Facts say:
In our world-
12 million children die before reaching their fifth year.100 million homeless children living in the streets around the world.
250,000 children die every week from diseases and malnutrition.
2 million children are objects of sexual abuse – child pornography and demand for child prostitutes has increased globally.
20 million children are refugees or internally displaced in their homeland.
10 million children are child slaves.
More than 30 per cent of children in developing countries – about 600 million – live on less than US $1 a day.
Every 3.6 seconds one person dies of starvation. Usually it is a child under the age of 5.
There are 2.1 billion Muslims in the world. But the sad news is, not a single Muslim is allowed to adopt a poor homeless child because ‘the religion of peace’ forbids abortion. If adoption were legal, so many millions of orphans could get home, food, cloths, care and education. Why is Islam so cruel to helpless orphans? There is a bizarre story behind it. Muhammad the prophet got sexually aroused after seeing his son’s wife. Either he asked his son to divorce his wife so that he could marry her or his son understood the situation and told his father that he would divorce his wife, and then his father would have no problem to marry her. His son was ultimately forced to divorce his wife. Muhammad married his son Zayd’s wife. People started criticizing Muhammad. He was in deep doo doo. He then dragged God down from the sky to save his ass. God came too quickly to his rescue.
God said:
“…Nor has He made your adopted sons your (biological) sons. Such is (only) your (manner of) speech by your mouths. But Allah tells (you) the Truth, and He shows the (right) Way. Call them by (the names of) their fathers; that is juster in the sight of Allah. But if you know not their father’s (names, call them) your brothers in faith, or your trustees. But there is no blame on you if you make a mistake therein. (What counts is) the intention of your hearts. And Allah is Oft-Returning, Most Merciful.”(Qur’an 33:4-5)
“And [remember, O Muhammad], when you said to the one on whom Allah bestowed favor and you bestowed favor, “Keep your wife and fear Allah ,” while you concealed within yourself that which Allah is to disclose. And you feared the people, while Allah has more right that you fear Him. So when Zayd had no longer any need for her, We married her to you in order that there not be upon the believers any discomfort concerning the wives of their adopted sons when they no longer have need of them. And ever is the command of Allah accomplished.”(Qur’an 33: 37).
“Muhammad is not the father of [any] one of your men, but [he is] the Messenger of Allah and last of the prophets. And ever is Allah , of all things, Knowing.”(Qur’an 33: 40)
“You, [O Muhammad], may put aside whom you will of them or take to yourself whom you will. And any that you desire of those [wives] from whom you had [temporarily] separated – there is no blame upon you [in returning her]. That is more suitable that they should be content and not grieve and that they should be satisfied with what you have given them – all of them. And Allah knows what is in your hearts. And ever is Allah Knowing and Forbearing.” (Qur’an 33:51)
When God was trying to help Muhammad, Aisha, the most intelligent wife of Muhammad said her famous words, ‘O prophet, I feel that your Lord hastens in fulfilling your wishes and desires.’ (Sahih Bukhari 6:60:311, Sahih Bukhari 6:60:312, Sahih Bukhari 7:62:48, Sahih Muslim 8:3454, Sahih Muslim 8:3453, Sahih Muslim 8:3454 & Sahih Muslim 9:3499)
An Indonesian artist drew the story of Muhammad’s scandalous marriage. The illustrated story is based on the history of Islam written by early Islamic scholars.
Whenever Muhammad had problems, God solved them right away. Muhammad’s son was adopted and thus not his real son, so the marriage between Muhammad and his daughter-in-law was therefore justified. Further, a new law was created to justify Muhammad’s marriage more strongly: ‘Muslims are not allowed to adopt.’
Muhammad was a clever man. He did everything to fulfill his desires. I do not blame a lone Muhammad much for what he did 1400 years ago, I blame billions of modern Muslims for not trying to move their butts in order to get rid of the terrible anti-adoption law. Childless couples would be happy to adopt children. Kind and generous Muslims would be able to make their lives meaningful by providing a family-friendly environment for children to grow up in. All children have the right to survive, the right to be safe, the right to have caring parents, the right to receive love and care and the right to grow up in a protective environment.
Fostering is allowed in Islam. But foster care and adoption are not the same. Foster care is fine. But two questions we should always ask: Why shouldn’t people have the right to adopt children? Why shouldn’t orphan children have the right to have adoptive parents?
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Ophelia Benson
August 13, 2012 at 4:41 am (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
Oh…I did not know this.
That’s monstrous.
stop your cruelty to orphans
February 19, 2013 at 3:01 pm (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
If you truly care about orphans, study an ideology properly before assuming you know everything.
Islam’s care of orphans is far greater than yours, and in your ignorant arrogance against Islam’s universal and timeless laws, you are in fact promoting the abuse of orphans.
Islam insists we take care of them, but just that we maintain their TRUE LEGAL IDENTITY rather than USURPING it because through legally changing their names, many people TAKE ADVANTAGE of orphans and assume that the legal inheritance left over to the orphan by its TRUE PARENTS is THEIR OWN, and many people in fact adopt rich orphans ONLY FOR THAT REASON. when they actually have no right to that wealth. As for those who are poor and take care of orphans and cannot afford it, Allah allows them only to TAKE WHAT IS NECESSARY from that inheritance, because after all they have to feed the child and not keep it starving.
Islam also protects biological bloodlines because if you dissolve the original identity of the orphan they will never know that end up doing INCEST by marrying their own true siblings, just because YOU STOLE THEIR IDENTITY.
THE CONSEQUENCES OF YOUR POORLY RESEARCHED ARTICLE IS DEVASTATING FOR HUMANITY, SO IF YOU HAVE ONE OUNCE OF CONCERN FOR CHILDREN, PLEASE APOLOGIZE TO THE ORPHANS OF THE WORLD OR TAKE IT DOWN.
stop your cruelty to orphans
February 19, 2013 at 3:04 pm (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
oh and also – by dissolving an orphan’s true identity you FOREVER DEPRIVE THEM OF ANY REAL FAMILY THEY MAY STILL HAVE WHICH MAY AT ANY POINT IN THE FUTURE TAKE THEM IN AGAIN, AS THEIR REAL FAMILY.
IF YOU ARE AN OPEN-MINDED PERSON OF HONESTY AND TRUE CONCERN FOR HUMANITY, YOU WILL APOLOGIZE FOR YOUR MISREPRESENTATION OF THE ISLAMIC LEGAL RIGHTS OF ORPHANS, WHICH YOUR SECULAR SYSTEM NEVER GAVE THEM.
smrnda
August 13, 2012 at 4:57 am (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
I think it should be worth noting that many conservative Christians in the United States, while not openly being opposed to adoption, seem to at least be against it on the grounds that children can be affected by ‘generational curses’ where some immorality in the family results in some sort of curse being placed on the descendents. Given their conservative beliefs, many of these Christians view children who are up for adoption as tainted since, if they came from ‘good, moral Christian families’ they wouldn’t have been placed up for adoption. Parents following the methods of the Pearls (Christian writers about parenting) killed their adoptive daughter through sadistic ‘discipline.’
All said, I took a course on Islam in college, and I came away thinking, how does anybody believe this shit? It was the same reaction I had to the Mormon religion – an obvious scam from the start, particularly focused on granting the alleged ‘prophet’ sexual access to whatever women he wanted.
ttch
August 13, 2012 at 5:58 am (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
Viz. the conservative Christians who believe in “generational curses”, they can’t have been reading their Bibles very closely, for the prophet Ezekiel records God’s word (Ezekiel Chapter 18, KJV):
This is by no means taken out of context. Read your favorite translation. According to God, there are no more generational curses.
