islam

islam
1. (Islam) (8784↑, 4344↓)
a monotheistic religion in which the supreme deity is Allah (God, the same God worshipped by Christians and Jews) and the chief prophet and founder is Mohammed. followers of Islam are called Muslims.

Today there are about 1 billion followers of Islam around the world, representing many different races, ethnic groups, nationalities, and political persuasions.

Author: ThaJollyBengali http://islam.urbanup.com/106229
2. (Islam) (4779↑, 965↓)
A monotheistic religion characterized by the acceptance of the doctrine of submission to God and to Muhammad as the chief and last prophet of God. The Arabic word 'Islam' simply means 'submission," and derives from a word meaning "peace." In a religious context it means complete submission to the will of God. 'Allah' is the Arabic name for God, which is used by Arabic-speaking Muslims, Jews and Christians alike as the normal word for God. "Allah" is also used to refer to God by Muslims speaking other languages, including English. A Muslim is an adherent of the religion of Islam. Literally, the word means "one who submits (to God)". Islam is not a new religion, but the final culmination and fulfillment of the same basic truth that God revealed through his prophets to every people. A way of life symbolized by peace; peace with God, peace with the creations of God through Submission to God and His guidance. Over a billion people from all races, nationalities, and cultures across the globe are Muslim; from the rice farms of Indonesia to the deserts in the heart of Africa; from the skyscrapers of New York to the Bedouin in Arabia. Muslims believe in the One, Unique, Incomparable, Merciful God; the sole creator and Sustainer of the Universe; in the angels created by Him; in the prophets through whom His revelations were brought to humankind; in the Day of Judgment of actions; in God's complete authority over destiny, whether it is good or bad; and in life after death.

Muslims believe that God sent his messengers and prophets to all people and God's final message to humanity, a reconfirmation of the eternal message and a summing up of all that had gone before, was revealed to the Last Prophet Muhammad through the angel Gabriel. The sacred text of Islam is the Qur'an (also spelled Koran; multiple spellings).

Author: World_Religions http://islam.urbanup.com/4946587
3. (Islam) (4510↑, 956↓)
ok..its time for a neutral definition of Islam on here because attacking other religions when you don't truly understand their teachings is a bit childish, dontcha think? :) 1. islam tells women to do is to be obedient to their husbands and husbands have to be respectful and considerate towards their wives. most people don't follow this rule but that is just that has NOTHING to do with islam. most people think that the quran says 'its ok to hit women' it doesnt say that anywhere. different people have different interpretation of the same script. My interpretation doesn’t say anything like that 2. jihad is only allowed in islam if someone starts a war against your religion 3. in islam, you cant force people to do things they dont want to do. 4. fasting in islam (or going hungry from sunrise to sunset) is done to feel the pain of the poor. we also have to give out money to the poor and helpless every year to help them out. fasting is not useless, it teaches one patience and considerateness 5. people get angry and offended when someone makes fun of them and they have different ways of handling their anger. likewise, muslims do get offended when someone makes fun of their religion. i am not saying its ok for people to go around killing each other when they're offended but i am also not saying its ok for people to constantly put people down just because their religious views differ from yours. harassing people is just going to fuel unnecessary arguments.

islam is just like any other religion out there.

Author: someonethatcaresx http://islam.urbanup.com/4913171
4. (islam) (6631↑, 3078↓)
Islam does not mean "peace" But "Submition" . Peace in arabic = Salam Islam in arabic = Islam And Islam is the biggest growing religion in the world.

Islam = Submitting your self to God.

5. (Islam) (4600↑, 1161↓)
I'm a practicing Muslim myself so I'll give you the real deal. First of all it is NOT ok to blow yourself up in Islam. Suicide is completely forbidden and is considered a sin. You are allowed to fight only if you are threatened fatally. Hurting women and children is forbidden under any circumstances. Muslims follow Muhammad who they believe to be a messenger of God. They worship five times a day, fast in the month of Ramadan, give annual charity, and perform a pilgrimage to the holy city of Makkah. They believe in Jesus as a messenger, not son, of God because they beleive God is so independent, he does not need anybody.

If you blow yourself up you are not a Muslim. Terrorism is forbidden is Islam.

6. (Islam) (4067↑, 1206↓)
One of the greatest religions in the world. Also the fastest growing Abrahamic religion in the world. Some of the things in common it has with other Abrahamic religions ([Christianity] and [Judaism]) are: -[Abraham] as an important religious figure (duh) -Religious scriptures -[Monotheism] -Some connection with [Jerusalem] Followers of Islam are called [Muslims]. One of the main reasons why Islam is associated with terrorism is not because of Islam itself, but because of it's followers. One of the most important religious scriptures in Islam is called the Holy [Quran].

Islam is the greatest religion and [Muslims] are its worst followers. The Quran mentions Jesus's name five times more than Mohammad's.

7. (islam) (4657↑, 2008↓)
a lot of definitions have been made about islam, some true, others well.. not so much. let's get a few things straight: 1) Islam does NOT promote killing of non muslims, in fact one of my favorite passages in the Quran states: ("I worship not that which you worship, Nor will you worship that which I worship. And I shall not worship that which you are worshipping. Nor will you worship that which I worship. To you be your religion, and to me my religion") Which basically means that Allah is telling his Prophet not to argue with the disbelievers but leave them alone. 2) Just because people are muslim doesn't mean they are terrorists, so you can stop glaring at them or treating them like scum, because that is racism. We don't live to bomb America or to kill everyone, we really don't care about America, the media spews out the most horrible propganda, the people you see on the news bombing planes and cars are NOT MUSLIM\!\! WHY? BECAUSE YOU CAN'T BE MUSLIM IF YOU KILL SOMEONE\!\! KILLING SOMEONE, ANYONE IS LIKE DENOUNCING YOUR FAITH IN ISLAM. 3) Again - our reason for living is NOT to bomb America - have you ever read anywhere in the Quran that we should kill people because they are not muslim/are american?? NO\! CAUSE IT AIN'T TRUE\!\!\! 4) Just because I am muslim does not mean I can't be friends with Jews or Christians or Buddhists or whatever, or that I have to hate all other religions\!\! A story about the Prophet Mohammed tells: The Prophet (pbuh) was passing a Jewish funeral and he stopped to pay his respects. When reminded that the person being buried was a Jew, Mohammed replied, "He is still human though." He showed the value given to humankind in Islam. And once, Islamic troops took a city and began killing the children, but the Prophet Mohammed stopped them. When they told him the people in this city were infidels, he reminded them that they themselves had all been infidels until recently." 5) Not all muslims are weirdo wahabbi followers, those people are misled and ignorant; For example, the Wahabbis are taught by rote that Jews are subhumans who should be killed as a religious duty. In contrast, the Hadith explains that the prophet Mohammed honored Jews, married a Jewish wife, forbade forced conversions of Jews, always bowed in respect when a Jewish funeral passed, and promised that good and faithful Jews would go to Paradise just as good Muslims and Christians would, and that the Jews would have their Holy Place in the west (meaning Jerusalem) while Muslims would have their Holy Place in the East (meaning Mecca). So get the facts straight, racism is so uncool, you keep preaching against racism but at the same time you are opressing muslims for their beliefs.

Me: Islam doesnt promote all that horrible stuff so getchar facts straight before you start giving muslims dirty looks at the airport\! it hurts\! Smart person: Sure will

8. (Islam) (2184↑, 892↓)
A self-righteous, violent, facist, hypocritical but monotheistic religion that was founded by Muhammad, and follows the violent teachings of the Kuran that demand Jihad against anyone in the world who is not a Muslim, for the intent of “conversion.” In order to earn favor with God, you must follow seven pillars—none of which will save you. This is what separates Islam from Christianity, in that Muslims believe salvation can be achieved by good works, while Christianity teaches that salvation comes only through faith in the resurrected Jesus Christ. Muslims (followers of Islam) call the supreme deity (God) Allah and Muhammad is his prophet. Islam and Muslims claim the word Islam means “peace” but is anything but peace. It is a religion of perpetual outrage and violence against anyone of other faiths. Islam promotes the killing and violence of non-Muslims, for conversion. Its followers have a dangerous preoccupation with death and suicide attacks against people as a result. This is an abomination to most religions because the real, loving God wants Salvation thru faith and not force. Islam hates people of other religions. It embraces terrorism for the sake of destroying the West, Jews and Israel. Islam believes Jews and Christians came from pigs, which is crazy. This is Naziism at its finest. You don’t believe me that Islam is a dangerous religion? Sura 8:12-13 says “Give courage to the believers. I shall cast terror into the hearts of the infidels. Strike off their heads, strike off the very tips of their fingers\!' ‘ How about this one: "When you meet the unbelievers in jihad, chop off their heads. And when you have brought them low, bind your prisoners rigorously. Then set them free or take ransom from them until the war is ended." (Sura 47.4) Nuff said. Muhammad was a murderer so why shouldn’t his phony religion be? Islam also teaches that its followers will eventually rule the world, and the destruction of America is in their future. This is partly why 9-1-1 happened. If you don’t believe that Islam is a facist religion that wants to rule the world then I have some beachfront property in Kansas I would like to sell you.

