Read The Koran

Sunday

It is important to read the Koran for yourself. It says a lot about how Muslims should treat us, the "unbelievers." Sixty-one percent of the Koran is about kafirs (non-Muslims). You've heard orthodox Muslims quoting violent passages from the Koran. And you've also heard Muslims saying the orthodox have it wrong, and quoting peaceful passages.

Anyone talking about the Koran may have an agenda, may be biased, and may be deliberately distorting the contents. The only way to really know for sure what's true about the Islamic ideology to read it yourself.

But if you've ever tried to read it you know it's hard. Most English translations are in Old English — why, I have no idea — and the Koran repeats itself many times, making it difficult to stay awake while you read it. The chapters are arranged in order from the longest to the shortest chapter, rather than in chronological order, so it seems to jump around, which is confusing. And sometimes, because of the way the Koran is written, it's difficult to know who is speaking to who.

In addition, the Koran makes references to events in Mohammad's life, and of course, unless you know a lot about Mohammad, you won't know what these events refer to.

The version of the Koran I recommend fixes all these problems. A Simple Koran puts the passages in chronological order and translates it into modern, readable English. It also explains the events in Mohammad's life the Koran refers to, and makes it perfectly clear who is speaking to who.

An interesting thing comes to light in reading this version. Because the chapters are laid out in order, you can clearly see the progression from tolerance at first — tolerance of the Jews, and even seeking the approval of the Jews — to rejection of them and their "evil ways," to outright hatred, condemnation, and urging war against them.

The way the Koran is normally laid out, you would never notice this progression as the revelations changed.

But wait a minute, you might be thinking, the fact that his revelations changed means there are conflicting passage in the Koran, right? So can't believers pick and choose what they want? Unfortunately, the Koran itself tells the believer how to handle its own contradictions. It says if a revelation contradicts one that came before it, the new one overwrites the earlier one. This is the principle known as abrogation. The bad news for us infidels is that all the intolerant and violent passages abrogate the earlier tolerant and peaceful ones.

When reading this version in the order it was written, you can clearly see the passages get more and more violent and intolerant as Muhammad grew more politically powerful.

Reading the Koran is something you can do to help us achieve our goal of marginalizing, discrediting, and disempowering orthodox Islam. You'll be able to see through the deliberate confusion Jihadis create, and you can be a source of clarity for your fellow non-Muslims. A Simple Koran makes this important task much easier to accomplish.

The first three-fourths of the Koran is difficult to read because it is uninteresting. But then the book completely changes its tune. So when you're reading, just keep plowing away at it.

The reason it becomes interesting for non-Muslims is because the nature of Mohammad's revelations totally changed once he gained military power. When he first started out, when Islam was a small minority, Mohammad preached peace and semi-tolerance. But once he gained enough followers and started raiding caravans and gained military and financial power (from the booty he stole from the caravans), he stopped trying to curry favor with the Jews and Christians — once he was no longer afraid of them — and his revelations became intolerant and then downright hateful. Don't take my word for it. Don't take anybody's word for it! Find out for yourself.

UPDATE: I found an even better version of the Koran called An Abridged Koran. It's exactly the same as A Simple Koran and published by the same people (CSPI Publishing), except it consolidates all the repetition. The Koran is very repetitive. For example, the story of Moses and the Pharaoh is told in the original Koran 39 times! In An Abridged Koran, that story is only told once. The Koran is not very big when you take out all the repetition. Only 203 pages.

While you're educating your fellow non-Muslims about this dangerous ideology, you will speak with more authority and have greater success getting through their resistance once you have read the Koran.

Take the pledge: Read the Quran.

Learn the basic teachings of Islam right now in one article (written simply and clearly): Why is Islam so Successful?

Find out where to get a free (mainstream) Koran, and learn more about An Abridged Koran here: Chronological Order of the Qur'an (make sure you read the comments).

40 comments:

Anonymous 7:53 PM  

Good stuff, I will read this!

two Mohammads -
Mecca to Medina
preacher to warlord

first he just teaches Islam
then later he demands it


two parts to Quran -
first conceived in Mecca
then in Medina

first half religion of peace
second half promotes conquest


two types of Muslims -
undoubtedly most of them
follow peaceful words

at least two hundred million
desire worldwide Caliphate...


http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/
.

