tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4455799919149349621.post7902358944449172808..comments2023-10-24T03:01:43.946-07:00Comments on On Page and Screen: Book Review (Guest Post) The Trouble with Islam: A Muslim’s Call for Reform in Her FaithSarah Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05791493920946066930noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4455799919149349621.post-22670899288032822682012-12-09T04:53:31.919-08:002012-12-09T04:53:31.919-08:00I think that's a problem for many religions --...I think that's a problem for many religions -- being misunderstood because of radicals. :) And sadly, it seems to be most true for Muslims today.<br /><br />Thank you for sharing this information about the Qur'an and early Islam. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4455799919149349621.post-86373002547508466142012-12-08T20:53:19.073-08:002012-12-08T20:53:19.073-08:00you are welcome :)
It's a sad thing to be miss...you are welcome :)<br />It's a sad thing to be missunderstood because of the radicals.<br /><br />Before Mohammad taught Islam, the Arabians were burying their baby girls alive because girls were useless for them and mothers were just like a thing fathers passed on to their sons when they died. Then Qur'an said that Heaven is underneath one's mother which mean heaven can deny you if you behave badly toward your mother. Who to be respected the most from parents is also mother, Prophet said respect your mother, your mother, your mother and then your father.<br /><br />Sorry for the long comment :)<br />I just thought you might want to know how much we should respect women. Novrozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05410600219306917078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4455799919149349621.post-54363213319454973492012-12-08T19:49:08.273-08:002012-12-08T19:49:08.273-08:00Thank you for commenting, and sharing your thought...Thank you for commenting, and sharing your thoughts from the perspective of your faith. I do not know much about Islam, but I have read this -- that Mohammed and the Qur'an have conveyed a message that women should be respected and honored. It's unfortunate that there are some members of all religions who don't read or misinterpret their scriptures. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4455799919149349621.post-70054228394730138282012-12-08T19:24:43.423-08:002012-12-08T19:24:43.423-08:00I immediately click this review when reading your ...I immediately click this review when reading your latest post.<br /><br />I am a muslim and will remain one as long as I live and books about Islam always intrigues me.<br /><br />I hate that quote saying Allah gives you mind but doesn't mean you can use it because you're a woman. Whoever said that clearly never read Qur'an or misinterpret it. Allah puts women in respectfull position, even Prophet Muhammad first wife was a succesful business woman.Novrozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05410600219306917078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4455799919149349621.post-74525507338204467672012-12-07T10:39:42.328-08:002012-12-07T10:39:42.328-08:00Nice review, Dad! :-) This sounds like a book I...Nice review, Dad! :-) This sounds like a book I'd love to read. And you made an apt point that misogynistic attitudes are prevalent in various scriptural teachings, including the Bible. (They reflect the time in which they were written). <br /><br />My older daughter Sarah was traumatized by a passage from the Bible when she was quite young. She pulled the Bible off our shelf and started reading a passage. It talked about the brutal murder of some prostitutes, by men they had "wronged," and how this was "pleasing to God." (Apparently when you pay for a service, and you actually receive that service, you're being "wronged.")<br /><br />The more conservative wing of Christianity maintains stringent views about the role of women. (At least many people do -- I hate to generalize). I used to hang out in some fundamentalist Christian cyber-groups. I liked a lot of what they had to say, particularly about homeschooling, but discussions of the Biblical need to "submit to your husband" made my skin crawl.<br /><br />I always tell my kids that all religions reflect human weaknesses, and you always have to separate the wheat from the chaff. Much of the real wisdom is found in ideas we see reflected in virtually all major religions and philosophies, like the value of living with kindness and compassion. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com