Why do people have so much enomocity towards Islam?

Question

I love being a muslim, I would not ever leave Islam. I try to be open minded with other people, and will not ever judge them for who they are. But I read other people's answers or questions and it's annoying how ignorant they can be. Weren't they taught when they were little that if they don't have anything nice to say keep it to yourself. We are all individual, we are not all the same. They make it seem as all Muslims are bad. I hate it, when known fact that all GOOD MUSLIM the things we do is for Allah and Allah only. Also, how people over react on things that they don't even have full knowldege of.

Answer 1

Peace be unto you, and all of yours,

My friend, your definitions are confusing.  Is a bad Muslim a bad person, or someone who practices Islam badly?  Is a good Muslim a good person or someone who practices Islam perfectly?  

The reason that I ask this is that after reading the Koran and the Hadith, I have come to the conclusion that a person who practices Islam in the manner that the Prophet did is a very bad person.

Muhammad is said to have been gentle, patient, loving, kind, generous, compassionate, etc. etc.  Yet the actions I have read with horror in the hadith do not bear this out.  This man routinely ordered the deaths of hundreds on a whim, assasinated political rivals and tortured many people with dismemberment, with fire and with starvation.  NO he personally did none of these things, but Hitler never shoved a jew into a gas chamber himself, either.

There are many accounts of his female conquests that defy common sense.  Was this man a 7th century Don Juan?  By his physical description, that's not likely.  The only rationale explanation is that many of his female relationships were rape and/or molestation, plain and simple.

The bulk of the writing of Muhammad was compiled by his followers and sycophants, who were all too willing to extoll his vrtues and justify and make excuses for his less desireable behaviors.  This is a common behavior observed in cult followers of any stripe, thus the dichotomy of the good man that his followers say he was, and the heinous deeds he is recorded as having done by those same followers.

That being said, muslims are torn.  Most genuinely want to be good people, as that is the normal human condition.  In an effort to reconcile this desire for purity with the contrasts in islam, they choose to cherry pick the best-sounding bits of Islam, and either ignore or attempt to explain away the more heinous bits.  Christians have the same problem with the Bible, but it's not as significant, because the bible is a compilation over centuries with a chronology of ideological development, while the Islamic writings are all from a single point source.

Most Muslims are genuinely good people, who want to come closer to God and seek peace.  These are, unfortunately, not very good Muslims.  The terrorists and thugs are the ones who are following the example of Muhammad and his immediate circle of followers the most closely.    You yourself said that bad people do bad things.  Explain then the massacre of the Banu Qarayza, the assassinations of the poets who mocked Muhammad.  Explain the massacre of the refugees who were allowed to leave Damascus after it fell.  Explain the hundreds of battles fought to spread Islam. Explain the 80 million Hindus who have died over the centuries resisting Islam.  Bad?  or Good? You tell me.

One of the roots of Christianity is that you must accept Christ voluntarily.  Yes, I know that there have been times in history when misguided christians have tried to force christianity at the point of a sword, but nothing in scripture encourages or authorizes that.  Yet most muslims are either that way by birth or have no choice.  Why is there a death sentance for rejecting Islam?  Is that not between you and God?  Think of the civil wars that occured when there was mass apostasy after Muhammad's death!  Was that a matter of religion or politics?  Wars are fought for politics.  Religious wars are nothing but political wars using religion as the cause d'etre.

I am an enemy of Islam.  Islam cannot exist side by side with free people in the same world.  I am NOT an enemy of Muslims.  I feel that most Muslims are the primary victims of Islam, and I am fighting in my own way to free them.

Answer 2

Sometimes when muslims do things for allah, non-muslims fear for their safety. Being a murtad in the middle-east is a scary, scary thing.

Answer 3

because they dont take the time to really learn what islam is about alhumdulilah i reverted and before that i use to think bad about islam but alhumulilah i learned better when i went to the source the quran and thats how i came to islam. but thats why people misunderstand islam because they dont take time to understand they just go with what society tells them and for what extrimest do that make islam look bad because some are not well educated in their own religion islam.  

