To ex-muslim : Tell us your story. How did you wake up?

Submitted by Nuray (Portugal), Feb 10, 2006 at 18:25

Dear Ex-Muslim,

Do you mind telling us your story about leaving Islam? I am curious about it.
What makes you wake up? Did you choose Christianity after leaving Islam?
As far as I know ex-Muslims become atheist and have difficulty to believe in God. They have also difficulty to understand the trinity it is so obvious for ex-Monotheist,

What is interesting that all ex-Muslims says "I read it all in the original Muslim scriptures." I have never seen any honest ex-Muslim on this website until yet. All Muslims read the same history or hadith books and Quran. We don't have original or non-original history books. All religious book are public. We don't have churches where fake saints hide or change religious records. I guess you pretend as if ex-Muslim. Are you liar? Yes, indeed.

This is what you quoted.
Bukhari:V1B11N626 "The Prophet said, "burn all those who had not left their houses for the prayer, burning them alive inside their homes.'"

The complete translation is the following.
Volume 1, Book 11, Number 626:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "No prayer is harder for the hypocrites than the Fajr and the 'Isha' prayers and if they knew the reward for these prayers at their respective times, they would certainly present themselves (in the mosques) even if they had to c awl." The Prophet added, "Certainly I decided to order the Mu'adh-dhin (call-maker) to pronounce Iqama and order a man to lead the prayer and then take a fire flame to burn all those who had not left their houses so far for the prayer along with their houses."

There was no body burnt alive during the life time of Muhammed, peace upon him. It is historical fact. He never actually burnt anyones houses, Perhaps he was showing the importance of prayer. The following hadith proves it.

Volume 1, Book 11, Number 617:
Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah's Apostle said, "By Him in Whose Hand my soul is I was about to order for collecting fire-wood (fuel) and then order Someone to pronounce the Adhan for the prayer and then order someone to lead the prayer then I would go from behind and burn the houses of men who did not present themselves for the (compulsory congregational) prayer. By Him, in Whose Hands my soul is, if anyone of them had known that he would get a bone covered with good meat or two (small) pieces of meat present in between two ribs, he would have turned up for the 'Isha' prayer.'

Read other hadiths for praying. Such a tolerant person can't burn people alive. He didn't.

Volume 1, Book 11, Number 608:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin Abi Qatada:

My father said, "While we were praying with the Prophet he heard the noise of some people. After the prayer he said, 'What is the matter?' They replied 'We were hurrying for the prayer.' He said, 'Do not make haste for the prayer, and whenever you come for the prayer, you should come with calmness, and pray whatever you get (with the people) and complete the rest which you have missed."

Volume 1, Book 11, Number 635:
Narrated Nafi':

Once on a very cold and stormy night, Ibn 'Umar pronounced the Adhan for the prayer and then said, "Pray in your homes." He (Ibn 'Umar) added. "On very cold and rainy nights Allah's Apostle used to order the Mu'adhdhin to say, 'Pray in your homes.' "

Volume 1, Book 11, Number 640:
Narrated 'Aisha:

The Prophet said, "If supper is served, and Iqama (the second call to Islamic Prayer) is pronounced one should start with the supper."

Nuray

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