Why European women are turning to Islam

Saturday, March 17, 2007
Why European women are turning to Islam
Why European women are turning to Islam
By Peter Ford Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor PARIS – Mary Fallot looks as unlike a terrorist suspect as one could possibly imagine: a petite and demure white Frenchwoman chatting with friends on a cell-phone, indistinguishable from any other young woman in the café where she sits sipping coffee.
And that is exactly why European antiterrorist authorities have their eyes on thousands like her across the continent.

NO, LISTEN: When Mary Fallot converted, her surprised co-workers asked if she had a Muslim boyfriend. Actually, she explained, she was drawn to Islam by the answers it provided. PETER FORD


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Ms. Fallot is a recent convert to Islam. In the eyes of the police, that makes her potentially dangerous.
The death of Muriel Degauque, a Belgian convert who blew herself up in a suicide attack on US troops in Iraq last month, has drawn fresh attention to the rising number of Islamic converts in Europe, most of them women.
"The phenomenon is booming, and it worries us," the head of the French domestic intelligence agency, Pascal Mailhos, told the Paris-based newspaper Le Monde in a recent interview. "But we must absolutely avoid lumping everyone together."
The difficulty, security experts explain, is that while the police may be alert to possible threats from young men of Middle Eastern origin, they are more relaxed about white European women. Terrorists can use converts who "have added operational benefits in very tight security situations" where they might not attract attention, says Magnus Ranstorp, a terrorism expert at the Swedish National Defense College in Stockholm.
Ms. Fallot, who converted to Islam three years ago after asking herself spiritual questions to which she found no answers in her childhood Catholicism, says she finds the suspicion her new religion attracts "wounding." "For me," she adds, "Islam is a message of love, of tolerance and peace."
It is a message that appeals to more and more Europeans as curiosity about Islam has grown since 9/11, say both Muslim and non-Muslim researchers. Although there are no precise figures, observers who monitor Europe's Muslim population estimate that several thousand men and women convert each year.
Only a fraction of converts are attracted to radical strands of Islam, they point out, and even fewer are drawn into violence. A handful have been convicted of terrorist offenses, such as Richard Reid, the "shoe bomber" and American John Walker Lindh, who was captured in Afghanistan.
Admittedly patchy research suggests that more women than men convert, experts say, but that - contrary to popular perception - only a minority do so in order to marry Muslim men.
"That used to be the most common way, but recently more [women] are coming out of conviction," says Haifa Jawad, who teaches at Birmingham University in Britain. Though non-Muslim men must convert in order to marry a Muslim woman, she points out, the opposite is not true.
Fallot laughs when she is asked whether her love life had anything to do with her decision. "When I told my colleagues at work that I had converted, their first reaction was to ask whether I had a Muslim boyfriend," she recalls. "They couldn't believe I had done it of my own free will."
In fact, she explains, she liked the way "Islam demands a closeness to God. Islam is simpler, more rigorous, and it's easier because it is explicit. I was looking for a framework; man needs rules and behavior to follow. Christianity did not give me the same reference points."
Those reasons reflect many female converts' thinking, say experts who have studied the phenomenon. "A lot of women are reacting to the moral uncertainties of Western society," says Dr. Jawad. "They like the sense of belonging and caring and sharing that Islam offers."
Others are attracted by "a certain idea of womanhood and manhood that Islam offers," suggests Karin van Nieuwkerk, who has studied Dutch women converts. "There is more space for family and motherhood in Islam, and women are not sex objects."
At the same time, argues Sarah Joseph, an English convert who founded "Emel," a Muslim lifestyle magazine, "the idea that all women converts are looking for a nice cocooned lifestyle away from the excesses of Western feminism is not exactly accurate."
Some converts give their decision a political meaning, says Stefano Allievi, a professor at Padua University in Italy. "Islam offers a spiritualization of politics, the idea of a sacred order," he says. "But that is a very masculine way to understand the world" and rarely appeals to women, he adds.
After making their decision, some converts take things slowly, adopting Muslim customs bit by bit: Fallot, for example, does not yet feel ready to wear a head scarf, though she is wearing longer and looser clothes than she used to.
Others jump right in, eager for the exoticism of a new religion, and become much more pious than fellow mosque-goers who were born into Islam. Such converts, taking an absolutist approach, appear to be the ones most easily led into extremism.
The early stages of a convert's discovery of Islam "can be quite a sensitive time," says Batool al-Toma, who runs the "New Muslims" program at the Islamic Foundation in Leicester, England.
"You are not confident of your knowledge, you are a newcomer, and you could be prey to a lot of different people either acting individually or as members of an organization," Ms. Al-Toma explains. A few converts feel "such a huge desire to fit in and be accepted that they are ready to do just about anything," she says.
"New converts feel they have to prove themselves," adds Dr. Ranstorp. "Those who seek more extreme ways of proving themselves can become extraordinarily easy prey to manipulation."
At the same time, says al-Toma, converts seeking respite in Islam from a troubled past - such as Degauque, who had reportedly drifted in and out of drugs and jobs before converting to Islam - might be persuaded that such an "ultimate action" as a suicide bomb attack offered an opportunity for salvation and forgiveness.
"The saddest conclusion" al-Toma draws from Degauque's death in Iraq is that "a woman who set out on the road to inner peace became a victim of people who set out to use and abuse her."
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Gayatri Mantra

Friday, March 16, 2007
Gayatri manthra
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Gayatri Mantra
OM BHUR BHUVAH SUVAHATAT SAVITUR VARENYAMBHARGO DEVASYA DHEEMAHIDHIYO YO NAH PRACHODAYAT
We meditate upon theglorious splendor ofthe Vivifier Divine.May He Himself illumine our minds!
