Re: Is it really... a true

June 21, 2004

Robin,

Are you a parent on this group?

Please do not send any more of this kind of message to me.

thank you,

pam

> ----------

> From: robin

> Reply To: CHARGE

> Sent: Monday, June 21, 2004 1:28 PM

> To: CHARGE

> Subject: Is it really... a true

>

> Please forgive us for any disturbance, but we have an important subject

> to address to you regarding FAITH, and we Don't intend to overload your email

with unnecessary messages...

>

> Islam's FAQ

>

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

>

> 2- Does it discriminate against other believers? If no, then why are Muslims

always in Jihad and trying to kill anyone who doesn> '> t believe in Islam?

>

> 3- Does it respect human rights at all? If yes, then why does Islam order to

kill any writers who write anything against Islam?

>

> 4- Does it have free speech? If yes, then why does Muslims execute any writer

who writes anything against Islam?

>

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

>

> 6- Does it treat both sexes equally? If yes, then why is a Muslim man able to

marry four women at the same time while a woman can not? And why can a man

divorce his wife while a wife can not?

>

> 7- Is Islam a successful system to follow? If yes, then way are all the

Islamic countries so retarded? And why are all their governments currupted?

>

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

>

> Islam is an Arabic word that means submission and surrendering to Allah (Allah

is an Arabic word which literally means > " > The One God> " > ) and obeying the

orders He gave us through His messengers (may peace and blessings of Allah be

upon them) who> '> s the last one of them was Muhammad the son of Abdullah who

was from Quraish one of the most respected Arabic tribes in Makkah. Islam is the

religion that states that Allah (God) is The Creator of everything. He is God,

the One and Only; God, the Eternal, Absolute; He begetteth not, nor is He

begotten; and there is no one like Him. All creatures are His slaves and they

must worship Him cause He is the One Who> '> ve created them and blessed them

with everything they have. Islam is the godly system that Allah (God) has ended

all the religions with and made it so perfect to cover all aspects of life,

including the relation between the person and his Creator, the relation between

him and other people like parents, children, wife, husband, neighbors,

governors, etc. Islam is not a religion that only tells you how to worship your

God (Allah); it is a full way of life.

>

> Yes, it is indeed a true religion because it was delivered by a person

(Muhammad may peace and blessings of Allah be upon them) whom even his enemies

testify that he is the most honest and trustworthy person they ever known and

they used to call him (the honest trustworthy). Also all the previous scriptures

had mentioned him including Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism and Christianity. He

also had many miracles that until now no one could have; and the greatest

miracle he had was the glorious Quran. Islam, Christianity and Judaism have the

same origins, they all go back to the prophet and patriarch Abraham, and their

three prophets are directly descended from his sons: Muhammad (peace be upon

him) from the eldest Ishmael, and Moses and Jesus (peace be upon them) from

Isaac.

>

> Someone may ask about Allah The Almighty > " > why did he send plenty of

prophets without mentioning the word Islam at all? > " > . The answer is very

clear: > " > Islam> " > is an Arabic word while those previous prophets were not

Arabs! Moses and Jesus (peace be upon them) did not speak Arabic. But still they

did deliver the same message that prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) delivered

which is worship Allah (God) The Almighty and only Him and this is basically

Islam. The difference between Islam and the previous religions (messages from

Allah) is that Islam is the latest message from Allah and its scripture is still

clear from alteration that affected previous messages.>

>

> 2- Does it discriminate against other believers? If no, then why are Muslims

always in Jihad and trying to kill anyone who doesn> '> t believe in Islam?

>

> First, you should know an important rule in Islam, which is that no one is

allowed to force any person to become a Muslim. But also we must inform every

one about Islam if we can. So no one is going to kill you cause you did not

become a Muslim. As an example, Muslims ruled Spain for about 800 years. They

never used the sword to force people to convert. Later the Christian Crusaders

came to Spain and wiped out the Muslims. There was not a single Muslim in Spain

who could openly give the adhan that is the call for prayers.

>

> Concerning Jihad, It seems that you have a wrong idea about it. Jihad is also

an Arabic word, it literally means > " > starving> " > or > " > struggle> " > and

is shorthand for Jihad fi Sabeel Allah (struggle for God> '> s cause). In a

sense, every Muslim is a Mujahid, one who strives for Allah (God) and justice.

The real Jihad - like what my brothers told you > -> is the warfare against

(one> '> s own) passions. Jihad is the Muslim> '> s purest sacrifice: to

struggle to live a perfect life and completely submit to God. Another form of

Jihad is the striving to translate the Word of Allah (God) into action. If one

has experienced Allah (God) and received guidance from the Qur> '> an, one

struggles to apply that guidance in daily life. So the larger, more prevalent

meaning of Jihad is the spiritual struggle of the soul. In this case, Jihad is

always present for the believer. We should never reduce Jihad to violence. A

third level of Jihad is popularly known as > " > holy war> " > . It is one of the

ways to spread Islam. And to bring the meaning closer to your mind, imagine that

you have a cure and you know that people need it. If you are a good person you

will try your best to give them this cure and let them see that it really solves

their problems. Even if they refuse to use it and think it will harm them you

will do every thing to convince them that it is good for them. And that is

basically what the third type of Jihad means. Muslims do not go to other

countries and just start killing people! No, first they send a message to the

ruler of that country and tell him about Islam and that he should worship Allah

and only Him. If the ruler accepted and became a Muslim and tell his people

about Islam, then it is all right and people have the right to become Muslims or

not. But if he refused to tell his people about Islam, they give him another

choice, which is to live under Islamic law in order to let his people see the

nature of Islam and the high principles it has. If he also refused then comes

the last choice, war, where Muslims fight those rulers who stop in the way of

peoples> '> happiness and spreading Islam, sacrificing their souls in order to

let people know about Islam and see how it will solve their problems. You should

also know that Islam lays down strict rules of combat, which include

prohibitions against harming civilians and against destroying crops, trees and

livestock. As Muslims see it, injustice would be to triumphant in the world if

good men were not prepared to risk their lives in a righteous cause.

>

> 3- Does it respect human rights at all? If yes, then why does Islam order to

kill any writers who write anything against Islam?

>

> Islam respects human right. It prevents any kind or form of oppress. The life

and property of all citizens in an Islamic state are considered sacred whether a

person is a Muslim or not. Racism is incomprehensible to Muslims. For example,

when Ali bin Abitalib (may Allah be pleased on him) was the ruler (khalifah) of

the Islamic state, which was the largest state in the world, he had a fight with

a Jew about a shield. Each on of them was saying that it was his. The judge (he

was a Muslim of course) asked each one of them to give a proof that he is right

(according to the Islamic law). The Jew gave a proof while Ali (may Allah be

pleased on him) did not. The judge then gave the shield > to the Jew not minding

who Ali (may Allah be pleased on him) was, and Ali (may Allah be pleased on him)

did not object or take the shield by force cause this is the order of Islam.

Doesn> '> t a religion like this respect human rights?

>

> As for killing Muslims who convert to another religion, I told you before that

no one is forced to accept Islam, people convert to Islam cause they like it and

find it most reasonable. So why to convert to another religion? Is Islam a toy

in their hands so they can embrace it or convert to another religion whenever

they want? No, Islam is not a toy or a dress that you can play with or change

any time you want! You became a Muslim with your own free well, so why to

convert after living and seeing the truth. Those people are miserable, lost and

have no acceptance for the truth. They have bad minds and souls and might be a

great danger to their communities. They are like a rotten apple in a basket full

of good apples; if you do not extract it right away it will spoil the rest. You

should also know that those who convert to another religion are not just taken

away from their homes and killed right away; the ruler first must give them a

chance to think and reconsider their decision and if they insist, they are

killed.

