Islam in America: Lies and Deception Rules
28 April, 2008
- A three-woman panel met at San Antonio College as part of a lecture series on Christianity and Islam. The object was to clear up some misconceptions about the role of women in Islam. Muslim women were not oppressed, that’s what the panelists told the kids. In fact, it was just the opposite—Islam teaches equality and respect for everyone, including women. Isn’t that what Ibrahim Hooper has been saying all these years? Or was it somebody else? Mahmoud Ahmadinejad? Jimmy Carter? Robert Edgar? Someone.
One of the panelists was Brenda Meneses. People often confuse cultural behavior with actual theology she said. Christians in the Western World have a difficult time understanding this because they have a different idea about the role religion plays in their lives. Well, sure, that’s possible. There are many interpretations of the Bible. What do the suras say about the role of women in Islam?
Tabari IX:113,
“Treat women well for they are like domestic animals and they possess nothing in themselves.”
Bukhari V3B48N826:
“The Prophet said, ‘Isn’t the witness of a women equal to half of that of a man?’ The woman said, ‘Yes.’ He said, “This is because of the deficiency of a woman’s mind.”
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Someone should have asked Brenda if she was familiar with the separate-but-equal clause of the US Constitution. Maybe the panel meant virtual equality not actual equality, a chimera glimpsed from afar; you will get your reward in Heaven; slavery is a positive good; what else is there for domestic animals and those with deficient minds other than lifting bales and toting barges? The slave master in the antebellum South insisted that slavery benefited both races. Rhett got his cotton planted, Scarlet her ball gowns, the cotton mills their cotton and the slaves were introduced to civilization and their souls were saved.
James H. Hammond, the Senator from South Carolina, was not one to mince words. When he addressed the US Senate on March 4, 1858, he laid bare the soul of the South. “In all social systems,” he said, “there must be a class to do the menial duties, to perform the drudgery of life. That is, a class requiring but a low order of intellect and but little skill. It’s requisites are vigor, docility, fidelity. Such a class you must have, or you would not have that other class which leads progress, civilization, and refinement. It constitutes the very mudsill of society and of political government; and you might as well attempt to build a house in the air, as to build either the one or the other, except on this mudsill. Fortunately for the South, she found a race adapted to that purpose to her hand. A race inferior to her own.”
Hmm…a class to do the menial duties…a low order of intellect…such a class it must have…fortunately it found a sex adapted to that purpose to hand…a sex inferior to their own…they are like domestic animals…the deficiency of a woman’s mind…
Hammond continued: “Our slaves are black, of another and inferior race. The status in which we have placed them is an elevation. They are elevated from the condition in which God first created them, by being made our slaves. None of that race on the whole face of the globe can be compared with the slaves of the South. They are happy, content, unaspiring, and utterly incapable, from intellectual weakness, ever to give us any trouble by their aspirations.” (He must have forgotten Nat Turner)
Had the Master of Silver Bluff referenced the Qur’an while writing his speech? Perhaps.
Hmm…an inferior sex…elevated from the condition in which first created… (Tabari I:280 “’I must also make Eve stupid, although I created her intelligent.’ Because Allah afflicted Eve, all of the women of this world menstruate and are stupid.”)…happy, content…utterly incapable from intellectual weakness…never to give us trouble…
Muslim women are unlike Western women says Meneses. Religion is integrated into every aspect of their lives. It affects how they dress, how they conduct their politics. Of course there are some disparities, some dislocations, some abominations—honor killings, female circumcisions, beatings—but Islam has pushed woman’s rights sooner and more significantly than Christianity.
Wow! That would be news to Gloria Steinem and the woman’s rights movement. Perhaps they should pay more attention to what is going on in the Muslim world. With the feminist movement supposedly dead in the water, they could pick up a few pointers from people like Brenda Meneses. Is she available? One would not want to impose but if Ms. Meneses could take a few minutes off from her studies and researches and the even more formidable task of enlightening the students at San Antonio College and help the underprivileged mass of American women, especially those stuck under the glass ceiling, with her vast store of knowledge it would be greatly appreciated.
No problem at all. Brenda is available. She has plenty of time. She is an administrative assistant to the Reverend Doctor David L. Semrad, director of the San Antonio United Methodist Campus Ministry. Really? Is that true? That’s what the Ministry says. She answers the telephone, welcomes visitors and arranges meals for Bible Study groups. She should have plenty of time.
