Do You Know the Real Islam?

[salarcon]

It's incredibly sad how few people really know the true Islam today.

Islam teaches many things and that includes justice, love, preserving family blood ties, brotherhood, kindness to one's parents, and the list goes on.

Many people in the West confuse the real teachings of Islam with the stupid behavior of extremists who have the audacity to call themselves muslims. Real muslims do not kill innocent people. But these terrorists use any excuse to justify their foolish actions.

Then there are those who use the following terms: "radical islam" or "islamic radicalism," or "islamic terrorists" which in reality have nothing to do with Islam. Why? Islam does not support any kind of radical, terrorist, or extremist behavior.

Another point that many people in the West confuse: Sunna with Shia sect. The "muslims" from Iran practice a version of Islam which isn't truly Islam. There was a split of who should have been the first muslim leader after Muhammad's death. Some believed that Muhammad(PBUH) wanted Ali Ibn Abi Talib to become the first Caliph. Ali's supporters became the shia sect. And the Sunni is the majority of muslims today. The Sunni is the practices of Prophet Muhammad(Peace Be Upon Him) which are the examples that he set forth in order to give future Muslims a clear guidance in how to behave in everyday life. This is the true Islam.

People are confusing politics with religion, and that is why most people today cannot get a truer picture of the real Islam.

[donKey jote]

cue Roamy

[race aficionado]

Hello salarcon.
This is a good, educational topic and hopefully it will be treated as such.

Stereotyping is not a good thing.

[Roamy]

oh boy a real muslim we can talk to.
so lets begin

1. do you follow the koran?? is that your book i.e. bible?

[Brown, Jon Brow]

..ye shall destroy their altars, break their images, and cut down their groves. For thou shalt worship no other God. Lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and they go a whoring after their gods, and do sacrafice unto their gods, and one call thee, and thou eat of his sacrifice; And thou take of their daughters unto their gods, and make thy sons go a whoring after their gods. Thou shalt make thee no molten gods (Exodus 34:13-17)

[schmenke]

Oh dear...

[Zico]

Hi Salarcon, welcome to the forum. I don't profess to know a lot about the religion of Islam. I was brought up as a Christian, and while I do see some positive values in living life obeying the twelve comandments in the bible (and some of the islamic values that you have stated above) I became very dissillusioned with it in my early teenage years after it became apparant that it certainly was not all it had once seemed to be. So you could say that I don't really care much for religion.
I must warn you, you may shortly encounter some self profesed christians who will probably (hypocritically) slate some of the verses in your holy book and may even call your prophet a few unpleasant names but pay no attention to them, they should 'learn to love their neighbours', realise that there are quite a few passages in their book that also makes for some equally unpleasant reading and I hope they will have a pleasant friendly chat with you.

I have a few questions for you..

What kind of impact has the scientific world had on Islam, ie, evolution etc?

What are your personal views on Christianity/Jesus and the holy bible and what is it that makes Islam the correct religion to follow?

[Brown, Jon Brow]

*wispers*

it's all made up

[Sonic]

I have a few questions for you..

What kind of impact has the scientific world had on Islam, ie, evolution etc?

Now that's an excellent question. An old school friend is Pastor at a very 'Happy Clappy' (his words, not mine) Christian church, and they have a stick their fingers in the ears attitude to such matters.

I'll be interested to hear our newcomers answer to that particular question.

[Koz]

It's incredibly sad how few people really know the true Islam today.

Ok.

Islam teaches many things and that includes justice, love, preserving family blood ties, brotherhood, kindness to one's parents, and the list goes on.

Justice that gets your hands chopped off?
Love? The kind that gets you stoned to death?
Blood ties? You mean honour killings?
The list goes on and on.

Many people in the West confuse the real teachings of Islam with the stupid behavior of extremists who have the audacity to call themselves muslims. Real muslims do not kill innocent people. But these terrorists use any excuse to justify their foolish actions.

Of course not, no body kills innocent people, except serial killers. You fellows just kill folks you deem guilty... of being infidels...

Then there are those who use the following terms: "radical islam" or "islamic radicalism," or "islamic terrorists" which in reality have nothing to do with Islam. Why? Islam does not support any kind of radical, terrorist, or extremist behavior.

Does Islam not prescribe Jihad?

Ya'll just wanna kill us, cover up our women, get rid of delicious bacon and take our beer and whisky away!