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[CONFLICT] Avenging Al-Quds: Operation HOTAMAH
mood “The UAR shall not stand idly as the Zionist entity slaughters our people, destroys our sacred sites, and tramples upon our honor. The UAR has launched a strike on the Zionist menace to punish them for desacrating the sanctity of the holy city. Jerusalem is to be free and open to people of all faiths. We can no longer tolerate fascism in the region. The last vestige of colonialism in the Middle East shall soon be eradicated. Let it be known that the UAR will fight for what is right, and we will do what we must to liberate Palestine once and for all. Israel will immediately withdraw from the occupied territories, and the lands will be restored to their rightful owners. Be warned, for our use of nuclear weapons was limited, and intended to reduce the blood shed by this war. We do not aim to eradicate the Jewish people, who are innocent bystanders born into fascist rule, but we seek to eradicate the power structures which have led to the oppression and subjugation of an entire nation, culminating in a direct attack and insult on both Arabs and Muslims across the world. Should we not act quickly, St. James’s Cathedral, and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre would be next. Be warned, we will no longer tolerate such behaviour, and while we do not wish to harm civilians, we warn Israel that any nuclear retaliation would be grounds for a ten-fold response. The Falcon has awakened, and now soars with the Phoenix.” - Prime Minister Al-Zaidi, hours after the initial attack The UAR, already in a state of high alert, and already mobilized due to the previous Iranian war, can afford to quickly mobilize its troops and move forward, providing it with a decisive advantage over its Israeli counterparts. The “military exercise” was but a ruse, and the UAR now seeks to liberate Palestine and establish a one-state binational solution by force, ending the Israeli occupation of lands stolen almost 90 years ago. The destruction of Al-Aqsa and the planned “temple” has galvanized public opinion to a point where most muslims would consider joining the fight against Israel. It will thus be easy to recruit additional auxiliary units both from Palestine and from the Islamic world as a whole. As plans enacted by Jordan, Egypt, Turkey, and the UAR, come to fruition, one statement is becoming a reality, Jerusalem will be freed!
Opening Phase - Operation Hotamah
Woe to every backbiter, slanderer, Who amasses wealth and counts it over and over. He imagines that his wealth will make him immortal. Nay! he shall surely be cast into the "hotamah". And what should make thee know what the "hotamah" is? Allah's fire as preserved fuel, Which will leap suddenly on to the hearts. It is locked up in outstretched pillars to be used against them. 1 - Quran 104-2
The Land-Based Missiles With troops deployed in Jordan, and on the Zionist-UAR border, the UAR is poised to make a surprise first strike on the enemy’s most prized possession. Their nuclear weapons. Israeli nuclear weapons are located mainly in one site, warehouses near Sdot Micha. While they may be potentially rated against conventional airstrikes, they would be unable to withstand a direct hit from a nuclear weapon, let alone a ground penetrating nuclear bunker buster. Israel’s other nuclear weapons are located on submarines that would presumably be located thanks to the UAR’s established hydrophone network in Lebanon.. Thus the main objective would be to overwhelm the enemy’s air defenses. This will involve 5 different sources and directions forcing them to defend territory in 360 degrees in addition to a suter attack by EC-130 ELINT to paint the false picture of a clear sky prior to the attack:
Utilizing the wide array of missiles inherited from the Hezbollah militia numbering in the 100-150,000, 75,000 missiles will be fired at various bases around Israel, with 20,000 targeting the nuclear facility at Sdot Micha from Lebanon and Syria once the order is given. These missiles serve to distract the enemy air defenses that would frantically attempt to intercept all 75,000, distracting them from the real threat. This would nonetheless be particularly damaging, as noted by Israel’s own assessments that “Precision-guided missiles like those now in Hezbollah’s possession can also “paralyze the civilian and military infrastructures of entire countries, thus paving the way to their defeat in war,” This compares to 4,000 missiles fired in the 2006 war. Shorter range missiles will be fired at other cities to cripple/preoccupy the ADS on the approach
The UAR’s Ships in the Mediteranean sea, namely the Tomohawks onboard of the Arleigh Burkes and Ticonderogas will fire a salvo of 1,500 cruise missiles
Hamas, which boasts its own missile capabilities, will launch is own salvo of rockets from the west of roughly 7,500 missiles
UAR Troops in Jordan via TEL will launch 2,000 Qiam-1 SRBM missiles at the site
The coup de grace in this coordinated operation however will be air strikes at standoff range. Firing cruise missiles which were difficult to intercept, as noted in the Azanian surprise attack, a total of 5 INTIQAM-2TAA Air launched cruise missiles that are designed as 400kT nuclear bunker busters. These will be launched from the F-5C Delta Darts which would be difficult to detect by the IDF. The UAR would similarly be deploying an additional 100 F-15Es, which have a far higher radar signature that would also drop 200 JASSM munitions on the strike zone.
Between the 75,000 rockets (including precision munitions), Hamas’s missiles, 1,500 cruise missiles, 2,000 ballistic missiles, and 200 JASSMs, it is highly unlikely that the Israelis will manage to intercept specifically the 5 INTIQAM-2TAAs that would be dropped on the area. A few cruise missiles alone are hard to intercept if taken by surprise, let alone thousands. The fireball would likely vaporize the neighbouring moshav of Sdot Micha, as well as Sdot Micha Airbase. The largest settlement that would be affected by the detonation would be Bet Shemesh which would suffer from the shockwave. The Negev Nuclear Research Centre in Dimona would similarly be targeted as well. This would effectively render Israel nuke-less and unable to retaliate. Objective:
Fire a ridiculous amount of munitions from all directions, land, air, and sea, as well as use EW to facilitate the nuclear first strike on the Israeli nuclear arsenal in Sdot Micha, destroying it in its entirety through the use of 400kT bunker busters.
The Sub Hunt The UAR Hydrophone network should reveal the locations of the submarines in Israel’s control. The UAR will deploy its fleet of ASW aircraft and ships to hunt the subs that are located to prevent them from firing. This will occur simultaneously with the attack to bring the UAR’s sub hunters within range to destroy the Israeli submarines within minutes of the initial salvo firing, faster than the time it takes for the news of a nuclear strike to travel to the 5 isolated subs. Knowing vaguely where they are, ASW helicopters can be used to pinpoint their direct locations and thus allow them to be neutralized by torpedo fired either by helicopter, submarine, or surface the Sea Hunter Autonomous ASW ship designed specifically for this purpose. The limited range of fire of the enemy’s cruise missile systems used for nuclear weapons delivery dramatically reduce the search range. The following units will be deployed for this purpose: Sub Hunter Group 1: 3 Arleigh Burke Flight II Destroyer 3 Ticonderoga Class Cruisers 2 Sea Hunter Autonomous ASW Ship 1 Sea Fighter LCS 5 Silorsky ASW Helicopter 1 Los Angeles Class Submarine Sub Hunter Group 2: (First searches Tiran, then moves back to the Med.) 3 Arleigh Burke Flight II Destroyer 3 Ticonderoga Class Cruisers 2 Sea Hunter Autonomous ASW Ship 1 Sea Fighter LCS 5 Silorsky ASW Helicopter Sub Hunter Group 3: 3 Arleigh Burke Flight II Destroyer 3 Ticonderoga Class Cruisers 2 Sea Hunter Autonomous ASW Ship 1 Giuseppe Garibaldi-class ASW Carrier 15 AS332 Super Puma ASW Helicopter Sub Hunter Group 4: 3 Arleigh Burke Flight II Destroyer 3 Ticonderoga Class Cruisers 2 Sea Hunter Autonomous ASW Ship 1 Independence Class LCS 5 Silorsky ASW Helicopter Sub Hunter Group 5: 3 Arleigh Burke Flight II Destroyer 3 Ticonderoga Class Cruisers 2 Sea Hunter Autonomous ASW Ship 1 Independence Class LCS 5 Silorsky ASW Helicopter An additional 25 Sayeh Naval Drone (clone of ScanEagle), with ranges of up to 100 km, will be launched to help in the detection of enemy submarines. Objective:
Use naval intel obtained prior to the first strike to position in a way that the Israeli nuclear submarines in the mediteranean can be neutralized
Hotamah Phase II
After the nuclear strike which would end Israel’s nuclear arsenal, which would last in the order of minutes, followup strikes would be ordered on their airbases as a horde of UAR Aircraft begin dropping JASSM and SEAD munitions on Israeli air defense in the area, targeting aircraft believed to be nuclear capable while still on the ground. With UAR Air Defenses featuring quantum radar technologies obtained from China, and the UAR’s newest aircraft featuring advanced stealth suites and EW, it is hoped that the enemy’s air defenses would be promptly suppressed and enemy aircraft that do manage to take off shot down. Operating the Arrow 3 as an ABM, the David’s Sling as an air defense system, and the iron dome as an anti-rocket system, the Israelis have a decent air defense system… for the 2010s. Extensive use will be made of EW aircraft to scramble enemy defenses during the attack, as well as simply strength in numbers as the Israelis cannot hope to intercept the large barrage of missiles fired from Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Gaza, the air, and the Mediterranean sea at the same time 5 F-16CJ ELINT will be used for this purpose in addition to the 2 EC-130 ELINT aircraft mentioned earlier. The UAR will also fire 20 conventional Mudafi’ missiles, designed to counter the Arrow III, the schematics for which were generously provided by our allies in Laurentia. Combined with further tomahawk strikes on airbases and air defenses, as well as mass JASSM strikes and artillery barrages where applicable, the airbases and the air defenses presumably deployed at the [following sites]()https://i.imgur.com/zJqN5y5.png will be destroyed, hopefully with much of the IAF as well. Emphasis will be placed on the early destruction of Nevatim Air base due to the presence of F-35s in that airbase. The UAR has deployed a total of 180 5th generation aircraft, aircraft that are more advanced than the F-35 which defeated the F-15 with 20:1 odds. With experience in Iran, the UAR’s capable fighters will attempt to destroy much of the Israeli Air Force while they're still on the ground following the first wave of coordinated SEAD strikes on enemy air defense systems. Israeli air bases will also be hit by a further salvo of 100 Tomahawk missiles each while the SEAD strikes are ongoing. Continued suppressive fire from Hezbollah and Hamas missiles will further augment the chances of the more sophisticated missiles hitting their mark. Fortifications in the Golan Heights as well as Lebanon and the West Bank of the Jordan river will be struck in subsequent strikes and neutralized. Aircraft deployed:
75 F-5C Delta Dart 5th gen++
80 F-31 Shenyang 5th gen
25 F-35 Block V 5th gen
150 Skyborg companion aircraft (for the 5th gens)
6 JH-9 Fighter-Bomber
75 F-15E Eagle 4th gen
50 Eurofighter Typhoon 4th gen
40 Panavia Tornado 4th gen
29 Mig-29 mainly for CAS once air superiority is reached
50 Mig-21 mainly for CAS once air superiority is reached
Once Phase 1 is complete and the Israeli air defense network is suppressed, the 580 aircraft deployed will assist with CAS operations and will bomb enemy supply lines. The above aircraft will be supported by the Turkish deployment of F-16s that would perform similar strike operations, as well as friendly B-21 bombers from friendly Laurentian bases. Objective:
Moments after the nuclear first strike which disabled the Israeli arsenal, further SEAD strikes and air force decapitation strikes will be ordered
Destroy the IAF while its on the ground, focusing on Nevatim AFB to eliminate the F-35s which pose the most threat
Eliminate the Israeli air defense network through the use of munitions specifically designed with Israel’s systems in mind, as well as numerical superiority with respect to the number of munitions fired.
Perform further strikes on airbases to neuter Israel’s air capabilities. This will be done with help from allies.
Once the air-bases are destroyed, use the aircraft for CAS support and naval support, neutralizing enemy fortifications
The UAR currently operates several satellites such as the Yaogan series which can be used to determine the bulk of Israel’s positions and bases prior to the attack. In the initial attack, the Jobaria MLRS systems will provide firepower to demolish much of Israel’s fortifications in the Golan heights, feigning an attack from the Syrian side. However, knowing that the Syrian side is the most fortified compared to the Lebanese side, the UAR’s main northern advance will come from Lebanon. The intention is to pin down as many Israeli troops in the Golan Heights as possible while sending troops pouring southwards towards a line established from Haifa to Tiberias. Cutting off the bulk of the Israeli troops that would eventually run out of supply, the offensive would hopefully see the Golan and much of the Galilee fall to the UAR. In the Golan Heights, extensive use of Nazir UGVs and Heydar Autonomous Swarm Vehicles will be used to combat minefields. Controlled from a distance, and with support from drones, the vehicles would be able to clear minefields with a minimal loss of life. The Jobaria strike, each of which fires 240 missiles per salvo, will assist in the destruction of minefields and defenses in the area. One Jobaria is said to cover an area of 4 km2, 8 would cover far more. The Golan contingent will represent 2/5ths of the total force, with 3/5ths being deployed to Lebanon. The UNFIL will kindly be asked to leave/step aside. The Arabs in this section, which make up 53% of the population, will be encouraged to rise up, and Arab localities will be given small arms via airdrop. Seeing as they are actively discriminated against, and saw their holy sites destroyed, they would be more than willing to assist the UAR in liberating their homeland. Of the 700,000 Arabs in the territory, it is expected that some 70,000 would assist. They will be used to police the area and maintain the occupations of villages and towns liberated by UAR forces. This includes the Golan heights where a large number of Israeli troops would be stationed. UAR forces boast a multitude of drones, partially deployed by S.A.U.D drone vehicles (ie a successful version of the Dakotan slaughterbot project) which release swarms that can be used to provide full battlefield awareness to soldiers via their personal helmet augmented reality HUDs. This would drastically reduce the cost of urban warfare and when combined with the larger UCAVs and UAVs flying overhead, helps integrate air, land, and sea combined firepower. Extensive use of the UAR’s superior artillery and aerial intelligence will be used to target armored columns and harass enemy supply lines, ensuring that the UAR is well supplied in comparison to the Israelis. Close air support from helicopters as well as support air strikes from the aircraft deployed to the skies will help speed up the advance. Furthermore, the UAR’s experience in urban warfare, owing to its abilities in the Syrian, Lebanese, Saudi, and Iranian wars will provide its professional army with an edge over the conscription based Israeli army who’s dated combat experience is largely based on waving guns at unarmed protestors and Palestinian children. Objectives:
Feign an attack into the Golan Heights, the real attack is a large deployment via Lebanon which is only fortified enough for Hezbollah, rather than an attack from a real army with large numbers.
