you are wrong

Submitted by Sofia (Canada), Aug 2, 2011 at 14:00

You are wrong, i have studied islamic as well as christian history and religion. The word islam in itself is derived from the arabic word salam which means peace. The prophet only married ONE woman of his own will, khadija bint khuwaylid, the rest god commanded him to marry and they accepted. In islam the word mentioned in the quran that says beat your wives is actually says in a way that does not hurt her [ a nudge in other words] and you must talk to her first. In islam, a women that proves that her husband is beating her in a harsh manner is allowed a divorce, and her husband punnished. If islam really was a a religion that has no mercy we would have not left a single christian, jew, or anything to be alive in our lands. But instead, the arab jews and christians live in harmony with us. Your attempt to defame islam is useless.

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