Of course this negates the whole concept of “original sin” so it’s not surprising Christians don’t quote it much.
Interrobang
August 13, 2012 at 8:43 pm (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
There’s quite a strong belief out there that adoption is equivalent to “settling” or that adoptees must be damaged goods, traumatised, et cetera. I remember reading about a Catholic priest who had made some very anti-adoption comments relatively recently, which is right up there amongst their many hypocrisies, since the Catholic Church has historically been the epicentre of the baby-trafficking epidemic.
There’s a lot of hate out there against adoption and adoptees. Being one, I notice these things. (If I see one more graphic online where the punchline is some variation on “The reason we hate you is because you’re adopted,” I’m going to scream.)
I also think a significant amount of the adoption-hatred on the part of right-wing Christians is that they believe you’re supposed to have the family God gives you, not what you can arrange through human laws. Jewish adoptees may not marry Kohanim, but other than that, they probably do the best job of the conservatively religious in being humane toward adoption.
Clementine
May 7, 2013 at 7:18 pm (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
The Book of Ezekial is in the Old Testament and is not binding on Christians because it is viewed as the sacred text of another rekigion (Judaism). Christianity’s view of its relationship to Judaism and the old testament is clear. The early Christians decided that while Judaism was the true revelation of God and the foundation of Christianity, Christianity represented a new era of God’s dealings with the world so the extensive body of Jewish law was no longer binding. Similarly, the general Christian attitude toward the Old Testament may be summarized as follows:
Religious principles and ideas (such as the notion of a sovereign God who is active in human history) are appropriated; religious practices (such as dietary laws and sacrificial routines) are not. {1}
Thus the Old Testament is useful and edifying in that it tells of the true God’s actions in Israel, but it does not carry the same level of authority or relevance as the New Testament.
safa
August 13, 2012 at 5:57 pm (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
Wow. Now I know why conservative anti-choice groups tend to downplay adoption as an option for a woman dealing with an unwanted pregnancy. In their view, a woman keeping and trying to raise an wanted child when she neither has the financial nor emotional support to do so is the only option. I have a friend who adopted four children from Russia. She had to go back and forth to Russia many times and had to wait several months before she could go and pick up her children. I asked her why she didn’t adopt a child in the US. She said that there aren’t many children available under the age of two and there are long waiting lists in the US.
As to the story about Muhammad, did anybody ever consider what the daughter-in-law wanted? Maybe she didn’t want some tired looking old man. Maybe she wanted her young handsome husband. Or maybe she was pinning over a past female lover. But it doesn’t matter because women are not considered human beings capable of free and intelligent thought in a patriarchal society.
This story is no different than that of the ugly crimes of Jerry Sandusky of Penn State who coerced young boys to have sex with him in locker room showers and in his own home. Sociopaths like Muhammed and Sandusky can always justify their desires and the pain and humiliation they cause.
gora729
August 13, 2012 at 8:20 pm (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
every religion needs update to remain acceptable to modern ppl. reformer is needed.if educated ppl don’t come forward, change will not occur. they should come from the same religion, not from other religions.this is applicable for every religion. one day there will be no religion on this world, i dream.
Happiestsadist
August 13, 2012 at 5:58 am (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
At one point in my life, I worked for a branch of my government that partly handled, among other things, transnational adoption. One day, a woman came in with a case that broke my heart. She’d been living in an Islamic country with her husband, (keeping details vague on purpose), she told me. She showed me a picture of a little boy, maybe four years old. He was holding his pet cat, a scarred-up orange kitty who’d clearly been on the streets, and the two looked so happy. She and her husband had taken in the boy, who was settled with them, and called them Mother and Father now. His cat had had three thousand dollars worth of surgeries to make sure they’d be together a while. But (iirc) the husband’s contract to work there was up, and they were returning to Canada. She had just found out that because there’s no recognized adoption where they were, the papers she had from when they took him in were meaningless, and now they were in an international limbo where they were likely to be split up. It was hard not to cry at my desk after she left.
Brit S.
August 13, 2012 at 10:17 am (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
That is heartbreaking. Thank you to you and Ms. Nasreen for bringing this issue to our attention.
Almulhida
August 13, 2012 at 11:27 am (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
This is misleading. You are allowed to provide foster care and be a guardian for orphans and abandoned children. There’s much to criticize in how Islam treats adoption, but you give the impression here that muslims are forced to leave children to starve on the street and this is not true.
Almulhida
August 13, 2012 at 11:35 am (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
Sorry, the above comment wasn’t meant as a reply to you, I mixed up comment boxes.
amethyststarling
August 13, 2012 at 6:28 am (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
Do they not fear what would happen to their children if they died while the children were still young? Or does it not matter to them?
Art
August 13, 2012 at 10:48 am (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
Thhheeeerrre’s trooouble in River City…
Another silver tongued charlatan taking advantage of simple-minded and credulous people by claiming to have a singular connection to an imaginary supernatural being. And yes, it is a great way to satisfy your every carnal desire, gain great power, and wealth.
It also leaves millions of people deluded, confused and at war with neighbors who are not confused, or confused in different ways. But, as with most sociopaths, Mohammed was not likely to have been overly concerned with the discord he caused or how it would get millions killed over time.
ihkhan
August 13, 2012 at 1:44 pm (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
You are bitch,, who has no intellect and no knowledge of islam, try to understand what islam is and then comment on it…
F
August 13, 2012 at 2:08 pm (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
Is that all you’ve got? Why don’t you try making a substantive argument about any point with which you disagree.
I think you are wrong on all three counts. Present some evidence for them. (Good luck with the first two, which are not even real things.)
Crudely Wrott
August 13, 2012 at 4:48 pm (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
ihkhan, your tone and your words indicate that you have little or no understanding of what it means to be a human. No intellect or knowledge of compassion. No understanding of the sweet goodness that people are capable of when they live unencumbered by ancient superstition and mythology.
I am not exclusively pointing out the failings of Islam. It is no different from any other randomly selected religion. All faiths diminish human worth and potential. That you cannot see this is evidence of your angst and confusion. For that you can thank your imaginary god.
You should be ashamed of yourself. I certainly am ashamed of you.
Winterwind
August 14, 2012 at 3:30 pm (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
Ihkhan, why be so angry? If your faith is true, then everything happens by the will of a higher power, even Ms Nasreen’s writing. Those who disrespect your religion will be punished on the Day of Reckoning. There is no need to defend your faith by abusing people.
Here are some teachings from your own faith:
- Surat al Qasas 28:55
- Surat Fussillat 41:34
There’s nothing in the Qur’an about swearing on the internet. Go and make peace with your soul, my friend! If religious people practiced what they preached they wouldn’t be so annoying.
Gordon Penny
August 15, 2012 at 9:04 pm (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
Dear Ihkhan,
Taslima Nasreen, award-winning writer, physician, secular humanist and human rights activist. You call her a ‘Bitch who has no intellect and no knowledge of islam’. Well, by her worldwide awards and achievements, she shows herself to have far more intelligence and also knowledge of Islam than anything that is floating around in your pea sized brain. You show yourself to be an ignorant foulmouthed person. On the basis of the short insulting message that you sent to Taslima, its quite obvious that your brain has over the course of time been eroded by the brainwashing of five times a day, braying like a donkey as you chant the endless nonsense of the Quran, so much so that it has long since ceased to be able to think clearly for itself, to reason and to be able hold sensible debate with other adults who may hold different views to yourself.