The ancient mansion of Hindu tradition and custom is built on the four walls of Karma, Janma, Dharma and Brahma.Regardless of its size, a house needs four supporting walls. It follows therefore that in the huge mansion of ancient Hindu thought, customs and traditions should have a point of meeting together somewhere. It is not possible for anyone to escape from the consequences of what one does knowingly or otherwise. You have to face up to the consequences of all your actions, whether good or bad. Clearly, therefore, the doctrine of Karma stands as a cardinal principle that governs a person's life. One has to live and die with this principle. It is this Karma which determines one's joys and sorrows. And it is through Karma that you are endowed with this life itself What is the secret of this Janma? This body has been given to you so that you could undertake your Karma and therein lies the point- that through the body you have to uphold Dharma. When you conduct yourself in keeping with Dharma, you qualify to attain Brahma. The Gita proclaims that when Dharma declines God incarnates as an Avatar. Truly, what you see in the form of a body is nothing but a manifestation of God himself. God takes the form of a human being to restore Dharma. What you call 'creation' is a manifestation of the Cosmic Principle. We also refer to it as nature. Whoever is born in this nature will certainly have the same atribute of this nature. Man who has the same qualities of this Cosmic Principle, this creation, this nature, is offering all that is embedded in this creation to someone for some purpose. To whom is he offering it? Is it for the sake of one's own selfish ends? Or is it for the benefit of the fellow beings around him? It is not right to act that way. Whatever you do and whatever you may perform, if you were to be inspired by the feeling that it is for the Ananda of God, then it is bound to reach him. Therefore, the abiding feeling in you should be that whatever you do, you are doing it as worship of the Lord. This principle contains the very essence of Karma.
CHANTING OF GAYATRI
When an individual is first born from the mother's womb, this is the natural type of birth. This is the natural state. This is the first birth as such. After you have been given the Gayatri Manthra, the dawn of a second birth emerges in your life. What is this Gayatri Mantra? It is the very quintessence of the Vedas. Verily it is the mother of the Vedas. The meaning of the syllable "Ga" is Jiva. Gayatri is that which protects and fosters all life forms. You must realise therefore that on being given this Gayatri Manthra, you have been given a second birth. When you start chanting this Manthra in conformity with certain rules and code of conduct, you will certainly be able to reach a state in fulfillment of this Manthra. You arrive at a new stage, the third stage, which is called the Vipra. At this stage you begin to chant the Vedas. Even as you try and understand and chant the Manthras in the Vedas, you must realise their significance end start practicing the underlying principle and thus live the Vedas every second of your life. In this way you will certainly succeed in attaining Brahma. It is only when you understand this Brahma Thathwa and perform your actions in accordance with this understanding can one be called a Brahmana. It is not by birth alone that one becomes a Brahmana. It is necessary that one's actions should correspond to this understanding. We really deserve to be called a Brahmana only when we understand the Brahma Thathwa.
TIME FOR CHANTING
It has been laid down that this Gayatri Mantra has to be chanted three times every day: during the sandhyas of early morning, afternoon and evening. Sandhya means the conjunction of two stages of time. Pratah Sandhya is the time when transition from the night to the day takes place. Likewise evening sandhya is the time when the day slides into the night. Madhyanna Sandhya is the time when the morning and afternoon are connected. Man is the embodiment of three Gunas. These three attributes are not confined to man as such; even time has these attributes. Time also has Sathwa, Raja and Thamo Gunas. What do we mean by time having Sathwa guna? All these three attributes have 24 hours to go by in a day. Each of these three Gunas takes up 8 hours by itself i.e, Sathwa has 8 hours, Rajasik has 8 hours and Thamasik has 8 hours. What are these 8 hours of Sathwik time? When you designate the period from 4 a m to 8 a m the intervening 4 hours are Sathwik. In like manner, the time between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. is also Sathwik. These two stretches of 4 hours apiece are Sathwik hours. The time from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.is Rajasik. It is during this time that all lifeforms keep doing whatever has to be done by them. Not only men, but also animals and the like do what is expected of them during these 8 hours. The factory worker, the farmer, the agriculturist and anybody that on can think of has to work during these 8 hours of Rajasik time. So we find that every individual has an experience of this Rajasik time Then we have the time from 8 p.m. to 4 a.m. during the night. This is the Thamasik time. That it is indeed Thamasik we know from our experience. The chief quality that is associated with this time is sleep. Sleep is being equated to Thamasik in this analysis. It is during the Sathwik time viz., from 4 a.m. to 8 a.m and from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. that we should undertake our sacred and noble duties. This will sanctify our life. We should understand and appreciate how time has been divided for various activities and only then can we realise the true nature of our existence. This Gayatri Manthra has to be taken up for chanting at any time during the period of from 4 a.m. to 8 a.m., and then at any time between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. lt is absolutely necessary that you chant this Gayatri Manthra either in the early hours of the morning or in the evening hours. During the mid-day also it can be taken up for chanting, but for certain purposes. When you look upon it as a Sadhana, it is the morning and evening hours which are sacred for chanting. You should chant this Manthra at least three times in the morning hours and three times in the evening time. When you do this, you can certainly free yourselves from the fruits of your Karma. It is said that a day's chanting takes care of all the ill effects of the day's Karma. To illustrate this point, let me cite an example. When you go and buy a certain thing on loan, not only does the loan amount increase, but also the interest on it goes up. On the other hand, if you were to barter something for the item at the shop, there is no loan to be cleared, nor is there any interest to be paid. When you have borrowed something on loan, then you find that whatever you have earned has to be given for repayment of the loan, and the interest thereof. So, when you try and clear your debts as and when you buy a certain thing, then there is no loan nor is there any interest to be paid back. In the same manner, chanting Gayatri three times in the morning and three times in the evening hours before you go to bed would take care of all your errors in the form of loan and interest to be cleared off. By chanting this Manthra with this feeling you can certainly transcend Your Karma, you can even reach the state of Nishkama Karma. You can sanctify your life in this manner. Therefore, in order that you may understand the significance and reap the benefits of chanting Gayatri, you should know the significance of the morning and evening hours. There are those who feel that they do not have the time either in the morning or in the evening, to chant Gayatri. You do have the time indeed! Where there is a will, there is a way, it is said. We do fritter away a lot of our time. A fraction of your time that you waste, if directed to chanting Gayatri, can purify your life. You do have a bath every day. So, even as you bathe, if you chant this Manthra, you are not only chanting this Manthra and deriving the benefits thereof, but it becomes a form of worship. So also, in the afternoon, if you were to chant this Manthra as you eat your food, the meal becomes sanctified- the food becomes a Naivedya. You may or you may not chant any other Manthra, but do remember that chanting the Gayatri is beneficial and you can experience this yourself.
