I think Islam is the most misunderstood
religion in the world. Not just by
non-Muslims, but by Muslims as well.
Many non-Muslims information about Islam
is based on what they see on television
and in the movies. And many Muslims are
born to this religion without anyone
really explaining it to them. And
unfortunately, their actions and their
behavior reflects their lack of
understanding. And finally, you have
people who twist the verses of the Quran
in order to spread their hate. The end
result is a lot of confused people and a
lot of confusion on what Islam really
teaches. I get so many emails from
viewers asking why I became Muslim. So
instead of answering it via email, I
decided to make a video. So for the
season finale, I'm going to take a break
from my normal comical view of
explaining things with the hope of
clearing up some of the confusion with
this
video. I grew up here in America and
like most Americans, I knew very little
if anything about Islam. And the very
few Muslims that I did come across, they
didn't practice. So since their actions
were just like everyone else's, I really
had no interest in asking what they
believed in. You see, I wasn't really
raised with any religion. And honestly,
I really didn't care much about any of
them. Coming from a science background,
you have to convince me intellectually
if you want me to change my ways.
Otherwise, anyone can make up a religion
and say it's from God. Each time someone
tried to sell me on following their
religion, I was given vague answers
whenever I ask for evidence. If you want
me to give up my desires in this world,
then you better come up with something
more than this religion is the truth
because this book says it's the truth.
prove to me that this book is perfect
just like the creator and then I'll
follow it. Otherwise, if the book even
has one error, it proves it's been
written or edited by man. So, different
people from different religions used to
knock on my door. And once the
discussions got down to evidence, they
had no answers and that wasn't going to
fly with me. And then I discovered Islam
and shortly after I became Muslim. So
why Islam? You see, I became Muslim
before 9/11, before all this propaganda.
Today, if you watch TV long enough, you
believe that this religion is a religion
of fanatics, where actions are not based
on reason or rationality. But that's not
true, but rather it's an exact opposite.
When I started studying Islam, I found
it very comprehensive, very practical.
In fact, when it comes to discussing the
existence of the creator, Islam teaches
you to think and reflect to observe the
world around you. Because when you start
investigating, you realize how complex
things are. And through our human
experience, we realize that complex
things just don't come out of nowhere.
If you and I were walking down my street
and we saw the complex buildings and the
technology within them, you would never
believe me if I told you this all came
together by itself. You see, even though
you don't see the engineers and the
builders who put this all together, that
doesn't mean that they don't exist. Just
the evidence that you see something put
behind, you know someone had to build
it. Not just that, but you get an idea
of the intelligence of the creator just
by checking out his creation. The
amazing thing is that all these man-made
structures are rather simple when you
compare it to something as complex as a
living organism like a fly. If the
entire world got together to build
something as complex as a fly and then
put life into it, they couldn't do it.
And that's just a fly. The point is that
we don't see order spontaneously arising
out of chaos. but rather our human
experience tells us that when we see
something working by precise mechanisms
that someone had to put it together and
that someone cannot be a human being
because we know human beings are
imperfect and limited while the creator
of all things is perfect and infinite.
So therefore he can't be an idol or a
cow or even a human being because how
can a creator who is infinite be killed
by his creation? How can he die? He
can't. So if the creator of all things
is perfect then his book can only be
perfect. So when I started investigating
and studying different books, the only
book that I came to find perfect without
error was the Quran. No other book has
been memorized cover to cover, verse by
verse in order by millions of people.
That itself is amazing. Have you ever
tried memorizing a book cover to cover?
Now imagine millions of people doing it.
It's not even uncommon to find a person
as young as 10 years old to do it. And
remember, 85% of the Muslims are not
even Arab. Now linguistically, there's
no book that compares to it.
