What's your opinion on Islam ?

[VelaCruise]

I've been reading about Islam recently and I've found many things weird about this religion. For example, in Saudi Arabia, to convert from Islam to other religions would result in a death penalty. Also, muslims are even forbidden to have dogs in their home ?? Terrorism is also something worth mentioning. Though I think it's just the media exaggerating but most of the muslim I've talked to are quite extreme ( far more than commitment - they wouldn't like other muslim not following Islam properly ). Maybe it's just because I'm an atheist so I find these things peculiar ( no offence ) ?

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Possibly the most intolerant and violent religion that man has ever invented.

[Jerry]

Same as it is for Christianity - bunkum.

[Annoyingstew795]

Islam in the West is a good cop , bad cop routine.

[Latcho Dives]

A load of misguided junk like all major religion is.

[Pope]

There are lots of people however that seem to find peace and stability in it. But I personally don't agree to elements of its doctrine.

[Ahmed]

U didnt do any real research about Islam, u did a vague one about some Muslim cultures and u seeked the worse in them. Out of 1.6 billion u out to find some crazy people no matter what religion but people tend to highlight the worse out of Muslims.

There are some scary Christians in texas but u rarely see those types on TV, mostly u'll see liberal non-commital Christians who believe all ur problems will be solved if u believed in Jesus (Muslims believe he was a prophet BTW not God) they never highlight those crazy Christians in more conservative states. Same with Jews, u rarely hear about those ultra-orthodox Jews rather u see non-confrontational Jews who are most seen on the screen

If u want to research Islam, not muslims, start with the Quran which doesnt have a mention of any of that which u claimed. I'll get u started, i'll post some surahs in the source, some short some long, read the English interpretation while listening to the recitation, thats the best way to research Islam IMHO

[Rick]

see:
http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/

[Cassidy]

Government and religion should always be separated. If they are getting killed, that is crazy, obviously.
Terrorism is not the same as Islam.
Take a world religions class. It will really open your eyes. You don't have to believe it, but it will help you become more open minded.
Radical muslims use "Jihad" to justify terrorism. In reality, "Jihad" simply means fighting for freedom and fighting against oppression.

[GemsIrfan]

ISLAM is the right and best religion. Think yourself, Which religion Says There is Only One God, Allah, is the Creator, not the creation, neither born nor gave birth.
The Only one God Allah (Who Created you, me and whole universe) Says in Holy Quran Chapter 112. Verse 1. Say, "He is Allah , [who is] One, 2. Allah the Self-Sufficient Master, Whom all creatures need, (He neither eats nor drinks). 3. He neither begets nor is born, 4. And there is none co-equal or comparable unto Him."
Chapter 64 Verse 2. It is He who created you, and among you is the disbeliever, and among you is the believer. And Allah , of what you do, is Seeing.
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Virus in Dog's mouth: https://www.google.co.in/search?q=virus+...=631&dpr=1
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Muslims are not Christians to marry the dog: https://www.google.co.in/?gfe_rd=ctrl&ei...ries+a+dog
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None can interfere a country's law. If you don't like, don't enter your nose.
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Followings are from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam_and_animals
Dogs

The historian William Montgomery Watt states that Muhammad's kindness to animals was remarkable given the social context of his upbringing. He cites an instance of Muhammed, while traveling with his army to Mecca in 630 CE, posting sentries to ensure that a female dog and her newborn puppies were not disturbed.[22] On the other hand, in a tradition found in the Sunni hadith book al-Muwatta, Muhammad is reported as saying that the company of dogs voids a portion of a Muslim’s good deeds.[23]

According to a Sunni narration classified as authentic by Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj, black dogs are a manifestation of evil in animal form.[24] Another Sunni tradition attributed to Muhammad commands Muslims not to trade or deal in dogs.[25] The Hanafi school, however – the largest school of ritual law in Sunni Islam – permits dog trading.