EXPLANATION OF THE MANTHRA
Gayatri is the embodiment of all forms of Godhead- "Sarva Devatha Swaroopam."Gayatri does not belong to any caste, to any sect or to any religion as such.It is universal in its scope.
Gayatri has nine important attributes. These are:
1. Aum
Sound as the basis of Creation, Brahman.
2. Bhuh
The Earth, the gross.
3. Bhuvah
The Atmosphere, the Ether, the Subtle.
4. Suvah
Heaven, the region beyond Bhuvah the Causal.
5. Tat
Stands for That. The Ultimate Realityis simply referred to as That becauseit defies description through speech or language.
6. Savitur
Stands for Divine Savitri, equatedwith the vivifying power containedwithin the Sun.
7. Varenyum
Adore.
8. Bhargo
Radiance, Lustre, Illumination.
9. Devasya
Divine Radiance or Grace.
"Dheemahi" signifies worship of or meditation on the Lord. "Dhiyo Yo Nah Prachodayat" as the last syllable, is a prayer. Therefore, in the Gayatri, there is Varnam, Dhyanam and Prathana (description, meditation and a prayer) these aspects converge in the Manthra.
GAYATRI AND ADVAITHA
What goes on within you, depending upon the circumstances, are classified as follows - we talk of Sankalpa and for this we use the "manas" or the mind. When we talk of the aspect of "wavering" we have the "Chithha." When you think of discrimination, "Vicharana," we use the tern "Buddhi", the intellect. When you have the motive of selfishness, you talk of "Ahamkara" or ego. What you have to understand is that basically one entity is described as mind, chithha, intellect and ego. We will do well to understand the basic difference between the mind on the one hand and the intelligence on the other. Mind is something that has got in its nature a divisive tendency. The intellect is beyond such divisions. Therefore this intellect is associated with the principle of "Adwaitha". When there is a division taking place in understanding the phenomena, we are assailed by the "Dwaitha" bhava. When you have this divisiveness in you, when you tend to see more than one thing, it is the mind that perceives this duality. The intellect tries to see the one among the many. What you should try and do is see the underlying unity in the diversity and not the other way around. This Gayatri is a sacred Manthra which tells you about this underlying unity in the diversity of things. It is through this vision on unity that we can perceive divinity and sanctify our lives. In this world we have mud or clay in one form or another. This clay can be one but the forms that it can take are multifarious. Likewise, gold is one, but the ornaments could be many. Milk is one, but the cows can be many in description. So also the Atma is one, but the forms that it indwells are many. In the world around you, beyond the names and forms, there is no third entity. This world is nothing but the convergence of name and forms. One form, one name. Between these two viz., the name and form- is the form that changes continually, something which withers away and fades away and finally disappears. Though the form disappears, though the form undergoes change, the name as such remains the same at all times (Nithya Sathya); it remains changeless. For example, you have given the name cow to an animal. Tho cow, the animal, will disappear with the passage of time. But the name will remain. Forms will disappear but the name will last forever.
The sanctity of the name needs to be understood properly. It will be difficult for you to try and identify a person in a crowd by means of his form. However even in a huge congregation of people, if you were to call out the name of an individual, he would respond to your call. Through this name, therefore you can recognise the individual. In the same way if you take up the Lord's name as the basis, you can understand that forms in various hues and sizes have taken that name. If you know the name of the station, you can ask for a ticket for that station and undertake your journey. When you are not aware of the name of the station, how can you possibly proceed on the journey? Therefore it is the name that is important, and not the form as such. When you understand the full efficacy and the significance of this Gayatri, you will be in a position to understand the true nature, the underlying unity, the Atmic principle dwelling in all different forms.