By your own words you condemn yourself to ridicule.
sadiq
January 20, 2013 at 1:50 pm (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
Award winner rigth,u are a foolish human being I suppose,and what does the AWARD of this world as to do with God in the hereafter u bastard and I wonder how u people place the world before the Almigthy God,,,,U will stand before God on the day of judgemenT to give ur account as I wld also,,,bye fool and we will knw who has been brainwashed by the devils of this worldYou know what, it sweetend you now writing all this bullshit and formulated stories of urs,but I bet it with you that if you don’t change and ask for God forgiveness in this world before you die by writing all this false stories Against the Holy prophet Muhammad (pbuh), U are automatically Doomed,,,you knw what I mean……….Laugh now and Cry Later
Ace of Sevens
August 13, 2012 at 8:35 pm (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
Your pictures are too small. They are barely readable even after clicking through.
Taslima Nasreen
August 13, 2012 at 9:04 pm (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
I think it is better now.
F
August 14, 2012 at 2:10 pm (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
Very much better. I was able to read them previously after enlarging, but these are much clearer.
sadiq
January 20, 2013 at 2:05 pm (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
Hello Taslima nasreen,wld let this stinck to ur skull as all ur beloved readers here has been hailing you that u are an award achiever, well it seems so good if you achieves award given to u by human of ur type and now forgetting that the brain and resources to get was given to u by the Almigthy God and you now went further in writing a missleading stories about the Last prophet of the Almigthy God which was given the Holy quran to as a guidian to Humanity…
But let make u understand a thing that u urself knows deep in u that all u wrote was forged and edited into bad form by u urself and it will be ok for u to re-write the story in its good form before u meet ur untimely death,,,,Hmmmmm I fear and fill for ur soul,Hell is real and it will be very tough for people like you that allows the arrogancy of this cheap world to cover their face and seal up their heart…..Miss or Mrs my candid advice for u is to write the story in its original form and ask God for forgiveness…..thanks
sadiq
January 20, 2013 at 2:59 pm (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
I pray u come to ur senses soon enough b4 u DIE……….Hell is real and if u are paid to do this I pray to God Almigthy to allow u spend and enjoy the Money very well so that the work load of SIN will be much on ur head……And Again if u are confident enough of all this assault, get on any TV station live and swear by the Name of the Almigthy God u are saying the truth but if u v said the otherwise u shld perish instantly by the will of God….I knw u won’t dare try dat …Hypocrate
F
August 14, 2012 at 10:09 am (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
Here:
http://prophetmuhammadillustrated.com/muhammad-and-zainab.html
There’s more at the site.
Marcelo
August 13, 2012 at 10:13 pm (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
Loved the cartoon. It think I found a better version (bigger) and a little more from it.
http://zombietime.com/mohammed_image_archive/modern_satires/
Scroll down a bit or text search for “JAKARTA, Nov 20 (Bernama)”
Winterwind
August 14, 2012 at 4:13 pm (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
Ms Nasreen, I did a bit of reading and I think the situation is more complicated than you make out. You’re right when you say that the Islamic view of adoption does not involve fully transferring the child into the adoptive family. The child has to keep the name and inheritance of their biological parents, and they are considered non-related to their adoptive family for the purposes of marriage and inter-sex socialising.
However, from what I understand, when a child is “Islamically adopted” they are expected to remain with their adoptive family for as long as a biological child, with the family becoming their permanent caretakers and guardians. This is quite different from foster parenting, where the child may be raised for weeks, months or years, but always with the understanding that it is a temporary arrangement until permanent parents can be found. In this sense “Islamic adoption” seems closer to Western adoption barring a few different details, mostly regarding naming and inheritance. I am sure I have heard of children being adopted for life in Muslim families. Although the adoptive parents may be called “guardians,” the relationship seems closer to that of adoptive parents in the West.
Also, when you rightly bring up the suffering of children without parents, you seem to imply that these children are left to suffer with no one to look after them in Islamic countries. It seems only fair to point out that on the subject of suffering orphans, the Qur’an, hadith and Islamic tradition repeatedly and specifically stress looking after orphans, unlike the other major holy books I know of. In one surah, Allah reminds Muhammad that he (Muhammad) was an orphan who was breastfed by a kindly foster mother (Allah takes credit for this, of course), and enjoins him to treat other orphans with compassion. Maybe that’s why the Qur’an seems obsessed with the welfare of orphans, because Muhammad used to be one?
The hadith also say that Muhammad adopted (in the Islamic sense) and raised a child, Zayd, who used to be a slave. You mention Zayd in the above story of the Prophet being aroused by his son’s wife. Zayd was not Muhammad’s biological son. He was adopted prior to the surah in your post, and he became Zayd ibn Muhammad. After Muhammad revealed the surah, Zayd reverted to his birth father’s name. It seems the author of the comic thinks that Muhammad revealed the surah so he could marry Zayd’s wife without committing incest.
There may be low levels of adoption is Islamic countries due to these traditions. I think we should check the statistics, and also take into account how developed the countries in question are. Many majority-Muslim countries are developing, which means fewer resources, less birth control, lower levels of education fewer wealthy people, and probably therefore fewer adoptions.
Taslima Nasreen
August 14, 2012 at 4:42 pm (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
That was world children stats. People adopted children in pre-Islamic Arabia. But Muhammad made adoption illegal just to justify his scandalous marriage with his adopted son’s wife. The verses of the Quran are contradictory. Two kinds of verses are there, good ones before he got the power, bad ones after he got the power. The verses before and after his marriage are having two different ideas.
Almulhida
August 15, 2012 at 12:14 am (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
Is there a reason my comments are still in moderation?
Anyway, this is still misleading. There’s nothing stopping you in Islamic Law from taking in abandoned children and raising them. The rules that govern it are needlessly cruel to the children involved, and yes it’s not adoption as understood in the west, but there is nothing in principle that forbids you from taking in children and giving them a home, for life.
Ace of Sevens
August 15, 2012 at 1:35 am (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
Technically, yes. Giving them second-class status makes it worse for ones who are taken in and discourages the practice, though.
Almulhida
August 15, 2012 at 4:03 am (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
Yes. That would be and is a valid criticism. Making it seem like Islam leaves you no option but to leave kids to starve on the street is not.
Taslima Nasreen
August 15, 2012 at 9:30 am (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=articles&id=135420
Winterwind
August 15, 2012 at 2:34 pm (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
Ms Nasreen, from your link:
But it also says:
If it is permitted for a Muslim to take in an orphan and “raise, educate and treat him as his own child” and “protect, feed, teach and love the child as his own,” and this act is rewarded in Islamic paradise, then saying “Islam prohibits the adoption of children” is not a fair representation. When I read your post I got the impression that Islam forbade taking in and looking after children.
Almulhida
August 16, 2012 at 4:16 am (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
Your link speaks to my side of the argument, as Winterwind has done the work of quoting for me. I realize “adoption is forbidden in Islam” is a common misconception, driven in no small part by the fact Muslims themselves say it, but they say it with the understanding that adoption entails naming your adopted children after yourself. Under a looser definition, Islam does not prohibit adoption, but your original post gives no hint of this or other ways you could take care of abandoned children within the confines of the religious laws and juxtaposing that with the problem of homeless children strongly gives the impression that Muslims are helpless to offer any kind of aid.