Anonymous 4:56 PM  

As-Salamu Alaikium, (Peace Be Unto You) Islam(submission) to do the will of Allah(The God). My Name is Bahaadur Ahad=brave One. Why is islam under Attack? Islam had nothing to do with 9/11. You will never understand the Holy Qur'an because you are not believers. The Qur'an speaks of Jesus-Real name 'Isa in Arabic. However you must study the Holy Qur'an to understand our belief and faith.
The War on Terror is a Fake War to attack Muslims and Islam. However don't make that mistake. The Muslim Nation are like a Hornets Nest, and you know what happen when you attack the nest. So America please make the right policy decisions. We as americans and muslims Lives depend on that.
Tell me what you Think
bahaadur_abdulahad@yahoo.com

Citizen Warrior 5:41 PM  

I have just written an article to answer peaceful Muslims like yourself. Although, in truth, your comments don't seem entirely peaceful. Anyway, here is my answer: A Message To Peaceful Muslims.

Citizen Warrior 7:52 PM  

Pastorius, over at the Infidel Blogger's Alliance, has posted an interview with Bill Warner, who works for the company that published A Simple Koran. The interview is surprising and enlightening. Check it out: 270 Million Dead Bodies Can't Be Wrong.

TEXJEWESS 10:31 AM  

First off "Anonymous" that is the problem, you can't stand and show your face because those who live in darkness disguise themselves in darkness. Second your either ignorant, misguided or disingenuinous about Jesus. FACT: Yeshua IS a JEW of Hewbrew lineage through His mother, Mary. Maybe Isa is how Yeshua is pronounced in Arabic, but He is not Arab or Palastinian or what other lies Shatan has you make up for him. I studied islam intensly for 7 years and came to the realization it is a communist, tyrannical, political machine trying to use God as a front. Nice try but you will never fool those of us who think for ourselves instead of being spoon feed indoctrination crap. I will do everything in my power to let anyone who has questions about islam to first read the book then ask themselves the question..."Is this what a Graceful, SANE, Loving, merciful, just God looks like?" And any woman and right thinking man knows you don't punish rape victims. So Mr. Anonymous, be careful which hornet's nest you think will attack first...we are on to you...even "the peaceful ones". I know about the tricks you use to lie to Americans.

Beema 6:38 PM  

Thank you so much for this excellent commentary. To TEXJewess, well said. I will definitely buy this book. I have learnt much about islam whilst living in several islamic countries for many years and despise the ideology and those who practise it more than words can say. I can find absolutely nothing to recommend it as Christianity has it all to help us live as near a perfect life as we can, and as Jesus claimed, he was the last prophet and that those who would come after Him were false prophets. Enough said.

Kinana 3:45 PM  

Anonymous,

You say: ‘You will never UNDERSTAND the Holy Qur'an because you are not believers.’

Then only two sentences later you say: ‘However you must study the Holy Qur'an to UNDERSTAND our belief and faith.’

So which is it? How do you resolve this contradiction? Can we understand without belief or can understanding only come through/because of belief?

You should read your own Qur'an 3:138 for it says: ‘Here is a plain statement to men, a guidance and instruction to those who fear God!’

And Qur'an 2:159: ‘clear signs and the guidance that We have sent down’

Islam is a revealed religion so anyone who can read and think can understand it.

But maybe you were trying to give us a lesson on abrogation and we must assume that your latter statement replaces your former one!

Unknown 1:16 AM  

I have been a Muslim all my life. And for that I say Alhamdulillah. Secondly, westerners in general love to take the verses of the Qur'an out of their historical context and just blindly accuse Islam and the Qur'an of violence. For your information, many of the "violent" verses were revealed to prophet Mohammed (peace be upon him) when he was at state of war wiith the pagans of Makkah. So read the reason of revelation very carefully. Then you will understand what those verses were intended for

Citizen Warrior 10:12 AM  

For those who don't know, according to Wikipedia, "Alhamdulillah" is an Arabic phrase meaning "Praise to God" or "All praise is due to Allah," similar to the Hebrew phrase Halelu Yah (Hallelujah).

