Religion is one who’s trying to merit God’s favour or salvation, the problem with this is that no one can bribe God with good deeds. Such religions like Buddhism, Hinduism and Islam teach their adherents they must be self-righteous or a “good person” in order to make reach Enlightenment, Swah and Jannah.
Let me preface by stating that not every Muslim is deeply aware of the many teachings of Islam. There are people who have been born into the religion and are nice people, which I’m sure is the case with Sadje who seems like a nice lady. You can read her post Religion’s importance in my life, sadly I don’t know if she was raised Muslim or “reverted” to Islam but I do believe she’s been lied to by the Imam’s and dawahgandist.
The intention of this article is to shine some light on what Islam teaches from their own Islamic sources. We shouldn’t learn Islam from Muslims, we should learn Islam from the source which is their prophet Muhammad who claims to have brought “the final message” from Allah. With that said let’s get into it.
Slaves of Muhammad?
Religion is the most important aspect of my life. From very early on in my life, we were given a sound foundation about our religion, Islam. I am a Muslim, Islam is my religion. Since most people aren’t aware of our practices, I want to briefly explain what we do. Islam starts with faith in one God.
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It’s true that “most people aren’t aware” what Islam teaches, this includes many Muslims as well. It’s good that Sadje believes having a dialogue about one’s beliefs is important, as a Christian I too believe the same. First, the comment was made that “Islam starts with faith in one God.” This is incorrect as Allah said he’s “the best of Creators”, in order to be the best of something a comparison must be made of two of the same sort.
In other words we compare apples to apples, not apples to oranges, in this case Allah to other gods as found in Surah 23:12-14 we read:
How is it Muslims tell us their faith is in one god, when their god Allah essentially says there’s more than one god in Islam? Who’s correct the Muslim or Allah?
I don’t agree that “Religion is the most important aspect of my life”, what I do believe is that having a loving relationship with God is of the utmost importance something that’s lacking in Islam as Muslims don’t have a relationship with Allah.
The deceptive translation of the Qur’an by translators such as Yusuf Ali translated ( يَـٰعِبَادِىَ ) as “servants”, this is the deceptive trick of Muslim translation. If you look up the provided Arabic word in a dictionary it will say, slave.
Another problem with this verse is the Arabic says Muslims are “in fact the slaves of Muhammad”. For whatever reason, this verse was changed from the direct speech of Allah to a command to Muhammad in order for him to speak these words. Putting the word “Qul” before it, i.e., “Say (O Muhammad, the following words)”. If this is so then this verse promotes shirk, as Muslims are supposed to be slaves of Allah not Muhammad their prophet.
The relationship between Allah and a Muslim is one of Master to slave. They’re called slaves (Abdullah) of Allah, in comparison, Christians are called children of God. Our relationship to God is of Father to child (son, daughter).[1] (Matthew 5:9; Luke 20:36; John 11:52; Romans 8:16, 21; Romans 9:8; Galatians 3:26; 1 John 3:10; 1 John 5:2).
Supremacy of Almighty Allah?
We believe in supremacy of Almighty Allah in each and every aspect of our lives.
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In order for God to be Almighty, the understanding is that he’s capable of anything, meaning he has no limitations. That’s the definition of being an Almighty God, but when we read the Qur’an we find out that Allah has many limitations. One of those limitations is Allah needs a girlfriend in order to have a son.[2]
Allah says that if he desired to have a son he would have taken a wife from us? A confession from their god is made that there are others like him, a man and woman come together to make an offspring.
Here we have Allah saying he would take a wife from us. Who’s the us spoken here if Allah is one, is he referring to the angels? Additionally, Sadje is not kidding when she says Muslims believe in “Allah in each and every aspect of our lives”.
Allah Wants People to Sin?
Allah takes so much interest that he causes people to commit sins, and if they don’t want to sin then Allah says he will destroy them and create people who would sin and ask Allah for forgiveness.
I wonder if Sadje is aware of this Sahih (authentic) Hadith, and if not how does it make her feel. If she is aware of it how does she explain how Allah is causing people to sin so that they can ask for his forgiveness, is Allah some sort of puppet master manipulating people?
Let’s follow the logic Allah created mankind and CAUSED them, in other words Allah is making people sin so that he can forgive them and thereby be merciful?[3] Let’s not forget that Muslims believe nothing happens without Allah willing it to happen, so it’s Allah’s will that people sin.
Five pillars of Islam
The five pillars of Islam are the very foundational teachings of the religion. We’ve already given evidence in the Qur’an that Allah says he’s not the only god saying “he’s the best of creators” (23:14) one of other gods.
There are five pillars of Islam;
- Tawheed; There’s no God but Allah and Muhammad (PBUH) is his last prophet
- 5 obligatory prayers (namaz) every day
- Fasting in the month of Ramadan
- Giving Zakat (alms); 2.5% of all the savings per year to deserving people
- Performing hajj; the ritualistic visit to Makkah in the month of Zilhaj.
Tawheed: The word Tawheed is not found in the Qur’an and in actuality the meaning of Tawheed means unification. It doesn’t mean oneness as Muslims have been lied to by their Imams. The question then becomes unification of what? Let’s not forget that Muhammad is from the Arab tribe of the Quraysh, they practised paganism and worshipped idols.
Namaz (Salah): Are the 5 daily prayers, Islam is not spiritual but ritual Muslims must pray during certain times of the day (Fajr (early morning), Zuhr (mid-day), ‘Asr (mid-afternoon), Maghrib (after sunset) and ‘Isha (night). They must say their prayer in Arabic otherwise it’s not accepted by Allah. And they all must say the same words as Islam is a works-based religion.