Utilize advantages in drones, artillery, and MLRS firepower to advance up to a line from Haifa to Nazareth and Tiberias, hopefully encircling troops trapped in the Golan.
Arm local partisan groups who would presumably be upset at the Al-Aqsa situation and the rise of a government that actively discriminates against them… more than before… (this region is 53% Arab))
Operating over 50 bridges, and with air cover from Jordanian based air defense systems, the UAR will cross the Jordan River with three main thrusts, north, central, and south, which would be of equal size. This will involve the destruction of Israeli forces on the other side of the river through mass artillery. With what can only be described as the largest artillery barrage in history the entirety of the West Bank of the Jordan that is fortified by Israel will be struck by 471 Artillery units in addition to salvos fired by 50 MLRS systems with salvos of 3600 rounds per strike. This will be supplemented by air strikes from UCAVs and friendly aircraft. In the north, defined as the West Bank to the Golan Heights, troops will attempt a push forward with similar tactics to that mentioned in the previous section towards Umm Al-Fahm to Nazareth. The pressure put on the Golan front will pin down troops that do not wish to forgo the high ground, as the unexpected large bridge crossing would occur. Once again, urban areas will be dealt with using the UAR’s drone tactics. 2/5ths of the Jordanian force will be deployed here. In the West Bank, the objective in sight is Jerusalem, as troops will attempt to seize much of the West Bank with support from artillery and air units. Liberated Palestinians who would be more than willing to fight will be provided with AKM rifles and shall act as auxiliaries. In the West Bank, with a population of approximately 4 million people (estimate based on 2%), at least 400,000 men would be willing to join. The destruction of the holy sites would see nearly every eligible man join the fight, and as such 400k is extremely conservative and a figure of closer to 2 million would be likely. The West Bank should already be in open revolt given the actions at Al-Aqsa, and as such the advance would be facilitated by Israeli troops being largely bogged down by the fighting . Friendly units in the region will work to sabotage Israeli military positions and supply lines and shall assist the advance, particularly in Jerusalem proper. 2/5ths of the Jordanian force will be deployed here. Once the troops reach Jerusalem, special care will be taken to prevent the destruction of additional holy sites, and prevent Israel from destroying sensitive Holy sites important to Arabs such as the Church of the Holy Sepulhcre and the St. James Cathedral. Jerusalem’ population, which is 38% Arab despite Israeli ethnic cleansing, will be instrumental to assisting the UAR’s advance. In the south, along the Negev Desert, troops will establish a land connection to Egypt by Seizing Eilat. The Negev is sparsely populated, and relatively open, allowing large armored units to be targeted from the skies and by missile. Urban combat is similarly less of a concern as the towns are notably smaller, and easier to place under martial law. UAVs and UCAVs will be used extensively to destroy armored columns, as the battle becomes one of range and maneuvering. Friendly Bedouins, Muslims who make up 25% of the Negev’s population, will be used as local auxiliary units, with some 20-30k out of the 400k strong population (estimate based on 1%) willing to assist. With 1/5th of the Jordanian force deployed here, the objective is to push forward and control Highway 40 (Line from Eilat to Beersheeba to the West Bank) by attacking from the east. Once again, given the range of the UAR’s air defense systems in Jordan, the troops should be reasonably protected against Israeli incursions as the Quantum Radar batteries should be able to easily pick up the few F-35s that may have survived the original blast, and most certainly the F-16s that survived. Objectives:
Three pronged attack seeking to take advantage of Israel’s spread out forces by attacking the entire eastern border.
Utilize advantages in drones, artillery, and MLRS firepower to advance up to a line from Eilat in the south, to beersheeba, to the West Bank border, to Nazareth in the north.
Arm local partisan groups who would presumably be upset at the Al-Aqsa situation and would likely already be in open revolt after the destruction of the holiest Islamic sites.
Air Defense
The UAR boasts some of the tightest air defense systems in the world, with numerous layers of Radar tested specifically against the type of aircraft Israel is expected to deploy with successful tests. The Quantum radar within the chinese designed, UAR produced HQ-90 ABM and Air Defense System provides the UAR with protection against stealth aircraft and ballistic missile threats within 600 km [Analogous to an upgraded S-500]. The Ramah-II Quantum Systems provide 100 km of coverage [Analogous to an upgraded Patriot] and protection from cruise missiles and stealth aircraft. The LPD-I laser point defense batteries provide laser point defense within 20 km against smaller munitions. Additionally, THAAD, and Patriot batteries have been deployed across the country as well as HQ-19 batteries, integrated with the quantum radar suites elsewhere. While the UAR already has a vast array of air defense systems deployed, it shall be deploying additional systems to key sites including:
Mecca
Medina
Jeddah
Riyadh
Dammam
Baghdad
Mosul
Tikrit
Damascus
Hasakah
Aleppo
Latakia
Beirut
Tyre
Suwayda
Rutba
Basra
Hafar Al batin
Jazan
Tabuk
Each site will be protected with 3 HQ-90 Batteries, 2 Patriot Batteries, 2 Ramah-II Batteries, and 1 LPD-1 Batteries. 2 THAAD Batteries will be placed at Medina, Damascus, and Beirut and 1 THAAD Battery will be placed in Baghdad. This layout ensures that cruise missiles fired from the mediteranean will have ample time to be detected and intercepted by the Ramah-II batteries designed specifically for this purpose, with multiple layers of security should a missile fail to be intercepted. With each HQ-90 battery being able to intercept and track up to 20 missiles at a time within 3 seconds of firing, each deployment should theoretically be able to protect against the entirety of the Israeli nuclear arsenal which is estimated at 80-120 nuclear weapons. With 60 HQ-90 systems deployed, as well as redundancies and overlapping coverage, the UAR should be able to intercept anything that Israel may have been able to save. The UAR has not forgotten its allies, as it has already deployed 5 HQ-90 Quantum ABM/ADS Batteries, 10 Patriot-3 Batteries in the above cities, 30 LPD-1, and 15 Ramah-II in Amman, Irbid, Ma’an, Ajloun, and Russeifa. Jordan’s location between Israel and much of the UAR means that these systems would intercept missiles headed for the UAR as well. The Egyptian deployment similarly consists of 5 HQ-90 ABM Systems,10 Ramah-II ACM Batteries, and 10 LPD Laser Point Defense Batteries deployed to Alexandria, Asyut, Cairo, Aswan, and Port Said. To further improve interception chances, 10 KJ-3000 AWAC, 6 Boeing E-3s, and 2 Saab 2000s will be used to provide round the clock airborne warning and control to track potential hostile airborne threats. Lastly, the Arleigh Burkes currently deployed in the Mediterranean theatre are equipped with an AEGIS SM-2 system that would be capable of intercepting missiles fired from the Mediterranean sea within range. This provides yet another layer of protection from enemy missiles. Note that the deployment of batteries in Lebanon, Jordan, and Egypt, allow for the UAR’s air coverage to include the entirety of Israel greatly affecting the enemy’s abilities to field aircraft. Objective:
Survive
Naval Deployment
The naval deployment intends to neutralize Israel’s submarine based nuclear arsenal by deploying various “Sub-hunter Groups” that would utilize intelligence about submarine positions in the relatively shallow Mediteranean (compared to the open sea). These groups would neutalize the submarines and then work towards eliminating the Israeli surface fleet, be it in port or in the water. The bulk of the force will be in the mediteranean, with Sub Hunter Group 3 clearing the Straits of Tiran prior to moving back to the Meditereanean. Sub Hunter Group 1: 3 Arleigh Burke Flight II Destroyer 3 Ticonderoga Class Cruisers 2 Sea Hunter Autonomous ASW Ship 1 Sea Fighter LCS 5 Silorsky ASW Helicopter 1 Los Angeles Class Submarine Sub Hunter Group 2: 3 Arleigh Burke Flight II Destroyer 3 Ticonderoga Class Cruisers 2 Sea Hunter Autonomous ASW Ship 1 Sea Fighter LCS 5 Silorsky ASW Helicopter Sub Hunter Group 3: 3 Arleigh Burke Flight II Destroyer 3 Ticonderoga Class Cruisers 2 Sea Hunter Autonomous ASW Ship 1 Giuseppe Garibaldi-class ASW Carrier 15 AS332 Super Puma ASW Helicopter Sub Hunter Group 4: 3 Arleigh Burke Flight II Destroyer 3 Ticonderoga Class Cruisers 2 Sea Hunter Autonomous ASW Ship 1 Independence Class LCS 5 Silorsky ASW Helicopter Sub Hunter Group 5: 3 Arleigh Burke Flight II Destroyer 3 Ticonderoga Class Cruisers 2 Sea Hunter Autonomous ASW Ship 1 Independence Class LCS 5 Silorsky ASW Helicopter An additional “Fleet Destroyer” Group which would destroy the Israeli surface fleet while the other groups hunt for submarines, in port on on the water, the enemy’s ships will be destroyed. This will be made up of: 3 Arleigh Burke Flight II Destroyer 3 Ticonderoga Class Cruisers 2 Medina Class Frigates 3 Badr Class Corvettes Extensive use of Naval UAVs such as the Sayeh Drone and the Fotros Drone will be used in eliminating the enemy’s naval capabilities. Munition drones, specifically, some 400 LJ-2 drones, will target Israeli warships during naval engagements to increase the odds of a direct hit. Aircraft mentioned in previous sections, once air superiority is achieved, will assist in dropping AshM munitions on the enemy. Once the enemy’s fleet is destroyed, naval assets will provide shore bombardment support to attack Israeli Army positions. Objective:
So a month ago, exactly on April 4th, I (16F) started reading the Bible for the first time, and it was the first time I felt my brain active and opened widely to understanding these beautiful words of God! I started with 1 Samuel as it was the one my friend, once again, Alex, had told me about that was her favourite! Even though it was tough to understand, I still found myself able to imagine David's journey! So what really happened to make me convert, you may ask? Well let me tell you one heckin crazy story! I live in a Muslim household, a strict one, I may say. Both my parents implemented the thought that Christianity was stupid and some messed up religion. Which I, as a young child, thought was true. Even when I knew this, every time I was taking the bus back home from school, I'd stare at churches, and try to peek inside them, curiosity crazily encouraging me to go inside, but fear of my parent's anger stopped me. One of my favourite verses that I found written on the entrance of churches was this one: Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” I was so curious, what did that verse mean? Was it a quote from the Bible? Or simply a wise saying? Then the more I grew, the more I learned about how perfect children, who were raised in a church, are. How they share love and kindness, how they treat people in a good manner, how they keep their places clean. You bet as a young child I really wished I could attend church so they could teach me how to be like them! (Manners wise, thanks to my parents, I was very hateful towards the belief.) And so, because my parents were religious, they sent me to a very Islamic school, which to this day, I despise alot. I learned all about Islam in there, and was extra holy, except, when I started understanding things better I stopped praying like how Muslims do. I was so upset with myself for not being a good Muslim, since prayer was almost as important as believing in God, that is for Muslims. The more I remember, the more I realize how brainwashed everyone was. How they all told part of the truth, to keep the religion going. However, as a student, I sadly didn't have many friends, and I am not that close to my family, and I used to come home and cry very often, begging God to let me have some friends, just one friend so I wouldn't be lonely!! But of course, what would praying to an imaginary man do to me? There is one true God, so who I used to pray to, had no power to help me whatsoever. After leaving that crappy school to a less terrible one, I finally found my prayers answered! I befriended the whole school!!! Yeaay!! Only to change schools the very next year. And I got cut off all my friends, why? Because they were too poor to actually afford technology to message me. However, from that year, I had one dear friend stay close to me, an internet friend, and the greatest friend I've ever made. That's right, Alex. Alex and I were so close, it was almost as though we were two sisters separated by a world. But that never stopped us from being close. Accidents happened and for a short while, me and Alex weren't as close, but it felt so wrong, life felt so empty without them, and for that reason, I decided it's time to fix up what has been broken. I was going to fix my friendship with them. No matter the cost. Month after month, Alex started growing a better relationship with me through a common hobby, art. We both enjoyed drawing so much, and with her help, I developed the talent I adored and was able to draw as much as I dared! A year later, we decided to step up our game, and strengthen our friendship more through something common as well, and that's when we both started writing several stories together. I was very happy talking to Alex about things we both loved, making up stories was our passion, and it only kept improving by the minute!! then in August-September, I came across something that broke my heart to a million pieces. It destroyed a huge portion of the happiness Ive built up for years. I discovered that for Muslims, Art was a sin. Drawing a whole human that, if given the soul, could live, was a form of competing with God, and that I'd be punished for eternity for doing so. It seemed so wrong, like what on earth??? Why would an all merciful God be mad with me for something I never intended to do??? I always drew as a way of admiring God's creation, to release the creativity I had in my chest, and I was told that God doesn't punish someone for their actions, but their intentions! Something certainly did not add up here. Day after day, I had intrusive thoughts that kept telling me something was wrong, and the Muslim God couldn't make up his mind on what he wants to do. I was so confused. So to cut it short, a month ago, Alex told me a sentence that made my mind go extremely uneasy. "Maybe, Deedeee, maybe God had made this friendship, so that you could find the right path." Said Alex. I remember that night, I woke up at exactly 2AM to the craziest thought ever. The thought was basically like this: I travel to Alex's country for college, and they invite me over for Thanksgiving, as it is a national holiday in that country, and during that, I tell them I have an amazing surprise for the entire family. They all look at me curiously and then I take off my veil and my jacket, and underneath them is a shirt that says "Proud Christian" I remember I found my limbs cold and my heart racing at the thought, and I couldn't help but hide under the blankets, what was that crazy thought?!!? What was happening??? As the night went on, I found myself reaching for my phone, and opening up reddit. For no reason at all I started looking up stories of converts to try and see why Muslims convert to Christianity, and it was then that every. Word. I. Have. Ever. Heard. About. Islam. Was revealed to be wrong. 3 days ago, after finding enough proof, I had decided. It was time I leave this dumb religion and find myself another. Only Christianity is the one that ever came to my mind. And so I decided. If Jesus was real, he would answer my prayers. I kept thinking about a rational prayer to ask for, until it came to me! If I experience a headache, surely Jesus can stop the pain, right? It's just a simple headache! And so I hide under a blanket again, and say three times. "Jesus, please take away the pain in my head, it hurts so much and I can not stand it. Please." And after the third time, I raise my head a little and look around the room. One thought in my mind. "That actually worked." It was basically the breaking point for me, and so, I decided, I was going to please the God that had saved me from the horrible religion Islam is, and read the entire Bible. I will please Him. I started asking Alex around some questions, Hey Alex! How do you pray? Hey Alex! Where do you read the Bible online! Hey Alex! Hey Alex! And so on Sadly after a while, Alex who didn't know I converted, became very upset, and it was their right, because they thought I didn't believe in the Bible. They thought we wouldn't end up in the same place after we pass away, and that thought made them sick to the stomach. However, on April 25th, I found myself opening reddit again, and creating a new anonymous account to have all my questions asked, and so I asked Reddit. SHOULD I TELL ALEX THAT IM CHRISTIAN, OH DEAR REDDIT? Of course, the answer was yes and I kept dying to see Alex that day until finally, they FINALLY woke up. So immediately I was like ALEX ALEX ALEX COME TO THE VIDEO CHAT I NEED TO SEE YOUR REACTION TO THIS THING IM ABOUT TO TELL YOU!!!! Alex was like wha- And I yelled at them until finally they entered the video chat, and I was laughing so much at them, because as best friends, they kept making fun of me because I kept jumping around in excitement, so here I quote to you what I said, what I saw, and what they replied to me. "I believe Jesus is the son of God." A long pause is seen on Alex's face, and I believe they thought I was pranking them, so they replied. "What." I see their face come closer to the screen. "You read it." They put their hand on their mouth for a minute. "You do?" "Yes. I have been reading the Bible, and asking you all those questions because I had no idea how to be a Christian." The next thing I saw, was Alex's face turning red and them rubbing their eyes, because they were so full of tears. What the heck, no, Alex never cries, I KNOW ALEX, THEY DONT CRY!! DID I BREAK THE SYSTEM??? For the next half an hour, Alex was unable to stop crying, and they had a right, because I was shooting them with the most wholesome talk ever. Ever since then, Alex and I found ourselves so close to each other. It was like Jesus embraced us both, and made us as close as we are now. I have been praying to Jesus for a while now, and only his power was able to answer those prayers, and make me feel as amazing as I do now. I might add to this more in the future, but for now I have a simple request for anyone who read all of this: Ppease pray for me to be protected from Satan's lies, and from my family. Remember me in your prayers because I need to get out of here one way or the other, so pray that Jesus makes it easy on both me and my family to accept the fact that I just do not believe what they believe in. God bless you all, thank you for reading this far! I love all of you in Jesus :) TL;DR: Even as a small kid, I believe Jesus had planted a seed of curiosity in my heart towards Christianity, and with his beautiful plan for me, he guided me all the way to his one true religion through fixing up my personality first, then showing me the faith. And he used one beautiful human being for that, Alex. It's been a beautiful and blessed month, and as you guys had suggested, I told Alex that I converted, and we both have felt closer than ever before :D
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Comments:
g2drmgq in JusticeServed on 22 Aug 20 (1pts):
it's sad to be an atheist. you actually believe this guy will never be punished
g2dgld7 in europe on 21 Aug 20 (1pts):
1 Army = New World Order
g2bsxfm in MedicalGore on 21 Aug 20 (1pts):
Do Asian surgeons use chopsticks ?