In everyday speech it simply means "Thank God!" It is used by Arabic-speakers of all religions, but more frequently by Muslims due to the centrality of this specific phrase within the texts of the Quran and the words of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.

Citizen Warrior 10:23 AM  

I'm going to answer you in several ways, AAA, not because I believe I will change your mind, but because everyone who comes after you to read these comments may learn something from our interaction.

First of all, I have gotten many comments like yours. So many that I wrote a "standard" answer which you can read here:

Message to Peaceful Muslims

Also, my general response to what you're saying would be something like this:

1. According to mainstream Islam since the time of Mohammad, the Quran is the perfect, unalterable, eternal word of Allah.

2. It says in the Quran over seventy times a Muslim must follow the example of Mohammad.

3. Mohammad was intolerant and violent toward non-Muslims, repeatedly and consistently, as soon as he had the power to do so. He ordered the assassinations of those who insulted him or Islam. He ordered and personally oversaw the beheading of his political prisoners. He raided and plundered and conquered for the last ten years of his life. This is not history as told by his enemies, but history as told in the Sira and the Hadith, written by devout Muslim believers.

4. There are not many peaceful passages in the Quran, but what few exist have all been abrogated by more intolerant and even violent verses revealed to Mohammad later in his prophetic career. Read more about that here: Definition of Abrogation.

Citizen Warrior 10:30 AM  

From an excellent article, Are Judaism and Christianity as Violent as Islam?:

When the Qur'an's violent verses are juxtaposed with their Old Testament counterparts, they are especially distinct for using language that transcends time and space, inciting believers to attack and slay nonbelievers today no less than yesterday. God commanded the Hebrews to kill Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites—all specific peoples rooted to a specific time and place. At no time did God give an open-ended command for the Hebrews, and by extension their Jewish descendants, to fight and kill gentiles. On the other hand, though Islam's original enemies were, like Judaism's, historical (e.g., Christian Byzantines and Zoroastrian Persians), the Qur'an rarely singles them out by their proper names. Instead, Muslims were (and are) commanded to fight the people of the book—"until they pay the tribute out of hand and have been humbled" and to "slay the idolaters wherever you find them."

The two Arabic conjunctions "until" (hata) and "wherever" (haythu) demonstrate the perpetual and ubiquitous nature of these commandments: There are still "people of the book" who have yet to be "utterly humbled" (especially in the Americas, Europe, and Israel) and "idolaters" to be slain "wherever" one looks (especially Asia and sub-Saharan Africa). In fact, the salient feature of almost all of the violent commandments in Islamic scriptures is their open-ended and generic nature: "Fight them [non-Muslims] until there is no persecution and the religion is God's entirely." Also, in a well-attested tradition that appears in the hadith collections, Muhammad proclaims:

"I have been commanded to wage war against mankind until they testify that there is no god but God and that Muhammad is the Messenger of God; and that they establish prostration prayer, and pay the alms-tax [i.e., convert to Islam]. If they do so, their blood and property are protected."

This linguistic aspect is crucial to understanding scriptural exegeses regarding violence. Again, it bears repeating that neither Jewish nor Christian scriptures—the Old and New Testaments, respectively—employ such perpetual, open-ended commandments.

Citizen Warrior 10:43 AM  

And finally, whether YOU believe the Quran commands you to be intolerant or violent towards non-Muslims, many Muslims DO believe it, and are using the Quran to justify their violence against non-Muslims all over the world, and they have been doing so for 1400 years.

It has been such a consistent theme, a web site (http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/index.html#Attacks) keeps track of all the violence committed in the name of Islam around the world, and has been doing so since 9/11. As of today, August 7, 2010, fifteen thousand, seven hundred and ninety-two attacks on non-Muslims have been committed since 9/11.

