I Am Enjoying Being A Muslim

[Quran 22:36]

"We have subjected them [animals] to you in this way so that you may be thankful."

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said:

"A good deed done to an animal is as meritorious as a good deed done to a human being, while an act of cruelty to an animal is as bad as an act of cruelty to a human being."

"A man felt very thirsty while he was on the way; he came across a well. He went down the well, quenched his thirst and came out. Meanwhile he saw a dog panting and licking mud because of excessive thirst. He said to himself, "This dog is suffering from thirst as I did." So, he went down the well again and filled his shoe with water and watered it. God was pleased with him for that deed and forgave him."

"There's a reward for kindness to every living thing."

God shows His mercy to those who are merciful. I learned to have compassion to creatures on earth, so that those in heaven may have mercy upon me. We can judge the hearts of people by their treatment of animals.

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NationalSocialist · 18-21, M

You read the Quran as a believer and remain in awe. You can’t see any errors in it because you are in love with it. I read the same book and find many errors in it. To me it is a tedious and an ugly book.
You say that you are not a fanatical violent person, you believe in peace, love and tolerance. Did you learn these qualities by reading Quran or are they part of your own family and society values?
Let us see what Quran say:

3:28, Let not the believers Take for friends or helpers Unbelievers rather than believers: if any do that, in nothing will there be help from Allah

Is this how you think about your Christian, Hindu or atheist neighbors? Do you really reject the friendship of good people just because they are not Muslims?

4:84, Then fight in Allah’s cause - Thou art held responsible only for thyself - and rouse the believers. It may be that Allah will restrain the fury of the Unbelievers; for Allah is the strongest in might and in punishment.

Do you think this verse teaches tolerance?

Quran is replete with verses such as these. Don’t you think the Islamic terrorists get their inspirations from these verses?

Islam will take this planet back to 7th century.

Madeleine · 41-45, F

@NationalSocialist Thank you for asking me questions about my faith. Yes, I'm in love with the Quran because it speaks to my heart and my mind and it's a revelation from my Creator. I study the Quran daily and I'd be glad to discuss those verses with you.

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The first verse you shared [3:28] has a translation error. The proper translation of it is as follows:

[Quran 3:28]

The believers should not make the disbelievers their allies rather than other believers– anyone who does such a thing will isolate himself completely from Allah– except when you need to protect yourselves from them. Allah warns you to beware of Him: the Final Return is to Allah.

There's a difference between the word Friends and Allies. In Arabic, friends means (أصدقاء: asdiqa), while allies means (أَوْلِيَاءَ: awlia). The Arabic text of this verse is the following:

لَا يَتَّخِذِ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ الْكَافِرِينَ أَوْلِيَاءَ مِنْ دُونِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَمَنْ يَفْعَلْ ذَلِكَ فَلَيْسَ مِنَ اللَّهِ فِي شَيْءٍ إِلَّا أَنْ تَتَّقُوا مِنْهُمْ تُقَاةً وَيُحَذِّرُكُمُ اللَّهُ نَفْسَهُ وَإِلَى اللَّهِ الْمَصِيرُ

Now, what is the difference between Friends and Allies?
Friends: Is a social term, which means a person with whom one has a bond of mutual affection.
Allies: Is a political term, which means a state formally cooperating with another for a military or other purpose.

This verse is political, it's talking to Muslim leaders. In politics, there are countries who are allies to one another for different purposes, either for protection or mutual benefits.

Allah doesn't forbid Muslims from having friendships or good relationships with people of different faiths. In fact, the prophet, peace be upon him, had Jewish neighbors, and he used to visit them and have meals with them.

[Quran 60:7-9]

Allah may still bring about affection between you and your present enemies– Allah is all powerful, Allah is most forgiving and merciful– and He does not forbid you to deal kindly and justly with anyone who has not fought you for your faith or driven you out of your homes: Allah loves the just. But Allah forbids you to take as allies those who have fought against you for your faith, driven you out of your homes, and helped others to drive you out: any of you who take them as allies will truly be wrongdoers.

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The second verse is clearly talks about Muslims in state of war. Here's the verse and its context:

[Quran 4:84-85]

So [Prophet] fight in Allah’s way. You are accountable only for yourself. Urge the believers on. Allah may well curb the power of the disbelievers, for He is stronger in might and more terrible in punishment. Whoever speaks for a good cause will share in its benefits and whoever speaks for a bad cause will share in its burden: Allah controls everything. But [even in battle] when you [believers] are offered a greeting, respond with a better one, or at least return it: Allah keeps account of everything.

It's normal, in the battle field, a fighter has to be aggressive to defend his cause. But even in battle field, Allah commands Muslims to seek peace if their enemies seek peace, and you can find this principle throughout the Quran.

You will never find a verse in the Quran that commands killing civilians or innocent people. Even in war, the prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, commanded Muslims to never kill women, children, elders, unarmed men, men of religion such as rabies and priests. Also, Muslims are not allowed to attack people inside their homes, or even to cut trees. These are the principles of Islam in state of war. How about when they are in state of peace? Think about it.

NationalSocialist · 18-21, M

Quran is written in a way that each person can interpret it according to his own understanding, whims, inclinations and caprices.
A tolerant Muslim may be attracted to the earlier verses of Quran when Muhammad had no power and spoke good words like: "Speak good to men..." (2: 83) "To you be your religion, and to me my religion" (109: 6) and "There is no compulsion in religion"(2:256). But a bigot who has a sadistic predisposition will give emphasis to the violent verses of Quran that were revealed when the Prophet became powerful and need no more “speak good to men” or ask them to be tolerant to him letting him practice his religion. So his tone changed and he revealed violent verses like these: “Fight them on until there is no more tumult and religion becomes that of Allah” (2: 193), "Whoso desires another religion than Islam, it shall not be accepted of him; in the next world he shall be among the losers."(3: 85)

Quran is full of these contradictions and discrepancies. A pious person will lead a pious life and will see the good things in Quran, while a terrorist can also find justification of his killings in that holy book.

This is not a “miracle” of Quran but its biggest flaw.

During the 23 years of his prophetic life, the Prophet was catapulted from rags to riches. This dramatic change affected his mood and teachings. Once a forbearing preacher and a lonesome warner, turned into an intolerant despot. He was no more sermonizing or "speaking good to men" or being “patient with what they say, and part from them courteously" (73: 10), but was howling for killing and screaming for blood. He called his followers to “Murder those of the disbelievers and let them find harshness in” them (9: 123).

NationalSocialist · 18-21, M

Although many of the hadithes are fabricated, they gradually start to shed light on the person of Muhammad. You will find Muhammad to be a vengeful, ruthless, lustful, sadistic man. This is not slander made by his enemies. This is the picture of Muhammad emerging from the Hadith narrated and collected by those who loved him and believed in him.

Madeleine · 41-45, F

@NationalSocialist I'd like to note that ...
[Quran 2:83]

"Speak good to men..."

[Quran 2:256]

"There is no compulsion in religion"

All of these verses were revealed in Madinah, when the prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) had power. Plus, the ultimate nobility of a man shows when he forgives while he's powerful and in complete control. When the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) entered Mecca, after he was expelled from it for 10 years, what did he do to its people? Yes, he forgave them and said, "There is no blame upon you today. Go, you are free".

I'm not sure which website you are taking these misinformation from, but I'd suggest that you rethink your sources please. Thank you.