What Was The Thing That Really Made You Question Islam?

For me personally, it was Buraq. If you don’t know what that is, I’d recommend searching it up and looking at images for a good laugh.

it’s a winged horse with a human face, that supposedly flew Muhammad to heaven. Somehow Muhammed survives the conditions of the upper atmosphere and I presume outer space but I don’t know 😂

Even when I was a Muslim, this was too ridiculous for me to believe. Even Santa Claus felt more real to me at that moment.

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Never been Muslim, reading the Quran and have questions for ex Muslims.

I'm not sure where else to ask this, I thought here would be best because I don't want to offend anyone or break any rules so the Islam sub isn't the best idea.


I've never been a Muslim but I am reading The Clear Quran. I don't speak Arabic. I'm confused and looking for some clarification from those of you who speak Arabic.


I've seen lots of people go on about the Quran being really beautiful and also some progressive Muslims claim to host progressive Quran study and things of that sort. However, I am very confused by both of these claims.


There are definitely some good things in the Quran, such as promotion of charity especially mentioning widows and orphans, and things like saying not to be a back-biter and such. But I'm finding that the Quran is overwhelmingly just saying over and over again "we are right, you are wrong, and if you disagree you will be tortured forever. Did I mention that this book is true? If you disagree you're a loser who will be tortured forever. Hey, did I mention that anyone who doesn't believe this book is an idiot who will burn in hell forever???"


This gets tacked on to verses constantly, verses that aren't even generally about hell and disbelief. XYZ topic is discussed, then suddenly "oh and those who don't believe us go to hell, btw".


Is there something wrong with my translation? Is the language in Arabic more beautiful somehow? Reading it has me very confused because it seems to me like a bunch of fear mongering with a couple of nice things sprinkled throughout. Is the translation simplified or incorrect? Or is this really something people find beautiful, a book that overwhelmingly seems to be made up of just threats and insults to people who disagreed with Muhammad and his lordship/rules/claims? Are there meanings to these verses that are lost in translation or something?



Thank you for your help.

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I hate how South Asia is now associated with Islam

I was in Health and Social Care class on Friday and we finished early. As something fun and to fill the last 10 minutes of class, everyone in the class had to say 'hello' in their home language.

While waiting for my turn, I realised I don't know how to say hello in my language. It's not because I forgot t he language after moving here or that I never learnt it. I'm fluent in Bangla. But I never knew how to say 'hello' in my home language because my whole life, I've been saying 'Assalumailakum', which is the Islamic greeting.

When it got to my turn, I was embarrassed and said I didn't know. My teacher said "Isn't it something like Assalumaikum". Kinda off but close enough. I just smiled and the next person spoke.

But that got me thinking. Why did my teacher, who isn't Muslim or anywhere from Asia, assume Assalumailakum is how to say hello? The answer is kinda simple really: because most South Asians seem to be Muslim nowadays.

Even afterwards, when I was retelling this encounter to my friends, one of them said they thought that Assalumailakum really was how all South Asians said "hello". And I've had a whole weekend to think it over.

I'm a closeted ex-muslim. And this just pisses me off so bad. I never even knew how to say 'hello' in my home language. "Hello" should be one of the first things you learn in a language. I'm fluent, I can read, write, speak, and understand Bangla and yet I've never known or heard anyone say "Hello" in Bangla. That's crazy since all my parents friends are Bengali. They all say Assalumailakum.

I literally went home on Friday, and searched up "How to say Hello in Bangla." and what pissed me off even further? That AI Google thing gave 3 different answers: 1) Nomoshkar (formal 'hello), 2) Hyalo (casual) and 3) Assalumailakum. The AI said "Assalumailakum isn't 'hello' in Bangla but is a very common form of greeting among Bengalis" or something similar to that.

I literally felt like throwing my phone across the room. It's so annoying.

I can't imagine being Arabian though, everyone assumes Arabs are Muslim simply because Saudi Arabia is where that overpriced box is, I feel so bad for you lot.

But anyway, I needed to put this somewhere and I didn't know where else. Thanks for reading 💗

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Actually, for most muslims in Indonesia, there's a huge irony...

Most of us are taught to recite and read Arabic from a young age, but we're only trained to pronounce the letters. We learn how to read the script fluently, yet we're never taught what any of the words actually mean.

As a result, most people never end up reading the Quran in a language they actually understand. They spend their entire lives reciting phonetic sound effects without knowing a single word of the actual text.

What's crazier is that the majority think the Arabic language itself is sacred. There’s this blind obsession where people glorify anything Arab and treat the letters like magic, completely ignoring the fact that it's just a language.

(It's true, sadly)

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Religion is all about control
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Muslims say that Islam is the most logical religion and apostates are to be killed

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Muslims feel bad for native Americans being killed in history but also believe in death penalty for apostates!!!

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Grief because I won’t have another child

I don’t believe anymore. My husband knows this. He is pretty liberal but still really believes. For instance, he lets our daughter lead him in pray and tells her he doesn’t believe that women can’t be imams. She wears whatever she wants, dances, listens to music, etc. He still thinks Islam is the most true religion though and worries about an afterlife. He thinks Muslims should marry Muslims. I think this is too limiting for a woman considering the marriage options she would be restricted to. I really wanted to have more kids and give her a sibling. I imagine the kid sometimes. I grew up in a small family and always wanted a bigger family. I can’t ethically bring another girl into the world who will have to follow these rules. I won’t have any more children for this reason. I’m just feeling a lot of grief over this right now. Not sure what I want to get out of posting this but can’t really talk to anyone in my life about this.

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A group of ten Arab youths in Germany attack a homosexual couple after Unity Day celebrations
https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/two-men-suffer-homophobic-attack-100325197.html

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Muslims sexualizing a shadow

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I don’t know why women follow religion that despises them 🫩

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This is what they’re teaching little boys?

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I hate that Muslims don’t give a shit about this current life because of the supposed afterlife

I feel so estranged from my father and brother. They don’t give a shit about anything other than faith, especially my brother. He doesn’t even greet me because I’m not a Muslim, he doesn’t care about anything other than his stupid faith. It’s the most horrible thing ever, I genuinely feel like they’re experiencing a collective psychosis.

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