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Islam's FAQ

1- What is Islam? Is it really a true religion?

2- Does it discriminate against other believers? If no, then why are Muslims
always in Jihad and trying to kill anyone who doesn’t believe in Islam?

3- Does it respect human rights at all? If yes, then why does Islam order to
kill any writers who write anything against Islam?

4- Does it have free speech? If yes, then why does Muslims execute any writer
who writes anything against Islam?

5- Does it encourage peace? If yes, then why most terrorists are Muslims?

6- Does it treat both sexes equally? If yes, then why is a Muslim man able to
marry four women at the same time while a woman can not? And why can a man
divorce his wife while a wife can not?

7- Is Islam a successful system to follow? If yes, then way are all the Islamic
countries so retarded? And why are all their governments currupted?

1- What is Islam? Is it really a true religion?

Islam is an Arabic word that means submission and surrendering to Allah (Allah
is an Arabic word which literally means “The One God”) and obeying the orders He
gave us through His messengers (may peace and blessings of Allah be upon them)
who’s the last one of them was Muhammad the son of Abdullah who was from Quraish
one of the most respected Arabic tribes in Makkah. Islam is the religion that
states that Allah (God) is The Creator of everything. He is God, the One and
Only; God, the Eternal, Absolute; He begetteth not, nor is He begotten; and
there is no one like Him. All creatures are His slaves and they must worship Him
cause He is the One Who’ve created them and blessed them with everything they
have. Islam is the godly system that Allah (God) has ended all the religions
with and made it so perfect to cover all aspects of life, including the relation
between the person and his Creator, the relation between him and other people
like parents, children, wife, husband, neighbors, governors, etc. Islam is not a
religion that only tells you how to worship your God (Allah); it is a full way
of life.

Yes, it is indeed a true religion because it was delivered by a person (Muhammad
may peace and blessings of Allah be upon them) whom even his enemies testify
that he is the most honest and trustworthy person they ever known and they used
to call him (the honest trustworthy). Also all the previous scriptures had
mentioned him including Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism and Christianity. He also
had many miracles that until now no one could have; and the greatest miracle he
had was the glorious Quran. Islam, Christianity and Judaism have the same
origins, they all go back to the prophet and patriarch Abraham, and their three
prophets are directly descended from his sons: Muhammad (peace be upon him) from
the eldest Ishmael, and Moses and Jesus (peace be upon them) from Isaac.

Someone may ask about Allah The Almighty “ why did he send plenty of prophets
without mentioning the word Islam at all? ”. The answer is very clear: “Islam”
is an Arabic word while those previous prophets were not Arabs! Moses and Jesus
(peace be upon them) did not speak Arabic. But still they did deliver the same
message that prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) delivered which is worship
Allah (God) The Almighty and only Him and this is basically Islam. The
difference between Islam and the previous religions (messages from Allah) is
that Islam is the latest message from Allah and its scripture is still clear
from alteration that affected previous messages.

2- Does it discriminate against other believers? If no, then why are Muslims
always in Jihad and trying to kill anyone who doesn’t believe in Islam?

First, you should know an important rule in Islam, which is that no one is
allowed to force any person to become a Muslim. But also we must inform every
one about Islam if we can. So no one is going to kill you cause you did not
become a Muslim. As an example, Muslims ruled Spain for about 800 years. They
never used the sword to force people to convert. Later the Christian Crusaders
came to Spain and wiped out the Muslims. There was not a single Muslim in Spain
who could openly give the adhan that is the call for prayers.