>

> 4- Does it have free speech? If yes, then why does Muslims execute any writer

who writes anything against Islam?

>

> Islam encourages freedom of speech, but not all speech only the open-minded

speech that can be used to solve problems and discover more facts without any

libeling or blind bigotries, and with minding politeness. But those people who

have strange ideas and blind bigotries and who are not willing to be convinced,

they just argue for the sake of arguing and will not be convinced even if they

see the truth, including those who try to distort Islam by spreading lies about

it and fighting it with all they can even if it takes them to say bad things

about Allah (God The Almighty) or His prophets (peace be upon them), these

people are not Muslims and should be treated like those who convert from Islam

to another religion. It is all right to ask about things that you don> '> t know

if you need an explanation; but spreading lies and saying bad things is not

acceptable.

>

> In fact, I see that Muslims had freedom of speech more than any other people

especially in front of their rulers (I don't mean the rulers of nowadays, I mean

the real Muslim rulers in the past). As an example is the story of bin

Alkattab (may Allah be pleased with him) when he was first elected as the

governor (khalifah) of the Islamic state. He gathered people in the mosque and

gave a speech (khutbah) and when he asked them what would they do if they see

him bend a little from Islam? A man stood up (he was an ordinary man, he had no

influence) and said -in full self-confidence meaning each word he is saying- " If

we see you bend even a little, we will straighten you up even if we have to use

the sward to do it " . Did khalifah then ordered to kill him or send him to

jail?! No, he didn't. He thanked Allah that he was the ruler of people like

that. Isn't this freedom of speech or not? You will find many stories like that

in our history if you are interested.

>

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

>

> Yes, Islam encourages peace and spreads love and weal between people. In fact,

the word Islam is driven from the Arabic word " slaam " which means peace. Islam

also fights evil, bad people and all what brings misery to mankind. Real Muslims

(the ones who really practice Islam) are people with good principles and morals

and their communities are the best in this world. Unlike non-Muslim communities

that became decayed and have no principles (adultery is spread, children with no

fathers are in millions and a lot of them are been killed right after birth,

parents are being abandon by their children, drugs and alcohol are being used

widely.. etc.). And as we all know there is always a war between good and bad.

Thereby some people are really fee> ling bad because many people admire Islam

and love the way Islamic communities live. So, they started spreading bad rumors

about Islam accusing it of things that Islam really fights (like terrorism) in

order to disincline people from it. This thing is very clear and obvious in the

western media. There are movies that present terrorists as people wearing Arabic

clothes. News most times bend the truth to show that Muslims are terrorists

while others are not. News shows that unarmed Palestinians who try to defend

their land as terrorist, while armed Israelis are the people who love peace.

Peace! Which Peace? Is killing poor children with latest weapon is peace. See

this link..

>

> Also, poor Muslims in Bosnia are terrorists! That is what news said! Why? Just

because they tried to defend their land from the invasion of Serbs. Serbs made

awful things to Muslims: killing, raping stealing, torturing, > ...> etc. While

the whole world was watching doing nothing until thousand of people were killed

and mission accomplished, then news started telling some of the facts and some

of what really was going there!

>

> Russians are also doing awful things to Muslims in Shishnia like what did they

do in Afghanistan, killing, raping, stealing, torturing and any other thing that

can occur to your mind. Yet, they are peace lovers while Muslims are TERRORISTS

because they are trying to defend their land!

>

> In Eastern Timor Christians are doing horrible things to Muslims, things that

even savages do not do.

>

> In Kashmir, the Hindus are doing their best to wipe Muslims out. In addition

to killing and other stuff, they are ruining many mosques and Islamic books,

while the world is watching.

>

> In eastern Turkistan (or Uyguristan), Chinese are doing the same thing to

Muslims, but in silence! See it for yourself:

>

> When we review history, what do we see? Compare what the Islamic leader

Salahuldeen Alayooby did when he entered Jerusalem with what the Christian

Crusaders did!

>

> By the way do you know many persons were killed in the first and second world

wars? Millions right? Who started these wars? Was it Muslims? No, it was not.

>

> Knowing these things and also knowing that Muslims are forbidden to harm

civilians, destroy crops, trees and live stock in war, does a person who thinks

in a logic way still believe that we (Muslims) are terrorists? If yes, then what

do call Jews, Christians, Hindus, Serbs, Russians> ...> ...> ...> ...> .???????

>

> 6- Does it treat both sexes equally? If yes, then why is a Muslim man able to

marry four women at the same time while a woman can not? And why can a man

divorce his wife while a wife can not?

>

> Islam gave each sex what is suitable for it and from the Islamic point of

view, the woman is so soft, beautifull and gentle that Islam and good

communities make her, in her home, like the Queen of bees in its beehive. She is

a symbol for love, compassion, sympathize. She is always being served and

everything that she asks is done. She is like a fragrant flower, and she is at

the end far away from problems. But in bad communities she carries more than

what she can, and she faces a lot of problems, and single-parent women are the

best example for this.

>

> Concerning polygamy, I hope that you and everyone who read these words avoid

looking from one point of view, instead its better to judge by counterpoise

between the positives and negatives. All what my brothers said was true, I just

want to concentrate on this point. The number of women is more than number of

men and this is a fact supported by spectacular statistics; for example there

are 8 women for every man in Sweden. So if a man married one woman only, what

will happen to the rest of them?? don't they have the right to live with a

husband and to have children.. Yes, most of women, even Muslim women don't like

their husband to have another wife, but regardless of their feelings we should

think of other women as I said, we should protect them from deviation from the

right. So, do you think that there is a better solut> ion for this matter more

than what did the people Creator -Allah- set to them. And you can't compare

having a girlfriend with marrying a wife b/c marrying -as you know- isn't just a

written paper only - specially in Islam, the husband should hold the

responsibilities like taking care and paying expense for his family, also he

should upbring his children and pay them their expense even after divorce .

>

> The following points enumerate the reasons why polyandry is prohibited in

Islam:

>

> 1. If a man has more than one wife, the parents of the children born of such

marriages can easily be identified. The father as well as the mother can easily

be identified. In case of a woman marrying more than one husband, only the

mother of the children born of such marriages will be identified and not the

father. Islam gives tremendous importance to the identification of both parents,

mother and father. Psychologists tell us that children who do not know their

parents, especially their father undergo severe mental trauma and disturbances.

Often they have an unhappy childhood. It is for this reason that the children of

prostitutes do not have a healthy childhood. If a child born of such wedlock is

admitted in school, and when the mother is asked the name of the father, she

would have to give two or more names! I am aware that recent advances in science

have made it possible for both the mother and father to be identified with the

help of genetic testing. Thus this point which was applicable for the past may

not be applicable for the present.

>

> 2. Biologically, it is easier for a man to perform his duties as a husband

despite having several wives. A woman, in a similar position, having several

husbands, will not find it possible to perform her duties as a wife. A woman

undergoes several psychological and behavioral changes due to different phases

of the menstrual cycle.

>

> 3. A woman who has more than one husband will have several sexual partners at

the same time and has a high chance of acquiring venereal or sexually

transmitted diseases which can also be transmitted back to her husband even if

all of them have no extra-marital sex. This is not the case in a man having more

than one wife, and none of them having extra-marital sex.