Wait a minute! Wait a minute! Is it to be understood that Ms Meneses is not an expert on Islam but is a receptionist? There is no PH d tacked on the end of her name? No Doctor of Philosophy? No Doctor of Divinity? No endorsement from Robert Edgar or Ibrahim Hooper? Yes, that is correct.
Well, for Heavens sakes, what is a scarcely educated dhimmi woman doing trumpeting the wonders of Islam in a sanctioned lecture series on an American college campus to kids who are probably only a paragraph behind her in Indoctrination to Islam 101? It’s a good question—have we sunk that low in our spineless surrender to Islam?
When Opie Taylor was ten-years-old Sheriff Andy took him to see Rin-tin-tin, only it wasn’t Rin-tin-tin, it was Rin-tin-tin’s double and when Opie found out, he was disgusted. “What a gyp!” he said. Nonetheless, Opie got more for his money—it only cost a dime—than the students who attend lectures at San Antonio College get for their thousands.
Islam is on the march in the United States and no battle is too small not to be fought and no lies too outrageous not to be told.
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Denis Schulz was prospective convert to Islam (read his testimony: How I Almost Became a Muslim?) before changing his mind after the 9/11. He actively writes on the threats of Islam and terrorism.
Name: nasty islam
Date: Monday April 28, 2008
Time: 04:41:00 -0700
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nasty islam.Zakir is going mad on is constsntly tension feeling.because of fear
Name: Ibn Kammuna
Date: Monday April 28, 2008
Time: 09:23:51 -0700
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And this is how we should not educate our college kids. It is easy: Just watch what San Antonio College did, then go the other way. Peace
Name:
Date: Monday April 28, 2008
Time: 10:09:49 -0700
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I AM 100% SURE THE MAN HITTING THE DENIS SCHULZ.
Name: Aaron
Date: Monday April 28, 2008
Time: 10:24:06 -0700
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Very soon we will all speaking Arabic and carpet kissing. Thankfully not in my lifetime. Disagree? Then mail aaron_grffths@yahoo.co.uk
Name: Joe, from Liverpool England
Date: Monday April 28, 2008
Time: 11:55:12 -0700
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Whoever wrote about Denis being the culpurit ,you may be right,the man clearly looks white, the natives never wear turbans like he is wearing,since there are plenty of Aercians and British in Afganistan,and after taking off their uniforms they dress as natives and do what they are good at , terrorise the poor females and children, typical whouldn,t you say so!
Name: PETER
Date: Monday April 28, 2008
Time: 11:57:21 -0700
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And [thus, O Prophet,] We have sent thee as [an evidence of Our] grace towards all the worlds" (Surah Al-Anbiyah:107). The Prophet's (SAW) mellow concept of life-fruit; his combined course of action, greatest character, humbleness, and contemplation, the admonitions of charity and mercy, the broad humanitarianism brought many societal changes in the world. "Verily, in the Apostle of God you have a good example for everyone who looks forward [with hope and awe] to God and the Last Day, and remembers God unceasingly" (Surah Ahzaab:21). One major change brought by the Prophet of Mercy was that he- liberated women from the oppression of men and offered them the shade, mercy and equality of Islam. "O Mankind! Be conscious of your Sustainer, who has created you out of one living entity, and out of it created its mate, and out of the two spread abroad a multitude of men and women. And remain conscious of God, in whose name you demand [your rights] from one another, and of these ties of kinship. Verily, God is ever watchful over you!" (Surah Nisa:1) At a time when the entire world treated women with contempt. Europeans debated if they had a soul or could enter paradise, Greeks treated them as commodities, Romans as slaves, Indo-culture as husband's funeral pyre, pre-Islamic Arabs as shame to be buried at birth and Europe and America only gave them citizenships only 150 years back. Women were unable even to question their status, let alone demand basic human and civic rights; Islam came like a beacon blazing forth in the darkness liberating and elevating them, hundreds of years ago, before the word 'liberation' became fashionable. "Verily, for all men and women who have surrendered themselves unto God, and all believing men and believing women, and all truly devout men and truly devout women, and all men and women who are true to their word, and all men and women who are patient in adversity, and all men and women who humble themselves [before God], and all men and women who