Concerning Jihad, It seems that you have a wrong idea about it. Jihad is also an
Arabic word, it literally means “starving” or “struggle” and is shorthand for
Jihad fi Sabeel Allah (struggle for God’s cause). In a sense, every Muslim is a
Mujahid, one who strives for Allah (God) and justice. The real Jihad - like what
my brothers told you – is the warfare against (one’s own) passions. Jihad is the
Muslim’s purest sacrifice: to struggle to live a perfect life and completely
submit to God. Another form of Jihad is the striving to translate the Word of
Allah (God) into action. If one has experienced Allah (God) and received
guidance from the Qur’an, one struggles to apply that guidance in daily life. So
the larger, more prevalent meaning of Jihad is the spiritual struggle of the
soul. In this case, Jihad is always present for the believer. We should never
reduce Jihad to violence. A third level of Jihad is popularly known as “holy
war”. It is one of the ways to spread Islam. And to bring the meaning closer to
your mind, imagine that you have a cure and you know that people need it. If you
are a good person you will try your best to give them this cure and let them see
that it really solves their problems. Even if they refuse to use it and think it
will harm them you will do every thing to convince them that it is good for
them. And that is basically what the third type of Jihad means. Muslims do not
go to other countries and just start killing people! No, first they send a
message to the ruler of that country and tell him about Islam and that he should
worship Allah and only Him. If the ruler accepted and became a Muslim and tell
his people about Islam, then it is all right and people have the right to become
Muslims or not. But if he refused to tell his people about Islam, they give him
another choice, which is to live under Islamic law in order to let his people
see the nature of Islam and the high principles it has. If he also refused then
comes the last choice, war, where Muslims fight those rulers who stop in the way
of peoples’ happiness and spreading Islam, sacrificing their souls in order to
let people know about Islam and see how it will solve their problems. You should
also know that Islam lays down strict rules of combat, which include
prohibitions against harming civilians and against destroying crops, trees and
livestock. As Muslims see it, injustice would be to triumphant in the world if
good men were not prepared to risk their lives in a righteous cause.

3- Does it respect human rights at all? If yes, then why does Islam order to
kill any writers who write anything against Islam?

Islam respects human right. It prevents any kind or form of oppress. The life
and property of all citizens in an Islamic state are considered sacred whether a
person is a Muslim or not. Racism is incomprehensible to Muslims. For example,
when Ali bin Abitalib (may Allah be pleased on him) was the ruler (khalifah) of
the Islamic state, which was the largest state in the world, he had a fight with
a Jew about a shield. Each on of them was saying that it was his. The judge (he
was a Muslim of course) asked each one of them to give a proof that he is right
(according to the Islamic law). The Jew gave a proof while Ali (may Allah be
pleased on him) did not. The judge then gave the shield to the Jew not minding
who Ali (may Allah be pleased on him) was, and Ali (may Allah be pleased on him)
did not object or take the shield by force cause this is the order of Islam.
Doesn’t a religion like this respect human rights?

As for killing Muslims who convert to another religion, I told you before that
no one is forced to accept Islam, people convert to Islam cause they like it and
find it most reasonable. So why to convert to another religion? Is Islam a toy
in their hands so they can embrace it or convert to another religion whenever
they want? No, Islam is not a toy or a dress that you can play with or change
any time you want! You became a Muslim with your own free well, so why to
convert after living and seeing the truth. Those people are miserable, lost and
have no acceptance for the truth. They have bad minds and souls and might be a
great danger to their communities. They are like a rotten apple in a basket full
of good apples; if you do not extract it right away it will spoil the rest. You
should also know that those who convert to another religion are not just taken
away from their homes and killed right away; the ruler first must give them a
chance to think and reconsider their decision and if they insist, they are
killed.

4- Does it have free speech? If yes, then why does Muslims execute any writer
who writes anything against Islam?

Islam encourages freedom of speech, but not all speech only the open-minded
speech that can be used to solve problems and discover more facts without any
libeling or blind bigotries, and with minding politeness. But those people who
have strange ideas and blind bigotries and who are not willing to be convinced,
they just argue for the sake of arguing and will not be convinced even if they
see the truth, including those who try to distort Islam by spreading lies about
it and fighting it with all they can even if it takes them to say bad things
about Allah (God The Almighty) or His prophets (peace be upon them), these
people are not Muslims and should be treated like those who convert from Islam
to another religion. It is all right to ask about things that you don’t know if
you need an explanation; but spreading lies and saying bad things is not
acceptable.

