the right way to understand Islam

Submitted by barkat (India), Sep 29, 2006 at 09:36

It has become a fashion these days especially after 9/11 to say that what these extremists are doing in the name of Islam is not Islam at all. We are also bombarded with opinions which tell us that the true islamist cannot take an innocent life, that the holy Quraan does not permit suicide, that Quran is a total guidance etc etc etc. Is all this correct??

I kept on wondering. If there is nothing in islam, ike what these terrorists are doing around the world, that too in the name of Islam, Allah and Quran, then why should they fight in the name Allah and Islam and Quran. It was therefore imperative for persons like me, ( a indian muslim, whose mother tongue is not arabic) to read the basic texts of the Muslim religion on which the edifice of Islam stands.

I searched for a true translation of Quran. I was lucky to get the most authoritative english translation which is ackowledged all over the world. Universities around the world and even extremist terrorists use this translation of Mohammed Marmaduke Pickthal. After giving several readings, what I found in it is something unbelievable. Totally in contradiction to what we are told since our childhood. It is mind-boggling. It is backstabbing.

We were never encouraged to read a translation of Quran. What we were taught was certain basic ritual aayats for the purpose of Namaz. We never knew what all those verses meant. I was told that just reading arabic is more than enough for a muslim. Meaning is not necessary, bcz reading the text itself was divine and transcendental etc etc. Maulvi in the morning ,never taught us anything more than that.

Our minds have been conditioned to simply glorify the Book as the revelations from Heaven, as the Perfect Guidance to human beings, the only and the final revealation, the book of peace and love, as the divine book revealed to an illiterate chosen prophet. So, I grew up a muslim, who would fall into raptures, the moment the name of the quran is heard, without knowing what that Book teaches etc. At last I bought the book and started reading dispassionately. Read it several times. Result is as follows:

All these terrorists are the true folowers of Quran. Whatever we were told about the greatness of the Book is absolutely wrong. Quran does preach violence, hatred, suicides, terrorism, rape, polygamy, slavery, loot of non-muslims, venom towards Jews and Christians. Total subordination of women. Women are simply personal property of men. Enquiry is banned. Nothing is better or truer than what is said by the prophet. The perfect society was established by the Prophet. Society does not ev olve. It stopped evolving 1400 years ago. There can be no better person nor a brighter mind than Mohammed, the prophet. All religions are false. All non-muslims are enemies of Islam. They are to be hated. Non-Muslims are the worst of all created things in the world dispised and killed whenever possi ble. Non-muslim are unclean. Non-muslims are not worthy of friendship. Allah gets angry when u make friendship with Kafirun (non-muslims). You can have 4 wives, any number of slave women, and the women captured from the camps of Kafirs. .All that is lawful for muslims. Never think good of Non-muslims. Allah will frown upon muslims if they pray for non-muslims. Earth is flat like a carpet. God has spread it. Muslims can whip their wives if husband simply fears rebellion. There need not be any rebellion. Only fear is enough. Menstruation is illness. Islam is the best religion. Spread it by conquering all other religions. You slay and be slain for the establishment of Islam. This is what the holy Book called Quran contains.

If anybody does not believe me, please read quran. You will enjoy reading it. I feel cheated for what I have been taught or given to understand since my childhood. So whenever somebody says Quran does not teach terrorism simply laugh. He is lying. The true followers of Islam are Terrorists. They are true to the Book. I feel at least for this, they are sincere in their purpose. They are simply doing what Quran commands them to do. Please reflect on what I have written and cross verify. If somebody wants the exact numbers of Chapters and verses of Quran, I will be pleased to guide them.

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