Calling this misleading was being generous. You are in fact perpetuating a common misconception, and that does no one any good.
Musca Domestica
August 16, 2012 at 8:53 pm (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
She does mention fostering, and notes the differense between fostering and adopting. What the ‘Islamic adoption’ is, is fostering (except that the child doesn’t even have a chance of returning to their biological parent(s), which is usually the goal with children placed in foster care in more or less secular countries). Adoption means that the child has an equal position with the biological children. In ‘Islamic adoption’, the child will forever have a status of ‘other’, imposed by the law. This kind of otherness is felt quite strongly by children (or so I’ve understood).
She probably should’ve covered the technicalities of ‘Islamic adoption’ better, but I don’t see any actual misleading here. It should be quite obvious that the terms used in this text cover the European/American forms of caring for non-biological children.
Almulhida
August 17, 2012 at 12:57 am (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
You’re getting into the discussion late, she’s modified her post to reflect some of the criticism (which is commendable, though it’d be nice if there was some mention of it). Here’s the context in which I was making my criticism, and why I, Winterwind and very likely that abusive (presumed) Muslim up top read her original post to reflect a black and white ban on taking in children. My perception is obviously colored by having read the original entry, but if you read the modified as reflecting greater nuance then my work here is done.
Incidentally, permanent foster care is a thing that exists. The entirety of Islamic adoption practices can fit into a definition of foster care, but it’s not the only one and the link that Taslima herself gave to illuminate the difference between foster care and adoption only mentions foster care in the context of a temporary arrangement, which is how most people understand it, and why I mentioned both foster care and “guardianship” in my original criticism. It’s worth getting into the nuance of the definitions precisely because they are understood in different ways.
And yeah, it is felt by the child, in my understanding, though I don’t have any experience in the matter myself. Interrobang’s post on the subject, linked in an earlier comment, is very much worth reading. I was not defending Islamic adoption practices as “good” in any sense of the word. There’s a boatload of what I think is valid criticism one can make about adoption in Islam, not limited to:
*Sharia interacting poorly with international law and acting as a roadblock to trans-national adoption or outright banning it
*The ban on treating adopted children as part of the family means that adopted women have to be veiled when they hit puberty, inside the house,which is obviously horrible in all sorts of ways and makes adoption very difficult in countries that take the veiling culture very seriously.
*Being treated as not being part of the family is alienating, and is what I meant by “needlessly cruel” earlier.
*The lack of inheritance rights for adopted children
*The possibility of fully adopting a child if you breastfeed them when they’re under 2 years of age encourages adoption of younger children over older ones in a world where finding adoptive parents for older children is already more difficult than finding them for younger children.
*The whole emphasis on blood and kin probably makes it less likely people will adopt at all in the first place.
Islamic adoption is a mess. There’s much to criticize here, and it’s not served by writing something that makes it seem like it doesn’t exist at all.
Musca Domestica
August 17, 2012 at 9:10 pm (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
Yes, it seems I only saw the corrected version, and that your critisism was valid. I do wish that the added/corrected parts were clearly indicated, too, it would be more clear and honest.
Gordon Penny
August 16, 2012 at 2:37 pm (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
Why the endless debates about the laws and beliefs of 1400 years ago ? In this modern day and age cannot these Muslim people and their countries start to think for themselves about the needs and requirements of how we should be living here and now in the 21st century ? Come on people, start thinking sensibly about the right and proper things we should be doing now and not be dictated by these old and outdated beliefs. I notice that Islamic people have a habit of enjoying using mainly western scientific inventions that enhance their life, eg mobile phones, internet, medicines, cars etc to name but a few. On the other hand they quickly run to their old ‘Comfort book’ the ‘quran’ to start quoting obscure verses to justify their obstinate attitudes and fixed thinking, which prevents them from making any changes in their lifestyles in order to adapt and live in a modern 21st century way like the rest of the world do.
Gordon Penny
August 16, 2012 at 2:56 pm (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
To sum up, people of Islamic faith, please start thinking for YOURSELVES as to what are the right and proper things to do in life. You are letting your thinking be dictated by an old book of dubious instructions that may have been relevant to life at the times of writing , but is completely outdated thinking now.
If you believe that there is a ‘GOD’, well ok thats up to you , but realise that ‘GOD’ gave you a brain to use !! He also gave us a body which had a penis and a vagina, if ‘GOD’ had wanted these sexual organs to be stitched up and altered then this great designer would have done so him/herself!! Also given was a naked body, if ‘GOD’ had wanted women veiled up ‘GOD’ would have done it ! Clothes are the invention of mankind, nothing more, for their comfort , protection and warmth. Different styles and colours are mankinds interpretations, through style or culture, not a mythical creator ,eg ‘GOD’ !!
sadiq
January 20, 2013 at 2:32 pm (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
That’s because u are a fool and a friend to vanity,,,don’t blame its all because ur holy book is been edited often by unknown scholars,,,,
If I make u understand and knw dat to start with a law saying that u shld allow ur child to be stone to death when he or she tries to disobey u is in the bible,what will u fool say…..No!!! Cos u knw nothin abt ur religion,all u listen to is baked lies from the mouth devilish scholar like Taslima and ur so called large numbers of fake pastors that after Money…..U better wake up and do some researches urself b4 u land urself in HELL
Rukhi
April 20, 2013 at 7:36 pm (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
God gave us a naked body, so why do we go around in clothes? We cover up because of modesty, right? And may I ask why is it that rape cases are so high in the western world and not in islamic countries. DO a little research and compare statistics and then you might understand. Also, let us take the example of a lollipop. If a lollipop does not have its cover, it will attract flies, right? Dirty things that have no right to your lollipop, right? But if you cover it up, nothing happens to it. See, if something is precious you cover it, you don’t want to display its beauty to the world, do you? You don’t want to attract all kinds of thieves and robbers to what is rightfully YOURS. Same way, a woman’s body si rightfully hers, and god has given us muslim women a body to only please our spouse lawfully. Also, note why adultery is so common in the western world and not in muslim countries. Same reason as given.
If you actually try to read the Quran you might see Islam for what it really is. God himself encourages people to think about his creations and to ponder about them. It is a blessing itself. islam is the world’s second biggest religion and is still growing, with many converts from the western world. Why do they convert? If they had falsely seen the media reports branding Islam as terrorism they wouldn’t have converted. They were people like you after all. But no, they read up and did research and then they decided that Islam was a way of life and converted to it.
Ace
August 18, 2012 at 8:18 am (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
The person who wrote this is an uneducated fool with no understanding of Islam. All the stupid people that believed this dumb article need to do their own research not be sheep. That person is not right in the head, obviously never went to school and has a bad life. Your article and comments disgust me. No wonder the west has no morals and respect, go ahead and continue your ignorant lives, make up stories about Islam if it makes you feel better as you are that much of a loser in life. Even if all the worlds dumb numpties made up silly stories it still would have no affect on the message of Islam. Only seriously thick people believe dumb articles like this.
