From Artificial Life to Real Life : Journey of Sara Bokker former actress

I grew up near a small town in South Dakota. The only religions I was exposed to were various denominations of Christianity. My family and I occasionally attended a Lutheran church, encouraged by my mother, and I was eventually confirmed Lutheran. I did believe in God, but did not believe in all that "church stuff": singing, worshiping pictures of crosses and Jesus, and eating "the body and blood of Christ." It just did not make any sense to me.

For as long as I can remember, something was always missing. There was this hole in my heart, this great sadness and dark loneliness penetrating every cell of my body, mind, and soul. Nothing could fill that hole, and the pain would not go away. I turned to alcohol at a very early age to numb that deep, agonizing pain, but it was only temporary, and it always made me feel even worse after the numbness wore off.

My distance from my family and everyone else around me only increased as I grew older. I had so much disgust and hatred for myself, which caused me to be absolutely horrible to my parents. All I remember wanting was to escape — escape where I was and who I was. However, I found that no matter how hard I tried, I could not escape who I was. Therefore, I was determined to do what I could to escape where I was before I literally destroyed myself.

I became a slave to my looks. I was consumed by it all.
I dropped out of college and left South Dakota for Florida by myself when I was 19. Able to make a fresh start in an exciting new environment, I found a bit of happiness for a brief period of time. But it was only superficial. That pain and sadness, that hole in my heart, was still there.

I spent many years searching for something to heal myself. I turned to psychology, self-help books and tapes and exercise, all of which really did help me a great deal. I was able to gain some strength in order to go on with my life. I did get caught up in the Florida lifestyle though. My various jobs enabled me to gain some easy cash, so it left as fast as it came, thanks to a lot of shopping and partying. In order to keep up with everyone else, I got credit cards — a lot of credit cards — and found myself sinking deeper and deeper in debt, but not even caring since I was just living for the day. I was also caught up in my looks. It cost a lot of time and money to look good. I became a slave to my looks. I was consumed by it all: hairdresser, manicurist, gym, mall, etc. After all, I was how I looked, or so I thought. And I just knew I would be happy if everyone was looking at me, if I got a lot of attention. And I did get attention, but I hated it. It made me miserable. So what would make me happy? I was still searching.

Jesus Foresaw Prophet Mohammad's Arrival in Old Bible Found in Turkey

A 1,500-year-old Bible in which Jesus is believed to have foretold the coming 

of the Prophet Mohammed to Earth has attracted attention from the Vatican this week.

Pope Benedict XVI has reportedly requested to see the book, which has been 

hidden in Turkey for the last 12 years, according to the Daily Mail.

                                                                                               

The text, reportedly worth $22 million, is said to contain Jesus’ prediction of the

 Prophet’s coming but was suppressed by the Christian Church for years for its 

strong resemblance to the Islamic view of Jesus, Turkish culture

 and tourism minister Ertugrul Gunay told the newspaper.

“In line with Islamic belief, the Gospel treats Jesus as a human being and not a God.

 It rejects the ideas of the Holy  Trinity and the Crucifixion and reveals that Jesus 

predicted the coming of the Prophet Mohammed,” the newspaper reported.

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Is Boko Haram representing Islam ?

Boko Haram says "We are responsible for the attack.  If you don’t know us, we are Jama’atu ahlus sunnah lid da’awati wal jihad which was falsely labelled Boko Haram, and we did this because our Creator has ordered us to wage war on everyone who does not embrace the religion of Islam after preaching to them." End of Quote.

After Reading the above statement now see the Quran's way to invite people to Embrace Islam

Quran Says

          Invite to the way of your Lord with wisdom and excellent admonition and argue with people in the best manner. Your Lord knows best who has gone astray from His Way and who is Rightly guided.(Chapter 16 Verse 125)

further Quran says at a place 

“If it had been your Lord’s will, all of the people on Earth would have believed.  Would you then compel the people so to have them believe?” (Quran 10:99)

Quran says at another place

“So if they dispute with you, say ‘I have submitted my whole self to God, and so have those who follow me.’  And say to the People of the Scripture and to the unlearned: ‘Do you also submit yourselves?’  If they do, then they are on right guidance.  But if they turn away, your duty is only to convey the Message.  And in God’s sight are all of His servants.” (Quran 3:20)

and it says clearly

“Let there be no compulsion in religion.  (Quran 2:256)

So My question to Boko Haram or whatever name they call themselves ask there western Bosses to realize that how far they go to defame Islam the more it will spread due to the attraction Islam has in itself.