g2bankd in MedicalGore on 21 Aug 20 (1pts):
How much did he save by changing the brakes himself ? How much did he pay for the hospital ?
g2b9up6 in worldnews on 21 Aug 20 (1pts):
USA stealing resources ? No way ! That's americanophobia !
g29xvv8 in europe on 21 Aug 20 (1pts):
I mean, if you really want to play that game we can glass Turkey off the surface of the earth.
As usual French hypocrites calling for the undiscriminate killing of civilians aka terrorism while...
g29ws8b in europe on 21 Aug 20 (1pts):
The French will surrender before the 5 minutes.
g29v8ce in europe on 21 Aug 20 (1pts):
The only delusional Turks are those who hope Europeans will accept them as one of their own after rejecting Islam. They'll never accept you, just look at this subreddit. You're only hurting yourself.
g29sbxy in MorbidReality on 20 Aug 20 (1pts):
bet his mom would even forgive him. what a sack of shit
g29r56b in europe on 20 Aug 20 (1pts):
I know why Micron has a hard on with Greece. He loves greek sausages if you catch my drift.
g29q16e in europe on 20 Aug 20 (1pts):
France has only power against third world countries with sticks and stones. Always has been a nation of cowards. Try doing this with Russia or China.
g29o91f in europe on 20 Aug 20 (1pts):
That effeminate guy was groomed by his female pedophile teacher.
g29n4lj in europe on 20 Aug 20 (1pts):
one of the worst regimes in the world
USA is the worst regime in the world
g28xfuu in DelphiMurders on 20 Aug 20 (1pts):
Good ideas!
g278akp in PublicFreakout on 20 Aug 20 (1pts):
bunch of idol worshippers that flag was like their golden calf
g25klib in DelphiMurders on 19 Aug 20 (1pts):
84.73% of statistics are made up
g24vo37 in europe on 19 Aug 20 (1pts):
God thing the EU doesn't even recognize European citizen's election results : example 2005 referendum...
g24qb4p in DelphiMurders on 19 Aug 20 (1pts):
Here's how I see things. It's actually a double edged sword. Not releasing info to weed out false confessions is a good thing when you have a huge amount of confessions. Let's say 100 people are...
g245o2f in Botchedsurgeries on 19 Aug 20 (1pts):
if the balls aren't touching
g23a95q in Botchedsurgeries on 19 Aug 20 (1pts):
it makes a whistle noise
g239dt2 in MedicalGore on 19 Aug 20 (1pts):
blood spaghettis
g238gph in mixedrace on 19 Aug 20 (-2pts):
Moroccans are not Arab, they're Amazigh or Arabized. Just shows you don't even know who you really are.
g1z0vm1 in europe on 18 Aug 20 (1pts):
Incredible... now even boats leave the flag color trail behind them !
g1xell8 in JusticeServed on 17 Aug 20 (1pts):
way too merciful
g1xamqk in MedicalGore on 17 Aug 20 (1pts):
if you don't count the fucking tumor in the middle of it yeah
g1x98d3 in MedicalGore on 17 Aug 20 (1pts):
maybe they don't want to be sued 15 years later when that pain is a distant memory and you want a child
g1x81p6 in MorbidReality on 17 Aug 20 (1pts):
everyone dies, at least the bear didn't spent the rest of his life disfigured. I's say the bear won
g1wtdb4 in MedicalGore on 17 Aug 20 (1pts):
Well sometimes it's hard
oh my
g1vzjfb in JusticeServed on 17 Aug 20 (1pts):
how is removing natural teeth making it stronger ?
g1s9w9a in PublicFreakout on 16 Aug 20 (1pts):
This guy is actually the least harmful. The bad ones are in positions of power, with a good job and well integrated to society. They don't use racial slurs in public, they just shoot you, refuse to...
g1s383y in nextfuckinglevel on 16 Aug 20 (1pts):
so he knew it would end like this and sacrified this baby for the video ?
g1rg119 in nextfuckinglevel on 16 Aug 20 (1pts):
Italians would ruin the battery in 10 minutes
g1qyrac in PublicFreakout on 16 Aug 20 (1pts):
If you are Christian or Jewish, you can't criticize her as Abraham did the same thing in the Bible
g1qb5qd in nextfuckinglevel on 16 Aug 20 (1pts):
Mossad 9/11/2001
g1nvo26 in worldnews on 15 Aug 20 (1pts):
Genocide and ethnic cleansing for $9.99 !
g1lg3zd in geopolitics on 15 Aug 20 (1pts):
It's only piracy when Somalians threaten with AKs, when Americans threaten with tomahawks, it's called sanctions.
g1kwelr in MadeleineMccann on 15 Aug 20 (1pts):
i've never understood how can a cadaver dog smell someone who has been dead for a dozen of minutes ? your body doesn't start decomposing after a few minutes... same thing about Chris Watts murders,...
g1klmix in worldnews on 15 Aug 20 (1pts):
Why should Turkey pay for the fuckups of France, UK, USA ? You destroyed their countries, you deal with the refugees.
g1k7cz2 in worldnews on 15 Aug 20 (1pts):
Yeah Europeans who divided the Middle-East with Sikes-Picot ignoring the ethnic partition and Amercians who funded Al-Nosra rebels and destroyed Iraq and used Kurds against Arabs only to betray them...
Submissions:
ibr4bg in Truckers on 18 Aug 20 (1pts):
How much money does a trucker make ?
ibpvux in AskWomen on 17 Aug 20 (1pts):
Why do so many women care so much about having a perfect skin but at the same time there's this stereotype that women really dig scars ?
ibmwz4 in AskReddit on 17 Aug 20 (1pts):
Are scars really cool and do chicks really dig scars or do people say that to make people feel better ? [Serious]
I have yet to find one Muslim who can challenge me intelectualy without personally attacking me because they get frustrated.
All of this came exclusively from imams or so called scholars of Islam or deep devotees Q:Why did Mohammad marry a 6 year old? That's pedophilia A: Those were different times... People used to age differently Q: Mohammad did not abolish slavery, but he even had his own slaves, among them sex slaves. How is that ok? That's rape. A: Everyone was doing it, so he couldn't just have abolished slavery. He needed to take babysteps... Also those were different times Q: Why would God make us sinners if he doesn't like sin, just so he can punish us? A: The workings of God are not understandable for us mere humans. Trying to understand him his blasphemy Q: How can you stand behind a murderer who sends plagues upon his creations, slaughters them in masses an makes bets with the devil on their fate, just for his own amusement A: God knows what he is doing and he is only punishing the ones who deserve it. And if children die they go to heaven anyway Q: Why is it that every Muslim country is at a bad place economically and mentally if they are Allah's most faithfull A: It's a test. Q: How come that an atheist who lives a pious life will burn in hell, while a mass murderer who repents on his death bed goes to heaven A: Because God is forgiving... But not to the ones who don't worship him (one of the best answers I got from an imam... Check this out) Q: 90% of Muslims are only that because they were born that way. And all the others in other religions are the same. Just because they were born in a Christian country or in a hindu one. How do the deserve punishment A: Before they are born, God asked every human if he wants to be born a Muslim or not. So everyone has a choice, they just don't remember. Q: Doesn't it feel like Allah just wants slaves that worship him without question althou he does many moral despicable things A: He created us therfore he deserves our worship no matter what he does. Everything he does if for a greater plan Q: I studied at university read books about psychology, history, mythology, etc and they make me have doubt that Islam is the right religion A: You should only read the Quran. It has all the answers you need and all the scientific questions you might have, it can answer. Doubt comes from shaitan. Whenever you doubt you are listening to shaitan Q: Why can a man marry many woman but not the other way around? A: Because a man has enough space in his heart to love many, but a woman only enough to love one. Q: So she can only either love her husband or her child? A: No children don't count. Q:How come honor killings are allowed for men but not for woman if they catch their husband cheating A: Because a woman should allways follow her husband and be forgiving in any and every circumstance Q: Why do woman have to wear hijab and niquab A: Because if they don't men will Lust for them and that is the sin of the woman not the man who lusts for her. She is enticing them and that's haram. Etc etc etc.... Their arguments are weak and I would call them retarded, if it wasn't offensive to retarded people. But again, what do I expect from people who excuse pedophilia, warmongering, mass murder, slavery etc.
As a kid I never understood this and now as a grown man it makes even less sense.
So I was brought up as a Muslim and started learning about religion at the tender age of 6. By 10 I could recite the first half of the Quran and by 15 the rest of it. Much of this is forgotten now because I haven't practiced in over a decade and left Islam at about the same time. But as a kid I was taught something very strange. We are taught that worldly riches are not to be saught after and are worthless. So is sex, sensuality etc. It is not needed, for if you love God and practice you will have all you need and even if not it will be just a test of your faith and when you die and go to heaven a believer this will change. Now that is not the strange part. The strange part is that all the riches that you shouldn't seek after, that are haram, that are blasphemous are exactly what heaven is made of. So in heaven you'll have gold and silver and riches and women and sex and flowing rivers of milk and honey and all the things that if you sought after them in life you would be punished for in death. And I thought, well if I already don't want it in life, then why would I want it after I die? Because you can't just trick God into thinking you don't want it. You truly have to not want it. But once you die, your reward will be what you don't want in the first place. I did not understand it but I was to young to put my thoughts into words so people could grasp the meaning. Especially because from the beginning I was also taught that Islam is not a suggestion, but a set of rules. And much 'wiser and smarter' people then I am already interpreted the word of God, so if I doubt, then I am at fault. Cause I'm just the idiot following the rules set for me. So I learned not to ask questions that would confuse or even anger my teachers. None of it made sense as a kid. Not hell, not the punishment, not the set rules, not the we are right and the other religions all are wrong part, none of it. I don't mean to say I'm smarter then all those people who believe. I'm just an idiot. But deep inside my heart and mind most of what I learned made no sense at all. For instance God making a bet with the devil if his subject was truly a believer or not. And just to prove his point God kills his family, takes his land and belongings and torcher the poor guy, just so he can be right in front of the devil? That's crazy talk. It reminds me of that Eddie Murphy movie where the white guys bet a dollar on if he can make a Wallstreet man out of Eddie or not. I'm just wondering at what point when the true believers learned, did they turn of critical thinking, logic and their hearts, just to believe like sheep? Because I never reached that point and I'm no different then anyone else.
