Muslims claim that Islam (Quran & Hadith) is the perfect guide to mankind, which, if followed to the point, will land one in paradise after death, one's sole of aim of life on earth. In case you are wondering what's so special about the Quran and hadith---they are indeed special. Find out in this essay.
Muslims across the world will always lay claims of the wondrous and magical words of Allah, foretold in the Quran. They claim that Allah has had spoken to humans through their benevolent prophet, Mohammad. As per the teachings of the sacred Quran, humanity has been bestowed with commands beneficial for their survival, and is given collective ways to live a bountiful life on earth, and, the good deed of following the Noble Quran will lead anyone to Jannat (Paradise).
As we all know how noble and sacred the Quran is, and it was my curiosity to LEARN and KNOW what is so elegant about this Quran.
Now, being a man of no faith, I had to listen to my Muslim friends of how faith makes a man straight, pious, sincere, blah, blah, blah. Since then, I started to read Islamic scriptures (translations), and I have been collecting these wonderful words of Allah for a while now.
Well after going through the sacred book of Islam, I would have no regrets for deciding not to follow such audacities and foolish thoughts/commands of Allah! I recommend it as “STUPENDOUS” to read and believe in such holy orders! I thought I had to share it with others and if anyone wants to contribute, then please feel free too. I have tried to make as best as I could to make some sense of the compilations below.
Sex
Sahih Al-Bukhari Vol. 4 Hadith No. 460 & Sahih Muslim Vol. 2 Hadith No. 3368:
Allah's Apostle (Pbuh) said, "If a husband calls his wife to his bed (i.e. to have sexual relations) and she refuses and causes him to sleep in anger, the angels will curse her till morning."
Al Tirmidhi Hadith No. 1160 & Ibn Ma'jah Hadith No. 4165:
Allah's Messenger (Pbuh) said, "When a man calls his wife to satisfy his desire she must go to him even if she is occupied at the oven."
That man is not obligated to provide for the needs of the wife except once every four months, he be also within his rights to withhold sex as punishment. Mohammed himself exercised this right during the controversy over him sleeping with Maria in Hafsa's bed.
That, man is not allowed to force the wife into bed with him (there is a hadith detailing that, man should not approach his wife like an animal), however if the man approaches her with kisses she is not allowed to refuse sex unto him. There is no hadith indicating any type of punishment for those, who rape their wives. There is also no punishment in Shariah for those, who rape their wives; and as a result, the husbands are able to get away with this horrific act. Marital rapes will not be accepted as a condition for divorce and as a result, a woman has to live with the man who has abused her, and will most likely continue abusing her.
Marriage
The prominent Saudi scholar Sheikh ‘Abdul-Rahman Al-Barrak states:
It is not permissible for a Muslim woman to marry a kafir (non-Muslim), whether he is Jewish, Christian or an atheist, because the man has authority over his wife, and it is not permissible for a kafir to have authority over a Muslim woman. There are decisive texts from the Qur’an, which refer to the prohibition of such marriage. For example, Allah Almighty says, ‘And give not (your daughters) in marriage to Al Mushrikun (atheists) till they believe (in Allah Alone)’ (Al-Baqarah: 221)
And, never will Allah grant to the disbelievers a way (to triumph) over the believers? (An-Nisaa: 141).
Muslim Women are also not allowed to disobey their husbands (unless he is asking her to commit sin)
Quran 4:34:
"Men are in charge of women, because Allah has made the one of them to excel the other, and because they spend of their property (for the support of women). So good women are the obedient, guarding in secret that which Allah has guarded. As for those from whom you fear rebellion, admonish them and banish them to beds apart, and scourge them. Then if they obey you, seek not a way against them. Lo! Allah is ever High Exalted, Great."
The claims that, a man has to use a small stick (miswak) in order to beat his wife are ridiculous. The Quran clearly states you are allowed to beat/scourge her, tapping with a stick does not constitute as a beating and does not fit the context of the sura. Ibn Kathir translates it as a light beating.
Ibn Kathir on ill-conduct of wives:
(As to those women on whose part you see ill conduct,) meaning, the woman from whom you see ill conduct with her husband, such as when she acts as if she is above her husband, disobeys him, ignores him, dislikes him, and so forth. When these signs appear in a woman, her husband should advise her and remind her of Allah's torment if she disobeys him. Indeed, Allah ordered the wife to obey her husband and prohibited her from disobeying him, because of the enormity of his rights and all that he does for her. The Messenger of Allah said, (If I were to command anyone to prostrate before anyone, I would have commanded the wife to prostrate before her husband, because of the enormity of his right upon her.) Al-Bukhari recorded that Abu Hurayrah said that the Messenger of Allah said, (If the man asks his wife to come to his bed and she declines, the angels will keep cursing her until the morning.) Muslim recorded it with the wording, (If the wife goes to sleep while ignoring her husband's bed, the angels will keep cursing her until the morning.) This is why Allah said, (As to those women on whose part you see ill conduct, admonish them (first)). Allah's statement, (abandon them in their beds,) `Ali bin Abi Talhah reported that Ibn `Abbas said "The abandonment refers to not having intercourse with her, to lie on her bed with his back to her.'' Several others said similarly. As-Suddi, Ad-Dahhak, `Ikrimah, and Ibn `Abbas, in another narration, added, "Not to speak with her or talk to her.'' The Sunan and Musnad compilers recorded that Mu`awiyah bin Haydah Al-Qushayri said, "O Allah's Messenger! What is the right that the wife of one of us has on him'' The Prophet said, (To feed her when you eat, cloth her when you buy clothes for yourself, refrain from striking her face or cursing her, and to not abandon her, except in the house.) Allah's statement, (beat them) means, if advice and ignoring her in the bed do not produce the desired results, you are allowed to discipline the wife, without severe beating. Muslim recorded that Jabir said that during the Farewell Hajj, the Prophet said; (Fear Allah regarding women, for they are your assistants. You have the right on them that they do not allow any person whom you dislike to step on your mat. However, if they do that, you are allowed to discipline them lightly. They have a right on you that you provide them with their provision and clothes, in a reasonable manner.) Ibn ‘Abbas and several others said that the Ayah refers to a beating that is not violent. Al-Hasan Al-Basri said that it means, a beating that is not severe.
"She acts as if she is above her husband, disobeys him, ignores him, dislikes him", these acts are enough to gain you a beating according to Ibn Kathir. These are all normal behaviors that every human should have a right to yet god do not seem to think a woman is worthy enough to have them. We women are lower than men and we aught to prostate ourselves to him. How utterly benevolent of Allah!
Quran 4:3-6:
If you fear that you might not treat the orphans justly, then marry the women that seem good to you: two, or three, or four. If you fear that you will not be able to treat them justly, then marry (only) one, 5 or marry from among those whom your right hands possess. This will make it more likely that you will avoid injustice.
Allah has allowed men to marry up to four wives. The man does not need the first wife's permission in order to marry another neither does he needs to inform her of it (Mohammed himself never informed his previous wives when he married another). This is the worst action a husband could possibly do to hurt his wife, and he is not in the wrong for doing so according to Allah. Allah has given him every right to hurt his wife and make her feel like nothing. The wife does not get a say nor is this a good enough reason for her to be granted a divorce. Of course, there are women who are O.K. with polygamy, but they are far and few in number, most of whom would say no to polygamy under any other circumstances.
Many Muslims state that polygamy, i.e. husbands having many wives, was widely practiced (yet the evidence for this is too little) in those days, and Islam came to put a limit on the number of wives to establish better justice and dignity to women. If this was the case then, why not allow polyandry? That was well practiced amongst the Bedouins, where women would have several husbands, when she became pregnant she would choose a husband to be the father and he is not allowed to say “no”.
Degrading statements about women
"A people ruled by a woman will never prosper."
"I do not shake the hands of women." (Sahih Malik, Ahmad, Al-Nasai, Al-Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah)
"By Allah, the hand of the Messenger of Allah (SAW) never touched another woman (other than his wives). He used to take their pledges verbally only." (Al-Bukhari and Muslim)
"O wives of the Prophet! You are not like any other women. If you keep your duty (to Allah), then be not soft in speech, lest he in whose heart is a disease (of hypocrisy or evil desire for adultery, etc.) would be moved with desire, but speak in an honorable manner." (Al-Ahzab 33:32)
"A woman does not travel except with a Mahram." (Al-Bukhari and Muslim)
Wives of the prophet
Quran 33.32:
O ye wives of the Prophet! Ye are not like any other women. If ye keep your duty (to Allah), then be not soft of speech, lest he in whose heart is a disease aspire (to you), but utter customary speech. And, stay in your houses. Bedizen not yourselves with the bedizenment of the Time of Ignorance. Be regular in prayer, and pay the poor-due, and obey Allah and His messenger. Allah's wish is but to remove uncleanness far from you, O Folk of the Household, and cleanse you with a thorough cleansing.