As far as taking the life of the innocents Quran clearly condemns it 

For that cause We decreed for the Children of Israel thatwhosoever killeth a human being for other than manslaughter or corruption in the earth, it shall be as if he had killed all mankind, and whoso saveth the life of one, it shall be as if he had saved the life of all mankind..... 
(Quran 5:32)


For a reader with open eyes the above verses clearly contradict the statement given by Boko Haram and this new child of West to defame Islam will never succeed as the Quran says


 They want to extinguish the light of Allah with their mouths, but Allah will perfect His light, although the disbelievers dislike it.(Quran 61:8)

I very well remember that this same Boko Haram did bomb blast while Pope was ready on the stage on eve of Christmas and here the Western Bosses says boooooom and there goes the blast(by the western Slaves called Boko Haram) and Pope says hey Islam means terror,Islam Terror ....so my dear readers open your eyes read the Whole Quran,interact with learned men if you really want to know Islam and do not get carried away by such propaganda and remember the same US politicians who used to call the Taliban as terrorist now say that they are not our enemy.So for them this kind of politics is for Oil and capturing resources etc using such things but by doing this they are misleading a large section of humanity from accepting the best way on the face of earth ie Islam.

So Please know the whole dirty design and see the scene behind the wall.....Those who want to see more on terror and it association with Islam see video of Dr Zakir Naik "Is Terrorism a Muslim monopoly"

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Prophet Muhammad and Aisha Siddiqa Rz.

  by Sabeel Ahmed

Through the centuries, orientalists have advance numerous accusations and far-fetched theories to discredit Islam and its last Prophet, Muhammad (peace be upon him). Praise be to Allah alone, all such accusations have been successfully refuted by the Muslims Ummah. Currently, one of the ‘reinvented’ accusations against the noble character of the Prophet is about his marriage to young Aisha Siddiqa ®.Let’s probe some of the orientalists’ charges in detail in the light of modern research, historic evidence and the Islamic sources of the Quran and the Sunnah to separate truth from falsehood, and display to the world that Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) is indeed an exemplary for all of mankind.
Two main theories are often advance by orientalists to attack the pure character of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) on his marriage to Aisha ® at her young age.

A. He was a Pedophile.B. He was involved in child abuse.

Let’s analyze each theory to dig out the truth, through the Guidance of Allah (SWT).

A. Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) married Aisha ® because he was a pedophile?Definition of a Pedophile:

"Pedophile: also spelled PEDOPHILIA, psychosexual disorder in which an adult's arousal and sexual gratification occur primarily through sexual contact with prepubescent children. The typical pedophile is unable to find satisfaction in an adult sexual relationship and may have low self-esteem, seeing sexual activity with a child as less threatening than that with an adult." Encyclopedia Britannica, 1998"pe.do.phil.ia n [NL] (1906): sexual perversion in which children are the preferred sexual object -- pe.do.phil.i.ac or pe.do.phil.ic adj." Merriam Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary

The diagnostic criteria for pedophilia according to American Psychiatric Association:

Over a period of at least 6 months, recurrent intense sexual urges and sexual arousing fantasies involving sexual activity with a prepubescent child or children.

The person has acted on these urges, or is markedly distressed by them.

The person is at least 16 years old and at least 5 years older than the child or children in A.

