I am curious about islam

[Minimalist]

Oh you're missing out on so much goodness. Read Robert Spencer's book The Truth About Muhammad because that's what the religion is really about. One delusional man who created something to suit his needs for attention, sexual endeavors, and power. Alas he was successful.

Even better is Spencer's "Did Mohammad Exist?"

[Duke Guilmon]

I would say of all of the major religions, Islam is the worst. Doctrinally it's the worst and more importantly, in reality it is the worst. In Islam there is no room for the separation of church and state. Islam is a specific doctrine for how the state should be run. Where as most other religions have come around to the reality of the benefits of a secular state. In addition Islam is an obvious fraud. So much of their doctrine is obviously made up by a male in the middle east in the middle ages. Take for instance the fasting from dawn til dusk in Ramadan. Well because the Islamic calendar is lunar, Ramadan changes season periodically. Therefore sometimes Ramadan falls in the summer. Do you expect Swedish with 20 hours of daylight to just not eat for a whole month? A pretty dumb oversight for an almighty God, but an obvious one for a male from a place in the world where daylight doesn't vary that much. Islam is full of such inconsistencies that simply couldn't be made by an omnipotent being. Mind you all of this is without mentioning the obvious stereotypes about terrorism, rape, the repression of women, etc.

I already knew this but it is good to know.

[Senshi]

Oh you're missing out on so much goodness. Read Robert Spencer's book The Truth About Muhammad because that's what the religion is really about. One delusional man who created something to suit his needs for attention, sexual endeavors, and power. Alas he was successful.

Even better is Spencer's "Did Mohammad Exist?"

The calendar argument is phenomenal. Taking a month off every year is quite questionable.

Reminds me of the Roman empire and Jesus. Both Jebus and MoMo were created way later than their supposed time of existence for political purposes. Now pastafarians fight back with the flying spaghetti monster, who's to say he's not gonna win he is definitely the most delicious out of the 3 and I already proved his existence every time I tried to make spaghetti and meatballs.

[thequestion]

Even better is Spencer's "Did Mohammad Exist?"

The calendar argument is phenomenal. Taking a month off every year is quite questionable.

Reminds me of the Roman empire and Jesus. Both Jebus and MoMo were created way later than their supposed time of existence for political purposes. Now pastafarians fight back with the flying spaghetti monster, who's to say he's not gonna win he is definitely the most delicious out of the 3 and I already proved his existence every time I tried to make spaghetti and meatballs.

I find it hard to believe that all these stories around muhammad, the sira, the hadit about his wifes, family and miliary conflict are pure fiction. I think there was this figure muhammad although he might have been very different from what we read about him

[sven]

What is this religion about? I would like to know if anyone can answer.

I have a thesis that it is all about a man called Mohammed who had a schizophrenic break in a cave about 1500 years ago. Just speculation....

[major]

Simple answer is: Read Quran
and Pray to God :
"O TRUE GOD I NEED YOUR HELP I WANT TO KNOW YOU PLEASE HELP ME"

PRAY WITH SINCERE HEART HE WILL SURE ANSWER YOUR PRAYER.

[FreeTony]

Check out Tom Holland's documentary, it was on Ch4 a couple of years ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZuNNkojDYg

and of course: http://www.skepticsannotatedbible.com/QuRAn/

[Duke Guilmon]

Simple answer is: Read Quran
and Pray to God :
"O TRUE GOD I NEED YOUR HELP I WANT TO KNOW YOU PLEASE HELP ME"

PRAY WITH SINCERE HEART HE WILL SURE ANSWER YOUR PRAYER.

Nah but it be cool if you could explain

[lordofgemini]

Belief in One God.
Belief that God is just.
Belief in His Last Messenger.
Belief in the executer of the messagers will.
Belief in the day of judgment.

[Duke Guilmon]

Belief in One God.
Belief that God is just.
Belief in His Last Messenger.
Belief in the executer of the messagers will.
Belief in the day of judgment.

That's start. More info please