give in charity, and all self-denying men and self-denying women, and all men and women who are mindful of their chastity, and all men and women who remember God unceasingly: for [all of] them has God readied forgiveness of sins and a mighty reward" (Surah Ahzab:35) For Sachiko Murata & William Chittick (The Vision of Islam, Paragon House Publishers, 1995) "female beauty is most direct visible manifestation of God's beauty, gentleness, mercy and forgiveness". Hence the Prophet (SAW) instructed his Umma by stating: "Treat your women well and be kind to them for they are your partners and committed helpers" (Last sermon of Prophet (SAW). The Prophet (SAW) gave them many humane rights which include; spiritual equality, equality in worship and rewards, right to education, right to inheritance and own independent property, final say/right over choice of marriage including right to negotiate marriage terms of her choice, right to seek divorce and the right to provisions from the husband for all her needs etc. To set the example for the whole Mankind, the Prophet (SAW) himself used to help with the domestic work and mended his own shoes. Women are made of the same soul as men and their capacity for good and evil is identical with that of men. "As for anyone - be it man or woman - who does righteous deeds, and is a believer. We most certainly cause him to live a good life. And most certainly shall We grant unto such as these their reward in accordance with the best that they ever did" (Surah Nahal:97) Women have such a high status and regard in Islam, that the Qur'an itself has a Surah called 'Nisa (Women) and also another Surah named after Jesus's mother 'Maryam'. The Quraan refers to her in a beautiful and dignified way with respect and decency: "And when the angels said: O Mary! surely Allah has chosen you and purified you and chosen you above the women of all the worlds" (Surah Ale Imran:42). "And Allah sets forth an example to those who believe . . . Mary, the daughter of Imran, who guarded her chastity, so We breathed into her of Our inspiration and she accepted the truth of the words of her Sustainer and His books, and she was of, the obedient ones" (Surah Tahrem:11-12). The Quran also refers to other women in the stories of the Prophets such as Prophet Adam's wife Hawa, Prophet Ibrahim's wife, Prophet Nuh's wife, Wife of Parhaoh, Wife of Aziz, Prophet Moses's mother and Sister etc. Islam also recognizes biological differences between men and women. Therefore the Prophet (SAW) gave them respect, dignity to be 'looked after' with added responsibility of active motherhood. The Quraan instructed Prophet Jesus to honor and treat his mother, with utmost kindness (Surah Mariyam:32). According to Adam Patel (Islam: the Choice of Thinking Women, Ta-Ha Publishers 1997) " ….from the time a child is conceived, Islam gives glad tidings to a woman regardless of the gender of the fetus. The pregnant woman is held in the highest esteem, and her patience in bearing the discomforts of pregnancy is regarded as an act of virtue which brings her closer to paradise. If the baby is a girl, this opens up further opportunities to attain paradise…..the Prophet (pbuh) gave glad tidings of Paradise as the reward for the one who welcomes a daughter, brings her up properly, provides a sound education and arranges a good marriage for her". In another Hadith, it is stated that the "Fire of hell will not be permitted to touch one who goes through trials and tribulations because of a daughter, but still does not hate her, and treats her well". Mothers were given three rights compared to one right for the father. A man came to the Prophet (PBUH) and said, "Messenger of Allah, I desire to go on a military expedition and I have come to consult you". He asked him if he had a mother, and when he replied that he had, he said "stay with her, for paradise is at her feet" (Al-Nisai). "For she is wise, if I can judge her, And fair she is, If that mine eyes be true, And true she is, as she hath proved, And therefore, Like herself, wise, fair and true, Shall she be placed in my constant soul" (The Merchant of Venice, II, VI). Islam has always promoted strong active women. To cite two examples from the the Prophet's own Wives and Mothers of the Believers. Khadija (RA) 'was a successful business woman and was older than the Prophet (SAW) when they got married'. She entrusted her business to him due to His Trust, Zuhd, Tawakul and well known manners. This love, affection devotion and care developed and grew stronger as time went by, hence she proposed marriage to the Prophet (SAW)'. The Prophet (SAW) did not marry anyone whilst she was still alive. When the Prophet (PBUH), received the first revelation Khadija (RA) comforted and calmed him with the following words 'Don't worry! For by Him who has dominion over my soul, I hope you are the Prophet of this nation. He would never humiliate you, for you are good to your relatives, you are true in your word, you help people who are in need, you support the weak, you feed the guest and you answer the call of those who are in distress'. This marriage was very 'symbolic'- as it is permissible for an employee to marry an employer, for a younger man to marry an older woman, for a bachelor to marry a widow and for a poor-orphan man to marry a wealthy woman. 