>

> The above reasons are those that one can easily identify. There are probably

many more reasons why Allah, in His Infinite Wisdom, has prohibited polyandry.

>

> Concerning prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) many marriges and the awful

things that you said about him, you should know that he (peace be upon him)

married his first wife (Khadijah may Allah be pleased with her) when he was 25

years old, she was 40 years old and she remaind his only wife for the next 25

years until she died. After that, he married several women for several reasons,

one of them was a lonely old woman whos husband been killed while he was

defending his faith -her name was Um Salamah-, another was Aishah who was the

only, put a line under " only " , wife who didn't married before and he married her

to show his love to his best follower -her father- who is called Abo baker. So

as you see, if Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) was after physical pleasure,

he did not have to wait until he was more than fifty years old to start marrying

more wives. Although he lived in a society in which it was quite acceptable to

have many wives. But the prophet remained devoted to his only wife for 25 years.

When she died she was sixty-five years old (May Allah be pleased with her). It

will take time to talk about all his wives one by one. So please refer to this

site:

>

> Concerning women and divorce, well you have wrong information. In Islam a

woman can ask for divorce if she can not stay with her husband.

>

> Finally, through researches it happened that there is no system or law that

gave the woman her rights and duties better than Islam all through the history

before Islam -in ignorant time- and after Islam up to our freely days. If you

have more questions you can go to this site:>

>

> 7- Is Islam a successful system to follow? If yes, then way are all the

Islamic countries so retarded? And why are all their governments currupted?

>

> The answer to your last question is as clear as sunshine cause none of the

Muslim countries nowadays is really practicing Islam in all aspects of life, do

you know what are they practicing? just manmade laws from their selves or from

the west. Even education is imported from the west. If you want to know the

result of really practicing Islam just look at history where Muslims were ruling

the largest and most successful state in the world; spreading weal and

knowledge, while Europe was stumbling in darkness and the church was not able to

decide wither a woman is a human or a devil. The Islamic state produced many

well known Muslim scientists in all types of knowledge. So, Islam isn't the

reason for the retardation of Islamic countries nowadays. In fact, the reason is

that they left Islam.

>

> For more information about Islam:

>

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June 21, 2004

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Is it really... a true

>

> Please forgive us for any disturbance, but we have an important subject

> to address to you regarding FAITH, and we Don't intend to overload your

email with unnecessary messages...

>

> Islam's FAQ

>

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

>

> 2- Does it discriminate against other believers? If no, then why are

Muslims always in Jihad and trying to kill anyone who doesn> '> t believe in

Islam?

>

> 3- Does it respect human rights at all? If yes, then why does Islam order

to kill any writers who write anything against Islam?

>

> 4- Does it have free speech? If yes, then why does Muslims execute any

writer who writes anything against Islam?

>

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

>

> 6- Does it treat both sexes equally? If yes, then why is a Muslim man able

to marry four women at the same time while a woman can not? And why can a

man divorce his wife while a wife can not?

>

> 7- Is Islam a successful system to follow? If yes, then way are all the

Islamic countries so retarded? And why are all their governments currupted?

>

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

>

> Islam is an Arabic word that means submission and surrendering to Allah

(Allah is an Arabic word which literally means > " > The One God> " > ) and

obeying the orders He gave us through His messengers (may peace and

blessings of Allah be upon them) who> '> s the last one of them was Muhammad

the son of Abdullah who was from Quraish one of the most respected Arabic

tribes in Makkah. Islam is the religion that states that Allah (God) is The

Creator of everything. He is God, the One and Only; God, the Eternal,

Absolute; He begetteth not, nor is He begotten; and there is no one like

Him. All creatures are His slaves and they must worship Him cause He is the

One Who> '> ve created them and blessed them with everything they have.

Islam is the godly system that Allah (God) has ended all the religions with

and made it so perfect to cover all aspects of life, including the relation

between the person and his Creator, the relation between him and other

people like parents, children, wife, husband, neighbors, governors, etc.

Islam is not a religion that only tells you how to worship your God (Allah);

it is a full way of life.

>

> Yes, it is indeed a true religion because it was delivered by a person

(Muhammad may peace and blessings of Allah be upon them) whom even his

enemies testify that he is the most honest and trustworthy person they ever

known and they used to call him (the honest trustworthy). Also all the

previous scriptures had mentioned him including Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism

and Christianity. He also had many miracles that until now no one could

have; and the greatest miracle he had was the glorious Quran. Islam,

Christianity and Judaism have the same origins, they all go back to the

prophet and patriarch Abraham, and their three prophets are directly

descended from his sons: Muhammad (peace be upon him) from the eldest

Ishmael, and Moses and Jesus (peace be upon them) from Isaac.

>

> Someone may ask about Allah The Almighty > " > why did he send plenty of

prophets without mentioning the word Islam at all? > " > . The answer is very

clear: > " > Islam> " > is an Arabic word while those previous prophets were

not Arabs! Moses and Jesus (peace be upon them) did not speak Arabic. But

still they did deliver the same message that prophet Muhammad (peace be upon

him) delivered which is worship Allah (God) The Almighty and only Him and

this is basically Islam. The difference between Islam and the previous

religions (messages from Allah) is that Islam is the latest message from

Allah and its scripture is still clear from alteration that affected

previous messages.>

>

> 2- Does it discriminate against other believers? If no, then why are

Muslims always in Jihad and trying to kill anyone who doesn> '> t believe in

Islam?

>

> First, you should know an important rule in Islam, which is that no one is

allowed to force any person to become a Muslim. But also we must inform

every one about Islam if we can. So no one is going to kill you cause you

did not become a Muslim. As an example, Muslims ruled Spain for about 800

years. They never used the sword to force people to convert. Later the

Christian Crusaders came to Spain and wiped out the Muslims. There was not a

single Muslim in Spain who could openly give the adhan that is the call for

prayers.

>

> Concerning Jihad, It seems that you have a wrong idea about it. Jihad is

also an Arabic word, it literally means > " > starving> " > or > " > struggle>

" > and is shorthand for Jihad fi Sabeel Allah (struggle for God> '> s

cause). In a sense, every Muslim is a Mujahid, one who strives for Allah

(God) and justice. The real Jihad - like what my brothers told you > -> is

the warfare against (one> '> s own) passions. Jihad is the Muslim> '> s

purest sacrifice: to struggle to live a perfect life and completely submit

to God. Another form of Jihad is the striving to translate the Word of Allah

(God) into action. If one has experienced Allah (God) and received guidance

from the Qur> '> an, one struggles to apply that guidance in daily life. So

the larger, more prevalent meaning of Jihad is the spiritual struggle of the

soul. In this case, Jihad is always present for the believer. We should

never reduce Jihad to violence. A third level of Jihad is popularly known as

> " > holy war> " > . It is one of the ways to spread Islam. And to bring the

meaning closer to your mind, imagine that you have a cure and you know that

people need it. If you are a good person you will try your best to give them

this cure and let them see that it really solves their problems. Even if

they refuse to use it and think it will harm them you will do every thing to

convince them that it is good for them. And that is basically what the third

type of Jihad means. Muslims do not go to other countries and just start

killing people! No, first they send a message to the ruler of that country

and tell him about Islam and that he should worship Allah and only Him. If

the ruler accepted and became a Muslim and tell his people about Islam, then

it is all right and people have the right to become Muslims or not. But if

he refused to tell his people about Islam, they give him another choice,

which is to live under Islamic law in order to let his people see the nature

of Islam and the high principles it has. If he also refused then comes the

last choice, war, where Muslims fight those rulers who stop in the way of

peoples> '> happiness and spreading Islam, sacrificing their souls in order

to let people know about Islam and see how it will solve their problems. You

should also know that Islam lays down strict rules of combat, which include

prohibitions against harming civilians and against destroying crops, trees

and livestock. As Muslims see it, injustice would be to triumphant in the

world if good men were not prepared to risk their lives in a righteous

cause.

