why would anyone in their right mind convert to islam and why do the islams insist on teaching us about their?
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They think they are right and blind to the faults of their own religion.  This is what happens when you combine zealousness with falsehood.
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why would you want it? to change religions? you aren't Muslim, why read about it? they say if you read it then you are Muslim. i can understand wanting to study it to know , to have basic knowledge, i do not however understand wanting to change as an adult. not meant as a put down. i WANT to UNDERSTAND WHY that's all. please contact me to make me understand. educate me , please.
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It is not " AS IF", nay it is.  Those who convert to another religion from Islam, are to be put to death.  Those who preach Muslims, are to be put to death, and those who praise other religion, are to be put to punished severally so they will learn never to do it again.\n\nMany have been Killed for converting, many have died for not converting, and many have been forced to convert.   These days, it is a big problem for the Christian in Egypt.  Girls go missing, the police refuse to help, and months later they are discovered converted to Islam, and forced to marry a Muslim man to keep them in the faith.  In India, two hindu girls were forced to convert, and when the family found them, they couldn't even sit with them in private to talk.  They had a Muslim woman watch them all the time.  Keeping the kids and the parents appart.  \n\nIt is not all Muslims who use force to convert others to their faith, but they consider it their duty to convert as many people as possible to Islam, not all by force, but some do, and when one of their leave Islam it is as a slap on the face of how one of them chose to convert while they are trying to convert all of us to Islam.\nConvert are to be put to death because they abondened their faith.  They don't have the freedom to choose.
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Well Those who do it are not even Muslims from their hearts...\nThse are the people who are brainwashed by some terrorist organizations who are actually against Islam...\nWho want to insult Islam & give Islam a bad name....\nSo they kidnap poor muslim teenagers, & train[brainwash] them for years & just make them agree that if they blow them selves up, the will get heaven & their family will be supported financially for lifetime......\n\nSo actually the point is that as Allah has given humans FREE WILL, he does what he wants....\n& he trains people to blow themselves in the name of GOD which is totally against Islam...\n\nAll this is just scam ....\nthere are people other than Muslims who r doing all this naming Muslims do it....\n\n\nIts a big conspiracy against Islam....
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"Be it that, you warn them or not warn them, it will be the same to them -- they will not believe."...Surah-al-Bakara, Qur'aan.\n\n"Recite: Oh, Disbelievers!  I do not serve that which you serve nor, do you serve Him who I serve.  I do not worship that which you worship nor, do you worship Him who I worship.  To you, your religion; to me, mine."...Surah-al-Kafirun, Qur'aan.\n\nMy Response to the Question: "Because they do NOT wish to understand since, they have ALREADY made-up their own CONCLUSION about Islam."
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[insert 'you don't understand Islam' argument here]
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ISLAM literally means submission to the Will of the Almighty.  In our belief ISLAM began when God issued an order to Adam, and Adam was given the free-will to obey..  or not obey.  Thus Islam literally began with the First Command of God, which was issued after free-will was given to Adam. \n\nThus anyone who obeyed or obeys God and puts his own free-will under the Will of the MOST HIGH is technically a Muslim.  The word ISLAM comes from the word PEACE or Salaama in Arabic, which comes about only if you obey the MOST HIGH!!\n\nThus Islam was not founded by a man, but by the Lord Almighty himself.  What is popularly known as Islam and as a faith forwarded by our Prophet Mohammad is in fact a continuum of the system which started with Adam, went through the Noahide laws, Abraham, the Laws of Moses and the implementation of those laws by the great ones of Israel until the chain of prophets culminated in Israel with the arrival of Jesus Christ, who in our belief was the last Guide and Prophet of Israel, before our final Prophet came for all mankind, and established the love of the Prophets and kings of Israel, first in his own nation, then in other nations.  All Muslims are required to bless the Prophets if they take their names, and believe in the ONE GOD.\n\nMuhammad taught obedience to One God in Arabia, where the Arabs of his nation and family used to worship 360 gods, one for each day of the year.  To discard so many gods who met various needs of the arabs was a hard thing to ask.  Some gods were gods of money, others god of health, knowledge, travel, sex etc..  so it was very hard for an average Arabs to dump all his gods enmasse.  It is obvious that one can spread a new faith in a group, but discarding the old faith is not easy without killing people in large numbers. \n\nWhat is amazing is in a mere ten years Mohammad was able to completely remove the Arab pagan religion that had existed for centuries from Arabia.  He began by laying the seeds of obedience to the ONE GOD in the first thirteen years of his ministry, from the age of 40 years until he was 53.   \n\nThe Arabs reacted violently to Muhammad's "intrusion" and teachings which said not only there is only one God, but taught that the great ones of Israel must be loved and respected as their own.  