Posted on 06/15/2011 5:33:14 AM PDT by SkyPilot
Although it has been seven years, I still have the vestiges of Islamic rituals stamped into my brain. For example, I still refuse to pet my dog before I pray. Why? Well, because in Islam, dog saliva makes all prayers null and void. There are tons of circumstances and elements that can cause a Muslim's prayer to "not count," like sighing, talking, clapping, turning away from the Qibla (direction of prayer), folding one's hands, not washing up properly, intentionally laughing, intentionally weeping about "worldly matters," prostrating an incorrect number of times and (excuse me for being crass) farting. These silly rituals that have nothing to do with my relationship with the Lord still "come a knocking" when I least expect it – grim reminders that I spent eight years of my life attempting to become the best "white, female, American, Muslim in the world!" I used to think that my conversion to Islam was Satan's first attack against me, but I was wrong. Yes, this was Satan's most ferocious and spiritually lethal barrage, but it was far from his initial attempt to hijack my soul. No, my salvation was "up for grabs" the moment I popped out of the womb and looked into the eyes of my self-pronounced agnostic father and Sicilian mother who had been raised by her Jewish stepfather. The fact that my parents were not Christians, never stopped them from stringing Christmas lights or hiding Easter eggs. My father loved the "essence" of Christmas – the tangible fellowship and joy that seemed to permeate the air. He loved "playing Santa," decorating Christmas cookies and singing "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" while spinning me around in his arms.
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Interesting account. Leaves me wondering what happened with her husband, though. Are they still married? Is he still Muslim?
Maybe he’d rather have the 70 or so virgins!
First lets stop calling Islam a religion. Its a political ideology. Once we get past the religion thing we don’t have to be PC anymore and they don’t rate freedom of relgion. We should not be ruining the fabric of US society by allowing these huge mega mosques to be created in our cities. Its insane.
Thanks for posting. Great article by Farrah Khalil.
More evidence that Islam is not a religion, but rather a cult. And, a murderous cult it is.
Islam has been at war with civilization since the Seventh Century. We are caught up in the current escalation of that war; a war we dare not lose.
Maybe his Sicilian mother should have told him about Saint Rocco before he goes disparaging dogs saliva.
fixed it
So now this woman is an apostate & her husband may end up being her executioner.
Sounds familiar...
“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you cleanse the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of extortion and self-indulgence. Blind Pharisee, first cleanse the inside of the cup and dish, that the outside of them may be clean also.”
“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs which indeed appear beautiful outwardly, but inside are full of dead men’s bones and all uncleanness. Even so you also outwardly appear righteous to men, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.” Matthew 23:25-28
yes, really...
A very good observation on your part - and incredible words from Christ.
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