Brazil is a vast country with a warm tropical climate and an ethnically varied and hospitable people. Often regarded as the largest Catholic country in the world, Brazil is also the birthplace of many cults from a variety of religious movements. The earliest significant Muslim presence in Brazil was apparently established several centuries ago with the arrival of thousands of black West African Muslim slaves.
The first great Arab immigration took place towards the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th centuries. However, this immigration was composed mainly of Orthodox Christian Arabs from Lebanon and Syria.
The second Arabic wave of immigration arrived about 40 years ago, bringing a large concentration of Muslims. The majority were involved in a variety of small- to large scale commercial activities.
Todays Brazil
Today, Brazil has a population of about 180 million, including several million people from an Arabic background. While most of them are at least nominally Christian, there are several hundred thousand Muslims (including a significant number of illegal aliens). Some estimates suggest that there are possibly over one million Muslims in Brazil, but accurate statistics are unavailable.
The Growth of Islam in Brazil
The first mosque in Brazil was built during the middle of the last century. This one gave rise to many others scattered all over the country. The region of Paran near Paraguay has the largest concentration of Muslims, followed by the city of São Paulo. Indeed, Brazil has become a hub for Islam in Latin America. During the past 30 years, Islam has succeeded in making a place for itself in Brazilian society by building not only mosques, but also libraries, arts centres, and schools and also by funding newspapers.
In addition, conversions to Islam are multiplying, especially among women who marry a Muslim and so take on the religion of their husband when they say their vows. Now, evangelical Christian Brazilians are mobilizing to face the growing Islamic presence, though not in sufficient numbers.
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Map of Brazil
Some missionaries are working full-time to proclaim the Gospel to Muslims. The pressure on missionaries is enormous, particularly in large cities where Muslims have a significant presence. Despite these difficulties, the work is starting to bear fruit. A number of former Muslims have become enthusiastic missionaries. Some are working in Brazil, but some have returned to their homelands as witnesses, despite the threat of persecution and various restrictions.
Prayer for the Muslims of Brazil
* Pray that Brazilian Christians will have a greater desire to know more about Islam and the means of effectively evangelizing Muslims. Christian friendship evangelization seems to be the method which seems to bear the most fruit. Love and appreciation can dissolve the hardest heart.
* Pray for the vital ministry of the full-time missionaries working among Muslims in Brazil.
* Pray that Muslim-background believers will be able to deal with the opposition coming from their families, close relatives and friends while they continue to proclaim the Gospel.
Background on Brazil (World Factbook)
Following three centuries under the rule of Portugal, Brazil became an independent nation in 1822 and a republic in 1889. By far the largest and most populous country in South America, Brazil overcame more than half a century of military intervention in the governance of the country when in 1985 the military regime peacefully ceded power to civilian rulers. Brazil continues to pursue industrial and agricultural growth and development of its interior. Exploiting vast natural resources and a large labor pool, it is today South America’s leading economic power and a regional leader. Highly unequal income distribution remains a pressing problem.
Economy of Brazil
Characterized by large and well-developed agricultural, mining, manufacturing, and service sectors, Brazil’s economy outweighs that of all other South American countries and is expanding its presence in world markets. Consumer and investor confidence revived and GDP growth returned to positive in 2010, boosted by an export recovery. Brazil’s strong growth and high interest rates make it an attractive destination for foreign investors.
Statistics on Brazil
Population: 2199,321,413 (July 2012) World Rank #5
Life Expectancy at Birth: 72.79 years. World Rank #124
Ethnic groups: white 53.7%, mulatto (mixed white and black) 38.5%, black 6.2%, other (includes Japanese, Arab, Amerindian) 0.9%, unspecified 0.7%
Religions: Roman Catholic (nominal) 73.6%, Protestant 15.4%, Spiritualist 1.3%, Bantu/voodoo 0.3%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.2%, none 7.4%
Languages: Portuguese (official and most widely spoken language); note – less common languages include Spanish (border areas and schools), German, Italian, Japanese, English, and a large number of minor Amerindian languages
Literacy: 88.6%
School Life Expectancy: 14 years
About Islam in Brazil – Video
A video blogger discusses Islam in Brazil.
what delusion do you mean? I am convineced of the truth of the gospel (called injil by you.) I believe n eisa (Jesus) more than you do.
