an explanation

Submitted by ttt (Turkey), Sep 9, 2009 at 17:54

Have you heard of judgement day? or do u think that we're all equal so that those murderers and rapists have the same ending in the hereafter as those who practised religion and did nothing to harm people? What muslims do does not concern me in the least bit, not every muslim who declares islam can be rightfully called so.

A muslim is anyone who declares that there is only one God and who submits themselves to Allah and Islam. some of these people are the ones u find doing bad and strange things in the name of islam. You think i am brain washed? Look at u repeating whats been said to u about the growth of muslim reputation through breeding. Thats plain stupid. If i was an irreligious muslim and had 20 children then they'd all just be like me and they'd be living the life the west is imposing on us; drinking, adultery and so on.

Turkey is a good example of one of the westernized countries :) "Many Muslims who reverts from Islam do not openly announce their reversion beacause the faithfuls like you are ready to carry out allah's punishment for apostates - death." this is untrue, check it out for urself: http://ahl-alquran.com/English/show_article.php?main_id=523 This is just another rumor about Islam to further make it seem as a religion of terrorism. Whether u believe it or not, our true and real religion spreads love.

A true believer of Islam should not commit a sin not out of fear of punishment as so many muslims claim, it should be out of the love one carries for Allah because when u truly love someone or something, then u would never go against It. Muslims may have done horrible things and blamed it on islam but that does not mean that islam is a bad religion or that islam preaches it.

Thats why i suggest u read. u cannot judge a religion by its followers who by the way commit more sins than people who dont believe in it. The Quran is a miracle in itself, if u read it u will be amazed by its scientific, historic and religious content. Do not merely read a translation for even if u speak arabic and read the Quran in arabic, it wont suffice to bring about the true meaning of islam. We have huge volumes for the interpretation of the Quran, not to mention the life of our prophet. Not everything u hear is real about islam. if u wanna be sure all u have to do is just read. I suggest u read the islamic scholar Murad Hofman who has converted to Islam. He has some wonderful books explaining our religion.

Do u know how muslims greet each other? 'Peace be upon you" :) Allah tells us to face that which is bad and harmful to us with that which is good unless someone initiates an attack on us, thats when we fight back. And i guess that is the norm, how else would u justify what the West (esp. the usa) has done to the 'third world countries'. They attacked Afghanistan claiming that bin ladin was there, they've attacked Iraq because of Saddam's weapon's of mass destruction and so on.. Many muslims are being killed everyday by these people who have left their countries for the sole purpose of eliminating muslims. Wow. And u people claim that muslims are terrorists.

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:) i apologize for the horrible comments posted earlier. it was a copy paste reply :$ This is truly me speaking now.

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