Muhammad
From "The Life of Muhammad" (Sirat Rasul Allah) by Ibn Ishaq: Suhayli, ii. 79:
In the riwaya of Yunus I. I. recorded that the apostle saw her (Ummu'lFadl) when she was a baby crawling before him and said, 'If she grows up and I am still alive I will marry her.' But he died before she grew up and Sufyan b. al-Aswad b. 'Abdu'l-Asad al-Makhzumi married her and she bore him Rizq and Lubab.
Mohammed's wives were not allowed to remarry even after his death. Muhammad rarrying a child (Aisha), not long before his death, is absolutely vile and cruel. Commanding her not to remarry after his death compund the cruelty.
Violence
Here is the tafsir by Ibn Abbas concerning 9:5:
(Then, when the sacred months have passed) then after the day of immolation when the month of Muharram passes, (slay the idolaters) whose treaty is for fifty days (wherever ye find them) whether in the Sacred Precinct or outside it, during the sacred months or at any other time, (and take them (captive)) imprison them, (and besiege them) in their homes, (and prepare for them each ambush) on every road they tread for trade. (But if they repent) from idolatry and believe in Allah (and establish worship) and acknowledge the five daily prayers (and pay the poor-due) acknowledge the payment of the poor-due, (then leave their way free) if they wish to go to the House of Allah. (Lo! Allah is Forgiving) He forgives whoever repents, (Merciful) towards whosoever dies in a state of repentance.
Torturous punishment
Bukhari: Volume 4, Book 52, Number 261:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
A group of eight men from the tribe of 'Ukil came to the Prophet and then they found the climate of Medina unsuitable for them. So, they said, "O Allah's Apostle! Provide us with some milk." Allah's Apostle said, "I recommend that you should join the herd of camels." So they went and drank the urine and the milk of the camels (as a medicine) till they became healthy and fat. Then they killed the shepherd and drove away the camels, and they became unbelievers after they were Muslims. When the Prophet was informed by a shouter for help, he sent some men in their pursuit, and before the sun rose high, they were brought, and he had their hands and feet cut off. Then he ordered for nails, which were heated and passed over their eyes, and they were left in the Harra (i.e. rocky land in Medina). They asked for water, and nobody provided them with water till they died (Abu Qilaba, a sub-narrator said, "They committed murder and theft and fought against Allah and His Apostle, and spread evil in the land.")
Slavery
Ibn Kathir's commentary on the Quran verse---force not your slave-girls to prostitution:
Among the people of the Jahiliyyah, there were some who, if he had a slave-girl, he would send her out to commit Zina and would charge money for that, which he would take from her every time. When Islam came, Allah forbade the believers to do that...?
Muslims like to use this verse to show the slaves had a choice in whether or not they want to have sex with their master, but that is not what the verse actually means. It is referring to actual prostitution.
Sex with married slaves
Surah 4:24:
Also (prohibited are) women already married, except those whom your right hands possess.
More from Ibn Kathir [Tafseer Ibn Katheer, 3/500]:
The phrase "and those (slaves) whom your right hand possesses" whom Allaah has given to you [al-Ahzaab 33:50] means, it is permissible for you take concubines from among those whom you seized as war booty. He took possession of Safiyyah and Juwayriyah and he freed them and married them; he took possession of Rayhaanah bint Sham'oon al-Nadariyyah and Maariyah al-Qibtiyyah, the mother of his son Ibraaheem (peace be upon them both), and they were among his concubines, may Allaah be pleased with them both.
Sex with captives
Abu Dawud vol.2 no.2150 p.577:
"Abu Sai'd al-Khudri said: The Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) sent a military expedition to Awtas on the occasion of the battle of Hunain. They met their enemy and fought with them. They defeated them and took them captives. Some of the Companions of the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) were reluctant to have intercourse with the female captives in the presence of their husbands who were unbelievers. So Allah, the Exalted, sent down the Qur'anic verse: (Sura 4:24)
"And all married women (are forbidden) unto you save those (captives) whom your right hands possess." That is to say, they are lawful for them when they complete their waiting period. (1479)"
Abu Dawud Vol. 2, footnote 1479 p. 577-578:
"After the distribution of the spoils of war a man may have intercourse with the female slave after passing one menstrual period, if she is not pregnant. If she is pregnant, one should wait till she delivers the child. This is the view held by Malik, al-Shafi?i and Abu Thawr. Abu Hanifah holds that if both the husband and wife are captivated together, their marriage tie still continues; they will not be separated. According to the majority of scholars, they will be separated. Al-Awza-i maintains that their marriage tie will continue till they remain part of the spoils of war. If a man buys them, he may separate them if he desires, and cohabit with the female slave after one menstrual period. (Awn al-Ma'bud II.213)"
Note that Mohammed married Safiyah right after the battle.
More on slavery
Bukhari - Volume 7, Book 62, Number 137:
Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri:
We got female captives in the war booty and we used to do coitus interruptus with them. So we asked Allah's Apostle about it and he said, "Do you really do that?" repeating the question thrice, "There is no soul that is destined to exist but will come into existence, till the Day of Resurrection."
Abd Dawud - Book 11, Number 2153:
Narrated Ruwayfi' ibn Thabit al-Ansari:
Should I tell you what I heard the Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) say on the day of Hunayn: It is not lawful for a man who believes in Allah and the last day to water what another has sown with his water (meaning intercourse with women who are pregnant); it is not lawful for a man who believes in Allah and the Last Day to have intercourse with a captive woman till she is free from a menstrual course; and it is not lawful for a man who believes in Allah and the Last Day to sell spoil till it is divided.
Malik 496:1540:
A man went on a journey with the slave-girl of his wife and went into her. The envious wife reported it to Umar who said the husband would be stoned unless the slave girl was owned by him. The wife spoke out to save him: "I had given her as a gift."
Buhkari - Volume 8, Book 73, Number 68:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin Zam'a:
The Prophet forbade laughing at a person who passes wind, and said, "How does anyone of you beat his wife as he beats the stallion camel and then he may embrace (sleep with) her?" And Hisham said, "As he beats his slave" (Indicating slaves were not treated well and can be subjected to harsh treatment)
Bukhari - Volume 5, Book 59, Number 637:
Narrated Buraida: The Prophet sent 'Ali to Khalid to bring the Khumus (of the booty) and I hated Ali, and 'Ali had taken a bath (after a sexual act with a slave-girl from the Khumus). I said to Khalid, "Don't you see this (i.e. Ali)?" When we reached the Prophet, I mentioned that to him. He said, "O Buraida! Do you hate Ali?" I said, "Yes." He said, "Do you hate him, for he deserves more than that from the Khumlus.
Sex with slave girls is halal; a master is allowed to beat his slave girl if he/she is disobedient. A slave girl may be beaten, if she refuses sex to her master just as a wife may be beaten if she refuses sex with her husband. Both acts are halal.
Salamah was given a captive girl and had not yet "untied her garment" Mohammed took the woman from Salamah and gave her to the Meccans to ransom Muslim prisoners. [Abu Dawud, Vol. 2, No. 2691, p.749-750.]
No justice
Book 38, Number 4348:
Narrated Abdullah Ibn Abbas: A blind man had a wife who used to abuse the Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) and disparage him. He forbade her but she did not stop. He rebuked her but she did not give up her habit. One night she began to slander the Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) and abuse him. So, he took a dagger, placed it on her belly, pressed it, and killed her. A child who came between her legs was smeared with the blood that was there. When the morning came, the Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) was informed about it.
He assembled the people and said: I adjure by Allah the man who has done this action and I adjure him by my right to him that he should stand up. Jumping over the necks of the people and trembling the man stood up. He sat before the Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) and said: Apostle of Allah! I am her master; she used to abuse you and disparage you. I forbade her, but she did not stop, and I rebuked her, but she did not abandon her habit. I have two sons like pearls from her, and she was my companion. Last night she began to abuse and disparages you so I took a dagger, put it on her belly and pressed it till I killed her.
Thereupon the Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) said: Oh be witness, no retaliation is payable for her blood. Abu Dawood.
Slandering the Prophet is enough for a death sentence. The Prophet approves vigilante attacks. No trial is needed to prove the woman's innocence. The prophet takes the man for his word; he does not do any background checks to make sure the man was telling the truth. So much for a fair trial!
Tortured for treasure
Kinana al-Rabi, who had the custody of the treasure of Banu Nadir, was brought to the apostle who asked him about it. He denied that he knew where it was. A Jew came (Tabari says "was brought"), to the apostle and said that he had seen Kinana going round a certain ruin every morning early. When the apostle said to Kinana, "Do you know that if we find you have it I shall kill you?" He said "Yes". The apostle gave orders that the ruin was to be excavated and some of the treasure was found. When he asked him about the rest he refused to produce it, so the apostle gave orders to al-Zubayr Al-Awwam, "Torture him until you extract what he has." So he kindled a fire with flint and steel on his chest until he was nearly dead. Then the apostle delivered him to Muhammad b. Maslama and he struck off his head, in revenge for his brother Mahmud. [Ibn Hisham. Al-Sira al-Nabawiyya (The Life of The Prophet, English translation in Guillaume, 1955, pp. 145-46]
Left-handed people
Sahih Muslim Book 23 Book of Drinks- Kitab al Ashriba:
Jabir b. 'Abdullah reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) having said: Do not eat with your left hand, for the Satan eats with his left hand. Book 23, Number 5008:
Ibn 'Umar reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: When any one of you intends to eat (meal), he should eat with his right hand. and when he (intends) to drink he should drink with his right hand, for the Satan eats with his left hand and drinks with his left hand.