Scientifically, there's so many verses
on scientific knowledge in the Quran
that I don't have time to explain in
this short video. All I can tell you,
1400 years ago, it was impossible for
anyone to have this accurate
information, especially when some of
these things have just been discovered
in this past century. And the Quran
challenges man to write a book like it
if he is in doubt that this book is
actually from the creator to prove that
this book cannot be written by a human
being. So many have tried. All of them
have failed and many of them ended up
becoming Muslims. Amazing. Now keep in
mind the meaning of the Quran translated
to English is not the Quran since the
Quran is only in Arabic. Any translation
is only a mere attempt to translate it.
These days you see people trying to take
verses of the Quran, twisting them in
order to fool the people. But in
reality, they're only fooling
themselves. Yes, there's going to be
people who are going to be like sheep
and they won't think. But I've come
across many open-minded people that once
you come with a valid argument, they'll
listen, they'll think, they'll reflect.
Which is one of the reasons I made this
video. I'm not here to offend anyone, to
attack anyone, or to attack any
religions. These are just the ideas that
I carry and my perception of them. I
hope that it makes you think like it
makes me think. So, let me give you a
breakdown what Islam is really about.
So, what does Islam really teach? What
do Muslims really believe in? Well,
first off, delete everything you've
heard in the media because most of it's
nonsense. And all those people who try
to spread hate by copy and pasting text
out of context, those people have no
idea what they're talking about. I'm
going to give you a breakdown from a
Muslim what we Muslims believe in. Islam
teaches that there's only one God and he
has no partners. He is the same God of
Abraham, Moses, Jesus and Muhammad
sallallahu alaihi wasallam. That we are
here to worship our creator in all our
actions which is the meaning of the word
Muslim one who submits to God. We should
pray at a minimum of five times a day,
fast the entire month of Ramadan. We
give 2.5% of our excess wealth for zakat
which helps the needy and if possible we
are required to make pilgrimage to Mecca
to do Hajj. During that pilgrimage
you'll realize there is no difference
between rich and poor as everyone is
dressed the same. Islam is also
colorblind. So there's no race, color,
culture that makes one superior over
another. There is no clergy and there's
no one between you and your creator. As
long as your parents don't tell you to
do something conflicting with Islam, you
must obey them as it is a great sin not
to do so. Women must also be honored and
respected. Neighbors should be treated
kindly. And even animals have their
rights in Islam and should be treated
properly. And there's a great reward for
those who help the poor, the widows, and
the orphans. You see, this life is
nothing but a test. And not even Muslims
have a free ticket to paradise. Each
person will be judged for their
intentions and their actions. So, it
benefits you if you do good and stay
away from evil. Now, all the stuff I've
been talking to you about may sound very
different than what you've seen or heard
about Muslims. Maybe that's because of
actions of some of the Muslims out
there. Some who are just Muslim by name
representing Islam. And if you compare
their actions to what Islam really
teaches, you'll notice that it has
nothing to do with each other.
Alhamdulillah, Allah showed me Islam
before he showed me the Muslims. If you
really want to see what Islam's about,
look into what it teaches. Instead of
basing your opinion on the actions of
those who are misguided and only claim
the religion. Sometimes you hear a
so-called Muslim leader talking
nonsense. But those who are
knowledgeable Muslims know that his
words have nothing to do with the
teachings of Islam. It's just nonsense
packaged with the label of Islam on it.
That might work for the people who don't
think. But for those who do think, they
can investigate on their own to see what
Islam really teaches. 5 to 8 million
Muslims live right here in the United
States. If Islam really taught violence,
then ask yourself, where is the
violence? For the majority of Muslims,
you don't see such actions. And for
those who try to promote these thoughts
are those who are trying to take the
verses out of context to serve their own
purpose. So all that killed all the
infidel stuff is nonsense. Because if it
was true, how would the Jews and
Christians live generation after
generation for,400 years in the Middle
East? And they still live in the Middle
East. Think about it. Think about it. I
did. And that's when I stopped taking
the opinions of others and started
investigating on my own. And I
discovered the greatest gift in life,
the gift of Islam. This is Ali reminding
you just in case you forgot. This is Ali
reminding you just in case you
forgot. I would like to hear your
comments and your rating of this video
inshallah. So after the video is
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