Is it safe to leave Islam in the UK? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oVoLqjaKiw?

anonymous

2011-03-08 12:37:08 UTC

Apostasy is rewarded by death according to the religion of peace's hand book.

Chey

2011-03-08 12:42:18 UTC

Lots of muslims do not practice the faith of Islam..Islam refers to them as apostates of Islam.

Here is a list of known resources..

http://formermuslimsunited.americancommunityexchange.org/resources/groups-and-websites/

There is even a twitter feed for ex-muslims on the list.

She needs to look for resources.

http://www.onelawforall.org.uk/about/advice-helpline/

Advice helpline

Advice Helpline – 0800 046 7303

(Lines are open daily from 9am to 10pm)

The One Law For All Help Line is launched to give information and legal advice on decisions made by religious-based tribunals such as Sharia Courts.

If you are unaware of your civil rights under the British law or fear to seek advice or afraid of going to secular courts, then call us, we can help you

SBD

2011-03-08 11:54:27 UTC

Just like that...

Islam is a way of life, not just a "religion". It isn't like Christianity - it informs normal everyday life. So it'll be very difficult for her to stop being a Muslim as presumably her family are too.

Unless you've just made that up, as an excuse to show us the YouTube clip...

jais

2011-03-08 12:02:01 UTC

Sister,

Your friend is lucky enough to be a muslim, may be she must have some hatred against islam as it prevents her from enjoying her life. As islam prohibits consuming alchohol, being improperly dressed. But my advice is to ask your friend to spend 10 minutes and research what Islam is and why do islam prohibits things.

From the video I can see that someone has ill treated the woman by the name of islam. Please do not look into what people are doing. Look into what islam teaches? Islam never says to harm others.

anonymous

2011-03-08 15:32:49 UTC

during the many centuries that followed Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), women of the Islamic societies had a much higher social position than the women of Christendom. Karen Armstrong emphasizes that, during the Middle Ages;

... the Muslims were horrified to see the way Western Christians treated their women in the Crusader states, and Christian scholars denounced Islam for giving too much power to menials like slaves and women.

Anna King, a modern Muslim woman and a convert - or, better to say, a revert - to Islam, explains the Islamic emancipation of women as follows:

Islam gave women the right to buy and sell on their own, own businesses and express her views politically, also encouraged women to study and learn Islamic knowledge, breaking a ban which several beliefs had stipulated, which forbid women to acquire any religious knowledge or touch religious texts... It also abolished the practice of marrying a woman without her consent.

Thus, the mentality that despises women, excludes them from society and regards them as second class citizens has no place in Islam.

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THE RIGHT OF A MUSLIM WOMAN IS TO BE RESPECTED FOR HER MIND AND FOR BEING HER OWN PERSON- Islam Gives Men and Women Equal Rights

"O You who believe! You are forbidden to inherit women against their will, and you should not treat them with harshness,… And live with them honorably. If you dislike them, it may be that you dislike a thing and God brings through it a great deal of good." (Quran- 4:19)

1. The RIGHT and duty to acquire education.

2. The RIGHT to have her own independent property.

3. The RIGHT to work [job or business] to earn money, which she keeps.

4. The RIGHT to equal reward for equal deed and/or work.

5. The RIGHT to express her opinion.

6. The RIGHT to argue and/or advocate her cause or opinion to be heard.

7. The RIGHT to vote since 579 A.D.

8. The RIGHT to provisions from her husband for all her needs and more.

9. The RIGHT to negotiate marriage terms of her choice.

10.The RIGHT to obtain divorce from her husband, even on the grounds that she simply don't like him. In Islaam divorce is suppose to be last resort.

11.The RIGHT to keep all her own money. [She is not responsible for maintenance of family].

12.The RIGHT to get sexual satisfaction from her husband.

13.The RIGHT to get custody of her children in case of divorce [unless she is unable to raise them for valid reasons]

14.The RIGHT to choose husband of her choice.

15.The RIGHT to refuse a proposed and/or arranged marriage.

16. The RIGHT to re-marry after divorce or after becoming widow. 17. An Islamic law does not require that women should confine themselves to household duties.

Muslim women have [and are as well] headed Islamic provinces [and states as well], like Arwa bint Ahmad, who served as governor of Yemen under the Fatimid Khalifahs in the late fifth and early sixth century.

Name any other religion, political theory, or philosophy which offers such a comprehensiveness to women by giving her total control of her life and affairs ??? NONE

Islam considers a woman to be equal to a man as a human being. Women have been created with a soul of the same nature as man’s. Islam does not blame Eve alone for the First Sin. The Quran makes it very clear that both Adam and Eve were tempted, that they both sinned and were both forgiven after their repentance.

A WOMAN’s RIGHT IN THE BIBLE

STONE THEM TO DEATH: "If however the charge is true and no proof of the girl's virginity can be found, she shall be brought to the door of her father's house and there the men of her town shall stone her to death..." Deuteronomy 22:13-21

--However, there is not a single verse in the Quran that directly or indirectly allows the stoning of either men or women.