P.S. Islam promotes adoption more than any other religion so get your facts right you morons!! The topic here isn’t adoption overall, the topic is you hate Islam and try to disprove it but try as hard as you want, you can’t do it. Feel sorry for all of you, pray for forgiveness.
gordon Penny
August 18, 2012 at 6:41 pm (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
Sounds rather dumb to me to believe in a fairy tale belief that has no place in the 21st century. I have worked with muslims and seen their silly ideas first hand. I also dont like the way they treat their women. I just cannot be bothered to argue at present with people who are so brainwashed with this nonsense. We in UK dont want these people here living amongst us. They are in the majority the biggest scroungers and thieves going. See a crime on tv and its often a Mohammad who did it. Completely corrupt people, Car insurance scams, fake benifit claims, financial fraud, honour crimes against women, forced marriages to first cousins, often the girls are little more than kids being ferried across to Pakistan to be forced to marry a much older first Cousin. Unlike your brainwashed lot, we can think for ourselves and make up our own minds , based on commonsense, something muslims dont have. You are a curse to the rest of the world, thats why no one wants you or likes you.
jak blak
August 20, 2012 at 9:52 pm (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
i agree with you 110% i for one is a muslim but ashamed of being so. It is such a confusing religion which makes no sense cause one issue or topic contradicts the other on same subjects. No two opinions are the same.
gordon Penny
August 18, 2012 at 6:43 pm (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
Most corrupt country in the world…..Pakistan.
gordon Penny
August 18, 2012 at 6:48 pm (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
No need to make up fake stories about Islam, its all written down in the crazy book called the Koran.Of course when you quote the stories that Muslims dont like, they quickly run into the self denial mode.
Rukhi
April 20, 2013 at 7:41 pm (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
Give me one contradiction in the Quran then. The Quran was written a long time back, but it has scientific miracles, and it already predicted the big bang theory, and the growth of a fetus in the womb. Please stop insulting other religions or people might start insulting yours.
You know, what’s funny is that Islam and Christianity are the religions with things most in common, bu they are the ones that keep fighting on. I consider a christian to be my brother or sister and I would never disrespect them, my best friend is a christian. and I don’t think you should.
Boz
May 20, 2013 at 7:22 pm (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
Yes Rukhi, I must agree. The Qar’an has some amazing scientific insights. Here are some of them for those of you who don’t know, direct from the ilah who made us and the universe:
When Allah’s prophet was asked why a child sometimes resembles the mother and sometimes the father…
Bukhari:V4B55N546 “Allah’s Apostle said, ‘Gabriel has just now told me of the answer. If a man has sexual intercourse with his wife and gets discharge first, the child will resemble him, and if the woman gets discharge first, the child will resemble her.’” Oh! Okay how about…….
Ishaq:255 “Jewish rabbis came to the Apostle and asked him to answer four questions saying, ‘If you do so we will follow you, testify to your truth, and believe in you.’ They began, ‘Why does a boy resemble his mother when the semen comes from the father?’ Muhammad replied, ‘Do you not know that a man’s semen is white and thick and a woman’s is yellow and thin? The likeness goes with that which comes to the top.’ (Blimey Muhammad’s lousy memory has failed him again!) (‘Agreed,’ the rabbis proclaimed. ‘Tell us about your sleep.’ ‘Do you not know that a sleep which you allege I do not have is when the eye sleeps but the heart is awake?’ ‘Tell us about what Israel [Jacob] voluntarily forbade himself.’ ‘Do you not know that the food he loved best was the flesh and milk of camels or perhaps two lobes of liver, kidneys, and fat?’ ‘Tell us about the spirit.’ ”Do you not know that it is Gabriel, he who comes to me?’ ‘Agreed,’ the rabbis said. ‘But Muhammad, your spirit is an enemy to us, an angel who comes only with violence and the shedding of blood, and were it not for that we would follow you.” This is religious scripture?
Tabari I:258
Qur’an 15:26 “Allah created Adam from sticky clay, meaning viscous and sweet smelling slime, being stinking. It became stinking slime after having been compact soil.” Am I reading the right book here?……
Tabari I:258 “Allah sent Gabriel to the earth to bring Him some clay. The earth said, ‘I take refuge in Allah against you mutilating me. Then He sent the angel of death. He took some soil from the earth and made a mixture. He did not take it from a single place but took red, white, and black soil. Therefore, the children of Adam came out different.” Even a talking Earth? is scared of the angel of death.
There must be something somewhere…….
Bukhari:V4B54N430 “Allah’s Apostle, the true and truly inspired said, ‘Regarding the matter of the creation of a human being: humans are put together in the womb of the mother in forty days. Then he becomes a clot of thick blood for a similar period. He becomes a piece of flesh for forty days. Then Allah sends an angel who is ordered to write four things: the new creature’s deeds, livelihood, date of death, and whether he will be blessed or wretched. He will do whatever is written for him.’” Crikey, a 4 month gestation period and a predestined life. Will it be the sex palace in the sky or an everlasting torment in the fires I wonder….
Let’s see if he can do better with the weather then…….
Bukhari:V4B54N482 “Allah’s Apostle said, ‘The Hell Fire complained to its Lord saying, “O my Lord! My different parts are eating each other up.” So, He allowed it to take two breaths, one in winter, the other in summer. This is the reason for the severe heat and bitter cold you find in weather.’” Nope, that didn’t work…..
Let’s give the sun explanation a shot…….
Bukhari:V4B54N421 “I walked hand in hand with the Prophet when the sun was about to set. We did not stop looking at it. (That’s a dangerous thing to do!) The Prophet asked, ‘Do you know where the sun goes at sunset?’ I replied, ‘Allah and His Apostle know better.’ He said, ‘It travels until it falls down and prostrates Itself underneath the Throne. The angels who are in charge of the sun prostrate themselves, also. The sun asks permission to rise again. It is permitted. Then it will prostrate itself again but this prostration will not be accepted. The sun then says, “My Lord, where do You command me to rise, from where I set or from where I rose?” Allah will order the sun to return whence it has come and so the sun will rise in the west. And that is the interpretation of the statement of Allah in the Qur’an.’” The TV program on “the Universe” I was watching must be telling fibs then…..
How about the different seasons then eh……..
Tabari I:232 “Gabriel brings to the sun a garment of luminosity from the light of Allah’s Throne according to the measure of the hours of the day. The garment is longer in the summer and shorter in the winter, and of intermediate length in autumn and spring. The sun puts on that garment as one of you here puts on his clothes.” Oh, okay that sounds reasonable. Good answer.
We’ll ask Alexander the Great. Huh! I never knew he was a Muslim………..
Qur’an 18:83 “They ask you about Dhu’l-Qarnain [Alexander the Great]. Say, ‘I will cite something of his story. We gave him authority in the land and means of accomplishing his goals. So he followed a path until he reached the setting place of the sun. He saw that it set in black, muddy, hot water. Near it he found people.” Weren’t we just told it set beneath Allah’s throne. Now I’m confused.
One last go then. How was the Earth made Muhammad I plead…….
Tabari I:219 “When Allah wanted to create the creation, He brought forth smoke from the water. (Where did that come from then?)The smoke hovered loftily over it. He called it ‘heaven.’ Then He dried out the water and made it earth. He split it and made it seven earths on Sunday. He created the earth upon a big fish, that being the fish mentioned in the Qur’an. By the Pen, the fish was in the water. The water was upon the back of a small rock. The rock was on the back of an angel. The angel was on a big rock. The big rock was in the wind. The fish became agitated. As a result, the earth quaked, so Allah anchored the mountains and made it stable. This is why the Qur’an says, ‘Allah made for the earth firmly anchored mountains, lest it shake you up.’”
Please no more (though there is plenty). I rest my case. Really scientific for an all powerful, all knowing God.