Islam is a religion of nothing but hatred, violence and death. This explains the epidemic of violoence in the Middle East.

9. (Islam) (1865↑, 688↓)
I'll let their own 'holy' book do the explaining for me: "Allah revealed His will to the angels, saying: 'I shall be with you. Give courage to the believers. I shall cast terror into the hearts of the infidels. Strike off their heads, strike off the very tips of their fingers\!' That was because they defied Allah and His apostle. He that defies Allah and his apostle shall be sternly punished by Allah." (Sura 8.12-13) "In order that Allah may separate the pure from the impure, put all the impure ones i.e. non-Muslims one on top of another in a heap and cast them into hell. They will have been the ones to have lost." (Sura 8.37) SOUNDS ALOT LIKE NAZISM\!\!\!\! "Muster against them i.e. non-Muslims all the men and cavalry at your command, so that you may strike terror into the enemy of Allah and your enemy, and others besides them who are unknown to you but known to Allah." (Sura 8.60) SOUNDS REAL NON-VIOLENT\!\!\! :) "We have destroyed many a sinful nation and replaced them by other men. And when they felt Our Might they took to their heels and fled. They were told: 'Do not run away. Return to your comforts and to your dwellings. You shall be questioned all.' 'Woe betide us, we have done wrong' was their reply. And this they kept repeating until We mowed them down and put out their light." (Sura 21.11-15) THE MUSLIMS IGNORED THE INFIDEL'S DESPERATE PLEAS FOR MERCY AND KILLED THEM IN COLD BLOOD\!\!\! WOOOO\!\!\! HERE'S THE KICKER: "When you meet the unbelievers in jihad, chop off their heads. And when you have brought them low, bind your prisoners rigorously. Then set them free or take ransom from them until the war is ended." (Sura 47.4) WHEN YOU SEE A NON-MUSLIM, DECAPITATE HIM, AND THEN EITHER DUMP HIS BODY IN A DITCH OR HOLD IT FOR RANSOM\!\!\! YAY ALLAH\!\!\! WOO\! "Mohammed is Allah's apostle. Those who follow him are ruthless to the unbelievers but merciful to one another." (Sura 48.29) DOES THAT MEAN THAT WHEN MUSLIMS GO ON TV AND SAY THAT THEY ARE AGAINST THE KILLING OF "INNOCENT" PEOPLE, THEY ARE REALLY SAYING THAT THEY ARE AGAINST THE KILLING OF MUSLIMS??? OOOOOOOOO\!\!\! ITS SCARY BECAUSE ITS TRUE\!\!\!\!\! In the religion (if you want to call it that) of islam, Muslims either worship mohammed, or they give every one of their kids that name.

My friend, Mohammed is from Syria and he practices the religion of Islam.

10. (Islam) (2239↑, 1115↓)
A religion of perpetual outrage and violence. It's followers have a dangerous preoccupation with death.

They keep saying Islam means peace, but that was a misspelling, for piece. Like they want a piece of you me and everyone who isn't a Muslam\!

11. (Islam) (2420↑, 1294↓)
I'll let their own 'holy' book do the explaining for me: "Allah revealed His will to the angels, saying: 'I shall be with you. Give courage to the believers. I shall cast terror into the hearts of the infidels. Strike off their heads, strike off the very tips of their fingers\!' That was because they defied Allah and His apostle. He that defies Allah and his apostle shall be sternly punished by Allah." (Sura 8.12-13) "In order that Allah may separate the pure from the impure, put all the impure ones [i.e. non-Muslims] one on top of another in a heap and cast them into hell. They will have been the ones to have lost." (Sura 8.37) SOUNDS ALOT LIKE NAZISM\!\!\!\! "Muster against them [i.e. non-Muslims] all the men and cavalry at your command, so that you may strike terror into the enemy of Allah and your enemy, and others besides them who are unknown to you but known to Allah." (Sura 8.60) SOUNDS REAL NON-VIOLENT\!\!\! :) "We have destroyed many a sinful nation and replaced them by other men. And when they felt Our Might they took to their heels and fled. They were told: 'Do not run away. Return to your comforts and to your dwellings. You shall be questioned all.' 'Woe betide us, we have done wrong' was their reply. And this they kept repeating until We mowed them down and put out their light." (Sura 21.11-15) THE MUSLIMS IGNORED THE INFIDEL'S DESPERATE PLEAS FOR MERCY AND KILLED THEM IN COLD BLOOD\!\!\! WOOOO\!\!\! HERE'S THE KICKER: "When you meet the unbelievers in jihad, chop off their heads. And when you have brought them low, bind your prisoners rigorously. Then set them free or take ransom from them until the war is ended." (Sura 47.4) WHEN YOU SEE A NON-MUSLIM, DECAPITATE HIM, AND THEN EITHER DUMP HIS BODY IN A DITCH OR HOLD IT FOR RANSOM\!\!\! YAY ALLAH\!\!\! WOO\! "Mohammed is Allah's apostle. Those who follow him are ruthless to the unbelievers but merciful to one another." (Sura 48.29) DOES THAT MEAN THAT WHEN MUSLIMS GO ON TV AND SAY THAT THEY ARE AGAINST THE KILLING OF "INNOCENT" PEOPLE, THEY ARE REALLY SAYING THAT THEY ARE AGAINST THE KILLING OF MUSLIMS??? OOOOOOOOO\!\!\! ITS SCARY BECAUSE ITS TRUE\!\!\!\!\!

In the religion (if you want to call it that) of islam, Muslims either worship mohammed, or they give every one of their kids that name.

Author: REASON AND LOGIC http://islam.urbanup.com/1938216
12. (Islam) (1316↑, 250↓)
*spits*

Islam makes me spit

Author: emancipation proclamation http://islam.urbanup.com/4248603
13. (Islam) (1353↑, 336↓)
Islam does not mean peace. It means submission (or else\!) to the will of the Muslim god Allah and when you submit you become the slave of Allah. All that Allah asks is that you stop thinking for yourself, give up your own decency and divide the world into believers (Muslims) and non-believers (everyone else) which you must not befriend or respect and must eventually either convert , enslave or destroy . You must also be willing to attack anyone anytime who is labeled an enemy of Islam when asked to by your local imam (a self appointed fanatic who acts as a priest in Islam). Islam teaches that you have to accept the evil of Islam because, in Islam , evil is OK if it is the will of Allah. What a deal\! Unlike the Christian god , Allah is angry, cruel and blood-thirsty and he sanctions and encourages suffering, treachery and terror towards non-believers which ironically seems to be the fate of Muslims around the world today. His followers (his slaves) seem to enjoy showing the world how they behead people and they seem to take delight in seeing innocent men, women and children getting blown up into little pieces while they chant that Allah is great. To the Christians , Allah fits the definition of the Devil , but that is another story.

The world would be far better off if Islam never existed.

Author: student of life http://islam.urbanup.com/2250650
14. (Islam) (1275↑, 263↓)
Islam does not mean peace. It means submission (or else\!) to the will of the Muslim god Allah and when you submit you become the slave of Allah. All that Allah asks is that you stop thinking for yourself, give up your own decency and divide the world into believers (Muslims) and non-believers (everyone else) which you must not befriend or respect and must eventually either convert , enslave or destroy . You must also be willing to attack anyone anytime who is labeled an enemy of Islam when asked to by your local imam (a self appointed fanatic who acts as a priest in Islam). Islam teaches that you have to accept the evil of Islam because, in Islam , evil is OK if it is the will of Allah. What a deal\! Unlike the Christian god , Allah is angry, cruel and blood-thirsty and he sanctions and encourages suffering, treachery and terror towards non-believers which ironically seems to be the fate of Muslims around the world today. His followers (his slaves) seem to enjoy showing the world how they behead people and they seem to take delight in seeing innocent men, women and children getting blown up into little pieces while they chant that Allah is great. To the Christians , Allah fits the definition of the Devil , but that is another story.

The world would be far better off if Islam never existed.