I am a Christan. I believe in jesus.
ok you belive by JESUS but does Jesus said i am God worship me in bible ?
I am a Christian. I disagree with homosexuality, aboriton, adultery, and other sins. However, I also accept justification by geuine faith. Did you know many Muslims are having visions and dreams of Jesus? Many are convertng to Christanity as a result
Stop always saying how many people converting to islam after seeing jesus in dreams , i can give you millions of ppl who converted to islam after dreams or feelings or reading quraan too!! check youtube atleast!
Did you know that people also see Rasulullah, peace be upon him, and the Kaaba in dreams? Many are converting to Islam. Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world.
You are right Marcos!
I’m Hispanic American and I have seen many ex-Muslims who came with their families to the US and convert to Christianity, mainly Catholicism or Protestantism.
I have witnessed how Christ comes to the hearts of those who seek him, and God does work in mysterious ways. I have had the opportunity to meet young men & women from the countries of Iran, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Lebanon, Iraq and Egypt who left Islam and become fully initiated into the Christian faith through baptism of their own will. This led me to believe that there are most likely many Muslims who wish to convert to other faiths, and Christianity particularly, but who cannot for fear of persecution and death that they often face from community pressure and harassment or intimidation.
Since I had the chance to ask, my question to these new Christians was “Why did you leave Islam and convert to Christianity?” And they responded to me “if you ever read the Hadiths, and you follow the prophet Muhammeds actions, it is incompatible with the teachings of Christ – love, mercy, forgiveness – God is called Love in the Scriptures, He is thought of as a fatherly loving being – but the Quran never calls God love, and Muslims do not believe God is a fatherly being because they do not believe God is a man or woman.”
I was quite surprised by the response, but then I was learning to understand where they were coming from. And I also learned that the majority of Arabs in the US are Christians, who share and practice the same sacraments as Catholics. Then again, Christianity was on the Arabian Peninsula way before islam was. There are 6 million Muslims who convert to Christianity each year, and it is growing.
Anyway, I was very blessed to meet ex-Muslim converts to Christianity. In the future, we will see a growing number of Christian converts from Muslim countries because that’s the way it is in a globalized world – with the exchange of ideas, migration of people, and different faiths.
Peace be with you Marcos.
American, obviously these people you claimed to have met who converted to Christianity never had any clue about the true teachings of Islam or of our prophet may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. They were never Muslims in the first place may Allah give them guidance. If they had bothered to read the Qur’an they would have seen the numerous references to God being a God of mercy. EVERY surah in the Qur’an begins with “In the name of God the Beneficent the Merciful” and one of God’s ‘beautiful names’ is ‘al-Ghaffar’, the Forgiver, so how can any fool believe that we don’t believe in mercy and forgiveness? Throughout the Holy Qur’an, the love of God is expressed and emphasized, as well as what God does not love and how we can earn His love. As Muslims we believe that God’s love his shown through his signs and creation.
As for your false claim about our Prophet’s teachings (pbuh), there are several authentic hadiths that attest to the fact that he promoted peace, love and forgiveness to fellow Muslims and non-Muslims alike. Unlike the wars mentioned in the Bible, Muslims are absoluted FORBIDDEN even to wage offensive wars. Your assertion that Christianity existed on the Arabian Peninsula before Islam, well that’s just false. There were NO Christians, only Jews and pagans. The Christians from the Levant traded with caravans that came from the Arabian peninsula but there was never an established Christian community in Arabia before Islam and still there isn’t one and never will be one. Those Christian Arabs you met are mostly from the Levant and Egypt and they always will be. You’re sitting here spreading lies; Muslim converts from Saudi Arabia? Yeah right I know that’s a lie, like your claim that conversion from Islam to Christianity is growing. It’s actually the other way around. Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world right now and the fastest growing in converts in most of the West. For every one convert to Christianity you meet I will meet about 20 converts to Islam from all over the world. Your numbers aren’t growing like that. Please stop the propaganda and pure BS.