>

> 3- Does it respect human rights at all? If yes, then why does Islam order

to kill any writers who write anything against Islam?

>

> Islam respects human right. It prevents any kind or form of oppress. The

life and property of all citizens in an Islamic state are considered sacred

whether a person is a Muslim or not. Racism is incomprehensible to Muslims.

For example, when Ali bin Abitalib (may Allah be pleased on him) was the

ruler (khalifah) of the Islamic state, which was the largest state in the

world, he had a fight with a Jew about a shield. Each on of them was saying

that it was his. The judge (he was a Muslim of course) asked each one of

them to give a proof that he is right (according to the Islamic law). The

Jew gave a proof while Ali (may Allah be pleased on him) did not. The judge

then gave the shield > to the Jew not minding who Ali (may Allah be pleased

on him) was, and Ali (may Allah be pleased on him) did not object or take

the shield by force cause this is the order of Islam. Doesn> '> t a religion

like this respect human rights?

>

> As for killing Muslims who convert to another religion, I told you before

that no one is forced to accept Islam, people convert to Islam cause they

like it and find it most reasonable. So why to convert to another religion?

Is Islam a toy in their hands so they can embrace it or convert to another

religion whenever they want? No, Islam is not a toy or a dress that you can

play with or change any time you want! You became a Muslim with your own

free well, so why to convert after living and seeing the truth. Those people

are miserable, lost and have no acceptance for the truth. They have bad

minds and souls and might be a great danger to their communities. They are

like a rotten apple in a basket full of good apples; if you do not extract

it right away it will spoil the rest. You should also know that those who

convert to another religion are not just taken away from their homes and

killed right away; the ruler first must give them a chance to think and

reconsider their decision and if they insist, they are killed.

>

> 4- Does it have free speech? If yes, then why does Muslims execute any

writer who writes anything against Islam?

>

> Islam encourages freedom of speech, but not all speech only the

open-minded speech that can be used to solve problems and discover more

facts without any libeling or blind bigotries, and with minding politeness.

But those people who have strange ideas and blind bigotries and who are not

willing to be convinced, they just argue for the sake of arguing and will

not be convinced even if they see the truth, including those who try to

distort Islam by spreading lies about it and fighting it with all they can

even if it takes them to say bad things about Allah (God The Almighty) or

His prophets (peace be upon them), these people are not Muslims and should

be treated like those who convert from Islam to another religion. It is all

right to ask about things that you don> '> t know if you need an

explanation; but spreading lies and saying bad things is not acceptable.

>

> In fact, I see that Muslims had freedom of speech more than any other

people especially in front of their rulers (I don't mean the rulers of

nowadays, I mean the real Muslim rulers in the past). As an example is the

story of bin Alkattab (may Allah be pleased with him) when he was first

elected as the governor (khalifah) of the Islamic state. He gathered people

in the mosque and gave a speech (khutbah) and when he asked them what would

they do if they see him bend a little from Islam? A man stood up (he was an

ordinary man, he had no influence) and said -in full self-confidence meaning

each word he is saying- " If we see you bend even a little, we will

straighten you up even if we have to use the sward to do it " . Did khalifah

then ordered to kill him or send him to jail?! No, he didn't. He

thanked Allah that he was the ruler of people like that. Isn't this freedom

of speech or not? You will find many stories like that in our history if you

are interested.

>

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

>

> Yes, Islam encourages peace and spreads love and weal between people. In

fact, the word Islam is driven from the Arabic word " slaam " which means

peace. Islam also fights evil, bad people and all what brings misery to

mankind. Real Muslims (the ones who really practice Islam) are people with

good principles and morals and their communities are the best in this world.

Unlike non-Muslim communities that became decayed and have no principles

(adultery is spread, children with no fathers are in millions and a lot of

them are been killed right after birth, parents are being abandon by their

children, drugs and alcohol are being used widely.. etc.). And as we all

know there is always a war between good and bad. Thereby some people are

really fee> ling bad because many people admire Islam and love the way

Islamic communities live. So, they started spreading bad rumors about Islam

accusing it of things that Islam really fights (like terrorism) in order to

disincline people from it. This thing is very clear and obvious in the

western media. There are movies that present terrorists as people wearing

Arabic clothes. News most times bend the truth to show that Muslims are

terrorists while others are not. News shows that unarmed Palestinians who

try to defend their land as terrorist, while armed Israelis are the people

who love peace. Peace! Which Peace? Is killing poor children with latest

weapon is peace. See this link..

>

> Also, poor Muslims in Bosnia are terrorists! That is what news said! Why?

Just because they tried to defend their land from the invasion of Serbs.

Serbs made awful things to Muslims: killing, raping stealing, torturing, >

....> etc. While the whole world was watching doing nothing until thousand of

people were killed and mission accomplished, then news started telling some

of the facts and some of what really was going there!

>

> Russians are also doing awful things to Muslims in Shishnia like what did

they do in Afghanistan, killing, raping, stealing, torturing and any other

thing that can occur to your mind. Yet, they are peace lovers while Muslims

are TERRORISTS because they are trying to defend their land!

>

> In Eastern Timor Christians are doing horrible things to Muslims, things

that even savages do not do.

>

> In Kashmir, the Hindus are doing their best to wipe Muslims out. In

addition to killing and other stuff, they are ruining many mosques and

Islamic books, while the world is watching.

>

> In eastern Turkistan (or Uyguristan), Chinese are doing the same thing to

Muslims, but in silence! See it for yourself:

>

> When we review history, what do we see? Compare what the Islamic leader

Salahuldeen Alayooby did when he entered Jerusalem with what the Christian

Crusaders did!

>

> By the way do you know many persons were killed in the first and second

world wars? Millions right? Who started these wars? Was it Muslims? No, it

was not.

>

> Knowing these things and also knowing that Muslims are forbidden to harm

civilians, destroy crops, trees and live stock in war, does a person who

thinks in a logic way still believe that we (Muslims) are terrorists? If

yes, then what do call Jews, Christians, Hindus, Serbs, Russians> ...> ...>

....> ...> .???????

>

> 6- Does it treat both sexes equally? If yes, then why is a Muslim man able

to marry four women at the same time while a woman can not? And why can a

man divorce his wife while a wife can not?

>

> Islam gave each sex what is suitable for it and from the Islamic point of

view, the woman is so soft, beautifull and gentle that Islam and good

communities make her, in her home, like the Queen of bees in its beehive.

She is a symbol for love, compassion, sympathize. She is always being served

and everything that she asks is done. She is like a fragrant flower, and she

is at the end far away from problems. But in bad communities she carries

more than what she can, and she faces a lot of problems, and single-parent

women are the best example for this.