Why either Islam or Christianity out of all world religions can be true – the real wager:
Introduction
Many anti-theists/atheists/agnostics love asking others, ‘why should your religion be believed over other religions?’ So when I got asked this question as a Muslim, I was like, ‘that is actually a very good question, I’m going to find out’. Thankfully, when I was being asked that question, I was already in the process of studying and critiquing my own religion Islam and other religions. And as a result of that question, all I really had in my head first (before looking for “the proofs of each religion“) was the question I needed to know the answer for, which was, what are the consequences of not believing in these other religions? As a result of that question, in my studies, I found an answer. That was the only two religions which offer its followers the true way of salvation and its stubborn non-followers are to be subject to an eternal punishment of some sorts if they do not follow its religion is as follows: Islam and Christianity. The other smaller religions; I will briefly cover their beliefs in the afterlife with links in the comments below, either believe those who do not believe in their religion have a chance of “salvation” in the afterlife, or are given an infinite or finite amount of chances after our life to make amends whether through being reincarnated into a bat, a rat, a demi-god, or a human as you find taught in these Asian religions which teach you are in some sort of cycle which can eventually be broken. They should be discarded on that basis. And that to me should be enough for their followers to realise they need to wake up and really judge whether they’re on the right religion for “salvation”. It bodes the question, if you have an infinite or finite amount of chances to reach your form of “salvation” as part of these religions, then what risk do you have if you follow another religion be it Islam or Christianity in this life? One, therefore, should theoretically disregard these other religions and need to look between the big two and take seriously the big two which is Islam and Christianity and choose between one of them. And considering the Jewish belief in that non-Jews have a place in the World to Come should they follow a court of justice (much like Sharia), reject idolatry (Jews consider the Trinity idolatry), not cursing God, no incest or adultery, no stealing and not eating the flesh of a live animal and so on then all I found was the best ‘bet’ would really be Islam for the best chance of eternal salvation. Islam and we believe the worlds creator (Allah) teaches:
Now do these people desire to give up the way of Allah's submission (Islam) and adopt a different way (knowing well), that all things in heavens and the earth, willingly or unwillingly, submit to Allah, and to Him shall all return? O’ Prophet, say, "We believe in Allah and in the teachings which have been sent down to us, and also in those teachings sent down to Abraham, Ismail, Isaac, Jacob and his descendants, and in the guidance that was given by Allah to Moses, Jesus and other Messengers. We do not discriminate against any one of them and we submit and surrender to Him." And whoso adopts any other than this way of submission (Islam), that way shall not be accepted from him and in the Hereafter, he shall be among the losers. [Qur’an 3:83-85][1]
Therefore before I looked into the proofs of each religion, I looked at the biggest religions and saw whether it was worth looking at the ones which offer its non-adherents salvation and since Islam holds the biggest chance of reaching the goal of a good afterlife I was already biased in favour of Islam over Christianity but I still looked for the “proofs of Christianity” and it failed to convince me. For I worked on looking for evidence to secure my beliefs, where I looked at the flaws of Christianity, be some of it the blatant corruption of its scriptures as explained by Bart D. Ehrman, the pagan origins and clear cut pagan influences of its religious festivals and actions, be it Easter, Christmas, the origins of the Christmas Trees and so on, the depiction of Mary and her child which made her a viable rival to that other popular Roman/Greek/Egyptian hybrid Goddess’ of the time, represented variously as Diana, Cybele, and ISIS and amongst the biggest flaw, the logical incoherent Trinity and the mere facts many of doctrines (Trinity, Theotokos, Original sin) was formed after Christ and the question of the anonymous authors of the Bible and the poor answer as to why “apocryphal” gospels at that time were rejected in favour of the “canonical” ones and the question of how we could trust who decides these. Through such flaws, I eventually came to conclusion Islam is the only one I found as truth. I found also when defending Islam against the many arguments anti-theists, atheists, and their lovely Christian allies whose arguments they rip off throw at it, that Islam really holds strong against their criticisms and provided, specifically to me, satisfactory answers. This is one of the reasons I am not an atheist/agnostic. Now when a new atheist tells me ‘all religions are false’, I ask them for proof. Since they like to claim there are 'quadrillion religions in the world and how I know your one is true' (answered above), through their statement 'all religions are false', I coerce them into going through every single one of those quadrillion religions they claim is false and prove them to me that they are for the burden of proof is on them. Any theists here, do not ever feel yourself inferior to these new atheists as they try to make you feel. Play their own game against them. They are so entitled in asking you for the burden of proof even when they are the ones who go up to you saying 'God is not real' that they become offended when you tell them and rightfully so, that the burden of proof is on them for they came up to you with such a statement. Watch them squirm.
The Research:
So what do these other smaller religions believe in the afterlife (in no particular order)? Judaism: What do Jews believe about life after death? Taken from a JPost Article found here: What does traditional Judaism teach about non-Jews? [2]
The Jewish faith is different than many others. Most religions encourage proselytizing since they are founded on a belief that only members of their faith can earn an eternal reward in the afterlife. Jewish tradition makes it clear that non-Jews do not have to become Jewish in order to fulfil their spiritual purpose on Earth, and that they can earn their reward in heaven without becoming Jewish. Judaism believes that non-Jews are obligated to observe the Seven Noahide Laws: Establishing courts of justice, not cursing God, no idolatry, no incest or adultery, no murder, no stealing and not eating the flesh of a live animal. A non-Jew who observes these laws has a place in the World to Come.
Mormonism: What do Mormons believe about life after death? Taken from a BBC Religious Studies Article found here: Mormon attitudes to other faiths [3]
They believe that there is truth in many religions and philosophies and that the teachings of many different great religious leaders have raised the spiritual and moral awareness of humanity. Mormons believe that God's plan of salvation includes nonbelievers and believers, as well as those who have never heard of Jesus Christ. They believe that members of other faiths will have the opportunity to learn the true gospel of Jesus Christ after their earthly deaths. They will be able to accept or reject that gospel. Members of other faiths will also have the chance to accept or reject the covenants and ordinances of salvation performed for them by proxy on earth.
Hinduism: What do Hindus believe about life after death? Taken from a WJEC GCSE Religious Studies B Religion Life Issues booklet [4]
Hinduism has very distinct teachings about life after death. Hindus accept reincarnation – the belief that, after death, the atman (soul) of a person passes into a new body and life. This new life depends on how the person lived their previous life. Hindus believe in karma, which is the sum of the good and bad actions taken. Good karma helps with a better rebirth. As all living creatures are part of the process of reincarnation, Hindus believe it is possible to be reborn as animals, insects or plants. Humans are viewed as the highest form of life, but the goal of a Hindu is to break the cycle of reincarnation they are in and achieve Moksha. When the atman is free from the cycle, it is believed that the person returns to be with Brahman.
Similarly, Buddhism: What does Buddhism believe about life after death? Taken from a GCSE Bitesize Religious Studies Article found here: Life after death - Buddhism [5]
Buddhist believe in karma or 'intentional action'. Depending on the actions performed in previous lives, rebirth could be as a human or animal or even ghosts, demi-gods, or gods. Being born as a human is seen by Buddhists as a rare opportunity to work towards escaping this cycle of samsara. The escape from samsara is called Nirvana or enlightenment. Once Nirvana is achieved, and the enlightened individual physically dies, Buddhists believe that they will no longer be reborn.
Similarly, Sikhism: What does Sikhism believe about life after death? Taken from a GCSE Bitesize Religious Studies Article found here: Life after death - Sikhism [6]
Sikhs believe in karma or 'intentional action'. Through good action and by living a good life and keeping God in their minds, Sikhs hope to achieve good merit and hope to avoid punishment. Many Sikhs believe that Waheguru lives inside everyone like a reflection in a mirror or fragrance within a flower. Through a long series of reincarnations, possibly through up to 8,400,000 forms of life, they will be purified and be able to return to Waheguru. Each reincarnation as human or animal is temporary. Only humans can decide between right and wrong. For this reason, many Sikhs see their human life as the only time when the cycle of death and rebirth can be broken. The escape from the cycle of death and rebirth is known as Mukti. They also want to achieve a good rebirth to improve their chances of reuniting with God. Most Sikhs believe God unites with those he is pleased with. When they have been united with Waheguru, the cycle of birth and death ends, suffering ends and the whole cycle is broken.
Final Comment:
To all anti-theist who lurk this subreddit, yours is the most nonsensical position for me. As a wise person said: If we're all just "making our own meaning and purpose" in life, then there's no reason for me to accept objections to my faith because their meaning and purpose are no more valuable than my own. You’re literally wasting my time and your own - trolling will be of no avail to you.
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naturally nature near nearby nearly necessarily necessary neck need negative negotiate negotiation neighbor neighborhood neither nerve nervous net network never nevertheless new newly news newspaper next nice night nine no nobody nod noise nomination none nonetheless nor normal normally north northern nose not note nothing notice notion novel now nowhere n't nuclear number numerous nurse nut object objective obligation observation observe observer obtain obvious obviously occasion occasionally occupation occupy occur ocean odd odds of off offense offensive offer office officer official often oh oil ok okay old Olympic on once one ongoing onion online only onto open opening operate operating operation operator opinion opponent opportunity oppose opposite opposition option or orange order ordinary organic organization organize orientation origin original originally other others otherwise ought our ourselves out outcome outside oven over overall overcome overlook owe own owner pace pack package page pain painful paint painter painting pair pale Palestinian palm pan panel pant paper parent park parking part participant participate participation particular particularly partly partner partnership party pass passage passenger passion past patch path patient pattern pause pay payment PC peace peak peer penalty people pepper per perceive percentage perception perfect perfectly perform performance perhaps period permanent permission permit person personal personality personally personnel perspective persuade pet phase phenomenon philosophy phone photo photograph photographer phrase physical physically physician piano pick picture pie piece pile pilot pine pink pipe pitch place plan plane planet planning plant plastic plate platform play player please pleasure plenty plot plus PM pocket poem poet poetry point pole police policy political politically politician politics poll pollution pool poor pop popular population porch port portion portrait portray pose position positive possess possibility possible possibly post pot potato potential potentially pound pour poverty powder power powerful practical practice pray prayer precisely predict prefer preference pregnancy pregnant preparation prepare prescription presence present presentation preserve president presidential press pressure pretend pretty prevent previous previously price pride priest primarily primary prime principal principle print prior priority prison prisoner privacy private probably problem procedure proceed process produce producer product production profession professional professor profile profit program progress project prominent promise promote prompt proof proper properly property proportion proposal propose proposed prosecutor prospect protect protection protein protest proud prove provide provider province provision psychological psychologist psychology public publication publicly publish publisher pull punishment purchase pure purpose pursue push put qualify quality quarter quarterback question quick quickly quiet quietly quit quite quote race racial radical radio rail rain raise range rank rapid rapidly rare rarely rate rather rating ratio raw reach react reaction read reader reading ready real reality realize really reason reasonable recall receive recent recently recipe recognition recognize recommend recommendation record recording recover recovery recruit red reduce reduction refer reference reflect reflection reform refugee refuse regard regarding regardless regime region regional register regular regularly regulate regulation reinforce reject relate relation relationship relative relatively relax release relevant relief religion religious rely remain remaining remarkable remember remind remote remove repeat repeatedly replace reply report reporter represent representation representative Republican reputation request require requirement research researcher resemble reservation resident resist resistance resolution resolve resort resource respect respond respondent response responsibility responsible rest restaurant restore restriction result retain retire retirement return reveal revenue review revolution rhythm rice rich rid ride rifle right ring rise risk river road rock role roll romantic roof room root rope rose rough roughly round route routine row rub rule run running rural rush Russian sacred sad safe safety sake salad salary sale sales salt same sample sanction sand satellite satisfaction satisfy sauce save saving say scale scandal scared scenario scene schedule scheme scholar scholarship school science scientific scientist scope score scream screen script sea search season seat second secret secretary section sector secure security see seed seek seem segment seize select selection self sell Senate senator send senior sense sensitive sentence separate sequence series serious seriously serve service session set setting settle settlement seven several severe sex sexual shade shadow shake shall shape share sharp she sheet shelf shell shelter shift shine ship shirt shit shock shoe shoot shooting shop shopping shore short shortly shot should shoulder shout show shower shrug shut sick side sigh sight sign signal significance significant significantly silence silent silver similar similarly simple simply sin since sing singer single sink sir sister sit site situation six size ski skill skin sky slave sleep slice slide slight slightly slip slow slowly small smart smell smile smoke smooth snap snow so so-called soccer social society soft software soil solar soldier solid solution solve some somebody somehow someone something sometimes somewhat somewhere son song soon sophisticated sorry sort soul sound soup source south southern Soviet space Spanish speak speaker special specialist species specific specifically speech speed spend spending spin spirit spiritual split spokesman sport spot spread spring square squeeze stability stable staff stage stair stake stand standard standing star stare start state statement station statistics status stay steady steal steel step stick still stir stock stomach stone stop storage store storm story straight strange stranger strategic strategy stream street strength strengthen stress stretch strike string strip stroke strong strongly structure struggle student studio study stuff stupid style subject submit subsequent substance substantial succeed success successful successfully such sudden suddenly sue suffer sufficient sugar suggest suggestion suicide suit summer summit sun super supply support supporter suppose supposed Supreme sure surely surface surgery surprise surprised surprising surprisingly surround survey survival survive survivor suspect sustain swear sweep sweet swim swing switch symbol symptom system table tablespoon tactic tail take tale talent talk tall tank tap tape target task taste tax taxpayer tea teach teacher teaching team tear teaspoon technical technique technology teen teenager telephone telescope television tell temperature temporary ten tend tendency tennis tension tent term terms terrible territory terror terrorism terrorist test testify testimony testing text than thank thanks that the theater their them theme themselves then theory therapy there therefore these they thick thin thing think thinking third thirty this those though thought thousand threat threaten three throat through throughout throw thus ticket tie tight time tiny tip tire tired tissue title to tobacco today toe together tomato tomorrow tone tongue tonight too tool tooth top topic toss total totally touch tough tour tourist tournament toward towards tower town toy trace track trade tradition traditional traffic tragedy trail train training transfer transform transformation transition translate transportation travel treat treatment treaty tree tremendous trend trial tribe trick trip troop trouble truck true truly trust truth try tube tunnel turn TV twelve twenty twice twin two type typical typically ugly ultimate ultimately unable uncle under undergo understand understanding unfortunately uniform union unique unit United universal universe university unknown unless unlike unlikely until unusual up upon upper urban urge us use used useful user usual usually utility vacation valley valuable value variable variation variety various vary vast vegetable vehicle venture version versus very vessel veteran via victim victory video view viewer village violate violation violence violent virtually virtue virus visible vision visit visitor visual vital voice volume volunteer vote voter vs vulnerable wage wait wake walk wall wander want war warm warn warning wash waste watch water wave way we weak wealth wealthy weapon wear weather wedding week weekend weekly weigh weight welcome welfare well west western wet what whatever wheel when whenever where whereas whether which while whisper white who whole whom whose why wide widely widespread wife wild will willing win wind window wine wing winner winter wipe wire wisdom wise wish with withdraw within without witness woman wonder wonderful wood wooden word work worker working works workshop world worried worry worth would wound wrap write writer writing wrong yard yeah year yell yellow yes yesterday yet yield you young your yours yourself youth zone
