A Virus - is an organism and it tries to spread. If Sarath was burnt by fire and hurt himself, will he not prevent another human from being burnt by the same fire? Considering that he is a passionate human being I will say he would. If he doesn''t stop that person from getting burnt from fire then one can call Sarath a criminal. Same thing with Islam or any other religion for that matter. When u believe something to be the truth, and you are passionate and want your friends, neighbors and people you care about to realize this truth, you will go ahead and try to guide them. Allah says in Quran "There is no compulsion in religion". We just show the benefits of a religion. To accept or not is up to the person. If you call Islam a virus, then every other religion is a virus. An organism that is trying to survive. – Siraj (comment on Islam – A Virus)
By virus, I didn’t mean an organism that is trying to survive. I meant it as something that is designed to spread and is a safety threat. Hinduism is not designed to spread, and the Christians separated the church and the state, and so are not a threat. Islam qualifies on both counts. As for fire/truth, I don’t see the point in stating them. Anybody can tell what they think is “the truth” and it is nice to save others from fire, or whatever dangers.
Allah can say whatever he wants to in Koran; the fact remains compulsion is so natural to Islam that many Muslims consider it a divine duty. Apostasy, questioning the authenticity of Koran/Muhammad, is punishable by death in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Iran, Yemen, Sudan, Afghanistan, Mauritania, and Pakistan. Other Islamic countries are not safe either. Read about Isam Abdul Fathr and Gaseer Mohamed Mahmoud of Egypt, Kamil Kiroglu, Necaty Aydin, and Ugur Yuksel of Turkey, Murtad Fitri of Bangladesh and, Subashini and Lina Joy of Malaysia. There are the more famous cases of Salman Rushdie, Tasleema Nasreen, and to a lesser extent, Sania Mirza. This is just an incomplete contemporary list. Typing on a screen, “There is no compulsion in religion” doesn’t change the facts. If you can “guide” others to what you think is “the truth”, why can’t others do the same?
One can point out rogue elements in other religions and “satisfy oneself” that Islam is not as bad “compared to others”. Simply, just because other religions have flaws, it doesn’t make Islam “true”. Further, the average Hindu doesn’t mind discussing the authenticity and divinity of scriptures/deities. The Christian world makes people like Dan Brown (of “Da Vinci Code”) so rich that it is laughable to even suggest it is intolerant to criticism. Further, both Hinduism and Christianity have embraced democracy and secularism to a large extent. As an example, take India and Pakistan. India has Muslim presidents, cricket captains, movie stars, and Haj subsidy. Pakistan has just two Hindu cricketers in its entire history. Further, a little known fact is, when elections happen in Pakistan, Hindus are not allowed to vote for Muslim candidates or stand in them. This frees candidates from appeasing minorities for votes unlike in India. Further, most Christian majority cricket teams have Muslims. Mohammed Yousuf, the sole Christian in history playing for Pakistan, converted to Islam.
This is not an argument to hate Muslims, just as fighting caste system is not saying hate Hindus. Almost all Islamic majority countries have dhimmi and apostasy laws. A Muslim might say they are misinterpretations, but s/he can/will do nothing when shariah laws are passed. Islam is in dire need of reformations. Further, in its present form, it is a political system disguised as a religion. Saying there is no compulsion in Islam in the background of dhimmi and apostasy laws is like pointing a loaded gun to my head and saying, “Say Allah is great by sincerely believing in it on your own. Else, I will just pull the trigger”.
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A good place to start verifying some facts posted here maybe wikipedia, just a suggestion.
