Tuesday, July 03, 2007

Apostates of Islam

Normally there are two kinds of testimonies from Muslims: Muslims who become Christians, Muslims who leave Islam for any religion at all. Often they become atheists or agnostics. The site here is written mostly by the second kind. Apostates of Islam, is quite, um, robust and forceful. These former-Muslims do not pull any punches and they use very strong wording to get their point across.

In the West we often associate that with a lack of intellectual integrity. That is, you can't prove your point logically, so you try to prove it by the strength of your emotions, which is no proof at all. But in most Muslim societies if you believe in something strongly then you have to be very loud about it and use strong language (think the letters of Saint Paul).

So here is part of the statement from the cover page of Apostates of Islam:

Why [the] Quran is not from God:

Muhammad produced no miracles and when pressed he claimed that his miracle is the Quran. Yet a cursory look at the Quran reveals that this book is full of errors. Quran is replete with scientific heresies, historic blunders, mathematical mistakes, logical absurdities, grammatical errors and ethical fallacies. It is badly compiled and it contradicts itself. There is nothing intelligent in this book let alone miraculous. Muhammad challenged people to produce a “Surah like it” or find an error therein, yet Muslims would kill anyone who dares to criticize it. In such a climate of hypocrisy and violence truth is the first casualty.

What is our goal?

We are apostates of Islam. We denounce Islam as a false doctrine of hate and terror. However we are not against Muslims who are our own kin and relatives. We do not advocate hate and violence. Muslims are the main victims of Islam. Our goal is to educate them and let them see the truth. We are against Islam and not the Muslims. We strive to bring the Muslims into the fold of humanity. Eradicate Islam so our people can be liberated, so they can prosper and break away from the pillory of Islam. We would like to see Islamic countries dedicate more time to science and less time to Quran and Sharia. We would like to see them prosper and contribute to human civilization. We would like to see the draconian laws of Islam eliminated and people are treated humanely. We strive for freedom of beliefs, for equality of gender and for oneness of mankind.