>

> Concerning polygamy, I hope that you and everyone who read these words

avoid looking from one point of view, instead its better to judge by

counterpoise between the positives and negatives. All what my brothers said

was true, I just want to concentrate on this point. The number of women is

more than number of men and this is a fact supported by spectacular

statistics; for example there are 8 women for every man in Sweden. So if a

man married one woman only, what will happen to the rest of them?? don't

they have the right to live with a husband and to have children.. Yes, most

of women, even Muslim women don't like their husband to have another wife,

but regardless of their feelings we should think of other women as I said,

we should protect them from deviation from the right. So, do you think that

there is a better solut> ion for this matter more than what did the people

Creator -Allah- set to them. And you can't compare having a girlfriend with

marrying a wife b/c marrying -as you know- isn't just a written paper only -

specially in Islam, the husband should hold the responsibilities like taking

care and paying expense for his family, also he should upbring his children

and pay them their expense even after divorce .

>

> The following points enumerate the reasons why polyandry is prohibited in

Islam:

>

> 1. If a man has more than one wife, the parents of the children born of

such marriages can easily be identified. The father as well as the mother

can easily be identified. In case of a woman marrying more than one husband,

only the mother of the children born of such marriages will be identified

and not the father. Islam gives tremendous importance to the identification

of both parents, mother and father. Psychologists tell us that children who

do not know their parents, especially their father undergo severe mental

trauma and disturbances. Often they have an unhappy childhood. It is for

this reason that the children of prostitutes do not have a healthy

childhood. If a child born of such wedlock is admitted in school, and when

the mother is asked the name of the father, she would have to give two or

more names! I am aware that recent advances in science have made it possible

for both the mother and father to be identified with the help of genetic

testing. Thus this point which was applicable for the past may not be

applicable for the present.

>

> 2. Biologically, it is easier for a man to perform his duties as a husband

despite having several wives. A woman, in a similar position, having several

husbands, will not find it possible to perform her duties as a wife. A woman

undergoes several psychological and behavioral changes due to different

phases of the menstrual cycle.

>

> 3. A woman who has more than one husband will have several sexual partners

at the same time and has a high chance of acquiring venereal or sexually

transmitted diseases which can also be transmitted back to her husband even

if all of them have no extra-marital sex. This is not the case in a man

having more than one wife, and none of them having extra-marital sex.

>

> The above reasons are those that one can easily identify. There are

probably many more reasons why Allah, in His Infinite Wisdom, has prohibited

polyandry.

>

> Concerning prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) many marriges and the

awful things that you said about him, you should know that he (peace be upon

him) married his first wife (Khadijah may Allah be pleased with her) when he

was 25 years old, she was 40 years old and she remaind his only wife for the

next 25 years until she died. After that, he married several women for

several reasons, one of them was a lonely old woman whos husband been killed

while he was defending his faith -her name was Um Salamah-, another was

Aishah who was the only, put a line under " only " , wife who didn't married

before and he married her to show his love to his best follower -her father-

who is called Abo baker. So as you see, if Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon

him) was after physical pleasure, he did not have to wait until he was more

than fifty years old to start marrying more wives. Although he lived in a

society in which it was quite acceptable to have many wives. But the prophet

remained devoted to his only wife for 25 years. When she died she was

sixty-five years old (May Allah be pleased with her). It will take time to

talk about all his wives one by one. So please refer to this site:

>

> Concerning women and divorce, well you have wrong information. In Islam a

woman can ask for divorce if she can not stay with her husband.

>

> Finally, through researches it happened that there is no system or law

that gave the woman her rights and duties better than Islam all through the

history before Islam -in ignorant time- and after Islam up to our freely

days. If you have more questions you can go to this site:>

>

> 7- Is Islam a successful system to follow? If yes, then way are all the

Islamic countries so retarded? And why are all their governments currupted?

>

> The answer to your last question is as clear as sunshine cause none of the

Muslim countries nowadays is really practicing Islam in all aspects of life,

do you know what are they practicing? just manmade laws from their selves or

from the west. Even education is imported from the west. If you want to know

the result of really practicing Islam just look at history where Muslims

were ruling the largest and most successful state in the world; spreading

weal and knowledge, while Europe was stumbling in darkness and the church

was not able to decide wither a woman is a human or a devil. The Islamic

state produced many well known Muslim scientists in all types of knowledge.

So, Islam isn't the reason for the retardation of Islamic countries

nowadays. In fact, the reason is that they left Islam.

>

> For more information about Islam:

>

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thank you very much. This was a bit disconcerting.

pam

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> Is it really... a true

> >

> > Please forgive us for any disturbance, but we have an important subject

> > to address to you regarding FAITH, and we Don't intend to overload your

> email with unnecessary messages...

> >

> > Islam's FAQ

> >

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

> >

> > 2- Does it discriminate against other believers? If no, then why are

> Muslims always in Jihad and trying to kill anyone who doesn> '> t believe in

> Islam?

> >

> > 3- Does it respect human rights at all? If yes, then why does Islam order

> to kill any writers who write anything against Islam?

> >

> > 4- Does it have free speech? If yes, then why does Muslims execute any

> writer who writes anything against Islam?

> >

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

> >

> > 6- Does it treat both sexes equally? If yes, then why is a Muslim man able

> to marry four women at the same time while a woman can not? And why can a

> man divorce his wife while a wife can not?

> >

> > 7- Is Islam a successful system to follow? If yes, then way are all the

> Islamic countries so retarded? And why are all their governments currupted?

> >

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

> >

> > Islam is an Arabic word that means submission and surrendering to Allah

> (Allah is an Arabic word which literally means > " > The One God> " > ) and

> obeying the orders He gave us through His messengers (may peace and

> blessings of Allah be upon them) who> '> s the last one of them was Muhammad

> the son of Abdullah who was from Quraish one of the most respected Arabic

> tribes in Makkah. Islam is the religion that states that Allah (God) is The

> Creator of everything. He is God, the One and Only; God, the Eternal,

> Absolute; He begetteth not, nor is He begotten; and there is no one like

> Him. All creatures are His slaves and they must worship Him cause He is the

> One Who> '> ve created them and blessed them with everything they have.

> Islam is the godly system that Allah (God) has ended all the religions with

> and made it so perfect to cover all aspects of life, including the relation

> between the person and his Creator, the relation between him and other

> people like parents, children, wife, husband, neighbors, governors, etc.

> Islam is not a religion that only tells you how to worship your God (Allah);

> it is a full way of life.

> >

> > Yes, it is indeed a true religion because it was delivered by a person

> (Muhammad may peace and blessings of Allah be upon them) whom even his

> enemies testify that he is the most honest and trustworthy person they ever

> known and they used to call him (the honest trustworthy). Also all the

> previous scriptures had mentioned him including Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism

> and Christianity. He also had many miracles that until now no one could>

> have; and the greatest miracle he had was the glorious Quran. Islam,

> Christianity and Judaism have the same origins, they all go back to the

> prophet and patriarch Abraham, and their three prophets are directly

> descended from his sons: Muhammad (peace be upon him) from the eldest

> Ishmael, and Moses and Jesus (peace be upon them) from Isaac.

> >

> > Someone may ask about Allah The Almighty > " > why did he send plenty of

> prophets without mentioning the word Islam at all? > " > . The answer is very

> clear: > " > Islam> " > is an Arabic word while those previous prophets were

> not Arabs! Moses and Jesus (peace be upon them) did not speak Arabic. But

> still they did deliver the same message that prophet Muhammad (peace be upon

> him) delivered which is worship Allah (God) The Almighty and only Him and

> this is basically Islam. The difference between Islam and the previous

> religions (messages from Allah) is that Islam is the latest message from

> Allah and its scripture is still clear from alteration that affected

> previous messages.>

> >

> > 2- Does it discriminate against other believers? If no, then why are

> Muslims always in Jihad and trying to kill anyone who doesn> '> t believe in

> Islam?