American, thank you for sharing your experiences and reflections. It is an important question to ask ex-Muslims or ex-converts from any faith. It’s a common question to ask hey why did you convert and what made you leave. It’s a rational thing to ask. I’m sure there are converts going both ways. I admire aspects of Islam with its focus on worshipping God in simplicity and modesty and the Koran is poetic. As a Catholic, I can appreciate some of its beauty, just as I appreciate the beauty in aspects of Judaism and Christianity.
But the reason why I would never convert to Islam is because of Muhammad whom Muslims claim as a prophet. I read authenticated classical Arabic-language Hadiths which are hard to translate but still translatable to English. I read the hateful and disparaging sayings of this prophet. Some of his sayings were good and right in what one would expect from a messenger of God. But Muhammad seemed himself to be confused and flopping to extremes. Many of his sayings alarm the human heart, like a red flag because it goes not only against the loving teachings of Christ, but it also goes against what God Himself commands of his creation. I came to the conclusion I rather belong to a real prophet (Christ) with his teachings of compassion and love (which are in line with God’s Holiness) than follow a religion whose prophet goes against, and is the anti-thesis the very basic tenents of what the human heart knows is good. “Show me your leader, and I will tell you who your God is” an old, wise parable.
Khadija, your ugliness came out and what you have written for all to see here is a very bad reflection on Muslims. You act like an ill tempered child when your own Quran teaches patience and temperance. Why don’t you learn how to be “good”…
Why are you so defensive and abusive Khadija? Is this because you know deep down that American is right? Muslims are always defensive as they know that they keep their numbers purely due to having more children, forced conversions in in their countries and persecution of thier own who convert to Christianity or other faiths. I challenge any muslim country to have freedom of religion and conscience in their countries and see how many will convert to Christianity!
Allah sent us to remove whoever He wishes from the servitude of man to the servitude of the Lord of man and from the unjust nature of other religions and systems to the justice of Islam and from the tight confinement of this dunya(world) to the vast expansion of the hereafter.
I am coming to Brazil late this year, I am a Muslim convert. I am due to begin a series of art workshops with children in the Favelas as part of an overall series of aid workshops to help those poor people. I have not told any of the organizers I am Muslim, I will not tell any of the children or organizers either unless they ask. I do not want to push my faith on anyone. I do these workshops because before converting to Islam I was a selfish person who was astray, only helping myself. Islam through it’s love, and it’s system of Zakat (obligatory giving financial aid to the poor) and fasting during Ramadan (to let us know what it is to starve) helped to change my heart and want to help people, whether they are muslim or not. It’s a beautiful thing.
I don’t see the need for friction between Christians and Muslims – we both believe in the same God, with some differences. We both try to do good in Gods name – we should be brothers and work towards a better society in Gods name. If you believe in God, and do good with God in mind, that is surely better than using all that negative energy to fight and argue.
peace.
May Allah Bless you for your open mindedness and your help and effort.
Keep your voodoo nonsense out of my country.
Your islamic cult of terror is not welcome in my country. We have plenty enough on our plate already with catholics, protestants and others.
Islam is not a terrorist religion. Muslims all around the world have condemned terrorism. Wake up.
You realize that voodoo is a Christian syncretism, right?
lol Grace, Christians are so gullible and so desperate to spread their religion that they will believe any ‘conversion’ story. I personally know at least 20 people whose families pretended to convert to Christianity so they could immigrate to the West. Muslims do it all the time, they pretend and take your money and aid, all the while secretly going to the mosque and observing Ramadan and prayers. A lot of them laugh at you. Do I agree with it? No, I think it’s wrong and they will have to answer to Allah for that. All I’m saying is, don’t be fooled by the hype.
or pretend to fall for their lies for the aid and other benefits. These people were never Muslims in the first place. If they were they would have never sold their souls for the douniya and would have trusted Allah instead. Allah SWT spoke about such people in Surah Imran 14: “It was made attractive to people, the love of things they crave; women, sons, heaped-up heaps of gold and silver, branded horses, cattle and will-tilled land. But that is for the enjoyment of this worldly life, But Allah, with Him is the beautiful homecoming.”