15. (Islam) (1377↑, 369↓)
Islam is a monotheistic religion created when Satan, under the guise of the angel Gabriel, assaulted Mohemmed in his sleep by nearly choking him to death and ordering Mohemmed to start reciting even though he was sleep and more importantly, illiterate. The religion is the fusion of Arab pagan moon-god worship rituals overlayed with false associations to Judiasn and Christianity. It's fundamental purpose is the subjugation of the entire world. All persons will one day submit to the worshipping of the moon-god Allah (who is Satan) To achieve this goal, Musims are raised from birth to view all non-muslims with contempt and hatred. They are also compelled to live under rules which make life on Earth depressing and are promised an orgy that will last forever if they die engaging in actions that support the goal of Islam domination. This is the only sure way for a Muslim to know he is not condemmed to Islam's hell. Muslim's believe that the Imam Mahdi with the help of the prophet Isa (Jesus) will appear in the last days of the current era to assist in Islam's inevitible victory over freedom. The Mahdi and Isa will lead a world-wide Jihad whose mission is to kill every Jew and destroy Christianity in a manner extremely similiar to the Antichrist and the False Prophet in the Bible.

Islam is both a religion and a governmental system, it is probably the Babylon spoken of in Revelation, as the Holy Books of Islam were canonized in Baghdad, which is near the ruins of the ancient center of Satan's empire, Babylon.

16. (Islam) (1126↑, 146↓)
A religion of peace which teaches that it is proper to eliminate people who question its peacefulness.

Allahu Akbar, Islam is going to take over what's left of the world.

Author: rocketman77049 http://islam.urbanup.com/4409304
17. (Islam) (1138↑, 206↓)
Islam is the arabs's version of Christianity. The arabs did not have a religion in the 6th century so they decided they should have their own because they did not like the fact that the Jews had their religion and the Christians had theirs and they had none and that was very humiliating for them. So they invented their own religion mainly by copying bits and pieces from Judaism and Christianity and then called it Islam. Then they made up pieces as they went along over the years and voila instant religion\! Now the followers of Islam get very touchy about their religion and they go around trying to convince the world that they are very nice people by showing lots of pictures of children and girls in Islamic dress and when they can, they kill anyone that does not believe them.

Allah does not exist, he was invented by deluded desert people of Arabia and Mohamed was not a prophet. And Islam is the biggest hoax pulled on humanity that has gotten more people to suffer and be killed than the devil ever could.

18. (Islam) (1082↑, 172↓)
Islam is the arabs's version of Christianity. The arabs did not have a religion in the 6th century so they decided they should have their own because they did not like the fact that the Jews had their religion and the Christians had theirs and they had none and that was very humiliating for them. So they invented their own religion mainly by copying bits and pieces from Judaism and Christianity and then called it Islam. Then they made up pieces as they went along over the years and voila instant religion\! Now the followers of Islam get very touchy about their religion and they go around trying to convince the world that they are very nice people by showing lots of pictures of children and girls in Islamic dress and when they can, they kill anyone that does not believe them.

Allah does not exist, he was invented by deluded desert people of Arabia and Mohamed was not a prophet. And Islam is the biggest hoax pulled on humanity that has gotten more people to suffer and be killed than the devil ever could.

19. (Islam) (1072↑, 165↓)
Islam is the arabs's version of Christianity. The arabs did not have a religion in the 6th century so they decided they should have their own because they did not like the fact that the Jews had their religion and the Christians had theirs and they had none and that was very humiliating for them. So they invented their own religion mainly by copying bits and pieces from Judaism and Christianity and then called it Islam. Then they made up pieces as they went along over the years and voila instant religion\! Now the followers of Islam get very touchy about their religion and they go around trying to convince the world that they are very nice people by showing lots of pictures of children and girls in Islamic dress and when they can, they murder anyone that does not believe them.

Islam is as Islam does

20. (islam) (1184↑, 282↓)
A religion of Islam which, like the other two major monolithic religions in the world promotes violence, death and vengeance. The guy who came up with Islam was called Mohammad, a shepherd boy who used to spend months alone in the desert with sheep. Well obviously one becomes delirious and starts to talk to some supreme being, maybe one called "Allah" or [god]. Anyways he got some kid to write some stuff (because he was not literate himself) that this dude in the sky told him to write, often grammatically incorrect and got a bunch of retarded nomads to follow him. For awhile he [owned] then the power got to his head so he started writing random crap like “Slay the infidels wherever ye find them” and then when he was getting owned he started writing stuff like “Let there be no compulsion in religion; truth stands out clearly from error…”

The most used word by Muslims (people who practice Islam) around the world is "Jihad" followed by "BOOM" and "Infidel"

21. (Islam) (1075↑, 173↓)
Islam is the arabs's version of Christianity. The arabs did not have a religion in the 6th century so they decided they should have their own because they did not like the fact that the Jews had their religion and the Christians had theirs and they had none and that was very humiliating for them. So they invented their own religion mainly by copying bits and pieces from Judaism and Christianity and then called it Islam. Then they made up pieces as they went along over the years and voila instant religion\! Now the followers of Islam get very touchy about their religion and they go around trying to convince the world that they are very nice people by showing lots of pictures of children and girls in Islamic dress and when they can, they murder anyone that does not believe them.

Islam is one big lie

22. (islam) (1210↑, 325↓)
You want the long story... read definition 5 by Emi Love. Islam is a religion in the world whose follower are thinking that they are the only religion which is right. Their follower's mind still work in the medieval time. They also considered woman as a second grade human being.

My neighbour forced his wife to wear cover as a sign of Islam follower.

23. (Islam) (1344↑, 460↓)
A religion vigorously defended by people who normally claim to hate all religions.

I think all religions are outdated superstitious fairy tales and anyone who follows one is a mindless sheep. What did the pope say about Islam? How dare he insult the time-honored religious traditions of these proud and noble people\!

24. (Islam) (1058↑, 189↓)
It sells itself as a religion of peace(uh-huh) and what it essentially is it's a traditional, somewhat universal (compared to judaism) abrahamic religion with political ambitions and a rather strict code of laws (sharia, halal-haram, etc.). Well, that's what I thought until I've heard the whole Aisha deal...

4chan: Islam - more liek Winslam, am I rite gaiz? Me: Argh, STFU already\! Go back to /d/\!/facepalm

25. (Islam) (891↑, 63↓)
Islam - the belief that an illiterate merchant in a cave became the stenographer of a sky fairy, recording the infallible word of the sky fairy's boss, after which time said illiterate merchant rose into the sky on a winged horse. Among other peaceful precepts, this belief will earn you 72 virgins in the sky, provided you strap an explosive device to yourself, and set off said device in a place calculated to kill as many innocent bystanders as possible.

Allah: "Gabriel, deliver the word of Islam to Mohammed." Gabriel: "But, Mohammed is illiterate." Allah: "Remind him to boot up his voice dictation software."

26. (Islam) (1479↑, 795↓)
A religion that teaches that its followers will eventually rule the world, and thus take credit for destroying the Soviet Union, when [Ronald Reagan] was in fact responsible. They think that the destruction of America is in their future, and will never cease their attack on the West and America. Thus, they need to be persuaded that their doctrine is wrong if they are ever to stop their attacks on America.

BTW, the followers of Islam, the [Muslims], do NOT believe in the same God as the Christians do. Christians believe in the [Godhead], or [Trinity]. Muslims believe in a [unitarian] god, which they call [Allah].

27. (Islam) (1240↑, 593↓)
The most Misunderstood Religion on Earth.

Islam is Evil.

28. (Islam) (695↑, 74↓)
Islam is a cult of hate, murder and mayhem which propogates voilence in the name of the ancient moon god of the arabs called "Allah". Muslims like to fancy themselves as the followers of the last revielved words of God who they call Allah, also reffered to as Allahu Akbar islam promotes polygamy, child molestation, rape and incest. The reason why most Muslims are metally retarded is that they tend to marry within their families thus producing retarded children

Jihad Jane: Allahu Akbar let's kil those infidel's (Islam) Jihad Jane' brother: Let fuck and have a dozen piglets before that(Islam

29. (islam) (2158↑, 1611↓)
A religion that is in desperate need of a Renaissance or Age of Enlightenment. Islam is a religion that shares the same beliefs and core foundations of Judaism and Christianity, but affirms that Muhammad is the final Prophet of God. Muslims are not bad people, but Islam never had a renaissance (similar to the Protestant Reformation in Christianity) and Muslims need to rethink about the way they deal with the rest of Humanity. Muslims are overall nice and kind people and many muslims are now changing the way they approach Islam. Many muslims (myself included) realize that all religions are personal faiths and that ISLAM NEEDS TO BE TREATED AS A PERSONAL FAITH AND NOT A POLITICAL DOCTRINE. Peace at home and Peace in the world\!