'Khadija (RA) provides such a positive and strong role model for Muslim women and women in general and these points demonstrate so much that is frowned upon these days even though it was a perfect example set by the Prophet (SAW) and Khadija (RA)'. The Prophet (SAW) loved her, until his departure from this world, remembered her on many occasions and used to send gifts to her friends. After her death, he complemented her with the following words 'she believed in me when no one else did, she accepted Islam when people rejected me and she helped and comforted me when there was no one else to lend me a helping hand'. What a Blessed Lady! The Prophet's Beloved wife Aisha (RA) - well she was intelligent, with good and sharp memory, witness to the revelation being received by the Prophet (SAW) and a source of knowledge for the First Muslim community. She spent her life delivering her husband's message, had a very high station with Allah and other wives allocated their times to her. AND the Beloved (SAW) passed away in her room and in her lap. What a privilege! Some Prophetic Statements Regardiing Women in Islam Protecting Chastity O Prophet! Tell your wives and your daughters and the women of the believers to draw their cloaks (veils)* all over their bodies (i.e. screen themselves completely except the eyes or one eye to see the way). That will be better, that they should be known (as free respectable women) so as not to be annoyed. And Allah is Ever Oft- Forgiving, Most Merciful. (The Noble Qur'an - Al-Ahzab 33:59) The Value of Being Pious 'Abdullah b. 'Amr reported Allah's Messenger Pbuh) as saying: The whole world is a provision, and the best object of benefit of the world is the pious woman. (Hadith - Muslim, #3465) Advice for Men "They ask your legal instruction concerning women, say: Allah instructs you about them..." [Qur'an 4:127]. The Prophet Pbuh) said: "The best among you is the one who is the best towards his wife" Marriage Allah's Apostle said: Ali, there are three matters which should not be deferred: the Prayer when its time is due, the funeral as soon it is ready, and the case of a woman without a husband, when there is a suitable (spouse) for her in her class. (Hadith - Al-Tirmidhi #605, Narrated Ali ibn Abu Talib) Transmitted by Tirmidhi. The Prophet said, "The marriage which produces most blessing is that which involves least burden." (Hadith - Al-Tirmidhi #605, Narrated Aisha) Wives Allah's Messenger said, "When a woman observes the five times of prayer, fasts during Ramadan, preserves her chastity and obeys her husband, she may enter by any of the gates of Paradise she wishes." Hadith - Al-Tirmidhi #3254, Narrated Anas ibn Malik [AbuNu'aym transmitted it in al-Hilyah.] "My father said, "The Prophet said, 'When I stand for prayer, I intend to prolong it but on hearing the cries of a child, I cut it short, as I dislike to trouble the child's mother.' (Hadith - Bukhari 1:675, Narrated 'Abdulla bin 'Abi Qatada). Mothers A man came to Allah's Apostle and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Who is more entitled to be treated with the best companionship by me?" The Prophet said, "Your mother." The man said. "Who is next?" The Prophet said, "Your mother." The man further said, "Who is next?" The Prophet said, "Your mother." The man asked for the fourth time, "Who is next?" The Prophet said, "Your father." (Hadith - Bukhari 8.2, Narrated Abu Huraira)
Name: HANIF
Date: Monday April 28, 2008
Time: 12:04:05 -0700
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DESPITE YOUR RELENTLESS PRAPOGANDA , LIES ABOUT ISLAM AND THE STATUS OF WOMAN,ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTAIN!!,IF YOU CAN NOT THEN SUBMIT JUST LIKE OUR DAUGHTERS, MOTHERS, AND SISTERS HAVE , MAY ALLAH BLESS THEM AND MAY HE GUIDE YOU AS WELL. In the Name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful Why Western Women Choose Islam Volumes have been written about the Muslim woman and her rights, but no one can explain why women are attracted to Islam better than Muslim women themselves. Here are the stories of just a few of the extraordinary women who have converted to Islam and forever transformed their lives in the process. Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world today, and Western women make up the largest number of converts, out-numbering male converts by a ratio of almost 4:1. While this may seem strange to people who regard Muslim women as weak and oppressed, the fact is that Islam gives enormous respect and dignity to women and demands that society treat them with justice and honor. Volumes have been written aboutThe Muslim Woman And Her Rights, but no one can explain why women are attracted to Islam better than Muslim women themselves. Here are the stories of just a few of the extraordinary women who have chosen Islam as a way of life. Conversion Stories "My Path to Islam," by Christine Huda Dodge Sister Huda is a freelance writer and educator who has edited two books about Islam and written several articles about the Islamic faith for mainstream magazines. In addition, she hosts one of the most popular Islamic websites on the Internet: Islam at About.com. Read what she wrote about her conversion in 1992, just three years after she became a Muslim, and learn why Islam appealed to her heart and intellect once she understood the Islamic position on Jesus (peace be upon him), the first man Adam (peace be upon him) and the concept of "original sin." "My Story," by Sharrifa Carlo Another freelance writer, Sister Sharrifa is one of the most powerful voices for Muslim women in America with her unapologetic, straightforward articles about the Islamic faith. Without a doubt, she has helped many Muslim women and women interested in Islam separate fact from fiction with her inspiring words. The story of Sharrifa's conversion is an interesting one: read how she went from feeling pity for the "poor, oppressed" Muslim woman to actually becoming a Muslim woman herself. Also take time to enjoy this collection of her articles at Islamzine.com where she discusses everything from the Islamic hijab (veil or headscarf) to polygyny, credit cards, backbiting and death. "Becoming Muslim," by Lady Evelyn Zeinab Cobbold AMuslim even though she was raised outside the Islamic n English woman explains why she has always felt that she was a faithand edited by Ebrahim Ahmed Bawany in 1961. Very . Taken from the book "Islam Our Choice," which was compiled interesting considering the fact that this represents a timevery different way of thinking and much less access -period with a to unbiased Islamic informationthey are at the bottom of the page which also . Read more stories from the book here: includes many present-day conversion stories of men and women both. An Interview with Maryam Jameelah Another unique story of a woman who converted to Islam in the early 1960's and traces her interest in Islam to the age of ten. Sister Maryam grew up in a Jewish family and has a long interesting story. She has lived in Pakistan for several decades and has written many interesting books about the Islamic faith. She is truly an amazing woman who played a central role in my own conversion to Islam: someone gave me an old, beat-up collection of her books while I was in college, and they ended up changing my life forever. Read this letter to her parents in which she invites them to Islam. "How I Came to Islam," by Hayat Anne Collins Osman This is the story of a devout Episcopalian who found Islam after becoming disillusioned with Church and clergy. In this article, she explains why adopting the Islamic model for forgiveness and communication with our Creator lifted a huge burden from her shoulders and put her at peace. Now a Muslim for 14 years, Sister Hayat lives in Saudi Arabia and spends her time educating others about Islam. You can ask her questions about Islam, Saudi Arabia and a variety of other subjects at AskMe.com where she is a registered expert. More Conversion Stories This site lists over one hundred conversion stories of Muslim women with varied backrounds. Here you will also find the stories of Muslim men who have entered Islam as well as news articles having to do with the enormous popularity of Islam in the West. There is also information on how to convert to Islam. A very nice site. Did you notice? A lot of Muslim women are active on the Internet. Read how the Internet has become A New Voice for Muslim Women.
Name: What is the quran good for???
Date: Monday April 28, 2008
Time: 12:11:49 -0700
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From an authors point of view I would say the quran is lengthy, swanky, affected, boring, rude and primitive. It praises violence against others, as well as arrogance. It teaches nothing useful at all. The only thing the quran can give to its followers is the FEELING to be superior to the infidels. But are they? And is it helpful to believe that you are superior while you are not? It is just the way tyrants think of themselves and that´s why democracy is struggling wherever islam is ruling.