ITS GREAT BENEFICIAL EFFECTS
Who is this Gayatri? She is the personified unity of the triumvirate divinity - Gayatri, Savitri and Saraswathi. Gayatri is also known as the five-faced divinity. The first face signifies Om. The second is Bhur Bhuvah Svah. Thath Savithur Varenyam is the third face. Bhargo Devasya Dheemahi is the fourth face. Dheeyo Yo Nah Prachodayath is the fifth face. This is the Pancha Mukhi Swaroopam, the five-faced divinity. From these five faces emanate the five life forces, Pancha Pranas. These five life forces are fostered and protected by Gayatri and therefore She is called the benefactor and the protector. During the time She is protecting thus, She is called "Savitri." You may have read about the story in the epics that Savitri protected Satyavan. Who is this Savitri? She is the Pancha Prana Swaroopini. This truly means that Savitri protects and guides those who lead a life of truthfulness. When She tries to improve your qualities, She is called Gayatri; when She protects and fosters your word, She is called Saraswati. Therefore, this Goddess protects the intellect, the life force and the word, and thus in every way She protects the individual at all times. Today you have been given this Gayatri Manthra. It is verily a day when you are having your second birth. Purify and sanctify your second life and then you become eligible for the third stage of Viprathwa. From there you will proceed to the stage of attaining Brahma. "Brahmavid Brahmaiva Bhavathi" - how do you attain this state? You can attain in only when you have understood your own nature. When you ask the question, `when do we become deserving to attain the state of Brahma?' then can you understand this. Before being married, a girl would be an ordinary person. After the marriage, she has the privilege of claiming half of whatever her husband has, as a matter or right. What is it that marks out from the earlier stage of being an alien and the latter stage of married life when she can claim something by right? That right is conferred on her by a sacred thread tied to her neck, the Mangal Sutra. In the same manner, so long as you have not reached the state of surrender, you are an alien to the Lord. Once you have put the thread of surrender around your neck, you become One with Him, and you have earned the right to, and can demand from God, half of whatever He has. Therefore, through your own efforts you should try and reach the state of surrender to GOD. How is it possible, you might ask, by chanting this Gayatri continuously, to reach the state of fulfillment and sense of feeling that you have received something? There is an inner meaning in giving this Gayatri Mantra to young people. We have in this Mantra the concluding words, Dheeyo yo nah Prachodayat. The meaning is this: Before you were given this Mantra, you may have been backward intellectually, or were a bit lazy. But now that you have been given this Mantra, you become sharper in intellect, become more zealous, more enthusiastic, and certainly become more qualified for scaling greater heights in acquiring knowledge.
CONCLUSION
Before the sun rises, everything is enveloped in darkness. Even as the rays of the Sun dispel this darkness, so also the chanting of this Gayatri dispels all darkness and ignorance. The rays of this Sun dispels the area of darkness. Darkness has no place where the rays of the sun reach out. So also once your intellect blossoms forth by virtue of your having been given this Manthra, your intellectual rays will dispel the ignorance which has been persisting in you, will drive away all darkness and endow you with intelligence.
(source: Sayatya sai baba teaching)
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From Islam to Humanism - A new birth for me

Friday, March 16, 2007
From Islam to Humanism - A New Birth for Me

From Islam to Humanism - A New Birth for Me
by Raza Pehlavi
16 Mar, 2007
Dear Sir, I am writing my testimony of leaving Islam as follows:Introduction:I am a born Muslim belonging to Shia faith of Islam . My age is XX years. I am an educated person doing a job in a multinational company in XXX, XXX. I am from a middle class back ground. My father did job throughout his life and my mother is a house wife. We are X brothers and X sisters. We all have got good education thanks to my fathers burning ambition for us to be highly qualified. I am a XXX by profession. Raza is not my real name for obvious reasons.Leaving Islam/any religion:Since my child hood, I have been an accommodative and compassionate person towards all the human beings irrespective of their religion, cast and color. I never liked compartmentalizing humanity. For last eleven months, I have been avid visitor of faithfreedom.org which has given an independent platform for forming my own opinions about religions/faith etc. I have not been particularly religious all through my life; however, there were spurts in last 10-12 years when I tried to be a reasonably religious person. However, as far as I remember, there were few questions which were always in my mind since my teens which never allowed me to reconcile the theology with rationality. For example:1) Why all the big inventions have been made in last 50-60 years and not in the era of magnificent Mohammed?2) Why God rescinded His own scriptures and came up with new revelations as if He acquired some new knowledge about humanity afterwards!3) When Allah is indifferent, why would He punish us for not offering prayers?4) Why Quran (word of God) does not have any specific remedy for fatal diseases? Why we have to rush to science in finding cure?5) Why life on Heaven is so bloody earthly?6) Why might is right only? No miracles from God for poor and wretched.7) Why Mohammed is convinced that apostate should be put to death? WHY?8) Why God curse we petty humans in Quran?Similar questions never allowed me to be a perfect zombie all through my life despite my attempts. A very shocking thing for me is marital profile of Mohammed with Aisha. I read the debate of Sina with Muntazari. The weak arguments of Muntazari convinced me of pedophilic behavior of Mohammed. Secondly, the issue of bounty and slaves seem also very strange and indecent! This is all power game after all. Some body rightly said that ‘ life is short , nasty and brutish’.Then I decided to discuss it with my father who had at least a heart big enough to give it a patient audience. He understood what I was telling him but did not leave Islam. I think he is right in his own way as he has his own filtered version of religion which comprise of all upright traits and few healthy rituals. We concluded our debate with a resolution that Islam is a mix bag, choose only the right things from this bag. Moreover, I don’t have any right to shatter the life of any one if he is leading a righteous life even with crutches of religion. However, I have probably seen too much light and am in the process to of absorbing this light.After leaving this cultish mentality, I feel myself as newborn from intellectual point of view. I am clearer in thinking and approach. I am not biased against women and I really like women to smile , work and enjoy their lives. I don’t want to treat non-Muslims as my enemies. I think we all are one large family. Religious divide is one big time perception fraud created in every era of human history. What matters is spirituality which has got nothing to do with religiosity. Sprituality is purity of heart. I hope to attain this goal of spirituality without making any shadow from the past as my alibi.Regarding after death , my view is ( hopefully) that we will sleep forever but our good deeds will blossom after us and will create a legacy of happiness and prosperity.I hope we humans would start using our brains as soon as possible. The most important virtue / attribute in my view is to do good without expectation of any reward ( Heaven etc) and desist from evil without fear of Hell. Thanks and Regards,Source: faithfreedom.org
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Infidel Friday, March 16, 2007 6:28:36 PM
Dear Brother Venu,I hope you would like this article. What a clearity of thoughts. We can see the freedom of humanism in the views expressed.
Infidel Friday, March 16, 2007 7:27:10 PM
I think Venu is the best person to answer your querries. I would request him to comment here.
