Outstanding post in here, Prashant

Submitted by A very concerned reader, Feb 12, 2021 at 14:18

Dear Prashant,

This is a great analysis of Islam reality. Thank you very much for it. I don't know why I missed out on it. My apologies.

Yes, indeed Islam doesn't make people better nor raise their value as human beings as they like to say when trying to attract us to their religion. Nothing further than the truth.

You have said something I complained and discussed a thousand times. In Islam, there's lots of excuses to wrongdoing because they wipe out all their sins thanks to the fasting, not only at Ramadan but on several occasions throughout the year as well, especiallyon the Shawwal. One night of prayers, Laylat al-Qadr, all your sins will be forgiven, and many other meaningful events which give the Muslims the chance to start over or accumulate more and more deeds to finally reach their so-called heaven. How easy! How is possible that 6 days of praying in Shawwal after the end of Ramadan and the celebration of Eid ul-Fitr make, along with the 30 fasting Ramadan days, the equivalent to one years fasting because the value of Shawwal is rewarded 10 times? I was always flabbergasted with their mathematical system in regards to the "good deeds" and how to clean up the mess already done. "Fast today and you'll be X times rewarded, pray zikat tomorrow as much as you can because it will be X times rewarded, add more rakats today and you'll get X times rewarded, do this on Friday", and so on.

I reached the conclusion, my dear Prashant, that Muslims don't have ethics nor moral. They relay on their formulas and repetitive worshipping to be forgiven without caring the damage and misery that they're leaving behind through their licences and advances that they take to get their gain. It's a corrupted and hypocritical system which is far from teaching children about real and solid values and how to truly thrive in a community by the right means. Amd of course as discussed on here and you are witnessing it, they don't know what respect is. For Muslims, we are only a mean to an end. They don't care how to get their betterment because they can justify all evil plus erase all with their rituals.

Thank you very much for posting your input about a reality that I have also witnessed and completely reject.

Take care,

A very concerned reader

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