Discover Islam

[best]

Based on its linguistic origin, the Arabic word 'Islam' means to achieve peace--peace with God, peace within oneself, and peace with the creations of God through submission to God and commitment to His guidance.

Islam is not a new religion but the final culmination and fulfillment of the same basic truth that God revealed through all His prophets to every people. For a fifth of the world's population, Islam is not just a personal religion but a complete way of living.

Over a billion people from all races, nationalities and cultures across the globe are Muslim--from the rice farms of Indonesia to the deserts in the heart of Africa; from the skyscrapers of New York to the Bedouin tents in Arabia.

Only 18% of Muslims live in the Arab world; a fifth are found in Sub-Saharan Africa; and the world's largest Muslim community is in Indonesia. Substantial parts of Asia are Muslim, while significant minorities are to be found in the Central Asian republics, India, China, North and South America, Eastern and Western Europe.

http://www.discoverislam.com

[PsychoEddie]

Dr. Kalb'ullaah is an eminent Islamic scholar from Khamrabad, a little-known wine-producing village in Pakistan. He has since moved to New York City, where he has become one of the more respected experts on shariah. What follows is the complete text of Dr. Kalb'ullaah's latest fatwa. The text was originally published in the popular international Islamic journal Kaafireen, Sahyuneen, Mushrikeen, which is devoted to exposing the subtle and not-so-subtle crimes committed by Americans, Israelis, and Indian Hindus.
http://www.geocities.com/freethoughtmecca/blues.html

It's even funnier because it was written in total sincerity!

Best, are you sure that Islam does not mean Insanity?

[skye7]

[quote]Originally posted by best
Based on its linguistic origin, the Arabic word 'Islam' means to achieve peace--peace with God, peace within oneself, and peace with the creations of God through submission to God and commitment to His guidance.

Translation: Slavery

Islam is not a new religion but the final culmination and fulfillment of the same basic truth that God revealed through all His prophets to every people. For a fifth of the world's population, Islam is not just a personal religion but a complete way of living.

Translation: Slavery

Over a billion people from all races, nationalities and cultures across the globe are Muslim--from the rice farms of Indonesia to the deserts in the heart of Africa; from the skyscrapers of New York to the Bedouin tents in Arabia.

Translation: Made-up

Only 18% of Muslims live in the Arab world; a fifth are found in Sub-Saharan Africa; and the world's largest Muslim community is in Indonesia. Substantial parts of Asia are Muslim, while significant minorities are to be found in the Central Asian republics, India, China, North and South America, Eastern and Western Europe.

Translation: Third-world

I got a site too:

http://main.faithfreedom.org/

[VicBlack]

http://www.masada2000.org/islam.html

[rodneymackinnon]

Next, "best" will post something again about Islam being a religion of peace. Us Yanks hear that at least once per newscast, invariably after yet another Muslim terrorist does something wacko. He will likely respond to my post by invoking Northern Ireland, The Crusades (over 700 years ago and easily surpassed by Moorish invasions of Spain and Austria in the 1600s), and the Spanish Inquisition. Islam is not a religion of peace, not even close. Unfortunately, it is most popular among the impoverished, who are most likely to become fundamentalists. Fundamentalism of any kind is dangerous!
Believe me, Best, I know all I need to know about Islam. The Islamic establishment has simply not done enough to stop the extremists.

[Warda]

Muslims Are Good Folks

Wednesday, May 15 2002

By Charley Reese

http://palestinechronicle.com/articl...20515012125537

I wish more Americans had an opportunity to get to know Muslims. Then
they
would not be susceptible to the silly anti-Muslim propaganda that is
floated by some right-wing Christians.

Muslims are good folks. One fellow e-mailed me quite convinced that
Muslims lop off the heads of every infidel they meet. I've been a guest
in
the homes of many Muslim friends, and the only thing they lopped off
were
extra servings of lamb.

People believe such nonsense because they are ignorant of the facts.
The
oldest Christian communities in the world are in Muslim countries. Some
of
the oldest Jewish communities in the world are in Muslim countries. The
deputy foreign minister of Iraq is a Christian. Saddam Hussein donated
$1
million to help build a Christian church in the United States. There
are
Christians in practically all Muslim countries, and there have been for
centuries. I've said all this before, but when lies blow strong, truth
bears repeating.