I know people who don’t know how they will feed their children from day to day, they can’t afford clothing and they have no job prospects, but they will NEVER sell out like these lost fools. They know and believe in the words ‘La hawla wa la quwwata elah bi Allah” — There is NO power and NO might i in any god except Allah!
Jesus is NOT the Son of God or God! He was only a messenger. This proves it. Why is the church so afraid of telling the people the truth, from the mouths of people closest to Jesus? Why is Paul’s word more credible than the word of people who actually knew and loved Jesus?
Jesus is not God but the Son of God like all of us but he was most precious because he is the First born, first Creature of God Almighty
Who told you that Exactly?! The First who was created was Adam .
couldnt have put it better myself andy. i really like your way of thinking. hope you achieve what you set out to. god bless.
How many Wahabi/Salafis in Brazil?
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Brazil would be a much better place with you religous idiots.
Ok then, lets see how big your GDP, military, workforce, and rate of urbanization are when all religious people (92.6% of Brazil’s population) leave the country. You have just proven yourself to be an “atheist idiot”.
Dear Munaf,
i wish i could help u , but i am also looking for decent brazilian muslim wife. pls if you solve your problem, then help me please
thanks
salem
well friend , can u tell me is Jesus Christ born before Adam or Noah or Mosses
born in adam nabi,after ibrahim,nohoo,moosa,heartly welcome in world nabi rasool (salalahoo allivasalam) we are praying lot of power in tell great name allah. who is
the adam who is the ibrahim,noohu,moosa, eesa.all messengers histry allah says
nabi rasool.o messenger u know nabi ibrahim,noohu,moosa,your brother eesa.
nabi rasool told i dont know everthying great allah.you know everything thats all.
It is a time to thank almighty Allah for exposing the light of ISLAM in the eye of every body .And it’s also time for my fellow mankind to open your eyes and see the light of ISLAM because, it is the only religion that has no contradiction and considered as a religion by Almighty Allah.
Thank Allah that the number of Muslims in Brazil is increasing.And my fellow Brazilian Muslims please be inviting non Muslims with wisdom as the Holly Qur’an has teaches you to the right part (Islam)
The article seems almost a fantasy to me. “Cities with large presence of Muslims”, what are those? I’m from BR, am 23 yo, have never lived outside of my country, have been to many cities in the Southeast and the Northeast – and I’ve never met a Muslim in my whole life. In fact, I’ve seen only one mosque: it was near the Paraíso neighborhood in São Paulo. And the mosque has been a church for decades already. Evangelical missionaries mobilizing to convert Muslims to Christianity – again, where are them? I’ve never read about it on the BR press either.
slam Marana.
how are u?
can u tell me abut the Muslim in Nigeria
is they OK there i wash they live happy.
I am a former muslim from a muslim country hafiz-ul-quran teacher of Islamyat and ex-jihadi We all were firm in Islam but my family, some relatives and I converted to Christianity 2 years ago, the muslims killed all of them but I was able to escape. I left islam because I love humanity. Islam doesn’t teach anything about loving fellow humans it says just to kill non-muslims if they don’t convert to Islam and I have seen the condition of non-muslims in Muslim coutries if Islam teaches to lookafter minoroties then it should be shown in Muslim coutries but non-muslims are forced to convert to Islam and if they don’t they have to face persecution thats why the christians, jews and people belonging to other religions have left those coutries but if Islam comes to the west then there won’t be any humanity in the world anymore. LEAVE ISLAM AND LOVE HUMANITY WAKE UP
Excuse me But You dont understand islam right . In what exactly you read that islam dont talk about humanity or tell you to kill unmuslim people ?!!! Islam said not to kill anybody even if he isnt a muslim , it said ” lakom denkom wa leya den ” You have your religion and i got mine . Prophet Mohamed “salah alah 3alehe we salam ” Said After me you will open Egypt , Take care of its coptics and priests He always recommended his people to not ruin any church or do anything wrong to any priest or a christian person and to not break any cross and He did the first Constitution to protect the jews rights and to give them the right to practice their religion . Which part exactly said anything about bad humanity in islam ? Actually who told you that gave you a wrong idea . Afterall we have the same god and Gos is the one who made christanity too , We recognixe any other religion , its all in the quraan .