Rohani
August 18, 2012 at 9:36 am (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
Ok, well you’ve got a few things wrong here. First of all, one of the greatest gifts you can give in Islam is parental guidance. Millions of muslims worldwide take in children, and it’s a common practice to take in servants in many islamic countries. What does this entail?
Basically, a child without a mother or father can be taken in by a Muslim family, provided and cared for like any biological child belonging to the family. However, you are not allowed to strip the child of his God given name, and replace it with your own. Why is this? Well, first of all, if the child has a substantial fortune, this would make it impossible for enterprising goons to “adopt” the child, give it their name, and steal their inheritance.
Also, in traditional adoptions in the western world, the child’s TRUE identity is hidden from them, to the point where the child has serious psychological issues because it took so long for the family to reveal to them their real identity. This can create emotions of displacement, distrust, and the child can feel like they don’t “belong.”
In Islam, the child’s name is different than that of their guardian, and from early childhood, it is explained to them that they came from a different family. This allows the child to look at their guardian with trust, because they took in a destitute youth such as the child itself. Revealing to the child his or her true identity creates a open relationship. Other than that, providing for the child is no different than providing for your own.
And if we’re going to point out obscure religious law, may I ask if you, a devout Christian, enjoin in alcohol? It’s outlawed by the Bible, but you still do it right? You MUST be a sinner, but that would be an incorrect and ignorant evaluation on my part.
Please do your research and don’t disparage a spiritual belief that BILLIONS of people around the world follow. You’re not critiquing the local Piggly Wiggly when you post stuff on the internet.
Raza
January 29, 2013 at 5:21 pm (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
I strongly disagree with the author who lacks knowledge of Islam.
“Adoption is forbidden in Islam” is a common misconception, driven in no small part by the fact Muslims themselves say it, but they say it with the understanding that adoption entails naming your adopted children after yourself. Under a looser definition, Islam does not prohibit adoption, but your original post gives no hint of this. You are in fact perpetuating a common misconception, and that does no one any good.
According to sharee’ah it is not permissible for a person who adopts a child to give him his name as if he is his own son and a member of his tribe because this involves lying, falsehood, the mixing of lineages and a threat to people’s honour, as well as distorting the channels of inheritance so that someone who is not entitled may receive an unfair share whilst depriving the rightful heirs of their due, and causing chaos in the sphere of relationships and marriage. All of this violates sanctities and transgresses the bounds of sharee’ah. Hence Allaah forbade saying that a child belongs to anyone except his father or a slave belongs to anyone except his master. As Allaah said (interpretation of the meaning):
“nor has He made your adopted sons your real sons. That is but your saying with your mouths. But Allâh says the truth, and He guides to the (Right) Way. Call them (adopted sons) by (the names of) their fathers, that is more just with Allâh. But if you know not their father’s (names, call them) your brothers in Faith and Mawâlîkum (your freed slaves). And there is no sin on you concerning that in which you made a mistake, except in regard to what your hearts deliberately intend. And Allâh is Ever Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.” [al-Ahzaab 33:4-5]
One of my acquaintances is adopted to Muslim parents and retains his original Christian name. There you go! Adoption in Islam still holds! And please wake up from this misconception!
melvin polatnick
August 19, 2012 at 12:02 am (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
There is no sound as pleasing to Allah as the Shout of Allahu Akbar; it tells him an infidel is being punished. But these are words of action and must not be used in vain.
Daniel Ibn Zayd
August 25, 2012 at 6:32 pm (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
I would refer you to the article entitled “Islamophobia and Adoption: Who Are the Civilized?” at Dissident Voice. It rebuts the heinous arguments you are making here and many more. You should be ashamed of yourselves.
http://dissidentvoice.org/2012/04/islamophobia-and-adoption/
michael roberts
August 31, 2012 at 12:23 am (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
What does islam forbidding abortion have to do with adoption? Also the cartoons feature a depiction of muhammad which is absolutely forbidden under islamic law. Obviously muslim fanatics have not found this page.
Bibi Ellsbury
September 9, 2012 at 4:07 am (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
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S
November 18, 2012 at 4:21 am (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
I don’t understand why simple verses of the Quran are made so hideous by uneducated and ignorant people like the one that has posted this.
You are giving the wrong message and the wrong reasons for such a message. May be because of the constant threat that you feel from Islam.
And this silly cartoon that has been made is completely disrespectful. Clearly not one to be talking about morals and modernising as your the one that needs to. Just grow up and keep your nose out of matters that you clearly have no respect for.
Oh and before you start going on about do I know what I’m talking about.. Actually I do as I am a law student who has studied Islamic law.
These stereotypes about Islam are created by people like you who don’t actually know what your talking about yet feel a constant need to attack. If you hate the religion why are you so bothered about it. Go and get a life. Or increase your knowledge before such posts.
hum
November 20, 2012 at 1:44 am (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
Every thing u write about article is wrong .I think u have to study about Islam more .I respect people , books and prophets of all religion .u r confused in different topics u try to raise here .the story of zaid a.s is similar to prophet yosef …….Joseph who was bought and gifted zulaiqa as servent and they joseph loved as son by the but Joseph married to zulaiqa by the will of god .zaid a s was gifted to holy prophet p.b.u h as servent but he loved him as a son .and to fininsh discrimination between 2 classes zaid a .s married holy prophet p.b .u.h cousin by the will of Allah and prophet.but after their divorce holy prophet p.b.u.h married to her cousin by the will of Allah ………this marriage break the old trend of Arab that if u say son to any one its not mean it is your son …..and those respect relegions can understand this but person like u ……………
May Allah give u hidayat
Jean Markale
December 9, 2012 at 5:10 am (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
I usually ignore this sort of tripe, but both the article and numerous comments have stooped to depths I’m not used to seeing, even online.
The spectacle of supposedly rational people making the same pat, tired excuses for arguments is frankly depressing.
I am better educated about religions in general than most of the population, and at one time thought I had a fair grasp of al-Islam. But after studying it more deeply as an adjunct to learning Arabic, I have to admit that before this year, I knew absolutely nothing about it.
Most of the people making hateful comments here also know nothing about it–it’s clear from their classic blend of oversimplification mixed with downright lies–yet have the utter gall to pretend that those who disagree with them are either ignorant, stupid, or brainwashed.
And, for the record, I myself am not a Muslim.
Emile France
December 19, 2012 at 3:46 pm (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
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Emilia
January 1, 2013 at 8:29 pm (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
It is worth mentioning that despite a few anti-adoption fundamentalist Christians here and there, much of the opposition to adoption in the West comes not from any religious faction but from the secular left. The so-called progressive movement portrays adoption as an oppressive institution that hurts birth mothers and adopted children alike. International and within-country interracial adoptions are furthermore seen as colonialist and racist. Anti-adoption leftists ignore studies that show that interracial adoptees fare as well as within-race adoptees and (and this might sound like a heresy – maybe not a great term to use on a freethought blog!), more significantly, adoptees of any race tend to do much better than children raised by single birth mothers. I really don’t know enough about Islam to comment on its view of adoption, but if you want to see some real anti-adoption fanaticism, don’t look at the Christian fundamentalist movement; look at the regressive – oh, I’m sorry, I meant the progressive movement.
sadia
January 2, 2013 at 6:42 am (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
Nowhere in all your references have you proved that Islam is against adoption. The only thing I can see is that you cannot change your adopted child’s surname to be yours. And it is a reasonable thing to do.