One story relates that Muhammad, having seen a prostitute give a thirsty dog some water from a nearby well, told her that her deed had earned her God's forgiveness.[13][26]

The majority of Muslim jurists consider dogs to be ritually unclean (najis)[27] and some Muslims point to hadith that state that dogs should be killed.[28][29][30] Beyond ritual, however, individual fatāwā ("rulings") have indicated that dogs be treated kindly or otherwise released[31] and earlier Islamic literature often portrayed dogs as symbols of highly-esteemed virtues such as self-sacrifice and loyalty, which, in the hands of despotic and unjust rulers, become oppressive instruments.[27]
Dogs in the Qurʼān

The Qurʼān contains three mentions of dogs:

Verse 5:4 says "Lawful for you are all good things, and [the prey] that trained [hunting] dogs and falcons catch for you."
Verse 7:176 says that if you drive a dog away, it lolls out its tongue, panting, but if you leave it alone, it lolls out its tongue anyhow.
Verse 18:18 describes the Companions of the Cave, a group of saintly young men presented in the Qurʼān as exemplars of religion, sleeping with "their dog stretching out its forelegs at the threshold." Further on, in verse 22, the dog is always counted as one of their number, no matter how they are numbered. In Muslim folklore, affectionate legends have grown around the loyal and protective qualities of this dog, whose name in legend is Qiṭmīr.[32][33][34]

In none of these verses are dogs condemned as unclean or unlawful; on the contrary, trained hunting dogs and the dog of the Companions of the Cave are described in a positive light, and the companionship of these dogs is mentioned with approval. The Qurʼān thus contains not even a hint of the condemnation of dogs found in certain ḥadīths.[35]


Dogs in ḥadīths

(1) Ibn Mughaffal reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) ordered killing of the dogs, and then said: What about them, i. e. about other dogs? and then granted concession (to keep) the dog for hunting and the dog for (the security) of the herd, and said: When the dog licks the utensil, wash it seven times, and rub it with earth the eighth time. (Muslim Book #002, Hadith #0551)

(4) Ibn 'Umar (Allah be pleased with them) reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) giving command for killing dogs. (Muslim Book #010, Hadith #3809)

Some Moslem commentators (e.g Bassam Zawadi) suggest however that these killings were to be limited to rabid dogs.[36]

Others (e.g. Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid) have only ruled that Moslems should not keep dogs.[37]
As epithet

There can be some unfortunate problems associated with the word kalb (كلب meaning "dog") because it can be used as an epithet, especially in compound terms such as beni-el-kalb ("sons of dogs") or ibn-al-kalb ("son of a dog").
Religious impurity

The majority of Muslim jurists consider dogs to be ritually unclean, though jurists from the Sunni Maliki school disagree.[27] However, outside their ritual uncleanness, Islamic fatāwā, or rulings, enjoin that dogs be treated kindly or else be freed.[38]

Muslims generally cast dogs in a negative light because of their ritual impurity. The story of the Seven Sleepers of Ephesus in the Qur'an (and also the role of the dog in early Christianity) is one of the striking exceptions.[39] Though dogs are not recommended as pets, they are allowed to be kept, especially if used for work and protection, such as guarding the house or farm, or when used for hunting purposes.
Muslims and sniffer dogs

Despite a reporting suggesting that sniffer dogs trained to detect explosives should no longer come into contact with Muslim passengers, the British Transport Police insisted it would still use them with any passengers, though handlers would remain aware of “cultural sensitivities”.[40]

A proposal was made from the Association of Chief Police Officers that sniffer dogs used to search mosques and Muslim homes should be fitted with leather bootees to cover their paws and thereby avoid causing offence.[41] Muslim convicts in British prisons are entitled to fresh clothes and linen if they feel these may have been in contact with canine saliva. Copies of the Quran and other religious items are checked by hand.[42]
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Terrorism by Non Muslims: GERMAN MUSLIM Scholar: http://www.nairaland.com/1242248/answer-...olar-islam
ANSWER of the GERMAN MUSLIM Scholar.
Question was : Islam is the greatest threat to
people! Muslims are terrorist?
The Scholar said : Who started the first
world war ? Muslims ??
Who started the second world war ?
Muslims ??
Who killed about 20 millions of Aborigines in
Australia ? Muslims ??
Who sent the nuclear bombs of Hiroshima
and Nagasaki ? Muslims ??
Who killed more than 100 millions of Indians
in North America ? Muslims ??
Who killed more than 50 millions of Indians
in south America ? Muslims ??
Who took about 180 millions of African
people as slaves and 88% of them died and
was thrown in Atlantic ocean ? Muslims ??
No , They weren't Muslims!!!
First of all, You have to define terrorism
properly...
If a non-Muslim do something bad..it is
crime. But if a Muslim commits the same....he
is terrorist... So first remove this double
standards...then come to the point!!! , . . . . .
And I think he's right!


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