Please Read Qur'an

Submitted by Infidel (Canada), Aug 27, 2006 at 21:36

Muslim, I'm purely delighted with your recommendation that I read the Qur'an and the biography of Muhammad, however you're a little late. I've read 3 different translations of the Qur'an, every word of 114 chapters and 6,246 ayas and started reading my 4th Qur'an by Professor (Dr.) Syed Vickar Ahamed. I've also read the Hadiths all 93 Chapters. And I've read two biographies of Muhammad(PBUH).

Now I've read thousands of books and thousands of magazines and essays. I've been studying the Bible for 30 years now and have read some of the books of the Bible, such as Psalms, Proverbs and others many times, in fact I translated the book of Proverbs from the Kings James version, so that I would have a better understanding. I believe that I have a reasonable understanding of all the books that I've read including the Bible, but Muslims tell me that I don't understand the Qur'an. Muslims want us to believe that there is some sort of mystery about the Qur'an that prevents Infidels and Christians from understanding.

How is it possible that I understood the thousands of books that I've read, I understand the Encyclopedia, I understand News Papers, I understand Dr. Pipes blogs, I understand text books on science, history, accounting, finances and religion, but I can't understand Qur'an? Muslims want us to believe that nobody can understand the Qur'an except a Muslim and that Infidels and Christians require the good graces of a Muslim to explain it to us.

According to Muslim history, the Qur'an was not put into print until 70 to 100 years after Muhammad's(PBUH) death and yet Infidels and Christians with PhD's can't understand the words written 1400 years ago. Osama bin Laden and his colleagues justify their war against the west with the Qur'an, Muslims committing terrorist acts in Britain, France, India and USA justify their behavior with the Qur'an. Clearly, Muslims believe that Infidels and Christians are so ignorant that even as they are suffering bombings, murders, destruction of property and threats to their lives by Muslims, clever Muslims can convince them that Islam has nothing to do with violence.

Why is it that Muslims have immigrated to many parts of the world, where they were welcomed, allowed to practise their religion, acquired many levels of education, participated in governments, became professors in prestigious universities, but Muslim countries have never reciprocated. Do you think that we are not aware of Muslim double standards? There was time in history when Muslims practiced "taqiyya" with impunity, but that time has since passed away. Muhammad(PBUH) stated that the world belongs to Allah and Muhammad(PBUH) and Muslims are preparing to make this statement come true by taking ownership of the earth.

However, I believe that the entire population on earth will be destroyed by nuclear weapons (thanks to Ahmadinejad), before Muslims rule the world. So if you want your progeny to live on, you need to convince your Muslim brethren to cease and desist, for the earth will never come under the rule of Islam.

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