Citizen Warrior is a web site devoted to helping non-Muslims understand where this perpetual hostility against them is coming from and figuring out what to do about it. If you'd like to start a web site for Muslims that would convince THEM of what you're trying to convince ME of, I would applaud your efforts.

But if you would like to convince me that because YOU don't believe the Quran encourages violence against non-Muslims then none of the rest of the Muslims do either (or that the Quran really DOESN'T encourage intolerance and violence toward non-Muslims), I think your task is hopeless. I have read the Quran cover to cover.

None 7:03 PM  

I can't help but speculate what sort of article would be produced by substituting "Bible" for "Koran" and substituting "heretic" for "unbelievers".

Better that reading the Koran is to make the effort to know some of your Muslim neighbors as I have. They are, like most humble people in the world basically kind, forgiving and friendly.

Citizen Warrior 12:24 AM  

Vern, your responses are pretty typical for someone who hasn't really looked very hard into this topic. I don't blame you. It's not a pleasant topic. But here is a response to the thing about Christianity:

Why I'm worried about Islam but not Christianity

And here's a response to your kind comments about your Muslim friends:

The existence of a nice Muslim does not invalidate the statement that Islamic teachings advocate intolerance and violence toward non-Muslims. The fact that you know a Muslim who knows how to get along with non-Muslims does not mean he would not also advocate imposing Shari'a law on non-Muslims, and does not mean he is not actively striving toward that goal. The fact that he is really nice does not mean he repudiates the supremacist nature of Islamic teachings. The existence of a Muslim who happens to be charming does not discredit a single thing I've said.

Citizen Warrior 12:34 AM  

How can the teachings of Islam be so intolerant and yet there are perfectly nice Muslim people?

Mostly because some people who call themselves Muslim don't know much about Islam and haven't read much of Islamic doctrine.

Then we've got the orthodox Muslims who know the teachings and follow them, but who do not want non-Muslims educated about Islam because it interferes with their political goal of bringing the whole world under Sharia law. To stay under the radar until then, they are perfectly nice to the non-Muslims they know.

But the truth is, the actual teachings of Islam are intolerant toward non-Muslims, and Muslims are told in the Quran to pretend to be friendly with non-Muslims while never actually liking them.

Read more: Practicing Muslims Warned Against Making Friends With Non-Muslims

Anonymous 12:11 PM  

Hi Friend,

Thanks so much for spreading awareness on how dangerous Islam is and how it can eradicate innocent people of "other faiths" from this world.

Earlier, I used to think that Islam was peaceful but when I started to find independent and unbiased sources, I clearly found out, that the religion of Islam was not peaceful at all to "non-muslims". As you pointed out, there were two phases in Muhammed's life, one where he was consolidating his position and during that time, he preaced peace and harmony. In the second phase, where he was well established he started to vent his anger towards "non-muslims".

Below is some logic, I have used to argue why Quran and Muhammed were false:

1) If God says one thing at one time, then he will not reverse it no matter what. But, in Quran there are various abrogation’s. God is not a human, who changes his mind due to circumstances and time. So, this logic clearly invalidates Islam and Muhammed's teachings and shows Muhammed’s double face during his two phases of early Islam and later Islam periods during his life.

2) I find it very amusing how Muhammed ensured to get revealed passages to ensure he marries wife of his adopted son. Please apply your logic on this. Can the Great God is interested in revealing to Muhammed whom he should marry. Basically, this clearly shows Muhammed had great sexual tendencies and he lusted the wife of his adopted son and wanted to have her no matter what and conveniently made "Allah" reveal verses that ensured it was okay to marry her. Simply, only persons with animalistic behaviour can do that. He was a lustful fellow who bedded so many.

3) Islam shows discrimination towards non-muslims, if it was a religion of peace then it should not show discrimination. My simple question is, when people of Arab countries can follow their religion in western countries, then why in Saudi Arabia, you do not have churches/temples?

Finally, majority of muslims are good for nothing people. They simply want sex, sex and sex. These buggers veil their ladies but they themselves who would like to bed good looking westerners. These are bigots and devoid of any scientific temper.