Mohammed has demonized left-handed people for something they do not choose to do. If a person is forced to write with his\her right hand it can lead to stammering.
Not so scientific
Fatima married her first cousin, Ali. Inbreeding has a higher chance of causing genetic abnormalities, especially consistent inbreeding. By allowing Fatima to marry Ali, Mohammed has made it seem perfectly fine (possibly even encouraged) first cousin marriage.
Problems in Saudi due to inbreeding
It is ironic that first cousin marriages are O.K., yet those who have been suckled by the same person are not allowed to marry:
Sahih Bukhari Volume 3, Book 48, Number 828:
Narrated 'Uqba bin Al-Harith:
I married a woman and later on a woman came and said, "I suckled you both." So, I went to the Prophet (to ask him about it). He said, "How can you (keep her as a wife) when it has been said (that you were foster brother and sister)? Leave (divorce) her.
Satisfying the Prophet
Sahih Muslim Book 008, Number 3454:
Hisham reported on the authority of his father that 'A'isha (Allah be pleased with her) used to say: Does the woman not feel shy of offering herself to a man? Then Allah the Exalted and Glorious revealed this verse:" You may defer any of them you wish and take to yourself any you wish." I ('A'isha said): It seems to me that your Lord hastens to satisfy your desire.
Child Marriage
Marriage is allowed to people of all ages, including those children who have not yet menstruated.
Quran 65:4:
The waiting period of those of your women who have lost all expectation of menstruation shall be three months in case you entertain any doubt; and the same shall apply to those who have not yet menstruated. As for pregnant women, their waiting period shall be until the delivery of their burden. Allah will create ease for him who fears Allah.
Confining women to their homes
Muslim (4:2127):
Muhammad struck his favorite wife, Aisha, in the chest one evening when she left the house without his permission. Aisha narrates, "He struck me on the chest, which caused me pain."
Racism
Quran 9:61:
I heard the Apostle say: Whoever wants to see Satan should look at Nabtal!' He was a black man with long flowing hair, inflamed eyes, and dark ruddy cheeks? Allah sent down concerning him: ?To those who annoy the Prophet there is a painful doom."
Ishaq 243:
Gabriel came to Muhammad and said, If a black man comes to you his heart is more gross than a donkey's.
Tabari II:11:
Shem, the son of Noah was the father of the Arabs, the Persians, and the Greeks; Ham was the father of the Black Africans; and Japheth was the father of the Turks and of Gog and Magog, who were cousins of the Turks. Noah prayed that the prophets and apostles would be descended from Shem and kings would be from Japheth. He prayed that the Africans color would change so that their descendants would be slaves to the Arabs and Turks.
Tabari II:21:
Ham [Africans] begat all those who are black and curly-haired, while Japheth [Turks] begat all those who are full-faced with small eyes, and Shem [Arabs] begat everyone who is handsome of face with beautiful hair. Noah prayed that the hair of Ham’s descendants would not grow beyond their ears, and that whenever his descendants met Shem’s, the latter would enslave them.
Jealousy
http://www.hoor-al-ayn.com/docs/translations/
The prophet Muhammad saw said 'A Dayooth will not enter Jannah.' The Sahabah asked, 'Who is a Dayooth?' Rasoolullah sallallahu alaihe wasallam said, 'A man who does not care who visits his wife (i.e. men).'
Ibn Al-Qayyim, Rahimahullaah, said: "And the Day youth (the man with no jealousy over the women in his family) is the most vile of Allah's creation, and Jannah is forbidden for him, (because of his lack of Ghayrah - jealousy).
On this topic, a famous historical incident is mentioned, so that males and females with a sense of honor and enthusiasm may know how the pious predecessors despised a woman unveiling her face before men, although in the following instance it was permissible to unveil the face. During the third century Hijri, the Qaadi (judge) of Rayy and Ahwaaz, Musa bin Ishaaq, sat to adjudicate people's disputes. Among the litigants was a woman who claimed five hundred dinars Mahr from her husband. The husband denied the claim. The Qaadi said to the husband, "Bring your witnesses." The husband said, "I have brought them." The Qaadi said to one of the witnesses, "Look at the wife so you may point her out during testimony." The witness stood up and said to the woman, "Stand." Upon this, the husband said, "What do you want from her?" The husband was told, "It is necessary that the witness sees your wife unveiled so that he may know that it is your wife." The husband detested his wife unveiling her face for the witnesses in public. He screamed, saying, "I make the Qaadi my witness that this Mahr of my wife is an obligation on me, and she must not unveil her face!" When the wife heard this, she thought it was wonderful that her husband disapproved of her unveiling her face before the witnesses, and was protecting her from the sight of people. She too screamed at the Qaadi, "I make you a witness that I have granted my Mahr to him, and have absolved him in this Dunyaa and the Aakhirah!" The Qaadi said to those around him, "Record this as a moral standard" [Taken from Tarbiyat Al-Awlaaad Fil Islaam.]
Al-Tabari and other scholars said: Jealousy on the part of women is to be overlooked and they are not to be punished for it because it is part of their nature.
Men are allowed to be jealous and act upon it, while a woman's jealousy is to be overlooked.
Wife beating
Sahih Bukhari, Volume 7, Book 72, Number 715:
"Narrated Ikrima: 'Rifaa divorced his wife whereupon Abdur-Rahman married her. Aisha said that the lady came wearing a green veil and complained to her (Aisha) and showed her a green spot on her skin caused by beating. It was the habit of ladies to support each other, so when Allah's messenger came, Aisha said, "I have not seen any woman suffering as much as the believing women. Look! Her skin is greener than her clothes! When Abdur-Rahman heard that his wife had gone to the prophet, he came with his two sons from another wife. She said, "By Allah! I have done no wrong to him, but he is impotent and is as useless to me as this," holding and showing the fringe of her garment. Abdur-Rahman said, "By Allah, O Allah's messenger! She has told a lie. I am very strong and can satisfy her, but she is disobedient and wants to go back to Rifaa." Allah's messenger said to her, "If that is your intention, then know that it is unlawful for you to remarry Rifaa unless Abdur-Rahman has had sexual intercourse with you." The prophet saw two boys with Abdur-Rahman and asked (him), "Are these your sons?" On that Abdur-Rahman said, "Yes." The prophet said, "You claim what you claim (that he is impotent)? But by Allah, these boys resemble him as a crow resembles a crow.""
Some justice Mohammed provided her with! That beating alone should be enough for a divorce! Yet he sends her back to have sex with an impotent man! Impotency can strike later in life. Not like it matters, violent abuse should equal automatic divorce!
Mohammed himself has hit Aisha across the chest with his hand
Sahih Muslim #2127:
'When it was my turn for Allah's Messenger to spend the night with me, he turned his side, put on his mantle and took off his shoes and placed them near his feet, and spread the corner of his shawl on his bed and then lay down till he thought that I had gone to sleep. He took hold of his mantle slowly and put on the shoes slowly, and opened the door and went out and then closed it lightly. I covered my head, put on my veil and tightened my waist wrapper, and then went out following his steps till he reached Baqi'. He stood there and he stood for a long time. He then lifted his hands three times, and then returned and I also returned. He hastened his steps and I also hastened my steps. He ran and I too ran. He came (to the house) and I also came (to the house). I, however, preceded him and I entered (the house), and as I lay down in the bed, he (the Holy Prophet) entered the (house), and said: Why is it, O 'Aisha, that you are out of breath? I said: There is nothing. He said: Tell me or the Subtle and the Aware would inform me. I said: Messenger of Allah, may my father and mother be ransom for you, and then I told him (the whole story). He said: Was it the darkness (of your shadow) that I saw in front of me? I said: Yes. He struck me on the chest, which caused me pain, and then said: Did you think that Allah and His Apostle would deal unjustly with you?
Abu Dawood: 2142:
"The Prophet said: A man will not be asked as to why he beat his wife."
Abu Dawood: 2141:
"Iyas bin ‘Abd Allah bin Abi Dhubab reported the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) as saying: Do not beat Allah’s handmaidens, but when ‘Umar came to the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) and said: Women have become emboldened towards their husbands, he (the Prophet) gave permission to beat them. Then many women came round the family of the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) complaining against their husbands. So the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: Many women have gone round Muhammad’s family complaining against their husbands. They (men) are not the best among you."
That last one takes the piss. Mo gave men permission to beat their wives and then he tells them they are not the best among them!
