I feel it is my duty to point out to my children the atrocities committed in the name of their father's precious Islam. I have to do that without "hurting their feelings" or tainting their view of their dad. But I feel compelled to share these stories with them so they can SEE.
This statement clearly shows your frame of mind. Your words indicate a prejudice based upon what happened between you and your ex-husband who was a Muslim. This is due to the structure of your sentence "father's precious Islam".
Excuse me! But, Islam does not belong to your ex-husband! Wake Up! Smell the Coffee, get your feet on the ground and concentrate!
That is totally not fair on your children.
I think it is very unfortunate, disturbing even, that you will be putting all these tainted, unbalanced, prejudiced ideas in the mind of your own children!
Will you also let them see what happened in Abu Ghraib ? in Guantanomo? in Baghram? -- Will you let them see the double standards of supplying "Israel" with $billions of weapons? and allowing them to kill, and take land illegally?
The man who killed Bobby Kennedy, was also and American Arab, he was also originally a Palestinian, but he was
a Christian. A religious Christian. His reason was due to the change in policy towards "Israel".
Will you let them see the "SOA", School of Americas, now known as (WHINSEC) where countless war criminals from South America were trained in the art of Torture by the CIA?
Between 1946 and 2001, the SOA trained more than 61,000 Latin American soldiers and policemen. Some of them became notorious for human rights violations, including generals Leopoldo Galtieri, Efraín Ríos Montt and Manuel Noriega, dictators such as Bolivia's Hugo Banzer, some of Augusto Pinochet's officers, and the founders of Los Zetas, a mercenary army for one of Mexico's largest drug trafficking organizations, the Gulf Cartel.The terrorist Luis Posada Carriles was educated there in 1961, although he never graduated.
These are people who have records of kidnap, murder, rape. Some of them pulled peoples nails out, skinned their enemies alive, or killed entire families out of vengeance.
http://soaw.org/
Will you let them see the hospitals in Vietnam, today, which are full of children, innocent children, new born babies, 1 year olds, 2 years old, 3, toddlers, teenagers Deformed because of the chemical weapon Agent Orange which was sprayed all over their villages, towns and cities.
Will you read to them the stories of how soldiers would use their favourite weapon of destruction, flame throwers to burn down houses which contained entire families, and when the children and parents ran out of the homes, screaming in terror, in pain, burning on FIRE, unable to extinguish the NAPALM that was sprayed on their bodies.... and who were brutally shot down by machine gun by the US troops?
"Napalm is the most terrible pain you can imagine," said
Kim Phúc, a napalm bombing survivor known from a famous Vietnam War photograph. "Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius. Napalm generates temperatures of 800 to 1,200 degrees Celsius."
Will you read to them how, in 1953 the CIA, in what was called "operation Ajax" overthrew the democratically elected, popular Prime Minister of Iran, Mosaddeq to be replaced by Mohammed Reza Pahlavi who stayed in power for 26 years. Why do you think that was done? If it is the Western definition of "Freedom"? The people had it. Rather, it was due to the nationalisation of Oil resources. For nearly 50 years, the British controlled Iranian oil !! Mosadeq, with popular support of the people of his country, wished to nationalise it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1953_Iranian_coup_d'état
I could go on and on, but, im not "anti-American", meaning I do not judge people, in such a way that you judge Muslims.
Infact, most of the people who use this website are Americans or from Britain. Most of them are Reverts to Islam, some used to be Christian, some used to be Jewish, but, now they found Islam and are happy, confident that it is the truth and wish
you well..whether you are Muslim or not.
We want for you to be happy and content and to please God, that you serve God in the right way. That you have a clear mind and know the truth from the falsehood.
I am a Muslim, I see every person on this world, as a human being. I do not judge people. Every person is born the same, every person is born innocent. All innocent life should be protected, loved and cherished.
Islam commands us to stand up against ALL oppression, ALL Injustice. No matter if that comes from ourselves, our family, our neighbours. If the victim is a non-Muslim it is the same as if victim is a Muslim. Justice is for all people.
What entitles you to go around wagging your finger at people?
We never say Christians are evil, we never say Americans are evil. If people do, then at least, our religion, Islam, which we are all meant to be judged by, does not say it.
People can say foolish things, do wrong things, but that does not mean Islam commands it, even if they use Islam.
This by no means diminishes the truth of Islam.