> >

> > First, you should know an important rule in Islam, which is that no one is

> allowed to force any person to become a Muslim. But also we must inform

> every one about Islam if we can. So no one is going to kill you cause you

> did not become a Muslim. As an example, Muslims ruled Spain for about 800

> years. They never used the sword to force people to convert. Later the

> Christian Crusaders came to Spain and wiped out the Muslims. There was not a

> single Muslim in Spain who could openly give the adhan that is the call for

> prayers.

> >

> > Concerning Jihad, It seems that you have a wrong idea about it. Jihad is

> also an Arabic word, it literally means > " > starving> " > or > " > struggle>

> " > and is shorthand for Jihad fi Sabeel Allah (struggle for God> '> s

> cause). In a sense, every Muslim is a Mujahid, one who strives for Allah

> (God) and justice. The real Jihad - like what my brothers told you > -> is

> the warfare against (one> '> s own) passions. Jihad is the Muslim> '> s

> purest sacrifice: to struggle to live a perfect life and completely submit

> to God. Another form of Jihad is the striving to translate the Word of Allah

> (God) into action. If one has experienced Allah (God) and received guidance

> from the Qur> '> an, one struggles to apply that guidance in daily life. So

> the larger, more prevalent meaning of Jihad is the spiritual struggle of the

> soul. In this case, Jihad is always present for the believer. We should

> never reduce Jihad to violence. A third level of Jihad is popularly known as

> > " > holy war> " > . It is one of the ways to spread Islam. And to bring the

> meaning closer to your mind, imagine that you have a cure and you know that

> people need it. If you are a good person you will try your best to give them

> this cure and let them see that it really solves their problems. Even if

> they refuse to use it and think it will harm them you will do every thing to

> convince them that it is good for them. And that is basically what the third

> type of Jihad means. Muslims do not go to other countries and just start

> killing people! No, first they send a message to the ruler of that country

> and tell him about Islam and that he should worship Allah and only Him. If

> the ruler accepted and became a Muslim and tell his people about Islam, then

> it is all right and people have the right to become Muslims or not. But if

> he refused to tell his people about Islam, they give him another choice,

> which is to live under Islamic law in order to let his people see the nature

> of Islam and the high principles it has. If he also refused then comes the

> last choice, war, where Muslims fight those rulers who stop in the way of>

> peoples> '> happiness and spreading Islam, sacrificing their souls in order

> to let people know about Islam and see how it will solve their problems. You

> should also know that Islam lays down strict rules of combat, which include

> prohibitions against harming civilians and against destroying crops, trees

> and livestock. As Muslims see it, injustice would be to triumphant in the

> world if good men were not prepared to risk their lives in a righteous

> cause.

> >

> > 3- Does it respect human rights at all? If yes, then why does Islam order

> to kill any writers who write anything against Islam?

> >

> > Islam respects human right. It prevents any kind or form of oppress. The

> life and property of all citizens in an Islamic state are considered sacred

> whether a person is a Muslim or not. Racism is incomprehensible to Muslims.

> For example, when Ali bin Abitalib (may Allah be pleased on him) was the

> ruler (khalifah) of the Islamic state, which was the largest state in the

> world, he had a fight with a Jew about a shield. Each on of them was saying

> that it was his. The judge (he was a Muslim of course) asked each one of

> them to give a proof that he is right (according to the Islamic law). The

> Jew gave a proof while Ali (may Allah be pleased on him) did not. The judge

> then gave the shield > to the Jew not minding who Ali (may Allah be pleased

> on him) was, and Ali (may Allah be pleased on him) did not object or take

> the shield by force cause this is the order of Islam. Doesn> '> t a religion

> like this respect human rights?

> >

> > As for killing Muslims who convert to another religion, I told you before

> that no one is forced to accept Islam, people convert to Islam cause they

> like it and find it most reasonable. So why to convert to another religion?

> Is Islam a toy in their hands so they can embrace it or convert to another

> religion whenever they want? No, Islam is not a toy or a dress that you can

> play with or change any time you want! You became a Muslim with your own

> free well, so why to convert after living and seeing the truth. Those people

> are miserable, lost and have no acceptance for the truth. They have bad

> minds and souls and might be a great danger to their communities. They are

> like a rotten apple in a basket full of good apples; if you do not extract

> it right away it will spoil the rest. You should also know that those who

> convert to another religion are not just taken away from their homes and

> killed right away; the ruler first must give them a chance to think and

> reconsider their decision and if they insist, they are killed.

> >

> > 4- Does it have free speech? If yes, then why does Muslims execute any

> writer who writes anything against Islam?

> >

> > Islam encourages freedom of speech, but not all speech only the

> open-minded speech that can be used to solve problems and discover more

> facts without any libeling or blind bigotries, and with minding politeness.

> But those people who have strange ideas and blind bigotries and who are not

> willing to be convinced, they just argue for the sake of arguing and will

> not be convinced even if they see the truth, including those who try to

> distort Islam by spreading lies about it and fighting it with all they can

> even if it takes them to say bad things about Allah (God The Almighty) or

> His prophets (peace be upon them), these people are not Muslims and should

> be treated like those who convert from Islam to another religion. It is all

> right to ask about things that you don> '> t know if you need an

> explanation; but spreading lies and saying bad things is not acceptable.

> >

> > In fact, I see that Muslims had freedom of speech more than any other

> people especially in front of their rulers (I don't mean the rulers of

> nowadays, I mean the real Muslim rulers in the past). As an example is the

> story of bin Alkattab (may Allah be pleased with him) when he was first>

> elected as the governor (khalifah) of the Islamic state. He gathered people

> in the mosque and gave a speech (khutbah) and when he asked them what would

> they do if they see him bend a little from Islam? A man stood up (he was an

> ordinary man, he had no influence) and said -in full self-confidence meaning

> each word he is saying- " If we see you bend even a little, we will

> straighten you up even if we have to use the sward to do it " . Did khalifah

> then ordered to kill him or send him to jail?! No, he didn't. He

> thanked Allah that he was the ruler of people like that. Isn't this freedom

> of speech or not? You will find many stories like that in our history if you

> are interested.

> >

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

> >

> > Yes, Islam encourages peace and spreads love and weal between people. In

> fact, the word Islam is driven from the Arabic word " slaam " which means

> peace. Islam also fights evil, bad people and all what brings misery to

> mankind. Real Muslims (the ones who really practice Islam) are people with

> good principles and morals and their communities are the best in this world.

> Unlike non-Muslim communities that became decayed and have no principles

> (adultery is spread, children with no fathers are in millions and a lot of

> them are been killed right after birth, parents are being abandon by their

> children, drugs and alcohol are being used widely.. etc.). And as we all

> know there is always a war between good and bad. Thereby some people are

> really fee> ling bad because many people admire Islam and love the way

> Islamic communities live. So, they started spreading bad rumors about Islam

> accusing it of things that Islam really fights (like terrorism) in order to

> disincline people from it. This thing is very clear and obvious in the

> western media. There are movies that present terrorists as people wearing

> Arabic clothes. News most times bend the truth to show that Muslims are

> terrorists while others are not. News shows that unarmed Palestinians who

> try to defend their land as terrorist, while armed Israelis are the people

> who love peace. Peace! Which Peace? Is killing poor children with latest

> weapon is peace. See this link..