Answer 4

Because it is an evil religion that preaches hatred and violence.

Answer 5

enomocity?

Answer 6

Some (ignorant) people have a connection between Islam and terrorism, which is completely ridiculous. Just because you're Muslim doesn't mean you're a terrorist. But some people are like that. Look at how everyone attacked Obama because they thought he was Muslim. I'm not Muslim, but I don't have anything against Muslims. They're cool. The only thing I can have a hard time understanding is that it seems like women are not treated well in Muslim society. But that's with most religions, not just Islam. Look at Christianity.

Answer 7

First off, that spelling of 'enomocity' is wrong!

Second, we do not hate people for no reason. I can understand that we are all humans and equal, but many of your brothers in Islam do not consider us the same!

And that being nice thing should primarily be taught to the Fundamentalist and Muslim haters. They say we are Kafirun, Mushrikeen, Pagans, Pigs, Apes - they will slaughter us in the end and stuff related. They preach how our Gospel is corrupted and try to decieve Christians by pointing out 'mistakes' that can easily be answered!

Even though the Quran says those stuff, why do you have to say publicly? When we call you people terrorists, it matters - but when you call us Kafirun and Pagans, its fine because 'its the truth'.

Just a simple example: Which came frist, Answering-Christiainty or Answering-Islam (the websites)? Answering Christiaity came loooooong before answering-islam. And the Christian website came in defense, but that Islamic site came to attack! Even though that site has been completely answered and refuted, its still promoting lies!

I hate it too, when you make my religion look bad!

And another example, where Muslims generalize ALL Jews just becoz what Israel does to Palestine. They refuse to recognize Israel.

The mistreatment and discrimination of Non-Muslims in Middle Eastern regions, especially Gulf!

And for your info, I've been studying Islam for 7 yrs now! I dont hate all Muslims, but I'm totally Anti-Islam.

Look at magicofdawn's answer, which makes A LOT of sense. Look at both sides sister. I hate it too when people play "Muslims are the victims".

Answer 8

It's because of the media. The media is that way because of Lobbyists.

Answer 9

ignorance. They only are informed of what they see through the medias eyes and afraid to find out for themselves.

There is good and bad in any race or religion.

Unfortunately there is a lot of people that never payed attention the day that lesson was taught that if you have nothing nice to say,then dont say nothing at all.

P.S I LOVE BEING MUSLIM TOO!! :-)

Answer 10

You mean animosity?  

You falsely assume that people who dislike islam don't know anything about it.  Just because you like it doesn't mean everyone will.  Most of us do not like hearing allah tell Muslims to fight and slay people.  We don't like hearing terrorists quote the quran and carry out heinous acts of violence and cowardice against innocent people, many of those being other Muslims.  We, the non-Muslims are outraged, but you, the "moderate" Muslims, ask "why do people hate us?"  The media is not making up anything.  Some of the footage and videotapes come from Muslims themselves and Arab television, so don't blame the media!

Muslims riot and protest over teddy bears, cartoons, books, etc. that they feel "hurt" islam.  Why don't you riot and protest other Muslims who "hurt" islam when they preach violence?

Answer 11

There are many reasons and MagicOfDawn put it very clearly for you. Let me take it one step further...

There is animosity towards Muslims, because as a group - perhaps not as individuals, but definitely as a group - you want everything your own way. You want US, the westerners to kowtow to YOUR ways and you give no quarter back. You want YOUR laws adhered to, while living in non-Muslim countries. You want us to abide by all YOUR numerous silly whims and yet you see no wrong in it.

Again, like MagicOfDawn pointed out, Muslims - whether you like it or not - are responsible for the worst atrocities in our modern world. They are forever blowing things up and beheading people simply because they are not stupid enough to be slaves to your mindless fiction - the Koran. Yet, you so called moderates do not blink an eye! You complain over the most utterly ridiculous things, like cartoons, for crying out loud, yet mass murder perpetrated by your kind does not cause even so much as a shrug!

