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Thankyou Mistrix, I hope you have a nice day.

Pretty hard to read the Quran at home if you can't read, isn't it. What's ugly and disgusting is how the woman was treated, not the fact that I mention it. I agree the sanction is not Islamic and was terrible, but it was supported by the local Mullahs who condemn the woman to this day...

Salam, Thanks for the questions, they are all good. I only have time for a quick reply, but I will do my best to the best of my knowledge: 1. I don't think Paul contradicts Jesus, I think he backs him up and reinforces what he was teaching. 2. I don't think Paul is sexist - please...

Thank you Imad. JP

Carol, Thanks for posting. I have a really good book I would like to send you. If you send your address to #####I will send it. I hope this is not too confronting. JP

Well said Sister. Part of taking responsibility is to quit blaming others for your woes.

Hi Newusman, Thankyou for your quote. I'm glad you took the opportunity to reply. There were and are schools there all along, of course not as nice most of the world, but enough to get some education. Some colleges, though damaged and struggling stayed open throughout. so some (of...

Thankyou brother for your well thought out reply. First to clarify, I was explaining about what the Bible teaches, rather than my own opinion. In any case, your replies from the Qu'ran address the issues well - except for the last bit (quoted below) I agree with your end statement about...

Omar, Don't worry, I don't feel harrassed. It is a pleasure to reply. Unfortunately at the moment I am moving house, so I don't have time to respond to all the good posts that people have left me, so forgive me if I am brief. Sorry about leaving out the bit of the verse you mentioned...

Reply to Omar The Bible can be made to say things contrary to Christianity if quoted out of context. In a similar way, the Qu'ran can be made to say things against Islam if quoted out of context. Nevertheless, you have correctly quoted the above verses and they deserve an answer. I will...

Hello Mabsoot, Thankyou for your reply. I will read the links. I agree the examples I gave go against the Quran and sunnah, that is why I am appauled that they occur in Muslim countries! I am definately not here to bash Muslims or Islam! please forgive me if you think I have done this...

Hello Imad, thankyou for your question, and the polite and civilised way you put it. The passage you quote is from very early in the Bible, right after Adam and Eve first sinned. The passage is part of the curse or punishment that is a result of the first sin. Both Adam and Eve are cursed...

reply to Omar Omar, please don't get mad, we are all friends here right? My use of the Bible was not to make any logical statements about holocaust or slavery or anything else. I was only referring to it as an early example of women owning property in a non-muslim context. that is all...

where have you been? This is so far off I don't know where to begin. First I will acknowledge the liberation that Afghanis first felt when the Taliban ended the civil war. But from then on, they went from disaster to disaster. They were an international embarrassment for Muslims. Why were...

Sources An act of parliament in England about 1860 prevented women's property from automatically being passed to her husband upon marriage. Single women could own, trade and sell property long before this. I couldn't find a starting date, but the earliest reference I could find to non...

Wrong Data TearfulEyes, The Crusades were not to do with individual freedoms or rights, so they don't prove anyone's point. Unfortunately your example is wrong. Women in Britain could own property and open bank accounts from the 1800's. Please check your source. To Samiha You are...

Nice Poem. Nice Poem Sister. You are a free woman - Living in America I presume? Who gave you that freedom and what are you going to do with that freedom? (these are rhetorical). Will you help your sisters who do not have opportunity to go to college and major in anything? those who are...

Salaa Brothers and Sisters. It is reported that the Prophet married Aiyesha when she was 6 years old and consumated the marriage when she was just 9. In this days (in the west) of extreme sensitivity to pedafiles (adults who are sexually attracted to children), how are we to defend the...

Glad you asked both questions. Of course there is no magical land in this earth where women are not harrassed because men are sinful. But consider part of the verse "that they should be known (as free respectable women) so as not to be annoyed." The purpose of the hijab is so that women...

Fair enough, laws are eternal, but I am not talking about moving the goal posts. You see you are ignoring half the verse if you simply take the command (cover up) and ignore the reason (to avoid harrassment). All commands are given for a purpose, some to please Allah (these are eternal because...