STUPID, READ THE HOLY BOOK QURAN CAREFULLY AND THEN DARE TO SAY THAT ISLAM SUPPORTS OR OPPOSSES KILLING
people are converting to christianity from islam in muslim coutries as well then why are they being killed by the mulims even in the west
Islam is not a balanced religion it causes differences between humans and animals humans are the muslims and animals are non-muslims thats what islam teaches and for proof see the situation of non-muslims in muslim countries
This comment made no sense at all, but I will respond to it anyway. Animals are in a perfect state of submission to God in Islam, seeing as they have no souls. They simply live their lives surviving and adapting to their environments. By the way, seeing as how the the Canaanites and their livestock were killed brutally according to the Old Testament, is Christianity a balanced religion?
Islam is the way to take humanity away from God because Jesus is the way to God but Islam doesn’t teach this. It is a statanic religion and satan doesn’t want people to go closer to God Almighty and if there is no way there is no closeness for those who know that Jesus is the way to God Almighty
Islam is Satanic? Can you then explain why Muslims say “Audu Billahi Min Ash SHAYTAN arRAJIM” (“I seek refuge in God from SATAN the ACCURSED”)? Can you also explain why the Qur’an says that Satan is an enemy to mankind?
Paul saw Jesus in a vision on the way to Damacus and Luke was Jesus’ companian read the Bible with some sense that hardly founds in Muslims
It is a well known fact that one reason Greeks converted to Paul’s Christianity, was because they were familiar with the “God has a Divine Son” concept that existed in Greek Mythology (e.g. Heracles). Also, if we could simply take Paul’s word that he is an apostle, then with your logic, you should also accept Muhammad salallahu alayhi’ wa sallam as a prophet just because he claimed to be.
Yes some Christians are misguided like muslims accualy islam itself is a misguidance for humanity
agree
not between muslims and christians but all the problems in the world will be solved by the King Jesus Christ The Son of God Almighty
God has a Son? Ok, well if the Son can die, does that mean God can die? If you say that God is the Son, you would be contradicting the Ten Commandments which say not to worship any earthly form.
FIghting Islam is a waste of time, it is fighting divinity. So many preach Christianity by preaching lies about Islam. Is Islam such a threat to Christianity to bring it into light in the preaching process? Allah willturn the heart of whom He wills and there is nothing anyone, a nation of the whole universe can do about it. If you do not like Islam, there is no obligation for anyone to become Muslim. The prophet Mohammed (pbuh) said ” There is no compulsion in religion.”
asslaoalakum
im raheel shahbaz from pakistan .now adays living in sao poulo.i hav etoknow about the muslim communities here in sao poulo.if some one canhelp me in finding job.im learning portuguese. it will take time to learn.befre that i need job.what ever type of it can bebasically im graphics designer.
regards
raheel shahbaz
…… people of other faiths or no faith we are not here to enforce our religion on you, like some of the comments already on here “on to you your path and on to us ours”, but may god give guidance to every one of you (inshallah).
The point i want to make is before you speak and try lowering ISLAM is to first go and read the translation of the quran and see what its about and DO NOT!! base your opinion on what the media has taught you or what you have heard from some person that wanted to just say something, a very good website where you can do this is at (www.tafheem.net) or just type tafheem in google, this website has translation by a few different scholars as well as in depth commentary.