You can see all of modern history, the contributions of Muslim world is negligible to the world apart from increasing their population and presenting to the world their dangerous ideology which is embedded in that home-made book of Muhammed called "QURAN".

Muhammed was a lusty fellow who just wanted Sex all the time, that's why he conveniently summoned" Allah" at various times to satisfy his lust through various passages. Muhammed was a brutal fellow who just loved one thing which was sex and sex and sex.

I wonder, how intelligent men can be following Islam, then I found the answer. Majority of the muslims, do not know Arabic and they simply rote it by heart and do not critically examine Islam. Islam prohibits critical examination of itself. These muslims are so narrow-minded fellows, that whenever some one tries to opine his critical arguments against Islam they starting giving fatwa against that person. Followers of Islam are a disgrace to humanity and I wish Almighty God to Eradicate Islam (and convert these muslims either to some other peaceful faith or make them atheists. Because, atheists are at least better than muslims, since they do not wage holy war against others) altogether from our beautiful planet.

River Fred 9:29 AM  

I have read numerous books about Islam, however the one I found most interesting and easy reading is "The Life and Religion of Mohammed," by J.L. Menezes

I would suggest you read this to understand where the Koran comes from. I will give you a hint, it is not Allah.

Anonymous 5:35 AM  

mmm...be sure that what you are trying to do will never success ...
in fact...what you wrote may cause some people to search more about Islam...and after that entering it...
Allah says :

Indeed, those who disbelieve spend their wealth to avert [people] from the way of Allah . So they will spend it; then it will be for them a [source of] regret; then they will be overcome. And those who have disbelieved - unto Hell they will be gathered.

[This is] so that Allah may distinguish the wicked from the good and place the wicked some of them upon others and heap them all together and put them into Hell. It is those who are the losers.(Quran.8:36-37)

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and you wanna to distort the Quran by deleting some verses,,,well that is impossible..,
Allah says :

Indeed, it is We who sent down the Qur'an and indeed, We will be its guardian.(Quran.15:10)

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well,it looks that you are an intelligent person... but it seems that when you read Quran ,you doesn't focus on anything except how to find something makes Islam violent...cause if you really read it by your heart you would have discovered that it's the true religion...

Allah says:

And of the people is he who disputes about Allah without knowledge or guidance or an enlightening book [from Him],

Twisting his neck [in arrogance] to mislead [people] from the way of Allah . For him in the world is disgrace, and We will make him taste on the Day of Resurrection the punishment of the Burning Fire [while it is said],

"That is for what your hands have put forth and because Allah is not ever unjust to [His] servants."
(Quran.(22:8-10)
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i hope you see the truth some day before it's too late...

Allah says :

Say, "O People of the Scripture, come to a word that is equitable between us and you - that we will not worship except Allah and not associate anything with Him and not take one another as lords instead of Allah ." But if they turn away, then say, "Bear witness that we are Muslims [submitting to Him]."(Quran.(3:64)
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Anonymous 1:15 PM  

please give a direct link for pdf of the unabriged quoran and the simple quoran

Citizen Warrior 1:39 PM  

I don't think they are available as a PDF.

Unknown 3:39 AM  

Assalaamualikum. The non-Muslims try to understand the Quran by changing it. You translate it, then you delete part of it, and you change the order. It is no longer the word of God if you do that. This is what the Christians and the Jews have done before, and they changed the scriptures of God, and became misguided.

If any of you really wish to understand the Quran, learn Arabic. Learn the life of Muhammad (Peace be upon him). Read the tafsir(explaination of the Quran). If you are too lazy to do that, then do not say what you do not comprehend. Fear God, if you have any sense.

May God guide us all to the truth, and then forgive our sins. Amen.

Citizen Warrior 11:53 AM  

It is a fairly common suggestion by Muslims who do not want non-Muslims to understand what is in the Koran that it can only be understood in Arabic.

It is a ridiculous suggestion. Sure. Every other language can be translated except Arabic. And all the Arabic-speaking people who do business with other non-Arabic speaking people around the world are somehow able to communicate with each other well enough to do business, but Arabic cannot really be understood unless you speak Arabic? Good luck selling that load of nonsense to someone else.