Ramadan: Is the month in which Muslims fast, in actuality Ramadan is when Muslims eat the most, they don’t eat in the daytime and during the night they gorge themselves. The most lucrative time for those selling food in Muslim majority countries is during Ramadan. It’s known that Muslims put on weight during this time.
Zakat: Muhammad is called to fight everyone until they testify that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is his messenger, and until people say their prayers, and pay the zakat tax. Under those conditions, the people attacked will be safe from Muhammad.
Hajj: Muslims are told they have to visit Mecca at least once in their life if able to. While there they walk around the Kaaba which is a pagan shrine in which the Quraysh worshipped while they had a multitude of idols there. Muslims kiss the black stone which is shaped like a woman’s vagina, believing it will remove their sins (Islam is ultimately a sex cult). They also toss rocks at 3 stone pillars as they believe these pillars are 3 Shaitan’s (devils). They also run back and forth between Safa and Marwa believing that it’s where Hagar ran when looking for water for her son Ishmael.
Women rarely do it?
… People go to mosques to pray but not everyone does that and women rarely do it.
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Sadje said women rarely go to the mosque to pray, the reason for that is because Islam teaches women are unclean during their menses (monthly period). Muhammad looked at women as lesser than men, in-fact their monthly period according to their prophet is a deficiency and Muhammad linked it to their intelligence saying they were stupid (half brained) because of it.
If women are deficient in their minds because of their menses (which I disagree), then does that mean Allah created women wrong with this deficiency? What “prophet” of god would disrespect women in such a manner?
The true God Yahweh loves His creation, in contrast let’s see how the Bible commands Christian men to view women. The Bible tells Christian men to “love their wives” (Ephesians 5:25; Colossians 3:19) just like they would “their own bodies” and to be joined unto his wife like one flesh (Genesis 2:24; Matthew 19:5). Not to be bitter against their wives. And that a “virtuous woman” is far more precious than rubies she’s “his crown”, that a godly woman is trusted by her husband and “shall be praised” (Proverbs 12:4; Proverbs 31:10).
Alright for Muslims to leave Islam?
Not all of us siblings stuck to the teachings of Islam. My brothers chose their path and it’s fine with the rest of the family. Lucky for me that I was able to stay on the path my father showed me. I guess I always had it in me and my faith strengthened with time and age.
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I wonder if Sadje is familiar with her prophet commanding that any Muslim who leaves Islam is to be killed? It’s wonderful that her family has better morals than her prophet and wouldn’t want her brothers to be hurt, but that’s not what her prophet teaches.
It is “lucky” that she stayed on the path otherwise she might come across Muslims who don’t share the same view. It’s a well known fact that those who leave Islam often lose their families, friends and are at times killed under a Sharia Law just as their prophet taught.[4]
Conclusion
According to Islam’s most trusted sources we’ve learned that Muslims are slaves of Allah and apparently Muhammad as well. Allah is not almighty as he lacks the ability to have a son without procreating with a woman. Their god causes people to sin and will destroy them if they don’t, and women are deficient and apostates are to be killed for leaving Islam.
We pray for Muslims like Sadje to come to Jesus for everlasting life. She (like many others) have been fed lies of what Islam really teaches, we’ve haven’t scratch the surface of all the disturbing teachings of Muhammad. We love Muslims and want them to come into the loving arms of the Saviour of sinners Christ Jesus, that they can come home to the true Creator who loves them.
Footnotes
[1] “The structure of Gal 3:26-29 is fairly complex. First there is what appears to be a “sayings” statement regarding the status of “all” believers as being “sons of God” because they are “in Christ” (v26); then there is what is probably a confessional portion used in support of that statement and highlighting the new relationships that exist “in Christ” (vv27-28)” Longenecker, R. N. (1990). Galatians (Ser. Word biblical commentary, v. 41). Word Books.
[2] “And it is the Son that most distinguishes the Christian God from the Muslim God. We need to learn about him not only in light of the Trinity but also in light of his life on earth. Now that we understand the doctrine of the Trinity, that the one God subsists as three persons, we will better understand what Christians mean when they say that the second of the three persons entered into this world as a human named Jesus.” Qureshi, N. (2016). No god but one : Allah or jesus? (with bonus content) : a former muslim investigates the evidence for islam and christianity. Zondervan.
[3] “.. And the meaning of the hadeeth is not that Allah loves that His servants commit offenses and sins, for Allah All-Mighty does not love kufr and is not pleased with it and does not love sins, however He does love those servants of His who seek His repentance if they commit offenses and sins. This is the meaning of the hadeeth.” Bassam Zawadi (2017, January 25) APA citation. Does Allah Desire That People Sin? A Clarification of an Important Hadith. Retrieved from https://www.call-to-monotheism.com/does_allah_desire_that_people_sin__a_clarification_of_an_important_hadith
[4] “Why did they have to take this extraordinary precaution? Because, as we have seen, intraditional Islamic law, when a Muslim converts to another faith, it can bring a death sentence. This is not, mind you, “extremist” Islam. It is the Islamic mainstream, based on a statement of Muhammad: “Whoever changed his Islamic religion, then kill him.” ‘It’s also based on a statement of the Qur’an: “But whoever of you recants and dies an unbeliever, his works shall come to nothing in this world and the next,and they are the companions of the fire forever” (Qur’an2:217). This has been widely interpreted by traditional Muslim commentators as giving sanction to the death penalty for apostates—which they derive from the verse’s assertion that the apostate’s work will” come to nothing in this world” as well as the next.” Spencer, R. (2005). The politically incorrect guide to islam (and the crusades) (Ser. Politically incorrect guide). Regnery Pub.
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