I've recently gone to college and become very distanced from my religion.
I still haven't committed any sinful acts or anything like that, but overall my belief has just gone down, mostly due the fact that I have learned so much more about Islam and it's history ... as well as philosophy. I still believe in a god and a universal morality... but I am not sure if I can trust everything that is written in the Quran -- especially some of the rules it puts forth. For instance it allows marriage to girls age 9 (the prophet even did this) -- to me this is just utterly abhorrent -- this fact makes me distrust everything else in Quran as well.
Also how about this article dealing slavery in islam? Can anyone respond to it?
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It always seems to me everyone is making excuses for these bad things mentioned in the Quran -- trying to "reinterpret" them or say that this was still "better than the other things happening at the time" ... but I've found that this just isn't that true...
P.S. I removed the link as we avoid anti-Islamic links, and one of the things I am sure people will advise you is staying away from such sites as they are written by those who hate Islam. Concentrate on the basics first. As for a refutation, see:
I've recently gone to college and become very distanced from my religion.
I still haven't committed any sinful acts or anything like that, but overall my belief has just gone down, mostly due the fact that I have learned so much more about Islam and it's history ... as well as philosophy. I still believe in a god and a universal morality... but I am not sure if I can trust everything that is written in the Quran -- especially some of the rules it puts forth. For instance it allows marriage to girls age 9 (the prophet even did this) -- to me this is just utterly abhorrent -- this fact makes me distrust everything else in Quran as well.
Also how about this article dealing slavery in islam? Can anyone respond to it?
[link removed]
It always seems to me everyone is making excuses for these bad things mentioned in the Quran -- trying to "reinterpret" them or say that this was still "better than the other things happening at the time" ... but I've found that this just isn't that true...
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Well, I do have an answer to the Prophet (PBUH) marrying a Nine year old. As far as I'm concerned he married her at a young age, not exactly nine. She stayed with her parents untill she was old enough to live on her own. So technically he wasn't fully with her untill she was old enough. She could have been 13 or 12. But back then girls got married very young. Younger than nine possibly. I suggest you listen to Dr.Zakir Naik's lectures on these topics because he gives accurate and sensible answers. It seems as though you are drawing your own conclusions with no information to back it up. I strongly suggest you listen to lectures because they answer your questions.
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aminahjaan
07-22-2008, 12:47 AM
^^ That's a helpful link as well
By the way bro, what's Marriage thread haters? haha
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