3000 most common words in the English lexicon a abandon ability able abortion about above abroad absence absolute absolutely absorb abuse academic accept access accident accompany accomplish according account accurate accuse achieve achievement acid acknowledge acquire across act action active activist activity actor actress actual actually ad adapt add addition additional address adequate adjust adjustment administration administrator admire admission admit adolescent adopt adult advance advanced advantage adventure advertising advice advise adviser advocate affair affect afford afraid African African-American after afternoon again against age agency agenda agent aggressive ago agree agreement agricultural ah ahead aid aide AIDS aim air aircraft airline airport album alcohol alive all alliance allow ally almost alone along already also alter alternative although always AM amazing American among amount analysis analyst analyze ancient and anger angle angry animal anniversary announce annual another answer anticipate anxiety any anybody anymore anyone anything anyway anywhere apart apartment apparent apparently appeal appear appearance apple application apply appoint appointment appreciate approach appropriate approval approve approximately Arab architect area argue argument arise arm armed army around arrange arrangement arrest arrival arrive art article artist artistic as Asian aside ask asleep aspect assault assert assess assessment asset assign assignment assist assistance assistant associate association assume assumption assure at athlete athletic atmosphere attach attack attempt attend attention attitude attorney attract attractive attribute audience author authority auto available average avoid award aware awareness away awful baby back background bad badly bag bake balance ball ban band bank bar barely barrel barrier base baseball basic basically basis basket basketball bathroom battery battle be beach bean bear beat beautiful beauty because become bed bedroom beer before begin beginning behavior behind being belief believe bell belong below belt bench bend beneath benefit beside besides best bet better between beyond Bible big bike bill billion bind biological bird birth birthday bit bite black blade blame blanket blind block blood blow blue board boat body bomb bombing bond bone book boom boot border born borrow boss both bother bottle bottom boundary bowl box boy boyfriend brain branch brand bread break breakfast breast breath breathe brick bridge brief briefly bright brilliant bring British broad broken brother brown brush buck budget build building bullet bunch burden burn bury bus business busy but butter button buy buyer by cabin cabinet cable cake calculate call camera camp campaign campus can Canadian cancer candidate cap capability capable capacity capital captain capture car carbon card care career careful carefully carrier carry case cash cast cat catch category Catholic cause ceiling celebrate celebration celebrity cell center central century CEO ceremony certain certainly chain chair chairman challenge chamber champion championship chance change changing channel chapter character characteristic characterize charge charity chart chase cheap check cheek cheese chef chemical chest chicken chief child childhood Chinese chip chocolate choice cholesterol choose Christian Christmas church cigarette circle circumstance cite citizen city civil civilian claim class classic classroom clean clear clearly client climate climb clinic clinical clock close closely closer clothes clothing cloud club clue cluster coach coal coalition coast coat code coffee cognitive cold collapse colleague collect collection collective college colonial color column combination combine come comedy comfort comfortable command commander comment commercial commission commit commitment committee common communicate communication community company compare comparison compete competition competitive competitor complain complaint complete completely complex complicated component compose composition comprehensive computer concentrate concentration concept concern concerned concert conclude conclusion concrete condition conduct conference confidence confident confirm conflict confront confusion Congress congressional connect connection consciousness consensus consequence conservative consider considerable consideration consist consistent constant constantly constitute constitutional construct construction consultant consume consumer consumption contact contain container contemporary content contest context continue continued contract contrast contribute contribution control controversial controversy convention conventional conversation convert conviction convince cook cookie cooking cool cooperation cop cope copy core corn corner corporate corporation correct correspondent cost cotton couch could council counselor count counter country county couple courage course court cousin cover coverage cow crack craft crash crazy cream create creation creative creature credit crew crime criminal crisis criteria critic critical criticism criticize crop cross crowd crucial cry cultural culture cup curious current currently curriculum custom customer cut cycle dad daily damage dance danger dangerous dare dark darkness data date daughter day dead deal dealer dear death debate debt decade decide decision deck declare decline decrease deep deeply deer defeat defend defendant defense defensive deficit define definitely definition degree delay deliver delivery demand democracy Democrat democratic demonstrate demonstration deny department depend dependent depending depict depression depth deputy derive describe description desert deserve design designer desire desk desperate despite destroy destruction detail detailed detect determine develop developing development device devote dialogue die diet differ difference different differently difficult difficulty dig digital dimension dining dinner direct direction directly director dirt dirty disability disagree disappear disaster discipline discourse discover discovery discrimination discuss discussion disease dish dismiss disorder display dispute distance distant distinct distinction distinguish distribute distribution district diverse diversity divide division divorce DNA do doctor document dog domestic dominant dominate door double doubt down downtown dozen draft drag drama dramatic dramatically draw drawing dream dress drink drive driver drop drug dry due during dust duty each eager ear early earn earnings earth ease easily east eastern easy eat economic economics economist economy edge edition editor educate education educational educator effect effective effectively efficiency efficient effort egg eight either elderly elect election electric electricity electronic element elementary eliminate elite else elsewhere e-mail embrace emerge emergency emission emotion emotional emphasis emphasize employ employee employer employment empty enable encounter encourage end enemy energy enforcement engage engine engineer engineering English enhance enjoy enormous enough ensure enter enterprise entertainment entire entirely entrance entry environment environmental episode equal equally equipment era error escape especially essay essential essentially establish establishment estate estimate etc ethics ethnic European evaluate evaluation even evening event eventually ever every everybody everyday everyone everything everywhere evidence evolution evolve exact exactly examination examine example exceed excellent except exception exchange exciting executive exercise exhibit exhibition exist existence existing expand expansion expect expectation expense expensive experience experiment expert explain explanation explode explore explosion expose exposure express expression extend extension extensive extent external extra extraordinary extreme extremely eye fabric face facility fact factor factory faculty fade fail failure fair fairly faith fall false familiar family famous fan fantasy far farm farmer fashion fast fat fate father fault favor favorite fear feature federal fee feed feel feeling fellow female fence few fewer fiber fiction field fifteen fifth fifty fight fighter fighting figure file fill film final finally finance financial find finding fine finger finish fire firm first fish fishing fit fitness five fix flag flame flat flavor flee flesh flight float floor flow flower fly focus folk follow following food foot football for force foreign forest forever forget form formal formation former formula forth fortune forward found foundation founder four fourth frame framework free freedom freeze French frequency frequent frequently fresh friend friendly friendship from front fruit frustration fuel full fully fun function fund fundamental funding funeral funny furniture furthermore future gain galaxy gallery game gang gap garage garden garlic gas gate gather gay gaze gear gender gene general generally generate generation genetic gentleman gently German gesture get ghost giant gift gifted girl girlfriend give given glad glance glass global glove go goal God gold golden golf good government governor grab grade gradually graduate grain grand grandfather grandmother grant grass grave gray great greatest green grocery ground group grow growing growth guarantee guard guess guest guide guideline guilty gun guy habit habitat hair half hall hand handful handle hang happen happy hard hardly hat hate have he head headline headquarters health healthy hear hearing heart heat heaven heavily heavy heel height helicopter hell hello help helpful her here heritage hero herself hey hi hide high highlight highly highway hill him himself hip hire his historian historic historical history hit hold hole holiday holy home homeless honest honey honor hope horizon horror horse hospital host hot hotel hour house household housing how however huge human humor hundred hungry hunter hunting hurt husband hypothesis I ice idea ideal identification identify identity ie if ignore ill illegal illness illustrate image imagination imagine immediate immediately immigrant immigration impact implement implication imply importance important impose impossible impress impression impressive improve improvement in incentive incident include including income incorporate increase increased increasing increasingly incredible indeed independence independent index Indian indicate indication individual industrial industry infant infection inflation influence inform information ingredient initial initially initiative injury inner innocent inquiry inside insight insist inspire install instance instead institution institutional instruction instructor instrument insurance intellectual intelligence intend intense intensity intention interaction interest interested interesting internal international Internet interpret interpretation intervention interview into introduce introduction invasion invest investigate investigation investigator investment investor invite involve involved involvement Iraqi Irish iron Islamic island Israeli issue it Italian item its itself jacket jail Japanese jet Jew Jewish job join joint joke journal journalist journey joy judge judgment juice jump junior jury just justice justify keep key kick kid kill killer killing kind king kiss kitchen knee knife knock know knowledge lab label labor laboratory lack lady lake land landscape language lap large largely last late later Latin latter laugh launch law lawn lawsuit lawyer lay layer lead leader leadership leading leaf league lean learn learning least leather leave left leg legacy legal legend legislation legitimate lemon length less lesson let letter level liberal library license lie life lifestyle lifetime lift light like likely limit limitation limited line link lip list listen literally literary literature little live living load loan local locate location lock long long-term look loose lose loss lost lot lots loud love lovely lover low lower luck lucky lunch lung machine mad magazine mail main mainly maintain maintenance major majority make maker makeup male mall man manage management manager manner manufacturer manufacturing many map margin mark market marketing marriage married marry mask mass massive master match material math matter may maybe mayor me meal mean meaning meanwhile measure measurement meat mechanism media medical medication medicine medium meet meeting member membership memory mental mention menu mere merely mess message metal meter method Mexican middle might military milk million mind mine minister minor minority minute miracle mirror miss missile mission mistake mix mixture mm-hmm mode model moderate modern modest mom moment money monitor month mood moon moral more moreover morning mortgage most mostly mother motion motivation motor mount mountain mouse mouth move movement movie Mr Mrs Ms much multiple murder muscle museum music musical musician Muslim must mutual my myself mystery myth naked name narrative narrow nation national native natural naturally nature near nearby nearly necessarily necessary neck need negative negotiate negotiation neighbor neighborhood neither nerve nervous net network never nevertheless new newly news newspaper next nice night nine no nobody nod noise nomination none nonetheless nor normal normally north northern nose not note nothing notice notion novel now nowhere n't nuclear number numerous nurse nut object objective obligation observation observe observer obtain obvious obviously occasion occasionally occupation occupy occur ocean odd odds of off offense offensive offer office officer official often oh oil ok okay old Olympic on once one ongoing onion online only onto open opening operate operating operation operator opinion opponent opportunity oppose opposite opposition option or orange order ordinary organic organization organize orientation origin original originally other others otherwise ought our ourselves out outcome outside oven over overall overcome overlook owe own owner pace pack package page pain painful paint painter painting pair pale Palestinian palm pan panel pant paper parent park parking part participant participate participation particular particularly partly partner partnership party pass passage passenger passion past patch path patient pattern pause pay payment PC peace peak peer penalty people pepper per perceive percentage perception perfect perfectly perform performance perhaps period permanent permission permit person personal personality personally personnel perspective persuade pet phase phenomenon philosophy phone photo photograph photographer phrase physical physically physician piano pick picture pie piece pile pilot pine pink pipe pitch place plan plane planet planning plant plastic plate platform play player please pleasure plenty plot plus PM pocket poem poet poetry point pole police policy political politically politician politics poll pollution pool poor pop popular population porch port portion portrait portray pose position positive possess possibility possible possibly post pot potato potential potentially pound pour poverty powder power powerful practical practice pray prayer precisely predict prefer preference pregnancy pregnant preparation prepare prescription presence present presentation preserve president presidential press pressure pretend pretty prevent previous previously price pride priest primarily primary prime principal principle print prior priority prison prisoner privacy private probably problem procedure proceed process produce producer product production profession professional professor profile profit program progress project prominent promise promote prompt proof proper properly property proportion proposal propose proposed prosecutor prospect protect protection protein protest proud prove provide provider province provision psychological psychologist psychology public publication publicly publish publisher pull punishment purchase pure purpose pursue push put qualify quality quarter quarterback question quick quickly quiet quietly quit quite quote race racial radical radio rail rain raise range rank rapid rapidly rare rarely rate rather rating ratio raw reach react reaction read reader reading ready real reality realize really reason reasonable recall receive recent recently recipe recognition recognize recommend recommendation record recording recover recovery recruit red reduce reduction refer reference reflect reflection reform refugee refuse regard regarding regardless regime region regional register regular regularly regulate regulation reinforce reject relate relation relationship relative relatively relax release relevant relief religion religious rely remain remaining remarkable remember remind remote remove repeat repeatedly replace reply report reporter represent representation representative Republican reputation request require requirement research researcher resemble reservation resident resist resistance resolution resolve resort resource respect respond respondent response responsibility responsible rest restaurant restore restriction result retain retire retirement return reveal revenue review revolution rhythm rice rich rid ride rifle right ring rise risk river road rock role roll romantic roof room root rope rose rough roughly round route routine row rub rule run running rural rush Russian sacred sad safe safety sake salad salary sale sales salt same sample sanction sand satellite satisfaction satisfy sauce save saving say scale scandal scared scenario scene schedule scheme scholar scholarship school science scientific scientist scope score scream screen script sea search season seat second secret secretary section sector secure security see seed seek seem segment seize select selection self sell Senate senator send senior sense sensitive sentence separate sequence series serious seriously serve service session set setting settle settlement seven several severe sex sexual shade shadow shake shall shape share sharp she sheet shelf shell shelter shift shine ship shirt shit shock shoe shoot shooting shop shopping shore short shortly shot should shoulder shout show shower shrug shut sick side sigh sight sign signal significance significant significantly silence silent silver similar similarly simple simply sin since sing singer single sink sir sister sit site situation six size ski skill skin sky slave sleep slice slide slight slightly slip slow slowly small smart smell smile smoke smooth snap snow so so-called soccer social society soft software soil solar soldier solid solution solve some somebody somehow someone something sometimes somewhat somewhere son song soon sophisticated sorry sort soul sound soup source south southern Soviet space Spanish speak speaker special specialist