(A side note for the christians), if you guys assign on to your god a son does that not lower him so that he needed a son and a woman cause he was feeling lonely ( an abomination attributed to a glorious creator, eternally blessed, far removed from what you associate with him)
(and also any athiests on here), just imagine for example you were stranded in the the middle of the sea from who would you ask for help when your heart gets filled with fear and there is nobody insight (would you say “nothing” please help me) or would you evolve (lol only jokin)
I’m Brazilian and my lifestyle and culture do not make it possible for anyone to live ‘islamically’.
But it’s SCARCELY surprising…..it’s the same case anywhere else in the world, seeing that women are wearing Western clothing more and more often, even in islamic socities.So, it only indicates how impractical islam is. Not even Arabs can live up tho their old standards.
Tell people anywhere else to drop drinks and drugs, quit eating forbidden foods and go to the beaches in ‘lovely’ burqas. They’ll answer to it with a big derisory laughter, because islam is really ridiculous.
I don’t think there is anything wrong with wearing Western clothing. Most Muslim women are not going around wearing burqas or anything like that. It is possible to live Islamically in Brazil and anywhere else and all of the things you mention have nothing to do with Islam being ‘ridiculous’. It’s more like people seem to be more concerned with pursuing pleasure at any cost, even disobeying God’s laws. Christianity demands much of the same restrictions you mentioned so if you are going to go on with your ‘big derisory laughter’ then you might as well extend that to Christianity as well.
There is nothing wrong with wearing Western clothing, right, but islam itself is not fine with it.
Most Muslim women may be dropping the islamic attire nowadays for practical reasons as dressing modestly does not require one being reduced to black walking tents.Also, going to the beach in Muslim clothes can be embarrasingly ridiculous both for men and women!
It’s not possible to live ‘islamically’. Neither here nor in China, nor anywhere else. Not even Muslims have succeeded in following islam in its strict way of life where it’s deemed to be the most hospitable environment for islam, that is, in your own societies. Islam is not simply a religion, it’s political too and by extension demands a set of rules which are not individually concerned, they bind the whole country, so you’ll never know what being a Muslim is actually like, you’re not under sharia.
You cannot say they ‘chose to disobey God’. Islam can’t even be proved to be from God.If you say that people who opted for alternative ways to islam are seeking pleasure, one can logically take it as an admission that islam is not something pleasurable to be observed.
Are you delusional? Many female converts to Islam in Britain and America are starting to wear hjiab/niqab. Also, just because someone is Arab, doesn’t make them a good Muslim. That’s quite a racist worldview. Also, Islam is not impractical. The Qur’an tells women to cover their hair, breasts, private parts, etc. to avoid the lustful gazes of men. Men naturally respond to sexual stimuli, so I don’t see anything wrong with the Qur’an telling women to cover up. The Virgin Mary, may Allah be pleased with her, covered. Orthodox Jewish women and some Christian women cover. Lastly, its not just women who have dressing requirements. Men are required to shave their mustaches, keep their beards, cover their hair and private parts, and wear pants that begin at the navel and end at their ankles, according to the ahadith.
islam is a right relegious of god and everyone can read. Look .think. Understand . Verify and hear and read whole quraan with different language meaning and think twise or hundred times and enter the paradaise of GOD. Thanks
we have to look akheera ie. After death what will happend in grave what question angle will ask in grave, we have to give our life account from born to death in front of god that time no culture or drink or others accept God commemtment obeyed and prophate sunnah will help , donot see other islamic country sharia look only gods order in the way of prophate, this world is a place for preparing akheera and using things for carrying our life and those people have eye cannot see ,have ear cannot lisen and have mouth cannot say like deaf and blind, but god showing all things openly and proofing that islam is very simple and right religeous of god those accept will enter pradaise of god and refuse then hell, thanks
muslim men became suicide bombers because they have no hope in this life and life after death. They are promised to get 72 virgines and 10 boys for their sexual expeditions in heaven.Their wives became virgines again after their intercourse.Their boys always under the age of 10 and their faces are likes roses always in the heaven.