The ancient Arab names were replaced with the names of the Prophets of Israel for naming the children.  Also he taught that the slave and the slave owner were equal in the sight of God, or that the Chief of a tribe and the lowest member in that tribe were equal in front of the Almighty.  Some of these teachings were very offensive to the arabs of his time.  His arch enemy (the only one mentioned by name in the Quran) was his own uncle and his wife is also mentioned as enemies of monotheism.  His uncle was killed in the first battle. \n\nBasically what Muhammad accomplished in the 23 years of first forwarding Islam (in the first 13 years) then combating the extant faith in response to some terrible abuse inflicted on the early Muslims and vanquishing the Arabs completely (in the following ten years ) and establishing ISLAM permanently and laying the foundations for Islam to spread across to many nations is not only a miraculous feat, but an impossible one.  In fact, to this day no other man has completely eradicated an existing religion so completely from such a vast area in a mere ten years as the Prophet of Islam did. \n\nIf one says that God did not support Mohammad in his mission or that he is a false prophet, then they are unwittingly saying that God became helpless in front of a false Prophet.\n\nYou can see that many powerful men are fighting the same people in the same regions and are unable to eradicate the existing religion or install a new way of thinking, even though the blood shed is substantial (less than 2700 died in all battles between the arabs during the eight years of war between the Arabs during the prophet's time), where as thousands ha
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I can state the facts that:\n\nI have seen the practice of killing the converts done in\nmy country.\n(to the very least, usually they were shunned by the society as the outcast)\n \nBut, whether it is truly an islamic thing to do or not, i don't really know.\n\nAnd Nikki, i think you need to get out of your room and open your eyes to the world, dear.\nThere are many that converts from Islam to other religions and happy with it as much as those from other religions that converts to Islam.\n\nNot acknowledging it is just trying to escape from the reality.
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Hope to clear any of your doubts or any questions you may have regarding Islam.\n\nyou may contact me at haseena_haldir@yahoo.com\n\nThere are many things which i would really love to explain especially those misconceptions. However, its seriously wide.\nHope to hear from you if you have any queries.
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sounds like you are annoyed from ppl trying to convert you...\n\nhehe... \nthats just the nature of all religions... they try to invite people.. but alot of people do not know how to do this and they tend to offend or persecute...
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You see this is the sort of behavior ill never understand. Why if you are secure in your own beliefs would you be so threatened and so angered by someone who has different beliefs. Whether you agree with them or not. I'm a Muslim and it  makes absolutely no difference to me if the person next door worships Jesus, Buddha, Vishnu, the moon or the fairies they think live at the bottom of there garden. Go figure ??
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Intelligent people convert to and from Islam and to and from just about every other religion as well.  Intelligence about science does not necessarily mean that one will be intelligent in religious matters, or have accurate textual interpretation skills, or a critical eye for religious history.\n\nOne's innermost desires have more to do with why they choose a particular religion.  To one who WANTS Religion A to be true, his mind will find a way to satisfy him that it IS true.  The evidence, however pathetic, will look legitimate to him.\n\nI'm sorry, but that is really the way it is.  I've experienced this myself.  It is hard to be unbiased.
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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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thats our freedom to chose religion in our islam \n\n29( Say, "The truth is from your Lord": Let him who will believe, and let him who will, reject (it): for the wrong-doers )Al-Kahf | 110 verses\n\nthats i think its the real freedom to who says we want all to be muslims
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The same reason Christians convert to Islam; change of faith.
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First, you tell them about the history/principles of Islam; then you give them answers about any misperceptions of Islam that they have (e.g. terrorism; slavery; intolerance of other religions; suicide); third, you give them a comparison between Islam and other religions (e.g. why does it make more sense that God has no son, instead of claiming that God is three in one and one in three - Father, son, holy spirit)...\nBut of course, that person has to be willing to read, listen with open ears and heart. And you have to ask God to guide them, for He is the only one that can, not you: people are only guided if God so wishes. I have written a book, maybe this could help you out.
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Its more than likely that they are just curious. As a christian i didn't know anything about the Muslim religion until 9/11. It then became a big topic. Ive learned a lot and have also sought out info on other religions and just generally like to hear about other religions. Its just curiosity.