Being a Muslim is As Easy As 1-2-3
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“Believe nothing, no matter where you read it or who has said it, not even if I have said it! Unless, it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense” - BUDDHA
For becoming a Muslim is relatively so easy! One only needs to recite the Shahada as signing a contract with the Great Allah above to enter the folds of Islam, and thereupon just adhere to the Five Pillars of Islam. Isn’t it too easy?
Aunt Agatha’s Advice on Islam
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1. The Koran and its Messages
As well as the Koran (or Qur’an), the Holy Books of Islam include the Hadiths (traditional sayings – and some stories – about Mohammed the Prophet and his followers) and Sira (life of Mohammed), both of which help us to understand the Koran. (Islamic law – Sharia – is based on the Holy Books.) Muslims believe that the Koran consists of messages brought to Mohammed from Allah (God), over a span of 23 years, by the angel Gabriel.
It is essential to realize that the Koran’s 114 suras (chapters) are not arranged chronologically. Except for a short opening sura, which stands apart as an invocation to Allah, they are roughly in order of decreasing length. When they are rearranged into chronological order, the Koran’s overall meaning and intent become much clearer, though it remains disjointed and repetitious.
U.S. Aid to Egypt is ‘Jizya’: Egyptian Imam
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As earlier suggested, the wonderful thing about Salafis—those extra “radical” Muslims who seek to emulate as literally as possible prophet Muhammad’s teachings and habits—is that they are so unabashed and frank about what they believe. Such is the degree of brainwashing that they have undergone. Unlike the Muslim Brotherhood, which was founded much earlier, doublespeak is not second nature to the Salafis.
The most recent example comes from Al Hafiz TV, an Egyptian Islamic station. During a roundtable discussion on the U.S. and foreign aid to Egypt, an Islamic cleric, clearly of the Salafi bent—he had their trademark mustache-less-beard—insisted that the U.S. must be treated contemptuously, like a downtrodden dhimmi, or conquered infidel; that Egypt must make the U.S. conform to its own demands; and that, then, all the money the U.S. offers to Egypt in foreign aid can be taken as rightfully earned jizya.
Imran Firasat Being Prosecuted or Persecuted for Speaking the Truth about Muhammad?
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While I am writing this letter today, I don’t know how to describe my feelings. I do not know if I am sad, afraid, surprised, shocked or confused.
As you all know that because of producing a movie, “The Innocent Prophet”, on what I thought was the reality of Prophet Muhammad’s life, I was deemed a threat to the national security of Spain. As a result, the Spanish government revoked my refugee status, and currently I am on the risk of being deported to an Islamic country, where I will definitely be killed for blaspheming Islam and Prophet Muhammad.
Equality for Muslim Women Will Be the Death-Knell of Islam
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Egypt warns giving women some rights could destroy society
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Egypt's ruling Muslim Brotherhood warns that a U.N. declaration on women's rights could destroy society by allowing a woman to travel, work and use contraception without her husband's approval and letting her control family spending.
The Islamist party of President Mohamed Mursi outlined 10 reasons why Muslim countries should "reject and condemn" the declaration. The Brotherhood, which was elected to power in June, posted the statement on its website, http://www.ikhwanweb.com/
The Muslim Brotherhood said the declaration would give "wives full rights to file legal complaints against husbands accusing them of rape or sexual harassment, obliging competent authorities to deal husbands punishments similar to those prescribed for raping or sexually harassing a stranger, give girls sexual freedom, legalize abortion, provide teenagers with contraceptives, give equality to women in marriage and require men and women to share duties such as child care and chores, equal rights to homosexuals, and provide protection and respect for prostitutes" and "equal rights to adulterous wives and illegitimate sons resulting from adulterous relationships."
