Non Practising Muslim

Submitted by TruthWFree (United States), Dec 28, 2009 at 14:37

Naeem,

I appreciate your comments and I too believe we should call it what it is. However, please give me an insight as to why you are a non-practicing Muslim and how you can reconcile that statement. I am not being facetious. I have read the Quran and a number of books including Robert Spencer's books and it is my understanding that Muslims believe the Quran was written in Heaven since the beginning of time. Major Hasan's actions are justified by Sura 9-5, at least, and probably many more violent hate filled Sura's including Sura 9-29 and others.

You say you are a non-practicing Muslim. My concern is that you may decide to become a practicing Muslim at some point and do something similar to Major Hassan because you are called to do so by your religion. What could trigger that conversion or change?

If you really do not believe that you are called to kill non believers and anyone who slights or opposes Islam, then why are you Muslim? Is it because you could be killed for your apostasy?

I am a Christian and although there may be people who call themselves Christians that do not live up to the teachings of Christ in the Gospels (including me, but I try), most all Christians believe Christ when he said He was the Son of God, that He was "One with the Father", and that "you have seen Me, you have seen the Father". Anyone who does not believe that Christ was the Son of God cannot seriously consider themselves Christian, nor do I. Finally, there is nothing in Christ's teachings that demand violence against non-believers, only "love one another as I have loved you" and "even love your enemies", which is hard to do for me. I do pray daily for Muslims to come to the truth of Jesus Christ. Christ did say in the Gospels that He was the only way to the Father (John 14:6), and I believe that.

I invite you to read the four Gospels of Mark, Matthew, Luke and John. Start with John as he was one of the closest to Christ (Peter did not write a Gospel). I invite you to become a Christian and experience the love of God (as opposed to the hate of Allah).

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