> >

> > Also, poor Muslims in Bosnia are terrorists! That is what news said! Why?

> Just because they tried to defend their land from the invasion of Serbs.

> Serbs made awful things to Muslims: killing, raping stealing, torturing, >

> ...> etc. While the whole world was watching doing nothing until thousand of

> people were killed and mission accomplished, then news started telling some

> of the facts and some of what really was going there!

> >

> > Russians are also doing awful things to Muslims in Shishnia like what did

> they do in Afghanistan, killing, raping, stealing, torturing and any other

> thing that can occur to your mind. Yet, they are peace lovers while Muslims

> are TERRORISTS because they are trying to defend their land!

> >

> > In Eastern Timor Christians are doing horrible things to Muslims, things

> that even savages do not do.

> >

> > In Kashmir, the Hindus are doing their best to wipe Muslims out. In

> addition to killing and other stuff, they are ruining many mosques and

> Islamic books, while the world is watching.

> >

> > In eastern Turkistan (or Uyguristan), Chinese are doing the same thing to

> Muslims, but in silence! See it for yourself:

> >

> > When we review history, what do we see? Compare what the Islamic leader

> Salahuldeen Alayooby did when he entered Jerusalem with what the Christian

> Crusaders did!

> >

> > By the way do you know many persons were killed in the first and second

> world wars? Millions right? Who started these wars? Was it Muslims? No, it

> was not.

> >

> > Knowing these things and also knowing that Muslims are forbidden to harm

> civilians, destroy crops, trees and live stock in war, does a person who>

> thinks in a logic way still believe that we (Muslims) are terrorists? If

> yes, then what do call Jews, Christians, Hindus, Serbs, Russians> ...> ...>

> ...> ...> .???????

> >

> > 6- Does it treat both sexes equally? If yes, then why is a Muslim man able

> to marry four women at the same time while a woman can not? And why can a

> man divorce his wife while a wife can not?

> >

> > Islam gave each sex what is suitable for it and from the Islamic point of

> view, the woman is so soft, beautifull and gentle that Islam and good

> communities make her, in her home, like the Queen of bees in its beehive.

> She is a symbol for love, compassion, sympathize. She is always being served

> and everything that she asks is done. She is like a fragrant flower, and she

> is at the end far away from problems. But in bad communities she carries

> more than what she can, and she faces a lot of problems, and single-parent

> women are the best example for this.

> >

> > Concerning polygamy, I hope that you and everyone who read these words

> avoid looking from one point of view, instead its better to judge by

> counterpoise between the positives and negatives. All what my brothers said

> was true, I just want to concentrate on this point. The number of women is

> more than number of men and this is a fact supported by spectacular

> statistics; for example there are 8 women for every man in Sweden. So if a

> man married one woman only, what will happen to the rest of them?? don't

> they have the right to live with a husband and to have children.. Yes, most

> of women, even Muslim women don't like their husband to have another wife,

> but regardless of their feelings we should think of other women as I said,

> we should protect them from deviation from the right. So, do you think that

> there is a better solut> ion for this matter more than what did the people

> Creator -Allah- set to them. And you can't compare having a girlfriend with

> marrying a wife b/c marrying -as you know- isn't just a written paper only -

> specially in Islam, the husband should hold the responsibilities like taking

> care and paying expense for his family, also he should upbring his children

> and pay them their expense even after divorce .

> >

> > The following points enumerate the reasons why polyandry is prohibited in

> Islam:

> >

> > 1. If a man has more than one wife, the parents of the children born of

> such marriages can easily be identified. The father as well as the mother

> can easily be identified. In case of a woman marrying more than one husband,

> only the mother of the children born of such marriages will be identified

> and not the father. Islam gives tremendous importance to the identification

> of both parents, mother and father. Psychologists tell us that children who

> do not know their parents, especially their father undergo severe mental

> trauma and disturbances. Often they have an unhappy childhood. It is for

> this reason that the children of prostitutes do not have a healthy

> childhood. If a child born of such wedlock is admitted in school, and when

> the mother is asked the name of the father, she would have to give two or

> more names! I am aware that recent advances in science have made it possible

> for both the mother and father to be identified with the help of genetic

> testing. Thus this point which was applicable for the past may not be

> applicable for the present.

> >

> > 2. Biologically, it is easier for a man to perform his duties as a husband

> despite having several wives. A woman, in a similar position, having several

> husbands, will not find it possible to perform her duties as a wife. A woman

> undergoes several psychological and behavioral changes due to different

> phases of the menstrual cycle.

> >

> > 3. A woman who has more than one husband will have several sexual partners

> at the same time and has a high chance of acquiring venereal or sexually>

> transmitted diseases which can also be transmitted back to her husband even

> if all of them have no extra-marital sex. This is not the case in a man

> having more than one wife, and none of them having extra-marital sex.

> >

> > The above reasons are those that one can easily identify. There are

> probably many more reasons why Allah, in His Infinite Wisdom, has prohibited

> polyandry.

> >

> > Concerning prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) many marriges and the

> awful things that you said about him, you should know that he (peace be upon

> him) married his first wife (Khadijah may Allah be pleased with her) when he

> was 25 years old, she was 40 years old and she remaind his only wife for the

> next 25 years until she died. After that, he married several women for

> several reasons, one of them was a lonely old woman whos husband been killed

> while he was defending his faith -her name was Um Salamah-, another was

> Aishah who was the only, put a line under " only " , wife who didn't married

> before and he married her to show his love to his best follower -her father-

> who is called Abo baker. So as you see, if Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon

> him) was after physical pleasure, he did not have to wait until he was more

> than fifty years old to start marrying more wives. Although he lived in a

> society in which it was quite acceptable to have many wives. But the prophet

> remained devoted to his only wife for 25 years. When she died she was

> sixty-five years old (May Allah be pleased with her). It will take time to

> talk about all his wives one by one. So please refer to this site:

> >

> > Concerning women and divorce, well you have wrong information. In Islam a

> woman can ask for divorce if she can not stay with her husband.

> >

> > Finally, through researches it happened that there is no system or law

> that gave the woman her rights and duties better than Islam all through the

> history before Islam -in ignorant time- and after Islam up to our freely

> days. If you have more questions you can go to this site:>

> >

> > 7- Is Islam a successful system to follow? If yes, then way are all the

> Islamic countries so retarded? And why are all their governments currupted?

> >

> > The answer to your last question is as clear as sunshine cause none of the

> Muslim countries nowadays is really practicing Islam in all aspects of life,

> do you know what are they practicing? just manmade laws from their selves or

> from the west. Even education is imported from the west. If you want to know

> the result of really practicing Islam just look at history where Muslims

> were ruling the largest and most successful state in the world; spreading

> weal and knowledge, while Europe was stumbling in darkness and the church

> was not able to decide wither a woman is a human or a devil. The Islamic

> state produced many well known Muslim scientists in all types of knowledge.

> So, Islam isn't the reason for the retardation of Islamic countries

> nowadays. In fact, the reason is that they left Islam.

> >

> > For more information about Islam:

> >

> > http://www.geocities.com/aboossama1863/1.html

> <http://www.geocities.com/aboossama1863/1.html>

> >

> > Membership of this email support groups does not constitute membership in

> the CHARGE Syndrome Foundation.