Some1 Friday, March 16, 2007 7:31:52 PM
Well, does it matter, really.. I mean the "GOD"-stuff and "his" agents?Nobody knows of "God", yet, there are believers and faithfulls! One BELIEVES and shows FAITH for lack of knowledge.No religion has ever done what the pursuit of knowledge has done to mankind!Well done, brother!

Reply to KK: Millions of Muslim convert to Christianity

Friday, March 16, 2007
Reply to KK: Millions of Muslim convert to Christianity
Dear Readers,
This article is in response to foul mouthed zombie KK's comments & claims. I am not advertising that any religion is the best or anything like that. This article is from The American Daily and is not my own words.
I hope you will understand my point here.
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Muslims Turn to Christ By J. Grant Swank Jr. (01/03/07) "Millions of Muslim converts to Christianity celebrated Christmas throughout the world, according to the reports of the various missionary organizations and news media" per SVM News. One evangelistic agency alone, Salem Voice Ministries, reports that Muslims in India and many other Muslim nations have surrendered their souls to Christ. “There are about 500 evangelists ministering among Muslims in different African, Middle East and Asian countries. A vast number of Muslims finding the truth and attaining salvation of Jesus Christ day by day.“’More Muslims converted to faith in Jesus Christ over the past decade than at any other time in human history. A spiritual revolution is underway throughout North Africa, the Middle East, and Central Asia. As a result, a record number of ex-Muslims are celebrating Christmas this year, despite intense persecution, ********inations, and widespread church bombings,’ stated Joel C. Rosenberg, the author of the New York Times best selling political thriller.”Secular media rarely reports such advances of Christianity, especially those thrusts into Islamic territories. However, there are evangelical efforts that know daily of such progress. Finally, God knows and that is ultimately what makes all the difference.“Rosenberg said, he and his wife and kids were lived in the Mideast for three months. During that time, he had the privilege of interviewing more than three dozen Arab and Iranian pastors and evangelical leaders throughout the region. The picture they paint is one of Christianity being dramatically resurrected in the region of its birth.”When an individual turns from Islam to Christianity, the Koran stipulates that he be murdered. Many extremist Muslims take this seriously, thus the persecution leveled against untold Christians throughout the Middle East in particular.Iraq, for instance, is becoming depopulated of Christians due to Islamic slaughter schemes. From time to time secular news reports this carnage. Other media regard persecution against Christians as just “another Christian story.” Nevertheless, the slaying of believers is daily and widespread and therefore should be broadcast worldwide regularly.Countless Muslims are leaving the Koran’s Allah for Christ as Redeemer-God. They have turned from the Koran to the Bible. They have turned from the mosque to Christian sanctuary. They have turned from murder and maim to sharing kindness and Christ’s comp****ion.“More than 10,000 Muslims accepted Jesus Christ as their personal savior throughout India during the last year. The Bible Society of India publishing thousands of New Testaments for the Muslims with their own terminology and vocabulary in different Indian languages and Tazi language.“Pastor Paul Ciniraj Mohamed, the Director of the Salem Voice Ministries, is one of the key persons of the Bible translators of the Bible Society of India to reach the Gospel to the Muslims. He is in the midst of persecution. Recently also he was threatened by the extremists to count down his days along with the whole family.“In Iraq, more than 5,000 Muslim converts to Christianity have been identified since the end of major combat operations, with 14 new churches opened in Baghdad, and dozens of new churches opened in Kurdistan, some of which have 500 to 800 members. Also, more than one million Bibles shipped into the country since 2003, and pastors report Iraqis are snatching them up so fast they constantly need more Bibles.”No doubt much of the evangelism success with Muslims is due to intercessory prayer. Those believers in the free world have offered heaven their own petitions for divine truth to be revealed to Islamics. God has blessed those intercessions with practical, real-life conversions to Christ.“Thousands of Muslims turned to Christ and worshipping Lord Jesus in Morocco, Somalia, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Saudi Arabia, UAE and Maldievs.“Around a million believed in Jesus over the past decade in Egypt. The Egyptian Bible Society used to sell about 3,000 copies of the JESUS film a year in the early 1990s. But last year they sold 600,000 copies, plus 750,000 copies of the Bible on tape (in Arabic) and about a half million copies of the Arabic New Testament."’Egyptians are increasingly hungry for God's Word,’ an Egyptian Christian leader told. 'Last Christmas, I had the privilege of visiting the largest Christian congregation in the Middle East, which meets in an enormous cave on the outskirts of Cairo. Some 10,000 believers worship there every weekend. A prayer conference the church held in May 2005 drew some 20,000 believers', Rosenberg told.”With Iraq’s war revealing the demonic side of extremist Islamic adherents, another story is being written. It is that of the Holy Spirit working up and down neighborhood alleys and boulevards in convicting mortals of sin and despair. In that divine missionary work there are souls turning to the Light, the number eventually known only in the eternities.“’There were only 17 Christians from Islam in Afghanistan on 2001. But there are more than 10,000 believers at present. Every week dozens of baptisms being held there.“’In 1990, there were only three known Christians in Kazakhstan and no Christians in Uzbekistan, but now more than 15,000 in Kazakhstan and 30, 000 in Uzbekistan. There were only 500 Christians in Iran on 1979, but more than one million Iranians believing Jesus Christ today, most of whom meet in underground house churches.“’In Sudan, more than one million have converted since 2000, and some 5 million have become Christians since the early 1990s, despite a radical Islamic regime and an on-going genocide that has killed more than 200,000. Seminaries are being held in caves to train pastors to shepherd the huge numbers of people coming to Christ. Why such a dramatic spiritual awakening?"'People have seen real Islam, and they want Jesus instead,’ one Sudanese evangelical leader said.”These reports give increased courage to believers not to grow weary in well doing but to continue to intercede in prayer, live the holy life, and believe that the forever missionary, the Holy Spirit, is changing minds from darkness to light, from desperation to hope through Christ.“In December 2001, Sheikh Ahmad al Qataani, a leading Saudi cleric, appeared on a live interview on Aljazeera satellite television to confirm that, sure enough, Muslims were turning to Jesus in alarming numbers. ‘In every hour, 667 Muslims convert to Christianity,’ Al Qataani warned. ‘Every day, 16,000 Muslims convert to Christianity. Every year, 6 million Muslims convert to Christianity.’“Stunned, the interviewer interrupted the cleric. ‘Hold on! Let me clarify. Do we have six million converting from Islam to Christianity?’ Al Qataani repeated his ****ertion. ‘Every year,’ the cleric confirmed, adding, ‘a tragedy has happened.’“One of the most dramatic developments is that many Muslims -- including Shiites in Iran and Iraq -- are seeing dreams and visions of Jesus and thus coming into churches explaining that they have already converted and now need a Bible and guidance on how to follow Jesus. This is the fulfillment of Biblical prophecy of Joel that ‘in the last days, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions. Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days....And everyone who calls on the name of the LORD will be saved.’ (Joel 2:28-32).”--------------------------------------------------------------------
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Infidel Friday, March 16, 2007 6:35:31 PM
Hey foul mouthed bigot KK,Got it this time or need more??
