When Rizvi bought an English translation of the Quran one day, and started reading it, he states that he was shocked by statements about decapitating infidels (Surah 8:12-13), amputating of thieves' hands (Surah 5:38) and violence against women (Surah 4:34), amongst other things. He confronted his parents with it, who he says were equally dumbfounded. Studying scripture diligently, Rizvi increasingly questioned and eventually lost his faith.[4][7]