Women
Sahih Al Bukhari (Part 1, Hadith No. 28):
"Women are ungrateful to their husbands and are ungrateful for the favors and the good (charitable deeds done them). If you have always been good (benevolent) to one of them and then she sees something in you (not of her liking) she will say, "I have never received any good from you"
Sahih Al Bukhari (Part 7, Hadith No. 113):
"The woman is like a rib; if you try to straighten her, she will break. So if you want to get benefit from her, do so while she still has some crookedness."
Deficient women
Sahih Bukhari Volume 1, Book 6, Number 301:
Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri:
Once Allah's Apostle went out to the Musalla (to offer the prayer) o 'Id-al-Adha or Al-Fitr prayer. Then he passed by the women and said, "O women! Give alms, as I have seen that the majority of the dwellers of Hell-fire were you (women)." They asked, "Why is it so, O Allah's Apostle?" He replied, "You curse frequently and are ungrateful to your husbands. I have not seen anyone more deficient in intelligence and religion than you. A cautious sensible man could be led astray by some of you." The women asked, "O Allah's Apostle! What is deficient in our intelligence and religion?" He said, "Is not the evidence of two women equal to the witness of one man?" They replied in the affirmative. He said, "This is the deficiency in her intelligence. Isn't it true that a woman can neither pray nor fast during her menses?" The women replied in the affirmative. He said, "This is the deficiency in her religion."
Sahih Bukhari Volume 2, Book 24, Number 541:
Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri
On 'Id ul Fitr or 'Id ul Adha Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) went out to the Musalla. After finishing the prayer, he delivered the sermon and ordered the people to give alms. He said, "O people! Give alms." Then he went towards the women and said. "O women! Give alms, for I have seen that the majority of the dwellers of Hell-Fire were you (women)." The women asked, "O Allah's Apostle! What is the reason for it?" He replied, "O women! You curse frequently, and are ungrateful to your husbands. I have not seen anyone more deficient in intelligence and religion than you. O women, some of you can lead a cautious wise man astray." Then he left. And when he reached his house, Zainab, the wife of Ibn Masud, came and asked permission to enter It was said, "O Allah's Apostle! It is Zainab." He asked, 'Which Zainab?" The reply was that she was the wife of Ibn Mas'ub. He said, "Yes, allow her to enter." And she was admitted. Then she said, "O Prophet of Allah! Today you ordered people to give alms and I had an ornament and intended to give it as alms, but Ibn Masud said that he and his children deserved it more than anybody else." The Prophet replied, "Ibn Masud had spoken the truth. Your husband and your children had more right to it than anybody else."
Outnumbering others by breeding
Abu Dawood Book 11, Number 2045:
Narrated Ma'qil ibn Yasar: A man came to the Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) and said: I have found a woman of rank and beauty, but she does not give birth to children. Should I marry her? He said: No. He came again to him, but he prohibited him. He came to him third time, and he (the Prophet) said: Marry women who are loving and very prolific, for I shall outnumber the peoples by you.
Enslaving an innocent child
Dawud: Book 11, Number 2126:
Narrated Basrah: A man from the Ansar called Basrah said: I married a virgin woman in her veil. When I entered upon her, I found her pregnant. (I mentioned this to the Prophet). The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) said: She will get the dower, for you made her vagina lawful for you. The child will be your slave. When she has begotten (a child), flog her (according to the version of al-Hasan). The version of Ibn AbusSari has: You people, flog her, or said: inflict hard punishment on him.
Umar the perv
Sahih Bukhari 8:74:257:
"Narrated 'Aisha: (the wife of the Prophet) 'Umar bin Al-Khattab used to say to Allah's Apostle "Let your wives be veiled" But he did not do so. The wives of the Prophet used to go out to answer the call of nature at night only at Al-Manasi.' Once Sauda, the daughter of Zam'a went out and she was a tall woman. 'Umar bin Al-Khattab saw her while he was in a gathering, and said, "I have recognized you, O Sauda!" He ('Umar) said so as he was anxious for some Divine orders regarding the veil (the veiling of women.) So Allah revealed the Verse of veiling. (Al-Hijab; a complete body cover excluding the eyes).
Women's pubic region
Sahih Bukhari:Volume 7, Book 62, Number 173:
Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah:
The Prophet said, "If you enter (your town) at night (after coming from a journey), do not enter upon your family till the woman whose husband was absent (from the house) shaves her pubic hair and the woman with unkempt hair, combs her hair" Allah's Apostle further said, "(O Jabir!) Seek to have offspring, seek to have offspring!"
Sahih Bukhari Volume 7, Book 62, Number 16:
Narrated Jabir bin Abdullah:
While we were returning from a Ghazwa (Holy Battle) with the Prophet, I started driving my camel fast, as it was a lazy camel A rider came behind me and pricked my camel with a spear he had with him, and then my camel started running as fast as the best camel you may see. Behold! The rider was the Prophet himself. He said, 'What makes you in such a hurry?" I replied, I am newly married " He said, "Did you marry a virgin or a matron? I replied, "A matron." He said, "Why didn't you marry a young girl so that you may play with her and she with you?" When we were about to enter (Medina), the Prophet said, "Wait so that you may enter (Medina) at night so that the lady of unkempt hair may comb her hair and the one whose husband has been absent may shave her pubic region.
Does anything apart from sex ever enter the prophet's mind?
Women compared to the devil
Sahih Muslim Book 008, Number 3240:
Jabir reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) saw a woman, and so he came to his wife, Zainab, as she was tanning a leather and had sexual intercourse with her. He then went to his Companions and told them: The woman advances and retires in the shape of a devil, so when one of you sees a woman, he should come to his wife, for that will repel what he feels in his heart.
Prostitution
Mohammed allowed prostitution till he changed his mind.
Sahih Muslim Book 008, Number 3253:
Rabi' b. Sabra reported that his father went on an expedition with Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) during the Victory of Mecca, and we stayed there for fifteen days (i. e. for thirteen full days and a day and a night), and Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) permitted us to contract temporary marriage with women. So I and another person of my tribe went out, and I was more handsome than he, whereas he was almost ugly. Each one of us had a cloaks, My cloak was worn out, whereas the cloak of my cousin was quite new. As we reached the lower or the upper side of Mecca, we came across a young woman like a young smart long-necked she-camel. We said: Is it possible that one of us may contract temporary marriage with you? She said: What will you give me as a dower? Each one of us spread his cloak. She began to cast a glance on both the persons. My companion also looked at her when she was casting a glance at her side and he said: This cloak of his is worn out, whereas my cloak is quite new. She, however, said twice or thrice: There is no harm in (accepting) this cloak (the old one). So I contracted temporary marriage with her, and I did not come out (of this) until Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) declared it forbidden.
Punishment for apostates
Sahih Bukhari: Book 52, Hadith 260:
Narrated Ikrima: Ali burnt some people and this news reached Ibn 'Abbas, who said, "Had I been in his place I would not have burnt them, as the Prophet said, 'Don't punish (anybody) with Allah's Punishment.' No doubt, I would have killed them, for the Prophet said, 'If somebody (a Muslim) discards his religion, kill him.' " Bukhari, volume 9, #17 "Narrated Abdullah: Allah's Messenger said, "The blood of a Muslim who confesses that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah and that I am His Messenger, cannot be shed except in three cases: in Qisas (equality in punishment) for murder, a married person who commits illegal sexual intercourse and the one who reverts from Islam (Apostate) and leaves the Muslims."
Bukhari, volume 9, #57:
Narrated Ikrima, "Some atheists were brought to Ali and he burnt them. The news of this event, reached Ibn Abbas who said, "If I had been in his place, I would not have burnt them, as Allah's messenger forbade it, saying, "Do not punish anybody with Allah's punishment (fire)." I would have killed them according to the statement of Allah's Messenger, "Whoever changed his Islamic religion, then kill him."
Bukhari, volume 9, #58:
Narrated Abu Bruda, "Abu Musa said.... Behold there was a fettered man beside Abu Musa. Muadh asked, "Who is this (man)?" Abu Musa said, "He was a Jew and became a Muslim and hen reverted back to Judaism." Then Abu Musa requested Muadh to sit down but Muadh said, "I will not sit down till he has been killed. This is the judgment of Allah and his messenger," and repeated it thrice. Then Abu Musa ordered that the man be killed, and he was killed. Abu Musa added, "Then we discussed the night prayers....
Attacking the defenseless
Sahih Bukhari: Book 46, Hadith 717:
Narrated Ibn Aun: I wrote a letter to Nafi and Nafi wrote in reply to my letter that the Prophet had suddenly attacked Bani Mustaliq without warning while they were heedless and their cattle were being watered at the places of water. Their fighting men were killed and their women and children were taken as captives; the Prophet got Juwairiya on that day. Nafi said that Ibn 'Umar had told him the above narration and that Ibn 'Umar was in that army.
Raid without an ultimatum upon disbelievers who have already been invited to accept Islam
Sahih Muslim, Book 19, Number 4292:
Ibn 'Aun reported: I wrote to Nafi' inquiring from him whether it was necessary to extend (to the disbelievers) an invitation to accept (Islam) before m". ing them in fight. He wrote (in reply) to me that it was necessary in the early days of Islam. The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) made a raid upon Banu Mustaliq while they were unaware and their cattle were having a drink at the water. He killed those who fought and imprisoned others. On that very day, he captured Juwairiya bint al-Harith. Nafi' said that this tradition was related to him by Abdullah b. Umar who (himself) was among the raiding troops.