We are secular Muslims, and secular persons of Muslim societies. We are believers, doubters, and unbelievers, brought together by a great struggle, not between the West and Islam, but between the free and the unfree. We affirm the inviolable freedom of the individual conscience. We believe in the equality of all human persons. We insist upon the separation of religion from state and the observance of universal human rights. We find traditions of liberty, rationality, and tolerance in the rich histories of pre-Islamic and Islamic societies. These values do not belong to the West or the East; they are the common moral heritage of humankind. We see no colonialism, racism, or so-called “Islamaphobia” in submitting Islamic practices to criticism or condemnation when they violate human reason or rights. We call on the governments of the world to reject Sharia law, fatwa courts, clerical rule, and state-sanctioned religion in all their forms; oppose all penalties for blasphemy and apostacy, in accordance with Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human rights; eliminate practices, such as female circumcision, honor killing, forced veiling, and forced marriage, that further the oppression of women; protect sexual and gender minorities from persecution and violence; reform sectarian education that teaches intolerance and bigotry towards non-Muslims; and foster an open public sphere in which all matters may be discussed without coercion or intimidation. A woman should be free to dress modestly as she please, to wear a headscarf if she chooses. She should not be forced to veil against her own free will. We demand the release of Islam from its captivity to the totalitarian ambitions of power-hungry men and the rigid strictures of orthodoxy. We enjoin academics and thinkers everywhere to embark on a fearless examination of the origins and sources of Islam, and to promulgate the ideals of free scientific and spiritual inquiry through cross-cultural translation, publishing, and the mass media. We say to Muslim believers: there is a noble future for Islam as a personal faith, not a political doctrine; to Christians, Jews, Buddhists, Hindus, Baha’is, and all members of non-Muslim faith communities: we stand with you as free and equal citizens; and to nonbelievers: we defend your unqualified liberty to question and dissent. Before any of us is a member of the Umma, the Body of Christ, or the Chosen People, we are all members of the community of conscience, the people who must chose for themselves.

Author: Secular Muslim http://islam.urbanup.com/2954253
30. (Islam) (939↑, 484↓)
noun: A [monotheistic] [religion] founded by the prophet Mohammad in the 600's. It Means "submission", referring to [sumbission] to the will of Allah, the supreme [deity] of Islam. Followers are called Muslims. Their holy book is called the Koran, Kuran, Qu'ran, or Qu'raan. Their holy city is Mecca, located in the Middle East. Important figures in Islamic history and theology include [Mohammad], [Khadija], [Fatimah], [Ali Ibn Abu Talib], [Abu Bakr], Emperor [Akbar], Emperor [Shah Jahan], Queen [Mumtaz], and many others that I am not aware of. True Muslims are expected to pray in the direction of Mecca five times a day, follow the month-long partial fast of [Ramadan] as well as other cultural festivals and fasts, and not worship any other gods except Allah. OPINION: I know many Muslims and they are all free-thinking, secular, and wonderful people, BUT it cannot be denied that some of the most powerful figures of the religion are cruel and vindictive - therefore the faith gets negative attention from the media - attention that is well-deserved, but simply should be redirected to the individuals and groups that choose to interpret Islam in a horrible way. And others here need to get off their high horse and realize that Islam DOES have flaws, just like any other religion, and DOES leave room to be interpreted in a violent way. Even if they are "0.01%" of your population, accept that the majority of terrorism comes from Islamic fundamentalists. How about this: We promise not to judge you all as a group if you promise to take a stand against your misguided brothers with us.

There's a lot of controversy today about Islam and where it stands in modern, secular society.

Author: No one really cares http://islam.urbanup.com/3222613
31. (Islam) (165↑, 31↓)
A totalitarian, patriarchal, expansionist political system disguised as a religion. It was founded by Muhammad, an illiterate Arabian warlord with a God-complex in the 7th century. Islam means submission. The basic tenet of Islam is that all non-Muslims must submit to Muslims, and all women must submit to men. Islam is focused on confronting and converting people of other faiths and religions - and it is traditionally spread through war, violence, terror, coercion and pressure. Whenever there is a significant Muslim minority in a country, friction and violence is inevitable until Islam gains dominance. The victims are given the choice to convert to Islam, live as a dhimmi (protected minority) and pay a jizya (protection money / tax), or be killed or run out of their native land. It's impossible to officially covert out of Islam or change religions, according to Islamic law. Islam considers non-believers to be infidels and Islamic "holy" texts permit violence and jihad against them. As of 2010, Islam has taken over 47 countries which now have an Islamic majority. The goal of Islam is to take over the entire world and revert humanity back to the 7th century - as a means of achieving peace and harmony -- through completely dominance and obliteration of theological diversity.

A [muslim] is typically someone whose ancestors were forced to convert to Islam under the threat of death or violence.

Author: I Love Freedom http://islam.urbanup.com/5247504
32. (Islam) (146↑, 28↓)
A Weapon of Mass Destruction Short for Islamyoutopieces Synonym: stupidity, hypocrisy

Islam is the most destructive force in the universe. Imam: We will launch Islam into Britain, France, Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands and the rest of the Western world. That should take apart their society and allow us to be overlords\! Lol\!

Author: GodofTenjouTenge http://islam.urbanup.com/5287343
33. (Islam) (125↑, 30↓)
Islam: A satanic, blatantly evil, male supremacist cult, comprised of an imaginatively constructed socio-cultural paradigm; whose apophenic members modify their lifestyle according to a long dead shaman ancestor’s view of the world. The primary purpose of Islam is to force males to be delusional and to enslave and degrade females. Islam has two major and irreconcilably opposed divisions: a) Shi’ite’s who devote their lives to Allah, the prophet and the Koran. b) Sunni’s who devote their lives to Allah, the prophet and the Koran. which is seen by both types as grounds for total hatred of the other. For Muslim’s Friday is a special day when they can spuriously riot about imagined insults to Islam and burn flags of western nations. Part of a Muslim’s remaining waking hours are spent examining vegetables etc, in their search for pareidolia expressing koranic verses. Historically Islam gave nothing to the world; along with the other nine Arabic (actually Vedic) numerals. Islam falsely claims that ‘god’ is more important than humanity, whereas in reality nothing is more important.

The imam called for the death penalty for the catoonists who insulted Islam, and 50 muslims died in the street riots that followed 'Freedom go to hell' shouted the follower of Islam locked up in prison

Author: white squirrel http://islam.urbanup.com/5337469
34. (Islam) (48↑, 16↓)
term for females cumming out brown stuff which resembles chocolate ice pops. it is an orgasmic idea to do this with Madagascar Monkeys.

Did you know that that girl Brittany G went home and Islamed all over that monkey, Ali?\!

Author: Erick Diazz The Dirt http://islam.urbanup.com/5804373
35. (Islam) (53↑, 29↓)
1. A religion that pray to the allah (note that their allah is a moon god that muhammad took as he please from pagan religion ; thus is completely different from Christian God (YHWH)). 2. A religion whose prophet was a mass murderer (that was not an act of self defense, rather mohammad himself who made a war with innocent people back then , so don't give me a crap about his action was justified), fucking 6 years old kid (Aisyah), practice polygamy, tell his follower to kill Christian and Jew so when they died , they got 72 virgins in the heaven. 3. A religion that slowly crushing a western civilization from inside.

useful idiot 1: hey, not all islam follower is like that ; only terrorist who do that muslim moderate: yea, the terrorist is the one who made shame of islam teaching Me: wrong you fucktards. You got it completely backward logic. They are the one who actually follow mohammad teaching. The good people in islam is actually the one who didn't follow islam , or didn't know anything about it, only knows how to pray 5x times a day like an idiot. Also , you muslim moderate : you are actually worse than moslem radical because you are like a time bomb that can blew up anytime , and you also act like nothing happened / turned a blind eye when moslem radical beheading non-moslem's head.

Author: bang_mamat_wts http://islam.urbanup.com/5766765
36. (Islam) (26↑, 17↓)
only thing in the world you can't make fun of without risk of decapitation

"And what about that Mohammed guy, wasn't he a weirdo. I mean Islam is-" THWACK\!

37. (Islam) (0↑, 0↓)
In Islam there is one God called Allah he is the creator of this world, and is not human and doesn't have any children. Muslims are followers of Islam and believe in Allah, The Prophets, and The Quran. There are a lot of racist and inaccurate definitions and to set them straight, Islam does NOT promote terrorism or violence. If you actually read the Quran you will realize that Islam is about peace. You cannot judge MILLIONS of people on Media Lies, the media only shows the destruction caused by Muslims and exaggerates on it HOWEVER UNFORTUNATELY IN ALL RELIGIONS There are terrorists and you CANNOT JUDGE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE on a bunch of terrorists. Followers of Islam are peaceful people.