All of the foregoing is merely the tip of the iceberg however and does not address the fundamental reason why most of us with sense have animosity toward everything Islamic - it is FALSE! It is archaic, outmoded camel excrement, peddled by a homicidal, psychopathic, nomadic paedophile!

You claim to be open minded, but in the preceding sentence, you state you'll never leave Islam! These are two mutually contradictory statements. If you really WERE open minded as you claim, then you would be willing to listen to REASON, open your eyes and yes, be willing to shun the cult for the evil brainwashing that it truly is.

Like everyone else on this planet, you have within you the arrogance of your own assurance. You think that what you think is the truth. You don't see that you are nothing more than a conditioned robot. You have been brought up since birth to believe in nonsense, a lie, yet you come out with things about 'Allah' as if they were a proven fact!!! Don't you see this? You believe in your Allah, the Christian in his God, the Jew in Jehovah, the Hindu in 100 different weirdo Gods and all of you do so with utter conviction. Most of you preach peace, but by your very stance as a Muslim or Christian, etc, you have set yourself apart from other people. By calling yourself a Muslim, what you are really saying is, "I am right and you are wrong.". This should be the catchphrase of every member of the human race. The difference is that some are unmoveable in their childish beliefs and Muslims are among the worst. If you had any humility, you would say the only thing which IS true, "I don't have a clue why I'm here on earth. I know nothing about life, death and existence.". That really is the truth. Any claims to the contrary do not hold up under scrutiny.

I know my logic will have done nothing to you. You are blind from birth, so there is no point explaining what light is to you, because the concept is beyond your understanding. Still, I needed to get it off my chest and you never know, one day, maybe one solitary Muslim will read what I say and go, "Hey, he IS right. Islam IS nothing but bullsh.it.". If I have done that then it will have been worth it.

Answer 12

We, as muslims, have to look ourselves first. How do we live? Do we fullfill the requirements of the religion?

An outsider will of course see an learn the people from TVs,papers and stories told.I see terrorists bombing innocent people, kidnapping slaugtering even kids telling they do this in the name of Islam.

Tell me,how can a muslim be a terrorist,if he/she really fullfills the requirements of Islam? Doesn't Qoran say "Fight,only against who fights you" .

If we don't show people that Islam is the light and it orders nothing but being a good person and being fair, of course they will go on believing Muslim= terrorist, of course they will show the people killed by Palestinians and not the unarmed kids killed by Israeli army,like some (unashamed or ignorant) posters.

To make the long story short, first we all have to be good muslims and show that to the others, and they will finally see the real Islam.

Answer 13

Sept. 6, 1970:

TWA, Pan-Am, and BOAC airplanes are hijacked by PLO terrorists.

Sept. 5, 1972

Munich, Germany

11 Israeli athletes are murdered at the Munich Olympics by a group calling themselves “Black September,”said to be an arm of Fatah, operating under Arafat's direct command.

April 11, 1974:

Isreal

11 people are killed by Palestinian terrorists who attack apartment building in Kiryat Shmona.

May 15, 1974

Israel

PLO terrorists infiltrating from Lebanon hold children hostage in Ma'alot school. 26 people, 21 of them children, are killed.

November 1974

Israel

PLO takes responsibility for the PDFLP's Beit She'an murders in which 4 Israelis are killed.

March 1975

Israel

Members of Fatah attack the Tel Aviv seafront and take hostages in the Savoy hotel. Three soldiers, three civilians and seven terrorists are killed.

March 1978

Israel

Coastal Road Massacre —Fatah terrorists take over a bus on the Haifa-Tel Aviv highway and kill 21 Israelis.