The material in the Koran is not difficult to understand. Not at all. In fact, it is highly simplistic. For those non-Muslims reading this, I suggest you read it to find out for yourself. It does not contain subtle metaphysical concepts or complex ideas. It is very straightforward and direct.

Unknown 5:26 PM  

I find it funny that you did not even answer the first part of my post. The Christians and the Jews have changed their book, and now you are telling others to read a translation of the Quran in which some parts of it are deleted, and the order is changed.

Second of all, I would like to say that I'm not Arab, and I do not even speak Arabic fluently. I am however memorizing the Quran, and at the same time learning the meaning of it all, and also reading the tafsir(explaination) and asking a knowledgeable scholar questions that I have.

I agree that the Quran is fairly easy to understand, but there are a few words in Arabic that have many different meanings. Many times I read a translation that I thought didn't tell the whole story. Many times I felt there was a better word that should have been used.

I would like to say that Arabic, although a deep language, can translated. From somewhere you got the idea that I said "Arabic can't be translated". You may not believe that the Quran is not the word of God. However, would you not expect the direct, exact words of God to be miraculous? Would you not expect them to be something so amazing that they would blow your mind?

To everyone reading this, I as a Muslim totally want everyone to understand the Quran. But I want you to read an authentic translation that has not been disfigured. I want you to look at the context of what you read. I want you to read the explanation of what you read. I want you to search for the truth, not what your heart desires.

May God guide us all. Amen.

Unknown 8:36 AM  

Lisan Hasan
I find it interesting that you say 'read a proper translation', and one that has not been disfigured.

The 'proper translations' that I have compared (in English) are virtually all watered down versions of the Arabic.

I can give you the specific verse I looked at.

In English , the (part)verse just did not 'read' correctly.

'Allah is the greatest of planners/plotters/schemers'

The root of the word in Arabic meant 'deliberately deceiving with the intention of harm', and a closer word would be 'deceiver'.

So the verse would be.

'Allah is the greatest of deceivers'.

That is just one example I looked at.

There is an implication that translators are not being totally honest in their translations, and are 'sugarcoating' the Koran to some extent.

Anonymous 10:47 PM  

As you rightly pointed out Islam is an ideology. it has a belief, it has a system of life, including a political system, an economic system, judicial system and a complete system for individuals, families and for political groupings amongst Muslims. It was under political power in Medina that Muhammed (pbuh) said that 'whoever harms a dhimmi - non muslim citizen of the Islamic state is as if they harmed me'. The perpetual states of war the Islamic state had with surrounding states was thrust upon Muslims for their mere belief only. This was the case until God revealed the structure of the foreign policy of the state, whose objective was only to remove all corrupt and violent dictatorships in the world, replacing them with subservience to God's laws not man's laws. Indeed the proof of Islam's justice lies in the fact that over a billion embraced Islam through this political foreign policy of the Islamic state and rather than rejecting this belief they embraced it and loved it until today, over 80 years after the Islamic state ceased to exist, being replaced by secular regimes with Islamic garments hiding colonial agendas to keep Muslim countries divided and therefore weak. But Muslims are indeed waking up to their history and ironically your site is helping!

Anonymous 1:37 PM  

Thank you for this blog. I'm pouring thru it with my jaw dropped.

Anonymous 1:40 PM  

Have you studied who alla or muhammad is? Do you believe child sexual abuse is appropriate?