> > For information about the CHARGE Syndrome

> > Foundation or to become a member (and get the newsletter)

> > please contact marion@... or visit

> > the CHARGE Syndrome Foundation web page

> > at http://www.chargesyndrome.org <http://www.chargesyndrome.org>

> > 7th International

> > CHARGE Syndrome Conference, Miami Beach, Florida, July 22-24, 2005.

> Information will be available at our website

> > www.chargesyndrome.org or by calling 1-. In Canada, you may

> contact CHARGE Syndrome Canada at 1- (families), visit

> www.chargesyndrome.ca, or email info@.... Thank you!>

> >

June 21, 2004

Hello Robin;

This Group is a CHARGE Group, where Parents and Children with a Disorder called

CHARGE Syndrome reside. This kind of E - Mails shouldn't be distributed on this

website ever. If you are a Parent or Adult with CHARGE Syndrome please talk only

about that and nothing else especially what you wrote about below. If you ever

send us this kind of garbage again you will be in big trouble.

robin wrote:

Please forgive us for any disturbance, but we have an important subject

to address to you regarding FAITH, and we Don't intend to overload your email

with unnecessary messages...

Islam's FAQ

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

2- Does it discriminate against other believers? If no, then why are Muslims

always in Jihad and trying to kill anyone who doesn’t believe in Islam?

3- Does it respect human rights at all? If yes, then why does Islam order to

kill any writers who write anything against Islam?

4- Does it have free speech? If yes, then why does Muslims execute any writer

who writes anything against Islam?

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

6- Does it treat both sexes equally? If yes, then why is a Muslim man able to

marry four women at the same time while a woman can not? And why can a man

divorce his wife while a wife can not?

7- Is Islam a successful system to follow? If yes, then way are all the Islamic

countries so retarded? And why are all their governments currupted?

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

Islam is an Arabic word that means submission and surrendering to Allah (Allah

is an Arabic word which literally means “The One God”) and obeying the orders He

gave us through His messengers (may peace and blessings of Allah be upon them)

who’s the last one of them was Muhammad the son of Abdullah who was from Quraish

one of the most respected Arabic tribes in Makkah. Islam is the religion that

states that Allah (God) is The Creator of everything. He is God, the One and

Only; God, the Eternal, Absolute; He begetteth not, nor is He begotten; and

there is no one like Him. All creatures are His slaves and they must worship Him

cause He is the One Who’ve created them and blessed them with everything they

have. Islam is the godly system that Allah (God) has ended all the religions

with and made it so perfect to cover all aspects of life, including the relation

between the person and his Creator, the relation between him and other people

like parents, children, wife, husband, neighbors,

governors, etc. Islam is not a religion that only tells you how to worship your

God (Allah); it is a full way of life.

Yes, it is indeed a true religion because it was delivered by a person (Muhammad

may peace and blessings of Allah be upon them) whom even his enemies testify

that he is the most honest and trustworthy person they ever known and they used

to call him (the honest trustworthy). Also all the previous scriptures had

mentioned him including Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism and Christianity. He also

had many miracles that until now no one could have; and the greatest miracle he

had was the glorious Quran. Islam, Christianity and Judaism have the same

origins, they all go back to the prophet and patriarch Abraham, and their three

prophets are directly descended from his sons: Muhammad (peace be upon him) from

the eldest Ishmael, and Moses and Jesus (peace be upon them) from Isaac.

Someone may ask about Allah The Almighty “ why did he send plenty of prophets

without mentioning the word Islam at all? ”. The answer is very clear: “Islam”

is an Arabic word while those previous prophets were not Arabs! Moses and Jesus

(peace be upon them) did not speak Arabic. But still they did deliver the same

message that prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) delivered which is worship

Allah (God) The Almighty and only Him and this is basically Islam. The

difference between Islam and the previous religions (messages from Allah) is

that Islam is the latest message from Allah and its scripture is still clear

from alteration that affected previous messages.

2- Does it discriminate against other believers? If no, then why are Muslims

always in Jihad and trying to kill anyone who doesn’t believe in Islam?

First, you should know an important rule in Islam, which is that no one is

allowed to force any person to become a Muslim. But also we must inform every

one about Islam if we can. So no one is going to kill you cause you did not

become a Muslim. As an example, Muslims ruled Spain for about 800 years. They

never used the sword to force people to convert. Later the Christian Crusaders

came to Spain and wiped out the Muslims. There was not a single Muslim in Spain

who could openly give the adhan that is the call for prayers.

Concerning Jihad, It seems that you have a wrong idea about it. Jihad is also an

Arabic word, it literally means “starving” or “struggle” and is shorthand for

Jihad fi Sabeel Allah (struggle for God’s cause). In a sense, every Muslim is a

Mujahid, one who strives for Allah (God) and justice. The real Jihad - like what

my brothers told you – is the warfare against (one’s own) passions. Jihad is the

Muslim’s purest sacrifice: to struggle to live a perfect life and completely

submit to God. Another form of Jihad is the striving to translate the Word of

Allah (God) into action. If one has experienced Allah (God) and received

guidance from the Qur’an, one struggles to apply that guidance in daily life. So

the larger, more prevalent meaning of Jihad is the spiritual struggle of the

soul. In this case, Jihad is always present for the believer. We should never

reduce Jihad to violence. A third level of Jihad is popularly known as “holy

war”. It is one of the ways to spread Islam. And to

bring the meaning closer to your mind, imagine that you have a cure and you

know that people need it. If you are a good person you will try your best to

give them this cure and let them see that it really solves their problems. Even

if they refuse to use it and think it will harm them you will do every thing to

convince them that it is good for them. And that is basically what the third

type of Jihad means. Muslims do not go to other countries and just start killing

people! No, first they send a message to the ruler of that country and tell him

about Islam and that he should worship Allah and only Him. If the ruler accepted

and became a Muslim and tell his people about Islam, then it is all right and

people have the right to become Muslims or not. But if he refused to tell his

people about Islam, they give him another choice, which is to live under Islamic

law in order to let his people see the nature of Islam and the high principles

it has. If he also refused then comes the last

choice, war, where Muslims fight those rulers who stop in the way of peoples’

happiness and spreading Islam, sacrificing their souls in order to let people

know about Islam and see how it will solve their problems. You should also know

that Islam lays down strict rules of combat, which include prohibitions against

harming civilians and against destroying crops, trees and livestock. As Muslims

see it, injustice would be to triumphant in the world if good men were not

prepared to risk their lives in a righteous cause.

3- Does it respect human rights at all? If yes, then why does Islam order to

kill any writers who write anything against Islam?

Islam respects human right. It prevents any kind or form of oppress. The life

and property of all citizens in an Islamic state are considered sacred whether a

person is a Muslim or not. Racism is incomprehensible to Muslims. For example,

when Ali bin Abitalib (may Allah be pleased on him) was the ruler (khalifah) of

the Islamic state, which was the largest state in the world, he had a fight with

a Jew about a shield. Each on of them was saying that it was his. The judge (he

was a Muslim of course) asked each one of them to give a proof that he is right

(according to the Islamic law). The Jew gave a proof while Ali (may Allah be

pleased on him) did not. The judge then gave the shield to the Jew not minding

who Ali (may Allah be pleased on him) was, and Ali (may Allah be pleased on him)

did not object or take the shield by force cause this is the order of Islam.

Doesn’t a religion like this respect human rights?

As for killing Muslims who convert to another religion, I told you before that