Sahih Muslim, Book 19, Number 4293:
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Ibn 'Aun and the name of Juwairiya bint al-Harith was mentioned beyond any doubt.
Booty
Tabari VIII:38:
"The Messenger divided the wealth, wives, and children of the Banu Qurayza Jews among the Muslims."
A sword is a sufficient witness
Sunan Abu Dawood, Book 38, Number 4403:
Narrated Ubadah ibn as-Samit:
The tradition mentioned above (No. 4401) has also been transmitted by Ubadah ibn as-Samit through a different chain of narrators.This version has: The people said to Sa'd ibn Ubadah: AbuThabit, the prescribed punishments have been revealed: if you find a man with your wife, what will you do?
He said: I shall strike them with a sword so much that they become silent (i.e. die). Should I go and gather four witnesses? Until that (time) the need would be fulfilled.
So they went away and gathered with the Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) and said: Apostle of Allah! did you not see AbuThabit. He said so-and-so.
The Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) said: The sword is a sufficient witness. He then said: No, no, a furious and a jealous man may follow this course.
Divorce
Quran 2.229:
A divorce is only permissible twice: after that, the parties should either hold Together on equitable terms, or separate with kindness. It is not lawful for you, (Men), to take back any of your gifts (from your wives), except when both parties fear that they would be unable to keep the limits ordained by Allah. If ye (judges) do indeed fear that they would be unable to keep the limits ordained by Allah, there is no blame on either of them if she give something for her freedom. These are the limits ordained by Allah; so do not transgress them if any do transgress the limits ordained by Allah, such persons wrong (Themselves as well as others).
Sahih Muslim, Book 009, Number 3493:
Abu al-Sahba' said to Ibn 'Abbas: Enlighten us with your information whether the three divorces (pronounced at one and the same time) were not treated as one during the lifetime of Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) and Abu Bakr. He said: It was in fact so, but when during the caliphate of 'Umar (Allah be pleased with him) people began to pronounce divorce frequently, he allowed them to do so (to treat pronouncements of three divorces in a single breath as one).
A husband is allowed to divorce the wife simply by saying talaq three times. The wife on the other hand has to prove her case to a court. If the wife wishes to divorce she has to give her dowry back (even if she has been mistreated in the marriage).
The talaq option given to men can be very easily abused and used as blackmail against the wife (if uttered once or twice). Husbands can easily divorce their wives yet women find it very difficult to get their divorces approved in court, as she needs a good reason.
Bukhari Volume 7, Book 63, Number 178:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar:
that he had divorced his wife while she was menstruating during the lifetime of Allah's Apostle. 'Umar bin Al-Khattab asked Allah's Apostle about that. Allah's Apostle said, "Order him (your son) to take her back and keep her till she is clean and then to wait till she gets her next period and becomes clean again, whereupon, if he wishes to keep her, he can do so, and if he wishes to divorce her he can divorce her before having sexual intercourse with her; and that is the prescribed period which Allah has fixed for the women meant to be divorced.”
There is a 3-month waiting period for divorce and the husband is free to take her back during that period if the husband wishes to, the poor wife has no choice in this matter, if the husband decides to take/get her back, she is not allowed to say no.
I hope that you, the reader, also has now come to know of my views? So tell me what do you think?
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written by anomymous u r quoting from yog , September 21, 2009
man u r frying in fell forever.
written by NSC London , September 21, 2009
FYI, controlling anger is one of the 10 Commandments, so you can stop acting like Mo invented this notion.
Such a typical Muzzo reply to focus in on one tiny detail in great detail rather than actually addressing the 40 or so examples given above of problems with the Koran.
written by NSC London , September 21, 2009
Am I right to assume both your parents are first cousins?
written by tanstaafl , September 21, 2009
If you want to study science, get a textbook. Leave the Qur'an on the shelf.
written by duh_swami , September 21, 2009
It is Allah who is angry...He's got a major case of hypertension and arteriosclerosis...His pain and suffering shows when you read the Quran...
written by Someone , September 21, 2009
Now try to find the same apologies for the countless of ridicilous ahadith by your retarded prophet, like saying that women are deficient in their intelligence.
written by Mr.Bush junior , September 21, 2009
Islam goes with terrorism proof -911.
Don't beleive a single word from any muslims or Quran it's all WRONG to the core.
written by JohanM , September 21, 2009
There are millions of fathers and mothers around the world who are not Muslims and do not read Quran at all but they teach this to their kids. This is a very basic knowledge which anybody posses. What is so special and scientific about it. I have never met any parents who teach their kids to remain in continuous anger.
written by Someone else , September 21, 2009
written by Walter Srieruk , September 21, 2009
First, all someone has to do is examine some of the great works of literature to fine much written beauty. Such as the Greek epic poet Homer with his Iliad and Odyssey and then Virgil who produced the Aeneid has beauty. Even one of the non-Bible books in the Apocrypha called The Song of Three Children is also very beautiful. Thus just because someone sees a work that is written in great beauty doesn’t mean it’s inspired by God.
Second, the scholar Edward Gibbon wrote after an examination of the Quran that it is an “incoherent jumble of fable and precept and declamation which seldom excites a sentiment or an idea, sometimes craws in the dust and is sometimes lost in the clouds…” The writer Thomas Carlyle wrote the Quran is “A wearisome jumble, crude, incondite [with] endless iterations [and] longwindedness…” Likewise, the philosopher David Hume was NOT favorably impressed after reading the Quran.
[Source of the three scholars mentioned – Secrets of The Koran: Revealing Insight Into Islam’s Holy Book .56,66, by Don Richardson]
Furthermore, the following should be taken into consideration.
Of course the Muslim who reads the Quran will see great beauty in the way the words are arranged. This is, in part, because of the power of suggestion after being told so many times that the Quran is so beautifully written. That’s an old brainwashing method, repeating and being told that same thing again and again. Since he or she is always being told the same lie will end up believing that lie. In addition to that, the Imams try to discourage their people from reading other works, such as the Bible, so then they don’t have much or anything to compare or contrast the Quran with. Of course there are some Muslim’s that do read other works, but they are exceptions and they read other things only after they were already brainwashed by the Imams. In short, the Muslims can’t read the Quran objectively because their Imams have programmed them to have a strong bias towards it.
written by Allah\'s Boss , September 21, 2009
Now some mullahs claim that all science is in koran and no need to study science. Then how come all development was done by non-muslims who never studied koran , why cant muslims create a 'single' useful thing in this world?
written by Ahmad , September 21, 2009
A scientific miracle of the Holy Quran
Dr. Taha Ibrahim Khalifa, former dean and Professor of medicinal plants and drugs at Al-Azhar University tells the following article about a Quran miracle.
Metallothionein (MT): material which is produced by humans and animals brains in small quantities is a protein that contains Sulfur which can easily bind with zinc, iron and phosphorus. This substance is considered very vital to the human body in the sense of reducing cholesterol, performing metabolism, strengthening the heart, and controlling breath.
MT production increases gradually between the ages of 15 to 35 years. Then, the production level decreases till it stops at around the age of sixty. That is why it was not easy to obtain MT from humans. Also, small amounts of MT was found in animals.
Scientists kept searching for MT in plants. A team of Japanese scientists searched for this magical substance that works as a removal of the symptoms of aging. The team found MT in only two types of plants, figs and olives.
Allah, Subhanahu Wa Ta-ala says in his holy book: In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. “[1] By the Fig and the Olive, [2] And the Mount of Sinai, [3] And this City of security, [4] We have indeed created man in the best of moulds, [5] Then do We abase him (to be) the lowest of the low.”
After MT was extracted from figs and olives, scientists found that the use of MT from figs or olives alone did not give the expected benefit for human health. The benefits were only seen when MT that is extracted from figs was mixed with MT that is extracted from olives. The Japanese team tried to find the best mix ratio between figs and olives that would be effective. The best mix ratio was found to be 1 fig to 7 olives!
Dr. Taha Ibrahim Khalifa searched the Holy Quran and found that “fig” was mentioned once while “olive” was mentioned six times explicitly and one time implicitly in Al-Mo’minoon chapter: “[20] Also a tree springing out of Mount Sinai, which produces oil, and relish for those who use it for food.”
Dr. Taha has sent this information from the Holy Quran to the Japanese research team. After verifying that the discovered information was mentioned in the Holy Quran 1427 years ago, the President of the Japanese research team declared his Islam and the research team surrendered the patent to Dr. Taha Ibrahim Khalifa
I pray that Allah opens your heart and saves you from the lies and deception of this website
written by F,to Allahs boss. , September 21, 2009
written by Ahmad , September 21, 2009
Zam Zam is 18X14 ft & 18 meter deep water well.
It started 4000 yrs ago.
