Why do people reject Islam?

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Just curious really. A lovely colleague of mine used to be a Muslim but was quite vocal in telling us she was no longer a Muslim. It was a clear, decisive rejection of the religion and not just a lapse of faith.

Has anyone done similar, I'd love to know your reasons.

There were many Muslim girls at my school, some of whom had massively restricted prospects in life. One girl (who was a bit wild) told us she was worried that she was going to be forced into an arranged marriage. She just didn't come back one day, she was under 16.

Things do seem to have moved on since then though but there still seems to be huge variation.

I have, yes. I didn't find it at all appealing. It was like the duller bits of the Old Testament in a bad translation.

To you, its just hair.

But it actually is your beauty, ask yourself why in hair adverts they use only women? And sometimes acting like theyre having an orgasm while washing the hair, swishing it around etc.
Muslim women choose to cover their hair, neck and chest because we beleive in covering and modesty, and keeping our beauty for ourselves and our husbands and our female friends/relatives.

There are a lot of similarities between old testament and the quran. I dont find it dull at all. Its interesting to see what mirrors. But I dont beleive in the bible to be the absolute word of God. Only some

A non existent sky fairy is what you feel but others dont. Majority of the world is Muslim and Christian.

Afghanistan do not represent islam. At all. I as a Muslim think theyre vile and strange. Not all obviously but its like saying the IDF represents Jews when they dont.

So throw away OT and go with NT?
YOU CANT PICK AND CHOOSE!

Exactly. You cant just assume when you see Muslim women we are extremely unhappy and in pain wearing the headscarf.
Sure there are probably some women or girls that have been forced to wear it, but thats wrong and stupid. And in islam, we are reminded by God to use gentle speech and gentle reminders.

I love it. I can't imagine not wearing my hijab. Its my identity, its my life. I really love it and my 13 yr old does too.

The Bible obviously isn't the 'absolute word of God' unless you're a fundamentalist with very little knowledge of the origins of the key text of your faith. It's a collection of texts written by different people at different times out of completely different circumstances, and includes bits of history, poetry, proverbs, folklore, genealogy, dietary rules, biographies, prophecies etc.

I suppose the difference I found with the Quran was that even the most 'bang your head on the wall' dull bits of the OT (who begat who, stipulations about what you can eat and wear etc) are often linguistically gorgeous in the King James version.

The real true meaning of jihad is struggling and striving through difficult times. Saying that its holy war is wrong. There is no such thing as a holy war.

It’s not schools really it’s adults generally. If adults didn’t indoctrinate dc with beliefs religion would likely not survive.

The beliefs about the exposure of parts of bodies etc they’d just fall away.

Which country does represent Islam well in your view?

Hijab is not British clothes statement is silly. Look at our ancestors. A lot of British women would cover their hair. My great grandmother's both did. When going to chapel or going out for groceries

There isnt a specific country. Muslims come from everywhere. You can have some very lovely Muslims from around the world. Even there are is a growing rate of white British muslims ☪️

Yes they do. You mentioned Afghanistan as not representing Islam, ‘it’s vile and strange’ - quote from your post, so the others that have the religion as dominant do it well in your view?

Dear friend, I am sorry that I cannot speak for the entire Muslim population on why theyre not using bikes more and less carbon footprint I really am.
There is a duty yes , not to pollute and be wasteful etc. I agree with what you mean but I cannot answer for the ummah. I dont drive and a lot of people say with all my kids it would be good for me to drive, instead of relying on buses, the way I see it, we have 1 car, im using less carbon footprint, I recycle. I dont use bikes as I have 6 kids and it would be hard to manage myself and all kids on bikes on busy roads and pavements as I live in a busy city. I'd love the idea of cycling with a carriage for the younger two at the back but im happy with using public transport when I need to for work/shopping/appointments and whatever else and using only the one car with my husband. I too worry about global warming and wish for better too.

Looks like a bit of anti-Muslim propaganda. Faux naive question intended to provoke reactions, and very likely replied to by people and/or bots who are part of the same campaign.

You might find interesting perspectives on the website “One Law For All”, OP.

onelawforall.org.uk/prominent-supporters/

You what?

Try reading some history.

Of course history has always been the true enemy of religion and of ideology. Thats why the post war state was set up with freedom of information and with a public service built on a shared history. And why so much effort has been spent on overturning all of it.

It almost makes me wonder if there’s an invested interest in making me want to think that Britain is now an entirely authoritarian propaganda-based state. Of course, it is… but the inanity of your statement really is beyond a joke.

I dont know what youre trying to get at.

I cant pinpoint a specific country. Muslims come from all over, Norway to Palestine, Sweden to Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Poland. They can all be wonderful people if they follow the true teachings of islam .

https://www.islamicity.org/10984/44-self-improvement-lessons-from-quranic-guidance/

Islam/Quran tells us lots of good and positive messages to be peaceful, respectful, kind, honest, dont lie and gossip and spread malicious rumours, dont get drunk and dont do drugs, be kind and dutiful to your parents, help the poor and help the orphans, if you take in an orphan and they have money from their families who passed on or whatever, dont spend even one penny of it, be kind to animals, help elderly, dont waste, dont over spend, smile and be kind and patient, be good to children and women, dont hurt women and children in war, dont kill and dont harm others, the list goes on......

Very good.

And it’s all lies.

I describe myself as religious but not Christian. I do believe in a supreme being but dont subscribe to any particular denomination. I am also fascinated by the faiths of other people. Ive visited many Islamic countries travelling solo. Some of these countries (for example Iran and Syria) it was best to avoid political discussion and keep to safe topics. I found local people happy to discuss their religious beliefs and to speak about Islam. We did not try to convert one another, simply to discuss our differing religious convictions with respect. I dont reject Islam any more than I would any other faith. As a retired academic I have a purely intellectual intrest in what sustains people.

@Judgejudysno1fanok do these countries represent Islam well?

I cannot speak for all followers of islam as to why theyre not doing more. Just as why I cant speak for the rest of great Britain as to why theyre not doing more for the environment

Its not the country but the individual who represents the good teachings of islam.

Ive already expressed my views on Afghanistan several times. Not all may be bad apples but its sad the state it is in.