Fear God and the day of judgement! As we WILL be raised again and we will all have to account for our deeds. Instead of mocking religions and wasting time making fun of me( I have a feeling you might!) use your time to do more research please. You may find that Quran has more facts on life than what you think! Facts that only God could have known.
sadia
January 2, 2013 at 8:22 am (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
Nowhere in all your references have you proved that Islam is against adoption.
Fear God and the day of judgement! As we WILL be raised again and we will all have to account for our deeds. Instead of mocking religions and wasting time making fun of me( this is for everyone who haven’t tried to understand and instead are wasting their energy mocking others!) use your time to do more research please. You may find that Quran has more facts on life than what you think! Facts that only God could have known 1400 years ago. For example … Embryology ( chapter 96 verse 2 ,Chapter 23 verses 12-14)The fact that the light of the moon is reflective and not it’s own ) Chapter 25 verse 61) and that earth is spherical (chapter 79 verse 30) and that the sun revolves around in its own axis (chapter 21 verse 33) water cycle (chapter 39 verse 21, chapter 35 verse 9, chapter 30 verse 24, chapter 23 verse 18) and that there are two types of waters and there is a barrier between the two (chapter 25 verse 53) that every living thing is made out of water ( 21 verse 30) these are just some of the facts that modern science discovered years after Quran was revealed.
sadia
January 2, 2013 at 8:24 am (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
Nowhere in all your references have you proved that Islam is against adoption.
Fear God and the day of judgement! As we WILL be raised again and we will all have to account for our deeds. Instead of mocking religions and wasting time making fun of me( this is for everyone who haven’t tried to understand and instead are wasting their energy mocking others!) use your time to do more research please. You may find that Quran has more facts on life than what you think! Facts that only God could have known 1400 years ago. For example … Embryology ( chapter 96 verse 2 ,Chapter 23 verses 12-14)The fact that the light of the moon is reflective and not it’s own ) Chapter 25 verse 61) and that earth is spherical (chapter 79 verse 30) and that the sun revolves around in its own axis (chapter 21 verse 33) water cycle (chapter 39 verse 21, chapter 35 verse 9, chapter 30 verse 24, chapter 23 verse 18) and that there are two types of waters and there is a barrier between the two (chapter 25 verse 53) that every living thing is made out of water ( 21 verse 30) these are just some of the facts that modern science discovered years after Quran was revealed.
kiro
January 12, 2013 at 1:51 pm (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
i believe u shudn talk about things u know nothing of. Firstly adoption is allowwd in islam, it is just done differently. the child must be fully aware he is adopted n he is not to be named after the family adopting him. Adoption dozn happen alot in many muslim countries bcuz muslim families r closely bound so if the childs parents die there always is a relative who wud take care of him. However, there are afew abandond children at child care institutes n they can be adopted or sponsered. In a country like saudi arabia children living in orphanages r known to have luxurious lives aswell as education at universities of their choices being fully sponsered by the goverement and generous indivisuals.
kiro
January 12, 2013 at 2:00 pm (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
Muhammed PBUH never had a daughter in law, he never had a son who got to the age of maturity before death. He did not adopt a child, he set a slave free n offered him to go back to his father but the child refused and chose the prophets custody, he was never known as Muhammeds son he was just a child he raised. N muhammed never married his wife, the story is completely wrong n based on nothing but someones imagination.
lna
January 13, 2013 at 1:56 am (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
you took this story all wrong Prophet Muhammad is a great Pearson and he is a Prophet just like issa (Jesus)
Harvard university puts a verse from Quran at the entrance of faculty of law as one of …the greatest principles of justice in history
Anonymous
January 16, 2013 at 7:04 pm (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
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sadiq
January 20, 2013 at 1:38 pm (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
You know what, it sweetend you now writing all this bullshit and formulated stories of urs,but I bet it with you that if you don’t change and ask for God forgiveness in this world before you die by writing all this false stories Against the Holy prophet Muhammad (pbuh), U are automatically Doomed,,,you knw what I mean……….Laugh now and Cry Later
Shereen Sheikh
January 28, 2013 at 8:07 am (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
This information is misleading and is not accurate. Check the link below.
http://en.islamtoday.net/quesshow-16-786.htm
Muslim
January 28, 2013 at 9:18 pm (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
This is untrue, please search ‘adoption in islam’ on google, and read authentic links, by religious scholars belonging to any religion
i don’t even want to read the what’s written after you address the prophet that way !
Muslim ah
February 5, 2013 at 12:09 pm (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
Nasreen, please provide any verse that says you are not allowed to care/adopt a child or atleast share the verses that contradict caring for an orphan. Trust me you won’t find any so please stop spreading lies about Islam to gain some popularity.
Fatima Abdullah
February 13, 2013 at 10:58 pm (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
This is not true, One of the wives of Prophet Muhammad adopted more than a child. In Islam, if a person wants to adopt a child( which is believed to be a very very good thing) the Muslim couple can’t give the child their last name, The adoptive child has to keep his own last name and when he older needs to know that the adoptive parents are not the biological parents. I as a Muslim don’t plan to have my own kids because as a society we need to raise children every where, and I plan to adopt three kids when I’m ready.
semi formal dresses for plus size women
February 16, 2013 at 7:54 pm (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
Thanks, this really is the worst factor I’ve read
What?
February 20, 2013 at 11:45 am (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
It’s incorrect.
Any Islamic scholar will tell you that Muslims were obligated to adopt children in the early days.
stop your cruelty to orphans
February 19, 2013 at 3:00 pm (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
If you truly care about orphans, study an ideology properly before assuming you know everything.
Islam’s care of orphans is far greater than yours, and in your ignorant arrogance against Islam’s universal and timeless laws, you are in fact promoting the abuse of orphans.
Islam insists we take care of them, but just that we maintain their TRUE LEGAL IDENTITY rather than USURPING it because through legally changing their names, many people TAKE ADVANTAGE of orphans and assume that the legal inheritance left over to the orphan by its TRUE PARENTS is THEIR OWN, and many people in fact adopt rich orphans ONLY FOR THAT REASON. when they actually have no right to that wealth. As for those who are poor and take care of orphans and cannot afford it, Allah allows them only to TAKE WHAT IS NECESSARY from that inheritance, because after all they have to feed the child and not keep it starving.
Islam also protects biological bloodlines because if you dissolve the original identity of the orphan they will never know that end up doing INCEST by marrying their own true siblings, just because YOU STOLE THEIR IDENTITY.
THE CONSEQUENCES OF YOUR POORLY RESEARCHED ARTICLE IS DEVASTATING FOR HUMANITY, SO IF YOU HAVE ONE OUNCE OF CONCERN FOR CHILDREN, PLEASE APOLOGIZE TO THE ORPHANS OF THE WORLD OR TAKE IT DOWN.
What?
February 20, 2013 at 11:43 am (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
This is incorrect.
In the period when there were wars with pagan tribes against Muslims, the Muslims had to adopt the children of the dead fathers.
Leah
March 1, 2013 at 6:25 am (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
I think it is very sad that this article seems intent on trying to put a bad name on a beautiful religion that has many followers. Muslims are able to take care of orphaned children, but we have a different name of it which is called Kafala since the chidren to keep their birth names to have some kind of tie with this blood family. This is important for the well being of the child. In America there are now many open adoptions taking place. I was adopted myself before I became Muslim and unfortunately this was during the time when you were not allowed to know who your natural parents were. I will probably never know who my natural family is. It hurts me from time to time. If things were followed the way Islam encourages I would know who my natural family was and have my birth name.