Never dried since then.
Never changed the taste, no Algea or plant growth in the pond, thus no disease caused.
It was tested by European Laboratories & declared fit for drinking.
This small pond provides water to millions of people through heavy motors pulling 8000 lit: per second and after 24 hours in only 11 mins completes its level. Thus its water level never decreases.
written by Ahmad , September 21, 2009
By Sara Bokker
Posted: 20 Zulhijjah 1427, 10 January 2007
I am an American woman who was born in the midst of America's "Heartland." I grew up, just like any other girl, being fixated with the glamour of life in "the big city." Eventually, I moved to Florida and on to South Beach of Miami, a hotspot for those seeking the "glamorous life." Naturally, I did what most average Western girls do. I focused on my appearance and appeal, basing my self-worth on how much attention I got from others. I worked out religiously and became a personal trainer, acquired an upscale waterfront residence, became a regular "exhibiting" beach-goer and was able to attain a "living-in-style" kind of life.
Years went by, only to realize that my scale of self-fulfillment and happiness slid down the more I progressed in my "feminine appeal." I was a slave to fashion. I was a hostage to my looks.
As the gap continued to progressively widen between my self-fulfillment and lifestyle, I sought refuge in escapes from alcohol and parties to meditation, activism, and alternative religions, only to have the little gap widen to what seemed like a valley. I eventually realized it all was merely a pain killer rather than an effective remedy.
By now it was September 11, 2001. As I witnessed the ensuing barrage on Islam, Islamic values and culture, and the infamous declaration of the "new crusade," I started to notice something called Islam. Up until that point, all I had associated with Islam was women covered in "tents," wife beaters, harems, and a world of terrorism.
As a feminist libertarian, and an activist who was pursuing a better world for all, my path crossed with that of another activist who was already at the lead of indiscriminately furthering causes of reform and justice for all. I joined in the ongoing campaigns of my new mentor which included, at the time, election reform and civil rights, among others. Now my new activism was fundamentally different. Instead of "selectively" advocating justice only to some, I learned that ideals such as justice, freedom, and respect are meant to be and are essentially universal, and that own good and common good are not in conflict. For the first time, I knew what "all people are created equal" really means. But most importantly, I learned that it only takes faith to see the world as one and to see the unity in creation.
One day I came across a book that is negatively stereotyped in the West--The Holy Qur'an. I was first attracted by the style and approach of the Qur'an, and then intrigued by its outlook on existence, life, creation, and the relationship between Creator and creation. I found the Qur'an to be a very insightful address to heart and soul without the need for an interpreter or pastor.
Eventually I hit a moment of truth: my new-found self-fulfilling activism was nothing more than merely embracing a faith called Islam where I could live in peace as a "functional" Muslim.
I bought a beautiful long gown and head cover resembling the Muslim woman's dress code and I walked down the same streets and neighborhoods where only days earlier I had walked in my shorts, bikini, or "elegant" western business attire. Although the people, the faces, and the shops were all the same, one thing was remarkably distinct--I was not--nor was the peace at being a woman I experienced for the very first time. I felt as if the chains had been broken and I was finally free. I was delighted with the new looks of wonder on people's faces in place of the looks of a hunter watching his prey I had once sought. Suddenly a weight had been lifted off my shoulders. I no longer spent all my time consumed with shopping, makeup, getting my hair done, and working out. Finally, I was free.
Of all places, I found my Islam at the heart of what some call "the most scandalous place on earth," which makes it all the more dear and special.
While content with Hijab I became curious about Niqab, seeing an increasing number of Muslim women in it. I asked my Muslim husband, whom I married after I reverted to Islam, whether I should wear Niqab or just settle for the Hijab I was already wearing. My husband simply advised me that he believes Hijab is mandatory in Islam while Niqab is not. At the time, my Hijab consisted of head scarf that covered all my hair except for my face, and a loose long black gown called "Abaya" that covered all my body from neck to toe.
A year-and-a-half passed, and I told my husband I wanted to wear Niqab. My reason, this time, was that I felt it would be more pleasing to Allah, the Creator, increasing my feeling of peace at being more modest. He supported my decision and took me to buy an "Isdaal," a loose black gown that covers from head to toe, and Niqab, which covers all my head and face except for my eyes.
Soon enough, news started breaking about politicians, Vatican clergymen, libertarians, and so-called human rights and freedom activists condemning Hijab at times, and Niqab at others as being oppressive to women, an obstacle to social integration, and more recently, as an Egyptian official called it--"a sign of backwardness."
I find it to be a blatant hypocrisy when Western governments and so-called human rights groups rush to defend woman's rights when some governments impose a certain dress code on women, yet such "freedom fighters" look the other way when women are being deprived of their rights, work, and education just because they choose to exercise their right to wear Niqab or Hijab. Today, women in Hijab or Niqab are being increasingly barred from work and education not only under totalitarian regimes such as in Tunisia, Morocco, and Egypt, but also in Western democracies such as France, Holland, and Britain.
Today I am still a feminist, but a Muslim feminist, who calls on Muslim women to assume their responsibilities in providing all the support they can for their husbands to be good Muslims. To raise their children as upright Muslims so they may be beacons of light for all humanity once again. To enjoin good--any good--and to forbid evil--any evil. To speak righteousness and to speak up against all ills. To fight for our right to wear Niqab or Hijab and to please our Creator whichever way we chose. But just as importantly to carry our experience with Niqab or Hijab to fellow women who may never have had the chance to understand what wearing Niqab or Hijab means to us and why do we, so dearly, embrace it.
Most of the women I know wearing Niqab are Western reverts, some of whom are not even married. Others wear Niqab without full support of either family or surroundings. What we all have in common is that it is the personal choice of each and every one of us, which none of us is willing to surrender.
Willingly or unwillingly, women are bombarded with styles of "dressing-in-little-to-nothing" virtually in every means of communication everywhere in the world. As an ex non-Muslim, I insist on women's right to equally know about Hijab, its virtues, and the peace and happiness it brings to a woman's life as it did to mine. Yesterday, the bikini was the symbol of my liberty, when in actuality it only liberated me from my spirituality and true value as a respectable human being.
I couldn't be happier to shed my bikini in South Beach and the "glamorous" Western lifestyle to live in peace with my Creator and enjoy living among fellow humans as a worthy person. It is why I choose to wear Niqab, and why I will die defending my inalienable right to wear it. Today, Niqab is the new symbol of woman's liberation.
To women who surrender to the ugly stereotype against the Islamic modesty of Hijab, I say: You don't know what you are missing.
Sara Bokker is a former actress/model/fitness instructor and activist.
written by to Ahmad , September 21, 2009
written by Ahmad , September 21, 2009
Although the bible was changed in the Roman era, many christians do vouch for this.
God thus revealed the Quran to his Messanger Muhammad(peace be on him), and said that He Himself will protect the Quran.
Allah revealed many things that were in the Bible to serve as proof that Muhammad(peace be on him) had been sent with the same message.
Thank you for your reply I hope we can continue the discussion.
written by Someone , September 21, 2009
First of all, thanks for proving the point I've been making in my comments on previous articles. For those who do not know what that was, it was in regards to people calling upon the amount of reverts in America to prove that Islam is a good religion. I always said many of these converts are girls who all have the same thing in common, and that is their background as a party girl. This article just proves I was right once more.
Now, onto the article itself.
First part, she mentions working out "religiously" as if it is a bad thing. Working out has a lot of benefits to your health aside from making you look better. She was a slave to fashion and a hostage to her looks. Who chose to become this again? Oh right, she did. Many girls don't follow fashion as closely as some do and don't worry that much about their looks aside from maybe wearing some eyeliner and trying to stay in shape. These girls aren't muslims. Also, she's about to go from being a slave of fashion to being a slave of a 1400 year old desert cult.
Next we see her crying about having to resort to stuff like alcohol and meditation to "kill the pain". What a joke. Point is, she imposed this pain on herself. To put it short, she's an attention whore and she's basically getting sick of all the time she has to put in in order to stay attractive enough to receive lots of attention.
Now she starts to talk about being drawn closer to Islam. She says that instead of advocating justice to only some, she learned that justice, freedom and respect are essentially universal. Now this is all you need to read that she's been attracted by some good amount of taqiyya. Advocating justice only to some, is EXACTLY what Islam does. There is ZERO justice for non-muslims, and inside the muslim Ummah there is a lot of injustice towards women. Freedom is absent from Islam, everything happens because Allah wills it. You have NO freedom at all, since you're basically a puppet and Allah is pulling the strings, and then judging you afterwards which could condemn you to hell for an eternity even though HE was the one who made you do what you did. Respect? Again, respect is shown only towards muslims, and inside the Ummah itself respect is increased by becoming more of a slave to the laws of Islam. In the muslim world, a female who dresses up in a Niqab, and prisons herself for eternity in this death shroud whenever she's outside, is respected. Not respected for who she is, but respected because of how obedient she is. Obedient women are exactly what muslim men want, as they've been taught that they have one more strength than women and that wives are supposed to be obedient to everything they want unless it collides with Islamic law. Long story short, she has magically found values that are inexistant in Islam.