Some1 Friday, March 16, 2007 7:15:29 PM
So what? Its like falling from frying-pan into the fire!Well, does it matter, really.. I mean the "GOD"-stuff and "his" agents?Nobody knows of "God", yet, there are believers and faithfulls! One BELIEVES and shows FAITH for lack of knowledge.No religion has ever done what the pursuit of knowledge has done to mankind!What's the big deal, eh?
Infidel Friday, March 16, 2007 7:39:43 PM
This article is in response to foul mouthed zombie KK, who asked for proof for my claim that millions of muslims are converting every year. I am not telling that christianity is the best relgion, but only proving my claim here.All major religions are okay to me unless they become danger to humanity and ourselves. In my opinion, islam is not at all a religion but an evil and blood thirsty cult.

Truth about Mo, Allah, Quran and Islam

Friday, March 16, 2007
2ruth bout: mo, allah , quran nd islam!
Kitab al Tabaqat,8:101-102.Muhammad Ibn Yahya Ibn Hayyan narrated, "TheMessenger of God came to ZaidIbn Haritha's(MOHAMMAD'S ADOPTED SON) house seeking him.Perhaps the Messenger of God missed him at that time, that is why he said, Where is Zaid? He went to his house seeking him and, when he did not find him, Zainab Bint Jahsh(MUHAMMAD'S DAUGHTER IN LAW) stood up to[meet] him in a house dress, but the Messenger of God turned away from her. She said, 'He is not here, Messenger of God, soplease come in; my father andmother are your ransom.' TheMessenger of God refused to come in. Zainab had hurried to dress herself when she heard that the Messenger of God wasat her door, so she leapt in a hurry, and the Messenger of God liked her when she did that. The heart of the Prophet was filled with admiration for her. He went away muttering something that was hardly understandable but for this sentence: 'Praise be to God who disposes the hearts.' When Zaid came back home, she told him that the Messenger of God came. Zaid asked, 'You asked him to come in, didn't you?' She replied, 'I bade him to, but here fused.' He said, 'Have you-heard [him say] anything?' Sheanswered, 'When he had turnedaway, I heard him say something-that I could hardly understand. Iheard him say, "Praise be to God-who disposes the hearts." ' Zaid-went out to the Messenger of-God and said, 'O Messenger of God, I learned that you came to my house. Did you come in? O Messenger of God, my father and mother are your ransom. Perhaps-you liked Zainab. I can leave her.'The Messenger of God said,'Hold on to your wife.' Zaid said,'O Messenger of God, I will leaveher.' The Messenger of God said,'Keep your wife.' So when Zaid left her, she finished her legal period after she had isolated herself from Zaid. ?While the Messenger of God was sitting and talking with A?isha, he was taken in a trance, and when it lifted, he smiled and said, 'Who will go to Zainab to tell her thatGod wedded her to me from heaven?' The Messenger of God recited; 'Thus you told someone whom God had favoured and-whom you yourself have favoured:"Hold on to your wife." ' ?A?isha said, 'I heard much abouther beauty and, more over, abou-how God wedded her from heaven, and I said, "For sure she will boast over this with us." 'Salama, the slave of the Messenger of God, hurried to tell her about that. She gave her some silver jewellery that shewas wearing." xxx muhamad's convenient quranic dictation: QURAN:33. The Confederates : 33:4. Allah has not made for any man two hearts in his breast: nor has He made your wives whom ye divorce by ZihᲠyour mothers: nor has He made your adopted sons your sons. Such is (only) your (manner of) speech by your mouths. But Allah tells (you) the Truth, and He shows the (right) Way. 33:5. Call them by their fathers: that is juster in the sight of Allah. But if ye know not their father's names, (then they are) your brothers in faith, or your friends. But there is no blame on you if ye make a mistake therein: (what counts is) the intention of your hearts: and Allah is Oft-Returning, Most Merciful. 33:28. O Prophet! Say to thy Consorts: "If it be that ye desire the life of this World, and its glitter,- then come! I will provide for your enjoyment and set you free in a handsome manner 33:36. It is not fitting for a Believer, man or woman, when a matter has been decided by Allah and His Messenger to have any option about their decision: if any one disobeys Allah and His Messenger, he is indeed on a clearly wrong Path. 33:37. Behold! Thou didst say to one who had received the grace of Allah and thy favor: "Retain thou (in wedlock) thy wife, and fear Allah." But thou didst hide in thy heart that which Allah was about to make manifest: thou didst fear the people, but it is more fitting that thou shouldst fear Allah. Then when Zaid had dissolved (his marriage) with her, We joined her in marriage to thee: in order that (in future) there may be no difficulty to the Believers in (the matter of) marriage with the wives of their adopted sons, when the latter have dissolved (their marriage) with them. And Allah's command must be fulfilled 33:40. Muhammad is not the father of any of your men, but (he is) the Messenger of Allah, and the Seal of the Prophets: and Allah has full knowledge of all things xxxx WEL, READERS, APPLY A BIT OF COMMON SENSE:::: U ILL FIND DA TRUTH ABOUT : MUHAMMAD ; ALLAH ; QURAN ;AND ISLAM!