In fact, I see that Muslims had freedom of speech more than any other people
especially in front of their rulers (I don't mean the rulers of nowadays, I mean
the real Muslim rulers in the past). As an example is the story of Omar bin
Alkattab (may Allah be pleased with him) when he was first elected as the
governor (khalifah) of the Islamic state. He gathered people in the mosque and
gave a speech (khutbah) and when he asked them what would they do if they see
him bend a little from Islam? A man stood up (he was an ordinary man, he had no
influence) and said -in full self-confidence meaning each word he is saying- "If
we see you bend even a little, we will straighten you up even if we have to use
the sward to do it". Did khalifah Omar then ordered to kill him or send him to
jail?! No, he didn't. He thanked Allah that he was the ruler of people like
that. Isn't this freedom of speech or not? You will find many stories like that
in our history if you are interested.

5- Does it encourage peace? If yes, then why most terrorists are Muslims?

Yes, Islam encourages peace and spreads love and weal between people. In fact,
the word Islam is driven from the Arabic word "slaam" which means peace. Islam
also fights evil, bad people and all what brings misery to mankind. Real Muslims
(the ones who really practice Islam) are people with good principles and morals
and their communities are the best in this world. Unlike non-Muslim communities
that became decayed and have no principles (adultery is spread, children with no
fathers are in millions and a lot of them are been killed right after birth,
parents are being abandon by their children, drugs and alcohol are being used
widely.. etc.). And as we all know there is always a war between good and bad.
Thereby some people are really feeling bad because many people admire Islam and
love the way Islamic communities live. So, they started spreading bad rumors
about Islam accusing it of things that Islam really fights (like terrorism) in
order to disincline people from it. This thing is very clear and obvious in the
western media. There are movies that present terrorists as people wearing Arabic
clothes. News most times bend the truth to show that Muslims are terrorists
while others are not. News shows that unarmed Palestinians who try to defend
their land as terrorist, while armed Israelis are the people who love peace.
Peace! Which Peace? Is killing poor children with latest weapon is peace. See
this link..

Also, poor Muslims in Bosnia are terrorists! That is what news said! Why? Just
because they tried to defend their land from the invasion of Serbs. Serbs made
awful things to Muslims: killing, raping stealing, torturing, …etc. While the
whole world was watching doing nothing until thousand of people were killed and
mission accomplished, then news started telling some of the facts and some of
what really was going there!

Russians are also doing awful things to Muslims in Shishnia like what did they
do in Afghanistan, killing, raping, stealing, torturing and any other thing that
can occur to your mind. Yet, they are peace lovers while Muslims are TERRORISTS
because they are trying to defend their land!

In Eastern Timor Christians are doing horrible things to Muslims, things that
even savages do not do.

In Kashmir, the Hindus are doing their best to wipe Muslims out. In addition to
killing and other stuff, they are ruining many mosques and Islamic books, while
the world is watching.

In eastern Turkistan (or Uyguristan), Chinese are doing the same thing to
Muslims, but in silence! See it for yourself:

When we review history, what do we see? Compare what the Islamic leader
Salahuldeen Alayooby did when he entered Jerusalem with what the Christian
Crusaders did!

By the way do you know many persons were killed in the first and second world
wars? Millions right? Who started these wars? Was it Muslims? No, it was not.

Knowing these things and also knowing that Muslims are forbidden to harm
civilians, destroy crops, trees and live stock in war, does a person who thinks
in a logic way still believe that we (Muslims) are terrorists? If yes, then what
do call Jews, Christians, Hindus, Serbs, Russians………….???????

6- Does it treat both sexes equally? If yes, then why is a Muslim man able to
marry four women at the same time while a woman can not? And why can a man
divorce his wife while a wife can not?

Islam gave each sex what is suitable for it and from the Islamic point of view,
the woman is so soft, beautifull and gentle that Islam and good communities make
her, in her home, like the Queen of bees in its beehive. She is a symbol for
love, compassion, sympathize. She is always being served and everything that she
asks is done. She is like a fragrant flower, and she is at the end far away from
problems. But in bad communities she carries more than what she can, and she
faces a lot of problems, and single-parent women are the best example for this.

