Islam the Misunderstood Religion

Regardless of your religious background, everyone can benefit by educating themselves about Islam. The media portrays Islam as an extreme, oppressive religion yet the word islam means Submission (to Allah) and is derived from a word meaning Peace. I welcome you to watch the following video by Abdur-Raheem Green, a convert to Islam and learn more about the beauty of Islam.

Desert Rose

Poetry by Lena Winfrey Seder

I began my journey the day I was born.
My name told my destiny.
Yet, it remained hidden for me to discover.
I traveled a long time to get to this moment.
So many cactuses I stumbled over in the dark.
No star lighted my path-- I was not yet awake.
Naivety guided me into sandstorms that made wounds in my soul.
Ignorance blinded me as the cactus' thorns scratched me.
However, these wounds propelled me forward and kept me on
a certain path.
One day, when I looked ahead, I saw an oasis.
A mirage, I thought, so I slowly walked towards it-- expecting
to be fooled again.
When I reached the mirage, I found a rose.
I touched it and found it was no dream.
Entranced by this rose, I placed it in the vase of my heart.
As it took root, it became a part of me.
My blindness lifted, for I could see the true Light.
Faith rested in my heart.
My desert rose led me to this destiny.
When I stray-- its paper thorns remind me to come back to
the straight path.
Each day it continues growing, it strengthens my heart and
my soul.
I water it with my prayers, my charity, my fasting.
This rose is here to stay--
It guides me to an eternal Garden.
My thoughts, my goals, my actions are preparing my place in
that Garden.
That is where I will rest my roots--
As long as this rose remains in my heart.

Swiss antagonist of minarets embraces Islam

source: http://www.nation.com.

RENOWNED Swiss politician Daniel Streich, who rose to fame for his campaign against minarets of mosques, has embraced Islam.
A member of the Swiss People’s Party (SVP) and a well-known politician, Daniel Streich was the first man who had launched a drive for imposition of ban on mosques minarets, and to lock the mosques in Switzerland. The proclamation of Streich’s conversion to Islam has created furore in Swiss politics, besides causing a tremor for those who supported ban on construction of mosques minarets.

¨The True Furqan¨ exposed

Some persons, who may be individuals or agencies, have created a book titled THE TRUE FURQAN.  It purports to be an authentic copy of the HOLY QURAN, which is a book respected by Muslims the world over as a text revealed by God himself to Prophet Mohammad, may peace be upon him. The TRUE FURQAN is a book which distorts the teachings of the HOLY QURAN and is the handiwork of elements who are inimical to Islam.

Christian Missionaries use it to deceive poor, uneducated Muslims and to appeal to them which is why they have made the book look like the Quran. The book is a way for christian missionaries to make uneducated muslims believe that the trinity is in the Quran to mislead muslims and people who are interested in learning about islam. Please click on the following link to read more about thi. I have also added a link to read more about the author who was exposed and went to jail.

If christianity is the true religion, why the need to create fake books to convert non christians to your religion? 

http://forum.netmuslims.com/showthread.php?t=8692
http://www.islamnewsroom.com/news-we-need/500-fakequranfurqan3