You've missed the entire point of what I said. You look at something and see only what is bad. This is not because what you see is, itself, bad. Rather, your focus is on the bad. The evil you see and the good you miss is due to perspective.
Really, I should just end there, but there are some misconceptions that I'll clear up, as I've done times before in other threads, for the benefit of those who look with open eyes and seek with open hearts.
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Originally Posted by Xanafax  All the pleasures of Earth are prohibited
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This only happens because many men consider women subordinate in Islam. Only the daughter could help the old woman, it would be wrong for the man to do it. It is in fact taught in the Koran. |
Show me where all pleasures of Earth are prohibited. The Quran, in fact, says the
exact opposite. One should avoid intoxication, promiscuity, and unclean flesh. All else is fair game.
Helping an old woman is forbidden in the Quran? Please, if that's something I've missed in my study of the book, I'd be very happy if you informed me of the ayat that forbids it. The case I mentioned was a Muslim girl. I could've just as easily mentioned the times I, a Muslim man, did the same.
Cite your sources.
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All the evidence we have of Islam on a large scale shows us that Islam is anti reason, preferring violence and threats over discussion, and preferring ignorance and medieval methods to avoid the masses becoming too smart.
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This is laughable. The Muslim contributions to knowledge are in common use today, including the concept of zero, algebra, algebraic calculus, various medical advances including work in pharmacology, the development of surgery (Kitab al-Tasrif was used in European medical scholarship for centuries), large advances in astronomy... really, the list can go on and on and on.
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All the pleasures of Earth are prohibited (except of course polygamy, despite it's illegality, and forced marriages, sometimes with girls as young as 10)
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Marriage in Islam is forbidden unless the girl agrees to marry the guy. The Islamic jurisprudence on this is extensive. See, generally, Kitab Al-Nikah, Book 11, Number 2091. Not only is forced marriage automatically void in Islam, a wife can divorce her husband at any time.