all muslim men are not suicide bomber and actual life is or endless iife is after death, here life is a carrier including food , house, work, wife and children to preparing to what god wants after death, this world seven earth and seven sky is no value infront of god ,, if the value of this world is equal to one wing of mosquito then god will not given one drop of water for nonbeliever. No sex in paradise, here woman become queen in paradise of womens. No boys or oldage all paradise men are age of 33 years like yesu( issa alaiisalam)
Where did you come up with this? Show me one reliable source. You are disgusting to make up something like this. Martyrs (people who die for a righteous cause, not suicide bombers like Al Qaeda) are promised 72 WIVES, not random virgins. 10 boys? How perverted are you? Have you seen terrorist statics in the U.S. and Europe? According to the FBI website, only 6% of terrorist attacks in the U.S. are done by Muslims, while 7% are done by Jews (does this mean Judaism promises 72 virgins?). According to Europol stats, only 1% of terrorist attacks in Europe in the last 5 years have been committed by Muslims, and 0 people died in the attacks. Do some research -it keeps you from sounding like an idiot.
so christians are you living by these rules (stated above)? do you love jesus? if you do then follow these rules (stated above). because even though jesus loves you, if your mommy was raped by a man she belongs to him, if your baby dies they will never see heaven, if your son becomes a slave he should obey his master no matter how he treats him and all the christian women out there remember the next time you enter a church not to talk.
Assalamu alaikum Jesus is not the son of God or God! He was onlly a messanger Thanks Ahalla
kenny was not convert to christian but she was already christian
Hi Los Angeles dude,
You are right about women in the West being sexualized and treated dishonorably by men who claim their faith but do quite the opposite on weekends (partying, drinking, clubbing whatever the list goes on). It is shameful and Zak is painting a broad stroak with generalizations that really don’t work. In some Muslim countries that are more free and liberal, the men have a stronger and patient atitude toward their women but in some arab and south asian countries (afghanistan, iran, saudi arabia) the muslim men in those countries have no sense of the true sacredness of their women whom they stone to death, imprison and so on. Cultural influences have bearing, not all muslim countries are equal. Remember also that Western does not equate to Christianity, there are many religions practiced so do not assume a person is this or that religion because of their names, appeareances etc. because assuming that is like zak’s generalizing.
Zak be nicer to the people here and look at yourself in the mirror reflect on what you see before you start spilling vulgar.
What pedophile prophet? Are you seriously that ignorant? Back then, people had shorter lifespans (in some countries a max of 50 years) and girls would reach puberty and mental maturity more quickly because of the tough environments they lived in. Marriages between children and adults were common, so girls could be married off an early age before they died (short lifespans). Do some more research before insulting Rasulullah, peace be upon him.
@KKKK:
It’s also a well known fact that Islam is the fasted growing religion in the United States, and that the largest pool of converts comes from Christianity.
Islam is afraid? Islam is a person? This is the problem with people like you. People like you portray Islam as a monolith, with no diversity. You make it seem as though us Muslims are not individuals. The ahadith do not call for killing apostates unless said apostates go around terrorizing Muslims. Also the Qur’an in Surah al Kaffirun guarantees freedom of religion, going so far as to say “to you your religion and to me mine”. The Qur’an in verse 2:256 says “la iqaraha fi dinn” (“There is no compulsion in religion”). Verse 2:256 was revealed when a group of Muslim converts from paganism were trying to force their children (who had converted to Judaism because of a Pre-Islamic custom,) to become Muslims. Muhammad, peace be upon him, preached this verse of the Qur’an to them and said they could not force their Jewish children to convert. Sure, there are areas of the world in which Christians are oppressed, for example Saudi Arabia. However, the Saudi regime is funded by the U.S. (e.g. we buy oil from them), and the U.S. does nothing about it. Saudi Arabia uses the money it receives from the U.S. to do as it pleases. There are Muslim countries in which Christians freely practice their religion and are integrated into society (e.g. Lebanon, U.A.E., Syria, Bangladesh, etc.). Please do not stereotype us.