What religion do you believe in? Islam

Author: BeautifulWorld http://islam.urbanup.com/6388295
38. (Islam) (4↑, 44↓)
Islam. One word represents it. Worship. We worship the all powerful Allah. We favor peace. Islam is also about showing peace, respect to everyone, even though that are not followers. It's our duty to make the world a better place, to distinguish right from wrong, to make an example, and above all, show love and being a slave to Allah. We give to those in need. We have rituals and routines. We are not terrorists.

[peace] [worship] [humanity] [love] [dignity] [respect] [purity] [help] [cure] [islam] [hajj]

Author: Shadowedwisdom http://islam.urbanup.com/6107947
39. (Islam) (3↑, 51↓)
the last religion from God to humankind God sent many prophets since the begining of humanity to remind them of their true purpose which is to worship God & make earth a wonderful place to live people kept on forgetting their teachings & editing their holy books that's why God sends a new prophet when Isa (Jesus) peace be upon him was sent to the Jews they were supposed to convert to christianity because it's the most true religion by that time after 6 centuries of editing the bible and changing in the true Christianity God sent his last prophet Muhammad with Islam that's why we (the muslims) wish that all people become muslims cause it's the last religion and the only one not changed we are not saying that Christianity is wrong but Christianity today is totally different from what it was we respect Jesus & his mother a lot but as humans if a God has a son how can we say he's a God ?? a true God is the most powerfull and need no son or anything that make him resemble his creatures that's our belief but Islam never forced anyone to convert to it " NEVER" please read about a topic from reliable sources before talking about it Christianity had a violent history during crusades can we say that your religion taught you that? ofcourse not \! you just can't judge all people or an entire belief based on some examples by the way I don't & never met anyone who thinks that our purpose is to kill Americans \! that's so stupid \!

reading about Islam will change many of your misunderstandings

40. (Islam) (15↑, 70↓)
A religion made look messed up on UD by perverted minds using fabricated verses from the Koran and taking historic events in the wrong context.

Dude A: Dude this Urban Dictionary is awesome. Dude B: Yeah. except for one thing. They have "tall, dark and awesome" for Christians and "terrorists and pedophiles" for Muslims. Dude A: May be its true. Dude B: Dude. 22% of the world's population are following Islam. Im pretty sure we'd be fucked by now if there were that many terrorists and pedophiles living in the world.

Author: watsmynamedoood http://islam.urbanup.com/5468813
41. (Islam) (28↑, 116↓)
A monotheist religion that is hated on because of hardly a FRACTION of its population.

Yeah, despite popular belief, NOT all followers of Islam want to bash your brains in.

42. (Islam) (38↑, 412↓)
As a practicing Muslim, some of these definitions are really hurtful. Let's get a few things straight. First of all, it is against Sharia (Islamic law) to force others to convert to Islam, to kill someone because they do not follow Islam, or to commit suicide. In fact, most of the terrorists you hear of today are NOT Muslims, even if they may call themselves Muslims. Islam is actually a peaceful religion, based on the learnings of a man who married a non-Muslim. If what some people here said is true, he would have had to kill his own wife. And for the information of some ignorant people, the only reason blood was shed during the initial spread of Islam from Medina was because people attacked Muhammad and his followers. And if you say that Islam cannot be true because it is absurd, then I say look it up. It is no more absurd than Judaism or Buddhism, and certainly less absurd than Christianity. So, I hope that some people who read this will understand that Islam is NOT equal to terrorism, and is a religion that can be respected and has followers with feelings. And if you are too narrow minded to realize this, then, \!أنصرف معك\!

Jim: Islam sucks. All its followers are violent extremists. me: Do you know anything about Islam? What makes you say that? Jim: ...

43. (Islam) (464↑, 918↓)
QUOTE: "Islam is the arabs's version of Christianity. The arabs did not have a religion in the 6th century so they decided they should have their own because they did not like the fact that the Jews had their religion and the Christians had theirs and they had none and that was very humiliating for them. So they invented their own religion mainly by copying bits and pieces from Judaism and Christianity and then called it Islam. Then they made up pieces as they went along over the years and voila instant religion\! Now the followers of Islam get very touchy about their religion and they go around trying to convince the world that they are very nice people by showing lots of pictures of children and girls in Islamic dress and when they can, they kill anyone that does not believe them. Allah does not exist, he was invented by deluded desert people of Arabia and Mohamed was not a prophet. And Islam is the biggest hoax pulled on humanity that has gotten more people to suffer and be killed than the devil ever could." Well, no actually, Arabs did have a religion, infact many. Most of these were religions of idol worship. And again get it right, you can get Arab Christians and Arab Jews. And again, so wrong, where was Jesus from? PALESTINE\!? Who are Palestinians? ARABS\! Figure out the rest for yourself. Wake up and be honest. LET the world be a better place instead of spreading bull sh*t.

Christianity Idol worship ("Let's go lie about a religion, mmm, which religon, Christianity? No, did that last week, Hinduism? leave that for later... AHAH\! ISLAM\! Now lets go spread some crap that just isn;t true at all.")

Author: HonestAthiest http://islam.urbanup.com/3793936
44. (Islam) (44↑, 643↓)
Some one who belives in the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad. They believe in the One True God, Which they call Allah.

Peter: I am reading about Islam, perhaps converting. Jack: Okay, enjoy.

Author: John Smith winkel http://islam.urbanup.com/4752095
45. (islam) (47↑, 708↓)
the religion of faith humanity peace and freedom

i have known the aim of my presence since i become a MUSLIM (member of the world of ISLAM and that is why i live happy life

Author: the light of candels http://islam.urbanup.com/4573051
46. (islam) (41↑, 707↓)
a peaceful religion that loves everyone and it is a complete way of life

the best religion in the world is islam

Author: Tasnim Pablow And A-H http://islam.urbanup.com/4795911
47. (Islam) (1028↑, 1893↓)
Derived from arabic roots meaning 'peace' and 'submission to God'. Those who follow islam and submit to God (known on arabic as Allah) are known as [muslims] (note the small 'm'). Someone who calls themselves a Muslim (big 'M') may or may not follow Islam in the same way that someone who calls themselves a [Christian] may or maynot follow the teachings of Christ. Followers of islam take their guidance from the [Qu'ran] which is believed to be the word of God and also from hadith - which are trusted stories about the guidance that one of the prophets (Muhammed) gave. This is like Christians taking guidance from the gospels - stories about what [Jesus] (another prophet in Islam) taught. You cannot be a muslim if you don't believe in all the prophets God sent including Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, Mohammad and many others (25 are named in the Quran but we are told there were thousends). Muslims have lived peacefully in the UK for centuries. An 8th century anglo-saxon kings produced coins in the declaring in arabic 'there is none worthy of worship but God' (the islamic declararion of faith). The first English translation of the Qu'ran was written in 1649 and the office of national statistics records a Mosque in cardiff in 1860.

related words: [Islamic] is something relating to Islam. [Islamist] is a made up word that muslims never use. It implies a radical form of behaviour that deviates from the teachings of Islam and is used when the media and politicians want to say islamic-terrorist and think that us mere mortals will be fooled by their clever twist of language.

48. (Islam) (29↑, 909↓)
A religion created by Muhammad 1400 years ago. Muhammad is a prophet of Islam, although many people say that Adam was the first prophet. Last of the three Abrahamic faiths. Means "submission" in Arabic. Currently undergoing a period of media scrutiny and is being ravaged by terrorists, extremists and Islam haters. The Quran is the holy text, while the Hadith is the collection of saying from Muhammad and close friends.

Islam is a good religion, however it must undergo a reform and Muslims must learn to be tolerant of other cultures, religions, beliefs and ways of life of other people. Islam does not always have a good record when it comes to this, and Muslims often do not live in harmony with different people. Take current examples of Philippines, Thailand, Iraq, Pakistan and Africa for example. We are seeing a new wave of reformist Muslims coming along in Islam. Hopefully this will be the change we need to secure a more peaceful world.

Author: Obamaistheman643 http://islam.urbanup.com/4268956
49. (Islam) (50↑, 1012↓)
The definition of Islam is not found in any of the entries below, or even this one for that matter. To truly understand this religion or do it any sort of justice, do some research. Reading biased opinions made by ignorant people will not give you any clear or truthful definition of Islam.

Internet-loving tween: Dude, isnt Mo getting married next week? Even though we're 11? Muslims do that, right, like as a part of Islam? Informed Individualist Tween:...No.

