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Yes, I did know this about Islam.\n\nGod knows who will be in heaven and who will not.
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I think I know alot about Islam so that's why I left it!! if you want I can tell you the negative and positive things and we can debate.... islamismyth@yahoo.com\n\nEDT: thanks stallion\nyeah there is more myths in Quran like this:\n\nhttp://www.bibleandscience.com/science/quran.htm\n\nread this:\nhttp://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/857518/posts\n&\nhttp://www.abrahamic-faith.com/quran-modern-science.html\n& here presecution stories and convertions:\nhttp://www.persecution.org/newsite/index.php?PHPSESSID=d9a082ce0d7c3e0ffc1c508f53f08a0f\n& Women in Islam\nhttp://www.witness-pioneer.org/vil/Books/HT_wims/chapter_3.htm\n& answering to Islam\nhttp://www.answering-islam.org\n& Again responses to fake miracles of Quran\nhttp://answering-islam.org/Shamoun/wonders.htm\n& Islam and violence ((COOL, HUH??)\nhttp://answering-islam.org/Terrorism/islam_and_violence.html\n& another contraditions\nhttp://answering-islam.org/Quran/Contra/\n& one more\nhttp://answering-islam.org/Quran/Contra/qi032.html\n& Muhammed marriage to 6 years old from a forum this using hadiths\nhttp://pub18.ezboard.com/fbalkansfrm89.showMessage?topicID=45.topic\n& Quran has been corrupted and all the other copies burned!!\nhttp://www.bibleprobe.com/corruptedquran.htm\n& NOw some challenges to quran in producing suras and verses which quran placed as point to claim it is valid. so if anyone bring something similar Quran is not valid.\nTrue Forqan\nhttp://www.islam-exposed.org/furqan/contents.html\nSura like it\nhttp://www.suralikeit.com\nMy try in Kotban Ajeeb\nhttp://kotban.blogspot.com\nMy blogs too:\nhttp://ex-muslim.blogspot.com
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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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I've written my own book which I like to believe is interesting :P \n\nIt's basically about:\n1-God (His qualities, what He wants from us..)\n2-The stories of the prophets of God (lessons that can be learned from them, interesting stories)\n3- The history of Islam/life of prophet Muhammad PBUH.\n4-The Holy Qur'an (authenticity, greatest achievement of the Arabic language)\n5-The Misperceptions of Islam (e.g. Misinterpreted verses of the Qur'an)\n6- The Hereafter (i.e. Death, Judgement Day, Hell, Heaven - all in detail)\n\nThe good thing i guess about it is that the book can be read starting from any chapter. So people who are interested, for instace, to read about prophet Joseph, they can just go to his chapter and not read anything else\n\nhttp://spaces.msn.com/slimayn/\n\nPeace be with you
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This is not an exhaustive list..... \n\n1 : Our belief is simple , One God . Mohammed (SAW) is His last Prophet.\n\n2 : Islam is a religion of peace , there is no doubt about that. The fault is in the follower not the the religion itself just like any other religion.\n\n3 : We mean no harm , we come in peace :)\n\n4 : Our woman arent as down trodden as think they are.\n\n5 : We dont live in mountains , arent poor and dont live in really backward areas like most of you imagine.\n\n6 : Live and Let Live.\n\n7 : Islam opposes transgressors openly and without doubt.\n\n8 : we do get satellite and watch ( and sometimes laugh ) CNN and Fox\n\n9 : If we hold some values sacred , you should atleast respect that and not make fun of it.\n\n10 : Social liberties do not include making mockery out of any other religion. West calls it civilized , so should act like it.\n\n11 :We all wonder and think the west has become more barbaric and is killing ALOT of innocent ppl in the name of war on terror.\n\n12 : You can not go around taking over countries just because you felt like it.\n\n13 : Dont believe everything you read or watch in the media. Try to do some research of your own.\n\n!4 : We donot treat our women like commodities and respect and protect them. There are some extreme cases but where doesnt that happen ? Cannt judge the whole society based on a few test cases.\n\n15 : Suicide bombing is an act of cowardice , muslims history shows clearly that muslims have fought wars with bravery and openly. Which is totally the opposite of these suicide attacks.
