For salman: Lodon fog, LA smog, the arctic and fasting ramadan

Submitted by dhimmi no more (United States), Jan 1, 2007 at 10:45

My dear salman you claim to be here in-order to explain islam to us infidels so I will give you one more chance. I have been posing these questions to Muslims in this blog but I have had no luck in getting any answers but you our dear salman want to explain Islam so here is your chance:

Imagine al-Hijaz where there is no cloud or smog in the sky. With the sea of sand you can see the sunrise and sunset everyday of the year. Now in Qur'an 14:4 Allah declares that He sends a rasul only to his people and in the case of Arabia the ramadan fasting and all makes sense.

But I have a few questions here for you:

1. During the arctic winter where there is no sunrise or sunset . Right? Then according to your Allah there will be no Ramadan fasting as it is dark 24 hours per day! Right? Would you agree with me that this is more evidence that your Allah is not the Allah of the Arctic? And if so he is not the God of the universe, right?

2. Now during the arctic summer where we have sun shine all day and night 24 hours per day, you will agree with me that a Muslim have to fast 24 hours 7 days a week. Right? Is this possible? Let me help you here: no it is not. This means that your Allah is for sure not the God of Arctic! But if he is not the God of the arctic he is not the God of the universe either. Right?

3. Now imagine 7th century London with its fog and not being able to see the sunrise or the sunset or 7th century LA with its smog where you would not be able to see the sunrise or the sunset, right? It sees to me that your Allah had Arabia in mind and not the arctic or London or LA when he was planning his Ramadan fasting. So much for the God of the universe.

Islam is the religion of the Arabs! Pakistanis? They ain't no Arabs.

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