Name: Allat
Date: Monday April 28, 2008
Time: 13:10:30 -0700
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HANIF - waht an irony - and a disgrace you are to human women. While women in islamic countries struggle and suffer to be free - you come here, and use the Internet to promote female slavery. While islamic women- and little girls in the West, are killed by islamic men, you have nerve to come here and tout islamic slavery!__________
Name: To Mr. Hanif From: Ibn Kammuna
Date: Monday April 28, 2008
Time: 13:30:10 -0700
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Dear Sir, So, you think that because some women convert to Islam, Islam an honorable religion and probably the true Path to the Almighty. This line of thinking is very bad brother. If I was teaching an intro to Logic class, and you write something like this, I would give you an "F". Brother, people convert to all kinds of belief systems. This has nothing to do with the Truth or Falsity of that belief system. So, what you just wrote was pure nonsense. Here are some things for you to ponder: An article just published in FaithFreedomInternational under the title "Three Shinning Stars in the Dark" talks about three Azhar professors who left Islam. Maybe, this will work for people with your mode of thinking to convince you to leave Islam. Better yet, read Ali Sina's and Mumin Salih's analysis of the "Miraculous" in the Qur'an. I am sure such readings will show you the sheet stupidity of muslim, so called, intellectuals. Also, it boggles my mind, can't you see how evil and primitive the Islamic teachings are? Beheadings, Cutting of body parts. If God's laws are the Sahri'a, then he is a barbarian like Muhammad. By the way, Muhammad was no more than a thief and assassin pedophile. Read Authentic Sahihs brother, and you will find that out yourself.
Name: Abu Taher
Date: Monday April 28, 2008
Time: 14:34:10 -0700
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Islam gives enormous respect and dignity to women, among many, is by giving a dowry to a woman so that a man can have sex with the woman as he likes, and can beat her if he doubts her loyalty. Then, he can replace (divorce) the woman simply by saying a sentence three times, sending SMS will do too. Just to show how generous Islam is, the woman can be given some gift (tips) for her sex service at the divorce. The cost of the dowry is not supposed to be more than what the prophet has given to his wives, which is 400 dirhams. So I think, if a muslim keeps a wife for a certain period, let say a week, it is cheaper for him to have sex from his wife than from a profesional (I mean a prostitute). This shows how enormous the respect and dignity Islam has given to woman, now a muslimah can tag a price on her body. Is there any other religion that gives price to women?
Name:
Date: Monday April 28, 2008
Time: 22:52:38 -0700
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Islam practices deceit- True ,It is Universally acknowledged that islam is based on lies. What about Christians? They also live by deceiving - take the WMD caper in Iraq just to swindle the Iraqi oil! They want to promote and spread "democracy" around the world - what about democracy in Saudi Arabia? Or in Somalia,Sudan,Ethiopia? No real oil-money tradeoff there ,is it? How about North Korea? Too frightened because of their proximity to the great USA and their having nuclear capable ballistic missiles. Brave cowboys these Americans are,heh? No principles or morals just political expediency and self-serving greed!
Name: Famous Philosopher about Quran
Date: Tuesday April 29, 2008
Time: 03:52:12 -0700
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Quote from Schopenhauer: "The World as Will and Representation" First Book: "Consider, for example, the Koran. This wretched book was sufficient to found a religion of the world, to satisfy the metaphysical need of innumerable millions of men for twelve hundred years, to become the foundation of their morality, and of no small contempt for death, and also to inspire them to bloody wars and most extended conquests. We find in it the saddest and the poorest form of Theism. Much may be lost through the translations ; but I have not been able to discover one single valuable thought in it." http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_World_as_Will_and_Representation/Second_Half
Name: ALLAT, AND THE OTHER DUMMY IBN KAMANU!!