Then she goes on about reading the Qur'an and how she was intrigued by it. And this without needing an interpretor or a pastor. What a freakin joke. You're going to tell me a former model/fitness instructor who probably never had to deal with literature in any way is intrigued by the complete mess that the Qur'an is? Besides that, it doesn't need an interpretor? The Qur'an cannot even be interpreted by the highest authorities of the Islamic worlds without resorting to the hadith, let alone by some random model. On top of this, it's always muslims saying you need help from an Imam to read the Qur'an because you might interpret it wrongfully.
Now the little story about buying her hijab and wearing it. Here we see the core of the problem. She tells us how delighted she is seeing the new looks on people's faces. BINGO! She is just your average girl that is addicted to ATTENTION. Once you've established your position as pretty girl in the West, usually the attention either skyrockets or it plateaus. When that happens, keeping up with fashion, staying in shape and wearing make-up only gets you so far. So what better way to get a whole new fix of attention than dressing up in Arabian clothes from the 7th century in the middle of Miami? If you've ever been in Miami, you'd know that the place is full of beautiful beach girls that walk the streets in bikini's. This is where the problem obviously lied. She had to share the attention beach girls get, with a lot of other beach girls. By covering herself up completely in her Arabian slave outfit, she became unique and could keep all attention for herself.
But wait! Just the hijab wasn't enough. After her fix of attention attained by wearing hijab she wanted more. What better way to do this than wearing an even more backward type of dress? The famous niqab, or as I like to call it, death shroud or desert ninja suit.
She finds it to be hypocrisy when Western governments and human rights group take action when certain governments impose a certain dress code on women, yet look away when niqab wearing women are barred from public institutions. Well guess what miss Bokker, these groups take action when dresses are imposed on people by certain governments because it restricts their freedom. That is exactly what happens, it IMPOSES one style of clothing on people, and that is wrong and needs to be prevented. Islam does EXACTLY the same. That is why no one gives a shit when you are barred from public institutions when wearing your death shroud, you imposed this on yourself. Naked people are also banned from these places, do you cry about that as well? No you don't, you're just selfish and I dare to bet you're even getting horny of all the attention you can create by making a fuss about being barred from certain institutions while wearing your god awful garments. Not only that, but it makes a lot of sense to deny entry to someone wearing anything along the likes of a niqab. Do you think men wearing ninja suits are allowed into these buildings? Who knows what kind of shit you carry underneath that dress, for all we know you're strapped with bombs.
Now she claims to be a feminist, but a muslim feminist. Wait, what happened to "instead of advocating justice only to some"? Oh right, you never cared about that, you just wanted attention. However, after this we finally see one bit of truth in this article. And that is calling upon muslim women to support their husbands in order to be good muslims. Because that is right, the only way for a women to be a good muslim is by being an obedient slave to her husband. Instead of being a slave of fashion, she's a slave of her husband now. Rejecting fashion didn't come with any consequences however, rejecting her husband will come with a beating or a one way ticket to hell. I guess she doesn't mind, I mean in hell she'll get a lot of attention from Allah as well who will take great pleasure in torturing her for eternity.
Women are bombarded to styles of "dressing-in-little-to-nothing"? What a load of bullshit. This is just what you think because that was your way to get your daily fix of attention. At least "styles" is still better than one style being imposed on you. She insists on women's right to know about hijab and the virtues, peace and happiness it brings to a woman's life? What about the peace and hapiness a bikini brings to a woman's life, what about the beautiful gown that brings peace and hapiness to a woman's life. NOT EVERYONE IS AN ATTENTION WHORE LIKE YOU! The bikini only liberated you from spirituality and being valued as a true human being. Dear God, only a retard can see the link between clothes and your spirituality. If a bikini seriously prevented you from being spiritual, then you're really not that spiritual at all as obviously you're still thinking way too much in a material sense. You need to wear hijab to be a valued and respectable human being? Oh nice to know, you've just accused 80% of the world of basically being invaluable human beings that deserve no respect. If you seriously think that wearing a death shroud is what's required to be valued and respected, then you need to get your brains checked. I'll tell you, I lost ALL respect I could've had for you the moment you decided to cave in to Islam and it's doctrines. I fully support every woman who sees through the farce of Islam and refuses to wear hijab even while being a muslim. I'm sure many feminists are turning around in their graves about this article.
Niqab is the symbol of women liberation. Seriously, this woman needs a brain check. I'm sure wearing clothes just because not wearing them could arrouse some filthy sexist men, is a symbol of liberation. The niqab is a result of a male dominant culture opressing their women to fit their own demands. You will die defending it? By all means, do so. The world would be a better place without mentally ill people like yourself.
Why, when women reject hijab, it's automatically "surrendering to the ugly stereotype"? Who says YOU'RE not the one surrendering to the idea males have given you that this dress is something liberating? I'm sure many women indeed don't know what they're missing, and probably don't want to know either. Missing a mobile prison cell that derives you from any personality whatsoever is a good thing.
In closing, I'd like to ask Miss Bokker if she ever comes to read this, that she as a filthy traitor to her own country, should move to Saudi Arabia and enjoy the "beauty" of Islam in it's fullest. No longer will you be barred from public places while wearing niqab, instead you'll be barred from a SHITLOAD of other stuff just for being a woman. Sarah Bokker, I spit on you.
written by Someone , September 21, 2009
Neither the Bible nor the Qur'an contain any scientific value. No one EVER derived science from these two books that was correct. The only science ever derived from the Bible and the Qur'an was the idea that the earth is flat. Just because both contain some verses or psalms that, with a shitload of fantasy and word twisting, can be seen as containing some scientific facts doesn't mean that it actually has any scientific value. No one even knew of this "scientific value" before scientists (who often happen to be atheists) discovered certain scientific facts, and someone else with a lot of creativity managed to interpret some verses as talking about such an established scientific discovery.
On top of this, most of the "science" you find in the Qur'an was already discovered by the Greeks way before Christianity even existed. They were probably common knowledge (common misconception would be more accurate) in the world that Muhammad included in his Qur'an to make it seem like Allah was the cause of these things. It's a good thing that alongside the correct aspects, he also plagiarized the mistakes and errors and thus exposed himself as a farce to every person using his brains 14 centuries later.
written by Someone , September 21, 2009
written by Someone , September 21, 2009
Kafirs don't study for you, they study for humanity as a whole. Unfortunately, muslims are just as much a part of this as other human beings. Don't think that we are your slaves or whatsoever. With all the technology we have, which apparently came from the Qur'an according to you, we can kick your ass ten times over.
It is indeed your right to enjoy whatever the kafir produce, because kafir don't discriminate against every group of human beings that isn't your own.
Once kafir scientists finally discover cold fushion to it's full aspects, we can hopefully dump oil as a resource and leave Saudi Arabia to rot away in it's own filth.
written by Someone , September 21, 2009
They know that intelligent people cannot be fooled by simply promising them paradise or threatening them with hell, something which probably did work on 7th century Arabs, and thus they resort to falsely claiming the Qur'an contained science unknown to mankind of that time to convince people.
written by Allah\'s Boss , September 21, 2009
1) I was a western men/women and then after some terrorist attack or after seeing these websites I found some 'beauty' of islam and converted.
2) Muslim men taking a mask of muslimah says that islam is best for ladies.
3) Muhammed the pig is PBUH, as he claims so in his shit book koran.
4) Muslims will reinterpret koran in any way you want to show that 'science' is compatible etc etc.
written by Kohidragon , September 21, 2009
Islam is for retards
written by san , September 21, 2009
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Believer - June 30, 2008
Can someone give more information about the Japanese guy? Like his name for example. I myself would like to believe such news but I like to see more evidence to this.
Thank you all.
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Interestingly no body has answered this questions...I were also searching ....Ahmad can u find more about that guy.......
any body can check for this hoax ....
.Please donot spread lies.....
written by to be honest , September 22, 2009
written by to be honest , September 22, 2009
written by Ahmad , September 22, 2009
Numerous scientific miacles have been developed from the Bible and the Quran,and no I dont have another 100 articles to post for you on this site, but I pray that people do other research on REAL sites.
Dont let the hadiths that have been taken out of context on this site misguide you.
Anyone looked at that pic on the top right of the site, what is it? Whos brainwashing people Islam or this site?
written by Manzikert , September 22, 2009
written by Manzikert , September 22, 2009
written by hanif , September 23, 2009
written by hanif , September 23, 2009
written by vbv , September 23, 2009
ng,pedophilia,sodomy,etc to his credit and it is hypocritical to ascribe anything worthwhile to such a lecherous ,immoral brigand!
written by vbv , September 23, 2009
These zombies have nothing to their credit ,be it cars,motorcycles,mobilephones,AK47,bombs,Televisions,ra
dios,Aeroplanes,elctricity,etc. They did not even invent the OilRig to extract the petroleum on which these dumb idiots were sitting on for centuries until theEuropean/American entreprenuers discovered it for them.