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lunarx Friday, March 16, 2007 1:05:14 AM
wel,, me posted thru ma fone,, hence sum text errorz..

Prophet of Peace!

Friday, March 16, 2007
Prophet of peace!
here i m postin, sum of mo's peaceful deeds ,recorded in sira n hadiths Ishaq: 676 Asma Bnt Marwan , a Madina poetess, wrote poems ,criticizing Madina men You obey a stranger(Mohammed) who encourages you to murder for booty. You are greedy men. Is there no honor among you?? Upon hearing those lines Muhammad said, Will no one rid me of this woman?? Umayr, a zealous Muslim, decided to execute the Prophets wishes. That very night he crept into the Asmas home s home while she lay sleeping surrounded by her young children. There was one at her breast. Umayr removed the suckling babe and then plunged his sword into the poet. The next morning in the mosque, Muhammad, who was aware of the assassination, said, You have helped Allah? Tabari VIII:38 ?The Messenger of Allah commanded that all of the Jewish men and boys who had reached puberty should be beheaded. Ishaq:550 ?Among those who Muhammad ordered killed was Abdallah bin Khatal. The Messenger ordered him to be slain.... His girls used to sing a satire about Muhammad so the Prophet ordered that they should be killed along with Abdullah. He was killed by Sa'id and Abu Barzah. The two shared in his blood. One of the singing girls was killed quickly but the other fled. So Umar caused his horse to trample the one who fled, killing her. Tabari VIII:181 ?The Messenger ordered six men and four women to be assassinated. Tabari VIII:181 ?The Messenger ordered six men and four women to be assassinated. Ishaq:551 The Messenger ordered Miqyas assassination? Bukhari:V4B52N270 ?Allah?s Messenger said, Who is ready to kill Ashraf? He has said injurious things about Allah and His Apostle.Maslama got up saying, Would you like me to kill him?? The Prophet proclaimed, Yes. Maslama said, Then allow me to lie so that I will be able to deceive him.? Muhammad said, You may do so. Ishaq:595 ?The Apostle said, ?Get him away from me and cut off his tongue. Tabari VIII:122/Ishaq:515 ?The Prophet gave order concerning Kinanah to Zubayr, saying, Torture him until you root out and extract what he has. So Zubayr kindled a fire on Kinanah?s chest, twirling it with his firestick until Kinanah was near death. Then the Messenger gave him to Maslamah, who beheaded him. Bukhari Volume 1, Book 4, Number 234: ?Narrated Abu Qilaba?He then ordered to cut their hands and feet (and it was done), and their eyes were branded with heated pieces of iron, They were put in 'Al-Harra' shaq:316 ?Following Badr, Muhammad sent a number of raiders with orders to capture some of the Meccans and burn them alive. shaq:550 ?. The reason that Allah?s Messenger ordered Andullash Bin Sad slain was because he had become a Muslim and used to write down Qur?an Revelation. Then he apostatized (rejected islam) after becoming suspicious of some verses which prophet changed after his suggestions.
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Ajmal caught lying red handed

Thursday, March 15, 2007
AJMAL CAUGHT LYING RED HANDED
Dear readers,
Great clown of this blogspace, AJMAL, wrote (no, no, wait a minute, he actually copy pasted) many blogs recently. One of them was
Friday, March 9, 2007
WHY DID THESE SCIENTISTS EMBRACED ISLAM???
This clown copy-pasted this article named as SCIENTISTS ON THE QURAN from crap site www.geocities.com/islamicmiracles/scientists_on_the_quran1.htmIn comments section he argued "
ajmal Sunday, March 11, 2007 7:46:43 AM
INFIDEL ! YOU HAVE INTERNET WITH YOU AND THE OTHER READERS TOO HAVE THAT.FIRST YOU MAKE A GOOGLE SEARCH THAT HOW MANY OF THEM DID NOT EMBRACED ISLAM ?? AND LET THE READERS DECIDE HAT WHO IS LYING ".
AND
Monday, March 12, 2007
DOCTOR ZAKIR NAIK REALLY FOOLS THE AUDIENCE????(PART 1)
AFTER MY BLOG ON QURAAN AND SCIENCE WAS PUBLISHED,A HINDU FANATIC(WHO CALLS HIMSELF INFIDEL ),CHALLENGED ME THAT HE WILL REFUTE MY CHALLENGES. THOUGH I HAD PUBLISHED A BLOG EARLIER (WHY DID THESE SCIENTISTS EMBRACED ISLAM) TO SHUT THE MOUTH OF THE CRITICS ESPECIALLY HIS MOUTH,BUT THERE ALSO HE CAME WITH HIS FALSE ACCUSATIONS THAT NONE OF THOSE SCIENTISTS EMBRACED ISLAM EXCEPT DOCTOR TEJASEN (NEIL ARMSTRONG,DOCTOR MAURUCE BUCAILE ,DOCTOR KEITH MOORE ETC DID NOT EMBRACED ISLAM).
Fine with me. You people can do google search by yourself and hence I am not going there, not now atleast.