Walter Sieruk 9:56 AM  

The militant jihad that so many Muslim are engaged in has its inspiration and origin from the Quran. For example in Sura 9:11. it teaches "The believers fight in Allah's cause ,they slay and are slain kill and are killed." In some translations its verse 12,not 11. Nevertheless the point it made. Likewise,the Quran also teaches in 47: 4 " Whenever you encounter the unbelievers strike of their heads until you make a great slaughter among them..." Using a firearm or a bomb can sure make a greater "slaughter among them" then a sword can. The same is true of September 11,2001,the jihadists who were al Qaeda members really did "make a great slaughter among them..." A sad and tragic but nevertheless a fact of reality. Furthermore,their are some scholar's of Islam such a Robert Spencer and Brigitte Gabriel who have said the since 9/11 many English translation's have been changed as part of an Islamic cover up to whitewash the Muslim "holy book" in an attempt to hide the reality of the truth about the violent and deadly nature of this religion. So speaking from firsthand experience way before September 11, 2001 I had look up that same verse in the Quran just cited of 47:4. and it read as above. Just last year I had looked up that same verse in an English translation of the Quran the was printed years after 9/11 and it did sound rather peaceful when read. So this seems to strongly indicate Brigitte Gabriel and Robert Spencer did have a very valid point in what they said. Moreover, there are also many other places in the Quran that teaches violence and killing besides those verses just shown above. What was shown were examples. All of this does indeed bring to mind the wisdom of the words of Thomas Paine from his book THE AGE OF REASON. Which reads "An system of religion that has anything in it that shocks the mind of a child, cannot be a true system."

Anonymous 7:55 AM  

There is no such thing as peaceful or violent islam. Theres only 'ISLAM'. Please don't judge a religion by it's followers, because muslims are not perfect, we are flawed and we commit sins on a daily basis. But Islam is. If you wanna know whats in the Quran, learn ARABIC and you'll understand it better. ARABIC is a complex language. Give you an example, what is islam in english? Your definition to it would be a religion of Muhammad. But in ARABIC the consonants SLM refers to many definitions and one of it is PEACE. It also refers to SURRENDER, SUBMISSION, OBEDIENCE and SINCERITY. And each of those words have it's own definition. So don't just take a word from the Quran out of its context (without even knowing ARABIC) and then write in a blog and mislead people. I wonder what did Islam did to you that you hate Islam so much. I as a muslim I do not hate any other religions (cus God forbids that). God says in the Quran that he created many races and cultures so that we can recognise and learn from each other. If we live this life focussing on the differences that we have with each other, then peace will never prevail.

Citizen Warrior 11:39 AM  

This is a common response by Muslims: You can't understand the Koran unless you read it in the original Arabic. It's nonsense. Financial transactions are taking place every day that involve translating between Arabic and other languages. Billions of dollars are at stake. So the translations are good enough to rely on there, but not while reading the Koran? That's absurd.

Here is why an educated non-Muslim does not like Islam:

http://www.citizenwarrior.com/2010/09/what-non-muslims-dont-like-about-islam.html

Anonymous 7:26 AM  

First of all after you read the koran is whether you
would actually follow through with beheading someone or killing someone who doesn't believe
in allah the moon god?
Was mohammed really a good person? Was he a prophet?
If he was why would he take a six year old wife at the end of his life?
How could you look at a child and think of having intercourse with her? You see a child as a child.
A. This was a very sick person.

Anonymous 12:51 PM  

Hey annoymous according to ur bible joseph was a paedophile ?? he was 90yrs old while mary was 12....is that a fair conclusion ?? No its not cos ancient ppl canot b juged by todays norm...so stop blowing hot air by randomly picking on topics without proper context...as a christian im sure ud like us muslims to b saved...wid you recomend a muslims cut n edited version of the bible to teach a non christian bout christianty ??? u a joke...for thinking ur edited version of the holy quraan is what we true muslims follow n believe in..u all a bunch of ignorant fools...i recommend a truly unbiased viewof the quraan n bible..read dr maurice buicelles book bible quraan n science n maybe u mite jus discover what a dumb ignorant fool u realy are.