species specific specifically speech speed spend spending spin spirit spiritual split spokesman sport spot spread spring square squeeze stability stable staff stage stair stake stand standard standing star stare start state statement station statistics status stay steady steal steel step stick still stir stock stomach stone stop storage store storm story straight strange stranger strategic strategy stream street strength strengthen stress stretch strike string strip stroke strong strongly structure struggle student studio study stuff stupid style subject submit subsequent substance substantial succeed success successful successfully such sudden suddenly sue suffer sufficient sugar suggest suggestion suicide suit summer summit sun super supply support supporter suppose supposed Supreme sure surely surface surgery surprise surprised surprising surprisingly surround survey survival survive survivor suspect sustain swear sweep sweet swim swing switch symbol symptom system table tablespoon tactic tail take tale talent talk tall tank tap tape target task taste tax taxpayer tea teach teacher teaching team tear teaspoon technical technique technology teen teenager telephone telescope television tell temperature temporary ten tend tendency tennis tension tent term terms terrible territory terror terrorism terrorist test testify testimony testing text than thank thanks that the theater their them theme themselves then theory therapy there therefore these they thick thin thing think thinking third thirty this those though thought thousand threat threaten three throat through throughout throw thus ticket tie tight time tiny tip tire tired tissue title to tobacco today toe together tomato tomorrow tone tongue tonight too tool tooth top topic toss total totally touch tough tour tourist tournament toward towards tower town toy trace track trade tradition traditional traffic tragedy trail train training transfer transform transformation transition translate transportation travel treat treatment treaty tree tremendous trend trial tribe trick trip troop trouble truck true truly trust truth try tube tunnel turn TV twelve twenty twice twin two type typical typically ugly ultimate ultimately unable uncle under undergo understand understanding unfortunately uniform union unique unit United universal universe university unknown unless unlike unlikely until unusual up upon upper urban urge us use used useful user usual usually utility vacation valley valuable value variable variation variety various vary vast vegetable vehicle venture version versus very vessel veteran via victim victory video view viewer village violate violation violence violent virtually virtue virus visible vision visit visitor visual vital voice volume volunteer vote voter vs vulnerable wage wait wake walk wall wander want war warm warn warning wash waste watch water wave way we weak wealth wealthy weapon wear weather wedding week weekend weekly weigh weight welcome welfare well west western wet what whatever wheel when whenever where whereas whether which while whisper white who whole whom whose why wide widely widespread wife wild will willing win wind window wine wing winner winter wipe wire wisdom wise wish with withdraw within without witness woman wonder wonderful wood wooden word work worker working works workshop world worried worry worth would wound wrap write writer writing wrong yard yeah year yell yellow yes yesterday yet yield you young your yours yourself youth zone
I am about to post the 3000 most common words in the English lexicon. Wish me luck... a abandon ability able abortion about above abroad absence absolute absolutely absorb abuse academic accept access accident accompany accomplish according account accurate accuse achieve achievement acid acknowledge acquire across act action active activist activity actor actress actual actually ad adapt add addition additional address adequate adjust adjustment administration administrator admire admission admit adolescent adopt adult advance advanced advantage adventure advertising advice advise adviser advocate affair affect afford afraid African African-American after afternoon again against age agency agenda agent aggressive ago agree agreement agricultural ah ahead aid aide AIDS aim air aircraft airline airport album alcohol alive all alliance allow ally almost alone along already also alter alternative although always AM amazing American among amount analysis analyst analyze ancient and anger angle angry animal anniversary announce annual another answer anticipate anxiety any anybody anymore anyone anything anyway anywhere apart apartment apparent apparently appeal appear appearance apple application apply appoint appointment appreciate approach appropriate approval approve approximately Arab architect area argue argument arise arm armed army around arrange arrangement arrest arrival arrive art article artist artistic as Asian aside ask asleep aspect assault assert assess assessment asset assign assignment assist assistance assistant associate association assume assumption assure at athlete athletic atmosphere attach attack attempt attend attention attitude attorney attract attractive attribute audience author authority auto available average avoid award aware awareness away awful baby back background bad badly bag bake balance ball ban band bank bar barely barrel barrier base baseball basic basically basis basket basketball bathroom battery battle be beach bean bear beat beautiful beauty because become bed bedroom beer before begin beginning behavior behind being belief believe bell belong below belt bench bend beneath benefit beside besides best bet better between beyond Bible big bike bill billion bind biological bird birth birthday bit bite black blade blame blanket blind block blood blow blue board boat body bomb bombing bond bone book boom boot border born borrow boss both bother bottle bottom boundary bowl box boy boyfriend brain branch brand bread break breakfast breast breath breathe brick bridge brief briefly bright brilliant bring British broad broken brother brown brush buck budget build building bullet bunch burden burn bury bus business busy but butter button buy buyer by cabin cabinet cable cake calculate call camera camp campaign campus can Canadian cancer candidate cap capability capable capacity capital captain capture car carbon card care career careful carefully carrier carry case cash cast cat catch category Catholic cause ceiling celebrate celebration celebrity cell center central century CEO ceremony certain certainly chain chair chairman challenge chamber champion championship chance change changing channel chapter character characteristic characterize charge charity chart chase cheap check cheek cheese chef chemical chest chicken chief child childhood Chinese chip chocolate choice cholesterol choose Christian Christmas church cigarette circle circumstance cite citizen city civil civilian claim class classic classroom clean clear clearly client climate climb clinic clinical clock close closely closer clothes clothing cloud club clue cluster coach coal coalition coast coat code coffee cognitive cold collapse colleague collect collection collective college colonial color column combination combine come comedy comfort comfortable command commander comment commercial commission commit commitment committee common communicate communication community company compare comparison compete competition competitive competitor complain complaint complete completely complex complicated component compose composition comprehensive computer concentrate concentration concept concern concerned concert conclude conclusion concrete condition conduct conference confidence confident confirm conflict confront confusion Congress congressional connect connection consciousness consensus consequence conservative consider considerable consideration consist consistent constant constantly constitute constitutional construct construction consultant consume consumer consumption contact contain container contemporary content contest context continue continued contract contrast contribute contribution control controversial controversy convention conventional conversation convert conviction convince cook cookie cooking cool cooperation cop cope copy core corn corner corporate corporation correct correspondent cost cotton couch could council counselor count counter country county couple courage course court cousin cover coverage cow crack craft crash crazy cream create creation creative creature credit crew crime criminal crisis criteria critic critical criticism criticize crop cross crowd crucial cry cultural culture cup curious current currently curriculum custom customer cut cycle dad daily damage dance danger dangerous dare dark darkness data date daughter day dead deal dealer dear death debate debt decade decide decision deck declare decline decrease deep deeply deer defeat defend defendant defense defensive deficit define definitely definition degree delay deliver delivery demand democracy Democrat democratic demonstrate demonstration deny department depend dependent depending depict depression depth deputy derive describe description desert deserve design designer desire desk desperate despite destroy destruction detail detailed detect determine develop developing development device devote dialogue die diet differ difference different differently difficult difficulty dig digital dimension dining dinner direct direction directly director dirt dirty disability disagree disappear disaster discipline discourse discover discovery discrimination discuss discussion disease dish dismiss disorder display dispute distance distant distinct distinction distinguish distribute distribution district diverse diversity divide division divorce DNA do doctor document dog domestic dominant dominate door double doubt down downtown dozen draft drag drama dramatic dramatically draw drawing dream dress drink drive driver drop drug dry due during dust duty each eager ear early earn earnings earth ease easily east eastern easy eat economic economics economist economy edge edition editor educate education educational educator effect effective effectively efficiency efficient effort egg eight either elderly elect election electric electricity electronic element elementary eliminate elite else elsewhere e-mail embrace emerge emergency emission emotion emotional emphasis emphasize employ employee employer employment empty enable encounter encourage end enemy energy enforcement engage engine engineer engineering English enhance enjoy enormous enough ensure enter enterprise entertainment entire entirely entrance entry environment environmental episode equal equally equipment era error escape especially essay essential essentially establish establishment estate estimate etc ethics ethnic European evaluate evaluation even evening event eventually ever every everybody everyday everyone everything everywhere evidence evolution evolve exact exactly examination examine example exceed excellent except exception exchange exciting executive exercise exhibit exhibition exist existence existing expand expansion expect expectation expense expensive experience experiment expert explain explanation explode explore explosion expose exposure express expression extend extension extensive extent external extra extraordinary extreme extremely eye fabric face facility fact factor factory faculty fade fail failure fair fairly faith fall false familiar family famous fan fantasy far farm farmer fashion fast fat fate father fault favor favorite fear feature federal fee feed feel feeling fellow female fence few fewer fiber fiction field fifteen fifth fifty fight fighter fighting figure file fill film final finally finance financial find finding fine finger finish fire firm first fish fishing fit fitness five fix flag flame flat flavor flee flesh flight float floor flow flower fly focus folk follow following food foot football for force foreign forest forever forget form formal formation former formula forth fortune forward found foundation founder four fourth frame framework free freedom freeze French frequency frequent frequently fresh friend friendly friendship from front fruit frustration fuel full fully fun function fund fundamental funding funeral funny furniture furthermore future gain galaxy gallery game gang gap garage garden garlic gas gate gather gay gaze gear gender gene general generally generate generation genetic gentleman gently German gesture get ghost giant gift gifted girl girlfriend give given glad glance glass global glove go goal God gold golden golf good government governor grab grade gradually graduate grain grand grandfather grandmother grant grass grave gray great greatest green grocery ground group grow growing growth guarantee guard guess guest guide guideline guilty gun guy habit habitat hair half hall hand handful handle hang happen happy hard hardly hat hate have he head headline headquarters health healthy hear hearing heart heat heaven heavily heavy heel height helicopter hell hello help helpful her here heritage hero herself hey hi hide high highlight highly highway hill him himself hip hire his historian historic historical history hit hold hole holiday holy home homeless honest honey honor hope horizon horror horse hospital host hot hotel hour house household housing how however huge human humor hundred hungry hunter hunting hurt husband hypothesis I ice idea ideal identification identify identity ie if ignore ill illegal illness illustrate image imagination imagine immediate immediately immigrant immigration impact implement implication imply importance important impose impossible impress impression impressive improve improvement in incentive incident include including income incorporate increase increased increasing increasingly incredible indeed independence independent index Indian indicate indication individual industrial industry infant infection inflation influence inform information ingredient initial initially initiative injury inner innocent inquiry inside insight insist inspire install instance instead institution institutional instruction instructor instrument insurance intellectual intelligence intend intense intensity intention interaction interest interested interesting internal international Internet interpret interpretation intervention interview into introduce introduction invasion invest investigate investigation investigator investment investor invite involve involved involvement Iraqi Irish iron Islamic island Israeli issue it Italian item its itself jacket jail Japanese jet Jew Jewish job join joint joke journal journalist journey joy judge judgment juice jump junior jury just justice justify keep key kick kid kill killer killing kind king kiss kitchen knee knife knock know knowledge lab label labor laboratory lack lady lake land landscape language lap large largely last late later Latin latter laugh launch law lawn lawsuit lawyer lay layer lead leader leadership leading leaf league lean learn learning least leather leave left leg legacy legal legend legislation legitimate lemon length less lesson let letter level liberal library license lie life lifestyle lifetime lift light like likely limit limitation limited line link lip list listen literally literary literature little live living load loan local locate location lock long long-term look loose lose loss lost lot lots loud love lovely lover low lower luck lucky lunch lung machine mad magazine mail main mainly maintain maintenance major majority make maker makeup male mall man manage management manager manner manufacturer manufacturing many map margin mark market marketing marriage married marry mask mass massive master match material math matter may maybe mayor me meal mean meaning meanwhile measure measurement meat mechanism media medical medication medicine medium meet meeting member membership memory mental mention menu mere merely mess message metal meter method Mexican middle might military milk million mind mine minister minor minority minute miracle mirror miss missile mission mistake mix mixture mm-hmm mode model moderate modern modest mom moment money monitor month mood moon moral more moreover morning mortgage most mostly mother motion motivation motor mount mountain mouse mouth move movement movie Mr Mrs Ms much multiple murder muscle museum music musical musician Muslim must mutual my myself mystery myth naked name narrative narrow nation national native natural naturally nature near nearby nearly necessarily necessary neck need negative negotiate negotiation neighbor neighborhood neither nerve nervous net network never nevertheless new newly news newspaper next nice night nine no nobody nod noise nomination none nonetheless nor normal normally north northern nose not note nothing notice notion novel now nowhere n't nuclear number numerous nurse nut object objective obligation observation observe observer obtain obvious obviously occasion occasionally occupation occupy occur ocean odd odds of off offense offensive offer office officer official often oh oil ok okay old Olympic on once one ongoing onion online only onto open opening operate operating operation operator opinion opponent opportunity oppose opposite opposition option or orange order ordinary organic organization organize orientation origin original originally other others otherwise ought our ourselves out outcome outside oven over overall overcome overlook owe own owner pace pack package page pain painful paint painter painting pair pale Palestinian palm pan panel pant paper parent park parking part participant participate participation particular particularly partly partner partnership party pass passage passenger passion past patch path patient pattern pause pay payment PC peace peak peer penalty people pepper per perceive percentage perception perfect perfectly perform performance perhaps period permanent permission permit person personal personality personally personnel perspective persuade pet phase phenomenon philosophy phone photo photograph photographer phrase physical physically physician piano pick picture pie piece pile pilot pine pink pipe pitch place plan plane planet planning plant plastic plate platform play player please pleasure plenty plot plus PM pocket poem poet poetry point pole police policy political politically politician politics poll pollution pool poor pop popular population porch port portion portrait portray pose position positive possess possibility possible possibly post pot potato potential potentially pound pour poverty powder power powerful practical practice pray prayer precisely predict prefer preference pregnancy pregnant preparation prepare prescription presence present presentation preserve president presidential press pressure pretend pretty prevent previous previously price pride priest primarily primary prime principal principle print prior priority prison prisoner privacy private probably problem procedure proceed process produce producer product production profession professional professor profile profit program progress project prominent promise promote prompt proof proper properly property proportion proposal propose proposed prosecutor prospect protect protection protein protest proud prove provide provider province provision psychological psychologist psychology public publication publicly publish publisher pull punishment