Islam, like other religions, has different groups. Some are strict in
their observances, and they might be likened to the Christian Pilgrims
who
settled Massachusetts. But even the most strict - commonly called
fundamentalists these days - know that a Muslim is commanded to treat
Jews
and Christians "as I would treat myself," in the words of a Hamas
leader.

In my travels in Muslim countries, sometimes among the poorest of the
poor, I was never panhandled or attacked. As far as crime goes, you'll
find cities like Beirut or Damascus or Amman or Ramallah much safer
than
most American cities.

Islam is not a religion with a hierarchy such as the Roman Catholic
Church. In that respect, Muslims are much like Southern Baptists, only
more so. Any group of Muslims can build a mosque and hire themselves an
imam, or teacher. They are independent. There is no Muslim pope or
College
of Cardinals. There are no bishops. When an imam somewhere issues a
fatwa,
which is a sort of formal opinion on a subject, it is not binding. Like
Protestant Christians, Muslims interpret their holy writings themselves
and consider themselves answerable directly to God - or, to use the
Arabic
word, Allah.

Most of the disputes in the Middle East are secular and political.
Hamas'
quarrel with Israelis is not about the fact that they are Jews but
about
the fact that they occupy Palestine. The objections some Muslims have
to
Western culture are the same as those some Christians have. They don't
like the violence, the immorality, the pornography and the greed. The
conflict one sees between the religious and the secular in some Muslim
countries is similar to the conflict in this country between religious
and
secular folks.

There are 6 million or 7 million American citizens who are Muslims.
Muslims have been in this country since the late 19th century. If you
don't already, you should make an effort to get to know Muslims. You'll
find that they don't fit the stereotypes created by mean-spirited
propaganda or superficial news coverage.

Racism is a monstrous injustice because it imposes a stereotype on
millions of innocent individuals. The only real solution is education
and
broad experience. It seems to me that God creates individuals one at a
time, and it is the human mind that insists on grouping and classifying
them. We should resist that temptation.

[Warda]

Originally posted by rodneymackinnon
Unfortunately, it is most popular among the impoverished

Wrong my friend...Americans are not poor

"Islam is the fastest-growing religion in America, a guide and pillar of stability for many of our people..."
HILLARY RODMAN CLINTON, Los Angeles Times, May 31, 1996, p.3


Already more than a billion-people strong, Islam is the world’s fastest-growing religion. ABCNEWS,
Abcnews.com


"Islam is the fastest-growing religion in the country." NEWSDAY, March 7, 1989, p.4


"Islam is the fastest-growing religion in the United States..." NEW YORK TIMES, Feb 21, 1989, p.1


Moslems are the world's fastest-growing group..." USA TODAY, The populationreferance bureau, Feb. 17,
1989, p.4A


"Muhummed is the most successful of all Prophets and religious personalities. " Encyclopedia Britannica


"There are more Muslims in North America then Jews Now." Dan Rathers, CBSNEWS


"Islam is the fastest growing religion in North America." TIMES MAGAZINE


"Islam continues to grow in America, and no one can doubt that!" CNN, December 15, 1995


"The religion of Islam is growing faster than any other religion in the world." MIKE WALLACE, 60
MINUTES


"Five to 6 million strong, Muslims in America already outnumber Presbyterians, Episcopalians, and Mormons,
and they are more numerous than Quakers, Unitarians, Seventh-day Adventists, Mennonites, Jehovah's
Witnesses, and Christian Scientists, combined. Many demographers say Islam has overtaken Judaism as the
country's second-most commonly practiced religion; others say it is in the passing lane." JOHAN BLANK,
USNEWS (7/20/98)


"In fact, religion experts say Islam is the second-largest religion in the United States... Islam has 5 million to 6
million members, followed by Judaism, with approximately 4.5 million..... And Islam is believed to be
fastest-growing religion in the country, with half its expansion coming from new immigrants and the other half
from conversions." By ELSA C. ARNETT
Knight-Ridder News Service