50. (Islam) (96↑, 1058↓)
islam does not mean "peace" islam means "submission"

The Arabic term 'islam means "submission" and itself comes from the term 'aslama, which means "to surrender, resign oneself." In Islam, the fundamental duty of each member is to submit to "Allah" (Arabic for "the God" which was Hubel the god that the family of Muhammad worshiped) and whatever Allah wants of them.

51. (islam) (70↑, 1032↓)
the religion founded by their prophet muhammed . the precise definition of the word means "total submission" (to god) . a person of that faith is called a "muslim" , which means "one who submitts" . back in the earlier times, the religion was known as "the faith of muhammed" , and the followers were called "muhammedins" the muslims believe that god spoke to their prophet muhammed and told him the way to heaven and the way to live by his name, and to spread his words. he was illiterate , so another man wrote down everything that he said, and the holy book of the quaran was made. they believe in most of the main prophets that the jews and christians believe in, some of them include moses, abraham, david, mary, joseph, paul, john the baptist & the disciples of jesus. they believe in jesus as a prophet , but not as christ or son of god, but as a messenger of god. in the qua'ran jesus is the second highest prophet next to muhammed. muhammed is also their last prophet, there are no more prophets after him.

islam is the faith of the followers of muhammmed

Author: night prawler http://islam.urbanup.com/1273160
52. (Islam) (142↑, 1105↓)
Islam - means peace and submission or surrender to God, and means peace so Islam is the religion of peace. A religion that wants whats good for mankind and wants evil away from mankind...

Example : boy : hi what natio are you? girl: im a turk boy : u muslim? arent turks muslims girls: yepz...im muslim boy: oh okies...its a pity about the media portraying muslims badly eh? girl: yea boy: cos i know you for a few weeks and your nothing like those extremists girl: cos Islam is da religion of peace, we (muslims) are not alowed to even hurt a fly... boy: Islam means peace and surrender yea? girl : yepz

Author: ProUdToBeAmUSLiM http://islam.urbanup.com/2463583
53. (Islam) (50↑, 1014↓)
*reading other hate-based definitions and ROFL* WARNING\! THIS IS NOT FOR THE IGNORANT. A religion supports peace and based on submission to God. Very tolerant, yes. The religion & teachings, yes. The people? not always (humans aren't perfect). if u are interested.. : (w w w . w h a t i s i s l a m . o r g . u k) or (9 9 i s l a m . c o m ---\> NICEEEE LAYOUT) Misunderstood. Misunderstood. Misunderstood. Misunderstood. I used to live in Australia and attended 3 schools. One of them is catholic school, yet I'm a Muslim there. There were also a few Muslim friends there too and while they were commenting on the teachings of school, I was very upset that they're Muslims but don't tolerate other religions and shit-talked them (idk why, are they real Muslims?). Hey, Islam teaches us toleration. If a Muslim really practiced ALL of the God/Allah's commands, he/she WILL tolerate other religions. And for mistaken surahs like we should kill non-believers, that was messenged at times of war (ex. crusade), so think about it, would you let your enemies attack, kill your families, steal your money, you while you 'tolerate' them at war? But in real daily life, they must be nice to them, (listen, bros & sis.) So bombing with the intention to kill innocent non-believers is NOT Islamic. To Muslim-haters, think about what you're saying first. Yeah i know it's fun to make fun of people to make yourself feel better. Ha. All mistakes are done by humans, not God's. Peace & Love \islam :) oh, and stop being racists :| you're just proving to the world that you haven't passed grade school geography AND you need counseling. Sorry.

Extremist Muslim: LETS BOMB BALI FOR KILLING NON-BELIEVERSSSS\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\! WEEEEEEEE\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!1 Muslim: Huh? Astaghfirullah. Go read The Holy Quran and learn the REAL Islam.

54. (Islam) (77↑, 1041↓)
1. A pretty cool religion that supported Science, Philosophy, and woman's rights but which was given a bad name by some very messed up fundamentalists who abused and bastardized it. 2. A monotheistic religion derived from the words "Submission" and "Peace" which has been a target of religious hatred because of roughly %0.01 of its population.

Don't blame Islam, blame the people.

55. (Islam) (53↑, 1017↓)
"The second-largest religion in the world after Christianity, Islam is also the fastest-growing religion. In the United States, for example, nearly 80 percent of the more than 1,200 mosques have been built in the past 12 years." - CNN ISLAM is the fastest growing religion in the world. Because Islam is a complete way of life. It tells man about the purpose of his creation and existence, his ultimate destiny, his place among other creatures and more importantly, it provides him with guidance to lead a balanced and purposeful life. Check it out, maybe you would like it ;)

Ask about Islam: (Very informative website) http://www.islamonline.net /servlet /Satellite?cid= 1121601592958&pagename= IslamOnline-English-AAbout_Islam /Page/AskAboutIslamCounselingE (There are no spaces in the link give above. However, it was essential that I put spaces because they wouldn't allow me here to use "words that are more than 40 characters long *roll eyes.* But please visit, you will be amazed... I was..)

56. (Islam) (357↑, 1323↓)
1. A pretty cool religion that supported Science, Philosophy, and woman's rights but which was given a bad name by some very messed up fundamentalists who abused and bastardized it. 2. A monotheistic religion which has been a target of religious hatred because of roughly %0.01 of its population.

A Muslim is a follower of Islam.

Author: Knowledge and Understanding http://islam.urbanup.com/2832310
57. (islam) (369↑, 1335↓)
the religion that is misunderstood by most of the people who have written about it before me. I'm positive that the "Kur'an" they read is 100% fake (because Amazon even sold fake Kur'ans with intro's such as "death to America"). There is nothing in the Kur'an that says you should kill non-muslims. In fact, Islam states that killing one person (no matter from what race or religion, because Islam states all humans are equal) is like killing all of humanity and that helping one person is like helping all of humanity. Plus, Islam orders that followers must believe in all prophets, not just Muhammed. The anti-Islam writings before me are all results of the misunderstanding all Islam. But I don't blame them, becuase those people are the victims of propaganda.

propaganda victim: "Islam encourages terror, it says so in the Kur'an" the awake one: "which Kur'an did you read?\!? the real Kur'an which has never been altered says that all people are brothers and forbids killing."

58. (Islam) (53↑, 1021↓)
Second largest religion in the world. Islam is based on the Qu'ran, a text dictated by Muhammed (the last of the prophets.) The Qu'ran gave many more rights to women a thousand years ago than America had in the 1800s, although the religion evolved to be strongly biased in favor of men. Followers of Islam, muslims, have been given a bad name by the Taliban, which was trying to re-create life in the time of Muhammed (which was a pretty bad time to be alive.) Terrorists think they are defending Islam by hurting countries that stomped on them before. Conservatives think they are protecting Christianity by pounding other countries into the dust, while they give Christianity the bad name of a trigger-happy terrorist, worthy of being attacked.

Omg, dad, that guy must be a terrorist, he isn't white.

Author: three guesses http://islam.urbanup.com/1340272
59. (Islam) (58↑, 1026↓)
Primarily Arabic religion teaching peace, love, and dedication to the one True God--Allah. The prophet Muhammad was given the direct word of Allah by the angel Gabriel, where it was taken down verbatim and has remained unchanged since. Their holy book, the Qu'ran, names several miracles performed by Muhammad by permission of Allah, as well as several scientific truths proved only recently by modern technology--the borders of saline and freshwater, the shape of a microscopic embryo in development, the concept that the earth and heavens were one united 'dust' before they were separated (as in the Big Bang Theory). Right-wing Christians have corrupted the security Muslims share in their faith into an image of terrorism and evil, although the true meaning behind the faith is of peace and acceptance, as they take Christians and Jews as fellow followers of the Book--misguided, but still devout to the same God.

The advent of Islam in the 6th century came as the Bible became corrupted and Allah sent His final prophet.

Author: Wasser_Spiegel http://islam.urbanup.com/1326549
60. (Islam) (62↑, 1050↓)
Who ever said islam is a copied religion and is made by arabs is totaly wrong u really don't know wat ur talking about u need to get ur facts straight before writing a bunch of lies. AND ISLAM always existed ok islam came to all the profets but things were different wit every profet and we did not copy the christians and jews its just that our religions r similiar but we disagree in some things.

all of yall haters have no knowledge of islam, if yall did u wouldn't be talking so much shit about this GREAT RELIGION.