I travelled to a Muslim country before and met a couple who could nothave children so they adopted the Islamic way (Kafala)a beautiful baby girl. She was their child, but kept her birth name. Please don’t preach to other people to hate and have intolerant views of Islam. I don’t believe God (the same one God the Jewish people, Christians, and Muslims worship) would like this. It says in the Qur’an that we were created differently with cultures in many places of the world to come to know eachother. Hate is wrong and if you are good Christian people as Jesus Christ always preached for Christians to be, you would be more tolerant and try not to express hateful and dishonest views about another religion you don’t know much about.
I also wanted to point out that this article is misfactual. Zayd was not the son of Prophet Muhammad Peace be Upon him. Zayd was a servant of the prophet whom he freed, but still had a very close relationship to him. Eventually Prophet Muhammad freed him and Zayd loved the Prophet so much and didn’t want to leave him that Prophet Muhammad adopted him. I have never heard of Prophet Muhammad ever wanting Zayd’s wife. This is misfactual. Prophet Muhammad was a very pious person and even when he had married one of his wives he made sure while walking down the street to let others know that this woman was now his wife so bad thoughts would not cross into other people’s minds. Prophet Muhammad did marry Zeinib who was originally married to Zayd, but it is nothing like the writer presented to us. Zayd was married to Zeinib and was not happy with her so they ended up getting a divorce. A while after Prophet Muhammad wanted to marry Zeinib. Another interesting fact to point out is that Prophet Muhammad was the person who initially helped Zeinib to marry Zayd. She originally came from a very prestigious background and before accepting Islam and after accepting Islam she had a high opinion of herself she had lower and become more humble. Prophet Muhammad helped her to do this by encouraging her to marry Zayd. Zayd was originally a black slave and Zeinib was an affluent beautiful woman and at first thought herself too good to marry Zayd. Prophet Muhammad kept encouraging her to marry him. Finally she decided to marry him since the Prophet of God was saying it would be good for her. This action helped her to really become a true Muslim and to see that Islam was not about money, prestige, etc. It was about follwoing and worshipping God and in Islam a white person is not superior to a black person and an Arab is not superior to a non-Arab, what matters in Islam that makes a person better in front of their creator then another person are their good deeds.
Islam is really a beautiful religion. I converted to Islam a while back and it has helped me to find peace and harmony in my life. I feel very blessed I found it. I do not hate others. I accept others andI want nothing more then people in this world to be more tolerant and king to eachother. I hope this person writing this article can stop propagating information that is misfactual.
danee
March 9, 2013 at 3:40 am (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
This makes no sense it needs to be deleted now freedom of …stupidity …no research needed
Clementine
May 7, 2013 at 7:50 pm (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
Most states in the United States have KLG statutes (Kinship and Legal Guardianship) in lieu of adoption that give the legal guardian the same legal rights, duties and responsiblities as parents without erasing the lineage of the child. Many Muslims in the United States “adopt” but under this type of statute.
The edicts ofI Islam regarding orphans are more merciful and just than any other religion.
In judaism the adopted child may be permitted to take on the name of the assuming family, according to Jewish law the child is hereditarily tied to his (or her) biological parents. If the child’s biological father is a Cohen or Levi by Jewish tradition, and the child is a boy, so too must he accept these priestly customs (but not if the child is a girl). Furthermore, the adoptee child may even marry a person from the adopting family including his or her “sibling” and/or aunt/uncle. Since the child is not from the adopting family’s hereditary blood this marriage would not be considered incest. How awkward is that?
Christianity treatment of Orphans and adoption is limited to James 1:27, “to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.”
There are many passages inf the Quran and hadith with detailed information and guidelines on caring for orphans.
It is unfathomable, from an academic point of view, that a person who lists so many accolades and accomplishments would publish (even via the internet) a piece with little or no supporting research.
I understand now, it’s an opinion piece akin to an editorial.
Boz
May 20, 2013 at 1:06 pm (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
Leah, you sound like a very nice person but unfortunately like a large proportion of those who have submitted to Islam quite unaware of the profligate nature of the so called prophet that is so undeservedly adored. Your comments on Zaid are very naive:
Tabari VIII:1 “In this year the Messenger married Zaynab bt. Jahsh [a first cousin: Allah's Messenger came to the house of Zayd bin [son of] Muhammad. Perhaps the Messenger missed him at that moment. Zaynab, Zayd’s wife, rose to meet him. She was dressed only in a shift…. She jumped up eagerly and excited the admiration of Allah’s Messenger, so that he turned away murmuring something that could scarcely be understood. However, he did say overtly, ‘Glory be to Allah Almighty, who causes hearts to turn!’ So Zayd went to Muhammad. ‘Prophet, I have heard that you came to my house. Why didn’t you go in? [Dad,] Perhaps Zaynab has excited your admiration, so I will leave her.’”
Tabari VIII:4 “One day Muhammad went out looking for Zayd. Now there was a covering of haircloth over the doorway, but the wind had lifted the covering so that the doorway was uncovered. Zaynab was in her chamber, undressed, and admiration for her entered the heart of the Prophet. After that Allah made her unattractive to Zayd.’”
Tabari VIII:3 “Zayd left her, and she became free. While the Messenger of Allah was talking with Aisha, a fainting overcame him. When he was released from it, he smiled and said, ‘Who will go to Zaynab to tell her the good news? Allah has married her to me.’ Then the Prophet recited [Qur'an 33] to the end of the passage. Aisha said, ‘I became very uneasy because of what we heard about her beauty and another thing, the loftiest of matters, what Allah had done for her by personally giving her to him in marriage. I said that she would boast of it over us.’”
Qur’an 33:4 “Allah has not made your wives whom you divorce your mothers: nor has He made your adopted sons your sons. Such is (only) your (manner of) speech by your mouths.”
Qur’an 33:6 “The Prophet has a greater claim on the faithful than they have on themselves, and his wives are their mothers…. This is written in the Book.”
Qur’an 33:37 “You hid in your mind and your heart that which Allah was about to manifest: you feared the people, but it is more fitting that thou shouldst fear Allah. Then when Zayd had dissolved (his marriage) with her, with the necessary (formality), We gave her to you, joining her in marriage to you: in order that there may be no difficulty or sin for the Believers in the wives of their adopted sons, when the latter have dissolved with the necessary (formality) (their marriage) with them. And Allah’s command must be fulfilled.”
Qur’an 33:38 “There can be no difficulty, harm, or reproach to the Prophet in doing what Allah has ordained to him as a duty. It was the practice (approved) of Allah amongst those of old that have passed away. And the commandment of Allah is a decree determined. (It is the practice of those) who deliver the Messages of Allah, and fear Him. Allah keeps good account. Muhammad is not the father of any of your men, but (he is) the Messenger of Allah, and the Last of the Prophets with the Seal: and Allah has full knowledge of all things.”
Actually the comic section that has drawn so much wrath, though tongue in cheek, is a fairly accurate description of the event from what I have read in the Qar’an, the Hadith and the Sunnah.
Whether Muslims may adopt or not is hardly the point. I am sure that many kindly Muslim families look after and cherish parent-less children (though the bit about them keeping their own surname so no one can steal large inheritances from them is a huge ask of anyone to believe). To me it would seem impossible for anyone with the slightest ability to be logical to see Muhammad and his religion as anything but the most warlike, vicious and self serving of scams after reading these three (solitary) tomes.