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Yes to all ur questions. As far as islam is concern islam tells us to take care of ur body, eat healthy food, have healthy activities. educate ur self. etc
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam\n\nhttp://www.religioustolerance.org/islam.htm\n\nhttp://www.carm.org/islam.htm
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Peace\n\n     I'm a Muslim... I love Islam for every thing it has, I too believe that Islam, Judaism, and Christianity are all the same.\n\n   I wish the whole world can look at life the way we do. \n\nTry taking a look at the Quran, It has great scientific miracles, and it explains a lot of things that scientists are barely discovering.\n\n\nPeace, and love for all humanity, and God bless us all.
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Islam has answered these and many more questions for me. Every question I have ever had has been answered. THERE IS NO BLIND FAITH IN ISLAM.
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If you need more info and wanna learn religion of islam, please visit www.themuslimcommunity.com , its a good islamic forum <<< you can ask question's to people there on the forum, they will answer your question regarding islam
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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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To really understand the answer for that you have to first learn about Islam.  Have you ever picked up the Holy Quran and read it?  If not http://askmuslims.com has online Holy Quran or if you want the print version let me know my e-mail address is askmuslims1@yahoo.com I hope to hear from you and others.
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That it summarizes what Islam is all about!\nPeace!
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In the name of Allah most gracious most merciful, I'll try my best to help you if u r really interested in Islam.\nFirst of all I'm Muslim because Islam has provided me the internal peace I'm searching for, In Islam I've found the unity of all Muslims in alot of occasions for example the times of prayers when u see alot these Muslims (not all of them due to lack of their faith) doing the same moves and asking the only God, renweing their faith five times a day through the whole day, especially Al-Fajr prayers when u wake up from your bed and go to make wodoo2 by washing your limbs and head with water then going in your path towards the mosque (if it was accessible or close to you) or towards the place where u do ur prayers and in the silence of the surroundings making the dialogue with your only God.\nI've found their unity in yearl pilgrimage (called hajj) to Makka from different spots of the earth having one target which is pleasing the true king of everything.\n\nI've beleived in Islam while i found it's talking to your mind and soul and guiding you to how to live peacefully with others and how to deal with all your problems.\n\nI've beleived in Islam while it has solved many of my daily problems and even fllowing it's commands made me a better person by the testaments of other people knowing me.\n\nI've beleived in islam while it dealt with other religions peacefully and has granted them free will to deal with their religions whether it was.\n\nI've beleived in Islam while it has been based on what humans can do not miracles, miracles have never been introduced in islam except when it was so necessary and in situations which will not face a normal(not a prophet) person ever.\n\nI beleived in islam while it treats my mother and father nicely and gave rights to women as far as they demand and more.\n\nI beleived in islam while u r in direct contact with God and not needing anyone or anything in between you.\n\nI beleived in Islam while I've found it's prophet telling about things which was far futuristic than his era and have been fullfilled as he said and will be fullfilled as he said.\n\nI beleived in Islam while when I read Quran I feel it's like a heavenly words coming through my spirit.\n\nI beleived in islam while it makes me manage my life easier than I could do.\n\nI beleived in islam while it made me respect myself as a human and gave me the right way to establish a successfull person.\n\nI beleived in it while I've talked to many christians and Buddhists, infidels and read about judaism but they never gave me the answer which can make me have peace with myself.\n\nThe greeting of islam is Peace be upon You so how come it calls for war and terrorism.\n\nIslam makes me clean, tidy, relaxed, thoughfull, considerate and trustfull.\n\nIslam means (maybe I'm not so good in English) providing yourself to your God.\n\nI've a special Doaa(asking God) which whenever I use it never fails.\n\nIslam deals with me by discussion of matters not by faith without reasons, there're ofcorse things which have to be beleived but it has reasons why should u beleive in.\n\nIslam has dealt with me as a normal human not burdening me without care.\n\nI hope i can talk more but I'm not a scholar anyway, u coudl email me on my add.: ahmedeldeeb@yahoo.com and I'll send you some links, books and even will try to get you to some place where u can learn about Islam if u really want it and will Inshaa Allah(God willing) try to provide you with the nearest place that could help you.
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ANY one eles scared the the Muslem guy has the best and most informative answer yet????? \n\nCRAZY