Date: Tuesday April 29, 2008
Time: 13:38:10 -0700
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I KNOW IT IS HARD, BUT SWALLOW IT!! Why Women are Turning to Islam At a time when Islam is faced with hostile media coverage particularly where the status of womenin Islam is concerned, it may be quite surprising to learn that Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world, and even more ironic to discover that the majority of converts to Islam are WOMEN. The status of women is society is neither a new issue nor is it a fully settled one, and where Islam is mentioned, for many the term 'Muslim Women' prompts images of exhausted mothers chained to the stove, 'victims' suppressed in a life of indoctrination, frantic to be westernized and so on. Others will go to great lengths to explain how the hijaab is an obstacle, clouding the mind, and comment that female converts are either brainwashed, stupid or traitors to their sex. I reject such accusations and pose to them the following question: why is it that so many women who have been born and brought in the so called 'civilized' societies of Europe and America are willing to reject their 'liberty' and 'independence' to embrace a religion that supposedly oppresses them and is widely assumed to be prejudicial to them? As a Christian convert to Islam, I can only present my personal experience and reasons for rejecting the 'freedom' that women claim to have in this society in favour of the only Religion that truly liberates women by giving us a status and position which is completely unique when compared with that of non-muslim counterparts. Before coming to Islam, I had strong feminist tendencies and recognized that where the women was concerned, a lot of shuffling around had been going on, yet without being able to pin her on the social map. The problem was ongoing: new 'women's issues' being raised without the previous ones being satisfactorily resolved. Like the many women who shared my background, I wouldaccuse Islam of being a sexist religion, discriminating, oppressing and giving men the greater privileges. All this coming from a person who did not even know Islam, one who had been blinded due to ignorance and had accepted this deliberately distorted definition of Islam. However, despite my criticisms of Islam, inwardly I wasn't satisfied with my own status as a women in this society. It seemed to me that society would define such terms as 'liberty' and 'freedom' and then these definitions were accepted by women without us even attempting to question or challenge them. There was clearly a great contradiction between what women were told in theory and what actually happens in practice. The more I pondered, the greater emptiness I felt within. I was slowly beginning to reach a stage where my dissatisfaction with my status as a women in this society, was really a reflection of my greater dissatisfaction with society itself. Everything seemed to be degenerating backwards, despite the claims that the 1990's was going to be the decade of success and prosperity. Something vital seemed to be missing from my life and nothing would fill this vacuum. Being a Christian did not do anything for me, and I began to question the validity of only remembering God one day a week - Sundays! As with many other Christians too, I had become disillusioned with the hypocrisy of the Church and was becoming increasingly unhappy with the concept of Trinity and the deification of Jesus. Eventually, I began to look into Islam. At first, I was only interested in looking at those issues which specifically dealt with women. I was surprised. What I read and learned taught me a lot about myself as a woman, and also about where the real oppression of women lies: in every other system and way of life outside of Islam. Muslim women have been given their rights in every aspect of the religion with clear definitions of their role in society - as had men - with no injustice against either of them. As Allah says: Whoever does deeds of righteousness, be they male or female, and have faith, they will enter paradise and not the least injustice will be done to them [Nisaa 4:124] So having amended my misconceptions about the true status of women in Islam, I was now looking further. I wanted to find that thing which was going to fill the vacuum in my life. My attention was drawn towards the beliefs and practices of Islam. It was only through establishing the fundamentals that I would understand where to turn and what to prioritize. These are often the areas which receive little attention or controversy in society, and when studying the Islamic Creed, it becomes clear why this is the case: such concise, faultless and wholly comprehensive details cannot be found elsewhere.
Name: agnostic
Date: Tuesday April 29, 2008
Time: 20:10:44 -0700
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It is the West that is to blame for islamisation and increased intolerance on non muslims by muslim mass murderers. The failure to recognise every single muslim as a potential mass murderer - jihad sanctioned - is the crime against humanity that the West practises.---------------“It’s hard to deliver a wake-up call for a civilization so determined to smother the alarm clock in the soft fluffy pillow of multiculturalism and sleep in for another 10 years.” The West has developed an uncanny knack for being completely unalarmed by serious threats, says columnist Mark Steyn -----The disease of Political Correctness which is nothing more than No Intelligence Allowed, Thinking Not Allowed foisted with hammer blows on its citizens by the bovine faeces of politicians who are all traitors from within is the cause of treacherous betrayal of humanity to the perversities of satan's cult. It is up to common Americans to rise and stop being demopaths. "Storm the Bastille". Time for the average American to exert he is the employer and those he allowed the trust to govern, not rule, America, is merely the employee, to be dismissed by a vote. Stop being dumbed down.
Name: kafir/infidel ( & Ex-communist ).
