Testimony

I left Islam for several reasons. Originally because I was sent by my grandmother to a mullah to learn the Islamic prayer. I was taught this in Arabic, which as a Persian, I didn't understand one word of it. When I asked this mullah what the heck it meant and what I was saying, he said it wasn't important that I know, just that I say it with all my heart. Say what with all my heart? He then complained to my grandmother that I was too questioning for a girl and should be talked to. Whatever. I originally left Islam because I wasn't given the opportunity to even understand it, which is unfortunately the case for most all Persians. That was the first reason. Later when I finally bought an English translation of the Koran, I was appalled. No wonder the Mullah didn't want me to know what it all meant. When I read some of the passages in English to my mother she was shocked with disbelief. "That can't be right?" She couldn't believe it and she had been a Moslem all her life and never knew exactly what the Koran said. She and my sister have both also left Islam.
That is the tragic legacy especially in Iran which had Islam forced on it by Arabs. That is why educated college students are up in arms because they are finally beginning to understand what Islam really means and says.
Islam is, at its very least, a religion of chauvinism. At its worst it combines complete unquestioning dedication to its doctrines, the glorification of violence and vengeance, and the misogynistic tendencies of its followers to make it one of the most dangerous religions man has ever created.
Leave now. I am not interested in converting anyone to Christianity because that is an individual choice and must only come after extensive research., but surely even being tied to no religion at all is better than being a part of Islam.
Peace be unto you