November 4, 1979

Tehran, Iran

U.S. Embassy Taken Over

1982 - 1991

Lebanon

18 Americans Kidnapped

April 18, 1983

Beirut, Lebanon

Truck Bombing of U.S. Embassy

October 23, 1983

Beirut, Lebanon

Truck Bombing of U.S. Marine Barracks

December 12, 1983

Kuwait City, Kuwait

U.S. Embassy Annex Attacked

September 20, 1984

Beirut, Lebanon

U.S. Embassy Compound Attacked

April 12, 1985

Madrid, Spain

Restaurant Bombing

June 13, 1985

Beirut, Lebanon/Algiers, Algeria

TWA Flight 847 Hijacked

August 8, 1985

Frankfurt, Germany

Rhein-Main Airbase Bombing

October 7, 1985

Port Said, Egypt

The Ship Achille Lauro is Hijacked

November 23, 1985

Valeta, Malta Egyptair Flight 648 Hijacked

December 27, 1985

Rome, Italy and Vienna, Austria

Grenades and Guns are Used to Massacre Passengers at Rome and Vienna Airport

April 02, 1986

Athens, Greece

TWA Flight 840 Bombed

April 05, 1986

West Berlin

La Belle Disco in Berlin Bombed

December 21, 1988

Lockerbie, Scotland

Pan Am Flight 103 Bombing

January 25, 1993

Langley, Virginia

CIA Employees in Langley, VA are Shot

February 26, 1993

New York, New York

1993 World Trade Center in New York Bombed

November 13, 1995

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

U.S. Military Complex in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is Bombed

June 25, 1996

Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

Khobar Towers in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia are Bombed

August 07, 1998

Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

U.S. Embassies in Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania are Bombed

October 12, 2000

Aden, Yemen

USS Cole Bombed

September 11, 2001

New York City, Washington, D.C.

World Trade Center is Destroyed and the Pentagon is Attacked

Answer 14

Ayesha the following is the right perspective you dont have to quote out of context and do tunnel visioning..

perhaps the military manuels of usa teaches their personal to give garlands and candies to their enemies... :)

[9:1] An ultimatum is herein issued from GOD and His messenger to the idol worshipers who enter into a treaty with you.

[9:2] Therefore, roam the earth freely for four months, and know that you cannot escape from GOD, and that GOD humiliates the disbelievers.

[9:3] A proclamation is herein issued from GOD and His messenger to all the people on the great day of pilgrimage, that GOD has disowned the idol worshipers, and so did His messenger. Thus, if you repent, it would be better for you. But if you turn away, then know that you can never escape from GOD. Promise those who disbelieve a painful retribution.

[9:4] If the idol worshipers sign a peace treaty with you, and do not violate it, nor band together with others against you, you shall fulfill your treaty with them until the expiration date. GOD loves the righteous.

[9:5] Once the Sacred Months are past, (and they refuse to make peace) you may kill the idol worshipers when you encounter them, punish them, and resist every move they make. If they repent and observe the Contact Prayers (Salat) and give the obligatory charity (Zakat), you shall let them go. GOD is Forgiver, Most Merciful.

[9:6] If one of the idol worshipers sought safe passage with you, you shall grant him safe passage, so that he can hear the word of GOD, then send him back to his place of security. That is because they are people who do not know.

[9:11] If they repent and observe the Contact Prayers (Salat) and give the obligatory charity (Zakat), then they are your brethren in religion. We thus explain the revelations for people who know.

[9:12] If they violate their oaths after pledging to keep their covenants, and attack your religion, you may fight the leaders of paganism - you are no longer bound by your covenant with them - that they may refrain.

[9:13] Would you not fight people who violated their treaties, tried to banish the messenger, and they are the ones who started the war in the first place? Are you afraid of them? GOD is the One you are supposed to fear, if you are believers.

[8:36] Those who disbelieve spend their money to repel others from the way of GOD. They will spend it, then it will turn into sorrow and remorse for them. Ultimately, they will be defeated, and all disbelievers will be summoned to h**l.

[8:37] GOD will sift away the bad from the good, then pile the bad on top of each other, all in one pile, then throw it in h**l. Such are the losers.

[8:38] Tell those who disbelieved: if they stop, all their past will be forgiven. But if they return, they will incur the same fate as their previous counterparts.

[8:39] You shall fight them to ward off oppression, and to practice your religion devoted to GOD alone. If they refrain from aggression, then GOD is fully Seer of everything they do.

[8:40] If they turn away, then you should know that GOD is your Lord and Master; the best Lord and Master, the best supporter.

