Religion is extremely difficult topic. Living in USA is rather easy to accept everyone but still you do not. On the other hand we in Eastern Europe are living peacefully already for close to 100 years. This does not mean we did not have huge conflicts - religion (namely Christianity ) was a way to survive and not succumb to the hordes coming from the East. By the way equally bad were the crusades coming from the West. So my believe is firm that as Lao Zi says in Dao De Jing - you should not hear the rooster of your neighbor - namely - do not come and preach Islam in a christian country and vice versa. Hopefully all religions will die out in some not so distant future and we can live better.,(reply>), @HajiJesus First of all I was not arguing about Islam as religion but mentioned some consequences from the bigotry and propaganda. Second you cannot claim Islam is something else as it was copied from Christianity, before Judaism, before there were some others etc. And last you speak of it as of Egyptian rituals. Peace to you and your family but let me stay with my believes, views," <a href=""http://traditions.do/"">traditions.Do</a> not try to impose on others and try to preach", thank you.,(reply>), @Rangel Dobrev <br>I am not an Ayyatullah, 12 imam worshipping, Shia nor Saudi or from puppets ruling Saudi Arabia.<br><br>If you want to ask Islamic questions, absolutely. I will try to do my best or get the answers for you.<br><br>Who do you think you are really?<br>Christian?<br><br>Christianity is a made up religion in that it did not exist even at Jesus time. Jesus was jewish. H was sent to Jewish people.<br><br>Even the Jewish is not a religion. Jewish is tribalized religion of the path taken by Prophets like Moses. This was the same path taken by Abraham, Noah and all Prophets.<br><br>Forget about this. Who are you really?<br>Let us say, European?<br><br>No, you are not. You have been given European attributes now but are you really. Who you are is who you were and will be after your Soul leaves the body.<br><br>You are a Soul. <br><br>Think of this world as a Virtual Reality with different obstacle levels. Each of us comes to this Reality with predefined scenarios we have to navigate from. We are given a tribal, race, family, relationships/façade, temporary façade that adds to the course that we are given. This is not limited to human associations. This is also true for wealth, health, and other things that affect our lives here. These might make our movement harder or easier. Either case, the harder the hand we are given and we succeed," the better we are positioned when it all ends. We don’t choose the hand we are given. Excellence is what is expected from us whatever the hand.  <br><br>We just don’t die and disappear. Children suffer for no reason. Suffering is the eye of the beholder. We and the kids have the same substance", we call it Soul. When the Test finish and we are out," we come out as the same. What we call children are just the same entities as us whole had their slotted time on this Reality get ended early.    <br><br>If you understand this", you understand this world. Nothing dies for real in this world. Yes," the avatar or character you are given to play dies but that thing that makes the character work does not. It exits the Virtual reality and wakes up to the reality it already knew. Then the truth will start to dawn on us. Every one of us will remember why they were in this reality upon exit.  <br><br>You might ask", why we don't remember. Because it defeats the reason we are here for. We are here for a purpose. As we start this game called World and we get transplanted in the middle of a small baby growing inside of a mother, we start fresh and assume total plug-in to this reality. This means temporarily forgetting everything outside of this existence. Brain and the data it contains are created in this existence. Everything about this reality is already programmed, designed to the pixel level, using a term we know. All the option choices we are availed to us in the reality are also known and configured. What is expected of us is to use the rules set for this reality and excel. These rules are created by God to help us achieve our goal," to get the best possible points when our time is reached while living the best possible life.    <br><br>Of course", Virtual reality is one thing, the life we are in is another. One the Creator is us, the other, its Creator is the Originator of all that is, was, or will be, the Mighty Supreme Being. Unlike virtual reality, we feel everything because we are supposed to feel as it is, to be like the Real deal for us. Why? So that the good comes out from the bad. The power-hungry narcists come out from the beautiful Soul. God does not punish unjustly, our actions do. Our actions decide what happens to us once we wake up from this reality and realize what we have done. If you are wondering why you are even here since you did not choose this? This might shock you, you choose to be in it. If you are already in this world," there is nobody to blame for that except you.   <br><br>Quran:33:72 * Indeed", We offered the trust [The acceptance of obligations and obedience to God] to the heavens and the earth and the mountains, but they ˹all˺ declined to bear it, being fearful of it. But humanity assumed it, ˹for˺ they are truly wrongful ˹to themselves˺ and ignorant ˹of the consequences˺,"  <br><br>One might say", why God forces us to worship him. Well, God does not force anyone anything. This is the whole reason we are here for. We are given an option to accept or reject," Free Will. God’s commands are for the benefit of us. He does not order except Good and does not prohibit except the bad.   <br><br>Quran:7:28  <br><br>And when they commit an immorality", they say, "We found our fathers doing it, and God has ordered us to do it." Say, <b>"Indeed," God does not order immorality. Do you say about God that which you do not know?"</b>  <br><br>He is the maker of this Universe and he set the laws for how one can obtain the maximum benefit from it. Imagine the instruction manual of an Airplane. For example", praying, doing charity, helping the poor, fasting, etc. All help us have re-orient ourselves back to our purpose. We are not here to make mansions that we will leave tomorrow if these will make us forget why we are here for. We are here to be the best humans we can be, helping others, taking care of the animals and environment, etc. What happens when we stop connecting to our Creator and be mindful of why we come here for? We forget ourselves. We forget why we come here for. We become like animals, without purpose with the majority of us thinking we are here to make more money, own more houses, more bling, etc. It is simple cause and effect. We ignore to follow God’s instruction manual for this reality," in time God will have no role in our calculations and this will cause us to forget the purpose we come here for.  <br><br>Quran 59:20 <b>And be not like those who forgot God"," so He made them forget themselves. Those are the defiantly disobedient.</b>  <br><br>You want something in return for going through this Reality. What is that thing? Well", we don’t know the magnitude of it but imagine the power and capability of the originator of all that is, was," or will be. That thing is one of the if not the best Reward that Supreme Being gives for those who excel.   <br><br>Gems from Quran  <br><br>_ [Summary of life]_  <br><br><b><a href=""https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOKCNUqbpH0&amp;t=57m20s"">57:20</a></b><b> Know that this worldly life is no more than </b><b><i>PLAY", AMUSEMENT, LUXURY, mutual boasting, and competition in wealth and children.</i></b><b> This is like rain that causes plants to grow, to the delight of the planters. But later the plants dry up and you see them wither, then they are reduced to chaff. And in the Hereafter there will be either severe punishment or forgiveness and pleasure of God," whereas the life of this world is no more than the delusion of enjoyment.</b>   <br><br><i>[What is in it for us]</i>  <br><br><b><a href=""https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOKCNUqbpH0&amp;t=57m21s"">57:21</a></b><b> Race [i.e.", compete] toward forgiveness from your Lord and a Garden whose width is like the width of the heavens and earth, prepared for those who believed in Allah and His messengers. That is the bounty of Allah which He gives to whom He wills," and God is the possessor of great bounty.</b>   <br><br><i>[Every possible scenario is covered and written.]</i>  <br><br><a href=""https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOKCNUqbpH0&amp;t=57m22s"">57:22</a> No calamity ˹or blessing˺ occurs on earth or in yourselves without being ˹written˺ in a Record before We bring it into being. This is certainly easy for God.   <br><br>  <b><a href=""https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOKCNUqbpH0&amp;t=57m23s"">57:23</a></b><b> We let you know this˺ so that you neither grieve over what you have missed nor boast over what He has granted you. For God does not like whoever is arrogant"," boastful</b>   <br><br> <i>Atheism = Ride out till it ends and see what happens.</i>  <br><br><i>Christianity/Jewish/Tribalism = You are who your parents were. They must be correct. Die on their path.</i><br><br><b>Islam = Prepare for Journey that you have already embarked on from the day you come into this world inside a baby.</b> A journey that will continue after you leave the body. It is a journey you have chosen on your own which will have only 2 outcomes"," success or failure.   <br><br>  <b>Islam is the Cheat Sheet on how to live this Reality no matter what hand you are given and come out with all aces.</b>",(reply>), @HajiJesus Sure, but next time lets discuss Iran and Saudi Arabia.,(reply>), I think you have no idea what Islam is or who you are or what you are doing here.<br><br>Do you have questions?<br>Read Quran,(reply>), @Asif Khan Hah, I meant in terms of religion. Not forgetting the 1st and 2nd WW of course. And Yugoslav, etc. And now Ukraine. But none of these have anything to do with religion. Well Yugoslav conflict maybe.