Allah almighty says in the Quran:
Thus We have made you a Wasat (just) (and the best) nation, that you be witnesses over mankind.
[Al-Baqara 2:143]
Allah says in the Quran:
O you who believe! Stand out firmly for justice, as witnesses to Allâh, even though it be against yourselves, or your parents, or your kin, be he rich or poor, Allâh is a Better Protector to both (than you). So follow not the lusts (of your hearts), lest you may avoid justice, and if you distort your witness or refuse to give it, verily, Allâh is Ever Well Acquainted with what you do [4:135]
So, Muslims are those who strive to attain justice, between themselves and with other people.
Allah, most high, also says:
(They like to) listen to falsehood, to devour anything forbidden. So if they come to you (O Muhammad SAW), either judge between them, or turn away from them. If you turn away from them, they cannot hurt you in the least. And if you judge, judge with justice between them. Verily, Allâh loves those who act justly. [5:42]
Islam is perfect, Islam is the truth. Do you not see, how you write and talk about Muslims due to the bad experiences you have gone through? But, what has any of that got to do with Muslims?
You allowed Shaitan to take hold of your eyes, your ears and your mind! Due to arrogance you refused to be sincere.
If you were sincere, you would put aside all that negative anger you have for "Muslim men", and look at the many good Muslims that were here, supporting you, helping you and giving their love.
We are still here, Muslims, prepared to listen and care
You judge an entire Religion and people, based on the actions of one individual?
What that man did was wrong. He should never have been part of the army. He made matters worse.
At same time, he was on the recieving end of racial abuse - both because of his ethnicity and his religion.
Islam's Opposition to Oppression, Terrorism and Injustice.
Lets get back to basics.
-Lets talk about duty. You still believe in God. Then think, what would God want.
We are human beings. - Therefore, God has created us all equal. Our natural way, is to believe in One God.
It is wrong to be arrogant and stubborn. That is something that God does not want. This is same for you, Diane, me and everyone.
I ask Allah to guide you to the right way.
This is what God, Allah, the Most HIGH, said in the Final, perfect Revelation, the Qur'an, sent to mankind, via the angel Gabriel to the Last and final Messenger, Muhammad (peace be upon him)>
Surah 3: Imran,
64. Say (O Muhammad SAW): "O people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians): Come to a word that is just between us and you, that we worship none but Allâh, and that we associate no partners with Him, and that none of us shall take others as lords besides Allâh. Then, if they turn away, say: "Bear witness that we are Muslims."
65. O people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians)! Why do you dispute about Ibrâhim (Abraham), while the Taurât (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel) were not revealed till after him? Have you then no sense?
66. Verily, you are those who have disputed about that of which you have knowledge. Why do you then dispute concerning that which you have no knowledge? It is Allâh Who knows, and you know not.
67. Ibrâhim (Abraham) was neither a Jew nor a Christian, but he was a true Muslim
Hanifa (Islâmic Monotheism - to worship none but Allâh Alone) and he was not of
Al-Mushrikûn (See V.2:105).
68. Verily, among mankind who have the best claim to Ibrâhim (Abraham) are those who followed him, and this Prophet (Muhammad SAW) and those who have believed (Muslims). And Allâh is the
Walî (Protector and Helper) of the believers.
69. A party of the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians) wish to lead you astray. But they shall not lead astray anyone except themselves, and they perceive not.
70. O people of the Scripture! (Jews and Christians): "Why do you disbelieve in the
Ayât of Allâh, [the Verses about Prophet Muhammad SAW present in the Taurât (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel)] while you (yourselves) bear witness (to their truth)."
71. O people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians): "Why do you mix truth with falsehood and conceal the truth while you know?"
72. And a party of the people of the Scripture say: "Believe in the morning in that which is revealed to the believers (Muslims), and reject it at the end of the day, so that they may turn back.
73. And believe no one except the one who follows your religion. Say (O Muhammad SAW): "Verily! Right guidance is the Guidance of Allâh" and do not believe that anyone can receive like that which you have received (of Revelation) except when he follows your religion, otherwise they would engage you in argument before your Lord. Say (O Muhammad SAW): "All the bounty is in the Hand of Allâh; He grants to whom He wills. And Allâh is All-Sufficient for His creatures' needs, the All-Knower."
74. He selects for His Mercy (Islâm and the Qur'ân with Prophethood) whom He wills and Allâh is the Owner of Great Bounty.
