Most of this post will be delegated to Islam. When I first started reading the Qur'an I thought that it was a beautiful Book. I was amazed at the ease of understanding and intrigued by this Book. Beyond that, the more I read the Book, the more I realized Islam is absolutely not the religion for me. The more I read about Allah, the more I am convinced that he is an angry and vengeful God. Instead of a book of prayer, devotion, and religious instruction, the Qur'an reads like a warning of what Hell will be like. Shouldn't someone want to live a good, moral life because they want to, not because they are afraid not to? For example,
Indeed, those who disbelieve in Our verses - We will drive them into a Fire. Every time their skins are roasted through We will replace them with other skins so they may taste the punishment. Indeed, Allah is ever Exalted in Might and Wise. 4:56
But those who disbelieved and denied Our signs - they are the companions of Hellfire. 5:86
They impatiently urge you to bring about evil before good, while there has already occurred before them similar punishments [to what they demand]. And indeed, your Lord is full of forgiveness for the people despite their wrongdoing, and indeed, your Lord is severe in penalty. 13:6
And never think that Allah is unaware of what the wrongdoers do. He only delays them for a Day when eyes will stare [in horror]. 14:42
Before him is Hell, and he will be given a drink of purulent water. He will gulp it but will hardly [be able to] swallow it. And death will come to him from everywhere, but he is not to die. And before him is a massive punishment. 14:16-17
And say, "The truth is from your Lord, so whoever wills - let him believe; and whoever wills - let him disbelieve." Indeed, We have prepared for the wrongdoers a fire whose walls will surround them. And if they call for relief, they will be relieved with water like murky oil, which scalds [their] faces. Wretched is the drink, and evil is the resting place. 18:29Now tell me, does this sound like a god full of love or a god who sits around all day dreaming up ways to punish and new tortures for the Chastisement? I feel that Allah does not exist, or if he does that he is a mean and spiteful deity, more like the Christian devil than a "good" deity. I have more Qur'an quotes I've been writing down for future posts, hence this being a Part I. The more I learn about Islam the less nice things I have to say about it. Before I knew anything about it I respected the religion. After learning about it I cannot understand why someone would willingly become Muslim.
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