Polygamy still exists amongst fundamentalist Mormons and certain sects. A fundamentalist group in America instructs women to call their husbands MASTER and to practice the art of being a SLAVE. Various fundamentalists exhort wives to submit and obey and have embarked on a chastity crusade targeting young women. ARE WOMEN TREATED FAIRLY IN THE BIBLE? ARE THEY RESPECTED AS INDIVIDUALS OR SLAVES TO MAN? ARE THEY RESPECTED AND HONORED?

--However, you should know that in Islam, a woman decides whether her husband can marry again or not. That is, at the time of marriage, a contract is supposed to be set according to Islamic religion. And a woman is free to include any sorts of condition in the contract, including if her husband can marry again or not. In that case the Muslim man can NEVER marry more than one wife at a time. However, if he becomes a non-Muslim, then naturally he can marry as many as he can imagine because other religion does not allow contracts in marriage. It is considered a vow.

anonymous

2011-03-08 15:24:53 UTC

Islam Defends Freedom of Thought

Democracy and laicism dominate the essence of Islam.

That is because laicism is a system that eliminates hypocrisy. In other

words, someone can openly and honestly reveal that he is not religious, can

say that he is an atheist, or if he is a member of another religion or holds

different beliefs he can say that, too. It is laicism that makes this possible,

and that is something that already exists in Islam. Democracy is also

something existing within Islam. So if democracy wishes to learn anything, it must learn it from Islam. In other words, democracy stems from Islam. As

you know, Islam is a very old faith. It comes from the Prophet Adam (as).

Democracy is something, an idea, that appeared subsequently. It again

stems from Islam. So both democracy and laicism already exist in Islam.

Culture, knowledge and love are the greatest weapons. The moral values

of Islam will rule the world through culture, knowledge and love, and is

doing so now; this is continuing now. People see that, but are not yet that

consciously aware of it. But this is going ahead, step by step, and actually at

a fast pace.

Islam is a religion which provides and guarantees freedom of ideas,

thought and life. It has issued commands to prevent and forbid tension,

disputes, slander and even negative thinking among people. In the same way

terrorism and all acts of violence are determinedly prohibited in Islam, even

the slightest ideological pressure to be put on them is also forbidden:

There is no compulsion in religion. True guidance has become clearly

distinct from error. (Surat al-Baqara, 256)

So remind them! You are only a reminder. You are not in control of

them. (Surat al-Ghashiyya, 21-22)

Forcing people to believe in a religion or to adopt its forms of belief is

completely contrary to the essence and spirit of Islamic morality. According to

Islam, true faith is only possible with free will and freedom of conscience. Of

course, Muslims can advise and encourage each other about the features of

Qur'anic morality. All believers are charged with explaining Qur'anic morality

to people in the nicest manner possible. They will explain the beauties of

religion in the light of the verse, "Call to the way of your Lord with wisdom

and fair admonition..." (Surat an-Nahl, 125), however, they must also bear in

mind the verse, "You are not responsible for their guidance, but Allah guides

whoever He wills." (Surat al-Baqara, 272)

ISLAMIC MORALITY: THE SOURCE OF PEACE AND SECURITY

In 1492, the Jews who refused to convert were exiled from Spain by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella

(above). The Jews were accepted by the Ottoman Empire, a haven of Islamic justice and compassion.

They will never resort to compulsion, nor any kind of physical or

psychological pressure. Neither will they use any worldly privilege to turn

someone towards religion. When they receive a negative response to what they

say, Muslims will reply along the lines of: "To you your religion, and to me,

mine" (Surat al-Kafirun, 6)

The world we live in contains societies with all kinds of beliefs: Christian,

Jewish, Buddhist, Hindu, atheist, deist and even pagan. Muslims living in such

world must be compassionate towards all beliefs they come up against, no

matter what they may be, and behave forgivingly, justly and humanely. This

responsibility placed on believers is to invite people to the beauty of the

religion of Allah by means of peace and compassion. The decision whether or

not to implement these truths, whether or not to believe, lies with the other

party. Forcing that person to believe, or trying to impose anything on him, is a

violation of Qur'anic morality. In fact, Allah issues a reminder to believers in

the Qur'an:

If your Lord had willed, all the people on the earth would have

believed. Do you think you can force people to be believers? (Surah

Yunus, 99)

We know best what they say and you [O Muhammad] are not a

compeller over them. But warn by the Qur'an whoever fears My

warning. (Surah Qaf, 45)

A model of society in which people are forced to worship is completely

contradictory to Islamic morality. Belief and worship should be directed to

Allah by the free will of the individual. If a system imposes belief and

worship on people, then they will act as if they are religious out of fear of that

system. This will mean the encouragement of hypocrisy and no Muslim would

approve that. From the point of view of Islamic morality, what really counts is

that religion should be lived for Allah's good pleasure in an environment

where peoples' consciences are totally free.

The history of Islam is full of the compassionate and understanding

practices of Muslim rulers who have respected all religions and built religious

freedom with their own hands.