All in all , islam ia an absolute trash, immoral crap and their 'holy books' are not worth the paper they are printed on (incidently,even paper was invented by the ancient Egyptians and the Chinese). So much for the Quran and Hadiths claim for anything worthwhile!
written by Someone , September 23, 2009
Besides that, with "hanif" you don't really show us who you are either. If you're so tough as you think you are then by all means list your real name and post your facebook or myspace or whatever you want.
Don't talk shit if you don't follow your own advice.
written by Someone , September 23, 2009
No scientific miracles have been developed from the Bible or Qur'an at all. Why do you think they call it a scientific "miracle"? It's because the scientific fact was established much later in history than said book which supposedly already contained this fact. However, when you actually think rationally you'll see that the book that's apparently talking about such a discovery is a load of BS. When people TRIED to discover science based on the Bible or Qur'an, all we got was morons thinking the earth was flat and that the earth was the center of the universe with the sun orbiting around the planet. I've seen plenty of those articles and sites which apparently point us to scientific miracles in the Qur'an or Bible, but all of them fail to convince since they're just flat out wrong or require lying about Arabic language in order to make sense and so on. If we would base science on the Qur'an, we would be thinking that sperm turns into a clot of blood, that fetuses develop bones first that get wrapped with flesh later and so on. The embryology in the Qur'an is simply a rip off from Greek knowledge, and it copied all the mistakes of the Greeks as well.
I'm not letting hadith taken out of context misguide me. I check the hadith and read a bit around them to get an idea of the context. But besides that, many hadiths contain such retarded statements by Muhammad or such brutal acts that it needs a VERY GOOD context in order to make up for it, which is never the case however.
How is the pic on the top right brainwashing people? We are simply stating that this picture is the result of your religion. The terrorists who commited the acts admitted to this. It is you, the muslims, who try to brainwash people into thinking that your religion is peaceful DESPITE the obvious hints such as said picture above testifying to the complete opposite.
written by Kenmirzz , September 24, 2009
The content of this book is far more moral and full with wisdom. Any Tom, Dick and Harry can pick one statement and claim to be scientific.
The problem with "Prophet" Muhammad and Islam is that it's not a peaceful religion, aimed at achieving peace. Read the Quran, it describes the non-Muslim as Najs, impure.
Do not close your eyes and remain blind. You are blinded by systematic brainwashing since childhood to believe in Islamic truth. That Muhammad was really a monster, a hypocrite in the fullest sense of the words. It is sufficient to study the history of Islam to prove that Islam never preached peace. Islamic history was full with bloodbath, conspiracy and treachery.
I am glad to realize this and wake up from slumber, leave Islam.
Humanity is but one family.
written by Kinana , September 24, 2009
There seems to be a contradiction that you have highlighted.
If Q 4:34 says ‘beat’ and the teaching means, according to the teachers of Islam that you quote above, only ‘beat’ lightly or not violent or not severely, then did Mohammed violate Allah’s command when:
Aisha narrates, "He struck me on the chest, which caused me pain."
Is not pain an indication of whether a beating is light or not?
How much pain constitutes a violation of Allah’s command/instructions?
And since of course Mohammed is the prime example of human conduct (Q 33:21) did Allah make a mistake here too? Is this not a contradiction that cannot be abrogated or did the teachers and translators get it wrong in order to sugar coat the real teachings of Islam?
Thanks
written by Kinana , September 24, 2009
There seems to be a contradiction that you have highlighted.
If Q 4:34 says ‘beat’ and the teaching means, according to the teachers of Islam that you quote above, only ‘beat’ lightly or not violent or not severely, then did Mohammed violate Allah’s command when:
Aisha narrates, "He struck me on the chest, which caused me pain."
Is not pain an indication of whether a beating is light or not?
How much pain constitutes a violation of Allah’s command/instructions?
And since of course Mohammed is the prime example of human conduct (Q 33:21) did Allah make a mistake here too? Is this not a contradiction that cannot be abrogated or did the teachers and translators get it wrong in order to sugar coat the real teachings of Islam?
Thanks
written by Asus , September 28, 2009
written by Ahmad , September 28, 2009
Many muslims have carried out peaceful demonstrations across the worl besides the ones published by the Islamaphobis media of the west.
The message was perfect, as I mentioned before it was change by people so that the laws fit their own desires.
There are hadiths relating to the process of the fetus in the womb, stating that the stages move in 40 days, which has been proven just recently.
Islam is the only religion that has remained unchanged since its revelation, satan together with his free mason followers have embarked on the mission to infiltrate it for centuries.
This site will have no affect on Islam, it will only misguide the already misguiged.
Muhammad(pbuh) was the best of all creation and the most righteous human of all time. Beacareful what you say about him,God loves him, as you shall lead yourself to eternal doom.
written by Asus , September 30, 2009
written by nadia , October 05, 2009
written by nadia , October 05, 2009
written by muslim , October 25, 2009
A marriage woman can also divorce his hasband not only the hasband has this right.
Islam promote the education of both the man and women and said
It is mandatory for every man and women to seek knowledge.
The people who talk about fault in islam are on the wrong path.As a muslim it is our duty to guide them to the rigth path of success we can just adice them adn the else is on them did they accept it or not On the day of jugdemant they will see that we are lieying or not.
written by Mohammad Kashif , November 19, 2009
written by Mohammad Kashif , November 20, 2009
This was later clarified by scientific studies which emphasized that anger, as a psychological and nervous excitement, has an effect not so much far than running when it increases the heart pulses and resultingly pumping more blood in a much quicker manner. However, this does not apply to running because the runner can stop if he/she wants to. As with anger, it cannot be easily gripped, especially if the person is not accustomed to. And then, what can happen? Actually, it was clinically proved that those who fly into rage can easily be patients of the hypertension and arteriosclerosis for the blood pressure becomes too high and the blood vessels lose their ability to widen and allow the passage of the extra pumped blood. Not only that but there are also the other psychological and social results which might undermine the human relationships.
However and note worthily, the mainstream thought since a very long time was that suppressing anger feelings is responsible for many diseases to the contrary of expressing these very feelings. Yet, a recent American study explained that they both have the same health harm with differences in severity. If we suppressed anger, there can be misgivings about suffering from hypertension and sometimes from cancer. And in the other case, this can cause lethal heart attacks because the explosion of anger would step it up and it shall grow harder to control it. And because the physical status is so much associated with the psychological one, this can cause the other vital organs and glands to excrete their hormones to the extent of disturbing and consequently weakening the immunity system or to stop it at all after the grave psychic crises. So, this explains why the body’s healthy cells can turn into cancerous ones in the absence of a normal immunity system. This indicates the scientific and practical philosophy behind the Prophet’s –Pbuh- reiteration upon maintaining your calmness.
On the other hand, Dr.Ahmed Shawki Ibrahim, the member of the Royal Society of Medicine in London and the internal medicine and cardiology consultant, says that human nature is marked by the different tendencies and behaviors. For example, the fleshly desires lead to rage and anger, the dominant nature is symbolized by the tendency towards arrogance and insolence while following one’s whims generate the hatred and aversion to others.
Generally speaking and in addition to the other psychological and physical diseases such as diabetes and angina, scientific researches, and according to Dr. Shawki, gathered on the fact that continuous anger shortens human longevity.
And to be right about it, anger should only be about the acts of profaning.
Still, the prophet Mohammed –Pbuh- tells us to cease doing anything and not to make any judgments if furious because any consequent behavior can bring about regret when calm.
And this is the Holy Qur’an depicting anger as a devilish force that compels man to do unreasonable things, when Prophet Moses –Pbuh- returned unto his people, angry and grieved, casted down the tablets and seized his brother by the head, dragging him towards himself. Then and when the anger of Moses abated, he took up the tablets again. Seemingly, the comparison between the two conditions is crystal clear. So, what we need is to show self control after the strong faith and trust in Allah, Our Creator. This is the behavior The Prophet –Pbuh- recommends when he tells that strength is the synonym of calmness, not the open fury.
Also tranquilizers cannot be a solution for their effects are clear with their frequent usage and at this point, they cannot be stopped or easily gotten rid of. And as anger changes behavior, the cure is to change the human behavior itself in the face of daily problems; to use calmness and subtlety instead. Whereas Dr.Shawki adds that psychology prescribes two other ways to allay fury:
The first: to reduce the emotional sensitivity by training patients, under medical auspices, to relax if met with difficult situations without feeling the least excitement.
The second: through the psychological and physical relaxation while remembering the hardest things experienced and changing the physical position, namely the standing up, sitting or lying down.
Though these were recommended by medicine these very recent years, The Prophet –Pbuh- taught it to his companions in his Hadith which says that if one feels angry while standing up (for example) they can sit or lie down to drive anger away.
Based on the seminars of scientific miracles of the Holy Qur’an held in Cairo (Al Islah “the Reform” Magazine, 296 issue, year 1994).
I think you are just against muslims so dont fool your self because the truth is infront of you idiot