Now, this clown copy-pasted another article
Monday, March 12, 2007
DOCTOR ZAKIR NAIK REALLY FOOLS THE AUDIENCE????(PART 2)
This zombie didn't even read this article and blindly copy-pasted. Let us see what is written in this article:
Dr.Moore did not accept Islam because of other reasons. If he had accepted Islam then Ali Sina would have called him a liar.
YOu can see that this clown named ajmal has copy-pasted articles with controversial statements. First article never said that those scientist ever conveted to islam (except tejasen), but this zombie claimed that all of them converted. He asked me to provide proofs that they didn't convert. This fool only knows to be engaged in fallacies. He doesn't know that since he is claiming something, he is the one who should provide the proofs, not me.
Anyway, his second copy-paste article confirms that Dr Moore never accepted islam.
Now you people decide WHO IS LYING AND TO WHAT EXTENT. In my knowledge this is known as 180 degree turn or simply U-TURN.
This is a clear example of islamic taqiyya (literal meaning of taqiyya is lies). This clown is really an entertainer.LOL
The zombie wrote in his another article (of course copy-pasted):1) In the original Arabic script, the words EAST AND WEST have been used in the DAUL form. It implies that Allah is the Lord of TWO EASTS and TWO WESTS.2)it means that Allah is the Lord of BOTH THE EXTREMES OF EAST AND BOTH THE EXTREMES OF WEST.
Is allah, the all knowing, doesn't know the exact word for BOTH EXTREMES OF EAST and used word for EAST IN DUAL FORM. How much lies will these zombies will tell to defend their false religion. This clown is saying that allah is lord of 2 easts and then claiming it is 2 extremes of east. Can't stop laughing........................
This fool does not know the difference between EAST AND EXTREMES OF EAST. I gave him an example to make his tiny brain understand thise difference:
Take a stick and put it in front of you. Now it has two extremes, one is on your right and another on your left. Since it has two extremes (normal thing) how many sticks are there? one or two? Wait, He will call it two sticks.LOL
Similarly EAST (or WEST, NORTH OR SOUTH) HAS TWO EXTREMES BUT EACH OF THEM IS A SINGLE DIRECTION AND NOT LOCATION. Direction is DISHA in hindi and SIMTH in urdu. But he will not understand because quran says 2 easts and 2 wests. What a logic!! As per this wonderful islamic logic, muslims have two easts and two wests. HOw rediculous!!This same zombie copy-pasted many articles regarding ayesha (pedo mo's child wife). In some of them he argued that ayesha was not 9 years old (when bonked by 54 years old pedo MO), but in later articles, he wrote in title of the blogs as
Monday, February 12, 2007
REPLY TO INFIDEL(THIS TIME AGREEING THAT HER AGE WAS 9)(PART 1)
This zombie does not have a firm stand on any of his copy-pasted stuff and keep on changing sides as per the article in hand.
Even after being asked repeatedly, he could not provide the meaning of arabic word DAHAHA, but he claims to be MASTER OF ARABIC as below:
ajmal Sunday, March 11, 2007 7:21:59 AM
SAY THE TRUTH HAS ARRIVED AND THE FALSE HOOD PERISHED.BECAUSE THE FALSE OD BY ITS NATURE IS BOUND TO PERISH. THIS IS THE TOPIC I MASTER. I MASTER THE LANGUAGE OF ARABIC
I have proved many times here on NDTV Blogs that quran
has many errors, contradictions and fallacies. Recent one is 2 EASTS and 2 WESTS.
Once this zombie gives the meaning of DAHAHA, I will prove once again that quran is not true god's word but of illiterate pedophile MO's. Let us hope this brainwashed foot soldier of allah will provide meaning of DAHAHA this time.
Though AJMAL is caught LYING RED HANDED, still this shameless muslim will come up with irrelevent copy-pasted blogs and abusive comments along with his zombie brothers, but none of them will be able to prove that islam is the only true religion, quran is true god's word (without a single error), pedo MO was last prophet of true god.
I am sure we will see islamic wisdom of illogical and irrational arguments, abuses and cursing(!!!) one more time. LOL.
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Infidel Thursday, March 15, 2007 5:43:39 PM
Some more glimpses:1)ajmal Sunday, March 11, 2007 7:30:49 AM AND YOU HAVE MADE FALSE ACCUSATIONS AGAIINST ME AND THE GREATEST MAN BORN ON THIS EARTH (PROPHET MUHAMMAD P.B.U.H.)NOW YOU TELL ME ,WHICH OF THOSE SCIENTISTS NOT EMBRACED ISLAM. 2)ajmal Sunday, March 11, 2007 7:28:45 AM I HAD PUBLISED A BLOG EARLIER JUST TO SHUT YOUR MOUTH(WHY DID THESE SCIENTISTS EMBRACED ISLAM).BUT THERE ALSO YOU CAME WITH YOUR FALSE ACCUSATIONS.YOU HAVE INTERNET AND THE OTHER RADERS TO HAVE THE SAME.SO LET THEM MAKE SEARCH AND DECIDE WHO IS LYING Hey clown, now it is proved that you are LYING BLATANTLY.
Infidel Thursday, March 15, 2007 6:16:58 PM
Hey clown ajmal, first clarify Dr Moore converted to islam or not?In one article you claimed that he did, while in other you accepted shamelessly that he didn't convert to islam due to some reasons. You asked me to provide the proof that he didn't convert to islam. You started this topic by claiming that all scientists in your article converted to islam, so you have to provide the proof, not me.Take an example, If you claim that you are a prophet, you have to provide proof, not me. Got it zombie.Show us some evidance in support of your claims, if you can. Otherwise go to madarasa to learn ABC of your islam and come back here.Don't you feel ashamed that we infidels have more knowledge of islam than you zombies????Why don't you people first learn your cult first and then come to us for arguments?