Why I Left Islam: A Muslim's Evolution Towards Rationalism

By Sajjad Haider

This book is an account of the authors personal journey from the dark and irrational abyss of a faith and excruciating customs toward a wide spectrum of humanistic values and reason.

He performed an enchanting evaluation and assessment of his former faith without any inappropriate bashing and disrespectful statements.

The reader will find him logical, knowledgeable, and informative. This is a first-hand account of victim of Islam and the laws based on it.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse UK
• Release date: Aug 22, 2016
• ISBN: 9781524661748

Sajjad Haider

Dr. Sajjad Haider is an Associate Professor in the Chemical Engineering Department at King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia since May 2009. His research work focuses on the development of carbon nanotubes, metal nanoparticles, the synthesis of biopolymer and metal oxide composites, synthesis of polymer hydrogels, and electrospun nanofibers for biomedical and environmental applications. He is on the editorial board of the Makara of Technology Series and Journal of Chemical Engineering and Material Science. Dr. Haider has co-edited two books and co-authored seven book chapters.

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Contents

Introduction

Islam VS Knowledge

The Qur’an

The Prophet Muhammad - A Critical Biography

Religion of Peace?, A Glance at Muslim History

Islam and Crimes Against Humanity

Conclusion

Introduction

I was born on 19.12.1977 in a rural district Depalpur of Punjab, Pakistan. My parents belong to a majority Sunni Muslim. I spent my early years in my family home with other six siblings. I received my early education from Depalpur. I started viewing my inherited religion Islam critically around the age of 18 when I faced a problem which involved Shariah and other religious and social customs.

According to Islamic laws of inheritance the children of a deceased person have no claims over his inheritance. The social setup does not allow or enable powerless children and widow to stand against other mail members of the paternal family. No body entitled to claim any share from the property of their grandfather. This explanation and advice left poor families from deceased father bewildered and utterly hopeless. I felt that Islamic Law was designed to strengthen the sup planters. This point forces me to ask intellectual queries toward religion.

During visit of Lahore, city of Pakistan I found lot of religious material in shape of books. I also started searching information about various issues of Islam and related questions. I came across many websites with articles about the historical and theistic lies of Islam. For example I searched for injunction about female sex slaves, inhuman treatment and subordination of women, etc. I was stunned to read all those critical reviews and found them quite logical and reasonable. It was revealed to me that almost all the Islamic customs were only a heap of lies and frauds. This new understanding gave me a new courage and taught me to unlearn my inherited religious beliefs. For me it was a Islam VS Humanity conflict.

I observed the state of women in Pakistan who are the main victims of Shariah customs. They have unequal rights in property, they are not allowed to meet with friends and go out alone, they cannot marry a many of their choice, in rural areas education is denied to them, parents can wed their 16 year old daughter with a 60 years old man in the name of religion, even in law their witness is half as compared to males, women can be bartered for land and to settle family feuds, feudal can marry them to Quran to usurp their share of property, brothers and fathers kill their sisters and daughters if they feel that she is doing something against moral and religious code, etc.

I hate obligation of jihad too which is compulsory for Muslims. What Muhammad and his companion did on the name of jihad, They killed many Non-Muslims, looted peoples and make their women (sex slave), children’s (slave) and captured their animals and lands. So called Islamic values and principles started to suffocate me, which were decidedly contrary to science, intellect, history, humanity and even common sense and morality. I yearned to escape from this religion and a society based on its false eternal principles. My views and newfound humanistic truths estranged me to my surroundings and social circle. For example, I did not agree with the idea of going to the mosque for congregational prayers neither did I thought it sane and useful to pray five times a day. All the prayers and rituals are in Arabic language, and there is almost no one who may really understand the meaning of the prayers they recite like a parrot.

I effectively lost my belief on Allah and his apostle or any supernatural or superhuman personality whom we should venerate and supplicate. My quest took me to the land of understanding where not many people dare or venture to go in societies like Pakistan. I replaced my beliefs with knowing and questioning. For me an orphanage or a school or dispensary is more valuable and laudable than a mosque or tomb of some saint.

I was born into the religion of Islam, so through my revolt against this belief system I managed to pull myself away and out of the abyss of religion in general. That is how i have written a book to share my journey and quest of erasing inhumane religious (Islamic) values from my brain. I have attempted to analyse the life of Muhammad and early history of Islam, as well as injunctions of Islam purely on the basis of common sense. This is not an academic research. In fact the fallacies of Islam are so obvious and clear that one can easily smash them by using some intellectual and reasonable ability.

When I studied Quran with translation I found many lies in that which conflict with science for example Quran 36:38 And the sun runs [on course] toward its stopping point. That is the determination of the Exalted in Might, the Knowing God

But reality is, the Earth rotates, moves, or revolves, around the Sun. The Earth’s path around the Sun is called its orbit. It takes the Earth one year, or 365 1/4 days, to completely orbit the Sun and sun is still. You will read more informative text in book…

Blasphemy law have an amazing ability to turn morality on its head. They transform murderers into heroes. Religion is/was stealing the time and resources. I am so sick of the hypocrisy. Religions are free to spread vitriolic venom and hate. But when we object to it, when we express concern for the victims of religious hate, we are accused of hate speech. What Islam doing in real life is/was terrorising world 9/11, London 7/7, Mumbai 2008, Madrid 2004, Paris 2015, Brussels 2016, Tunisia, Sousse 2015, Northern Nigeria, Baga, 2015 etc. I cannot hide the truth of religion Islam and I left Islam.

Islam VS Knowledge

(This Chapter explores the claims of Muslims for taking part in scientific and scholarly fields, including historiography and theology)

Religious logic is the worst kind of logic, but it was the use of logic in religious matters and question that engendered the scientific logic during ages. In religions the goal are predefined and ultimate, and all logic is its chambermaid who will only show the so called eternal truths.

Religion tries to give finished and final answers of all questions of any age. The religions were final in 2 BCE and they are final in 2000AD too, however we know they gone through a million of changes and modifications and compromises to adjust with different societies and ages and rulers.

Most of the world religions, through trial and error, lashing of science and scientific reason, learned their lessons and agreed to give Caesar’s share to Caesar and Christ’s share to Christ. Even some societies like India learned to give religion a separate place in their life. But there are many societies where Islam kept them in a special state of confusion and unreason. The worst use of religious logic is present in so called Islamic societies you will find a host of shirt and tie clad Ulemas not only preaching about the fundamental human values and eternal values of Islam, but also detesting and rejecting other religions as blasphemy and infidelity. You will hear them discussion about evolution theory of Darwin to Black Holes and magnetic waves, Cosmos, and even neurology. They will tell you the scientific ways to treat your physical and psychological ills by reciting some mantras. They will give you final and unquestionable answers to any question you put before them.

As the age of reason happened in the Europe and Christian