Date: Tuesday April 29, 2008
Time: 20:26:17 -0700
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TO the imposter - who posted with false (faux )name - ALLAT and the other DUMMY IBN KAMANU !!! Oye ! imposter Moslimah - nice wishy washy , brain wash , prittle prattle !!! what do you mean in all that useless,stupid blabber. Tell us , point by point what is good as Moslimah living under your tent- BURQA , 24 hours in a dark room confined , permission to piss and pee, peep out . are you getting good satisfaction as a robot . Are you ready to be snuffed out like a dust particle by the utterence of TALAQ - 3X . How much did you get paid for your service as prostitute ? Actually as you found great light and peace in your darkness - we are supposed to recommend another BUR@A on the top of one BURQA you put on - as it will double the darkness !!!! The world has to learn a lot from the darkness, primitiveness,barbarism, cruelty,misogyny, suppression,oppression,hatred from you . keep up the good work. We wish you many more , many more ,many more MOSLIMAHS lives to enjoy . How about incest, sodomy and lesbianism under BURQA?
Name: kafir/infidel ( & Ex-communist ).
Date: Tuesday April 29, 2008
Time: 21:52:36 -0700
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To the imposter who recycled & posted with false name :........ALLAT, and the DUMMY IBN KAMUNA - you are not a Moslimah but a muslaman - However we like you to be a Moslimah and wish you full enjoyment in your darkness under your double BURQA and wallow in that stew of ISLAMIC poison. Hope you are enjoying your robotic sex life too.
Name: Ananda
Date: Tuesday April 29, 2008
Time: 23:21:04 -0700
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This "ALLAT and other dummy IBN KAMANU!!!" author is definitely a man wearing a burqa. First they wear burqa to hide from law enforcers, and then they write messages saying how wonderful it is to wear burqa. In between they beat their females if they don't wear burqa. No wonder Islam is such an attraction.
Name: Fatima
Date: Thursday May 01, 2008
Time: 08:14:59 -0700
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You quoted Tabari IX:113 and Bukhari V3B48N826 as Suras from the Qur'an. Those are not Sura's as you claim. Those are from false hadith, and are not true in Islam. You have no idea how ignorant and silly you sound.
Name: Hanif Peter and Akhter Jim Chandarkant are same person
Date: Thursday May 01, 2008
Time: 21:05:21 -0700
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Akhter is a very sick man. He can never remember who he is. The ass up carpet kissing five times a day has screwed his head.
Name:
Date: Thursday May 01, 2008
Time: 22:58:59 -0700
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wat fatima says is right Quran says no such thing read it for yourself hadiths are controvercial and most muslims regard QURAN as authentic not the hadiths! as for rights why do christian nuns dress the way they dress?? how did mary dress?? dressing as all ppl know it should be one as the same! infront of GOD ppl should cover up! even the christian women who wears reallly short and exposing clothes to work and does and occasional personal services to their bosses cover up good when they rarely go to the church or attends a furenal! so whos lieing really!
Name: h
Date: Friday May 02, 2008
Time: 09:48:03 -0700
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And yet women who write tell the same story over and over and over again, about how intolerant this religion is. Perhaps it't time that read the koran in a language that you can understand and realize that these people are saying on this site and others are the truth. Those that "justify" this kind of garbage about how wrong they are and feel it necessary to write a "book".
Name: Remote Medic
Date: Thursday May 22, 2008
Time: 20:45:16 -0700
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Having read all the posts I have come to the conclusion that anyone who depends on any religion written by man is an idiot. That does not mean you don't have believe in God. Your relationship with God is personal to you, and if you listen then he will guide you to true happiness, for me I have looked at all the worlds religions and seen how they are enacted upon mankind, how those who preach them use them for their own advancement, wealth and power. I have worked in Christian countries, Muslim countries in Israel and other major religions and its all the same, discrimination, intolerance, hypocrisy and sanctimonious bs... But as venal and self serving as they are, Christian, Buhhdist, Hindu, Jewish have nothing on Islam when it comes to complete and utter barbarism. I've watch Arab Muslims treat their Pakistani, Malayian, Indonesian 'Brothers' with utter contempt and brutallity, no better than a slave..I have watched bloated, rich, spoiled, uneducated and ignorant Arab Woman spit and slap Black Muslim immigrant shop assistants, watched them laugh and joke about how proud they are of this behaviour.. I have little regard for any organized religion but utter contempt for this most backward primevial hate mongering, soul destroying monstrosity foisted on mankind by an illerate racist murder... Find God you don't need a Priest, Mullah, Iman or Monk to do this, he's there just call his name and he will come.. Peace Be Upon You All...