purchase pure purpose pursue push put qualify quality quarter quarterback question quick quickly quiet quietly quit quite quote race racial radical radio rail rain raise range rank rapid rapidly rare rarely rate rather rating ratio raw reach react reaction read reader reading ready real reality realize really reason reasonable recall receive recent recently recipe recognition recognize recommend recommendation record recording recover recovery recruit red reduce reduction refer reference reflect reflection reform refugee refuse regard regarding regardless regime region regional register regular regularly regulate regulation reinforce reject relate relation relationship relative relatively relax release relevant relief religion religious rely remain remaining remarkable remember remind remote remove repeat repeatedly replace reply report reporter represent representation representative Republican reputation request require requirement research researcher resemble reservation resident resist resistance resolution resolve resort resource respect respond respondent response responsibility responsible rest restaurant restore restriction result retain retire retirement return reveal revenue review revolution rhythm rice rich rid ride rifle right ring rise risk river road rock role roll romantic roof room root rope rose rough roughly round route routine row rub rule run running rural rush Russian sacred sad safe safety sake salad salary sale sales salt same sample sanction sand satellite satisfaction satisfy sauce save saving say scale scandal scared scenario scene schedule scheme scholar scholarship school science scientific scientist scope score scream screen script sea search season seat second secret secretary section sector secure security see seed seek seem segment seize select selection self sell Senate senator send senior sense sensitive sentence separate sequence series serious seriously serve service session set setting settle settlement seven several severe sex sexual shade shadow shake shall shape share sharp she sheet shelf shell shelter shift shine ship shirt shit shock shoe shoot shooting shop shopping shore short shortly shot should shoulder shout show shower shrug shut sick side sigh sight sign signal significance significant significantly silence silent silver similar similarly simple simply sin since sing singer single sink sir sister sit site situation six size ski skill skin sky slave sleep slice slide slight slightly slip slow slowly small smart smell smile smoke smooth snap snow so so-called soccer social society soft software soil solar soldier solid solution solve some somebody somehow someone something sometimes somewhat somewhere son song soon sophisticated sorry sort soul sound soup source south southern Soviet space Spanish speak speaker special specialist species specific specifically speech speed spend spending spin spirit spiritual split spokesman sport spot spread spring square squeeze stability stable staff stage stair stake stand standard standing star stare start state statement station statistics status stay steady steal steel step stick still stir stock stomach stone stop storage store storm story straight strange stranger strategic strategy stream street strength strengthen stress stretch strike string strip stroke strong strongly structure struggle student studio study stuff stupid style subject submit subsequent substance substantial succeed success successful successfully such sudden suddenly sue suffer sufficient sugar suggest suggestion suicide suit summer summit sun super supply support supporter suppose supposed Supreme sure surely surface surgery surprise surprised surprising surprisingly surround survey survival survive survivor suspect sustain swear sweep sweet swim swing switch symbol symptom system table tablespoon tactic tail take tale talent talk tall tank tap tape target task taste tax taxpayer tea teach teacher teaching team tear teaspoon technical technique technology teen teenager telephone telescope television tell temperature temporary ten tend tendency tennis tension tent term terms terrible territory terror terrorism terrorist test testify testimony testing text than thank thanks that the theater their them theme themselves then theory therapy there therefore these they thick thin thing think thinking third thirty this those though thought thousand threat threaten three throat through throughout throw thus ticket tie tight time tiny tip tire tired tissue title to tobacco today toe together tomato tomorrow tone tongue tonight too tool tooth top topic toss total totally touch tough tour tourist tournament toward towards tower town toy trace track trade tradition traditional traffic tragedy trail train training transfer transform transformation transition translate transportation travel treat treatment treaty tree tremendous trend trial tribe trick trip troop trouble truck true truly trust truth try tube tunnel turn TV twelve twenty twice twin two type typical typically ugly ultimate ultimately unable uncle under undergo understand understanding unfortunately uniform union unique unit United universal universe university unknown unless unlike unlikely until unusual up upon upper urban urge us use used useful user usual usually utility vacation valley valuable value variable variation variety various vary vast vegetable vehicle venture version versus very vessel veteran via victim victory video view viewer village violate violation violence violent virtually virtue virus visible vision visit visitor visual vital voice volume volunteer vote voter vs vulnerable wage wait wake walk wall wander want war warm warn warning wash waste watch water wave way we weak wealth wealthy weapon wear weather wedding week weekend weekly weigh weight welcome welfare well west western wet what whatever wheel when whenever where whereas whether which while whisper white who whole whom whose why wide widely widespread wife wild will willing win wind window wine wing winner winter wipe wire wisdom 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A journal mentioned in the book "LEAVING ISLAM :: Apostates Speak Out" ( Part-2 )
Before coming to the United States, I made a tour of Medina, the holy city of Islam, with my near ones. There, when I saw people running around the Kaba (house of Allah), I thought these people are crazy. I saw the people doing umrah (a running ritual) and I ran (for the last time in my life), too, with them. Just to get the last hang of all this Islamic mentality and where it led us. What's all this running around and praying to God doing for the Muslims? Nothing! I looked at the global scene. Muslims are not doing well in the world. Their economy is in shambles, and their governments are corrupt. While I prayed I hurled abused to God and the Prophet and told them in my heart, This is my life. I'll do whatever I want to do. You can go away. I knew God would not mind my abuses to him, so I abused him, too. Why'? To get rid myself of religious fear, to take these stupid fears out of my mind. At times I would laugh at what I was doing and sometimes a thought would come to mind, Am I doing the right thing? My mind would answer my own question with the same basic argument: This is my life and I will definitely do what I want to do. This was what gave me back my peace of mind. So when I came to the United States, I found the people over here were nice as well. Rather, much nicer. I saw the reason they are prospering. The reason was that they are not the losers the people of my country were. My country was Pakistan. Of course, there are all types of people everywhere, but there's a general personality level of every country and it is unique to that country. I knew that Pakistan's general level was way below the level of people in the United States. Does religion even matter? No, it does not. Consider the following reasoning:
A person keeps the religion he is born to; that is, he has the same religion his parents have. In more than 90 percent of the cases, he keeps the religion. Very few people change their religion.
I did not have control over where I was born. Thus, I did not control which religion I was going to be born into
So if the religion I have is only decided by where I was born, then is religion important?
Muslims say that it's important for everyone to be a Muslim, because according to Islam (XLVIII.13 and others), kaafirs (people who are not Muslims) will go to hell. Tell me, what credit is it of a Muslim to be a Muslim? What fault is it of a non-Muslim that he's not Muslim? None, right? You could say that non-Muslims can change their religions to Islam, after seeing the truth, but in fact the majority of people do not change their religion. Changing your faith brings you into difficulties, for example, opposition from your whole family and losing your links with your past. Bottom line: In the vast majority of cases, you keep the faith you are born in, and its difficult to change that faith.
Thus I deduced that religion does not matter. To every Muslim I ask this question: "Why are you Muslim? Because your parents were Muslims, right?" To this, some answer that it was God who chose them to be Muslims. Well, why on Earth is it someone's fault if God did not "choose" him to be a Muslim? Is it that guy's fault? Why will he punished for not being a Muslim, when in fact it was God who chose that guy to be a non-Muslim? There were several things that made me see that Islam was very much flawed. A very common belief in Islam is that Allah controls the destiny of all things. My question is, then, Why is man punished for his bad deeds? Since it is already decided by God that he'll do bad deeds, then why will the poor guy be punished for something that is not under his control? Islam says do not eat haram things. Haram things are those forbidden in Islam. Again I thought, anything I eat affects me only. If I want to eat grass or garbage, is there any law in any country that says I should not do so`? By eating garbage I am harming myself only. Thus, whatever I eat is my choice only. I will eat what I want to eat. And it's not logical to punish me for something I should not have eaten. To people who are thinking that I must follow God's orders because I am his slave: Well I am not! This I my life and I did not ask him for it. I owe God nothing. God, if he exists, can have only one thing for his creation, and that is love. God cannot hate or become angry with human beings for small, petty things such as missing prayer or eating something not allowed. The hell I care! Everyone around the world eats pork and haram chicken and beef as well. And they are healthier than Muslims. I discovered that Islam does not give women equal rights to men. This was very absurd. Here is one of the several ayahs in the Koran (holy book) that clearly says that women are inferior to men and they have fewer rights as well: Men have authority over women because God has made the one superior to the other, and because they spend their wealth to maintain them. Good women are obedient. (IV.34) It says, "Good women are obedient." Just like slaves are, right? This is unfair to women. After all, no one chooses before birth whether he or she is going to be born a man or a woman. In the same way, it does not matter if you're a man or a woman, and it does not matter what religion you have, because these things are not under your control. In most cases, we keep our sexes and we keep our religions, the same way we were born. Islam says, "There shall be no compulsion in religion" (11.256). Then why will non-Muslims be punished? Also, if there is no compulsion in religion, why is it "mandatory" to say prayers? Forget my own reasoning, look at the following ayah, which completely contradicts the first one: "He that chooses a religion over Islam, it will not be accepted from him and in the world to come he will be one of the lost" (111.85). When I came to the United States, I saw other nationalities and ethnic groups close up: nice Hindus, white people, Mexicans, Christians, Chinese, Buddhists, Indonesians, and so on. It is not possible that these nice people can burn in hell eternally. Take Mother Teresa or Princess Diana, for example. It's not possible for these nice women who had nice hearts to burn in fire forever. Muslims don't think about this. They take the burning in fire very lightly. Burn your little finger today, just the tip of it, and see how painful it is. One other reasoning I had is that burning in hell forever is an infinite punishment. Now life is finite and a person can only commit a finite amount of sin. It is unfair to punish a finite amount of sin with an infinite amount of punishment. It doesn't make sense! You can always give more reward than he deserves to a person who does good, and no one will complain about this. But to give more punishment than what a sinner deserves is not justice. It is tyranny. Islam is all about not paying attention to what really matters in life. That's why Muslim countries are generally pathetic losers. Look at their governments. What would happen to Saudi Arabia if the oil fields dried up? Pakistan, which doesn't have that much oil, is already dwindling. Poor economy, poor government, high corruption, inflation, and illiteracy. The thing is, after all this reasoning, it is virtually impossible to knock sense into Muslims. They will think I am the evil who is trying to lead them astray. Islam is very clever in trapping its believers. Muhammad said: Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: No baby is born but upon Fitra. It is his parents who make him a Jew or a Christian or a Polytheist. A person said: Allah's Messenger, what is your opinion if they were to die before that (before reaching the age of adolescence when they can distinguish between right and wrong)? He said: It is Allah alone Who knows what they would be doing.' Regarding the above hadith, common sense says that it's not possible for a baby to be a Muslim before it is born. This is just crazy and, again, it's a tool for Islam to show that God is so powerful that he makes infants Muslims before they are born and it is their parents who make them non-Muslim. Crazy indeed. We are born into whatever religions our parents have. If they are Christians, we are born into Christianity. If Muslims, we are Muslims, too. My current beliefs are agnostic, that is, there is a possibility of God's existence. If God exists, he can have only love for humans. He cannot hate or be angry with humans. Also, any religion that forces anything on people and any religion that says that it is the right religion and all the others are wrong is nonsense. A person has a right to live life his own way. He will not be punished for exercising his freedom of thought and action, except where he has harmed other humans in ways he would not like others to harm him. At least the certain truth I know, that I have the freedom to live my life any way I want to, and Islam, the religion that does not recognize my freedom, can certainly go to hell. I know it's difficult for Muslims to think of leaving Islam, which prescribes the death sentence to people who leave it. Notice that they are the ones most dangerous to Islam, because they have seen the dark valleys, and they know it inside out. At first when I read about Muhammad being a pedophile, I felt maybe the writer had overreacted a bit. After all, if Muhammad was really a pedophile, the evidence that supported this would have to be very light and hard to find. I thought, How could the leader of the fastest-growing religion be a pedophile? It sounded impossible! But I was wrong. I did my own research and will present here some hadith from al-Bukhari. The collection of hadith made by al-Bukhari is regarded as the most authentic hadith collection in Islam. Narrated `A'isha: The Prophet and I used to take a bath from a single pot while we were Junub. During the menses, he used to order me to put on an Tzar (dress worn below the waist) and used to fondle me. While in Itikaf, he used to bring his head near me and I would wash it while I used to be in my periods (menses).5 Don't forget that the Prophet was more than fifty-four at that time, fondling a little girl who was only between nine and eighteen years old. Considering the worst case, nine years old is still considered very young. Muslims give all kinds of justifications when asked about this topic. Narrated `A'isha: that the Prophet married her when she was six years old and he consummated his marriage when she was nine years old, and then she remained with him for nine years (i.e., till his death).' Narrated A'isha: I used to play with the dolls in the presence of the Prophet, and my girl friends also used to play with me. When Allah's Apostle used to enter (my dwelling place) they used to hide themselves, but the Prophet would call them to join and play with me. (The playing with the dolls and similar images is forbidden, but it was allowed forA'isha at that time, as she was a little girl, not yet reached the age of puberty.)' I bet Wisha, the Prophet's wife, had a crash course in having sex. The girl hadn't even finished playing with her dolls and here comes a fifty-one-year-old man with a long beard, and he wants to marry her so that he can fondle her! Muslims would rather go deaf and dumb than be informed that the person they hold very dear and sacred in their hearts was actually a pedophile. Another hadith shows how obsessed our "dear" Prophet was: Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet used to pass by (have sexual relation with) all his wives in one night, and at that time he had nine wives. The Prophet had sex nine times every night. The Prophet paid much attention to his sexual desires, as the following hadith will reveal: Narrated A'isha: Whenever Allah's Apostle finished hisAsr prayer, he would enter upon his wives and stay with one of them. One day he went to Hafsa and stayed with her longer than usual.' Another hadith that shows how much Muhammad thought about sex is: Narrated Maimuna: "Whenever Allah's Apostle wanted to fondle any of his wives during the periods (menses), he used to ask her to wear an Izar."10 I don't need to say more. For the Prophet, fondling of his wives was a normal and routine thing, and that, too, during menstruation, which is a painful thing for many women. Here is another hadith about the Prophet. Narrated Zainab bint Abi Salama: Um-Salama said, "I got my menses while I was lying with the Prophet under a woolen sheet. So I slipped away, took the clothes for menses and put them on. "Allah's Apostle said, Have you got your menses?' I replied,Yes.' Then he called me and took me with him under the woolen sheet." Um Salama further said, "The Prophet used to kiss me while he was fasting. The Prophet and I used to take the bath of Janaba from a single pot."" Here are more hadith, describing 'A'isha, Muhammad's nine-year-old wife: Narrated A'isha: Allah's Apostle said (to me), "You have been shown to me twice in (my) dreams. A man was carrying you in a silken cloth and said to me,This is your wife.' I uncovered it; and behold, it was you. I said to myself, `If this dream is from Allah, He will cause it to come true.' "12 Muhammad married her, because he dreamed of her. Imagine a fifty-oneyear-old guy dreaming of some six-year-old girl (the hadith says she was six when they got married, and at nine years the marriage was consummated). The amazing thing is that all of this is supported by authentic hadith. Even though Muhammad liked to fondle and kiss woman and have sex with them nine times every night, in reality, he had a disgust for them and thought were inferior, lesser mortals. The only thing he saw as likeable in women was that they could fulfill his sexual desires. The following hadith is self-explanatory: Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri: Once Allah's Apostle went out to the Musalla (to offer the prayer) o `Id-al-Adha or Al-Fitr prayer. Then he passed by the women and said, "O women! Give alms, as I have seen that the majority of the dwellers of Hell-fire were you (women)." They asked, "Why is it so, 0 Allah's Apostle?" He replied, "You curse frequently and are ungrateful to your husbands. I have not seen anyone more deficient in intelligence and religion than you. A cautious sensible man could be led astray by some of you." The women asked, "0 Allah's Apostle! What is deficient in our intelligence and religion?" He said, "Is not the evidence of two women equal to the witness of one man?" They replied in the affirmative. He said, "This is the deficiency in her intelligence. Isn't it true that a woman can neither pray nor fast during her menses?" The women replied in the affirmative. He said, "This is the deficiency in her religion."13 So women, all over the world, take notice of how poorly the Prophet of Islam, Muhammad, thinks of you. Tell me, 0 women, is the menses your fault? No, it is a part of your feminine character and in no way does it make you inferior or less religious. If it did, like Muhammad said, more women will go to hell because they menstruate and in that time they cannot pray to God, then tell me, is it your fault? No, it is not! O Muslim women, take heed from this! Islam is an evil religion. Do not teach your children to be Muslims; rather, teach them to think on their own, instead of blindly following this religion whose leader had a big sexual appetite and thought poorly of women. Not only this, but Islam has many other faults. 