61. (Islam) (199↑, 1208↓)
THE RELIGION OF ISLAM The first thing that one should know and clearly understand about Islam is what the word "Islam" itself means. The religion of Islam is not named after a person as in the case of Christianity which was named after Jesus Christ, Buddhism after Gotama Buddha, Confucianism after Confucius, and Marxism after Karl Marx. Nor was it named after a tribe like Judaism after the tribe of Judah and Hinduism after the Hindus. Islam is the true religion of "Allah" and as such, its name represents the central principle of Allah's "God's" religion; the total submission to the will of Allah "God". The Arabic word "Islam" means the submission or surrender of one's will to the only true god worthy of worship "Allah" and anyone who does so is termed a "Muslim", The word also implies "peace" which is the natural consequence of total submission to the will of Allah. Hence, it was not a new religion brought by Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) I in Arabia in the seventh century, but only the true religion of Allah re-expressed in its final form. Islam is the religion which was given to Adam, the first man and the first prophet of Allah, and it was the religion of all the prophets sent by Allah to mankind. The name of God's religion lslam was not decided upon by later generations of man. It was chosen by Allah Himself and clearly mentioned in His final revelation to man. In the final book of divine revelation, the Qur'aan, Allah states the following: "This day have I perfected your religion for you, completed My favour upon you, and have chosen for you Islam as your religion". (Soorah Al-Maa'idah 5:3) "If anyone desires a religion other than Islam (submission to Allah (God) never will It be accepted of Him" (Soorah Aal'imraan 3:85) "Abraham was not a Jew nor Christian; but an upright Muslim." (Soorah Aal'imraan 3:67) Nowhere in the Bible will you find Allah saying to Prophet Moses' people or their descendants that their religion is Judaism, nor to the followers of Christ that their religion is Christianity. In fact, Christ was not even his name, nor was it Jesus\! The name "Christ" comes from the Greek word Christos which means the annointed. That is, Christ is a Greek translation of the Hebrew title "Messiah". The name "Jesus" on the other hand, is a latinized version of the Hebrew name Esau. For simplicity's sake, I will however continue to refer to Prophet Esau (PBUH) as Jesus. As for his religion, it was what he called his followers to. Like the prophets before him, he called the people to surrender their will to the will of Allah; (which is Islam) and he warned them to stay away from the false gods of human imagination. According to the New Testament, he taught his followers to pray as follows: "Yours will be done on earth as it is in Heaven". THE MESSAGE OF ISLAM Since the total submission of one's will to Allah represents the essence of worship, the basic message of Allah's divine religion, Islam is the worship of Allah alone and the avoidance of worship directed to any person, place or thing other than Allah.Since everything other than Allah, the Creator of all things, is Allah's creation; it may be said that Islam, in essence calls man away from the worship of creation and invites him to worship only its Creator. He is the only one deserving man's worship as it is only by His will that prayers are answered. If man prays to a tree and his prayers are answered, it was not the tree which answered his prayers but Allah who allowed the circumstances prayed for to take place. One might say, "That is obvious," however, to tree-worshippers it might not be. Similarly, prayers to Jesus, Buddha, or Krishna, to Saint Christopher, or Saint Jude or even to Muhammad, are not answered by them but are answered by Allah. Jesus did nottell his followers to worship him but to worship Allah. As the Qur'aan states: "And behold Allah will say: "O Jesus the son of Mary Did you say to men, Worship me and my mother as gods besides Allah He will say-"Glory to you I could never say what I had no right (to say')" (Soorah Al-Maa'idah- 5:116) Nor did he worship himself when he worshipped but rather he worshipped Allah. This basic principle is enshrined in the opening chapter of the Qur'aan, known as Soorah Al-Faatihah, verse 4: "You alone do we worship and from you alone do we seek help". Elsewhere, in the final book of revelation, the Qur'aan, Allah also said: "And your Lord says:"Call on Me and I will answer your(prayer)."(Soorsh Mu'min 40:60) it is worth noting that the basic message of Islam is that Allah and His creation are distinctly different entities. Neither is Allah His creation or a part of it, nor is His creation Him or a part of Him. This might seem obvious, but, man's worship of creation instead of the Creator is to a large degree based on ignorance of this concept. It is the belief that the essence of Allah is everywhere in His creation or that His divine being is or was present in some aspects of His creation, which has provided justification for the worship of creation though such worship maybecalled the worship of Allah through his creation. How ever, the message of Islam as brought by the prophets of Allah is to worship only Allah and to avoid the worship of his creation either directly or indirectly. In the Our'aan Allah clearlystates: "For We assuredly sent amongst every people a prophet,(with the command) worship meand avoid false gods " (Soorah Al-Nahl 16:36) When the idol worshipper is questioned as to why he or she bows down to idols created by men, the invariable reply is that they are not actually worshipping the stone image, but Allah who is present within it. They claim that the stone idol is only a focal point for Allah's essence and is not in itself Allah\! One who has accepted the concept of the presence of God's being within His creation in any way will be obliged to accept this argument of idolatry. Whereas, one who understands the basic message of Islam and its implications would never concede to idolatry no matter how it is rationalized. Those who have claimed divinity for themselves down through the ages have often based their claims on the mistaken belief that Allah is present in man. They merely had to assert that although Allah according to their false beliefs, is in all of us, He is more present in them than in the rest of us. Hence, they claim, we should submit our will to them and worship them as they are either God in person or God concentrated within the person. Similarly, those who have asserted the godhood of others after their passing have found fertile ground among those who accept the false belief of God's presence in man. One who has grasped the basic message of Islam and its implications could never agree to worship another human being under any circumstances. God's religion in essence is a clear call to the worship of the Creator and the rejection of creation-worship in any form. This is the meaning of the motto of Islam: "Laa Elaaha lllallaah" (There is no god but Allah) Its repetition automatically brings one within the fold of Islam and sincere belief in it guarantees one Paradise. Thus, the final Prophet of Islam is reported to have said, "Any one who says: There is no god but Allah and dies holding that (belief) will enter paradise".(Reported by Abu Dharr and collected by Al-Bukhaaree and Muslim). It consists in the submission to Allah as one God, yielding to Him by obeying His commandments, and the denial of polytheism and polytheists. THE MESSAGE OF FALSE RELIGION There are so many sects, cults, religions, philosophies, and movements in the world, all of which claim to be the right way or the only true path to Allah. How can one determine which one is correct or if, in fact, all are correct? The method by which the answer can be found is to clear away the superficial differences in the teachings of the various claimants to the ultimate truth, and identify the central object of worship to which they call, directly or indirectly. False religions all have in common one basic concept with regards to Allah. They either claim that all men are gods or that specific men were Allah or that nature is Allah or that Allah is a figment of man's imagination. Thus, it may be stated that the basic message of false religion is that Allah may be worshipped in the form of His creation. False religion invites man to the worship of creation by calling the creation or some aspect of it God. For example, prophet Jesus invited his followers to worship Allah but those who claim to be his followers today call people to worship Jesus, claiming that he was Allah\! Buddha was a reformer who introduced a number of humanistic principles to the religion of India. He did not claim to be God nor did he suggest to his followers that he be an object of worship. Yet, today most Buddhists who are to be found outside of India have taken him to be God and prostrate to idols made in their perception of his likeness. By using the principle of identifying the object of worship, false religion becomes very obvious and the contrived nature of their origin clear. As God said in the Our'aan: That which you worship besides Him are only names you and your forefathers have invented for which Allah has sent down no authority: The command belongs only to Allah: He has commanded that you only worship Him; that is the right religion, but most men do not understand ". (Soorah Yoosuf 12:40) It may be argued that all religions teach good things so why should it matter which one we follow. The reply is that all false religions teach the greatest evil, the worship of creation. Creation-worship is the greatest sin that man can commit because it contradicts the very purpose of his creation. Man was created to worship Allah alone as Allah has explicitly stated in the Our'aan: "I have only created Jlnns and men, that they may worship me"(Soorah Zaareeyaat 51:56) Consequently, the worship of creation, which is the essence of idolatry, is the only unforgivable sin. One who dies in this state of idolatry has sealed his fate in the next life. This is not an opinion, but a revealed fact stated by Allah in his final revelation to man: "Verily Allah will not forgive the joining of partners with Him, but He may forgive (sins) less than that for whom so ever He wishes"(Soorah An- Nisaa 4:48 and 116) THE UNIVERSALITY OF ISLAM Since the consequences of false religion are so grave, the true religion of Allah must be universally understandable and attainable, not confined to any people, place or time. There can not be conditions like baptism, belief in a man, as a saviour etc., for a believer to enter paradise. Within the central principle of Islam and in its definition, (the surrender of one's will to God) lies the roots of lslam's universality. Whenever man comes to the realization that Allah is one and distinct from His creation, and submits himself to Allah, he becomes a Muslim in body and spirit and is eligible for paradise. Thus, anyone at anytime in the most remote region of the world can become a Muslim, a follower of God's religion, Islam, by merely rejecting the worship of creation and by turning to Allah (God) alone-It should be noted however, that the recognition of and submission to Allah requires that one chooses between right and wrong and such a choice implies accountability. Man will be held responsible for his choices, and, as such, he should try his utmost to do good and avoid evil. The ultimate good being the worship of Allah alone and the ultimate evil being the worship of His creation along with or instead of Allah. This fact is expressed in the final revelation as follows: "Verily those who believe, those who follow the Jewish (Scriptures), the Christians and the Sabians any who believe In Allah and the last day, and work righteousness *hall have their reward with their Lord;They will not be overcome by fear nor grief (Soorah Al-Baqarah 2:62). If only they had stood by the law, the Gospel, and all the revelation that was sent to them from their Lord, they would have enjoyed happiness from every side. There Is from among them a party on the right course; but many of them follow a course that Is evil.". (Soorah Al-.Maa'idah 5:66) RECOGNITION OF ALLAH The question which arises here is, "How can all people be expected to believe in Allah given their varying- backgrounds, societies and cultures? For people to be responsible for worshipping Allah they all have to have access to knowledge of Allah. The final revelation teaches that all mankind have the recognition of Allah imprinted on their souls, a part of their very nature with which they are created. In Soorah Al-A'raaf, Verses 172-173; Allah explained that when He created Adam, He caused all of Adam's descendants to come into existence and took a pledge from them saying, Am I not your Lord? To which they all replied, " Yes, we testify to It:' Allah then explained why He had all of mankind bear witness that He is their creator and only true God worthy of worship. He said, "That was In case you (mankind) should say on the day of Resurrection, "Verily we were unaware of all this." That is to say, we had no idea that You Allah, were our God. No one told us that we were only supposed to worship You alone. Allah went on to explain That it was also In case you should say, "Certainly It was our ancestors who made partners (With Allah) and we are only their descendants; will You then destroy us for what those liars did?" Thus, every child is born with a natural belief in Allah and an inborn inclination to worship Him alone called in Arabic the "Fitrah". If the child were left alone, he would worship Allah in his own way, but all children are affected by those things around them, seen or unseen. The Prophet (PBUH) reported that Allah said, "I created my servants in the right religion but devils made them go astray". The Prophet (PBUH) also said, "Each child is born in a state of "Fitrah", then his parents make him a Jew, Christian or a Zoroastrian, the way an animal gives birth to a normal offspring. Have you noticed any that were born mutilated?" (Collected by Al-Bukhaaree and Muslim). So, just as the child submits to the physical laws which Allah has put in nature, his soul also submits naturally to the fact that Allah is his Lord and Creator. But, his parents try to make him follow their own way and the child is not strong enough in the early stages of his life to resist or oppose the will of his parents. The religion which the child follows at this stage is one of custom and upbringing and Allah does not hold him to account or punish him for this religion. Throughout people's lives from childhood until the time they die, signs are shown to them in all regions of the earth and in their own souls, until it becomes clear that there is only one true God (Allah). If the people are honest with themselves, reject their false gods and seek Allah, the way will be made easy for them but if they continually reject Allah's signs and continue to worship creation, the more difficult it will be for them to escape. For example, in the South Eastern region of the Amazon jungle in Brazil, South America, a primitive tribe erected a new hut to house their main idol Skwatch, representing the supreme God of all creation. The homage to the God, and while he was in prostration to what he had been taught was his Creator and Sustainer, a mangy old flea-ridden dog walked into the hut, The young man looked up in time to see the dog lift its hind leg and pass urine on the idol. Outraged, the youth chased the dog out of the temple, but when his rage died down he realized that the idol could not be the Lordof the universe. Allah must be elsewhere. he now had a choice to act on his knowledge and seek Allah, or to dishonestly go along with the false beliefs of his tribe. As strange as it may seem, that was a sign from Allah for that young man. It contained within it divine guidance that what he was worshipping was false. Prophets were sent, as was earlier mentioned, to every nation and tribe to support man's natural belief in Allah and man's inborn inclination to worship Him as well as to reinforce the divine truth in the daily signs revealed by Allah. Although, in most cases, much of the prophets' teachings became distorted, portions remained which point out right and wrong. For example, the ten commandments of the Torah, their confirmation in the Gospels and the existence of laws against murder, stealing and adultery in most societies. Consequently, every soul will be held to account for its belief in Allah and its acceptance of the religion of Islam; the total submission to the will of Allah. We pray to Allah, the exalted, to keep us on the right path to which He has guided us, and to bestow on us a blessing from Him, He is indeed the Most Merciful. Praise and gratitude be to Allah,the Lord of the worlds, and peace and blessings be on prophet Muhammed, his Family, his companions, and those who rightly follow them.