Are you delusional? After 9/11, Muslims in Iran held candle light vigils for the 9/11 victims. Abdul Aziz al Shaykh, the former GRAND MUFTI OF SAUDI ARABIA, or maybe AHMAD SHAH MASSOUD, the MUSLIM WHO FOUGHT OFF THE U.S.S.R. IN AFGHANISTAN (effectively stopping the spread of communism in Asia, something the U.S. never accomplished) AND LATER FOUGHT AGAINST THE TALIBAN WHEN THEY TOOK OVER AFGHANISTAN AND AGAINST AL-QAEDA, YEARS BEFORE THE U.S. WAS INTERESTED (by the way, Ahmad Shah Massoud also predicted 9/11, having fought Al-Qaeda for years, and warned the U.S. of an impending attack, just months before 9/11, but we didn’t care. Massoud was assassinated just two days before September 11, 2001 by Al-Qaeda agents disguised as journalists). Maybe he hasn’t heard of MAHMOUND ABBAS, THE CURRENT PALESTINIAN PRESIDENT WHO HAS CONDEMNED TERRORISM AGAINST ISRAELIS. Maybe you haven’t heard of ALI GOMAA, the GRAND MUFTI OF EGYPT, who has condemned terrorism. Maybe you haven’t heard of the Muslim Brotherhood, which propagates itself non-violently and condemns terrorism. Remember, these aren’t Muslim nobodies, these are two high-status Muslim scholars, a Muslim political leader, and a famous (deceased) anti-terrorist Muslim mujaheedeen. Maybe you haven’t heard of Aktar Raza Khan, the Grand Mufti of India who condemns terrorism. Maybe you haven’t heard of of the 24 signatories of the Amman Message. Maybe you haven’t heard of the 32 Muslim victims of 9/11. Maybe you haven’t heard of the mosque in the 17th floor of the South Tower. Even Hassan Nasrallah leader of Hezbollah condemned 9/11. Don’t be such an idiot. Muslims have fought, condemned, and warned against terrorism. Wake up.
Are you forgetting there were wild celebrations and bursting of crackers in palestinian areas, pakistan and afghanistan when 9/11 happened? Why do you have a selctive memory? If mohammad was so interested in saving Jewish children, can you explain the massacres of Jewish tribes, raping of Jewish women, and forced conversio or submission of all the Jews in Arabia?
by the way, if you really want to see who celebrated 9/11, I would suggest you look up pastor Pat Robertson (owner of the Christian Broadcasting Network) and pastor Jerry Falwell, both of whom agreed that they predicted 9/11 and that 9/11 was an act of God.
The guy on the video has the personality of a plant. Couldn’t you find anyone more energetic. It was painful to watch. I do appreciate your work.
LOL, I hadn’t noticed. Finding decent and appropriate video I find hard to do. Please look for something better, I’m happy for suggestions, but your comment really made me laugh, and for that, I am thankful. (Many comments are just awful!)
These comments are hilarious to me. Brazil for the most part is an immigrant country. There are more people of lebanese decent living in brazil than lebanon itself. Arab culture isn’t alien to brazil however most are christians from the middle east. only a minority are Muslim. For the most part Muslims are totally integrated into society and therefore aren’t that visable. I doubt most women wear hijab in brazil. For the most part brazilians are extremely tolerant. But being in an overwhelmingly catholic nation, islam and other minority religions do stick out so it’s more of curiosity when inquiring on Islam. It’s only been recently Brazillian muslims have started to really mobilize themselves, and due to an increase in palestinian refugees. Many Brazilians who are disillusioned with the catholic church are turning muslim. however, since islam in brazil was always been labeld ‘arab’ they find it hard to integrate with the nominal muslim population.
BTW, i live in a country with many chinese, blacks and other races but yet most of my friends are my same ethnic group
actualy muslims are 1,5 million in brazil, and catholics are tolerant because they aren’t real catholic