@@ and now  edmond... how about the false pretext of iraq and afghanistan invasion ..korean war..vietnam war...nuking japan twice !!

over 600,000 iraqis civilians dead,,over a million displaced !!

pretty good picture huh !!

Answer 15

west is influenced by media greatly. their media purposefully misguide people about muslims and islam. it's like a media war that they have won in a manner. every where people would hate muslims without even actually getting to know them. it's a pity but it's true.  

Answer 16

you mean animosity =]

its because the media perpetuates the stereotypee that all muslims are terrorists. Also, people are afraid of what they dont know. Insha'allah the only thing that you can do to dispel their negative views on islam is to follow islam correctly and basically answer question that pertain to islam.

Manshallah on reverting to islam. May allah make things easier on you.  

Answer 17

Well, if you don't have anything nice to say...then don't blow it up is what I wish Muslims were taught. As for (A)nimosity against Islam...isn't Satan at the root of all evil? That would explain the animosity against Satan and his followers. People just don't seem to like evil.

Oh, and I'll copy and paste that!

Sept. 6, 1970:

TWA, Pan-Am, and BOAC airplanes are hijacked by PLO terrorists.

Sept. 5, 1972

Munich, Germany

11 Israeli athletes are murdered at the Munich Olympics by a group calling themselves “Black September,”said to be an arm of Fatah, operating under Arafat's direct command.

April 11, 1974:

Isreal

11 people are killed by Palestinian terrorists who attack apartment building in Kiryat Shmona.

May 15, 1974

Israel

PLO terrorists infiltrating from Lebanon hold children hostage in Ma'alot school. 26 people, 21 of them children, are killed.

November 1974

Israel

PLO takes responsibility for the PDFLP's Beit She'an murders in which 4 Israelis are killed.

March 1975

Israel

Members of Fatah attack the Tel Aviv seafront and take hostages in the Savoy hotel. Three soldiers, three civilians and seven terrorists are killed.

March 1978

Israel

Coastal Road Massacre —Fatah terrorists take over a bus on the Haifa-Tel Aviv highway and kill 21 Israelis.

November 4, 1979

Tehran, Iran

U.S. Embassy Taken Over

1982 - 1991

Lebanon

18 Americans Kidnapped

April 18, 1983

Beirut, Lebanon

Truck Bombing of U.S. Embassy

October 23, 1983

Beirut, Lebanon

Truck Bombing of U.S. Marine Barracks

December 12, 1983

Kuwait City, Kuwait

U.S. Embassy Annex Attacked

September 20, 1984

Beirut, Lebanon

U.S. Embassy Compound Attacked

April 12, 1985

Madrid, Spain

Restaurant Bombing

June 13, 1985

Beirut, Lebanon/Algiers, Algeria

TWA Flight 847 Hijacked

August 8, 1985

Frankfurt, Germany

Rhein-Main Airbase Bombing

October 7, 1985

Port Said, Egypt

The Ship Achille Lauro is Hijacked

November 23, 1985

Valeta, Malta Egyptair Flight 648 Hijacked

December 27, 1985

Rome, Italy and Vienna, Austria

Grenades and Guns are Used to Massacre Passengers at Rome and Vienna Airport

April 02, 1986

Athens, Greece

TWA Flight 840 Bombed

April 05, 1986

West Berlin

La Belle Disco in Berlin Bombed

December 21, 1988

Lockerbie, Scotland

Pan Am Flight 103 Bombing

January 25, 1993

Langley, Virginia

CIA Employees in Langley, VA are Shot

February 26, 1993

New York, New York

1993 World Trade Center in New York Bombed

November 13, 1995

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

U.S. Military Complex in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is Bombed

June 25, 1996

Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

Khobar Towers in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia are Bombed

August 07, 1998

Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

U.S. Embassies in Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania are Bombed

October 12, 2000

Aden, Yemen

USS Cole Bombed

September 11, 2001

New York City, Washington, D.C.

World Trade Center is Destroyed and the Pentagon is Attacked

And, many, many, many, many more.........