Terrorist attacks are by so called muslims that take the parts about islam they like (i.e. war on non-muslims) and leave out the parts they dont like (i.e. not to transgress and fight those who dont fight u) which gives the whole religion of islam a bad name, religions should be judged by its teachings, not its followers

62. (islam) (192↑, 1210↓)
How can you all say bad stuff about Islam. It is just a religion like yours. Islam is not about killing and war and all that. How can you say that when you have not met all the Muslims that ever lived? Yeh, its true. Bombing is wrong, but not all Muslims are for bombing. Its just them weird people. Prophet Muhammed did not preach death. And the word 'impure' one only means Muslims who are like ... really bad n all that. Its not being racist against Non - muslims. You lot take the transalations the wrong way. Every word doesnt translate exactly. Islam means peace. Its not what you all think it is ... war and all that. Islam respects women. It respects everything. We arent allowed to be racist and anyway, we wouldnt want to. Let people get on with what they are and what they want.

Islam means Peace ... End of Story ... Go Home x

63. (Islam) (167↑, 1188↓)
"The second-largest religion in the world after Christianity, Islam is also the fastest-growing religion. In the United States, for example, nearly 80 percent of the more than 1,200 mosques have been built in the past 12 years." ISLAM is the fastest growing religion in the world. Because Islam is a complete way of life. It tells man about the purpose of his creation and existence, his ultimate destiny, his place among other creatures and more importantly, it provides him with guidance to lead a balanced and purposeful life.

Want to lead a peaceful, tranquil life? Check out Islam...

64. (islam) (177↑, 1203↓)
For those saying Islam preaches murder, you couldnt be farther from the truth. Saying muslims are terrorists is just rediculous, Hitler was a christian, does that mean all christians are nazis? And those parts of the Qur'an that your posting on here dont even exist, the qur'an isnt even translated into english so your just making yourself look like a dumbass for believing the people who told you that stuff is true.

Islam teaches peace and tolerance

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65. (Islam) (2559↑, 4421↓)
A religion in which you can talk crap about any other religion and print terrible things about them, but the second something bad is printed about Islam all hell breaks loose.

"I know we print horrible things about Jews and Christians every day, but that cartoon with Mohammed crossed the line." People who practice Islam on the Mohammed cartoon.

66. (Islam) (2053↑, 4319↓)
Let's be honest, most religion's are a crock of shit, but this one is pure evil. I mean come on..it's not ok to eat pork but it's ok to blow yourself up and kill other people as long as some dickhead declares you a 'martyr' (yes\! it's really THAT stupid\!) I'm sorry muslim's but it's simply not true and is completely false teachings. You are all being made to be fools. It teaches oppression of women, that killing is ok as long as the reasons are right (yes really\!)oh and you have to starve yourself every now and then, cause that's REALLY gonna do you good isnt it\! NOT\!

J: What did you do last night, mohammed? M: I conspired to blow people up in the name of Islam J: Oh....ere right...would like a bite of my ham sandwich? M: OF COURSE NOT\!\!\!\! That just wouldn't be right\!

67. (Islam) (2108↑, 4420↓)
A fascist ideology.

Anyone who actually believes Islam is a religion of peace needs to kill themselves. We need less politically correct fools in the gene pool.

Author: david smith, jr. http://islam.urbanup.com/4066301
68. (Islam) (1798↑, 4166↓)
a) a Medieval cult b) a religion for fools, idiots, hatemongers, explosive experts, paedophille/child-molster s, polygamists, wife-beaters, criminals, social outcasts. c) another name for terrorism, violence, intolerance, backward thinking and e) whose male followers are beasts and whose female followers are meat.

1, Sheikh Hilaly, when preaching Islam, said in October 2006, "If you take out uncovered meat and place it outside on the street, or in the garden or in the park, or in the backyard without a cover, and the cats come and eat it... whose fault is it, the cats or the uncovered meat? The uncovered MEAT is the problem." 2, My friend Bob converted into Islam after he was sent to jail, he said because he felt more at home in the jail if he was a Muslim.

69. (islam) (2644↑, 5017↓)
ISLAM = International Society of Liars And Murderers

Wassim joined ISLAM for he wishes to set the world on fire\!

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