Anonymous 4:46 PM  

I am here with the glad tiding for you for spreading hate speech against Islam & Muslims, for polluting innocent non-Muslim minds against Muslims, for twisting the truth about Qur’an and Islam, for trying to modify and corrupt God’s word - Al-Qur’an by changing it’s original order, by deleting verses and passages to suit your agendas, and for spreading mischief on God’s land - the Earth - that was created by Him of us. Your articles and simple display of height of your Islamophobia:
sickness of minds and hearts has no limits, people like you will rot in hell - no doubt, but wait! that's not all! although this is no TV shopping channel, but I am glad to give you glad tidings that there's more than just the rotting in hell bit - there is curse on you of entire 1.9 billion Muslims of this planet, and of billions of angels above earth and as a result of our curse upon you, people like you will have a pathetic life in this world and a horrible ending where you will have Hidradenitis Suppurativa under your arms that will make you everyday life hell, and you will suffer from Fecaluria and fecal vomiting, whereas on your hands you will have Fulminant Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) that will make people shudder upon your condition, whereas on your face you will get Cancrum Oris that will make you an example for those making mockery of God and His Messenger(s), and because your brains are working against God, He will send Echinococcosis into your brains and the torment will never end till you die and believe me you would beg to die everyday but God will increase your torment by keeping you alive for longer until He sends Ascariasis as a further reward for your disobedience and mischievousness, adding Epidermodysplasia Verruciformis to your most miserable states, while you gradually move towards throat cancer where cancer hangs out of your throats like branches of a tree where nurses have to apply powdered medication to stop it from bleeding and growing - and u will ultimately die by 'Brain eating Amoeba' (Naegleria fowleri) or by 'Mad cow' disease - inshAllah this curse will happen to you!

Anonymous 1:07 AM  

"Hey annoymous according to ur bible joseph was a paedophile ?? he was 90yrs old while mary was 12."

Typical Muslim response - believing in Myths that were taught in Dugsi/Madrasa by teachers who have never read the Bible and barely understand the Koran. Can you tell me which Bible tells you that Joseph was 90 years when he married Mary? Can you tell me which verse in the Bible speaks about the Age of Mary.

Islam is the religion of deception. You peddle lies about the Bible, but you rarely even read the Koran.

Nesta

Jon Cobb (American Infidel) 12:37 AM  

Uh oh. Somebody obviously mixed their Koran with their Physician's Desk Reference and came up with a helluva curse for us non-believers. Complete with the proper Latin names of each symptom! Impressive indeed. To be blunt, Islam is NOT a peaceful religion. It is an ideological campaign and nothing more, and a violent one at that. Historical facts transcend interpretations, languages, and/or versions of your Koran and invalidate any argument you have about it being a simple religion of "peace".

Anonymous 6:22 AM  

I have a copy of the original Koran signed by the prophet Muhammad, two of his adult wives and there's even some crayon marks from Aisha. Anyone want to buy it?

Anonymous 12:11 PM  

There is a very easy solution to Islam. The answer is Mormonism. If Mormonism had existed in the time of the crusades, there would be no Islam. It wouldve been crushed. The sheer power of Mormonism crushes Islam to bits. This also is the solution to the problem of Islam infestation in Europe or anywhere. Be baptized in the Mormon religion by accepting Jesus through baptism. If Europe becomes Mormon the Muslims will leave, guaranteed.

patriot 6:43 PM  

You know how easy it is to demolish a hornets nest with a little fire, while sitting safely away and watching it burn? apparentky not, since your thoughtful and peaceful beginning ended with a threat, just like the quaran.

the thing about pests, is that when they become annoying they are easily rid of, with a higher level of intelligence and learning

Anonymous 6:08 PM  

Koran Cliff Notes:
1)The true and good muslim will convert, subjugate or kill any and all kafir(non-muslim)by any and all means necessary!(killing of the kafir is preferred)
2)The true and good muslim does not have to convert, subjugate or kill the kafir if they give money to those that do!
3)A muslim can not commit a crime(murder, rape, robbery, etc.) against a kafir as the kafir, according to islam, is not a person and already condemned!
4)If a muslim does not agree with the above they will be killed! islam will bring peace to the world when that last kafir is killed!
Reading the Koran, hadith(s) and sira will give the kafir the knowledge to know that the islam is evil pure EVIL

Just a Kaffir 2:25 PM  

It is so sad (in this overpopulated) world of ours that believers in an Vicious Iron Age fairy tale can provoke believers of older versions of the same serial fairy tales into abject fundamentalism through mass murder, rape, even genocide simply because they don't believe or understand! Give me a break!!! Thank god I don't have kids to see their violent end through these 'fairytales'. Feel sorry for yours'

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