Concerning polygamy, I hope that you and everyone who read these words avoid
looking from one point of view, instead its better to judge by counterpoise
between the positives and negatives. All what my brothers said was true, I just
want to concentrate on this point. The number of women is more than number of
men and this is a fact supported by spectacular statistics; for example there
are 8 women for every man in Sweden. So if a man married one woman only, what
will happen to the rest of them?? don't they have the right to live with a
husband and to have children.. Yes, most of women, even Muslim women don't like
their husband to have another wife, but regardless of their feelings we should
think of other women as I said, we should protect them from deviation from the
right. So, do you think that there is a better solution for this matter more
than what did the people Creator -Allah- set to them. And you can't compare
having a girlfriend with marrying a wife b/c marrying -as you know- isn't just a
written paper only - specially in Islam, the husband should hold the
responsibilities like taking care and paying expense for his family, also he
should upbring his children and pay them their expense even after divorce .

The following points enumerate the reasons why polyandry is prohibited in Islam:

1. If a man has more than one wife, the parents of the children born of such
marriages can easily be identified. The father as well as the mother can easily
be identified. In case of a woman marrying more than one husband, only the
mother of the children born of such marriages will be identified and not the
father. Islam gives tremendous importance to the identification of both parents,
mother and father. Psychologists tell us that children who do not know their
parents, especially their father undergo severe mental trauma and disturbances.
Often they have an unhappy childhood. It is for this reason that the children of
prostitutes do not have a healthy childhood. If a child born of such wedlock is
admitted in school, and when the mother is asked the name of the father, she
would have to give two or more names! I am aware that recent advances in science
have made it possible for both the mother and father to be identified with the
help of genetic testing. Thus this point which was applicable for the past may
not be applicable for the present.

2. Biologically, it is easier for a man to perform his duties as a husband
despite having several wives. A woman, in a similar position, having several
husbands, will not find it possible to perform her duties as a wife. A woman
undergoes several psychological and behavioral changes due to different phases
of the menstrual cycle.

3. A woman who has more than one husband will have several sexual partners at
the same time and has a high chance of acquiring venereal or sexually
transmitted diseases which can also be transmitted back to her husband even if
all of them have no extra-marital sex. This is not the case in a man having more
than one wife, and none of them having extra-marital sex.

The above reasons are those that one can easily identify. There are probably
many more reasons why Allah, in His Infinite Wisdom, has prohibited polyandry.

Concerning prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) many marriges and the awful
things that you said about him, you should know that he (peace be upon him)
married his first wife (Khadijah may Allah be pleased with her) when he was 25
years old, she was 40 years old and she remaind his only wife for the next 25
years until she died. After that, he married several women for several reasons,
one of them was a lonely old woman whos husband been killed while he was
defending his faith -her name was Um Salamah-, another was Aishah who was the
only, put a line under "only", wife who didn't married before and he married her
to show his love to his best follower -her father- who is called Abo baker. So
as you see, if Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) was after physical pleasure,
he did not have to wait until he was more than fifty years old to start marrying
more wives. Although he lived in a society in which it was quite acceptable to
have many wives. But the prophet remained devoted to his only wife for 25 years.
When she died she was sixty-five years old (May Allah be pleased with her). It
will take time to talk about all his wives one by one. So please refer to this
site:

Concerning women and divorce, well you have wrong information. In Islam a woman
can ask for divorce if she can not stay with her husband.

Finally, through researches it happened that there is no system or law that gave
the woman her rights and duties better than Islam all through the history before
Islam -in ignorant time- and after Islam up to our freely days. If you have more
questions you can go to this site:

7- Is Islam a successful system to follow? If yes, then way are all the Islamic
countries so retarded? And why are all their governments currupted?

The answer to your last question is as clear as sunshine cause none of the
Muslim countries nowadays is really practicing Islam in all aspects of life, do
you know what are they practicing? just manmade laws from their selves or from
the west. Even education is imported from the west. If you want to know the
result of really practicing Islam just look at history where Muslims were ruling
the largest and most successful state in the world; spreading weal and
knowledge, while Europe was stumbling in darkness and the church was not able to
decide wither a woman is a human or a devil. The Islamic state produced many
well known Muslim scientists in all types of knowledge. So, Islam isn't the
reason for the retardation of Islamic countries nowadays. In fact, the reason is
that they left Islam.

For more information about Islam:

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