A couple of months before I finally told myself that I didn't believe in Allah or Muhammad, that I was lying to myself and that I wasn't really a Muslim, I didn't even want to be, I had a friend show me a video.
I could say this video was the turning point, that after I saw this I realized I didn't agree with Islam, with anything it said and I had to stop fooling myself.
This video had the prominent Islamic scholar, Dr. Zakir Naik, answering a woman's question about Islam allowing a man to beat his wife. I was horrified then, and I'm horrified every time I watch it.
Dr. Naik compares beating your wife to beating your five year old son. As if she was as naive or foolish as a five year old boy wanting to jump out from a window.
Is that the respect this man gives the women in his life? His wife is suppose to 'obey' him? Like she's his slave or property who must do what he tells her to? That she must be beaten if she breaks a rule? He somehow assumes that he is smarter than her, knows whats good for her better than her and hence she must listen to him, do what he says, or tolerate a beating. Keeping in mind in fact, that she has no right to correct him in a similar manner when he errs. Yes, Islam treats men and women equally, doesn't it?
Do you agree with him? Would you hit a woman, no matter what she did? Would you compare her to a naive 5 year old? Don't you think she has the right to do what she wants without worrying about a 'beating' from her loving husband? Comments below
Regards
I could say this video was the turning point, that after I saw this I realized I didn't agree with Islam, with anything it said and I had to stop fooling myself.
This video had the prominent Islamic scholar, Dr. Zakir Naik, answering a woman's question about Islam allowing a man to beat his wife. I was horrified then, and I'm horrified every time I watch it.
Dr. Naik compares beating your wife to beating your five year old son. As if she was as naive or foolish as a five year old boy wanting to jump out from a window.
Is that the respect this man gives the women in his life? His wife is suppose to 'obey' him? Like she's his slave or property who must do what he tells her to? That she must be beaten if she breaks a rule? He somehow assumes that he is smarter than her, knows whats good for her better than her and hence she must listen to him, do what he says, or tolerate a beating. Keeping in mind in fact, that she has no right to correct him in a similar manner when he errs. Yes, Islam treats men and women equally, doesn't it?
Do you agree with him? Would you hit a woman, no matter what she did? Would you compare her to a naive 5 year old? Don't you think she has the right to do what she wants without worrying about a 'beating' from her loving husband? Comments below
Regards
And I used to take him seriously :/
ReplyDeleteI think you did not understand the explanation of Zakir Naik, because you listend with biased mind, looking for a point to go against Islam.
ReplyDeleteJasmine, I saw the video when I was a Muslim. Perhaps you didn't read, maybe you're biased
ReplyDeleteFreedom, you are a brave girl indeed...kudos to you! It takes a lot of courage to put aside your prejudices and look at the beliefs so deeply ingrained in your psyche with a rational approach. Like you I am also an Indian born in a Hindu family, but it took me more time than you to arrive at the conclusion you have at such a young age.
ReplyDeleteDr Zakir Naik is pretty good with remembering verses but he lacks proper reasoning, almost with every good question he pulls out a red herring or gives one of the stupidest analogy which appeals to his naive audience that subsequently falls into claptraps. To counter him someone with good knowledge of Science, History and Philosophy needs to stand up against him.
It's hard to convince people out of their deeply rooted beliefs, even when you can give them good reasons against it. You cannot show people light unless they are willing to open their eyes. The only way for them is to realize it themselves. For us humans, what identifies is that innate hunger for knowledge and almost childlike curiosity. Some like you choose to pursue it and shed away what does not make sense, others stop questioning.