DSM-III-R Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, ed 3, revised, copyright American Psychiatric Association."In addition to their pedophilia, a significant number of pedophiles are concomitantly or have previously been involved in exhibitionism, voyeurism, or rape". (Voyeurism’s the recurrent preoccupation with fantasized or acts that involve seeking out or observing people who are naked, or are engaged in grooming or in sexual activity". Synopsis of psychiatry, Harold I.Kaplan et al., 5^th ed., pg360, Publishers: Williams and Wilkens, 1988
Does the Prophet fit the above criteria of a pedophile?
With the above criteria of a pedophile in mind, lets analyze the lifestyle of the prophet and his marriages.

Name of Bride	Bride’s age at marriage	Comments
Khadija bint khawilad	40	Twice widowed before
Sauda Bint Zama	50	Widow
Aisha bint Abu Bakr	9	Started living with the prophet at the age of 9.
Hafsa Bint Umar bin Khattab	22	Widow
Zainab bint Khuzaima	30
Umm-I-Salma bint Abu Umayia	26	Widow
Zainab Bint Jahash	38	Widow
Juwaeria Bint Harith	20	Widow
Umm-I-Habiba bint Abu Sufyan	36	Widow
Marya Qibtiya bint shamun	17	Virgin, Egyptian
Safia bint Hayi bin Akhtab	17	Widow
Raihana bint umru bin hanafa	Not available
Maimuna bint harith	36	Widow

  

Source: The Prophet of Islam, the Ideal Husband, by Syed Abu Zafar Zain, Kazi Publications, Lahore, Ist Ed., pg. 10-12

Statistics from the above table:

     Percentage of his wives who were 17years and older =91%

     Percentage of his wives who were widows = 75%

Comment: The statistics show that the prophet’s marriage to Aisha at her young age was an exception and not a norm of his other marriages. Furthermore ‘a pedophile’s main mode of sexual satisfaction is with prepubescent girls’, which is contradictory to the 91% of prophet’s marriage to women 17 years and over. An unbiased examination of Prophet’s life and his marriages to his wives blatantly rejects the notion of his lifestyle fitting that of a pedophile. All his brides were aged widows (except Aisha and Marium).

Moreover, according to the criteria in the references cited above in ‘Synopsis of Psychiatry’, a vast majority of pedophiles possess a history of exhibitionism, voyeurism, or rape. Again, there is no single reference from either religious or secular sources that the noble Prophet ever indulged in such sadistic behavior (God forbid). This truth is observed and accepted by both Muslims and unbiased non-Muslims scholars.

"It is impossible for anyone who studies the life and character of the great Prophet of Arabia, who knows how he taught and how he lived, to feel anything but reverence for that mighty Prophet, one of the great messengers of the Supreme. And although in what I put to you I shall say many things which may be familiar to many, yet I myself feel whenever I re-read them, a new way of admiration, a new sense of reverence for that mighty Arabian teacher." – Annie Besant, THE LIFE AND TEACHINGS OF MUHAMMAD, Madras, 1932, p. 4. 

  

B. Others claim that the noble Prophet (peace be upon him) indulged in child-abuse when he married Aisha at her young age.

Let scrutinize this allegation…

And if a man believes in Jesus and then believes in me

 Narrated Abu Musa Al-Ash'ari: Allah's Apostle said,
"If a person teaches his slave girl good manners properly, educates her properly,and then manumits and marries her, he will get a double reward.
 And if a man believes in Jesus and then believes in me, he will get a double reward. Andif a slave fears his Lord (i.e. Allah) and obeys his masters, he too will get a double
reward."

Sahih Al Bukhari Volume 4, Book 55, Number 655:

Quran Recitation and Translation Online in Arabic, English, and Urdu

Quran Recitation and Translation Online in Arabic, English, and Urdu

If You want to Understand Islam Read the Quran which says in the initial verses this is the book which has no doubt. Further it challenges those who doubt in this book to bring 10 chapters similar to the Quranic Chapters if they think this is a human work,the challenge comes down to bring one chapter similar to the Quranic chapters or else it also asks to show any contradiction in this heavenly book.

Read Quran the Best manual for those who want to handle with care the best of the Creation "Humans".

Note the Theme of Quran is Human Being,its purpose of creation,what they have to do and what will be the consequences for various modes of life styles in the hereafter.