0 women, you are half the world, which is a big number! You can help to eradicate Islam, this evil lie. You are closer to your children than your husbands are. Do not teach the Koran to your children! If possible, keep them away from this hateful, oppressive manual as much as you can. In almost every Koranic ayah, the end is usually something like: "and Allah is Mighty, Wise." This is what brainwashes Muslims and stops them from doubting or having second thoughts about that particular ayah. The Koran wants its believers to believe all it says, without asking any questions or having doubts. If they doubt, they are threatened with "eternal hellfire." Here is a pseudo-ayah to illustrate: And live life like losers and do not follow the transgressors. Verily, those who were not god-fearing, will have a painful end. And Allah is Mighty, Wise. This is a bottom line of every Koranic ayah, for those who choose to see. Islam commands all to live life like losers. Those who don't follow Koran will suffer in the end. Anyone who feels a question coming to his mind: Live life like losers? Why? is hushed into silence by scaring him with God's might and wrath. Using your own head in Islam, to decide whether a certain ayah is valid or not, is not encouraged. The transgressor is he who thinks with his head. Here is a hadith that again, shows how much respect Muhammad had for woman, and how deep his thinking "really" was: Narrated Sahl bin Sad As-Sa'idi: A woman came to Allah's Apostle and said, "0 Allah's Apostle! I have come to give you myself in marriage (without Mahr)." Allah's Apostle looked at her. He looked at her carefully and fixed his glance on her and then lowered his head. When the lady saw that he did not say anything, she sat down. A man from his companions got up and said, "0 Allah's Apostle! If you are not in need of her, then marry her to me." The Prophet said, "Have you got anything to offer?" The man said, "No, by Allah, 0 Allah's Apostle!" The Prophet said (to him), "Go to your family and see if you have something." The man went and returned, saying, "No, by Allah, I have not found anything." Allah's Apostle said, "(Go again) and look for something, even if it is an iron ring." He went again and returned, saying, "No, by Allah, 0 Allah's Apostle! I could not find even an iron ring, but this is my Izar (waist sheet) ." He had no rida. He added, "I give half of it to her." Allah's Apostle said, "What will she do with your Izar? If you wear it, she will be naked, and if she wears it, you will be naked." So that man sat down for a long while and then got up (to depart). When Allah's Apostle saw him going, he ordered that he be called back. When he came, the Prophet said, "How much of the Quran do you know?" He said, "I know such Sura and such Sura," counting them. The Prophet said, "Do you know them by heart?" He replied, "Yes." The Prophet said, "Go, I marry her to you for that much of the Quran which you have."14 In the hadith above, the woman was married to a certain man just because he knew a bit of the Koran. And she was never asked if she wanted to marry him or not. How degrading for a woman! A hadith that shows Muhammad sees only four things in a woman: her wealth, her family status, her beauty and her religion. What about the goodness of heart, which matters the most? Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "A woman is married for four things, i.e., her wealth, her family status, her beauty and her religion. So you should marry the religious woman (otherwise) you will be a losers."15 Here are hadith where Muhammad says that women are evil omen: Narrated Abdullah bin `Umar: Allah's Apostle said, "Evil omen is in the women, the house and the horse." 16 Narrated Usama bin Zaid: The Prophet said, "After me I have not left any affliction more harmful to men than women." 17 Even the Koran says that women are a degree lower than men, and men have authority over women. Also, the Koran wants women to be obedient to their spouses, just like slaves are to their masters (IV.34). Muhammad says that if a woman wants to be more religious, she cannot be so without the permission of her husband: Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "A woman should not fast (optional fasts) except with her husband's permission if he is at home (staying with her)."" On top of this, as we already know, Muhammad says the majority of women will be in hell. To anyone who wants to be a Muslim woman I say, 0 Muslim women of the world: wake up! Do not let your life go to waste anymore! See the truth! Do not accept a religion that thinks so poorly of you! Islam is the religion of the devil! Allah is all-knowing and wise (emulating the same brainwashing tool used by the Koran). A woman also has to fulfill the sexual desires of her husband. Man's desires are above her own and if she does not agree to fulfilling her husbands desires, then angels will curse her: Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "If a man Invites his wife to sleep with him and she refuses to come to him, then the angels send their curses on her till morning." 9 Can these words be coming from a prophet of God? No. He was not a prophet. He was a great, clever liar. Now I will give some Koranic ayahs here, which show what Islam thinks of women. I have quoted the full ayahs, to show the true context. These ayahs show clearly that women are thought of something lesser than man and they have fewer rights as well. And the divorced women should keep themselves in waiting for three courses; and it is not lawful for them that they should conceal what Allah has created in their wombs, if they believe in Allah and the last day; and their husbands have a better right to take them back in the meanwhile if they wish for reconciliation; and they have rights similar to those against them in a just manner, and the men are a degree above them, and Allah is Mighty, Wise. (11.228) Here is an ayah that says the testimony of two women is equal to the testimony of one man: O you who believe! When you deal with each other in contracting a debt for a fixed time, then write it down: and let a scribe write it down between you with fairness; and the scribe should not refuse to write as Allah has taught him, so he should write; and let him who owes the debt dictate, and he should be careful of (his duty to) Allah, his Lord, and not diminish anything from it; but if he who owes the debt is unsound in understanding, or weak, or (it) he is not able to dictate himself, let his guardian dictate with fairness; and call in to witness from among your men two witnesses; but if there are not two men, then one man and two women from among those whom you choose to be witnesses, so that if one of the two errs, the second of the two may remind the other; and the witnesses should not refuse when they are summoned; and be not averse to writing it (whether it is) small or large, with the time of its falling due; this is more equitable in the sight of Allah and assures greater accuracy in testimony, and the nearest (way) that you may not entertain doubts (afterwards), except when it is ready merchandise which you give and take among yourselves from hand to hand, then there is no blame on you in not writing it down: and have witnesses when you barter with one another, and let no harm be done to the scribe or to the witness; and if you do (it) then surely it will be a transgression in you, and be careful of (your duty) to Allah, Allah teaches you, and Allah knows all things. (11.282) Here is an ayah that allows this scene to happen: A man hates his wife so much that he wants to get rid of her. He can call four of his friends and everyone will testify that the woman was involved in sexual indecency. Then she can be confined in a place without food and water until she dies. Imagine the state of the woman's mind. Why is the same thing not provided for woman? And as for those who are guilty of an indecency from among your women, call to witnesses against them ,four (witnesses) from among you; then if they bear witness confine them to the houses until death takes them away or Allah opens some way for them. (IV.15) Wife battering is allowed in Islam: Men are in charge of women, because Allah hath made the one of them to excel the other, and because they spend of their property (for the support of women). So good women are the obedient, guarding in secret that which Allah hath guarded. As for those from whom ye fear rebellion, admonish them and banish them to beds apart, and scourge them. Then if they obey you, seek not a way against them. Lo! Allah is ever High, Exalted, Great. (IV.34) In Islam, inheritance for a woman is half the inheritance of a man: Allah (thus) directs you as regards your Children's (Inheritance): to the male, a portion equal to that of two. females: if only daughters, two or more, their share is two-thirds of the inheritance; if only one, her share is a half. For parents, a sixth share of the inheritance to each, if the deceased left children; if no children, and the parents are the (only) heirs, the mother has a third; if the deceased Left brothers (or sisters) the mother has a sixth. The distribution in all cases(s) after the payment of legacies and debts. Ye know not whether your parents or your children are nearest to you in benefit. These are settled portions ordained by Allah; and Allah is All-knowing, Al-wise. (IV. 11) In what your wives leave, your share is a half, if they leave no child; but if they leave a child, ye get a fourth; after payment of legacies and debts. In what ye leave, their share is a fourth, if ye leave no child; but if ye leave a child, they get an eighth; after payment of legacies and debts. If the man or woman whose inheritance is in question, has left neither ascendants nor descendants, but has left a brother or a sister, each one of the two gets a sixth; but if more than two, they share in a third; after payment of legacies and debts; so that no loss is caused (to any one). Thus is it ordained by Allah; and Allah is All-knowing, Most Forbearing. (IV 12) THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS COMPARED TO ISLAM The principles of Islam are against those promulgated by the United Nations (UN). The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) says: Article 1: All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. Article 18: Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance. But Allah and the Prophet say the opposite: Prophet, make war on the unbelievers and the hypocrites and deal rigorously with them. Hell shall be their home: an evil fire. They swear by God that they said nothing. Yet they uttered the word of unbelief and renounced Islam after embracing it. They sought to do what they could not attain. Yet they had no reason to be spiteful except perhaps because God and His apostle had enriched them through His bounty. If they repent, it will indeed be better for them, but if they give no heed, God will sternly punish them, both in this world and in the world to come. They shall have none on this earth to protect or help them. (IX.73,74) Narrated Abu Bruda: Abu Musa said.... Behold there was a fettered man beside Abu Musa. Muadh asked, "Who is this (man)?" Abu Musa said, He was a Jew and became a Muslim and then reverted back to Judaism." Then Abu Musa requested Muadh to sit down but Muadh said, "I will not sit down till he has been killed. This is the judgment of Allah and his messenger," and repeated it thrice. Then Abu Musa ordered that the man be killed, and he was killed. Abu Musa added, "Then we discussed the night prayers."20 Narrated Ali: "Whenever I tell you a narration from Allah's messenger, by Allah, I would rather fall down from the sky, then ascribe a false statement to him, but if I tell you something between me and you, (not a Hadith), then it was indeed a trick (i.e., I may say things just to cheat my enemy). No doubt I heard Allah's messenger saying, "During the last days there will appear some young foolish people, who will say the best words, but their faith will not go beyond their throats (i.e., they will leave the faith) and will go out from their religion as an arrow goes out of the game. So, wherever you find them, kill them, firr whoever kills them shall have reward on the Day of Resurrection."-' Almost all Muslim countries mention in their constitutions that they believe in Allah and that the principles and laws set up in the country shall follow what is in the Koran and sunnah. For example, the preamble to Pakistan's constitution says: Whereas sovereignty over the entire Universe belongs to Almighty Allah alone, and the authority to be exercised by the people of Pakistan within the limits prescribed by Him is a sacred trust; wherein the Muslims shall be enabled to order their lives in the individual and collective spheres in accordance with the teachings and requirements of Islam as set out in the Holy Quran and Sunnah. Iran says in its constitution:
Continuous ijtihad of the fugaha' possessing necessary qualifications, exercised on the basis of the Qur'an and the Sunnah of the Ma'sumun, upon all of whom be peace.
The Saudi Arabian constitution says: Article I : The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is a sovereign Arab Islamic state with Islam as its religion; God's Book and the Sunnah of His Prophet, God's prayers and peace be upon him, are its constitution, Arabic is its language and Riyadh is its capital. As you can see, the Muslim states profess their belief in the sunnah (hadith) and the Koran. The Koran and hadith also teach religious intolerance, as the above hadith and ayahs show. Thus, all these Muslim countries are abiding by constitutions that violate human rights and the principles of the UN. They have two options: (1) Change their constitutions and no longer involve the Koran or (2) change the Koran and declare that these verses are invalid from now on. Of course, that would not happen easily, but I'm just mentioning that it should. The changing of the Koran or the deletion of the Koran from the constitutions of the Muslim countries could begin the eventual, much-needed downfall of Islam. Someone might think, If there is no Islam, then what is there? Christianity? No. All religions that command humans are wrong, because freedom is the basic right of every human being. The UN also says this in article I of its Universal Declaration of Human Rights. We are all human beings, born free to exercise our minds and bodies in ways that do not harm others. This is the only principle that humans are required to commit to, and it takes only common sense to deduce this. Do not do to another human what you would not want others to do to you. One does not need any religion to tell her this. We need to live simple lives. We need to love more and hate less. We need to be happy and satisfied and live in peace, like a loving family. God or no God, there is certainly one truth: Islam is false. If there is God, then one possibility is that Islam was the tool of the devil, to lead men astray. The Koran says that Satan promised God that he would lead men astray. So, in the big picture, this is what is happening. Men are being turned into egotistic losers, while women are never given the chance to take advantage of opportunities, as the religion itself degrades woman and says that they are below man. Islam is the trap of the devil. It's the fastest-growing trap, too. If humankind needs to live in peace, all forceful religions, including Islam, must be eradicated from the earth. Islam is the religion whose believers hate the most, too, because believers of Islam in the extreme sense perform jihad, kill people in the name of religion and many other things. Of all the religions on Earth, Islam is the one that has the most hatred for nonbeleivers. The results are observed by seeing the disastrous effects of Islamic terrorism in the world. It's true that most Muslims are peaceful human beings, but any person who truly follows Islam is required to • hate non-Muslims vehemently; or, in the peaceful form, have a dislike and disgust for non-Muslims; • fear an invisible God; • be unhappy with her life, because she is, in reality, a slave to Allah, the imaginary God; • live his life in vain. Islam makes the whole of humanity-Muslims and non-Muslims-suffer. Peaceful Muslims become victims of the oppressive psyche of Islam, which sucks all the life out of them, while non-Muslims are made to suffer at the hands of Islamic terrorists. This world cannot rest until Islam and all other oppressive religions have been eradicated. Please think deeply about Islam. Do not take things for granted. Do not assume that the Koran is from God. I know that you all want to believe in God, because it's a survival instinct that we don't want to die. We want to keep living after we die. And to support this life-after-death philosophy, Islam and many other religions were created, sometimes due to creativity of man and sometimes due to man's desire to subjugate others. God might exist, but no one knows, since there is no proof to support his existence or absence. But certainly, Allah is not and cannot be a God. I wish you peace and inner happiness.
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